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Title: Ski Bunny Blues
Author: Crystal Saturn
Rated: T13
Chapter: 15- Silent Music of Love

Darien and I walked through the front door of the cabin and were greeted with the sight of Raye, Ami, Lita, Mina, Chad, Greg, Ken and Andrew standing around waiting for us.

"Look guys! They're holding hands!" Lita squealed excitedly. I blushed profusely and turned to look up at Darien who had his head bowed in embarrassment.

"Is that a rose Serena?" Chad asked and I nodded simply.

"Ohh it's so pretty! I didn't know roses bloomed in winter." Ami walked up and looked at the rose admiringly.

"Ladies and gentlemen… your attention please!" Andrew waved his hands in the air. "I believe Darien and Serena have an announcement to make." Everyone went silent and once again, I turned to look at Darien.

"Uhh… okay, thanks for putting us on the spot Drew." Darien rolled his eyes. "Alright, so as you all would know by now… after spending so much time together, Serena and I have gotten to know each other better and we've managed to put our differences aside." He wrapped his arms around my waist and I leaned back against him. "Therefore, we have come to the conclusion that it was about time we both…" He looked down at me and I smiled warmly.

"Oh you're killing us with the suspense!" Raye yelled impatiently.

"Ok, we've come to the conclusion that we both… want to eat burgers and fries for dinner tonight." He grinned as everybody groaned. "No I'm just joking. We're now dating."

"Congrats!" Greg praised.

"About time too!" Mina giggled.

"Oh and I was serious about the burgers and fries…" Darien corrected.

"So… our last night here." Darien sat down on the floor behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of the fireplace slowly burning my cheeks. "How do you want to spend the time?"

"Well… we just pigged out on burgers and fries…" I thought out loud.

"Mhmm… very yummy and the company was fabulous." He bent down and kissed my cheek lightly.

"I would like to spend my time with you." I turned around to face him. He smiled and held me closer.

"But what would you like to do?" He asked and I thought for a moment.

"Dance." I whispered softly and he smiled. I watched him stand up and hold his hand out to me.

"Would you do me the honor of a dance, princess?" He gazed down at me with a gentle smile on his face. I took his hand gratefully and he helped me up to my feet.

"We have no music…" I reminded Darien and he shook his head.

"Of course we do…" He held one of my hands in his and placed the other around the small of my back. "You're not listening carefully enough." We slowly began to sway together to our own special music. I leaned my head against his shoulder and he tightened his grip around my waist. It took him a while to realize I had been staring at him. "What is it princess?" He gazed down at me as we continued to sway.

"I don't get it…" I mumbled as I stared at Darien.

"Get what?"

"I thought you couldn't stand me…" I frowned as my insides churned and my heart plummeted at the thought.

"Are you kidding? Sere, it was your diary that gave me the impression that you hated me." Darien sighed. I looked up him incredulously, not knowing what he was talking about. We stopped swaying and I pulled away from him. I looked away and thought for a moment before turning around and running back into the room.

"Serena? Sere? Where are you going?" I could feel his eyes watching me as I disappeared into my room. I walked out, merely moments later and cautiously walked down the hallway, protectively hugging my diary to my chest. I caught sight of him sitting on the floor in front of the fire, staring into it.

"Darien?" I quietly murmured his name. He looked up at me with an unreadable expression in his eyes. I walked up to him and sat down in front of him, so he would look at me, and I offered him my diary.

"What is it Sere?" He looked down at the book then back up at me.

"I want you to read it." My voice came out as a whiney plea.

"But why? I… I can't read it. It's your diary." He pushed it back towards my chest.

"Darien, your name is on every one of these pages. And… and sometimes it's because you've teased or made fun of me again, but other times, it's because I've wanted you to notice me. I've wanted you to like me ever for such a long time now." I looked him in the eye. "I have never, ever truly hated you, nor have I ever written it into my diary. See for yourself." I handed him my diary once again and this time he took it. He flipped through the delicate pages, randomly skim reading them until he reached the entry that he had read previously.

"Sere, you wrote it down right here." He pointed out. "No way in a million years would you and I be together." My eyes scanned the entry.

"Read on…" I looked up at him. He lowered his gaze and I watched his eyes quickly dark across each line. He closed the book and put it aside.

"I didn't read that part." He admitted. "And I guess I didn't give you much of a chance to get to the juicy part of my little diary entry either huh?" A smile played across his lips and he held his arms out, motioning for me to snuggle up against him once again. "I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions." He whispered, holding me.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you how I felt earlier." I wrapped my arms around his body and leaned my head against his chest.

"Me too." He kissed my head lightly. I yawned and closed my eyes. Darien shifted beneath me. "Wait here." He motioned for me to stay put as he shuffled down the hallway and into our room. I heard a few thuds in the room and started to become curious. My curiosity died down as I witnessed Darien dragging a bed mattress down the hallway.

"What are you doing you crazy boy?" I giggled quietly.

"Well…" Darien placed the mattress down in front of the fireplace. "It's much to cold to be sleeping in a bed alone, and I'm pretty sure Andrew will have my head on a pike if he caught us in the same bed again. So I'm bringing the bed out here. That way, I get to fall asleep with you in my arms AND when we both wake up tomorrow morning, we'll be under the watchful eye of the public therefore putting a smoldering end to any rumors of us getting up to anything other than sleep… I hope."

"Sounds good to me." I smiled and watched as Darien slipped under the covers. He held them open for me to crawl in. I snuggled up next to him and felt his warm arms around me. I sighed comfortably and closed my eyes, feeling more and more drawn into the world of slumber.

Yay! There's that chapter... next chapter will be the last... i hope you've all enjoyed it so far. Please read and review! Thank you all!

Crystal Saturn