"Lita, you're chewing your pencil again" Ami told Lita. Lita raised the pencil to her eye sight before putting it down on the table. She shook her head.
"I'm worried about Serena, that's all" Ami raised a brow
"That's all?" she asked. Lita rolled her eyes.
"It's just that when we went to visited her the other day it's like she kept something from us, you know? It just kind of hurt. I wish she could tell us what's bothering her. And her getting sick and all, just . . . you know?" Lita sighed.
Ami looked around her room. "She always tells us stuff at the end; we just have to be patient with her. She needs time to think, and believe me when the time is right; she'll come and talk to us, all right?" Lita nodded. "Okay"
Andrew knocked on Darien's door the 6th time. He knew he was at home, if was just a matter of time before he would get annoyed and open the door.
"What ?!" Darien snarled opening the door with rage. Ah, seems the time came already. Pity, Andrew thought smirking; I still wanted to annoy him.
"Well aren't you going to invite me in?" Andrew asked calmly annoying Darien further. Darien stepped aside and banged the door when Andrew was inside. Andrew looked at him and shook his head before walking into the living room and taking a seat.
"What are you doing here?" Darien asked with a hoarse voice.
"I want to know what's going on between you and Serena and why you're in such a bad mood." Andrew replied easily looking around. "And why you're apartment is such a mess" he added.
"None of your business" Darien replied. Andrew nodded. "Sure, I mean my best friend is in a shity mood for no apparent reason and of course that's none of my business right?" he asked sarcastically.
Darien shook his head. He opened his mouth as if to speak but closed it right after.
"Well will it be enough if I say I D K?" Darien asked sarcastically scratching his head. Andrew just stared at him.
"I know you slept with her" Darien's head shot up. "What? No!" he yelled.
"I didn't mean Serena" Andrew said dryly. Darien looked at him for a few seconds before his mouth turned into an 'o'.
"Who?" he asked.
"Darien, don't play dumb with me, I know you like the back of my hand" Andrew showed him the back of his hand as if Darien didn't know what it meant.
"Oh really? Then tell me if . . .-"
"Are you seriously gonna feed me this shit?" Andrew barked. Darien clenched his jaw.
"No, you're wrong" Darien said curtlybefore going into the bathroom. Andrew cleared his throat. "Good god man, what the hell did you do to your apartment?" he yelled after he took a look at Darien's smashed bedroom. He rolled his eyes when he heard the shower running.
"You know you can't stay in the shower forever!" Andrew yelled.
"You would think so!" Darien yelled back.
Serena looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. The more she thought about things, the more she looked at herself in the mirror.
Was she really childish?
Was her hair style really ugly?
Was Darien ashamed of her?
Tears filled her eyes at the last question. She loved Darien with all her heart. She couldn't live without him. But he had neither called her nor had he denied anything she told him. Her heart broke with each passing moment. What was so bad about her that made him ashamed of her? Was she ugly? Didn't he like her anymore?
Why was he doing this to her?
Why did he have to be so cold?
Why couldn't he just love her for who she was?
Serena wished she didn't love him; he just hurt her over and over again. This wasn't the first time he hurt her, but she still loved him.
The statement was true she thought.
You don't choose who you love, your heart does.
Darien sighed. God dammit what had he done.
Darien felt dumb coming here again. But this time he knew neither Serena's mom nor her father was at home. Her mom volunteered at a hospital Thursdays until 5 o'clock. He checked his watch, it was 3:30, Serena was long out of school.
He checked his appearance before ringing the doorbell. He had a dressy shirt on and some good looking jeans. In his right hand were roses. Darien wanted to take Serena out to a nice restaurant or Café where he would make things up.
When no one opened up he rang the door bell again. Making things up with Serena was what was going to happen today, even if it was the last thing happening today.
Serena was lying on her bed when the door bell rang. Too lazy to go downstairs she checked who it was from her window. She was shocked to see Darien there with roses in his hands. Serena looked at what she was wearing and at what he was wearing. She looked at her pajamas. Quickly running to her closet she looked for a dress before stopping. If I dress up, he is going to know that I was watching him. I have to dress up casually. Damn it!
Serena quickly hopped in her jeans and a tank top. It covered her up pretty well so she decided to leave it.
She cursed when the doorbell rang again. Checking her appearance in the mirror, she ran downstairs. She stopped just before the door and looked at herself in the mirror next to the door. She bit her lip looking at her hairstyle. Ugh you can't do anything last minute with this much hair. She was about to open the door, when she froze. What was he doing here? Did this mean that they were together? And why was she so happy? She was supposed to be mad at him. One flashback at all the things that happened in the past days got her all riled up. She would act like she didn't care if he was here, when in reality her heart was skipping a lot of beats.
She opened the door and fought against everything in her body not to smile. This was not the time to smile, no this was time for him to explain some things.
"Hey Sere, can we talk?" Darien asked
"That's what we did last time, and frankly it didn't lead us anywhere. You wanted to talk, but You didn't. So should we really talk?" Serena asked crossing her arms over her chest. Darien sighed. This was not how it was supposed to be. She was supposed to just pout and say everything was okay. She wasn't supposed to be mad and resist.
"I'll admit that last time wasn't exactly talking or that it did anything but I'm just asking for another chance to explain" Darien admitted softly.
It's not fair that he can persuade me like this Serena thought sourly. "Ok fine, but I see funny business and I'm out ok?" She quickly stepped inside and slammed the door. Darien blinked at the door a couple of times before he rolled his eyes and took a seat on the top step.
Serena leaned against the door. The one that she had just slammed in Darien's face. She couldn't believe it. Her, the softest girl with love greater than life for Darien, had slammed the door in his face and didn't regret it one bit.
She inhaled deeply calming herself down. She had to go get ready. Climbing up the stairs, she stopped when she heard a soft hissing sound. Looking around she saw her car next to the cabinet scratching it.
"Oh Luna, I totally forgot to give you food today! Please forgive me!" she apologized putting food in a large plate. She put more than usual to apologize. Quickly running up the stairs, she ran to her room to get ready.
After Serena finished, she grabbed her purse and ran downstairs to the kitchen to write a note for her mother.
Finally ready she opened the door. Serena secretly sighed in relief when she saw that Darien was still there, sitting on the steps. She looked at him in surprise when Darien handed her the roses she saw him holding earlier.
"These are for you; I didn't get a chance to give it to you."
"Thanks, let me just put these inside" Serena smiled before she ran inside and put the roses on the table.
"You look beautiful" he commented flashing her a brilliant smile. "Thank you" Serena replied blushing. Damn it, I'm supposed to be mad at him she thought angrily. Darien drove them to a small Café that wasn't exactly the most casual place. But nevertheless it was a place where you were able to be comfortable. They had fancy booths, and it was kind of a dark place. It wasn't necessarily quiet, but it was just enough to have a conversation without having to worry that someone might hear you.
Serena rolled her eyes when the waitress seemed to melt when Darien came into view. He did shock her though when he put a possessive arm around her waist. She raised her brow at him and all he did was grin at her lazily.
She knew what he was trying to do, winning his way back with small steps. She rolled her eyes, did he really think she was that easy?
"So, um do you want to know anything?" Darien asked after they ordered. She looked at him, and then at an empty chair at the far corner. She felt just like the chair, empty.
"Why didn't you invite me?" Serena asked. Darien tensed.
"And none of that bull that you were trying to give me a few days ago" she whispered furiously. Darien nodded.
"There is this girl Anne, and she has been trying to get my attention for a while now. I knew that if I invited you she would make you think that we were together or something" he replied.
"So why did you invite her? You could've have done the opposite and not invited her" Serena whispered angrily.
"She is dating one of my friends, I had to invite her. And why are you all angry about a stupid party? Fine, I'll arrange a new one and I'll invite you" Darien shot back. Serena couldn't believe the things she was hearing.
"First of all, the party doesn't matter. If you were so worried about Anne you could've told me! Let me speak Darien" she scolded him when she saw that he was about to say something. "The fact that I'm supposed to be you're 'girlfriend' kind makes the you not inviting me part worse. Do you know how stupid I felt when Andrew asked me why I wasn't at the party My boyfriend hosted? And about Anne, did you make out with her at your party?" She asked the last question barely above a whisper. Darien's eyes widened.
"What? No! I would never do that to you Serena, where did you get that idea?" He asked looking around.
"Look at me when you're speaking to me! And from where I got it from, the very same person you tried to 'protect' me from" Serena said sarcastically.
"See! That's what I was talking about. She told you one thing, and you believed her? Do you trust me at all?" he asked her annoyed. "Really Darien, nothing happened?" Serena asked cautiously.
"No Serena. Nothing happened. Believe me" he took her hand into his larger one. Serena looked around. There was no question she still doubted him, but on the other hand she felt guilty about believing Anne instead of Darien.
"I believe you." Serena gave him a tiny smile. Darien grinned from ear to ear. "Good to hear, even if i does sound a little bit forced" he joked.
Serena sighed, I guess things are going the way they're supposed to be going
It turned into a beautiful night after they stopped fighting. Darien was more charming than usual, complimenting her at every chance. Her cheeks hurt from smiling to much. Unfortunately the night had to come to an end. Serena stood in front of a big bush she was admiring in the waiting area while she waited for Darien to bring the car. Mom would love these gigantic bush Serena thought as she looked at its shape.
She frowned when she heard Darien's voice. He was back? Why didn't he tell her? She was about to make her presence known when she heard a familiar voice. The voice of Anne.
She looked at the scene before her. Neither Darien nor Anne could see her from the bush, so she decided to listen.
"Darien, it's a surprise to see you here. Eating alone? I could join you" Anne purred. Darien smirked cockily.
"Thanks but no thanks. I'm here with Serena" Serena smiled a little even though she knew it was stupid. Again, she was going to make her presence known but what Anne said next stopped her.
"Serena? Oh. Huh, well. I just thought she of all people wouldn't be with you after what you did" Anne sneered "But I guess she isn't the innocent little angel everyone makes her out to be, now is she?". Serena bit her lip, what did he do? She asked herself. Suddenly she watched as Darien grabbed Anne's arm and pulled her closer.
"Listen Anne, no one will know what happened, you understand?" His eyes were narrowed dangerously, and his voice was so low Serena could barely hear it. Anne didn't seem to be shaken at all. She still had that smug look on her face.
"Dare bear" Anne started, placing a finger on his chest, never minding the fact that he had her other arm in a painful grip, ". . do you honestly believe you'll forget that night? The night you came to me because you're girlfriend couldn't give you what you needed?" she asked smirking. Serena closed her eyes in realization.
"I think your under the impression that you're more than what you really are. A slut, someone to do to pass time" he said maliciously. Darien could see the fury in Anne's eyes.
"You are treating me like I forced you to have sex with me Darien. You came to me, you touched me, and you had sex with me!" she shoot back. Serena's heart broke all over again. She knew this had happened, she knew all along. Why hadn't she broken all ties then?
Serena stepped aside so Darien and Anne could see her. Darien's eyes widened and he released Anne's arm. Serena gave him a raw look.
"Baby. . .Sere-" he took a step towards her.
"Do-. . don't," Serena shook her head. She gave him a broken smile. "You know it was over. . . .I just never realized it myself. I hope it was worth it Darien" were Serena's last words before she ran out of the Cafe.
Darien glared at Anne before running after Serena.
Anne smiled slowly and put her chin up. Darien would regret the day he walked away from her.
Criticism is always welcomed, as long as you don't smash me more times than necessary. lol REvieW
