Title : After All
Yahoo ID: sailormoon006
Author : Serena Schields
Email : serena_schields@excite.com
Rating : Pg-13....for language and content
Disclaimers: Well here I am once again to present to you yet another one of my lovely little one parters. Yes I know I know that I have 2 multi parter fics in progress, but well I need a little break so in the meantime while I am writing those stories I decided to bring you guys ((my fans))a one parter. Well I do not own Sailor Moon, but hey we can all dream right? Well I do not feel like be creative but at the end I will have some little creative spurt I am sure of it.
Thanks goes out to: Robin-Chan for being my bestest friend in the world, and an amazing sister((online)), and thanks goes out to Patrick hey you are amazing. I also want to send a shout out to my friend Alicia, you always bring out my creative juices for my RPG....so I also have great ideas and input for my stories, you are the best girl.....Also to my sweet little friend Cat you are the sweetest.
There will be no scouts they are all just normal people in this story
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" Damn it why do they always take their sweet time to pick you up? " Serena cursed as she waited in the downpour for her taxi to pick her up and take her to the airport to catch her flight back to Parker Heights, Washington. It had been forever since her last visit and not to much had changed. It was still a small quiet town about 2 hrs from Seattle, and nothing terribly interesting ever happened there. Serena had no intentions of going back until after September, but here it was the second to last week in June. She was not to happy at the thought of spending her birthday in her old hometown. Sure she loved her family and her friends, but that town held so many bad memories. Some of them were just so unbearable for Serena to even comprehend. The only reason she had agreed to leave her nice, hectic life in New York was that she had promised to be there for Raye and Chad when their first baby was born. Serena was happy for her friends, Lita had become a world renownd chef. Amy had already obtained her medical degree, and was working in San Diego at a very prestigous hospital. Raye had married Chad right outside of high school, and stayed around in Parker Heights saying that she wanted to raise her family in a wonderful enviroment like she was blessed with. Then that brought her to Mina, Mina had left Parker Heights the day after graduation and tried her luck with acting and singing. She soon discovered that she was not really up for all the crap that came along with it so she decided to produce films instead, and she quickly became one of the most popular and loved producers of her time. Where as her friends stayed on the west coast, Serena decided to branch out and become her own individual. She went to New York the day after her 18th birthday to start a new and promising life. Serena wanted so much to leave her past and ' roots ' behind her, a part of her life that even her friends had not known. Serena was still deep in thought when she saw the taxi pull up to her in front of her deluxe town home in down town Manhatten. She quickly put her bags in the car and climbed in directing the driver to the airport.
(( 2 hours later ))
Serena sat quietly in her seat and was about to doze off when she felt somebody sit down next to her. She looked up and stared straight into the most beautiful yet intriguing deep blue eyes she had ever seen before in her life. Serena managed to catch her breath and say a soft hello to the man who barely heard her, but said hello back. Serena allowed herslf to finally fall asleep when the plane bagan to take off.
Darien sat next to her and was mesmerized with the young blond beauty beside him. He couldn't help but notice how familliar she looked to him but couldn't figure out why. Darien pulled out his research and began to read and proof it, so he could fax it back to the office. Darien was a Stock exchange broker and lived a very busy life, but looking at the beauty beside him he realized that his life was missing that extra additive, love. Darien continued to do his work when he noticed that Serena was shivering, he took off his jacket and gently placed it over her small body and then went back to his work.
Serena began to dream about her past, about her high school life. Back then she was very popular. She tried out for volleyball, and cheerleading and dance team. She made all three teams, and now all she had to do was choose what she wanted to be in her next few years of school. Serena was happy with her friends and her life. She was very smart and very pretty two very dangerous combinations. She had her hands full with guys always asking her out but she was never really interested in any of them. She also got herself a part time job at the local arcade in town. She was very happy with her life, then one day it happened. Serena was closing up after work, and the guy who usually closed with her had to go home early for an emergency. Serena was not afraid about being there alone, she just turned the radio up loud and began to dance around while she swept the floor. Serena then went in and did all her closing riturals and then grabbed her things to lock up. She was walking towards her car when she felt two very strong hands grab her from behind, and then before she could scream there was another hand over her mouth. Serena tried to struggle and then realized that there were at least 3 guys pulling her into an alley out side of the arcade. Serena was kicking and screaming as the guys pulled her into the alley, and began to rip off her clothes. She felt the men touching her body, and it made her cry even harder. The biggest of the men was leaning over her and trying to fondle her breasts but Serena was struggling to much for him to enjoy anything. He drew back his arm and back handed her across the face. Serena went limp at the impact of the blow, and felt the stinging sensation in her face, and tasted the blood in her mouth. Serena was about to black out when she felt the men being pulled away from her. Serena was barely coherent when she looked around her and noticed him and then before losing all sence of her self and her surroundings she noticed something else...his eyes.
Serena sat up in her seat with a start and was sweating and gasping for air when she woke up from her dream. She startled Darien and when he tried to talk to her she lost it. " Excuse me miss are you ok?" Darien tried to help Serena pick up her things that had been sitting in her lap. Serena freaked out when she heard his voice and saw him move towards her, all at once she was back in that alley with those three men. Serena jumped back as close to the wall as possible and whimpered before screaming at the innocent Darien.
" NOO!!! DON'T TOUCH ME, STAY BACK !!!! " Serena was still freaking out when the flight attendant came to assist, but she was no use. Darien looked at the frightened young girl and then it all came back to him. He saw it as clear as a bell in her eyes.
* flashback *
Darien was on his way home from the library when he decided to walk past the arcade. He wanted to see ' her ' the beautiful girl in his homeroom class. She never looked at him nor did she ever seem to notice him. It wasn't that she was rude or stuck up, he just never made an effort to get her attention. She was his dream though, he lived to see her every day with her bright, tantalizing eyes, and sweet smile. His favorite part of her body was her lips, he noticed that when she pouted her bottom lip would begin to quiver, and then when she was happy her smile was brillant. Darien was friends with one of her best friends Amy Anderson, and he was also close to Chad Bishop, who was dating Serenas friend Raye Hocker. Serena would walk into class everyday and practically make every guy drool, but one thing about Serena that Darien liked was that she never used her beauty to get what she wanted. He loved the way the whole atmosphere would change when she walked into the room.
Then that night Darien was walking back home when he passed by the arcade and saw it closed, and Serenas car in the parking lot. Darien began to worry since it was kinda late and her car was there and she was no where in sight. He heard something coming from the alley and he went to investigate it and found ' his ' Serena being attacked. Darien was not much of a fighter, but he could not let her be hurt so he began to get the guys off of her one by one.
Once the guys were all laying on the ground and not moving Darien picked up a very scared Serena and took her to her car and drove her to the hospital. From there he called the police and made an official statement for Serena. He went to go and check on her, but her family was already with her. Darien decided to not disturb them and left unnoticed.
A few days later when Darien had gotten home from school his parents told him that his dad had gotten a job transfer to Darlington, South Carolina. Darien never saw Serena again, cause she wasn't at school for a while. He moved away, and left the only girl he swore he would ever love.
* end of flashback *
Darien quickly got up and changed seats so Serena could calm down. Once he was gone Serena tried desperatly to remember who exactly Darien was and why she thought he was there the night she was attacked. She tried to put it out of her mind, but failed miserably.
When the plane finally landed in Seattle Serenas parents were there to greet her. She rode home almost in silence just telling them about her job, and her life in Manhatten. She arrived at her parents house around 9:30 that night. She quickly ran to the phone and called Raye and Chad to let them know that she had arrived. " Oh my gosh Serena you have to come over, Amy and Lita, and Mina are all here. " Serena was so in need of seeing her friends that she rushed out and grabbed her moms keys to her car and left. Serena drove around looking at her child hood home. She was about to turn around and head towards Rayes, when her mother paged her. Serena pulled out her cell phone and called her mother back. When she heard her moms voice Serena spoke. " Hey mom, what did you need? " Serena asked. " Oh Serena, Raye and Chad called and were wondering if you could pick up Chads friend from his hotel. " Serena agreed to do it and got the name of the hotel and told her mom to call and let Raye and Chad know. So they could let him know what car to look out for. Serena drove towards the hotel and passed the arcade then all of a sudden that night came back to her again. She was lost in thought as she pulled up and saw ' him ' standing out front. She came to a stop and just stared at him. Finally she got out and walked towards the entrance but was stopped by his smooth voice. " Are you here to pick up a friend for Chad and Raye Bishop? " He asked smoothly, yet quietly. Serena stood there gawking at him, trying to find her voice. " Yes...yes I am, are you him? " She asked. He chuckled, and shook his head. " My name is Darien Luxor. " She shook his hand and introduced herself. " Serena...Serena Harrington. " He looked at her and smiled, " I know we use to have homeroom together in high school. " She seemed to think back to remember him, and then smiled slightly and motioned for him to get into her car. They actually talked and laughed until they passed the arcade, then Serena and Darien both became very quiet. Serena could not believe that it had been about 8 years since that horrid night and she still had yet to meet a guy that she could honestly trust. To say that the night at the arcade hadn't changed her life was an understatement. Truth be known, she became very with drawn from her male friends and her female friends on top of that for fear that they would judge her for it. Darien on the other hand was trying desperatly to find a way to break it to her that he was the one to rescue her that night, but failed miserably. They continued to drive in silence until they reached Chad and Rayes house.
* meanwhile at the house *
" Chad honey are you sure that it was a good idea to have those two ride togehther? " Raye asked as she walked into the livingroom. Lita, Amy, and Mina, all shook there heads and agreed with Chad as he told his lovely wife how much Darien loved Serena and he knew for a fact that even though they hadn't seen each other in almost 8 years. " I think it is romanitc, I mean they really are perfect for one another. Darien was all quiet in high school and he adored Serena. " Lita said as she got a faraway look in her eye.
" All I can say is that I am glad that Serena is going to be here, I have missed her so much. " Raye said as she sat down next to Chad on the sofa. The rest of the group all agreed at how Serena was the missing link in their lives. Amy being the logical one of the group spoke up about the prediciment that they had just placed Darien and Serena in. " Hey guys what if Darien has moved on, or what if Serena met someone that they just never told us about? "
Chad and Raye shook their heads in unison, " No Amy that is not at all a problem, for some reason Serena feels that it isn't important to love somebpdy. " Mina shook her head sadly, " I know that I live a hectic life, but well Serena is a defense attorney, and she lives a hectic life to; but she should still allow herself to love. Even in high school she distanced herself from guys, and US at the same time in our Senior yr. I don't get it. I was so sure she would have fallen in love and married after school. "
The group all agreed with what Mina had to say, cause Serena was the one who had always dreamt about the perfect love, and then one day it seemed that she woke up and no longer cared about love or her friends. She basically became a shell of what she really was. Her friends were left in the dark about her tragedy, for Serenas lack of confidence in her friends.
* other side of town *
Serena and Darien rode in silence as they drove through the town. Serena would occasionally look over at Darien only to see him looking out at the window. She finally becoming uneasy at the silence started to talk. " What a beautiful night out isn't it? " looking directly at the stars in the sky.
' Not as beautiful as you, ' Darien thought as he looked at her, but only managed a plain yes from his lips. Serena was beginning to get uncomfortable with Darien next to her, she felt that deep down her knew her secret, but she couldn't figure out how it was possible until the scene from the plane played again in her head. She rememberd how concerned Darien looked when she woke up frightened from her nightmare. She noticed how he really wanted to calm her down. ' Why? ' Serena then began to think back to high school after her attack. Her first few days at school were hard, but she quickly adjusted, and tried to get back into her routine, just being very careful at who she let in. One thing stuck out in her mind, a few days after being back at school Serena had happened upon her friends sitting under the big Oak tree they all ate at. The topic of their discussion was Serena and Darien. Serena thought back to that day.
* school yard 8 yrs earlier *
Serena walked to the spot where her and her friends had gathered for lunch for 4 years now. She was about to walk up and sit down when she heard Chad and Raye talking about some guy named Darien. " Yeah well Darien said that he never got the chance to tell her he loved her. " Chad said as he sat there eating his lunch. Raye quickly jumped in, " Well from what I know he said that he was going to tell her, but something happened and he couldn't bring himself to do it. " Amy then spoke next. " Well I know that he really loved her, I mean in lab Serena is all he talked about. He said that he had never seen a more perfect person in his life. I told him that she would laugh if he said that to her, but he didn't care. " Serena was utterly speechless at what she heard her friends say, she was about to walk up to them and ask them who this Darien character was when she heard Mina speak up. " It is so sad that he moved, I mean this poor guy has been in love with Serena for how long now, like forever right? " Chad nodded and spoke, " Since the first day he saw her running laps around the track in jr. high, when he had first moved here." Mina shook her head, " Exactly he has been in love with her for almost 5 years now. When he finally gets the nerve to tell her something happens and he was wisked off half way across the country. In my personal opinion he is the only guy I could ever see Serena being totally and 100% interested in. I mean I could actually see them getting married. " After that the group changed subjects and that was Serenas cue to join them.
* end flashback *
Serena could hardly deal with the thoughts floating around her head. Darien was a very handsome young man, and he was obviously well off with his life and job. As was Serena he was probably like her in the aspect of not having time for love or relationships, even if hers was induced from a painful memory. Serena thought about how hard it was for her to even date much less let a guy touch her. Everytime a guy tried to hold her hand or put his arm around her Serena would freak out, and then later blame it on having a fear of closed in spaces. ' Yeah Serena how long is that one going to be useful?' Her inner voice asked her. Serena allowed her thoughts to wander at to what would have happened if Darien had approached her before that night. Would she have this fear of men? Would they still be together? Could their relationship have handled it? Would it have even happend?
The last question plaqued her mind hard, so much that Serena had to pull over on the side of the road to catch her breath. Once she had the car in park she jumped out and ran to the back of the car to throw up. Serena was so upset at herself for letting something that had happened so long ago bother her that she began to cry. Darien was out of the car and by Serenas side the moment she threw up. He pulled the young beauty to his chest and hugged her tightly as she sobbed into his shirt.
After a few miniutes Serena pulled back and looked up at Darien, she studied his face and with one look into his eyes she knew that he knew about what had happened to her. She searched for the right words to say, but there appeared to not be any so she just asked in a soft whisper. " Darien.....you know don't you ?" Serena asked as she looked at him. Darien tried to not be so obvious, but found that no matter what he did he could not lie to her. He looked down at the frightened woman before him, and saw the scared and terrorized young girl all over again. " Serena..listen, I..well...yes. " Serena looked at him and then looked away.
" Is it that obvious? I never told a soul, the only ones who know are my family. I...I don't understand how it is possible..." Her voice trailed off as she collapsed to the ground and wrapped her arms around her knees and began to rock back and forth. Darien could tell that she was not prepared for someone else to know about it, so he tried to explain it to her. He sat down in front of her and faced her to try and comfort her, but she was rambling so bad that he didn't know how to handle the situation. " I..I don't know how it is possible that anyone found out, I never told a soul, not even my best friends. I...I could never face them if they found out. They would hate me and look at me as a bad person, or someone who brought this on myself. " Serena stopped long enough to look at Darien. " Is...is that what made you leave? Is that why you never told me about how much you liked me? I over heard everyone talking about us the day I had returend to school, and they said that something had happend that kept you from telling me. It was because you thought that I was tainted or something, maybe you thought that I wasn't pure anymore. " Serena looked deep into Dariens eyes and began to cry harder as she said the last of it to him. " I..t's not true, I was ALMOST raped but some guy saved my life, they never had the chance to..to..well you know. I swear I wasn't raped, I am not dirty, I'm not a slut or anything like that. I...I was wearing khacki pants that night and a polo type shirt. I wasn't trying to show myself off, I never was like that . I swear to you. " Serena noticed how hurt Darien was from her words, and then it hit her. She saw the pain in his eyes as he listend to her describe that night to him. It was almost as if he was there. Darien couldn't believe that she actually thought all those horrible things. "Serena I left cause my father had a job transfer, not because of you. In fact I never told you how I felt cause I thought you might not like me back. So I found it easier to admire you from afar. As far as your friends are concernd they love you so very much that they would never judge you for this. You must trust in them, and they will be there for you I promise. " Serena looked at him, and smiled a little smile. Darien grabbed her hands from her knees and held on to them as he looked down and explained the next part. " The reason why I know what happened to you that night, was...well because .... Ok here. I loved to walk to the library in the evenings to do work, so I would always pass the arcade going there and coming home. That night I was passing by and I noticed all the lights off...then I saw your car there. I was actually worried cause I didn't think that you would go off and leave your car. That is when I heard these noises coming from the alley. I practically ran there and found you being attacked by those...those bastards. I was so mad that I didn't care what happend to me as long as it gave you a chance. I have no idea where all that strength came from but it was there. You were barely hanging on to conscience. I rushed you to the hospital and talked to the cops and then I was going to check on you, but once I saw your parents were there I left. " Darien was silent for a moment before he looked up at Serena and noticed that she was not looking at him, but at his hands holding hers. " I..I'm sorry Serena, I wish I could've saved you earlier, I wish I could've prevented it from happening to you. " With that Darien sucked in his breath and held it and waited for her to speak, but her words never came. Serena simply reached up and kissed him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and played with his hair. She poured every ounce of passion she had in her into the kiss. Darien was so stunned that he didn't respond at first, but once he realized what was happening he quickly wrapped his arms gently around her tiny waist and kissed her back with just as much passion. Darien memorized every inch of Serenas body that he could possibly feel, he loved the feel of her in his arms. He noticed how it felt like they were made to be in each others arms. They kissed for what seemed like an eternity, but all good things had to end. Once they had pulled away Serena looked Darien in the eye," Thank you for saving me." Darien simply wrapped her in a huge hug, and held her. " There is no need to thank me. I love you Serena. I would have died for you that night. " Serena was stunned by his words, but she wasn't afraid anymore. " Darien I want to know you. I never had the chance to know you in high school, and I don't want to let anymore time go by now. " Darien agreed with her, and then looked at his watch. " Well I think we better get going to the house before Raye and Chad send out the search party to find us. Serena giggled at his remark and they both seperated and climbed back into the car. They had arrived at this spot as strangers, and left as friends, hopefully merging into more, as long as the fates were on their side.
* the house *
Serena and Darien pulled up to the house and climbed out of the car and were about to knock on the door when a very pregnant Raye answered the door and pulled Serena into a big hug. Darien stood back and laughed as Serena and Raye were swamped by 3 other girls. Once they had all gotten passed the hugging stage they walked into the house and sat down and began to visit with one another. Darien and Serena sat close to each other, causing their friends to cast glances at each other. Serena was enjoying the fact that her friends had no idea what was going on. She laughed outloud when Darien reached over and began to whisper in her ear, or actually to lightly blow in her ear for more added affect. Lita stood up and slammed her hand on the table demanding to know what was going on. Serena and Darien told them that they had decided that it was time they got to know each other. Raye and Chad exchanged looks, and Raye held her hand out and laughed as her husband handed over the remote control. Serena stared at the scene and quickly caught on.
" Hey making bets on MY love life is not acceptable, Unless I get a cut of it." Raye laughed at her friend and then in a sneaky undertone told Serena what she had won. " Well I think you came out pretty much ahead. You landed the infamous Darien Luxour. " Serena blushed a little at the comment. Everyone continued talking while Raye made some coffee. Serena grabbed her a mug of it and headed outside onto the porch. Raye joined her shortly after.
" It's a beautiful night isn't it? " Serena shook her head agreeing. " I miss you, we all do. I mean we see each other at least once a month and well, you never come around. It's not the same without you here Serena. " Raye spoke softly as she sat down on the rocking chair on the front porch. Serena stared out over the land and tried to not cry, but she failed. She turned to Raye, and told her she would be right back. She sat her coffee down and walked inside to get the rest of her friends. Serena walked back out onto the porch with Amy, Lita, and Mina in tow, she waited until they were all relaxed and comfortable before she began to speak. " I have something very important to tell you all before I go crazy. Please just let me explain everything and then afterwards you can ask me anything you want. Also please know that you are my bestest friends in the world, and it killed me keeping this from you all. " With that said Serena told her friends what happened to her so many years ago. They all listened and were crying by the time she had finished.
To be continued.......................
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Well I ran out of room so I had to spilt this into two seperate chapters, but it was originally meant for one. Well hope you enjoyed and the second chapter is already done so have fun.................... Please email me..... O_o I need it to live.....
Serena_Schields@excite.com or
sailormoon006@excite.com
Yahoo ID: sailormoon006
Author : Serena Schields
Email : serena_schields@excite.com
Rating : Pg-13....for language and content
Disclaimers: Well here I am once again to present to you yet another one of my lovely little one parters. Yes I know I know that I have 2 multi parter fics in progress, but well I need a little break so in the meantime while I am writing those stories I decided to bring you guys ((my fans))a one parter. Well I do not own Sailor Moon, but hey we can all dream right? Well I do not feel like be creative but at the end I will have some little creative spurt I am sure of it.
Thanks goes out to: Robin-Chan for being my bestest friend in the world, and an amazing sister((online)), and thanks goes out to Patrick hey you are amazing. I also want to send a shout out to my friend Alicia, you always bring out my creative juices for my RPG....so I also have great ideas and input for my stories, you are the best girl.....Also to my sweet little friend Cat you are the sweetest.
There will be no scouts they are all just normal people in this story
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" Damn it why do they always take their sweet time to pick you up? " Serena cursed as she waited in the downpour for her taxi to pick her up and take her to the airport to catch her flight back to Parker Heights, Washington. It had been forever since her last visit and not to much had changed. It was still a small quiet town about 2 hrs from Seattle, and nothing terribly interesting ever happened there. Serena had no intentions of going back until after September, but here it was the second to last week in June. She was not to happy at the thought of spending her birthday in her old hometown. Sure she loved her family and her friends, but that town held so many bad memories. Some of them were just so unbearable for Serena to even comprehend. The only reason she had agreed to leave her nice, hectic life in New York was that she had promised to be there for Raye and Chad when their first baby was born. Serena was happy for her friends, Lita had become a world renownd chef. Amy had already obtained her medical degree, and was working in San Diego at a very prestigous hospital. Raye had married Chad right outside of high school, and stayed around in Parker Heights saying that she wanted to raise her family in a wonderful enviroment like she was blessed with. Then that brought her to Mina, Mina had left Parker Heights the day after graduation and tried her luck with acting and singing. She soon discovered that she was not really up for all the crap that came along with it so she decided to produce films instead, and she quickly became one of the most popular and loved producers of her time. Where as her friends stayed on the west coast, Serena decided to branch out and become her own individual. She went to New York the day after her 18th birthday to start a new and promising life. Serena wanted so much to leave her past and ' roots ' behind her, a part of her life that even her friends had not known. Serena was still deep in thought when she saw the taxi pull up to her in front of her deluxe town home in down town Manhatten. She quickly put her bags in the car and climbed in directing the driver to the airport.
(( 2 hours later ))
Serena sat quietly in her seat and was about to doze off when she felt somebody sit down next to her. She looked up and stared straight into the most beautiful yet intriguing deep blue eyes she had ever seen before in her life. Serena managed to catch her breath and say a soft hello to the man who barely heard her, but said hello back. Serena allowed herslf to finally fall asleep when the plane bagan to take off.
Darien sat next to her and was mesmerized with the young blond beauty beside him. He couldn't help but notice how familliar she looked to him but couldn't figure out why. Darien pulled out his research and began to read and proof it, so he could fax it back to the office. Darien was a Stock exchange broker and lived a very busy life, but looking at the beauty beside him he realized that his life was missing that extra additive, love. Darien continued to do his work when he noticed that Serena was shivering, he took off his jacket and gently placed it over her small body and then went back to his work.
Serena began to dream about her past, about her high school life. Back then she was very popular. She tried out for volleyball, and cheerleading and dance team. She made all three teams, and now all she had to do was choose what she wanted to be in her next few years of school. Serena was happy with her friends and her life. She was very smart and very pretty two very dangerous combinations. She had her hands full with guys always asking her out but she was never really interested in any of them. She also got herself a part time job at the local arcade in town. She was very happy with her life, then one day it happened. Serena was closing up after work, and the guy who usually closed with her had to go home early for an emergency. Serena was not afraid about being there alone, she just turned the radio up loud and began to dance around while she swept the floor. Serena then went in and did all her closing riturals and then grabbed her things to lock up. She was walking towards her car when she felt two very strong hands grab her from behind, and then before she could scream there was another hand over her mouth. Serena tried to struggle and then realized that there were at least 3 guys pulling her into an alley out side of the arcade. Serena was kicking and screaming as the guys pulled her into the alley, and began to rip off her clothes. She felt the men touching her body, and it made her cry even harder. The biggest of the men was leaning over her and trying to fondle her breasts but Serena was struggling to much for him to enjoy anything. He drew back his arm and back handed her across the face. Serena went limp at the impact of the blow, and felt the stinging sensation in her face, and tasted the blood in her mouth. Serena was about to black out when she felt the men being pulled away from her. Serena was barely coherent when she looked around her and noticed him and then before losing all sence of her self and her surroundings she noticed something else...his eyes.
Serena sat up in her seat with a start and was sweating and gasping for air when she woke up from her dream. She startled Darien and when he tried to talk to her she lost it. " Excuse me miss are you ok?" Darien tried to help Serena pick up her things that had been sitting in her lap. Serena freaked out when she heard his voice and saw him move towards her, all at once she was back in that alley with those three men. Serena jumped back as close to the wall as possible and whimpered before screaming at the innocent Darien.
" NOO!!! DON'T TOUCH ME, STAY BACK !!!! " Serena was still freaking out when the flight attendant came to assist, but she was no use. Darien looked at the frightened young girl and then it all came back to him. He saw it as clear as a bell in her eyes.
* flashback *
Darien was on his way home from the library when he decided to walk past the arcade. He wanted to see ' her ' the beautiful girl in his homeroom class. She never looked at him nor did she ever seem to notice him. It wasn't that she was rude or stuck up, he just never made an effort to get her attention. She was his dream though, he lived to see her every day with her bright, tantalizing eyes, and sweet smile. His favorite part of her body was her lips, he noticed that when she pouted her bottom lip would begin to quiver, and then when she was happy her smile was brillant. Darien was friends with one of her best friends Amy Anderson, and he was also close to Chad Bishop, who was dating Serenas friend Raye Hocker. Serena would walk into class everyday and practically make every guy drool, but one thing about Serena that Darien liked was that she never used her beauty to get what she wanted. He loved the way the whole atmosphere would change when she walked into the room.
Then that night Darien was walking back home when he passed by the arcade and saw it closed, and Serenas car in the parking lot. Darien began to worry since it was kinda late and her car was there and she was no where in sight. He heard something coming from the alley and he went to investigate it and found ' his ' Serena being attacked. Darien was not much of a fighter, but he could not let her be hurt so he began to get the guys off of her one by one.
Once the guys were all laying on the ground and not moving Darien picked up a very scared Serena and took her to her car and drove her to the hospital. From there he called the police and made an official statement for Serena. He went to go and check on her, but her family was already with her. Darien decided to not disturb them and left unnoticed.
A few days later when Darien had gotten home from school his parents told him that his dad had gotten a job transfer to Darlington, South Carolina. Darien never saw Serena again, cause she wasn't at school for a while. He moved away, and left the only girl he swore he would ever love.
* end of flashback *
Darien quickly got up and changed seats so Serena could calm down. Once he was gone Serena tried desperatly to remember who exactly Darien was and why she thought he was there the night she was attacked. She tried to put it out of her mind, but failed miserably.
When the plane finally landed in Seattle Serenas parents were there to greet her. She rode home almost in silence just telling them about her job, and her life in Manhatten. She arrived at her parents house around 9:30 that night. She quickly ran to the phone and called Raye and Chad to let them know that she had arrived. " Oh my gosh Serena you have to come over, Amy and Lita, and Mina are all here. " Serena was so in need of seeing her friends that she rushed out and grabbed her moms keys to her car and left. Serena drove around looking at her child hood home. She was about to turn around and head towards Rayes, when her mother paged her. Serena pulled out her cell phone and called her mother back. When she heard her moms voice Serena spoke. " Hey mom, what did you need? " Serena asked. " Oh Serena, Raye and Chad called and were wondering if you could pick up Chads friend from his hotel. " Serena agreed to do it and got the name of the hotel and told her mom to call and let Raye and Chad know. So they could let him know what car to look out for. Serena drove towards the hotel and passed the arcade then all of a sudden that night came back to her again. She was lost in thought as she pulled up and saw ' him ' standing out front. She came to a stop and just stared at him. Finally she got out and walked towards the entrance but was stopped by his smooth voice. " Are you here to pick up a friend for Chad and Raye Bishop? " He asked smoothly, yet quietly. Serena stood there gawking at him, trying to find her voice. " Yes...yes I am, are you him? " She asked. He chuckled, and shook his head. " My name is Darien Luxor. " She shook his hand and introduced herself. " Serena...Serena Harrington. " He looked at her and smiled, " I know we use to have homeroom together in high school. " She seemed to think back to remember him, and then smiled slightly and motioned for him to get into her car. They actually talked and laughed until they passed the arcade, then Serena and Darien both became very quiet. Serena could not believe that it had been about 8 years since that horrid night and she still had yet to meet a guy that she could honestly trust. To say that the night at the arcade hadn't changed her life was an understatement. Truth be known, she became very with drawn from her male friends and her female friends on top of that for fear that they would judge her for it. Darien on the other hand was trying desperatly to find a way to break it to her that he was the one to rescue her that night, but failed miserably. They continued to drive in silence until they reached Chad and Rayes house.
* meanwhile at the house *
" Chad honey are you sure that it was a good idea to have those two ride togehther? " Raye asked as she walked into the livingroom. Lita, Amy, and Mina, all shook there heads and agreed with Chad as he told his lovely wife how much Darien loved Serena and he knew for a fact that even though they hadn't seen each other in almost 8 years. " I think it is romanitc, I mean they really are perfect for one another. Darien was all quiet in high school and he adored Serena. " Lita said as she got a faraway look in her eye.
" All I can say is that I am glad that Serena is going to be here, I have missed her so much. " Raye said as she sat down next to Chad on the sofa. The rest of the group all agreed at how Serena was the missing link in their lives. Amy being the logical one of the group spoke up about the prediciment that they had just placed Darien and Serena in. " Hey guys what if Darien has moved on, or what if Serena met someone that they just never told us about? "
Chad and Raye shook their heads in unison, " No Amy that is not at all a problem, for some reason Serena feels that it isn't important to love somebpdy. " Mina shook her head sadly, " I know that I live a hectic life, but well Serena is a defense attorney, and she lives a hectic life to; but she should still allow herself to love. Even in high school she distanced herself from guys, and US at the same time in our Senior yr. I don't get it. I was so sure she would have fallen in love and married after school. "
The group all agreed with what Mina had to say, cause Serena was the one who had always dreamt about the perfect love, and then one day it seemed that she woke up and no longer cared about love or her friends. She basically became a shell of what she really was. Her friends were left in the dark about her tragedy, for Serenas lack of confidence in her friends.
* other side of town *
Serena and Darien rode in silence as they drove through the town. Serena would occasionally look over at Darien only to see him looking out at the window. She finally becoming uneasy at the silence started to talk. " What a beautiful night out isn't it? " looking directly at the stars in the sky.
' Not as beautiful as you, ' Darien thought as he looked at her, but only managed a plain yes from his lips. Serena was beginning to get uncomfortable with Darien next to her, she felt that deep down her knew her secret, but she couldn't figure out how it was possible until the scene from the plane played again in her head. She rememberd how concerned Darien looked when she woke up frightened from her nightmare. She noticed how he really wanted to calm her down. ' Why? ' Serena then began to think back to high school after her attack. Her first few days at school were hard, but she quickly adjusted, and tried to get back into her routine, just being very careful at who she let in. One thing stuck out in her mind, a few days after being back at school Serena had happened upon her friends sitting under the big Oak tree they all ate at. The topic of their discussion was Serena and Darien. Serena thought back to that day.
* school yard 8 yrs earlier *
Serena walked to the spot where her and her friends had gathered for lunch for 4 years now. She was about to walk up and sit down when she heard Chad and Raye talking about some guy named Darien. " Yeah well Darien said that he never got the chance to tell her he loved her. " Chad said as he sat there eating his lunch. Raye quickly jumped in, " Well from what I know he said that he was going to tell her, but something happened and he couldn't bring himself to do it. " Amy then spoke next. " Well I know that he really loved her, I mean in lab Serena is all he talked about. He said that he had never seen a more perfect person in his life. I told him that she would laugh if he said that to her, but he didn't care. " Serena was utterly speechless at what she heard her friends say, she was about to walk up to them and ask them who this Darien character was when she heard Mina speak up. " It is so sad that he moved, I mean this poor guy has been in love with Serena for how long now, like forever right? " Chad nodded and spoke, " Since the first day he saw her running laps around the track in jr. high, when he had first moved here." Mina shook her head, " Exactly he has been in love with her for almost 5 years now. When he finally gets the nerve to tell her something happens and he was wisked off half way across the country. In my personal opinion he is the only guy I could ever see Serena being totally and 100% interested in. I mean I could actually see them getting married. " After that the group changed subjects and that was Serenas cue to join them.
* end flashback *
Serena could hardly deal with the thoughts floating around her head. Darien was a very handsome young man, and he was obviously well off with his life and job. As was Serena he was probably like her in the aspect of not having time for love or relationships, even if hers was induced from a painful memory. Serena thought about how hard it was for her to even date much less let a guy touch her. Everytime a guy tried to hold her hand or put his arm around her Serena would freak out, and then later blame it on having a fear of closed in spaces. ' Yeah Serena how long is that one going to be useful?' Her inner voice asked her. Serena allowed her thoughts to wander at to what would have happened if Darien had approached her before that night. Would she have this fear of men? Would they still be together? Could their relationship have handled it? Would it have even happend?
The last question plaqued her mind hard, so much that Serena had to pull over on the side of the road to catch her breath. Once she had the car in park she jumped out and ran to the back of the car to throw up. Serena was so upset at herself for letting something that had happened so long ago bother her that she began to cry. Darien was out of the car and by Serenas side the moment she threw up. He pulled the young beauty to his chest and hugged her tightly as she sobbed into his shirt.
After a few miniutes Serena pulled back and looked up at Darien, she studied his face and with one look into his eyes she knew that he knew about what had happened to her. She searched for the right words to say, but there appeared to not be any so she just asked in a soft whisper. " Darien.....you know don't you ?" Serena asked as she looked at him. Darien tried to not be so obvious, but found that no matter what he did he could not lie to her. He looked down at the frightened woman before him, and saw the scared and terrorized young girl all over again. " Serena..listen, I..well...yes. " Serena looked at him and then looked away.
" Is it that obvious? I never told a soul, the only ones who know are my family. I...I don't understand how it is possible..." Her voice trailed off as she collapsed to the ground and wrapped her arms around her knees and began to rock back and forth. Darien could tell that she was not prepared for someone else to know about it, so he tried to explain it to her. He sat down in front of her and faced her to try and comfort her, but she was rambling so bad that he didn't know how to handle the situation. " I..I don't know how it is possible that anyone found out, I never told a soul, not even my best friends. I...I could never face them if they found out. They would hate me and look at me as a bad person, or someone who brought this on myself. " Serena stopped long enough to look at Darien. " Is...is that what made you leave? Is that why you never told me about how much you liked me? I over heard everyone talking about us the day I had returend to school, and they said that something had happend that kept you from telling me. It was because you thought that I was tainted or something, maybe you thought that I wasn't pure anymore. " Serena looked deep into Dariens eyes and began to cry harder as she said the last of it to him. " I..t's not true, I was ALMOST raped but some guy saved my life, they never had the chance to..to..well you know. I swear I wasn't raped, I am not dirty, I'm not a slut or anything like that. I...I was wearing khacki pants that night and a polo type shirt. I wasn't trying to show myself off, I never was like that . I swear to you. " Serena noticed how hurt Darien was from her words, and then it hit her. She saw the pain in his eyes as he listend to her describe that night to him. It was almost as if he was there. Darien couldn't believe that she actually thought all those horrible things. "Serena I left cause my father had a job transfer, not because of you. In fact I never told you how I felt cause I thought you might not like me back. So I found it easier to admire you from afar. As far as your friends are concernd they love you so very much that they would never judge you for this. You must trust in them, and they will be there for you I promise. " Serena looked at him, and smiled a little smile. Darien grabbed her hands from her knees and held on to them as he looked down and explained the next part. " The reason why I know what happened to you that night, was...well because .... Ok here. I loved to walk to the library in the evenings to do work, so I would always pass the arcade going there and coming home. That night I was passing by and I noticed all the lights off...then I saw your car there. I was actually worried cause I didn't think that you would go off and leave your car. That is when I heard these noises coming from the alley. I practically ran there and found you being attacked by those...those bastards. I was so mad that I didn't care what happend to me as long as it gave you a chance. I have no idea where all that strength came from but it was there. You were barely hanging on to conscience. I rushed you to the hospital and talked to the cops and then I was going to check on you, but once I saw your parents were there I left. " Darien was silent for a moment before he looked up at Serena and noticed that she was not looking at him, but at his hands holding hers. " I..I'm sorry Serena, I wish I could've saved you earlier, I wish I could've prevented it from happening to you. " With that Darien sucked in his breath and held it and waited for her to speak, but her words never came. Serena simply reached up and kissed him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and played with his hair. She poured every ounce of passion she had in her into the kiss. Darien was so stunned that he didn't respond at first, but once he realized what was happening he quickly wrapped his arms gently around her tiny waist and kissed her back with just as much passion. Darien memorized every inch of Serenas body that he could possibly feel, he loved the feel of her in his arms. He noticed how it felt like they were made to be in each others arms. They kissed for what seemed like an eternity, but all good things had to end. Once they had pulled away Serena looked Darien in the eye," Thank you for saving me." Darien simply wrapped her in a huge hug, and held her. " There is no need to thank me. I love you Serena. I would have died for you that night. " Serena was stunned by his words, but she wasn't afraid anymore. " Darien I want to know you. I never had the chance to know you in high school, and I don't want to let anymore time go by now. " Darien agreed with her, and then looked at his watch. " Well I think we better get going to the house before Raye and Chad send out the search party to find us. Serena giggled at his remark and they both seperated and climbed back into the car. They had arrived at this spot as strangers, and left as friends, hopefully merging into more, as long as the fates were on their side.
* the house *
Serena and Darien pulled up to the house and climbed out of the car and were about to knock on the door when a very pregnant Raye answered the door and pulled Serena into a big hug. Darien stood back and laughed as Serena and Raye were swamped by 3 other girls. Once they had all gotten passed the hugging stage they walked into the house and sat down and began to visit with one another. Darien and Serena sat close to each other, causing their friends to cast glances at each other. Serena was enjoying the fact that her friends had no idea what was going on. She laughed outloud when Darien reached over and began to whisper in her ear, or actually to lightly blow in her ear for more added affect. Lita stood up and slammed her hand on the table demanding to know what was going on. Serena and Darien told them that they had decided that it was time they got to know each other. Raye and Chad exchanged looks, and Raye held her hand out and laughed as her husband handed over the remote control. Serena stared at the scene and quickly caught on.
" Hey making bets on MY love life is not acceptable, Unless I get a cut of it." Raye laughed at her friend and then in a sneaky undertone told Serena what she had won. " Well I think you came out pretty much ahead. You landed the infamous Darien Luxour. " Serena blushed a little at the comment. Everyone continued talking while Raye made some coffee. Serena grabbed her a mug of it and headed outside onto the porch. Raye joined her shortly after.
" It's a beautiful night isn't it? " Serena shook her head agreeing. " I miss you, we all do. I mean we see each other at least once a month and well, you never come around. It's not the same without you here Serena. " Raye spoke softly as she sat down on the rocking chair on the front porch. Serena stared out over the land and tried to not cry, but she failed. She turned to Raye, and told her she would be right back. She sat her coffee down and walked inside to get the rest of her friends. Serena walked back out onto the porch with Amy, Lita, and Mina in tow, she waited until they were all relaxed and comfortable before she began to speak. " I have something very important to tell you all before I go crazy. Please just let me explain everything and then afterwards you can ask me anything you want. Also please know that you are my bestest friends in the world, and it killed me keeping this from you all. " With that said Serena told her friends what happened to her so many years ago. They all listened and were crying by the time she had finished.
To be continued.......................
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Well I ran out of room so I had to spilt this into two seperate chapters, but it was originally meant for one. Well hope you enjoyed and the second chapter is already done so have fun.................... Please email me..... O_o I need it to live.....
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