It was finally the night…the party before their big day…and Serena who looked beautiful, was in a total panic
"Serena calm down…" Darien said placing a few dishes of food in the warm oven
"Darien! You can't just not panic…this is our party, everything has to be just right!"
"Serena, this isn't our big day or anything"
"Yeah but…"she began, hearing a knock at the door, " I'll get…"
"No, I'll get it…you just relax…" he interrupted
It had gone on from 3 o'clock that afternoon, to around 8'clock that night…before the champaign and announcements started
"You look so nice tonight Serena" Raye commented, drinking a glass of sparkling champagne
"Thank you…"
"Everyone…may I have your attention please…" Andrew began " "I think it's probably time to say a few words, and who would be best then…Darien. Come up here…"
"Thanks Andrew…as you all know, it's taken me…well quite some nerve to actually ask this fine, young woman to marry me. But your all here to help celebrate our love and this special occasion, which is the most touching thing ever…" Darien began, holding his wine glass up in the air
"To Serena,"
"Darien…" Serena replied softly, also raising her glass…while moving towards him
"To Serena, and Darien…" everyone else had responded, surrounding the couple
It now and gotten to around 11 o'clock that night before guests and began to leave.
"This has been a great night Serena…" Lita said, waiting for Raye and Amy to grab their things
"Well, it wouldn't be so great without you guys"
"Oh your so sweet…"
"Yeah…my one and only" Darien remarked, placing an arm around Serena's waist
"I guess, we'll leave you two…" Mina said, looking at Andrew
"Yeah, same here…" Raye, Lita and Amy agreed
"I'll call you tomorrow…" Darien said, as both he and Serena said their goodbyes to their close friends, before starting to clean up some of the mess from the party
"Tonight sure was fun hey Darien?"
"Oh yeah, I loved it…" he replied, putting the empty champaign and other alcohol bottles in the bin. Heading quickly to the ensuite to change, Serena chose to wear the sleep-ware Darien had given her a few days ago, and quickly slipped into bed as Darien same out of the bathroom, shutting off the lights in the rest of the apartment, before to got into bed
"I love you Darien…" Serena said, cuddling into him
"I love you too…" he began, kissing her softly
"Um…Serena"
"Hmmm"
"When do you want to start with our wedding plans?"
"Oh, I don't know…I never really though…"
"Yes I know what you mean, but…at this moment, I mean at this particular moment in life I've finally realized that I don't want to wait anymore
"Oh, Dar…"
"Wait, until I'm finished…I wish that we could be 'together' I wish that I could right now…call you, Serena…my wife"
"That, that's so sweet…I feel the same"
"I know you do…that's why I think we should start our wedding plans…"
"Hmmm, o.k. but, where should we start?" she asked
"Maybe, your dress"
"Oh yes! But…will you need some female opinions…"
"Yeah…so I'll ask Mina and Lita…and you'll be there…o.k. what day should we do this?"
"We'll think about that in the morning"
"Yeah I agree…lets go to sleep. Goodnight love you" Serena replied, turning over to get more comfortable, feeling a pair of arms wrap around her waist
"Goodnight, my sweet…moon princess…I love you" Darien whispered kissing her cheek softly before heading into a deep sleep
Excitement was flowing through the apartment early the next morning…Darien awoke first wrapped his bathrobe around himself, and started on breakfast…French toast and scrambled eggs and bacon.
Yet again Serena awoke later, to the scent of bacon in the air…but when she went out expecting to find Darien in front of the stove, he wasn't…instead he was on the phone, talking
"Yeah…so…could you ask Mina to meet both Serena and I at the 'Bridal Boutique' at around 12 noon today, yeah that'd be great…catch you later, yep! See you"
"Who was that?"
"Andrew, it looks like we're going to find you a dress sooner then you think…"
"Really! That's the best news ever!" Serena shouted, throwing her arms around his neck
"(Laughs) I knew you would like it… so, we'll have breakfast and then…head out yeah?" he replied, placing a tender kiss upon her forehead, before dishing up their meals
They met up with Mina and Lita at 'Bridal Boutique' a good hour, after having breakfast.
"This is just happening so fast," Mina said, as the four of them were waiting for assistance
"Yeah…it seems only yesterday that you and Darien just hooked up…and now you two are getting married!" Lita agreed
"I know, isn't it the greatest news ever!" Serena shrieked holding onto Darien's arm
"Hello, do you need any help?" a lady with long black hair, tied in a pony tail wearing a short nave skirt and pale pink blouse
"Aahhhh yes please… I um, we were hoping you could help us with some designs of a wedding dress…oh! And bride's maid dresses" Serena replied, getting up slowly
"How lovely, I take it you and this fine, young man is getting married…"
"Oh yes!"
"How rude of me, I'm Louise, Louise Hart. And, you are?"
"Well, I'm Serena, and this is Darien, Mina and Lita…" she introduced
"Hi" Darien responded quickly
"Nice to meet you all…" Louise began
"Now, lets find you, a wedding gown shall we?"
It took almost 2 hours to try and find comfortable brides gown.
"Oh, this is hopeless!" Serena sighed, standing in front of the others wearing a tight, strapless dress.
Seeing Serena upset made Darien's heart melt with agony, so he decided to find his princess her dress, when he noticed another dress still not worn by her.
"Hey, what about that one over there…" Darien pointed, looking towards the manikin in the window.
"Aahhhh that one had just come in too…" Louise replied, moving to get the dress.
"Try it on Serena…" Mina pushed
"O.k."
After a few minutes, Serena came out of the dress room, the white dress flowing heavenly over her figure, the white lace and diamonds glistened in the light, with a long trail behind her
"Put the vale on…" Lita said
Placing the vale over her eyes, everyone just started in amazement…Serena stood still for a moment, her heart pounding in excitement.
"I love it!" Darien finally said, reaching for her hand "It looks so beautiful on you Serena"
"You, you really think so?"
"Totally, it was made for you" Mina replied, still gazing at the sight of her best friends glamorous figure
After paying for the wedding dress…it was now Darien's turn to find something for the wedding, looking through a long range of tuxedos he found the perfect one…a white tuxedo, with a pink rose within the top pocket
Mina and Lita, who were now feeling left out, suddenly decided to get up and try on dresses of their own.but then realizing that it was actually Serena's job to choose their dresses, they were getting impatient
"C'mon Serena!"
"Yeah, you have to choose our dresses now…" both Mina and Lita whined
"Oh, alright…how about white…everything white" she joked
"What! I want some colour…and besides I can't wear white, well…not anymore" Lita responded with a wink
"Ha-ha very funny…" mina began sarcastically – " Besides, if Serena wants everything white, god forbid…then I guess that's what we'll have to wear"
"Oh shut up you two!" Serena replied throwing a disposed wedding shoe at them
"Hmm, maybe the dresses could be like Darien's tuxedo, except they would be pale pink with white shoes at the bottom…" she suggested
"That's better"
"Yeah, I don't think I could stand wearing white" Lita replied
"Good, then we'll give Louise the measurements for you two and the other girls…and then…" Serena began, looking at both Lita and Mina before saying – " Cake testing!" they all shouted
"What are you three up too?" Darien asked, holding the box where his tuxedo and Serena's dress stayed
"We're going to try cakes now!" Serena said excitedly
"I should of known…" he began "Well hurry up you two, we don't want Serena to be waiting!" kissing her quickly but lovingly.
So after spending almost 2 and half hours in the 'Bridal Boutique' – Darien and the girls went to find the best bakery in the city.
"How about this one?" Darien asked, as they passed the fourth bakery in that time.
"No way! The lady in there is a total cow, she kicked me out one day all because I wouldn't stop drooling over the delicious cupcakes, I only had enough money to buy one that day to." Serena responded, noticing Darien roll his eyes over the matter
"Here! This shop has the best cookies around!" Serena shrieked, as they began to enter the bakery
"Finally" Darien began, "you sure know your junk food Serena"
"Ha, she sure does…a real 'junk food' addict" Lita joked
"Hey! Just because I like my junk food, doesn't mean I don't like anything else…" Serena remarked
They all then had spent around an hour toasting all sorts of cakes, when Lita noticed the time
"Hmmm, hey guys…do you think we should start heading back home, it's starting to get cool…"
"Yeah I agree, but what do you want to do Serena?" Mina began, turning to find Darien all over Serena, "Oh get a room you two!"
"Oh I don't know…why don't we do it right here…" Darien joked, picking Serena up in his arms
"Aahhhh guys…I…I think someone's coming…" Mina stuttered, looking to find a figure walking towards them…fast!
"Quick…Darien where did you park the car?" Lita asked
"Oh, um…just out front of the Bridal shop"
"O.k. lets go, it could be…" Serena began, only to look into Darien's eyes to tell him that…it was Seiya…
They all had arrived at Darien's apartment, as Lita and Mina were staying the night
""Night Sere…hey! How, where did you get that!" Lita asked, pointing to what Serena was wearing
"This?" she began, looking down at the lingerie that Darien had given her a few days ago "Oh yeah, I forgot you hadn't seen this yet, well Darien gave it to me when I came back t him the other night…"
"Oh…the 'other' night huh!" Lita joked
"Yep! But…nothing happened really…honest…well, I think I'll leave you two to get to sleep, Darien wants to gl to sleep anyway…so goodnight" she replied, turning the rest of the lights off, with just the moon light seeping through the slightly covered windows
20 minutes later, and still Lita and Mina hadn't fallen asleep. Hearing nothing but the cars drive past every now and then, they began to talk to each other
"The wedding's going to be so beautiful, don't you think?" Mina asked
"Hmmmm… I just hope there'll be some 'beautiful' guy there too." Lita joked – before there was silence once again
"Hey Mina…"
"Hmmm."
"Do you think…that, well…Serena and Darien have…"
"Aahhhh…I don't think so…" Mina began, "But hey, she'll love it when they do!"
"(Giggle) yeah…"
Hey guys…haven't had a new chapter for this story in age's…well it's pretty long too I must admit.
Anyway, if you guys like this one, man you should wait until the next chapter of this story, it's going to exciting…I'll give a little hint… Seiya!
Well… hope you like this, as always read and review, and love you guys for it, it brings joy to my heart when I know that I have fans…
Thank again guys
Chrissy