AN: Updated 4/24/12

Author's Note: Ok, I'm sad to say but the story is about to end. This is the last real chapter and I will be doing an epilogue. Sorry the chapters were short and it went by fast but I have another huge idea for another story so it won't be long before that one is out. So let me thank my reviewers for the last chapter: Priestess of Nottingham, Girl of Darkness (Ahhh..I'm gonna miss your reviews! You do act like Raven), BubbLy01, AngelKitten23, Illusion Glades, Sailor Moony, Little TinkerBell Girl, Eo, iiris-hime189, daisy31, Sorceress Usagi, cardcaptor eternity, Snowtigress, Poisonmoon, and kaiba-queen. To the story!

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Only Through the Eyes of Innocence
Chapter 13

Serena, Andrew, Mina, and Darien were all in Andrew's apartment as they waited out the storm. Serena and Darien were both in dry clothes and blankets while they sat on his couch. Mina stood by the balcony window, looking out on the city. Andrew was in the kitchen whipping up hot chocolate for the four of them. They were all silent with one thought hanging in the air: how were they going to deal with Miss Chiba? Darien loved his mother. She was the only thing that he had left, but he could not let her control his life. He was completely fine. There was nothing wrong with him other than the fact that he was a teenager, whose father had died. He had the regular reaction that any person would have.

Serena thought long and hard about what she should tell Miss Chiba. She really loved Darien and that was something that she was going to have to live with. She wasn't going to stay away from him. Nobody was going to keep them apart. Darien meant more to her than she ever thought any person would. He took her off of the standard that she was living and showed her that she could be who she wanted to be. She didn't need all of the cares of the worlds on her shoulders anymore. She helped one person and in return, she got his love. That was something that most people couldn't achieve in a lifetime, but she had managed to do it in less than two months. She laughed at that thought, and Darien put his arms around her.

"What are you laughing about?" He asked her, wondering why she would break the silence that had shadowed over them for the past hour.

"I'm laughing because I've only known you less than two months and you mean the world to me." Serena said honestly, her smile making his heart melt.

"Well, I'm glad I mean the world to you because you mean the world to me too." Darien said. Serena felt her cheeks fill with color and she looked off. That feeling that Darien gave her was something that she definitely could never get used to. She felt his lips on her cheeks and she smiled even wider. She wouldn't get used to it but she would always love it.

"The storm's letting up." Mina finally said. She had been the quietest out of them all. Miss Chiba had given her a home and even treated her as her own daughter. She couldn't stay in a place where she couldn't see the one person she loved. She loved Andrew and she had for a long time. She hated the day that she chose to let him go but now she had him back. She would never lose him again, and if that meant a confrontation with Miss Chiba, then she would just have to confront her.

"Well, that's good. I'm going end up being arrested for having all of you here." Andrew joked as he put the tray holding the hot chocolate on his coffee table.

"Well, thanks Andrew for kindly opening your home to us." Serena joked with him as he and Mina joined them on the couch.

"Anytime Serena." He smiled. "Well, so how exactly are we going to handle all of this?" Andrew finally asked the question that none of them wanted to ask. They secretly wished that they didn't have to confront Miss Chiba and that she would just let them do as they pleased.

"Well, I just think I should talk to her. She's my mother and she should understand my feelings. I won't do anything crazy, I'll just talk to her and make her understand that there's only one person in the world who has made me happy." Darien spoke up, holding Serena's hand.

"Are you sure, Darien?" Mina asked.

"Yeah, I've never been surer about anything in my life. I know what I need to do and this is it. My mother isn't so much of a bad person. She just thinks she knows what's best. She lets her degree make her judgments. She's been that way since Dad died. I just want her to be the way she used to be. The way she used to help people and listen to what they needed before opening her mouth." Darien said. Serena choked on her laugh when he made the last statement. She was a little worried for Darien to confront his mother alone, but she knew it was what he needed to do. It had probably been a long time since Darien talked to his mother on a level without emotions getting in the way. "I just hope she is rational when I get there."

The next day, the sun was shining and temperatures were fair. The storm had left a definite path of destruction but a new day had started. It was calm and serene; something that Darien found a plus. He made his way through the place he had called home for the past five years. Somewhere that he held so much anger and depression. Today was the day that he entered the house with more happiness in his heart than he had ever had.

He walked out into the garden where his mother sat on the fountain, with a pile of books by her side. She was looking through one of them, scrambling through the pages. They were her psychiatric journals of her sessions with Darien. She's probably trying to figure of where she went wrong with me. Miss Chiba looked up and her eyes met Darien's. He had been her baby boy for the past seventeen years. Why did he become so hurtful and would want to leave her for "love", something that teenagers weren't capable of?

"I'm sorry for running out yesterday." Darien said as he joined her by the fountain. Miss Chiba closed the journal and put it on top of the pile.

"I understand why you ran out. You don't want to leave, but Darien; I know what's best for you."

"That's the thing, Mom. You're letting your degree tell you what's best for me. I don't want to hear what the shrink thinks is best for me. I want to hear what my mother thinks is best for me. You can't keep people from who they love. I love Serena. Mina loves Andrew. We don't know what the future holds, but we will regret everyday of our lives that we let each other go. I'm not letting Serena go. I love her." Miss Chiba looked into her son's eyes. She hadn't seen him so serious about anything. She wanted him to be happy, but she didn't think that his being with Serena would make him happy. Sure, she was a good girl. She was nice and respectful, but she couldn't take away all of Darien's problems the way he thought she would.

"Darien, I don't know about this." She told him truthfully.

"Did you know about Dad before you married him? Did you know he was the one that you were meant to be with?" Miss Chiba smiled. She finally realized what Darien and Mina meant. They really cared about Serena and Andrew. As teenagers, these were new feelings that they hadn't explored yet, but they knew it was enough for them to want to explore. The same feeling she had when she met Toshiro. She wasn't for certain that he was the one but she knew that she loved him.

"No, Darien, I didn't know. You must really care for Serena to defy my rules and then approach me like this."

"I do. I love her." Darien said. Miss Chiba looked at her son. He was no longer her little boy, but now a young man who was capable of making his own decisions. She had to accept this.

"Ok," she sighed, "If that's what truly makes you happy." Darien felt happiness fill his heart and he couldn't get the smile off of his face. He had to tell Serena, but what about Mina and Andrew. "Yes and Mina as well." She told him before he could even ask. He hugged his mother.

"I love you so much, Mom. Thank you." Darien said hugging her before going back into the house.

Mina, Andrew, and Serena sat on the front steps, waiting for Darien to return. They were all nervous and afraid of what her decision would be. Darien walked outside and they all looked at him. "Today is our lucky day." He smirked. Mina eyes brightened up as she hugged Andrew. Serena walked up to Darien and he held her close. She was so happy. She could almost cry. This would be a new beginning for the four of them. She smiled as she wondered what Lita, Raye, and Amy would think of all of this.

"Darien, promise me you'll never let me go." She asked him, looking into a familiar pair of ocean blue eyes filled with a different hope and new innocence.

"I promise." He told her before kissing her.

Awww...I'll have the epilogue soon. Thanks again for all of the reviews and support. I love you guys!

Angel