Serena stood open mouthed, usually she would say yes and be dancing
with whoever had asked her before he could blink, but he was supposed to be
the one watching everyone else, not the one dancing. Why had he all of a
sudden chosen to dance? And with her? It made her feel special, to be able
to change someone like that, but why had he done it? Why?
There's something about her, thought Darien quietly. It's like I was drawn to her, I can't stop staring at her, thinking about her. Could she be the one Chibi Usa had told me about? She is certainly beautiful, but is she the destined moon princess, princess Serenity? For a moment Darien's thoughts wandered off to how he had gotten into this situation in the first place.
He had been born an orphan, adopted by a normal family, though he had not been born normal. He had somehow obtained a few powers humans don't usually have (he never used them, though), but he never told anyone except his little sister.Asuka. It would explain why Asuka never wondered why strange things always happened to Darien or the surroundings and people around him, his strange powers explained it all. At first when he had met Asuka, she had seemed a bit of an odd little girl, not listening to anyone, keeping to herself, not trusting anyone. Then when Darien came it was like she saw something in him, he was the only one she would trust, and in return, he trusted her. Since then, they had been friends, until the incident. Asuka had been diagnosed with cancer, and her parent's could not afford the necessary treatment to keep her alive. Darien got a job, although he was only twelve years old. He picked up bottles from garbage cans for extra money. He never had time for anything except trying to get money to help Asuka. After two weeks of labor he came home late at night to a house of three, Asuka was missing. His parent's only smiled his naïve parent's. A man, they explained, had said they were doing special experiments in a laboratory, one of the experiments would help Asuka's form of cancer, and they could save her. All Asuka had to do was be one of the test patient's, and although they had never done the experiment on a human before, there was a great chance Asuka would be cured. Darien had not been satisfied with this answer and demanded more information. The only further information his parent's could give him was that the man who had taken Asuka away was named Mr. Moon. Therefore, Darien searched for a Mr. Moon, but he never found him. Darien finally decided to use his powers. One of his powers was his ability to search for dreams, if he could find Asuka's dreams, he could find her. What happened then though, was not what Darien expected. He found Asuka's dreams, but instead of the horses she always told him about, was an empty stable.
Inside he stable was a solemn and serious Asuka wearing a hat covering her face, holding a picture of him. She raised her chin up high and said,
"They have changed me Darien."
"What have they done to you?" Darien demanded.
"I don't know how to explain it, but I cannot feel anymore Darien, it's so strange. I can feel the tears in my eyes, but I can't feel why, I can't feel sadness. And Darien.I'm beginning to forget." Asuka tried to explain.
"Forget what?" Darien questioned.
"Everything. How to do normal things like walk and talk, how to feel things like sadness and love, and you," After a small silence Asuka spoke again, "When they first did the experiments all my body functions were shut off except for my heart and brain, the essential things to live. I wondered why I couldn't move, couldn't talk to ask what was happening, but my body before had been too weak to be able to object, even when the man came to my house to take me to this laboratory, this prison. Do you know why?"
Darien started to say no when Asuka raised her head and he saw her face. He was horrified and took a few steps back. He mouthed the words in utter shock, "Your face!"
"Yes, Darien, look at my face. Does this color of metal suit me? Don't I look so much better with a robotic face? It's on the rest of me too, with fake skin. The haven't put the skin on my face yet," Asuka paused and said, "I'm sorry if I frighten you, Darien, although I can't feel sorry. They saved me from cancer by making me a robot, but I don't think they really saved me. They saved my heart and my brain, not my soul. And you still don't know the answer to the next question, again, why? Why did they want to have my heart and brain? To make their robot complete. I don't know what they are planning, but they are trying to make dead things alive by putting human things into them. The heart, the brain, they're forming an army of robots that won't need batteries, that can survive as any human being, but the human being's won't be able to go against them. It's the end of humans, Darien."
Asuka's eyes suddenly went completely blank.
"Asuka?" Darien asked, becoming scared, was Asuka waking up. Not yet Asuka, wait!
"Who's making that noise? I can't see you, but I can hear you. Who are you and what are you doing in my unit. You're not unit 1," Asuka responded loudly.
Darien shook her by the shoulders, as he watched her go limp "Asuka, you have to remember, remember, don't leave me here! Remember something, anything!
~In the laboratory a pale face demanded, "What's happening, isn't it done yet?"
"Not yet, the girl is fighting, I don't know how, because we cut off all her feeling from her brain waves," replied another.
"Well, fix it now, if we don't gain control of her soon, the robot may not function properly with her heart. This whole thing will have been a waste!" shouted the pale-faced person angrily.
"Yes, sir, right away sir," said the other obediently." ~
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Asuka's eye's popped open, "Darien, promise me two things. You will stop Mr. Moon from doing what he did to me to any others. There is no need to add to the suffering of the world. Then, promise me you will go on with your life when I am gone."
"But Asuka, I have to help you.Its not too late to save you" Darien argued.
"It is too late, Darien. I'm dying right now.promise me.promise me." Asuka shouted as she began choking and struggling.
Holding her in his arms, Darien shouted, "I promise!" over Asuka coughs, which were getting louder. This continued for another 8 seconds then Asuka stopped struggling, stopped accepting oxygen. She seemed at peace as she smiled at Darien.
Darien did not put her down, he stayed there, in Asuka's dream, he would stay there, he promised himself, as long as his powers would let him, but how long can a dream last when the owner of the dream is gone?
"Forever," replied a high-pitched voice. "Even if a person is gone a dream can continue forever as long as you remember the person and all the person stands for."
"Who are you," Darien asked in a whimper voice, not turning his head.
"Someone from the future. I was sent back to fix up a few problems that someone else caused by going back in the past. I don't know if you'll recognize me, but you have to trust me. You promised Asuka you would go on with your life, and you're sitting here, breaking that promise. Breaking her last wish before she died," the girl commented.
"She hasn't died," Darien said quickly.
"Her soul hasn't, her body has. Those last moments she took to ask you to promise, interrupted the process of her heart transfer to the robot in the laboratory. Because of that she died, she died making her last wishes, follow her wishes now, Darien. She would have wanted you to," the girl continued.
"What do I do now, then," Darien said, all the tears fading from his eyes, deciding he should no longer cry. Crying wasn't going to help anything.
"The Mr. Moon who owns the laboratory has a purpose that involves someone named Serenity. I can't tell you who she is except that she is the princess of the moon, come down to earth. That may not make a lot of sense to you, but again, you'll have to trust me. When you find this person, you'll know that she is the one. She is the one who can help you stop the person from the laboratory, but you must also help her, for the person in the laboratory is after her, not to mention a lot of others are after her, but mainly him. So find her, help her; stop the bad guy, all the usual stuff. Believe me, after that, I won't need to tell you what to do, you'll know," the girl said in a quick twenty minutes.
"How do I do that?" Darien wondered aloud, turning to face her, but the girl only winked at him. She winked at him then left. He last remembered her as a little girl with pink pigtails, leaving Asuka's dream.
That was why Darien sat by the party's all the time, what better place to find someone than where most of the people in town go. He always sat in the chair, waiting for some sort of sign, yet he had never had any.until now.
Was she the one, would she be able to help him? How could he explain to her that he needed her help? Would she believe him even if he told her the truth?
Serena realized she had been staring at Darien for a looooong time, and he had seemed to be distracted by something as well, but not her, which was usually the case when the moon kingdom gave a ball. How could it be that she could have stared for so long, had anyone noticed? Serena looked around, nope no one had noticed, no one was paying any attention to them. It was as if time had frozen for a while, just for them. Serena shrugged then decided to snap Darien out of his trance.
"Is something on your mind?" Serena asked him politely, batting her eyelashes.
This didn't seem to wake him up. Serena frowned, it worked on all the other guys when she batted her eyelashes, and she always got their attention. She was going to have to come up with some other way.
"Darien!" she said a bit louder, "Darien?"
"Huh?" He said, with a classic look of confusion in his eyes. "I'm sorry, we were about to dance, weren't we?"
And off they were, dancing together so gracefully that some people even stopped just to watch them dance. Some whispered to each other that it was the strange man who was always sitting in a chair in the corner. The princes' boasted among each other that they were going to be next, most though were too busy glaring at Darien to boast.
Serena leaned more onto Darien as they danced, hoping this would have an effect on him, but Darien remained the same. There was something about this Darien Chimes. He didn't react to eyelashes, obvious moves of interest, and spent a lot of time watching other people or thinking about something peculiar. He was a challenge, but Serena wasn't one to give up so easily. She would figure out what this Darien Chimes was hiding and then she could go back to being easily the most admired girl by all the guys.
Darien had noticed when Serena had moved closer to him, but it meant nothing to him now. Her was too busy thinking again. He took a break from his thinking and looked at the girl carefully. Long blonde hair in pigtails just like the little girl in Asuka's dream. What did it mean? Did it mean something? What if-
"Darien!" Serena shouted in his ear, interrupting his thoughts again.
Serena seemed impatient, "You have to stop doing that, and it gets on my nerves!"
Darien raised an eyebrow in question at her.
Serena continued, "The dance is over. I have to go home, but I can't until you let go of me."
Darien breathed a, "Sorry," and let go of her.
"You'll have to repay me for that," Serena said slyly, "Walk home with me, will you? Genkis can't, he's taking Lita home by now I suspect. Darien nodded an okay.
This is perfect, thought Serena, the only guy I can't have will be walking me home. Alone, when it's dark, he'll fall in love with me in no time. Not to mention, he's really cute. This is perfect, Darien thought, the walking her home. Maybe I'll tell her about my dream and maybe she'll be able to help me.
As they walked, they continued another conversation.
"How do you know my name?" Darien asked Serena, "and I never got yours."
"Genkis warned me about some crazy guy who comes to a party not to dance, but to watch the other people dance. How unrealistic is that? So naturally, I ask the name of the crazy guy. It's funny how things work out. The guy was you. My name is Serena, by the way," Serena chirped.
"Serena? Is that short for something?" Darien prodded, hoping her name would be Serenity.
"Short for Serenity," Serena said proudly.
Darien's heart skipped a beat. She had the same name! She must be the one! However, how would someone like her be able to help him? Did she even know about the laboratory and their experiments?
"Oh!" Serena uttered, and put a hand in front of his chest to keep him from walking onwards. She glanced around quickly, and then pulled Darien and herself into a nearby bush. Why were they hiding, Darien was puzzled.
"We're going to have to split up, you guys. Edward, Henry, Jenks, and I will be leaders. North, south, east, and west. We'll find Serenity if it takes us all night. We'll need two volunteers by her door in case she comes home. Alright, its all been planned, you twenty, come with me," shouted a familiar voice.
Serenity giggled, "They're looking for me."
Darien remembered the girl's words, "She is the one who can help you stop the person from the laboratory, but you must also help her, for the person in the laboratory is after her, not to mention a lot of others are after her, but mainly him."
Darien hugged Serena closer to him and said, "Close your eyes." Serena had not been paying attention to him, but had closed her eyes and sighed as she breathed in his cologne, which was even better than Genkis'. When she opened her eyes she was not in the bushes anymore, yet still in Darien's arms.
"Where am I?" Serena screamed, in shock.
"My apartment," Darien said calmly.
"But how?" Serena screamed again, backing away from him. Who was this guy? Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to try to make him fall in love with her just because he was the only one who wasn't immediately in love with her.
Darien didn't reply. He left the room and came back with two foaming mugs of hot apple cider. Serena loved apple cider, lucky for him, and when she drank some it calmed her down somewhat. She still asked him though,
"I still don't know how I got here."
"It was me. I have these powers." Darien began.
Serena looked at him disbelievingly. She had learned in her earth lessons that earth was not something with powers, it was more somewhere where you learned things by hard work, which was why some parent's from the moon sent their children there, but there were some unexplainable things.
"It was my powers. You probably won't believe me, but at least listen once and give me a chance to explain. I should probably start at the beginning," Darien stated, worriedly, "Are you ready?"
Serena decided her plans hadn't been such a good idea. Just because he was a little different from the other guys, by not adoring her from the moment he laid eyes on her (except that he danced with me, Serena thought, but he wasn't paying enough attention tome!), she had been eager to get him to fall in love with her. She didn't feel like doing that anymore. There was more to this Darien than she could have guessed, it was as if it was foretold that the moment this guy entered her life everything would change, nothing would ever be the same again. It scared her.
Because she was scared, Serena only wanted to go home. What was she afraid of? Why not tell him to take her home this instant? Yea, thought Serena, that's what I'll do. Be direct Serena, tell him you don't want to hear whatever it is he wants to tell you. Serena turned to face Darien, "I-" she started. She looked into his eyes. He had beautiful eyes, so deep and blue, she could spend forever looking into his eyes. He seemed so sad, like he needed her help, yet knew she would not help him. Tell him no Serena; go home, you don't want to listen to some useless nonsense from someone who transports between places. Someone who.Serena paused.someone who needs me.
It was a nice feeling to be needed; Serena had never felt needed before. She leaned back for a moment and realized being needed wasn't so bad, a great feeling actually. Was she ready fir something else new, now? Was she ready for what he was going to tell her? Serena sat closer to Darien,
"I'm ready."
Serena leaned on his shoulder and waited. Not knowing what to expect, not knowing how she would take it or why she was listening to what this bizarre guy had to say. But the world is full of strange things; this is just another one of them. Serena didn't know how she had this feeling, but she somehow knew that the strange thing involved Darien and because it involved Darien, would also involve her.
Then he began,
"I was born an orphan."
This was a rewrite of the third chapter. This part had a lot more drama than romance, I don't know how that'll work out, but I hope it'll go well. But Nyways.THANK YOU for all your wonderful reviews. I am taking people's advice to spread things out more and take more time to explain. I hope you all understand my story a bit better now. I'll try to get the next chapter out by next week ;)
There's something about her, thought Darien quietly. It's like I was drawn to her, I can't stop staring at her, thinking about her. Could she be the one Chibi Usa had told me about? She is certainly beautiful, but is she the destined moon princess, princess Serenity? For a moment Darien's thoughts wandered off to how he had gotten into this situation in the first place.
He had been born an orphan, adopted by a normal family, though he had not been born normal. He had somehow obtained a few powers humans don't usually have (he never used them, though), but he never told anyone except his little sister.Asuka. It would explain why Asuka never wondered why strange things always happened to Darien or the surroundings and people around him, his strange powers explained it all. At first when he had met Asuka, she had seemed a bit of an odd little girl, not listening to anyone, keeping to herself, not trusting anyone. Then when Darien came it was like she saw something in him, he was the only one she would trust, and in return, he trusted her. Since then, they had been friends, until the incident. Asuka had been diagnosed with cancer, and her parent's could not afford the necessary treatment to keep her alive. Darien got a job, although he was only twelve years old. He picked up bottles from garbage cans for extra money. He never had time for anything except trying to get money to help Asuka. After two weeks of labor he came home late at night to a house of three, Asuka was missing. His parent's only smiled his naïve parent's. A man, they explained, had said they were doing special experiments in a laboratory, one of the experiments would help Asuka's form of cancer, and they could save her. All Asuka had to do was be one of the test patient's, and although they had never done the experiment on a human before, there was a great chance Asuka would be cured. Darien had not been satisfied with this answer and demanded more information. The only further information his parent's could give him was that the man who had taken Asuka away was named Mr. Moon. Therefore, Darien searched for a Mr. Moon, but he never found him. Darien finally decided to use his powers. One of his powers was his ability to search for dreams, if he could find Asuka's dreams, he could find her. What happened then though, was not what Darien expected. He found Asuka's dreams, but instead of the horses she always told him about, was an empty stable.
Inside he stable was a solemn and serious Asuka wearing a hat covering her face, holding a picture of him. She raised her chin up high and said,
"They have changed me Darien."
"What have they done to you?" Darien demanded.
"I don't know how to explain it, but I cannot feel anymore Darien, it's so strange. I can feel the tears in my eyes, but I can't feel why, I can't feel sadness. And Darien.I'm beginning to forget." Asuka tried to explain.
"Forget what?" Darien questioned.
"Everything. How to do normal things like walk and talk, how to feel things like sadness and love, and you," After a small silence Asuka spoke again, "When they first did the experiments all my body functions were shut off except for my heart and brain, the essential things to live. I wondered why I couldn't move, couldn't talk to ask what was happening, but my body before had been too weak to be able to object, even when the man came to my house to take me to this laboratory, this prison. Do you know why?"
Darien started to say no when Asuka raised her head and he saw her face. He was horrified and took a few steps back. He mouthed the words in utter shock, "Your face!"
"Yes, Darien, look at my face. Does this color of metal suit me? Don't I look so much better with a robotic face? It's on the rest of me too, with fake skin. The haven't put the skin on my face yet," Asuka paused and said, "I'm sorry if I frighten you, Darien, although I can't feel sorry. They saved me from cancer by making me a robot, but I don't think they really saved me. They saved my heart and my brain, not my soul. And you still don't know the answer to the next question, again, why? Why did they want to have my heart and brain? To make their robot complete. I don't know what they are planning, but they are trying to make dead things alive by putting human things into them. The heart, the brain, they're forming an army of robots that won't need batteries, that can survive as any human being, but the human being's won't be able to go against them. It's the end of humans, Darien."
Asuka's eyes suddenly went completely blank.
"Asuka?" Darien asked, becoming scared, was Asuka waking up. Not yet Asuka, wait!
"Who's making that noise? I can't see you, but I can hear you. Who are you and what are you doing in my unit. You're not unit 1," Asuka responded loudly.
Darien shook her by the shoulders, as he watched her go limp "Asuka, you have to remember, remember, don't leave me here! Remember something, anything!
~In the laboratory a pale face demanded, "What's happening, isn't it done yet?"
"Not yet, the girl is fighting, I don't know how, because we cut off all her feeling from her brain waves," replied another.
"Well, fix it now, if we don't gain control of her soon, the robot may not function properly with her heart. This whole thing will have been a waste!" shouted the pale-faced person angrily.
"Yes, sir, right away sir," said the other obediently." ~
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Asuka's eye's popped open, "Darien, promise me two things. You will stop Mr. Moon from doing what he did to me to any others. There is no need to add to the suffering of the world. Then, promise me you will go on with your life when I am gone."
"But Asuka, I have to help you.Its not too late to save you" Darien argued.
"It is too late, Darien. I'm dying right now.promise me.promise me." Asuka shouted as she began choking and struggling.
Holding her in his arms, Darien shouted, "I promise!" over Asuka coughs, which were getting louder. This continued for another 8 seconds then Asuka stopped struggling, stopped accepting oxygen. She seemed at peace as she smiled at Darien.
Darien did not put her down, he stayed there, in Asuka's dream, he would stay there, he promised himself, as long as his powers would let him, but how long can a dream last when the owner of the dream is gone?
"Forever," replied a high-pitched voice. "Even if a person is gone a dream can continue forever as long as you remember the person and all the person stands for."
"Who are you," Darien asked in a whimper voice, not turning his head.
"Someone from the future. I was sent back to fix up a few problems that someone else caused by going back in the past. I don't know if you'll recognize me, but you have to trust me. You promised Asuka you would go on with your life, and you're sitting here, breaking that promise. Breaking her last wish before she died," the girl commented.
"She hasn't died," Darien said quickly.
"Her soul hasn't, her body has. Those last moments she took to ask you to promise, interrupted the process of her heart transfer to the robot in the laboratory. Because of that she died, she died making her last wishes, follow her wishes now, Darien. She would have wanted you to," the girl continued.
"What do I do now, then," Darien said, all the tears fading from his eyes, deciding he should no longer cry. Crying wasn't going to help anything.
"The Mr. Moon who owns the laboratory has a purpose that involves someone named Serenity. I can't tell you who she is except that she is the princess of the moon, come down to earth. That may not make a lot of sense to you, but again, you'll have to trust me. When you find this person, you'll know that she is the one. She is the one who can help you stop the person from the laboratory, but you must also help her, for the person in the laboratory is after her, not to mention a lot of others are after her, but mainly him. So find her, help her; stop the bad guy, all the usual stuff. Believe me, after that, I won't need to tell you what to do, you'll know," the girl said in a quick twenty minutes.
"How do I do that?" Darien wondered aloud, turning to face her, but the girl only winked at him. She winked at him then left. He last remembered her as a little girl with pink pigtails, leaving Asuka's dream.
That was why Darien sat by the party's all the time, what better place to find someone than where most of the people in town go. He always sat in the chair, waiting for some sort of sign, yet he had never had any.until now.
Was she the one, would she be able to help him? How could he explain to her that he needed her help? Would she believe him even if he told her the truth?
Serena realized she had been staring at Darien for a looooong time, and he had seemed to be distracted by something as well, but not her, which was usually the case when the moon kingdom gave a ball. How could it be that she could have stared for so long, had anyone noticed? Serena looked around, nope no one had noticed, no one was paying any attention to them. It was as if time had frozen for a while, just for them. Serena shrugged then decided to snap Darien out of his trance.
"Is something on your mind?" Serena asked him politely, batting her eyelashes.
This didn't seem to wake him up. Serena frowned, it worked on all the other guys when she batted her eyelashes, and she always got their attention. She was going to have to come up with some other way.
"Darien!" she said a bit louder, "Darien?"
"Huh?" He said, with a classic look of confusion in his eyes. "I'm sorry, we were about to dance, weren't we?"
And off they were, dancing together so gracefully that some people even stopped just to watch them dance. Some whispered to each other that it was the strange man who was always sitting in a chair in the corner. The princes' boasted among each other that they were going to be next, most though were too busy glaring at Darien to boast.
Serena leaned more onto Darien as they danced, hoping this would have an effect on him, but Darien remained the same. There was something about this Darien Chimes. He didn't react to eyelashes, obvious moves of interest, and spent a lot of time watching other people or thinking about something peculiar. He was a challenge, but Serena wasn't one to give up so easily. She would figure out what this Darien Chimes was hiding and then she could go back to being easily the most admired girl by all the guys.
Darien had noticed when Serena had moved closer to him, but it meant nothing to him now. Her was too busy thinking again. He took a break from his thinking and looked at the girl carefully. Long blonde hair in pigtails just like the little girl in Asuka's dream. What did it mean? Did it mean something? What if-
"Darien!" Serena shouted in his ear, interrupting his thoughts again.
Serena seemed impatient, "You have to stop doing that, and it gets on my nerves!"
Darien raised an eyebrow in question at her.
Serena continued, "The dance is over. I have to go home, but I can't until you let go of me."
Darien breathed a, "Sorry," and let go of her.
"You'll have to repay me for that," Serena said slyly, "Walk home with me, will you? Genkis can't, he's taking Lita home by now I suspect. Darien nodded an okay.
This is perfect, thought Serena, the only guy I can't have will be walking me home. Alone, when it's dark, he'll fall in love with me in no time. Not to mention, he's really cute. This is perfect, Darien thought, the walking her home. Maybe I'll tell her about my dream and maybe she'll be able to help me.
As they walked, they continued another conversation.
"How do you know my name?" Darien asked Serena, "and I never got yours."
"Genkis warned me about some crazy guy who comes to a party not to dance, but to watch the other people dance. How unrealistic is that? So naturally, I ask the name of the crazy guy. It's funny how things work out. The guy was you. My name is Serena, by the way," Serena chirped.
"Serena? Is that short for something?" Darien prodded, hoping her name would be Serenity.
"Short for Serenity," Serena said proudly.
Darien's heart skipped a beat. She had the same name! She must be the one! However, how would someone like her be able to help him? Did she even know about the laboratory and their experiments?
"Oh!" Serena uttered, and put a hand in front of his chest to keep him from walking onwards. She glanced around quickly, and then pulled Darien and herself into a nearby bush. Why were they hiding, Darien was puzzled.
"We're going to have to split up, you guys. Edward, Henry, Jenks, and I will be leaders. North, south, east, and west. We'll find Serenity if it takes us all night. We'll need two volunteers by her door in case she comes home. Alright, its all been planned, you twenty, come with me," shouted a familiar voice.
Serenity giggled, "They're looking for me."
Darien remembered the girl's words, "She is the one who can help you stop the person from the laboratory, but you must also help her, for the person in the laboratory is after her, not to mention a lot of others are after her, but mainly him."
Darien hugged Serena closer to him and said, "Close your eyes." Serena had not been paying attention to him, but had closed her eyes and sighed as she breathed in his cologne, which was even better than Genkis'. When she opened her eyes she was not in the bushes anymore, yet still in Darien's arms.
"Where am I?" Serena screamed, in shock.
"My apartment," Darien said calmly.
"But how?" Serena screamed again, backing away from him. Who was this guy? Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to try to make him fall in love with her just because he was the only one who wasn't immediately in love with her.
Darien didn't reply. He left the room and came back with two foaming mugs of hot apple cider. Serena loved apple cider, lucky for him, and when she drank some it calmed her down somewhat. She still asked him though,
"I still don't know how I got here."
"It was me. I have these powers." Darien began.
Serena looked at him disbelievingly. She had learned in her earth lessons that earth was not something with powers, it was more somewhere where you learned things by hard work, which was why some parent's from the moon sent their children there, but there were some unexplainable things.
"It was my powers. You probably won't believe me, but at least listen once and give me a chance to explain. I should probably start at the beginning," Darien stated, worriedly, "Are you ready?"
Serena decided her plans hadn't been such a good idea. Just because he was a little different from the other guys, by not adoring her from the moment he laid eyes on her (except that he danced with me, Serena thought, but he wasn't paying enough attention tome!), she had been eager to get him to fall in love with her. She didn't feel like doing that anymore. There was more to this Darien than she could have guessed, it was as if it was foretold that the moment this guy entered her life everything would change, nothing would ever be the same again. It scared her.
Because she was scared, Serena only wanted to go home. What was she afraid of? Why not tell him to take her home this instant? Yea, thought Serena, that's what I'll do. Be direct Serena, tell him you don't want to hear whatever it is he wants to tell you. Serena turned to face Darien, "I-" she started. She looked into his eyes. He had beautiful eyes, so deep and blue, she could spend forever looking into his eyes. He seemed so sad, like he needed her help, yet knew she would not help him. Tell him no Serena; go home, you don't want to listen to some useless nonsense from someone who transports between places. Someone who.Serena paused.someone who needs me.
It was a nice feeling to be needed; Serena had never felt needed before. She leaned back for a moment and realized being needed wasn't so bad, a great feeling actually. Was she ready fir something else new, now? Was she ready for what he was going to tell her? Serena sat closer to Darien,
"I'm ready."
Serena leaned on his shoulder and waited. Not knowing what to expect, not knowing how she would take it or why she was listening to what this bizarre guy had to say. But the world is full of strange things; this is just another one of them. Serena didn't know how she had this feeling, but she somehow knew that the strange thing involved Darien and because it involved Darien, would also involve her.
Then he began,
"I was born an orphan."
This was a rewrite of the third chapter. This part had a lot more drama than romance, I don't know how that'll work out, but I hope it'll go well. But Nyways.THANK YOU for all your wonderful reviews. I am taking people's advice to spread things out more and take more time to explain. I hope you all understand my story a bit better now. I'll try to get the next chapter out by next week ;)