With shaky, but quick movements, Serena reached her hands to 
his neck and pulled his lips to hers. Darien was stunned at first and 
simply delighted in the surprising sensations. But as he gained his 
composure, he slowly closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her. 
He placed tons of small butterfly kisses, one after the other on her 
lips before catching them in a long, passionate kiss. 
	Her hands slid behind his neck as she allowed him her kisses to 
his desire. He pulled her closer to him, one arm tightened around her 
waist while his other hand stroked through her hair, savoring the 
texture, like he had always dreamed of doing. Kissing her and holding 
her...
	'My lovely Meatball Head... and to think that an hour ago I 
thought you'd never speak to me again...' he smiled inwardly at the 
thought. 'She's kissing me. Of all the times I've dreamed of this 
happening, I always figured I would initiate it... hmm... just as well. 
My dear Serena... if I could hold you forever...'
	'His kisses are so gentle and soft... not at all like... oh I 
won't think of that now... I'll just think of this... the feeling. I 
never thought a touch could be so magical and... perfect... even better 
than I imagined...'
	Slowly, Darien pulled away to be sure he hadn't pushed it 
too far yet. Her eyes were closed in a dazed, half dreaming state. 
When they opened, he saw diamond stars twinkling back at him. They had only 
kissed for a little while, and yet both were out of breath. Darien 
smiled down at her, raising his eyebrows in question. She smiled back 
and he could feel an incredible happiness flow through him. He leaned 
forward and kissed her lightly on the tip of the nose, making her 
giggle and pull away a little, though his surrounding arm offered no 
mercy. Leaning down, he brushed her lips with his again. She could feel 
a tingling reaching from his kisses down to her toes. She inhaled 
sharply but then smiled, her eyes drifting closed again. Darien looked 
her up and down, attempting to believe she was really here in his arms. 
She was expecting another kiss on the lips, he could tell... 
	With a mischievous grin, he lightly kissed the top of her 
forehead, drifting down her cheek, the tip of her nose... before ever-
so-gently teasing her lips. He then kissed her forehead again and 
traveled down the other side ending with yet another irritating kiss on 
the nose... before lying butterfly kisses down her neck, skipping over 
her puckered lips. He heard her whimper above him and chuckled lightly. 
Standing straight again, he kissed her nose briefly once more. Slowly 
she opened her eyes, confused and blurry, covered in desire and love...
	"Darien..." she half whispered, half pouted. He smiled down at 
her teasingly, brushing his nose against hers. She stood on her tip-
toes, but he always seemed a fraction of an inch away. Finally she gave 
up and with yet another pouting face, she removed her arms from his 
neck and folded them in front of her. "You're mean..."
	He laughed at her adorability. 'De ja vu,' he thought mindlessly. 
He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned over so that their cheeks 
brushed against each other. Serena seemed startled at this, then she gasped 
when she felt him gently kissing and nibbling on her earlobe. She giggled 
a little as she felt herself melt like putty into his hands. "I'm sorry..." 
he whispered, his warm breath sending any rational thought straight out the 
window, "but you're so adorable when you're angry..." he kissed her earlobe 
one last time, before beginning a trail of soft kisses toward her lips. 
Serena closed her eyes in anticipation until Darien finally reached her lips. 
He kissed them softly at first, like before, though his kisses were becoming 
slowly deeper. Serena felt a light-headedness, and then she felt Darien 
slowly, cautiously, nudging her lips open to his assault. 
	He wasn't sure about this. It might be too fast for her... too 
much like earlier... too scary... too... Darien groaned in surprise 
when he felt Serena's mouth open instantly and her tongue slide into 
HIS mouth. Of course, that was all the encouragement he needed. His 
tongue immediately began to play with hers. After what seemed an 
eternity of kissing her, holding her, feeling completely lost in 
emotions for the first time in either of their lives, they pulled away, 
each gasping for breath. Darien leaned his forehead on hers. After his 
heartbeat had somewhat calmed, he chuckled a little.