Chapter Twenty-five

Aunt Yella

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"I'm not sure, but I don't want to worry about that right now." Serena answered.

"I'm sure you can find some place. I'd offer my house, but you know how small it is..." Amy said.

"Doesn't matter, I don't want to think about that right now." Serena said.

"But-" Raye started.

"I don't want to think about that right now." Serena said, firmer this time.

"Okay." Raye sighed.

"Let's get out of here. We could go for a walk or something." Lita suggested, not having anything else to do that day.

"I can't, I still have to make some calls, and let my relatives know." Serena said, looking glum again.

"But-" Lita started.

"No, I have to do this now. The sooner they know the better." Serena interrupted her.

"I understand." Lita said, looking at the floor.

"If you need anything, Serena, just call." Mina said.

The other girls nodded agreeing.

"Thanks guys...for everything." Serena smiled.

They just nodded again.

"We should get going. Kevin is still at your house." Darien pointed out.

"OH YAH! Buy guys." Serena stood up from her seat, pulling Darien up with her.

"Bye." The girls voices rang together.

"Bye." Darien managed to shout as Serena was pulling him away from the table.

After they had left the arcade, the girls started wondering.

"I hope she'll be okay." Mina said.

"I feel so bad for saying that now." Raye admitted.

"Don't, you didn't know...none of us did" Lita said.

"I know it'll be hard, but she'll get through this. She's very strong." Amy said

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When they arrived at Serena's house to get Kevin, the people who were getting Sammy's body were still there.

Serena sighed. "Why do they still have to be here? It's been an hour."

"I guess-" Darien started.

"GUYS, I'm so glad you're here." Kevin came running up to them.

"What is it?" Both Serena and Darien asked.

"Well the people want to talk to his legal guardians." Kevin explained.

"Well...I guess they'll end up finding out eventually when they have to deliver the bodies to the funeral home." Serena sighed again.

"You're right." Darien sighed.

"I supposed they'll then contact someone to take me to an orphanage..." Serena looked down at the thought of being taken away from her friends.

"Do you have Godparents?" Darien asked.

"They were my mom's friends, but we haven't spoken to or seen them in years."

"Did your parents have a will?" Kevin asked.

"No, they didn't."

"You could just tell them that you just moved and that your parents passed and your aunt will be coming to live here with you, but until then you're staying with friends." Darien suggested.

"Okay, let's go." Serena said.

Darien explained the situation and they bought it, no questions asked.

For the rest of they day, Serena made phone calls to her relatives, that mostly lived in Michigan (A/N: I know Kevin said that he lived here in Michigan, but never said it again, so a reminder, they live in Mi. right now) to notify them of the news. She decided not to tell them that Sammy killed himself, rather he was with their parents when they were killed as well. She had decided that Wednesday would be a good day for the funeral. She had made all the calls, and finally reached her Aunt Danielle. She was really understanding.

"Hello?" Asked a voice on the other end of the phone.

"Yella, it's Serena."

"Oh, hi, baby. What's wrong, you sound upset?" She asked.

"Well, mom, dad, and Sammy were out Saturday night, and they were killed." Serena still hadn't gotten used to saying it from all the phone calls.

"WHAT, baby, are you okay?"

"Yah, well, as okay as I can be you know?"

"Yah, where are you staying?" She asked. That was always like her aunt. She cared gravely for Serena.

"Well, I stayed at my boyfriend's place last night, I kinda fell asleep in his car. But as for the future, I'm not sure."

"Well I can be down there today if you want me to come."

"Doesn't really matter, if you want too."

"I'll rent a hotel room, and you can stay there with me."

"Thanks so much Yella! I was feeling like I was imposing on Darien."

"Anything for my favorite niece. So who's this Darien fellow? He your boyfriend??" Danielle/Yella was trying to cheer Serena up...and she knew how.

"Yes he's my boyfriend, you got a problem with that?" Serena joked.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"You slept at his house last nigh?"

"Yah, I slept in his bed too." She laughed.

"And..."

"He slept on the couch." She laughed "You didn't actually think I'm that stupid do you?"

"No, I know you're smarter then that."

"I'm glad you know that."

"I'm going to get packing then, I'll see you in a while. I'll call your cell when I get in town, k?"

"Okay, bye Yella."

"Bye, baby."

Serena hung up the phone. As Darien walked into the room.

"She always knows how to cheer me up." She told Darien.

"That's good, I guess I'll have to get some pointers then." Darien laughed.

"Good idea, I love my Aunt Yella so much. She is so nice to me all the time."

"She seems really nice."

"Oh, I'm going to be staying at a hotel with her tonight."

"You two could stay at my house in the spare room, we have another bed too."

"Well I'll talk to her, I don't know if she'll go for it though."

"Why?"

"She doesn't like to stay at people's house's when she doesn't know them." Serena explained.

"Understandable. It's no big deal, if she doesn't want to, don't force her. Just let her know it's available"

"K, thanks a bunch, muffin." She got up and gave him a hug and kiss. (A/N: Again, suck at mushy, sry!)

"Anything for you."

"I know my Aunt Yella is going to love you!"

"I have a question though, is her real name Yella?" Darien asked.

"No, it's Danielle, but when I was younger I called her Daniella, then just went to Yella somehow." She just laughed.

"When's she going to be here?"

"Later today, she's going to call my cell."

"Oh, okay, what you want to do until then?"

"I don't know, but I do want to get out of here."

"Okay. Let's go take Andrew up on that offer at the Crown." Darien suggested.

"I am hungry, good idea."