"Secret of You"
Prologue
Author: Silent Moon
Genre: Romance/Alternate Reality
Rated: R
E-mail: silentmoonstar@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: standard
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Beautiful in the night
Your eyes are as black as the midnight
And I tremble in your wake
I know it's my mistake
To haunt your love with my own
I haunt your love with my own
Beautiful in the night
(your) silvery skin bathed in moonlight
The beauty in your eyes
It's echoed in your sighs
You haunt my love with your own
You haunt my love with your own
I wanted you as I ran
Falling love even as I am.
Seeking and unsure
I found that you endure
You haunt my love with your own
You haunt my love with your own.
And here I am
With every strange soft word you speak
I'm falling feeling searching
for this secret of you
secret of you
answer to you
answer to me
haunting my love
secret of you.
song by natia_99
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Serena stood in the lengthy sunbeams of her room, packing. She bit her lip as she struggled
to decide between dresses, pants, tops and shoes scattered across her bed.
It was a hot July afternoon, falling into evening. Her flight was at nine. Mina would be here
soon to help her finish and drive her to the airport.
She shook her head again at the predicament she had suddenly volunteered herself into.
~I must be crazy.~
She heard the door open and close and Mina's voice broke the train of thought.
"Serena? Serena!"
"In here Mina! I'm almost done!"
"I certainly hope so!" Mina laughed as she came in, "We have ten minutes before we should
be leaving!"
Serena just rolled her eyes in mock sarcasm.
Mina smiled but then grew serious watching her ivory friend. How and why Serena had agreed to
this was beyond her. It wasn't like her at all, and it was significant of things Mina
had hoped she was past by now. She was worried.
"Serena..." She said quietly, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Serena's eyes looked startled a moment but she quickly masked them, "It's not a question
of want."
"I think it is."
"Think what you like." Serena snapped and then looked sorry, "I don't want to talk about it
anymore."
"Fine." Mina agreed wearily. She'd been arguing with her friend for days, obviously *nothing*
could change her mind.
Mina was a tall girl, and with her sharp blue eyes could be something of an intimidating
presence when she wanted to. But it never seemed to affect Serena....maybe that was why
the two women were friends.....whatever the case, Serena's own stubbornness when she
decided on something was a force *no one* could reckon with.
Serena's own slight, slender figure might be a solid stone wall for all the difference it made.
And she had most completely decided on this.
Mina simply helped her pack, shaking her head the whole time.
They'd agreed not to tell Rei or Ami or even Lita till after she was gone. Rei no doubt would
have tried to physically restrain her friend from such 'foolishness' and if Lita had gotten
the notion she certainly could have!
Serena knew her friends would be hurt but she also knew the disaster telling them would yield.
She'd been reluctant to tell Mina but the latter had practically wrenched the news from her
after overhearing the odd conversation on the phone.
Mina was her closest friend. They'd chummed around since grade school and now Mina
was a model, tall and blond with sparkling blue eyes and milky skin.
The rest of their small group had gone very separate directions. Rei was a Professor of
Religious Study at the local University, Amy was a Doctor, and Lita a Chef. It made for
delightful conversation when they all got together though--as well as their various
husbands and children.
To be sure, all of them were married to their high school sweethearts but Serena and Mina,
another reason--they joked--that they were close. They often joked of becoming old
spinsters and such but Mina alone, knew of Serena's own private heartache.
Serena herself, had become something of a prodigy. Though she'd stumbled through school,
her music career--and recently her writing career had taken off for her. It was this career
that allowed her to drop everything and fly off to Japan on short notice like this.
Mina drove her silently to the airport and saw her to her gate,
"Do you have everything?" She quiered anxiously as they embraced.
"Yes, yes."
"You'll call when you get there....and everyday you can spare it?"
"Of course."
"Be careful! I'll worry you know!"
"I know."
"Oh Sere, are you *sure* this is the right thing?"
"No, I'm not." She said frankly, "But I know its the right decision for me."
Mina considered this a moment and then nodded.
And then Serena was gone. Just like that. After a two minute phone call just four days
before! Mina shook her head, both at Serena and herself for getting involved in any of it,
the girls were going to kill her when they found out.
~I must be crazy.~
Serena meanwhile, sat staring blankly out the window during her long flight from America.
Without Mina around keeping her on the defensive the full weight of this was settling in.
Her stomach tightened with nervousness. How on earth had she ever gotten herself into this?
Well, there was no turning back now.
She let her mind wander over memories.....
It had been over two years since she'd last seen Darien. Before her music career had really
begun and long before her writing had gotten her any recognition.
They'd been the best of friends.....after ofcourse, being the worst of enemies. For Darien
had teased her mercilessly through school when she'd worn her hair in two buns with pigtails.
She'd long since forsaken that old hairstyle for a softer braid to her long, still-gold hair.
Once they'd called a truce they'd become inseparable. Best of friends.
In Darien, Serena trusted everything. For Darien, Serena would do anything.
And so, falling in love had become something of an inevitability. With arguing out of the
way, and intimacy in it's place, the strange attraction between them had slowly crept
it's way through and turned to love.
Darien had always been a bit of a dark and fearsome presence to Serena, even after they
became friends. Though she felt at ease almost always with him, there were moments where
he could leave her trembling.
Such a moment had come two years ago.....after a party.
When the sight of Rei and Chad, already happily married.....Ami and Greg engaged and Lita
and Ken well on their way to being so had become too much Serena had slipped away to
the beach below the giant, gazebo style pavillion where the dance was being held.
Darien had caught her up thus, sandals in hand, pretty dress swishing softly with the rhythm
of the sea.
And for once, the emotion that burned from her heart for him would not be denied. It flashed
dangerously in her eyes and caused the strangest expression to cross his own face.
He'd caught her up without another word and kissed her.
This in and of itself would have been shocking enough for the extremely conservative Serena,
but it hadn't ended there. No. All rationality had fled her that night and they'd stumbled
back to her apartment and made love.
In the end she had given everything to Darien. Her friendship, her secrets, her love, her
virginity.
And it had been beautiful, even now she admitted it. How naive she had been!
But it had been Darien....had it been anyone else....but it had not.
Laying in his arms that night she felt her life was perfect at last. That warm body bare
to hers had completed life in some indefineable way. She'd dazedly dreamed out the
rest of their lives together.....with every night like that one.....and when she'd woken
the next morning he was gone. Not a word, not a note, not a phone call, not a trace.
He'd simply vanished, from her apartment, from the city, from her life.
And she'd never fully recovered.
Her friends knew he'd left suddenly, but only Mina knew of that night they'd spent together.
They'd all tried to get her over it. And perhaps it seemed she did.
Perhaps she was a great actress.
But four days previous, the phone had rung while Mina was over, and it had been Darien.
He'd been brief, apologetic but steady and determined.
"Hello? Serena? It's Darien."
"Darien?" She'd managed.
"Yes."
"W-Where are you?" She'd asked.
"Japan." He'd replied grimly.
"Japan." She echoed, still in shock.
"Serena, I know you probably don't even want to speak to me after what happened.
And I can't tell you how sorry I am. But I need....I need to ask you a favour. The
biggest favour I've ever asked anyone. And I need you to do it, without asking me what
the reason is...."
"Yes? What is it?" She'd finally asked into the silence.
And now, here she sat, like a fool on this plane to Japan.
~I must be crazy!~ She thought for the millionth time that week.
Because she was dropping everything in her life and flying across the world
to marry Darien.
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Prologue
Author: Silent Moon
Genre: Romance/Alternate Reality
Rated: R
E-mail: silentmoonstar@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: standard
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Beautiful in the night
Your eyes are as black as the midnight
And I tremble in your wake
I know it's my mistake
To haunt your love with my own
I haunt your love with my own
Beautiful in the night
(your) silvery skin bathed in moonlight
The beauty in your eyes
It's echoed in your sighs
You haunt my love with your own
You haunt my love with your own
I wanted you as I ran
Falling love even as I am.
Seeking and unsure
I found that you endure
You haunt my love with your own
You haunt my love with your own.
And here I am
With every strange soft word you speak
I'm falling feeling searching
for this secret of you
secret of you
answer to you
answer to me
haunting my love
secret of you.
song by natia_99
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*
Serena stood in the lengthy sunbeams of her room, packing. She bit her lip as she struggled
to decide between dresses, pants, tops and shoes scattered across her bed.
It was a hot July afternoon, falling into evening. Her flight was at nine. Mina would be here
soon to help her finish and drive her to the airport.
She shook her head again at the predicament she had suddenly volunteered herself into.
~I must be crazy.~
She heard the door open and close and Mina's voice broke the train of thought.
"Serena? Serena!"
"In here Mina! I'm almost done!"
"I certainly hope so!" Mina laughed as she came in, "We have ten minutes before we should
be leaving!"
Serena just rolled her eyes in mock sarcasm.
Mina smiled but then grew serious watching her ivory friend. How and why Serena had agreed to
this was beyond her. It wasn't like her at all, and it was significant of things Mina
had hoped she was past by now. She was worried.
"Serena..." She said quietly, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Serena's eyes looked startled a moment but she quickly masked them, "It's not a question
of want."
"I think it is."
"Think what you like." Serena snapped and then looked sorry, "I don't want to talk about it
anymore."
"Fine." Mina agreed wearily. She'd been arguing with her friend for days, obviously *nothing*
could change her mind.
Mina was a tall girl, and with her sharp blue eyes could be something of an intimidating
presence when she wanted to. But it never seemed to affect Serena....maybe that was why
the two women were friends.....whatever the case, Serena's own stubbornness when she
decided on something was a force *no one* could reckon with.
Serena's own slight, slender figure might be a solid stone wall for all the difference it made.
And she had most completely decided on this.
Mina simply helped her pack, shaking her head the whole time.
They'd agreed not to tell Rei or Ami or even Lita till after she was gone. Rei no doubt would
have tried to physically restrain her friend from such 'foolishness' and if Lita had gotten
the notion she certainly could have!
Serena knew her friends would be hurt but she also knew the disaster telling them would yield.
She'd been reluctant to tell Mina but the latter had practically wrenched the news from her
after overhearing the odd conversation on the phone.
Mina was her closest friend. They'd chummed around since grade school and now Mina
was a model, tall and blond with sparkling blue eyes and milky skin.
The rest of their small group had gone very separate directions. Rei was a Professor of
Religious Study at the local University, Amy was a Doctor, and Lita a Chef. It made for
delightful conversation when they all got together though--as well as their various
husbands and children.
To be sure, all of them were married to their high school sweethearts but Serena and Mina,
another reason--they joked--that they were close. They often joked of becoming old
spinsters and such but Mina alone, knew of Serena's own private heartache.
Serena herself, had become something of a prodigy. Though she'd stumbled through school,
her music career--and recently her writing career had taken off for her. It was this career
that allowed her to drop everything and fly off to Japan on short notice like this.
Mina drove her silently to the airport and saw her to her gate,
"Do you have everything?" She quiered anxiously as they embraced.
"Yes, yes."
"You'll call when you get there....and everyday you can spare it?"
"Of course."
"Be careful! I'll worry you know!"
"I know."
"Oh Sere, are you *sure* this is the right thing?"
"No, I'm not." She said frankly, "But I know its the right decision for me."
Mina considered this a moment and then nodded.
And then Serena was gone. Just like that. After a two minute phone call just four days
before! Mina shook her head, both at Serena and herself for getting involved in any of it,
the girls were going to kill her when they found out.
~I must be crazy.~
Serena meanwhile, sat staring blankly out the window during her long flight from America.
Without Mina around keeping her on the defensive the full weight of this was settling in.
Her stomach tightened with nervousness. How on earth had she ever gotten herself into this?
Well, there was no turning back now.
She let her mind wander over memories.....
It had been over two years since she'd last seen Darien. Before her music career had really
begun and long before her writing had gotten her any recognition.
They'd been the best of friends.....after ofcourse, being the worst of enemies. For Darien
had teased her mercilessly through school when she'd worn her hair in two buns with pigtails.
She'd long since forsaken that old hairstyle for a softer braid to her long, still-gold hair.
Once they'd called a truce they'd become inseparable. Best of friends.
In Darien, Serena trusted everything. For Darien, Serena would do anything.
And so, falling in love had become something of an inevitability. With arguing out of the
way, and intimacy in it's place, the strange attraction between them had slowly crept
it's way through and turned to love.
Darien had always been a bit of a dark and fearsome presence to Serena, even after they
became friends. Though she felt at ease almost always with him, there were moments where
he could leave her trembling.
Such a moment had come two years ago.....after a party.
When the sight of Rei and Chad, already happily married.....Ami and Greg engaged and Lita
and Ken well on their way to being so had become too much Serena had slipped away to
the beach below the giant, gazebo style pavillion where the dance was being held.
Darien had caught her up thus, sandals in hand, pretty dress swishing softly with the rhythm
of the sea.
And for once, the emotion that burned from her heart for him would not be denied. It flashed
dangerously in her eyes and caused the strangest expression to cross his own face.
He'd caught her up without another word and kissed her.
This in and of itself would have been shocking enough for the extremely conservative Serena,
but it hadn't ended there. No. All rationality had fled her that night and they'd stumbled
back to her apartment and made love.
In the end she had given everything to Darien. Her friendship, her secrets, her love, her
virginity.
And it had been beautiful, even now she admitted it. How naive she had been!
But it had been Darien....had it been anyone else....but it had not.
Laying in his arms that night she felt her life was perfect at last. That warm body bare
to hers had completed life in some indefineable way. She'd dazedly dreamed out the
rest of their lives together.....with every night like that one.....and when she'd woken
the next morning he was gone. Not a word, not a note, not a phone call, not a trace.
He'd simply vanished, from her apartment, from the city, from her life.
And she'd never fully recovered.
Her friends knew he'd left suddenly, but only Mina knew of that night they'd spent together.
They'd all tried to get her over it. And perhaps it seemed she did.
Perhaps she was a great actress.
But four days previous, the phone had rung while Mina was over, and it had been Darien.
He'd been brief, apologetic but steady and determined.
"Hello? Serena? It's Darien."
"Darien?" She'd managed.
"Yes."
"W-Where are you?" She'd asked.
"Japan." He'd replied grimly.
"Japan." She echoed, still in shock.
"Serena, I know you probably don't even want to speak to me after what happened.
And I can't tell you how sorry I am. But I need....I need to ask you a favour. The
biggest favour I've ever asked anyone. And I need you to do it, without asking me what
the reason is...."
"Yes? What is it?" She'd finally asked into the silence.
And now, here she sat, like a fool on this plane to Japan.
~I must be crazy!~ She thought for the millionth time that week.
Because she was dropping everything in her life and flying across the world
to marry Darien.
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