~*AN*~
Hey everyone, I hope those last two chapters I posted made up for not updating for almost two weeks. Here is the next one, hope you like!
~*Chapter XI: The Truth*~
~During Argument Scene~
Unbeknownst to anyone else, there standing in the corner watching everything take place was Raye. She had arrived at the fashion show just to see what all the commotion was about when she saw Darien and then later on found out that Serena was there also, so she had to find out what was going on for herself.
"So it turns out that Serena has a kid? I wonder what has happened in the past five years to lead up to this?" Raye finally spoke as everyone disappeared. She turned to follow Darien but decided against it because he would only blame her for his problems. 'Darien will be mine, and now I have the upper hand, he'll surely fall for this,' schemed Raye as she left the building with a smirk on her face.
~Darien~
'How can she have a kid?' screamed Darien, slamming his palms into the door as he arrived at his home. "Is it mine?" he wondered, trying to remember if he and Serena had ever gone that far back then. 'It's been so long ago and we've gotten drunk so many times, how would I know if we ever slept together or not?' Darien yelled to himself mentally. He paced his apartment thinking of a way tog et Serena along to talk to him, so he could find out what has really happened all these years. Maybe there was still a chance to save their relationship, although it seemed slim to none that she would ever be with him again. He still had to try, for the sake of his own mind and his heart.
~Tsukino Residence~
"Congratulations!" cried everyone as I came storming through the front doors. I stopped dead in my track, not sure what to do, before taking a look around and smiling softly.
"Thanks everyone, I couldn't have don't it without all of your help and support," I replied quietly as everyone started talking and celebrating. I walked about and greeted everyone before heading out the back door to get a moment to myself. Everything had happened all too suddenly, and I still didn't know how to react to anything. Tonight was supposed to be my night, but it seems like yet again Darien and Raye win.
"Don't let it get to you Sere," said Jason as he came up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "We made sure to let him know that he isn't welcomed around here, so I'm sure he won't be showing his face anytime soon," he added before turning to leave.
"Jason, wait," I called out just as he reached for the doorknob. "I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. I wouldn't be here tonight if it weren't for your kindness," I told him, eyes tearing up from the memories that came flooding into my head.
"No problem Sere, you know me, kind as can be," he joked, smiling to liven up the mood. I shook my head as the tears continued to trail down my face, landing on the concrete one by one.
"Who would have thought that the crybaby I once was could turn out the way I am now? If I hadn't been taken in by you, I think and Keith and I wouldn't be able to be here today," I whispered, looking up at sky. The stars were beginning to come out already, in just a little minute the sun would set, and so would the time of Serena Tsukino. "I want to go back to New York and get started on that new line the boss mentioned last month," I said out of no where, catching Jason off guard.
"What? You don't mean it. You're going to leave your friends and family again? After you've only just reunited?" Jason replied just as fast as my statement left my lips.
"I don't want to risk running into the likes of him again, not to mention that she also still lives here," I stated coldly, walking past him to go back to the party.
"No, you can't keep running from your past Sere. It haunts you even now, just like it has for the last five years!" Jason yelled at me for the first time ever. All these years, he's been so kind and gentle; I didn't think I would ever see the day that he would raise his voice at me. Taken back at his outburst, but knowing that it was only out of concern, I opened the door and went inside. "Why do you keep tormenting yourself Sere? Can't you see how much it hurts me to see you do this to yourself?" whispered Jason as his tears fell silently. No one else was around to hear him, for no one would ever know how much he truly loved Serena.
~Andrew~
'I wonder where Jason went?' thought Andrew and he scanned the crowd in the living room in search for Jason so they could discuss what to do about Darien.
"Hey Andrew!" cried Keith, jumping into Andrew's arms. "You finally got here!" he yelled, smiling widely. "Look at all these people, I'll bet Mama is really pleased to see all this," he said, pointing at the balloons and the big cake that was waiting to be cut by the guest of honor.
"Yeah, I'm sure she is kiddo," he replied, wondering where Serena was now that Keith had mentioned the party. He didn't see her when they had arrived, but thought she was greeting guests that had attended. "Can you tell me where your mother is?" he asked, hoping Keith could help him find her so they could talk about what had happened.
"She went outside, I think she had something on her head again. You know how she gets when she has things on her mind!" replied Keith merrily as he hopped down from Andrew's arms and ran to his uncle who was calling out to him.
"I swear that girl always has to think so much! If she doesn't stop one of these days, it'll give her a migraine!" said Andrew, shaking his head and he walked towards the back door only to knock into someone on the way there. "Sorry, please excuse me. I wasn't watching where I was going," he replied, looking down to see whom he had collided with.
"It's okay Andy, I do it all the time remember?" laughed Sere as she reached for Andrew's hand to help pull herself up. Smiling she linked her arms with his and dragged him back out to the party. "So, lets get this party started shall we?!" crying out loudly so that the entire house could hear her. Everyone erupted in laughter and cheered in response to her as she cut the cake and popped open some champagne bottles to celebrate the success of her show.
'What happened to Jason? Why isn't he here to celebrate with us?' thought Andrew, looking about the room to locate the tall American man that was supposed to stick out like a sore thumb. He left his spot beside Sere and went in search for his friend. "There you are Jason, why aren't you inside with the rest of us instead of standing out here alone?" asked Andrew curiously as he closed the door behind him and saw Jason leaning against a tree in the dark yard.
"Needed some time to myself to think," replied Jason sharply.
"What's up? Something bothering you?" asked Andrew, not sure why Jason was acting so serious all of a sudden.
"I don't know anymore, I think I'm beginning to lose my mind old friend," answered Jason, turning and walking towards the fence.
"Why would you think that?" Andrew continued to probe Jason for some information to understand how he was feeling.
"Because of her... Everything I have ever done has been because of her, just to see that beautiful smile on her face, but it gets so hard now a days to see it again," Jason mumbled nonchalantly.
"Her?" questioned Andrew quietly.
"Sere, I've developed a sense of love for that girl for who knows how long now, and I swear she is in to kill me. I try and try my best to make her life better than what it use to be like, but she continues to burden herself with those stupid memories of her past and it kills me to see her do that to herself!" yelled Jason angrily as he punched the fence madly.
"What?" Andrew said, not understanding what Jason was trying to tell him. He had known of Jason's feelings towards Sere for about two years now, but he never knew the extent of them. No wonder he was so kind to Sere all these years, the guy has is head over heels in love with her. But what is this talk about Sere hurting herself about the past?
"What is so special about Darien Shields that Sere must recall those last few moments from five years ago all the damned time?!" yelled Jason to no one in particular.
"Sere still thinks about this shit?" mumbled Andrew, shocked to hear that his sweet Sere had lied to him. Not long ago, she had sworn that she no longer thought about the past and that she only thought about her future now, but it was all a façade to show everyone that she was okay when inside she really wasn't. 'Oh Sere, why must you push us away when we only want to help ease the pain,' thought Andrew painfully, as he dragged Jason to a nearby chair to slap him back to his senses. "Jason, get a hold of yourself man!" yelled Andrew, slapping Jason's face a few times lightly to wake him up.
"Sorry, I did not meant for that all to come out," said Jason quickly when he came back to his senses. 'Stupid, you must've made a fool of yourself,' he mentally slapped himself.
"Don't worry about it. What are friends for?" replied Andrew, helping Jason back inside so that nobody would notice that the two men had gone missing from all the celebration. 'I know how you feel, I guess we both share the same burden in our hearts,' thought Andrew, placing a bright smile on his face as he and Jason headed back to the group.
~*AN*~
That's all for now, sorry but it seems that it'll take me some time to post again, I need some ideas to continue. Until next time, take care and Happy New Year!
Hey everyone, I hope those last two chapters I posted made up for not updating for almost two weeks. Here is the next one, hope you like!
~*Chapter XI: The Truth*~
~During Argument Scene~
Unbeknownst to anyone else, there standing in the corner watching everything take place was Raye. She had arrived at the fashion show just to see what all the commotion was about when she saw Darien and then later on found out that Serena was there also, so she had to find out what was going on for herself.
"So it turns out that Serena has a kid? I wonder what has happened in the past five years to lead up to this?" Raye finally spoke as everyone disappeared. She turned to follow Darien but decided against it because he would only blame her for his problems. 'Darien will be mine, and now I have the upper hand, he'll surely fall for this,' schemed Raye as she left the building with a smirk on her face.
~Darien~
'How can she have a kid?' screamed Darien, slamming his palms into the door as he arrived at his home. "Is it mine?" he wondered, trying to remember if he and Serena had ever gone that far back then. 'It's been so long ago and we've gotten drunk so many times, how would I know if we ever slept together or not?' Darien yelled to himself mentally. He paced his apartment thinking of a way tog et Serena along to talk to him, so he could find out what has really happened all these years. Maybe there was still a chance to save their relationship, although it seemed slim to none that she would ever be with him again. He still had to try, for the sake of his own mind and his heart.
~Tsukino Residence~
"Congratulations!" cried everyone as I came storming through the front doors. I stopped dead in my track, not sure what to do, before taking a look around and smiling softly.
"Thanks everyone, I couldn't have don't it without all of your help and support," I replied quietly as everyone started talking and celebrating. I walked about and greeted everyone before heading out the back door to get a moment to myself. Everything had happened all too suddenly, and I still didn't know how to react to anything. Tonight was supposed to be my night, but it seems like yet again Darien and Raye win.
"Don't let it get to you Sere," said Jason as he came up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "We made sure to let him know that he isn't welcomed around here, so I'm sure he won't be showing his face anytime soon," he added before turning to leave.
"Jason, wait," I called out just as he reached for the doorknob. "I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. I wouldn't be here tonight if it weren't for your kindness," I told him, eyes tearing up from the memories that came flooding into my head.
"No problem Sere, you know me, kind as can be," he joked, smiling to liven up the mood. I shook my head as the tears continued to trail down my face, landing on the concrete one by one.
"Who would have thought that the crybaby I once was could turn out the way I am now? If I hadn't been taken in by you, I think and Keith and I wouldn't be able to be here today," I whispered, looking up at sky. The stars were beginning to come out already, in just a little minute the sun would set, and so would the time of Serena Tsukino. "I want to go back to New York and get started on that new line the boss mentioned last month," I said out of no where, catching Jason off guard.
"What? You don't mean it. You're going to leave your friends and family again? After you've only just reunited?" Jason replied just as fast as my statement left my lips.
"I don't want to risk running into the likes of him again, not to mention that she also still lives here," I stated coldly, walking past him to go back to the party.
"No, you can't keep running from your past Sere. It haunts you even now, just like it has for the last five years!" Jason yelled at me for the first time ever. All these years, he's been so kind and gentle; I didn't think I would ever see the day that he would raise his voice at me. Taken back at his outburst, but knowing that it was only out of concern, I opened the door and went inside. "Why do you keep tormenting yourself Sere? Can't you see how much it hurts me to see you do this to yourself?" whispered Jason as his tears fell silently. No one else was around to hear him, for no one would ever know how much he truly loved Serena.
~Andrew~
'I wonder where Jason went?' thought Andrew and he scanned the crowd in the living room in search for Jason so they could discuss what to do about Darien.
"Hey Andrew!" cried Keith, jumping into Andrew's arms. "You finally got here!" he yelled, smiling widely. "Look at all these people, I'll bet Mama is really pleased to see all this," he said, pointing at the balloons and the big cake that was waiting to be cut by the guest of honor.
"Yeah, I'm sure she is kiddo," he replied, wondering where Serena was now that Keith had mentioned the party. He didn't see her when they had arrived, but thought she was greeting guests that had attended. "Can you tell me where your mother is?" he asked, hoping Keith could help him find her so they could talk about what had happened.
"She went outside, I think she had something on her head again. You know how she gets when she has things on her mind!" replied Keith merrily as he hopped down from Andrew's arms and ran to his uncle who was calling out to him.
"I swear that girl always has to think so much! If she doesn't stop one of these days, it'll give her a migraine!" said Andrew, shaking his head and he walked towards the back door only to knock into someone on the way there. "Sorry, please excuse me. I wasn't watching where I was going," he replied, looking down to see whom he had collided with.
"It's okay Andy, I do it all the time remember?" laughed Sere as she reached for Andrew's hand to help pull herself up. Smiling she linked her arms with his and dragged him back out to the party. "So, lets get this party started shall we?!" crying out loudly so that the entire house could hear her. Everyone erupted in laughter and cheered in response to her as she cut the cake and popped open some champagne bottles to celebrate the success of her show.
'What happened to Jason? Why isn't he here to celebrate with us?' thought Andrew, looking about the room to locate the tall American man that was supposed to stick out like a sore thumb. He left his spot beside Sere and went in search for his friend. "There you are Jason, why aren't you inside with the rest of us instead of standing out here alone?" asked Andrew curiously as he closed the door behind him and saw Jason leaning against a tree in the dark yard.
"Needed some time to myself to think," replied Jason sharply.
"What's up? Something bothering you?" asked Andrew, not sure why Jason was acting so serious all of a sudden.
"I don't know anymore, I think I'm beginning to lose my mind old friend," answered Jason, turning and walking towards the fence.
"Why would you think that?" Andrew continued to probe Jason for some information to understand how he was feeling.
"Because of her... Everything I have ever done has been because of her, just to see that beautiful smile on her face, but it gets so hard now a days to see it again," Jason mumbled nonchalantly.
"Her?" questioned Andrew quietly.
"Sere, I've developed a sense of love for that girl for who knows how long now, and I swear she is in to kill me. I try and try my best to make her life better than what it use to be like, but she continues to burden herself with those stupid memories of her past and it kills me to see her do that to herself!" yelled Jason angrily as he punched the fence madly.
"What?" Andrew said, not understanding what Jason was trying to tell him. He had known of Jason's feelings towards Sere for about two years now, but he never knew the extent of them. No wonder he was so kind to Sere all these years, the guy has is head over heels in love with her. But what is this talk about Sere hurting herself about the past?
"What is so special about Darien Shields that Sere must recall those last few moments from five years ago all the damned time?!" yelled Jason to no one in particular.
"Sere still thinks about this shit?" mumbled Andrew, shocked to hear that his sweet Sere had lied to him. Not long ago, she had sworn that she no longer thought about the past and that she only thought about her future now, but it was all a façade to show everyone that she was okay when inside she really wasn't. 'Oh Sere, why must you push us away when we only want to help ease the pain,' thought Andrew painfully, as he dragged Jason to a nearby chair to slap him back to his senses. "Jason, get a hold of yourself man!" yelled Andrew, slapping Jason's face a few times lightly to wake him up.
"Sorry, I did not meant for that all to come out," said Jason quickly when he came back to his senses. 'Stupid, you must've made a fool of yourself,' he mentally slapped himself.
"Don't worry about it. What are friends for?" replied Andrew, helping Jason back inside so that nobody would notice that the two men had gone missing from all the celebration. 'I know how you feel, I guess we both share the same burden in our hearts,' thought Andrew, placing a bright smile on his face as he and Jason headed back to the group.
~*AN*~
That's all for now, sorry but it seems that it'll take me some time to post again, I need some ideas to continue. Until next time, take care and Happy New Year!