Present Day Tokyo
Serena looked out over the lake as
she and Darien slowly moved out over the water. Small ripples formed and she
leaned over the edge of the boat and trailed her long fingers into the water.
It felt cool under her fingers and smooth. She saw a few dragonflies land on
the surface of the water, drink and then take off again. She looked up and
Darien smiled back at her.
Serena had never bothered to
actually define bliss or true peace because she always found it with Darien.
She didn't know what the feeling was or why it came over her so often, all she
knew was that she loved this man she was with and she couldn't wait until she
was old enough to be his bride.
Memories were constantly shooting
through her mind. Granted, she and her boyfriend had their disagreements but
they never got really angry at each other. She often would try and bake for him
but she had learned that her cooking didn't do much for his taste buds so she
took to buying his treats when she could. He would always eat her food but she
knew by the way he would grin so sheepishly that it was not the best tasting in
the world.
Sometimes, at night they would go
out in the park and just walk around, Darien leading and Serena leaning on his
arm. Those always made the faint memories she had of the Moon Kingdom bloom.
She could still remember walking with Prince Endymion this same way.
"Serena?"
She jerked her head up, "hmm?"
"I asked you what was up." Her
boyfriend repeated patiently. "You look so serious."
Serena smiled. "Just remembering."
"Of what?"
"Us. Now and in our previous lives."
He smiled. "I remember some of that.
I still say that the years just made you prettier."
Serena blushed. She loved these
rides and dates with Darien.
"Darien, I just wanted you to know
I…"
He silenced her with a kiss. She
eagerly returned it and then sat in the bottom of the boat and laid her head on
his lap. He kissed her again and said plainly,
"I know."
They kissed again.
***
There was passion
There was laughter
The first morning after
I just couldn't get my feet
to touch the ground
Every time we were together
We talked about forever
I was certain
It was heaven we had found.
***
"Darien?"
The black haired man looked down at
his girlfriend. They'd gotten out of the boat and were just resting on the
benches, enjoying the night. She had laid her head on his chest and now as he
gazed down at her, he was certain he was holding an angel in his arms.
She wrapped her arms around his neck
and said,
"Darien? We'll always be together,
right?"
He smiled. "We swore our love on the
Moon Kingdom Serena. I keep my word. Besides, I don't think I could bare being
without you."
She smiled. "Oh Muffin." She gave
him a gentle peck on the lips and he kissed her back. She was in bliss, in
complete heaven. She was soaring, flying. Again, Serena wondered:
***
So why they call it falling
Why they call it falling
Why they call it falling
I don't know
***
Then,
Rini came. It wasn't that Serena hated the girl. There was just a sense that
she foreshadowed something. Serena didn't know what it was. But she knew she
didn't like it. She was always around Darien and that intruded on her life. She
shouldn't have felt threatened by this girl. But there was a scent in the air.
A scent of coming disaster. Serena merely told herself.
"Darien sold his heart to me. I gave
him mine in return. Nothing can separate us. Nothing."
***
But you can't live your life
Walking in the clouds
Sooner or later,
You have to come down
***
Serena
was ecstatic. Rini had gone with Sammy so she could finally see Darien, alone.
She had huge plans. She had been saving her money. Darien was always treating
her. It was her turn to return the favor. Besides, she noted he seemed down
lately. Maybe a date on her would cheer him up.
She
spied her target easily but then she was so tightly knit she could probably spy
Darien if he was lost in the Pacific Ocean. He always had an aura about him, an
aura she could spot anywhere, no matter what the circumstances were. She
remembered the first time she spotted that aura, when her heart was lost to him
on the Moon Kingdom. She ran towards him, her heart in the clouds and the
second she grabbed his arm, her feet hit heaven.
"Serena?"
"Hey
Muffin," she replied, squeezing his arm. To her shock, he pushed her off,
although gently.
"Serena."
She stared at him. His eyes were cold, ice cold. She had never seen him look at
her that way before. She tightened her grip on her purse just for something to
cling to. Her money for their date jingled.
Darien
had been swallowing and now he spoke,
"Serena,
our love was born on the Moon Kingdom. But I don't want to live my life on
destiny."
Serena's
heart stopped. He wasn't…he couldn't do this to her!
"I think
we should see other people, Serena."
***
It's like a knife through
heart.
When it all comes apart.
It's like someone takes a
pin to your balloon.
It's a hole, it's a cave
It's kinda like a grave
When he tells you that he's
found somebody new
***
"What?"
she stammered. He looked at her.
"We should live our own lives not
our past lives. I'm not going to be bound by destiny anymore, Serena. I'm
sorry."
Serena flung herself at him.
"Darien! Please no! I…is it me? I'll change! My hair? I'll change it, hack it
off, anything!"
Darien shook his head. "It isn't you
Serena. My feeling…I guess it just died."
At those words, so did Serena.
***
And why they call it falling
Why they call it falling
Why they call it falling
Now I know.
***
Darien
forced himself to walk away.
Serena collapsed to the ground, her
sight blinded with tears. How could this be? He had sworn his love. She had
fought for him, died twice for him. Her heart was shattered. She swore she
heard it break. She lowered her head and let the sobs escape her throat, slowly
at first and then in a shower of cries. Her question, the one she had been
unable to answer for so long came back to her as her heart became lead and the
bliss she had lived in blew away to the past, a memory.
Why they call it falling
Why they call it falling
Serena
looked up, and caught a glimpse of her love's back as he walked away, leaving
her alone and shattered, a shell. She whimpered, tears staining her cheeks.
With a voice so full of sorrow, it was hard to decipher, she stammered,
"Now I know…."