Ok I know I left you hanging on chapter 2, but I promise I will not leave you hanging on yet another exciting part of this story. So here it is chapter 3, I hope you enjoy it. Please forgive me if my spelling and grammar is totally off, I promises I'll correct it later.


Darien's eyes suddenly locked on the little girl that was standing before him. 'It can't be', he thought to himself. Serena looked at Darien and could see that his face had suddenly gone totally white. "Darien what's wrong?" she asked him while taking her hand into his. Darien still didn't reply his eyes were still glued to the little girl, who was now talking to his sister. "Elena could we please go to the carnival?" Christina asked politely. The red head looked down at the little girl. "Christy we were going out to eat remember?" "Oh.........we can do that tomorrow night, Hugo wont mind. He said I could spend the night at Hotaru's because he has a surprise for you." "Hmmmm...I wonder what that could be," Amara interrupted. Elena ignored that remark and then brought her attention back to her niece. Christina was looking up at her with huge pleading eyes. "Oh...ok," Elena sighed. "Yeah," Christina and Hotaru yelled with cheer. "But you still have to come home and get your stuff," Elena announced as Christina hugged her tightly. "Then can we leave now?" the little girl asked releasing her.

Serena giggled. "She's got your personality down pack." "If only you knew the truth," Elena mumbled drawing her attention to her brother. "So are you in the mood to go out tonight?" Darien looked at her strangely, as if he was saying why don't you ask your friends here to go out with you? You already know what I'm going to say. "Trista, you've got to work tonight right?" Elena asked. The Guardian of Time placed her teacup down then looked at the red head. "Yeah I've got to get some work done at the lad." "And I've got an art class to teach tonight", Michelle announced. "Well what about you Amara?" The scout of the wind glanced at her. "The California's Five Hundred is coming on tonight. I'm not missing that." "Ok then what about you Serena?" Elena asked. "Me?" Serena began. "Yeah do you and Mr. Cool right there have any thing planed?" 'Please say yes,' Darien prayed silently. "Not that I know of. Why?" Elena smiled while still looking out of the corner of her eye at her brother. "Well it's just that me and Hugo were going out for dinner tonight. We would be honored if you'd come."

'Well sorry, but we don't want to come sissy', Darien thought. "We'd love to", Serena answered. After Serena had answered, Darien immediately tried to change her mind. "Serena I thought we were going to the movies tonight." "Oh I have to find something to wear," Serena squealed with happiness ignoring her fiancée. "Don't worry about that, you can borrow one of my dresses," Elena told her. 'She planed all of this', Darien thought as he found himself walking to his silver two thousand and one Taurus. "Serena why don't you let Christina ride with you, me and Darien need to have a talk," Elena announced. "But Elena," Christina whined looking up at her with sad eyes. "Christina, Serena's one of the most nicest people I know, she wont let any thing happen to you. Ok," Elena said assuring the little girl. "Ok", Christina sighed walking towards Serena who was smiling at her warmly. "Your hair looks funny," Christina said noticing Serena's pigtails. "What?" Serena asked not catching what the little girl said. "CHRISTY!" Elena interrupted with a sharp hiss in her voice. "They look just like... The little girl squinted her eyes. "Meat balls." Darien wanted to smile at that remark, but held it back, because he could see Serena wasn't that happy once she reached her car and got in with Christina still looking at her oddly.

"She acts just like you", Elena said starting her black two thousand and one Celica. Darien turned away from the window and looked at his sister as the car started out of the parking lot. "All right where's Robin at, I know she's here", he said going off once he finally had his seat belt on. Elena made a sharp turn to the left and glanced at her brother with out replying to his question. "ELENA!" Darien yelled at her. Elena tightened the grip on the steering wheel the replied slowly. "She's dead." "She's what?" "Darien I told you, she's dead." " Damit Elena, how can she be dead and how did that kid get here?" "You should know that, you're her father." "No I'm not she's Hugo's kid." "Get real Darien Hugo's got brown hair and he's only been with me. And you know Christina doesn't look any thing like him or me." "So she doesn't look like me." "Your in denial, that hair color, those eyes. There all your trade marks." "Yeah right, so how did you get custody of her?" "I signed on as her guardian after she was six months." "And you've had her ever since?" "No Darien I left her with a pack of wolves," Elena said sarcastically. "You don't have to act like a bitch to me." "Oh yes I do, you walked out on your own daughter." "So what do you want me to do? Come right out and tell every one I'm a father? Serena would never forgive me for not telling her this."

"Darien she has to know, you can't keep this from her." "How can you say that? You know once she finds out, she'll probably leave me." "If she really loves you, which I know she does................. She won't." "You make this sound so easy." "No I don't." "Yes you do Elena, you've got no worries. You went to high school, kept your priorities strait and not for once did a guy ever drag you down. You went to college, fell in love with your best friend, married him and now your living happily ever after." "That's a lie and you know it, I almost lost him because he was shot in the chest. While on duty as a cop." "Point? He's still alive and walking on his own two feet. The car stopped in front of a red light. "What does this have to do with Christina?" Elena asked looking at him strait in the eye. "She would be better off staying with you and you know it," Darien replied. "Darien she's YOUR daughter." "I know that, but I still say it would be better if she lived with you. Elena I really don't need this stuff in my life right now." "If you think I'm going to allow you to walk out on Christina again your wrong. You're going to take responsibility for her."

"I can't." "Well you sure as hell better try, the kid asks about you all of the time." "And what do you tell her?" "I always have to lie to her and I hate that, she's getting older. Darien do you think she's going to fall for the same story seven years from now?" Darien sighed. "I don't want Serena to leave me." "She wont if you tell her now, unless you wait till later when she finds out by some one else telling her." "Such as who? You wouldn't tell her would you?" Elena raised her eyebrow slightly at her brother. "Darien let me remind you that we still have an older brother out their that despises you ever since he found out that you got his girl friend pregnant." "Devon isn't even in town." "That shows how much you know, I've seen him around here a couple of times. So I suggest you tell Serena before he does." "What is it with you? You act like that's the most simplest thing to do right now, but it isn't." "Darien you have to fess up to the facts, Christina isn't getting any younger and Serena is defiantly not stupid. I'm surprised she hasn't really thought about how Christina doesn't look any thing like Hugo or me. She'll catch on to that sooner or later."

"No she won't." "Really? Every time you say other wise the opposite always ends up happening." Darien turned towards the window and looked out it as the car suddenly came to a stop as it parked in the driveway of a white two-storie house. "You just want my life to be torn apart don't you?" "No bro I just want Christina to know who her real father is, I'm doing this for your own good as well as hers. You may have walked out Robin, but I wont allow you to walk out on her daughter too and Serena." "I wouldn't even think of doing that, Serena means every thing to me." "Then tell her the truth." "I can't. "Fine then don't listen to me let Christina grow up without knowing who her real father is." "She doesn't care." "Your unbelievable you actually believe that?" "Elena I can't support her." "Oh so you can support Serena, but not your own daughter?" Darien narrowed his eyes at her. "You just want to break us up don't you?" "No I don't its just that she needs to know about this. She's going to be your future wife, so you shouldn't keep all of this from her, its wrong. Its bad for the marriage and its giving are family a bad name as well as you." "Why should you care? You took off right after you got married; mom and dad were always there for you and Devon. They didn't care shit about me and still don't." "Keep on telling yourself that."

Darien crossed his arms over his chest and looked up at the roof of the car. "Fine then I will," he mumbled. Elena took the keys out of ignition and looked at him. "You don't deserve Serena.......... "Shut up......... "You don't, if you can't take care of your own daughter then why should you have any thing to do with her? I can't imagine what she sees in you." "What ever miss perfect." "If only she knew how you really were then I'd bet she'd change her mind about marrying you. Your not ready to take care of her, more less Christina, until you get your own act together." "Look after tonight, I don't want to have anything to do with YOU any more or Devon and don't come near Serena any more. Understand?" "You can't protect her from the truth Darien," Elena said with anger in her voice as she got out of the car and slammed the door. Darien was still looking at her as she crossed the lawn. "Elena what's wrong?" Serena asked noticing the anger in her eyes. "Nothing come on you guys. I've got some things to do." Elena sighed directing them into the house. Serena looked in the car at Darien, but he had his back turned away from her. He was hoping she wouldn't be able to tell that he was mad right now. "What about Darien is he coming in?" Serena asked. "Oh I'm sure he'll follow, but right now he's not feeling like himself right now," Elena explained closing the front door behind them.


So what did you think? Please write a review and don't forget my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com. I know I say that all the time. Any way I know this chapter was a lot longer than the others, but that's because I was just streaming with ideas today. I just might write the next chapter today, if that thunderstorm doesn't come today and if it does, expect the next chapter really soon.