A/N: Ok this is the last chapter before they go back to school, amazing its taken me so long to get them there. im so sorry. the last chapter was very irrilevant so i decided to post this chapter today. um yes this hasnt been Beta'd so please excuse anything.

Chapter 11- She will be mine!

A lone figure watched with covered curiosity from beneath a shadowy tree while the young couple frolicked around the park together, pausing in their running to lightly kiss, or playfully fight. He noticed with amusement that the girl with the long blond hair caught up in a ponytail seemed to control all the action with a teasing, alluring aura that had even him watching with a dry mouth.

He was tall, but obviously young, dressed in a long black trench coat against the chill of the morning air. The elegant outfit of black slacks and a white zip up jersey betrayed the money the young man had. Shockingly pure blond hair that almost gleamed silver ordained his head, it was icy perfection styled to cut unevenly over his forehead and travel down to a little below his shoulders in a short pony tail. He had sharp, pale features that contrasted stunningly with his dark mahogany eyes and a pouty lower lip produced an irresistible kissable mouth.

A small smile graced his lips as he watched the vixen play with the boy with amazing technique. She was amazing, and completely unaware of it.

Well not for long, the young man thought as he watched her, she will be mine. With a determined nod in the direction of the oblivious couple he turned on his heel and sauntered with agile grace away from the park back to his apartment to get ready for the next day; he needed to plan.

"So tell me about your holiday!" Mina sang at me, leaning over the table and blinking long black lashes over clear blue eyes.

"Oh you know, the usual. Got a tan, met a boy, came home." I replied airily as I glanced pointedly at the menu.

Mina's jaw dropped.

"You met a guy? Ohmigod tell me all!" I looked up again

"Mina, you know I don't kiss and tell."

"Aw Serena please." She pouted, it was adorable, and so like Mina. I laughed

"Um I don't know Mina, what will I get in return?" I asked wiggling my eyebrow and laughing in the joy of teasing her.

"Serena," she whined, "Please."

"Fine. I'll tell you," I consented, "I was at my grandpa's holiday house and well, there was a guy the same age as me also down for the holidays." I stopped to peer at the menu again.

"Is that it?" she said looking at me indignantly. "What was his name?"

"Well funnily enough his name was Darien." I didn't look at her, so I felt rather then saw her jaw drop again.

"Ohmigod, his name was Darien? Was he as hot as our Dare?"

"Oh I think he was hotter." Came my reply

Mina squealed. I sighed, it was true he was hotter because with Darien's sudden personality gain he had become so much more then just looks in my eyes.

Just then the waitress arrived and we ordered. I had a chocolate milkshake and Mina had a strawberry one. We also ordered a small plate of chips to share. As soon as the waitress left Mina turned to me eagerly again and I looked down at the table suddenly finding the blue table mat very interesting.

"So tell me abou…"

I looked up at her broken sentence, and saw my friend's eyes fixed on something over my left shoulder. I glanced ostentatiously over my shoulder and spotted a guy about Darien's height, with blond hair and dark brown nearly black eyes. It was Mal and probably the only guy that Mina had been crushing on since the beginning of our senior year, today he was with a leggy brunette in small black shorts and a stylish blue top and wide white belt.. I sighed as I turned back to Mina, she hadn't taken her eyes off Mal and wasn't likely to until he had disappeared. I smirked and waved my hand in front of her eyes and she didn't even blink. That made me laugh. Single minded devotion was rare especially with my pretty friend.

"Earth to Mina? Hello? Mina come in." I waved my hand frantically in front of her face trying to get her attention off her heats desire. I snapped my fingers in front of her and her blue eyes snapped back to me. A faint blush rose at my knowing smile, but it was pushed back down with the anger that suddenly evaded her eyes.

"Why is he with her?" Mina wailed quietly, "he has always hated that bitch and now she's hanging on to his arm like it's the only think keeping her up…"

"Ya well it probably is, Tina has obviously lost a lot of weight, she looks anorexic now. Shame she used to be so hot." I interrupted Mina's despair. "Mina come on, I know you like him but has he shown you in any way that he knows you exist?"

Mina shook her head sadly. Not since the last day at school, when he bumped into me and apologised and help me pick up my books."

I was betting that she had made a total fool of herself, falling over herself to make conversation, she had always been obvious and not the best at being inconspicuous. "Mina don't lose hope, he has to see more then a stick-like figure, like Tina, you have a models body, you should make him want to have you. Don't be so obvious with your attraction. Let him wonder why you ignore him or something… I don't know just don't make it so obvious that you like him. Guys like Mal don't like to be persuade they enjoy a chase, so give him one."

Mina smiled brightly at me, "thanks, I'll give it a try… but when did you become such an expert in this?"

I smiled secretively, "I've always known how," I laughed, "I just didn't want to use it. I didn't want a boyfriend, so what's the point in using a skill when you don't want the outcome?"

Mina shook her head in dismay. "have I taught you nothing: Position! That's the reason. With a skill like seduction it would make you so popular, all you'd have to do it make the guys want you and the rest would be easy."

"Um no, I'm not a tease. I don't want to be popular, can you imagine the state of my brain cells after just one afternoon with those people?" I shuddered to conclude my point and Mina laughed.

We were not popular but we were not classed in the geek section either. We were right in the middle, kind of an invisible line or bit of space more like 3 inches between the geeks and the Populars. There weren't many who made it to this status, for this status was the invisible and there was no-where to go from here. It wasn't bad. In fact it was much better then my original status, the one before I met Mina. I used to be a class A teachers pet. Someone else now owned that title and I had become invisible. Well apart from the immature actions sometimes directed at me for my former status…I dressed trendy and had a hot body but cared more about school-work then the latest addition of Cosmo. Thus labeled an outsider and not worth talking to, but worth being ridiculed. It was fine by me, I didn't really care about the immature games played in school. No my goal was of higher value, I planned to graduate and then go on to Uni, hopefully getting into Chemical Engineering, my goal set I worked hard.

Just then Mina gave a low whistle and looked pointedly over my shoulder, I turned to look in my seat, and saw five very familiar people coming my way. Darien in the lead, he walked with agile grace, dressed in Blue jeans and a white tee-shirt that was tight enough so I could see some muscle.

I felt my mouth go dry. That was mine, I could just lay my hands on that chest any time I wanted and he would welcome it. I felt really lucky, until I noticed the rest of the group. Mal, Mina's crush and Tina the anorexic brunette was there and Andrew, Darien's best friend, and lastly Rei. Rei was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, she had long, straight black hair that was tinged with purple highlights that caught in the light of the mall, it came below her waist and was shimmering against the white mini dress she had on. It had a zipper all the way up the front and no sleeves the neck came up high but she had unzipped it a bit to show some cleavage. Flat roman sandals that laced up to her knee and tanned body completed the stunning girl. That just left her face. Rei's face was tanned and open and appeared innocent, appearances were deceiving. She had wide purple eyes, (I happened to know they were contacts, one had come out at school on day, here eyes were actually brown) that were framed with dark lashes, her lips were red and full, and her nose perfectly straight. She had high cheekbones that were highlighted lightly in rose blush nevertheless making them stand out and frame her face. She was beautiful, but she knew it and her arrogance made her mean and ruthless. She was cruel in every way she could be, but everyone accepted her, as she was the queen of the school. No one was going to dethrone her, if they tried they would die socially in the attempt.

But my attention had already switched back to Darien. I watched as he walked past the little coffee shop we were in. He hadn't seen me but I had seen him, and now I wanted to talk to him. An overwhelming desire to kiss him bubbled strongly in my stomach and I tried to force it down. It was ridiculous to feel this way about Darien, he was a boy not a drug. But that's exactly what he was, he was a drug to my system one I needed to have, desperately. This is pathetic, my mind whispered, that you cant even go a couple of hours without wanting to kiss him. Really pathetic. "Shut it," I whispered quietly, and Mina looked up

"Did you say something Sere?"

I shook my head

"Oh ok, then what were we talking about before?"

"Um don't remember." I feigned confusion, I knew exactly what we had been talking about. It was a subject I didn't want to go into right now. Not while the subject was wondering around the mall in that sexy outfit that made my heart race and… you're doing it again, my mind admonished, I blushed.

At that moment the food and milkshakes arrived and we occupied ourselves with eating and talking of mundane things, mostly school. Meanwhile my head raced with ways I could talk to Darien, could I just walk up to him in front of every body? In front of his group? Yes. Could I do it so as to not gain notice from Rei? No. Um ok, that means that you have to take pot-luck. When your finished just try and time it so you're standing in the middle of the walkway when he walks past again. then if you are in his way then he has to acknowledge you. You're his girlfriend and he has to at least smile at you. That was a plan, if I was just in the right place at the right time he would have to speak to me, even with his friends there. I mean they would have to know we were going out sometime right? Right? Somehow my heart wasn't so sure, I was scared.

Ten minutes later, it was obvious by the hovering waitress that we had finished and it was time to pay and get out. We paid and went to look at a book sale going on next door.

There were two tables just outside the shop, Mina went in I stayed outside to look at the books and wait for Darien. I didn't have long to wait. Soon I could hear Tina's shrill voice and Rei's womanly laugh, it was now or never. I backed slowly into their pathway averting my eyes so that it seemed like I hadn't seen them. Then when they were almost abreast I turned and looked Darien full in the face, I smiled in greeting. It was now or never. It didn't happen. I felt him brush past me without so much as a look, he had avoided my eyes staring straight ahead, and the group carried on walking as though I hadn't been standing there. Darien had ignored me, I had been standing right in front of him, and he ignored me.

Hurt welled up from deep within my sheltered heart. I willed my tear ducts to not let loose the tears that suddenly wanted to form.

Well I had asked for it I suppose, I was just a distraction to him in South Africa, now he doesn't even want to acknowledge that it had happened between us.

That's what I got for caring.

I'm such an idiot! My mind screamed as it replayed the events of the last 5 minutes, of course Darien just used you as a distraction, I mean look at the girls that he has hanging around him. Rei is in every way the queen to his king, why did I think it could work between us?

But he was so different this morning, a different voice came up, my reasoning voice.

Ya well now he's gone back to what he used to be. I expected it to be this way. I was right to think that.

Maybe give him a chance to decide what he wants to do.

I'll talk to him tonight and ask what the hell happened… are you satisfied?

For now

Good.

Just then Mina came out of the shop holding a newly purchased book, it was the latest Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel, and one that I had been waiting to read for ever.

"Hey where did you get that book?" I practically screaming, forcing down the pain of rejection.

"In the shop silly, but this was the last one," Mina winked at me, "but you can have it once I'm through."

I laughed, Mina read the books but didn't keep them, she bought them, read them, then gave them to me. This was done strictly to keep up appearances that she was a popular and didn't read anything but Cosmo. She did buy that magazine every month to put on her shelf, but hardly ever read it, it was just for show incase she ever had one of the Populars in her room. Unlikely, but that's the way her mind worked. For Mina nothing was more important then to be friends with the Populars, she was still such a geek at heart. Me? I didn't see why she would want to, they were so… dumb for the lack of a better word.

But now I had other problems, problems that concerned my boyfriend and I. Things that would only be rectified tonight.

All through the confrontation he had watched. Sitting on a chair at a table in the very same restaurant the girls had just vacated. He saw the dark headed boy ignore the girl, the same couple that had been all over each other just that morning were little more then strangers. The girl had looked longingly after the group and the boy had walked away and he saw the pain of rejection in her eyes be replaced with anger. She was amazing and she was going to be his.

You, are going to be mine, he promised silently as a plan formed into his mind, as the boy ignores you and you grow resentful I will step in and take your pain away. Soon, I promise you.

He admired the way the girl with the long blond hair and sapphire eyes pulled herself together and abruptly begin carrying on with her friend as though her heart hadn't just been smacked about.

I hope that boy knows what he is about to lose. He thought idly as he sipped his full cappuccino and watched the girls leave the scope of his vision as they walked away. Feeling no need to follow her, he just sat and thought about his plan.

Tomorrow

He promised again a smirk twisting his kissable lips in the most diabolical fashion.

ooooo

"Come on, Come on. Pick up damnit." I paced the length of my room with the phone placed to my right ear and a scowl of my face. I stopped abruptly in front of my open window and gazed at the red, orange and blue hues that graced the sky as the sun said goodbye, I could almost hear it "so long suckers I'm off to Hawaii." Smug Bastard, I thought annoyed. Oh yes I was in a great mood.

The dial tone beeped maddeningly in my ear as it had done for the past 30 minutes and with a cry of frustration I through the phone and it sailed through the air and bounced off my closed bedroom door.

Three seconds later my mom knocked on the door, "are you ok honey?"

"Fine mom, I, uh, dropped the phone."

"Ok, dinner will be ready in about five minutes."

"OK mom," I sighed, walked over to the phone, picked it up and dialed again. this time I got a different message… "The number you have just dialed is unavailable or disconnected. Please try again later." I felt despair welling up. Why was his phone off? Darien never turned his phone off. Even in movies it was on silent, it didn't even go off when he slept. Why was it off now?

Because he saw you, came that annoyingly smug voice. I had to deny it, to agree with it would break everything. All the faith I had put in Darien was resting on what he would say when I asked him about it. Lost in my thoughts I didn't notice my cellphone was ringing. It gave up and the phone rang in my hand, I yelped in surprise and then laughed at my stupidity, honestly getting scared from the phone ringing.

I pressed the talk button, "Hello?"

"Hey Sere." It was him, I felt a small hole opening in my chest as his voice poured over me.

"Darien," was all I could manage.

"So what you do today?" I gaped I couldn't help it. He saw me today didn't he remember?

"Um I went to the Mall and had lunch with Mina," I tried desperately to collect my shattered thoughts.

"Oh really? I was in the mall too today. Did you guys have fun?"

The confusion I was feeling suddenly switched to anger and disbelief. He saw me I know he did.

"Darien, you know I was in the mall today. You walked past me, I was standing in your path and you ignored me."

"What? Sere I swear I didn't see you at all today, except for when we went for a run this morning." I swear under all the indignation I could sense guilt.

"Darien cut the crap," I snapped, "I know you saw me. I was standing in your way, you in fact brushed past me without so much as a glance. Nothing. I don't know what game you're playing but its not funny anymore." I was fuming, absolutely furious with him.

"Sere, I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't pass you, I didn't even see you. Are you sure that it was me?" his voice was all sincerity.

I laughed coldly. "Ya it was you. you were with your friends. Rei included." I spat her name out with as much venom as I could. He ignored it.

"Well I was in the mall with them today." He said, then he suddenly realised that he should be doing something to pacify me. I was furious and he knew it.

"Sere, I'm sorry I didn't see you, but that wasn't my fault. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, but I honestly didn't see you and so didn't intentionally hurt you, and Sere, about Rei, she is one of my friends. And you have no reason to be jealous. She doesn't even want to be my girlfriend and is happy to be a friend. You however are my girlfriend. Please trust me, I didn't mean to hurt you." he sounded upset. And I felt my heart melt. He honestly didn't want me hurt, or jealous over Rei. That was sweet of him.

"So you didn't see me?" I replied in a whisper.

"No I honestly didn't." I let out a sigh.

"I'm sorry I doubted you, but I was standing right in front of you and I guess I jumped to conclusions. Are we still going running tomorrow before school?"

"Wouldn't miss it for the world. So seven right?"

"Ya that's right, I'll meet you downstairs. I have to go have dinner now so I'll see you tomorrow. Bye love you."

"Ok see you then. Love you too." And he was gone and the dial tone was in my ear again. A thought crossed my mind, why had his phone been off? I had forgotten to ask him, oh well I'll ask him tomorrow.

That said I went down to dinner, placing the phone into its cradle as I went.

A/N: Thank you to all those who have stood by and patiently watched and reviewed as this story has shuffled slowly along. thank you for your support and encouragement.

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