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A HORRIBLE APARTMETN + A HORRIBLE GUY
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Tell you something: I am really depressed
lately, and it will take a long time for new
chapters to come out if I don't get enough
supportative reviews or feedbacks. So minna-chan
, please give me R&R!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own SM, so BACK OFF!

Chapter Five
It's Up to Myself

(Mix)

His dynamic heat was transfered into her fragile body from
their palms, which were holding together unseperately. She could
sense that his heart was beating incredibly fast. It had been
approximately ten minutes since he made his confession guilessly,
and he was waiting impatiently and anxiously for her reply. If it
was yesterday, she would not believe a word he told her. To
her, Darien was just a guy, mighty with female, who was idealistic
and cynical . But it all changed completely when...she did not know
when she formed this conspicuously different image of him: sexy,
relented, earnest, insightful, loving...mirthless...sexy...sexy....

' Back to Earth, Serena! You have to answer him! Demo what should
I say? What CAN I say? I...'

" Don't mind me turn broken-hearted by whatever you comes out
of your mouth, Sere, I'll be all right. Just, please, tell me the truth."
He whispered beside her ear; it made hereven more unsure of
EVERYTHING.

' Aishiteru, Dare!' She screeched to herself. It was a certainty that
they were in love, the most mysterious, yet immensely noble
substance in the whole entire universe, with each other. And it
was not just love, it was destiny. The question was, did she
know that?

" Dare, I don't love you! Leave me alone, please!" She was
absolutely unaware of what she had done to Darien. Actually,
she had no idea why did those evil, killing nightmares could
possibly be created by her, to him!

His heart sinked into Arctic Ocean and he felt himself drowning.
But it did not matter to him anymore. Losing his dearing
parents was effete enough for him. And now, his first true,
magnificent love was burned up sarcastically. Nothing could
be more tragical.

Gathering his shaky voice, his murmured languidly, trying to bring
back the tear which was meant to be seen on his face.

" I...should have known," he sniffled, " boku o yuruse, Serena."

He walked out silently, while shame and regrets were filling Serena's
brain. She tasted salt, and she understanded that she was sobbing
ruthlesly. Sounded regardlessly, she whimpered,

" Gomen nasai, Dare...Gomen nasai..."

* ~ * ~ *
(Serena)

The purple-haired girl exclaimed feriously,

" Now where the heck is that imbecile Meatball head? Can't she at
least be punctual for once?"

The brunette, who was sitting uncomfortably beside her, stood
reflectively up. She chuckled nervously while tryign to calm
the other girl down.

" Hey, Ray, see? Even you are consented to that Serena's
always late, so why don't you just learn to get used to it? Maybe
sit down on tatami, taste this delicious sushi and have some
green tea?"
" Lita, I just..can't!"

The smar-looking girl eventually took off her big, round glasses
and put them on the table. She gazed up from her laptop, remarked
methodically,

" Well, Ray-chan, you DO realise that if we don't eat soon, when Serena
DOES arrive, it will be impossible to get any?"
"... You're right, Amy-chan. Let's eat!"

As soon as Ray grabbed the first piece of cookies, the so-called
klutz *PLAH* into the room.

" Speaking of devil," Minako finished the conversation for them.
It's obvious that where works are, you can never find Serena.
If it's about food, she'll appear directly.

" Gomen minna-chan! Iie, I did not forget this study meeting, and iie, I
did not crash into anybody, and iie, I did not get into det.." She was
interrupted by Ray, who had eyes that held angry.

" So exactly why were you late?!"
".... I overslept," she answered shamefaced.
" WHAT~"
" I had insomnia last night, big deal! Ray, sometimes you really need
needle to sew those freakin' lips of yours up!"

The atomosphere was spread with shocks, embarrasments, and
unbearable quietness. All the girls except Serena were wondering
about the same thing: *what's up with Serena? She's never like that!*

Mina cleared her throat.

" Now, Serena, what happend?"
" Nothin'."
" Yeah? Is this NOTHING kinds like when you told us that NOTHING was
wrong between you and Darien? Huh? " Her tone was full of concern
and care for her best friend. Amy, Ray, and Lita chorused " Spill"
simultaneously. Serena knew that there was no way to conceal any
matter from her girlfriends, so she might as well say the truth.

" Ok..it's about Darien and I. Again."

Lita's face turned fiery red.

" Say what! That baka Darien teased you 'bout the mind-linking?!
Well, he won't be able to any longer! Cuz he's the future of blody pulp!"
" I can demand all of my admirers to..."
" My royal crows can also help!"
" You all can borrow my exorbitant thick books to hit him in the head
as much as you wish!

Everyone sweatdroped at Amy's remark. They shook their head and
gave her a *God help you* look.

" What?!" She screeched innocently.
" Never mind," Serena continued, " iie, Darien was really nice to me.
REALLY. It's just that..."

for the next half an hour, she explained everything happened the day
before thoroughlt, did not leave out a tiny, microscopic detail.
The girls felt sorry that an everlasting romance was totally destroyed
simply like that. None of them had experience that kind of anguish
before, and was lack of suggestions. They told Serena that even though
they won't be able to help her physically, they would always stand by her
and support her alone the way.

" Arigatou, minna." She thanked them gratefully, truely glad that she
had such loyal friends. But deep down, she knew that nobody could fix
up the problem for her. It was up to herself to do it.

* ~ * ~ *
(Darien)

He had skipped school on that day. It was way over frustrated to see
that blonde lived with him. He woke up early in the morning and drove
his sports car to the other side of the city. Actually, he did not sleep
at all, like Serena, he also got insomnia. He knew that after that
night, it would be impossible to even hear her name, and act normal
again. There was no alternative for him to choose, but an one-and-only
choice: leaving, or in another term, runaway.

It was already five thirty. Since it might take an hour to get back to the
apartment and pack up his stuff, he had to act rapidly in order to avoid
Serena. Darien hop into the car and was driving at least ninety-seven
miles per hour towards the destination.

' I hope she received detension today...'

* ~ * ~ *
(Serena)

After digetsing the snacks she had eaten at Ray's temple, Serena walked
slowly back to the apartment she shared with Darien. As she was recalling
every single thing she had done with Darien: arguing, fighting, stealing
each other's food...it made her more and more reluctant to meet him again.
Stoping at a corner, she considered about hanging at the park for a few more
hours, and returned back later.

' Iie, Serena! You are not here to be a coward! Have you forgotten how the
situation became do horrified? It's because of you and your disobient mouth!
I DO love himmore than anything, including my life. Lose him, lose me, lose the
world. So gather your bravery and just... go tell him! '
' Everything is well-packed...' The unidentifiable,yet familar voice was swinging
by her ear. Or was it in her brain?

She gazed around the surrounding carefully. Strangly the usual crowed street
was unoridinarily deserted.

' No one's here, so how did I...? Mind-linking, something extravagatnly
tragical is up with Darien!'

She ran unbelievably fast towards the only place she thought that he
could be. The apartment. Along the way, she was secretely praying that
nothing bad would occur to him.

' If there is, please let it be me!'

When she arrived at the apartment, the door was douns unlocked. A
feeling was delivered down her spine to the limbs, and her sixth sense
told her that what awaited her inside was finality.

" Darien? Where are you?" She whimpered, " Co..come on..It's not time for
hide-and-seek, ok? Come out..."

She ran into his room, which, of course, was in plain white. AND empty.
The stuff was already cleaned out properly, there were no books in the shelf,
no computer on the desk, no clothes in the closet...the closet! She noticed that
there was a Notepad sticked on the clsoed door.Serena suddenly saw hopes
lying knowingly in front of her, and this might be her last opportunity to win
his love back! She tore it off from the half-opend door and started reading
the most improtant message in her life. At least, she thought it was. But
what was on the pad had disappointed her unboundedly. It said:

{Call Tara every weekend. 021-5432010.}

Her heart shrinked. But then an uncertain idea crossed over her mind.

' Maybe I should call her? It can't get any worse.'

She picked up the receiver reflectively, but unluckyly the date for paying
phone bills was over, so the line was disconnected. She checked her pockets
if she had coins, and the answer was positive. Serena ran downstairs towards her car, and drove to
the phone toll, which was locate at the end of th road, supersonicly.

* ~ * ~ *
(Darien)

Driving nonchalantly, he turned left into a road and pulled the car to the side.
Darien sensed the familiarity of the street between the one he USED to live
at...Wait a minute! This IS the street! Not precisely where they lived, but, still,
the end of it. How in the world did he get here again? He smirked at himself, knowing
that it was because of his angle from heaven, Serena.

' Iie, she's a devil. Only devil can break a guy's heart so easily without not a bit
of sympathy for the guy.' He murmured sarcastically to himself.

Suddenly the feeling of hunger invaded Darien,so he gazed around the busy street.
He finally decided to go grab a burger. Darien opened up the
door of his lovely (the color of the car here) car and stepped out, but immediately
changed his mind for
the burger. He was shocked by the scene in front of him. The beautiful blonde
he had fallen in love with was acrossing the road on the other side,perhaps
she wished to reach the phone booth. S-called angle seemed
to notice him, you can tell that by the way she rushed over him without looking
at the moving vehicles.

" Darien! Please don't leave, I.." She screamed at him, loudly enough that the entire
Tokyo could hear it.
" Look out, girl!" A man who was walking out the supermarket exclaimed. The bags,
which were once held in his arms, constatnly dropped on the ground. He continued,
" There is a truck heading toward you!"The pit in Darien's stomach lurched as he
heard the man.


Both Darien and Serena turned to the direction where the man pointed at. A gigantic
truck loaded with metals was moving nonstop directly towards her!

Serena wanted to run, but was in shock that she was unable to move. The whole
soon-to-be-smashed bosy was paralysed at the spot.

" AAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! HELP ME!"



....I'm sorry for the sadness I put in this chapter.
But as I was saying, I'm seriously depressed and
if I don't get enough reviews, there wil be no more
A Horrible Apartment + A Horrible Guy. So you
guys, R&R!