Chapter 1 Relationship Problems

Darien is sitting in the arcade thinking when someone taps him on the shoulder. He turns around to see Raye standing there.

"Hey Darien what's on your mind" Raye asks sitting down beside him.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you" Darien says.

Raye sits down next to Darien putting a serious look on her face.

"Is it something about you and Serena" Raye asks worriedly.

"Yeah how did you guess" Darien says looking shocked at Raye.

"Whenever you look this serious it's always something about you and Serena" Raye says honestly.

"Yeah well this time it's my problem" Darien says.

"What?" Raye asks even more worriedly.
"I really want to you no with Serena" Darien says not able to meet Raye's eyes.

Raye gets a confused look on her face before she gets his meaning and starts to laugh.

"What's the problem then Darien" Raye asks trying to stop herself from laughing.
"I don't no how to talk to Serena about it she's so young Raye" Darien admits sadly.

"Darien you can't keep this bottled up inside you have to talk to her" Raye says patting him on the shoulder.

"I no Raye don't worry I'll figure it out" Darien says getting up from the counter and leaving the Crown Arcade.

Raye sits there deep in thought when she sees Serena walking in and sit at the counter ordering a chocolate milkshake.

"Hey girl what's wrong you only drink chocolate milkshakes when you're upset" Raye asks looking at her bestfriend worriedly.

"It's Darien he's been acting really strange recently" Serena admits sadly.

"How so" Raye asks.
"Well he want touch me I'm beginning to think that he's cheating on me" Serena says stopping a sob as a single tear rolls down her cheek.

"Trust me Serena that isn't why he isn't touching you" Raye says in a comforting voice.

Serena looks at Raye suspiciously.

"You no something don't you Raye" Serena says accusingly.

"It's not my place to say" Raye says.

"Come on Raye tell me" Serena pleads.

"Fine but not here okay" Raye says.

"Fine" Serena says.

With that said Serena and Raye get up and leave the crown arcade headed towards the shrine. 30 minutes later they're sitting in the shrine around the sacred fire.

"Okay we're here now tell me what's going on with Darien" Serena says anxiously.
"Serena it's something personal maybe Darien should tell you" Raye says seriously.

"Raye I think I'm losing him he want even kiss me anymore" Serena says another tear falling from her eye.
"That's because he wants to do more than kiss" Raye says.
"What do you mean more than kiss I don't understand?" Serena says looking at Raye a little confused

"Serena he wants to make love to you" Raye says.

Serena sits there completely and totally speechless after hearing what Raye said.

"Stop playing Raye" Serena says not believing what she hears.

"I'm serious h e told me today that' s why he's afraid to touch you because he might lose control and he doesn't want to force you to do anything you aren't ready for" Raye says.

Serena stares at her bestfriend completely and totally speechless.

"So you have a decision to make" Raye says looking at Serena seriously.

"Thanks for telling me Raye I'll be leaving now" Serena says getting up and leaving the shrine.

Serena gets up and leaves deep in thought about what she's going to do about Darien and Darien is deep in thought on how to talk to Serena about what's been bothering him.