Stolen Innocence
Chapter Three
Gotta Make Him Pay
Serena's POV
I pushed my way out through the doors, my eyes blurred with tears.
"Sere!" Lizzie ran after me. Her jade orbs were filled with concern and alarm. "Wait!"
I kept going. I knew she hadn't meant to upset me, but she'd just kept asking questions.
It wasn't her fault--she had no way of knowing what Jack had done.
I hurried towards where Darien had ushered me from, and where Andrew had been
heading towards. I don't think anything would have prepared me for the sight of the two
men yelling at my boy--*ex* boyfriend.
I rushed over and grabbed Darien's arm. "What are you doing?" I whispered, my eyes
refilling with tears.
He looked down at me, and the look of anger in his eyes softened into something else.
What was that? I peered closer, trying to place the emotion. The next thing I knew, he
had his arm around me and was leading me to a table, about 10 feet away. When
Andrew, a guy that I had known all my life and considered a brother, had touched me,
I felt nothing but fear. It was strange--Andy would never hurt a fly. But when Darien was
holding me, all I was feeling was security.
"Wait here," he said, gently pushing me down into the booth. I nodded mutely and watched
as he returned to the other two.
Darien's POV
I stormed back towards that jerk. Seeing Serena's deeply hurt face had triggered that
flood of anger in me again. Jack had stolen her innocence, and he couldn't ever give it
back. She would never be the same again.
I might have even been able to forgive him. It wasn't likely, but maybe. But when I looked
into his face, I saw something that pissed me off even more: smugness. He was actually
*proud* that he had done this to that poor girl. Rage stormed throughout my body and
a red sheen passed in front of my eyes.
"Dare? Are you okay, man?" I heard Andrew ask uncertainly. I didn't respond, I was too
busy seeing red. Instead, I pulled back my fist and let it fly. It solidly connected with his
nose.
"Oh, my God!" Jack howled, holding his nose. It was gushing blood. "You broke my nose!
You asshole!"
Unsteadily, he lurched towards me. I stepped aside agiley and he went right by me. It
was then I realized he wasn't aiming for me in the first place. A little stunned, I just stood
and watched as he stumbled towards Serena.
"You little slut!" he bellowed. "You know you asked for it! You practically *begged* for it!
It's all your fault, you led me on and you know it. As soon as I left, you were in here all
over that Darien guy. You're a f***ing who-" he was cut off as a large hand clapped over
his mouth and dragged him backwards. His eyes wide, he stared up into the angry face
of Andrew. On either side of him were two of Serena's best friends, Amara and Lita. The
toughest sailor senshi. They were both punching clenched fists into their palm, staring at
him with death glares.
Man, was I glad that wasn't me.
Chapter Three
Gotta Make Him Pay
Serena's POV
I pushed my way out through the doors, my eyes blurred with tears.
"Sere!" Lizzie ran after me. Her jade orbs were filled with concern and alarm. "Wait!"
I kept going. I knew she hadn't meant to upset me, but she'd just kept asking questions.
It wasn't her fault--she had no way of knowing what Jack had done.
I hurried towards where Darien had ushered me from, and where Andrew had been
heading towards. I don't think anything would have prepared me for the sight of the two
men yelling at my boy--*ex* boyfriend.
I rushed over and grabbed Darien's arm. "What are you doing?" I whispered, my eyes
refilling with tears.
He looked down at me, and the look of anger in his eyes softened into something else.
What was that? I peered closer, trying to place the emotion. The next thing I knew, he
had his arm around me and was leading me to a table, about 10 feet away. When
Andrew, a guy that I had known all my life and considered a brother, had touched me,
I felt nothing but fear. It was strange--Andy would never hurt a fly. But when Darien was
holding me, all I was feeling was security.
"Wait here," he said, gently pushing me down into the booth. I nodded mutely and watched
as he returned to the other two.
Darien's POV
I stormed back towards that jerk. Seeing Serena's deeply hurt face had triggered that
flood of anger in me again. Jack had stolen her innocence, and he couldn't ever give it
back. She would never be the same again.
I might have even been able to forgive him. It wasn't likely, but maybe. But when I looked
into his face, I saw something that pissed me off even more: smugness. He was actually
*proud* that he had done this to that poor girl. Rage stormed throughout my body and
a red sheen passed in front of my eyes.
"Dare? Are you okay, man?" I heard Andrew ask uncertainly. I didn't respond, I was too
busy seeing red. Instead, I pulled back my fist and let it fly. It solidly connected with his
nose.
"Oh, my God!" Jack howled, holding his nose. It was gushing blood. "You broke my nose!
You asshole!"
Unsteadily, he lurched towards me. I stepped aside agiley and he went right by me. It
was then I realized he wasn't aiming for me in the first place. A little stunned, I just stood
and watched as he stumbled towards Serena.
"You little slut!" he bellowed. "You know you asked for it! You practically *begged* for it!
It's all your fault, you led me on and you know it. As soon as I left, you were in here all
over that Darien guy. You're a f***ing who-" he was cut off as a large hand clapped over
his mouth and dragged him backwards. His eyes wide, he stared up into the angry face
of Andrew. On either side of him were two of Serena's best friends, Amara and Lita. The
toughest sailor senshi. They were both punching clenched fists into their palm, staring at
him with death glares.
Man, was I glad that wasn't me.