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Author's Note: I would like to thank rosebudjamie, SerenityMoonGodness, Mikel08, shana elmsford, Sakura Lisel, and BeeDiddy all for their great reviews.

I would also like to take a moment to address a question asked in a review as to how Serena is abused by her step father and no one seems to notice.

The answer to the question is this some of the bruises weren't as visible as others and she would easily cover them up with make up or clothing articles to hide them and others she would create a story to cover up the real truth and no one except for Darien had ever taken the time to question it and see that the story she told couldn't possibly be true because nobody cared enough.

Her mother is usually too busy with her own life to notice what's going on right under her own nose and her teachers only saw her as someone who was just wasting their time since she put no effort into learning. I know it does seem to be a little farfetched with the abuse she goes through, but she has gone through it for so long she got good at covering up the bruises and coming up with new stories to tell people about how she got the black eye or cut on her lip and people would buy it because they knew she was a troublesome girl. She got herself into these messes or so she would lead them all to believe.

If there are any further questions please let me know I would be happy to answer them all for you and as always please read, review, and enjoy! Thank you Mars Light

Against the Rules

Chapter 34

Darien heard her cries as they got louder and louder with each cry she begged to him "please help me" but he couldn't.

He tried to reach for her outstretched fingers, but was blocked as Monique walked in front of him and closed the door as her father stood in front of it as guard as Serena's cries muffled as she was taken further and further away from him as he looked to Monique telling her "please I need to help her she needs me".

Monique turned to look at him as she told him "forget about her. I'm the one you're marrying. Your suppose to love me not her"

Darien tried begging pleading for her to understand. He did love her. He wants to marry her, but all he could hear in his head was Serena's cries for help as they surrounded the closed room and with each cry it got louder and louder until finally he woke up.

He laid there in a pool of his own sweat as he tried to remind himself that it was all just another bad dream none of it was real.

He had started having these nightmares over the past week since he moved in with Monique. Each night they seemed to get worse as her screams would get louder and he tried to tell himself all it was is just another nightmare or so he hoped.

He got out of bed as he walked over and saw his tuxedo hanging behind the door. The wedding would be tomorrow evening everything was set all the guests had RSVP and some had even flown in earlier this week and were waiting anxiously for them to say I do.

Monique had her dress and he had his tux, but still with each passing day the nightmares would become stronger. He tried to just brush them off like they were just pre wedding jitters, but now he was starting to question if he really was doing the right thing by marrying Monique was Serena right all along did he really love her and why was he dreaming of Serena. She wanted nothing to do with him she said so herself and yet he couldn't get it out of his mind that there was something wrong and that she needed him now more then ever.

Monique walked into the bedroom that they now shared together as she looked at him and saw the state that he was in as she asked "are you alright you look like you just saw a ghost or something

Darien stood there stock still looking at the woman that in 24 hours would be his bride as he walked over to her and kissed her as she looked at him and asked "what was that for?"

Darien looked at her with all seriousness as he asked her "did you feel anything?"

Monique stared back at him as she put a hand to his forehead as she asked "Feel something? Darien are you feeling okay?"

Darien removed her hand from his forehead as he told her "yes I feel fine, but what I need to know from you now is did you feel anything when I just kissed you? Did you?"

Monique turned away from him as she walked to the closet and pulled out a dress shirt as she told him "right now the only thing I'm feeling is that we're going to be late to the rehearsal now get dressed and hurry up I'll be waiting downstairs"

Darien starred at the dress shirt he held in his hand and he was starting to feel somewhat feverish again as he looked to her and told her "this conversation isn't over yet"

Monique looked to him as she told him "for the time being it has to be" as she closed the door behind her and walked down stairs.

He quickly got dressed then headed downstairs where Monique waited with her family by her side as she looked to him and said "well it's about time fashionably late is one thing, but you don't have much fashion going on here" as she looked at his disheveled appearance telling him "let's go. We shouldn't keep the priest waiting much longer"

Monique grabbed her purse to walk out the door when Darien grabbed her by the arm and told her "I need to speak to you about something it can't wait"

Monique looked to him not to happily as she told him "not now Darien whatever you have to say it will have to wait until later as I told you upstairs come on now no more games were late" but Darien didn't let go of her arm as he looked to her and asked "do you love me I need to hear you say it?"

Monique looked to him as she said "what Darien come on no games right now" but Darien didn't let go as he asked her again "do you I want to hear you say it before we take another step out that door"

Monique was getting rather agitated by his behavior, but her family just laughed it off thinking of how sweet young love was that Darien wouldn't let go of Monique's arm until she told him she loved him, but Monique didn't exactly see it that way as she turned around and told him quickly with no feelings behind it "fine I love you can we go now please"

Darien let go of her arm as he stood on the bottom step of the stairs as he watched her walk out the door followed by her family. She had told him she loved him, but he could hear it in her voice and could see it in her face this morning when he kissed her. She didn't love him anymore maybe she had once, but not any longer as he heard her call from outside "Darien hello come on already let's go"

Darien walked out of the house closing the door behind him as he sat in the car with Monique by his side as they drove to the church together where they would be married in just a few hours.

Darien stood at the front of the alter as Monique practiced walking down the aisle following her brides maids for the seventh time. Each time wasn't perfect enough for her either someone was walking to fast or to slow or someone missed their cue which meant they had to start all over again as the priest looked towards Darien telling him "I do have another rehearsal tonight young man. Perhaps you can practice your line up at home and we can move onto the ceremony"

Darien apologized to the priest as he walked over to Monique and told her what the priest had said which she responded by throwing yet another tantrum as she walked up to the priest and told him "listen here this is my wedding. It is a once in a lifetime thing and I want everything to be perfect do you hear me perfect and you are not going to ruin that for me are you"

James walked up towards Monique and Darien as he asked "what seems to be the problem here" as Monique looked to her father as she started crying telling him "some other couple is trying to invade on my time here daddy and I just want everything to be perfect for my wedding day"

Darien stood there watching as he saw Monique turn on the water works again for her father and he knew James would do something to make things right for his daughter. It was just there way whatever Monique wanted Monique got and in this case that included him and so they stayed there for another 3 hours before Monique finally got her rehearsal just the way she wanted it.

End Chapter 34

Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed Chapter 34. Please stay tuned for Chapter35 to see what will happen will Darien go through with this wedding or will he follow his heart back to Serena you have to read to find out and as always please read, review, and enjoy! Thank you Mars Light.