Author's Notes: Hello minna!! Hope you like my new story....heh heh. I
haven't read any like it, so I hope it isn;t similar to anybody elses. If
it is, I apologize. Gomen nasai, hehe!! Well, you should have gotten the
jist of the story from the summary, so I'll start typing now!!
Title: Something to Talk About
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: SailorBunBun@hotmail.com
Rating: PG (All my sotries have the same rating, heh!)
Disclaimer: Naoko-sama owns Sailor Moon (as if that should come as a BIG surprise) so worship her for inventing it, but worship me for writing this story (just joking....my stories don't even come close to anything I've ever read...-_-;)
Serena twisted a blonde tendril as she walked through the aisles of books, searching. She finally got a day out of the Crime Lab and where did she go? The library to look for a cook book. See, Serena had never been a good cook, but she was tired of take-out. Today was the was the first of three days off that she had gotten in the four years she had been working as a 'Lab Rat' in the CSI Crime Lab and she was going to cook something without burning her apartment down.
What most people didn't know about the beautiful blonde was she was a workaholic. She was a twenty-six year old full of life that lived her life for her career. If she wasn;t doing DNA samples in the lab, she was at home doing paperwork. Sure, she had a life once, when she was fifteen, but after her sophomore year in highschool she worked her butt off and received an early graduation. She then studied four years in college to become a Forensics Scientist. After a year of training, she joined the Philadelphia CSI Crime Lab to work in the lab. Because of her workaholic tendencies, she felt that she must always be 'on call', so she bought a cellphone that was now ringing furiously.
"Davidson here," she answered her phone, after searching for it.
"Serena Brooke Davidson! Why didn;t you call me?!" the woman on the other end yelled. "The office called here looking for you and told me you have three days off! How come you haven;t come up to visit your father and I?!"
"I love you too, Mom," Serena muttered, sarcastically. "It's only three days. That's not enough time to fly up to Maine. I have a lot better things to do than fly up to the middle of nowhere." She had pulled out a book and began to absentmindedly look through it.
"Of course it's not! That's whjy I asked your boss to let you have an extra week off," Ilene gleefully chimed into the phone.
"You what?!" Serena yelled, causing everyone in the library who could see her to turn around and stare. Serena, letting her shy side get the better of her anger, walked to the back of the library. She whispered, "You what?"
"I simply told your boss that we haven't seen you in awhile and you never get out to meet anyone. So, I asked him to give you an extra seven day leave of absence. And he granted it, so I ordered you a ticket for tonight," Ilene beamed. She could hardly contain her excitement.
"Mother!!" Serena continued to whisper. Tensing her muscles was all she could do to prevent herself from grinding her teeth. "You know I have way too much to do here! I can;t just pack up my life and leave."
"I know, Serena dear. But, you know, I worry."
"What is there to worry about?"
"You're twenty six years old and you haven;t even *met* anyone. You live in your lab or you're always doing paperwork. You don't even take the *time* to meet anyone because you never go anywhere! You live in a big city *and* you never come or call home!" Ilene roared. "What's a worried mother suppose to think?! Now! I want you on that 3:00 flight this afternoon and your cousin Mina will pick you up from the airport! Do I make myself clear?!"
"Yes, mother," Serena muttered.
"Don't 'yes mother' me! Be here!" Ilene then hung up on her daughter. Serena was completely shocked because Ilene never hung up on anyone, even telemarketers.
Serena sighed and clicked her phone shur, only to place it back into her purse. The random recipe book was open to 'Irish Stew'. Serena just shurgged and closed the book. She place dit back ont he shelf and wandered ouit of the library.
Walking out into the air, Serena could feel how close winter was. The wind was brisk and cold to anyone, even those who were used to it. Thank heavens that Serena lived around the corner. But, that still didn;t stop her from looking at the young couples that passed her by. She longed to find her one, true love, being the idealistic type that she was. Her mother had been trying to get her to marry for the longest time. Her 'I'm worried about you...' speech was just to make her feel guilty. Serena had looked, but she knew the right one would come, eventually. Although, she had never had a serious relationship. Her best friend Lita had been married for four years. Her brother Sammy had gotten ingaged just recently. Her cousin Mina got married just last year. Her old next door neighbor and childhood friend, Raye, had been married a few years. Even her quiet old roommate and newly found doctor, Amy, got married, eventhough it was only a few months ago. She was the sole survivor of all her friends and always seemd to be banned to be the 'third wheel'.
Serena sighed again as she unlocked the door to her apartment building. For the next two hours, she had loads of packing ahead of her. Her mind was on this and little did she know that somewhere in Seattle a conversation was happening between a young man and his best friend's wife about going to the same place.
"Please Darien? Andrew hasn't see you since the wedding snf you need to get out more often," Mina explained. "My aunt lives in a mansion, so you won't be putting anyone out. Please?"
"Mina....," Darien sighed. He scratched a few more things on his medical report as he tried to decide on a way to get out of leaving. "What about my practice?"
"Come on! You need a break,, Darien!" Mina nearly yelled. "You're head of your practice....I think you can give yourself a week off, can;t you?"
"But, my patients-"
""If I have to call every single one of them to ask them if you can have some time off, I will," Mina said, determined. "In fact, I want to see you at my auntie's house tomorrow! I mean it Darien....be there. You know I love ya like a brother and I'll talk to you tomorrow, in person. Bye, Darien."
"Bye, Mina," Darien muttered, reluctantly. He hung up the phone and sighed again. After a few minutes of writing on the medical review, Darien looked at the clock which read 9:02. He put his pen down on his clipboard and leaned back in his chair as he ran a hand through his ebony hair.
'Maybe I do need a vacation,' he considered, seriously. He leaned on an elbow as he pulled his thin gold-framed glasses off which he set on the table. He got up, after rubbing his sleepy eyes, (A.N.we all know that Dare is NOT a morning person) took off his lab coat, and hung it up by the door. He grabbed his jacket, which was jet black, and heaed out of his office, pulling his car keys out of his pocket. He stopped at the nurses' station.
"Jamie?" he asked to the brown headed girl. She looked up from her computer to Darien's ocean blue eyes.
"Yeah? What's up, Doc?" she responded.
"I'm sorry to trouble you like this, but I'm having personal problems and won't be back in here for about a week. Could you tell Dr. James that I'm leaving him in charge?"
"Of course, Doctor, " Jamie muttered, flabbergasted. Darien gave her a small smile before heading out the front door, leaving Jamie to try and regain her composure. Everyone at the office knew that Darien lived alone and didn't have any parents. But, they didn't know he was lonely or how his parents died in a car accident when he was six. No, he didn't discuss his personal life with others because he didn't want to burden them, being the gentleman that he is. (A.N. he's not just irresistably adorable....he actually has a brain and he;ll open a door for you! Let's start bidding att $2,000....tch! yeah right!) So, that's why when he said he was leaving for personal reasons, the gossip mills began to turn. But, Darien had a whole week to think up a story.
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Hey minna! That's my first chapter. Well, what do ya think? I'd love it if you review because your opinions do matter to me and Ionly keep writing because you like it (or don't.....which ever) Just leave a review peas and carrots! Arigato for reading!! Ja mata ne, minna-sama!!
Title: Something to Talk About
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: SailorBunBun@hotmail.com
Rating: PG (All my sotries have the same rating, heh!)
Disclaimer: Naoko-sama owns Sailor Moon (as if that should come as a BIG surprise) so worship her for inventing it, but worship me for writing this story (just joking....my stories don't even come close to anything I've ever read...-_-;)
Serena twisted a blonde tendril as she walked through the aisles of books, searching. She finally got a day out of the Crime Lab and where did she go? The library to look for a cook book. See, Serena had never been a good cook, but she was tired of take-out. Today was the was the first of three days off that she had gotten in the four years she had been working as a 'Lab Rat' in the CSI Crime Lab and she was going to cook something without burning her apartment down.
What most people didn't know about the beautiful blonde was she was a workaholic. She was a twenty-six year old full of life that lived her life for her career. If she wasn;t doing DNA samples in the lab, she was at home doing paperwork. Sure, she had a life once, when she was fifteen, but after her sophomore year in highschool she worked her butt off and received an early graduation. She then studied four years in college to become a Forensics Scientist. After a year of training, she joined the Philadelphia CSI Crime Lab to work in the lab. Because of her workaholic tendencies, she felt that she must always be 'on call', so she bought a cellphone that was now ringing furiously.
"Davidson here," she answered her phone, after searching for it.
"Serena Brooke Davidson! Why didn;t you call me?!" the woman on the other end yelled. "The office called here looking for you and told me you have three days off! How come you haven;t come up to visit your father and I?!"
"I love you too, Mom," Serena muttered, sarcastically. "It's only three days. That's not enough time to fly up to Maine. I have a lot better things to do than fly up to the middle of nowhere." She had pulled out a book and began to absentmindedly look through it.
"Of course it's not! That's whjy I asked your boss to let you have an extra week off," Ilene gleefully chimed into the phone.
"You what?!" Serena yelled, causing everyone in the library who could see her to turn around and stare. Serena, letting her shy side get the better of her anger, walked to the back of the library. She whispered, "You what?"
"I simply told your boss that we haven't seen you in awhile and you never get out to meet anyone. So, I asked him to give you an extra seven day leave of absence. And he granted it, so I ordered you a ticket for tonight," Ilene beamed. She could hardly contain her excitement.
"Mother!!" Serena continued to whisper. Tensing her muscles was all she could do to prevent herself from grinding her teeth. "You know I have way too much to do here! I can;t just pack up my life and leave."
"I know, Serena dear. But, you know, I worry."
"What is there to worry about?"
"You're twenty six years old and you haven;t even *met* anyone. You live in your lab or you're always doing paperwork. You don't even take the *time* to meet anyone because you never go anywhere! You live in a big city *and* you never come or call home!" Ilene roared. "What's a worried mother suppose to think?! Now! I want you on that 3:00 flight this afternoon and your cousin Mina will pick you up from the airport! Do I make myself clear?!"
"Yes, mother," Serena muttered.
"Don't 'yes mother' me! Be here!" Ilene then hung up on her daughter. Serena was completely shocked because Ilene never hung up on anyone, even telemarketers.
Serena sighed and clicked her phone shur, only to place it back into her purse. The random recipe book was open to 'Irish Stew'. Serena just shurgged and closed the book. She place dit back ont he shelf and wandered ouit of the library.
Walking out into the air, Serena could feel how close winter was. The wind was brisk and cold to anyone, even those who were used to it. Thank heavens that Serena lived around the corner. But, that still didn;t stop her from looking at the young couples that passed her by. She longed to find her one, true love, being the idealistic type that she was. Her mother had been trying to get her to marry for the longest time. Her 'I'm worried about you...' speech was just to make her feel guilty. Serena had looked, but she knew the right one would come, eventually. Although, she had never had a serious relationship. Her best friend Lita had been married for four years. Her brother Sammy had gotten ingaged just recently. Her cousin Mina got married just last year. Her old next door neighbor and childhood friend, Raye, had been married a few years. Even her quiet old roommate and newly found doctor, Amy, got married, eventhough it was only a few months ago. She was the sole survivor of all her friends and always seemd to be banned to be the 'third wheel'.
Serena sighed again as she unlocked the door to her apartment building. For the next two hours, she had loads of packing ahead of her. Her mind was on this and little did she know that somewhere in Seattle a conversation was happening between a young man and his best friend's wife about going to the same place.
"Please Darien? Andrew hasn't see you since the wedding snf you need to get out more often," Mina explained. "My aunt lives in a mansion, so you won't be putting anyone out. Please?"
"Mina....," Darien sighed. He scratched a few more things on his medical report as he tried to decide on a way to get out of leaving. "What about my practice?"
"Come on! You need a break,, Darien!" Mina nearly yelled. "You're head of your practice....I think you can give yourself a week off, can;t you?"
"But, my patients-"
""If I have to call every single one of them to ask them if you can have some time off, I will," Mina said, determined. "In fact, I want to see you at my auntie's house tomorrow! I mean it Darien....be there. You know I love ya like a brother and I'll talk to you tomorrow, in person. Bye, Darien."
"Bye, Mina," Darien muttered, reluctantly. He hung up the phone and sighed again. After a few minutes of writing on the medical review, Darien looked at the clock which read 9:02. He put his pen down on his clipboard and leaned back in his chair as he ran a hand through his ebony hair.
'Maybe I do need a vacation,' he considered, seriously. He leaned on an elbow as he pulled his thin gold-framed glasses off which he set on the table. He got up, after rubbing his sleepy eyes, (A.N.we all know that Dare is NOT a morning person) took off his lab coat, and hung it up by the door. He grabbed his jacket, which was jet black, and heaed out of his office, pulling his car keys out of his pocket. He stopped at the nurses' station.
"Jamie?" he asked to the brown headed girl. She looked up from her computer to Darien's ocean blue eyes.
"Yeah? What's up, Doc?" she responded.
"I'm sorry to trouble you like this, but I'm having personal problems and won't be back in here for about a week. Could you tell Dr. James that I'm leaving him in charge?"
"Of course, Doctor, " Jamie muttered, flabbergasted. Darien gave her a small smile before heading out the front door, leaving Jamie to try and regain her composure. Everyone at the office knew that Darien lived alone and didn't have any parents. But, they didn't know he was lonely or how his parents died in a car accident when he was six. No, he didn't discuss his personal life with others because he didn't want to burden them, being the gentleman that he is. (A.N. he's not just irresistably adorable....he actually has a brain and he;ll open a door for you! Let's start bidding att $2,000....tch! yeah right!) So, that's why when he said he was leaving for personal reasons, the gossip mills began to turn. But, Darien had a whole week to think up a story.
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Hey minna! That's my first chapter. Well, what do ya think? I'd love it if you review because your opinions do matter to me and Ionly keep writing because you like it (or don't.....which ever) Just leave a review peas and carrots! Arigato for reading!! Ja mata ne, minna-sama!!