AN: Hey people… hope you all enjoy this new SM fanfic. I think all Serena and Darien fans will be quite pleased. I hope no one gets confused, I think my explanations during this chapter and future chapters will explain on their own, but if you have any questions please feel free to write them in a review or PM me. Thanks.

Serena walked inside her house and sighed deeply. She couldn't believe her day. She'd felt sick during class and had wanted to go home early, but had to stay to write a make up test. She couldn't fall behind any more than she already was. She was barely passing each semester.

Serena sat down on the couch as she thought over the events of the last few months, the last year to be more accurate. It had been crazy. She absentmindedly stroked her quite large stomach. Suddenly remembering the day when she had come home and told her boyfriend that she was pregnant. She had been crying. She had only been 16 and she had already so much on her plate.

After that day, things happened fast. Her boyfriend had offered to marry her, since the child was his. Purely a marriage just out of what he thought was 'the right' thing to do. That had been seven months ago. Since that day, things had never been the same.

Serena had agreed to the marriage yes, but know on retrospect she knew that it wasn't what she should have done. She had figured that after they got married things would get better, not worst. He had said that he loved her, that he'd always would. That had been only the beginning of many lies.

A couple of months after their shotgun wedding, things had changed. He had changed the way he looked at her, or didn't. The way he catered to her every need had suddenly disappeared. The romance had left, and in its place there was resentment and pain. He barely paid any attention to her and her pregnancy. He never took her places, and they rarely spent time together. They had lost whatever they once had.

She had never felt close enough with him, to tell him all her secrets, her deepest ones at least. When they had been dating she hadn't trusted him enough. She had figured that she would be able to when they got married, but she had been wrong. Only her friends, who shared the same secret, knew.

There was a knocking on the door, and Serena got up and went to it. She checked through the peephole to see who it was. It was Amara and Michelle. She quietly opened the door.

" Amara! Michelle! Come on in you guys."

The two girls smiled and walked inside. " Hey Serena," they greeted once inside.

" Glad you guys came over. I was just visiting memory lane and wouldn't mind forgetting about it for awhile."

"Aww… poor Bunny," Amara said softly. She had always taken softly to Serena. Ever since they first met, she'd been like an over protective sister.

" Let's go out for a bit. Maybe the arcade?" Michelle suggested.

Serena nodded. " I'm feeling much better now."

" You were feeling ill before?" Amara asked, concern written on her face.

" Yes. I felt sick at school. You know the usual…"

Amara nodded and then stepped backwards towards the door. Michelle smiled and helped Serena get her purse and coat. As they walked outside, Amara walked ahead and opened her car door. She loved cars and was practically obsessed with this one. As they drove to the arcade Amara spoke up.

" Sere… where is Seiya?" she asked softly from the driver's seat, looking back momentarily in her mirror.

Serena frowned at mention of her husband's name. She was also quite shocked. The girls had learned long ago not to talk about him. They all knew her pain and tried their hardest to not dwell on it.

" He's out… I'm not sure where," Serena managed out in a weak voice.

Amara's fingers tightened on the steering wheel but didn't say anything else. She knew better than to let her anger show. Serena could handle herself. But why she stayed in that marriage, she didn't know.

They arrived at the arcade and got out. Serena sighed, as she was suddenly overwhelmed with memories again. This place held so many of them. This was the place where she'd had her first crush on Andrew, the owner of the restaurant. But of course, since she never made any effort to let him know that she liked him, nothing happened there. Soon later, when she'd found her 'true love', his best friend, Darien, she'd completely lost all her feelings for him. Now, he was a good friend, sort of like a big brother, even though Darien and her had broken up months ago.

Serena sighed and walked inside with Amara and Michelle. Many familiar faces greeted her; Amy, Lita, Mina, Raye, as well as Andrew were all there. Serena sat down in her usual booth with the girls as Andrew got their food. She was lucky for her friends; they helped her though all her rough days. They were the ones who gave her hope for a happy future.