Author's Note: Serena is going to be out of character through most of this story. So is the rest of her family. Bear with me on this story.

Enjoy.

Thank you for the reviews, follows, and favorites! This one I changed a lot about from the original.

Warning: Depression and cutting is involved as well as a few other things.

Chapter 9

The next morning Serena woke up with Rini still sleeping on her chest. She was glad that it was a weekend day. She was going to spend the whole day with Rini. Serena hoped that her father was going to leave her alone today. She didn't want Rini to see something that she shouldn't.

Serena looked down at her little girl and smiled brightly. Rini was really cute when she was sleeping. Serena glanced over at the clock and saw that it was eight in the morning. Serena has been waking up a lot earlier lately. She looked down at her wrist and saw dry blood on it. She wanted to clean it up before Rini saw it. She was also very happy that her family hasn't found out about her cutting. She wondered if Darien knew…

Rini woke up a couple of minutes later. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and noticed that she was in Serena's room. She jumped into Serena's arms as soon as she saw her. Rini started crying, but because she was really happy. "Mommy, it's really good to see you!"

Rini was very happy that Serena let her sleep over. Serena smiled at her, but didn't say anything right away. She just wanted to see Rini happy. Serena knew that it was better for her to stay at Darien's for the time being. She was going to bring her back tonight. She planned a fun day for them.

"Hi, Rini, it's good to see you too, baby," she responded rubbing her daughter's hair.

"Mommy, why didn't you let me stay with you? I needed to be with you. I saw the pain in your eyes the day you dropped by Daddy's. I talked to the other scouts, but they said you rarely talk to them anymore. It seems like you aren't letting anyone in. Will you let me in, Mommy," Rini asked. More tears started rolling down Rini's cheeks. Serena really wasn't prepared to have this conversation. She sighed heavily. Serena gave Rini a really big kiss on her forehead to help make Rini feel better.

"I just don't want you to get hurt, honey. There are some things that none of you will ever understand. I don't want you to see things that you shouldn't see. You still can't stay with me yet. I will let you know when you can. You'll have to go back to Darien's tonight," Serena responded smiling. Rini wasn't smiling anymore at all. "Please, Rini, don't worry about me. I assure you that I'm fine."

"No, you're not fine! Stop lying to me," Rini yelled. Serena sighed again. She put Rini on the bed.

"I'm going to take a shower. We can go anywhere you want today, alright? Let's try to make this day as pleasant as possible," Serena responded cutting the conversation short. Rini just nodded. It's clear that she gave up on this conversation.

"Can we go to the park and get ice cream," Rini asked brightly.

"Yes, of course," Serena responded. After she and Rini showered she took her to the park. They had a good time playing at the park. After that Serena took Rini to a local restaurant to get ice cream. Rini ordered a strawberry sundae. Serena ordered herself a chocolate milkshake. "Is there anything else you would like to do munchkin?"

"Is it possible that we can go to the arcade," Rini asked.

"Yes," Serena said. They had a really fun time at the arcade. Rini was smiling the whole time.

After that they went back home and watched a movie. Serena told her after the movie that she was bringing Rini back to Darien's. Rini started crying as soon as Serena told her. Serena felt bad because she knew she didn't want to go back. She had to. It was the only way to protect her daughter from her father. Tears started rolling down her cheeks too.

Serena didn't want to know what her father was going to do to her when Rini was gone. Serena was thinking of staying the night at one of her friend's houses. She figured that she could go to Molly's because Molly didn't treat her badly. She was a true friend to her.

Serena walked Rini back to Darien's. She hugged her goodbye and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Darien took his crying child into his arms. Serena waved goodbye and walked down the hallway. She dialed Molly's number on her cell phone and asked to sleep over. Molly said of course and slept over there instead of going home. She was grateful that she wasn't raped for two days in a row.