Chapter 6: Singing in the Copy Room
When Serena got back to work, she sat at her desk and found a pile of files that had a note stuck to the top. Serena took the note and read through it; it was from Darien telling her that he wanted these files copied and alphabetized before she left for home today. Serena groaned as she took another look at the pile-no... stack of files that were now occupying most of the space on her desk.
'Hope this doesn't take me too long to do. Oh better get started.'
Serena immediately got to work trying very hard to finish her assignment before eight o'clock when she clocked out. Serena grabbed about three of the files and headed towards the copy room, but there was one problem; Serena didn't know where the copy room was. Serena thought about asking Mina where the copy room was, but there was yet another problem with that solution; Serena didn't know where to find Mina.
'I guess I could ask Mr. Shields where to find it, but I don't want to disturb him.'
'You may not want to disturb him, but he wants us to disturb him.'
'How do you know that?'
'I can feel his want for us in our blood. Our Siren blood can feel his want for us.'
'Is that the chilling feeling that I've been feeling?'
'Geez what kind of a Siren are you?'
'The kind that was in training when she left.'
'Oh…right. I forgot'
When Serena finished her conversation with her inner Siren, she realized that she was right outside Mr. Shields' door. Serena was just about to knock on his door when it just swung open almost hitting her, but luckily Serena moved out of the way just in time. When Serena recovered from her almost run in with the door, she looked up and saw her boss just starring at her. Serena waved her hand in front of Darien's face trying to bring him out of his stupor. It seemed to work because his hand darted out and grasped hold of her hand in his larger one. The two just starred at each other for what seemed like a really long time; that is until Serena's inner siren jumped in.
'Hellooooo anyone home beside me? The copy room remember?'
'What? Oh right'
"Mr. Shields?" Serena said trying to pry her hand from his grip
Her voice seemed to snap Darien out of his daze, "Huh?"
"Mr. Shields will you please release my wrist?"
"What? Oh sorry Ms. Tsukino um do you need something?"
"Actually yes, I don't know where the copy room is and I was wondering if you could show me where it is?"
"Of course Ms. Tsukino I'd be happy to." Darien said with a smile
"Oh and another thing Mr. Shields."
"Yes, Ms. Tsukino."
"Please call me Serena"
"Alright Serena right this way." Darien gestured with his hand leading Serena in the right direction.
Darien and Serena walked in silence the entire way there because well neither of them had anything to say really, plus Darien thought that if she even uttered a word he would disappear with her into an empty office, throw her down on the floor and take her right then and there. Normally Darien didn't have a problem sleeping with his secretaries, but there was something different about this one he just didn't know what and Darien was determined to find out what it was and once Darien has his mind set on something then he will do anything to achieve his goal. It took Darien awhile to realize that they had made it to the copy room and that now it was time for him to depart from her.
"Well Serena this is the copy room. If you ever need any help with anything don't hesitate to ask."
"Thank you Mr. Shields I'll remember that." Serena walked into the copy room leaving Darien out in the hallway by himself.
'Man I seriously need some of that.' Darien said to himself as she watched Serena's ass as she walked away.
'Amen to that' with that last perverted thought in mind Darien left to get back to work.
With Serena
Once Serena entered the room, she noticed the copy machine right away; she recognized it from the books in the library at her home. Serena spent a lot of time in the library looking through all sorts of books about humans and their tools, and she remembered seeing the copy machine on one of the pages. Now that Serena had found the copy room and the machine there was only one thing left to do. Figure out how it worked. The books she read explained what the machine did not how to use it; so Serena spent a good thirty minutes figuring out how to use the damned machine and in the end she figured it out.
While making her copies, Serena's mind wandered back to her home and she wondered how her mother and friends were fairing. It made Serena sad to leave them, but she just couldn't stay there any longer. Serena was tried of living the life of a princess and wanted to explore the world and she doesn't mean just the underwater world. When Serena told her mother that she wanted to see the surface world, all she did was laugh and called Serena a silly dreamer. That made Serena very angry and she had it out with her mother, after hearing that her mother had found her a husband Serena knew what she had to do. When Serena first ran into Mina she had told her that she, the Queen, had let her come to the human world as a sort of experience, but the truth of the matter was that she ran away. What Serena didn't know was that as she was remembering her time at home, she was softly humming which gradually grew to soft singing.
Home is behind the world ahead
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight
As Serena sang her Siren powers unwilling kicked in and began summoning the closest man to her, which unfortunately happened to be Seiya. He was passing by walking to his office when he suddenly heard the most beautiful singing voice her had ever heard in his life, so he followed the wonderful sound. The sound led him to the copy room and when he opened the door he couldn't believe who it was.
Mist and shadow
Cloud and shade
All shall fade
All shall fade
Serena took a breath before she said the last line remembering when her mother had taught her that song when she was just a little girl right after her father's death fighting off a rogue shark. Serena felt a tear slip down her face and that's not the only thing she felt slipping. Serena felt a pair of muscular arms wrap around her waist and pull her towards a broad chest. Serena turned her head and saw Seiya with a glazed look in his eyes; Serena had seen that look before, it was the same look that the sailors had whenever the Sirens cast their spell on them. There were only three ways to break the spell as far as she knew; put the male in pain that usually ended their lives, the male and the Siren have sex, or the death of the Siren that put him under the spell. The two others beside the first one almost never happened; almost.
"Seiya please let me go I have work to do."
"Such a pretty woman and such a pretty voice." Oh boy Serena had hit him pretty hard with her casting and it was all by accident.
Seiya began nuzzling her neck and his grip on her got tighter to the point where she had trouble breathing. Serena tried squirming out of his arms, but it seemed that he was not letting go no matter what and that's when Serena started to panic.
"How about you and I get out of here and go back to my place to relieve some… stress." Correction this was when Serena began to panic.
"Seiya I don't think that would be in our best interest. I mean we work together it'll get kind of awkward if we do that, so how abut you leave and I'll forget this whole thing ever happened." Serena attempted to stay calm just as her mother had taught her, but it didn't seem to be working.
"I doubt that very much Serena. Come on I'll drive." Seiya began pulling Serena out of the copy room.
"I said no Seiya."
"Now don't be like that babe I'll make it worth your while." Seiya said sounding so much like Serena's last suitor.
'Don't worry Princess when we marry I'll make it worth your while.'
"I said NO!" Serena screamed, when Serena screamed a bright light came out of her body shocking Seiya and knocking him unconscious. Serena toppled a little before regaining her composure and just in time because someone ran into the room.
"Oh my gawd what happened here?" said a girl with a really heavy New York accent.
"He tried to take advantage of me." Serena said breathless, she didn't know what happened to knock Seiya out, but whatever it was left her breathless.
"I'll go get help you stay here miss."
"Ok"
A few minutes later the girl came back with Darien and a couple of men from security. Darien looked down at Seiya's unconscious body and then looked back up at Serena; once he saw how pale Serena was, he immediately went to her side to make sure she was not hurt.
"Serena are you ok?" Darien said looking her over for injuries.
"Yes, Mr. Shields I'm fine, but I can't say the same for him." Serena said gesturing towards Seiya's body.
"What happened here Serena?"
Serena hesitated for a moment before answering Darien, "Well I was in here making copies just like you asked me when Seiya suddenly came in and grabbed me from behind. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to him; I asked him to let me go because I had work to do, but he wouldn't listen. He said he wanted to go back to his place and…" Serena stopped looking at all the people that had gathered in the copy room.
Noticing her discomfort explaining this in front of everyone, Darien decided to take matters into his own hands.
"Everyone back to work I'll handle this, you two" he said pointing to the two security guards, "Take Mr. Kou downstairs and escort him out when he wakes up." They nodded their heads in understanding and took hold of Seiya and dragged him out of the room; Darien turned back to Serena.
"Why don't we discuss this further in my office?" Serena only nodded her head following Darien out and back to his office.
Once they arrived at Darien's office, he held the door open for her as she entered and led her over to the small black couch in his office. Darien offered her a seat, which she gladly took and then asked if she wanted something to drink.
"No thank Mr. Shields."
"Alright then" he sat down next to her making sure not to scare her anymore than she already was, "Tell me the rest of what happened."
"As I said Seiya told he that we should go back to his place and 'relieve some stress' as he called it, but when I told him no that just seemed to go in one ear and out the other. He began leading me out of the room and then I told him no a second time, and the next thing I know he's on the ground and that woman had rushed in to see what the noise was all about."
"Yes, that's Molly she works in human resources. Is that all that happened?"
"Yes sir."
"How did Seiya end up on the ground?"
"I don't know Mr. Shields my guess is as good as yours."
"What is your guess?"
"While I suspect that I might have hit Seiya without my realizing it. I've never hit someone before so I guess I wouldn't know what it feels like."
"I see. Well Serena I-" "WHERE IS HE I'M GONNA KILL HIM!" The two heard someone scream from outside Darien's office.
All of a sudden Mina burst into the room looking very angry and an angry Mina is a very scary thing. Mina walked right up to Darien and pointed a finger right at Darien.
"Where is Seiya?" Mina said angrily
"Why do you need to know Mina?" Darien asked even though he knew why.
"SO I CAN KILL HIM THAT'S WHY!" Mina screamed again
"Darien please don't provoke her." They heard a voice from behind Mina; it was Andrew.
"Sorry Drew just couldn't help myself."
"You never can."
Mina finally noticed Serena sitting next to Darien and rushed to her side. She gave Serena a big hug and immediately began asking her questions.
"Oh my god Serena are you alright? Did he hurt you? Do you want me to go kill him cause you know I will? Can I get you anything? Do you need anything? Should I call an ambulance? Should I-"
"Enough Mina I'm fine really and there's no need to call an ambulance." 'Whatever that is.'
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"I'm positive just a little shaken up."
"I don't blame you. I knew Seiya was a womanizer, but I didn't think he would go as far as to take someone with their consent." Andrew said trying to calm Mina down
"Tell me about." Darien felt like it was his fault for hiring the man, "Serena I want you to go home for the rest of the day just to relax a little."
"Oh no Mr. Shields I couldn't do that I still have so much work to do."
"Don't worry Serena I can do it. I mean it's not like I'm doing anything down as Andrew's secretary." Mina said looking at Andrew with a dirty smile.
"Well then it's settled. Mina will take over for you just for today and I'll drive you home." Darien said getting up.
"Oh no I couldn't let you do that really I'll stay."
"Serena as your boss I am ordering you to go home and rest." Darien said in a stern tone.
With a tone like that how could Serena argue, "Alright fine, but I won't be happy about it."
"That's fine now just grab your stuff and tell me your address."
"Ok Mina what's my address?" Darien looked at Serena oddly for a moment
"You mean you don't even know your own address?"
"I just moved here and didn't have time to find a place to stay."
"So where have you been living a shoe box?" Darien was in utter shock over this.
"No I just arrived today I slept on the boat."
"A boat what- you know what never mind. Where are you staying currently?"
"With Mina."
"Ok then Mina what is your address?"
"16 Huntington Drive apartment 4C floor number four. Here's the key Serena to let yourself in." Mina said handing a small silver key to Serena.
"Thank you Mina I'll see you later tonight."
"Ok bye"
Darien and Serena left the building and went down to the parking garage where Darien kept his car in his executive parking space. When Serena saw his car she was flabbergasted at how shiny and beautiful it was, and the only words that came out of her mouth were.
"Wow"
"Yeah I know" Darien said proud that Serena was impressed with his car.
It was a red corvette with a black convertible top. The wheels were so shiny that they were too bright for Serena to look at. The seats were black leather interior and they were so comfy Serena could just take a nap on them. All in all it was a pretty bitchin' car and Serena was quite happy to be riding in it. When Serena got in she pondered on how her Siren could be so unpredictable like that.
'Oh well I guess there'll be no more singing near people other than Mina. I guess I'll just have to sing by myself.'