Episode 3 Act 4 Proposal
The following night Hotaru, lay in a bed in a hospital, rolls over and winces from the pain. Darien brought her in unconscious and she was immediately rushed into the emergency room barely alive. She was worked on for 2 hours until they finally and the wound cleaned out and sown up. Hotaru now only had six stitches to keep the wound closed and a series of bandages.
Darien walks into the room, "Hey who you feeling, the doctor said it was ok to see you." He sets some flowers in a vase on the right side of the room by the window, then sits in a chair.
Hotaru sighs. "Could be better."
"Yeah, you had me worried for a minute there. I haven't dealt with someone like that in a while. Thought we might lose you again for a second, and to be honest I don't think Serena could handle that now." Darien gives you a smile, then looks at his watch.
"I wouldn't have died, Darien. I'm too strong." She smiles.
Darien gets up from his chair, walks over to Hotaru, and kisses her on the forehead, "I know that deep down in my heart, but I still worry about you." He looks at his watch again, " I have to go. Do you want me to bring Amy and the others by to see you later?"
Hotaru smiles. "Sure, that'll be nice."
"Okay see you later then" Darien goes to the door opens it, looks back at her once more the goes out closing the door behind him. Darien walks out the elevator, down the hall, and out the front door of the hospital. He takes out his cell phone and dials Serena's cell number.
Serena gets her cell phone and sees Darien's number "Hello." she says happily.
"Hey Serena, how are you doing? I just got done seeing Hotaru, where are you at so we can talk." Darien says with urgency in his voice.
"I'm in the park near the pound if you want to meet me here?" She wonders what is going on.
"I'll be right there." Darien says and hangs up the phone.
"Was that Darien?" Rei asks standing next to Serena with Amy.
"What did he say?" Amy asks.
"He said he wants to talk to me." Serena pauses "I wonder what about."
"Hmmm" Rei thinks.
"Well Hotaru was hurt the other day and is in the hospital, I think that's where he might have been" Amy says as she sits on a bench near by.
"Why didn't any tell me?" Serena look up surprised.
Darien shows up in a convertible, stops in front of the park, and jumps out "Hey! Oh, I didn't know Amy and Rei were with you." Rei sits next to Amy.
"That's ok Darien, we won't get in your way." Amy states.
Serena gets up and hugs him she whispers in his ear "Why don't we go for a walk."
"Uh okay we can do that. Say Amy, Rei, when we get back I'll take everyone out, and we'll go see Hotaru." He says, Amy and Rei both shrug, and start talking amongst them selves.
Serena takes his hand and starts walking once they are away from Amy and Rei she turns to Darien "What did you want to talk to me about Darien?"
"Well that new enemy showed up the other day and really gave me and the scouts a run for our money, Hotaru got hurt during the event. That's the first thing, the second is that I feel real bad about the other week when I was trying to tell you things and." He pauses, you can tell something is bothering him, and the he is reluctant to open up about it.
"So Amy you think he's gonna tell even without the, you know what?" Rei asks Amy.
"I don't know with all that is going on he might be too scared to risk saying anything now." Amy replies. Rei and Amy talk about Darien and Serena's situation in relation to the events of the past day.
Serena stops and she stands in front of him. "Darien my love, whatever you have to say you can say it." she kisses him "It's alright. It's only me." Serena gives him a little smile.
"Well" He gets down on one knee, and looks up at you, " I wanted everything to be perfect, and everyone around when I did this."
Serena looks down at the man she loves. Her heart caught in her throat oh my god she thought to herself.
"Even though I am missing the ring, and everything over the past week has been crazy.." He pauses and takes a breath. Serena looks at Darien in amazement as he spoke.
Krahazik steps out of the shadow of a nearby tree right next to Darien and Serena. He looks at the 2 of them a moment confused. Scratching his head he asks, "Oh hi there. have you seen my big sister?" Krahazik holds a hand up showing height close to Starstrike's. "She stands bout this tall." He outlines a slender woman, "Slender, drop dead gorgeous, excellent, voice. Tends to shatter glass and collapse buildings when mad?" He finishes looking at Darien and Serena innocently and completely clueless.
"WHAT THE!" Darien stands back up noticing Krahazik.
Serena sighs when she sees Krahazik. "no one really cares about you or your sister. look for her yourself." Serena was angry now again he ruined any chance of her and Darien being together. "and we all sick of you coming into our lives and ruining them. how would you like if some came in and bothered you and Michelle when you two where trying to be alone. Just leave us alone." with that Serena walks away with tears in her eyes.
Krahazik looks at Darien and Serena as she walks away and scratches his head even more confused. "What's her problem? He shrugs. Oh well, guess she isn't here."
"Hey! Serena! Aarrgh, great. Look you we don't know. Serena!" Darien says then runs after her.
"So how long you think their gonna talk Amy?" Rei asks.
"Good question don't know. Hope it's not to late I have another exam to study for." Amy and Rei sit talking and waiting for Darien and Serena to return.
Serena stopped when she heard Darien. She turned around and went to him she wrapped her arms around him and placed her face on his chest. "I hate him so much, ever time we try to be alone together he ruins it. Is it to much ask for just some time with you my love." Darien was so close to asking her to marry her, now with her luck Darien will get nervous and not even try to ask her for a while, and she hated that idea.
Darien sighs, "Look why don't we go get the others get something to eat and visit Hotaru? We'll have time to be together I promise." Darien says this and hugs her. You know he will have to go back to practice soon so the idea of him asking again is engraved on your heart, hoping it's before he goes.
Serena sighs and slowly pulls away from him "Yeah I guess, whatever." Serena doesn't sound too happy about it, but what choice does she have. Her head looks down.
"Hey don't look so glum.." Darien smiles places his hand against her cheek, slightly lifts her head and kisses her. Serena kissed him back.
A couple of guys walk through the park and notice Rei and Amy, "Whoa! What scopalious babes. Say you wanna hang with us?" A guy dressed kinda like a 60's hippie says.
"No thank you we're waiting for someone." Amy says in a sheepish voice.
Darien breaks from the kiss, "There. Is that better, I know I feel better." He smiles again. Serena shrugs. she still wasn't totally happy, but it was better than nothing.
He takes his coat off and puts it on her, "Come on let's go back to where Amy and Rei were waiting."
"Okay" Serena says softly. They walk back to the bench area of the park together.
"Are you sure that your okay?" Darien asks in a worried voice. He places one hand in his pocket and the other on her left shoulder so his arm is around her.
Lita and Mina reach the park and headed over to the other sailor scouts and Darien. "Serena! Darien! Rei! And Amy!" Mina yelled as she handed Lita the flowers and ran over to her friends, where she embraced each one in a hug. "Great Venus, it's good to ya'll again." Mina smiles, while brushing away the tears.
Serena paused a moment. No she wasn't fine, a moment ago Darien was going to ask her to marry him, she was sure of it, but then it go ruined. Now who knows when they will have that moment. "Yeah I'm fine."
"MINA! Hey it's been awhile. So what did you do while away that we missed?" Rei has a teasing tone in her voice.
"REI!" Amy seems shocked at Rei.
Darien takes his hand from his pocket and waves at Lita and Mina, "Hey didn't expect you would be here." He leaves his arm around Serena.
"Well, Rei, you'll have to hear that behind closed doors, if you get my meaning." Mina wiggled her eyebrows teasingly and just smiled at Amy. "So, Darien, have you popped the question?" Mina asks, hovering around Darien with little horns and a little tail sticking out.
"Mina!" Lita lightly bonked the blonde on her head and pulled her away from Darien. "Darien, when are we leaving to see Hotaru?" Lita asked with seriousness write over her face.
"Well I figured to take everyone out first, once we were all together. And it seems we have a full house of people now which means I can get a party discount at Piere de Crepe." Darien mentions a French pancake house that just opened like 3 weeks ago.
"Sounds like you have it down to a science there Darien. I wouldn't be surprised if Amy challenge you." Lita grinned from ear to ear.
"Good one Lita! I don't know about ya'll but Piere de Crepe is sounding really good right now." Mina stated, as her stomach growled.
Darien laughs at the reaction that Lita and Mina have, "You may be right Lita, I wouldn't be surprised either."
Amy looks at Lita and Darien "I wouldn't do that, he said it perfectly."
"Yeah, but if he hadn't you would have corrected him Amy" Rei teases Amy.
"I agree with Rei!" Lita laughed, having a good time.
"Well at any case everyone get in." Darien says pointing at his car, which is just big enough for the group.
Rei starts laughing, then Amy starts laughing. "You're both right."
"Come on, let's go eat." Lita smiles, as she gets in Darien's car.
Rei and Amy follow getting in the car, "Guess that means you and Mina will be in the front with me Serena." Darien let's Serena in the car on his side.
"Aww...Darien you are the perfect gentleman. Serena, you are one lucky princess." Lita sighed with happy thoughts floating around in her head. She began to wonder if Darien and Serena were going to ask her to cook for the wedding. Oh, that would be perfect!
"What's with the googlely face Lita, you thinking of a boy?" Rei says looking at her.
"What about you Rei?" Amy says out of nowhere.
Serena smiled at Lita "Yeah I know."
Lita was brought out of her dream state and looked at Rei with a teasing glint in her eyes. "Yeah Rei. I forgot to ask, but how's Chad?"
Darien looks around as he gets in "Everybody in?"
Rei looks at Amy then at Lita "What?...He's uh...fine, and busy with chores. You know doing his own thing, which has nothing to do with me." Rei starts talking sporadically, which leaves a feeling that she might actually like him, maybe.
"Hmmm?" Amy raises an eyebrow.
"Uh-huh." Lita didn't believe that last part, not one bit.
"What?" Rei looks at Lita.
Darien puts the car in gear and drives off down the street, "You guys really like beating up on one another don't you?" Darien laughs softly saying this.
Serena laughed "Well we are like sisters and that's what sisters do."
"That is true" Darien smiles and turns into the parking lot.
"Wow, this place is fancy looking for a pancake house" Rei says trying to change the subject now.
"Your right Rei, but that doesn't negate our questioning" Amy says nudging Rei in the side.
"When did you get so bold, I though you were the shy one Amy?" Rei retorts. Amy blushes and gets quiet. The restaurant is Large with two stories, the second floor appears to be made completely made of glass with large windows and steel framing. You see people walking back and forth on the second floor pointing in different directions.
"Impressive." Lita checked out the building and found it to her liking. Now all she had to do was scoop out the food.
"Don't go crazy Lita. Bet they can't touch you on O'gini." Rei says looking around
"May I help you?" A man in a suit asks the group with a French accent.
"Yes, we would like two tables for a group. We are having a party for my significant other here" Darien replies tapping Serena's hand with his arm locked with hers.
"Darien? Did I just hear you right?" Amy questions Darien.
"I'll try not to Rei. You'll hold me back if I do...go crazy right?" Lita laughs, but then stops when she heard what Darien said.
Mina sees Serena's hand held in Darien's. "Hmm..." She says with little chuckle gazing at the Buffets.
"Sure" Rei says with a smirk.
"Right this way" The man says guiding the groups to some tables.
"Lita I think Darien either popped the question, or is going to" Amy whispers to Lita.
"Really? Oh I can't wait if he is gonna ask" Rei whispers.
"You jealous Mina? I saw you watching them." Rei says as she sits down.
"Did I miss something?" Darien says as he positions the chair for Serena to sit in.
"Not at all Darien" Amy laughs.
"Yup. I agree with you Amy." Lita whispers back and sits down.
Serena sits down "Thank you Darien" Serena smiled at the love of her life.
"Your welcome" Darien sits in a chair next to Serena.
"Gee? What should I order?...Better question. What can I order?" Amy says looking at Darien.
"I can't even pronounce half the stuff on the menu." Rei laughs out.
"Order what ever you like we're like family anyway." Darien takes Serena's hand, he waves over a waiter and whispers something in the man's ear, "Right away Sir" the waiter responds. Serena sees Darien whisper something to the waiter and she wonders what he said. The waiter comes back with a bottle of wine champagne, and a couple of boxes, he places a box in front of everyone at the table, except Darien and Serena. "Thank you" Darien says to the waiter, "You can open the boxes."
The waiter replies. "Right away Mr. Darien." and begins to open the boxes. Another attendant shows up "Is there anything else we can do for you Mr. Darien?"
Mina seems surprised at the wine in front of Darien...it was the very expensive wine. He pours Serena a glass, Mina smiles and starts to wonder if she'll ever find her "Darien."
Darien raises an eyebrow, "No everything is fine, we shall call when were ready to order."
"As you wish Mr. Darien." the attendant says snapping his fingers. A team of waiters arrive at the table. With precision and professional care, and a bit of a showmanship, 1 waiter to a box, opens the box in front of the girls and present the contents to the intended recipient for her inspection and approval. In the boxes in front of each girl is a broach sized arrangement of white flowers with a colored ribbon is presented. The ribbon is colored to match the girls, orange for Mina, red for Rei, blue for Amy, and green for Lita.
"Darien?" Amy asks.
"Uh...okay I don't get it? What's with this Darien?" Rei responds to the items Darien had brought.
"Mmmmm..." Mina says smelling the flowers." Are these White Moth Orchids?" Mina asks looking at Darien.
"Yeah, that arrangement goes with the other gifts everyone will be getting" Darien says.
Amy and Rei look at him surprised. "There's more?"
"Now Darien, you didn't have to go and buy us gifts. If anything, it's us that should be showering you with gifts instead." Lita was just as surprised at the gifts, and there were still some to be handed out.
"Well Lita you guys are like sisters to Serena it seemed only right that you all have something to match for a special event." Darien says, he waves a waiter over again and the waiter puts two small boxes in front of Serena, "Open the long box first Serena." He smiles. Serena looks at Darien then the boxes. She opens the long box.
The long box contained a Diamond necklace. "That's the first thing I owe you for our anniversary" Darien smiles.
"Oh my gosh! Look at that thing, its gorgeous." Rei nearly falls over.
Serena looks at it then Darien "Oh Darien...its to much I don't deserve it."
"Yes you do. Now open the other box." Darien says.
Amy and Rei look at Serena. "Yes you do!" The say at once. Serena pauses then opens the other box. In the other box you find two rings one with five stones on it, and the other with a diamond. Serena stares a moment then looks at Darien.
"Serena...Will you marry me?" Darien finally gets it out this time.
End Act 5