Femme Fatale 12a
11.22.01
by. raq
I was going to send this chapter as a full chapter and not 12a and 12b, but since Jen was complaining.. heheheheh I thought I would do it.. heheh I wuv you Jen! And I want to say hello **waves to the crazy bunch of weirdos she chats with** !
On with the story!
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Serena arrived home distraught and very nervous. She would have to face her commanding officers. At the moment... her 'bravery' that always held her firm in all her missions and all her facades was betraying her. She already knew her fait.. It was just a matter of time when they would come knocking at the door.
The call from Mina had caused her go paler and paler at each passing moment. It didn't help that her stomach was churning and when she entered her home, the first thing she had done was sped her way to the bathroom to unload what little she had in her stomach.
An hour later, Serena sat in the living room, her legs tucked under her, waiting as she looked out to the scene she would miss. Delaying the feeling of leaving...their home... 'their home' she thought, hers and Darien or so she had imagined for the past weeks. The past weeks... biting her lip to suppress her tornado of emotions, had been euphoric in everyway. The way he held her close... lovingly.... willingly... surrendering to him with her all. She had watched him from afar... admired him when he strained for a new invention or a new issue to conquer. In the evening from head to toe, in their own privacy, she watched him in the raw, stripping away his suit and his doctorial title. He was vulnerable and unfledged but splendid in every masculine way.
His heart... being broken by an unscrupulous woman, picking up the pieces he held his head high. When he thought he couldn't bare another heart break.... he opened it up.. Bearing his heart and soul, to Serena he offered everything in the palm of her hands. ... not in the right frame of mind.. greedily Serena accepted it ...promising to protect his heart.
And now, she wept... reprimanding herself for ever allowing to accept his heart the way she did..... Tears came falling... slowly than quickly... and now it was a full pledge waterfall. The soul promise she had made, to protect his heart was a promise she had to break.
All along, she had known the consequences.... the heartbreak... but yet.. she longed for the moment which she would find happiness... and it was with him where she felt secure. Everyday she had avoided all reasons to leave or to surrender to turning the other way and having the assignment reassigned. But as soon as she he had walked in, kissed her or surprisingly engulf her in his arms. All thoughts of leaving were thrown out of her mind and all that mattered was they were together.
A knock on the door had disturbed her process of thinking... Her eyes darted towards the door... seeing two womanly figures, shadowed by the frosty door. Serena's heart.. thrumming in mortification, she unsteadily stood... with the frosted wave of blur in her eyes.. Tears were falling freely and as much as she wanted to suppress them in front of her officers, she couldn't. There was another knock and Serena now hurriedly returned to what was her room. She stood there by the door, immobile and helpless. Memories faded in and out, lovely evening's in which Darien came and warmed her bed. The knocking on the door became a little more demanding and quickly she took her purse, closing the door painfully, she made her way to the entrance. Wiping away her tears and smoothing out her clothing before presenting herself to the trio. Taking one last breath, Serena opened the door expecting to find three rather than two. The two ladies looked at one another,
"Vixen we need to talk... may we come in?" lightly Setsuna asked.
"No.. I'm already ready to leave besides Darien will be home soon" Both women were stunned to say the least. They weren't aware that she knew they were coming. Michiru nodded, picking up one of the metal brief case. Serena followed quietly, entering the vehicle. She watched as another driver, drove her vehicle away and a few others entered the home 'the clean up crew' Serena thought as the car livened up and began to move. In through the woods they went, and each passing second the house that she had called her home with Darien became further and further away.. from her sight and from her reach. Silently she cried, Michiru gave a sadden glance towards Setsuna who was looking at Serena's crying form from the rare view mirror. Biting her lip, supressing guilt for preventing this woman her happiness.
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Darien drove home silently, still thinking of Serena's very distraut features during that phone call. It made him wondered who it had been on the other line, having her so pale and so.. scared.
He had sent her home, seeing that she wasn't feeling well.. But now he wasn't so sure he should of left her to go home alone, by herself. Darien wanted to join her, comfort her, comfort what ever she was upset about and perhaps find something more about that phone call. But being away for a few days can leave his desk littered with paper work and projects to review. Then mysteriously, two women had come to the office and asked for her. He eyed both of them and from the backs of his mind, they have seemed familiar. For such high security, the two women must have had massive clearance to be able to wander around the facility without a guide.
Darien had given them the information that was needed, Serena was not there, that she was feeling ill and had gone home. The women stared at him, from the looks of things... trying to read him and his actions. Thanking him, the left him standing alone and wondering who they were and why they were looking for Serena. All that he was given was a white business card with the U.S. department of defense seal on one side and the other, had a number without a name but a small embossed spider on the left hand corner.
Four hours he endured being without Serena, and it didn't help that those two suspicious women asked for her and to add more to his worries. When he had called the first time no one answered, a second time, he got a busy signal, a busy signal for the next two hours. That had left his stomach in knots. The drive was seemingly slow and at the turn to the long driveway, the knot in his stomach began to churn tighter. Another turn and he could see the house, with Andrew's car a front. 'Perhaps she has gone to the store' he told himself.
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Andrew sat having dinner, cold cuts and cheese. It was pass 6:00 and although he never expected for Serena to cook all the time, he was surprised she didn't have dinner ready or at lease starting dinner. Hearing the door open, he turned and waited. With a hint of fear in his usual calm features, Darien strode in, looking around to sense another presence.
"Hey where's Serena?" asked Andrew.
"You haven't seen her?" Darien threw his jacket along the couch and quickly unraveled his tie, all the while trying to keep his worried emotions in control.
"No.. I came home and no one was here" his features were grim, that Andrew could see "What's the matter?" Andrew had stopped his chewing and swallowed the remainder of his food.
"I sent her home earlier on today, she wasn't feeling well and...." Darien's eyes narrowed, seeing Serena's keys on the counter beside the phone. Quickly he walked towards the keys and picked it up. Andrew caught on and saw the keys in his hands.
"Her keys" Andrew stood, his mind quickly registering that something was wrong. "Her truck is gone... fuckin shit.. Darien do you think someone kidnapped her to get to you?" Darien didn't think twice he quickly ran to Serena's room with Andrew in tow. Roughly he threw the door open, stopping in his tracks as his eyes set in.
"What the fuck?" asked Andrew from behind.
"Oh my god.." whispered Darien. The room was in shambles, vases and floral items on her night stand had been thrown on the floor. The bed was in disarray and it had seemed that Serena was sleeping then abducted. Fighting her offender off, explaining the shattered glass vase and porcelean on the floor. His eyes found the phone that was one the floor, a busy signal "Andrew call..."
Andrew knew what he had meant.. and before Darien could even finish his sentence he was right on it. Running outside and headed for Darien's office phone. Darien walked in further, turning at each angle. The reality was sinking, deeply in his heart... The mattress disturbed as Darien sobbingly broke down "Oh my god Serena... I'm so sorry..." he whispered brokenly, guilt riding his emotions.
"Darien.. they'll be here in a....." Andrew found his friend shaking, sobbing, crying with grief.
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raq
fin 1.8.02
11.22.01
by. raq
I was going to send this chapter as a full chapter and not 12a and 12b, but since Jen was complaining.. heheheheh I thought I would do it.. heheh I wuv you Jen! And I want to say hello **waves to the crazy bunch of weirdos she chats with** !
On with the story!
~
Serena arrived home distraught and very nervous. She would have to face her commanding officers. At the moment... her 'bravery' that always held her firm in all her missions and all her facades was betraying her. She already knew her fait.. It was just a matter of time when they would come knocking at the door.
The call from Mina had caused her go paler and paler at each passing moment. It didn't help that her stomach was churning and when she entered her home, the first thing she had done was sped her way to the bathroom to unload what little she had in her stomach.
An hour later, Serena sat in the living room, her legs tucked under her, waiting as she looked out to the scene she would miss. Delaying the feeling of leaving...their home... 'their home' she thought, hers and Darien or so she had imagined for the past weeks. The past weeks... biting her lip to suppress her tornado of emotions, had been euphoric in everyway. The way he held her close... lovingly.... willingly... surrendering to him with her all. She had watched him from afar... admired him when he strained for a new invention or a new issue to conquer. In the evening from head to toe, in their own privacy, she watched him in the raw, stripping away his suit and his doctorial title. He was vulnerable and unfledged but splendid in every masculine way.
His heart... being broken by an unscrupulous woman, picking up the pieces he held his head high. When he thought he couldn't bare another heart break.... he opened it up.. Bearing his heart and soul, to Serena he offered everything in the palm of her hands. ... not in the right frame of mind.. greedily Serena accepted it ...promising to protect his heart.
And now, she wept... reprimanding herself for ever allowing to accept his heart the way she did..... Tears came falling... slowly than quickly... and now it was a full pledge waterfall. The soul promise she had made, to protect his heart was a promise she had to break.
All along, she had known the consequences.... the heartbreak... but yet.. she longed for the moment which she would find happiness... and it was with him where she felt secure. Everyday she had avoided all reasons to leave or to surrender to turning the other way and having the assignment reassigned. But as soon as she he had walked in, kissed her or surprisingly engulf her in his arms. All thoughts of leaving were thrown out of her mind and all that mattered was they were together.
A knock on the door had disturbed her process of thinking... Her eyes darted towards the door... seeing two womanly figures, shadowed by the frosty door. Serena's heart.. thrumming in mortification, she unsteadily stood... with the frosted wave of blur in her eyes.. Tears were falling freely and as much as she wanted to suppress them in front of her officers, she couldn't. There was another knock and Serena now hurriedly returned to what was her room. She stood there by the door, immobile and helpless. Memories faded in and out, lovely evening's in which Darien came and warmed her bed. The knocking on the door became a little more demanding and quickly she took her purse, closing the door painfully, she made her way to the entrance. Wiping away her tears and smoothing out her clothing before presenting herself to the trio. Taking one last breath, Serena opened the door expecting to find three rather than two. The two ladies looked at one another,
"Vixen we need to talk... may we come in?" lightly Setsuna asked.
"No.. I'm already ready to leave besides Darien will be home soon" Both women were stunned to say the least. They weren't aware that she knew they were coming. Michiru nodded, picking up one of the metal brief case. Serena followed quietly, entering the vehicle. She watched as another driver, drove her vehicle away and a few others entered the home 'the clean up crew' Serena thought as the car livened up and began to move. In through the woods they went, and each passing second the house that she had called her home with Darien became further and further away.. from her sight and from her reach. Silently she cried, Michiru gave a sadden glance towards Setsuna who was looking at Serena's crying form from the rare view mirror. Biting her lip, supressing guilt for preventing this woman her happiness.
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Darien drove home silently, still thinking of Serena's very distraut features during that phone call. It made him wondered who it had been on the other line, having her so pale and so.. scared.
He had sent her home, seeing that she wasn't feeling well.. But now he wasn't so sure he should of left her to go home alone, by herself. Darien wanted to join her, comfort her, comfort what ever she was upset about and perhaps find something more about that phone call. But being away for a few days can leave his desk littered with paper work and projects to review. Then mysteriously, two women had come to the office and asked for her. He eyed both of them and from the backs of his mind, they have seemed familiar. For such high security, the two women must have had massive clearance to be able to wander around the facility without a guide.
Darien had given them the information that was needed, Serena was not there, that she was feeling ill and had gone home. The women stared at him, from the looks of things... trying to read him and his actions. Thanking him, the left him standing alone and wondering who they were and why they were looking for Serena. All that he was given was a white business card with the U.S. department of defense seal on one side and the other, had a number without a name but a small embossed spider on the left hand corner.
Four hours he endured being without Serena, and it didn't help that those two suspicious women asked for her and to add more to his worries. When he had called the first time no one answered, a second time, he got a busy signal, a busy signal for the next two hours. That had left his stomach in knots. The drive was seemingly slow and at the turn to the long driveway, the knot in his stomach began to churn tighter. Another turn and he could see the house, with Andrew's car a front. 'Perhaps she has gone to the store' he told himself.
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Andrew sat having dinner, cold cuts and cheese. It was pass 6:00 and although he never expected for Serena to cook all the time, he was surprised she didn't have dinner ready or at lease starting dinner. Hearing the door open, he turned and waited. With a hint of fear in his usual calm features, Darien strode in, looking around to sense another presence.
"Hey where's Serena?" asked Andrew.
"You haven't seen her?" Darien threw his jacket along the couch and quickly unraveled his tie, all the while trying to keep his worried emotions in control.
"No.. I came home and no one was here" his features were grim, that Andrew could see "What's the matter?" Andrew had stopped his chewing and swallowed the remainder of his food.
"I sent her home earlier on today, she wasn't feeling well and...." Darien's eyes narrowed, seeing Serena's keys on the counter beside the phone. Quickly he walked towards the keys and picked it up. Andrew caught on and saw the keys in his hands.
"Her keys" Andrew stood, his mind quickly registering that something was wrong. "Her truck is gone... fuckin shit.. Darien do you think someone kidnapped her to get to you?" Darien didn't think twice he quickly ran to Serena's room with Andrew in tow. Roughly he threw the door open, stopping in his tracks as his eyes set in.
"What the fuck?" asked Andrew from behind.
"Oh my god.." whispered Darien. The room was in shambles, vases and floral items on her night stand had been thrown on the floor. The bed was in disarray and it had seemed that Serena was sleeping then abducted. Fighting her offender off, explaining the shattered glass vase and porcelean on the floor. His eyes found the phone that was one the floor, a busy signal "Andrew call..."
Andrew knew what he had meant.. and before Darien could even finish his sentence he was right on it. Running outside and headed for Darien's office phone. Darien walked in further, turning at each angle. The reality was sinking, deeply in his heart... The mattress disturbed as Darien sobbingly broke down "Oh my god Serena... I'm so sorry..." he whispered brokenly, guilt riding his emotions.
"Darien.. they'll be here in a....." Andrew found his friend shaking, sobbing, crying with grief.
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raq
fin 1.8.02