Chapter Seven

Serena sat at her desk in her classroom dressed in tight black jeans that hung low on her hips and a plain strap black top. Her blonde hair was pulled back from her face into a high pony. She was again the only one in the class room and she spent her time checking up on her homework.

She heard the gushing of other school girls outside the class room and looked up when a shadow covered her desk. Smiling she saw it was Seiya. He leaned down and captured her lips in a chase kiss that ended quickly but still left her feeling flustered.

"how are you this morning?" he asked just above a whisper, ignoring all the shocked gasps from the other girls. He quirk his lips up in a smile as he watched Serena blush. God, she was cute when she did that.

"oh I'm all right. How about yourself? Did you finish copying up the work I gave you?" Seiya had the nerve to look slightly embarrassed about copying her work, but he was a busy man, ya know. Serena grinned noticing his red face. Leaning back in her chair she pushed her glasses back up her nose. She couldn't really understand why she felt so relaxed in front of him. The only other person that made her feel like this was Darien. Her smile faltered only a little as she thought about the fall out they had. Yes, of course they had reconciled slightly over the weekend but she still didn't feel as relaxed as she used to, as if she was waiting for another of his mood swings. Smiling again she looked up at Seiya and wondered what those two had been talking about. She had spent the rest of the weekend, when she wasn't practising with the band, trying to figure out what was said between the two but eventually came up with nothing.

"Seiya? What did you and Darien say to each other the other night at the party?" she asked quietly so only he could hear her. He smiled again, recovering from his momentary embarrassment and shook his head.

"it's a secret, Love. I'll just say that we've come to an understanding." Serena nodded her head, a little disappointed at his answer. It really was bugging her.

"I thought another fight might have broken out." Seiya chuckled and leaned forward, his hand cupping her face, his lips only slightly away from her own.

"I'm glad to see you're worried about me."

"no embracing in the school grounds, thank you, unless you want to find yourself already in detention." Mrs H stood behind her desk, removing her things from her bag, her eyes fixed on the task at hand, a slight blush on her cheeks. Seiya stood, barely holding in his laughter, making Serena grin hard.

"So I guess I'll see you at lunch, in the quad?" Serena nodded, even though she realised she hadn't even been there, for well, popular people hang there. Caressing her face again making her close her eyes in his hand and breathed in deep. "don't worry, you're with me." she watched him as he left her classroom and noticed the daggers she was getting from the girls before they filled out of the room after him calling his name. Serena starred after them in disbelief. Why, when he had all those pretty lasses did he want her, Serena, a geek with an all right voice? The doorway filled as Darien walked in and seeing Serena his smile broadened.

He had spent the entire weekend thinking about Serena and the Dance they had shared. She infiltrated his thoughts at every turn and he couldn't understand it. Walking in he took his place sitting next to Serena and he fully realised just how beautiful she actually was.

"good morning, Serena." Serena smiled in return and removed her eyes from the exit.

"morning Darien. How was your weekend?" she heard Darien groan and he banged his head on his desk, making her laugh. "it couldn't have been that bad now was it?"

"oh please, Ray is totally being a spoilt brat. Always criticising my every movement or anything that I say I always say it wrong." he looked at her, and Serena put her smile back in place just in time. "please tell me all women aren't like this?" Serena laughed and shook her head.

"I'm not." she replied simply, turning around to face the front of class as the buzzer went.

Of course, Darien thought as she watched her do her work, occasionally chewing on the end of her pencil. She wasn't like any other woman in the whole world, and it sickened him to find out he may of realised it all to late.

As Serena walked through the wooden doors that led to the secluded area where all the hot and popular people hung out she stopped dead in her tracks. Her mind raced and the main thought was, why was she here? She looked around her at the many tables squished into the space, all of them filled to the brim with bimbos and egg-heads throwing paper-balls at each other and laughing at fart jokes. Shaking her head and turned to leave, thinking that Seiya wouldn't be here any way, when she felt a slight tug on her wrist. Looking back around she looked into the bright brown eyes of a young brunette.

"OMG! It is you! I saw you at that party last Saturday and I thought you were absolutely amazing!" she practically screamed at her. Serena slightly taken back, nodded her thanks and continued to leave when she heard the same voice call others over. In seconds she was surrounded by girls that were all younger then her, gushing at her. She suddenly felt afraid for her life. Pushing them out of the way came a tall blonde haired lad with a chauvinistic grin on his face. Obviously this guy thought he was all that. He looked slightly older then her, probably in her year. She now didn't fear for her life, but her virtue with the way he was looking at her. She felt an arm wrap around her shoulders, making her tense up a little, until she realised it was Seiya. His eyes had narrowed into slits, and the face he was pulling was not a happy one. The blonde haired lad put his hands up and backed off and to some red headed slut in a corner and began making out. Serena turned her nose up at the action, thinking, Get a room.

Smiling appreciatively at Seiya she was lead away to a table that was pretty much empty apart from her other bands mates. All of them beamed and gave her a light hug before she sat down. Smiling Serena looked around as the guys went back to playing their game of cards.

"so, erm, I've done some writing over the weekend, if you guys want to have a look at it?" Serena asked uncertainly. The fellows looked up with a shocked look on their faces. Serena looked questioningly at Seiya, who laughed.

"they're just surprised that you can do all that you do. I mean, practising with us for hours on end. Doing all your homework and getting good grades. AND writing a new song." Serena blushed and mumbled something. "sorry?" he asked. Serena looked down into her bag and pulled out a folder filled with paper. Seiya's jaw dropped somewhat and bounced on Serena making her squeal, gaining the attention of Darien, who was sat at another table with Ray and all her mates.

"Serena, you are absolutely amazing!" Seiya exclaimed and let her go, taking the folder with him. After 15 minutes he sat there, quiet as one can be. He looked at Serena with love. She was the best person in the world, and he was lucky to have found her. "we're going to learn these songs for out gig on Friday!" Serena squealed with joy and hugged him again, she was so happy that they all liked it. In the distance she could hear the buzzer going, a warning signalling the beginning of classes. Getting a small kiss on her cheek they all left to go to their respective classes, not once noticing Darien watching them with hurt plainly on his face.

The week flooded past Serena in much of a blur. She spent her evenings mostly with the band practising for tonight's party. Serena sighed and wondered, as she pulled on her outfit for the night, what it would be like to be the one watching and not doing? She smiled at her musings. Was she really as good as everyone said? She was amazed at how quickly she had become, as they say, a popular. But she wasn't like them, she wasn't a slut-whore-scum. She looked into the mirror and applied her make-up and thought about one particular slut-whore-scum. What was Ray really like? Was she nice and all this just a façade? She laughed outwardly at her stupidity as she thought of the many sessions of ridicule she had gotten off her. Nope, she was a bitch to the core. She applied the dark eye-liner around her eyes.

How could Darien stand to be with a girl like that? Mind you, she thought, wasn't he having problems with her? She smirked. Didn't every guy have a problem with her, her continuous bitching? He called her almost every night and hardly spoke about her unless asked. And when he replied he didn't say much, it was like he wasn't even interested in her any more. Her smile faltered as she wondered who it was he could possibly like now. Was it anohter one of the popular girls? Shaking her head to get rid of her thoughts she noticed her phone ringing. Seeing it was Darien she picked up.

"hey Dare-Bear! You coming tonight?" she asked, using her old nick name from since they were children.

"yeah, I can make it, not right when it starts but I'll deffinatly be there. So, er, you going with seiya?"

"of course." what s weird question...

"you wanna hang out after you finish your songs?" serena thought for a while, seiya wouldnt mind.

"sure, we can have a few drinks together."

"great! I'll see you there then, sere."

"okay, bye" serena hung up and frowned. Darien was acting weird lately. Her heart felt heavy as she stood, grabbing her keys to her car and set off out of the house towards Seiya's place where she was meeting all the other guys.

Later that night serena was standing in front of lots of people, some older then herself. It was a college party and she barely held her embarrasment in check when all the older guys there started asking her out. Thankfully Seiya had swept in and saved her, by claiming her lips for his own. The dj was playing music and the current song was coming to an end. She scanned the crowd and then smiled as she finally found Darien standing there, looking a little flustered, as if her had run there. She couldnt stop her heart from pounding, and she wasnt even sure it was her nerves this time. Darien grinned annd waved, his thoughts and eyes all on her.

The song finished and Seiya spoke up, introducing the next song and that only Serena was singing it. The music began, havily on the drums and guitar, serena nodded her head to the beat and opened her mouth, taking in a deep breath.

I'm not suposed to be scared of anything, but I don't know where I am
I wish that I could move but I'm exhausted and nobody understands (how I feel)
I'm trying hard to breathe now but there's no air in my lungs
There's no one here to talk to and the pain inside is making me numb

I try to hold this Under control
They can't help me 'Cause no one knows

Now I'm going through changes, changes
God, I feel so frustrated lately
When I get suffocated, save me
Now I'm going through changes, changes

I'm feeling weak and weary walking through this world alone
Everything you say, every word of it, cuts me to the bone
I've got something to say, but now I've got no where to turn
It feel like I've been buried underneath all the weight of the world

I try to hold this Under control
They can't help me 'Cause no one knows

Now I'm going through changes, changes
God, I feel so frustrated lately
When I get suffocated, save me
Now I'm going through changes, changes

I'm blind and shakin'
Bound and breaking
I hope I make it through all these changes

Now I'm going through changes, changes
God, I feel so frustrated lately
When I get suffocated, save me
Now I'm falling apart, now I feel it

Now I'm going through changes, changes
God, I feel so frustrated lately
When I get suffocated, I hate this
But I'm going through changes, changes

Serena opened her eyes as the song ended and the crowd cheered. Her cheeks were flustered for the exertion and she looked around the crowd, her eyes falling onto Darien. She looked at Seiya, who then announced the next song, a solo by himself. Serena moved off into the crowd as his voice floated over the crowd. She headed straight to Darien, who pulled her into a close embrace, causing serena to pause at his actions.

He spends his nights in California
Watching the stars on the big screen.
Then he lies awake and wonders
Why can't that be me?
Cause in his life he's filled with all these good intentions.
He's left a lot of things he'd rather not mention right now.
But just before he says goodnight,
He looks up with a little smile at me and he says

If I could be like that
I'd give anything
Just to live one day
In those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Now and dreams we run.

She spends her days up in the north park,
watching the people as they pass.
And all she wants is just a little piee of this dream, is that too much to ask?
With a safe home, and a warm bed, on a quiet little street.
All she wants is just that something to hold onto, that's all she needs.

Yeah!

Serena's heart was racing as she fell into Dariens strong arms. He felt warm and welcoming. She looked up at him and smiled, unsure of her own intentions. He took her hands in his and started to dance, somewhat like a ballroom style, making her laugh at his silliness. He pulled her in closer to his body, feeling his own heart racing as he looked dwon at her small frame.

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

I'm falling into this, in dreams we run away.

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Serena's mind was whirling as she wrapped her arms around his waist, dancing so close to him. She had done this a million times before, when she was younger and her heart belong to him, before she knew his heart wasnt hers. But for some reason it felt different to her, she felt complete as she rested her head on his shoulder, his arms around her hips as they both swayed to the music.

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Falling in.
I feel I am falling in to this again

Serena pulled her head back and looked up into his face, into his eyes. Her heart ached as she saw copmplete adoration there, and love. Her heart beat wildly aginst her chest, as if trying to break free of its cage. Could it be, that maybe, he loves me? She thought starring into his eyes. No, she thought, he couldnt do. She began to look away when his hand came down and cupped her face, pulling her gaze back to his. Serena bit her lips nervously causing a slight groan from Darien. Quickly he dipped his head down and captured her lips, brushing his tongue against hers as they both ate at each others mouths. His hands roamed her body, not caring who was there, watching them. All that mattered then was the way Serena kissed him back, as if she had been starving all her life and he was her only source of food. God, if he knew she felt this good, to be here in her arms, he would have done it long ago.

As the song ended they both pulled away, blushes on their faces they lips swollen. Darien looked at her hungrily as she licked her lips again. Suddenly he looked off to the side, where Seiya was standing, a look of hurt plain on his face. Seiya nodded and moved off through the crowd. Darien felt a little guilty for the man, but in his heart he knew, that now he had Serena he was never going to let her go. Looking back at Serena he watched the hurt on her face as she watched Seiya go. She moved as if to go after him but Darien stopped her. She looked up into his eyes and knew, right then that she wanted him, not Sieya. She needed Darien. Reaching up she pulled him down into a deep kiss and chased all thoughts of Seiya out of her mind.

As the kiss grow more passionate, Serena grasped his hands, shaking slightly she moved him off to the direction of the stairs where she stopped and looked over at Seiya, who was talking to another girl who seemed to really be engrossed in their conversation. Seiya, feeling eyes on him looked up into the face of Serena. His heart ached at the sight of her with Darien but he knew, ever since the beginning that she truly didnt belong to him. He moved towards them and looked at Darien. After a moment he nodded and looked down at Serena. He placed his hand on her cheek and leaned forward, his mouth next to her ear.

"i'm glad that you finally found your love." Serena's eyes filled with tears as she looked at him. He had a small sad smile on his face. "Don't worry love, I've always known I was in a one-sided love." with that he placed a small gentle kiss on her cheek and moved off, leaving a Darien rubbing her arms soothingly. She looked up at him and felt like, for once in her life, she truly belonged. She watched his eyes darken as desire came through him, and serena began leading him back upstairs, with Darien kissing her arm, her hands on their decent.

There you go, a much await chapter!

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