Goodbye, Serena
Prologue
~*Repetition*~
"Darien?" Uncertainly, Serena pushed open the door to her boyfriend's apartment and
cautiously stepped through it. Inside, the lights were off and it didn't look like anyone was
home. But Serena knew Darien was--he would never leave his door unlocked if he went
out.
Serena caught a soft, quiet melody coming from deeper inside the apartment, and she
strained her ears to determine its location. Stepping further inside, she looked around until
she noticed a faint light coming from Darien Chiba's open bedroom door. Smiling, she
walked towards it. *Trust Darien to fall asleep with his lights on, listening to classical music.*
She giggled to herself. *And at only 7 p.m., too.*
She tiptoed through the door, and abruptly the smile on her face crashed to the floor and
shattered.
"D-Darien?" she forced out, the words quieter than a whisper.
Her beloved boyfriend, her secretive soulmate--her *destiny*, for Gods sake--was entwined
around a curveous-looking blonde girl. The girl, leaning on Darien's shoulder, lifted her face
briefly, and Serena recognized her.
It was Jessica, the incredible looking girl that Serena's boyfriend had cheated on her with
before. (AN: No, the two never talked about what happened. *Sigh*) Jessica, with her shiny
blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. Jessica, with her well-endowed body and teeny-tiny
waist. Jessica, who was like a more smashing, striking version of Serena herself.
Jessica, wrapped around Darien, whose back was to his girlfriend.
A muffled sob escaped Serena's throat, and she spun around and stumbled out of the room.
*T-t-thank God he didn't see me!* she noted shakily to herself, feeling physically sick. *At
least I didn't make an idiot of myself.* In her haste to get out of the spacious apartment,
which suddenly felt cramped--like the walls were closing in on her--Serena hit an end table
withher hip and an expensive-looking vase clattered to the floor and smashed to bits.
"Oh, no!" She wailed, breaking into a run and heading for the door.
* * *
"Huh?!" Darien tore himself away from Jessica and stood up as fast as he could. Straining
and standing on his toes, he finally saw the door bang open and caught a glimpse of trademark
long blonde hair.
Nearly the same color as the long strands that had been spilled across his chest only seconds
before.
"Oh, God." Darien groaned, realizing what it must have looked like to his sensitive girlfriend.
Seeing her boyfriend in the arms of the girl she still thought he'd cheated on her with...When
he'd really only been comforting Jess after her horrific break-up with Devon... Oh, no.
"Bunny," he shouted as the door slammed shut behind her. "Bunny, no!" He started to jump
the couch, but stopped as below him, Jessica burst into fresh tears.
"D-D-Darien!" she sobbed, unsteadily getting to her feet. The poor girl was so upset she
was actually swaying on her feet. "I'm s-so sorry! I c-cried all over you and then I-I got you
in t-trouble with your g-girlfriend again... I'm so sorry... I just... I just..." She collapsed back
onto the couch in a heap, her slender shoulders shaking with racking sobs.
Darien looked longingly at the door. He should go after Bunny, God knew he should. Hell,
*Darien* knew he should. But... Leave a hysterical girl alone in his apartment full of sharp
and potentially dangerous things? No. Bunny would understand... She had to. As soon as
he calmed Jess down, he'd go see her and explain everything to her, from start to finish.
"Shh, Jess, shh," he murmured soothingly, sinking back onto the couch and rubbing Jessica's
back in a comforting motion. "It's gonna be okay. You and Devon have broken up before,
and I bet you'll break up again. But you guys always get back together."
Jessica looked up, her normally sparkling blue-green eyes now shiny with tears and covered
with a un-naturally bright sheen. Then a fresh flood came and she fell against him, sobbing
her broken heart out. "D-Devon..." she wailed. "I want Devon!"
Darien sighed and kept rubbing her back. It was going to be a long time before he could go
see Serena.
*I know she'll forgive me,* he told himself--more confidentally than he really felt. *She has to.*
* * *
Serena sank to the floor just inside her bedroom, leaning against the door as racking sobs
coarsed through her body and finally erupted. Thankfully, Luna was out on a date with Artemis
and wasn't there to play the role of the concerned guardian.
"How c-could he?" she whimpered, her heart breaking in two. "How could he?"
The part that hurt the worst...
He hadn't even come after her.
Prologue
~*Repetition*~
"Darien?" Uncertainly, Serena pushed open the door to her boyfriend's apartment and
cautiously stepped through it. Inside, the lights were off and it didn't look like anyone was
home. But Serena knew Darien was--he would never leave his door unlocked if he went
out.
Serena caught a soft, quiet melody coming from deeper inside the apartment, and she
strained her ears to determine its location. Stepping further inside, she looked around until
she noticed a faint light coming from Darien Chiba's open bedroom door. Smiling, she
walked towards it. *Trust Darien to fall asleep with his lights on, listening to classical music.*
She giggled to herself. *And at only 7 p.m., too.*
She tiptoed through the door, and abruptly the smile on her face crashed to the floor and
shattered.
"D-Darien?" she forced out, the words quieter than a whisper.
Her beloved boyfriend, her secretive soulmate--her *destiny*, for Gods sake--was entwined
around a curveous-looking blonde girl. The girl, leaning on Darien's shoulder, lifted her face
briefly, and Serena recognized her.
It was Jessica, the incredible looking girl that Serena's boyfriend had cheated on her with
before. (AN: No, the two never talked about what happened. *Sigh*) Jessica, with her shiny
blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. Jessica, with her well-endowed body and teeny-tiny
waist. Jessica, who was like a more smashing, striking version of Serena herself.
Jessica, wrapped around Darien, whose back was to his girlfriend.
A muffled sob escaped Serena's throat, and she spun around and stumbled out of the room.
*T-t-thank God he didn't see me!* she noted shakily to herself, feeling physically sick. *At
least I didn't make an idiot of myself.* In her haste to get out of the spacious apartment,
which suddenly felt cramped--like the walls were closing in on her--Serena hit an end table
withher hip and an expensive-looking vase clattered to the floor and smashed to bits.
"Oh, no!" She wailed, breaking into a run and heading for the door.
* * *
"Huh?!" Darien tore himself away from Jessica and stood up as fast as he could. Straining
and standing on his toes, he finally saw the door bang open and caught a glimpse of trademark
long blonde hair.
Nearly the same color as the long strands that had been spilled across his chest only seconds
before.
"Oh, God." Darien groaned, realizing what it must have looked like to his sensitive girlfriend.
Seeing her boyfriend in the arms of the girl she still thought he'd cheated on her with...When
he'd really only been comforting Jess after her horrific break-up with Devon... Oh, no.
"Bunny," he shouted as the door slammed shut behind her. "Bunny, no!" He started to jump
the couch, but stopped as below him, Jessica burst into fresh tears.
"D-D-Darien!" she sobbed, unsteadily getting to her feet. The poor girl was so upset she
was actually swaying on her feet. "I'm s-so sorry! I c-cried all over you and then I-I got you
in t-trouble with your g-girlfriend again... I'm so sorry... I just... I just..." She collapsed back
onto the couch in a heap, her slender shoulders shaking with racking sobs.
Darien looked longingly at the door. He should go after Bunny, God knew he should. Hell,
*Darien* knew he should. But... Leave a hysterical girl alone in his apartment full of sharp
and potentially dangerous things? No. Bunny would understand... She had to. As soon as
he calmed Jess down, he'd go see her and explain everything to her, from start to finish.
"Shh, Jess, shh," he murmured soothingly, sinking back onto the couch and rubbing Jessica's
back in a comforting motion. "It's gonna be okay. You and Devon have broken up before,
and I bet you'll break up again. But you guys always get back together."
Jessica looked up, her normally sparkling blue-green eyes now shiny with tears and covered
with a un-naturally bright sheen. Then a fresh flood came and she fell against him, sobbing
her broken heart out. "D-Devon..." she wailed. "I want Devon!"
Darien sighed and kept rubbing her back. It was going to be a long time before he could go
see Serena.
*I know she'll forgive me,* he told himself--more confidentally than he really felt. *She has to.*
* * *
Serena sank to the floor just inside her bedroom, leaning against the door as racking sobs
coarsed through her body and finally erupted. Thankfully, Luna was out on a date with Artemis
and wasn't there to play the role of the concerned guardian.
"How c-could he?" she whimpered, her heart breaking in two. "How could he?"
The part that hurt the worst...
He hadn't even come after her.