Desperate To Be Yours
Chapter 4
The One With The So-Called Unrequited Love
Serena slumped further in her booth, her head tilted downwards so none of her
friends would recognize her and sit down. She reached up and adjusted the sky-
blue, floppy hat that was covering her hair. A long strand of honey-blonde
hair fell loose from it and Serena froze, hoping no one had seen it. She looked
up inconspicuously and glanced around the crowded arcade. Thankfully, no one
had seen her. When she turned back to the table, however, she let out a loud,
startled gasp.
"Darien!" she said in a fierce whisper, glaring at him. "What the hell are you
doing?"
He smiled at her.
"I wanted to see you, Meatball-Head," he murmured, tucking the golden strand
under her hat.
"What? Why?" she hissed, looking around again.
"Why do you think?" he asked softly, running his hand down the side of her
soft cheek.
Serena knocked his hand off her face and scowled.
"Don't touch me, Mr. Chiba." She muttered, sending her best death-glare at
him. Darien's sapphire eyes filled with confusion.
"Serenit-Serena!" he said, staring at her with the sweetest, most confused
expression she'd ever seen. *Why the hell did I almost call her that...?*
"What?" she snapped, sliding deeper into the booth.
*I love you, damn it.* He said mentally. Out loud, he replied,
"Oh, Serena--Forget it."
"Oookay," Serena said, a bewildered expression twisting her perfectly shaped
eyebrows.
*I love you...* Darien added silently.
* * *
"Look, there's Serena!" Mina chirped. "Let's go see her!" She started to skip
towards her friend.
"Wait, Mina!" Raye reached out and grabbed the bubbly blonde's hand. "She's
with someone-hey, who is that, anyway?" Ami and Lita turned around, and the
four girls looked towards Serena and the dark-haired man whose back was towards
them. Suddenly, their meatball-headed friend saw them and waved.
"Guys!" she called. "Come here!" *Save me.* She post-scripted under her breath.
Uncertainly, Mina, Raye, Ami, and Lita made their way through the crowded arcade.
"Um, hi, Sere," stammered Ami. "Who's your friend?" At the sound of a slightly nervous, female voice behind him, the man turned and flashed them all a toothpaste ad smile. "Hey," he said.
"Darien?" shrieked Raye and Mina just before they fainted towards each other.
Chapter 4
The One With The So-Called Unrequited Love
Serena slumped further in her booth, her head tilted downwards so none of her
friends would recognize her and sit down. She reached up and adjusted the sky-
blue, floppy hat that was covering her hair. A long strand of honey-blonde
hair fell loose from it and Serena froze, hoping no one had seen it. She looked
up inconspicuously and glanced around the crowded arcade. Thankfully, no one
had seen her. When she turned back to the table, however, she let out a loud,
startled gasp.
"Darien!" she said in a fierce whisper, glaring at him. "What the hell are you
doing?"
He smiled at her.
"I wanted to see you, Meatball-Head," he murmured, tucking the golden strand
under her hat.
"What? Why?" she hissed, looking around again.
"Why do you think?" he asked softly, running his hand down the side of her
soft cheek.
Serena knocked his hand off her face and scowled.
"Don't touch me, Mr. Chiba." She muttered, sending her best death-glare at
him. Darien's sapphire eyes filled with confusion.
"Serenit-Serena!" he said, staring at her with the sweetest, most confused
expression she'd ever seen. *Why the hell did I almost call her that...?*
"What?" she snapped, sliding deeper into the booth.
*I love you, damn it.* He said mentally. Out loud, he replied,
"Oh, Serena--Forget it."
"Oookay," Serena said, a bewildered expression twisting her perfectly shaped
eyebrows.
*I love you...* Darien added silently.
* * *
"Look, there's Serena!" Mina chirped. "Let's go see her!" She started to skip
towards her friend.
"Wait, Mina!" Raye reached out and grabbed the bubbly blonde's hand. "She's
with someone-hey, who is that, anyway?" Ami and Lita turned around, and the
four girls looked towards Serena and the dark-haired man whose back was towards
them. Suddenly, their meatball-headed friend saw them and waved.
"Guys!" she called. "Come here!" *Save me.* She post-scripted under her breath.
Uncertainly, Mina, Raye, Ami, and Lita made their way through the crowded arcade.
"Um, hi, Sere," stammered Ami. "Who's your friend?" At the sound of a slightly nervous, female voice behind him, the man turned and flashed them all a toothpaste ad smile. "Hey," he said.
"Darien?" shrieked Raye and Mina just before they fainted towards each other.