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I do not own Sailor Moon (unfortunately), so don't sue me. I don't have any money anyway. If I did I would spend it all on manga and
anime ^_^;
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Friends First-Chapter 3-
Darien stood at Serena's doorway, a tray of milk and cookies in hand. He hadn't been able to sleep, and had decided to get a snack. On his way to the kitchen, he had spotted light coming from Serena's room. He had let his curiosity get the better of him, and here he was at her door, knocking.
He leaned closer to the door, and could hear someone getting up. As the person, he assumed was Serena, walked towards her door, she seemed to have stubbed her toe on something. She was muttering curses as she opened the door. Seeing who it was didn't see to brighten her mood.
Darien watched with amusement as Serena forced a smile onto her face while she answered her door. "What do you want, Darien?" Serena asked, silently hoping he would go away soon. Darien didn't do what she hoped for however. He stood there, taking in the site of what she was wearing. Serena noticed this, and finally realized she was still in her tank top and (really short) shorts. She tried to cover her blush, but it couldn't be helped. Her face turned a deep shade of crimson. And then he spoke…
"There's nothing to be ashamed of Serena. Can I come in?"
Serena blushed even more at this, and then replied, "Why? I mean NO!"
"But I have milk and cookies." Darien answered, trying to convince her.
It worked.
"Alright, but just for a little while. I have to get some more work down."
"What kind of work?" Darien asked as he walked in, and set the tray down on the nightstand. Turning around, Darien saw Serena coming out of the bathroom with a first aid kit.
"Here let me help you with that." He said, helpfully.
"Thanks, and I'm just doing some paperwork and stuff for my dad's company."
"I see." Darien replied distractedly, as he applied an antibacterial ointment on her toe to keep it from getting infected.
That wasn't the only thing distracting him, however. He couldn't help but notice her nice, long legs. They had creamy skin that was lightly tanned. He wanted to reach out and run his hand over it, but thought against it. He didn't think Serena would appreciate it. After all, she went to great lengths to cover up her great body. Darien shook himself out of his dreaming state, and realized Serena had been speaking to him.
"I'm sorry, could you say that again?"
"I said 'Thank You'"
"You're welcome." Darien answered, while handing her a cookie and a glass of milk.
"So why are you up so late, Darien?"
"I couldn't sleep. I've had a lot on my mind."
"Oh…you want to talk about it?" Serena asked, not knowing why she asked.
Darien looked at her skeptically, but saw she was sincere. He let down his defenses, and told her what was on his mind. He felt he could tell her his hopes, dreams, secrets, and problems. He felt she could understand him and what he was going through. After all, she was being set up just like he was. They talked for hours, not realizing the time. They slowly grew tired, and fell asleep in each other's arms, just as daylight broke through.
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Serena slowly opened her eyelids. She felt a welcome warmness, she never felt before, next to her. She felt content. She rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes, then lazily stretched, or at least tried to. As her arm reached out, it had hit against something hard. She felt the "thing" she hit, and it turned out to be someone's chest.
Turning her head slightly, Serena found out whom the chest belonged to. It was Darien's. She quickly looked down, and sighed in relief, as she realized she still had all her clothes on. Just as she was about to get out of bed, Darien wrapped his arm around her, and pulled him to her possessively. Serena tried to get out of his grasp, but her movements just made his grip tighter. She sighed in defeat, and just settled back in his arms, hoping no one found her like this.
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Darien had actually been awake for a while now. He had liked how Serena felt in his arms, and so, tried to keep her there. He didn't know why he felt that way, but he did. Deciding to finally let her go, he pulled on a sleepy face and opened his eyes. He put on a big act, that fooled Serena into thinking he had really been asleep.
He loosened his grip on her waist, and watched as Serena made use of her chance to escape. Chuckling to himself, he talked to her like he had no clue what was going on. "Hey Serena! What are you doing in my room?"
Serena gave Darien a look of disbelief. 'His room!?' Serena fumed, while another part of her replied, 'Well, technically it is his room, seeing as how this is his house.' 'No it isn't! It's his mother's!' The angry side threw back at the rational side. Serena couldn't believe it. How could she be having a fight with…herself? Serena shook her head. She was going crazy, and it was entirely his fault.
Serena threw Darien an angry glare before she spoke. "Well excuse me...Mr. Chiba, but this is the guest room that I am staying in. You're the one who doesn't belong in my room!"
Darien was caught by surprise at Serena's tone. She had called him 'Mr. Chiba' instead of Darien. He thought they were becoming friends, but he guessed that he had undone all of that, with just that last remark. Trying to fix it, he thought up something to say. A light bulb clicked on in his head, as he mentally snapped hi fingers and said 'I got it!'
He turned around towards Serena, a sorry/sad look on his face. One that could make anybody forgive him. Her anger was quickly fading. She was losing touch with why she had been mad at him in the first place. Then with the next words he spoke: "I'm sorry Serena. I didn't have my bearings right. Can you forgive me?", she relented. Her anger subsiding…for now.
Sighing, she nodded her head, yes. She turned towards her bathroom to get ready for the day. Darien suddenly wore a satisfied smiled, as he watched her hips sway from side to side while she walked. Just as suddenly as that had happened, he snapped himself out of it. 'Where the hell had that come from!?' Darien thought to himself.
After heaving himself off the bed, Darien began walking towards the door. He had a lot of thinking that he wanted to do, and he could not do that thinking if he was in the same room as she was. He had to think about why he had opened up to her, and why he didn't want her to be angry with him. 'Wouldn't it be easier to get rid of her if she didn't like me and was angry at me?' Darien thought to himself.
"Serena?" Darien called towards the bathroom.
"Mrmhh…yes?" Serena answered while she brushed her teeth.
"I'm going back to my room. 'Kay? Sorry for any trouble I caused."
"Hrmm…Okay. And, you didn't cause any trouble. I'm sorry I yelled. You must've been confused, not waking up in your own room."
'Right. Very confused.' Darien thought while he chuckled to himself.
Just as he was about to turn the doorknob, there was a knock on the door.
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~Author's note~
argh! Sorry if this chapter's short or if it's just rambling and makes no sense. Major writer's block. I had to force it out because I didn't want to let any of my reviewers without anything to review .
Anyway, You + Review = Happy Me; Happy me = New Chapter
6/23/2003