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************************************************** She was there all night. Starring at his limp body lying in the hospital bed. He had been there for a very long time and it was now two in the morning. The doctor had said that there should have been more symptoms before, but she hadn't noticed. Well she did notice one, but she would have never thought it to be due to this disease (A/N: I'm not giving the disease a name.), the doctor had said angry outbursts.
Weird as she had heard him yelling at her she was in such pain and now that she knew it wasn't really him wanting to yell at her, but this disease. She felt really bad because she felt relief as to why he yelled at her. 'He's lying here in the hospital and your happy. I know you hate him, but really this is wrong,' thought Serena to herself.
She was sitting in a chair by the bed. The doctor allowed her to stay considering he had no family, of which she had just found out that day. She was holding his left hand hoping that he would wake up soon. She felt really guilty that she hadn't noticed anything before, especially with such a high fever.
Suddenly she felt his grip tighten on her hand. She looked at him more intently thinking she had just imagined it. Then he spoke, "Meatball head?" She was so relieved, he had finally woke up. "How'd I get here?"
"Go to sleep now. It's two in the morning. We'll talk later."
He couldn't see her face very well, just her hair. He relaxed again, tightening his grip again as if to say thank you. She tightened her grip back as if replying your welcome.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That morning
She had woken up first to find that the nurse was checking him for anything out of the ordinary. She nodded to Serena and left the room. Five minutes later the doctor entered the room and checked everything. Darien then woke up and looked at the doctor.
"Good morning Mr. Shields, how do you feel?"
"I feel fine."
"Well, good, good, glad to hear it. I've checked you out and your good to go whenever your ready."
"Thanks doctor," broke in Serena as he was leaving the room. "I'll explain everything outside."
A few minutes later the nurse came in with his clothes. Serena left the room and a few minutes later he came out and signed the papers at the front desk and they left.
She explained everything. Conveniently leaving out the part about his anger problem, not wanting to bring it up again. Then his stomach growled loudly. She laughed a little bit. "Come on Darien, let's find some place where we can quiet your stomach."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the restaurant they had picked, while they were waiting for the food, Darien asked Serena a question, "Hey Serena?"
"Yeah?"
"How come they allowed you in the hospital room all night with me?"
She remained silent for a little while, unsure what to say, so she told him the truth, "They let me stay because they found out that you have no family and thought it would be best if I stayed with you since I rode in the ambulance on the way there."
"How did you manage to get in the ambulance?"
"Simple, since they weren't going to listen to my yelling, I began to cry so much even they couldn't take it anymore and said if I stopped, that I could come."
"Well, I'll be."
The food arrived and they ate silently. They left the restaurant and were walking down the street until Serena asked quite curious, "Darien?"
"Yeah?"
"What happened to your family?"
He stopped dead in his tracks. "They were in a car accident when I was two."
"Oh my Gosh, Darien I'm so sorry."
"That's ok, at least I can't remember them, so I can't cry over missing them."
They were in the park now sitting on a bench in silence, Serena trying to make polite conversation, asked, "So Darien, how did you end up here?"
"I got out of the orphanage when I was sixteen and got the job at the café, bought an apartment, a car, and finished high school, to go off to college."
"Where did you get all the money for that, with that little job at the café?"
"Turns out my parents were very rich people."
"Oh, so no one ever adopted you?"
"Nope."
"Well I'll tell you what, if your ever really having a problem and you need parents, you can always come and talk to mine."
Surprised he answered, "Really?"
"Yeah, the love handing out advice to anyone. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you ever just needed to talk to them about life and such stuff. Surprisingly, there actually good at it. I'm proud to say I learned a lot from them, even though I don't always show it."
It was now about ten O' clock at night. They had been walking and talking all day long. "Well Darien, I think I'll go home now. It was nice talking to you."
She go up to leave and began to walk away when he appeared by her side, "Do you live this way?"
"No, I'm just walking you home."
"Don't be silly it's been a long day, go home, I'll be fine."
"I trust you, but not all the creeps that come out at night. Come back my place then, spend the night."
"No, no I don't want to impose."
"No really it's the least I can do for you spending the night at the hospital with me."
"Ok."
As they were walking back Darien noticed Serena shiver from the cold. Suddenly she felt a jacket wrapped around her shoulders and a warm arm, holding her close to his chest. 'I don't know why, but I care for this girl unlike anyone I've ever met before,' thought Darien as they walked out of the park to his apartment.
********************************************* Well people, I really hope you liked it cause schools starting soon and well I won't be able to write until the weekend comes, so I hope this holds you till then. Be sure to R&R, and check back on the weekend for the next chapter. Yeah!!!
************************************************** She was there all night. Starring at his limp body lying in the hospital bed. He had been there for a very long time and it was now two in the morning. The doctor had said that there should have been more symptoms before, but she hadn't noticed. Well she did notice one, but she would have never thought it to be due to this disease (A/N: I'm not giving the disease a name.), the doctor had said angry outbursts.
Weird as she had heard him yelling at her she was in such pain and now that she knew it wasn't really him wanting to yell at her, but this disease. She felt really bad because she felt relief as to why he yelled at her. 'He's lying here in the hospital and your happy. I know you hate him, but really this is wrong,' thought Serena to herself.
She was sitting in a chair by the bed. The doctor allowed her to stay considering he had no family, of which she had just found out that day. She was holding his left hand hoping that he would wake up soon. She felt really guilty that she hadn't noticed anything before, especially with such a high fever.
Suddenly she felt his grip tighten on her hand. She looked at him more intently thinking she had just imagined it. Then he spoke, "Meatball head?" She was so relieved, he had finally woke up. "How'd I get here?"
"Go to sleep now. It's two in the morning. We'll talk later."
He couldn't see her face very well, just her hair. He relaxed again, tightening his grip again as if to say thank you. She tightened her grip back as if replying your welcome.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That morning
She had woken up first to find that the nurse was checking him for anything out of the ordinary. She nodded to Serena and left the room. Five minutes later the doctor entered the room and checked everything. Darien then woke up and looked at the doctor.
"Good morning Mr. Shields, how do you feel?"
"I feel fine."
"Well, good, good, glad to hear it. I've checked you out and your good to go whenever your ready."
"Thanks doctor," broke in Serena as he was leaving the room. "I'll explain everything outside."
A few minutes later the nurse came in with his clothes. Serena left the room and a few minutes later he came out and signed the papers at the front desk and they left.
She explained everything. Conveniently leaving out the part about his anger problem, not wanting to bring it up again. Then his stomach growled loudly. She laughed a little bit. "Come on Darien, let's find some place where we can quiet your stomach."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the restaurant they had picked, while they were waiting for the food, Darien asked Serena a question, "Hey Serena?"
"Yeah?"
"How come they allowed you in the hospital room all night with me?"
She remained silent for a little while, unsure what to say, so she told him the truth, "They let me stay because they found out that you have no family and thought it would be best if I stayed with you since I rode in the ambulance on the way there."
"How did you manage to get in the ambulance?"
"Simple, since they weren't going to listen to my yelling, I began to cry so much even they couldn't take it anymore and said if I stopped, that I could come."
"Well, I'll be."
The food arrived and they ate silently. They left the restaurant and were walking down the street until Serena asked quite curious, "Darien?"
"Yeah?"
"What happened to your family?"
He stopped dead in his tracks. "They were in a car accident when I was two."
"Oh my Gosh, Darien I'm so sorry."
"That's ok, at least I can't remember them, so I can't cry over missing them."
They were in the park now sitting on a bench in silence, Serena trying to make polite conversation, asked, "So Darien, how did you end up here?"
"I got out of the orphanage when I was sixteen and got the job at the café, bought an apartment, a car, and finished high school, to go off to college."
"Where did you get all the money for that, with that little job at the café?"
"Turns out my parents were very rich people."
"Oh, so no one ever adopted you?"
"Nope."
"Well I'll tell you what, if your ever really having a problem and you need parents, you can always come and talk to mine."
Surprised he answered, "Really?"
"Yeah, the love handing out advice to anyone. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you ever just needed to talk to them about life and such stuff. Surprisingly, there actually good at it. I'm proud to say I learned a lot from them, even though I don't always show it."
It was now about ten O' clock at night. They had been walking and talking all day long. "Well Darien, I think I'll go home now. It was nice talking to you."
She go up to leave and began to walk away when he appeared by her side, "Do you live this way?"
"No, I'm just walking you home."
"Don't be silly it's been a long day, go home, I'll be fine."
"I trust you, but not all the creeps that come out at night. Come back my place then, spend the night."
"No, no I don't want to impose."
"No really it's the least I can do for you spending the night at the hospital with me."
"Ok."
As they were walking back Darien noticed Serena shiver from the cold. Suddenly she felt a jacket wrapped around her shoulders and a warm arm, holding her close to his chest. 'I don't know why, but I care for this girl unlike anyone I've ever met before,' thought Darien as they walked out of the park to his apartment.
********************************************* Well people, I really hope you liked it cause schools starting soon and well I won't be able to write until the weekend comes, so I hope this holds you till then. Be sure to R&R, and check back on the weekend for the next chapter. Yeah!!!