Konnichi wa, minna-chan! Well, I have good news and bad news - the bad news
is, I'm home sick from school with bronchitis (yick). The good news is, I
have ALL DAY to work on this series! Woohoo! Maybe if I'm lucky I'll get part
2 done and start on part 3, but seeing as how part 1 took me 3 days to finish
I'm not jumping to any conclusions AT ALL. I love hearing from people as to
how I did, PLEASE tell me!!! My email's at the bottom of the page =^.^=
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Love Will Still Live On
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About 2 hours after Serena had left the apartment, the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Is this Darien Chiba?" The voice was unfamiliar.
"Yes. What can I do for you?"
"We're sorry to inform you of this, but your wife was in a serious
accident. She was hit by a car. She is in intensive care, if you want to
come down to the hospital, okay?"
"S..Serena.. you're sure about this?" Darien turned deathly pale. He
gripped the phone tightly.
"Yes. Please come to the hospital at once. Thank you." The person on
the other end hung up. Numbly, Darien hung up his phone. He felt sick, like
he was going to throw up.
"Serena... no!!!!" Faintly, he heard a familiar tune. He looked up
and over at the dresser. On top of it was Serena's locket, playing the song
of their everlasting - or so they thought - love. "Serena, oh Serena.."
He picked up the locket and put it on. It rested over his heart.
Suddenly, he jumped into hyper let's-get-our-asses-in-gear mode and
grabbed his keys. Speeding out the door, down the stairs, and into the
garage, he almost ran right past his car.
Darien swore under his breath and skidded to a halt. Cursing his
clumbsiness, he fumbled with his keys, trying desperately to unlock the car
door. Forcing himself to slow down, he took a deep breath to compose himself.
When he finally got in the car, he set the speed record going from the
apartment building to the hospital. Good thing there weren't any police
around.
After he arrived at the hospital, there was an abundance of paperwork
to be filled out before he could see Serena. Finally, after what seemed like
centuries, they let him in. Slowly, silently, he drug a chair to her bedside
and sat down.
She was in bad shape - her right arm and left leg were broken, she
had many ugly bruises, and there was a big, nasty looking gash on her forehead
that had been stitched shut. All sorts of tubes and wires led from various
machines to her body. She was in a coma.
Fighting nausea, Darien took a shuddering breath. He reached out and
gently took her hand. One of the doctors had said that even though she was
in a coma, she could probably still hear him.
"Serena.. if you can hear me.. if it even matters to you anymore..
I'm here. Words can't say how sorry I am, Serena! If I could take this morning
back, I would in a heartbeat. I feel like this is all my fault. If I had only
spent more time with you and less time trying different experiments, none of
this would have happened.
"Serena, you.. you mean more to me than any job ever did or ever
will. I know I didn't tell you nearly as often as I should have. But it's
true. You've got to live, Serena, you've got to!
"I.. oh, this is all my fault.. Serena.. my only love.." Darien's
voice cracked miserably. His midnight blue eyes filled with tears. "The
thought of never seeing you again is.. is.." He was sobbing now. "You've got
to get well! You have to!"
Darien drew a deep breath, trying hard to calm down. He never cried,
never.
"Darien?" asked a soft voice, uncertianly. "May I come in?" Darien
turned around to see who it was. The voice belonged to his friend and lab
partner, Melody Silverblade.
"Mel!" He sniffled and wiped his eyes. "S-sure. Have a seat."
She gracefully pulled a chair over and sat down next to him. "Hotaru
told me what happened. I came to see how you were doing."
"Hotaru.." Darien didn't bother asking how Hotaru had known. She was
extremely sensitive to things that happened to the Princess. "Thanks for
coming."
"Anytime, Darien. Here, I brought you something." Melody reached into
her backpack and pulled out an object wrapped in newspaper. Darien took it
with a smile.
"Thanks." He carefully unwrapped it and gasped as the last piece of
paper fell away. "Wow.. it's beautiful!" The object was a rose, made of
colored glass. It was perfect down to every detail. It sparkled, even in the
dim light.
Melody beamed. "I'm glad you like it. I'm a sculpter, but I also make
crafts and jewelry and the like."
"You're really talented.. but why a rose?"
Melody leaned back in her chair. A dreamy look came over her face.
"My grandmother once told me about a man in a black tuxedo. He wore a cape
and a mask, too. His symbol was the rose, the sign of love and beauty. When
I was little, I could have sworn I was in love with him."
She blushed. "But it's just a fairy tale.."
Darien smiled to himself.
he thought.
"But it's always been my dream to meet him." Melody sighed. "I know
it won't happen, but I still dream of it."
Darien met her gaze. He didn't voice
the thought, though. Instead, he said in a soft voice, "Dreams can come true.
You just have to believe."
Melody's emerald eyes twinkled. "That's why I keep dreaming. I have
to go. I just dropped by to see how your wife was doing. I hope I get to
meet her someday." With that, Melody stood up and left.
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Darien got home around midnight. He didn't bother to eat, he was way
too tired. Instead, he went straight to bed. It took him awhile, but finally
he fell asleep..
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Darien and Serena were walking hand in hand along the beach. It was
perfect. The stars were bright and the moon was full.
"Muffin? What's wrong?" Serena looked up at Darien with big blue
eyes.
"Nothing's wrong." He stopped walking, turned to her, and took both
her hands in his. "I'm so happy we're married, Serena! It's been so long,
and we've been through so much, but finally, we are together. I promise you,
I will always be there for you.."
She smiled at him. "I know, Muffin. I know." They kissed softly.
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Darien awoke with a cry. That dream was a memory, it was 3 days after
their wedding night. He looked at the empty spot in the bed beside him and
began to cry. He fell back agianst the pillows and sobbed into the blankets.
Both physically and emotionally exausted, he finally fell into a
light, fretful sleep. Morning couldn't come soon enough.
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To be continued..
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Sorry this part is so short! I wrote most of it by hand during school
=^.^= I'm going to take some time to mention people, so bear with me here!
First off, I'm going to thank my very best friend, Brittany McLaird
=), aka Kaos95. I mention her in every story because she is wonderful with
support and ideas for plot lines. Without her, I probably wouldn't be writing.
Thanks so much, Brit! Oh yeah.. de deee de deeeeeeee!! Someday, it WILL
happen! =^.^=
Second is Razzz. She was always there to help me out when I got stuck
with the plots Brittany came up with ;). A good part of stuff in this story
came from her wonderful advice and ideas. Plus, she's wicked cool and majorly
funny! Long live the Spatula!!
Third is Lianne. She is the Goddess of romance stories. I really mean
that! Her stories are BEYOND awsome. Her stories have given me ideas of my
own. She's encouraging and really smart. She's got a WONDERFUL sense of
humor.. "The Wacky Adventures of Psycho Setsuna" had me rolling on the floor!
Fourth is SamusStar. She's written some awsome squaresoft fanfic.
You've really gotta read it! (Note to Sam: You've really gotta send it so
people can read it! =^.^= j/k)
And last but not least is a really cool person called Jade. Her email
was the first one that was sent to me praising my writing by someone I don't
know. Jade, your encouragement was WONDERFUL, and I kept my promise - here's
the second part. Thanks sooooo much!
Well, minna, I hope you are enjoying this. I'm writing most of it
in school, as I said, and that's why it's taking me an impossible amount of
time to get it up. Thanks for putting up with me!
Tiga Shadow
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