A/N- See I'm reviewing fast! Alright, I didn't go to practice and didn't want to do my homework so I decided to write. Not like you guys care about that though right? So anyways this is just a fun little chapter with some jokes being played on people and stuff so enjoy! The serious stuff returns in the next chapter!
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On to the story!
Darien woke up the next morning when the sun started creeping into his room. "I needed to be up before the sun rose into the sky." Darien mumbled. When his senses finally came back to life he looked at his surroundings. Something was off to him…
"Dark colored room, sun is up, soft bed, same closet, girl in my arms…" Darien looked back down at Serenity who was snuggled up pretty comfortably into his chest. His arms were circled around her holding her to him.
Right, now I have to get out of this. Darien thought as he looked down at the sleeping princess in his arms. Darien gently lifted the arm that was on top of her off and turned so he was on his back. Luckily when he shifted his shoulder to get into a more comfortable spot Serenity mumbled something and rolled over. Darien's arm was left numb on the same spot.
The familiar tingling sensation rushed through his arm when he moved it so he could sit up. After a couple of minutes of just sitting there and getting the blood back into his arm Darien got finally got up. He quietly changed and looked at Serenity once more. The shirt she wore had slipped over her shoulder revealing the smooth cream colored skin that once his under it.
Darien's eyes strayed on the vulnerable skin before turning to the door to open it. When he tried to open it the door merely shook in its place. God damn it! Darien yelled in his head. He tried the door a couple or more times, but it always came with the same conclusion.
Darien was still trying to figure out a way to open the door without breaking it down when Serenity woke up. "Darien what are you doing?" She asked, followed by a yawn and a long lingering stretch.
"Someone locked the door Princess." Darien muttered.
"What do you mean someone locked the door?" Serenity's voice quickly rose and her temper became evident in her eyes.
"I believe our little friend Rei locked the door when we finally retired last night just to make sure that we would stay in here."
"Great… now I'm stuck in a room with a pirate. This is exactly how I wanted to wake up this morning!" Serenity moaned. "Why don't you break it down or something? Or do you need me to do it so you won't injure your shoulder?"
"You are so funny in the morning, but unlike you, I'll be coming back to this cabin after I leave. If I break the door Rei and Mina would get mad and either do something to me or to the room or to my ship!"
"Ok, I saw Rei's temper last night so I'll believe you there. Though I don't think Mina would do anything because your friend Malachite may be able to change her decision for her."
"Someone really is full of jokes in the morning."
"Not really, I'm just concluding a hypothesis from what I've observed." Serenity said smugly.
"You sound like Zoicite or your friend Amy."
"Ya, well, that's where I heard it." Serenity muttered. "Turn around and let me get dressed. I have an idea."
"And what would the idea be?" Darien asked.
"I'm going to climb out the window." Serenity stated. Darien started laughing at the image that conjured in his head. Serenity trying to jump through the window with all the skirts that the women wore.
"What's so funny?" Serenity asked.
"You jumping out the window in all those skirts." Darien answered.
"Who said I was wearing a dress? If you'd turn around…" Serenity said. Before Serenity had even said the second sentence Darien had already spun around and was looking at her.
Serenity had on a pair of tight black riding pants with black knee length riding boots and a white ruffled shirt that accentuated each curve of her body. Darien's mouth dropped at the sight of Serenity and at her audacity to wear something like that.
"Have you caught any bugs in your mouth yet?" Serenity asked. She smiled and pulled her hair back into a ponytail. She walked over to the window and looked at Darien, "Are you going to come with me or are you going to wait for me to unlock the door?"
"I'll wait here." Darien muttered as he fell back onto the bed. Serenity simply nodded before she climbed out of the window and made her way to the front.
Serenity stood at the front door and pondered on if she should knock or yell for Rei. She decided to knock just for the extra effect.
"Coming!" Came a reply, what sounded like Mina's reply, from inside."
"How can we help you… Serenity?" Mina looked stunned at Serenity standing right in front of her.
"Hi. Rei seemed to have locked the door last night after everyone was asleep." Serenity explained.
"Where's Darien?" Malachite asked.
"He was really tired. I guess all the traveling you guys did caught up to him." Serenity said with a smile. Malachite nodded his head, but eyes the blonde headed princess warily.
"I see, maybe I should go wake him up." Malachite suggested.
"Just let him sleep! He is your captain and maybe he deserves to rest a little while before working again." Serenity said.
"I guess you are right, but when he's mad, I'm telling him to find you." Malachite smiled.
"Alright." Serenity mumbled. "Now where's Lita with breakfast?"
"She's in the kitchen with Neph. Amy and Zoi are still going over some books, Rei and Jed are outside somewhere, and Mal and I were just talking." Mina explained.
"Right, everyone has a lover now it seems…" Serenity paused and thought about what she just said. She looked up to find Mina's eyes glittering, "DO NOT call Darien and me lovers. We're barely friends, acquaintances at most." Serenity said pointing a finger at Mina.
"That's not what I heard, but alright." Mina smiled and took her spot next to Malachite once more. "Why don't you go change into a dress, or something more comfortable?"
"These are actually quite comfortable thank you." Serenity said with a smile. She turned from Mina and walked into the kitchen where she found Lita cooking and Nephrite sitting. "Don't mind me." Serenity said as she grabbed a plate with eggs and toast that Lita was shoving at her and left.
"Great I'm unwanted… maybe I should have brought Andrew along so things wouldn't have been so dull." She muttered to herself. Serenity walked outside and sat down in one of the porch chairs to eat her breakfast. When she was done she just sat her plate down on the porch and pulled her knees into her chest and stared off into the distance.
So vulnerable, like last night. Darien said as he walked up to the porch. After waiting 20 minutes he figured Serenity wasn't going to come open the door and climbed out the window just like she had. He circled around the house where he came upon her huddled on the chair.
"You are so nice fair maiden." Darien said as he walked up to her.
Serenity's head snapped up to find Darien walking towards her with an evil grin on his face. "uh o" was all she said before she raced into the house.
"Mina! Please hide me! Anywhere, just please hide me!" Serenity exclaimed as she grabbed Mina's hand and tugged her away from Malachite. When Mina looked back Malachite was mouthing "Darien" and she figured out what exactly was going on.
"In here, don't move until I tell you." Mina said as she pushed Serenity into a broom closet.
"Great" Serenity huffed. She found a pale and sat down waiting for Mina to come back…
After 15 minutes of waiting Serenity's curiosity got the better of her and she got up. She opened the door slightly and looked in the hall. When she was satisfied no one was there she opened the door more. Within two steps of leaving the closet two strong arms encircled her waist and Serenity was upon someone's shoulder. She looked to the side to see a familiar ebony colored head of hair next to her stomach.
"DARIEN LET ME GO THIS INSTANT!" She whaled.
"You made me miss my breakfast." Darien said.
"Poor baby. Where are you taking me? Let me go?"
"Down?"
"Yes please!"
"Are you sure?"
"YES! Now let me dow-" Serenity was cut off when she hit an ice cold bath. A high pitched scream came from the bathroom followed by Darien's laughter.
"That's what you get you little minx." Darien laughed.
"That what I get huh? Can you at least get me a towel?" Serenity asked smiling.
Darien just nodded and grabbed a towel for Serenity. He was about to hand it to her when her little hands grabbed his arm and jerked him into the water with her. "Alls fair!" Serenity chided when Darien emerged from the water.
Serenity tried to get out just to have Darien pull her back in. When Darien tried to get out Serenity always found a way to make him slip, landing him right back into the water.
"Alright, we're even. I want to get dry." Serenity said looking at her pruned hands.
"I agree." Darien said as he stood up and got out of the bath. His white shirt had become see through and Serenity blushed when Darien turned around and caught her staring… again.
"Can you get me a towel? White shirts are not the best to get wet." Serenity said hoping Darien would get the point. He did and with a nod grabbed Serenity another dry towel and cautiously gave it to her.
Darien turned around to let Serenity get out and put the towel on. When he heard water dripping and wet steps her turned back around. Serenity's golden hair was a shade darker due to the water and was plastered flat onto her head. It fell back almost to her knees in a wet golden water fall. She sat down ringing it out with her hands and looking around the room.
When Serenity stood up she accidentally slipped on a puddle of water and started falling forward. With Darien's great reaction skills he grabbed her, but he too slipped on another wet spot on the floor. Darien ended up on the bottom with Serenity on top of him.
At first the two just stared at each other not paying attention to anything else. Darien slowly picked up his head and placed his lips on Serenity's, who didn't fight back nor respond to him.
"Darien? Serenity? Are you two alright in there?" Mina asked through the door. "We heard a lot of screaming, yelling, and laughing, then silence. We want to make sure you guys didn't kill each other!"
Darien and Serenity snapped out of their trance and jumped off each other, both standing up this time. "We're fine." Darien said opening the door so Mina could see him and Serenity standing their perfectly fine.
"Alright, well, Malachite said he wanted to talk to you Darien. Your room is unlocked now, I found the keys." Mina said.
"Thanks Mina, tell him I'll be there in a couple of minutes." Darien answered.
Mina nodded her head and looked at Serenity. "We need to discuss your plans too." Mina said looking at Serenity.
"I know, I'll change when Darien's done and then I'll come out so we can set a time when I can go back to the castle." Serenity said. Mina just nodded then walked down the hall.
Darien looked back at Serenity for a second before excusing himself and walking to his room to change. As soon as Mina had left the mood in the room had gone from awkward to painfully awkward and Darien wanted to avoid Serenity for the time being. It wouldn't be hard for him since Serenity wanted to avoid him as well, so she stayed in the bathroom until she heard Darien leave the room and walk down the hall to meet with Malachite and the other guys.
A/N- I know it was a short and goofy chapter, but I thought since I did update it pretty fast it might be fun to just let the characters have some fun. And as you saw I did put some D/S action in there for some of you. Sorry it was shorter than usual! There will be more coming, but it won't be super fast.
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