Darien felt strange. Instead of falling into darkness he was floating
towards this great light.
"What's happening?" he asked. His voice bounced off walls and echoed back at him.
"Don't leave me!" he heard again. Serena's voice was desperate. He looked back down where another light was glowing. This one was smaller and silver. He started swimming towards it. It was warmer down there, less welcoming, but warmer. He swam closer and closer and found out that the light was coming from a small tear in the lining of darkness. He stuck both hands in it and ripped the dark cloth back. The warm silver light filled the tunnel around him and warmed his body.
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All the doctors and nurses turned around to look at the heart monitor which had started beeping again. They checked all his vital signs and let Serena back in. She grabbed Darien's hand and kissed his lips. "I knew you wouldn't leave me," she said. Her teardrops fell onto his pale skin and left their own soft trails.
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Darien heard her whisper and his world spun again. Not another memory, he thought. But he couldn't avoid these, no matter how hard he tried.
He was sixteen again and had just gotten his license. He felt important being able to drive a fast car, but lonely at the same time because he had no one to drive around. He walked sullenly down the street this morning, his hands deep in his pockets, his feet scuffing the sidewalk every once in awhile. It was a surprise when he found himself standing in front of an arcade. The Crown.
He stepped in and saw all sorts of teens hanging out, playing games, and eating ice cream. He went to the counter and sat down, feeling even more alone.
"What will it be?" A blonde headed boy asked him.
"I don't know. A coke?"
"Coming right up," the blonde said and went to fill a glass. This gave Darien time to survey the room. Two girls sat at a table near the window laughing and having milkshakes. One was a red head with a rather loud voice, and the other... the other took his breath away.
She was blonde and her hair was up in a strange, but familiar, hairstyle. She was naturally beautiful and her blue eyes were sparkling. He was amazed at that moment that such beauty existed in this world still and he suddenly believed in miracles.
"Hey! Woohoo! Earth to... whoever you are!" the blonde boy said.
Darien spun around to face him, and blushed realizing he'd been staring.
"So you like Serena, huh?" he said with a cheshire grin. "You better lay off buddy, Serena's like a sister to me and if you do anything to hurt her..."
"You don't have to worry about that," Darien said. "I don't even know her."
Inside, though, Darien thought he did know this girl. Serena, was her name. But why did his mind insist her name was Serenity, not Serena? He didn't know.
"Andrew!" Serena said coming up to the counter. "I spilled my shake again."
"Oh geez," Andrew said and grabbed a rag from the back sink. "Here we go again."
"Sorry!" Serena insisted, and her eyes fell upon Darien for the first time. She smiled. "Hi."
"Hello."
"I'm Serena," she said sticking her hand out. He shook it.
"I'm Darien."
"Nice to meet you," she said and then hurried over to help Andrew.
That evening when Darien left he made a vow to come back to that place. There was something special about the people he'd met. Something important. And he returned many, many, times.
Darien spun away from the memory and back into the floating state he was in. He remained in the warm silver light, the darkness banished away. He felt comforted there, like nothing could ever hurt him. He curled into a ball and waited for Serena's voice, and the next memory.
Author's Note: Wow! Aren't you proud of me? I actually updated a story! It's kinda short, but oh well. Please review and I'll work hard to get the next chappie up on... well, any story!
Until the next time,
Ai No Senshi
"What's happening?" he asked. His voice bounced off walls and echoed back at him.
"Don't leave me!" he heard again. Serena's voice was desperate. He looked back down where another light was glowing. This one was smaller and silver. He started swimming towards it. It was warmer down there, less welcoming, but warmer. He swam closer and closer and found out that the light was coming from a small tear in the lining of darkness. He stuck both hands in it and ripped the dark cloth back. The warm silver light filled the tunnel around him and warmed his body.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
All the doctors and nurses turned around to look at the heart monitor which had started beeping again. They checked all his vital signs and let Serena back in. She grabbed Darien's hand and kissed his lips. "I knew you wouldn't leave me," she said. Her teardrops fell onto his pale skin and left their own soft trails.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Darien heard her whisper and his world spun again. Not another memory, he thought. But he couldn't avoid these, no matter how hard he tried.
He was sixteen again and had just gotten his license. He felt important being able to drive a fast car, but lonely at the same time because he had no one to drive around. He walked sullenly down the street this morning, his hands deep in his pockets, his feet scuffing the sidewalk every once in awhile. It was a surprise when he found himself standing in front of an arcade. The Crown.
He stepped in and saw all sorts of teens hanging out, playing games, and eating ice cream. He went to the counter and sat down, feeling even more alone.
"What will it be?" A blonde headed boy asked him.
"I don't know. A coke?"
"Coming right up," the blonde said and went to fill a glass. This gave Darien time to survey the room. Two girls sat at a table near the window laughing and having milkshakes. One was a red head with a rather loud voice, and the other... the other took his breath away.
She was blonde and her hair was up in a strange, but familiar, hairstyle. She was naturally beautiful and her blue eyes were sparkling. He was amazed at that moment that such beauty existed in this world still and he suddenly believed in miracles.
"Hey! Woohoo! Earth to... whoever you are!" the blonde boy said.
Darien spun around to face him, and blushed realizing he'd been staring.
"So you like Serena, huh?" he said with a cheshire grin. "You better lay off buddy, Serena's like a sister to me and if you do anything to hurt her..."
"You don't have to worry about that," Darien said. "I don't even know her."
Inside, though, Darien thought he did know this girl. Serena, was her name. But why did his mind insist her name was Serenity, not Serena? He didn't know.
"Andrew!" Serena said coming up to the counter. "I spilled my shake again."
"Oh geez," Andrew said and grabbed a rag from the back sink. "Here we go again."
"Sorry!" Serena insisted, and her eyes fell upon Darien for the first time. She smiled. "Hi."
"Hello."
"I'm Serena," she said sticking her hand out. He shook it.
"I'm Darien."
"Nice to meet you," she said and then hurried over to help Andrew.
That evening when Darien left he made a vow to come back to that place. There was something special about the people he'd met. Something important. And he returned many, many, times.
Darien spun away from the memory and back into the floating state he was in. He remained in the warm silver light, the darkness banished away. He felt comforted there, like nothing could ever hurt him. He curled into a ball and waited for Serena's voice, and the next memory.
Author's Note: Wow! Aren't you proud of me? I actually updated a story! It's kinda short, but oh well. Please review and I'll work hard to get the next chappie up on... well, any story!
Until the next time,
Ai No Senshi