Femme Fatale C15
By. Raq-Umali
2.2002
Mina had made up her mind, they needed to be together, it's Serena's wish to see him. It would be granted, even if it went against her own orders. Taking quick strides she was about to turn the corner when Ami's voice came calling.
"She's alive" Mina turned, the unsteady gleam in her eyes shown clearly. She returned to hear more of the news.
"Is she okay?" Mina asked as she stood impatiently waiting for more good news. "what happened?"
"She stable, but"
"But what?"
"Serena is in a coma" Two gasps, a deep sigh and a painful sob came from the group.
"What happened?" asked Rei
"While they were removing the baby, she had ruptured a vessel, the Dr.'s had a hard time trying to contain the blood. Her heart rate had gone down, and so did everything else" Ami looked onto Irene's pales face. "Irene, she'll be fine. Her body is recuperating"
"Yes.. Ami is right! Serena has faced death several times.. She'll be fine" soothed Lita, her arm around her. "She's a fighter and remember how your daughter hates to loose"
Irene nodded to her Lita, rubbing her tears away. "I have to get a hold of my husband and son" Slowly Irene walked away.
"Mina.. Where were you going before I came out?" asked Ami.
"I was going to get Darien"
"Darien?" Irene's mouth opened widely, recognizing the name she quickly returned the receiver to its cradle, where she waited for an operator. All four girls looked at the woman, she knew? "You mean, he's here?" The four women nodded "You have to tell him, she has to see him."
"Irene, we cant" Lita narrowed her eyes, aiming directly at Mina.
"What happened to 'We have to get him... to.. to.." Lita mocked as she stood "to see her"
"It was an erratic reaction! I thought.... I thought.... she was in her last breaths" Lita was very much in the borderline of throttling her. These women, who she fought next to, were her sisters. They were sisters beyond blood. Now she just wasn't sure. Lita contemplated, just one hit across the face should ease up the hate she felt for them all. Ami felt the deepening brown shards that began to deathly glow from Lita's eyes. She held onto Lita's closed fisted hand that was slowly retracting from her sides.
"She.. cant..." Ami held her, as Rei pulled Mina away a bit, away from Lita's anger.
"Please.... You have too" Irene pleaded to the three girls. "Serena is nothing right now, she had been nothing since the day they parted... please..."
"Irene, I'm sorry, but we.." Ami started
"SORRY!!" Irene turned with an angry blaze "Your supposedly best friend is lying in a coma and the only thing you can say is SORRY." Irene narrowed her blood stained eyes, singling Lita out, for she has comforted Serena more ways than they ever had for the past few months. "If you cant even make Serena happy for a second in her life, after all she has done for this DAM country and for YOU! Dam you all to hell!" Irene walked away proudly, then turning the last time "My daughter deserves better friends then you... She deserves to be happy... the baby deserves to be happy!" Irene left the four girls alone, three of the four heads bowed.
"Sorry?" Lita stood "You cant come up with anything better than that Ami, I'm sure the sister hood gave you a handbook that you abide by, every single minute"
"Now Lita" Rei started to step forward.
"Step back Rei, Or you'll regret ever taking it"
"Lita.. if you were in our shoes.." Ami began to say when she was cut in mid sentence.
"IF I WAS in your shoes, I would of told him a LONG TIME ago." She stood towering over the three women "Why do you think that the trio did not assign me to him? Or the fact that every time I am near him, I am caught and brought back to be reprimanded." remaining quiet, they had no idea that when they were chosen for this assignment was to see where their loyalty stood. "Seems to me, you've forgotten who saved your little asses many times, not to mention the blame she has taken for you three. Some best friends you are. I'm out of here.. If I stand here at the presence of you three any longer, Ill be court marshaled for breaking every bone in your betraying faces!" Lita followed where Irene had disappeared.
~
"It wasn't her" Andrew sighed and the looked on to their faces. Tear stained were their cheeks and glassy eyed.
"What's the matter with you three?" he eyed each of them suspiciously.
"Its nothing Andrew, we just saw a baby being born and it was so touchy" sniffed Mina before looking around "Andrew where's Darien?"
"Oh, he went to go tour the labor and delivery area" Three women's head shoot up towards him then to one another. Without so much as a word, they broke to a full blown run.
"What has gotten to those three?" he asked himself.
~
In the ICU, Irene wiped away the fallen tears. Stricken, she sat near her only daughter, keeping a silent vigil as Serena fought for her life.
Much blood was lost, her features had gone deathly pale, her lips the color of ice blue didn't ease Irene's mind. "Its okay baby, you'll be fine" she whispered "You rest, and come back to us soon." Irene sniffed painfully "You have a beautiful son to raise". Irene gave her a quick peck on the cheek and walked out the door.
Lita tearfully watched Irene whizzed on by. The room made Lita cringe, hearing all the annoying beeps, making her nervous when the sound became unusual.
Lita stood beside the glass enclosure. Approaching her slowly, her throat dried as she looked on to the tubes that had been inserted to keep her stable. Not once in their years of solid friendship, had she ever seen Serena look so vulnerable. Their widow always over came die hard obstacles. No matter how the building blew up, or how many bullets she dodged she always survived. Though scratched and bruised, she had never seen her in this deathly state. Tears formed in her eyes, "Come on Sere.. come back to us.. we need you.. your son needs you" Lita choked on the souring knot in her throat, "Darien needs you"
~
"Split up and make sure you find him" Ordered Mina, as the two others went the opposite ways. The repeating voices of Irene and Lita echoed in their minds as they searched for Darien.
'Un-grateful friends they are' Many times, Mina have been found not occupying her bed during curfew, but Serena always stepped in her place. Many times, Ami woke up late due to last minute cram studies for her doctoral degree but never did Serena turn her in for her tardiness. Many Times, Rei had been caught, with her lover, but never did she report her to the trio. Many Times, she has defended them, saved them from being prisoner in another country, rescuing them when they needed. Many Times!
Mina had turned the corner, her eyes distinctively recognizing the tall suited frame that stood in front of a glass window looking in. Her heart breaking as she can see his sorrow etched features. Mina knew he loved Serena dearly, and Serena loved him as well. 'Many Times' Mina sighed, contemplating what she was to do.
Darien has been in an emotional roller coaster ride since he heard her name. Trying to ignore all he has heard, the crying for Serena's name, the anguish in the woman's voice. He had done just that, cried... every night and every day, his mind screaming for her return, every minute, every second.
Trying to ease his pain, he concentrated, his eyes at every pink and blue blanketed babies that slept with little name cards placed in front for all to see.
"Sweet aren't they?" Mina faced the glass window, smiling as one active member of the group of newborns waved and actively moved his arms. Mina turned and saw a faint smile.
"They are, sweet and innocent" he whispered. After a long moment of silence he spoke again "I wanted to marry her" Mina turned, watching as he crossed his arms above his chest. "She was such a link to my heart. I wanted her to be my family.. bare my children and grow old together....we were such a perfect combination." He trailed. Mina's eyes became glassy once more. 'Some friends you are...'
A nurse had entered the room, and both Mina and Darien stared as they brought a new born baby wrapped in a soft blanket of baby blue. His head covered by the matching beanie. "awww another one" Mina bit her lip and smiled, she had always been a softy for children.
Both watched as the nurse chatted away with the baby, her lips animated as she carried him. Finally realizing she had an audience, the nurse turned to recognized the blond girl on the other side. The resemblance with the baby's mother and her were completely similar. "Come now little sweet ling... you have an audience.." she carried the boy towards the glass. "You see that woman right there... blond hair and blue eyes, just like your mommy"
Mina smiled as the nurse tilted the baby to see, in a whispered voice cooed "awww... he's soo sweet" Darien nodded with a faint smile. The baby's eyes opened and brightly his eyes shown the color belonging to his.
"See theirs your auntie" The nurse smiled and the looked at the man next to her. The baby's eyes opened and the nurse found his charming eyes of blue. Her head shot up to look towards the man "Oh look theirs your daddy" the nurse cooed and tilted the baby towards Darien.
Mina was able to read lips, and she was having trying to contain the shock that was on her features when the nurse had guess the babies father to be Darien. It was a good thing that the window's were sound proof. She watched silently, seeing Darien's reaction to the babe. It seemed the baby was aware that his father was watching him, actively he became animated, his arms wiggling and his face contorting in adorable cherub forms. In a wiggle of his arms, his beanie had come off, and with it came a wave of midnight black hair. The nurse laughed and from the reading of her lips, MINA was definitely grateful Darien couldn't hear. 'Ohh.. look honey.. you've got hair just like your poppa' the nurse had said to the child.
"Awww.. that baby is sooo cuteee" Rei had approached them, followed by Ami who stood near them watching the baby in the nurses arms. Ami had already recognized the child, seeing him born, but Rei didn't.
"Look at his black hair... and blue eyes..." Rei placed her hand on the glass.
"Yes.. he looks just like his father" Mina turned towards the voice, behind her was a black widow, lethal for her powerful kicks. Darien stared at the woman, tall and lean. She neared them, Mina pleaded with her eyes, and both Ami and Rei said nothing.
"He's adorable" smiled Darien "Belong to your family?" Lita eyed each of the girls before she spoke, her words meaning more deeply than Darien would ever think.
"Yes.. though not blood related, you can say, his mother is 'my' sister in a way" Lita stood near Mina and looked towards the window. The baby now had his beanie back on. The nurse who had tire from his wiggling had now placed him on a cradle, wheeling him near the window for all to see. After a few moments, the nurse had returned and placed a name card in the front, 'Darien'. Lita smiled as three women turned to her, neither of them knowing that he was to be named..
"Darien..." he chuckled "What a coincidence" Lita didn't say a word.
"Why?" she played with a bewildered expression.
"My name is Darien" he turned to Lita, feeling a bit light and actually happy at the moment. Lita shook his hand and smiled.
"Yes, definitely a coincidence" she smiled and looked towards Rei and Ami who was clear for her view "coincidence indeed... he was named after his father" Mina grew pale.
"His father's name is Darien too huh" he laughed "I've never met another Darien in my life. Where is he? I would like to congratulate him, his child is adorable, assuming he look just like him" Rei swore she was going to faint.
"You mean an exact replica" Lita mumbled to the tall man beside her.
"I bet, he cant look like his mother, his mother has blond hair and blue eyes" Lita quickly faced him and so did the rest.
"How did you know that?" asked Lita
"I read lips.."
"YOU DO?" Mina was nervous and her tone was obvious.
"When the nurse brought him near the window, I read her lips. I think perhaps, she thinks you're a relative Mina cause she said you look exactly like her....moth..er" Darien stopped and looked towards Mina, his mind ticking away to a bright conclusion.
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fin - 2.12.02
By. Raq-Umali
2.2002
Mina had made up her mind, they needed to be together, it's Serena's wish to see him. It would be granted, even if it went against her own orders. Taking quick strides she was about to turn the corner when Ami's voice came calling.
"She's alive" Mina turned, the unsteady gleam in her eyes shown clearly. She returned to hear more of the news.
"Is she okay?" Mina asked as she stood impatiently waiting for more good news. "what happened?"
"She stable, but"
"But what?"
"Serena is in a coma" Two gasps, a deep sigh and a painful sob came from the group.
"What happened?" asked Rei
"While they were removing the baby, she had ruptured a vessel, the Dr.'s had a hard time trying to contain the blood. Her heart rate had gone down, and so did everything else" Ami looked onto Irene's pales face. "Irene, she'll be fine. Her body is recuperating"
"Yes.. Ami is right! Serena has faced death several times.. She'll be fine" soothed Lita, her arm around her. "She's a fighter and remember how your daughter hates to loose"
Irene nodded to her Lita, rubbing her tears away. "I have to get a hold of my husband and son" Slowly Irene walked away.
"Mina.. Where were you going before I came out?" asked Ami.
"I was going to get Darien"
"Darien?" Irene's mouth opened widely, recognizing the name she quickly returned the receiver to its cradle, where she waited for an operator. All four girls looked at the woman, she knew? "You mean, he's here?" The four women nodded "You have to tell him, she has to see him."
"Irene, we cant" Lita narrowed her eyes, aiming directly at Mina.
"What happened to 'We have to get him... to.. to.." Lita mocked as she stood "to see her"
"It was an erratic reaction! I thought.... I thought.... she was in her last breaths" Lita was very much in the borderline of throttling her. These women, who she fought next to, were her sisters. They were sisters beyond blood. Now she just wasn't sure. Lita contemplated, just one hit across the face should ease up the hate she felt for them all. Ami felt the deepening brown shards that began to deathly glow from Lita's eyes. She held onto Lita's closed fisted hand that was slowly retracting from her sides.
"She.. cant..." Ami held her, as Rei pulled Mina away a bit, away from Lita's anger.
"Please.... You have too" Irene pleaded to the three girls. "Serena is nothing right now, she had been nothing since the day they parted... please..."
"Irene, I'm sorry, but we.." Ami started
"SORRY!!" Irene turned with an angry blaze "Your supposedly best friend is lying in a coma and the only thing you can say is SORRY." Irene narrowed her blood stained eyes, singling Lita out, for she has comforted Serena more ways than they ever had for the past few months. "If you cant even make Serena happy for a second in her life, after all she has done for this DAM country and for YOU! Dam you all to hell!" Irene walked away proudly, then turning the last time "My daughter deserves better friends then you... She deserves to be happy... the baby deserves to be happy!" Irene left the four girls alone, three of the four heads bowed.
"Sorry?" Lita stood "You cant come up with anything better than that Ami, I'm sure the sister hood gave you a handbook that you abide by, every single minute"
"Now Lita" Rei started to step forward.
"Step back Rei, Or you'll regret ever taking it"
"Lita.. if you were in our shoes.." Ami began to say when she was cut in mid sentence.
"IF I WAS in your shoes, I would of told him a LONG TIME ago." She stood towering over the three women "Why do you think that the trio did not assign me to him? Or the fact that every time I am near him, I am caught and brought back to be reprimanded." remaining quiet, they had no idea that when they were chosen for this assignment was to see where their loyalty stood. "Seems to me, you've forgotten who saved your little asses many times, not to mention the blame she has taken for you three. Some best friends you are. I'm out of here.. If I stand here at the presence of you three any longer, Ill be court marshaled for breaking every bone in your betraying faces!" Lita followed where Irene had disappeared.
~
"It wasn't her" Andrew sighed and the looked on to their faces. Tear stained were their cheeks and glassy eyed.
"What's the matter with you three?" he eyed each of them suspiciously.
"Its nothing Andrew, we just saw a baby being born and it was so touchy" sniffed Mina before looking around "Andrew where's Darien?"
"Oh, he went to go tour the labor and delivery area" Three women's head shoot up towards him then to one another. Without so much as a word, they broke to a full blown run.
"What has gotten to those three?" he asked himself.
~
In the ICU, Irene wiped away the fallen tears. Stricken, she sat near her only daughter, keeping a silent vigil as Serena fought for her life.
Much blood was lost, her features had gone deathly pale, her lips the color of ice blue didn't ease Irene's mind. "Its okay baby, you'll be fine" she whispered "You rest, and come back to us soon." Irene sniffed painfully "You have a beautiful son to raise". Irene gave her a quick peck on the cheek and walked out the door.
Lita tearfully watched Irene whizzed on by. The room made Lita cringe, hearing all the annoying beeps, making her nervous when the sound became unusual.
Lita stood beside the glass enclosure. Approaching her slowly, her throat dried as she looked on to the tubes that had been inserted to keep her stable. Not once in their years of solid friendship, had she ever seen Serena look so vulnerable. Their widow always over came die hard obstacles. No matter how the building blew up, or how many bullets she dodged she always survived. Though scratched and bruised, she had never seen her in this deathly state. Tears formed in her eyes, "Come on Sere.. come back to us.. we need you.. your son needs you" Lita choked on the souring knot in her throat, "Darien needs you"
~
"Split up and make sure you find him" Ordered Mina, as the two others went the opposite ways. The repeating voices of Irene and Lita echoed in their minds as they searched for Darien.
'Un-grateful friends they are' Many times, Mina have been found not occupying her bed during curfew, but Serena always stepped in her place. Many times, Ami woke up late due to last minute cram studies for her doctoral degree but never did Serena turn her in for her tardiness. Many Times, Rei had been caught, with her lover, but never did she report her to the trio. Many Times, she has defended them, saved them from being prisoner in another country, rescuing them when they needed. Many Times!
Mina had turned the corner, her eyes distinctively recognizing the tall suited frame that stood in front of a glass window looking in. Her heart breaking as she can see his sorrow etched features. Mina knew he loved Serena dearly, and Serena loved him as well. 'Many Times' Mina sighed, contemplating what she was to do.
Darien has been in an emotional roller coaster ride since he heard her name. Trying to ignore all he has heard, the crying for Serena's name, the anguish in the woman's voice. He had done just that, cried... every night and every day, his mind screaming for her return, every minute, every second.
Trying to ease his pain, he concentrated, his eyes at every pink and blue blanketed babies that slept with little name cards placed in front for all to see.
"Sweet aren't they?" Mina faced the glass window, smiling as one active member of the group of newborns waved and actively moved his arms. Mina turned and saw a faint smile.
"They are, sweet and innocent" he whispered. After a long moment of silence he spoke again "I wanted to marry her" Mina turned, watching as he crossed his arms above his chest. "She was such a link to my heart. I wanted her to be my family.. bare my children and grow old together....we were such a perfect combination." He trailed. Mina's eyes became glassy once more. 'Some friends you are...'
A nurse had entered the room, and both Mina and Darien stared as they brought a new born baby wrapped in a soft blanket of baby blue. His head covered by the matching beanie. "awww another one" Mina bit her lip and smiled, she had always been a softy for children.
Both watched as the nurse chatted away with the baby, her lips animated as she carried him. Finally realizing she had an audience, the nurse turned to recognized the blond girl on the other side. The resemblance with the baby's mother and her were completely similar. "Come now little sweet ling... you have an audience.." she carried the boy towards the glass. "You see that woman right there... blond hair and blue eyes, just like your mommy"
Mina smiled as the nurse tilted the baby to see, in a whispered voice cooed "awww... he's soo sweet" Darien nodded with a faint smile. The baby's eyes opened and brightly his eyes shown the color belonging to his.
"See theirs your auntie" The nurse smiled and the looked at the man next to her. The baby's eyes opened and the nurse found his charming eyes of blue. Her head shot up to look towards the man "Oh look theirs your daddy" the nurse cooed and tilted the baby towards Darien.
Mina was able to read lips, and she was having trying to contain the shock that was on her features when the nurse had guess the babies father to be Darien. It was a good thing that the window's were sound proof. She watched silently, seeing Darien's reaction to the babe. It seemed the baby was aware that his father was watching him, actively he became animated, his arms wiggling and his face contorting in adorable cherub forms. In a wiggle of his arms, his beanie had come off, and with it came a wave of midnight black hair. The nurse laughed and from the reading of her lips, MINA was definitely grateful Darien couldn't hear. 'Ohh.. look honey.. you've got hair just like your poppa' the nurse had said to the child.
"Awww.. that baby is sooo cuteee" Rei had approached them, followed by Ami who stood near them watching the baby in the nurses arms. Ami had already recognized the child, seeing him born, but Rei didn't.
"Look at his black hair... and blue eyes..." Rei placed her hand on the glass.
"Yes.. he looks just like his father" Mina turned towards the voice, behind her was a black widow, lethal for her powerful kicks. Darien stared at the woman, tall and lean. She neared them, Mina pleaded with her eyes, and both Ami and Rei said nothing.
"He's adorable" smiled Darien "Belong to your family?" Lita eyed each of the girls before she spoke, her words meaning more deeply than Darien would ever think.
"Yes.. though not blood related, you can say, his mother is 'my' sister in a way" Lita stood near Mina and looked towards the window. The baby now had his beanie back on. The nurse who had tire from his wiggling had now placed him on a cradle, wheeling him near the window for all to see. After a few moments, the nurse had returned and placed a name card in the front, 'Darien'. Lita smiled as three women turned to her, neither of them knowing that he was to be named..
"Darien..." he chuckled "What a coincidence" Lita didn't say a word.
"Why?" she played with a bewildered expression.
"My name is Darien" he turned to Lita, feeling a bit light and actually happy at the moment. Lita shook his hand and smiled.
"Yes, definitely a coincidence" she smiled and looked towards Rei and Ami who was clear for her view "coincidence indeed... he was named after his father" Mina grew pale.
"His father's name is Darien too huh" he laughed "I've never met another Darien in my life. Where is he? I would like to congratulate him, his child is adorable, assuming he look just like him" Rei swore she was going to faint.
"You mean an exact replica" Lita mumbled to the tall man beside her.
"I bet, he cant look like his mother, his mother has blond hair and blue eyes" Lita quickly faced him and so did the rest.
"How did you know that?" asked Lita
"I read lips.."
"YOU DO?" Mina was nervous and her tone was obvious.
"When the nurse brought him near the window, I read her lips. I think perhaps, she thinks you're a relative Mina cause she said you look exactly like her....moth..er" Darien stopped and looked towards Mina, his mind ticking away to a bright conclusion.
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fin - 2.12.02