Sorry guys! Have the ending planned out already...I had an ending before I had a story, actually. It's a fairly good ending I'd say...I think anyways! Check ya later!! (Please review!!!!) This is taking sooo long to type because I got acrylic nails today and I'm used to short, bitten nails. Bear with me!! And sorry this chapter's so short!

(Serenity you get a wish granted in this chapter!! Hope you like!)

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I was back school the next Monday. I was feeling much better but still pretty weak. I lost my breath just walking down the sidewalk.

I sat down at lunch beside Mina and in front of Lita. "Hey! What was wrong with you all last week?" Mina questioned, accusingly as she pulled out her giant turkey and ham sandwich and a giant size Kit Kat Bar.

"Oh I had the flu." I lied, taking a stick of her chocolate candy.

"Oh, are you better?" asked Lita. "I feel awful! I could have brought you some chicken soup." I wanted to tell there would be many more opportunities. But stopped before I began to.

My mood was pathetic. I figured after Darien had seen me like that he'd begin to acknowledge my existence. Ironically, he continued to act the exact same way. I wished I were anywhere but here, and that I had another life, to trade this one in for. Like an old car...

The bell rang for fifth period and I began walking for my class. "YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!"

The scream made me turn my head. I saw a group of people and irate yelling coming from the center. "And I suppose you do?! Look! It's not like I said ANYTHING to offend you!"

"Oh really?!" that sounded a lot like Darien's voice. I shook it off and figured it was just some other guy. I walked forward to see who was fighting.

"You don't even talk to her!! You don't know her!"

"Maybe I do..." I heard the Darien-like-voice say, followed by a sickening thud. I didn't realize I was walking forward until I had pushed my way to the front of the crowd. Oddly, the crowd seemed to part like the Red Sea for me.

As soon as I saw what was happening I heard a scream. It pierced my ears and couldn't hear anything but it and couldn't see anything but Darien and some guy in a physical match. It wasn't until my lungs were on fire from lack of air that I realized my voice was the source of the screaming.

"SERENA!" Darien screamed as he looked up. The next thing I knew I was in his arms. I prayed I could stay there until the end of forever. He was crying and I knew that in the way he was holding me, he had no intentions of letting go. I forgot about everything around me. I forgot about the crowd, the fact that he'd treated me like a rag doll, that I was dying...

"I love you..." were the three words whispered in my ear that finally freed my tears and made me wish I had another life to live.