Christmas Magic
Rated PG
Author's Note: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews. I know it's after Christmas, but hey, my computer's been a piece of crap. I had this chapter finished and then my disk screwed up and my document was lost. Worthless piece of crap! Anyway, since then I've been really busy, especially with school starting up again. Standard disclaimers apply.
**************************************************************************** ** Andrew's apartment 3:00 a.m.
Andrew was sleeping in his bed. Just as he turned over, the phone rang.
Ring
" Five more minutes mom," he mumbled.
Ring Ring
" Alright already, hello."
" Andrew, it's me, Darien. "
" Do you have any idea what time it is?" asked Andrew grumpily.
" I'm so sorry. I'm at Boston International. A huge snowstorm came through and they delayed all the flights."
" So when do you think you'll take off?"
" At the earliest, ten o'clock in the morning. If I leave at ten, I should be there by five."
" Five o'clock it is. Just one question. What about Serena?"
" Well, I was hoping maybe Lita could distract her. I've made arrangements with almost every Florist in Tokyo. Whatever you do, keep Serena away from her apartment. Have Liat invite her for Christmas dinner or something."
" Will do," yawned Andrew,"can I go back to sleep now?"
" Yeah, sorry I called so early."
" That's okay Dare."
**************************************************************************** ** Serena's Apartment
The sun shone brightly through the window lighting up Serena's face. As the sun continued to get brighter, Serena squinted her eyes. Opening them slowly, she sat up and stretched. She sighed. Today was Christmas Eve, and Darien wouldn't be coming. She got out of bed, slipped on her robe, and trudged into the kitchen. She opened the cabnient and spotted a couple boxes of cereal. She looked at the cereal, then glanced at the counter where she saw a trey of cookies. She knew that cookies weren't exactly a healthy breakfast but what did she care? She was depressed. So, she grabbed some cookies and put them on a plate. She then poured a glass of milk. She walked into the living room and flopped down on the couch. She grabbed the remote and started flipping through channels. She settled on a Christmas movie nad began eating her cookies.
When the movie was almost over, Serena's doorbell rang.
" Just a minute," she called.
She opened the door, " Lita, what a surprise!"
" Hi Serena. I heard about Darien, and I'm sorry. But," she continued cheerfully, " I'm here to cheer you up. You can stay at my place for Christmas. We'll go shopping, have presents, buy a trtee, and even have a Christmas dinner. You can even help me make it."
" I don't know Lita," said Serena hesitantly.
" Oh come on, Serena! It'll be fun! I know you don't want to spend Christmas alone, and I don't either."
" Oh okay."
Lita smiled, " Great! Go get ready!"
**************************************************************************** **
An hour later, the two girls were walking into the mall. Christmas music was being played and little kids waited in line to sit on Santa's lap. A smile soon appeared on Serena's face and she began singing along with the Christmas carols.
" Jingle Bells-Jingle Bells-Jingle all the way!"
After walking around a bit, they decided on Dilliards. They walked in the stoor and began looking around. " So Serena, are you sure you're okay with this whole Darine thing?" asked Lita.
" I guess I'm doing okay."
" Are you really, or are you just saying that. I know you were looking forward to seeing him this Christmas."
" Well," Serena sighed, " I'm a little dissapointed."
" A little?" asked Lita lifting one eybrow.
" Okay, a lot. It's just that I try so hard to make this relationship work. I've tried going to Boston a couple of times, but he always gets busy at the hospital. When he says he's coming back to Tokyo, something always happens. And I just can't take it anymore."
" Do you love him?"
" What?"
" Do you love him?"
" With all my heart."
" You see, you've stuck with it this long because you love him, you're willing to wait for him, and that speakes volume. I don't believe for one moment that you would just give up all that, Serena."
" I know. I just get tired. But on a happier subject, let's shop!"
" Alright! So, what do you think of this shirt?" asked Lita as she held up a green, long sleeve, V-neck.
" I think it'll look great, Lita."
" You know what, I'm hungry. Let's go get some lunch," said Lita.
" I could go for some lunch. How about we gat that Christmas Tree after lunch?"
**************************************************************************** ** Lita's apartment
The girls had just finished decorating the tree and were headed to the kitchen to make Christmas dinner. Lita was working on the turkey and Serena was working on dessert. Lita's cabnients were a big higher than Serena's and Serena was having trouble getting the flour. As she reached for the bag, it fell and poured all over it. Lita laughed as Serena turned around and threw some at her. Lita threw some back and they were soon involved with a flour war. By the end of the war, flour was all over the kitchen, not to mention Lita and Serena. The two girls were laying on the kitchen floor laughing. When they were done laughing they cleaned up the mess and resumed Christmas preperations.
When they had finished eating Lita's telelphone rang.
" Hello."
" Lita, it's me Andrew. Let me speak to Serena."
" Hold on, Here she is."
" Hey Andrew, what's going on?"
" I came to your apartment to see how you were doing, and your door was wide open. I walked in and the place was trashed. I don't know if anything was stolen so you better come and check it out."
" Who would do such a thing? And on Christmas Eve?" asked Serena angrilly.
" Who knows. But I called the police so they should be getting there right when you do."
" Thanks Andrew, I'll be there shortly."
" What's going on?" asked Lita.
" My place was trashed. I've got to go check it out."
" Oh," said Lita knowingly.
" I'm sorry about this Lita. I'll come over later tomorrow."
" Alright. See you tomorrow. Merry Christmas." **************************************************************************** * Serena's apartment
Serena walked into her apartment and was stunned to see roses of all kind lying everywhere. She walked all around, in her bedroom, the kitchen, the living room, the bath room.
" Where did all these roses come from." She felt a cold chill and noticed that her balcony door was open. She walked outside to find the balcony covered with roses. There stood Darien smiling at her.
" Darien!" she cried as she ran to him. He embraced her as she cried, " I thought you weren't coming."
" Nothing could ever keep me away from you Serena."
She smiled and looked up at him. They leaned in and kissed passionatly. After a few minutes they pulled away and Darien lead her inside. They sat on the couch and enjoyed each other's company.
" I missed you Darien."
" I missed you too Serena. But tha doesn't matter. I'm here for you now."
" When do you have to leave again?"
" Never."
**************************************************************************** ** And that's it for chapter two. Stay tuned for Chapter three, December 25th! Plese review. I welcome flames and critisism, although, compliments are good as well. I'll updat as soon as I can, and please let me know if you're going to want an epilouge to this story!
~moonbunny~
Author's Note: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews. I know it's after Christmas, but hey, my computer's been a piece of crap. I had this chapter finished and then my disk screwed up and my document was lost. Worthless piece of crap! Anyway, since then I've been really busy, especially with school starting up again. Standard disclaimers apply.
**************************************************************************** ** Andrew's apartment 3:00 a.m.
Andrew was sleeping in his bed. Just as he turned over, the phone rang.
Ring
" Five more minutes mom," he mumbled.
Ring Ring
" Alright already, hello."
" Andrew, it's me, Darien. "
" Do you have any idea what time it is?" asked Andrew grumpily.
" I'm so sorry. I'm at Boston International. A huge snowstorm came through and they delayed all the flights."
" So when do you think you'll take off?"
" At the earliest, ten o'clock in the morning. If I leave at ten, I should be there by five."
" Five o'clock it is. Just one question. What about Serena?"
" Well, I was hoping maybe Lita could distract her. I've made arrangements with almost every Florist in Tokyo. Whatever you do, keep Serena away from her apartment. Have Liat invite her for Christmas dinner or something."
" Will do," yawned Andrew,"can I go back to sleep now?"
" Yeah, sorry I called so early."
" That's okay Dare."
**************************************************************************** ** Serena's Apartment
The sun shone brightly through the window lighting up Serena's face. As the sun continued to get brighter, Serena squinted her eyes. Opening them slowly, she sat up and stretched. She sighed. Today was Christmas Eve, and Darien wouldn't be coming. She got out of bed, slipped on her robe, and trudged into the kitchen. She opened the cabnient and spotted a couple boxes of cereal. She looked at the cereal, then glanced at the counter where she saw a trey of cookies. She knew that cookies weren't exactly a healthy breakfast but what did she care? She was depressed. So, she grabbed some cookies and put them on a plate. She then poured a glass of milk. She walked into the living room and flopped down on the couch. She grabbed the remote and started flipping through channels. She settled on a Christmas movie nad began eating her cookies.
When the movie was almost over, Serena's doorbell rang.
" Just a minute," she called.
She opened the door, " Lita, what a surprise!"
" Hi Serena. I heard about Darien, and I'm sorry. But," she continued cheerfully, " I'm here to cheer you up. You can stay at my place for Christmas. We'll go shopping, have presents, buy a trtee, and even have a Christmas dinner. You can even help me make it."
" I don't know Lita," said Serena hesitantly.
" Oh come on, Serena! It'll be fun! I know you don't want to spend Christmas alone, and I don't either."
" Oh okay."
Lita smiled, " Great! Go get ready!"
**************************************************************************** **
An hour later, the two girls were walking into the mall. Christmas music was being played and little kids waited in line to sit on Santa's lap. A smile soon appeared on Serena's face and she began singing along with the Christmas carols.
" Jingle Bells-Jingle Bells-Jingle all the way!"
After walking around a bit, they decided on Dilliards. They walked in the stoor and began looking around. " So Serena, are you sure you're okay with this whole Darine thing?" asked Lita.
" I guess I'm doing okay."
" Are you really, or are you just saying that. I know you were looking forward to seeing him this Christmas."
" Well," Serena sighed, " I'm a little dissapointed."
" A little?" asked Lita lifting one eybrow.
" Okay, a lot. It's just that I try so hard to make this relationship work. I've tried going to Boston a couple of times, but he always gets busy at the hospital. When he says he's coming back to Tokyo, something always happens. And I just can't take it anymore."
" Do you love him?"
" What?"
" Do you love him?"
" With all my heart."
" You see, you've stuck with it this long because you love him, you're willing to wait for him, and that speakes volume. I don't believe for one moment that you would just give up all that, Serena."
" I know. I just get tired. But on a happier subject, let's shop!"
" Alright! So, what do you think of this shirt?" asked Lita as she held up a green, long sleeve, V-neck.
" I think it'll look great, Lita."
" You know what, I'm hungry. Let's go get some lunch," said Lita.
" I could go for some lunch. How about we gat that Christmas Tree after lunch?"
**************************************************************************** ** Lita's apartment
The girls had just finished decorating the tree and were headed to the kitchen to make Christmas dinner. Lita was working on the turkey and Serena was working on dessert. Lita's cabnients were a big higher than Serena's and Serena was having trouble getting the flour. As she reached for the bag, it fell and poured all over it. Lita laughed as Serena turned around and threw some at her. Lita threw some back and they were soon involved with a flour war. By the end of the war, flour was all over the kitchen, not to mention Lita and Serena. The two girls were laying on the kitchen floor laughing. When they were done laughing they cleaned up the mess and resumed Christmas preperations.
When they had finished eating Lita's telelphone rang.
" Hello."
" Lita, it's me Andrew. Let me speak to Serena."
" Hold on, Here she is."
" Hey Andrew, what's going on?"
" I came to your apartment to see how you were doing, and your door was wide open. I walked in and the place was trashed. I don't know if anything was stolen so you better come and check it out."
" Who would do such a thing? And on Christmas Eve?" asked Serena angrilly.
" Who knows. But I called the police so they should be getting there right when you do."
" Thanks Andrew, I'll be there shortly."
" What's going on?" asked Lita.
" My place was trashed. I've got to go check it out."
" Oh," said Lita knowingly.
" I'm sorry about this Lita. I'll come over later tomorrow."
" Alright. See you tomorrow. Merry Christmas." **************************************************************************** * Serena's apartment
Serena walked into her apartment and was stunned to see roses of all kind lying everywhere. She walked all around, in her bedroom, the kitchen, the living room, the bath room.
" Where did all these roses come from." She felt a cold chill and noticed that her balcony door was open. She walked outside to find the balcony covered with roses. There stood Darien smiling at her.
" Darien!" she cried as she ran to him. He embraced her as she cried, " I thought you weren't coming."
" Nothing could ever keep me away from you Serena."
She smiled and looked up at him. They leaned in and kissed passionatly. After a few minutes they pulled away and Darien lead her inside. They sat on the couch and enjoyed each other's company.
" I missed you Darien."
" I missed you too Serena. But tha doesn't matter. I'm here for you now."
" When do you have to leave again?"
" Never."
**************************************************************************** ** And that's it for chapter two. Stay tuned for Chapter three, December 25th! Plese review. I welcome flames and critisism, although, compliments are good as well. I'll updat as soon as I can, and please let me know if you're going to want an epilouge to this story!
~moonbunny~