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Scott yelled out, "Shit! Kunzite, get over here." He had been doing a deep dive into Diamond's activity to make sure he was charged with as much as he could be. Kunzite had stopped by to tell him job well done.

"He hired a guy to kidnap Serena. They didn't say he tried to rape her only six months ago." He sighed. "Problem is that it's happening today, and the news hasn't broken that he was taken into custody."

"Damn!" Kunzite pulled out his phone. "Darien! Please tell me Serena is with you."

"No, she left to go meet Molly at the arcade. Why?"

"Diamond has a guy kidnapping her today. He wouldn't know that Diamond is in custody. He's not going to just let her go. She'd be able to identify him."

Darien yelled out. "I'll call you back!" He then dialed Andrew as he dashed out of the house not stopping for his shoes. Andrew answered. "Tell me Serena is there!"

"She's not. I could-"

Darien hung up and put his phone in his pocket as he ran. He had to get to her. He was desperate. He turned the corner and looked down the street, and there was a guy with a gun. He had the gun pointed at a crowd of people. He was yelling at her that he'd shoot someone if she didn't walk to him. He wanted to curse when he watched her comply.

"No!" He yelled out in utter desperation. He ran even faster towards her. He got there just as the man pressed a cloth over her nose, and she collapsed in his arms.

He dragged her towards his trunk. Darien reached him and punched him, knocking him off her and making him drop his gun. He caught Serena, gently laid her down, and grabbed up the gun. He then stood and pointed it at the man. "You made a big mistake, asshole." He then shot him in the thigh. He smiled as he heard him screaming in pain. He then ejected the magazine, removed the round from the chamber, and set the gun down. He heard the sirens and then the police showed up, demanding that he show his hands with their guns drawn. He looked and Serena was breathing evenly. He breathed a sigh of relief and held his hands above his head. He knew the cops had no idea who the bad guy was, and he was the only uninjured one at the scene. He waited patiently. They cuffed him and picked up the gun. He sat very still, "Please, have a medic look at her and tell me she's alright."

One of the cops looked at him funny. Just as he did, Andrew came running up. "Darien! Is Serena okay?!"

He nodded. "I think so. I got there in time. She's unconscious."

It quickly came to light what had happened. It didn't hurt that the cops recognized the man with a bullet in his thigh. He was a career criminal. Darien was uncuffed. "Sorry." The cop said.

"Don't be. I was the only one at the scene that wasn't injured. You had to make sure I hadn't hurt her."

The medics were working on reviving Serena in the ambulance. He looked and saw her stir. He then walked over to her and smiled at her. He couldn't believe it. He got to her in time, he saved her.

She smiled at him as he took her hand. "I have a feeling I really want to hear this story."

"It's a really good one. It involves a beautiful woman, a heroic man who saves her, and happily ever after."

"Those are my favorite kind of stories."

His phone rang, and he answered it. "Sorry, I forgot to call you back."

Kunzite huffed. "Well, at least I have contacts that can keep me informed. Good job saving her."

"Thank you. Really, without you… I don't even want to think about it." He shuddered.

"It was Scott. It feels like I'm saying that a lot lately."

"I need to meet him. He saved her."

"You had a big part in that too. Was there a struggle for the gun?"

"No, why?" He asked in confusion.

"He got shot in the leg."

Darien huffed. "He pissed me off. There wasn't a struggle. I shot him. I needed him to stay down while I took care of Serena."

"Wow, that's… cold. And awesome."

They hung up, and he looked at Serena. She had desire blazing in her eyes. "That's so hot." She then looked down and shook her head. "Where are your shoes?"

"If I stopped to put them on, you'd be in that guy's trunk right now." He smirked.

"Noted." She was given the all clear, and she stood and walked right into his arms. "I love you."

He held her close. "If you didn't let Zoisite get what he wanted, you would have been kidnapped today."

"What?" She looked up at him.

"Diamond had you kidnapped. That man was hired to kidnap you and take you to him. Scott figured out that it was today."

She shivered. "That man is horrid."

He looked at the cops. "Can I take her home? You have my number."

"Yea. Go. We're done here."

He then took her home. "We're going to get you all cleaned up. You have gravel in your hair. Then I'm going to hold you."

They showered, and he cleaned her carefully. He then wrapped her in a towel and toweled her dry.

She laid in his arms in their bed. "I'm so happy."

"Someone just tried to kidnap you!"

"Yea. And he failed. Because you're awesome." She smiled at him. "I love you so much. I knew you'd save me. I went to him, trusting that I could protect the people on the street because you would always come for me."

"Always."

"I'm glad it was so fast." She smiled.

"Serena, I was so scared."

"I know." She ran her fingers through his damp hair. "You're my hero. You've always been on my side."

He shook his head. "I was an ass to you when you told me about my father."

She shrugged. "You were right and I wasn't. Your father wasn't a monster. He was a really good man with a complicated background. I didn't lie to you, but I was wrong about him without even knowing. Our fathers were friends."

"I was still an ass."

She laughed. "So what?! I have an idea. To make up for it, why don't you save me from being kidnapped." She smirked. "Oh, wait. You already did."

He smiled at her and then kissed her passionately. He spent the rest of the night tangled up with her.

Scott collapsed back into his chair. "I'm so glad she's safe."

Kunzite nodded. "That was almost really bad. Good work there."

He shook his head. "I had no idea what I'd find. I'm glad I did though."

"This is all because you figured out the guy was Diamond. You've more than earned every penny of that reward money."

Raye sat in Jadeite's apartment staring at the wall. He pulled her close. "She's okay."

"I know. It's just that Diamond is sick. If he got her, she would have been tortured and raped." She shuddered.

He turned her face to look at him. "She's fine. He didn't get her. She has a lot of people watching out for her."

Raye nodded. "You're right. I know it." She took a deep breath. "I'm going to look at the bright side."

"And, that is?"

"Darien ran barefoot through the streets to save her. The man she's marrying would do anything for her." She smiled. "That's pretty amazing."

She leaned into his embrace. He kissed her cheek and said, "Luckily for me, if I ever get kidnapped, you'd be able to do the same."

Raye laughed, "Why would you get kidnapped?"

He huffed and then said matter of factly, "If anyone is the damsel in distress in this relationship, it's going to be me."

She then burst out laughing. "That's so true!" She started giggling. "Thank you for making me laugh. You're wonderful."

He leaned back on the couch and pulled her more into his embrace. "I love you. I'm glad I could help."

Raye snuggled more into his arms. "I love you too."

That night on Breaking News, it was announced that the notorious Diamond was in federal custody and denied bail. The eight year manhunt was at an end.