Free Talk: Hello all I hope you liked my last chapter, yes its true Darien is a big asshole but that's the character I've given him for now anyway. Same with Serena sure she's annoying now, but you at least identify that she has personality even if it is irritating. Don't worry there's method to my madness.
Never Will we Be that Wonderful: Chapter 8
I turned to look out the back window, a girl was walking along the road. I saw Darien do the same thing in his rearview mirror. Familiarity is what it is. Whenever I'm driving down the road I turn to see if it's someone I know walking down the street; rarely it is. That's what we're looking for in our lifetime familiarity; something to remind us of ourselves, something to confirm you're home. I'm searching for familiarity now at school I've become a legend in only one day and yet my accomplishments are nil. Raye was popular because she knew how to control people; I'm popular because my boyfriend is what a sad state I'm in.
"Do you believe people think it was cool that I stood up to Raye?" I asked turning my head to Darien.
"Cool? No one thinks things are cool anymore, they probably thought it was different and brave though," He laughed and flashed a white grin at me. Today we were going to his house for the first time, but I'm not nervous.
"They probably think I've become the newest bitch in town because I'm dating you. You've brought new meaning to the term "Bitch magnet" the only difference is I'm not a bitch and I have no intention of becoming like Raye. Besides I don't have any side kicks like Ami and Lita," I finished we were turning into the most prestigious neighborhood in this district.
"Do you live here?" I questioned admiring the large gates and men that guarded them.
"Something like that," answered Darien whilst pulling up to a gate near the end of the road. 'Something like that,' what kind of answer is that? Does this mean he is rich? Well he does drive a brand new Z71, which are rare over here in Japan considering it's made by GMC an American company.
"Okay I'll be honest with you I'm sort of wealthy. Not like ridiculously wealthy but my family does okay you know? My father must meet every girl I date incase it does something to embarrass him. I'm not his most favorite child." He added and looked away.
"Did he like Raye?" I questioned, interested in his ex a little bit I must admit. After all he is dirty laundry.
"Not one bit, he thought she was trouble and because he knew we were having sex he said she looked like the type to claim being pregnant and say I'm the father of her baby. Which was a big insult to Raye so we never came back since. Until he discovered that her and I had broken up and that I was with someone new. The little creep spys on me," He finished looking at the large glass double front doors.
"So if he doesn't like me it doesn't matter?" I asked looking at him.
"Like I care what he thinks. He's an asshole who tries to control everyone's lives," spat Darien while opening his door and walking towards the house. I slowly got out and ran up to him. While we were walking I felt his hand encircle mine with a tight grip. It was as if there was something going on here that I was unaware of, like a big secret was kept here.
We stepped inside onto the teal marble flooring. I glanced around and saw nothing but beautiful artwork and a grand staircase. The house looked normal on the outside but had beautiful architecture on the inside. I was impressed, Darien was not.
"Ah Mr. Chiba you're late Mike has been waiting impatiently for you to arrive," Said a man dressed in a navy suit. I assume him to be an assistant with the way he greeted us.
We climbed the great staircase which lead to a short hallway with several doors. The last door on the end was marked Michael on a gold plate. Darien just whisked the door open and took a seat in the first arm chair. What am I supposed to do follow his lead? I quietly sat down in the chair beside him and folded my hands into my lap.
"You two are very late," Said a voice calmly behind us. Darien didn't move an inch. The voice sounded as if it had an accent. A British accent.
"I've told you time and time again that school doesn't get out until 5:30 we have clubs and cleaning to attend to," exclaimed Darien in an almost fed up tone.
"Well Miss stand up I do not have all day," said the voice. I slowly stood up only to come face to face with someone who was definitely not Japanese. His hair was golden blonde, he had light green eyes and his smile did not reflect Darien at all. His black suit was tailored to fit perfectly and he held a file under his right arm. His face was stern not soft and it too looked as if it held many secrets within it.
"My name is Tuskino Serena it's a pleasure to meet you sir," I said and bowed formally towards him and he replied with the same courtesy.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss. Tuskino my name is Michael Witherson and I must say you're the most polite girl Darien has brought home to date," He explained than bowed once more to me. My face was turning pink I could feel it, this man may be thirty years my senior but he was dashing and young. His last name though is Witherson and Darien's is Chiba, the two look nothing alike and yet he is Darien's father. Perhaps Darien is adopted?
"She's approved, for once. You're welcome to leave at your discretion. I'm far to busy to tinker around with you and your love life any longer," explained Michael. I wonder if he would mind me calling him Michael? I suppose I should just stick to Mr. Witherson as to not cause confusion. "Oh and hope to see you again one day Miss. Tuskino,"
"Please sure call me Serena I don't mind at all, good bye Mr. Witherson," I added and ran to catch up to the lofty Darien.
We than sped off into the evening towards Darien's actual house. He leaves things out when talking to me or making plans. He keeps me on my toes and rewards me with curiosity. I'm genuinely interested about his father but I suppose asking about it would make me seem annoying and that's the last thing I want in this relationship. It's not like it's a big deal anyways. Perhaps he takes after his mom mostly. Wait I never got to meet his mother.
"Your mother wasn't present do I not get to meet her too?" I asked, he was silent. I was scared.
"You won't get to meet my mother, she died when I was five." He explained while turning into a drive way under a condo.
"I'm sorry… I shouldn't have assumed such a thing," I replied looking away from him.
I'm so stupid I always say the wrong things at the wrong times. Also constantly am I saying sorry when they don't need to hear that. People who have someone sick or someone dead in their family appreciate our condolences and concern but I feel it's almost rude to say things like "I'm sorry" or "My heart goes out to you,". They don't want to hear that it's like giving them their last rights. I usually say something like "I'm here for you to talk if you need me," but for once I couldn't say it. I can't say something like that to Darien in fear that he would distance himself further from me than he already is.
"I can see you contemplating questions in your head to ask me, I'll answer the ones I know you're dieing to ask. I'm very personal about myself remember that. I'll rarely open up to you and you'll just have to deal with that unfortunately. My mother died through a drug overdose, the doctors believe it was suicide seeing as she had no history with taking drugs. Michael is not my biological father. That's all you need to know." He explained. My head was still itching to go further with him; I yearned to know more about his twisted fate and how he ended up with a wealthy man for a dad if they're not really related. I suppose these questions shall remain unanswered because he just stated he'll never open up to me.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't be nosey like this. It's not like you're asking me questions about my life either so I'll lay off. Sorry." I apologized.
"Do you want me to ask you questions?" He asked sincerely. I giggled at this.
"Do you want to ask me questions I think would be the correct response from me," I answered and asked all at the same time.
"Okay tell me about your family," He told.
"There's nothing really to tell to be honest. My mother is a stay at home mom who is ambitious as hell about inventing a miracle pine cleaner that actually gets those black marks off all the walls. My brother Shingo is as little brothers always are, annoying. As for my father, he owns a share in a small company called "Genki Desu (I'm happy)" it's the company that makes dishwasher soap. That's about it," I explained looking back at him. I was expecting him to be falling asleep but there he was upright and interested in what I had to say.
"You forgot something," He stated.
"No I didn't that's all the family I have," I answered.
"You forgot yourself, I only know what you spill out in awkward moments I want to know a little more about you. Such as why you're so shy around people and how come you have no desire to have sex with me?" He laughed. I can't tell if his laugh was at me or with me.
"Oh, well umm.. I'm shy because that's just how I am. The less you talk the less there is to gossip about. As for the sex question… I can't answer that," I replied. Truthfully I couldn't I mean really how am I supposed to explain to him that I've never had sex but am really curious about it. I could never explain my hidden desires to him. I'm too embarrassed to let my mother see my ass what chance does he have?
"You can't answer that? And why is that Miss. Tuskino?" He whispered into my ear lobe as he bit the bottom of it. My body tensed but not in a bad way. It's funny if he tried anything I wouldn't hesitate to say no. I'm not afraid of him and I do not find him intimidating… Well that was a little intimidating.
"Because it's private," I continue by teasing my lips over his but not letting him kiss me. A grin approached his mouth.
"Private? So you have secrets hey?" He asked while kissing my neck right below my ear.
"More secrets than you could imagine, so many things you don't know about me," I smiled into his cheek while kissing it. I felt his hand rest on my lower back and he pulled me towards him.
"How do I learn these secrets?" He questioned, now returning the favor and teasing my lips.
"You can't they're not yours for the learning," I giggled as he kissed my chin, I felt his hand move lower down my back to my bottom where he kept his palm.
My whole body shivered; this feeling is new and different. The moment he touched me there a sensation came. He's so arrogant. He knows he won't have sex with me. Yet here I am now questioning why it would be so bad? What consequences could I get for it? Pregnancy? No I'm on the pill and that plus a condom is like 97 percent fool proof… Or something like that. I can hear his breath its slow and steady; similar to a lion ready to pounce. I didn't know I had this capability to turn men on.
"Let's go inside I'll show you my house," He said while sliding away from me and out the door.
There he was capable of turning off the sensations in his body so easily. Than there was I, curious little me. I'm still a new driver on this road; how am I supposed to match him? Than again I could look at this from the point of view that I could control him, use his desires to gain the upper hand. He can't keep that cool façade going for long.
"Holy you're house is nice," I commented while entering through the doors. He lived in a two story condo, but what was I expecting his father probably owned the building.
"Yeah I'm completely spoiled. I would have thought you'd realize that from the brand new Z71." He laughed I could see him through the window to the kitchen. He was getting himself and I a drink.
"Shit I forgot you don't drink, uhh I can make you a Shirley temple," he joked as he poured the drink down the sink.
"Sorry I just don't like to drink," I turned away from him to look out the window.
"Why don't you anyway? If you don't mind my asking," He questioned while taking a seat beside me.
"I don't know. I guess I'm afraid I'm going to do something I will regret.
"Everyone has something they regret from being drunk though. That's the fun part, finding out who you hooked up with the night before and the stupid things you said to people," He laughed while taking a sip of whatever he was drinking.
"Fun for everyone else. I on the other hand would find that humiliating," I continued.
"You're really uptight you know that?" He laughed as he put the drink down on the table.
Of course I know I'm uptight. I'm anal about everything, but recently I've been getting away from that for some reason. It's as if I'm growing a back bone finally. Minako will be happy with me, she's been telling me I need to gain one for years now. I'm also really curious and yet hold back my questions in fear of being told I'm nosey. It's true I am nosey, but so what the whole god damn world is nosey. Look at the lives of celebrities they're always in the spotlight and we all buy tabloids seeing whose sleeping with who, whose marring who or divorcing for that matter. I stand by that celebrity marriages are publicity stunts and that's it. Perhaps for once in my life I can ask questions to Darien. I feel comfortable and secure around him.
"So tell me something about you that I don't know," I said to him in the most seductive tone I could.
"ha ha something you don't know? There's lots you don't know. Let me see umm I actually have a passion for racing motor bikes. Nice seductive tone by the way," He laughed while taking a sip of his drink. Wow, there was so much sarcasm there I could smell it. "Now tell me something I don't know about you,"
"I ditched my best friend because Raye didn't like her," I confessed, boy had that one been resting on my shoulders for years I've got to say, nice to confess things to strangers.
"Why?" Asked Darien, his face looked bewildered.
"Because I chose popularity over friendship, plus at the time Raye seemed way more interested in me than she did," I admitted, it's the truth. At least it's the truth I wanted to believe.
"Do you ever talk to her?" He questioned, maybe he's not so thick. This is the side of Darien I like the most. The side that listens and gives feed back.
"Never. There's the occasional 'hello' in the hallway but that's as far as it goes. Oh and it's usually an awkward 'hello' too; like we feel the need to say it," I explained. I miss Naru.
"Let me ask you another question. Out of your clique who are you actually friends with? What I mean is who do you consider your best friend of the group?" he inquired.
"I used to think Raye, but within the last year she became this bitch to me. It used to be Amy she was always mean to but it turned to me. Just like in elementary school you know? Every girl gets their day where everyone would be mean to you; you just always hoped that today wasn't your day. Now I guess I would say Minako though, she always defended me and told me the truth about everything," I replied while taking a sip of his drink, I didn't get the reaction I wanted out of him though. It was feeling warm inside.
"I figured Minako by the way you reacted when she walked in on us," He explained while glancing over at me. His facial features were that of a child in that one instance and his eyes pierced mine. "Okay last question, why were you attracted to me? Like honestly why?"
Okay I have to admit it now, this question threw me off. He always preceded me as someone who was full of themselves and thought that everyone was attracted to him. However, this throws me for a loop. It wasn't his good looks though it was the way he talked to me. Like I was worth his time.
"You made me feel like you gave a damn; even when we fought," I smiled up at him.
"I did and do give a damn about you," He replied than looked away right after. "Sorry I'm just not someone who says things like that. Well don't get me wrong I do say them occasionally but yeah that's just it on occasion only,"
"Were you ever attracted to me before you decided that I was innocent?" I asked peering into his eyes with mine. I was always told my eyes were a unique shade of blue, kind of like his deep blue ones. Mine were like a clear blue sky on a sunny day and his were a stormy thunder storm needing to be calmed.
"If you're wanting me to be honest you won't like me so I'll just say that it was your laugh that caught me," He smiled cockily.
"Oh? Tell me the truth I already know my laugh sounds like a hyena no need to mock it!" I smiled at him. He then bent towards me and kissed my neck. My whole body has gone numb and the lower he goes the more my eyes fall to heaven. I wonder what it would be like to loose my virginity. I always pictured candles, music and sexy lingerie. Well right now his house is dead silent, well lit and I'm wearing lime green boys shorts with a red padded bra. Okay definitely not today, not until I'm more prepared. His kisses continued and his hands were sliding down my stomach to where the top of my pants are. He fingered the material than ran his soft finger tips along my stomach. My eyes bulged open and for that instant I lost my breath. We made eye contact and he smirked up at me.
"I can do better than that if you'll let me,"
Right make him think he has the upper hand then go in for the finishing blow. Well not blow but finishing move where he realizes he won't get very far with me.
"Oh really? Well maybe I can do better," I answered replaying the smirk on my lips for him.
"What a surprise, never expect you to say that," He laughed.
I took my finger tips and guided them slowly up his arm. I could see that he could feel the tickling sensation that I was creating for him. I than slowly crawled down to where I met his belly button and I planted kisses along it, he was anticipating something that I was not going to give. I swiftly pulled away and looked him, he finally clued in.
"Tease," He said while standing up and grabbing his keys. "Come on you've got to be home by ten right?"
"Let's go," I replied while grabbing my jacket. Time flew by fast, we had been here for over four hours. For those short minutes there I had gained control; points for Serena four, points for Darien none.
Free Talk: Hello! So there's the end of my latest chapter I hope you all enjoyed it. Secrets are only to be revealed with time! I'm open to guesses as to what's up with Darien and his dad so go right ahead. Again I apologize for the terrible grammar, my English teacher tells me I'm improving though .