Sweet Apologies
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Deciding she had to take control of the matter, Serena confronted Darien as soon as they were alone. If she was to have a solid fighting team against this evil force, she needed peace and unity, not angry feelings of jealousy and hate. She needed to put a stop to that as soon as possible. After the team had left to go to their own rooms (Darien owned the apartment building, and he had the whole top floor to himself so there was lots of extra rooms for guests) Serena cornered Darien in his bedroom.
"You've been awfully quiet, Darien." Serena started, resting up against the bedroom door as she watched him pace silently in his room. If she concentrated hard enough she could even see the dark aura that surrounded him, trying to claw into his sub conciess. She'd rid her man of that too.
Darien could feel the anger claw at him, at his heart and soul and he knew subconsciously that it wasn't real. It felt real enough, but it was just an illusion brought on by the forces of evil that constantly plagued him. It wasn't as bad as it was previous nights and he was certain that it was because of Serena. She was here again, calming him, her own pure aura fighting off his own angry one. "I'm sorry my love." he murmured softly, pacing still, his hands running agitatedly through his hair.
She had to admit that he didn't look as good as when she last left him. He was... sloppier almost. He let his hair grow longer and a shaggy beard covered his face. His clothes were just thrown together, no care was taken to make sure that they looked good on him, no care to the wrinkles and smears. His body though, seemed leaner and harder than ever. His eyes were the worst though, so full of confusion and anger, cold as ice.
"Darien, I want to talk to you about your actions earlier." Serena said, and watched Darien freeze in one spot, his body tense. "I want to know why you freaked out about Jadeite." she asked him bluntly.
Darien turned to Serena, taking her in once more. So beautiful. Outwardly she appeared to look the same as before she left, bright, happy, so beautiful and young. But she had changed, Darien could tell that straight out. She was stronger inside now, held her head up high and looked the world straight in the eye. She was confident in herself now, in what she would create for her own destiny, what would happen. She radiated from the inside out, she glowed. His knew that he loved her more now than at any other time in his life. "He watches you. I know he wants you." he growled, upset that any man would ever touch his woman. It was completely unacceptable.
Serena rolled her eyes, "Darien, everyone watches me, are you going to threaten the rest of your generals like that? Are you going to threaten the young boy down the street for touching me?" she asked him.
"That's not what I mean, Serena. Jadeite, he watches you the way a man in love watches his woman. Its the way a man looks when he desires to be with you. There's a boundary line I have to draw, Serena, and that's it. If he can't control himself around you, I'll force him to." he explained, walking over to her. Strong, pulsing feelings of possessiveness started to cloud his mind. "If he ever touches you again, I will kill him, Serena, that's a promise. I'll kill him with my bare hands."
Serena's eyes widened and she stared into Darien's cold, dark eyes. "Darien, Jadeite has never touched me in anyway that is not appropriate. How could you think I would ever allow that?" she asked. "Do you really trust me so little?"
Darien ran his hand along Serena soft cheek and he suddenly wanted to feel the rest of her, "Its not you I don't trust, its him. Its any man. You're so innocent, Serena, you wouldn't know how to stop a man if he really tried to be with you." His hand dropped down to the neck of her shirt and he raised his other hand to meet its mate. "Should I show you what I mean, Serena? Could you stop me?"
Before Serena could reply, he tore her shirt clean in half and pressed himself up against her, dropping his lips to taste hers. His body needed hers, needed her to calm his soul, to calm the feelings of anger, jealousy and lust inside of him. His mind, the logic part of his brain begged him to stop, to be slow and gentle with her, not to rush her, not to hurt her. He knew what he was doing was wrong, but he couldn't make his physical body stop its onslaught.
Serena forced herself to calm down, not to be frightened by Darien, the man who loved her. She cleared her mind and tried not to think of what Darien was going to do to her. She could feel evil around her, surrounding Darien, entering him, encouraging him. The evil aura was intensifying Darien's' feelings of lust, of jealousy. She knew he couldn't control himself now, not even if he tried. She needed to get rid of the aura that surrounded him.
Her eyes opened, blue eyes were full of hope, understanding, and an iron will. She brought her hands up to the sides of Darien's head as he hungrily sucked on one of Serena's nipples. "Stop." she whispered, but there was no mistaking the meaning behind her gently spoken word. There was cold hard determination laced in-between her words.
Darien froze for half a second before continuing his exploration of Serena's body, unaware of what was happening what she was doing. He was oblivious to the fact that tears were running down Serena's cheeks, oblivious to the angry rush of power that was rapidly building inside of his girlfriend.
Serena gave no warning when she blasted him with power, the healing power of the Imperium Silver Crystal. The room filled with a bright, cleansing white light, destroying the dark evil aura that surrounded Darien without mercy. Then Serena murmured soft words of healing, "Moon Healing Activation," the power of the crystal flowing through her fingertips into Darien's body. A shudder went through his body and he dropped down to his knees, his breathing hard, as if he had ran for miles without a break, his face buried into Serena's soft, slim tummy.
The silence of the room was filled with Darien's heavy breathing, and it took a long moment before he looked up at her. He stayed on his knee's, his eyes full of pain and sadness, but no longer filled with rage and confusion. "Jesus, I'm so sorry Serena." his spoke, his voice cracking with emotion. "God, what have I done?"
Serena ran her fingers soothingly through his hair, comforting Darien's shaky body the best she could. "Its okay, my noble Prince. No harm done." she whispered, a shudder running down her body.
Darien rose to his feet and in-closed Serena in his arms, holding her as tight as he could without hurting her, "God, I don't know what got into me. i had all of these feelings and I couldn't seem to control them..." he tried to explain before Serena cut him off with a kiss. The second phase of her mission was going to come into play. She would make love to Darien, and prove to him, without a doubt that it was only him that she would ever love, that she would ever allow to touch her. It would be on her terms, and she would be in control.
She shakily brought her fingers down to Darien's wrinkled dress shirt and slowly started to undo the buttons. When she finished she with the buttons she reached for the button on Darien's dress pants.
Darien pulled away from Serena's lips and gently grabbed her shaky hand, bringing them to his lean, although muscular chest. "Serena, what are you doing?" he asked softly, gently.
"I want to make love. So you know that there always has been and always will be one man for me. Only you." she told him, shyly, heat rising up her neck to her cheeks.
"I thought you wanted to wait until we were married?" he asked her, his way of making sure that this was what she wanted.
"We are married, in our hearts anyway. We've been bound together through the centuries-our name on a piece of paper isn't going to make the difference. And besides, I think we both need this right now." she smiled slightly and dropped a gentle kiss to his neck. "This is the best way I know how, right now, to show you how much I love you, how much I need you, how you will always be the one for me." she whispered.
Darien swept her off her feet and into his arms and kissed her passionately as he walked over to his bed, "I love you so much, Serena, and if I was a stronger man I would be able to resist you right now, I would be able to keep our promise. But I can't, I need you so much right now, it hurts." he whispered against her soft lips.
He gently lowered her to the cool sheets and knelt down beside her, kissing her while he deftly removed the rest of her clothes with the utmost care and gentleness. She needed and deserved gentleness after what he just put her through. His fingers traced lightly over her soft, slightly tanned shoulder down along her arms, drawing goose bumps after his light touch. "You're so beautiful, Serena." he whispered, drawing tiny circles around Serena's pink, hardened nipple. He drew his head down, kissing every inch of skin he could before gently dropping his lips to her breast.
A soft gasp of pleasure escaped her lips, in wonder and pleasure this time, instead of shock and pain. Her fingers ran through Darien's hair, holding him close to her. She felt his large hand slowly run down her taut stomach, across a slim hip, and down the outside of her leg before running up along side it once again. She froze when he reached that part of her that was so hot, that so fiercely wanted attention. Serena got what she wanted.
While Darien was so skillfully making Serena focus on what she was feeling, he quickly manuvered himself out of the rest of his clothes.
He brought her to the peak twice before replacing his hand with himself. He settled himself in-between Serena's soft, welcoming thighs and braced himself just barely inside of her. "Are you sure, my love?" he whispered, huskily, in her ear.
Serena, unable to find words nodded and buried her face in Darien's neck. With one swift thrust, Darien was slid home, buried deep within Serena's welcoming heat. If Serena felt any pain, she didn't let Darien know it. He laid there, just content for the moment, until he was absolutely sure that Serena was comfortable again.
And when he couldn't possibly wait another second of not moving, he slowly withdrew himself halfway and slowly pushed himself back.
Everything felt so wonderful, colours swirled behind Serena's beautiful blue eyes. She was with the man she loved, who loved her, and what they were doing together was absolutely beautiful, another extension to their love. She left the whole world behind and she was aware of only Darien.
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"Master," Cillian spoke firmly, dropping to one knee in humble respect, "I wish to speak with you." Her master was a mysterious man, dressed in all black, heavy armour covered by a heavy black cloak that covered his face. He was tall and hugely muscled, nearly seven feet in height, making everything around him, including Cillian, feel small and insignificant in comparison. He reminded her of a warlord.
"What is it?" he spoke in a low, deeply resonating tone. He was currently hunched over a deep rich mahogany desk filled with papers and blueprints.
"My Master, are you certain that killing the people of Tokyo City is such a good idea. There are children, master, and they are certainly innocent in the war." she told her master respectfully, her head bowed in submission. She was met with silence. "Master, I'm just unsure. I think that maybe we are being too harsh on these people, on these children. Is it right for us to forcibly take over their planet? I mean, are you sure they wouldn't just take mercy on my people and allow them to live in harmony on their planet?"
Cold, armoured fingertips gently tilted her chin up to face her master as he knelt down in front of her, "Lady Cillian. The people of Earth are protective of what is theirs. They will not share with you, or your people, and they will kill your people unless they are properly warned. There is no other way, believe me, I have tried to find another way but there is none." he assured her, his voice soothing and calming. "They would kill your daughter before they would accept her on this planet. We must make sure it is safe for her and all of the others."
Cillian's eyes grew hard at the mention of her daughter, "They will not lay one finger on my daughter. Not one." she promised, "My Master, I am sorry I have bothered you. I will begin our main assault soon." she spoke firmly, and at her Master's nod, she left his chambers.
It was time for her to ready her warriors.
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A/N: Well, what do ya'll think? A war is on the brink and both Lady Cillian and Serena believe that they are justified in what they are fighting for. Both causes are noble and honourable in their own ways. But who will win, who's will is stronger? Stay tuned and find out! Oh yeah, and don't forget to review!