A Life Time of Heaven
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Darien sighed as he sat in his office.  He hated his life.  Life 
without her.  
	
"Mr.Shield?" A voice asked.  Darien turned and saw his 
new receptionist standing at his door.  Your next 
appointment is here and you weren't answering…."

He nodded and stood up, straightening his tie.  He could 
tell this woman was falling for him fast.  He decided he 
would have to do something about it.

"Send him in." 

"Her, actually." The receptionist said, as a petite blonde 
walked into his office.  He almost fainted as he saw who it 
was.

"Hello." She said as she walked forward and offered him 
her hand.  "I'm sorry Mr.Wilson couldn't make it today.  
I'm Selene Moon."

Darien shook her hand and tried hard not to stare at her.

"Darien Shields." He told her.  She laughed and Darien was 
sure there were a thousand angels singing.

"I know."  She smiled.  

"Please." he gestured to a chair.  "Have a seat."

"Thank you." She said sitting in the chair directly across 
from his desk.  Darien resumed his seat and faced her.

"What can I do for you?" he asked.	

"Mr. Wilson wanted another grant." She almost seemed to 
sigh.  "The investigation isn't going very well, but we have
another lead in Tokyo."

Darien smiled as the hope crept into her voice.

"What do you know about the investigation?" He asked her.

"Honestly?" She asked.  He nodded.

"Not much.  I was only put on the case recently.  If things 
go well in Tokyo, maybe Mr.Wilson will see fit to give me
a raise.  Oh!" She looked embarrassed, as if she shouldn't 
have said that.  Darien laughed.

"I'll give you another million if they put you in charge of 
the case." Darien offered.

"But I don't know anything about it!  Mr.Wilson has been 
in charge for so long and…"

"And hasn't gotten anywhere with it." Darien interrupted 
her. 'You've already solved it.' he added silently.

"Well, I'll review the case tonight and decide if I think I 
can find her for you, sir.  I can call you tomorrow and let 
you know." She suggested, standing up.

'No!  Don't leave!' Darien had to restrain himself from 
grabbing her and taking her away forever.  "Listen, why
don't I pick you up for dinner tonight and we can review 
the case together?"

"I.. Uh… Okay." she said smiling.  "I guess I'll see you 
tonight then."

They shook hands and Darien followed her out of his 
office.

"I'll see you tonight!" He called after her as she was getting 
on the elevator.

"Bye." She mouthed and waved to him.

As far as Darien was concerned, he could die a happy man.

~~

That night at dinner, Darien took her to her favourite 
restaurant.  Lightening.  He had already made reservations 
at her favourite table.  He suggested her favourite dish.  
Ordered her favourite wine and had her favourite music 
played.

"How is it, Mr.Shield, that you know so much about me?" 
She asked.  He laughed and took a sip of his wine.

"That's my little secret." he told her.  She smiled and 
brought her wine class to her lips.

"So how long have you been in charge of Silver 
Millennium Enterprises?" Selene asked.

"A long time." he said, not really wanting to answer 
questions that would lead to his age.  At least not yet.

"You seem to young to be have established such a scary 
reputation." She looked at him. "And too nice." 

He smiled at her.  She didn't know just how happy those 
words made him.

"Thanks.  Would you care to dance?" He asked her, 
gesturing to the dance floor.

"Sure." He got up and helped her out of her seat before 
leading her to the dance floor.  The couples seemed to 
separate as the two waltzed around.

"You dance very well and the people seem to know you.  Do 
you entertain here often?" she asked him.
	
"No.  I own the place.  I bought it a while ago." he told 
her. 'Because you loved it so much in your past life.' he 
added silently.
	
"Oh.  It's lovely." she said.  He laughed.
	
"They don't know I own the place.  I bought it to keep it 
in business." He explained.  Her smile widened and the light 
in her eyes brightened.  

"That's nice."  The two silently waltzed around for a while.  
Then the music changed.  It slowed and Darien pulled Selene 
close to him.  She gently rested her head on his shoulder 
and sighed contentedly.   Darien felt like he was in heaven.  
	
'I don't think this situation can possibly get better.' he 
thought to himself.  Just then Selene looked up at him.  
As their eyes met, he was sure she could tell.

"I love you." he whispered.  She looked shocked.

"You don't even know me." she replied, before pulling away.  
Darien caught her wrist and pulled her back.  

"Forget it." he said.  "It's just the wine talking."

It hurt him to say that to her, but he couldn't risk losing 
her.  Not again.  That hurt even more.

"I don't want to dance anymore." She told him, so he led her 
off the dance floor and back to their table.  

Silently they sat and finished their meals.  Darien paid the 
check and led her to his car.

"I'm sorry." he told her.  She nodded her head before staring 
out the window.  She didn't look at him, so he started his car 
and began to drive.  As he drove towards her house, she turned 
and studied his profile.

'He's gorgeous.' She thought to herself.  'Why did he tell me he 
loved me and why does this all feel so right?' 

Darien sighed as he felt her eyes on his face and gently reached 
his hand over and caressed her cheek.  She averted her eyes and 
stared at her hands, gently folded in her lap.

"Selene, do you ever dream that you are someone, or some where 
else?" he asked her.  Her head jerked up and she stared at him.
	
"Why?" she asked suspiciously.

"Just curious." he replied quickly.  She stared forward for a 
while not saying anything.  Finally she spoke.

"Sometimes."  She said looking back up at him.  
"Sometimes I dream that I am a Princess of a far away place.  I 
have a prince whom I love dearly, and he loves me."  She sighed 
contentedly.  He looked at her again and smiled.

"Another time, I dream about being a peasant girl and a wonderful 
knight in shining armor carries me away."

Darien sighed remembering that time.  She had been so loving and 
trusting.  It had taken him a while to convince her that he really 
did love her, but once he had… Heaven was the only word he could 
use to describe it.

"Another time, I'm a warrior and he travels with me.  I always 
dream about him, but I don't know who he is…" She shut her eyes 
gently, and Darien looked at her.  Her pale lashes made soft 
golden crescents on her cheeks.  Darien decided not to say anything 
until he pulled up in front of her apartment.

"Selene, love, we're here." he said, gently brushing her hair away 
from her face.

"Oh!  I must have fallen asleep.  I'm sorry." she said, blushing gently.

"It's okay." he said as he got out and opened her door.  He helped her 
out.

"You know, we never reviewed the case.  Mr.Wilson wants to know 
your final decision tomorrow." She told him.  "We 
can go up to my apartment and do that now if you'd like."

"Sure." Darien replied.  He wasn't about to give up the opportunity 
to spend more time with her.  Darien locked his car doors and Selene 
led him up to her apartment.  

"Sorry about the mess." She said as she unlocked the front door.

"Don't worry about it."  He smiled at her.  

"You can have a seat."  She said, gesturing to the couch.  "I just 
need to get the case file."  Selene went into her kitchen and grabbed 
the gray folder off the table.

"Okay." She sat down next to him and opened up the folder.

"Do you want to know something?" he asked her.  She looked up at him.

"What?"

"About the case.  Do you want to know something about the case that I 
didn't tell the others?" 

"If you want to tell me." She said.  

"I love her.  I love her more than life itself, which is rather ironic if 
you think about it." He gave a bitter laugh before standing up and moving 
towards her window.  Selene looked at him puzzled and he decided to 
elaborate.

"When I'm with her I can't think straight and I say and do things I don't 
mean to say or plan to say.  I tell her things in ways I had never meant 
to.  She'll understand, I tell myself.  She's supposed to.  She doesn't 
though, because she doesn't remember.  This time I haven't even been able 
to find her and I wonder if they are trying to tell me something."  He 
stopped abruptly and looked at her.  Her eyes were sad and she got up.

"Mr.Shields, I.." 

"Darien.  Call me Darien." He interrupted her.

"Darien, I.." She was standing in front of him, surrounded in pale 
silvery moonlight and Darien couldn't resist.  He kissed her, full on 
the lips.  Selene stiffened as he pulled her close, but slowly melted 
into the kiss and against him.  Her arms crept up his chest and behind 
his head.  Her fingers intertwined with his hair.  Darien couldn't stop.  
He needed her so much.  Too much.  Finally Selene pulled away.

"This is wrong.  You love someone else." She whispered to him.

"Do I?" he asked her.  "I think you know more about this case then you 
are letting on.  I think you know everything about it and I think you are 
scared because you know who I'm looking for."

Selene turned away from her before answering.

"You're right.  I do know."  She clenched her fist at her chest..  "You 
are looking for me.  I came to you because I wanted to know why.  Why me?"

She turned to him, expecting an answer, so he gave her one.

"In all those dreams you have, the man is me.  I'm your knight in 
shining armor, I'm your prince charming, I'm your traveling bodyguard.  
In all those lives, I'm the one you love.  I'm the one constant thing in 
every life you live.  Because I make myself always constant, always there 
for you.  Do you know why?  I love you!  I love you so much.  My love 
never dies.  It only grows stronger with each day I grow older without 
you.  Then you come into my life and I love you even more with each day 
you are there.  And my life is eternal." He paused as she recoiled.  He 
knew why.  His face had changed.  His eyes had darkened and his teeth had 
lengthened and turned sharp.  He turned away from her.  

Suddenly, memories began flooding Selene's mind.  She saw images of lives 
long past.  She saw that in each one, he was with her.  He did love her.  
He had been telling her the truth.

Slowly, Selene moved towards him and laid her hand on his shoulder.  She 
gently pushed him so that he would face her.  He moved easily under her 
touch.  She took his face into her hands and kissed him in the watery 
moonbeams.  Darien kissed her back.  With all the ferocity of his love.  
She matched his passion.  Darien was shocked and he pulled away.

"I remember." she whispered, still holding his face close to hers.  "I 
remember everything.  I love you Darien."

Without another word, Darien kissed her again.  He knew he was in for 
another lifetime of heaven.

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