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Chapter 5"Well that was a lot of wood we carried in." Darien said as he pulled off his coat, scarf, and gloves. "I do think I sweat enough carrying all that wood to equal to standing in 100 degree weather."
"Well we only carried as much wood as we could so that we don't run out for awhile. You know Darien we don't know how long this blizzard is going to last. Since it started up as we where finishing carrying the wood, it could take days." Mr. Moore said.
"Yeah I know. I must tell you again thank you for letting me stay here."
"Darien we are good people we would not turn anybody out into the cold."
"I know that but it's just that Christmas is in three days and you might have to share that holiday with complete strangers."
"Well by the time the holiday comes around you won't be strangers to us, because by then we will know more about each other. Hey why don't you head to the living room and I see what I can get for drinks for us." Mr. Moore said as he left to go to the kitchen like he had said.
Darien walked into the living room to see Serena sitting in a chair by the window. Darien looked out the window to see that within the few minutes that he had been talking to Mr. Moore the weather had turn really ugly. You could look outside all you want but you couldn't see more then a few feet. "Getting pretty bad out there isn't it Serena?"
Serena jumped in her chair and turned around. She hadn't heard Darien enter the room, but nodded her head. "Yeah it's bad out there. My parents must be totally freaking out wondering where I am."
"Is that why you where all spaced out and jumped a million feet into the air when I spoke?"
"So what if it is Darien? And why are you being so nice to me?"
"Even if you don't believe me Serena I guess I know when someone worries for someone else it hurts that person. And you are worried that you parents are worried about you. Aren't I right?" Serena nodded but before she could say anything Darien continued. "And do I have to have a reason to be nice to you? It's nearly Christmas and it's suppose to be a day of giving. My giving to you will be as long as we are stuck here is that I will be nice to you. Maybe this can continue afterwards too but that would be up to you."
"You are really going to be nice to me?" Serena asked shocked.
"I knew that you where going to be shocked to hear what I was going to say but I think it's time to call a truce. We meet over two and a half years ago and ever since then all we have done is fight. Aren't you tired of it?"
"Yeah I am but I do think that everyone will be more shocked then I was when they hear we called a truce." Serena said smiling at the thought of the faces of all her friends who where also apart of the Sailor Scouts.
Darien smiled too, "Yeah they won't know what happened. I think they will think that we have gone completely insane."
Serena and Darien laughed knowing that no matter which way their friends found out they would be able to have a huge laugh at their reactions. Mr. and Mrs. Moore then walked into the room carrying two trays. One held cups and saucers on it and the other held cookies.
Smiling Mrs. Moore asked, "What's so funny?"
"Oh, we called a truce to our fighting that we have had for over two years now. And we where laughing at the thought of our friends faces if they where to hear."
"I see, well we are ready to light the fire so that you won't freeze in here tonight. The fire should also help with some light since it seems the sun won't be able to give it's light threw the thick clouds for much longer." Mr. Moore said bending over to light the fire.
"There we go, now it should be nice and cozy in here tonight. If not there are plenty of blankets in the closet in the hall." Mrs. Moore said.
"Okay." Serena said.
They sat in silence for a while before Darien asked, "What's with your Christmas tree?"
"Oh we where decorating it last night when you necked on the door."
An idea suddenly came to Serena "Why don't we help you finish it now?"
"That sounds like a great idea." Mrs. Moore said as everyone got up to decorate the tree. It took them about an hour to finish it along the rest of the room and when they were done they stood back and smiled.
"You know this is the first time I have never minded not having the lights on the tree. It looks more like a real Christmas tree without all those shinny blinking lights." Mrs. Moore said.
Serena nodded, Mrs. Moore was right it did look more real. And for some unknown reason she knew that this was going to be one Christmas she would always remember.
Darien looked at the tree he helped decorate it was his very first one that he could remember decorating. For the ones done at the orphanage where done by the kids but he never participated. Glancing over at Serena he smiled inside, against the glow of the fire she looked like a princess or even a goddess.
A/N Hey what do you think? Please review! I do hope you caught on that Serena is 16 years old. And that I am not going along how they found out about each other in the series.