Runaway
Chapter 12
I Can't Hide It Anymore
Hey everyone, I'm back already! *Gigglez* Anyways, I decided to stick with cancer, even
though it was 6:9 in favour of anorexia. The reason I stuck with C is because it's easier.
This way, I don't have to rewrite chapter eleven, and I don't have to go back in all of the
chapters, putting in little things about how she didn't eat this or that, and then upload
them all again. And for one special reason...But I can't tell you that. You'll see in either
this chapter or the next one. And no, just because this chapter is called 'I Can't Hide It
Anymore', it doesn't mean Sere's going to admit her feelings to Darien (There's a hint,
there *are* feelings). I'm a hopeless romantic, but I wanna see him sweat a little.
(Mmm, Darien sweating... *droolz*) I love Sere and Darien together more than anyone.
And they *will* get back together. But why not just make this a really long fic? It's doing
so well! *gigglez and throws an arm behind her head, anime style* Enough! On with
the show--er, story. PS: Please check out Stolen Innocence, my new story. It's kind of cute.
Fifteen minutes later, and Darien was alone in the room with Serena again. Her mother
had suggested it, though Kenji looked like he wanted to go home and get his rifle when
she pushed him out the door.
A low coughing sound came from Serena's bed, and he hastened to her side.
"Bunny!" Darien whispered. "You're awake!" She blinked her eyes open and rolled them
at the nickname.
"Darien," Serena grumbled, sitting up in the narrow hospital bed. "I said, don't call me
that!" she looked around the room and her eyes widened. "Where is everyone?" she
demanded in a shrill whisper.
Darien looked around, as if he was noticing everyone's absense in the room for the first
time. He put an arm behind his head and started to rub his neck.
"Uh," he began haltingly. "They wanted to give us some...space."
When Serena's eyes got even bigger, and she looked like she was going to do her Mount
Fuji (Mount Fuji *is* a volcanoe, isn't it?) imitation.
"Bu-Serena," Darien said flatly, hoping to cut off the hysterics. Her eyes closed, like she
was upset that he hadn't called her Bunny.
"What were you talking about, before, when you said it came back?" his hard eyes
softened at the look of utter heartbreak on her face.
"I can't hide it anymore," Serena said hoarsely. "You're not my number one choice of
people to tell, as you know, but...You're here, and you've been there for big things in my
life."
At first, Darien's heart was being torn in two when he heard that he wasn't her 'number
one choice', but when she went on, he felt placated. Silently, he listened, and absently
picked up her hand and started playing with her fingers. Serena didn't appear to notice.
"Last year," she began, moistening her lips. "When I went to New York, I started feeling
really tired. I chalked it up to over-working and staying up too late. I started to go to
bed earlier, and I even stayed home and just slept for a few days. I started losing a lot
of weight, and I was eating regularily--well, you know me and my eating habits. I wasn't
even really exercising that much. No youma to fight and all.
"Pretty soon, I was losing my appetite. When you eat like I have all my life, that's a scary
thing. I had headaches, *bad* headaches, 24/7. They never went away. Finally, I decided
that enough was enough. I went to see a doctor. He tested me for a few things. When I
went back for the results, he looked very solemn and told me to go to the hospital. He
told me not to worry, they were just going to run a few more tests, more thourough tests.
"So I went, and they admitted me into the hospital. I think it was then that I really got
scared--it hadn't occured to me that I could really be sick. I even wondered if it was my
punishment for leaving and screwing up destiny. Then, a really nice doctor named
Emily Roberts came out and told me..." here, Serena's voice broke off and she stared to
cry quietly. Darien reached out a hand to comfort her, but she shrugged him off and
continued with her story.
"She told me...She told me..." she stopped and cleared her throat. "She told me I had
cancer! But, Darien, she promised...She promised it wouldn't come back, she swore...
We treated it, she said it was gone..." Darien wrapped his arms around her, and this
time, Serena didn't protest. She simply sobbed into his shirt like her heart was breaking.
He didn't know it at the time, but being this close to him *was* breaking her heart.
(AN: What's it like to want something you can't have?)
Well, it's done. Chapter twelve is out. Well, *duh*, Angel. They *are* reading this.
Remember to review, or like, there's *so* no more. Now, I know that my girl Princess
won't be reading this for like, another month. But when she does, she'll kill me for not
having the rest out. So you better review, or I *won't* put it out, and then she'll kill
me and make me a real angel. So, review!!!
Chapter 12
I Can't Hide It Anymore
Hey everyone, I'm back already! *Gigglez* Anyways, I decided to stick with cancer, even
though it was 6:9 in favour of anorexia. The reason I stuck with C is because it's easier.
This way, I don't have to rewrite chapter eleven, and I don't have to go back in all of the
chapters, putting in little things about how she didn't eat this or that, and then upload
them all again. And for one special reason...But I can't tell you that. You'll see in either
this chapter or the next one. And no, just because this chapter is called 'I Can't Hide It
Anymore', it doesn't mean Sere's going to admit her feelings to Darien (There's a hint,
there *are* feelings). I'm a hopeless romantic, but I wanna see him sweat a little.
(Mmm, Darien sweating... *droolz*) I love Sere and Darien together more than anyone.
And they *will* get back together. But why not just make this a really long fic? It's doing
so well! *gigglez and throws an arm behind her head, anime style* Enough! On with
the show--er, story. PS: Please check out Stolen Innocence, my new story. It's kind of cute.
Fifteen minutes later, and Darien was alone in the room with Serena again. Her mother
had suggested it, though Kenji looked like he wanted to go home and get his rifle when
she pushed him out the door.
A low coughing sound came from Serena's bed, and he hastened to her side.
"Bunny!" Darien whispered. "You're awake!" She blinked her eyes open and rolled them
at the nickname.
"Darien," Serena grumbled, sitting up in the narrow hospital bed. "I said, don't call me
that!" she looked around the room and her eyes widened. "Where is everyone?" she
demanded in a shrill whisper.
Darien looked around, as if he was noticing everyone's absense in the room for the first
time. He put an arm behind his head and started to rub his neck.
"Uh," he began haltingly. "They wanted to give us some...space."
When Serena's eyes got even bigger, and she looked like she was going to do her Mount
Fuji (Mount Fuji *is* a volcanoe, isn't it?) imitation.
"Bu-Serena," Darien said flatly, hoping to cut off the hysterics. Her eyes closed, like she
was upset that he hadn't called her Bunny.
"What were you talking about, before, when you said it came back?" his hard eyes
softened at the look of utter heartbreak on her face.
"I can't hide it anymore," Serena said hoarsely. "You're not my number one choice of
people to tell, as you know, but...You're here, and you've been there for big things in my
life."
At first, Darien's heart was being torn in two when he heard that he wasn't her 'number
one choice', but when she went on, he felt placated. Silently, he listened, and absently
picked up her hand and started playing with her fingers. Serena didn't appear to notice.
"Last year," she began, moistening her lips. "When I went to New York, I started feeling
really tired. I chalked it up to over-working and staying up too late. I started to go to
bed earlier, and I even stayed home and just slept for a few days. I started losing a lot
of weight, and I was eating regularily--well, you know me and my eating habits. I wasn't
even really exercising that much. No youma to fight and all.
"Pretty soon, I was losing my appetite. When you eat like I have all my life, that's a scary
thing. I had headaches, *bad* headaches, 24/7. They never went away. Finally, I decided
that enough was enough. I went to see a doctor. He tested me for a few things. When I
went back for the results, he looked very solemn and told me to go to the hospital. He
told me not to worry, they were just going to run a few more tests, more thourough tests.
"So I went, and they admitted me into the hospital. I think it was then that I really got
scared--it hadn't occured to me that I could really be sick. I even wondered if it was my
punishment for leaving and screwing up destiny. Then, a really nice doctor named
Emily Roberts came out and told me..." here, Serena's voice broke off and she stared to
cry quietly. Darien reached out a hand to comfort her, but she shrugged him off and
continued with her story.
"She told me...She told me..." she stopped and cleared her throat. "She told me I had
cancer! But, Darien, she promised...She promised it wouldn't come back, she swore...
We treated it, she said it was gone..." Darien wrapped his arms around her, and this
time, Serena didn't protest. She simply sobbed into his shirt like her heart was breaking.
He didn't know it at the time, but being this close to him *was* breaking her heart.
(AN: What's it like to want something you can't have?)
Well, it's done. Chapter twelve is out. Well, *duh*, Angel. They *are* reading this.
Remember to review, or like, there's *so* no more. Now, I know that my girl Princess
won't be reading this for like, another month. But when she does, she'll kill me for not
having the rest out. So you better review, or I *won't* put it out, and then she'll kill
me and make me a real angel. So, review!!!