Thanks, Shakespeare.
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bloodsong1Disclaimer. All songs and characters protrayed here except Chigiri and the DJ are copyrighted by their respective owners and creators. Used in pure fangirl-ness. *grin*
I feel...light. Weightless. Someone's holding me. I open my eyes. Who? Darien. Serena. I smell roses. Look down. Darien's coat. His rose. I smile up at my favorite couple and reach for their faces. First Darien, then Serena. She's crying. Sweet girl, crying for someone she doesn't know. Darien's mouth moves, I shake my head and tap his lips imperiously.
"I am glad I was able to see you two speak your hearts. You must take care of each other. Protect one another. You have many trials to face, but keep faith in your hearts and you will prevail." I take Darien's hand and lay it over Serena's. Patting their fingers, I let my hand fall.
"You are my favorite couple. I will never forget you." I smile as my carrier stands, lifting me off the floor. I close my eyes with a happy sigh. It's been a good life, I'm ready.
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Darien and Serena rose with the DJ, staring at Chigiri resting in his arms.
"She looks so pale." Serena said, clutching Darien's hand tightly. The DJ took off Darien's blazer and handed it back.
"She'll be fine, Serena. She just needs some rest. I'll take care of her, I promise. You two go enjoy yourselves." The DJ winked and walked offstage. Darien released Serena's hand to drape the jacket over her shoulders. She looked up at him.
"You're trembling. Are you ok?"
"I'm just...worried." Darien nodded and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Come on. I'll take you home. I don't feel like dancing anymore."
"Neither do I." Serena shivered again. Their first kiss, so perfect! Warm and soft and wonderful, then the twang of feedback had broken the spell. They had looked up in time to see Chigiri crumple and the DJ jump over his station to catch her. Darien had taken charge of the situation, showing yet another side of himself. He had been about to order someone to call the paramedics when Chigiri woke up and made her strange speech. Serena sighed and looked up at her newfound love.
"Could we...just walk for a while?" He nodded, his blue eyes still glowing faintly. They left the karaoke bar, nodding to the girls and Andrew, who all assured them they would be fine and to go have fun. Fun? The cool night air swept over them as they turned up the sidewalk.
"Um, Darien?"
"Yes, Serena?" She stopped and he turned to face her. In the streetlights, his eyes were dark blue. Simply gorgeous.
"Does this mean...we're dating?"
"Um. Well." Darien took her hands and stroked the knuckles. Shivers coursed through her. "Honestly, I'd...I've wanted to date you for weeks now."
"Weeks?" She shrieked. Darien winced and nodded, looking embarrassed.
"I thought you...hated me, so I wasn't able to bring myself...to ask you out. I couldn't have borne it if you had...said no. Do you want to? Date me?"
"OF COURSE!" Serena yanked her hands free to throw them around his neck. He caught her easily. "I thought you hated ME or saw me as this klutzy kid, but I kept watching you and wondering and..."
"And I guess we've both been afraid. Not anymore, Serena. I'm not letting you go."
"Good! I don't want you to." Serena slipped down a little so she could look at his face. He was smiling, a warm, happy smile she'd never seen before. It clogged her throat and made her gasp.
"I love you."
"I love you." Darien kissed her again, thrilled right down to his toes. FINALLY!
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I chuckle as I watch the young lovers kissing in the glow of streetlamps. Beside me, my dragon nuzzles my chest.
"I've missed you." He hisses. I scratch behind his ears.
"Funny, you were never far from me."
"Still, I wanted to be closer."
"I know." With a kiss on his muzzle, I step on his claw and he lifts me onto his back. His legs coil and spring and we lift off into the sky. I wave to the moon and we turn to the sea.
What is my destiny? To rule over love, eloquence, music, luck and wealth. To visit Japan every New Year's on the Takara-bune. I am Benzai-Tennyo, one of the Seven Dieties of Luck. My job here is done.
Yay! It's DONE! And I thought of a title, at LONG LAST.
I feel...light. Weightless. Someone's holding me. I open my eyes. Who? Darien. Serena. I smell roses. Look down. Darien's coat. His rose. I smile up at my favorite couple and reach for their faces. First Darien, then Serena. She's crying. Sweet girl, crying for someone she doesn't know. Darien's mouth moves, I shake my head and tap his lips imperiously.
"I am glad I was able to see you two speak your hearts. You must take care of each other. Protect one another. You have many trials to face, but keep faith in your hearts and you will prevail." I take Darien's hand and lay it over Serena's. Patting their fingers, I let my hand fall.
"You are my favorite couple. I will never forget you." I smile as my carrier stands, lifting me off the floor. I close my eyes with a happy sigh. It's been a good life, I'm ready.
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Darien and Serena rose with the DJ, staring at Chigiri resting in his arms.
"She looks so pale." Serena said, clutching Darien's hand tightly. The DJ took off Darien's blazer and handed it back.
"She'll be fine, Serena. She just needs some rest. I'll take care of her, I promise. You two go enjoy yourselves." The DJ winked and walked offstage. Darien released Serena's hand to drape the jacket over her shoulders. She looked up at him.
"You're trembling. Are you ok?"
"I'm just...worried." Darien nodded and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Come on. I'll take you home. I don't feel like dancing anymore."
"Neither do I." Serena shivered again. Their first kiss, so perfect! Warm and soft and wonderful, then the twang of feedback had broken the spell. They had looked up in time to see Chigiri crumple and the DJ jump over his station to catch her. Darien had taken charge of the situation, showing yet another side of himself. He had been about to order someone to call the paramedics when Chigiri woke up and made her strange speech. Serena sighed and looked up at her newfound love.
"Could we...just walk for a while?" He nodded, his blue eyes still glowing faintly. They left the karaoke bar, nodding to the girls and Andrew, who all assured them they would be fine and to go have fun. Fun? The cool night air swept over them as they turned up the sidewalk.
"Um, Darien?"
"Yes, Serena?" She stopped and he turned to face her. In the streetlights, his eyes were dark blue. Simply gorgeous.
"Does this mean...we're dating?"
"Um. Well." Darien took her hands and stroked the knuckles. Shivers coursed through her. "Honestly, I'd...I've wanted to date you for weeks now."
"Weeks?" She shrieked. Darien winced and nodded, looking embarrassed.
"I thought you...hated me, so I wasn't able to bring myself...to ask you out. I couldn't have borne it if you had...said no. Do you want to? Date me?"
"OF COURSE!" Serena yanked her hands free to throw them around his neck. He caught her easily. "I thought you hated ME or saw me as this klutzy kid, but I kept watching you and wondering and..."
"And I guess we've both been afraid. Not anymore, Serena. I'm not letting you go."
"Good! I don't want you to." Serena slipped down a little so she could look at his face. He was smiling, a warm, happy smile she'd never seen before. It clogged her throat and made her gasp.
"I love you."
"I love you." Darien kissed her again, thrilled right down to his toes. FINALLY!
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I chuckle as I watch the young lovers kissing in the glow of streetlamps. Beside me, my dragon nuzzles my chest.
"I've missed you." He hisses. I scratch behind his ears.
"Funny, you were never far from me."
"Still, I wanted to be closer."
"I know." With a kiss on his muzzle, I step on his claw and he lifts me onto his back. His legs coil and spring and we lift off into the sky. I wave to the moon and we turn to the sea.
What is my destiny? To rule over love, eloquence, music, luck and wealth. To visit Japan every New Year's on the Takara-bune. I am Benzai-Tennyo, one of the Seven Dieties of Luck. My job here is done.
Yay! It's DONE! And I thought of a title, at LONG LAST.
