The Dream of Becoming Part 7
By Minako-chan
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything but this particular storyline.
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"I...uh...well...thank you...for...er...saving me..." Serena stuttered, and looked
past Darien, where Rei stood, smiling and shaking her head mockingly, while holding
one thumb up.
Darien smiled as Serena blushed, his hand slowly went down to the small of her
back, his other hand at her waist, holding her steady. Serena felt a jolt of
electricity travelling up her spine, as she tried to regain her composure. She
pulled away quickly from the tender embrace. Darien frowned slightly.
"So...uh...Darien, what...why did you come here?" Serena asked.
Darien smiled and handed her the beads.
"To return these, and..." he bent down closer to her face, "to see you again."
His breath tickled her face and made her bangs dance around her forehead.
Serena looked into his eyes and blinked.
"Wha?" Was her reaction. After all, she was sure he was not interested after
he had promised to call her the previous night but never did.
Darien chuckled as she tried to give him a proper reaction. A blush was
enough.
'That's a start...sorry, Angel...' Darien thought.
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"How was your second date?" Rei leaned closer to Serena as Serena tried to
put down her bag.
"REI! You're like a vulture! Quit it! I'm not telling you!" Serena teased
and winked at her friend.
"Aw come on! I was there when he asked you out again! Now spill it! You
owe the holy temple ground an explanation because he asked you out here!" Rei
threw her fists in the air with frustration.
Serena laughed a laugh that was like a dozen bells. "Well, we did go to the
coffee house again and..."
"Wait wait wait...second date, STILL the coffee house? Shouldn't you be at
a fancy restaurant doing ballroom dancing and then getting a big smooch on
the lips?" Rei inquired.
Serena blushed, but couldn't stop imagining how nice everything Rei had
said would be.
"Well?" Rei asked after two minutes of silence.
"Yes, coffee house. We had a nice time. We just...chatted and got to know
each other a little bit more." Serena smiled.
"Are you ever going to tell him you have his diary and that's why you're
so intrigued by him?" Rei whispered worriedly, sounding completely serious,
compared to her previous teasing tone.
Serena looked down at the floor nervously. "No...and I don't think it's
the right time."
"Serena, it's the right time right now...he should know before you two
ever get serious. And you may, from the looks of it." Rei advised.
"Don't you think I should find out about this Angel girl first -before- I
tell him? So that he wouldn't think I'm competing with his late-fiancee from
the start?" Serena reasoned.
"Whatever you say, Serena, I still think you should be honest about it." Rei said.
"I'll see."
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A second date extended to the third, then fourth...then Darien and Serena
lost count. However, he never kissed her once, despite how tempting her lips
looked and how much he enjoyed being with her.
Serena thought he was trying to be a gentleman and did not want to rush into
whatever he thought she wasn't ready for. But a kiss...it was such a simple
gesture...why would he avoid kissing her? Could it be...he was still not over
Angel?
The worry tugged at Serena's mind, and something must be done, she thought to
herself. Something must be done before she fell in love.
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A girl smiles from the balcony at Darien's apartment. He looks at her from
down on the streets. He is taking a walk at night, to clear his thoughts. He
looks up and sees her angelic features.
Golden hair, ocean blue eyes, filled with crystalline tears.
"Angel, what's wrong? Why are you at my balcony in the middle of the night?"
He asks her. "Wait, don't answer right now, I'm coming right up."
He jogs up the eight flights of stairs without difficulty. He never feels
tired when going to see her. He flings the door open and runs into an empty
apartment, empty balcony.
"Angel?" He calls out.
Angel steps out from the shadows of his plants.
"Am I who you're calling out to?" She asks.
"Of course, Angel, who else would I be calling out to?"
"Are you falling in love again, Darien?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Because she is falling in love with you..."
Darien woke up and glanced at his alarm clock. 3am. What did the dream
mean, he asked himself. "Because she is falling in love with you..."
'Who's falling in love with me? Angel? That can't be...can it be...Serena?' He
thought before he fell asleep again, this time not waking up until the sun shone
brightly, filling his room with its light.
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'He did tell me which highschool he went to...maybe Angel went there too...'
Serena thought to herself as she jogged out of her house. 'Who would have
thought I could ever get up this early?'
As she arrived at iron gates of an old highschool building, she took a deep
breath and walked in.
"Miss Tsukino, it is a pleasure to assist you." A young man smiled at Serena.
"Thank you, sir...I understand that it might be too personal for me to pry
in, but I would really like to see those yearbooks now." Serena said, after a
firm handshake with the man.
"It's no privacy issue at all. We allow visitors to see these yearbooks, to
see the hard work we have put into the school, the outstanding students here,
and ..." The man continued, but Serena was not even listening to a word he said.
She took the yearbooks to the visitor's office and sat down, laying the numerous
books on the sofa supplied for visitors.
"Chiba...Chiba....Chiba..." She repeated the process for each grade and every
yearbook.
"AHA!" She exclaimed after an hour of scanning through each page. Her finger
trembled as it slid across the glossy paper, to the picture that matched the name.
Handsome as ever, Darien Chiba smiled back at her with a quirky, boyish grin,
with jet black hair falling messily over his eyes. Serena could see the midnight
blue colour shining through the paper.
"If I am not wrong...Angel could be in this grade." She said to herself as she
searched for the first name.
She found one name.
She brushed her finger across the page to the face that belonged to the name.
There she was.
Angel.
Golden hair in pigtails (close enough to Serena's "meatballs"), ocean blue
eyes, pink lips, small dainty nose...she looked exactly like Serena herself.
Serena's heart sank.
She knew why Darien was dating her, and why he hadn't tried to move beyond a
friendly relationship. She was merely a replacement, a clone, a replica of his past
love.
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TO BE CONTINUED!
A.N.: E-MAIL! E-MAIL IS GOOD! cupid_teacup@hotmail.com
By Minako-chan
----------------------------
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but this particular storyline.
---------------------------
"I...uh...well...thank you...for...er...saving me..." Serena stuttered, and looked
past Darien, where Rei stood, smiling and shaking her head mockingly, while holding
one thumb up.
Darien smiled as Serena blushed, his hand slowly went down to the small of her
back, his other hand at her waist, holding her steady. Serena felt a jolt of
electricity travelling up her spine, as she tried to regain her composure. She
pulled away quickly from the tender embrace. Darien frowned slightly.
"So...uh...Darien, what...why did you come here?" Serena asked.
Darien smiled and handed her the beads.
"To return these, and..." he bent down closer to her face, "to see you again."
His breath tickled her face and made her bangs dance around her forehead.
Serena looked into his eyes and blinked.
"Wha?" Was her reaction. After all, she was sure he was not interested after
he had promised to call her the previous night but never did.
Darien chuckled as she tried to give him a proper reaction. A blush was
enough.
'That's a start...sorry, Angel...' Darien thought.
-----------------------------
"How was your second date?" Rei leaned closer to Serena as Serena tried to
put down her bag.
"REI! You're like a vulture! Quit it! I'm not telling you!" Serena teased
and winked at her friend.
"Aw come on! I was there when he asked you out again! Now spill it! You
owe the holy temple ground an explanation because he asked you out here!" Rei
threw her fists in the air with frustration.
Serena laughed a laugh that was like a dozen bells. "Well, we did go to the
coffee house again and..."
"Wait wait wait...second date, STILL the coffee house? Shouldn't you be at
a fancy restaurant doing ballroom dancing and then getting a big smooch on
the lips?" Rei inquired.
Serena blushed, but couldn't stop imagining how nice everything Rei had
said would be.
"Well?" Rei asked after two minutes of silence.
"Yes, coffee house. We had a nice time. We just...chatted and got to know
each other a little bit more." Serena smiled.
"Are you ever going to tell him you have his diary and that's why you're
so intrigued by him?" Rei whispered worriedly, sounding completely serious,
compared to her previous teasing tone.
Serena looked down at the floor nervously. "No...and I don't think it's
the right time."
"Serena, it's the right time right now...he should know before you two
ever get serious. And you may, from the looks of it." Rei advised.
"Don't you think I should find out about this Angel girl first -before- I
tell him? So that he wouldn't think I'm competing with his late-fiancee from
the start?" Serena reasoned.
"Whatever you say, Serena, I still think you should be honest about it." Rei said.
"I'll see."
-----------------------------
A second date extended to the third, then fourth...then Darien and Serena
lost count. However, he never kissed her once, despite how tempting her lips
looked and how much he enjoyed being with her.
Serena thought he was trying to be a gentleman and did not want to rush into
whatever he thought she wasn't ready for. But a kiss...it was such a simple
gesture...why would he avoid kissing her? Could it be...he was still not over
Angel?
The worry tugged at Serena's mind, and something must be done, she thought to
herself. Something must be done before she fell in love.
----------------------------
A girl smiles from the balcony at Darien's apartment. He looks at her from
down on the streets. He is taking a walk at night, to clear his thoughts. He
looks up and sees her angelic features.
Golden hair, ocean blue eyes, filled with crystalline tears.
"Angel, what's wrong? Why are you at my balcony in the middle of the night?"
He asks her. "Wait, don't answer right now, I'm coming right up."
He jogs up the eight flights of stairs without difficulty. He never feels
tired when going to see her. He flings the door open and runs into an empty
apartment, empty balcony.
"Angel?" He calls out.
Angel steps out from the shadows of his plants.
"Am I who you're calling out to?" She asks.
"Of course, Angel, who else would I be calling out to?"
"Are you falling in love again, Darien?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Because she is falling in love with you..."
Darien woke up and glanced at his alarm clock. 3am. What did the dream
mean, he asked himself. "Because she is falling in love with you..."
'Who's falling in love with me? Angel? That can't be...can it be...Serena?' He
thought before he fell asleep again, this time not waking up until the sun shone
brightly, filling his room with its light.
------------------------------
'He did tell me which highschool he went to...maybe Angel went there too...'
Serena thought to herself as she jogged out of her house. 'Who would have
thought I could ever get up this early?'
As she arrived at iron gates of an old highschool building, she took a deep
breath and walked in.
"Miss Tsukino, it is a pleasure to assist you." A young man smiled at Serena.
"Thank you, sir...I understand that it might be too personal for me to pry
in, but I would really like to see those yearbooks now." Serena said, after a
firm handshake with the man.
"It's no privacy issue at all. We allow visitors to see these yearbooks, to
see the hard work we have put into the school, the outstanding students here,
and ..." The man continued, but Serena was not even listening to a word he said.
She took the yearbooks to the visitor's office and sat down, laying the numerous
books on the sofa supplied for visitors.
"Chiba...Chiba....Chiba..." She repeated the process for each grade and every
yearbook.
"AHA!" She exclaimed after an hour of scanning through each page. Her finger
trembled as it slid across the glossy paper, to the picture that matched the name.
Handsome as ever, Darien Chiba smiled back at her with a quirky, boyish grin,
with jet black hair falling messily over his eyes. Serena could see the midnight
blue colour shining through the paper.
"If I am not wrong...Angel could be in this grade." She said to herself as she
searched for the first name.
She found one name.
She brushed her finger across the page to the face that belonged to the name.
There she was.
Angel.
Golden hair in pigtails (close enough to Serena's "meatballs"), ocean blue
eyes, pink lips, small dainty nose...she looked exactly like Serena herself.
Serena's heart sank.
She knew why Darien was dating her, and why he hadn't tried to move beyond a
friendly relationship. She was merely a replacement, a clone, a replica of his past
love.
----------------
TO BE CONTINUED!
A.N.: E-MAIL! E-MAIL IS GOOD! cupid_teacup@hotmail.com