AN: So so sorry about not updating for like what... 3 months? gasps Sorry again. I just completely forgot about it. Well if it's any consolation, I'm back on track. I'm getting into this story again, and hope my writing shows it. Well enough about me... on with the story.

Previously…

Serena walked out the door and through the small apartment. She reached the door and quickly opened it. She was just out the door, when she heard quick footsteps approach her. She was going to ignore them, but then she felt a hand grab hers. She turned around and stared up into the eyes of Darien. They were filled with remorse as well, but more than that, hurt and betrayal. Those eyes broke her heart all over again. But there was something else, something that was so small, she almost missed it, but his eyes held hope and love in them.

" Don't leave. Please stay. Just until we've had the chance to talk. I haven't seen you in seven months, and I don't think meeting you last night was a coincidence. Please, just stay for a bit. I'll make breakfast, and we can talk. What do you say?"

Serena looked at him and though she was completely hurt and scared of what might happen to her heart if she spent time with him again, she knew her answer right away.

Serena nodded and walked back inside, Darien right behind her. There were so many questions that both of them wanted answered, so many thoughts that had been pushed away for months. Maybe they would finally get some answers.

Serena sat down at the kitchen table, as Darien started making breakfast. She watched in a half daze as she remembered the old days when she'd stay the night and he would make pancakes for breakfast. Serena couldn't help but smile. Just at the moment that she did, Darien turned around to catch her smiling.

" What are you smiling about?" he asked, laughing mildly.

" Just thinking about the past… we had some good times didn't we?" she asked in a dazed voice.

" Yes we did…"

Serena didn't say anything else. She knew that was ancient history. She knew that she could never be happy again. Not after Darien. Not after Seiya. She was done with love. She couldn't expect anyone to take her with all the baggage she carried.

Soon, breakfast was made and the two sat down at the table to eat. Neither one knew exactly how they should start the conversation. They didn't know what questions were appropriate and which ones weren't.

" Well this is awkward," Serena said as she stared at her breakfast, avoiding eye contact with Darien.

" Yeah. How about I start?"

" Okay," Serena said and finally looked up at him.

" Why did you start going out with Seiya right after we broke up? I mean how long did you wait until you were with him? It couldn't have been more than a few days!" his voice raising slightly as he finished.

Serena held her head down in shame. " I was hurt. I didn't understand why you had broken things up. I was lonely and confused, and Seiya offered me hope. I'm just sorry that I dated him so soon after we split up," Serena said sincerely.

Serena paused for a moment as she picked up a forkful of egg and chewed it, wondering how to phrase her question. It was really the only question she had to ask him, well the only one that held importance. But it was a big one, one that she needed to have answered before she could move on.

" Why did you break up with me, Darien? Was it my grades? Was it my lack of leadership? Tell me Darien, because I thought everything had been going along perfectly." A stray tear rolled down her cheek as she said those words. As memories of that horrible day that he'd dumped her, filled her mind.

Darien put down his fork, and looked over at her. Serena slowly managed to do the same, and waited patiently for his answer. Not knowing exactly what to expect, but definitely not the answer that he finally gave.

" I know what I did hurt you, but I thought it would be better that way…"

Serena glared at him, hurt showing in her eyes once again. Hot tears rolled down her face as she just stared at him. " How could it have been better, if we weren't together?"

" Serena…" his voice pleaded softly. He had to tell her the truth. He didn't know why he hadn't just told her before. But the dreams had stopped, maybe for good this time. Maybe things would be different this time. He shook his head. There was no next time; she was with Seiya now and apparently carrying his child.

" It's a long story," he paused and shook his head once again. " No that is a lie. It's actually quite short. Just before I broke things off, I started having nightmares… nightmares about us. It was of our wedding day, and we were so happy, but then you disappeared and a voice said to stay away from you if I didn't want to hurt you."

" Oh," Serena mumbled, at a loss for words. How exactly did one respond to that? Darien had broken things up just because of dreams he had? That seemed a little extreme to her, but he'd done it only to protect her. That meant that all she'd done after that day, all her actions and the consequences that had followed, had all been for the wrong reasons. He had still loved her when they had broke up.

Trying to clear her mind, she lightly shook it. Trying to understand. She looked over at him only to find that he was staring at her, his eyes full of pain. He looked so sad.

" Did you still love me… the day you broke things off?" she whispered, her eyes filled with unshed tears.

Darien reached out his hand across the table and gently found hers. He held it gently as he looked meaningfully into her eyes.

" Of course I still did."

" Oh my gosh," Serena said closing her eyes tightly. She instantly stood up and grabbed her things. She couldn't possibly stay now, not after all the bad choices she'd made because she thought that he didn't love her anymore, that she hadn't been enough for him. She had to leave.

" I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have stayed," she said in light gasps, her words breathy.

" Serena. Please. We've only just started to talk. You can't go," he said desperately.

Serena turned back to face him, tears still rolling down her cheeks. " I can't stay… there is so much… so many…mistakes…"

Her words slurred together and she felt her mind stop processing her thoughts. She felt the room spin and then she felt herself following. Then everything went black and she feel backwards.

Darien's instincts for her, that always made sure that she was all right, the ones that had stopped over the last few mouths, suddenly kicked in, and he saw her falling in his mind's eye. He quickly reached over and caught her before she feel.

As he held her in his arms again, twice in the last two days, he couldn't help but feel somewhat responsible for making her faint. He should have just told her he couldn't answer that question. Being a doctor, he should have known better than to get her worked up over something that was over with. It had been his own selfishness that told him that if she knew, that maybe there could be a future for them. But that was foolish talk. He had to realize that. He didn't have a right to make her suddenly change her opinions of him now. Now, when she was carrying a child that wasn't his own. He quietly laid her back down on his bed and sat by her side until she would awake.