Mission Mistletoe Chapter 4: We need some sort of tool.... author: nat-chan e-mail: natia_99@yahoo.com genre: first season romance awwwww rated: mistletoe G disclaimer: *blare of harmonica* I do not own sailormoon. what? You were expecting a song and dance? an's: Merry Christmas minna!!!! Love and Joy to all my pals: Grace-chan, Bunny-chan, Kuris-chan, Sweet-chan, D-chan, Chibi-chan, Jess-chan, Loralei-chan, Linda-chan, Skye-chan and Stef-chan for interviewing me for Lunar Chronicles! *blushes* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The girls watched in mute fascination as Serena and Darien chatted endlessly in the doorway. Andrew had fallen asleep on his arm. "What are they doing?" Groaned Rei, "Telling their life stories?!?" (ahhh irony) Everyone sweatdropped. Over an hour had passed and they had simply sat and stared as first Serena had talked in length while Darien listened and now vice versa. "Liiiike, HOW are they NOT fighting? I mean, even if they called a truce, where's their usual spark and flame?" Lita sighed from where her head was buried in her arms, she peaked betwen her elbows at them. "Lita, they've never actually taken the time to speak decently to one another--there's lots they probably don't know about one another." Ami said practically. "Oy, Ami, how can you always be so logical???!!!!" Mina groaned. Andrew shifted, "No...there's more mistletoe...I bought lots...this year..." He muttered in his sleep. The girls sweatdropped. Poor obsessed Andrew. "Ugh, now they're hugging?" Rei grumbled looking over to where Serena impulsively hugged her sworn enemy. Andrew's eyes shot open, "Hugging???? THAT'S IT!!!!!! I'm taking matters into my own hands!!!!!" The four girls shifted their eyes to Andrew skeptically, "Uhhh, Andrew, we can't get them under mistletoe if they don't move from that spot." Andrew's eyes became wilder, "Well, then...we'll just have to....hang it above them!" He finished with a thrust of his shoulders and pointing of his finger as though he had just uttered the single most intelligent and inspired wisdom ever proclaimed. Perhaps he had. Rei thought not. "Andrew? Are you nuts?! We can't hang it over them without their noticing!!!!" But now Mina joined forces with said Andrew, "I dunno Rei, they ARE pretty wrapped up in each other, if we could sneak it over them carefully they might not notice." Lita perked up, "Yeah, maybe if we could suspend if from something and just sorta stick it up there." Andrew rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "We need some sort of tool...." ................................ Let's rewind a bit while they work on that shall we? uhem. vrrrrrrmmmmmmm.....rewind to before the hug and we'll see Serena and Darien's viewpoint. Darien leaned back comfortably against the doorframe and listened to Serena in earnest. He's always enjoyed her chatter from afar and listening to her speak seriously was even better. He listened as she detailed her childhood with her parents and brother....her likes her dislikes, her favorite colour.....something about they way she formed her words, that cute little scrunch to her nose when she talked about something unpleasant....she was so... ...true and unpretentious....and honest.... He smiled at the good parts and frowned at the bad...it was better than a really good movie. He was hooked. She looked up at his intense gaze and faltered, "Er...this must be very boring for you...so tell me about your childhood? Did you terrorize your parents as much as you've terrorized me?" The ashen colour his face took on....the flash of pain in his eyes.....she took them like a sharp kick to the stomach. "What is it?" She whispered, instinctively stepping closer. He managed a weak smile, "I wouldn't know....I lost both my parents in a car accident when I was six...I survived but with severe amnesia...I can't remember them...." "Oh Darien..." She managed, "What happened to you afterwards?" "I lived in an orphanage until I was old enough to get a job. Then I moved out to my own place." Her eyes turned a most startling shade of blue then, "Weren't you lonely?" He choked. What was he supposed to say--that he'd never realized he was until he met her? He smiled gently, his own blue eyes softening in a way she had never seen before, "Sometimes. But not anymore." She smiled, "I'm glad." Impulsively she hugged him and he narrowly escaped falling to his knees....the soft sweet smell of her....addictive. "Thank you for telling me." Then the moment passed and she was asking him about his studies...about his job...about his life...everything. And stranger still....he was answering her! Why was that? Maybe the way he was drowning in her beautiful eyes had something to do with it. Sigh. Serena for her part couldn't believe this suddenly softer side of the former-baka. Why, it was positively...unnerving....how had she never noticed how utterly wonderful he really was? Perhaps because his usual greeting to her included the dreaded nickname? But these thoughts were far from her mind as she gazed deep into his eyes and realized she might never return from the sweet place she found there. On and on they talked.....drowning...falling....suddenly that mistletoe didn't seem like such a bad idea. In fact, thought Darien, who really needed mistletoe? It wasn't some wretched, spiky, indigestable--his stomach gurgled to remind him--plant that inspired his to kiss Serena, it was her beauty...in all ways....his eyes drifted to her mouth....so sweet.... ahem, nat-chan here, *points hands out in director-like fashion (Hey, I AM a film student afterall)......PULL BACK TO REVEAL: Andrew crouched on the floor with the four girls. They had fashioned a long stick out of at least a hundred straws. And attached to the end was the last piece of mistletoe.... Andrew, Lita, Rei and Mina all gripped it steadly as Ami used her calculator (ofcourse) and navigated them to stick it above Serena and Darien. "A little more to the left, steady now.....no, get the taped side facing the other way... that's it..." Ami encouraged. "Southeast.....northwest....ugh THAT WAY!!!" She pointed. "Mina! Stop elbowing me in the face!" "Perhaps if you removed your knee from my stomach REI!!!" "Guys, pipe it down, this takes focus and concentration..." Lita grumbled as the rickety straws teetered dangerously, stretching and bending.... Some of the other party-goers glanced over to see the strange sight....a piece of mistletoe suspsended from an unnatural length of straws slowly gliding towards the doorway where a couple stood lost in conversation. hmmm... They managed to get it close....almost... "Just a little closer...careful now don't drop it!" Ami urged. So intent were they on their goal that they failed to notice Darien leaning down...as though preparing to kiss the odango-ed one! And indeed he was! Resistence was futile. He didn't just like her--he loved her! "Meatballhead..." He murmured and the way he said it caused her eyes to widen as he leaned down, "I..." And then he kissed her....just once, gently, softly.... "....think I love you..." He finished softly as he pulled away. Her eyes shone a thousand emotions at him, "Darien......really?" And her voice was traced with the barest thread of hope....making him grin like a regular idiot. "Yup." She smiled, "Me too..." She leaned up and met him halfway. Then....SMACK! Something hit them on the head and then cluttered to the floor. "Huh?" Serena said dazed as she pulled away and rubbed her head. Suddenly the girls and Andrew popped up from behind the counter. "You dropped it!" They all exclaimed at once, pointing at each other. "Guys, I think they were already kissing." Ami cut in carefully, wincing at their responses. "Huh?!?" They managed, all staring over to where Darien still had his hands on Serena's shoulders as the two stared at them oddly. Andrew lost it at this moment, "WHAT?!? ALREADY KISSING?!? AND NOT UNDER *MYYYYYYYYY* MISTLETOE?!!?!?!?!@(!&*(&#^@*&$^*" He jumped clear over the counter, stalked over to them and ripped up the straws and mistletoe, tearing it off and glaring daggers at them, "WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!!!!" Then he stomped back to Mina, "I COULD HAVE BEEN KISSING MINA!!!!!" And that said, he stuck the mistletoe above them as he swung her into his arms and kissed her full on the mouth. "Huh??!!" The other girls managed, then shook their heads. "This is the last time I get involved in one of these schemes." Ami sighed. Serena and Darien simply exchanged smiles of triumph and returned to kissing.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The End....yeah right!!! Can nat-chan EVER resist an epilogue? There will be an epilogue..oh yes.... So keep an eye out for it, titled: REVENGE!!!! heh heh...hope ya liked! Mail Moi? Onegai? *pout*