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Revengeful Flame of Seduction
Chapter 3

Serena was pacing back and forth in the airport while glancing at her watch every minute. She had arrived 30 minutes ago and didn't see anyone waiting for her. With her hand on her hip and tapping her foot lightly, she waited patiently, adjusting her glasses once in a while. She decided to return to America looking like her old self. It wasn't time yet, just not yet. She smirked to herself.

"Are you going to stand here all day and smile like an idiot? I don't have all day you know"

She turned around to face him. Without showing any sign of emotion, she bowed and greeted him "Hello Darien" she smiled sweetly. Deep inside, she wanted to gag but hey, she had to play her old sweet self.

Darien returned the gesture carelessly "Damn, why didn't she got herself a makeover. She looks worse than before" he thought to himself with disgust. "Let's go" he spoke out.

"Hai"

Darien took her luggage and brought them to the car. The ride from the airport to the Chiba's house was silent. Darien was driving, trying to ignore his ex-wife who was seating in the passenger seat next to him. Fire was burning within Serena. She just wanted to slap and punch that handsome face of his. She had to admit that he was more handsome now than 5 years ago, but it wasn't going to ruin what she had planned for him. Everything was ready, she just needed a good time to strike.

"Serena!" Mrs. Chiba cried in happiness as she saw her walking towards the house.

"Okaasan... I missed you so much" she greeted her politely as Mrs. Chiba hugged her. Even though Darien and her divorced, Mrs. Chiba still wanted Serena to call her mother.

"Let me take a better look at you... child you've grown so much and you look as adorable as always!" Mrs. Chiba twirled her around. She heard Darien coughed intentionally and shot him a cold glare. "Let's go inside Serena"

Darien watched as they entered the mansion and shook his head lightly "Kin, tell mother I have stuff to do" he said to the housemaid before sitting himself in front of the steering wheel and sped off.

Kin sighed and went inside to tell Mrs. Chiba, who got angry.

"That son!"

"It's ok okaasan... Darien must be in a hurry"

Mrs. Chiba smiled and took her hands in hers "Thanks honey... and I am so sorry for your mother... I can't believe she parted away from us so soon..."

A veil of sadness covered Serena's face "I couldn't even see her one last time..." she whispered and burst into tears.

Mrs. Chiba took her in her embrace and smoothed her hair "I know darling I know... but it was Destiny... I'm sure where she is right now, she is away from all misery..."

Mrs Chiba felt her nod slowly and heard her ask between a sob "Where are the funerals being held?"

"Let's get change and James will take us there" she answered.

Serena went to pay her last respects to her mother. "I will be strong okaasan... don't worry about me. I can look after myself" she spoke softly and wiped her tears away.

Soon, Mrs. Tsukino's corpse got cremated. Serena then vowed that from now on, not one single teardrop would fall from her eyes again.

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Darien pushed the blanket away and sat on the edge of the bed. He was going to stand up when a pair of arms encircled his waist.

"Where are you going Darien?" she asked sweetly, kissing his back.

"I have to go meet mother today" he said and grabbed a towel nearby to wrap it around his waist.

"Oh... by the way, I heard that, that ex-wife of yours has returned?" Ann said.

"Yea but I don't care"

"Of course you don't. You got me"

Darien turned his head to see her slid the blanket off, revealing her naked body. She pulled his arm, inviting him with desire. Darien did what any man would do, and that was to accept the invitation. She yanked the towel away from his waist as he lowered his head to capture her lips with his...

* * *

"Kin, have Darien arrived yet?" Mrs. Chiba asked, getting impatient.

"Not yet"

"Okaasan"

Mrs. Chiba turned to face Serena "Yes honey?"

Serena smiled "I was thinking about finding a place to stay. I don't want to bother otousan and you, and besides, I'm no longer 18"

"No no, sweetie. I already have a place for you"

At that moment, Kin came in "Mrs., Mr. Darien is here"

"Finally" Mrs. Chiba sighed as she watched her son walked through the door and went to sit on the couch, looking somewhat, annoyed. His mother shook her head lightly, disturbed by her own son's behavior.

"Alright mother. I'm here"

Mrs. Chiba took Serena's hand and led her to sit on the couch besides her "What were you doing huh? You were suppose to arrive here an hour ago"

"Does it matter? I'm here now aren't I?"

"Darien!"

"Okaasan..." Serena tried to calm her. Mrs. Chiba sighed deeply.

"Fine then. Darien, Serena will go live with you and Ann from now on" Mrs. Chiba went directly to the point.

It didn't even take a second before Darien reacted violently "MOTHER!!"

Serena was shocked and speechless but when she started to analyze the situation, living with him would be at her advantage and make things easier for her. She remained quiet.

"You heard it right Darien. She has no family and I don't want her to live all by herself. She won't be a problem to you and Ann, look at her. She's a quiet woman that wouldn't do any harm to anyone"

"Your son is an exception" Serena thought silently to herself.

"Can't I have a say in this?!" he shouted furiously.

"No son. There is no objection to this matter" Mrs. Chiba stood up to face him "Let's just say, it's your punishment for divorcing her, going against my will" with that, she left the living room with a grin.

Damn, she loved Mrs. Chiba! Serena just wanted to hug her for saying that. She tried not to laugh, satisfied with the expression on Darien's face. Darien pounded his fist on the wall, releasing his anger. Serena was still looking at Mrs. Chiba leaving, smiling lightly by herself when she felt a tight grip on her arm. She turned to meet his angry face, just inches apart but she didn't back away.

"You!! Serena Tsukino!! Why do you always have to be a part of my life!! Why can't you just go away for good!!" he shouted, shaking her.

"To make your life a living Hell!! To make you beg at my feet demanding me to forgive you!!!" she wanted to yell at his face but restrained herself "Darien... you're hurting me..."

"Don't play all innocent with me Sere, what did you say to my mother huh? Oooo I get it now!! You can't get over me is that it? My charm worked on you... I see. I guess I'll close my eyes to give you what you want. I never fulfilled my duty as your husband. I guess it's time now huh? You came to claim that right, am I correct miss Serena Tsukino?"

Serena breathed heavily and slapped him hard across the face "You'll see what I came to get Mr. Darien Chiba. You'll see for sure" she yanked her arm away and stormed out.

Darien put his hand on his left cheek and tried to recover from the slap "Dang, did she just slap me?"

A/N : Ok, I feel the need to warn you guys so that I won't be called evil and receive rotten veggies at the end of the story lolz I have this kind of obsession of writing tragic endings, meaning sad ones. Even though I like to write such endings, I, however, don't like to read them lolz So, my point is, you can expect no less than a sad ending for this story. However, I'll leave an option for you guys at the end. You'll see what it is ^_^

To Tina E. Telford : To answer your questions, well Darien doesn't hate Serena. He hoped that she would return to Japan because he already has to put up with his wife, and to have the presence of another female who happens to be his ex-wife? I don't think he wants that. If you recall the first chapter, I mentioned that Darien and Serena had to married because of their parents. So, that implies that their families are close to one another. It's easy very surprising if Darien's family have a part in organizing the funerals. About the letter, well I see nothing wrong about communicating through letters between America and Japan. I don't really understand why that would imply Serena and her mother aren't close. Perhaps you could explain to me ^_^ As for Serena's character, she was a weakling at the beginning. She loved Darien very much, but then, he left her without any regret. If you remember the way he ended their relationship and walked away, well Serena remember it clearly. Those 5 years changed her character, as well as the way she thinks. As you know, love can turn into hate just like hate can turn into love. She didn't understand why Darien was so shallow back then, and as a new person, she still doesn't understand but rather than to dwell on the matter, she wants to teach him a lesson. She spent a lot of time thinking about it and it's rather understandable that it became quite an obsession. I don't think the word revenge isn't too strong, if we understand the turmoil of emotions inside Serena. I know it's rather my fault for confusing you lolz This is intended to be a short story so I didn't really want to dwell on the details. Maybe you'd still be confused after reading this, but perhaps it's because we see things rather differently. I'd like to thank you for pointing out those things for me though. I'll pay more attention to them in the future ^_^