Oi minna-san! Sorry if I took a long time to update.
What happens in this chapter…some of you might have already guessed. But… I assure you that it won't end how you think it will. This is based on a true story. I did change some minor things. But nothing important.
Anywayz… On with the story…
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Serena held on to Darien's shirt as tight as she could. Just then, Serena heard a voice calling her. Darien couldn't hear it though; it was coming from inside her head.
"What's wrong, Serena?" Darien asked when he noticed she had a confused look on her face.
"Huh?" Serena came back to reality. "Oh, nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Hai."
"Alright then…do you want to take a break? We can't work in the dark anyway."
"Sure."
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"Oh dear…" Ilene said out loud.
"What's wrong?" asked Sammy.
"It's raining and your sister isn't home yet. I'm worried…"
"Don't worry mom. She'll be back soon."
"You're right." Ilene walked to the kitchen to finish dinner.
Sammy stayed behind. [Baka! She better not be in any sort of trouble!]
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Darien and Serena were just sitting on the floor where they were.
"Um…" Serena started. "Can we sit on your bed? It's kind of uncomfortable here." She asked shyly.
"Sure." Darien stood up and helped her up, then sat on the bed.
They didn't talk at all. They just sat there.
[Her parents must be really worried. If only the phone worked.] His thoughts were interrupted when Serena lean on his shoulder. He just smiled and put his arm around her. He could feel she was shaking.
"Are you cold?" he asked.
"Iie. I just don't like lightning."
"It won't hurt you, you know."
"I know, but still…" She put her arms around him again when she heard loud thunder.
"Don't worry, Serena." He raised her head with his hand to look at him. "I'll protect you." He said before leaning down and giving her a deep, passionate kiss.
Serena was surprised at how Darien was acting. [Why is he acting like this? It's so…not like him.] Serena loosened up and kissed him back after a while of asking herself questions she couldn't answer.
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…The next morning…
The phone was ringing at Raye's temple early in the morning. She got out of bed and went to answer it.
"Moshi Moshi." She said in a sleepy voice.
"Raye? Is Serena there?" The question woke her up completely.
"Huh? Tsukino-san?"
"Oh…sorry if I woke you up Raye. Demo…I was wondering if Serena spent the night there with you."
"No, she didn't. Naze?"
Now Ilene was starting to get more worried. "Well… She didn't come home last night."
"Nani!?"
"I assume that means she isn't there…" Ilene's voice sounded very worried.
"Maybe she spent the night over at one of the other girls house…"
"Iie. I already called them."
"Oh. Well… who else could she be with?"
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Serena woke up with the sun shining in her face. Once she opened her eyes and could see well, she saw where she was. And she sat up quickly.
"Nani?" she said to herself. She looked over to her left and noticed that Darien was there…sleeping.
[Oh no! We actually…] She didn't really want to think about it. [What is my dad going to say? He is going to be so angry with me. He will probably want to beat Darien up!]
"What's wrong, Serena?" Darien suddenly said.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." He sat up and put an arm around her.
"Don't worry." He said almost like he had read her mind. She was still worried, though. She didn't want to think of what was going to happen.
"Um…Darien?" She said looking up to him. "Could you take me home before it's any later?"
He smiled and said "Sure."
Before he could get out of the bed, she stopped him. "Can we…eat something…before we go?" she asked kind of embarrassed.
He just smiled again. "That's my Meatball Head." Then he leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss.
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Darien and Serena arrived at her house. Her dad's car was there so that meant that everyone was home.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Darien asked before she got out of his car.
She shook her head. "Iie. That's alright. You might get in trouble with my parents."
"Alright. Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow at the arcade."
"I hope so." She said before she got out and headed for the door.
As soon as she opened the door, Ilene, Ken, and Sammy rushed to get there. They were relieved to see it was Serena. But at the same time they were mad. Especially Ken.
She turned around and found them just standing there.
"Oh. H-hey guys…"
"Where were you!?" Ken shouted.
"You don't have to scream dad!" she said covering her ears. Noticing that he was waiting for her to answer, she responded. "I was at Darien's place studying."
When Ken heard the name "Darien", he got very furious.
"You spent the night with a man!!??" he shouted once more.
"Ken, please." Ilene spoke up. She turned to look at Sammy and gave him a look that said 'Go to your room.' So Sammy left. "Now, Serena. Tell us what happened." She said in a clam voice.
"Well…" Serena began. "I was studying with Darien. But then it started to rain really hard. And thunder too. Um…the lights went out so we stopped and took a break. I guess we must have fallen asleep." She could tell that Ken didn't really believe her. Or he didn't want to believe her.
"Alright, dear. We believe you." Said Ilene. "Now go up to your room and clean it, okay?"
Serena smiled and gave her mother a hug. "Arigato, okaa-san." Then she left for her room. Once she left, Ken spoke up again.
"How can you believe her? She was obviously lying."
"I trust her, that's why. Unlike you." She said bluntly before heading for the kitchen.
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Serena entered her room and closed the door behind her. She stood there leaning on the door. [Gomen Nasai, okaa-san, otou-san. Gomen Nasai…] She slid down and covered her head with her arms. She stayed there sobbing until she fell asleep.
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So? Did you like this chapter? I hope you did.
Tell me what you think. If I should change any thing.
Ja ne!
What happens in this chapter…some of you might have already guessed. But… I assure you that it won't end how you think it will. This is based on a true story. I did change some minor things. But nothing important.
Anywayz… On with the story…
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Serena held on to Darien's shirt as tight as she could. Just then, Serena heard a voice calling her. Darien couldn't hear it though; it was coming from inside her head.
"What's wrong, Serena?" Darien asked when he noticed she had a confused look on her face.
"Huh?" Serena came back to reality. "Oh, nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Hai."
"Alright then…do you want to take a break? We can't work in the dark anyway."
"Sure."
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"Oh dear…" Ilene said out loud.
"What's wrong?" asked Sammy.
"It's raining and your sister isn't home yet. I'm worried…"
"Don't worry mom. She'll be back soon."
"You're right." Ilene walked to the kitchen to finish dinner.
Sammy stayed behind. [Baka! She better not be in any sort of trouble!]
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Darien and Serena were just sitting on the floor where they were.
"Um…" Serena started. "Can we sit on your bed? It's kind of uncomfortable here." She asked shyly.
"Sure." Darien stood up and helped her up, then sat on the bed.
They didn't talk at all. They just sat there.
[Her parents must be really worried. If only the phone worked.] His thoughts were interrupted when Serena lean on his shoulder. He just smiled and put his arm around her. He could feel she was shaking.
"Are you cold?" he asked.
"Iie. I just don't like lightning."
"It won't hurt you, you know."
"I know, but still…" She put her arms around him again when she heard loud thunder.
"Don't worry, Serena." He raised her head with his hand to look at him. "I'll protect you." He said before leaning down and giving her a deep, passionate kiss.
Serena was surprised at how Darien was acting. [Why is he acting like this? It's so…not like him.] Serena loosened up and kissed him back after a while of asking herself questions she couldn't answer.
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…The next morning…
The phone was ringing at Raye's temple early in the morning. She got out of bed and went to answer it.
"Moshi Moshi." She said in a sleepy voice.
"Raye? Is Serena there?" The question woke her up completely.
"Huh? Tsukino-san?"
"Oh…sorry if I woke you up Raye. Demo…I was wondering if Serena spent the night there with you."
"No, she didn't. Naze?"
Now Ilene was starting to get more worried. "Well… She didn't come home last night."
"Nani!?"
"I assume that means she isn't there…" Ilene's voice sounded very worried.
"Maybe she spent the night over at one of the other girls house…"
"Iie. I already called them."
"Oh. Well… who else could she be with?"
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Serena woke up with the sun shining in her face. Once she opened her eyes and could see well, she saw where she was. And she sat up quickly.
"Nani?" she said to herself. She looked over to her left and noticed that Darien was there…sleeping.
[Oh no! We actually…] She didn't really want to think about it. [What is my dad going to say? He is going to be so angry with me. He will probably want to beat Darien up!]
"What's wrong, Serena?" Darien suddenly said.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." He sat up and put an arm around her.
"Don't worry." He said almost like he had read her mind. She was still worried, though. She didn't want to think of what was going to happen.
"Um…Darien?" She said looking up to him. "Could you take me home before it's any later?"
He smiled and said "Sure."
Before he could get out of the bed, she stopped him. "Can we…eat something…before we go?" she asked kind of embarrassed.
He just smiled again. "That's my Meatball Head." Then he leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss.
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Darien and Serena arrived at her house. Her dad's car was there so that meant that everyone was home.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Darien asked before she got out of his car.
She shook her head. "Iie. That's alright. You might get in trouble with my parents."
"Alright. Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow at the arcade."
"I hope so." She said before she got out and headed for the door.
As soon as she opened the door, Ilene, Ken, and Sammy rushed to get there. They were relieved to see it was Serena. But at the same time they were mad. Especially Ken.
She turned around and found them just standing there.
"Oh. H-hey guys…"
"Where were you!?" Ken shouted.
"You don't have to scream dad!" she said covering her ears. Noticing that he was waiting for her to answer, she responded. "I was at Darien's place studying."
When Ken heard the name "Darien", he got very furious.
"You spent the night with a man!!??" he shouted once more.
"Ken, please." Ilene spoke up. She turned to look at Sammy and gave him a look that said 'Go to your room.' So Sammy left. "Now, Serena. Tell us what happened." She said in a clam voice.
"Well…" Serena began. "I was studying with Darien. But then it started to rain really hard. And thunder too. Um…the lights went out so we stopped and took a break. I guess we must have fallen asleep." She could tell that Ken didn't really believe her. Or he didn't want to believe her.
"Alright, dear. We believe you." Said Ilene. "Now go up to your room and clean it, okay?"
Serena smiled and gave her mother a hug. "Arigato, okaa-san." Then she left for her room. Once she left, Ken spoke up again.
"How can you believe her? She was obviously lying."
"I trust her, that's why. Unlike you." She said bluntly before heading for the kitchen.
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Serena entered her room and closed the door behind her. She stood there leaning on the door. [Gomen Nasai, okaa-san, otou-san. Gomen Nasai…] She slid down and covered her head with her arms. She stayed there sobbing until she fell asleep.
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So? Did you like this chapter? I hope you did.
Tell me what you think. If I should change any thing.
Ja ne!