"She's pregnant?" asked Ed as he felt Darien's body give out from under him and slip into unconsciousness.
"DARIEN!" Dr. Meade and Ed said at the same time. Upon receiving no response they both managed to carefully move Darien a stretcher. Ed stayed back as Rebecca looked Darien over.
"He's fine. His body was probably too tired to keep him up for any longer. His leg is hurt and sprained though." Rebecca told Ed as she began to bandage Darien's leg.
"That's good. So Serenity is pregnant?" asked Ed without noticing the name he used.
"You mean Serena, don't you?"
"Yeah. It's just that she reminds me so much of Serenity..."
"Who's Serenity?"
"She was my sister." Ed sat down on the couch and motioned for Rebecca to sit next to him, since she'd finished putting the cast on Darien.
"Go on" urged Rebecca as she sat down next to Ed.
"She was 2 years younger than me and she looked like Serena, expect her hair was less gold and more silver. When she was sixteen she started dating Diamond and everything was fine for four years. My family always found Diamond a bit odd, but if Serenity liked him, we were willing to try. So after being together for four years, Diamond became more possessive than ever before; he was scared that Endymion, Serenity's best friend would take her away." Ed suddenly stopped with tears in his eyes. Rebecca patted his back and made a move to leave.
"No stay. I'd like to finish." said Ed holding on to Rebecca's hand.
"Just let me check on them then, okay?" Rebecca received a nod from Ed.
"They appear fine. They should be up any moment now and Darien will probably be in pain when we wakes. Now, continue with the story." urged Rebecca.
"Well, Endymion did fall in love with Serenity, but he never acted upon his feelings, since he respected the fact that Diamond was Serenity's boyfriend. However, Serenity had begun developing feelings for Endymion as well, but she was scared of Diamond. And one day an argument broke out among Serenity and Diamond over Endymion and Serenity told Diamond she did not love him. Enraged Diamond told Serenity to leave and do whatever she wanted, and she did. But Diamond never meant it. Well about a year and a half later Serenity who had been engaged to Endymion for two months at the time came to tell us she was pregnant, but she never expected for Diamond to be there. Diamond came over twice a week to our home, but Serenity, who was already living with Endymion, did not."
"Oh dear"
"Diamond obviously was not happy, but he left without a word that day. A month later Serenity and Endymion were married and they were happy to start their family. They went on their honeymoon... And...And..." cried Ed.
"Shh.. it's okay...you don't have to finish the story"
"No.. I want to... I need to"
"If you're sure..."
"Serenity died... They went to on a cruise... And Diamond followed them. He attacked Endymion and Serenity was there, helpless. We're told she had a miscarriage and Endymion was badly hurt and due to the gags in Endymion's mouth, he was unable to yell for help. He watched my sister and the fruit of their love die before his very eyes. Endymion was founded nearly lifeless the next day, but it was too late. With his heart broken, he died. We do know Diamond had never intended on letting Serenity die, nor killing Endymion, because he was found cradling her bloodied body. And Endymion's last words were, "Diamond loved Serenity as much as I did, but he couldn't control his jealousy." Diamond went into a mental health rehabilitation facility, but I see he's not fully over Serenity's death and that loss..."
Rebecca could think of nothing to say, s instead she just hugged the red-haired man.
"When I saw Serena I knew Diamond would immediately go after her and I knew she wasn't like the other women Diamond had sought after; she was like Serenity, she loved her husband and would not betray him. I just never expected it to be so exact that the past would repeat itself..."
"But it didn't. Serena and Darien and their child is safe" Comforted Rebecca.
An hour or so passed before Serena awoke to some discomfort in her lower abdomen.
"Where am I" asked Serena loudly, as she was disoriented, the last thing she remembered was going to get help for Darien...
"Darien!" Serena said loudly, getting Rebecca's attention. Rebecca ran to Serena.
"He's sleeping and his leg is sprained, but he'll be fine..." Rebecca informed with a smile.
"That's good, but why am I here? What happened?"
"I found you right outside my door... You almost had a miscarriage, but you're fine you just need rest. How did Darien take the news of the baby?" asked Rebecca, attempting to switch the subject.
"I didn't get to tell him yet and now we're here."
"Oh... I might have accidentally told him, although I'm almost sure he didn't hear," Confessed the woman.
"Oh... I see..."
"So what are we doing about Diamond?" came a third voice, Ed's, "Oh hi Serena, we didn't have time to chat, but I'm Ed."
"Hi Ed. About Diamond,I just want a restraining order... he creeps me out..."
"I second that" said Darien in a groggy voice.
"DARIEN!" screamed Serena happily, "Are you okay?"
"Darien you really shouldn't be walking on that leg" reprimanded Rebecca, as she stood to get crutches.
"It's not that bad. Besides I'd like to see my lovely wife. How are you Sweetie?"
"I'm okay, Honey. But you should listen to the doctor..."
"Fine" sighed Darien taking a seat on the foot of Serena's bed.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," began Ed, "but Serena and Darien can testify to have Diamond committed [into a mental health facility]."
Serena gasped, "He's creepy and has probably done something illegal, but he's not crazy... I think..."
"Actually Serena... You and Darien should probably hear Ed's story of how he knows Diamond," countered Rebecca.
"That's right Ed, you never did tell me how you knew him," remembered Darien.
"Ok let me start from the beginning..." began Ed, and he told them the same story he told Rebecca; he did leave out the part about Serena being pregnant, since he figured Darien hadn't caught Rebecca's slip up when they had arrived.
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The rest of the trip went by without anymore problems. Serena had not yet told Darien she was pregnant and she decided to wait to tell him (that'll be the Epilogue.) But the young couple was able to do much since they were both told to on rest to recoup more quickly. So they just lay in their bed cuddling together.
When the ship arrived back on the dock, the couple was very eager to get off and forget what had happened to them.
The girls and Andrew were waiting for Serena and Darien excitedly, waiting to hear how the trip went. However, they weren't expecting what they saw; Darien limping down with a cast on his leg, while holding on to Serena, who looked ready to run for her life.
"WHAT HAPPENED!" everyone screamed it unison at the couple.
"You look awful," said Mina.
"It's good to see you guys too," Darien replied sarcastically.
"Well, what happened?" asked Amy meekly from behind Mina.
And Serena and Darien proceeded to tell their story.
"Oh my god! Guys we're so sorry! We didn't-" began Raye.
"Girls and Andy, it's okay we understand." said Serena.
"What about this Ed guy... Was he cute, like my old boyfriend?" asked Lita. Everyone turned to look at her and she laughed nervously, "Sorry?"
"Here's his number. You be the jude of that" said Serena as she handed Lita the paper with Ed's number, "He lives about twenty minutes away, but he's really nice. And he's coming over next week after Diamond is sent away."
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Diamond was held in a makeshift jail cell and he had admitted what he had done. Rumor had it that Diamond would be on his way to a mental institution and he honestly thought it was best for him. So he just waited and wrote letters to all of his victims. Letters that would never make it to them, but they made him feel much better, knowing he could at least apologize for everything he had done wrong. It was funny. He never realized all the pain he caused until he met Serena. Serena was the light of his heart and he would love her from afar even if he knew it was hopeless.
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Alright guys, sorry for the LONG WAIT, but honestly school was a pain in the ass and I just now am getting a break since finals are almost here! YAY! lol
In any case, this chapter has been written for a while now and the Epilogue is almost done and I'll post it up as soon as I have time, but no promises on when that'll be since I'm taking summer classes too... -_- YAY me for wanting to be a teacher and all the freaking requirements...
Lastly, the epilogue will only have to do with how Serena tells Darien that she is pregnant. It'll be somewhat funny and cute I hope. :D
