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Chapter Two: Waking up Late
"AHH! I'm late!" Serena screeched as her cat, Luna, clawed at her face. "Excuse me, Luna? Do you need something?"
"Oh, Serena. Get up!" Luna scolded. "You're really very lucky that this is a weekend; however, did you forget something?"
Serena was rushing around her room, brushing her teeth, getting dressed, fixing her hair, and wrapping her present for Darien all at the same time.
"Furrrr-gght sommm-ting?" Serena said through a mouthful of toothpaste. She went to the sink and spat. "Like what, Luna? Like you said, it's not a weekday, so I don't have to be at school, I don't have to be at Amy's study group...What could I possibly be forgetting?"
Luna sighed, slapping her hand against her face.
"Do you see that gift over there?" The raven-coloured feline hopped up on Serena's desk. "What does this mean to you?"
"It's Darien's gift," Serena answered, shrugging. "I got it for his birthda-AAAY! His birthday!" She skidded over to her calender. "Today is Darien's birthday! Why didn't you tell me, Luna?!"
"I figured I'd try to let you find out on your own," Luna answered lamely. "Obviously, this happened too late. He's probably already waiting for you at the park."
Serena raced down to Rini's room, and pounded on the door.
"Rini! RINI!" Serena squealed in an annoyingly high-pitched voice. "Darn it, Rini, if you don't answer, I'll--"
The door popped open. No one was in there.
"RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIII!"
"So, do you think we should head over to see Serena? She should be up by now," Darien said as he walked hand-in-hand with Rini down the busy streets of downtown Osaka.
"Nah," Rini said, trying to divert Darien's attention from Serena and have it focused completely on her. "She probably is scarfing down her breakfast in a hurry, thinking it's a weekday." She grinned up at her future Dad. "Wouldn't you rather spend the day with me?"
Darien squeezed her tiny hand.
"If I'm going to keep the both of you as friends, I'm going to have to spend equal amount of time with both of you," he said matter-of-factly. "If I spend all of my time with Serena, I'd never get to see my favourite little future daughter." At this, Rini smiled. "If I spend all of my time with you, Serena would never speak to me again." At this, Rini frowned.
"Why does it always have to be about my meatball head of a Mother?" Rini scowled. "She doesn't even realize it's your birthday! If she did, she'd be up by now."
"Hi, guys!" Serena called cheerily, waving her arms frantically in greeting, a couple feet's distance away. "Rini, I've been worried sick about you!"
"No, you haven't," Rini mumbled with a pout.
Serena wrapped her arms around Darien's neck.
"Happy Birthday, Darien!" she said in a sing-song voice. "You didn't really think I'd forgotten, did you?"
"Of course not, sweetie," Darien said, darting a look at Rini over Serena's shoulder.
"What? I didn't say a thing," Rini said innocently. "Serena, what did you get Darien?"
Serena pulled away from her boyfriend, and took a badly-wrapped gift from her pack.
"Wrapped with love," she cooed, passing the gift on to Darien.
Darien smiled thoughtfully, and gently started unwrapping the lumpy paper. Out dropped a CD full of custom songs Serena chose just for him, and a little locket with pictures of them in the centre.
"Gee, thanks, Serena," Darien said sincerely.
Rini's cheeks flushed from anger. Stealing the spotlight again, eh, Mom? She thought.
"Does my Birthday Boy want a Birthday kiss?" Serena murmured, her lips puckering up in a large fashion.
Darien swallowed, and glanced at Rini, who was making choking sounds.
"Ewww!" Rini gasped as her future Father planted a kiss on Serena's lips.
"Shut up, squirt," Serena sneered at Rini as she turned around. "Keep talking like that, and I'll never bake any dessert for you again!"
After tasting Serena's cooking many a time, Rini was definitely not threatened by this statement. She rather felt relief.
Darien couldn't help but laugh at his girlfriend's pathetic excuse for a threat.
"The same goes to you, Mister, if you don't stop laughing at inappropriate times!" Serena exclaimed, pointing a finger in Darien's face.
Maybe I should keep laughing, then, Darien thought.
He smiled inside.
Chapter Two: Waking up Late
"AHH! I'm late!" Serena screeched as her cat, Luna, clawed at her face. "Excuse me, Luna? Do you need something?"
"Oh, Serena. Get up!" Luna scolded. "You're really very lucky that this is a weekend; however, did you forget something?"
Serena was rushing around her room, brushing her teeth, getting dressed, fixing her hair, and wrapping her present for Darien all at the same time.
"Furrrr-gght sommm-ting?" Serena said through a mouthful of toothpaste. She went to the sink and spat. "Like what, Luna? Like you said, it's not a weekday, so I don't have to be at school, I don't have to be at Amy's study group...What could I possibly be forgetting?"
Luna sighed, slapping her hand against her face.
"Do you see that gift over there?" The raven-coloured feline hopped up on Serena's desk. "What does this mean to you?"
"It's Darien's gift," Serena answered, shrugging. "I got it for his birthda-AAAY! His birthday!" She skidded over to her calender. "Today is Darien's birthday! Why didn't you tell me, Luna?!"
"I figured I'd try to let you find out on your own," Luna answered lamely. "Obviously, this happened too late. He's probably already waiting for you at the park."
Serena raced down to Rini's room, and pounded on the door.
"Rini! RINI!" Serena squealed in an annoyingly high-pitched voice. "Darn it, Rini, if you don't answer, I'll--"
The door popped open. No one was in there.
"RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIII!"
"So, do you think we should head over to see Serena? She should be up by now," Darien said as he walked hand-in-hand with Rini down the busy streets of downtown Osaka.
"Nah," Rini said, trying to divert Darien's attention from Serena and have it focused completely on her. "She probably is scarfing down her breakfast in a hurry, thinking it's a weekday." She grinned up at her future Dad. "Wouldn't you rather spend the day with me?"
Darien squeezed her tiny hand.
"If I'm going to keep the both of you as friends, I'm going to have to spend equal amount of time with both of you," he said matter-of-factly. "If I spend all of my time with Serena, I'd never get to see my favourite little future daughter." At this, Rini smiled. "If I spend all of my time with you, Serena would never speak to me again." At this, Rini frowned.
"Why does it always have to be about my meatball head of a Mother?" Rini scowled. "She doesn't even realize it's your birthday! If she did, she'd be up by now."
"Hi, guys!" Serena called cheerily, waving her arms frantically in greeting, a couple feet's distance away. "Rini, I've been worried sick about you!"
"No, you haven't," Rini mumbled with a pout.
Serena wrapped her arms around Darien's neck.
"Happy Birthday, Darien!" she said in a sing-song voice. "You didn't really think I'd forgotten, did you?"
"Of course not, sweetie," Darien said, darting a look at Rini over Serena's shoulder.
"What? I didn't say a thing," Rini said innocently. "Serena, what did you get Darien?"
Serena pulled away from her boyfriend, and took a badly-wrapped gift from her pack.
"Wrapped with love," she cooed, passing the gift on to Darien.
Darien smiled thoughtfully, and gently started unwrapping the lumpy paper. Out dropped a CD full of custom songs Serena chose just for him, and a little locket with pictures of them in the centre.
"Gee, thanks, Serena," Darien said sincerely.
Rini's cheeks flushed from anger. Stealing the spotlight again, eh, Mom? She thought.
"Does my Birthday Boy want a Birthday kiss?" Serena murmured, her lips puckering up in a large fashion.
Darien swallowed, and glanced at Rini, who was making choking sounds.
"Ewww!" Rini gasped as her future Father planted a kiss on Serena's lips.
"Shut up, squirt," Serena sneered at Rini as she turned around. "Keep talking like that, and I'll never bake any dessert for you again!"
After tasting Serena's cooking many a time, Rini was definitely not threatened by this statement. She rather felt relief.
Darien couldn't help but laugh at his girlfriend's pathetic excuse for a threat.
"The same goes to you, Mister, if you don't stop laughing at inappropriate times!" Serena exclaimed, pointing a finger in Darien's face.
Maybe I should keep laughing, then, Darien thought.
He smiled inside.