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Title: Ski Bunny Blues
Author: Crystal Saturn
Rated: T13
Chapter: 14- The First of Many
Serena's Point of View
I walked back into my room and looked around for an asprin or some other form of painkiller. I reached for the table drawer and pulled, hoping to find something useful in there. I stuck my hand in and felt around. Nope, no asprin. I raised an eyebrow as I felt something and pulled it out. It was a scrunched up piece of paper. I slowly unfolded and read it.
Dear Diary
I'm in love with meatball head-Darien
My heart began to pound in my chest and I slowly walked into the living room where everyone (except Darien) was currently involved in a rather animated game or charades.
"Ohh Serena! Come and join us!" Ami patted the ground next to her. I smiled and sat down between her and Mina. I poked Mina in the ribs and whispered.
"Mina… did you write this?" I handed her the crumpled piece of paper. Her eyes skimmed across the sheet of paper and lit up.
"Serena… I didn't write that at all… It must've been Darien." She giggled, handing me the piece of paper. I looked at it once more. It was in his handwriting. I folded it up and put it in my pocket, turning my attention towards the game. Chad was running around the room, trying to get us to find out what he was saying.
"Errr… witch!" Mina yelled out. He pointed to her and nodded.
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch!" Raye yelled out. Chad shook his head.
"Bewitched?" Andrew asked and he shook his head again.
"Charmed?" Ken hollered out and we all looked at him strangely.
"Is it the wicked witch of the west?" I asked and Chad nodded and grinned.
"Good work Rena! You're up next… take a character card from the pile." Greg held out the cards and I took one. I read the card and put it back in a random place. I held out 2 fingers and acted out a projector to signify that it was a movie character.
"Ok…Movie… 2 words… first word… sounds like…" Andrew started everyone off. I pointed to my hair.
"Blonde?"
"Meatball?"
"Hair?" I nodded vigorously at Ami's answer and held up 2 fingers to signify the second word. I sat down and tried to act out the art of pottery making.
"Molester? Pear molester!" Ken yelled out once again and earned our strange glances for the second time.
"Clay?" Lita asked. I nodded and motioned her to go on. "Plate?"
"Cup?"
"Bowl!" I frowned and waved my hands around in the air to signify it was none of those. I decided to try again. I stood up and pretended to sling my leg over an imaginary broomstick.
"Horseback? Horse?" Chad asked and I shook my head.
"Gay porn star!" Ken yelled out and I blushed, throwing a pillow at him. I looked down at my hands and realized that it did look rather… strange.
"She'd be pretty well endowed then." Lita laughed at my embarrassment.
"Guys… come on! Think…" I pouted playfully. I tried the broomstick thing again and whizzed around trying to grab an invisible snitch.
"Hallucinating!" Raye yelled out. I pouted, putting my hands on my hips.
"Magic mushrooms!" Chad added and everyone laughed. I tried again, waving an imaginary wand around.
"Tinkerbel?" Ami raised an eyebrow at me. I shook my head and pointed to my forehead then made circle glasses with my fingers.
"Head? Eyes… Cyclops? Bear Cyclops?" Andrew tilted his head to the side, trying to understand my desperate, frantic movements.
"Harry Potter." A voice came from my right. The room fell silent as we looked up at Darien. He stood, leaning up against the doorframe, looking at me with an amused look on his face. "I must admit Sere, for someone so active and imaginative… you're horrible at this game…" He chuckled and I gasped, pretending to be hurt.
"Hey Dar, come join us, it's your turn." Andrew waved his hand.
"Actually… I just came to see if I could have a word with Serena." He looked over at me and I nodded, walking towards him. As we walked out, I watched as he nodded at Andrew and Mina who smiled reassuringly.
"What was all that about?" I gave him a questioning look. He simply smiled and handed me a coat.
"Let's go for a walk." He stated simply and I nodded.
"So where exactly are we going?" I looked up at the man beside me. His jet-black hair glimmered as the light snowflakes dissolved in it.
"I don't know… anywhere." A puff of vapor escaped his pink lips.
"You don't know where we're going? Are you kidnapping me Darien Chiba?" I stopped and crossed my arms in front of my chest. He looked back at me and smiled.
"If I were, you're not putting up much of a fight now, are you?" He grinned.
"Oh yeah?" I smiled and ran away from him.
Darien's Point of View
"Serena wait! Sere come back here! We both know what happened the last time you tried to run away from me." I yelled after her. "Don't make me come after you!" I warned and she giggled. I watched as she kept on running. "Alright! I warned you, now I'm coming after you!" I ran after her and watched as she tried to dodge trees. My stride was probably almost twice the size of hers and I caught up to her pretty quickly. She looked over her shoulder and let out a surprised laugh. I was gaining on her and she knew it. She looked up and I knew she was headed towards a clearing. I inched closer and grabbed her waist. She squealed and let out another giggle, but before I could securely capture her, I felt my foot become caught in a tree root and tripped. I held Serena tightly and flipped her over so I took most of the impact from the fall. She closed her eyes and yelped as she felt herself falling. I held her close to me as I landed on my back in the snow. She opened her eyes and giggled, trying to catch her breath. I smiled and chuckled a little. It was then that we both realized just how close we were to each other. She was lying on top of me, her face merely inches away from mine. Her cerulean eyes gazed into mine and we stayed in that position for a few more moments. She looked up and gasped before quickly jumping off me and pulling me to my feet.
"Roses…" She breathed and I looked up at what she was staring at. It was a rose garden. We walked right up to the rose bushes.
"But roses don't bloom in the cold. Definitely not in snow." I raised my hand up to a delicate rose petal. It was real. The morning dew glistened on the leaves of the rose bushes and frost settled upon the fragile petals. They were white, with tints of pink on the inside.
"Darien…" Serena called. She stood in front of a small pedestal. As I approached, she wiped the top of it, revealing a bronze plaque.
"The Secret Rose Garden." I read. "Hidden from all but those who love."
"This enchanted rose garden only blooms when true love beckons it." Serena looked up at me. She smiled and skipped towards a row of roses. She leaned over and breathed in the pleasant scent. "They're so beautiful!" She sighed and twirled around carelessly. "Oh this is so romantic!" she giggled and gently caressed a rose petal with her gloved hand. She looked back at me. "What are you thinking of?"
"Nothing." I smiled back at her. She walked back to my side, a magical sparkle in her eyes. She looked so excited. "You know… Mina and Andrew planned this whole vacation as a set up to get us together." She looked up at me with a surprised expression plastered all over her face.
Serena's Point of View
Did he just say what I think he said? I pouted and crossed my arms.
"Ohhh I knew Mina was up to something!" I looked up at Darien who had that amused look on his face again. "She's always matchmaking! I don't know where she got the idea that we'd be together from." I threw my hands up in the air, exasperated.
"I do." I gazed up at Darien once again. A faint blush had crept upon his cheeks and he looked away, facing the roses.
"What do you mean?" I faced him and asked curiously.
"Well it's just that…" He paused and thought for a moment. "Ever since I first met you…" He glimpsed at me for a moment before returning his gaze towards the gardens.
"Darien… are you alright? You look pale." I worried as he closed his eyes and swallowed. I placed a comforting hand on his arm. He looked down at it, nodded and gave a little smile.
"You… you're a great person Sere." He took my hand in his and refused to look me in the eye. Instead, he looked down and continued to fiddle with his hands, and mine.
"Darien?" I took a step closer and lifted his chin up so he would look at me. "You're shaking." I giggled. "What's wrong?" He smiled at me and bit his lip nervously.
"I guess… what… what I'm trying to say is…" He stopped once again as he looked me directly in the eyes. I felt my heart flutter and I unconsciously moved closer, wanting to feel his warmth. My knees felt weak as he too inched a little closer. I glanced over to my hand. It was pressed up against Darien's. He glanced into my eyes, searching for something. An answer to a question he was yet to ask.
"Dar…" I was entranced. I couldn't move. My heart raced faster and faster in my chest. He was so close.
"Serena… I…" I could feel his warm breath brush across my cool lips and I stopped breathing for a moment. He involuntarily licked his lips and I trembled. "I… love you." He whispered moving even closer, at an agonizingly slow rate. Our lips were barely apart and I closed my eyes. I could feel the warmth from his lips tingling across mine and I shuddered. In a moment, our lips met. Electric shivers ran through my body as I felt his fingers entwine with mine. His other arm made its way behind my back as he held me closer to him. My free hand slowly made its way to the nape of his neck. The kiss lasted only lasted a few seconds. It was gentle and warm. I knew I'd remember it forever. He slowly pulled away and looked into my eyes once more.
"My first kiss…" I whispered. "I was saving it for someone special…" I watched as Darien cringed, silently cursing himself, and let go of my hand, taking a step away.
"I'm… I'm really sor-"
"Darien!" I felt the adrenalin from the kiss kick in and spread throughout my body. He looked up at me in the middle of his apology and I hurled myself at him, wrapping my arms around his neck. I felt his arms envelop my waist as he held me up and I could tell he didn't know what was happening. "I love you too." I whispered into his ear and he tightened his grip around me before turning his head to kiss me on the cheek. I giggled and reached into my pocket, pulling out a scrunched up piece of paper and handing it to him. "I found this when I was looking for asprin this morning."
He unfolded the piece of paper and read it, giving me a smile before taking my hand and walking me towards a rose bush. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a utility knife. He cut off a stem and took my hand, placing the rose in it. I looked up at him and smiled, a blush slowly spreading across my cheeks. He folded up the note and gently placed it securely in between 2 stems.
"Lets go home." I looked up at Darien and smiled warmly. He nodded and took my hand in his as we slowly walked back to the cabin. I absentmindedly thought about my first kiss, our first kiss, and hoped that it would be the first kiss of many.
Ok now that's the end of the CHAPTER. I hope you like it… personally I think it was a bit much… I mean… a secret rose garden in the middle of the snow? It sure did provide the romantic backdrop, but realistically its not very… hmmm… anyway, please review! Check out my latest story "Only In My Dreams" Thanks!
Crystal Saturn