Chapter Eleven: Good Morning
Last Time
Smiling sweetly Serena leaned back into the bed pulling Darien beside her. She then proceeded to get into a comfortable position spooned as close to Darien as possible with his arms holding her tightly.
Sighing with immense love Darien said goodnight and the light from the candles and chandeliers in the room suddenly dissipated leaving only the moonlight streaming in from the balcony.
Present
Serena awoke to the most wonderful feeling; Darien's arms wrapped around her waist and her head just below his chin, their legs in a tangled mess. She admired his face with its childlike features while he slept, thinking of the peaceful look splayed on his face. It was an adorable sight and brought tranquility to Serena's heart bearing in mind all that she had been through recently. These moments were rare considering that Darien always woke up before Serena so she cherished the moment even more.
Darien started to stir and before she knew it, Serena was staring into those beautiful eyes.
"Good morning sleepy head. You looked so cute and peaceful I couldn't wake you up!" Serena said.
"It's funny; normally I would say the same thing to you" Darien smiled at the irony and chuckling lightly.
Darien leaned in to kiss Serena when there was a knock at the door.
"Oh great. Who is it now? Are there always going to be interruptions now that there are so many people here?" Darien asked with a sigh.
"Yup. I told you, you were going to wish that it was just us, all alone" Serena replied.
"Who is it" Darien called out loudly.
"It's Lita" came a short reply.
"Oh, come on in" Darien responded
"Couldn't you wait for me to get out of bed and look a bit more decent" Serena asked, but it was too late since Lita had already walked into the room.
"I just wanted to let you two love birds know that almost everyone is awake. Duo, Mina, and Mr. Tsukino are still sleeping but everyone else is up. We found the kitchen and got groceries. Mrs. Tsukino and I already started making a late breakfast for everyone. I just wanted to give you a heads up before Mr. Tsukino wakes up and finds Serena in here. Also I know you two must be starving, especially you Serena, so just come down when you're ready"
"Thanks Lita" Serena replied.
"We'll be down in a bit. What's for breakfast by the way?" Darien asked.
"We're making waffles, scrambled eggs, and bacon. So just come down before it gets cold"
"We'll be there soon" he said.
With that Lita walked out of the room closing the door behind her and restoring privacy to Serena and Darien.
"The food sounds tempting but I think I rather stay in bed and cuddle with you. That sounds sooo much more gratifying at the moment" Serena stated, astounding Darien since she was turning down food so early in the morning.
"I'd love to but if your parents find you in here in bed with me I'll be dead, so you won't be able to cuddle with me in the future"
Serena giggled at this and pouted but nonetheless got out of bed and went to the master chest to grab some undergarments and headed towards the bath.
"I'm just going to take a quick soak then" and with that she proceeded into the bathroom.
The bathroom was a sight to behold. Everything was in marble. There was a toilet area, a black old fashioned tub with something that appeared to be a shower head with a cord hanging from the side, and the masterpiece of the room was an inlaid small pool that fit about 4 people gurgling with hot steamy water. This is where Serena was headed. But first she went to the tub and washed down with soap, pulling the cord which released water from the shower head. Then she proceeded to climb into the pool lazily looking at the ceiling which was littered in unimaginable artwork; containing images of Earth, the moon, and other stars and planets in the galaxy.
Darien in the meanwhile was gathering his things to take his turn next. He grabbed some old fashioned trousers and a loose cotton shirt.
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With the Others
"So how did you all sleep?" asked Mrs. Tsukino cheerfully (she was definitely a morning person)
"Great but I wanna explore. Can I look around mom, please?" begged Sammy.
"It's dangerous. We don't know anything about this place. Just wait until your sister comes down"
"It's ok. If you want we can go with him. We can get a lay out of the premises" Quatre stated.
"Yeah, that might be best. I think Serena will be down in a while. She said something about freshening up before coming down" Lita responded hoping that it would buy Serena some time. She just had this inkling that Serena was not going to just jump out of bed and rush downstairs, not that it seemed Darien would let her.
"I guess its ok, but be careful and mind what Quatre and the others tell you" acquiesced Mrs. Tsukino.
"Alright, lets go" Quatre said, leading a smiling boy out along with Trowa, Wufei, and Heero.
"What do you girls plan on doing?" Mrs. Tsukino asked the girls, Luna, and Artemis.
"We'll just wait until Serena comes down. There are some things we have to discuss with her" Rei replied.
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I'm on spring break so hopefully I'll be able to write more often.
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I would like some input from the readers. I'm not sure if I should include a chapter describing each scouts' experience in their designated rooms or if I should just leave it be. Any thoughts on that would be helpful. Thank you.
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This is all I'm updating for now. I would like it if more reviews would come in, so I've decided not to update until I get at least 4 reviews.