Serena continued weaving her way through the crowds and the stands
for the next half an hour. She came to the hill overlooking the school yard
and looked back at the people enjoying themselves.
She looked up at the stars. The same bubbly, light, feeling exploded through her chest. He's here, she thought. On this very hill. She looked to her left and saw the one and only... Darien Shields.
His beautiful blue eyes were fixed on the stars and he was laid back on a picnic blanket.
"Look up," Serena whispered. "Look at me. I've been searching for you since before I was born."
Serena realized what she was saying. Is that why she was always running into him? Was she subconsciously looking for him every morning and afternoon? Is that why she had stumbled on the Crown Arcade two years ago? When she was a child her mother had always caught her searching through crowds. She would ask Serena who she was looking for.
Him, Serena thought. I've always been looking for him.
As if upon cue Darien sat up and looked over at her. He just studied her as if wondering why he'd looked up at her. He wondered to himself if he'd been looking for her.
She walked over to him. "Do you mind if I star gaze with you?"
"No. Not at all."
She laid down beside him and they studied the stars. After minutes of silence had passed she looked over at him. "You know no matter how hard you search you're not going to find her up there."
"And how do you know?"
"Because she's already found you."
He looked into her eyes. All those long years, escpecially the last one, had he been looking for someone he'd already found? He sat up diverting his eyes away in thought.
Serena took his hand. It was warmer and bigger than hers. "I'm right here, Darien. Stop searching somewhere else. I am right here." Then Serena sat up and kissed him. For that long sweet moment time stopped. The noise and lights from the carnival disappeared. It just felt so right, so perfect. Her heart sped. The feel of his soft and warm lips spread throughout her entire body.
They seperated and were so close they could feel each other's every breath.
"I'm right here," Serena whispered.
"I know that now," Darien answered. They both laid back down and she rested her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her. They studied the stars together. Serena felt so comfortable there. She closed her eyes. This is right, she thought. This is what I've always wanted.
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"Hey guys," Raye said as they laid back on the hill. "Look at the couple over there. Isn't it so romantic? Holding each other under the stars?"
"Yeah," Mina said dreamily.
Then they all sat up (minus Ami) at the same time, wide eyed and shocked.
"That can't be," Raye stuttered. "Is that... Serena?"
Lita squinted through the darkness. "No mistaking the hair!"
"But who's she with?"
"I don't think it's any of your business," Ami said matter-of-factly.
"If it's Serena it's our business!" Raye said. "Now give me the flashlight!" She ripped the flashlight from Ami's hand and pointed it at the couple.
"I can't see his face!"
"I knew it," Mina said as Raye clicked off the flashlight, giving up on finding out who the guy was.
"Knew what?" Lita asked.
"That Serena and Darien would get together." Mina smiled like a cheshire cat.
"WHAT?!" Raye screamed. She turned the flashlight back on the couple. "OH MY GOD!!"
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Serena could feel the blush rising on her face and could see the one on Darien's. She stood up abruptly knocking Darien off balance. She stalked over to Raye and pulled the flashlight from her hand.
"This is none of your business, Raye."
"It is too!"
"No it's not. You weren't the one in his arms, get over it." Serena walked back to Darien, who had folded up the blanket. She took his hand and they walked away together. "They're so nosy!"
"But they're good friends." He gave her a quick, but sweet, kiss. "Don't worry, Meatball Head."
"You have to stop calling me Meatball Head, now."
"I can do that."
They weaved their way back through the carnival getting smiles, stares, and, from Andrew, an I told you so. They stood beside Darien's car. She leaned against it.
"Do you think you could give me a ride home?"
"Jump in."
Serena slipped in the passenger side and Darien revved the engine.
"Seatbelt please and then hold on tight."
Serena clicked her seatbelt into place and gripped the door mockingly. It wasn't until they were on the streets that she gripped it for real, her knuckles turning white from tension.
"Think you could slow down?!"
"Why should I?"
"Why shouldn't you?"
Darien smiled.
"Because we're flying, all the way to the stars."
Serena smiled back and release the handle, she relaxed and let the speed take control. Darien was right. They were flying together as one, too fast for gravity. They were driving straight to the stars, past the Moon, over the farthest beams of the sun. And it was great.
Author's Note: Sorry it took so long for a chapter to come up. But now that's it's finally up, is it okay? I think there is going to be another chapter... or an epilogue... or something. I'm not sure though. Please review and tell me your thoughts.
She looked up at the stars. The same bubbly, light, feeling exploded through her chest. He's here, she thought. On this very hill. She looked to her left and saw the one and only... Darien Shields.
His beautiful blue eyes were fixed on the stars and he was laid back on a picnic blanket.
"Look up," Serena whispered. "Look at me. I've been searching for you since before I was born."
Serena realized what she was saying. Is that why she was always running into him? Was she subconsciously looking for him every morning and afternoon? Is that why she had stumbled on the Crown Arcade two years ago? When she was a child her mother had always caught her searching through crowds. She would ask Serena who she was looking for.
Him, Serena thought. I've always been looking for him.
As if upon cue Darien sat up and looked over at her. He just studied her as if wondering why he'd looked up at her. He wondered to himself if he'd been looking for her.
She walked over to him. "Do you mind if I star gaze with you?"
"No. Not at all."
She laid down beside him and they studied the stars. After minutes of silence had passed she looked over at him. "You know no matter how hard you search you're not going to find her up there."
"And how do you know?"
"Because she's already found you."
He looked into her eyes. All those long years, escpecially the last one, had he been looking for someone he'd already found? He sat up diverting his eyes away in thought.
Serena took his hand. It was warmer and bigger than hers. "I'm right here, Darien. Stop searching somewhere else. I am right here." Then Serena sat up and kissed him. For that long sweet moment time stopped. The noise and lights from the carnival disappeared. It just felt so right, so perfect. Her heart sped. The feel of his soft and warm lips spread throughout her entire body.
They seperated and were so close they could feel each other's every breath.
"I'm right here," Serena whispered.
"I know that now," Darien answered. They both laid back down and she rested her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her. They studied the stars together. Serena felt so comfortable there. She closed her eyes. This is right, she thought. This is what I've always wanted.
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"Hey guys," Raye said as they laid back on the hill. "Look at the couple over there. Isn't it so romantic? Holding each other under the stars?"
"Yeah," Mina said dreamily.
Then they all sat up (minus Ami) at the same time, wide eyed and shocked.
"That can't be," Raye stuttered. "Is that... Serena?"
Lita squinted through the darkness. "No mistaking the hair!"
"But who's she with?"
"I don't think it's any of your business," Ami said matter-of-factly.
"If it's Serena it's our business!" Raye said. "Now give me the flashlight!" She ripped the flashlight from Ami's hand and pointed it at the couple.
"I can't see his face!"
"I knew it," Mina said as Raye clicked off the flashlight, giving up on finding out who the guy was.
"Knew what?" Lita asked.
"That Serena and Darien would get together." Mina smiled like a cheshire cat.
"WHAT?!" Raye screamed. She turned the flashlight back on the couple. "OH MY GOD!!"
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Serena could feel the blush rising on her face and could see the one on Darien's. She stood up abruptly knocking Darien off balance. She stalked over to Raye and pulled the flashlight from her hand.
"This is none of your business, Raye."
"It is too!"
"No it's not. You weren't the one in his arms, get over it." Serena walked back to Darien, who had folded up the blanket. She took his hand and they walked away together. "They're so nosy!"
"But they're good friends." He gave her a quick, but sweet, kiss. "Don't worry, Meatball Head."
"You have to stop calling me Meatball Head, now."
"I can do that."
They weaved their way back through the carnival getting smiles, stares, and, from Andrew, an I told you so. They stood beside Darien's car. She leaned against it.
"Do you think you could give me a ride home?"
"Jump in."
Serena slipped in the passenger side and Darien revved the engine.
"Seatbelt please and then hold on tight."
Serena clicked her seatbelt into place and gripped the door mockingly. It wasn't until they were on the streets that she gripped it for real, her knuckles turning white from tension.
"Think you could slow down?!"
"Why should I?"
"Why shouldn't you?"
Darien smiled.
"Because we're flying, all the way to the stars."
Serena smiled back and release the handle, she relaxed and let the speed take control. Darien was right. They were flying together as one, too fast for gravity. They were driving straight to the stars, past the Moon, over the farthest beams of the sun. And it was great.
Author's Note: Sorry it took so long for a chapter to come up. But now that's it's finally up, is it okay? I think there is going to be another chapter... or an epilogue... or something. I'm not sure though. Please review and tell me your thoughts.