The fate of a kiss (Updated 21-Oct-04 22:51:17)
By: Ree-B Rating: PG-13 (just one curse word)
Part II the high school scene: BFF (maybe not)
Disclaimer- I don't own Sailormoon, don't sue me and take away my one piece of lint in my pocket.
On to the story- this part is mostly in Darien's POV w/ a few Serena parts.
Here I am. At the same arcade I go to every day after school. At the same stool I sit at every day. At the same counter where I usually talk to Andy as he works. Staring at the same girl. What girl you ask? Well, I'm embarrassed to say, but my best friend, Serena Tsukino. She's over there, in that booth, talking to some guy. She's laughing, he's made a joke and she's laughing. She looks so pretty when she laughssigh...Oh, sorry. Earth to Darien, wake up fool. I've actually liked Bunny for a long time. I just don't have the guts to tell her. Besides she wouldn't want to date me. She thinks of me more like a best friend, possibly a protective brother figure, but nothing close to what I would hope for. (He turns his attention back to Serena) Look at her. How can someone not fall to the ground and kiss the feet of the beautiful goddess. Even that guy has fallen into her magical spell. WAIT! When did his arm slip around her waist! ERRRRR! I'm going to bash that guys head in! Calm down Darien, you can't do that. She can date whom she likes. You aren't her boyfriend. Why can't I tell her? When did we become best friends, you ask? Well after I saw her two years ago, we just kind of hit it off. What, I didn't tell you about that! Oh, well that explains the confusion. One second you read about me leaving the 1st grade and the next I'm talking about being best buds. Well let me catch you up. I'm a senior this year and Bunny's a sophomore, but we are the same age. After I changed grades I didn't see her until two years ago, when I was walking right out there on the sidewalk...
FLASHBACK
...this girl was walking in front of me. I looked her up and down. Long legs, skinny waist, long blonde hair that reached almost to the ground (although it was oddly pulled into two buns on the top of her head). Right from the start she seemed oddly familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on it. She mumbled something about school and being grounded for the rest of her life. Then, out of nowhere, she hurled a crinkled up paper behind her, not realizing it was on a crash course for my head. Luckily, my fine-tuned reflexes that came from a year or so of being Tux, saved the day as I caught the paper, a hair's breadth from my nose.
"Watch it, Litter-bug!" I said as I un-crumpled the paper. I held the paper in front of my face, trying to locate the name on the paper. I first noticed the sketches of Tuxedo Mask with hearts, big boost of ego on my part. This girl already had a crush on me, she just didn't know it. One point for the Dare-man!! I then found the name. Serena Tsukino. Where have I seen that name before? I pulled the paper down from in front of my face just in time for the girl to turn to face me. I looked into her lovely sky blue eyes and immediately knew who it was.
"Bunny?" She didn't know who I was. That's to be expected since we both had changed a whole lot since I saw her last. At least I saw her name to bring back the memory. Then as I smiled that half smile of mine, her faced changed from contemplation to recognition.
"DARIEN!" she yelped as she threw herself into my arms. I graciously caught and held her until she placed her hands on my chest and courteously pushed herself out of the embrace.
"I haven't seen you in forever! ...I missed you." Her voice got softer at the last comment. I had an urge to reach out and comfort her but brushed it aside, thinking I shouldn't.
"I've missed you, too, Bunny. Well how have you been? You're in 8th grade now, right?"
"Ya! How did you know?"
"That's the grade I should be in, remember?"
"Oh, right! Well that means..." she thought for a second, "...You're in 10th grade!"
"Yep! Hey Bunny I was headed to the arcade. If you want to join me, I'll buy you a milkshake and maybe help you with studying for a make up test. I'm sorry, but this is a pretty bad grade!" I said with a chuckle. She sneered and laced her hand around my elbow as she grabbed her paper.
"It's not fair for you to say that, Mr. Smarty-pants." We then walked to the arcade.
END OF FLASHBACK
...And the rest was history. That sound really corny but it is. We've been best friends ever since and now, 2 years later, I have discovered my feeling for her and must live in pain through every new boyfriend without the courage to tell her. But that's not the only thing I haven't told her. She doesn't know I'm Tuxedo Mask. I don't know why I don't just tell her, considering that it would make telling her the rest ten times easier since she daydreams of him constantly (and I've heard her call his name in her sleep). But then again it could be too much for her at one time. Oh, I don't know what to do.
(Now author's POV)
"BEEP BEEP BEEP" Darien was interrupted from his inner thoughts by a soft beeping coming from Bunny's purse.
"Oh, my...a...beeper. I'll call them, be right back." She said to her male companion, as she quickly slipped around the corner towards the ladies room. A few seconds passed then she came speeding out.
"Mina!" Darien hadn't noticed Mina was there before (he was probably to enraptured by Serena) Mina quickly jumped from her seat in a booth in the back.
"We need to go NOW!" Mina knew exactly what she was talking about and followed Bunny to the door. As Bunny passed Darien, he grabbed her by the waist and turned her to face him. He had a worried look in his face.
"What's wrong? Where are you going in such a hurry?" "I...we...park...I'll tell you later." She stammered. Then she proceeded to exit the arcade with Mina in tow at 100mph. 'She was distant again. That's the 3rd time this week. First she had backed out of going to the movies Monday night because 'it was a family emergency' but he had called later to make sure everything was okay and her mom didn't know what he was talking about, said that she wasn't home yet. Then on Thursday, we went for a swim and I asked her how she got this HUGE bruise on her back and she said that it was from one of her extra-violent klutz outs, but that size of a bruise is highly unlikely and I could tell she was lying. And now this! What is going on with her?!?' Darien was intent on finding out. He sprinted out the door, about to follow her, but she was nowhere in sight. Just then he felt that familiar feeling down in the pit of his stomach that told him that Sailormoon was in danger. She was probably the reason that kept him from telling Bunny his feelings, because then he would have to rule out a relationship with Sailormoon. He quickly found a place to transform and headed to where his gut told him he would find her. To the park. 'Didn't Bunny say something about the park. I hope she doesn't get caught in trouble if there's a fight.'
As he arrived at the park he leapt into a tree to take in the scene. It didn't look good. Sailormoon was held on either side by two youmas, one had a hold of the neck of her sailor flap, the other was holding onto the bow on the front of her outfit. The four other scouts all sat cringing in pain on the ground. He could tell Sailormoon was running out of strength. With her last strand of effort, she dusted the two creatures. As they fell into oblivion, they ripped her outfit apart, tearing her brooch from her and tossing it into a nearby bush. Tux dropped to the ground and slowly paced towards her. In front of him was the detransformed version of Sailormoon, Bunny. His surprise faded when he noticed she had fainted from exhaustion. He had to get her to safety before the press arrived. He grabbed her brooch from the soft turf and gently picked her up in his arms and carried her off to his apartment. As soon as they were gone the four scouts came to consciousness. Raye was the first to join the world of the living.
"...Uhh...Sailormoon?...huh, where is she? BUNNY!?!" she frantically searched the area.
"What happened to her?" asked Lita.
"I don't know. The last thing I remember was her being grabbed by the two youmas."
"What if she'sgulp dead?" said Mina, joining the conversation. They all looked at her with that 'What-if-you-are-right' look.
"Not to worry, guys, we can call her on her communicator." Said Amy, ever the voice of reason.
"Great idea!" Mina flipped open her compact, in Bunny? Where are you?"
Darien heard a beeping and pulled out what bunny had called her beeper earlier. He opened it to reveal the face of Sailor Venus on the screen of some kind of in Bunny? Where are you?" was what she said. He thought he should answer her.
"It's okay, Venus. She'll be safe with me." He then closed it and replaced it in her pocket as he reached his balcony.
"He said it's okay and that she would be okay with him." Said Mina.
"Duh! Stupid, what if he finds out who she really is?" briefed Raye.
"Well, he probably already knows, considering that you called her Bunny." Informed Amy, again being the epitome of wisdom.
"Oops!" Mina said sheepishly. "But how do we find her?" They all looked to Amy.
"You are in luck, guys, I'm one step ahead of you. I already have her on my scanner."
"Well tell us where she is." Insisted Lita.
"Um, well the results are rather, how do I say it, disturbing!"
"Oh, come on Ames, it cant be that bad." Raye said as she snatched Amy's computer and looked at the screen.
"HOLY SHIT!!!! That's Darien's Apartment!!!!"
Bunny began to wake up. She felt warm. She snuggled into the blankets of Darien's bed. 'Wait, since when have I been in a bed?' She opened her eyes. This wasn't her bed. It wasn't her room. It was Darien's. How did she get here, the last thing she remembered was fainting in the park. She sat up, wracking her brain as to how she got where she was.
"Good morning, Sunshine."
She turned to the strong silhouette of Darien. He came and sat down on the bed next to her. He brushed a strand of hair from her face. She loved it so much when he did that. It was when he did that that she got glimmers of hope that he might like her more than a friend. She nodded her head. She then turned her attention to her torn shirt. The bow was almost ripped completely off and the brooch ...HER BROOCH. Her faced turned to shock as she placed her hands at the spot where her brooch had formerly rested. Darien noticed that she was worried because of the loss of her brooch. He stood and reached into his pocket.
"Oh ya, I almost forgot." He took out the brooch and sat back down, examining the object in his hands. " It's funny that such a small object can change you into such a powerful person."
She strained to scream 'how did you find out' but found her voice non-
existent at the moment. Darien read her face like a book.
"You probably want to know what happened, right? Well, I saw the fight and you detransform. You fainted and I figured I should get you away before other people arrived. So I brought you here."
"But why were you there?" She said, finding her voice. She looked up to study his face, placing a hand on either side of his face. As her hands touched his bare skin, he shuddered, luckily unnoticed by Bunny. She stared into his eyes, he felt like she could tell all his secrets when she looked at him like that. She could only see one.
"Are you Tuxedo Mask?" He made a red rose in his hand and gave it to her.
"At your service, Milady."
A long silence was broken by a loud knock on the door. Darien reluctantly got up to get the door. He reached the door just as another set of knocks rang through the apartment. Darien opened the door to reveal four girls, Raye in the lead with her hands upon her hips.
"Ah! Look who it is. Let me see. Mercury is Amy, the genius. Jupiter is Lita, Fierce like a storm. Venus is Mina, ever the matchmaker. And miss. I-could-fight-with-a-tree here is Mars."
"Good job, Sherlock," Raye said as she pushed her way inside, "Now where is she?"
"I'm in here Raye. Calm down." Bunny appeared at the doorway of Darien's bedroom. She grabbed her brooch that was still in Darien's hand and headed out the door. As she left she turned to him and said a single word,
"Later."
That single word meant the storm was coming. All would be asked and answered. It scared him. Maybe he would have a chance to finally tell her his feelings. Mina lingered in the doorway, staring at him through squinted eyes.
"I don't see it." She said. She brightened, "wait, WAIT...." Then it failed, "Nope. Definitely don't see it." Then she walked away, joining her friends who had already avidly started to ask Bunny questions. He watched as they ushered her to the elevator. As they stepped in she looked right into his eyes and mouthed the same word: Later.
It had been a week. Darien knew that Bunny was avoiding him. She even had her mom making excuses for her. By now he was ready to explode, he had to talk to her. He was walking down the hall and he saw her. He couldn't miss the sight of two buns in a crowd. He came up right next to her.
"Why are you avoiding me? We need to talk about what happened." She ignored him.
"Bunny, listen to me!"
"Later" she whispered without looking at him.
"No, Bunny. Now!" He spinned her and backed her up to the lockers. He placed one hand on the lockers near her neck and the other on her arm, trapping her in. He leaned in.
"You can't keep saying later. It's no good anymore. We need to let out the feelings we have inside for our 'counterparts' that we both know are there." She started to walk away but he just held his grip on her arm even tighter.
"Let me go, Darien!" She strained against his grip.
"How strong do you think I really am?" She looked at him with a crooked smile, grabbed his hand that was holding her, and said,
"How strong do you think I really am!?" She squeezed her hand around his. Before long he grunted in pain and released her. She started to walk off but he yelled after her,
"I've been accepted at Oxford, Bunny." She stopped. "I have to leave for England right after finals next week." She tried to hold back her tears that were ready to course down her cheeks. He was going to leave her. How could he? She decided she should be mad at him and kept walking. The second she placed one foot in front of the other, she regretted it but knew she couldn't turn back.
" Bunny?" his calls echoed in her ears.
aaaaaaaaaa1aaaaaaaaa2aaaaaaaaa3aaaaaaaaa4aaaaaaaaa5aaaaaaaaa6aaaaaaaaa7 When she got home that day, she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. They flowed through dinner. They flowed through desert. They flowed through the night until she eventually cried herself to sleep.
"Now boarding for flight 1023 to London"
The death toll rang. His life as he knew it would end when he got on that plane. He had told her when he was leaving: departure time, flight number, he even gave her directions to the airport. He had hoped she would come. At least to see him off. But she wasn't there. He turned to board the plane.
"Darien, WAIT!"
She had come! He turned on a dime in time to have Bunny fill his arms. He hadn't hugged her in two weeks. He smelled her hair and ran his fingers through the silky strands that smelled of vanilla.
"Boarding call for flight 1023 to London."
He reluctantly pulled himself from her embrace.
"Darien, please don't go."
"You know I have to, Bunny." He wanted to tell her. NEEDED to tell her. But the words wouldn't come to his throat. He knew only one way to let her know....
He placed his hand under her chin, lifting it ever so slightly, as he wrapped his arm around the small of her back. Pulling her close, he pressed his lips to hers. It was tender. Romantic. Bunny closed her eyes in sweet tranquility. That was not the effect he wanted. He wanted his love for her to ravage her like a storm and leave her wanting more but the winds had already died down. He pressed his tongue to her lips eager to taste her mouth. Her heart led her to let him, even though her mind was screaming for her not to. The kiss quickly escalated from sweet to passionate. She had never been kissed like this before. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer to him. Just then he started to pull away. She wanted to say 'No' but the word never came. She just stood there and watched him board the plane. His last call to her would never leave her memory.
"Bye, Buns." When did he start calling her that? She didn't know but she liked the new name. But he would never call her that again.
Well there it is. I'm evil aren't I? When will they get together and how? I'm not telling. You'll just have to read the next part.
ree-b
By: Ree-B Rating: PG-13 (just one curse word)
Part II the high school scene: BFF (maybe not)
Disclaimer- I don't own Sailormoon, don't sue me and take away my one piece of lint in my pocket.
On to the story- this part is mostly in Darien's POV w/ a few Serena parts.
Here I am. At the same arcade I go to every day after school. At the same stool I sit at every day. At the same counter where I usually talk to Andy as he works. Staring at the same girl. What girl you ask? Well, I'm embarrassed to say, but my best friend, Serena Tsukino. She's over there, in that booth, talking to some guy. She's laughing, he's made a joke and she's laughing. She looks so pretty when she laughssigh...Oh, sorry. Earth to Darien, wake up fool. I've actually liked Bunny for a long time. I just don't have the guts to tell her. Besides she wouldn't want to date me. She thinks of me more like a best friend, possibly a protective brother figure, but nothing close to what I would hope for. (He turns his attention back to Serena) Look at her. How can someone not fall to the ground and kiss the feet of the beautiful goddess. Even that guy has fallen into her magical spell. WAIT! When did his arm slip around her waist! ERRRRR! I'm going to bash that guys head in! Calm down Darien, you can't do that. She can date whom she likes. You aren't her boyfriend. Why can't I tell her? When did we become best friends, you ask? Well after I saw her two years ago, we just kind of hit it off. What, I didn't tell you about that! Oh, well that explains the confusion. One second you read about me leaving the 1st grade and the next I'm talking about being best buds. Well let me catch you up. I'm a senior this year and Bunny's a sophomore, but we are the same age. After I changed grades I didn't see her until two years ago, when I was walking right out there on the sidewalk...
FLASHBACK
...this girl was walking in front of me. I looked her up and down. Long legs, skinny waist, long blonde hair that reached almost to the ground (although it was oddly pulled into two buns on the top of her head). Right from the start she seemed oddly familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on it. She mumbled something about school and being grounded for the rest of her life. Then, out of nowhere, she hurled a crinkled up paper behind her, not realizing it was on a crash course for my head. Luckily, my fine-tuned reflexes that came from a year or so of being Tux, saved the day as I caught the paper, a hair's breadth from my nose.
"Watch it, Litter-bug!" I said as I un-crumpled the paper. I held the paper in front of my face, trying to locate the name on the paper. I first noticed the sketches of Tuxedo Mask with hearts, big boost of ego on my part. This girl already had a crush on me, she just didn't know it. One point for the Dare-man!! I then found the name. Serena Tsukino. Where have I seen that name before? I pulled the paper down from in front of my face just in time for the girl to turn to face me. I looked into her lovely sky blue eyes and immediately knew who it was.
"Bunny?" She didn't know who I was. That's to be expected since we both had changed a whole lot since I saw her last. At least I saw her name to bring back the memory. Then as I smiled that half smile of mine, her faced changed from contemplation to recognition.
"DARIEN!" she yelped as she threw herself into my arms. I graciously caught and held her until she placed her hands on my chest and courteously pushed herself out of the embrace.
"I haven't seen you in forever! ...I missed you." Her voice got softer at the last comment. I had an urge to reach out and comfort her but brushed it aside, thinking I shouldn't.
"I've missed you, too, Bunny. Well how have you been? You're in 8th grade now, right?"
"Ya! How did you know?"
"That's the grade I should be in, remember?"
"Oh, right! Well that means..." she thought for a second, "...You're in 10th grade!"
"Yep! Hey Bunny I was headed to the arcade. If you want to join me, I'll buy you a milkshake and maybe help you with studying for a make up test. I'm sorry, but this is a pretty bad grade!" I said with a chuckle. She sneered and laced her hand around my elbow as she grabbed her paper.
"It's not fair for you to say that, Mr. Smarty-pants." We then walked to the arcade.
END OF FLASHBACK
...And the rest was history. That sound really corny but it is. We've been best friends ever since and now, 2 years later, I have discovered my feeling for her and must live in pain through every new boyfriend without the courage to tell her. But that's not the only thing I haven't told her. She doesn't know I'm Tuxedo Mask. I don't know why I don't just tell her, considering that it would make telling her the rest ten times easier since she daydreams of him constantly (and I've heard her call his name in her sleep). But then again it could be too much for her at one time. Oh, I don't know what to do.
(Now author's POV)
"BEEP BEEP BEEP" Darien was interrupted from his inner thoughts by a soft beeping coming from Bunny's purse.
"Oh, my...a...beeper. I'll call them, be right back." She said to her male companion, as she quickly slipped around the corner towards the ladies room. A few seconds passed then she came speeding out.
"Mina!" Darien hadn't noticed Mina was there before (he was probably to enraptured by Serena) Mina quickly jumped from her seat in a booth in the back.
"We need to go NOW!" Mina knew exactly what she was talking about and followed Bunny to the door. As Bunny passed Darien, he grabbed her by the waist and turned her to face him. He had a worried look in his face.
"What's wrong? Where are you going in such a hurry?" "I...we...park...I'll tell you later." She stammered. Then she proceeded to exit the arcade with Mina in tow at 100mph. 'She was distant again. That's the 3rd time this week. First she had backed out of going to the movies Monday night because 'it was a family emergency' but he had called later to make sure everything was okay and her mom didn't know what he was talking about, said that she wasn't home yet. Then on Thursday, we went for a swim and I asked her how she got this HUGE bruise on her back and she said that it was from one of her extra-violent klutz outs, but that size of a bruise is highly unlikely and I could tell she was lying. And now this! What is going on with her?!?' Darien was intent on finding out. He sprinted out the door, about to follow her, but she was nowhere in sight. Just then he felt that familiar feeling down in the pit of his stomach that told him that Sailormoon was in danger. She was probably the reason that kept him from telling Bunny his feelings, because then he would have to rule out a relationship with Sailormoon. He quickly found a place to transform and headed to where his gut told him he would find her. To the park. 'Didn't Bunny say something about the park. I hope she doesn't get caught in trouble if there's a fight.'
As he arrived at the park he leapt into a tree to take in the scene. It didn't look good. Sailormoon was held on either side by two youmas, one had a hold of the neck of her sailor flap, the other was holding onto the bow on the front of her outfit. The four other scouts all sat cringing in pain on the ground. He could tell Sailormoon was running out of strength. With her last strand of effort, she dusted the two creatures. As they fell into oblivion, they ripped her outfit apart, tearing her brooch from her and tossing it into a nearby bush. Tux dropped to the ground and slowly paced towards her. In front of him was the detransformed version of Sailormoon, Bunny. His surprise faded when he noticed she had fainted from exhaustion. He had to get her to safety before the press arrived. He grabbed her brooch from the soft turf and gently picked her up in his arms and carried her off to his apartment. As soon as they were gone the four scouts came to consciousness. Raye was the first to join the world of the living.
"...Uhh...Sailormoon?...huh, where is she? BUNNY!?!" she frantically searched the area.
"What happened to her?" asked Lita.
"I don't know. The last thing I remember was her being grabbed by the two youmas."
"What if she'sgulp dead?" said Mina, joining the conversation. They all looked at her with that 'What-if-you-are-right' look.
"Not to worry, guys, we can call her on her communicator." Said Amy, ever the voice of reason.
"Great idea!" Mina flipped open her compact, in Bunny? Where are you?"
Darien heard a beeping and pulled out what bunny had called her beeper earlier. He opened it to reveal the face of Sailor Venus on the screen of some kind of in Bunny? Where are you?" was what she said. He thought he should answer her.
"It's okay, Venus. She'll be safe with me." He then closed it and replaced it in her pocket as he reached his balcony.
"He said it's okay and that she would be okay with him." Said Mina.
"Duh! Stupid, what if he finds out who she really is?" briefed Raye.
"Well, he probably already knows, considering that you called her Bunny." Informed Amy, again being the epitome of wisdom.
"Oops!" Mina said sheepishly. "But how do we find her?" They all looked to Amy.
"You are in luck, guys, I'm one step ahead of you. I already have her on my scanner."
"Well tell us where she is." Insisted Lita.
"Um, well the results are rather, how do I say it, disturbing!"
"Oh, come on Ames, it cant be that bad." Raye said as she snatched Amy's computer and looked at the screen.
"HOLY SHIT!!!! That's Darien's Apartment!!!!"
Bunny began to wake up. She felt warm. She snuggled into the blankets of Darien's bed. 'Wait, since when have I been in a bed?' She opened her eyes. This wasn't her bed. It wasn't her room. It was Darien's. How did she get here, the last thing she remembered was fainting in the park. She sat up, wracking her brain as to how she got where she was.
"Good morning, Sunshine."
She turned to the strong silhouette of Darien. He came and sat down on the bed next to her. He brushed a strand of hair from her face. She loved it so much when he did that. It was when he did that that she got glimmers of hope that he might like her more than a friend. She nodded her head. She then turned her attention to her torn shirt. The bow was almost ripped completely off and the brooch ...HER BROOCH. Her faced turned to shock as she placed her hands at the spot where her brooch had formerly rested. Darien noticed that she was worried because of the loss of her brooch. He stood and reached into his pocket.
"Oh ya, I almost forgot." He took out the brooch and sat back down, examining the object in his hands. " It's funny that such a small object can change you into such a powerful person."
She strained to scream 'how did you find out' but found her voice non-
existent at the moment. Darien read her face like a book.
"You probably want to know what happened, right? Well, I saw the fight and you detransform. You fainted and I figured I should get you away before other people arrived. So I brought you here."
"But why were you there?" She said, finding her voice. She looked up to study his face, placing a hand on either side of his face. As her hands touched his bare skin, he shuddered, luckily unnoticed by Bunny. She stared into his eyes, he felt like she could tell all his secrets when she looked at him like that. She could only see one.
"Are you Tuxedo Mask?" He made a red rose in his hand and gave it to her.
"At your service, Milady."
A long silence was broken by a loud knock on the door. Darien reluctantly got up to get the door. He reached the door just as another set of knocks rang through the apartment. Darien opened the door to reveal four girls, Raye in the lead with her hands upon her hips.
"Ah! Look who it is. Let me see. Mercury is Amy, the genius. Jupiter is Lita, Fierce like a storm. Venus is Mina, ever the matchmaker. And miss. I-could-fight-with-a-tree here is Mars."
"Good job, Sherlock," Raye said as she pushed her way inside, "Now where is she?"
"I'm in here Raye. Calm down." Bunny appeared at the doorway of Darien's bedroom. She grabbed her brooch that was still in Darien's hand and headed out the door. As she left she turned to him and said a single word,
"Later."
That single word meant the storm was coming. All would be asked and answered. It scared him. Maybe he would have a chance to finally tell her his feelings. Mina lingered in the doorway, staring at him through squinted eyes.
"I don't see it." She said. She brightened, "wait, WAIT...." Then it failed, "Nope. Definitely don't see it." Then she walked away, joining her friends who had already avidly started to ask Bunny questions. He watched as they ushered her to the elevator. As they stepped in she looked right into his eyes and mouthed the same word: Later.
It had been a week. Darien knew that Bunny was avoiding him. She even had her mom making excuses for her. By now he was ready to explode, he had to talk to her. He was walking down the hall and he saw her. He couldn't miss the sight of two buns in a crowd. He came up right next to her.
"Why are you avoiding me? We need to talk about what happened." She ignored him.
"Bunny, listen to me!"
"Later" she whispered without looking at him.
"No, Bunny. Now!" He spinned her and backed her up to the lockers. He placed one hand on the lockers near her neck and the other on her arm, trapping her in. He leaned in.
"You can't keep saying later. It's no good anymore. We need to let out the feelings we have inside for our 'counterparts' that we both know are there." She started to walk away but he just held his grip on her arm even tighter.
"Let me go, Darien!" She strained against his grip.
"How strong do you think I really am?" She looked at him with a crooked smile, grabbed his hand that was holding her, and said,
"How strong do you think I really am!?" She squeezed her hand around his. Before long he grunted in pain and released her. She started to walk off but he yelled after her,
"I've been accepted at Oxford, Bunny." She stopped. "I have to leave for England right after finals next week." She tried to hold back her tears that were ready to course down her cheeks. He was going to leave her. How could he? She decided she should be mad at him and kept walking. The second she placed one foot in front of the other, she regretted it but knew she couldn't turn back.
" Bunny?" his calls echoed in her ears.
aaaaaaaaaa1aaaaaaaaa2aaaaaaaaa3aaaaaaaaa4aaaaaaaaa5aaaaaaaaa6aaaaaaaaa7 When she got home that day, she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. They flowed through dinner. They flowed through desert. They flowed through the night until she eventually cried herself to sleep.
"Now boarding for flight 1023 to London"
The death toll rang. His life as he knew it would end when he got on that plane. He had told her when he was leaving: departure time, flight number, he even gave her directions to the airport. He had hoped she would come. At least to see him off. But she wasn't there. He turned to board the plane.
"Darien, WAIT!"
She had come! He turned on a dime in time to have Bunny fill his arms. He hadn't hugged her in two weeks. He smelled her hair and ran his fingers through the silky strands that smelled of vanilla.
"Boarding call for flight 1023 to London."
He reluctantly pulled himself from her embrace.
"Darien, please don't go."
"You know I have to, Bunny." He wanted to tell her. NEEDED to tell her. But the words wouldn't come to his throat. He knew only one way to let her know....
He placed his hand under her chin, lifting it ever so slightly, as he wrapped his arm around the small of her back. Pulling her close, he pressed his lips to hers. It was tender. Romantic. Bunny closed her eyes in sweet tranquility. That was not the effect he wanted. He wanted his love for her to ravage her like a storm and leave her wanting more but the winds had already died down. He pressed his tongue to her lips eager to taste her mouth. Her heart led her to let him, even though her mind was screaming for her not to. The kiss quickly escalated from sweet to passionate. She had never been kissed like this before. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer to him. Just then he started to pull away. She wanted to say 'No' but the word never came. She just stood there and watched him board the plane. His last call to her would never leave her memory.
"Bye, Buns." When did he start calling her that? She didn't know but she liked the new name. But he would never call her that again.
Well there it is. I'm evil aren't I? When will they get together and how? I'm not telling. You'll just have to read the next part.
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