THE WILL OF LOVE
by Æris
Rating: PG - PG-13
Email: rurouni@kenshin.cc
You thought Aeris was dead?
Well, you were right. It's been a *long* while, and since then many thing have occured. And like any other thing, I have changed. My writing style in particular has drastically changed. So much. To the extent that I can no longer continue "The Will of Love".
Yep, you read right.
I tried. I honestly did. But after 456879513215 attempts to continue "will", I have decided that the situation is unredeemable.
This is the last chapter that I have finished of "will" and I hope you enjoy it. It's a cliffhanger though...
Rants, comments, outrages, sympathy or whatnot all go to:
rurouni@kenshin.cc
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I don't want to be tied to anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this make me sick
In a case like this I'll get away with it.
- "Somebody" by Depeche Mode
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SEVEN
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"So," Amy prompted. "How's things going between you and Mr. Chiba?"
"What do you mean?" Raising two hangers, a white minidress on one and a pink ensemble on the other, Serena asked, "Which one should I wear?"
It was a couple of weeks after Serena and Darien's first shopping experience together, and since then they have gone through buying most of the necessary household items with the usual arguments over their preferences, but in the end they managed to compromise and settle for something neutral. And, though they would never, ever dare admit it to anyone, even themselves, Darien Chiba and Serena Tsukino were beginning to enjoy each other's presence.
The day's agenda included shopping for the last items on their list, as well as dinner at Stan's. Due to conflicts in their schedules, they have agreed to meet at Crown for a quick lunch, and then proceed to the mall.
Raye and Amy dropped by as Serena was preparing for the first activity, deciding to stay and join Serena to Crown while she waited. When Darien arrives, of course, Raye and Amy would leave the couple alone.
"Minidress," Raye quipped. "You know exactly what Amy means, Rena."
"I agree," Amy said, "on both counts."
"Well," Serena started, as she slipped on the dress. "Darien's becoming more likeable. . . when we're not shopping, that is."
Silence.
"When we're shopping, he gets so unreasonable. I mean, "
Silence.
"You know that's not what I mean, Serena," Amy said.
"Huh?"
"Oh, don't play innocent now," Raye flipped her hair, a suggestive expression on her face. "Are you two falling in love yet?"
"NO!" Serena said a little too quickly, her face a beet-red.
-
"Oh no," Darien glanced at the car clock, a genuinely worried look on his sweat-beaded face. His palms were damp due to tension and heat was all around him, in his car and the street he was stranded in. Two cars had collided in the next intersection, and police are everywhere. All around him, impatient cars' horns were honking, and it was all Darien could do to keep his sanity. And he was already half an hour late for his date.
He wiped his palms on his pants, and put back his grip on the wheel. "She's gonna be upset."
The horn of the dark blue sedan to the left of his red Ferrari bellowed a long, meaningful threat.
"Who am I kidding? Upset's an understatement. She's gonna be mad!"
Somewhere, a car let out three short honks.
"Can't blame her," Darien shrugged.
The sedan let out another long honk.
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY?" Darien yelled, his head outside his window.
The sedan honked even longer.
Darien slipped his head back inside and reset his grip, his lips pursed in a firm, grim line. "I will survive. I'm a survivor. I'm gonna make it."
-
"He's never gonna make it," Raye predicted.
"He *is* going to make it," Serena contradicted. "He can't just not show up. He never does that. He can't do that."
"Well," Amy began, "I hate to tell you but he *is* exactly one hour, fifteen minutes and," she checked her watch, "fifty-six seconds late."
Serena sighed. "I'm sure you're right, Amy, but... I'm also confident that Darien's gonna show up... sooner or later."
"I'd bet on later," Raye quipped. "*Much* later."
Serena decided not to say anything and just waited.
...
...
...
And waited, waited...
...
...
...
"Exactly thirty minutes," Amy chimed, a bright smile on her face.
Raye raised an eyebrow in Serena's direction, as if to say, "See?"
Serena threw her hands in the air. "I give up," she said, and stood up and walked through the exit.
Amy and Raye looked at each other, bewildered looks on both of their faces.
"What's the problem with her?"
-
"What the hell's the problem with me?" Serena asked herself as soon as she walked out the door, and continued walking to the right.
"After all, they're just keeping time... Nothing wrong with that, right?" Serena thought out loud, barely dodging a man hanging on to the leash of a Doberman chasing a lady's cat down the street. She was walking absentmindedly, with no particular destination in mind. "So what if they think Darien's gonna stand me up? It's not like they really care. I mean, Darien's got his own life, he's gotta be busy sometimes. It shouldn't affect me. I mean, when we get married, he's still gonna be busy. I should get used to it."
Then, Serena abruptly stopped walking. "Wait a minute," she said.
She was back to where she started, right in front of Crown Arcade. She had walked all around the block, just walking and thinking out loud.
"I should *not* get used to being stood up!" Serena firmly decided, and resumed pacing, now back and forth in front of Crown. "Darien's going to be busy, fine. But when we get married, things are going to change. He's to have a family then, and he should find time for me and our children."
At the thought, Serena smiled. She thought, I'm actually deciding on my future!
Suddenly, from behind her, she sensed someone lean in close to her ear and whispered in a husky male voice, "Hi, beautiful."
On impulse, she turned around and lost her balance. She grasped for the first thing she could hold onto. She found her arms on top of the man's chest. Her lips found another's.
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rurouni@kenshin.cc
by Æris
Rating: PG - PG-13
Email: rurouni@kenshin.cc
You thought Aeris was dead?
Well, you were right. It's been a *long* while, and since then many thing have occured. And like any other thing, I have changed. My writing style in particular has drastically changed. So much. To the extent that I can no longer continue "The Will of Love".
Yep, you read right.
I tried. I honestly did. But after 456879513215 attempts to continue "will", I have decided that the situation is unredeemable.
This is the last chapter that I have finished of "will" and I hope you enjoy it. It's a cliffhanger though...
Rants, comments, outrages, sympathy or whatnot all go to:
rurouni@kenshin.cc
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I don't want to be tied to anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this make me sick
In a case like this I'll get away with it.
- "Somebody" by Depeche Mode
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SEVEN
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"So," Amy prompted. "How's things going between you and Mr. Chiba?"
"What do you mean?" Raising two hangers, a white minidress on one and a pink ensemble on the other, Serena asked, "Which one should I wear?"
It was a couple of weeks after Serena and Darien's first shopping experience together, and since then they have gone through buying most of the necessary household items with the usual arguments over their preferences, but in the end they managed to compromise and settle for something neutral. And, though they would never, ever dare admit it to anyone, even themselves, Darien Chiba and Serena Tsukino were beginning to enjoy each other's presence.
The day's agenda included shopping for the last items on their list, as well as dinner at Stan's. Due to conflicts in their schedules, they have agreed to meet at Crown for a quick lunch, and then proceed to the mall.
Raye and Amy dropped by as Serena was preparing for the first activity, deciding to stay and join Serena to Crown while she waited. When Darien arrives, of course, Raye and Amy would leave the couple alone.
"Minidress," Raye quipped. "You know exactly what Amy means, Rena."
"I agree," Amy said, "on both counts."
"Well," Serena started, as she slipped on the dress. "Darien's becoming more likeable. . . when we're not shopping, that is."
Silence.
"When we're shopping, he gets so unreasonable. I mean, "
Silence.
"You know that's not what I mean, Serena," Amy said.
"Huh?"
"Oh, don't play innocent now," Raye flipped her hair, a suggestive expression on her face. "Are you two falling in love yet?"
"NO!" Serena said a little too quickly, her face a beet-red.
-
"Oh no," Darien glanced at the car clock, a genuinely worried look on his sweat-beaded face. His palms were damp due to tension and heat was all around him, in his car and the street he was stranded in. Two cars had collided in the next intersection, and police are everywhere. All around him, impatient cars' horns were honking, and it was all Darien could do to keep his sanity. And he was already half an hour late for his date.
He wiped his palms on his pants, and put back his grip on the wheel. "She's gonna be upset."
The horn of the dark blue sedan to the left of his red Ferrari bellowed a long, meaningful threat.
"Who am I kidding? Upset's an understatement. She's gonna be mad!"
Somewhere, a car let out three short honks.
"Can't blame her," Darien shrugged.
The sedan let out another long honk.
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY?" Darien yelled, his head outside his window.
The sedan honked even longer.
Darien slipped his head back inside and reset his grip, his lips pursed in a firm, grim line. "I will survive. I'm a survivor. I'm gonna make it."
-
"He's never gonna make it," Raye predicted.
"He *is* going to make it," Serena contradicted. "He can't just not show up. He never does that. He can't do that."
"Well," Amy began, "I hate to tell you but he *is* exactly one hour, fifteen minutes and," she checked her watch, "fifty-six seconds late."
Serena sighed. "I'm sure you're right, Amy, but... I'm also confident that Darien's gonna show up... sooner or later."
"I'd bet on later," Raye quipped. "*Much* later."
Serena decided not to say anything and just waited.
...
...
...
And waited, waited...
...
...
...
"Exactly thirty minutes," Amy chimed, a bright smile on her face.
Raye raised an eyebrow in Serena's direction, as if to say, "See?"
Serena threw her hands in the air. "I give up," she said, and stood up and walked through the exit.
Amy and Raye looked at each other, bewildered looks on both of their faces.
"What's the problem with her?"
-
"What the hell's the problem with me?" Serena asked herself as soon as she walked out the door, and continued walking to the right.
"After all, they're just keeping time... Nothing wrong with that, right?" Serena thought out loud, barely dodging a man hanging on to the leash of a Doberman chasing a lady's cat down the street. She was walking absentmindedly, with no particular destination in mind. "So what if they think Darien's gonna stand me up? It's not like they really care. I mean, Darien's got his own life, he's gotta be busy sometimes. It shouldn't affect me. I mean, when we get married, he's still gonna be busy. I should get used to it."
Then, Serena abruptly stopped walking. "Wait a minute," she said.
She was back to where she started, right in front of Crown Arcade. She had walked all around the block, just walking and thinking out loud.
"I should *not* get used to being stood up!" Serena firmly decided, and resumed pacing, now back and forth in front of Crown. "Darien's going to be busy, fine. But when we get married, things are going to change. He's to have a family then, and he should find time for me and our children."
At the thought, Serena smiled. She thought, I'm actually deciding on my future!
Suddenly, from behind her, she sensed someone lean in close to her ear and whispered in a husky male voice, "Hi, beautiful."
On impulse, she turned around and lost her balance. She grasped for the first thing she could hold onto. She found her arms on top of the man's chest. Her lips found another's.
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