Title: Whirlwind of fate By: Silver sun Genre: Alternate Reality Rate: PG Email: Silversun80@hotmail.com Disclaimer: I do not own SM, big corporations and companies own SM...you just have to rub that fact in my face, don't you? A.N: Special thanks to Ki-chan, the wonderful web mistress of Crystal Dreams, who pre-read this chapter! *huggles Ki-chan*. Also thanks to all the people who had e-mailed me, you guys ought to be congratulated! Keep up the good work (meaning: E-mail me some more)!!! Please I need more e-mails! In Chapter 2... He'd changed. He wasn't just a good-looking guy any more, he was a handsome man now. He smiled at me, and I smiled back. Funny, I could just imagine Raye and Lita swooning all over him again. "Klutz-attack again, Meat Ball head?" He said. After all those years, he still had that mockery in his voice, but it was somehow different, almost like joys were hidden in his chuckle. I looked at him, wide-eye. I felt awkward. How was I to act now? What was I to do? May be, just may be, we could start all over again. May be, just may be, we could really be good friends this time. Yes, we would be friends. I'd never felt such strong confidence in my voice. I spoke clearly, and firmly. "Hello Darien, long time no see" Whirlwind of Fate Chapter 3: The friendship E-mail: Silversun80@hotmail.com... *winks* hint hint He came back and although that wasn't supposed to change anything, he had somehow messed up my life. Fate had decided to play a little prank on our lives. We'd always bump into each other, deliberately or not. The weird thing was that I didn't seem to hate that routine. I felt empty and awkward not seeing him, not bumping into him. It was just like I belonged there. We argued. God, we argued a lot, too. We argued over the littlest thing to the biggest, even if I secretly agreed with him, I would always choose the other option. The only thing that we seemed to agree about was Andrew. He was a nice guy, and he was the middle man. I found myself growing fond of him, trusting him, liking him as a big brother. Whenever we were in a heated argument, Andrew would always be the one to solve it. He called us "The Pair". Darien Chiba. How I hated him when he was right. But I hated myself more for letting all these emotions that'd been buried deep in my heart to stir up. So I did the most logical thing, I avoided him. I knew I was strong and I stayed strong. I kept the wall I built around me safe. It wasn't like I needed it anyway, because I loved Seiya. I loved him. That was all that mattered. No one would be able to change that fact. No one, not Raye, not Lita, not Amy, not even Darien. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Who are you?" "I am the Moonlight Knight (A.N: ^_^). And you, lovely angel?" " I am the Sunlight Angel..." "CUT!" - He shouted, taking all of us by surprise. His hair was tussled and falling over his face, I looked at his eyes, though it was really hard seeing through his golden framed glasses. But standing at the corner of the room, I could almost feel the tension held in his look. "NO NO NO, Juliet, your eyes hold curiosity, surprise, confusion, not love" I felt myself saying aloud without knowing. "Why not?" Darien looked at me, surprised. "You tell me why ?" He said. "No...you tell me why not?" I looked straight into his eyes. Everyone stopped and looked at us. I heard the word "The Pair" faintly in the background. He looked back at me, and answered calmly. "Because, they've only met for 3 seconds, Juliet can't have fallen in love with Romeo already" "But don't you see, Darien, that is the idea, love doesn't need to be logical, it is a magical, wondrous thing" "I know, Serena, I damn well know that, but 2 complete strangers can't fall in love in 3 seconds" I sensed the seriousness in his voice. My heart gave a tight squeezed, I fell in love with him before I even knew his voice, damn it. This wasn't just an ordinary argument anymore... "Why not? Time isn't what at stake here. It is the heart, the mind, that count. When they look at each other, they just know that they belong together, they can just feel it, they will just know that they'll grow old together, happily in a cozy little house. Just one look and they know they're in love" I said, my voice slightly trembled. "No, Serena, that only happens in Faerie Tales, that is totally, ridiculously unrealistic." He said, still looking directly at me. "Do you know what your problem is, Darien? Your problem is that you don't feel, you don't allow yourself to feel. Love is not unrealistic, it is magical, it is.." He cut me off. "Grow up Serena, this is a movie for goodness' sake. You don't honestly believe that love is magical, do you?" Tears were threatening at the back of my eyes. "I do, Darien. Don't you?" He stopped, I could almost swear that I saw something flickered in his eyes. Then he sighed. "No, I don't Serena. You shouldn't either. Wait 'till you're in love" "Darien Chiba, not because you have some kind of mental problems, you can allow yourself to insult the most sacred thing in this whole wide world, Love, you cannot deny the whole purpose of my life - I shouted - And yes, I have been in love, Darien" Tears were streaming down my face. Turning around so I couldn't see his face. Andrew gave me a friendly squeeze on my shoulder. I didn't know what to think or what to do. But I knew what I needed. Escape. So I ran. I ran so fast, I didn't care if I tripped, I just ran, carelessly blindly. I heard his voice calling my name, but I kept running until' I couldn't feel his presence anymore. I sat on the bench in the park. I saw couples, hand in hand, giggling and laughing. I cried for myself, I cried for everything that I'd believed in, I cried for my heart. I just kept crying and crying. I remembered that my mum once told me, tears were the most powerful weapon. Not to destroy, but to create. I wondered if that was what I was doing. Creating. I don't know how long I stayed there, but when I came back to the filming location, everyone was gone. No. Not everyone, Darien was there. He was standing on the doorstep, his tall built leaned on the door frame. Hands holding a cup of coffee, he casually asked me. "Want some coffee?" "No" "I know, after all, you never know what I put in my coffee - he winked at me - and trust me you don't want to know" He said, trying to keep the conversation light. We both laughed. Silence. "So...where is everyone?" "They took the day off" I heard him, but not believing what I was hearing. They took the day off? Darien would never... "I know what you're thinking, Serena, but after what happened, no matter how brutally I treat the cruise..." "But I'm just a script writer? Everyone can surely carry on the work without a scriptwriter" I asked. "Yes, they can, but they can't carry on without a director, can they?" "Without...- I stopped mid sentence. Darien... Silence. "I'm sorry..." we both said at once. I looked up, and there in his eyes, I couldn't recognize what it was in his eyes. "You go first, Darien" "I'm sorry, Serena. About what I said earlier. I didn't mean it" "You didn't mean what, Darien? I can't blame you if we have different believes" "No, we don't have different believes...I just have a problem" I laughed. "No, I'm serious, Serena" He said slowly, trying to keep his voice casually. "It's OK, Darien, I understand" I said, so serious that he looked surprise. I sat down next to him, and I did something that totally surprised him. I drank his coffee. The smooth, bitter dark liquid travelled down my throat, making me feel light-headed. I coughed. He chuckled, still the same smooth and deep chuckle. "You never struck me as the Coffee type, Meatball Head" "Shut up, Darien" I said, feeling silly and childish. He laughed. But he didn't shut up. In fact we talked and talked for hours. We talked about life, we talked about the film, we talked about dogs, we talked about flowers. It was amazing how we could talk about almost anything. We watched the sun set together, for once I felt comfortable in his presence. He took me home that day. Before I got out of the car, he took me by the hand, looking straight into my eyes, he said. "By the way, whoever said listening to Darien Chiba is a mistake. Look at your eyes, Serena. They are beautiful." I blushed, feeling surprise that he even remembered. Then a strange dejavu feeling filled my head making me feel light and cozy. ~~~~~~~ ~FLASH BACK~ "You should take off your glasses more often, Serena, and show off your eyes" He said. "There's nothing to show off in my eyes, Darien" I replied "But there is, Meat Ball Head -he paused and his eyes twinkles with amusement at my new name. I touched my hair, and breathed in hard - Your eyes show vulnerability, innocent, they tell the tale of a far away sea, with foreign, lands and exotic flowers. And you're telling me there's nothing to show off about?" He laughed, this time not with mockery, but sincerities. I stared at him strangely. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That wasn't too long ago. 4 years seemed like nothing. Our first kiss. Everything was coming back, so strangely and clearly. I'd never felt so protected in my life. But not loved. I loved Seiya, I reminded myself. I loved Seiya. Almost like he was sensing my thoughts, he let go of my hand, and ever so softly he said. "Good night, Meat Ball Head" I saw his black car disappearing around the corner. I sniffed in the sweet scent of the air, and smiled at myself. "Goodnight, Darien". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I need more e-mails!...I dunno if this trick'll work again but...there will be no chapter 4 if I don't at least get...3 e-mails! (fooled you there ^_^)