I Would Steal You-Part II

They stood outside the Tuskino house and detransformed, back into their regular street clothes. It was Serena and Seiya who entered the house and removed their shoes.

"Dumpling you really should let me look at those wounds." She waved her hand at him in a dismissive manner. She was so used to bruises by now that they didn't faze her anymore. Walking towards the kitchen she threw Seiya a faint smile.

"Go on up. I'll grab some snacks and be up in a min." Shrugging, he headed up to Serena's room.

Upon entering he immediately walked over to the desk. He reached for the framed photo that unfortunately was always there. He loved and hated this picture. Loved it because Serena was so beautiful that you could see the true happiness shinning out form her eyes and smile. He hated it, because of the person in the picture who was the cause of her happiness.Darien. The infamous boyfriend. The one who blocked his path to a relationship that could never be. Seiya gritted his teeth and like the other times he was allowed in her bedroom turned the picture face down on the desk.

"Damn you. Stop making her so sad." Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he took a seat on the end of her bed and waited.

Serena balanced the pops, chips and cakes in her arms as she headed upstairs. Usually she would have bounded up the steps, but she was worn out mentally and physically, so instead she took one stair at a time. Walking through the door she tossed half the junk in her hands towards Seiya. He caught the wrapped cake in his left hand, the chips in his right and the pop smacked him dead in the middle of his forehead.

"Shit Serena!" She tried to suppress a giggle as she placed her snacks on the desk and went to Seiya's side.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Well you could show it by not laughing so hard." Wanting to glare at her he found his self laughing instead. Her laughter was infectious.

"Let me look at your head." She tried to pry his hand from his forehead.

"No, no. We really need to look at you, I'm fine." Standing Serena sighed in defeat.

"Ok, just give me five minutes to change into something more comfortable."

Seiya took another breath when the bathroom door clicked shut. With a rueful smile he told his self to get a grip, she didn't mean it that way. Frowning he considered the situation. Was it a good or bad thing that she felt "comfortable" enough to say things like that around him? It pained him every time she told him what a good friend he was. Friend. what an ironic and twisted word for their relationship. In the two years he'd known her his feeling hadn't changed. Taiki and Yaten assumed (and prayed) that it was infatuation but it was more. His feelings for her had only grown over time. What was it that Yaten always called him.oh yeah "whipped". Thinking of the term had him laughing out loud.

"Hey what's so funny?" Serena asked as she stood framed in the bathroom door way.

Seiya chocked on his laugh. She was gorgeous. Hell just be honest Seiya, she was hot! She had slipped on tight gray biker shorts that shaped and hugged her toned and curvy hips and thighs. Her top was worse. She now wore a white sleeveless tank top with a pink bunny in the middle. The sung shirt just came to the top her behind and out lined her modest breasts. While Seiya had never practically found bunnies to be a turn on, this one was. Yeah, this bunny didn't make him think of anything innocent as it stretched across her chest. Finding his tongue as his teeth bit down on it, he answered her question.

"Uh.nothing, just a private thought." Slightly confused at his early laughter and the weird look he had just given her, she nodded and headed over to retrieve her food.

Reaching for her cake, her hand brushed the edge of a picture frame. Frowning she went to right it and stared sadly at the picture. Darien and her face stared back at her. They were happy.then. What happened? He had decided after his first year aboard to stay a second year and the distance was putting a strain on their relationship. He only came home twice a year because it was to expensive to do otherwise. True they talked at least twice a week but they were both so busy. She gave a heartfelt sigh. She was lonely without him. To be truthful she felt abandoned, he was never there for her anymore. Take tonight; she would have been a goner if not for Seiya. Shaking her head her heart lost and confused she laid the picture back.face down on the desk. Picking up her snacks she joined Seiya on the bed.

Serena was stretched out crunching on some chips. Her legs lay across Seiya's lap as he dabbed alcohol on her scrapped knees. Mustering up her courage she opened up her mouth to ask a question she should have long ago.

"Seiya. why do you always put the picture of Darien and me face down when you come in my room." Seiya, a little taken a back looked up from her long lovely legs.

"I.I don't know what your talking about. I must have knocked it over by mistake." Serena gave him a look that said please and hiked up an eyebrow. Seiya held his hands up in surrender.

"Okay, okay, you want the truth? Well I can't stand the fact that he makes you so unhappy. Besides when I'm with you I just want it to be us two." Seiya refused to be embarrassed by his comment and looked directly at her.

"Oh." Lowering her lashes she turned her face to the side. Serena was embarrassed, though she wasn't sure why. She just had a feeling from his words that she should be. Seiya watched her every move. Surprised that she didn't have much to say, and curious about why she was just now mentioning this if she had noticed long ago. Slightly confused his self he glanced at the desk and was shocked at what he saw.

"Tell me this dumpling? If you know I turn the frame down, why didn't you put it back up, like you've done the other times you've noticed?"

Serena's head jerked around and her jewel like blue eyes widened.