Chapter 5*******
Restaurants, Elysion Style
This chapter is one of my favorites. Enjoy
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Darien and Serena were walking to his huge personal mansion. Darien kept stealing glances at her every now and then. Serena's frown was getting darker by the minute. Will he stop looking at me. God. It's getting on my nerves. Why is he looking at me anyway? Does he have some kind of staring disease? Do I have something on my face? What? I swear if he does it one more time I think I'll explode.
I wonder what she's thinking. Why is she so red? Maybe she's blushing. Maybe she likes me. [AN: Yeah right!] He sneaked another quick look at her.
Thats it!! Serena stopped in the path and growled. Darien also stopped and turned to her and raised an eyebrow. What is the matter with her? Did I actually hear her growl? Serena turned to the annoting person beside her. "I swear mister if you don't stop looking at me like I have two heads I will so hit you until you are unconsious." she balled up her hand into a fist and restrained from hitting him.
Darien stepped back from her a bit. Wow..I didn't even think she knew I was looking at her. I can't believe it upset her so much.Maybe that was why she was so red. She was mad at me. [AN: Duh!] "I'm sorry to offend you in anyway Miss. Please except my apologies." Darien saw that Serena was still mad. "How about I take you to get something to eat? Will that be ok?" Serena's eyes widen. "Food? Why didn't you say so earlier?" she grabbed his hand and ran off in search for a restaurant.
Some time later when Serena didn't find a restaurant she stopped in the middle of the dirt road. Darien smirked. "Problem?" he asked. Serena turned to him and blushed. "Umm..hehe..maybe a lil itty bitty one." Darien chuckled then gently took her hand and led her to his favorite restaurant. They walked back the way they came but instead of going straight Darien veered left and into the thick underbrush. The leaves scraped at Serena's clothes and hair.. "Ugh..when will we get there?" she complained. Darien looked back at her and smiles charmingly. He winked at her before turning back around. "Right....now."
At that moment they entered a clearing that was brightly lit by many lanters. Serena looked around but only saw more bushes. "What are you talking about? I don't see anything." Darien pulled her close to him and whispered, "The good and wonderful things in life never appear as they first seem and are never easy to understand or see. Trust me." Serena looked into his eyes and nodded slowly.
"Good. Now close your eyes and wait to be hypnotized." and Darien laughed as he saw the look on her face. "Not really hypnotized, but once you let yourself go and see what is really there, you will think you are under some kind of spell." Serena was amazed at the the words she was hearing. She again glanced at Darien and inhaled and nodded. Her eyelids fluttered closed.
Darien gently held her hands and led her through the thick and tall maze that obscured the sight of the wonderful palace of a restaurant. She's sure to love this. thought Darien. The planet Elysion wasn't known for it's magic for nothing.
Darien led her through the maze that he knew so well. Serena trustingly following him. "Why are we twisting and turning so? And how much further?" she asked? "Be patient." was all Darien said. They rounded a corner and you could finally see the famous restaurant. It was a beautiful and ancient castle with towers and turrets and a drawbridge with a moat.
Darien turned to Serena. "You may open your eyes now." He watched as her eyes opened and widened. She gapped in amazement. "This is it?" she asked in wonder. "Yes, this is it." She stepped forward and looked around. She saw something flying around everywhere. "Fireflies?" she asked Darien. All he said was. "Look and see." She stepped even closer and something flew right in front of her. She gasped and backed away. Darien chuckled. "Do not be afraid." Serena inhaled deeply and held out her hand. She watched as something small landed in her cupped hand. Her eyes widened at what she saw. A fairy. A cute little long haired girl fairy.
Serena brought her hand closer to her face for better inspection. "Wow." was all she could say. Darien, who was behind her smiled. Not everybody saw fairies flying around. It was just a spell. It showed you what you most wanted to see. Darien and the others were the only ones who could see what other people saw. For instance he saw what Serena saw. A fairy. But he also saw what the fairy really was. A firefly.
Serena was so caught up in watching the fairy she forgot all about Darien, so when he put his hand on her shoulder she jumped in surprise making the firefly fly away. Serena pouted. She turned on Darien. "See what you made me do? And don't ever touch me again." she scowled at him. Darien's eyes widened in shock. "I'm terribly sorry. Please it is getting late. Shall we proceed?"
Serena sniffed and walked ahead of him towards the draw bridge. She came up short when she neared the moat. She eyed it wearily. "Alligator?" she asked. "See for yourself" was the only response she got. Serena walked up to the moat and peered down. What she saw delighted her. "Dolphins" she exclaimed. She waved down to them and they nickered back at her as she walked over the drawbridge to the door.
Darien walked up besides her and knocked on the door loudly. The door opened but Serena didn't see anybody there. When she happened to look down she saw who had opened the door and she gasped in surprise. It was an elf. A cute little pointy-eared elf with glitter on his cheeks. Serena smiled and hugged the elf.
Darien saw who she was really hugging, a young man, who seemed to be enjoying his hug. He scowled. Well enough of that. Darien cleared his throat and the man quickly left the circle of Serena's arms and opened the door more for them to enter the restaurant.
They both stepped inside and the man closed the door behind them. "This way please." and he walked down a long hallway where he stopped. "Wait here please." and he left them there to return to his post at the front door. Both Serena and Darien waited for the matre'd to return and when he did Serena's mouth dropped because what she saw made her speechless. She stepped back slightly. What she saw was a bear. But a friendly bear.
The bear smiled at them. "Well hello Prin--" the bear stopped when he saw the way Darien was looking at him. Darien shook his head and motioned to Serena and zipped his lips. The bear's eyes widened with understanding. "OK this way please." When Serena wasn't looking the bear winked at Darien. He scowled back. They were led to the back of the restaurant to the secluded part near the waterfall and a window. They sat down and when Serena looked away Darien made a cutting motion across his neck and pointed to the bear, who was really a close friend of his named Andrew. He really wasn't a bear but a handsome and charming young man the same age as Darien. Andrew just laughed and walked away.
Serena looked all around. "This place is wonderful. I can't believe it. Look at this waterfall! Wow and the fish. They look like rainbows." Darien just smiled. The Serena looked up and her mouth dropped open. "The night sky?" she questioned. Darien blinked and looked up. Sure enough he saw the night sky but he also saw what was really there. A chandeler. He chuckled. This girl has some imagination to come up with all this. This is what Elysion is all about. Magic, dreams, imagination and the people that make those things happen. He sighed happily. Thats what he liked about being the head prince. Seeing how the whole planet worked and the beautiful things it produces.
Serena was still looking up at the ceiling. "Wow. I see the stars and ...the..moon...." she got this far away look in her eyes. "The moon." she whispered and something else Darien couldn't hear. Then suddenly Serena spoke up. "Wait a minute. The moon? How can I see the moon when we're so far away from the Earth? Its not possible. I can see the moon as if I were still on the Earth at this very moment gazing outside my bedroom window. What is going on here? And hold up! Isn't it daylight out? How can I be seeing stars when it was just morning not to long ago. This is too weird." she turned to Darien for an answer. "Well?"
Darien blinked and looked up. And he could see the stars and the Earth bound moon he rarely saw. There was no mistake. He broke out in a grin."Well?" she asked again. Darien looked back at her and shrugged. He didn't know how to explain it and he wasn't about to tell her the truth. That would ruin all his fun.
**************************************************************************** ***********R&R Hope you like. More to come later.
Darien and Serena were walking to his huge personal mansion. Darien kept stealing glances at her every now and then. Serena's frown was getting darker by the minute. Will he stop looking at me. God. It's getting on my nerves. Why is he looking at me anyway? Does he have some kind of staring disease? Do I have something on my face? What? I swear if he does it one more time I think I'll explode.
I wonder what she's thinking. Why is she so red? Maybe she's blushing. Maybe she likes me. [AN: Yeah right!] He sneaked another quick look at her.
Thats it!! Serena stopped in the path and growled. Darien also stopped and turned to her and raised an eyebrow. What is the matter with her? Did I actually hear her growl? Serena turned to the annoting person beside her. "I swear mister if you don't stop looking at me like I have two heads I will so hit you until you are unconsious." she balled up her hand into a fist and restrained from hitting him.
Darien stepped back from her a bit. Wow..I didn't even think she knew I was looking at her. I can't believe it upset her so much.Maybe that was why she was so red. She was mad at me. [AN: Duh!] "I'm sorry to offend you in anyway Miss. Please except my apologies." Darien saw that Serena was still mad. "How about I take you to get something to eat? Will that be ok?" Serena's eyes widen. "Food? Why didn't you say so earlier?" she grabbed his hand and ran off in search for a restaurant.
Some time later when Serena didn't find a restaurant she stopped in the middle of the dirt road. Darien smirked. "Problem?" he asked. Serena turned to him and blushed. "Umm..hehe..maybe a lil itty bitty one." Darien chuckled then gently took her hand and led her to his favorite restaurant. They walked back the way they came but instead of going straight Darien veered left and into the thick underbrush. The leaves scraped at Serena's clothes and hair.. "Ugh..when will we get there?" she complained. Darien looked back at her and smiles charmingly. He winked at her before turning back around. "Right....now."
At that moment they entered a clearing that was brightly lit by many lanters. Serena looked around but only saw more bushes. "What are you talking about? I don't see anything." Darien pulled her close to him and whispered, "The good and wonderful things in life never appear as they first seem and are never easy to understand or see. Trust me." Serena looked into his eyes and nodded slowly.
"Good. Now close your eyes and wait to be hypnotized." and Darien laughed as he saw the look on her face. "Not really hypnotized, but once you let yourself go and see what is really there, you will think you are under some kind of spell." Serena was amazed at the the words she was hearing. She again glanced at Darien and inhaled and nodded. Her eyelids fluttered closed.
Darien gently held her hands and led her through the thick and tall maze that obscured the sight of the wonderful palace of a restaurant. She's sure to love this. thought Darien. The planet Elysion wasn't known for it's magic for nothing.
Darien led her through the maze that he knew so well. Serena trustingly following him. "Why are we twisting and turning so? And how much further?" she asked? "Be patient." was all Darien said. They rounded a corner and you could finally see the famous restaurant. It was a beautiful and ancient castle with towers and turrets and a drawbridge with a moat.
Darien turned to Serena. "You may open your eyes now." He watched as her eyes opened and widened. She gapped in amazement. "This is it?" she asked in wonder. "Yes, this is it." She stepped forward and looked around. She saw something flying around everywhere. "Fireflies?" she asked Darien. All he said was. "Look and see." She stepped even closer and something flew right in front of her. She gasped and backed away. Darien chuckled. "Do not be afraid." Serena inhaled deeply and held out her hand. She watched as something small landed in her cupped hand. Her eyes widened at what she saw. A fairy. A cute little long haired girl fairy.
Serena brought her hand closer to her face for better inspection. "Wow." was all she could say. Darien, who was behind her smiled. Not everybody saw fairies flying around. It was just a spell. It showed you what you most wanted to see. Darien and the others were the only ones who could see what other people saw. For instance he saw what Serena saw. A fairy. But he also saw what the fairy really was. A firefly.
Serena was so caught up in watching the fairy she forgot all about Darien, so when he put his hand on her shoulder she jumped in surprise making the firefly fly away. Serena pouted. She turned on Darien. "See what you made me do? And don't ever touch me again." she scowled at him. Darien's eyes widened in shock. "I'm terribly sorry. Please it is getting late. Shall we proceed?"
Serena sniffed and walked ahead of him towards the draw bridge. She came up short when she neared the moat. She eyed it wearily. "Alligator?" she asked. "See for yourself" was the only response she got. Serena walked up to the moat and peered down. What she saw delighted her. "Dolphins" she exclaimed. She waved down to them and they nickered back at her as she walked over the drawbridge to the door.
Darien walked up besides her and knocked on the door loudly. The door opened but Serena didn't see anybody there. When she happened to look down she saw who had opened the door and she gasped in surprise. It was an elf. A cute little pointy-eared elf with glitter on his cheeks. Serena smiled and hugged the elf.
Darien saw who she was really hugging, a young man, who seemed to be enjoying his hug. He scowled. Well enough of that. Darien cleared his throat and the man quickly left the circle of Serena's arms and opened the door more for them to enter the restaurant.
They both stepped inside and the man closed the door behind them. "This way please." and he walked down a long hallway where he stopped. "Wait here please." and he left them there to return to his post at the front door. Both Serena and Darien waited for the matre'd to return and when he did Serena's mouth dropped because what she saw made her speechless. She stepped back slightly. What she saw was a bear. But a friendly bear.
The bear smiled at them. "Well hello Prin--" the bear stopped when he saw the way Darien was looking at him. Darien shook his head and motioned to Serena and zipped his lips. The bear's eyes widened with understanding. "OK this way please." When Serena wasn't looking the bear winked at Darien. He scowled back. They were led to the back of the restaurant to the secluded part near the waterfall and a window. They sat down and when Serena looked away Darien made a cutting motion across his neck and pointed to the bear, who was really a close friend of his named Andrew. He really wasn't a bear but a handsome and charming young man the same age as Darien. Andrew just laughed and walked away.
Serena looked all around. "This place is wonderful. I can't believe it. Look at this waterfall! Wow and the fish. They look like rainbows." Darien just smiled. The Serena looked up and her mouth dropped open. "The night sky?" she questioned. Darien blinked and looked up. Sure enough he saw the night sky but he also saw what was really there. A chandeler. He chuckled. This girl has some imagination to come up with all this. This is what Elysion is all about. Magic, dreams, imagination and the people that make those things happen. He sighed happily. Thats what he liked about being the head prince. Seeing how the whole planet worked and the beautiful things it produces.
Serena was still looking up at the ceiling. "Wow. I see the stars and ...the..moon...." she got this far away look in her eyes. "The moon." she whispered and something else Darien couldn't hear. Then suddenly Serena spoke up. "Wait a minute. The moon? How can I see the moon when we're so far away from the Earth? Its not possible. I can see the moon as if I were still on the Earth at this very moment gazing outside my bedroom window. What is going on here? And hold up! Isn't it daylight out? How can I be seeing stars when it was just morning not to long ago. This is too weird." she turned to Darien for an answer. "Well?"
Darien blinked and looked up. And he could see the stars and the Earth bound moon he rarely saw. There was no mistake. He broke out in a grin."Well?" she asked again. Darien looked back at her and shrugged. He didn't know how to explain it and he wasn't about to tell her the truth. That would ruin all his fun.
**************************************************************************** ***********R&R Hope you like. More to come later.