Tree House Love
Chapters 1-7
Author- ~Britt~
Email-tuxsgirl123@yahoo.com
Summary- When Serena and Darien were children,
they were inseparable. When they got older, Darien
moved. They never saw each other again until now.
Hi! This is my first fanfic that I have ever sent in.
I write them, but I never send them in. I guess I'll try
it out! -)
Tree House Love
(Serena's point of view)
Chap. 1
His moving was the hardest thing for me.
I was eight at the time and Darien 12. Darien
and I were the "inseparable duo", and I looked
up to him. I had even developed a crush on him.
Every summer was spent together. We made
forts, tents, and mud pies. We played pretend
until the sun set.
Then that fateful day came along. Darien
came up to me in my yard one day and said
soberly,"We're moving, Serena." I looked into
those beautiful blue eyes that were now filled
with tears and hugged him and we cried together.
Two weeks later, his family's car was packed
and the moving van was ready to go. We went
around to the back of my house and he looked
at the "lair" in the tree once more. Standing by
the car, we were so silent. Our parents looked
on in quiet sadness.
We hugged one last time before they
drove away. Away from Tokyo, and away
from my life.
It has been seven years now, and I still
think about him. I never talked to him since
then. I often wonder where he is now. He
must be in college. Darien is now 19 and I
am 15.
Today was like any other. Dull, monotonous.
Trudging towards the arcade, I thought about
my test today. I seriously did horrible. That
was also another thing about Darien. He was
always an incredible student. Me, on the
other hand, I always tried hard, but it never worked.
As I stopped in the arcade, I suddenly
felt the air conditioner. Nearing the counter,
I saw a young man, probably in college, talking
to the employee, Andrew.
"Hi, Andrew," I said. Andrew greeted me
with a hi and, "I want you to meet my new
friend, Da-" but I never let him finish, for at
that instant, I saw the face of a young man with
dark blue eyes and dark black hair.
Chapt.2
"Darien!" I screamed. Throwing myself into
his arms, I hugged him fiercely.
"Who is this, Andrew?" the young man asked.
I looked up. "Don't you remember me, Darien?
Serena?" Then his very HANDSOME face broke
out into a grin and hugged me just as tight.
"Oh my gosh, Serena! It has been what,
seven years?"
he said, still holding me. Andrew, who was
Darien's age, looked at both of us quizzically.
" I take it you know each other," he said.
"Yeah, since we were small," Darien replied.
"Then, when I moved, we never stayed in touch."
Never taking my gaze away from him,
(which might I add, I felt all tingly while we
were hugging), I said," Do you live here now?"
Looking sorrowful, he said," Serena, a
few years ago my parents were killed in a car
crash. I decided to move back here to my
hometown." Seeing tearful eyes, I hugged
him tighter and said," Oh, Darien, its okay."
Talking again, I said," Let's take a walk.
I think we have a lot of catching up to do."
Saying good bye to Andrew, we were off.
Walking along the sidewalk, Darien
broke the silence by saying," Well, I see you
still have your hair in 'meatballs'." I tried
to act angry.
" Oh, you!" I punched his arms. He
laughed and pretended to wince.
"So," I said, trying to act normal," do
you have a girlfriend?" "No," he replied, just
as calm. " You have a boyfriend?"
" Nope," I said, relief flooding me. He
doesn't have a girlfriend!! 'Why do I care?!'
I thought. A saw a donut shop up ahead and
I thought maybe that would change the topic.
I then ran, with him trailing behind me, towards
the donut shop.
"Let's get some donuts!" I said excitedly.
Laughing at my cheerfulness, Darien said,
"I guess some things NEVER change!"
After settling in a booth with our donuts,
we talked about life, friends, and things we had
missed out on in each other's lives. All the
while we ate, he would glance at me, and when
I would look up, he would blush and turn away.
We walked back towards the house,
my house, and I asked him where he was staying.
"Oh, have an apartment over near the arcade.
You know where I'm talking about? He asked.
I nodded. As the house approached, I spoke.
"Do you want to come in and see everyone?
Although Sammy is still annoying, Mom and
Dad would love to see you."
'Yes, I would love to," he said, looking
at me in a loving way. I was so startled!!! 'Oh,
you are so blind! He was not. You're seeing
things!' I told myself mentally. But, I just
looked at him and then at the ground, my
face in flames.
Opening the front door, Darien and I
stepped in. "Mom?"I called out. She came
from the kitchen. Seeing Darien, she studied
him, and then cried, " Oh my gosh! Is it really
you Darien?" Nodding and grinning, he
hugged her. Questioning him on his arrival,
the "parent" issue was brought up again. Upon
hearing about her friends, his parents, she swept
him into her arms and cried.
"Oh, that's horrible, Darien!" she sobbed.
After I released him from her grasp, we
headed towards the living room, only to
be stopped by the phone. Grumbling, I answered it.
"Hello? Oh, hi Rei. No, I can't come
to the temple now. Why? Oh, I'm with
Darien. Yeah I told you about Darien…Okay,
I'll ask him."
"Hey Darien, you wanna go to Rei's house
with me?" I asked him, looking at him standing
next to me. Part of me wanted him all to myself.
I startled my self with that.
"Oh, sure Serena," he said. I got back
on the phone and said," We'll be there in a bit."
Hanging up the phone, I turned to Darien,
who was watching me, by the way, and said,
"Well, shall we go?" He smiled, saying,"
We shall, my lady." He bowed and held
out his arm. I took it and we started towards Rei's.
Chap.3
When we reached the temple, I wanted
to turn around and take Darien with me. Gosh,
I thought stupider things by the minute!
Going to the door, I rang the doorbell.
The door opened and there stood Rei and my
other three friends, trying to get a good look
at Darien. I felt my blood boil.
"Hi, guys," I said, trying to divert their
attention. "Hi Serena and Darien," they said,
never taking their eyes from the handsome
stranger. Making introductions, we stepped
inside. After making small talk and a lot of
laughs, Darien said," Well girls, this was fun,
but I need to get home." Everyone groaned,
including me.
"Bye!" he said, walking to the door.
I walked to the door, too, and asked him if he
knew how to get back home. He said yes. He
gave me another one of those "looks" and
kissed my cheek.
"Bye," he whispered. I swallowed hard
and nodded. Wow! He really has that effect on me!
After shutting the door, I turned to see
the girls looking starry-eyed.
"He is so cute!" Mina exclaimed.
"I agree," said Lita. Rei and Amy nodded
enthusiastically. Giggling, they talked about
him, while I drifted off onto another world.
'Why does he have that effect on me?!
When he comes around I get all fluttery and
tingly. When he kissed my cheek, I had the
urge to turn my face and let him kiss me on
the lips! I think I'm… in…LOVE.'
I snapped back to reality and saw that it
was getting dark and decided that I should
be getting back. "Guys, I need to get home.
Bye!" I said. Before they could say a word,
I was out the door. I knew if I stayed any longer,
I would give myself away about Darien.
Heading home, I knew where I was going
to go when I got there.
Chapt.4
Running to the back of my house, I
saw what I was looking for. The tree house.
I climbed up the steps, which were on
the tree, and reached the top. Ducking my
head, I tried not to hit my head on the low
branches. It doesn't seem as big as I used to
think it was. That's what growing up does to you.
While I looked around, I thought about all
of the good times Darien and I had up here.
One pretend game we played often was I
was a princess and he was a daring prince
coming to save his beloved princess from
a fire-breathing dragon.
"Oh, what am I to do?" I said out loud.
"He probably doesn't think the same about me!"
Then, I felt strong arms encircle me
and heard," Why don't you just tell him?"
Turning around swiftly, I saw Darien
looking down at me smiling, knowingly.
Chapt.5
"D-darien!" I stuttered. "W-ha-ttt are
you d-doing h-here?" "Oh, I just thought you
might be here," he replied, " Anything on
your mind?" 'Tell him!!!!!' my mind screamed.
I shook my head no and gulped.
Then, to my complete surprise, he said, "Hey!
Do you want to play that game we used to
play when we were little about the prince and
the princess?" That was weird. He couldn't
have known about me thinking about it!
"Sure!" I said, delighted. I would love
to be his princess. Climbing down the stairs,
Darien looked around on the ground for a
minute and found exactly what he was
looking for, a stick, or sword.
I then took my position at the "balcony",
or the rail, and pretended to be in distress,
crying, "Help my prince!"
Instantly, I saw "my prince" emerge
from the shadows, looking even more
dashing than ever. Then, pretending to fight
a dragon with his "sword", he stabbed the final
blow and ran up to the tree house and
climbed the stairs, also ducking because
of the low branches.
"I have saved you, my princess," he
said quietly. "Yes," I said slowly. "How
can I ever repay you?"
" Well, what about a kiss?" he said,
eyeing my facial expression. I gulped, my
palms sweating. He WANTED me to kiss
him!! I sure would!
"Sure," I said in a whisper. Inching
closer to him, I prepared for the kiss…
Chap.6
When our lips touched, I felt as though
I had just melted under the sun on a hot day.
Soon, we were both into the kiss. My
knees felt ready to buckle. I never thought a
kiss could be this wonderful. Feeling his arms
come to rest on my back and pull me closer to
him, I took my arms and entwined them
around his neck, playing with his hair.
Then, his lips came up from mine,
I groaned, but he then gave me butterfly
kisses on my face. Starting on my forehead,
he went down, back to my lips. The whole
ecstasy started over again.
Finally, we both had to have air and
we were forced to let up. "Um, I think I
was rewarded well. Remind me to save you
again," he whispered into my hair. Then, I talked.
"Darien, you know when you walked
up on me and heard me talking," he nodded, " do
you know now who I'm talking about?"
He nodded again. I felt my heart speed up,
sending it into overdrive.
"Does that mean you feel the same
way about me?" I asked excitedly.
Pulling me closer, he murmured, "If you
mean whenever you walk by I want to just
kiss you and my heart won't stop pounding
when you're near, yes, I do."
"Oh, Darien!" I said into his chest.
Looking up to him, I said dreamily, "I love you
, my prince."
His gaze locked in mine, he said, " And I love
you, my princess."
Coming down for another soul-binding
kiss, Darien smiled and said romantically, "This
was the best homecoming present." Then we
kissed, just as powerful as the first.
That was how we were most of the night,
kissing while the moon shone brightly on
two lovers desperately in love.
Chap. 7
The next morning, I woke up and remember
the previous night. Then, I saw a note on my
pillow. It read:
Sere,
Meet me at the arcade.
I Love You,
Darien
My heart racing, scenes flying through my
head about last night, I ran and jumped in
the shower, grabbed some clothes, thankful
it was Saturday.
Running down the stairs, I ran by in
flying color, calling an explanation to my mom.
Stepping into the arcade, I immediately
saw the figure of Darien sitting at the counter
stool. Signaling Andrew to be quiet, I snuck
up behind Darien.
When I reached him, I grabbed him around
the waist and pulled him close, kissing him
on the cheek.
"Good morning, love," I whispered in
his ear. He then turned towards me, and to
my satisfaction, he kissed me on the lips.
Not quite as passionate as last night, but
enough to please me.
Andrew cleared his throat, making
us stop. "Did I miss something?" he asked
inquiringly.
Darien and I both looked at each other
and I said, "We're in love." "Yeah," Darien
said, taking my lips to his again.
Just then, four gasps were heard from
the doorway. I knew instantly whom they
were from.
"Wow, you two didn't waste any
time," Mina said, laughter in her voice.
"Yeah, I know," Rei said,
a bit angry. Well, he's mine now,
now and forever. And I'm his, too.
Standing up, Darien put his arm
protectively around my waist, guiding
us both towards the door.
"If you'll excuse us, we have to
leave now," Darien said, never turning
around. Jumping around, I kissed his jaw line.
Boy, am I ever glad he's back. Back in
Tokyo, and back in my life.
The End
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