Title: Blind Intentions
Chapter 9
When Darien and Serena entered Rose Designs building they
were met with chaos.
"Come on let's find some more information," said Darien as he
stopped Serena before she ran into someone. She looked paler then
usual and frightened.
"Here use this," Darien said softly as he handed his girlfriend her
cane. "I hate crowds they make me so nervous. Who's all here? It
sounds like half of New York City is in this building alone," whispered
Serena.
"There's a lot of police," said Darien as he looked around. Setsuna
spotted the couple and walked quickly over to them. "Darien, Sere I
am so glad you are," she said.
"Who'd break into my office...they didn't take DEV did they?"
she gasped.
"No, that smart-Alec computer of yours is fine. Whoever it was
also broke into Ami's office. The police are doing fingerprints now but
so far I don't think they've come up with anything," she sighed. Serena
noted that Setsuna's voice was full of strain making Serena feel sorry
for her boss.
"So do they have any suspects?" asked Darien. A man with
brownish red hair walked up to them. He was average height and
wore a long tan trench coat.
"Not at the moment. I am Inspector Landers. I assume you
must be Shields," he said as he held out his hand.
"You are correct. I am pleased to meet you," said Darien as
he shook Landers' hand.
"Umm yes, now Mr. Shields do you have any idea who
could've done this and why?" asked Landers.
"No I really don't," Darien replied after a minute
of thinking. Landers nodded and frowned. He turned away only
to find himself eye to eye with James.
"Some Inspector," James growled. Serena felt Darien tense up.
"What do you mean by that?" Landers roared growing
purple in the face.
"Don't you have some work to do, Masters?" Darien asked.
His voice was soft but firm. James ignored the question.
"Your observation skills seem to be very lacking or else you
would've noticed that Miss Tskino is standing right in front of you.
Data update, her office was broken into," James said with his arms
crossed. The two men glared at each other.
"I do not have time to deal with hot headed boys. Shields you
should control your employees better," Landers spoke up breaking
out of the glaring contest first. Darien turned to look at James who
held a bemused continence on his face. Darien swore in his mind
before replying.
"My business habits are none of your concern, sir," Darien
replied smoothly. Landers' face quickly turned from anger to an
unreadable expression.
"Miss Tskino forgive me for my negligence," Landers practically
shouted at the young blonde. Serena cringed and felt her checks
redden. The room became quiet as everyone turned to stare at them.
"She's blind not deaf you moron," Lita yelled breaking the silence.
Landers nodded and ushered Serena into an empty office.
One hour later Serena emerged from the room. She was paler
then usual and leaned against the wall and sighed.
"What happened?" Mina immediately asked. Serena
shook her head and said nothing. Landers walked out of the
office unnoticed and went to talk to a policeman standing
across the room. Darien wrapped his arms around his girlfriend.
Some thing was really bothering her. There was an unnerving silence
in the room. "Weren't you here last night, James?" Beryl asked in her
sickening sweet voice. Everyone turned to stare at James who had
been quietly fixing a broken camera. He looked up and brushed the
bangs from his eyes. "In fact I was," he said quietly not looking
up from his work.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Landers growled as he
walked angrily across the room.
"I don't ever remember you asking," James commented making
Landers face turn even redder.
"Come with me," Landers growled and grabbed James' shoulder.
"Wait he's my employee, where are you taking him?" demanded
Setsuna with her hands on her hips. "Taking him downtown for
questioning ma'am," he said as he handcuffed James and gave him
to two huge cops who practically dragged him to the elevator.
"Wait James would never do anything like that!" Serena yelled.
"And how long have you known him, Miss Tskino?" he asked
glaring at the young blonde.
"Not long," Serena admitted quietly. Landers held a triumphant
face as he joined the police officers and James in the elevator. Everyone
watched as Landers pushed a button and the doors came smoothly
together. "Come on Sere, let me take you home," said Darien gently.
Serena allowed herself to be lead lifelessly along by Darien. It was
only when they got into the car when Serena started sobbing. "What's
wrong?" asked Darien gently as he wrapped his arms around her
and held her close.
"I hate it when people treat me like I am stupid just because
I am blind," she sobbed. Then she continued to tell Darien about
Landers questions. As he listened Darien's jaw stiffened and he
clutched his hands into fists. In the back of his mind a little annoying
voice whispered,
"You would've too only you got to know her" and Darien felt his
heart start to break because he knew it was true. He had spent most
of his life looking down on people and now he regretted every teasing
hateful thing that he ever uttered. But all he could do right now was hold
Serena until she cried herself to sleep.
The sharp ringing of the phone jolted Serena out of sleep. She rolled
over and reached for the phone but not before knocking Luna off the
bed. Luna hit the floor with an earsplitting cry. "Well sorry, your highness,"
Serena stated before picking up the phone. "Hello," she called out
into the reciever. Silence answered her. Seconds seem to pass
like hours as she said hello again to receive the silence she had
before. She was about to hang up the phone when a breathy
voice whispered horsely over the phone, "I am watching you,"
Serena sucked in her breath. She felt the hairs on the back of
her neck start to rise. "Where ever you go I'll know," the
voice continued. Serena's heart beat quicker and she
suddently felt very cold. "Who...who is this?" she said
rather shakenly. She cursed herself silently knowing how
scared she sounded. The voice knew to for he laughed making
her blood run cold. "Watching...waiting..." the voice continued.
Serena shakedly hung up the phone. She laid back in her
pillows breathing hard. She knew she would get no more sleep
tonight.
To be continued....
Chapter 9
When Darien and Serena entered Rose Designs building they
were met with chaos.
"Come on let's find some more information," said Darien as he
stopped Serena before she ran into someone. She looked paler then
usual and frightened.
"Here use this," Darien said softly as he handed his girlfriend her
cane. "I hate crowds they make me so nervous. Who's all here? It
sounds like half of New York City is in this building alone," whispered
Serena.
"There's a lot of police," said Darien as he looked around. Setsuna
spotted the couple and walked quickly over to them. "Darien, Sere I
am so glad you are," she said.
"Who'd break into my office...they didn't take DEV did they?"
she gasped.
"No, that smart-Alec computer of yours is fine. Whoever it was
also broke into Ami's office. The police are doing fingerprints now but
so far I don't think they've come up with anything," she sighed. Serena
noted that Setsuna's voice was full of strain making Serena feel sorry
for her boss.
"So do they have any suspects?" asked Darien. A man with
brownish red hair walked up to them. He was average height and
wore a long tan trench coat.
"Not at the moment. I am Inspector Landers. I assume you
must be Shields," he said as he held out his hand.
"You are correct. I am pleased to meet you," said Darien as
he shook Landers' hand.
"Umm yes, now Mr. Shields do you have any idea who
could've done this and why?" asked Landers.
"No I really don't," Darien replied after a minute
of thinking. Landers nodded and frowned. He turned away only
to find himself eye to eye with James.
"Some Inspector," James growled. Serena felt Darien tense up.
"What do you mean by that?" Landers roared growing
purple in the face.
"Don't you have some work to do, Masters?" Darien asked.
His voice was soft but firm. James ignored the question.
"Your observation skills seem to be very lacking or else you
would've noticed that Miss Tskino is standing right in front of you.
Data update, her office was broken into," James said with his arms
crossed. The two men glared at each other.
"I do not have time to deal with hot headed boys. Shields you
should control your employees better," Landers spoke up breaking
out of the glaring contest first. Darien turned to look at James who
held a bemused continence on his face. Darien swore in his mind
before replying.
"My business habits are none of your concern, sir," Darien
replied smoothly. Landers' face quickly turned from anger to an
unreadable expression.
"Miss Tskino forgive me for my negligence," Landers practically
shouted at the young blonde. Serena cringed and felt her checks
redden. The room became quiet as everyone turned to stare at them.
"She's blind not deaf you moron," Lita yelled breaking the silence.
Landers nodded and ushered Serena into an empty office.
One hour later Serena emerged from the room. She was paler
then usual and leaned against the wall and sighed.
"What happened?" Mina immediately asked. Serena
shook her head and said nothing. Landers walked out of the
office unnoticed and went to talk to a policeman standing
across the room. Darien wrapped his arms around his girlfriend.
Some thing was really bothering her. There was an unnerving silence
in the room. "Weren't you here last night, James?" Beryl asked in her
sickening sweet voice. Everyone turned to stare at James who had
been quietly fixing a broken camera. He looked up and brushed the
bangs from his eyes. "In fact I was," he said quietly not looking
up from his work.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Landers growled as he
walked angrily across the room.
"I don't ever remember you asking," James commented making
Landers face turn even redder.
"Come with me," Landers growled and grabbed James' shoulder.
"Wait he's my employee, where are you taking him?" demanded
Setsuna with her hands on her hips. "Taking him downtown for
questioning ma'am," he said as he handcuffed James and gave him
to two huge cops who practically dragged him to the elevator.
"Wait James would never do anything like that!" Serena yelled.
"And how long have you known him, Miss Tskino?" he asked
glaring at the young blonde.
"Not long," Serena admitted quietly. Landers held a triumphant
face as he joined the police officers and James in the elevator. Everyone
watched as Landers pushed a button and the doors came smoothly
together. "Come on Sere, let me take you home," said Darien gently.
Serena allowed herself to be lead lifelessly along by Darien. It was
only when they got into the car when Serena started sobbing. "What's
wrong?" asked Darien gently as he wrapped his arms around her
and held her close.
"I hate it when people treat me like I am stupid just because
I am blind," she sobbed. Then she continued to tell Darien about
Landers questions. As he listened Darien's jaw stiffened and he
clutched his hands into fists. In the back of his mind a little annoying
voice whispered,
"You would've too only you got to know her" and Darien felt his
heart start to break because he knew it was true. He had spent most
of his life looking down on people and now he regretted every teasing
hateful thing that he ever uttered. But all he could do right now was hold
Serena until she cried herself to sleep.
The sharp ringing of the phone jolted Serena out of sleep. She rolled
over and reached for the phone but not before knocking Luna off the
bed. Luna hit the floor with an earsplitting cry. "Well sorry, your highness,"
Serena stated before picking up the phone. "Hello," she called out
into the reciever. Silence answered her. Seconds seem to pass
like hours as she said hello again to receive the silence she had
before. She was about to hang up the phone when a breathy
voice whispered horsely over the phone, "I am watching you,"
Serena sucked in her breath. She felt the hairs on the back of
her neck start to rise. "Where ever you go I'll know," the
voice continued. Serena's heart beat quicker and she
suddently felt very cold. "Who...who is this?" she said
rather shakenly. She cursed herself silently knowing how
scared she sounded. The voice knew to for he laughed making
her blood run cold. "Watching...waiting..." the voice continued.
Serena shakedly hung up the phone. She laid back in her
pillows breathing hard. She knew she would get no more sleep
tonight.
To be continued....