AN: Updated 4/23/12

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Only Through the Eyes of Innocence
Chapter 7

Once Serena stepped out for everyone to see, the arcade was became quiet. Everyone had one thing on their minds: Who was he? Lita instantly remembered him to be the boy who had come to Crossroads High only the other day. She wanted to know more, as did Amy and Raye. "Hey, Serena." Lita said, finally speaking up. "Why don't you sit over here with us?"

"Yeah, and bring the stud muffin with you!" Raye said, being the outspoken one of the group. She flipped her long lustrous black hair over her shoulders. Darien blushed a little bit and Raye smiled at him. Serena looked at Darien and then her friend. There was no way that there was going to be any flirting going on in this arcade, unless it was between her and Andrew.

"Raye, get a hold of your hormones. You're drooling all over the table." Lita said sitting Raye down in her seat. Serena let out a sigh of relief. Lita could read her facial expressions, which was something only a best friend could do. Serena and Darien made their way to the one of Serena's favorite games, Sailor V. It was her intention to let him have a good time for a while and then get out of there as fast as possible. She knew that by the end of the day, the whole school would be calling her, asking her who her new "boyfriend" was. Was it possible for a girl to have her own friends without there being possible "feelings" for each other? She was just taking on an assignment for the school and now she finds herself in the clutches of the next gossip column.

"Umm...Serena." Darien's voice broke through the many thoughts that she had found herself adding onto. He was being way quieter than usual. Serena found it quite amusing that Darien was actually shy, for once.

"Oh, uh, sorry. Yeah?" She asked, putting her mind back into focus. She was here to help Darien, no matter what the school thought. She gulped. She hoped the school didn't think much.

"Are you going to start the game or what?" Darien asked. Serena laughed nervously and rubbed her temple. The minutes just seemed to get longer and longer. She only replied by putting in a couple of quarters and tapping the start button.

"So do you want to play or I could just go one time to show you how it's done?" Serena asked her very indecisive friend.

"I think I got it." Darien said talking control of the joystick. Serena shrugged her shoulders and took a seat at a driving game right next to the Sailor V game. Well, Mister Know-It-All, go right ahead. I doubt that you'll get past the third level.

An hour later, the arcade was full of kids from Crossroads High cheering and talking. Most of them were surrounding the Sailor V game, where Darien was currently on level thirty-three, even beating Andrew's high score and counting. Poor Andrew was busy meeting the demands of the people while Serena sulked in a booth, behind three empty milkshake glasses and one half-full one. She had no idea why she was upset, but she was. If she was jealous of him, she would have been mad. It was more like she felt lonely. Lonely? Whoa, Serena, you've had one too many milkshakes. Lonely because of what? Because Darien isn't paying attention to you? Hahahahaha...whew, that was funny. Yeah, funny. Serena sipped more of her milkshake and looked over at her "assignment". His ocean blue eyes were so focused as the lights from the video games added a glaze effect to them. Any girl would've been hypnotized by his eyes at that moment, it just so happened that Serena was the one who was looking.

"He's really good, extremely good." Andrew's cheerful voice rang in her ears. Serena wanted to shoo him away and continue staring at Darien. That would be a little too obvious.

"Oh yeah, let me tell you." She said rolling her eyes, focusing her attention on her older friend who was sitting across from her. Andrew smiled.

"Seems that you're bit jealous, huh, Serena?" Andrew asked her. Serena let out the fakest laugh she had to try and cover for herself.

"Me? Jealous of him? Nah, Andrew. I think you've had one too many brownie milkshakes, my friend. I would never be jealous of him." She smirked. Well, it's not a lie. I'm not jealous of him

"So why are you sulking over here by yourself? If I knew any better, I'd say that you have feelings for this Darien boy." Andrew said. Serena choked on her milkshake. Great, Serena, even Andrew's thinking it now. I don't like him. I never will. I don't like him. Hehe, I can deny this all day. Great, now you've admitted it again. I don't like him!

"Andrew, Andrew, Andrew, I don't know what you do all day in your college classes, but you definitely do not soak in any of the information they're teaching you. You are really deranged if you think that I like Darien. That's a joke in itself." Serena said, playing it off. There, I hope he fell for that because I know I didn't.

"If you say so, Serena. Although, I don't think it would be a bad thing if you did like him. You guys would make a cute couple." Andrew said standing up. Serena felt all of her blood rushing to her cheeks. "Well, I must be off to meet the demands of your peers. Kids." With his final words, Andrew was gone. Me and Darien? Serena, you have got to stop kidding yourself. You don't even like him, and besides, Andrew was just trying to give Crossroads High something to talk about. Serena decided to swallow her pride and see what Darien was up to. She fought through a crowd of kids and finally got to where he was.

"Well, I thought you were pissed off and left." Darien said, still focusing on the game. Serena rolled her eyes. There was no way that she liked this guy.

"As a matter of fact, I didn't. I was just waiting on you to stop showing off to the whole world." Serena said putting her right hand on her hip. Darien smirked. He loved it when she was angry.

"Well, I can't help it that I'm good at something that you didn't think I knew anything about. Besides, you can't always judge the insane, Serena. We'll always surprise you."

"Ha, first of all, you're not insane. Second of all, I doubt you'll surprise me in any way at all."

"You think so?"

"I know so." Darien finished the level and then turned to Serena. He pressed his lips against hers.

Okay, I had to end it like that. Oh the evil, right? LOL. I'll update soon you guys.

Angel