Darien or MysterMan?
By: Christy




Okay, I don't own Sailormoon-yada yada yada.
Rated: PG13 for swearing...eh..its only one word! or two
Okay! Chapter 2, made it. Wow..thanks everybody for the
reviews. totaly lifted my selfasteem! ^^ So yeah, heres
chapter two!

Info: (so if no one knows whats going on) Serena is
thinking 'bout dumping Darien, but meets a totaly hunk in school.
Then..some mysterious man calls her....Drum roll please...
Chapter two! Enjoy!


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Darien paced nervously around his livingroom, his eyes focused on the floor as he moved.

'Why does Serena act so strangly now? What have I done...I am only trying to make our
relationship more happy and memeorable.Why can't she see that?'

Darien sighed and flopped down in an armchair, staring up at the ceiling.
'Maybe it's because of my-' Darien's thoughts were cut
off when the door bell rang (AN ::growls, trying to type with a kitty in her lap..not fun::),
Darien groaned and got up to answer the door. He slowly opened it, wondering who it would be this
time.
"Serena! Hi! What are you doing here? What's wrong..are you okay? Here,come in."

Darien moved aside to let her in, Serena had her head in her hands, she slowly walked in to his
apartment.

"Oh Darien, it was awful. I was so scared.." Serena's voice sounded choked, it was obvious that
she was crying.

"Serena, it's okay. We'll talk about this when you calm down...would you like something warm to
drink? Like tea?" Darien gently rubbed her back, frowning sympathedicly down at her.

Serena nodded slowly, pushing away the tears on her cheeks with her fingers.(ANwell, thats how I
wipeaway my tears)

After about 15 minutes of waiting for the water to boil, Serena took the time to calm
herself down, wondering how on earth could she explain the phonecall to Darien,
'He'd totaly flip out..'.

Darien came back into the living room with a steaming mug of hot tea, he slowly handed
it to her trying to think of a way to lift up her spirits. He sat next to her on the couch,
watching her drink the tea slowly, he noticed that her hands still trembled. He knew that if he
said the wrong thing, she would start crying all over again. Darien reasuringly began to rub her
back once more, then he rested his arm around her, hoping it would comfort her.

Serena's nerves began to calm down as Darien placed his arm around her, she sighed gently
and set down the mug of hot tea. She turned her head slowly to look up at Darien's wonderful
blue eyes, which were full of concern and sympathy. 'Hey! Don't you forget, this is the guy that
bruised your wrists!! Hellooo..are you listening to me?!' Serena winced slightly and quickly
hoped Darien hadn't noticed. 'But he's so sweet..how can I stay mad at him?'

"Serena..are you okay?"

"Yes..I mean..no...I don't know. Everythings wrong Darien.."

"Shhh..it's okay. I'm here. Why don't you tell me what happend, so we can sort this out, and get
you back to your old self again..huh?"

Serena nodded slowly and picked her cup back up..to only stare down at what was inside, she saw
her reflection looking back up at her. Serena started at the very beginging, telling him every
thing that was bothering her, she occasionally looked up at Darien, to see him listening to her
every word, nodding and sometimes frowning to what she had to say. She told him about Saturday
night, and how it effected her, she told him about the guy she met in the hallways, then she told
him about the creepy phone call she had gotten.

"He was saying stuff like, he watched me..and he wanted me..I was so scared..I didn't know what
to do..so I quickly hung up the phone and ran out of the house..and..I ended up walking down
to your house ...I'm sorry if I bothered you, Darien. I just ..didn't know where to go."

"Oh Serena, I'm so sorry..this must be hell for you. I..I don't know what to say, honestly. But
I'll think of a way to find out whose calling you..I'll try my best. Ut oh, look at the time,
Serena, you have school. Would you like me to walk you home?"

Serena nodded slowly, wishing she didn't have school. She slowly got up, unable to look at
Darien in the face, she feared that he didn't trust her anymore, or he would treat her so
delacately, as if she'll break into a million pieces with the wrong touch.

Darien grabbed two coats, knowing it would be cold once they got outside, he walked back over to
Serena. 'She wanted to dump me? Did I hurt her that bad? She wouldn't understand why my anger was
just so strong.I have my problems...but to tell her..would just shatter her'.

Serena smiled as Darien placed the coat around her. 'What does he think..about Tony...and the
phone call?..' She looked up at his face, which was unreadable, his face was expressionless as he
started toward the door, she quickly followed.

"Darien..if you have any problems..you..you do know you can tell me..right?"

"Of course Serena. I know that."

"Is..anything on your mind..?"

"Oh Serena..if I could only tell you..then everything would be okay.."

Serena stared at him, what was Darien talking about? Was he muttering to himself, or was he
talking about? She turned her head to look ahead of her, the silence almost unbareable.

Darien frowned at the darkness, wondering why he had to go out and say that. Now she would be all
over him, trying to find out information. He would have to stand firm, and just keep quiet about
his problem.

"Um..so..how's school going?"

"It's alright...I might have an A in english."

"Thats..uh..good.."

"...yeah..."

Serena listened to the sound of their shoes once they hit down on the pavement,'What can I say?
He looks so tense and..worried..'. Serena sighed as they walked up to her house, turning to look
up at Darien.

Darien looked down at Serena, offering a gentle smile down at her. 'She's so innocent..yet..so
tough. How does she cope with all her problems like this..?', Darien leaned down to give her a
reasuring hug, hoping it would do some good to her.

She let out a soft sigh as she draped her arms around him, hugging back. Serena rested her cheek
on his chest, smiling as she smelled his cologne. She frowned as she felt Darien pull back, she
looked up at him and grinned.

"Thank you, Darien, for helping me and everything. Have a good night."

"Sure thing, take care, Serena."

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"Er! Serena! Hurry up! Or else we're going to miss the movie!" Renee whined loudly, 20 feet ahead
of Serena.

Serena barely heard her, as she continued to walk at a slow pace toward Renee, she agreed to her
that she'd take her out to the movies. She sighed again as she began to walk faster toward her
future daughter.

"What are we seeing, anyway?"

"We are going to see 'Black Beauty'..its ganna be great!" (AN: I don't know what else to put!)

----------------At The Movies---------------------------------------

Serena groaned as she sat down in a seat in the movie theaters, she looked around to see all the
grownups talking to their kids. 'Er..this bites the dust..', she again scanned the movie theaters
only to find more grownups comming in with their kids, Serena's eyes widen as she saw someone in
the movie theaters, she gasped, realizing who she saw.

"It's Tony! Tony, over here! Hey!"

"Hey Serena, what are you doing here?"

"Oh..I'm taking my, uh, little sister to see this movie."

"Yeah? I had to come with my parents..it sucks, huh?"

"Totaly...hey, would you like to sit with us?"

"Sure, loved to, I'm sure my parents won't mind."

Tony slid into the seat beside her, smiling gently. 'Wow, what luck! Still gadda find out if she
has a boyfriend though..'. He smirked at his thoughts and watched the movie with total boredom.

Serena didn't even look at the movies, she was glad Renee was watching with her undivided
attention, she kept looking over to stare up at Tony, grinning like a fool. 'Hey! What about
Darien?! You're betraying him! Serena! You can't possibly like this dude, you don't even know
him!'

"Hey..you okay? Something on my face?" Tony leaned over to whisper to her, he caught her starring
at him from the corner of his eye.

"Uh, no..just..thinking, I guess..."

Tony smiled at her, and gently tugged at her hair playfully, then looked over at the movies.
'Oh yeah, I've got her...she's all mine now..'


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:Gasp!: I know. its the end, im sorry its kinda short.But schools going to be getting in my way
soon. Although Im going to try my best to keep up with this story!!
I hope everyone had a good newyears!
Please tell me what you think. Serena sure has gotten herself in a hole, hasnt she?

-Christy (Cshortbabe@yahoo.com)