Author's Note: I'm getting a lot of e-mails asking for the next chapter on this fanfic, so here it is! I'm enjoying writing is very much and I hope you guys are enjoying reading it. Have fun and keep sending those E-Mails my way! Heart of the Sun Chapter 3      Serena was sitting on her grandmothers porche the next day in the early afternoon, typing into her labtop as she read from her notes. She wore a pair of slacks and a white blouse, her long silvery hair hanging down in her back in waves, her glasses perched on her nose.      She'd gone on her date the night before with Darien. He'd taken her to a small, intimate restaurant where they'd eaten, then after to see a movie. They'd compromised over a comedy since she didn't want to see an action/adventure film and he didn't want to see a romance film.      She hated admitting it as well, but she'd had a good time with him. He'd teased her until she was laughing, held her hand even when she tried tugging it away. He was so different then she'd expected him to be and she wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad one.      She was musing over there date when she heard the screeching of tires and her head snapped up. Already feeling dread coming, she watched a small convertible speed up to the house and come to a screaming halt in front.      Filled with horror, she watched Yaten step out of the drivers seat, wearing sunglasses and a button up shirt with black trousers. He slammed the door and stalked up the walkway, removing his sunglasses and filling her with more fear when she saw that his eyes were on fire with rage.      Swallowing her dread, she forced a smile and rounded the porche."Yaten, I'm glad you came."      "Like hell you are!"he shouted this so loud she nearly jumped."What the hell is going on here?! Who was that yesterday that I spoke with?! I thought you were out here doing a job, not looking for men!"      "I am, please Yaten."she put her hands on his arms and gripped tight."I'm doing my job, but I also happened to meet someone new."      "Someone new? Someone new!!!"he shook her."Don't you remember what happened with the last new one?!"      That stung, but she refused to let him see."I remember, but that was also months ago. Yaten, its time that I moved on."      His hands tightened on her arms, painfully tight and she could see the rage swirling in his eyes, and also the fear for her to get hurt by someone again."I don't want to see you hurt again."he whispered.      "Don't worry about me."she cupped his cheek and kept her eyes calmly on his."I'll be all right."      "I'm assuming your my grandson."that was Sara speaking from the doorway, her eyes studying Yaten and liking what she saw."Handsome one, aren't you?"      Yaten turned to Serena with a frown."Thats our grandma."she explained with a laugh.      "Oh....well."embaressed now, he walked forward and bent to kiss her cheek."Nice to finally meet you."      "Tall and handsome and a temper that would have anyone shaking in there shoes."she quickly analyzed, smiling at his expression."Your father was a patient child. Never liked fighting or wanted to fight. Its from me that you got that quick temper. I've never had much patience in my life."      "I always considered it a trait I was blessed with."he told her, causing her to laugh.      "Charming as well. I bet you have to beat the women off with a stick."      "I do what I have too.....and enjoy myself along the way."      They went inside the house, she listened as there grandmother and Yaten immediately hit it off and seemed to act as if they'd known one another for years, as he told them about New York and the latest case he was working on. But when a knock came on the front door and Serena stiffened with fright, Sara excused herself with an amused gleam in her eye.      Yaten turned to her."She's great. Makes me wonder why Dad never told us about her."      She tried not to look toward the doorway and see who she knew it was."Dad had his reasons. Yaten-"she was cut off when Darien came striding into the room.      He halted at the sight of Yaten, eyes narrowing when Yaten stood slowly and eyed him with as much suspicion. They faced off and she jumped to her feet.                 "Yaten, meet Darien Cunningham. He owns Cunningham Enterprises."she said nervously,  twisting her fingers together as they remained still and didn't stop staring."He's been showing me around town and being very kind and helpful."      "Just how helpful?"Yaten said in a low voice, but his meaning was clear.      "Lets just say she won't be needing you around."Darien shot back.      When Yaten's eyes flashed, she quickly jumped in front of him, blocking him."Stop it. The two of you are acting like idiots. Darien, did I mention that Yaten happens to be my older brother?"      She watched his eyes change at this, with first confusion, then relief. The relief lasted only a moment before he held out his hand."Sorry about that. I thought you were here to make my life hell."      Yaten's lips twitched at this."Just because I'm her brother doesn't mean I'm not going to make your life hell anyway."      "Hey, its always good to be warned."he said with an equally cocky smile.      Mouth hanging open, she watched the two men sit back down in the parlor sofa's and beginning speaking to one another as if they hadn't just been at one anothers throats. Standing there, she grew angry when they continued ignoring her.      "And since when do you like the men that I'm dating?!"she snapped at her brother, finally getting them to look back at her.      "Oh, you two are dating?"acting innocent, he let his green eyes widen."Well then."      "Don't act as if you didn't know!"she hissed at him, noticing Darien finally when she saw he was trying to hide his laughter."Whats so funny?!"      "You are."his eyes were full of amusement."I've never seen you get so mad."      "You haven't known me that long."but he was right. Normally, she didn't become this angry just for any reason. She always managed to keep her emotions in check, something that was nearly impossible to do when he was around.      Turning her back on them, she calmed herself as Yaten curiously studied her."Whats wrong?"      "Nothing."pleased that her voice was once again steady, she turned back to them, her features smoothly in place."Nothing. I'm glad you two like each other."and she was now that she wasn't angry anymore. Yaten usually didn't like the men she was dating ever.      That thought had her paling. She wasn't dating. No, just because they had gone out once DID NOT mean they were dating. She didn't have time to be dating anyone or even the interest. Easing the panic away, she relaxed again.      She listened to Darien and Yaten speak, but didn't really hear them when her hand slid into the pocket of her slacks and she felt the ring she had taken from her ancestors home the other day. She gripped it in her palm and remembered the vision she had seen when she had first touched it.      It was odd how this one little project was turning out to be more then she had ever gotten out of any of the others. She'd certainly never touched anything and seen a vision before, of that she was sure.      She snapped herself back to attention when Darien announced he was leaving, that he had only stopped by to see her and see if they were still going out on there date that night.      Frostily, she answered him."Yes, were going out, but its not a-"      His quick kiss on her cheek cut her off."Good then, I'll be by later. Nice meeting you Yaten, glad we fixed the misunderstanding."nodding to them, he turned and walked out the door.      "Nice guy, very nice guy."Yaten turned to her, frowned at the expression on her face and because she had her hand to her cheek."You all right?"      Shaking herself, she nodded."Of course. I'm fine."reaching into her pocket, she felt the ring and decided to show it to Yaten."Look what I found at that house."she showed it to him.      He looked down at it, studying it, but not reaching for it."Its old. Simple, but nice."he looked at her."You steal that?"      "Steal?"insulted, she glared at him."No, I just.....took it."      Rocking back on his heels, he nodded."Took. Right."      "Oh shutup."curious now to see whether or not the ring would affect another, she held it out to him."Here, look closer at it."      He stared down at it and didn't know why he felt a sense of dread at touching the ring."What for?"unable to stop himself, he took a step back.      "Because I want you too. Whats wrong? Your acting as if your afraid of it or something."she hadn't known him for all her life for nothing. She knew exactly what to say to get around him.      He looked at her sharply."Afraid?! Let me see that!"he snatched it from her, nearly stumbled back when he felt a current run through him and the image of a beautiful young woman who looked remarkably like his little sister fill his mind, except this young woman was sad, and seeming to stare right at him as if she stood in front of him in this room. Horrified, he threw the ring on the floor and the image vanished.      Serena was staring at him with both fear and shock, not even bending to retrieve the ring."Did you see it?"her voice was barely above a whisper.      "See what?"his voice broke and he struggled to regain some composure.      "Did you see a woman and a man standing together under the moonlight? Did you see him giving the ring to her?"      He looked at her, wide eyed."What?!"      "You did!"she gripped his arm."You did see it!"      He shook his head."No, I didn't see that."he paused a moment."Serena, have you seen something through that ring?"      "Didn't you?"      He'd never been able to lie to her."Yea....I saw....I saw-"he looked down at her."I saw you."      She frowned."What do you mean you saw me?"      "Well it wasn't you, but....she looked so much like you. Am I going crazy?"      She couldn't help it. She laughed."No idiot, your not going crazy. I've seen something when I touched that ring too. Except I saw her, the woman that looks like me, and the man she loved, when he first gave her his ring that bound them together."      "Then are we both going crazy?"      "Maybe. I don't know."she reached down and picked up the ring, slipping it back into her pocket."Its odd that only you and I have seen things through it. I had grandma touch it and she felt nothing. She didn't even recognize it. I had Darien touch it and he just said the same thing you did when you first saw it. That it was simple, but nice."       "This is too wierd for me. No offense, I know that you live off wierdness, but I don't."       "Yaten, this is wierd for me too. I've NEVER had visions just because I touched a simple ring. I've never had visions from anything."she halted and remembered the dream she'd had the night before. It had been the vision of the two of them together, except she'd  dreamt it this time. And it had been much more vivid and she had heard them speaking to one another, him promising her his heart and soul, her accepting it and swearing herself to him as well.       "So what the hell is going on then?!"he snapped, his voice beginning to rise with frustration.       Remembering his quick temper, she decided to distract him by taking him to the house it had all happened in."Come on, lets go see the house."      "The house?"he stared at her."No way, there's no way-"      "I'll introduce you to Raye, she's a waitress at the local bar. Lots of black hair and killer legs."      He halted, considered a moment."Fine. We go meet her RIGHT after we leave that damn house."      "Deal."he allowed her to lead him out of the house.      When he saw the home he could only stare and she was amazed he seemed so taken with it. Usually he didn't care much for places she was researching when he came to accompany her and walked around bored half the time. But as soon as he had lain eyes on the house, he had been captivated.      "Lets go inside."she took his hand and tugged him along with her.      She showed him the downstairs rooms, then led him upstairs and to the room she had found the ring in. She gestured to the dresser it had been on top."It was right there. Just lying there...like it was waiting or something."quiet now, she stared at the dresser.      He glanced around the room, felt a sudden change in the air, like an invisible current."Serena-"      "I think maybe the ring hadn't been found before. I think she left it there for me. But thats crazy. How could a ghost leave something for me?"      He felt a tingle move down his spine, turned and nearly choked when he saw standing in the doorway the young woman he had seen in his vision. She looked so much like Serena, except her eyes were green and her hair a golden blonde, her body misty and seeming to move like out of a dream. She was studying them both.      He could feel his eyes bugging out of his head."Serena-"      "Ghosts may be real, but for them to actually attempt communication with a living person? I've encountered people who've sworn they have spoken with ghosts, but thats impossible. When I researched these people I found out they had a history of alcoholism, or drug abuse, or even an unstable mental state. So how can you believe them when there backgrounds say differently?"      "Serena!!"reaching back and gripping her arm, her jerked her around to face the ghost.      She gasped, her hand coming up to cover her mouth, as both excitement and terror filled her. My God, was her first thought, we DO look alike.      She wasn't sure how long they faced her, how long each of them studied one another, until the ghost of the woman spoke, shocking them even more."Your both here. Now it will begin."and just as she had mysteriously been there one moment, in the next she had vanished.      They continued standing there for some time, until Yaten blew out a long breath, turning to Serena."Shit."was all he could manage.      Serena blinked once, twice, then rubbed her eyes hard."Oh my God. We just....we just-"      "Saw a ghost, honey. We just saw a ghost."he rubbed his own eyes."My first damn close encounter."      "The term 'close encounter' usually refers to when someone meets an extraterrestrial or some being not of this planet."she looked up at him."But it was my first encounter too."      "Well there's something. Jesus. I didn't know whether to piss my pants when I saw her or just run screaming from the room."he grinned."Neither I would ever do. What kind of a man would I be then?"      "How can you talk about being a man after what we just saw?"shaking her head at him, she then remembered the words the woman had spoken."What do you think she meant by what she said?"      Frowning now, he shook his head slowly."I don't know. Serena, lets go somewhere so you can tell me this legend that runs in our family. Maybe it has something to do with that."      As promised, they went to the bar, but Yaten didn't so much as glance at Raye. Raye came to them and flirted openly with him, but he only ordered a drink and something to eat, then gave his attention back to Serena. Pouting a bit, Raye left them alone after bringing them there drinks.      She told him the entire story, the version Sara had told her. He listened intently, stopping her only to ask a question now and again. When she  was done, he still was confused.      "I don't get it. She said, ' your both here. Now it will begin.' What will begin?"leaning back, he drank from his beer."Like I said before, this is to wierd for me. I'm beginning to regret coming out  here."      "I have to talk to Sara about this. I think she knows more about this then she's saying."thoughtful now, she didn't notice when Darien walked in.      He went to the bar first and had a quick word with Raye, noticing how her eyes traveled behind  her. He looked around her and saw them sitting together at a booth, Serena frowning in thought and Yaten relaxing with his drink. He walked over to them.      "What a nice surprise."pleased when she jerked and looked up at him, he slid smoothly into the booth next to her."Whats wrong? The two of look as if you've seen a ghost."      Yaten managed to play it off."Nah, just spoke with our parents. Thats enough to scare the living daylights out of anyone."      "They sound like interesting people."he put his arm around Serena, leaned down and kissed her cheek."Hey, you ok?"      Blinking at him, she nodded."I'm fine. Why?"      "Never mind. Guess we can start our date pretty early today."      "Right, your date. Look, I'll head on back to Sara's.....do you think she'll let me stay there another day or two?"      Serena nodded."Yea, she will."      "Ok, good. Have a nice night you two."putting bills down on the table, he got up and walked out of the bar, Raye's wistful gaze following him.      "Are you sure your all right? You look really pale."he brought his hand up to brush her cheek, her head turning to lean into him.      "My brains tired."she whispered, wondering if it would terribly rude to just slide into sleep right there against him. It was odd how she had known him for such a short time, yet she could be comfortable around him if she let herself.      Maybe its not so bad to be dating him, the thought drifted through when she felt his lips brush acorss hers for the first time, when he pressed closer, but didn't push her or begin trying to shove his tongue in her mouth. Just the warm feel of his lips pressed against hers.      When he pulled back, she felt somewhat disappointed."You wanna get out of here?"he murmured.      She realized after a moment that her head was bobbing up and down, as if she was an empty headed teenage girl. Checking herself, she nodded again, but with more grace.      They left the bar and drove out of town in his truck, making there way back toward where she knew his home was. She had driven by it, passed it mostly out of curiousity to see the grand home he had grown up in and that now belonged to him.      So now, as he turned into the lane and made his way up the drive, she couldn't help staring in awe at the huge oak trees that lined up the sides of the drive, bending over the lane and seeming to shadow over them. In the late afternoon, it seemed to give an eerie look, a feeling that they were completely alone in the world.      Darien noticed her staring."Kinda scary, aren't they?"      She turned to him, her eyes wide."I'll have to admit, yes."      "They look nice during the day though. Sun spills in through some gaps in the trees and gives the drive a sunny, shadowed look."he knew how the sight looked by heart."Makes me proud to own this place."      They stopped at the front, where he parked and came around to help her out. He took her inside and showed her around a bit, showing her the downstairs rooms, the floor made of a clear blue marble that looked as if they were stepping on the ocean floor.      He took her upstairs, saying there was something he wanted her to see now while the sun hadn't set just yet."I've wanted to show you for a while now."he took her into what she assumed was his room and she had to stop for a moment, breathing in and hoping she knew what she might be getting herself into.      He halted in the middle of the room and turned back to her, a tall, well built male, tanned and tough and still a bit sweaty from the day."Serena, come on."      His smile was harmless enough, but then she knew that men like him specialized in making sure they were smooth and seeming to be harmless. Still, she wouldn't let him see how nervous he made her.      Squaring her shoulders, she followed him out onto the balcony, forgetting her fear when she saw the stretching of land and the last lights from the day seeming to turn the rows golden and bright. It made her cover her mouth with awe, stare transfixed at the countless rows of cotton and hope that grew from the nourishment he gave them every day.      And in the distance she could see the sun perfectly, descending into the land, making the moment seem more magical then anything she had ever experienced in her life.      Vaguely she felt his arms close around her, leaned back into him when he drew her close and touched his cheek to her hair."My great great grandfather called it Terranem."      Quietly, she asked him,"What does it mean?"      His voice was as quiet as hers, as if he recognized the magic in the moment."Its Gaelic for, 'Pearl of the Land.'"      Surveying the scene with a dazzle in her eyes, a dazzle no legends or ghosts had ever put there, she silently agreed that the meaning suited the sight well."Its breathtaking."      "Yea."looking down at her, he was pleased that she was taken with it."Your breathtaking yourself."      Coming back to herself, she glanced up at him, then back at the golden halo of the day."I'm glad you brought me up here to show me this. Its really beautiful Darien."aware suddenly that he was holding her so close and so intimately, she took a step forward and out of his arms."Thank you for sharing this with me."       He was surprised at himself that he had shared it with her. He had never bothered to show any woman the sight, it had never crossed his mind. With her, the need to share had been there, almost from the first moment.      And in that moment, with the sun at her back and her eyes worried on his, he felt something stir in him that he had never felt before, that he had never thought to feel in his life.      Staggered that he felt love swamping his mind and heart so suddenly, he almost turned and ran from her.      But even as the fear kicked in, joy and acceptance that his whole life had been leading to this one moment and one woman overshadowed that.      So when he took a step closer and she backed away again, he cocked his head to her."Why are you backing away from me?"      A bit fearful because she was running out of room on the balcony, she tried for coolness and tossed her hair back, looking him up in the eye."I'm not. I'm just giving you room."      Amused at them both, he grinned."But I don't need room. I only want to be near you darling."      "Darien, you have to understand I only came up here to see what it was you wanted to show me. So now I think its time I leave and-"she bumped into the stone edge of the balcony, even more shocked when he caged her there, sliding that warm, hard body of his up against hers.      He bent and nipped at her bottom lip."Nervous?"      "Yes...no...I don't know."her hands came up and rested on his shoulders."Why do you make me feel like I have a huge ball in my stomache?"      He chuckled, kissing her lips softly and emitting a sigh from her."Maybe because I feel the same thing everytime I see you."      She couldn't help the small laugh that escaped."Right, a guy like you would never get that way around any girls."      "I guess maybe I was just waiting for the right one."he slid his tongue down her jaw, to her throat, where her bulse beat wildly."Serena, don't leave me alone tonight."his voice was like a caress, soft and sending chills through her.      It was hard to tell him no, but sense was one of her finer, if not, annoying virtues."No, I shouldn't. Sara....Yatan, they'll be expecting me."      "Sara, in case you didn't know, is trying to get us set up, as for your brother......"his hands whispered over her breasts, causing her breath to hitch."He's a big boy and I'm pretty sure he knows about the birds and the bees."      Her eyes nearly crossed with lust when he touched his lips to her collarbone, sliding her blouse aside and beginning to go lower."Darien, I didn't come here looking for this."      No, he thought dimly, as the scent and taste of her intoxicated his senses, you came here and found me."I've been waiting for you for years."      "I don't-I can't-"his lips covered hers and for a moment she slid into dilerium, sense and the reasons she had meant to push him away forgotten.      "What were you saying?"he rubbed her back slowly, one hand coming up to cup the back of her neck and hold her in place.      "That this isn't what I was looking for."with his lips no longer on hers she was able to clear the fog a bit and remember her sanity."We-"she was halted when he kissed her again, this time with more heat.      Something inside her broke, something came loose and freed all of the pent up emotions and lust she had withheld over the years. She'd always been calm and in control, but something about Darien broke her and had her mind reeling with passion, had her nails digging into his shoulders and her teeth biting down on his lip, daring him to give her more.      Now, her mind thought viciously, suddenly desperate for more, now. Here, now.      He was surprised when she began clawing at him, when she gripped him hard, as if her life depended on it. But he wasted no time in returning her passion with his own, tearing his lips down her throat to the soft curve's of her breasts, where she pressed him closer.      "Serena....."he moaned it against her breasts, using his teeth and tongue to drive her mad, to have her arching against him, pressing herself into him."Oh God, Serena....."      "Now."she said it desperately, holding his head in place."Now Darien, now."      He almost told her yes, which would have been his first initial reaction to any other woman, but he wouldn't have her quickly and fiercely. No, his heart wouldn't allow it.      So he calmed himself, pressed his lips to her breast until the raging desire inside him cooled, until he could scoop her into his arms and take her to his bed, where he placed her as if she were made of the most delicate glass. She was still vibrating, still reaching for him and trying to pull him down to her, into her, but he wouldn't allow it.      "No. No Serena, no."he said it until she looked up at him, her eyes clearing."Its not going to be like that."he stretched out beside her, slid his hand up her thigh and beneathe her skirt, cupping her in his hand, watching as she arched back."Its going to be you and me, seeing each other...."he bent to feast on her bare breasts again,"loving each other."      She bucked and writhed, pleaded and begged, but he wouldn't rush things, only soothed her with the gentleness of his hands, with the soft words he whispered to her in the Gealic tongue.      When she was naked and he was as well, when he slid over and into her, she could swear she heard him say he loved her, but that was drowned out by the hard and fast orgasm that ripped through her when he thrust inside, when he plunged tirelessly against her. She could hardly see his face, could hardly hear his voice, as the red edge's of a razor sharp climax neared.      "Serena,"he panted it out, watched her eyes focus, then lose focus once again,"only you. There will only ever be you."      Crushing her lips under his, he went over the edge.      She was floating somewhere near an exhausted paradise. Her limbs felt like pooled honey, as good and as golden as it as well. Her eyes were half open, since that was as far as she could get them, and her hand was still tangled in his hair. It seemed all right to leave it there.      God, but she'd never had such amazing and breathtaking sex before in her life. With Josh she had thought it was pleasurable, but now she knew that even then she had never known the full extent a body could go to when  pushed to the edge.      She hadn't meant for this to happen, but the matter had been taken out of her hands when she had lost her own control and jumped at him like a starving animal. The memory of how she had torn into him was both embaressing and exciting. She had never known she was capable of being so fierce and demanding.      He stirred then, turned his head to brush his lips across her breast, then lean up on his elbows to gaze down at her."Serena, I have to tell you. That, was fucking amazing."      She laughed, although she should have been insulted instead. But she was feeling too good to sniff at him. Raising her arms above her head, she stretched."God, I feel so alive!"      He grinned."I can't blame you. The ladies always tell me I'm the best."      "Oh, thats not the case here. Josh was better."satisfied when the grin faded, she turned to get up and go to the bathroom, but he held her in place."Is something wrong?"      "Who's Josh?"his voice was sharp now, the muscles in his body tense.      She brought her hand up to run her nails along his back, felt him tremble."Oh, my ex. We were engaged, you know."      He had almost closed his eyes in ecstasy at her touch, but when she mentioned 'engaged' he snapped back into focus."Engaged? You?"      "Mmmhhmm."when his eyes narrowed, sharpened, she had to laugh and kiss him."Darien, the key word is he's my ex."      He knew that, of course he did. He just didn't like the idea that she had promised herself to another man in that way. It wasn't in her to promise something like that unless...      "Did you love him?"he blurted it out before he could stop himself.      She looked at him."Darien, it doesn't matter. He's past now."      He tried contenting himself with this, but it was hard, especially when he was desperate for her to love him."Your right. As always. Are you hungry? We could go downstairs and I could fix us something to eat."      She raised a brow at him."You can cook?"      "My mom taught me. My mom taught me how to cook, otherwise she never would have let me play football or baseball."he smiled in memory."Of course, I couldn't let the other guys on the team know, or they would have kicked my ass."      She laughed."Amazing. You just keep amazing me."      "I'm here to please."he bent and kissed her, lingered over it enough to have his hands sliding down her slim body.      "What about dinner?"she murmured, already caught up in his passion, as his lips fastened to her breast.      "We'll eat later."      They ended up eating much later, scarfing down the food he'd made like starving animals, then going back upstairs and tumbling to the bed together. She stayed through the night, woke up early the next morning when he did. They showered and dressed together, ate breakfast, before heading out to her grandmothers, so he could drop her off and get his day in the fields started.      He kissed her gently, held her face between his hands while they stood in the mist of the fog on her grandmothers porche. Then, with another quick kiss, he told her he'd be back later in the afternoon to take her to dinner.      She watched him leave, then went inside, closing the door softly behind her. It was a little after sunrise and she knew Yaten wouldn't be up yet, as he most likely considered himself on vacation and would rise until he felt like it.      She took only three steps before spotting Sara in the parlor, sitting there as if she was waiting for her. Knowing she was most likely up and wanting a word with her, she went in to join her.      Sara looked up, smiled."There you are. Have a nice night with my Darien?"      Serena let the tension flow out of her, then turned red with embaressment."We, ah....had fun."      "I'm sure you did. Oh don't worry girl, I won't embaress you anymore. I just wanted to have a talk with you."she patted the space next to her on the settee."Sit with me a bit."      She obeyed, sitting gracefully."What is it you want to talk about?"      "How is your research coming along?"      "Oh, its coming along fine. I've gotten most of what I need, but I still wanted to learn of some more different versions of the story from others. Put together the seperate sides people see from."      Sara nodded."Thats good. I'm glad you like the legend."      When she didn't say anymore, Serena grew nervous."Was that all?"      "Oh no, just waiting for you to tell me."Sara folded her hands neatly before her, watched her with patience."What you've had on your mind the past few days."      "I haven't had anything on my mind the past few days."she stood and walked to the other side of the room, jammed her hands into her pockets."I don't know what-"she halted when she felt the ring in her pocket.      She looked back at Sara, closing her hand around the ring and gripping it."I found something the other day. At the estate, I mean."      "What did you find?"      "A ring. I showed it to you the other day, but you didn't recognize it. It wouldn't be special, it wouldn't even mean anything, except I've....seen, things when I touch it."she left out that Yaten had as well. Like he had said, it was too wierd.      Sara's attention sharpened."What kinds of things?"      "Visions."frustrated now, she began to pace."Of a woman who looks like me and...her lover. Of my ancestors! Its them, I know it is. What I really want to know is why I'm having visions of them?!"      She hadn't expected it to begin so soon. She'd only been there for two and a half weeks and she was already having visions, already seeing things that Sara hadn't thought she'd see for longer yet.      So she knew as well that it was time to tell her she would play an important part in the story herself, that the legend had been waiting for her."Serena, there's something you should know."      She stopped pacing, stared at her grandmother."Whats that?"      Sara stood, making sure to keep her eyes calm and clear."Its meant for you to have these visions. I'm not surprised your having them."      Serena's eyes narrowed."What do you mean?"      "Remember when I told you that the curse put on that young woman could only be broken by love that was pure and right, that it would take two to begin it, and another two to end it?"at Serena's faint nod, she continued."Well, the first two have already begun it."      A feeling of dread was coming over her and she didn't know why."What are you saying?"      "Its you Serena. You and Darien are the first two lovers of the legend." Stay tuned for Chapter 4!!~sailorperfect@yahoo.com