Author's Notes: Greetings mortals. I am sorry that my fic has seemed semi - realistic, but I have been informed incorrectly by my cousin, and I have deliberately changed some of the details to make things more complicated. However, please take note that I shall give Serena her memory back soon.
Please also take note that from this chapter on, I will not be using my name Midnight Vampiress any longer. I know I could've changed my profile, but I have my reasons for not doing so.
Thank you to all the people that emailed me. I appreciate it. So here's chapter 10..on with the story.
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Got Milk? Chapter 10 By: Hell's Huntress (DawnVampiress@aol.com)
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" Where is she?!, " Serena called out as she jolted up from her bed, sweat pouring down from her forhead. " Where is she, " she repeated frantically. " Where's Serenity?! "
" Serena, Serena, calm down, " one of the nurses called out. " Serenity's fine...she's in the nursery and she's being taken very good care of. You'll get to see her later. "
" Why not now? "
" She's sleeping. Once the child's awake we shall take you to see her. "
Serena seemed to be lost in thought for a moment before a small wave of relief swept her. Letting out a small sigh, she settled herself back on her bed and wrapped her arms around herself. Her heart was still beating like a drum, and sweat still continued to flow.
The nurse looked at Serena worriedly one more time before turning toward the door to leave, only to halt in her tracks at the sound of Serena's voice.
" Angela, " she called.
Angela turned around and walked back to Serena's bed. " Yes? "
" Why is Barbara taking my child? "
She froze. A black cloud seemed to shadow upon her, while her heart beat stopped completely. Angela stared at Serena for a moment, before the realization of what she said hit her. Letting out a nervous chuckle, Angela smiled at Serena, trying to hide her nervousness. " W-what do you mean, Serena? No one's taking your- "
" Yes, someone is. I heard it. I heard what you were talking about. Barbara's taking my baby. I heard you duscussing something about a contract....why? "
" Oh, Serena, you're imagining things. Barbara is not- "
" Please Angela, I need to know. Please don't play innocent. I know I heard someone say something about Barbara taking my child and it wasn't a dream either. Why? "
Angela sighed. She wanted to tell her, but she couldn't. But if Serena heard that, then did she hear what they were talking about as well other than that? Did she hear the part about Darien being her....
" Tell me the truth, please. I need to know the truth. Is Barbara taking my child?!, " Serena's voice began to rise with anxiety.
" Well, is.....is that all you heard? "
" Yes.....is there more I need to know? "
" No, " Angela let out a small sigh of relief inwardly. " But, you see, we need to make sure the child's future is ensured....having Barbara take care of Serenity is for the child's sake- "
" So it is true, then? "
Angela bit her bottom lip and looked away for a moment. How would she tell her this? There was no other way....she couldn't lie anymore. The truth was out and there was no way she could hide it. Letting out a small sigh of defeat, she whispered, " Yes. "
Serena stared at her in mute silence. The air was still and damp, yet beads of sweat managed to slide down both of their forheads. It was a deathly plague. Both were uncomfortable, yet one was about to out-burst. Serena could only stare at Angela while slowly starting to shake her head.
The nurses and doctors outside the room suddenly halted in their tracks as a spine-ripping scream pierced the air. Sorrowful sobs soon followed after that as if a wild animal ran in searching for it's child. Everyone rushed to Serena's room and looked inside, only to find a young woman who's face was filled with rage and tears.
Serena gripped the sheets of her bed while raising them to her face as if she wanted to rip them apart with her teeth. Her eyes darted from each person in the room to Angela who was trying to approach her and calm her down.
" Sssh Serena.....it's going to be alright. Barbara won't hurt-" Angela's attempts to calm the poor girl down were only fruitless. Her gentle gestures were only rewarded with hot glares, screams, and a wild waving of hands in the air.
Serena screamed at Angela while either harshly pushing her away or grabbing her collar as if she wanted to kill her. She acted as if someome were about to kill her or as if she were the killer herself.
" Serena- "
" No! You can't take Serenity away!, " Serena cried in grief. Her world seemed to be torn down right then and there, as the realization hit her. They were going to take away the last thing that kept her alive.
" Serena, calm down, " Angela cooed softly. " You child will be fine....she'll have a nice family- "
" I am her family.....you'll make her have no family by taking her away! " Serena screamed wildly as if she had been a man cow gone lose.
" You are her family, but she will still- "
" Serenity! No, you won't take her away! "
Angela bit her bottom lip while trying to smile. She slowly approached Serena while trying to embrace the poor girl. But she refused.
Serena cowered away from Angela's embrace as if a cat had just cornered her. She tried to fight back, but all her strength and hope seemed to be dripping away.
One of the older nurses in the hospital heard the noise from outside the room and rushed in. Her eyes went wide while staring at Serena in disbelief. Her eyes darted to the other nurses in the room while anger began to boil within her. " What do you think you're doing?! That patient's gone mad and she needs help....why are not doing anything?! What are you just standing there for? Do something! "
The other nurses nearly jumped at sound of the woman's sudden loud voice, while some of them suddenly rushed out of the room.
Angela looked up at the nurse and frowned, " Mrs. Cloren, Serena hasn't lost her mind. She just found out about something terrible so she's just shocked and- "
" That woman whom you claim to be sane is acting like a wild bore! What makes you think she hasn't lost her mind? Even bad news can't turn a woman into a lunatic like her! "
" Mrs. Cloren, she's not a lunatic! She just found out that her child isn't going to be with her anymore. Any mother would act this way of they found out such horrible news! It's beyond bad- "
" Any mother would go mad if their child were to be taken away. That woman is mad and I will not have such a dangerous woman within this hopsital! "
" But she's not dangerous- "
" I'm calling a doctor. "
" Mrs. Cloren...."
" If that girl isn't out of her mind, then I'm sure she'll be smart enought to know that if you don't start calming her down, then I'm calling security to help me calm that beast! "
Angela started to protest but only ended up staring hopelessly at Ms. Cloren's retreating form. The over grown nurse strode away, determined to shut Serena up.
Turning over to Serena who had stopped screaming but was wildly sobbing, she bit her bottom lip and hugged Serena tightly. " Please calm down Serena...you heard what she said. You don't want to be treated as a lunatic, do you? "
Serena didn't stuggle to get away this time but curled up into a ball and continued crying.
" Serena, please stop, " Angela's voice grew more anxious and shaken up. " Please....please stop. " She didn't know what else to say.
Serena only ignored her comments and cried even more.
Angela bit her bottom lip and hugged Serena tightly, gently rocking her as if she were a child. Serena, who understood every word but was too bewildered to move, only collapsed into Angela's arms and cried upon her shirt. She felt as if her hands were to weak to even raise them.
" Oh Serena, " Angela sighed while hugging the girl. It was the best she could do.
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Anxious wide strides carried Darien to her Serena's room. He roughly pushed the door open and stopped dead in his tracks upon laying eyes upon Serena. His heart was instantly filled with sorrow as he caught of the pitiful creature in front of him.
" Serena, " the word escaped his lips as he began to walk toward her, only to be stopped. Amy grabbed Darien's wrist and looked up at him worriedly. " She refuses to be held by anyone. "
" Amy, " Darien choked out. " Why-why are you- "
" I heard about what happened. I had to come and visit. I'm sorry about...." her sentence trailed off as Darien looked away to face Serena. Hot tears seemed to be making their way up within him, but they never did come out.
Clenching his fists, Darien turned to face Amy and frowned. " What happened, " he softly demanded.
" Serena was told that Serenity would be taken away from her. The poor girl was horrified by the news. From what I was told, she was screaming and crying like a lunatic, which is why Mrs. Cloren thought that she was. "
" Mrs. Cloren? What-"
" She's a nurse here. She was about to call security, or so I was told, when another nurse in here, Angela Haze, calmed Serena down. It's a good thing she managed to do that, or Serena would be looking at a terrible future now. "
Darien sighed. " I knew it this was a bad idea. I shouldn't have signed that- "
" Darien, " Amy sighed. " Enough of the blaming yourself part. Serenity's going home with you today and there's nothing you can do to change that. You can, however, show that you love the child and that you'll take care of her, so that Serena can at least know that her child's safe. "
Darien stared at Serena hopelessly. His world was torn apart as well. " This is not how things were suppose to go. I mean, one minute I was the new owner of this huge company and Serena was my model. Now I'm suppose to take care of a daughter I had with Serena and accept help from a bitch. Tell me Amy...how did this happen? "
" I don't know, " she stated. " I don't know, Darien. But it happened. So I suggest you go out there, take your child in your arms, and take care of her. You might as well be silent about this. As much as possible, I don't want Serena to know that her child's being taken today. At least not in this conditon she's in now.....she's torn. "
" I don't want to know that, " Darien replied flattly before silently walking away as if he were a statue come to life. His features were lifeless and his posture was stiff. His mind was frozen and unable to process anything at the moment. All he knew was that he had to take care of Serenity.
Amy sighed deeply while glancing back from Serena's curled up form to Darien's retreating figure. " You're right....things are not suppose to be this way, " she whispered softly.
Amy was about to turn to leave when a nurse suddenly walked up and loudly announced, " Amy, Serenity's all ready to leave with her new daddy now. "
Amy's eyes went wide. Did the nurse have any idea of what she just did? She was about to tell her to be quiet but stopped right before she was about to say something. It was too late.
Serena had heard what was said and her head instantly shot up. Her eyes stared at the nurse with anger, shock, and sorrow written all over it.
The nurse, who was smiling since Serenity would be with her father, suddenly flashed Serena and Amy a curious look. A nervous chuckle escaped her throat. " What? Why are you all staring at me like that? "
" What did you just do, " Amy half cried, half scolded. Before she knew it, another loud scream pierced the air.
" No!, " Serena screamed as she instantly jumped out of bed. " Serenity!, " her screams echoed from the hallway. Nurses all stared at her again, while some of them instantly flashed her a frightened look. They knew who was coming.
Serena was about to head for the elevator but only got so far since the nurses caught up to her. She wasn't fast enough to run.
" No! Serenity!, " Serena yelled through tears while trying to struggle free. The nurses' grips were fastened tight upon her, preventing her from getting anywhere.
" Serenity!, " Serena conitnued to struggle, only succeeding in nearly dragging the nurses along with her. Her anger boiled even more within her. Her eyes darted madly from each nurse, as the idea of them taking Serenity away from her made her feel worse. She gritted her teeth while her eyes seemed to burn with hatred.
She screamed once again, but this time, it wasn't just a scream of sorrow. It was a scream of pure hatred and detrmination to get her child back. Thrashing like a bull, she practically threw off some of the nurses around her as she headed for the elevator. She was about to go in when the sound of a baby crying outside the hopsital made her turn to one of the windows instead.
There, outside the hospital, was an ebony-haired man who seemed to sorrowfully hand Serenity to a red haired woman before hesitantly walking over to his side of the car. Serena's eyes narrowed at the other woman. She recognized her. " Barbara, " she hissed.
The car then began to speed off while Serena desperately tried to follow it's direction while running past windows. She kept a close eye on it and seemed to be chasing it by standing before the window that was right above where the car presently was.
She ran wildly and stopped when she reached a dead end. Grabbing her hair, she gripped it in frustration before turning to run toward the window in her room.
Her breathing was ragged when she reached the window. Frantically, she pushed it open, only to find Darien's car speeding off into a crowd of other cars on the road. She could only watch in horror as the car disappeared into the daylight....and so did her child.
" No, no, " Serena silently whispered as she began to shake her head." Serenity...Serenity....No! "
Her knees seemed to melt below her as her weak form collapsed onto the ground. " Serenity, " she called out, managing to only raise her voice so much since it was practically out. She choked through her sobs as she burried her head in her hands. " No, not my baby....my baby...don't take away my baby, " she pleaded sorrowfuly.
Her painful sobs echoed through the silent air outside her room. All the nurses who were watching instantly ran back to their places at the sound of wide foot steps. Heavy strides marched from a long distance to Serena's room, like a principal heading for a student.
Mrs. Cloren was about two halls away from Serena's room, yet her foot steps could be heard loud and clear. She narrowed her eyes at her destination, only to be stopped by Angela right before she was about to enter Serena's room.
" Mrs. Cloren, don't. Serena's child was just taken away from her so please understand. "
" I already gave you the chance to calm her down yesterday, Ms. Haze. Serena didn't take that chance, did she? "
" But that was yesterday. Today's different...today's worse. I mean, you have to understand. The poor girl just had her child taken away from her. Don't you think that- "
" I have business to take of, young lady. Out of my way! "
" But Mrs. Cloren, Serena's having a tough time now. All she needs is a little more time to calm down and she'll get better, I promise. "
" We don't have a little more time to spare. "
" But everyone needs some kind of space and time. All I ask is that you give it to her- "
" Ms. Haze, please! Don't make me result to other ways of getting what I want. "
" But Mrs. Cloren...."
Serena's choked sobs softened at the sound of the two women's arguements outside. Her heart suddenly lept with fear as she weakly stood up on her knees. Her eyes went wide at the sight of Mrs. Cloren's shadow before desperately searching the room for some kind of way out.
Her eyes could only land upom the one thing she was leaning on support for. The window. Her hope instantly dropped.
The arguement still went on outside and Mrs. Cloren's shadow only increased the panic within her. Serena was about to give up when she caught sight of one thing in the hospital other than the window. The one thing that might just give her the freedom she needed.....
" But Mrs. Cloren, Serena is feeling- "
" I don't care how she's feeling! I have business to do. Remember Ms. Haze, I am the head nurse of this hospital. If you still value your job Ms. Haze then you will step aside! Do you understand me? "
Angela stared at Mrs. Cloren who was smirking annoyingly. All hope seemed to drop as she hesitantly stepped aside for the older woman to pass. " Yes, ma'am, " she whispered.
Mrs. Cloren raished her head up high and proudly slammed the door open, only to let out a loud gasp. Angela and all the nurses gathered around to see what happened, only to have their eyes widen. There was an open window....and Serena was gone.
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Author's Notes: Serena's gone! =O Or is she really? *grins evily* Chapter 11's coming up. I am so sorry it took me so long to finish this but lots of stuff have been happening lately. However, I will try to speed things up more.
Thank you so much the the readers who have stuck with me throughout this fanfic. :) I'm glad you guys liked it....and I am so sorry to disapoint you by making you wait. I'm not usually that type of person but as I have mentioned, things have been really hectic. ~_~
So, stay tuned for chapter 11, and once again thanks to all.
P.S. Pardon the typos.
