"A Dangerous Affair C8"
1/19/01
By: raq-UMALI
umalific@hotmail.com

Hi everyone… Here's the newest addition to the story! Enjoy!

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Darien closed the door firmly as they entered his dark chambers.  Upon 
turning to see his maiden he watched uneasily as Serena quietly studied 
the room without a sound.  Now being more at ease, Serena felt more 
comfortable then the past situations the room had brought.  Only a few 
candles were lit and the orange glow of slowly dying fire was merely 
the only source of heat. Inhaling deeply Serena's senses were teased, 
the combining smell of fresh roses and Darien's sweet essence filtered 
through the room.

Slightly Serena turned feeling his gaze upon her.  Nothing was said 
between the two as they hungrily held their gaze. Unspoken but yet 
fully aware of how much the two had longed for one other.  Afraid she 
would shy away, Darien slowly made his way towards the woman he had 
fallen love with.  With heavy unsettled breath stuck in her throat, 
Serena watched with interest as Darien came closer, dark and alluring 
his shadows made his darkened being deliciously mysterious.  Giving 
Serena a sense of thrill that was unknown to her till now.  Face to 
face Darien brought his large hand to her beautiful features.  
Caressing each cheek then sauntering down to her lips, tracing her lips 
with his index finger. The short sweet encounter of their lips earlier 
registered in his mind.  Feeling the fire burning to an endless 
ritualistic dance.  Tempted to kiss them once more, he held himself 
back to wait for her move.

"Darien…" she whispered huskily feeling tempting sweet shivers down her 
spine as he caressed her fondly. Closing her eyes she tried to focus 
and gain control of her self.  She was at lost without him and now that 
he stood only inches away she was burning with racks of desire to hold 
him and to kiss him with all her might.

"yes…" he whispered.  Serena kept her stare as she searched for any 
deceptive glint in his eyes.  None was shown only the purity of his 
love..

"I have missed you." She still whispered as if not wanting anyone to 
hear.

"Serena…I have missed you as well" he said as he delicately took one of 
her hands bringing it up to his cheeks never breaking the connection 
between Serena and his eyes.  Turning her wrist from outside in he 
brought her wrist to the side of his cheek, feeling the softness of the 
palm of her hands he closed his eyes.  Relinquished the feeling of 
total content of having his Serena with him once again.

Serena watched Darien make his subtle movements from, caressing her 
features to taking her hand to touch his cold cheek.  She was deeply 
aroused and can strongly feel the same desire that racks his own body.  
Darien opened his eyes to find Serena's cerulean blues, her eyes spoke 
of many hindered emotions and knowledge of things he still has yet to 
understand.  Slightly turning her hand, he softly placed a sugary kiss 
on her delicate wrist.  Serena sighed as he released her hand, Darien 
took a few steps back surprising Serena breaking the venereal moment.

"Darien…what's the matter?" she asked not moving from her original 
spot.  Darien too sighed and roughly spoke.

"Serena… why are you here?"

"Darien…" she said taking steps forward to close the gap he made 
between them.  So close face-to-face again Darien held his breath as 
she looked more immaculate than ever.

"Serena…" he sighed heavily and turning away, unable to withstand the 
pull within his own body.

"Darien…please….. its your turn to look at me" she said with a little 
sarcastic smile.  "I promise I wont turn into anything surprising." she 
said sweetly.  Darien chuckled a bit and did as he was asked.  His face 
grew a bit brighter as he hovered above her.  Still he held his hands 
beside him thinking that if he held her now, he would never let her go, 
weather she liked it or not. "Darien.. I need to tell you something" 
she whispered through her somewhat closed lids.  Her focus and her 
attention was only to kissing his luscious lips.

"about?" he asked a bit quietly watching her as his eyes would travel 
from her eyes then to her lips.

"about…… a…. I….".  Serena as she watched Darien focus on her lips.  
About a breath away from each other they waited contemplating who would 
make the move.  Unable to control her hearts wishes Serena desperately 
made her move.

"But firsts things first" she roughly breathed as Serena tip toed, 
lifting herself catching Darien's lusciously pouting lips.  A little 
shocked but pleased he returned and deepened the kiss engulfing her 
within his arms.  Serena brought her arms to wrap around his neck 
pulling him closer to her own body.  Warmth, fire and an explosion 
demanding pleasures held the both of them unsteady. Holding and 
caressing her back smoothly he lost his senses and just about devoured 
Serena if he had not heard her slight moan.  Lazily he pulled away but 
slow enough to not startle her.  Her eyes opened to meet his and still 
all she wanted to do was be lost within his lips again.

"Serena… maybe we should talk first before we get carried away" he 
murmured as he gently moved strays of hair away from her loving eyes.  
Serena nodded as she watched his eyes holding a fast to his rising 
need.  Darien, as much as he wanted to speak to her, share with her 
everything his body and mind had been holding since their windup, could 
not.  For the needfulness of touching her was more than he can bare.  
Commanding his body, slowly his hands moved to the ribbon that held her 
cloak.  Untying the silk ribbons, the cloak fell freely down to the 
cold ground.  His eyes slowly traveled from the floor where her cloak 
lay to her shapely curves then settling to her womanly mounds.  If his 
eyes can radiated and strike fire, her dressed would of instantly 
burned.  For his intense gaze was all to waving with much yearning.  
Serena smiled to Darien's hunger as she shook herself to reality that 
she still needed to speak to him.

"Baby… I need to clarify things with you first" said Serena as she 
started to shiver suddenly feeling the crisp air hitting her bare 
shoulders.  Darien concerned as he pulled her close to his body with 
one arm.

"My darlings.. cold???" he breathed whisperingly.  Serena nodded a bit 
as she stared at his concerned eyes.  "We cant have that, now can we" 
he said as he snapped his fingers loudly.  In an instant all the 
candles were lit and the died down ambers in the fireplace fell to a 
wholesome fierier blazed. "better?" he asked as he look down on his 
Serena.  Serena a little startled turned and the room was lit to a full 
bloom.  The colorful hues of orange and red wavered through the room.  
The roses were now seen and the room quickly warmed.  Serena smiled as 
she returned to face Darien.

"much"

"Now, what is it that you need to speak to me about?" he asked as he 
motioned for her to move near the fire, Serena followed suit as he held 
her hand.  Casually he sat on one of the chairs next to the fire.  Not 
wanting to be away from her Darien pulled Serena down lightly on his 
lap.  Innocently she placed her arms around the base of his neck 
ruffling the raven silk on his head.  Darien closed his eyes as he felt 
her playfulness getting the better of him.  "Serena honey please stop".

"I'm sorry" she smiled.

"Now tell me before I can't stand it any longer".  Darien again 
instinctively started to trace her jawbone intimately. "I assume it's 
regarding your performance tonight" he grew a bit serious.  Serena 
stared at him and nodded.  "What was that all about?"

"Darien…honey…" she said as she felt a bit uncomfortable sitting on his 
lap and trying to be serious at the same time.  Carefully standing and 
lowering herself to kneel in front of him.  Darien at first gave a 
little worried sigh as she stood, thinking that Serena was moving 
away…away from him but relief helped his body as she sat in front of 
him.  Leaning over he graciously gestured towards Serena.

"What is it love?".  Serena was in great heavens as she felt Darien's 
hand touch her cheek once more.  "what ever it is, it cannot be worse 
than what I had told you" he chuckled slightly.

"Noo… definitely not bad at all compared to yours" she laughed lightly.  
Darien kept his wantings for this girl as she brightly began to show 
her true self, smiling and laughing.

"then what is it?"

"Well…." thought Serena thinking where to start, then the book 
occurred.  "Darien have you ever read the book called 'MORTAL AFFAIR'" 
she asked as she watched his features a bit puzzled.

"Yes I have, ..infact.." he thought as he closed his eyes looking to 
concentrate.  Within a few minutes he stood and walked towards the 
door.  Serena watched Darien wondering what he was doing then standing 
to go to the door.  Darien opened the door just in time for Zen to 
appear with a book in hand. "Thank you Zen" said Darien as he closed 
the door once more. "You mean this book?" he asked as he returned to 
his original position on the chair.  Serena took the book from his 
hands and noticed the insignia.  A Wiccan insignia, her families 
insignia bore its cover.  Quizimaticlly Serena was curious to how he 
was able to get the book.

"Darien, where did you get this book?".  Darien made a thoughtful face 
before looking at Serena.

"While I was in Sicily.."

"In Sicily?  How long ago?"

"Why?".  Darien watched her features, her eyes shown interest and knew 
that their were reasons to all her questions.  Nothing, Serena thought 
and remembered that he's practically immortal.

"Honey, how old are you?" she asked with a grin.  Darien's eyes said 
many but most of all he was amused to why the sudden need of questions 
about attaining this book. "Darien…" she grinned, he couldn't help it 
and ended up smiling as well. "100?" Darien nodded negatively "200".  
Serena watched Darien again "300…… am I even getting close" she asked.

"If you keep going you will" he grinned.  Serena thought for a moment 
as she watch Darien's amusement in all this.  'fine….' she thought as 
she closed her eyes.  Darien observed Serena in a trance and was 
wondering what she was up too.  He arched his brow when he found a 
smile that crept on her lips then her mouth parted as she opened her 
eyes wide.

"You mean to tell me I've been seeing a 1200 year old bat" she said 
laughingly at his expression.

"How did you know……?" he asked then his mind registered what she had 
just said "wait a minute a BAT?" he chuckled as he picked her up from 
the floor and setting her back down on his lap. "Who are you calling a 
bat?" he asked as he held a surprising idea.  Serena laughed, she was 
just trying to lighten the mood.

"YOU!".  Serena tapped Darien's nose.  Right away Darien assaulted her 
with fierce tickles to the side of her ribs.  Serena's laughter rang 
and echoed through the stone walls as she convulsed in pits of 
laughter.. 

"I am not a bat… nor will I ever be.. I am a prince… Now say 
it…Prrrrinnce" he kept saying still tickling her.

"No… no… your…a bat".

"I don't think your getting it… Prince… Darrieenn".  Stopping a bit as 
he watched her with a creased brow waiting for her response.

"Prince Batty" she smiled.

"I see you have not learned your lesson you impertinent little witch".  
Darien again kept Serena on his lap as she giggled merrily to his 
laughter-inducing touches.

"THAT I AM…." she said loudly.  Darien stopped as he heard clearly 
"THAT I AM" she said again. If Darien listened and put what had 
happened earlier he would of immediately known the truth in her words.  
Darien assaulted her once more before she pleaded for mercy. "Okay… 
mercy… please".  Darien stopped immediately as Serena wisped away 
strands of fallen hair away from her face.

"Now who am I and what am I not?" he asked as he waited for her 
response.  Serena exhaled firmly, tired from assault.  She smiled and 
put both of her hands on his handsome face.

"You are..the one and only Prince Darien.." she stated a little sexily, 
causing Darien to growl a bit. "You are…..my…Prince" Serena whispered 
as she leaned over for a soft butterfly kiss on his lips.
Darien was high from her words and even her soft chaste kiss was doing 
remarkable maneuvers to his body.  Darien sighed heavily as he 
contemplated on kissing her, arousing himself to the max or speak to 
her first.

"Serena… baby…. What is it that you need to speak to me about" he 
stroked gently as he caressed her arm.  Serena rose from her 
comfortable position on his lap and again kneeled before him.  Flaring 
her velvet dress around her she comfortable sat on her hind legs.

"Darien, this book" she said as she held it up and caressed the emblem 
"This book is very important to two very significant people".  Darien 
watched Serena as she studied the book. "Do you remember the story?".

"I do.  But what does this have to do with you?"

"Tell me about it" she asked sweetly.

"What?".  Serena said nothing as she looked on to Darien.  Darien 
didn't know at all to well where Serena was getting at and really had 
no clue to how this book would explain anything to tonight's 
activities.  He settled back down to his chair and filtered his mind.  
Thinking hard for he read the story long time ago.  In fact he read the 
book when he was only 500 years old.

"Well… it's a romance story"

"Uh huh…. "

"A basic star crossed love..type".  Darien narrowed his eyes as he 
tried to force himself to remember and understand why she wanted an 
explanation.

"Yes… and how different where these lovers?".  Darien thought about 
that question.

"Well he was a Draculian Prince and she was a Wit…ch".  Darien strayed 
his last word for his eyes went wide as he looked upon Serena "A witch 
that was mortal….." he whispered as he leaned forward. "Serena what are 
you saying?".  Serena smiled a bit as she did not directly say yes to 
his question. "Serena are you saying you're a witch"

"I think we need to refresh your memory a bit".  Serena passed by 
several pages and stopped.   Handing him the book she urged him to 
read.  Darien for a few seconds observed Serena waiting for her to 
fully say something.  Slowly he lifted his eyes away from Serena and 
read.

***
(Book) – A prince was born years before, holding darkness in his side.  
Being draculian, his blood was cold and always ran amuck with all.  His 
features as handsome as they any could be.  Eyes of the deepest ocean 
blue and hair of the blackest night he was a charmer adding to 
everyone's sight. His name, Dalien.

***
Serena kept her eyes to Darien as he skimmed through the paragraph and 
cracked a serious smile as he brought his head up.  
"Draculian…..handsome" whispering as she stood on her knees. "Eyes of 
deepest ocean blue" she gestured as she brought both of her hands to 
his face, caressing near his eyes "hair of the blackest night".  Serena 
began to run her fingers through his hair "His name… Dalien".  Darien 
stared at her with disbelief.  "Other than how close this name is, who 
does little Dalien seem to look like?".  Darien said nothing and for 
being cold blooded, he was starting to get chills down his spine as he 
listened to Serena.

"Me…" he finally admitted as she nodded her head.  Serena again brought 
the book back to him.

"Read the second paragraph"

***
(Book) - A princess was born into this world having a future set and 
challenged. Baring blond hair, blue eyes as her mother she lifted all's 
spirit to the heavenly highs… Kind, beautiful she grew up with grace 
and lived life to its fullest.  A mere mare to the evil world she was 
graced with unconditional love for all that encounter the little 
'witch'.  Her name Selena.

***
Darien stopped as he looked at her.  From her face, deepening her eyes 
then to her hair.  Serena said nothing for she knew it was all coming 
to him.
"now read the first paragraph"

***
(Book) Chapter 1…… Among mother natures children lived a beautiful and 
lovely maiden.  Hair of the most golden sun and skin so fair she was a 
'witch' to all.  Encasing all that looked to her bewitching eyes.  
Clairvoyant and mysterious she knew of her future.  Being chosen from 
many, the choice of the wonderful woman to was not difficult.  She 
possessed all the loving maternal instinct and would vow by any means 
to keep her duty maternally.  Her name was Celeste.

****
Before Darien could lift his head up Serena spoke.
"My mothers name is Celeste Marie Annesley" she whispered.  Still 
Serena pressed on wanting him to remember. Taking the book she flipped 
then returned it to him "Read Darien"

***
(Book) – A ball came underway to help many children.  The very woman 
who turned of age walked among the others never to astray.  Her eyes 
shine of the highest blue and
her smile was of the brightest and true. Among the crowd was a handsome 
one,
his eyes like steel and his intentions unclear.  His eyes set on the 
maiden as his gazed hungrily.  His mind swept her features from her 
flawless skin to her beautiful figure.
'My lady may I have this dance' said the hunter to his prey.  Lost for 
words Selena took the handsome mans cool hands.  Leading the way, 
Dalien and Selena was enraptured to their own moment.
'May I asked whom this beautiful enchantress may be?' he asked
'My name is Selena, may I ask to the handsome man that holds me in his 
arms his name?'
'My lady, My name is Dalien and it is an honor' as he slowly stopped 
their movements as he lovingly kissed the back of her hand.

***
Darien read the passage then stopped to look at Serena.
"Sound familiar?" she asked as she took the book and turned to another 
page.  Read paragraph 4 all the way through she had instructed as she 
gave him back the book.

***
(Book) – Wearing of a beautiful pink satin gown she prepped herself to 
her evening slumber.  Letting her hair unwind to its natural tresses.  
Little did the beauty know that her lover sat amongst the shadows 
outside her balcony.  Selena's movements and seductive motions had 
about drove the young Draculian Dalien to a frenzy.  Watching her 
intently as she caressed her features from the sadden depths of her 
eyes to the pouty plumps of her lips.  Moving down to her neck she 
released the robe that held her shoulders, revealing beautiful and 
flawless lacteal skin.  At the base of her neck Selena touched her skin 
so softly as she thought 'Dalien would you… for eternity….for forever'.

***
Darien read the paragraph but could not go on to the next.  He returned 
his eyes on Serena asking for answers to his own questions.  Serena 
said nothing, as she looked into his lost and confused eyes.

"Just like this book says…. About Dalien and Selena.  You were there at 
my balcony weren't you…" she whispered "you were watching me and heard 
my ultimate question… didn't you".  Darien remained quite, his eyes 
searched for more as he regarded Serena's serious look.

"Yes.. I was… FOREVER…." he answered. "But…how".  Darien looked down on 
the book then back to Serena.
"Go to the next pages".  Darien again did what he was instructed to do 
and flipped the pages.  To his surprise he found none, one page after 
another he flipped and found no other writings.  Darien looked up and 
asked.

"No ending????"

"The book has no ending because Dalien and Selena's affair ended 
tragically right after the last of what you've read."

"What?" he asked quite confused.  Serena closed the book as she 
caressed the emblem. 

"Darien.. does this look familiar to you?" she asked holding the book 
for him to see.  Darien looked at the emblem, a silver rose.  His mind 
lingered in his past and still he could not recollect anything from his 
darkened past.  He then recounted his new memories from his first 
comings to England, meeting Serena then he stopped.  Darien's eyes 
traveled down from Serena's eyes to her neck.  Leaning towards Serena 
he flipped her hair towards the back revealing Serena's neck. He 
focused on her neck as Serena said nothing.  A glit of silver caught 
his eyes.  The silver necklace hung lightly on her delicate neck, 
hanging was a pendant, a silver rose.

Serena was silent as Darien's eyes moved from her face to her neck.  
She smiled as he touched the pendant.

"What your mother gave you….".  Serena nodded as she took Darien's hand 
with a light squeeze.  Darien steadily took in what Serena was saying.

"But…. How?……..You are mortal I sense it… I feel it… I have never been 
wrong about ones true being."

"My blood has been thinned through mortal and wiccan paring.  I have 
more mortal blood than wiccan.". After her response Darien felt a 
little tighten around his stomach as something occurred to him.

"But Serena love, how do you know its me?" he asked "There are three 
Draculian Prince still roaming this earth, One has white hair but the 
other has black. How do you know its not the other black hared 
Prince..." he said almost afraid of her answer.  "I would just condemn 
myself to death, knowing you are destined for another" he breathed.  
Serena knew then that his was an uneasy feeling to him, she knew that 
he would think this way.  She too would rather die than to be with 
another.  Without saying a word Serena closed her eyes.  Lifting her 
palms up above her waist line she concentrated.

She thought about Vixen.  Vixen came to view, approaching vixen 
Serena's mind dug her way into the pouch.  Darien watched Serena as she 
closed her eyes with her arms out stretched. Palms up, she seemed to be 
waiting for something.  As if a ghost had entered and appeared the very 
same book with a different emblem, his.  Darien's eyes grew large to 
what Serena had just done. he should not be that surprised for tonight 
she had done many incredible immortal things.

"Darien do you recognize this symbol?" she asked as she held up the 
book.  The Prince recognized his emblem, his sign his family ancestry.  
Tracing it with his hand he then looked at Serena. "This book Darien" 
said Serena as she lifted the book with her symbol on it "has found its 
way back to you as this book" she spoke as she lifted the book with his 
emblem "has found its way back to me"

"What do you mean found its way back?"

"Darien, when you were in Sicily, how did you acquire this book?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well surely this book didn't fancy your interest right away?".   
Darien thought for a moment, thinking and remembering how or why he 
bought the book.

"Actually It did……. I was walking through the streets one evening and 
as I was passing by this mysterious goods and antique shop I had 
distinct feeling that I was to find something in there.  I went in and 
looked around, saw many things then my eyes fell on this book."

"SO you bought it?  Why? Did you open it?"

"No I didn't, I saw the cover and once I touched to emblem I felt a 
flow to purchasing the book.  With out another thought I picked it up 
and bought it".

"You see it was looking for you" she ended as she watched his features 
still searching for explanations.

"Looking for me"

"Just like you I felt compelled to walk into the mysterious shop and 
this book once I touched it gave me the very same feeling."

"I'm sorry Serena but I'm not getting you… you say this book was 
looking for us, but why?"

"Darien, this book looks to us for an ending"

"An ending?"

"Yes… have you noticed that every little detail and passage you have 
read, it is something that you and I have done and experienced 
ourselves.  Thus after the last encounter their had been no more us."  
Darien nodded in agreement as he thought more carefully.

"are you saying that the books wants us to finish what Dalien and 
Selena had started centuries ago?"

"Their tragic affair ended with the last excerpt.  You and I are 
basically living the same affair."

"But Serena…. We cant live just to finish that book"

"Darien, it is as much our life as it was Dalien and Selena's.  The 
book does not want a tragic end.. If it did it would of recorded their 
end but it did not."  Still not believing her she watched as he shifted 
trying to find a comfortable position to take all this in.

"How do you know all this…. I mean who…what and…….."

"The women that owned the bookstore I had gained this book from are now 
my sisters.. They are of my same blood.  They had told me what the 
ancient books and ancient mythical scrolls had revealed.  They 
explained to me details from this book we both have" she gestured as 
she looked at hers than to his. "and it too says in my history in my 
future"

"Your history? You future?  Serena what does that mean?"

"After this book was explained that it was looking for me, the girls, 
my sisters had explained to me of my birthright."

"Birthright?"

"Of Wiccan blood?"

"Yes… and they had brought out another book.  My own Ancient Wiccan 
Heritage"  Serena glanced at Darien as he had the most burrowing 
expression in his face.

"What does this Wiccan Heritage book tell you?"

"It was left by my mother to be passed on to me and just like our books 
it had long since been looking for me as well.  The book possessed many 
secrets about my families ancestry from my great grandmother to my 
mother and myself.  It explained detailed accounts of their experiences 
and troubles.  It also states and reveals of our future mate" she 
slowly said as she concentrated on his actions.  Darien remained quiet 
and said nothing, almost afraid to ask he was dying to know what it had 
revealed.

"what does your book say?".  Serena knew he was to ask, for she almost 
knew and was able to call his actions by now.

"Chapter 28" she whispered almost just to amuse him "it reads – upon 
the 15th generation White Wiccan women, the tables for this maiden will 
turn and the half wiccan but mortal blood shall not marry a mortal for 
it is not in her future."

"What is in your future Serena?  What does the book say?" he asked more 
curious than ever.

"The future of her would lie with a darkened prince lost in unknown 
love.  Stirring at first a fiery affair and in extent would end a never 
ending story that had been waiting for over centuries time.  The mortal 
affair has been bounded to both souls and increasingly waits for their 
unity"  Serena memorized all she had said, for it was something she 
held of great importance.

"Serena….I"

"Darien………." She called waiting for his attention  "we are to be as 
one".

Darien remained quiet as he stared at Serena.  Things needed to sink it 
deeply within his mind, believing them and needing to sort out what is 
real and what is not.  As he stared and thought deeply about her, he 
couldn't quite help the matter that this woman, a lovely woman was here 
with him.

Serena was everything he could imagine in any vampiress or any woman 
for that matter.  She was beautiful, caring, intelligent, sensual, pure 
but cunningly sexy.  Darien many times have encountered witches, dark 
ones or fallen ones they were evil and grotesquely ugly.  But the 
beauty that Serena held was breathtakingly given.  You would think a 
woman with her beauty would not carry herself well or arrogantly.  But 
in fact it was the opposite. Serena had never given herself as 
arrogant.  Always feeling petite over everyone else and just fair she 
was wrong.  Her self assurance where education was concerned warded 
many men.  For they lack to ever be able to converse with such high 
maintenance topics but that never intimidated Darien at all.  Serena's 
strong willed attributes enticed him even more.  Pure and as wholesome 
as a young babe she still had a way of moving her way to provocative 
motions.  Unknowing to her how she would and make many men linger their 
minds of imagining her for themselves.  Her sensual and erotic demure 
would send erotic shivers down many men, Darien had many times have 
felt and heard the minds of those that come in contact with Serena and 
usually he always tried to take them lightly, by gripping her more 
towards his body, warning all of them of any futile pursuance of her. 
His mind many times wanted to rip them to shreds for looking at her 
that way but only grinned as he thought that she was his and only his 
for the taken and no one, not mortal not vampire not beast would 
counter that argument.

Darien was all smiles as he kept his eyes in contact with Serena, all 
this time she had said nothing.  Letting all that he had just been told 
to fully soak in.  She was happy to say the least that he was accepting 
all this and not make her seem like a fool to believe such things.  
Serena smiled larger and brighter, brighter than the fire that was 
blazing near them.

As the two inched closer, a sudden jolt of guilt and his unnatural mind 
placed a question on his shoulders. 'what if she is only with you to 
end the story or do as what has been written?  What if she has no 
interest in you what so ever and just taken a fancy on the book'  It 
dawned on him.  'The book'  Serena immediately saw the worries and 
question on his face as she came near.

"Darien????"  She asked as he again leaned back for support.  Lightly 
taking his hands she urged him to speak of his worries.  When he had 
said nothing she was now a little worried herself. "Darien please…. 
Don't leave me out in the dark!"  He raised his fallen eyes to Serena 
and almost afraid to bring out what he thought might be the truth in 
her return.

"Serena……………" he sighed with deep meaning "I need to know something".  
Serena nodded and smiled as she still held Darien's hand.  Squeezing it 
lightly she gave him the go ahead. "Do you return here to finish and to 
fulfill your destiny or is it of something else?".  Serena at first did 
not know what he was trying to say, until she found his uneasy baring 
eyes.  Taking both hands now she held them firmly as she now will 
confess all her might to him.

"Darien…….I came here for us….. " she said firmly, not wanting him to 
interrupt.  His eyes were a little glaze to what he was hearing but 
still his mind still played him and he needed more assurance "Though I 
was hesitant at first 'BUT' I knew eventually I would of found my way 
back to you. Darien…. I couldn't stand being away from you.  Lonely and 
depress, I cried many days to want to reunite with you.  I just didn't 
know how….. I was contemplating if I would die of a heartbreak from a 
doomed relationship BUT I missed you with all my heart" said Serena as 
she began to cry.  Darien's eyes for the first time wanted to water, 
though nothing had come up.  He didn't like seeing her this way and he 
almost hated himself for asking the questions that's making her so 
emotionally raw.  "I missed you so…so much that I was literally going 
insane.  BUT baby" said Serena as she held his hands to cup her face. 
"that night when you had listened in on my thoughts as I had prepped 
for bed.  That night when you had thrown your powers onto me allowing 
me to have rest. <pause> what did I ask?  What was my question?" she 
asked him trying to hear his view on all this too as he brought his 
hands back down to her.

"You asked if I would…"

"Would what Darien?" she pleaded wanting to her his own translation of 
the question.

"You had asked silently if I would take you eternally" he said without 
hesitation.  Serena said nothing at first.

"Yes… I did.  And back then I didn't know of my ancestry or this book" 
she firmly stated "Doomed or not…..all I wanted and know was that I 
needed you and that I love you"  Darien felt love swarm his being.  

"Darien….." she leaned more towards him "I would ask you again, I would 
have you take me without a mere doubt….Just to be eternally with you.. 
I would!" she said softly.

"OH.. SERENA…….." he cryingly stated as he engulfed her within his 
arms.  He kissed her forehead and murmured sweet lovely things to her 
ears as he too love this woman.

"I love you too baby… I love you too….. I cannot even began to tell you 
how much my life is been empty with out you.  I love you Serena…. 
Always, from the moment we met till our end, I will love you eternally" 
Lifting Serena up to sit back on his lap. Serena look at him with her 
watery eyes as she felt a sudden calm a wave of satisfied truths.

"Baby…. The book didn't ask me to love you…. It had just mentioned of 
our unity.  You and I found each other well before the books came to 
play within our lives" she said as he pulled her close to plant a sweet 
kiss on her forehead once more then as his the both held to each others 
eyes as they leaned closer. "mortal……wiccan…or draculian….. we belong 
together… Darien…. we are one" she whispered as she stared lovingly at 
her mate.

Please stay tune for chapter 9…………………………………

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