Title: Shy Love
Title: Shy Love
Chapter: Prologue
Rating: PG-13
Author: Vikki
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/gohanluver15/index.html
Diclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon....period! ;(
Author's Notes:
Shy Love
Chapter One
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Serena's eyes slid over to the raven-haired man who walked beside her. The wind
blew, brushing the hair out of his eyes. His gaze was centered on the sidewalk in
front of him. One hand was thrust into his pant pocket, while the other held tightly
onto his school books. Her gaze moved once again to his eyes, which were hidden
behind thin wire glasses. She mentally frowned. Those glasses were like a mask.
They hid his beautiful blue eyes, though, she could see them. But she wanted to
see more; wanted to know what secrets hid behind those glasses. Feeling her gaze
upon him, Darien looked over at Serena, who blushed a little at being caught
staring at him, but she smiled to cover up her embarrassment. He gave her an
inquisitive look but, nonetheless, gave a small smile.
The two turned the corner to be presented with Juuban High School. Girls and boys
stood just outside of the building chatting about anything and everything. Darien
hesitated, but Serena tugged him forward by his arm. He stumbled forward and into
the school, which was filled with even more people. Serena faced him and held her
hand out expectantly.
"Your schedule."
"Oh." Darien fumbled through papers and finally managed to pull one out without
dropping anything. He handed it to her, and she examined it carefully, before
leading him down a hall. They stopped in front of a door, which she pointed at.
"This is your first period. After each class, I'll show you to your next one." She
said, while he stared into the room and then back at her. He smiled greatfully at
her.
"Thank you."
"No problem. See ya later!" Darien watched her retreating form until it disappeared
in the cluster of people. Sighing, he turned once again to looked into the room and
walked cautiously in. The students paid no attention as he took a seat near the
back of the classroom. His eyes inspected the room as he patiently waited for the
teacher to arrive. He wasn't disappointed; for, a rather tall middle-aged man with
short brown hair sprinkled with gray entered the room. He gave a curt 'sit down' to
the class, who followed his instructions and immediately quieted. The man set his
briefcase on the ground by his desk and sat. Taking out their books, the class
listened as the man talked on and on about the history of mankind. The man surveyed
the classroom, looking for someone to give him an answer to his question. His eyes
rested on Darien, who busied himself with staring out the window. In irritation, the
teacher set his book down and walked up to Darien's desk.
"Mr. Chiba?" No reply. The man leaned over to his ear.
"Mr. Chiba!! Do wake up!" Darien jump back in surprise and stared up at the furious
man.
"Yes, Mr. Haldin?"
"I would appreciate it if you would not day dream about girls in my class. Do you
understand?" The young man nodded mutely and flushed at the snickers from his classmates.
Mr. Haldin straightened and headed back to the front of his desk, shaking his head.
"Kids these days!" He muttered and resumed his teaching.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien walked out of the school, books in one hand and the other in his pocket. He
sighed, thinking of the events that day. He certainly wasn't making a good impression
on the teachers by not paying attention in class. He felt a small hand grab his arm and
pull him to a stop. Looking over his shoulder, his gaze rested on a petite blonde staring
at him with a bit of anger in her blue eyes.
"Weren't you going to wait for me?" She asked curtly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you wanted to walk home with me." Came his apologetic reply.
Serena's gaze softened and a grin was revealed on her delicate face. Linking her arm with
his, she pulled him forward, and the two began walking again.
"So, how did you enjoy school today?" She asked as she released his arm. Darien looked
at the sky above them.
"It was okay." He replied. Looking over at her, he asked, "What about your's?" Serena
shrugged her shoulders and waved a hand at him.
"Oh, same old. I just sat in class, listening to some old teacher talk her head off
about nothing." She clasped her hands behind her back and stopped in front of an arcade.
Darien stopped walking when he noticed Serena wasn't at his side and turned to see what
had caught her attention. It was the Crown Arcade.
"Come on! I want to get a couple of games in before I get home." She bounced inside
cheerily. Darien chuckled at her antics and followed her into the building. He sat on a
stool while Serena played a game. A man with short, dark blonde hair walked up to him
from behind the counter and smiled pleasantly.
"Hey, Drew!" Darien greeted to the man.
"Hey, Dare. What have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much."
"I'm surprised to see you here so early." The man leaned on the counter and peered at his
friend.
"Well, I changed schools, as you know, and literally knocked this girl down this morning.
She goes to Juuban High and showed me around. She's the reason why I'm here so early." Darien
explained. His friend raised his eyebrows and looked around.
"Well, where is she?" Darien turned around in the stool and motioned for Serena to come
over. She did and smiled brilliantly at the blonde man.
"Hey, Andrew. What did you want, Darien?" She inquired, looking at the raven-haired man.
"Oh. I didn't know that you two knew eachother. I was going to introduce you guys."
"Nah. That's fine. Where do you guys know eachother from?"
"Andrew goes to Azubu High School." Darien explained. "We've been best friends most of
our lives."
"So, did you two hook up or something?" Andrew asked, leaning on the counter. The 'couple'
blushed rather becomingly, and Darien shook his head furiously.
"N-no. As I told you, we just met this morning. Well, I'll be seeing you, Drew." He stood and grabbed his books off of the counter. Looking over at Serena again, he gave her a questioning look. "You coming?"
She nodded and walked out the door with him. "See ya, Andrew!" She linked her hands behind her back and hummed. Darien smiled and let out a chuckle.
"So, you like Sailor Moon?" He asked, recognizing the tune. She opened her eyes and blinked at him, then grinned.
"Oh, yeah. Of course! She's my fav."
"Really? I happen to favor Tuxedo Mask more."
"Well, duh! That's because you're a guy." She looked up at the sky. "No guy would have a favorite character that's a girl. It's like a rule or something."
"Actually, that's not quite true." Darien pointed out, taking his hand out of his pocket to brush back the few strands of hair that had somehow fallen in front of his eyes. Serena's head was still tilted up towards the sky, so she watched his hand out of the corner of her eye. She wondered how a guy so handsome and sweet could be so shy. It wasn't possible. Yet, here he stood. Right in front of her very eyes. "The girl could be his favorite because she has a nice body."
"That's true, but he would still have a guy for his favorite because a guy is always one of the main characters." Serena countered.
"Don't do that." He said suddenly, causing her to stop in mid-step and look at him.
"Do what?"
"Look at the sky while you walk. That's how we met in the first place and ended up on the ground in a heep."
The blonde looked at him with a mischevious glint in her eye. "Maybe that's not such a bad thing." She winked at him and skipped off. Darien stared after her and blushed. Stuffing his hand back in his pocket, he hurried after her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sorry it took so long to write. I like just looked at this story. I'd forgotten all about it. I know the chapter is short. Please e-mail me or review on what you think. Thanks. Ja ne!
Vikki 06-08-02
Title: Shy Love
Chapter: Prologue
Rating: PG-13
Author: Vikki
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/gohanluver15/index.html
Diclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon....period! ;(
Author's Notes:
Shy Love
Chapter One
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Serena's eyes slid over to the raven-haired man who walked beside her. The wind
blew, brushing the hair out of his eyes. His gaze was centered on the sidewalk in
front of him. One hand was thrust into his pant pocket, while the other held tightly
onto his school books. Her gaze moved once again to his eyes, which were hidden
behind thin wire glasses. She mentally frowned. Those glasses were like a mask.
They hid his beautiful blue eyes, though, she could see them. But she wanted to
see more; wanted to know what secrets hid behind those glasses. Feeling her gaze
upon him, Darien looked over at Serena, who blushed a little at being caught
staring at him, but she smiled to cover up her embarrassment. He gave her an
inquisitive look but, nonetheless, gave a small smile.
The two turned the corner to be presented with Juuban High School. Girls and boys
stood just outside of the building chatting about anything and everything. Darien
hesitated, but Serena tugged him forward by his arm. He stumbled forward and into
the school, which was filled with even more people. Serena faced him and held her
hand out expectantly.
"Your schedule."
"Oh." Darien fumbled through papers and finally managed to pull one out without
dropping anything. He handed it to her, and she examined it carefully, before
leading him down a hall. They stopped in front of a door, which she pointed at.
"This is your first period. After each class, I'll show you to your next one." She
said, while he stared into the room and then back at her. He smiled greatfully at
her.
"Thank you."
"No problem. See ya later!" Darien watched her retreating form until it disappeared
in the cluster of people. Sighing, he turned once again to looked into the room and
walked cautiously in. The students paid no attention as he took a seat near the
back of the classroom. His eyes inspected the room as he patiently waited for the
teacher to arrive. He wasn't disappointed; for, a rather tall middle-aged man with
short brown hair sprinkled with gray entered the room. He gave a curt 'sit down' to
the class, who followed his instructions and immediately quieted. The man set his
briefcase on the ground by his desk and sat. Taking out their books, the class
listened as the man talked on and on about the history of mankind. The man surveyed
the classroom, looking for someone to give him an answer to his question. His eyes
rested on Darien, who busied himself with staring out the window. In irritation, the
teacher set his book down and walked up to Darien's desk.
"Mr. Chiba?" No reply. The man leaned over to his ear.
"Mr. Chiba!! Do wake up!" Darien jump back in surprise and stared up at the furious
man.
"Yes, Mr. Haldin?"
"I would appreciate it if you would not day dream about girls in my class. Do you
understand?" The young man nodded mutely and flushed at the snickers from his classmates.
Mr. Haldin straightened and headed back to the front of his desk, shaking his head.
"Kids these days!" He muttered and resumed his teaching.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien walked out of the school, books in one hand and the other in his pocket. He
sighed, thinking of the events that day. He certainly wasn't making a good impression
on the teachers by not paying attention in class. He felt a small hand grab his arm and
pull him to a stop. Looking over his shoulder, his gaze rested on a petite blonde staring
at him with a bit of anger in her blue eyes.
"Weren't you going to wait for me?" She asked curtly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you wanted to walk home with me." Came his apologetic reply.
Serena's gaze softened and a grin was revealed on her delicate face. Linking her arm with
his, she pulled him forward, and the two began walking again.
"So, how did you enjoy school today?" She asked as she released his arm. Darien looked
at the sky above them.
"It was okay." He replied. Looking over at her, he asked, "What about your's?" Serena
shrugged her shoulders and waved a hand at him.
"Oh, same old. I just sat in class, listening to some old teacher talk her head off
about nothing." She clasped her hands behind her back and stopped in front of an arcade.
Darien stopped walking when he noticed Serena wasn't at his side and turned to see what
had caught her attention. It was the Crown Arcade.
"Come on! I want to get a couple of games in before I get home." She bounced inside
cheerily. Darien chuckled at her antics and followed her into the building. He sat on a
stool while Serena played a game. A man with short, dark blonde hair walked up to him
from behind the counter and smiled pleasantly.
"Hey, Drew!" Darien greeted to the man.
"Hey, Dare. What have you been up to lately?"
"Nothing much."
"I'm surprised to see you here so early." The man leaned on the counter and peered at his
friend.
"Well, I changed schools, as you know, and literally knocked this girl down this morning.
She goes to Juuban High and showed me around. She's the reason why I'm here so early." Darien
explained. His friend raised his eyebrows and looked around.
"Well, where is she?" Darien turned around in the stool and motioned for Serena to come
over. She did and smiled brilliantly at the blonde man.
"Hey, Andrew. What did you want, Darien?" She inquired, looking at the raven-haired man.
"Oh. I didn't know that you two knew eachother. I was going to introduce you guys."
"Nah. That's fine. Where do you guys know eachother from?"
"Andrew goes to Azubu High School." Darien explained. "We've been best friends most of
our lives."
"So, did you two hook up or something?" Andrew asked, leaning on the counter. The 'couple'
blushed rather becomingly, and Darien shook his head furiously.
"N-no. As I told you, we just met this morning. Well, I'll be seeing you, Drew." He stood and grabbed his books off of the counter. Looking over at Serena again, he gave her a questioning look. "You coming?"
She nodded and walked out the door with him. "See ya, Andrew!" She linked her hands behind her back and hummed. Darien smiled and let out a chuckle.
"So, you like Sailor Moon?" He asked, recognizing the tune. She opened her eyes and blinked at him, then grinned.
"Oh, yeah. Of course! She's my fav."
"Really? I happen to favor Tuxedo Mask more."
"Well, duh! That's because you're a guy." She looked up at the sky. "No guy would have a favorite character that's a girl. It's like a rule or something."
"Actually, that's not quite true." Darien pointed out, taking his hand out of his pocket to brush back the few strands of hair that had somehow fallen in front of his eyes. Serena's head was still tilted up towards the sky, so she watched his hand out of the corner of her eye. She wondered how a guy so handsome and sweet could be so shy. It wasn't possible. Yet, here he stood. Right in front of her very eyes. "The girl could be his favorite because she has a nice body."
"That's true, but he would still have a guy for his favorite because a guy is always one of the main characters." Serena countered.
"Don't do that." He said suddenly, causing her to stop in mid-step and look at him.
"Do what?"
"Look at the sky while you walk. That's how we met in the first place and ended up on the ground in a heep."
The blonde looked at him with a mischevious glint in her eye. "Maybe that's not such a bad thing." She winked at him and skipped off. Darien stared after her and blushed. Stuffing his hand back in his pocket, he hurried after her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sorry it took so long to write. I like just looked at this story. I'd forgotten all about it. I know the chapter is short. Please e-mail me or review on what you think. Thanks. Ja ne!
Vikki 06-08-02