Serena in a Bottle
By Sailor_Moon_21
Chapter 6 "New York here we come"
Darien woke up when his alarm went off at 7am. He got up and took a shower. He decided that he was going to take Serena out to breakfast. Then his phone rang. "Hello!" "Hi Darien, this is Ilene. Serena's mother." "Is something wrong with Serena?" "No, but I was wondering if you had seen her?" "No, I haven't. I was just on my way out. If I see her, I'll have her call you immediately." "Okay. Thank you, Darien." "Bye, Mrs. Tsukino." And Darien hung up the phone. ~ Serena why have you turned up missing again. ~
Darien opened up his door to leave and noticed Serena curled up in a ball sitting in Darien's doorway. Even though she was wearing his green jacket, she was still cold to him. "Serena," Darien called as he shook her. ~ Darn see must be asleep. Good thing I got up early. ~ Darien walked back inside and called Serena's house. "Hello!" "Mrs. Tsukino, I found Serena." "Where was she?" "Outside my apartment door asleep." "Just have her call home when you guys get to New York." "Okay." "Goodbye, Darien." "Goodbye, Mrs. Tsukino." And he hung up the phone again.
Before leaving again he grabbed a warm blanket so he could wrap it around Serena. Then he put the blanket on Serena and locked his apartment door. He finished wrapping the blanket around Serena, picked her up and carried her to the car.
When they arrived at the airport he shook Serena again and she began to stir. "Serena, wake up. We're at the airport?" "Huh?" "Serena, do you want to go to New York still?" Then Serena woke up. "Where am I?" "In my car. Come on we've still got to go check in our luggage." "Oh, yeah the contest. I'm sorry, I forgot. I couldn't sleep last night." "Until you took a walk and ended up at my door right?" "No, I couldn't sleep, so when it was 6am I got dressed climbed out the window and walked over to your place. Then I kind of fell asleep outside." "Why didn't you knock when you got there?" "I didn't know what time it was and I didn't want to wake you." "Serena, next time I don't care what time it is knock."
Then Serena and Darien checked in their luggage and went to go find some breakfast before they got on the plane. An hour and a half later they boarded the plane.
When they finally arrived in New York twelve hours later Serena and Darien got off the plane. "Excuse me, sir," said Serena. "What time is it?" "It is 10am," replied the man. Serena looked puzzled for a minute. "Time changes, Serena." "What Darien?" "It is 10pm Tokyo time and it is 10am New York time." "How can it be 10am when we left Tokyo and 10am when we arrive here, but we were on the plane for twelve hours." "Serena, just forget it." "Okay. So lets go find the hotel so I can sleep." "Why do you want to sleep?" "Because I'm tired, Darien!" "Okay, Serena," Darien said softly.
Later that night when Serena woke up Darien was sitting on the couch watching TV. "What are you watching?" "Some movie called 'Dead Man on Campus' its really funny." "Nah. Are you hungry because I am?" "I guess." "Darien, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Don't lie to me. Now what's wrong?" "There's nothing to do except watch movies on TV." "Wrong, maybe we can find one of those night club type thing's to go to." "To get in you have to be at least eighteen." "I'll be eighteen next week. How will they know any ways?" "They check your ID at the door." "Can't we just try to get in?" "No!" "Come on, Darien. Please!" "Fine!" "Cool." "But under one condition?" "What is it?" "If we can't get in we come back." "Okay." "Now go get ready to leave." "Okay, Darien. I'll be ready in 15 minutes." "Okay, Serena. I'm counting."
When Serena came back ten minutes later she looked like she was at least twenty-five. "So did I do a killer job?" Darien's jaw was locked in the open opposition for at least five minutes. "Yeah, I might have a hard time believing your only seventeen." "Good, now can we please leave?" "Sure!" And Serena and Darien left. They stayed out until the clubs closed. Serena had fun dancing and spending time with Darien. "So is this what it's like when you go with Andrew and Rita?" "Nope, I just usually sit back and watch all the fun." "Why don't you have fun when you're with them?" "Because it's not the same, I'd rather have someone to have fun with." "Ah, I get the picture. That's why I've been drawing lately. All my friends have someone to have fun with, except me. So I draw. It's not the same, but it's a way to pass the time." Then a tear started to fall from Serena's eye. "Andrew just drags me along. I don't really like it. Andrew and Rita are both my friends, but I don't like being pulled along." "My mom keeps telling me to pretend to spend time with my friends, but 'what if' my dad decides to check up on me. So I just keep telling her to get the idea out of her head." Darien was surprised to hear that Serena's mother would be willing to lie so they could spend time together. ~ I wish she had taken her mother's advice. Then Andrew and Rita would stop dragging me around with them. ~ As they entered their room both wished that they didn't have to go back to Tokyo.
"I guess I'll sleep on the couch," said Serena. "Why?" "Because the couch is to short for you." "Oh, why don't we just share the bed?" "NO! I prefer the couch to the bed any way." "Are you sure, Serena?" "Yes, Darien." "Okay, well goodnight then." "Goodnight, Darien." As both Serena and Darien where about asleep a loud crash of thunder was heard and a bright flash of lightening was seen. And Serena jumped up off the couch and into the bedroom and into Darien's warm arms. "What's wrong, Serena? It's only a little storm." "I'm afraid of thunder and lightening. They scare me." And with this sudden change of weather Darien was thanking the fates silently. And Serena fell asleep and stayed in his arms all night long.
During the day they would go shopping all day long, eat at a nice restaurant, go dancing at night, then fall asleep in each other's arms every night due to the 'nightly' thunder showers they had been having. This routine went on for about the weeks they were in New York, except for night before Serena's eighteenth birthday.
By Sailor_Moon_21
Chapter 6 "New York here we come"
Darien woke up when his alarm went off at 7am. He got up and took a shower. He decided that he was going to take Serena out to breakfast. Then his phone rang. "Hello!" "Hi Darien, this is Ilene. Serena's mother." "Is something wrong with Serena?" "No, but I was wondering if you had seen her?" "No, I haven't. I was just on my way out. If I see her, I'll have her call you immediately." "Okay. Thank you, Darien." "Bye, Mrs. Tsukino." And Darien hung up the phone. ~ Serena why have you turned up missing again. ~
Darien opened up his door to leave and noticed Serena curled up in a ball sitting in Darien's doorway. Even though she was wearing his green jacket, she was still cold to him. "Serena," Darien called as he shook her. ~ Darn see must be asleep. Good thing I got up early. ~ Darien walked back inside and called Serena's house. "Hello!" "Mrs. Tsukino, I found Serena." "Where was she?" "Outside my apartment door asleep." "Just have her call home when you guys get to New York." "Okay." "Goodbye, Darien." "Goodbye, Mrs. Tsukino." And he hung up the phone again.
Before leaving again he grabbed a warm blanket so he could wrap it around Serena. Then he put the blanket on Serena and locked his apartment door. He finished wrapping the blanket around Serena, picked her up and carried her to the car.
When they arrived at the airport he shook Serena again and she began to stir. "Serena, wake up. We're at the airport?" "Huh?" "Serena, do you want to go to New York still?" Then Serena woke up. "Where am I?" "In my car. Come on we've still got to go check in our luggage." "Oh, yeah the contest. I'm sorry, I forgot. I couldn't sleep last night." "Until you took a walk and ended up at my door right?" "No, I couldn't sleep, so when it was 6am I got dressed climbed out the window and walked over to your place. Then I kind of fell asleep outside." "Why didn't you knock when you got there?" "I didn't know what time it was and I didn't want to wake you." "Serena, next time I don't care what time it is knock."
Then Serena and Darien checked in their luggage and went to go find some breakfast before they got on the plane. An hour and a half later they boarded the plane.
When they finally arrived in New York twelve hours later Serena and Darien got off the plane. "Excuse me, sir," said Serena. "What time is it?" "It is 10am," replied the man. Serena looked puzzled for a minute. "Time changes, Serena." "What Darien?" "It is 10pm Tokyo time and it is 10am New York time." "How can it be 10am when we left Tokyo and 10am when we arrive here, but we were on the plane for twelve hours." "Serena, just forget it." "Okay. So lets go find the hotel so I can sleep." "Why do you want to sleep?" "Because I'm tired, Darien!" "Okay, Serena," Darien said softly.
Later that night when Serena woke up Darien was sitting on the couch watching TV. "What are you watching?" "Some movie called 'Dead Man on Campus' its really funny." "Nah. Are you hungry because I am?" "I guess." "Darien, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Don't lie to me. Now what's wrong?" "There's nothing to do except watch movies on TV." "Wrong, maybe we can find one of those night club type thing's to go to." "To get in you have to be at least eighteen." "I'll be eighteen next week. How will they know any ways?" "They check your ID at the door." "Can't we just try to get in?" "No!" "Come on, Darien. Please!" "Fine!" "Cool." "But under one condition?" "What is it?" "If we can't get in we come back." "Okay." "Now go get ready to leave." "Okay, Darien. I'll be ready in 15 minutes." "Okay, Serena. I'm counting."
When Serena came back ten minutes later she looked like she was at least twenty-five. "So did I do a killer job?" Darien's jaw was locked in the open opposition for at least five minutes. "Yeah, I might have a hard time believing your only seventeen." "Good, now can we please leave?" "Sure!" And Serena and Darien left. They stayed out until the clubs closed. Serena had fun dancing and spending time with Darien. "So is this what it's like when you go with Andrew and Rita?" "Nope, I just usually sit back and watch all the fun." "Why don't you have fun when you're with them?" "Because it's not the same, I'd rather have someone to have fun with." "Ah, I get the picture. That's why I've been drawing lately. All my friends have someone to have fun with, except me. So I draw. It's not the same, but it's a way to pass the time." Then a tear started to fall from Serena's eye. "Andrew just drags me along. I don't really like it. Andrew and Rita are both my friends, but I don't like being pulled along." "My mom keeps telling me to pretend to spend time with my friends, but 'what if' my dad decides to check up on me. So I just keep telling her to get the idea out of her head." Darien was surprised to hear that Serena's mother would be willing to lie so they could spend time together. ~ I wish she had taken her mother's advice. Then Andrew and Rita would stop dragging me around with them. ~ As they entered their room both wished that they didn't have to go back to Tokyo.
"I guess I'll sleep on the couch," said Serena. "Why?" "Because the couch is to short for you." "Oh, why don't we just share the bed?" "NO! I prefer the couch to the bed any way." "Are you sure, Serena?" "Yes, Darien." "Okay, well goodnight then." "Goodnight, Darien." As both Serena and Darien where about asleep a loud crash of thunder was heard and a bright flash of lightening was seen. And Serena jumped up off the couch and into the bedroom and into Darien's warm arms. "What's wrong, Serena? It's only a little storm." "I'm afraid of thunder and lightening. They scare me." And with this sudden change of weather Darien was thanking the fates silently. And Serena fell asleep and stayed in his arms all night long.
During the day they would go shopping all day long, eat at a nice restaurant, go dancing at night, then fall asleep in each other's arms every night due to the 'nightly' thunder showers they had been having. This routine went on for about the weeks they were in New York, except for night before Serena's eighteenth birthday.