Chapter 5

Serena strolled through the park totally unaware what had been said about her. Derimas sat up in his stroller playing with the little swinging toys that was attached to his stroller. He was quietly babbling while banging on the toys. He tried to take off his toys, found out he couldn't so decided to chew on them instead. Serena laughed at his tactics on him toys and said,
" Yes, Derimas that's how you're going to get them off. Drool on them to slide off. I don't know how many times I have say how cute you are, you little munchie." Serena bent down and faced him eye level for a bit. Derimas stopped his attack on his toys, looked at her and reached out his hand toward her. He made the same babble like he usually did.
" Ma, ma." Serena smiled and touched his nose with her finger. He quickly grabbed it and stuck it into his mouth to chew on. Serena laughed when she saw all the drool going down her finger and tenderly picked up Derimas to lift him up to her eye level. She bought him up to her nose and looked into his blue eyes. Serena softly said,
" You remind me so much of someone but I can't remember who. You are such a lovable little boy and I wondered how you were sent to me. I'm so glad that you are a part of my life. I love you so much my sweet boy." Serena kissed both his cheeks lifted him high in the air that produced a delight squeal out of him. Serena put him back into the stroller and started back toward the restaurant to see if they were done talking about legends and myths. Serena pointed out all the little things that they passed and stopped when a flower woman came up to her. The woman gave Serena a stare before she turned to Derimas, then back to Serena and said,
" You must be mother and son. You both look so much alike. He is such a pretty baby, is the father here with you two?" Serena stared at the woman a moment before she replied,
" I adopted him so he is my son and I don't know where the father is."
The woman gave Serena a gently look and handed her a blooming yellow rose. She softly whispered,
" He's closer than what you think my child." After those mysterious words, the woman ambled on her way. Serena looked Derimas, then back at the woman and back at Derimas. She said oddly,
" Now that was a strange woman, Derimas." Serena smelled the rose and restarted her walk. Serena's mind wandered to the strange woman and thought again what she meant. Serena shrugged her shoulders when she couldn't come up with an explanation and proceeded to walk downtown. Unknown to her, her friends continued to talk about the legend and how it would come about.


Raye started to talk again after they got people's orders and food. Raye took a deep breath and said,
" I was reading more about it and this is the clincher part. Supposedly, Darien will come back to bring Serena to his world and restart everything. The thing is, Darien will go back to being his cold self and both of them will not remember anything of the past. I just don't understand what's going to happen to Derimas if Serena goes back, will he disappear or still be with her as just her adopted child? What's going to happen to Serena's life if it doesn't change and the outcome is the same? Are we going to lose Serena here as well as there? I don't know if I want Serena to leave because what happens if she doesn't come back? Are we going to forget Serena if she doesn't make it? I have so many questions but no answer. I don't want to lose Serena and Derimas." Raye looked over at her friends and notice all their teary eyed looks. Raye had to continue to give them all the information on what she knew.
" The book states that if Serena would ever find that mirror again, it will start the process of bringing back Darien. I'm not sure but I think she might have to have flashbacks or dreams with him in it. They both loved each other so much that Darien was willing to wait for Serena to be reincarnated in some life. That was if she would ever come back but Darien never gave up hope either when he lived or when he died. Well anyway, the next step would be Darien would slowly show her him but not all of him. He would watch over her and make sure nothing harms her before he can take her back. He'll do odd things like put the blankets on her if she gets cold, give a caress here and there and just watch her. Soon after if Derimas is shown the mirror, more and more Serena will slowly be drawn into the past. The three last things before Serena is drawn back into history is when the three people enter her life and give her the gifts."
" What three people?" Mina said in awe.
" What gifts are they?" Lita wondered out loud.
Raye truthfully answered,
" The ones Darien sent to deliver his three symbols of lifetime longing. The first one will be a flower woman who will give Serena a blooming yellow rose meaning friendship. The second will be a small child in all white who will give her a blooming white rose meaning purity and innocence. The third and final one will be a handsome man with deep blue eyes that will give her the last final blooming red rose meaning true love. After the last one is given and Serena looks into the hand mirror, Darien shall reach out with his hand and touch his love's face. She then will be bought back to his time to start all over. Then we'll see how everything turns out. Are we ever going to see Serena again?" Raye whispered softly. With that, all the girls gathered to hug each other, tears gathering in their eyes and each wondering if they were going to see their dear friend ever again.

Serena walked back into the restaurant to see her friends hugging each other.
" What's the matter? It looks like you guys just lost your best friend." Serena joked. She was surprised when all of them came over and gave her a hug. Serena hugged them back and asked,
" What's really wrong?"
" Nothing, it was just the legend that Raye told us about. It was sad how it ended." Ami sniffed.
" It must have been some legend to make you guys teary eyed. I don't think I want to hear it. Something strange happened to me that was just to weird for words." Serena stated.
" What happened?" Lita asked.
" Well, when I left, Derimas and I were walking around and this strange woman came up to me and handed me a flower. She asked me if Derimas was mine and where the father was. I told her yes Derimas was mine but I didn't know where the father was. Then she whispered some weird words that didn't make sense at all."
" What did the woman look like, what kind of flower was it and what did she say?" Raye anxiously asked.
" Well I think it was a flower woman who gave flowers away because she gave me this beautiful blooming yellow rose. The words she said were " He's closer than you think or something like that." Serena finished and didn't understand why her friends gave each other a glance and she was about to ask when the restaurant started to fill to capacity. Everyone was running around so Serena didn't get to ask them and then promptly forgot about the incident. Serena and Derimas went home after everything was done and put the floor in another vase on her bed stand. Serena smiled before she did her daily routine of putting Derimas to bed. After Derimas had fallen asleep and lying in his crib, Serena got ready for bed and touched the yellow rose softly. Serena moved to lay in her bed and whispered longingly,
" If only I did have a special man who's waiting for me out there somewhere. Derimas deserves to have a father figure and I want him to have the best." Serena closed her eyes and fell to sleep dreaming of a man with blue eyes.

" I'm so happy I have you and our son, honey. I love a sweet precious child with all my heart and you complete everything in my life." Serena lovingly said with bright eyes. She watched her husband smile while holding their sleeping baby in his arms and reached over to give him a soft kiss on his mouth. He reached out with one hand and gently held her face in his palm. His deep voice vibrated with love when he tenderly whispered,
" I love you so much my darling. Having our baby in our lives has been a blessing but the true blessing I had in my life is having you to love. You are my everything and I don't know what I would do without you. I wake up in the morning loving you; I got to sleep loving you and every single second in between. My life will always be complete with you in it and it's a bonus having our children with us. I love you my angel." He wrapped his one arm against her and held her close. The perfect picture of the husband, wife and the sleeping baby nestled together.

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Thanks for the people who are giving me encouragement to finish this story. There is so much more to write but stop right here until the next chapter. Thanks everyone! Next chapter will be out soon so hang in there everyone.
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