A Reasonable Favor
By: Eternal1
Chapter 4 - The favor continues and possible reconciliation
Hi guys I'm Eternal and I'm back from a long writer's block with the newest story from my collection. Now I'm writing it from top of my head so work with me :) The story idea was given to me by my best friend who currently resides in London with me adding a bit of my ideas as well. This story is for you Nat and thank you! Anyway It's about how Mina decides to write a love letter to Andrew and she asks her best friend to give it to him. Instead, the letter ends up in the wrong hands or maybe even right? Read and find out. Anyways hope you all enjoy. Oh and BTW I have NO claims on Sailor moon, its Naoko Takeuchi and Toei Animation Co. Unfortunately I do NOT own it. I'm only borrowing the characters.
Few days after wards, the girls gathered in the temple. Everyone was chatting happily and Raye and Serena would get in their usual bickering's here and there. The rest of the girls of course would sweat drop and sometimes would either break the bickering's or just let them continue on to rant all they wanted to each other. Mina however had other plans.
"Sereeeeeeeennaaa" Mina whined in a singsong voice.
Everyone including Serena and Raye who momentarily stopped bickering to cover their ears.
"Mina you AIRHEAD! stop whining like meatball head!" Raye shouted revealing her short temper.
"Hey!" both blonds chorused together.
"Serena, now that I have your full attention I have another delivery for you."
All the girls including Serena sweat dropped. Serena knew exactly what she meant and sighed.
"I don't know about this..." Serena mumbled to herself.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing. So where's the next letter?"
"Right here." Mina announced pulling an envelope out of her bag.
"Did you at least clue him in on anything about you?" Lita asked curiously.
"Of course I did! I wrote another love letter and I emphasized my favorite color is orange."
"What?!" all girls shouted and one by one each girl fainted in an odd position. Mina just blinked at the scene and wondered what that was about.
"You GOT to be kidding me?" asked Serena who recovered first from the shock.
All of the girls recovered from their shocks as well and shook their heads side to side as if clearly expressing their disbelief.
"What?" Mina asked.
"Mina, don't you think you should add a more obvious hint?" Ami asked quietly.
"Yeah and more than just one hint?" Lita added in.
"How much more obvious can this be? I mean come on it's my signature color!" Mina emphasized cheerfully.
The girls all had exasperated looks in their faces with teardrops hanging the side of their faces at Mina's cheerful rant.
"Mina if you keep giving just one hint and less obvious ones Andrew won't find out till the following century!" Serena explained.
'Perhaps Serena and the girls are right, but I can't give myself too much away either.' Mina sighed.
"Listen, the next letter I'll be a little more revealing. I just worked on this one so hard for me NOT to give it. Pleeeeeeeaaasssseee Serena!"
Serena and the girls once again covered their ears to Mina's plea. Serena looked hesitant. To her, this letter has caused already enough problems and especially with Darien. The girls saw and understood Serena's hesitation. They understood she already got into trouble by doing her best friend a favor. Mina saw this and understood her as well.
"Sere, I admit that last letter was MY fault, but what can go wrong with this one? I mean we already clarified the situation to Andrew and Darien."
"Well not technically. If what Darien says about Alan is true, than not all things are clarified."Ami added in.
Serena just hanged her head in annoyance at the thought of Darien. She was still upset with what he told her. ' But what if he was right? What if Alan does think the letter was for him?' Serena had her doubts. ' I mean why would that jerk joke about this? it's below even for him.Perhaps Alan did read the letter and thought it was for him, but I still can't believe the other things Darien said about him though.' Serena was pondering her situation with Darien and his words. She didn't know what she would do if she was to see him or how'd she react. To Serena it was awkward. Serena groaned at her last thought. How could she have forgotten that minor detail to this favor? She still had to see him because she had to go to the arcade to deliver her friends letter. 'Why me?' she last thought.
Andrew was wiping the counters to his beloved arcade, when he heard his doors chime signaling a new customer as arrived. He quickly looked up to see his best friend coming over to claim a stool to sit. Andrew turned around and grabbed a cup and poured his best friends usual coffee and went back to place it in front of him in the counter.
"Hey Andrew"
"Hey Darien, what's going on?"
"Not much." Darien shrugged.
"What happened last week with Serena? you both left out of here in a rush." Andrew commented.
"That meatball brains! I swear Andrew that girl is too trusting for her own good."
"What happened?"
Darien proceeded to explain the tale to Andrew. Andrew listened carefully, he never saw his friend react this strongly before. Andrew was shocked by the end of his friends tale. Darien also explained Raye's confrontation with him. Now last week's rush made a lot of sense to him. 'It also explains Raye's mood a few days ago' he thought in remembrance.
"So basically that's it."
"Wow...Dare..I don't know what to say. I mean Serena's reaction does make sense."
"I told her I wasn't joking! what MORE does she want me to say and do?!" Darien angrily expressed and his hold on the coffee tighten.
"Raye explained that to you. The girl thinks you HATE her. Can you honestly blame her for thinking that way?"
"Andrew I understand that, but when have I ever given a serious accusation like this to her before! she should know better!"
"Darien..I know..." Andrew's reply was cut off when he heard and saw his next customer come in the arcade.
Darien noted Andrew's cut off reply and assumed one of the two things; either Serena or Alan arrived. Darien thought he was in no mood to deal with either. He didn't bother to turn around he just kept sitting facing Andrew and taking sips of his coffee. Serena was on her way to the arcade and was worried. She still didn't know how she felt about dealing or facing Darien right now. She had thought of ignoring him, but thought better of it. The tension was still going to be there. Serena sighed and had arrived to the arcade. Andrew looked up at first seriously and than gave her a smile. Serena returned a smile of her own and than frowned when she noticed Darien was sitting there. 'I guess it's time to face the music' she thought as she marched up to the counter. Meanwhile Darien was having a hard time dealing with her nearby. He wasn't sure how to take off this tension between them. All he just wants is for things to go back to the way they were.
"Hey Andrew!" Serena exclaimed cheerfully.
"Hey Serena, what can I get you?"
"Actually, I have something for you."
"Another letter from the secret admirer?"
Serena nodded and took out the envelope from her bag and handed it to Andrew. Darien raised his eyebrow and narrowing his eyes at the poor letter. Darien felt it was of this letter and secret admirers' fault to bring on so much complications for him. Serena and Darien were clearly avoiding each other from Andrew's point of view and he hoped that somehow they can talk this situation out. Andrew had to talk to Serena to fix this. At the moment though his focus was on his love letter and blushed at it's continents.
"OK than I did my job. See you later Andrew!" Serena waved and turned to leave.
"Wait!" She turned around the second she heard Andrew's voice. She tilted her head to the side as if asking what to Andrew. She slowly and nervously walked back to the counter.
"Serena, you haven't even given me a chance to at least comment or respond to this. I'll be back!" Andrew said indicating the love letter and left. Serena sighed and just started to hit her head on the counter.
"How do you get yourself in these situations meatball head?" A familiar voice asked her. She knew right away it was Darien and lifted her head up quickly and winced holding her head.
"Ow."
"Are you OK? you shouldn't have hit your head on the counter." Darien looked on in concern.
"humph, I'm still upset with you know! Don't call me meatball head! the name isSERENA." Serena hissed back.
Darien couldn't help but smile at the familiar bickering but than frowned at the tone.
"Look..."
"No you listen to me here Darien Shields, I'm...I...well...I might believe you when you say that Alan may have confused the letter thinking it as if it was mine, but I still can't believe the other accusations."
"Whatever meatball head, believe what you want to believe. My conscious is clear."
"Oooh! your such an infuriating man!" Serena shrieked with her arms flaring around in the air.
"And why are you a stubborn mule, that when someone is trying to warn you of something you REFUSE to listen?" Darien encountered angrily and hurt.
"What?"
"What happened to that TRUST you said to Alan that day you had in me?"
"Darien..." Serena was cut off by Darien's continuous rant.
"Don't...just don't. I think your actions and words spoke enough." Darien said and threw down the cash owed to Andrew and got up the stool and was heading towards the arcade's sliding door.
Serena was shocked at Darien's outburst. What was more shocking was she saw the anger, hurt, and most of all the sincerity in his eyes. Serena felt ashamed for her actions against Darien. 'Than again he hasn't been Mr. friend to me either. Still...its no excuse on my part.' Serena thought in guilt. She saw he was ready to leave and something in her just couldn't't allow it. So she got up the stool and hugged him from behind to stop him. It worked because Darien froze and she felt him freeze. Shock was an understatement to what Darien felt. So many feelings went through both of them that Serena quickly let go and looked down the floor blushing. Darien turned around and looked to see Serena was looking down shyly with a clear shade of deep red on her face. 'must stay mad at her!' Darien thought as he felt some of his walls crumble at the sight. Darien sighed. Serena continued to look down.
"I think we need to talk somewhere else." Darien finally said. Serena looked up and nodded. Together they exited the arcade and heading towards the park to talk in privately. Meanwhile, Andrew had just come out from the back to give Serena a response.
"Hey Serena...here is a.." Andrew stopped as he noticed Serena was no where to be seen. He also took notice that Darien was not around either. Andrew sighed with a tear drop on the side of his face. 'I wonder what happened this time.' Andrew thought. He shook his head and put his own letter back in his apron pocket and continued to work at his counter.
When Darien and Serena arrived to the park they went to sit at a bench by the cherry blossoms. The tension was so thick anyone could have seen the awkwardness between the two of them. Serena decided enough was enough and took matters into her own hands.
"Darien...I'm...I'm sorry. I really DO trust you. It's just that...the way you said it and than there's the fact I haven't seen anything out of Alan's character." Serena began.
Darien took a side glance at her for a second and continued too look ahead at the beautiful site of some lovely gardens in the park. 'Although seeing Serena sitting here by the cherry blossoms is a more lovelier sight. She really looks beautiful.' he shook his head of his thoughts and reprimanded himself. Darien was really hurt and upset with Serena yet he concluded she apologized and looked regretful. Darien wondered why he was so overprotective of the girl next to him. ' I'm not overprotective, had any other guy came along but with a real loving intention I wouldn't have a problem with it.' he denied. 'yeah right' another part of him said. He shook his head out of these thoughts and instead came back into focus on his meatball head. 'MY?' Darien closed his fists in frustration and noticed he had a VERY worried and sad Serena next to him.
"Darien...Darien...are you OK? Please Darien...I...I understand your still mad and if you don't want to hear from me than you won't"
Serena bowed her head sadly and stood up from the bench. She felt like she should have known better. Her eyes began to water in a silent sadness and she was beginning to walk away when her wrist was grabbed and she looked up at the two beautiful sapphire eyes looking softly back at her. 'he really has beautiful eyes' she thought in daze and shook her thoughts and any weird feelings she was getting away. Darien saw the sadness and his heart nearly broke in two.
"Serena, I'm sorry if I gave you another impression I was lost in deep thoughts. Please sit back down."
Serena nodded and sat back down next to him. Than as if she finally got something her eyes widened in shock.
"What did YOU call me?"
"Serena?"
"Oh my gosh, are YOU sick or something?" Serena asked in a dramatic fashion and her hand found it's way to his forehead. Darien had a sour look in his face and sweat dropped.
"What? I am not."
"Wow, I'm not complaining but I believe pigs are flying."
"Ha Ha, don't get use to it meatball head."
Serena looked annoyed and had two huge tear drops coming out of her eyes in exaggeration.
"You jerk!"
Darien couldn't't help but feel relieved, happy, and nervous? 'At least things are looking like their coming back to normal' he thought with a chuckle. Unknowing to him Serena felt the same way. Darien frowned and turned to her. Serena looked back at him and gulped. Serena wondered what his frown in his face was for.
"In all seriousness MEATBALL HEAD" he emphasized jokingly. He couldn't help it; he enjoyed seeing Serena riled up. She was just too cute for words.
"Humph"
"I'm sorry you took what I said to you about Alan the wrong way, but there was NO other way of saying it."
"Of course there was!" Serena argued.
"No there wasn't and if I even tried to hint it, you wouldn't get it."
"What?!" Serena exclaimed angrily.
"Here we go again, Serena I didn't mean you wouldn't get it because your not smart. I'm saying you wouldn't get it because you are too nice to see other things beyond that." Darien said choosing his wording carefully.
"Oh" was her reply.
"I know you are still not going to believe what I told you. You are too oblivious for these things."
"I am not!"
"Meatball head, you are not oblivious to other's needs and feelings but you are to your own."
" I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Just be careful with the guy, OK? Andrew and I will be here if you need us." Darien sighed and crossed his arms looking to the side.
Serena just blinked a couple of times. She looked at Darien and even though his features remains expressionless, his eyes did show for a moment a tender care. His words as fast as they spoke it gave a hint of concern. Darien turned to look at Serena since she hasn't said anything and he gasped. Serena's eyes soften up completely and gave him the most radiant and compassionate look. Darien thought for a second his heart was going to pop out of his chest for a second when he noticed that beautiful yet angelic smile of hers. Serena was so moved for his care that she gave him her most grateful and loving hug she had. 'perhaps he doesn't hate me at all' she thought with hope.
"Serena?!" a familiar voice exclaimed in shock.
OK I'm going to end it here. So what do you guys think? I tried to add more so you guys can get more and also a bit more for me too. Like I said above I am currently working this story on impulse. I'm just going with the flow. I do have some ideas for it. The original that I had unfortunately has been lost and gone. I had a virus a LONG time ago and with it the original story was gone just like that. So in a way I'm starting over. I do remember some of the original. I might add them back I don't know. Let's see. Anyway hope you guys enjoyed it. Any comments, reviews, or ideas...let me know! Take care guys! till next chapter!
Eternal1