** Serena walked out slowly from Darien's car. It had been an uneventful night. She waved good bye to him and walked up her walkway to her house.
"Hey there, Serena," A voice said to her. She looked up into the indigo eyes of Seiya. She blushed. All through her date, Serena couldn't keep her mind on Darien. All she kept thinking about was Seiya.
"Hi, Seiya!" Serena said brightly, "How are you?"
"Very well, you?"
"I'm okay, I guess…"
"Oh, Serena, Care to tell me?" He asked getting up and walking toward the young woman. Serena smiled.
"Not really, but I'm sure one day you may know."
"Care to take a walk with me?" He asked. The sun was setting slowly and Serena sighed.
"Alright," She said it with more happiness the exasperation. Seiya slipped his hand into hers, and smiled down at the slightly gloomy face on Serena.
"Serena, cheer up! It's a beautiful day! And a beautiful Sunset!" *And I'm sharing it with the most beautiful girl…* He added silently. Serena looked up at him.
"Oh, Seiya…" She said looking up at him. Seiya smiled weakly down at her.
"Serena, Please don't look sad, I hate it when you look sad…" He said, taking the girl's hand and giving it a squeeze. Serena launched herself into his arms and Seiya happily complied, holding her gently. Serena cried into his chest.
"Shhhhh, Serena, Please… Oh Serena… Don't cry…" Seiya said, trying not to let tears of his own fall. Serena looked up at him.
"Oh, Seiya…" She said seeing the wisps of tears in his eyes. *He cares that much for me?* She thought. Serena buried her head into his chest and Seiya held her tightly.
"What am I to do? I know that I love him, but I also know that this isn't right…" She whispered. Seiya felt his heart crack and her saying she loved that son of a bitch. Seiya shook his head, it wasn't fair. He loved her with his soul and that man barely loved her at all. How many empty kisses? How many times had he left her out in the cold? How many times had guilt caught up with him? Never, Seiya supposed.
"Serena…" He whispered. "Do what your heart tells you."
"My heart doesn't know what it's doing…" Serena sniffled, the sobs were calming down. Seiya looked at her, containing his rage with too much care. He should have let her know how he felt, but he didn't.
"Give it time, Serena, It will work out. I promise." Seiya said, running his hand through her hair. Serena nodded, slowly pulling away from Seiya to get up. Seiya let his arms fall from her body. Serena sniffled, wiping tears from her cheeks. Seiya bent down and kissed away one lone tear running down her cheek. Serena blushed, then smiled up at him.
"Serena, Come on. I PROMISE every thing will work out," He said taking her hand. Serena looked up at him.
"Thank you," She said. Seiya bent down and kissed her nose.
"Now, Smile. It makes you look so cute," He said. Serena blushed, then let a slow happy smile cross her face. Seiya smiled back at her.
"See?" He said. Serena smiled harder and the two walked back to Serena's house.
"Good Night, Seiya. And thank you."
"Good night, Serena. And smile. You look so adorable when you do," Seiya said. Serena gave him a hug. "If you need anything, call me up."
"I will."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Good night."
"Good night."
And with that the two went their separate ways. Seiya tossed a wave to Serena, and she grinned back.
** Serena woke up on a slow Wednesday morning. Her alarm clock didn't go off, So she was off on a rough start. She had rushed through her morning traditions then looked outside. It was night. She glanced at her clock, it said 3:00 AM. Serena groaned and peeled off her school uniform and tossed it on the floor.
"This is ANNOYING!" She grumbled quietly into her pillow.
"You're telling me!" A British accented cat said from the foot of her bed.
"You wake me up, and I actually think it's seven ten in the morning! The things I do!" Luna said. Serena stuck her tongue out at her cat.
"Luna…"
"Yes, Serena?"
"What am I to do about Darien?"
"What do you mean?"
"I think I'm falling in love with some one else…" Serena said looked out at the crescent moon. Luna's eyes widened.
"But how can that be? You are soul mates with Darien!"
"Are you sure on that?"
"Well- I-"
"Did you ever consider that in the moon kingdom, Darien and I just might have been some type of a puppy love fantasy, and that there was some one else for me?"
"Well, no… But, how could this be?"
"I don't know… I want to know what's going on…"
"There is another possibility…" Luna said.
"What?"
"Well, if one soul mate decided to betray the other soul mate, then the bond is broken. Instantly for the betrayer, slowly for the betrayed."
"Are you saying you think I betrayed Darien?"
"No I'm saying It's a very slim possibility that Darien betrayed you. A slim one, yes, but one none the less… But Darien wouldn't do that. I can see he loves you too much…"
"Really?" Serena asked. Luna nodded.
*I think* Luna thought silently, *I hope…*
"I suppose you're right. Well, good night, Luna." Serena said, laying back down on her bed and letting sleep overcome her.
** Seiya somehow knew that Serena wouldn't get up on time so he decided not to wait for her. It was going to be a slow Wednesday morning. Seiya's brothers had left early, and Seiya had decided to get a few extra minutes of sleep.
*I wonder what Serena's doing now…?* He thought to himself. He figured that she would be sleeping. Seiya walked to school with an almost deliberate slowness.
"Seiya?" A sweet voice said to him. Seiya turned around to see Serena running up to him.
"Hi… How… are… you…?" She gasped between breathes. Seiya laughed.
"Good and you?"
"Tired."
"I can see that. Get up late?"
"Yes. I saw you coming down the sidewalk and ran faster then I normally do," She was finally catching her breath. Seiya smiled.
"Well I'm glad you did. Because now I can talk to you!" He said happily. Serena smiled up at him.
"So, Seiya, why are you out so late?"
"Wanted to catch a few extra minutes of sleep."
"Join the club." Serena giggled. Seiya smiled as they approached the school.
"Well, I'll see you next hour, Serena," Seiya said as they split to go their separate ways. Serena waved to him and turned down the hallway.
"Bye!"
** "Serena!" A voice said as Serena walked to her lunch table, she turned to face three angry faces. Each one caked in make-up.
"Umm, Hi Kethi, Jani, Tearesay," Serena said to the quote un quote, 'School Yard Sluts'.
"We saw you walking with Seiya Kou. Now you little slut better stay off our man!" Kethi began. The other girls nodded.
"Yeah, He's ours and will always be! So move your sorry little ass away from him, or we're going to have to take drastic measures." Snipped Tearesay.
"OUR MAN! GOT I-"
"Actually," A familiar voice said from behind Serena. She turned to se Seiya standing there. "I'm her man." He smiled a cocky smile, and slipped an arm around Serena's waist. "And if you take any more drastic measures… Well, I promised I would never hit a girl. So I'll have to find other measures of revenge. C'mon, Serena, Let's go. Oh wait- do you three count as girls? I can't tell behind those seventy pounds of make-up." By this time the whole lunch yard had gathered around the five. Seiya smiled a you'll-never-have-me smile and walked away with Serena at his side.
"Thank you, Seiya," Serena said as the two of them sat down together under a tree.
"What for, Serena? You're my friend, and I just don't want to see you hurt." He said taking her hand. Serena smiled at him.
"But now the school thinks we're going out…" She sighed. "That won't go over well with Darien, seeing as he already doesn't like you."
"That's his fault." Seiya said, not wanting that person to spoil his perfect day.
"I guess so… Oh well. This charade can only go on for so long."
"I guess you're right."
"Seiya! You told her! You told her how you feel!" Taiki said running up behind the two. Seiya slapped his fore head and whipped around to face Taiki. He grabbed him by the arm and dragged him a few yards away.
"No I DIDN'T, you nit-wit! I was defending her the only way I could think of!" he hissed. Taiki blushed.
"Oops…"
"Forget it. She's going to have to find out soon anyway…" Seiya said, dropping his brother's arm and walking back to Serena.
"Sorry, Taiki was being an idiot."
"You told your crush how you feel!" Serena said ecstatically.
"Huh?"
"Your crush! The girl whom I could never figure out! So what'd she say!? Who is she!?" Serena begged her friend.
"Serena, I didn't tell her. Taiki was jumping to conclusions," Seiya plopped down next to Serena exasperatedly.
"Oh. Well, oh well! She'll find out some day."
"Soon, I hope…" Seiya grumbled under his breath.
"Oh Cheer up, Seiya!" Serena said, kissing Seiya on his nose, and making the world spin five times faster for him.
"I suppose that's that," Seiya let himself fall into the grass and Serena kneeled over him to look into his starry indigo eyes.
"Do you know you have absolutely BEAUTIFUL eyes?" She asked him. Seiya chuckled.
"I do now. Isn't that what counts?"
"I guess so!" Serena giggled.
"Did you know that you are the most beautiful girl I've ever met?" He asked her. Serena blushed a deep crimson.
"Oh. Well, NOW I do."
"Good! Because a girl like yourself shouldn't have to wander through the world not knowing that she is a goddess from above."
"Oh, reeeeeaaaaalllllly?"
"Yes, reeeeeaaaaalllllly." Seiya chuckled.
**BRING** The bell rung and Serena and Seiya got up and went to their next class together.
** Serena sighed. Finally…!! After toooo many days of waiting she was going to go to Seiya's concert. She smiled happily as she called up her friends, who were quick to come over.
"So, you guys what should I wear!?" She asked, slightly hyper as her friends walked into her room. She had talked to Seiya about the songs they would sing, and he hadn't said one word about it to her. It was almost as if he was keeping something from her.
"I think you should so wear that red dress…" Rei giggled taking a red dress with a low neck-line, no sleeves, and slits that were almost up to her hips
"Oh…. Isn't that a little… Showy?" Serena asked taking the dress from her friends.
"NO!" They all replied, except for Ami, who stared at the dress curiously.
"I think it would certainly get Seiya's attention…" Lita giggled.
"Oh yeah…" The rest of the girls agreed.
"But I don't know…"
"WEAR IT!" They yelped, making Serena put on the red dress with out hesitation.
"So?" She asked Turning around so her friends could see it. "What do you think?"
"Oh yes… Definitely…" They said. Each of her friends Pushed pulled yanked and messed with Serena the next hour and a half before they found her to be perfect.
She wore a pair of high-heeled black shoes, a silver anklet, a silver necklace, and she had on a black leather jacket, making the outfit casual. Her hair was pulled into a braid at the base of her neck, with a red ribbon running through it.
"Guys…" She said turning around in the mirror, "I don't know…"
"Ahem?" They asked her.
"Uhhh, Let's just go…"
"Good!" They yelped and they started to the club.
** Seiya put the finishing touches on his song… He smiled at his work, and at the inspiration. He strummed a few lone notes on his guitar… then stopped. Could he do it? Could he ever tell her?
"Seiya?" His brothers asked. Seiya turned to see them.
"Are you going to sing it?" Taiki asked sitting down on the couch.
"I don't know… I don't know if I can."
"You may never have another chance…" Yaten said. Seiya looked up at him.
"How so?"
"Darien's coming."
"What." Seiya's eyes went wide and his song fell to the floor.
"Seiya, calm down. You haven't heard the worst part."
"Oh, no… please…" He begged his brothers, already feeling the tears.
"With another woman."
"Oh, Kami-Sama!" Seiya took a deep breath.
"C'mon, Seiya. It'll be okay."
"Why must he do this to her?" He asked, picking up his papers. He saw the last line: I think I love you.
"Sing it." Yaten said after a long silence, "And sing it with your soul."
** "C'mon, Serena!" Her four best friends dragged her into the building. Yaten had been doing a sound check when he stopped and looked up. He saw the girls come in, even among all the other people. He reasoned that it was Mina's beauty that stuck out among the other drab people.
"Hey, guys!" Yaten said dropping down from the stage and walking up to them, avoiding all the eyes of the other women in the room.
"Hi, Yaten!" Mina said. She had been hanging out a lot with Yaten these past few days, but the girls couldn't get anything out of her… so everything was a mystery.
"Seiya's in the back, Serena," Yaten said, "If you want to talk to him." Serena nodded and the six of them walked to back stage.
"Serena!" Seiya said, looking up from some papers and walking to her quickly. Serena smiled and gave her friend a hug.
"Hi, Seiya!" She said, with her arms still wrapped around his neck.
"How are you!?" He asked happily.
"Good! And you?"
"I'm okay."
"Just okay? What's the matter?"
"I'm nervous about this new song…"
"Oooh! Let me see!" Serena begged. Seiya shook his head.
"Uh-uhhh It's a surprise," He laughed rubbing his nose against her's.
"For your crush!? Ohh Will you PLEASE tell me WHO!?"
Seiya mentally rolled his eyes. "You'll find out, Serena. Don't worry."
"Oh, But, Seiyaaaaaa!" Serena whined. He shook his head.
"No- no- noooo-oh. That's not very fair, Serena," Seiya said. Serena laughed and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Someday, Seiya, Some day I'm gonna get you back," Serena giggled. Seiya smiled down at her.
"And when that day comes, I'm sure I'll have a witty retort."
"C'mon Serena! They're going to go on in a little while. Besides! Molly's here!" Lita said dragging her friend away.
"Bye Seiya!" Serena said, waving to him. He waved back and they left.
** After about fifteen minutes, another sound check, and some stupid introduction from the manager, The Three Lights Concert was finally in full swing. Serena and her friends were chillin' and Jamin', and any other verb that ends with 'In''. Serena couldn't keep her eyes away from Seiya. He just looked so right, and so in place up there, on stage singing. She smiled.
"Hey Everybody!" Seiya called down to the crowd. All the girls smiled at him.
"Guess what! I have got a totally new song that I just wrote. It's inspired by a very special girl in my life, so I hope you all enjoy it." Seiya said, then he strummed a few notes on his guitar and began to sing:
You showed me how to smile
You showed me how laugh
You laughed my cares away
And brightened up my life
Oh I knew that I was falling
And I could not admit to it
So, baby, tell me…
What can I do?
I knew that I was falling
I knew that I had fallen
I knew what was coming…
But why can't I admit it?
I need you
You showed me the world
And brought me out of my shell
Oh you made me smile
And made me dream
And now I'm dreaming of you
Oh, baby, I knew I was falling
I wanted to tell you
I needed to tell you
But I couldn't… Yet still I knew…
I knew that I was falling
I knew that I had fallen
I knew what was coming…
But why can't I admit it?
I need you
So this is fairy tale is gonna end
If I can't tell you now
Then there will be no happy ending
You, my princess…
I may never be your prince
Oh baby Please listen
To these few words I have
Let me tell you
Oh let me whisper in you ear
Oh I need to tell you now…
Scene During Song
Serena smiled up at Seiya, She knew this was the song, but… why was he staring at her? Why did she feel as if he was singing it for her. For once Serena actually DID wish that this was for her. She knew that she was falling for Seiya, just as the song foretold, but she couldn't love him, not with Darien and not knowing that Seiya loved some one else.
"Serena!" A voice hissed she turned to See Mina, a worried look was on her face.
"What is it, Min?" She asked.
"Serena, come with me," Mina said.
Serena followed Mina through the crowd of people, She stopped just a yards feet short of the door, and that's when Serena's heart broke into a million pieces. Darien was standing there, with his hands on another woman's body, kissing her neck, and whispering into her ear.
"Darien…?" She closed her eyes a single tear fell from her eye. Then she pushed passed her friends and rushed out the door roughly hearing:
Oh I need to tell you now…
Seiya looked over at Serena, then at a familiar face in the crowd. This familiar face had his hands in places they shouldn't have been: on another woman's body. His voice wavered for a mere instant as he saw Serena look upon the scene, then rush out. Seiya stopped right at:
Oh I need to tell you now…
He jumped down from the stage and rushed out of the club, running after Serena. "Serena!" he called for her. "Serena!" He heard the soft footsteps down the street and raced after them. He couldn't let Serena go.
"Serena!" He rushed up, finally catching up with the blonde. She was sobbing. Seiya wrapped his arms around her.
"Seiya… He- He-"
"Shhhhh, I know. Don't talk about it, Serena," Seiya said. Serena let tears flow as Seiya held her tightly. She didn't know what to say or do. She knew that this was going to come eventually, but did it have to be now.
"Shhhhh, Serena. Take a deep breath…" Seiya said letting his lips kiss her forehead. Serena took a deep shaking breath.
"Oh, Seiya…" Serena cried into his chest. There had to be at least ten minutes of silence before Seiya spoke.
"Serena…"
"Yes, Seiya?"
"That song… it was for you."
"Oh- I-" Serena didn't know what to say. Seiya placed his finger-tips on her lips to silence her. She looked at him.
"You never heard the last line, and you need to know: I think I'm in love with you." Seiya closed his eyes and let a single tear fall down his cheek. It had been so hard to tell her, and instead of him feeling as though a boulder had been lifted from his shoulders, he felt as though one had been added.
The silence was ear deafening. Seiya finally spoke. "I know you don't feel the same bu-" Serena placed her finger-tips on his lips to quiet him down.
"Then you don't know me very well, Seiya."
Seiya stared down at her with wide eyes. Had Serena just spoken the impossible? Seiya let his eyes flutter shut as he bent down slowly and pressed his lips to her's. Serena knew that this was right. That Darien had never been right for her, but Seiya had been, the man she was kissing now. She wrapped her arms around Seiya's neck and pulled herself closer to him. Seiya's grip tightened on her waist.
Seiya pulled away a little and smiled, "I love you."
Serena smiled back, happily, "I love you too."
And with this Seiya picked Serena up and twirled her around in a circle. Serena smiled and kissed Seiya gently on the lips.
"Now, don't you have a show to do?" She asked him.
Seiya shrugged, "They can wait." For the first time that night Seiya got a good look at the attire Serena was in. He smiled, knowing that this goddess was finally his.
"Oh, C'mon, Seiya…" Serena said, threading her fingers through his, "Besides all those swooning girls need to know you are taken."
"There were other girls? All I saw was you," Seiya said, slipping his arm around Serena's waist. Serena kissed him gently.
"And you're still pretty fast with those words."
"I still pride myself on that," Seiya said as the two leisurely walked back to the club. The two strolled in catching the eyes and creating a silence. Seiya smiled an overwhelming smile.
"We're he-re!" He called into the silence of the crowd. The people there just stared at the couple with unreadable expressions, well… all except the girls of the group, they just stared at Serena with anger and disappointment in their eyes.
Seiya took Serena's hand and lead her through the crowd. He jumped up on stage and addressed the people there, "Everybody… I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Serena." He said. The girls sighed angrily and Serena smiled and threw her arms around Seiya's neck.
"I love you," She whispered to him.
"And I, you," Seiya said before he kissed her. A cheer went up from the crowd.
"Serena!" An angry, yet familiar voice called from the crowd, then jumped on stage to separate the couple. Darien stared down Seiya.
"You, Stay away from her. She is NOT your woman! She's mine-" He stopped as he felt Serena's hand come in rather harsh contact with his face.
"You broke my heart Darien…" She whispered, Tears streaming down her face, "You broke all those dates with me to go out with other women. How could you? Was I just another one of your toys?"
"No! Serena, You were so much more."
"Lies! Lies! And WERE!? That's past-tense, which means that I am no long anything then some pestering little dumb blonde?"
"Serena!" SMACK Serena hit Darien again then rushed off stage as Seiya turned to him.
"Stay away from her. You lost her, you were so stupid to give a girl that giving and caring and wonderful up. I love her more then you ever will, or ever could have." Seiya spat at him, before he left the stage, to Serena who was crying on the couch, tears streaming down her face. Seiya walked up to her and pulled her into his arms.
"Oh, Darling…" He whispered into her ear.
"Why?" She cried into his shoulder, "Why, must he do this? Why must he lie to me?"
"Shhhh, Oh Darling! I am always here for you."
"No matter what?"
"No matter what." Seiya confirmed. Serena kissed him, and Seiya kissed her all over her face until every last tear had disappeared from her porcelain face.
Darien watched this as torture from her friends. Had he really been so stupid as to give all that up? All those kisses she was giving Seiya, all the emotionally raw moments, all the glances and talks… had he given that up?
He had. It was clear to him now, and he realized that he would never have the goddess back. And yet strangely… he felt no remorse; yes he was upset about the physical contact he would lose but the emotional bond that he had once had, had been severed. And it made him wonder: Who severed it? Who broke the love? Was it him? Serena? Some other unknown force? Was it Seiya? Had that dirty bastard done this as torture, or just because he wanted Serena?
"Serena, I love you…" Seiya whispered lovingly into her ear, after the tears had been kissed away into nothingness.
Had he ever told her he loved her? Yes there was a physical attraction, he had even hoped of bedding the girl some day… but had there been LOVE? Was love the feeling he had once gotten those two years ago? Or was love what he felt in the Silver Millenium? Love was such a funny word, it didn't describe anything, but it showed and linked everything together. Did Darien lack love? Was the only thing he was after was lust?
He pondered this and finally realized that was all. Lust. The few other women he had been dating the past week, had it all been for lust? It had. And Darien finally didn't care. He didn't need love. It was a silly emotion, one that should be tossed aside. He pulled himself away from the loving scene of Serena and Seiya and walked out. He had finally found the answers he had been looking for.
"Seiya, I love you too." Serena whispered as she let a single tear fall from her eye and Seiya was quick to kiss it away.
"Darling, are you alright?"
"I don't know… I know I should move on, and my heart says I have you but it's just… he was the first person I really ever loved without question…"
"I understand, Serena. And if you want to wait…" Seiya said quietly. Serena smacked him upside the head.
"If I wanted to wait this would be an entirely different matter. Besides, Seiya… I love you." She Said. Seiya smiled and kissed her whole-heartedly.
"Serena…"
"Seiya?"
"I never want to let you go."
"Please don't," Serena said quietly as she laid her head on his chest and let her eyes close as she listened to his heartbeat. For the first time in her life, Serena felt in her place. She felt loved.