UNtIL You…

CHAPTER TWO: Yesterday

Chapter two is up! I really do love the pair Serena and Seiya. Anyway I really hope you'll all like my new story. If you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them and I highly appreciate suggestions.

Sailormoon is not mine but ooh I wish it is, sigh! R & R!!

The bright sunlight blinded Serena as she slowly opened her tired eyes. She looked at her surroundings and gasped by the sudden realization that she did not sleep in her bed and she remembered what happened to her yesterday. Darien's betrayal, the resentment, the pain…then Seiya. She smiled forlornly and heard footsteps approaching the door, and for some unknown reason, her heart began to beat rapidly.

She quickly buried her face in the pillow and pretended to be asleep but as she closed her eyes, she began to recall the conversation she had with Seiya.

Flashback…

"Here, drink this warm cup of coco. It'll warm you up." Seiya said graciously as he handed her the steaming cup of chocolate drink.

Serena didn't look at him. She felt embarrassed to have involved him in her messy love life but as her stomach churned and made apparent grumbling sounds, she had to accept it. "Thanks." As she was drinking, her eyes were diverted to a certain picture on top of his coffee table. It was a photograph of a beautiful red-haired woman with a gentle and sweet smile.

"Who's that?", She asked him unexpectedly. Seiya's face changed and he quickly turned his back on her. "She's just a friend of mine.", he said cheerfully but she knew that he was lying.

"I'm sorry. Did I ask something that I'm not supposed to?" She said regretfully.

Seiya shook his head, "It's okay. Can I tell you a secret?"

Serena was silent and was surprised by his question. He sat down beside her and sighed unhappily. "Have you ever loved somebody so badly?" He started.

She looked at the cup she was holding and nodded.

"We were the best of friends since childhood, whenever I had problems, she was always there to help me solve them and I valued every moment we spent together."

Serena listened and recollected her memories with Darien. They were childhood friends too. It seemed like she shared something similar with Seiya.

"One day, I told her how much I loved her and much to my surprise, she felt the same way for me. I was so happy. People would tell us what a perfect couple we were but…"

Seiya stopped talking and seemed to have drifted into space.

Serena placed the cup down in the table and rested her head on his shoulder. "You know

Seiya, as what you had told me. You're still young and you can still make new memories- happy ones."

Her comment brought him back to earth and he started laughing. "You're funny, dumpling head."

"If you're not ready yet to tell me, it's okay. I'll wait." She said softly. Even though she still felt disheartened and sad, she wanted to be strong for him.

"I never told anyone about this before." He confessed. "I feel comfortable around you, Dumpling head." She blushed secretly.

They were silent for a long while Seiya stared at the picture on the table. He smiled at the picture and silently said, "I'll be moving on now…" then he looked at the peaceful sleeping girl in his arms and kissed her head. Unbeknownst to him, Serena was only half- asleep.

Back to present…

The delicious smell of eggs, bacon, croissants and coffee forced Serena to stop her from pretending to be asleep and she opened her eyes and smiled at Seiya who looked incredibly handsome even though he was wearing an apron and was holding a breakfast tray filled with delicious food.

"Good morning, Dumpling head." He said cheerfully. "I brought you breakfast."

"Good morning, Seiya." She said casually still trying to pretend that she didn't know that he kissed her last night. After all, they just knew each other.

"Wow that looks too good to eat!" She exclaimed but as the food was placed in front of her, she shoveled them in her mouth and turned bright red when she noticed that Seiya was staring at her with a funny look on his face.

Serena was undoubtedly a food lover and her eating manners were certainly not lady-like.

She swallowed and laughed nervously, "Gosh, I must be very hungry."

Seiya's shoulder shook and despite his efforts not to laugh, he found himself laughing out loud. "You're really a funny girl, Dumpling head."

Serena mulled over to what he had said to her and pouted. "Stop telling me I'm funny, it makes me feel like a clown." She complained.

Seiya grinned and patted her head. "Okay dumpling head, don't get mad. I've never laughed this much before, you know."

Serena felt something fuzzy in her stomach. Was it the food or was it something else?

She looked at Seiya intently with a questioning look in her eyes and he noticed it.

"Is something wrong?"

She shook her head and felt her eyes moistened.

"I'm really sorry, Dumpling head. Did I say something that offended you?" Seiya asked apologetically.

She shook her as the tears fell down to her cheeks. "I…I don't know why I'm crying."

She laughed. Were they tears of joy? She didn't know. She knew that she still loved

Darien and she hoped that he would still come back to her but somehow she felt like something led her to Seiya. Was she crying because she just couldn't let go of Darien and couldn't let Seiya have a space in her heart?

Seiya watched the fragile girl and as if by impulse, he grabbed her into his arms and held her tightly. "I…hope that maybe I can help you make new happy memories, Dumpling head."

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