It'll turn out all right
By Strawberry
Romance/Drama
Chapter 3
I don't own SM! Or scenes from gone with the wind or the dresses! Or the dresses descriptions!
Serena looked down embarrassingly at her attire. It features a fitted bodice with lengthened peplum, it was trimmed with lots and lots of frilly lace around each peplum, the shoulders was base of underskirt. It was green and the lace was white.
( to see the dress)
Sure it was okay to wear around the house for cleaning and she thought it would be all right for the trip but now that she looked around at the people in the train station she saw everyone dressed beautifully. It seemed the war hadn't affected the city. Serena looked around uncomfortably for any sign of anyone she knew, she saw him. Her breath stopped and her heart rate quickened but at the same time she wished he wasn't there. He saw her and paused then a big grin formed on his perfect face, he started walking over to her, she blushed, there he was, looking as handsome as ever and here she was looking like a peasant. He was in a black suit with black pants, black vest and a gray ascot with a white shirt. () . His hair was combed back,
"Fancy seeing you here." He said charmingly as he kissed her hand
"I assume you are here visiting the elegant Mr. Wilkes." He said, Serena looked around annoyed,
"Oh Captain Shields hush up, I'm waiting for my carriage." She said annoyed as she looked for someone else who could rescue her from this man. She heard him laugh deeply,
"My dear, I think we've had enough encounters for you to be calling me Darien. As for the carriage you're waiting for, I am afraid it will never come. You see the Wilkes don't have a carriage" he said
"What do you mean they don't have a carriage?" She asked
"You're such a spoiled little child, thinking just because you're visiting there going to treat you like a princess and buy you a carriage, when it's going to be harder then it is at home." He said mockingly that he and the few others at the station still had all their money and everybody else was poor.
"Why Andrew's family had dozens of carriages before, surly he must have on rickety as it may be." She said astonished
"Before the war he did, everyone wasted there money investing in it, that why this place hates me so much I knew you where all dam fools to be doing it." He said
"By the way your hair looks lovely but didn't anyone tell you my dear, it's not in fashion." he said as he jeered at her, Serena looked at him in rage,
"I am not and will never be your dear and I'll thank you to hush up about any rude comments about my hair." She said shortly, he smiled,
"I see you are yet to become a real lady." He said as he chuckled
"And I see you are yet to become a gentleman" she retorted back, she quickly and swiftly walked away, she started walking don the road, after about 10 minutes she heard horse hooves,
"Oh come now Serena, are you going to go walking by yourself, UN chaperoned?" He asked she looked to her right; he was there in a beautiful carriage and brown, strong horse. He held out his strong hand,
"Come, I'll take you to the Wilkes, well come on Serena, I have places to be." he said impatiently, Serena thought for a moment,
"Thank you but no thank you Captain Shields." She said coldly,
"I've told you once I'll tell you again, call me Darien." he said
"No thank you Darien." She said,
"Would you really have yourself disgracing your family, walking by yourself?!?" He said as he feigned disappointment,
"Yes, in fact I would rather then ride with you," She said bitterly, he laughed,
"Still the little spitfire I remember, don't care what anyone says, you'll say what you please no matter how nasty, at least to me." He said
"And only to you." She said simply, he laughed again
"You and I are so alike Serena; you're the kind of women I could go for…" He said
She stopped walking, and smiled
"Is this a proposal Captain Shields?" she asked; if it was it would be the perfect time to tell him off once and for all, he frowned,
"Your very conceited Serena, no it's not a proposal, when I am proposing you'll know for sure." He said simply,
"Are you saying you're going to propose?" She asked curiously, He frowned at her again,
"To you my dear? Don't you think Mr. Wilkes would be cross with me?" He said, grinning ear to ear, she shot him a dirty glance and took her gaze off him,
"Just because we are not to be married does not mean I can't give you a ride." he said as he laughed,
"Oh if it'll shut you up." She said annoyed, he held out his hand and she took it and got in the carriage. The ride was a one full of jeers and laughs, mostly from Darien, when they reached a medium sized house they stopped. The house wasn't small but was defiantly not big.
"Why have we stopped?" Serena asked
"Here we are, tell me you don't remember a house as charming as this." He said, she looked around, not paying attention to him; he sat closer to her and whispered in her ear,
"Tell me you don't remember the house Andrew Wilkes inhabits." He whispered, she looked in his eyes, they were a beautiful dark blue, and they danced as they saw the anger in hers. She gave an aggravated sigh and got out of the carriage, before she could even knock her cold but beautiful blue eyes were greeted by the plain, pale blue ones of Mina.
"Serena darling!" She said as she hugged her, Serena smiled charmingly, showing her dimples, and walked inside, she caught her breath as she saw him come from the stairs. He wasn't wearing a suit like Darien but a work shirt and brown trousers, his once beautiful, sparkling green eyes were pale and tiered.
"Serena my dear, looking as pretty as ever." he said charmingly, she ran to him as jumped into his arms,
"Oh Andrew! I've-I've missed you so, and now that you're here, with me I-I don't know what to say!" She said happily
"And I've missed you to my dear, but tell me how have you been, how is everyone at home? You look as pretty as ever, I bet the boys at home are chasing after you. I see you were escorted by Captain Shields." he said as his smile turned to a frown,
"Well lets not talk about them now Andrew! Let's just spend time together." She said, she was so happy she could burst, there he was, she still couldn't believe it,
"May I show you up to Charles room?" he asked, Serena's smiled faded, Charles, he wanted her to take care of Charles, not him.
"Why yes Andrew, please do." She said
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Serena sat in her room, she had to share it with Charles, he was asleep, his thin, pale blond hair covered his eyes, she wanted to be downstairs with Andrew but Mina was latched onto his arm. She unpacked slowly,
"That was a beautiful love scene on the staircase today. Pity Mrs. Wilkes could'nt see it." Darien's voice mocked, she whirled around,
"What are you doing here?" She asked, he smiled,
"I was invited to dinner, I would have been up to visit sooner but I had to stop by the local dress shop to buy you a welcome home present." he said, she then noticed the box under his arm,
"Welcome home?" She asked
"Yes my pet, welcome home, back to the man you love, now Mr. Wilkes can say that the women who love him live under the same roof." he laughed, but she ignored him, she couldn't keep her eyes off the box tucked under his arm, she hadn't been given a present in so long. He looked at where her eyes lingered and laughed,
"Here you are, before it tears you to pieces inside." he said as he gave her the box,
"Oh Darien thank you!" She squealed as she tore opened the box, it was the most beautiful bonnet she'd ever seen, it was a spoon bonnets that was a beautiful dark green. It was made from water silk, there where beautiful green feathers and beads of an etiquette designs. The feather where placed in the front, coming out from under the top, the tie was long and beautiful,
"Darien! It's beautiful! I absolutely love it!" She squealed, the first present she'd gotten in years and it was the prettiest, she hugged him, and thanked him again. As dinner approached Mina and Raye set the table, Raye had violet eyes and long black hair in a net, like Mina's.
"Why is Captain Shields here?" Raye said bitterly
"It's going to be scandalous if words get out he's here for supper." She hissed
"Oh Raye, he was kind enough to escort Serena home." Mina said thoughtfully
"I don't see what all the talk is about him, he is a true gentleman, I am very fond of him." Mina said
"Andrew doesn't seem to be." Raye said
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Darien sat in the foyer with Serena and Andrew,
"Serena your hair looks darling on you. Tell me when did you cut it?" Andrew asked
"Why not more than a month ago." she said charmingly,
"Have you met Raye before Serena?" He asked
"Why yes… She is very rude if I do say so myself, always accusing me of things and suspicious of me." Serena said sadly,
"Why would she? You are by far, one of the most innocent creature I have ever had the pleasure of knowing." He said, she smiled, her dimples added to her charm. She looked at Darien who looked very amused with her, she looked away but out of the corner of her eye saw he wouldn't remove her from his gaze,
"Tell me Captain Shields, what have you been doing since the war?" Andrew asked civilly,
"Well Mr. Wilkes, I've been traveling quite a bit, why just last month I was in Paris, things are much different there." He commented
"How has their economy been affected since the war, has it even been affected?" Andrew asked,
"Well, no actually, everything as I remember it, its very gay ether instead of drab and bleak here." Darien said
"I will ask you kindly not to insult my and shall I remind you your homeland." Andrew said angrily, Serena cut in,
"Now Andrew, I'm sure Captain Shield didn't mean anything by it." She said
"Oh but I did my dear, you see Mr. Wilkes I believe are moods should be brighter, why we still have out good health and home." He said, Andrew ignored him and got up,
"Now why do you start fights like that?" Serena hissed,
"My dear, why do you care what I do? Or do you care?" He asked
TBC