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Lea-chan- wow its been some time

Jeh-kun- yea, well college will do that to you

Lea-chan- what no crazy "I got eaten by a bear or they buried alive" to cover your own ass?

Jeh-kun- no, sadly no. I don't own anything.

Lea-chan- are you sick?

A Mother's Concern

"Darien, it's…it's Reni." Serena had tears in her eyes as she sat on the swings in the park. It was about three in the morning and Darien had awoken with a bad feeling that led him to Serena who had been crying for the better part of four hours.

"Come on no more tears." Darien took out his handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes, but all it did was make her cry even harder. "Why don't we go back to my place and you tell me all about it."

"I cant." She sniffled and cried into her hands. He tried to comfort her by pulling her into her arms but she only flinched and withdrew herself, an absolute first. Darien took the swing next to her and tried to ration what had happened.

"Did you two have another fight?" He tried not to chuckle.

"If only. I really am the worst kind of person. Even now you're trying to understand but I am so greedy to want to hold onto the words she said. I could never be a proper mother, I only cause her pain. Why would I be so cruel as to send her back in time to when I was so selfish?" Serena's words were barely above a whisper, opposite of her normal tone.



"Come on, you can tell me what happened, It was partly my decision as well." He placed his hand on hers and this time she didn't draw away.

"I am such a dirty person, I wanted to know what was going on in her head because she wouldn't talk to me about why she was upset so while she was in the bath I took a look at her diary. What did I expect?" Serena started to cry all over again and withdrew to a tight ball folded over at the middle, sobbing heavily. "She talked about how we got in an argument over who loved you more and she told that pink book I bought her how she told it that if this was how her mom was in the past she wished she didn't share the same genes and was never born. Past. Present. Future. I know I am still not mature enough to be her mother but it hurt so much to hear those words. She wishes she was never born because of me!"

Darien sat there wide eyed he had no clue what to say. He knew Serna was a little different than what you would call the perfect mother but she had years to go till she would become the woman that Reni would call her mother. Darien got down on his knees in front of her and took her hands from her eyes and held them in his.

"You guys are always at odds and ends but in reality you are her hero. She told me that she wanted to be just like you." Darien said thinking this would cheer her up.

"No, she is lying. I am the worst person to be a hero, I cry and doubt myself, I am weak and I get jealousy so easily. I should have told her that I love her…"

"Serena where is Reni?" Serena cried harder and felt her heart breaking and gasped for air due to the pain in her chest.

"I couldn't stop her, she's gone." Serena choked out.

"Where is she Serena!" Darien grabbed Serena by her shoulders and forced her to look into his eyes.

"She is at home, she ran away but I stunned her and she is asleep. She will be fine in the morning just with a tummy ache. I couldn't get her to listen to me, I don't deserve to. I didn't know what else to do. I think I am going to ask Pluto to take her home. I will only end up hurting her. Maybe I will be a better mom in the future."

"Serena it just takes some patience. You are a great mom."

"I am sorry maybe I am not good enough to be yours. You need someone who isn't half as selfish as I am." Serena got up but Darien wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face in her stomach. "Let go, it's hard enough as it is."

(from here it is obviously written by a chick.)

"I will never let go of you. Serena having the ability to see that you are able to see your faults that means you may change them. But to me you are perfect, you have such a great heart and are able to see the good in others as well as fight for those who can't. How is that not admirable?" Darien held onto her.

"Darien, I am only able to see the things that no one else sees because I force myself to and I feel it is my duty. I don't really think that I would if I didn't feel obligated." Serena tried to push him away but he held on tighter. She wrapped her arms around him and held him to her.

"I DON'T EVER WANT TO HEAR YOU DOBT YOURSELF!" Darien called out to her and she just held onto him. They pathetically stayed like that for some time.

"Come back to my place." Darien said as he finally stood up. "We need to figure out what we are going to do."

"What do you mean by we?" Serna asked as she rubbed at her puffy red eyes.

"You can't go off sending Reni home without my consent. We have a future together and we have to start by making decisions together." He led her by the hand to his place.