Disclaimer: Are you so thick that you don't know it already?!
Yippee! I've actually planned out three chapters!!!! YES!!! Sorry, I just had to share my happiness. X-tra special thanks to all the funky people in the EC on the ASMR message board, 'cause I don't have writer's block anymore! And y'all know you like the bunny suit. ^-^ Oh, and at the end, there's a big long break before my ending remarks, with a note to remind you to go down. Let the last scene sink in before you go on, K? Thanks!
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Tranquility: Chapter 8
By Jewel of Venus
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"So, how come you've never had a girlfriend?" Sere and Darien were walking in the park, talking about their lives. They figured they could stand to know each other better, so here they were.
"I don't know. I guess I never really opened up enough for anyone to want to date me." Darien scratched his head. "So, in a way, I just kept them all away. How about you, meatball head? Have you ever had a boyfriend?"
"No. My friend Rita, however, has recently been engaged to the greatest guy." Sere sighed. "I haven't seen Rita in a while..."
"Hmm, that's strange." Darien frowned.
"What?"
"Well, my friend Andrew just got engaged to a girl named Rita..."
"Andrew? Does he work at an arcade?"
"Yeah! Come to mention it, he does!"
Sere laughed as they walked.
"How funny." she remarked. "My friend and your friend got engaged, then we meet each other and become friends!" she shook her head. "It's just kooky."
"Just like you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing at all."
"Hmph." Sere pouted for a moment, then glanced around. "Hey, Dare, look at all this!"
"Huh?" Darien looked around to find that they had wandered into an amazing rose garden.
"Is this in the park?" Sere wondered.
"Umm...yeah! See that bench over there? It's a park bench." Darien answered, pointing to a bench almost completely hidden by pink and white rose bushes. Sere gasped at the beauty of the picture before her, then grabbed Darien's hand.
"Come on, let's go sit down!" She led him over to the bench, which had just enough room for the two of them to sit down. Darien snatched a rose from both bushes before Sere turned around, and he hid them behind his back.
"What do you have behind your back, Darien?" Sere asked as she sat down. Darien bowed and whipped the roses out from behind him.
"For you, madam." he said, handing the two roses to her.
"Oh, Darien, they're beautiful! But did you pick them off of these? You probably shouldn't."
"No one will ever know, trust me." He took the roses back, broke the stems short, and tucked them into Sere's odangos. They matched perfectly the light, pink and white outfit Sere was wearing that day. She giggled, and gave Darien's hand a small squeeze.
"Thanks, Dare." she said quietly. With a sudden inspiration, Darien stood up.
"I, um, have to get a drink! I'll be back in a flash!" And Darien ran off, leaving a very content blonde behind him.
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Darien and the park photographer crouched, hidden behind a rose bush.
"Can you get the shot?" Darien asked quietly. The young man looked at him with a look that said *What, are you kidding me? Of course I can!* With that the man zoomed in on Sere, and snapped a picture.
"There, that's gonna be fantastic, man. Come back before six and pick it up. I'll even throw in a frame."
"Ok, thanks a lot." The photographer went pack to his cart, and Darien walked back into the garden.
"Oh, hey, Dare!" Sere stood up to meet him. He smiled gently at her. The white of her blouse set her crystalline blue eyes off perfectly. He looped his arm around her shoulders, and they decided silently to head back to the apartment. When they got there, Darien lifted his arm off Sere's shoulders, and hugged her from behind, nestling his chin in her hair and breathing in the fragrance of roses. "I had a great time, Darien. Thanks." Sere stood on her tiptoes and gave Darien a peck on the cheek. "Now go to your movie! I know how much you've been wanting to see it." Darien waved and set off.
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"Hey, man! You're the rose garden guy, right?" the young photographer pulled out two packages. "Ok, this one's got a couple of wallet size, and this other one is full size in a silver frame." Darien smiled and took the packages.
"How much is it, Michael?" he asked, pulling out his wallet.
"Nothing."
"What?" Darien looked up.
"I kept a copy of the photo to enter into a nation-wide photo competition. If I win it, the picture will go on to a world-wide competition. You don't need to pay me. Taking that picture was payment enough." Michael pulled out a wallet size and slipped it into Darien's wallet. "Now get going!" he said. "I have to close up shop."
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Some ways away from the photo booth, in the rose gardens, Darien finally opened the padded package and drew out a silver-framed picture.
The resolution was SLIGHTLY fuzzy, so it gave the picture a slightly magical look. In the midst of a sea of white and pink roses sat Serenity, the park bench hidden by the flowers. She had two roses in her odangos, and her clothes matched colors with the roses perfectly. Her eyes were closed, and she held a single pink rose to her face, obviously taking in the beautiful fragrance.
Darien sat, unmoving, until the sun went down, staring at the beautiful angel that he knew as Sere. When he couldn't see the photo anymore, due to the rapidly fading light, he slowly slipped the frame back into the package. He still had time to get to the movie, but somehow he doubted he would see any of it. He had once swore to himself that he would never fall in love, but he seemed to have fallen, and he had no intention of getting back up.
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*SIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHH* Wasn't that X-tremely sweet? I hope I described the picture so you could see it like I did...*Sigh* I am SUCH a die-hard romantic. What's going to happen? Darien's in love with Sere, but is Sere in love with Darien? Find out in the next chaotic chapter of...Tranquility!
~Jewel-hime
P.S. Hey, did you notice how ironic and sarcastic the title is compared to the story? I mean, there are FEW parts of this when things are even PARTLY tranquil. Anywho, I'll be back soon! Ja ne!
I now belong to Lord Havoc of the EC! (It's true!)
Sailor Moon was created by Takeuchi Naoko (Arigato, Queen Naoko!).
Yippee! I've actually planned out three chapters!!!! YES!!! Sorry, I just had to share my happiness. X-tra special thanks to all the funky people in the EC on the ASMR message board, 'cause I don't have writer's block anymore! And y'all know you like the bunny suit. ^-^ Oh, and at the end, there's a big long break before my ending remarks, with a note to remind you to go down. Let the last scene sink in before you go on, K? Thanks!
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Tranquility: Chapter 8
By Jewel of Venus
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"So, how come you've never had a girlfriend?" Sere and Darien were walking in the park, talking about their lives. They figured they could stand to know each other better, so here they were.
"I don't know. I guess I never really opened up enough for anyone to want to date me." Darien scratched his head. "So, in a way, I just kept them all away. How about you, meatball head? Have you ever had a boyfriend?"
"No. My friend Rita, however, has recently been engaged to the greatest guy." Sere sighed. "I haven't seen Rita in a while..."
"Hmm, that's strange." Darien frowned.
"What?"
"Well, my friend Andrew just got engaged to a girl named Rita..."
"Andrew? Does he work at an arcade?"
"Yeah! Come to mention it, he does!"
Sere laughed as they walked.
"How funny." she remarked. "My friend and your friend got engaged, then we meet each other and become friends!" she shook her head. "It's just kooky."
"Just like you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing at all."
"Hmph." Sere pouted for a moment, then glanced around. "Hey, Dare, look at all this!"
"Huh?" Darien looked around to find that they had wandered into an amazing rose garden.
"Is this in the park?" Sere wondered.
"Umm...yeah! See that bench over there? It's a park bench." Darien answered, pointing to a bench almost completely hidden by pink and white rose bushes. Sere gasped at the beauty of the picture before her, then grabbed Darien's hand.
"Come on, let's go sit down!" She led him over to the bench, which had just enough room for the two of them to sit down. Darien snatched a rose from both bushes before Sere turned around, and he hid them behind his back.
"What do you have behind your back, Darien?" Sere asked as she sat down. Darien bowed and whipped the roses out from behind him.
"For you, madam." he said, handing the two roses to her.
"Oh, Darien, they're beautiful! But did you pick them off of these? You probably shouldn't."
"No one will ever know, trust me." He took the roses back, broke the stems short, and tucked them into Sere's odangos. They matched perfectly the light, pink and white outfit Sere was wearing that day. She giggled, and gave Darien's hand a small squeeze.
"Thanks, Dare." she said quietly. With a sudden inspiration, Darien stood up.
"I, um, have to get a drink! I'll be back in a flash!" And Darien ran off, leaving a very content blonde behind him.
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Darien and the park photographer crouched, hidden behind a rose bush.
"Can you get the shot?" Darien asked quietly. The young man looked at him with a look that said *What, are you kidding me? Of course I can!* With that the man zoomed in on Sere, and snapped a picture.
"There, that's gonna be fantastic, man. Come back before six and pick it up. I'll even throw in a frame."
"Ok, thanks a lot." The photographer went pack to his cart, and Darien walked back into the garden.
"Oh, hey, Dare!" Sere stood up to meet him. He smiled gently at her. The white of her blouse set her crystalline blue eyes off perfectly. He looped his arm around her shoulders, and they decided silently to head back to the apartment. When they got there, Darien lifted his arm off Sere's shoulders, and hugged her from behind, nestling his chin in her hair and breathing in the fragrance of roses. "I had a great time, Darien. Thanks." Sere stood on her tiptoes and gave Darien a peck on the cheek. "Now go to your movie! I know how much you've been wanting to see it." Darien waved and set off.
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"Hey, man! You're the rose garden guy, right?" the young photographer pulled out two packages. "Ok, this one's got a couple of wallet size, and this other one is full size in a silver frame." Darien smiled and took the packages.
"How much is it, Michael?" he asked, pulling out his wallet.
"Nothing."
"What?" Darien looked up.
"I kept a copy of the photo to enter into a nation-wide photo competition. If I win it, the picture will go on to a world-wide competition. You don't need to pay me. Taking that picture was payment enough." Michael pulled out a wallet size and slipped it into Darien's wallet. "Now get going!" he said. "I have to close up shop."
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Some ways away from the photo booth, in the rose gardens, Darien finally opened the padded package and drew out a silver-framed picture.
The resolution was SLIGHTLY fuzzy, so it gave the picture a slightly magical look. In the midst of a sea of white and pink roses sat Serenity, the park bench hidden by the flowers. She had two roses in her odangos, and her clothes matched colors with the roses perfectly. Her eyes were closed, and she held a single pink rose to her face, obviously taking in the beautiful fragrance.
Darien sat, unmoving, until the sun went down, staring at the beautiful angel that he knew as Sere. When he couldn't see the photo anymore, due to the rapidly fading light, he slowly slipped the frame back into the package. He still had time to get to the movie, but somehow he doubted he would see any of it. He had once swore to himself that he would never fall in love, but he seemed to have fallen, and he had no intention of getting back up.
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*SIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHH* Wasn't that X-tremely sweet? I hope I described the picture so you could see it like I did...*Sigh* I am SUCH a die-hard romantic. What's going to happen? Darien's in love with Sere, but is Sere in love with Darien? Find out in the next chaotic chapter of...Tranquility!
~Jewel-hime
P.S. Hey, did you notice how ironic and sarcastic the title is compared to the story? I mean, there are FEW parts of this when things are even PARTLY tranquil. Anywho, I'll be back soon! Ja ne!
I now belong to Lord Havoc of the EC! (It's true!)
Sailor Moon was created by Takeuchi Naoko (Arigato, Queen Naoko!).