Runaway
Chapter Nine
The Strength of Love
Darien sat hunched in a chair beside Serena's hospital bed, his head buried
inside his arms.
"God, Bunny," he whispered, not raising his head. "Please wake up. We need you."
"Darien?" he looked up to see Mina and Ami standing in the door, smiling sadly
at him. "We're going to get some coffee," the blonde one said. "Why don't you
come? Sere will be fine for a little while."
"No," he said tiredly. "I can't leave her." The two girls exchanged glances,
then Ami shook her head slightly.
"Okay," they said, then turned to go. Mina turned back. "She'll wake up,
Darien. She...She has to."
Darien nodded briefly, letting them know that he appreciated the gesture.
Silently, they walked out.
He looked at Serena's deathly pale face. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful,
so...Dead.
"Please, Bunny...I need you so much, please wake up. God, this is all my fault...
If I had only gotten there faster..." Darien dropped his head and held her
unmoving hand to it. A single tear slipped unchecked from his sapphire orbs
and slid down her arm. More followed it, faster and faster. They all streaked
across her immobilized arm and followed it to her neck. He didn't notice them
form the silvery crystal that glided up her neck and onto her face. The crystal
rested briefly on her lips, then started to glow a pale pink as it slid into
the area of her heart. A small cough escaped Serena's mouth, and her eyelids
fluttered ever so slightly.
"Bunny?!" Darien's head shot up and he stared at her deathly still face, hope
etched in his face.
"Help!" he yelled, sprinting to the door. "Doctor-nurse-someone! She's waking
up!" Immediately, a horde of doctors and nurses ran into the room, followed
closely by the crowd of Serena's friends and family that had gathered.
"*Please!*" Serena's main doctor held up a hand and glared at the group.
"Give her some room! Family only, please!" Grumbling, almost everyone shuffled
out. Only Darien, the doctors, and her family remained. Dr. Roberts turned his
death look to the ebony-haired man who sat by Serena's side, holding her hand.
"*Family only!*" he emphasized stiffly. Darien retaliated with his own glower.
"Just try and make me leave," he said, folding his arms across his chest. The
fair-haired doctor gulped and backed down. Even sitting down, the young man
was obviously a good deal stronger.
He grunted and turned back to Serena, allowing Darien to stay.
"She's waking up!" a red-headed nurse cheered. True to the flaming-haired girl's
word, Serena's eyelashes started to flutter. Suddenly, her eyes flew open and
she sat straight up in bed.
"Darien!" she gasped, staring straight into his sapphire eyes.
Sorry it's so short, y'all! But it was worth it, wasn't it? I mean, it's out!
Yay! No more death threats!
Thanks a zillion to those of you who wrote me with your killer ideas. I'll
write more about the crystal in the next chapter, I just now added in that it
went inside of her.
Remember, review, or no more! *Lotsa Luv 'n' Stuff*
Jewelz
(*aLmOsT_yOuR_aNgEl*)
Chapter Nine
The Strength of Love
Darien sat hunched in a chair beside Serena's hospital bed, his head buried
inside his arms.
"God, Bunny," he whispered, not raising his head. "Please wake up. We need you."
"Darien?" he looked up to see Mina and Ami standing in the door, smiling sadly
at him. "We're going to get some coffee," the blonde one said. "Why don't you
come? Sere will be fine for a little while."
"No," he said tiredly. "I can't leave her." The two girls exchanged glances,
then Ami shook her head slightly.
"Okay," they said, then turned to go. Mina turned back. "She'll wake up,
Darien. She...She has to."
Darien nodded briefly, letting them know that he appreciated the gesture.
Silently, they walked out.
He looked at Serena's deathly pale face. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful,
so...Dead.
"Please, Bunny...I need you so much, please wake up. God, this is all my fault...
If I had only gotten there faster..." Darien dropped his head and held her
unmoving hand to it. A single tear slipped unchecked from his sapphire orbs
and slid down her arm. More followed it, faster and faster. They all streaked
across her immobilized arm and followed it to her neck. He didn't notice them
form the silvery crystal that glided up her neck and onto her face. The crystal
rested briefly on her lips, then started to glow a pale pink as it slid into
the area of her heart. A small cough escaped Serena's mouth, and her eyelids
fluttered ever so slightly.
"Bunny?!" Darien's head shot up and he stared at her deathly still face, hope
etched in his face.
"Help!" he yelled, sprinting to the door. "Doctor-nurse-someone! She's waking
up!" Immediately, a horde of doctors and nurses ran into the room, followed
closely by the crowd of Serena's friends and family that had gathered.
"*Please!*" Serena's main doctor held up a hand and glared at the group.
"Give her some room! Family only, please!" Grumbling, almost everyone shuffled
out. Only Darien, the doctors, and her family remained. Dr. Roberts turned his
death look to the ebony-haired man who sat by Serena's side, holding her hand.
"*Family only!*" he emphasized stiffly. Darien retaliated with his own glower.
"Just try and make me leave," he said, folding his arms across his chest. The
fair-haired doctor gulped and backed down. Even sitting down, the young man
was obviously a good deal stronger.
He grunted and turned back to Serena, allowing Darien to stay.
"She's waking up!" a red-headed nurse cheered. True to the flaming-haired girl's
word, Serena's eyelashes started to flutter. Suddenly, her eyes flew open and
she sat straight up in bed.
"Darien!" she gasped, staring straight into his sapphire eyes.
Sorry it's so short, y'all! But it was worth it, wasn't it? I mean, it's out!
Yay! No more death threats!
Thanks a zillion to those of you who wrote me with your killer ideas. I'll
write more about the crystal in the next chapter, I just now added in that it
went inside of her.
Remember, review, or no more! *Lotsa Luv 'n' Stuff*
Jewelz
(*aLmOsT_yOuR_aNgEl*)