Author's Notes: YAAAAY!! Chappie 10...this is my longest story ever!
hehe....well, I might as well start to actually *write* chappie 10! Good
luck!! Very LONG Chappie, hehe!!
Title: Oops, I Klutz Out Again!
Author: How hard is it to answer this?
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I should add this in! I don't own Sailor Moon....all of its characters and right belong to none other than Naoko-sama. Street Fighter, its characters, and its rights belong to Capcom.
Chapter 10: Confessions
Serena couldn't look at him. She could feel his eyes on her, but she couldn't look up. What was she supposed to tell him? She knew the answer, but the words wouldn't form in her mouth. She couldn't say them. So, she did the only thing she could think to do. She ran away. "I'll miss you," Serena muttered, turning away from him and walking back inside his apartment.
Serena strode through the apartment and out the front door just as the tears began falling down her face.
Darien was beyond surprised. He couldn't believe that Serena had run away from him. She was hiding something, of course, and Darien was sure he had a pretty good idea of what it was because he was feeling the same. He was going to get her to admit it and he had just the plan to do it. But, the question was, could he do it before he left for France?
Serena couldn't go home. She didn't feel like facing the chaos that was her house. So, she went to the her favorite spot, a tree next to the lake in the park. She had met Darien there when she was much younger, the age of 8 to be precise. She had just gone into the fourth grade and of course he had just gone into the fifth. Neither had seen the other before even though some of their friends were already friends with one another. Lita and Ken were a good example of this.
Well, Serena had had one of her bad days that day. Kids were picking on her again. It wasn't anything different, but today for some reason it had gotten to her.
The day had started out fine....and soon, it turned to love at first at sight.....
~Flashback~
Today was the field trip to the park to celebrate the cherry blossoms' blooming. All of the fourth and fifth grade classes got to go on a picnic. It happened every year and this year the small blonde girl was so excited because she was finally old enough to actually go on the field trip. Last year she had to listen to Ken and Greg, two older children now in the fifth grade, tell her the story of the field trip. But, now it was her turn to experience it first hand.
Serena had been sitting with her four best friends enjoying a lovely chat about who was better at playing Street Fighter. The petite blonde sitting next to Serena, was ruling that she was the best. The brunette of the group had completely stayed out of the conversation. Instead, Lita had propped herself up on an elbow and glanced at the nature around her. Raye, the raven haired girl, had argued that Mina, the blonde sitting next to Serena, had skills that were far less than superior to hers. Amy, the blue haired girl, had simply rolled her eyes and kept on reading "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
Serena had been listening intently as Mina and Raye argued to their hearts content. Eventually the conversation switched to cartoons and music. Then, from music back to video games. Ah, the life of a child.
The classes had settled on blankets underneath the cherry blossom trees and everyone was content until the idea of heading over to the playground had been inscribed into one child's mind. As everyone knows, if one child gets an idea, the others usually agree to follow. So, pretty soon all the classes wanted to go to the playground.
Serena and her group of friends decided to play hide and seek once they reached the rather large play area. Serena was the first seeker after much argument and disagreement.
The meatball headed blonde counted to thirty before she set out on her journey to look for her friends. As she searched, she found no one. After awhile, she began to become discouraged, but still didn't give up.
As she neared the tree near the lake, a redheaded boy tripped her, causing her small light blue skirt to fly up into the air as she fell onto to her knees, scraping them in the process. Her pink underwear had been exposed to all the boys, making Serena completely embarrassed and the three boys shake with laughter.
"Does the little baby still need her mommy to help her change her sheets when she wets the bed?" the redheaded boy teased. His friends snickered.
Serena began to cry and whimper, causing the boys to retreat away from her yelling back, "Stupid Meatball Head!!" They hadn't wanted to get in trouble when the teacher heard the blonde crying.
Serena had managed to crawl behind the tree as she cried to her little hearts content. She had completely forgot that she had left her friends hiding, but that was the furthest thing from her mind at that moment.
A rather small ebony haired boy named Darien, who had been playing catch with his friends, chased after the baseball as it flew over his head. He had had to chase it all the way to the tree near the lake. As he bent down to pick it up he heard a small whimpering coming from behind him. He whirled around after picking up the ball to see a small blonde girl crying into her scraped up knees. As he neared her, his friends called to him.
Darien threw the ball back to his friends and told them that he'd meet up with them later. Instead, he sat down next to the blonde haired girl who had yet to notice his presence.
"Are you okay?" Darien asked, finally deciding that she wasn't going to notice him.
The small blonde girl looked up in surprise, her crystal blue eyes startled as they brimmed over with tears. She slide back away from Darien because he was sitting really close to her. Besides, she had never seen this boy in her life and she thought he was here to tease her some more. "W- What do you w-want from m-me?" Serena managed to stammer out.
"I just want to see if you're okay," Darien stated, smiling at her slightly. "What happened?" he asked, gesturing to her knees.
"I had a accident," Serena replied, wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands. She pointed to the group of three boys that had tripped and teased her earlier. "Those boys maded fun of me and I got boo-boos 'cause of them."
"What did they do?" Darien asked, completely concerned for the girl that he didn't even know.
"The red hair boy tripped me and then he said I wetted the bed like a little baby," Serena said, sniffling. "Boys is so dumb." (AN: I realize that there are grammar problems in the last few sentences, but it was purposeful, not accidental, kk?)
"Hey!" Darien laughed, playfully hitting Serena in the arm. "I took that personally."
"Sowwy," Serena blushed, giggling a little. "I forgotted you were a boy, too."
"Now, that's much better," Darien stated, getting an idea. He stood up and pulled Serena up to her feet. "What grade are those boys in?"
"They in my class," Serena replied, turning to glare at them.
"Good," Darien said, grabbing hold of Serena's hand as he started walking toward the boys. "I have an idea."
Darien and Serena walked hand in hand over to the three boys who were now playing a 'friendly' game of soccer. Actually they were arguing over the right way to kick the ball, but that is irrelevant. They turned to Serena and Darien, still holding hands, after Darien cleared his throat loudly. The redheaded boy got a large sneer on his face as he recognized Serena, who seemed to shrink when she saw the grin.
'"Hey look guys," the redheaded boy said, catching the attention of his friends. "It's the baby from before. Awe yoo feewing much betta afta your wittle fall?"
"Yes, she is actually," Darien replied, giving Serena's hand a slight squeeze as she started to hide behind him. "But, no thanks to you."
"Who's your little friend, Meatball Head?" the redheaded boy asked, glaring at Darien.
"Her boyfriend," Darien stated, causing Serena to blush. "And if you ever pick on my girlfriend again, I'll personally make sure you have a permanent residence at the doctor's office."
"Where'd she pick up a joker like you? At the swing set?" the boy mocked, crossing his arms for emphasis.
"As a matter of fact, she did," Darien said, smiling with satisfaction. "That's where I showed the last *boy* who was picking on her what happens to morons when they pick on girls."
"Oh, yeah? Well, what did you do?" the boy sneered, completely confident.
"See him," Darien asked, pointing to his friend. See, Andrew had sprained his ankle in gym playing kickball the other day and now he had to walk on crutches. "That's the last boy that was picking on my girlfriend. I suggest you apologize."
"I'm so sorry!" the redheaded boy replied, hurriedly. He then turned to his friends. "Let's get outta here!" Him and his group of friends ran off, leaving the soccer ball behind.
Serena could do nothing, but stare at Darien in shock. He had helped her and she didn't even know his name. Such generosity from an upper class man was completely unexpected! "Thank you so much for helpin' me," Serena thanked, hugging the ebony haired boy for the first time. She wouldn't be doing that for another 8 years. "I even don't know your name. My name's Serena."
"Darien," he replied, hugging her lightly back. He pulled away and smiled at her. "It's a pleasure to meet you Meatball Head."
"Don't call me *THAT*!!" Serena shouted as Darien broke out in a fit of laughter. And so began the friendship of merciless teasing.
~End Flashback~
By the time that Serena had finished reminiscing, it was sundown. She could do nothing, but stare at the water which was now beautifully covered by colors of pink, orange, and yellow. It was breathtaking, but Serena could only think of Darien. She should have told him long ago how she felt about him, but there was never time. They were always arguing about one thing or another or they were always discussing something trivial like fashion.
Never had the actually had a serious conversation until the night she had spent in the hospital. He was there for her when she needed it, but she had to come to the realization that Darien didn't feel the same for her as she felt for him. It was never going to work and she had to come to grips with the fact that he was leaving.
Serena had been so lost in her thoughts, she didn't noticed the ebony haired man leaning against the very tree that she was sitting against. Darien had been standing there for about 5 minutes, letting the soft breeze blow through his hair. Serena had been so lost in thought. Darien almost felt bad for interrupting it, but what better place for him to tell her how he felt than the very place his crush had started. So, Darien sat down next to Serena in the same spot that he had sat 8 years before.
"Are you okay?" Darien asked, smiling slightly at the deja vu that swept over him.
Serena glanced over to Darien as her eyes widened in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
He couldn't help it. Maybe it was the way the light from the sunset reflected on her blonde tendrils or maybe it was the flashback of their first meeting that he got. But, whatever it was that compelled him to do it didn't matter because he had done what he set out to do. Darien left no more room for questions. He leaned and kissed Serena softly on the lips.
Serena's eyes widened in surprise as Darien kissed her. It wasn't much longer than a few seconds, but for those few seconds, the world stood still and Serena's heart skipped a beat. As Darien pulled away, Serena found herself reaching up to touch her tingling lips.
"Serena, I have a confession to make," Darien stated, his eyes smiling at her.
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Oketay! Chappie 10 is done.....now I have a question....should I make this a little more drawn out than usual as in like 5 more chappies longer or should I just end it next chappie? I was just wondering if peeps would take the time to read the extra chappies if I actually WROTE them....hehe...Well, if I do actually do the long drawn out one, its going to fast forward to the future.....let's just say it has something to do with Dare leaving and I'll leave it at that.....so, just PLEASE answer the question in your review if you want to leave one or you can just write me an e-mail...or you can just completely disregard this. Hey! It's up to you!!
Stay Tuned for Chapter 11: I'll Miss You......Does Darien leave? Does he confess or will Serena beat him to it?
Oyasumi nasai!!
~KaBunny
Title: Oops, I Klutz Out Again!
Author: How hard is it to answer this?
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I should add this in! I don't own Sailor Moon....all of its characters and right belong to none other than Naoko-sama. Street Fighter, its characters, and its rights belong to Capcom.
Chapter 10: Confessions
Serena couldn't look at him. She could feel his eyes on her, but she couldn't look up. What was she supposed to tell him? She knew the answer, but the words wouldn't form in her mouth. She couldn't say them. So, she did the only thing she could think to do. She ran away. "I'll miss you," Serena muttered, turning away from him and walking back inside his apartment.
Serena strode through the apartment and out the front door just as the tears began falling down her face.
Darien was beyond surprised. He couldn't believe that Serena had run away from him. She was hiding something, of course, and Darien was sure he had a pretty good idea of what it was because he was feeling the same. He was going to get her to admit it and he had just the plan to do it. But, the question was, could he do it before he left for France?
Serena couldn't go home. She didn't feel like facing the chaos that was her house. So, she went to the her favorite spot, a tree next to the lake in the park. She had met Darien there when she was much younger, the age of 8 to be precise. She had just gone into the fourth grade and of course he had just gone into the fifth. Neither had seen the other before even though some of their friends were already friends with one another. Lita and Ken were a good example of this.
Well, Serena had had one of her bad days that day. Kids were picking on her again. It wasn't anything different, but today for some reason it had gotten to her.
The day had started out fine....and soon, it turned to love at first at sight.....
~Flashback~
Today was the field trip to the park to celebrate the cherry blossoms' blooming. All of the fourth and fifth grade classes got to go on a picnic. It happened every year and this year the small blonde girl was so excited because she was finally old enough to actually go on the field trip. Last year she had to listen to Ken and Greg, two older children now in the fifth grade, tell her the story of the field trip. But, now it was her turn to experience it first hand.
Serena had been sitting with her four best friends enjoying a lovely chat about who was better at playing Street Fighter. The petite blonde sitting next to Serena, was ruling that she was the best. The brunette of the group had completely stayed out of the conversation. Instead, Lita had propped herself up on an elbow and glanced at the nature around her. Raye, the raven haired girl, had argued that Mina, the blonde sitting next to Serena, had skills that were far less than superior to hers. Amy, the blue haired girl, had simply rolled her eyes and kept on reading "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
Serena had been listening intently as Mina and Raye argued to their hearts content. Eventually the conversation switched to cartoons and music. Then, from music back to video games. Ah, the life of a child.
The classes had settled on blankets underneath the cherry blossom trees and everyone was content until the idea of heading over to the playground had been inscribed into one child's mind. As everyone knows, if one child gets an idea, the others usually agree to follow. So, pretty soon all the classes wanted to go to the playground.
Serena and her group of friends decided to play hide and seek once they reached the rather large play area. Serena was the first seeker after much argument and disagreement.
The meatball headed blonde counted to thirty before she set out on her journey to look for her friends. As she searched, she found no one. After awhile, she began to become discouraged, but still didn't give up.
As she neared the tree near the lake, a redheaded boy tripped her, causing her small light blue skirt to fly up into the air as she fell onto to her knees, scraping them in the process. Her pink underwear had been exposed to all the boys, making Serena completely embarrassed and the three boys shake with laughter.
"Does the little baby still need her mommy to help her change her sheets when she wets the bed?" the redheaded boy teased. His friends snickered.
Serena began to cry and whimper, causing the boys to retreat away from her yelling back, "Stupid Meatball Head!!" They hadn't wanted to get in trouble when the teacher heard the blonde crying.
Serena had managed to crawl behind the tree as she cried to her little hearts content. She had completely forgot that she had left her friends hiding, but that was the furthest thing from her mind at that moment.
A rather small ebony haired boy named Darien, who had been playing catch with his friends, chased after the baseball as it flew over his head. He had had to chase it all the way to the tree near the lake. As he bent down to pick it up he heard a small whimpering coming from behind him. He whirled around after picking up the ball to see a small blonde girl crying into her scraped up knees. As he neared her, his friends called to him.
Darien threw the ball back to his friends and told them that he'd meet up with them later. Instead, he sat down next to the blonde haired girl who had yet to notice his presence.
"Are you okay?" Darien asked, finally deciding that she wasn't going to notice him.
The small blonde girl looked up in surprise, her crystal blue eyes startled as they brimmed over with tears. She slide back away from Darien because he was sitting really close to her. Besides, she had never seen this boy in her life and she thought he was here to tease her some more. "W- What do you w-want from m-me?" Serena managed to stammer out.
"I just want to see if you're okay," Darien stated, smiling at her slightly. "What happened?" he asked, gesturing to her knees.
"I had a accident," Serena replied, wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands. She pointed to the group of three boys that had tripped and teased her earlier. "Those boys maded fun of me and I got boo-boos 'cause of them."
"What did they do?" Darien asked, completely concerned for the girl that he didn't even know.
"The red hair boy tripped me and then he said I wetted the bed like a little baby," Serena said, sniffling. "Boys is so dumb." (AN: I realize that there are grammar problems in the last few sentences, but it was purposeful, not accidental, kk?)
"Hey!" Darien laughed, playfully hitting Serena in the arm. "I took that personally."
"Sowwy," Serena blushed, giggling a little. "I forgotted you were a boy, too."
"Now, that's much better," Darien stated, getting an idea. He stood up and pulled Serena up to her feet. "What grade are those boys in?"
"They in my class," Serena replied, turning to glare at them.
"Good," Darien said, grabbing hold of Serena's hand as he started walking toward the boys. "I have an idea."
Darien and Serena walked hand in hand over to the three boys who were now playing a 'friendly' game of soccer. Actually they were arguing over the right way to kick the ball, but that is irrelevant. They turned to Serena and Darien, still holding hands, after Darien cleared his throat loudly. The redheaded boy got a large sneer on his face as he recognized Serena, who seemed to shrink when she saw the grin.
'"Hey look guys," the redheaded boy said, catching the attention of his friends. "It's the baby from before. Awe yoo feewing much betta afta your wittle fall?"
"Yes, she is actually," Darien replied, giving Serena's hand a slight squeeze as she started to hide behind him. "But, no thanks to you."
"Who's your little friend, Meatball Head?" the redheaded boy asked, glaring at Darien.
"Her boyfriend," Darien stated, causing Serena to blush. "And if you ever pick on my girlfriend again, I'll personally make sure you have a permanent residence at the doctor's office."
"Where'd she pick up a joker like you? At the swing set?" the boy mocked, crossing his arms for emphasis.
"As a matter of fact, she did," Darien said, smiling with satisfaction. "That's where I showed the last *boy* who was picking on her what happens to morons when they pick on girls."
"Oh, yeah? Well, what did you do?" the boy sneered, completely confident.
"See him," Darien asked, pointing to his friend. See, Andrew had sprained his ankle in gym playing kickball the other day and now he had to walk on crutches. "That's the last boy that was picking on my girlfriend. I suggest you apologize."
"I'm so sorry!" the redheaded boy replied, hurriedly. He then turned to his friends. "Let's get outta here!" Him and his group of friends ran off, leaving the soccer ball behind.
Serena could do nothing, but stare at Darien in shock. He had helped her and she didn't even know his name. Such generosity from an upper class man was completely unexpected! "Thank you so much for helpin' me," Serena thanked, hugging the ebony haired boy for the first time. She wouldn't be doing that for another 8 years. "I even don't know your name. My name's Serena."
"Darien," he replied, hugging her lightly back. He pulled away and smiled at her. "It's a pleasure to meet you Meatball Head."
"Don't call me *THAT*!!" Serena shouted as Darien broke out in a fit of laughter. And so began the friendship of merciless teasing.
~End Flashback~
By the time that Serena had finished reminiscing, it was sundown. She could do nothing, but stare at the water which was now beautifully covered by colors of pink, orange, and yellow. It was breathtaking, but Serena could only think of Darien. She should have told him long ago how she felt about him, but there was never time. They were always arguing about one thing or another or they were always discussing something trivial like fashion.
Never had the actually had a serious conversation until the night she had spent in the hospital. He was there for her when she needed it, but she had to come to the realization that Darien didn't feel the same for her as she felt for him. It was never going to work and she had to come to grips with the fact that he was leaving.
Serena had been so lost in her thoughts, she didn't noticed the ebony haired man leaning against the very tree that she was sitting against. Darien had been standing there for about 5 minutes, letting the soft breeze blow through his hair. Serena had been so lost in thought. Darien almost felt bad for interrupting it, but what better place for him to tell her how he felt than the very place his crush had started. So, Darien sat down next to Serena in the same spot that he had sat 8 years before.
"Are you okay?" Darien asked, smiling slightly at the deja vu that swept over him.
Serena glanced over to Darien as her eyes widened in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
He couldn't help it. Maybe it was the way the light from the sunset reflected on her blonde tendrils or maybe it was the flashback of their first meeting that he got. But, whatever it was that compelled him to do it didn't matter because he had done what he set out to do. Darien left no more room for questions. He leaned and kissed Serena softly on the lips.
Serena's eyes widened in surprise as Darien kissed her. It wasn't much longer than a few seconds, but for those few seconds, the world stood still and Serena's heart skipped a beat. As Darien pulled away, Serena found herself reaching up to touch her tingling lips.
"Serena, I have a confession to make," Darien stated, his eyes smiling at her.
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Oketay! Chappie 10 is done.....now I have a question....should I make this a little more drawn out than usual as in like 5 more chappies longer or should I just end it next chappie? I was just wondering if peeps would take the time to read the extra chappies if I actually WROTE them....hehe...Well, if I do actually do the long drawn out one, its going to fast forward to the future.....let's just say it has something to do with Dare leaving and I'll leave it at that.....so, just PLEASE answer the question in your review if you want to leave one or you can just write me an e-mail...or you can just completely disregard this. Hey! It's up to you!!
Stay Tuned for Chapter 11: I'll Miss You......Does Darien leave? Does he confess or will Serena beat him to it?
Oyasumi nasai!!
~KaBunny