Authors Note: Ok, heres another chapter, hopefully this one won't confuse anyone like the last few have. To clear up a question someone had, Whistling involves your lips and air being blown through them. Darien is able to whistle for that reason: it doesn't involve a voice. Thanks for the reviews.
Disclaimer: I don't own sailor moon.
Chapter Four
I'm driving
"No you're not, you're a maniac when you drive!" Serena said, moving out of reach.
I'm a maniac? Darien looked incredulous.
" Yes you are."
You're even worse than I am, and you're calling me a maniac driver?
" I'm not worse than you are!" Serena said indignantly.
Oh yes you are. Now give me those Darien lunged around her and grabbed the keys.
" Oh no you don't." Serena said, jumping for them when Darien held them above his head.
Darien shook his head and moved around in a circle, with Serena following him. She kept on jumping for them, ignoring the laughing looks she was getting from the other people in the car park. Getting bored with the game, Darien waited for her to launch herself at him again, and when she did, swooped down and lifted off the ground by her waist.
Serena was stunned when she found herself slung over Darien's shoulder, looking down at his nice butt. She hit his back.
" Now that's not fair." She said loudly.
Darien just batted her on the backside and walked over to the passenger side, grinning at the cheers he was getting from their audience. He shoved her in and buckled up her belt before she had a chance to recover from the sensation of being swung around quickly, without warning.
This is why your Mum always told you to wear clean underwear
Darien quickly pulled his head out of the car, the shoe Serena had thrown at him, missing him by barely a millimetre. He couldn't help shoving his hands inside and signing:
Are those undies new?
" Get in this car right now, so that I can kill you." Serena hollered, causing Darien to laugh silently.
He hopped into the drivers seat, twisted around and pulled Serena's face to his before she could start her tirade. She remained stiff for a while, but couldn't think properly when Dariens kissed her and ended up relaxing into him. She knew she would kick herself when she pulled away, not forgetting the agreement they had made on their wedding night. Neither of them was allowed to hold a grudge about an argument that they had kissed and made up about. Once their lips met at the end of the argument, then it was never allowed to be reopened again. Then again she knew she would have forgiven him in about an hour, so why make herself miserable over it when she could have Darien's mouth on hers now?
Darien released her face and sat back. He grinned at Serena and she smiled back, both of them content with the outcome of the argument that never really got started.
Serena sorely regretted giving in so easily ten minutes later, when Darien took at corner to fast and the tyres screeched.
" Maniac!" Serena muttered.
She breathed a sigh of relief when they reached Tandems; glad the restaurant had valet parking. (Hey, if your gonna have a restaurant named after you, you might as well make it posh!)
Darien and Serena talked of work they wished to do to the house through their meal, knowing from experience never to talk about something that was likely to be important while they ate. The last time they had done that, the food had ended up all over the floor, because the waitress had heard Serena's side of the conversation while clearing away the dishes and found it necessary to screech and drop her tray. And the time before that, Serena had ended up walking out hungry because Darien had given her news that hadn't gone down too well.
Darien knew what Serena wanted to tell him was important, because she didn't order the amount of food she normally did, a clear indication she was excited about what she had to tell him. He knew it wasn't what they had been hoping for for the last few months, because he knew her cycle almost as well as she did, and had noticed she had finished her period last week. He was curious to see what sort of news she would have for him that could get her as excited as she was.
" You know that convention I went to last year? The one for Learning for the disabled?" Serena asked.
Yes
" You remember I mentioned a Ken Cathart?"
Darien stopped to think for a moment, then nodded his head, intensely curious.
" I got a call from him the other day. I found his number on the fridge this morning and phoned him when I got to work."
And?
" He's offered me a job."
Darien lifted one eyebrow, looking at her inquisitively.
" It's working with mute children Darien." Serena said excitedly, leaning forward. " It's my dream job."
Where? Darien signed.
" Ken Cathart runs a place catering for the needs of children with disabilities." Serena said, trying to evade the actual meaning of the question, knowing she wasn't going to be allowed to get away with it. Darien just looked at her.
" England." Serena said.
England? You're joking right? Darien looked stunned.
" No. We can make the move Darien, it'll only be for a year or two. Everything here is set up so that if ever we need to we can just leave it and it'll run itself. They'll give us a cottage on the grounds and a car. We could make it a holiday of sorts, go away when I get a break."
Serena it's half way around the world Darien signed.
" Not quite." Serena said.
It's a long way away.
" I know, but think about it. We could get away from here for a while. You're getting stressed here and I'm getting worried about all the time I come home and you're in a foul temper because someone has had a go at you because of your voice. If we went there, you would be surrounded by people that would understand, people that could talk to you as I do."
I don't know Serena. It's not something I would feel comfortable doing. If you're thinking of doing this because of my moods, I can work on that, but do we really need to travel around the world to do that?
" You know that's not my reasons for wanting to do this. I've been dreaming of a job like this ever since I became friends with you when we were children. This was my dream, after the one about marrying you, which I've carried for most of my life. Please Darien, I want to do this." Serena said earnestly, taking his big hand in hers.
Darien cupped her cheek in his hand, pushing it back until his fingers rested in her hair and his palm cupped her cheek. He could see how much she really wanted to do this, but couldn't resign himself to leaving the only place that had ever held any happiness for him.
" Please Darien." Serena said.
It hurt Darien, to see that hope in her face and knew that he was going to crush it, but he couldn't face the possibility of leaving. He shook his head slowly, watching her eyes dull a bit.
" Are you saying you don't know or are you saying definitely no?" Serena asked, pulling away from the hand that cupped her face and letting go of his other one.
No Darien signed.
" Why?" Serena asked. (No better question to ask at a time like this)
I can't Serena. I can't explain it to you, I wish I could, but I feel I have to stay here. I don't feel I can be happy anywhere else.
" Not even with me?" Serena asked tears threatening to clog her throat.
We're happy here, darling. We can get you a job like that here. Why do we have to leave, why do you want to?
" I can't explain it to you Darien, I wish I could." Serena turned his words on him.
Don't do that Serena. Please talk to me. Darien's face had clouded over with sorrow.
" It just feels right Darien. I can't help but feel that you and I need to get away from here." Serena said quietly.
Darien looked at her face and came to the realisation that he was going to lose a part of her, whichever decision he made. If he said he would go with her, he would lose some of the love she had shared exclusively with him. But if he said no, she was going to lose some of the spirit he loved so much about her. She would probably regret not taking the job for the rest of her life, and in doing so, so would he. He knew he would have to let her go... without him with her.
I can't leave here Serena, not now, not ever. But if this feels right for you. I'm not going to hold you back. You should accept the job, and go without me
" NO!" Serena said, vehemently.
You'll never forgive me if I hold you back. I've already done that enough. You would never forgive yourself or me if I stopped you. And like you said, it's only a year or two and we can holiday when you get a break.
" I don't want to do this without you." Serena said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
To fulfil this dream, I think you're going to need to
Authors Note: Well there you have it. Please read and review. Tandem
Disclaimer: I don't own sailor moon.
Chapter Four
I'm driving
"No you're not, you're a maniac when you drive!" Serena said, moving out of reach.
I'm a maniac? Darien looked incredulous.
" Yes you are."
You're even worse than I am, and you're calling me a maniac driver?
" I'm not worse than you are!" Serena said indignantly.
Oh yes you are. Now give me those Darien lunged around her and grabbed the keys.
" Oh no you don't." Serena said, jumping for them when Darien held them above his head.
Darien shook his head and moved around in a circle, with Serena following him. She kept on jumping for them, ignoring the laughing looks she was getting from the other people in the car park. Getting bored with the game, Darien waited for her to launch herself at him again, and when she did, swooped down and lifted off the ground by her waist.
Serena was stunned when she found herself slung over Darien's shoulder, looking down at his nice butt. She hit his back.
" Now that's not fair." She said loudly.
Darien just batted her on the backside and walked over to the passenger side, grinning at the cheers he was getting from their audience. He shoved her in and buckled up her belt before she had a chance to recover from the sensation of being swung around quickly, without warning.
This is why your Mum always told you to wear clean underwear
Darien quickly pulled his head out of the car, the shoe Serena had thrown at him, missing him by barely a millimetre. He couldn't help shoving his hands inside and signing:
Are those undies new?
" Get in this car right now, so that I can kill you." Serena hollered, causing Darien to laugh silently.
He hopped into the drivers seat, twisted around and pulled Serena's face to his before she could start her tirade. She remained stiff for a while, but couldn't think properly when Dariens kissed her and ended up relaxing into him. She knew she would kick herself when she pulled away, not forgetting the agreement they had made on their wedding night. Neither of them was allowed to hold a grudge about an argument that they had kissed and made up about. Once their lips met at the end of the argument, then it was never allowed to be reopened again. Then again she knew she would have forgiven him in about an hour, so why make herself miserable over it when she could have Darien's mouth on hers now?
Darien released her face and sat back. He grinned at Serena and she smiled back, both of them content with the outcome of the argument that never really got started.
Serena sorely regretted giving in so easily ten minutes later, when Darien took at corner to fast and the tyres screeched.
" Maniac!" Serena muttered.
She breathed a sigh of relief when they reached Tandems; glad the restaurant had valet parking. (Hey, if your gonna have a restaurant named after you, you might as well make it posh!)
Darien and Serena talked of work they wished to do to the house through their meal, knowing from experience never to talk about something that was likely to be important while they ate. The last time they had done that, the food had ended up all over the floor, because the waitress had heard Serena's side of the conversation while clearing away the dishes and found it necessary to screech and drop her tray. And the time before that, Serena had ended up walking out hungry because Darien had given her news that hadn't gone down too well.
Darien knew what Serena wanted to tell him was important, because she didn't order the amount of food she normally did, a clear indication she was excited about what she had to tell him. He knew it wasn't what they had been hoping for for the last few months, because he knew her cycle almost as well as she did, and had noticed she had finished her period last week. He was curious to see what sort of news she would have for him that could get her as excited as she was.
" You know that convention I went to last year? The one for Learning for the disabled?" Serena asked.
Yes
" You remember I mentioned a Ken Cathart?"
Darien stopped to think for a moment, then nodded his head, intensely curious.
" I got a call from him the other day. I found his number on the fridge this morning and phoned him when I got to work."
And?
" He's offered me a job."
Darien lifted one eyebrow, looking at her inquisitively.
" It's working with mute children Darien." Serena said excitedly, leaning forward. " It's my dream job."
Where? Darien signed.
" Ken Cathart runs a place catering for the needs of children with disabilities." Serena said, trying to evade the actual meaning of the question, knowing she wasn't going to be allowed to get away with it. Darien just looked at her.
" England." Serena said.
England? You're joking right? Darien looked stunned.
" No. We can make the move Darien, it'll only be for a year or two. Everything here is set up so that if ever we need to we can just leave it and it'll run itself. They'll give us a cottage on the grounds and a car. We could make it a holiday of sorts, go away when I get a break."
Serena it's half way around the world Darien signed.
" Not quite." Serena said.
It's a long way away.
" I know, but think about it. We could get away from here for a while. You're getting stressed here and I'm getting worried about all the time I come home and you're in a foul temper because someone has had a go at you because of your voice. If we went there, you would be surrounded by people that would understand, people that could talk to you as I do."
I don't know Serena. It's not something I would feel comfortable doing. If you're thinking of doing this because of my moods, I can work on that, but do we really need to travel around the world to do that?
" You know that's not my reasons for wanting to do this. I've been dreaming of a job like this ever since I became friends with you when we were children. This was my dream, after the one about marrying you, which I've carried for most of my life. Please Darien, I want to do this." Serena said earnestly, taking his big hand in hers.
Darien cupped her cheek in his hand, pushing it back until his fingers rested in her hair and his palm cupped her cheek. He could see how much she really wanted to do this, but couldn't resign himself to leaving the only place that had ever held any happiness for him.
" Please Darien." Serena said.
It hurt Darien, to see that hope in her face and knew that he was going to crush it, but he couldn't face the possibility of leaving. He shook his head slowly, watching her eyes dull a bit.
" Are you saying you don't know or are you saying definitely no?" Serena asked, pulling away from the hand that cupped her face and letting go of his other one.
No Darien signed.
" Why?" Serena asked. (No better question to ask at a time like this)
I can't Serena. I can't explain it to you, I wish I could, but I feel I have to stay here. I don't feel I can be happy anywhere else.
" Not even with me?" Serena asked tears threatening to clog her throat.
We're happy here, darling. We can get you a job like that here. Why do we have to leave, why do you want to?
" I can't explain it to you Darien, I wish I could." Serena turned his words on him.
Don't do that Serena. Please talk to me. Darien's face had clouded over with sorrow.
" It just feels right Darien. I can't help but feel that you and I need to get away from here." Serena said quietly.
Darien looked at her face and came to the realisation that he was going to lose a part of her, whichever decision he made. If he said he would go with her, he would lose some of the love she had shared exclusively with him. But if he said no, she was going to lose some of the spirit he loved so much about her. She would probably regret not taking the job for the rest of her life, and in doing so, so would he. He knew he would have to let her go... without him with her.
I can't leave here Serena, not now, not ever. But if this feels right for you. I'm not going to hold you back. You should accept the job, and go without me
" NO!" Serena said, vehemently.
You'll never forgive me if I hold you back. I've already done that enough. You would never forgive yourself or me if I stopped you. And like you said, it's only a year or two and we can holiday when you get a break.
" I don't want to do this without you." Serena said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
To fulfil this dream, I think you're going to need to
Authors Note: Well there you have it. Please read and review. Tandem