Serena walked into the mansion with three large reusable bags with different types of food sticking out. She closed the door with her foot before she was stopped by Jena and Jenny.

Serena:"I have crab puffs to make."

She said as she tried to walk passed them but they didn't move.

Jenny:"Then you know who's coming over."

Jena:"It's just your crush: Darien Shields."

Seren rolled her eyes as she tried to walk pass them again.

Serena."I don't have a crush on Darien Shields."

The twins wouldn't move as she said that.

Jenny:"Oh, no? Then what's this?"

They dragged Serena to the livingroom where they played an old video tape of Serena back from when she was younger.

Younger Serena:"Hi, I'm Serena and I'd like to send this video to Darien Shields because he rocks."

Serena's eyes widen as she watched the video and Jenny said:

"What's this? A freakish stalker... with an embarrassing crush on Darien."

Jena:"Snap."

Serena:"You went through my stuff."

She tried to get up but the twins held her back.

Jena:"No, just watch. It gets better."

Younger Serena:"I love you so much, Darien. And you're totally kissable. This is for you."

The young serena kissed a magazine picture before she began to dance the funky chicken which caused the twin to laugh and Serena to cover her face with her hands in embarrassment.

Jenny:"The dork princess."

Jena:"Troll. She's a troll."

She said as Serena stood up and yanked the video tape out of the player.

Jena and Jenny:"Oh, That's not our only copy."

Both gasped as they looked at each other before both began to fight.

Both:"Jinx, give me your Vera Wang/Give me your Jimmy Choo."

Serena rolled her eyes and escaped the livingroom with the bags and the tape.

"No, seriously?"

"I said it first."

"You shut up."

"Oh, stop."

"That's it."

"Ow! Mom!"

~•~

Darien sat at a table with a bored annoyed look as the twins sat on either side of him. His adopted mother was checking her teeth for any lipstick smudge as her husband ate crab puffs that were left out of the table along with breadsticks. Tia shook her head at her husband as she rubbed away invisable smudges from her teeth.

Tia:"Have another crab puff, Rick."

Her husband smiled and ate another.

Darien:"Mom, he's hungry. It's been 40 minutes."

His mother shot him a look.

Darien:"Look, you asked me to come, I'm here. But five more minutes and I'm out."

Andrew sat next to Jena as he munched on a breadstick.

Andrew:"I'm right behind you, Darien."

Darien gave a nod before his mother shot Andrew the same annoyed look before she turned back to Darien.

Tia:"Darien, I know that you and Susan have had your differences... but try not to bring up the time she dissed you on TRL."

Rick:"She didn't mean it."

He said after swallowing before Andrew at him.

Andrew:"How do you call someone overrated and not mean it? That's just disrespect."

Tia glared and shooshed him before turning back to Darien.

Tia:"Darien, doing a duet with Susan means reaching her audience. Like Daddy and I. And if doing a duet means that Mommy... The family can have another house, well..."

Darien:"Okay, Mom, you have a house. Okay? And nobody's bought a Susan CD in years. I mean, she's not cool."

Rick:"I think she's cool."

Darien smiled as he held his hand out to Rick as an example.

Darien:"Thank you. Exactly."

Andrew chuckled as Darien smiled before Susan walked into the room wearing a very flashy aqua blue dress with straps and a tiara on her head. She smiled as she adjusted her dress.

Susan:""Hi. Look at all of these beautiful people."

Darien and Andrew looked at each other disturbed before they looked back at Susan.

Susan:"Well, I'm so sorry to keep you all waiting. But it took 20 minutes to descend the staircase. But it was worth it, don't you think?"

She said smiling to Darien before she turned to his dad who tried to go up and hug her like a friend.

Susan:"Hello, Rick. No, no. Tia. No, no, no."

She said after turning to Tia who tried to hug her before both sat back down. She looked at Andrew and held her hand out to him.

Susan:"Young man whose name I don't know."

Andrew smiled politely and said:

"I'm..."

Susan:"Oh. Shh."

Andrew and Darien gave each other looks as Rick said:

"Wow, that's some dress."

Susan smiled at the dress as she smoothed out the wrinkles.

Susan:"Oh, yeah? I'm wearing this in my next video."

She looked at Darien as she smiled.

Susan:"It's a duet, great stuff. Hello, Grammy. Ha-ha-ha."

She sat down as she said:

"But enough about me, for now."

Darien took a sip of his water before he set the glass down.

Darien:"Yeah. Um... Thank you. Look, Susan... I'm not doing the duet with you, okay?"

Rick:"No, listen to what she has to say."

Tia:"Zip it, Rick."

Rick:"Or not."

Susan:"Drinks, we need drinks. Serena?"

Serena came out of the kitchen wearing a maid grey outfit as Darien said:

"Well, thanks, but I don't drink. Thank you."

Serena saw him and gasped a "Oh, my God." as she tried to hide behind the drinks and Darien looked at her before he blinked confused as she walked behind Susan.

Susan:"Of course you don't, darling boy, but I do. Okay. I drink."

Serena handed Rick and Susan two cocktails with olives before Susan grabbed the third glass that was ment for Tia. Tia looked at Serena as Jenny leaned closer to Darien.

Jenny:"So, Darien... asked anyone to the Black and White Ball yet?"

Serena looked at Tia with an apoligical look as she said:

"Sorry. I'll get you one."

Jena leaned over and stared into her sister's mouth to her braces as Serena served them and Andrew their soda before she ran to the kitchen and brought another cocktail for Tia.

Jena:"You have a crab puff in your teeth, Jenny."

Jenny leaned back as she covered her teeth and Jena smiled at Darien.

Jena:"You should really take me to the ball."

Darien looked at her as he tried to take a sip of his water.

Darien:"Y-Yeah?"

Jena began to pull on the collar of his shirt which caused him to feel uncomfortable as she whispered a little to close for his liking.

Jena:"I speak French. How about you?"

Darien pulled away from them both and said:

"Thanks, yeah. Look, Susan, I'm kind of on a break right now, so..."

Susan took a sip of her cocktail before she said:

"You all must be famished. First course, Serena. Now."

She snapped her fingers and Serena ran to the kitchen before she quickly came back with a tray that had greens, cheese, crab puffs and shrimps. Serena began to serve their food as Tia at Susan.

Tia:"Joey would gladly take a break from his break."

Darien looked at his mother and shook his head but she ignored him.

Darien:"No. No, no. Actually, I am focusing on school. I'm just hanging with friends, you know?"

Andrew:"That's right. The new Darien Shields."

Susan looked at him as Serena tried to serve her next before Susan held her hand out pointing to Andrew, nearly knocking the tray out of Serena's arms.

Susan:"Who are you?"

Andrew smiled as Serena began to serve Tia next.

Andrew:"I'm Darien Shield's manager."

Tia glared and jumped out of her chair, nearly knocking the tray out of Serena's hands.

Tia:"Oh, please ignore him. I'm Darien's manager."

Jena smiled as she looked at Darien who sighed.

Jena:"You have two managers?"

Darien:"Apparently."

He said looking down at his lap as Serena served Jenny before moving to Jena.

Jenny:"You must be a real handful. Wanna make out?"

Darien looked at her before he leaned away a little as Rick said:

"You know, actually, technically, I'm..."

Susan rolled her eyes as she held her cocktail in her hand.

Susan:"Oh, shut up, Rod. Even I know you're completely inconsequential."

Tia smiled and she turned to everyone.

Tia:"You see? It's not just me."

Darien sighed as he leaned over the table.

Darien:"See... This is why I did not wanna come today. You're all nuts."

His mother shot him a glare as she set her cocktail down.

Susan:"You can either do the duet with me and become a superstar... or you can fade away into teenybopper obscurity."

Andrew glared as he stood up and almost knocked the tray out pf Serena's arms as she tried to serve him next.

Andrew:"Okay. I've heard enough, okay? Darien Shields is a man that needs to do things his way. He needs to keep it real. So from here on out, I'm Darien's only manager."

Darien smiled as began to serve him next and Tia glared at Andrew.

Darien:"I think we're done here. Let's go. Thanks for everything."

He tried to stand up but accidently kocked the tray out of Serena's arms which sent everything flying on to everyone as they both fell backwards on to the ground. Jena, Jenny, Susan and Tia screamed as Serena spit out bits of cheese out of her mouth before she looked at Darien.

Serena:"We keep meeting like this."

Darien chuckled as he tried to get off her before removing a piece of shrimp that sat in her hair.

Darien:"You uh... You have shrimp in your hair."

Andrew chuckled before he reached over and helped his best friend off the ground as he said:

"Come on."

Darien helped Serena up next as she wiped the cheese out of her hair.

Andrew:"You all right? That's nuts."

He said as they both exit the mansion followed by Tia, Jenny and Jena as Susan walked up to Serena angry.

Susan:"You will clean this room spotless in 30 minutes."

She removed a piece of shrimp from her dress before throwing it at Rick's head as she said:

"Rick."

Susan turned back to Serena and yelled.

Susan:"And your phone privileges are suspended for an entire month. Cough it up. Come on, look alive."

She said before Serena handed Susan her cell phone before Susan yanked it away.

Susan:"Clean."

She turned away from Serena and started running out the door as she yelled at Darien:

"Darien, honey, wait. I gotta talk to you."

Serena looked down at the ground and sighed to herself.