Forever

Chapter 1

'Have you got everything?' Mina asked the blonde meatball head standing infront of her

'Yes, everything is packed.' The girl replied her piercing blue eyes staring out her bedroom window with.

Mina followed her gaze to over the back fence and into their next door neighbours house. "Red goes faster" she thought with a smile. 'Your thinking about him aren't you?'

'When am I not?'

Mina sighed, 'Yeah I guess that's true'

'Do you think he knows that I'm leaving?'

'Probably not.'

'Yeah I didn't think so.' Serena wiped a small tear from her eye and turned to face Mina. 'How do I look?' She asked her.

'Hideous, absolutely hideous that it hurts to even look at you!' Mina replied while not soon after a pillow went fling her way, hitting her in the face. 'Well what did you expect? You asked a stupid question. Anyway if you must know you look fine.' Mina said with a giggle.

'Good.' Serena got up off the bed and looked around her room, checking to see if she forgot anything.

'England is a long way away you know.' Mina said smiling holding back tears.

'I know but I'll visit don't worry.'

Mina was worrying, she was going to lose her bestfriend 'But what if you cant? What if you get so caught up in your work that you never have time?' Mina said all worried. She had tried up until now to keep from fretting but now the tears were threatening to fall, she was about to lose her bestfriend to an entirely different continent.

'Don't worry I will make time, I promise. The first years may be tough but I will come back every so often once I'm settled in. It will be fine I promise.'

'…I'll miss you.' Mina couldn't hold it in any longer and soon the tears had started to fall down her face.

'Oh, don't start you'll make me start.' Serena said tears coming down her own checks as she pulled Mina into a tight hug.

'You know that I only agreed to let you go because you'd promised that you'd come back!'

'I know and I will' she released her friend and held her out infront of her 'I promise.'

'And don't you even think about replacing me!' Mina said glaring back at her.

'Like I could, you'd have my head.' They both grinned at eachother.

'Damn straight I would!'

They both sat down on the bed to sort through Serena's final effects when a thought struck Serena that made her giggle.

'Hey do you remember the first time you met Darien? We were over at his place playing basketball and you and him were playing when you hit him-'

'Where it hurts' Mina laughed 'Yes I remember, how could I forget? I didn't mean to though.' Mina said a little embarrassed.

'It was funny, you both just kept playing even though you were weird about it and he was so nice about it too.'

'Yeah and we became friends ever since. Hey do you remember the time when I asked him-'

'Please don't' Serena said covering her face in a pillow trying to cover her blushes making Mina grin even more.

'When I asked him, Option A or Option B and he looked you directly in the eyes and said-'

Serena appeared from behind her pillow 'I believe it went-' She put on her best Mina impersonation 'Hey Darien, what would you prefer? You just spent the night with a girl and you wake up to find her in your T-shirt or you shirt, both are white; Option A or Option B? To which he-'

'Looked you straight in the eyes' Serena began to cringe 'and said, Option C. To which I naively replied what's that? And he, still looking in your eyes might I add, and answered "nothing".'

Serena tackled Mina for her suggestive tone she used on "nothing" 'Just because he looked me in the eyes and said "nothing" doesn't mean squat!'

Mina couldn't help but laugh so much harder and Serena tackled her even more.

'One of my fondest memories though,' Serena said after catching her breath 'was when we were out there till 2 am playing basketball with him and one of the neighbours yelled out from their house, to shut up. We were like sorry and then went inside and sat down on the couch together to watch Roadkill, and that's were you-' Serena was abruptly cut off.

'I ah yeah, think we'll leave that there, but yes that would have to be one of my fondest too.'

Serena paid her no attention and just continued as if Mina hadn't said anything at all. 'You were looking down your top while lying down on the couch after he had to get up and you, poked one.' She braced herself for impact but to her surprise Mina just laughed and agreed.

'Yeah the look on his face when he walked back in and saw me like that was so funny!' They both laughed harder and Serena looked out her window again and this time he was out there, out playing basketball.

'But it wasn't always happy memories.'

'Yeah' Mina looked out to Darien.

'That day he made me cry, just one tear that was all it was, but it was so hard. He was so cold, even his friend spoke to me more than he did and Darien is…was meant to be my best friend. He just didn't want to know me; he just brushed me aside like I was nothing.' Tears threatened again but Serena kept strong.

'I know.' Mina half smiled at her friend to cheer her up 'It was hard for me too, we both lost something that day; you your bestfriend and me, well I lost apart of you.'

Serena looked at Mina's kind face with a sorrowful smile and hugged her 'I'm sorry.'

'Hey there's nothing to be sorry about.'

'It's just that so many times since then he has never been there for me and he promised he always would be. He promised me when I was four that whenever I needed him he'll be there for me.' Serena sobbed a little but continued 'He was the only person, is the only person who has ever broken all my barriers, he holds my heart Mina and I cant do anything to get it back. I love him!' Serena fell silent and Mina hugged her as she let the tears flow 'It's just so hard, I miss him so much, the old him. The one who I could argue with, play basketball with till three in the morning or help him fix his car stereo. I miss the Darien that was really good friends with my bestfriend, the Darien that who was there for me!'

Mina couldn't help but feel for the girl and she cried too.

They sat there like that for awhile until Mina finally decided.

'You know that promise you made me make two years ago. The one that I said I had to wait for the opportune moment?'

'Yes.' Serena looked hesitantly

'Well now is that opportune moment.' Mina said looking at the clock "Two hours till she leaves" she thought.

Serena looked out her window then to the clock, then it hit her. 'It's two hours till I go you can't just go out there and tell him that I love him now when I'm about to leave!'

'Yes I can!' Mina stated defiantly.