Hiya again peeps! I decided to make "Just because"
a series of fics revolving around Darien and
Serena my favorite couple!  ::gigglez:: there
won't be much to it.  No action, romance or comedy
(eh..I can't do comedy anyways...)  But hopefully
it'll be good enough just to put you in a good
mood.  Arigato's go out to ALL my imouto's,
My Twin Sister ...Violet Ice, SailorTwin,
Jadet-chan, Miaka, Scutter and Gen Zelda..aka cutie..right
LOVE MUFFIN! ::gigglez:: uhm...anyways.
I think he writes good like all my family (including Scutter)
Now on with the short story! Huh? Oh yea, SM doesn't belong to
me.....like I had to tell you.

Just because.....part 2
By: Twilight
Editor: SailorTwin

         Serena trudged home from school, her feet
dragging behind her.  Pulling out the evil test
paper from earlier, she whimpered thinking what
her mother would say when she saw it.  'Man this
is just not FAIR!!'  She mentally cried.  So involved
with her test, she didn't notice that she walked
directly into the park.  Sighing, she shoved the
paper back into her tiny briefcase and made her
way to her favorite  secluded and isolated bench.
She actually liked to call it her thinking bench
because this was where she always went when
she was feeling down or just needed some time to
herself.  Plopping down she lay her case next to
her and propped her elbows on her knees,
clasping her hands together. Lightly she lay her
head against her balled hands and closed her sad
eyes.
     Quietly, she listened to all of the sounds taking
place around her.  From the birds chirping
melodic songs to each other, to children screaming
n the distance, she let the sounds engulf her
downcast heart and fill her with comfort.  The cool
breeze wrapped around her body making her
hair float, slightly soothing her.  For awhile she
thought about her school work and how poorly she
had done. 'I do try!  It's just when it comes to taking
a test that I forget......no one ever believes me
when I say I studied.'  Letting a single solitary tear
from her closed lashes fall, she imagined that
she could hear it falling as it crashed to the hard
pavement beneath.  Taking in a steady breath, she
sighed, shakily ceasing all thoughts of school.
Now she just sat there, with her elbows still on her
knees and head still resting against her hands.
She almost looked like a statue for she didn't move
an inch for a long time.

     Darien had been walking around the park for a
few hours, thinking back to a few days ago.
when Serena had cheered him up.  He often wondered
if she read his journal entry.  Usually it
would bother him to know that anyone had read
something so personal, but with Serena......it
didn't seem to matter.  He didn't mind in the least
bit and to be honest with himself, he would be
almost glad if she did read it, though he didn't know why.
     Shoving his hands into his pockets, he continued to
walk along the concrete path, breathing
in the fresh air and taking in his surroundings.  He loved
walking here.  It always made him feel
serene and the peaceful atmosphere was addictive.
The sweet aroma of the roses and other
flowers drifted in the breeze around him, making him
smile.  Turning his head up towards the sky,
he closed his eyes and enjoyed the suns warm rays
on his face as he kept walking.
     Then the smell of a faint perfume made its way to
his nose.  Startled, he stopped walking
and turned around, all the while thinking 'I know that perfume.'
There, sitting before him looking
terribly upset, sat Serena.  His always cheerful, beautiful,
caring and loving Serena.  Standing there
for a second longer, he stared at her unable to believe she
could actually be sad, it just wasn't her
nature to be so.   But then again, she was only human.
Silently, he walked to where she was sitting
and quietly sat beside her.  Not once did she look up or
acknowledge his presence.  Probably
because she really didn't know he was there.  She was
still too deep in thought to notice anything.
     Darien remained sitting still while admiring her profile.
The sun's brilliant rays made her
hair shine like soft, shimmering gold urging him to reach
out and caress it. To let his fingers run
though its silky softness forever would be heavenly.
Unable to believe what he was thinking, his
eyes grew wide.  Lightly he shook his head back and
forth thinking it would help disperse such
ideas as he turned his head back to her still form.
He wanted to talk to her and ask what was
wrong, but he didn't know how he should approach it.
Suddenly an idea popped into his mind.
Looking around casually, he put one hand behind his
back making a beautiful, fully bloomed red
rose appear. 'Being Tuxedo Mask has it's advantages'
He thought smugly as he raised it to her face.
For a moment he hesitated, debating whether or not
to run its delicate petals across her cheek.
The idea was tempting but he didn't think it would be
right, so he held it close to her nose and
waited.
     Serena knew she should be getting home soon,
because if she knew her mom, and she did,
she would be worried sick.  'Just a few minutes more,
then I'll go.'  Taking in a deep breath, she
stopped short when a strong, sweet scent invaded her
senses.  Snapping her eyes open, she blinked
rapidly when she saw an exquisite rose in front of her.
Suddenly her mind started to whirl as she
realized that someone had to be holding it for it to be there.
Quickly turning her head, she gasped
when she saw Darien sitting beside her, smiling at her,
satisfied by her reaction.  Numbly, she sat
up, and watched as Darien extended the flower out to her,
probing her to take it.  At first, she
didn't move, her eyes darting back and forth from the flower
to him unable to believe he was really
there, and of all things giving her a rose.
     "Come on Serena.  It's just a flower." Darien said
in an amused tone, smiling happily.
     Serena eyed Darien curiously, wondering if this
 was some kind of joke because she really
wasn't in the mood for games.  But then she finally
noticed how good he looked smiling and felt
her breath catch. 'Wow...he really should smile more often.'
She started to giggle slightly when he
started to make the flower dance, tilting it back and forth
in his hand while bouncing it slightly.
'Who would have thought?  I never knew he could be so.....nice?!'
With a steady hand, she
plucked the rose from his dancing hand, smiling gratefully.
     "Arigato Darien.  That's really sweet of you...I really needed it."
Looking him directly in
the eyes she whispered again, "Arigato".  Bringing the flower
to her nose, she inhaled it's
intoxicating scent, savoring it.
     Smiling at how innocent and happy she now looked,
he took that as his cue to leave.
Standing and stretching his arms, he started to walk
back to his apartment in a better mood than
before. Just seeing her happy made him happy.  It was
early evening now and the sun was slowly
making its way closer to the horizon as the moon rose
from the other.
     "Wait, Darien?"  Serena called out, standing from the
bench.  "Why did.. why are you
being so nice?"  She asked, watching his retreating form
get smaller and smaller, hoping he had
heard her.
     Darien turned around long enough to glance back at
her and answered her simple question
with a simple answer.  "Just because..." and he was gone.

The end!!! Tada!!! Well, what do you guys think?  I know
it's REALLY short and doesn't have a
lot of anything in it...but it was just another nice short
story that hopefully puts you in a good
mood.  Does it? Well please write to me and tell me!!
I would SO very much appreciate that!
PLEASE?! SmTwilight@aol.com   ::cough:: anyhow......
you can check out my fic site at
http://ficmaze.cjb.net and Neo Queen Serenity's site
because hers is really cool! I absolutely love
her layout!  http://crystaltokyo.cjb.net  WRITE ME!!!
*hugz n kisses*
Twilight