A.N. Hello minna!! I'm back again to bring you the third chapter of STTA,
heh? So far I've got good reviews on this story.....I came up with the idea
for it listening to the song, so you can thank Shirley Eikhard for coming
up with her song "Something To Talk About". Anywho...one with the story!!
Title: Something to Talk About
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: SailorBunBun@hotmail.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Naoko-sama owns Sailor Moon so worship her and the ground she walks on!
Chapter 3: Moonlit Roses (dunno why its called that....it has nothing to do with it!)
Darien sat up with a start, not quite sure what made him jump in the first place. He seemed to have fallen asleep with his clothes on. 'I was doing paperwork on Mrs. Myers and then I must have fallen asleep,' he thought, stretching. His room was incredibly bright and made him realize that it was probably morning. Then, he heard the noise that made him wake so suddenly. A knock on the door.
Darien threw his clipboard on the coffee table as he rolled off the couch onto the floor. "Coming," he called, getting up from the floor to his feet. He pulled his white dress shirt down and fixed his black jeans before walking to the door. He opened it, while running a hand through his hair, to see Serena look up at him. "Oh, hello," he replied with a small smile.
"Sorry to bother you, but breakfast is ready," Serena said.
"Really?" he asked, walking out of his room and closing the door behind himself. "What times is it Doc?"
"My name is Serena and it's 9:30," Serena responded simply. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah, but I fell asleep doing paperwork, so I'll have to try the bed tonight," Darien shrugged as he smiled again.
"So, that's why you're still wearing your clothes from yesterday," she stated, turning and walking down the hall.
Darien blushed as he followed Serena down the hall. He finally noticed what she was wearing, a pale pink robe and her hair was pulled back in the same bun it was in when he'd first met her. 'She'd be much more beautiful if she wore her hair down,' Darien thought as he followed Serena down the stairs to the first floor.
As they neared the kitchen, Serena and Darien could hear the voices of Ilene, Ken, Mina, and Andrew. When Serena caught her name in the conversation just before she into the dining room, she stopped to listen and stopped Darien as well.
"Wha-?" he asked, surprised.
"Shhhh....," Serena whispered, turning to him. "Be quiet and listen."
"I think they're perfect for one another," Ilene continued, boasting. "I mean, you did say Darien spends too much time at work, didn't you Mina?"
"Yeah, he does," Mina chided. "Every time I call and ask how it's going, he goes on and on about how well work is going. I guess it's great he works hard, but all he DOES is work."
"Same with Serena," Andrew replied.
"The problem is getting them together, but how?" Ilene pondered aloud.
Serena didn't need to hear anymore to know what was going on. She whirled around again to face Darien. "Do you know what they're planing in there?"
"The world's demise?" he questioned, feigning innocence. Then, he got completely serious. "Yes, Mina and your mother are trying to set us up. This happens every time I visit Mina. She says, 'You need a vacation Darien.' 'You work too hard Darien.' 'You never call me-'"
"Darien," Serena muttered in an attempt to stop his rambling.
"'-Why don't you ever visit me Darien?' 'Andrew misses you Darien. Come for a visit.' So what do I do? I go for a visit. Then, she acts all nice and sweet and-"
"Darien....," Serena muttered again, getting a little impatient.
"-Andrew usually isn't part of it. Then, as soon as I think I can relax, Mina puts me in a romantic situation with some girl I just met. After the girl leaves we have the same conversation about my love life over and over and over again! I wish she would just-"
"Darien!" she whispered fiercely as she grabbed Darien's collar on his shirt. He finally grew silent. "Now, my mother is always doing the same thing. I'll think of a plan to get out of it, okay? Just play dumb for now."
"Okay," Darien said, pulling away. He sighed and composed himself back to that cool, collected doctor that he normally was. Serena plastered on a fake smile as she walked out into the dining room.
"Morning all," she stated, happily. She cheered herself up immediately sot here would be no 'What's wrong?' questions.
"Good morning Serena....Darien," Ilene replied, buttering her toast. Darien just smiled and waved to everyone as they muttered similar things.
Serena walked to the table and sat down. Darien did the same, but in the chair across the table from Serena. She looked at him critically as the serving girl brought Serena her French vanilla coffee and her plain bagel with cream cheese. "Still know my favorites, Carol," she replied, smiling at the serving girl.
"Of course," Carol responded, laughing. "You've been eating a plain bagel with cream cheese for breakfast since you could eat solid food. Now, what does the gentleman want?"
"Huh?" Darien muttered as he looked up to Carol. "Decaf coffee, cream and two sugars, and a newspaper if you please."
"Right away sir," Carol replied, retreating to the kitchen. Serena arched brow at him and mouth, 'Newspaper?' Darien just shrugged and smiled childishly.
When Carol brought Darien what he had asked for everyone ate their breakfast in almost complete silence. Darien and Ken read their newspapers. Serena munched on her bagel and drank her coffee as she tried to think of a plan. Ilene ate her toast and read her magazine. Mina and Andrew had a side conversation in whispers so nobody knew what they were saying.
Everyone left the table one by one until just Serena and Darien were left. Serena sipped her coffee as she tapped Darien on the leg with her foot since her legs were crossed. He just bent the top of his paper and looked at her over the top of it. She smiled superficially at him. 'The smile' spoke to him and it said mockingly, 'Oh high and mighty God, let's go! I have a plan!'
Darien folded up his paper and took the last sip of his coffee before standing up and pushing in his chair. Serena, who was already up and waiting at the door, rolled her eyes impatiently. She wanted to get all this over with, and fast. When Darien made his way over to her, she took his hand which caused him to jump. His hand was incredibly warm, but Serena's was ice cold.
"Wha-?" Darien asked, looking at her questioningly.
"Just go with me here, okay?" she whispered. Darien shrugged and gripped her hand to feel it grow steadily warmer. She began to walk slowly down the hall, bringing Darien alongside her. She looked every which way before she concluded that nobody was looking. "Okay, here goes," Serena whispered quietly. "Now, Mina and my mother will try and put us in a romantic situation to try and get us together. So, how do we prevent a romantic situation? How can we stop them from bothering us, you ask?" Darien just nodded as he listened to the blonde explain. "First, they can't get us romantically involved if we already are. So-"
"Nuh-uh! It isn't happening," Darien retorted. "I am not going to date you to get out of dating you!"
"That wasn't my plan," Serena stated, simply. "My plan was that if they think we are already dating they won't bother us, so we pretend. But, only around them. We don't even have to kiss, just act all cutely and cuddly like Mina and Andrew. Trust me! It'll work!"
"I don't....know...," Darien muttered, unsure. "I don't know if it'll work."
"Well, what else can we do?" Serena asked, stopping in the third floor foyer. She turned to Darien and sighed. "It's my way or Mina's. Unless, you have something cooking up in that brain of yours?"
Darien was quiet for a few minutes as he tried to conjure up an idea. "I got nothing," he sighed, deeply. He looked Serena in the eye again and sighed again. "Okay. Your way MAY be better than Mina's, so I guess I'm going to go with you. So how are we going to pull this off?"
"Well," Serena replied, a mysterious smile creeping into her normally soft features, "how do couples normally act?" Darien just shrugged. "They...," Serena paused as she thought a moment. "They spend time together. They do things together AND have fun doing it. Lastly, they love to hold hands." She smiled again as she held their hands up infront of his face. "So, now we have to do something that will seem like a date, but it's really not. So, that rules out dinner."
"It also rules out a picnic," Darien replied, racking his brain for ideas.
"I got it!" Serena said, jumping up. "The movies! We can see a movie and go for coffee afterwards, so it seems like we're actually on a date!"
"Just as long as its not a chick flick," Darien reasoned.
"But, it has to be sappy," Serena retorted. "Couples go to cheesy romance movies to make-out. Duh!" Darien just blushed a light shade of pink. Serena began dragging him down the hall toward their rooms. "Come on, Darien. We have plans to make!"
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Tah-dah!! jumps out of nowhere infront of the empty seats Ahem....Well, I can see by how people are actually reading this that it this chapter must have been VERY amusing....rolls eyes to empty chairs Well, its finished for anyone who cares! You've discovered the plan, but how will the two fair in a relationship with one another? Stay tuned for Chapter 4: The play begins!!
Ja mata ne! ~KaBunny
Title: Something to Talk About
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: SailorBunBun@hotmail.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Naoko-sama owns Sailor Moon so worship her and the ground she walks on!
Chapter 3: Moonlit Roses (dunno why its called that....it has nothing to do with it!)
Darien sat up with a start, not quite sure what made him jump in the first place. He seemed to have fallen asleep with his clothes on. 'I was doing paperwork on Mrs. Myers and then I must have fallen asleep,' he thought, stretching. His room was incredibly bright and made him realize that it was probably morning. Then, he heard the noise that made him wake so suddenly. A knock on the door.
Darien threw his clipboard on the coffee table as he rolled off the couch onto the floor. "Coming," he called, getting up from the floor to his feet. He pulled his white dress shirt down and fixed his black jeans before walking to the door. He opened it, while running a hand through his hair, to see Serena look up at him. "Oh, hello," he replied with a small smile.
"Sorry to bother you, but breakfast is ready," Serena said.
"Really?" he asked, walking out of his room and closing the door behind himself. "What times is it Doc?"
"My name is Serena and it's 9:30," Serena responded simply. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah, but I fell asleep doing paperwork, so I'll have to try the bed tonight," Darien shrugged as he smiled again.
"So, that's why you're still wearing your clothes from yesterday," she stated, turning and walking down the hall.
Darien blushed as he followed Serena down the hall. He finally noticed what she was wearing, a pale pink robe and her hair was pulled back in the same bun it was in when he'd first met her. 'She'd be much more beautiful if she wore her hair down,' Darien thought as he followed Serena down the stairs to the first floor.
As they neared the kitchen, Serena and Darien could hear the voices of Ilene, Ken, Mina, and Andrew. When Serena caught her name in the conversation just before she into the dining room, she stopped to listen and stopped Darien as well.
"Wha-?" he asked, surprised.
"Shhhh....," Serena whispered, turning to him. "Be quiet and listen."
"I think they're perfect for one another," Ilene continued, boasting. "I mean, you did say Darien spends too much time at work, didn't you Mina?"
"Yeah, he does," Mina chided. "Every time I call and ask how it's going, he goes on and on about how well work is going. I guess it's great he works hard, but all he DOES is work."
"Same with Serena," Andrew replied.
"The problem is getting them together, but how?" Ilene pondered aloud.
Serena didn't need to hear anymore to know what was going on. She whirled around again to face Darien. "Do you know what they're planing in there?"
"The world's demise?" he questioned, feigning innocence. Then, he got completely serious. "Yes, Mina and your mother are trying to set us up. This happens every time I visit Mina. She says, 'You need a vacation Darien.' 'You work too hard Darien.' 'You never call me-'"
"Darien," Serena muttered in an attempt to stop his rambling.
"'-Why don't you ever visit me Darien?' 'Andrew misses you Darien. Come for a visit.' So what do I do? I go for a visit. Then, she acts all nice and sweet and-"
"Darien....," Serena muttered again, getting a little impatient.
"-Andrew usually isn't part of it. Then, as soon as I think I can relax, Mina puts me in a romantic situation with some girl I just met. After the girl leaves we have the same conversation about my love life over and over and over again! I wish she would just-"
"Darien!" she whispered fiercely as she grabbed Darien's collar on his shirt. He finally grew silent. "Now, my mother is always doing the same thing. I'll think of a plan to get out of it, okay? Just play dumb for now."
"Okay," Darien said, pulling away. He sighed and composed himself back to that cool, collected doctor that he normally was. Serena plastered on a fake smile as she walked out into the dining room.
"Morning all," she stated, happily. She cheered herself up immediately sot here would be no 'What's wrong?' questions.
"Good morning Serena....Darien," Ilene replied, buttering her toast. Darien just smiled and waved to everyone as they muttered similar things.
Serena walked to the table and sat down. Darien did the same, but in the chair across the table from Serena. She looked at him critically as the serving girl brought Serena her French vanilla coffee and her plain bagel with cream cheese. "Still know my favorites, Carol," she replied, smiling at the serving girl.
"Of course," Carol responded, laughing. "You've been eating a plain bagel with cream cheese for breakfast since you could eat solid food. Now, what does the gentleman want?"
"Huh?" Darien muttered as he looked up to Carol. "Decaf coffee, cream and two sugars, and a newspaper if you please."
"Right away sir," Carol replied, retreating to the kitchen. Serena arched brow at him and mouth, 'Newspaper?' Darien just shrugged and smiled childishly.
When Carol brought Darien what he had asked for everyone ate their breakfast in almost complete silence. Darien and Ken read their newspapers. Serena munched on her bagel and drank her coffee as she tried to think of a plan. Ilene ate her toast and read her magazine. Mina and Andrew had a side conversation in whispers so nobody knew what they were saying.
Everyone left the table one by one until just Serena and Darien were left. Serena sipped her coffee as she tapped Darien on the leg with her foot since her legs were crossed. He just bent the top of his paper and looked at her over the top of it. She smiled superficially at him. 'The smile' spoke to him and it said mockingly, 'Oh high and mighty God, let's go! I have a plan!'
Darien folded up his paper and took the last sip of his coffee before standing up and pushing in his chair. Serena, who was already up and waiting at the door, rolled her eyes impatiently. She wanted to get all this over with, and fast. When Darien made his way over to her, she took his hand which caused him to jump. His hand was incredibly warm, but Serena's was ice cold.
"Wha-?" Darien asked, looking at her questioningly.
"Just go with me here, okay?" she whispered. Darien shrugged and gripped her hand to feel it grow steadily warmer. She began to walk slowly down the hall, bringing Darien alongside her. She looked every which way before she concluded that nobody was looking. "Okay, here goes," Serena whispered quietly. "Now, Mina and my mother will try and put us in a romantic situation to try and get us together. So, how do we prevent a romantic situation? How can we stop them from bothering us, you ask?" Darien just nodded as he listened to the blonde explain. "First, they can't get us romantically involved if we already are. So-"
"Nuh-uh! It isn't happening," Darien retorted. "I am not going to date you to get out of dating you!"
"That wasn't my plan," Serena stated, simply. "My plan was that if they think we are already dating they won't bother us, so we pretend. But, only around them. We don't even have to kiss, just act all cutely and cuddly like Mina and Andrew. Trust me! It'll work!"
"I don't....know...," Darien muttered, unsure. "I don't know if it'll work."
"Well, what else can we do?" Serena asked, stopping in the third floor foyer. She turned to Darien and sighed. "It's my way or Mina's. Unless, you have something cooking up in that brain of yours?"
Darien was quiet for a few minutes as he tried to conjure up an idea. "I got nothing," he sighed, deeply. He looked Serena in the eye again and sighed again. "Okay. Your way MAY be better than Mina's, so I guess I'm going to go with you. So how are we going to pull this off?"
"Well," Serena replied, a mysterious smile creeping into her normally soft features, "how do couples normally act?" Darien just shrugged. "They...," Serena paused as she thought a moment. "They spend time together. They do things together AND have fun doing it. Lastly, they love to hold hands." She smiled again as she held their hands up infront of his face. "So, now we have to do something that will seem like a date, but it's really not. So, that rules out dinner."
"It also rules out a picnic," Darien replied, racking his brain for ideas.
"I got it!" Serena said, jumping up. "The movies! We can see a movie and go for coffee afterwards, so it seems like we're actually on a date!"
"Just as long as its not a chick flick," Darien reasoned.
"But, it has to be sappy," Serena retorted. "Couples go to cheesy romance movies to make-out. Duh!" Darien just blushed a light shade of pink. Serena began dragging him down the hall toward their rooms. "Come on, Darien. We have plans to make!"
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Tah-dah!! jumps out of nowhere infront of the empty seats Ahem....Well, I can see by how people are actually reading this that it this chapter must have been VERY amusing....rolls eyes to empty chairs Well, its finished for anyone who cares! You've discovered the plan, but how will the two fair in a relationship with one another? Stay tuned for Chapter 4: The play begins!!
Ja mata ne! ~KaBunny