Understanding Hurt
Chapter 9: Finally Together
I wasn't scared for the first time in a while...I wasn't sad, depressed, or having the feeling that I was the source of all problems. I was free of everything.
Her eyes fluttered open as she tried focus her vision through the darkness of her bedroom. Her dream put a small smile on her face as she wished that it would have been reality. She looked over at Darien, who is laying next to her, and watched him sleep, taking in slow, even breaths. She rolled over so her and Darien were facing each other.
"Thank you." She whispered as she grabbed his hand, slowly lifting it to her lips and kissing it softly before laying it back down next to her. He scooted next to her so their bodies were only inches apart. "Your welcome." He whispered as he was awake the whole time.
The smile that was on her face grew bigger as she tucked herself into his chest, feeling safer then she has ever felt before. He stroked her hair with his hand, this was the first time he saw her hair without her usual odangos, then wrapped his arms around her waist holding her close.
She sucked in a deep breath as her eyes shot open. She noticed light was shining in through her bedroom window as she strained her eyes. She whipped her forehead which was seeping with sweat, as she shot her head in the direction of where she remembered Darien laying. That side of the bed was empty.
She sat up fast and looked around the room nervously. She ran her hand through her hair as hot tears ran down her face. She slowly turned so she was sitting on the edge of the bed and then stood up, wrapping her arms around her stomach tryinng to keep the hurt from taking over.
She started walking towards her bedroom door, but stopped and turned around, wiping her tears away as she braced herself to go downstairs. She quietly walked out into the hallway, not caring to put her hair up in her usual odangos, and approached the top of the staircase.
She placed one hand on the railing and looked down at the dining room table where she can see Seiya sitting. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath through her nose then she heard Seiya laughing. She opened her eyes slowly and her eyebrows pull together in confusion as she looked down at Seiya. She walked down two of the steps, and leaned forward so she can see the person who was sitting on the other side of the table.
"..Yeah!" the other voice said as they laughed again. "That's what I thought too."
She gasped and a huge smile spread across her face as she realized it wasn't a dream. Darien looked up at Serena on the staircase. "Good morning sleeping beauty." He said smiling wide back at her.
"Hey." She said making her way down to the dinning room table where her brother and Darien were.