AN: Sorry I've been slow with the updates but school is winding down so I'm getting more time. I split this chapter in half. Originally it was way longer but I feel to stretch the fic and make you very happy next chapter I had too lol. Oh and Steph you will be making a comeback but we never talked about it so you're part is small this time round! Enjoy and Review =)
Dan held the small box in his hand as if he was holding his entire world. He rotated it every which way almost terrified to open it. His last letter confirmed what everyone had been telling him all along, him and Serena where starting to get to their closest point. He began to wonder if the night of the accident he had planned to surprise her with the contents to this box. He pushed his thumb against the opening and raised the lid. He could see his eyes shinning in it. He picked up the paper wrapped around the bottom and read "Part 1 of 2". He know needed to wrap his head around what was part 2 and what this all meant for him. He needed to see Serena.
Dan stepped out of the elevator as if every motioned counted. He looked at the floor tiles for some kind of courage or something to brace him for seeing Serena again. They never seemed to end things on a good note lately. He tapped on her bedroom door and out came this short and cheery girl.
"Hey!"
"Um, who are you?"
"Oh shit. I keep forgetting that you have a blocked head. I'm Steph, Serena's friend."
"Well it's nice to meet you again, I guess" Dan semi rolled his eyes
"Serena tells me that you only remember some things, tragedy if you ask me."
"Yea, we got close once and I remembered but there's a guard, I guess."
"Like physical?"
"Like a kiss."
"Oh I see. Well, if you ever need your memory jumped or anything we could always give it a go." Steph winked hopelessly at him.
"I'll get back to you?" Dan nervously replied
Serena emerged from the room. She took a step back in the door to brace herself. She took a deep breath and prayed the right words would come out.
"Oh hi." Those weren't the right words.
"Hi."
"I'll leave you two be." Steph walked back in Serena's room and put her head against the door to listen.
"You want something?"
"Yea, the night of the accident, what did we talk about?"
"The usual. You missing me, the whole boyfriend girlfriend thing."
"I found a letter that must of been mailed back and I'm just trying to figure things out."
"Well last night you made things very clear."
"We were both angry and hurt." Dan began to yell.
"I've been hurting since day one."
"I love how you turn this on me when I can't remember."
"Don't lie to me, I can see it in your eyes, you know."
"You think if I remembered being with you that I'd......" Dan stopped himself.
"We're back where we started, the brunch, the elevator, Ms. Carr."
"I don't know what any of this has to do with whatever that is."
"Us just fighting over what we can't say. When we get like this it's a war."
"Except I'm willing to fight."
Serena sighed and felt her cheekbones raise into her eyes. She didn't want to talk anymore. She pushed her hand away from Dan's body and went in her room. She kicked Steph for listening but Steph just hugged her. Dan wanted to bang on the door for them to finish what they started. Lily came up the elevator and grabbed Dan's arm.
"What is going on?"
"Your daughter is crazy."
"She's stubborn, like you."
"I come here to talk and she doesn't want to hear it."
"Its a tough time for you both."
"Why is everyone taking her side?"
"Oh I'm not. I yelled at her last night to grow up and deal."
"I just feel she doesn't love me because of what happened."
"Oh she loves you, that's the problem."
"Huh?"
"She loves you so much she is willing to push herself out of the picture. She once begged me to stay away from Rufus to give you guys a shot. She believed in a forever, I thought my little girl was too young to know what that kind of love was, but somehow you showed her something that was possible. I will always appreciate what you did for her. You were her saving grace."
Dan peered back at Serena's door. He swallowed the huge gulp in his throat. Lily nodded her head and walked away. He banged on Serena's door. When she didn't open he threw it opened and grabbed her up. He got her coat and shoes and dragged her to the elevator.
"What the hell is your problem."
"I found this box S."
"So?"
"It's meant for you but I don't know for what. It has two parts and it tells me to contact this guy for the second."
"Dan that looks like a ring box."
"It's not a ring, it's a key. I have a feeling that the key opens whatever the second part is. I don't want to do this alone."
Serena flung her shoes on and held on to Dan's arm. "Well I'm not gonna let you do it alone. I'm a part of this."
AN: When I first wrote it Dan went alone to meet the guy, I figured you'd all want DS to go together lol
