Soul Mates

A/N: Getting back on the track of the prophecy….

Chapter 7: A link once broken now repaired.

Serena sat with her friends at the arcade talking about trivial topics. Including the most interesting piece of news which was Raye and her boyfriend, Jay's new found closeness. The happy couple was currently snuggled up in their own booth, sharing a large vanilla milkshake.

Darien was not there, much to Serena's disappointment and somewhat relief. It was the afternoon following the trial and test of their link/connection thing and she was a bundle of nerves and anxious energy. Would he treat her the same like he did every other day? Would he act like Jay was now and share a milkshake with her? Would he simply take her away and let the animal lust that she knew was ripping at him consume them?

Serena turned her attention back to her friends and smiled at her two other blushing, squirming friends.

"Ken and I are just best friends!" Lita protested at Mina's smug smile.

"Greg and I only share a strictly platonic friendship!" Amy said blushing as bright as a tomato.

"You guys are full of chicken shit. To afraid to admit your feelings and to stupid not to realize them yourself," Mina said with a supreme smile. "Sorta like Serena here."

"Don't you start on me! I know what your thinking and no Mina, locking them in the supply room isn't going to work," Serena teased poking out her tongue.

Mina pouted, "Spoil all my fun."

Amy looked distracted for a minute then looked down at the pile of books that nearly blocked their vision of their blue head friend.

"Amy, how can you study? The arcade is so full of noise and we all know that as soon as you go home you will re-read everything again anyway," Lita commented.

Amy sighed and admitted defeat by closing and putting away the piles of textbooks scattered around the table.

"Any one up for a Sailor V game?" Mina suggested glancing at Serena knowing that she would never turn down an invitation.

"I'm going to get a brownie, does any one else want something?" Lita offered standing up.

Amy shook her head as her fingers crept closer to her now forbidden books.

"Banana Bread?" Serena asked and dug around in her purse for some change.

"My shout," Lita said waving her off. "Mina?"

"Nah, I'll just scab some brownie off from you."

Lita grinned and then looked at Amy and shook her head. "Someone should keep an eye on Amy, wicked girl is trying to study."

Amy blushed and folded her hands in her lap demurely.

They laughed and Serena took pity on her friend. "Just look at her guys, she's so lonely and sad without the company of her books."

They laughed again and then after a minute of negotiating Lita went to order their food, Mina headed towards the Sailor V games, Amy was left behind with a Sailor V comic book and Raye was oblivious to anything going on.

Serena was just about to follow Mina when she felt It. She realized with a frown that the feeling had been growing for a while but she had just chalked it up to her jumpy nerves. She couldn't disguise what was now.

She craned her neck to see the automatic doors open and the man that she had been agonizing over, stepped into view.

His eyes immediately landed on hers and Serena felt delicious tingles run up and down her spine. Before she knew it her feet were leading her to Darien and he was moving towards her too.

It was exactly like a scene in a movie. They met halfway, stopping short about half a meter away from one another. The rest of the arcade slipped into gray fuzziness.

Serena.

The words were like a soft caress across her mind. She shivered in delight.

Darien.

He reached out towards her uncertainly, his cobalt eyes searched hers frantically giving her fair warning to either stop him or surrender to him. Her hand reached out to meet his. Stepping closer into his arms, she knew that their apprehension was silly. Being with Darien made her feel safe. Touching him made her feel comforted. Wanting to feel the warmth of his kiss felt like a natural desire.

His eyes darkened to a midnight blue. I more than desire you. His head dipped lower towards hers. The anticipation of his kiss, the intoxication of his closeness wiped out any other thoughts apart from one.

I love you. It didn't matter who thought the words the sentiment was deeply expressed by the both of them.

She reached and pressed her moist lips to his. Her knees buckled. Darien instinctively wrapped his arms around the blonde, drawing her closer toward him.

I missed you so much, his mind whispered to her.

Mmm, I missed this.

Darien laughed inwardly but still Serena felt it. Oh and what is this?

This is feeling absolutely loved, feeling warm and safe from the inside out, feeling complete and whole. This is me loving you.

Darien broke away from her and looked into her clear crystalline blue eyes and all he saw, all he would ever see, was the depth of love she gave so unbegrudgedly to him.

I love you so much. I don't deserve you.

I love you too...muffin.

Darien cringed at the nickname causing Serena to laugh as she rested her head on his shoulder.

Then suddenly she couldn't feel him in her head any more. She could feel that he was still holding her in his arms and the warmth was still in her heart but she couldn't hear his thoughts.

The blonde took a step back and looked at questioningly with her head tilted to one side.

"I just wanted to see if I could turn the link on and off but it feels like I can't completely." Darien reassured quickly.

Without warning her head was filled with Darien's 'voice' but now her heart felt cold and empty. Devoid of the light and warmth that was there seconds ago, the numb emptiness in her chest scared her more.

Darien? She asked shakily.

His heart broke and he turned back on the light that he had been deliberately holding back and saw Serena visibly relax. He gathered her in his arms again. She relaxed in his arms for a moment, soaking up his essence and just needing something solid to hold on to before she stiffened.

"Don't ever do that again! It felt like my soul had been ripped out," Serena said smacking him hard on the arm.

Darien didn't need to be told twice, he had felt the icy coldness that had crept into Serena's heart just as it had trickled its way into his. "I'm so sorry my love."

The endearment rolled of his tongue smoothly but it meant the entire world to Serena as the only other name Darien had ever called her was Meatball Head and crybaby.

Serena rose on her toes and brushed her lips against Darien's. Before he had a chance to deepen the kiss and really give her pretty blonde head to obsess over someone coughed behind them - loudly. She turned her head and blushed a deep red when she saw all her friends looking smugly back at her.

"And you said that locking you guys up in the store room didn't work," Mina teased with a self-satisfied smile.

Should we tell them?

And tell them what? Are we together now Serena or is this just a fling? Darien said almost angrily.

How can you even ask me that? You know how I feel, especially about you.

Then why do I sense that you would rather be with them now then with me?

Without a second thought Serena looked at her best friends and told them seriously, "Guys, there's something important I have to share with you. Darien and I are together and I plan on us being together for a very, very long time to come. He makes me feel beautiful and cherished and if it weren't for your hair-brained schemes I don't think I would have ever gotten over our past and I never would have seen how amazing Darien is. How perfect he is for me."

Mina sniffled, dabbing at the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, "That was beautiful."

She shrugged self-consciously and nestled comfortably at Darien's side.

Shall we tell them all of it? Serena asked.

We might as well.

Darien began, "This may sound strange- well strange doesn't even begin to cover it but ever since the time you locked us in the store room, Serena and I have been communicating on new levels."

She grinned at his in-joke.

"Yeah that does sound strange." Raye drawled out dryly.

"I wasn't finished. Serena and I have been communicating on new levels. We don't know how we can do it or why only us but since then we have discovered that we share this 'link'. It's not visible – "

"Though it does glow!" Serena interjected.

"Only sometimes and we don't know if other people can see the same glow as us."

"Yeah well. I think it's a very pretty glow."

"That's interesting because I think you are pretty."

"Umm hello? What the heck are you guys rambling on about?" Raye reminded the couple, giving them a firm reality check.

Serena beamed at her friends, "To cut a long story short Darien and I have this 'link' and somehow it allows us to be connected to each other mentally and physically. Seriously. We can read each other's thoughts and feel the same emotions that they are feeling. I know it sounds crazy and it should be absolutely terrifying to be this open with one person but it's not. When I share this link with him all I feel is… complete."

A look passed between them that was not lost amongst her friends.

He smiled tenderly at Serena and then turned to look at the six people crowding round, "I love Serena with all my heart."

"Ok, he has my approval," Lita said, her hazel eyes twinkled.

"A link? That's something I would like to look into. You guys have my vote," Amy said.

Mina squealed and launched herself at Serena hugging her tightly. "I can't believe it's finally happening – love! I'm so, so happy for the both of you."

Darien turned to Andrew, his closest friend and waited for him to say something.

"I'm going to miss all the fighting," he finally admitted with a sigh.

The girls laughed and Darien clapped him on the back.

That only left Raye and Jay. Jay smiled and nudged his girlfriend forward. "I never objected."

Raye glared daggers at her boyfriend and looked at her friend that seemed eager but at the same time apprehensive as to what exactly she was going to say in reaction to the news. Her anxiousness was unfounded when Raye answered protectively of Serena.

"If you ever hurt her again Darien, I swear I will hunt you down and make you wish that you had never been born," Raye threatened her eyes blazing with the serious of her words.

"Wouldn't expect any less from you Raye," He answered solemnly.

Serena detangled herself from Mina's embrace and stepping forward she circled her arms around the raven head girl, hugging her tightly. "This feels so right. Thank you for being accepting of us," Serena whispered into her friend's ear and then went back into Darien's arms.

Raye felt a big bubble wrap around her head like a presence wanting to come in. It didn't feel like anything ominous but the pressure it exerted hurt her head. It was too much, too close. Then whatever it was evaporated just like a fleeting thought. Distracted by the happy new couple that was gazing at each other with that sappy love struck grin etched permanently on their faces, her earlier headache was forgotten. Raye felt small tinge of envy at the happiness that radiated off them that is until Jay took her hand and smiled at her.

"You're beautiful." Jay mouthed to her. Raye's heart softened.

Everything was as it should be.

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