The Heart of the Matter
Summary: Five years after a very painful divorce, Serena gets an invitation… To her ex-husbands wedding.
Authors Note: I am not particularly happy with this chapter, so please tell me what you think about it! So this isn't my best chapter ever, but I'm hoping that it's kinda good. Thanks so much for all the reviews! They have really made my day a lot better. I was wondering if you guys would go check out my newest story…? Will you? Okay well I'll go bug you down there. Enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Guide:
"…" – When somebody speaks.
'…' – Somebody's thoughts.
Italics – Future, something in the future that you will learn about later.
(Writing in here) – Time period, could say: Future, Blank amount of years back, or Present day.
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Chapter 10: Darien
(Eight Years Back)
A scream.
It wasn't a loud scream, but it was still easy for him to hear her screaming. He went running to where she was. She was standing with her head positioned on her shoulder and her eyes were darting back and forth. He took a couple of steps forward and watched as she flinched slightly.
"Serena, what is going on?" Her head turned slightly.
"Darien?"
He walked a little closer, noticing that there was something on her stomach. She was carefully inching towards the house, for she was outside near the flowers, "Sere, love, what are you doing?"
"Shit." She cursed and turned her attention to her husband, "There's a bee on me." She whined and he laughed before walking up to her and flicking the bee away from her before leading her inside.
"How do I do it?" Darien questioned more to himself then to Serena. She rolled her eyes and leaned her head against the glass as he closed the door quickly so that the bee couldn't get onto her again. He grabbed her roughly by the waist and kissed her temple, "Seriously, how do I do it?"
She only rolled her eyes again. "Idiot."
"Hey! I wouldn't be saying that to somebody who just saved you love."
"I'm saying that because I love you my dear." She mocked and turned towards him so that her hands were resting on his shoulders and her hands were playing with his dark ebony hair. She stood on her tip-toes so that their noses were touching, "Let's go out tonight my knight in shinning armor." She teased and he laughed as he leaned closer to her.
"What do you have in mind?" He asked as she closed the distance between them.
"Just over to Mina's, I think that we should spend sometime with our friends instead of isolating ourselves from them." She mumbled against his lips and he smiled while he felt her lips retreat from his and she rested her hands on the back of his neck, "So what do you think my love?"
"I don't think that I want to be with our friends tonight." Darien said and a smirk danced across his features, "I just want to be with you, so wherever you go, I will go with you."
"So I'm taking that as a yes?" Serena mused and he nodded his head before capturing her lips once more, "I love you." She muttered and he nodded in response, pressing her lightly against the door.
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Darien watched in amusant as the girls ranted and rave over the color of Releena's hair. It appeared to him that they were jealous that Releena got her hair done differently then the others. It was hard to tell because they were talking so fast, that Darien couldn't really tell what they were saying. He didn't understand them; Andrew sat down besides him and Seiya on the other side of him.
"Girls are utterly and honestly confusing." Andrew muttered as he opened his can of soda, "I've been listening to them since four in the afternoon and now it's nine."
"Well at least you weren't alone." Darien said motioning to Seiya who was too absorbed in listening to the girls that he wasn't paying attention to anything Andrew and Darien said.
"Yeah, but he doesn't count. He was practically jumping at the chance when they opened up the conversation to us. I had to restrain him from saying anything or else, it might end badly." Darien laughed at this and finally Seiya's attention was drawn from the girls back to them.
"What are you guys laughing about?"
"Nothing," Andrew said, covering up, "We were just talking about the weather!"
"Uh-huh, whatever you guys are weird." Seiya said as he watched Serena walked over to the group of guys, her eyes on her husband. She fell down next to him and nestled her head on his shoulder. Darien instantly wrapped his arm around her waist. She smiled and buried her head deeper.
"Something wrong?" Darien questioned the tired young woman and she shook her head against his shoulder.
"Tired." She muttered and he ran a finger through her tousled blonde hair. He smiled and kissed her temple as he watched the other girls chat on, even with Serena's absences. "I think we should go." Serena's voice broke his thoughts and he nodded his head, noticing that Andrew and Seiya had fled when Serena had walked over.
"But love, we just got here."
"Yeah, two hours ago."
"You sure you want to go? It was your idea to come." He said and she smiled her head and nodded it simple. He stood up carefully, stretching out his hand to grab hers and help her up to her feet. They walked to the door after they had said their good-byes to the rest of the group. Mina stood up and walked over to them.
"Are we going out tomorrow for lunch?" Mina questioned Serena and Serena nodded her head sleepily. She had been tired from working for most of the day and talking for about two hours non-stop with her girlfriend. "I'll call you in the morning. Love you!"
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Serena yawned as she laid herself down on their bed. She closed her eyes and snuggled against the pillow, her face pressed against the white pillow-case. "Mmmmm, Dare, are you going to join me?"
"Yeah, a little later." He replied as he sat down at the desk in the room. He felt her eyes on his back, "Is that a problem?"
She sighed, "Hmph! I can't go to sleep if you're not here with me." She muttered and sat up, her back to the backboard of the bed. He nodded his head and rolled his eyes to the wall as he stood up and walked over to the bed.
"Sere, I'm here, just go to sleep."
"No, how will I know if you left or not?"
"What do you mean?"
"When you leave for your job, I have to be up and ready for your departure… You are going tomorrow, aren't you?" She questioned and he sat down next to her on the bed.
"Yeah, alright fine." She smiled and rested her head against his chest, listening to his heart beating. "I love you."
"I love you too." She whispered as he kissed her lightly. He looked down at her hand that had been interlaced with his, her grip was loose. She wore her wedding ring on her finger even when she slept. She had said that she never wanted to take it off because it made her feel like the luckiest woman in the whole world. She breathed in and he thought for a second that she was awake. He knew that tomorrow he would have to go to Kyoto for his job for a couple of days and he knew that his departure would be a hard one, just like all the rest.
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(Present Day)
Darien sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "So how are you and… Who are you seeing now-a-days?" Riana laughed genuinely and pressed a hand to her cheek, in order to busy herself with something.
"I'm actually not seeing anybody right now, but it's nice of you to ask me that." Riana said and gripped the cup that she had been holding as they walked along the streets on New York, "So I have everything already planned out. I have some things that I wanted to ask you about-!"
"Riana, do you think it's possible to love somebody so much that you never stop loving them?" Darien questioned and looked down at the smaller woman. She resembled Serena so much that sometimes it hurt to look at her.
"Well, Darien, I don't really know. I've never been in love… But I guess that it is possible, there are a lot of couples that have been together since they were eighteen years old and they are still together and they die together. But I do not see why this relates to your upcoming wedding?" She raised her voice in order to make sure that he knew that she was asking a question and it wasn't a statement.
"It doesn't," He confessed and ran his hand through his hair once more, "I'm just thinking about Serena and some things about her just never left me."
"Ah I see, well I think its best that you just forget about Serena because of the wedding." Riana said and prayed to god that she was doing the right thing, "You know that she's with Diamond now right?"
Darien's eyes widened, "She is?"
"Yes, two days ago… Well I don't really feel comfortable talking about this… Can we get back on too the subject of your wedding?" Riana asked and Darien nodded his head as they walked along, side by side.
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(Six Years Ago)
"You are fucking around with her, aren't you?" Serena accused and she pointed at him as if he disgusted her, "You are screwing around with that bitch! I can't believe you Darien, I thought you loved me!"
"Serena, I do love you."
"Obviously you don't love me because you wouldn't be screwing her if you were in love with me!" Serena screeched and he watched as the tears formed in her eyes. She was hurt, he had hurt her, it was all his fault… He couldn't take back his actions, he couldn't fix everything, he couldn't fix their marriage and he wished that Serena could understand that.
"Sere, I'm sorry."
"Damn you Darien! Damn you to hell, how could you do this to me?!"
Darien stiffened, "I did it because you and I both know that this marriage is not working out and damn it Serena, I could not take it anymore."
"You said you loved me." Serena mumbled and he nodded his head. "You said that you would love me until our dying day, why the hell would you say that if you were going to go and screw around with another woman Darien?"
He didn't answer, "I want a divorce Serena."
"What?!" Serena questioned as she crumpled against the wall. She fell so that she was sitting down on the floor starring up at him with her hopeful blue eyes that were smothered with tears.
"I don't want to be with you anymore Serena." He said and he saw her curl herself up into a ball, so her head rested on her knees. He heard her sobs, but he couldn't do anything now. He asked for it and he had to take what he was getting.
"Damn you, damn you." Serena kept muttering as she pressed her head harder into her knees, "I have to get out of here… I gotta go." She stood up and grabbed something from the counter before walking out of the door. He didn't stop her, because ultimately he had wanted her to leave so that he wouldn't have to be the first one to leave. He sighed in relief and then walked over to the couch and crumbling against it.
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(Future)
"Serena…" He breathed and she looked up surprised that he was there, "How has it been going?"
"Darien, my god you scared me half out of my mind… it's been going great, I haven't seen you in a while." She said and smiled as she walked towards him, her eyes dancing as if she was excited to see him. He looked at her and then at the ground, "Is there something wrong?"
He looked around them and found that they were standing alone in the hallway of the hotel, there was no other movement on the floor. He leaned closer to her to caress her cheek, "Nothing's wrong, why would you think that?"
"Darien, what the hell are you doing?" Serena questioned as she pulled back slightly and he advanced as if her stepping back was his invitation to take a step closer to her. "Darien… you're scaring me."
He leaned in again and she turned her head so that all he got was her cheek, "Serena, I need you, not Jolene."
"Don't Darien." She said her eyes welling up with tears.
"Don't what?"
"Don't push me off the same cliff twice."
End of Chapter 10: Darien
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Ending Note: So not my best chapter. Just wanted to let you know that that last part of the chapter is a bit in the future and doesn't happen just like that. You will get to know what happens near the end of the story. Next chapter, maybe Serena, maybe Seiya… I don't really know now, but tell me if this chapter was horrible or good or bad! Please I love feedback!
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