Title: He's a Keeper
Rating: PG
Chapter 5
"Serena, honey, wake up." Ilene shook her daughter a little, watching Serena's eyes open just a little bit.
"Ma! I just went to bed." She whined turning over, pulling the covers over her head.
"No dear, it is noon.So how does it feel to be an engaged woman?" That caused Serena to sit straight up in her bed and eyes wide, looking down at the large ring on her finger. "No, it wasn't a dream sweetheart."
"Whoa!" Ilene laughed and kissed her daughter on her head.
"The girls are down stairs, I'll send them up." Serena rushed to get dressed and a few moments after Ilene left the room, the four laughing girls walked in.
"Girl let me see the ring." Raye said as she pushed everyone else away. Serena laughed and lifted her hand to show the girls the ring. "Oh my! It looked very beautiful in the box, but now that it's on your finger, wow!"
"You knew about this? And you didn't tell me?" The girls nodded.
"Who do you think helped him pick out the ring?" Mina waved her arms in front of herself and the other girls.
"I think we did a very good job too, it looks gorgeous." Amy added.
"Yes, we did, but can we talk about this at the mall?" The other girls nodded, agreeing with Lita. Serena nodded and started her way down the stairs with the girls behind her. After they all put on their shoes and Serena grabbed her purse, the opened the front door to go out, but the were met by a short guy with blond hair, holding a clipboard.
"Hello, are you Serena Stevens?" Serena nodded.
"Yes, what can I do for you?" The small man handed her the clipboard and a pen that he had in his hands.
"Sign here please." He pointed to a small line at the bottom, which she signed, and handed it back to him. He gave her a small envelope and a set of keys. "Have a nice day." He bowed slightly and walked down the path of the driveway. Serena opened the envelope and red it out loud.
"Dearest Serena, since I already have one, this one is yours. Love always, Darien." Serena folded up the letter and looked out into her driveway at the new black sports car convertible. "Oh my GOD!" Serena exclaimed as she practically ran out into the driveway to check out the new car, followed by the girls.
"What's all the fuss out here?" Kenji and Ilene asked as they walked out of the house. They stopped in their tracks when they saw the sports car in the driveway.
"Daddy!" Serena ran over to her father, giving him and her mother a kiss then running back to the car. "Girls! Lets go for a ride!" She said as she held up the keys in her hands. The girls laughed and got in the car; Raye in the front and the others in the back, with Serena as the driver.
"Were we going? The mall?" Mina asked, a little unsure now. Serena nodded.
"But we have to make a quick stop at the hospital." The car was started and they backed up out of the driveway, going down the road. The car was a stick shift, which wasn't a problem for Serena. Darien had made sure she knew everything about his car before he taught her to drive it.
Darien grabbed the chart from the door and walked into the hospital room. He wore his white lab coat and black slacks underneath. He smiled, knowing that Serena loved him in his 'doctor' uniform. He sighed and looked over at the little boy in the bed.
"James, how do you feel today?" The little boy was no older then eight, and looked like a younger version of Darien, with the midnight hair and the blue eyes. James turned and looked at Dr. Chiba, as he knew him by, and smiled.
"Better Dr. Chiba." Darien smiled and walked over closer to the boy. James had come into the hospital a week ago with major injuries to his head and chest. A few broken bones and bruises were about the extent of them, but it wasn't the fact that the kid was hurt, but more of who hurt the kid.
James Lyon was a victim of his father's drunken warpath that had put his mother in a coma for three days. Mr. Lyon was taken and put in jail after Mrs. Lyon had finally told officers that it was indeed her husband who did this to them.
"That's wonderful James, you will be out of here by tomorrow." Darien smiled and patted the boys' head. "I will be back a little later to check on you, ok?" James nodded and watched his doctor leave the room.
Darien made his way to the hospital cafeteria since it was time for lunch. On his way there he stopped by the front desk to let them know where he was, that way if Serena came she would be able to find him. A few seconds after he left the desk Serena walked in, followed by the girls.
"Excuse me, Judy, but do you know where Darien is?" Serena asked the elderly lady. Everyone in the hospital knew about Serena, since she was always there. They all knew everything that went on with the couple, except the engagement, but that wouldn't last long.
"Ah Serena Darling." Judy was always like a grandmother to Serena, showering her with gifts and getting all the gossip of what was happening with her. "How nice to see you!" Serena smiled.
"Its wonderful to see you too Judy."
"Darien just went to the Cafeteria not but two minutes before you came in." Serena smiled and thanked the elderly lady and practically ran after Darien. The girls just laughed and followed Serena's lead, but at a slower pace.
The girls stopped at a set of double doors at the end of the hall. Serena led the way in and waited for the girls to all come in. Once inside the cafeteria there were many calls of her name by all the other doctors. She looked around for Darien, but couldn't find him.
"Yo! Chiba! Your girls here!" Dr. Silver called out to Darien, who had just gotten his food and set it down at his table. Darien looked at the front entrance and saw Serena looking around for him. Forgetting about his lunch, he made his way toward Serena.
"Darien!" Serena squealed as she ran to him throwing herself into his arms. "OMG! Thank you so much for the car!" She said as she kissed him all over. Many of the other doctors had to laugh, causing Darien to blush a little bit, but phased it out and wrapped his arms around Serena's waist.
"You are very welcome." He smiled, tilting her head back and giving her a proper kiss, causing the hoots and hollers around the room. Darien broke the kiss and rested his forehead on hers, breathing heavily. "I might get you more cars just to get a kiss like that." He told her quietly. Serena just giggled. "You going to stay with me for lunch?"
"Sure." She grabbed his hand and let him lead her to his table. She was going to call the girls over but saw that they were being occupied by a group of surgeons, very cute ones at that. The two sat down and Darien picked up his fork, stabbing a piece of chicken and fed it to Serena, smiling as she took it happily.
"Sere?" Serena looked up at Darien and raised an eyebrow. "Do you ever think about what life would have been like if we had never ran into each other that one day?" Flashbacks of their first meetings came into Serena's mind.
Fourteen year old Serena ran around the corner trying to make it to school on time for once when she ran into something hard, but yet soft. She closed her eyes, waiting for the hard ground that she knew that she would feel, but it never came. Instead, two strong arms reached behind her, catching her before she fell.
"Are you alright Miss?" She slowly opened her eyes and looked into a pair of gorgeous blue eyes.
"Ye.yes, thank you." She stuttered out, still lost in her rescuers eyes. "My.my names Serena."
"Well Serena, it is a pleasure to run into you, I am Darien." He smiled, a smile that made Serena's stomach do flips. He carefully released her from his arms. "I was wondering Serena, if you would do me the honor of taking you out on Friday." She nearly jumped for joy.he was asking her out!
"Sure! Um." She wrote her phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to him. "I'm really late, call me later, bye!" She rushed out and continued running to school, leaving Darien staring after her.
"Yes, sometimes I do, but I know that we would have gotten together anyways, it is destiny." Serena sang out, stealing another piece of chicken from Darien's plate. "By the way, have I thanked you for the car?" She smiled again, still not believing he had just given it to her.
"Yes, but you can thank me all you like." He moved closer to her, capturing her lips in another heart melting kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too, Darien." She sighed out.
"Oh man, Derek was just sooo hott!" Mina sang out, as the girls walked through the mall. It took Serena almost fifteen minutes to drag the girls out of the hospital. Mina found 'the guy of her dreams,' as did Lita, who just happened to 'look like her old boyfriend.' Amy was too busy talking to the doctors, learning about medicines and treatments, expanding her brain more, as if it wasn't full enough already. Raye had just sat at a table, admiring all the rich guys around her.
"Mina, every guy is just so cute to you." Raye said as she rolled her eyes.
"Raye, you are just as bad!" Lita joined in.
"Oh please, you are all just as bad!" Amy told them, which was pretty much true, except Serena.
"Excuse me? I haven't really looked at another guy in four years." Serena proudly announced, which was true, except for an occasional glance. "Oh, lets go in here!" She pulled the girls into a clothes store after seeing a short pink skirt that would go perfectly with her black tank top that she had just bought.
After driving the girls home, Serena parked her car in the driveway behind her parent's car and walked inside. After putting her new clothes in her room she laid down on her bed and fell asleep, hoping her mother would wake her for supper.
Rating: PG
Chapter 5
"Serena, honey, wake up." Ilene shook her daughter a little, watching Serena's eyes open just a little bit.
"Ma! I just went to bed." She whined turning over, pulling the covers over her head.
"No dear, it is noon.So how does it feel to be an engaged woman?" That caused Serena to sit straight up in her bed and eyes wide, looking down at the large ring on her finger. "No, it wasn't a dream sweetheart."
"Whoa!" Ilene laughed and kissed her daughter on her head.
"The girls are down stairs, I'll send them up." Serena rushed to get dressed and a few moments after Ilene left the room, the four laughing girls walked in.
"Girl let me see the ring." Raye said as she pushed everyone else away. Serena laughed and lifted her hand to show the girls the ring. "Oh my! It looked very beautiful in the box, but now that it's on your finger, wow!"
"You knew about this? And you didn't tell me?" The girls nodded.
"Who do you think helped him pick out the ring?" Mina waved her arms in front of herself and the other girls.
"I think we did a very good job too, it looks gorgeous." Amy added.
"Yes, we did, but can we talk about this at the mall?" The other girls nodded, agreeing with Lita. Serena nodded and started her way down the stairs with the girls behind her. After they all put on their shoes and Serena grabbed her purse, the opened the front door to go out, but the were met by a short guy with blond hair, holding a clipboard.
"Hello, are you Serena Stevens?" Serena nodded.
"Yes, what can I do for you?" The small man handed her the clipboard and a pen that he had in his hands.
"Sign here please." He pointed to a small line at the bottom, which she signed, and handed it back to him. He gave her a small envelope and a set of keys. "Have a nice day." He bowed slightly and walked down the path of the driveway. Serena opened the envelope and red it out loud.
"Dearest Serena, since I already have one, this one is yours. Love always, Darien." Serena folded up the letter and looked out into her driveway at the new black sports car convertible. "Oh my GOD!" Serena exclaimed as she practically ran out into the driveway to check out the new car, followed by the girls.
"What's all the fuss out here?" Kenji and Ilene asked as they walked out of the house. They stopped in their tracks when they saw the sports car in the driveway.
"Daddy!" Serena ran over to her father, giving him and her mother a kiss then running back to the car. "Girls! Lets go for a ride!" She said as she held up the keys in her hands. The girls laughed and got in the car; Raye in the front and the others in the back, with Serena as the driver.
"Were we going? The mall?" Mina asked, a little unsure now. Serena nodded.
"But we have to make a quick stop at the hospital." The car was started and they backed up out of the driveway, going down the road. The car was a stick shift, which wasn't a problem for Serena. Darien had made sure she knew everything about his car before he taught her to drive it.
Darien grabbed the chart from the door and walked into the hospital room. He wore his white lab coat and black slacks underneath. He smiled, knowing that Serena loved him in his 'doctor' uniform. He sighed and looked over at the little boy in the bed.
"James, how do you feel today?" The little boy was no older then eight, and looked like a younger version of Darien, with the midnight hair and the blue eyes. James turned and looked at Dr. Chiba, as he knew him by, and smiled.
"Better Dr. Chiba." Darien smiled and walked over closer to the boy. James had come into the hospital a week ago with major injuries to his head and chest. A few broken bones and bruises were about the extent of them, but it wasn't the fact that the kid was hurt, but more of who hurt the kid.
James Lyon was a victim of his father's drunken warpath that had put his mother in a coma for three days. Mr. Lyon was taken and put in jail after Mrs. Lyon had finally told officers that it was indeed her husband who did this to them.
"That's wonderful James, you will be out of here by tomorrow." Darien smiled and patted the boys' head. "I will be back a little later to check on you, ok?" James nodded and watched his doctor leave the room.
Darien made his way to the hospital cafeteria since it was time for lunch. On his way there he stopped by the front desk to let them know where he was, that way if Serena came she would be able to find him. A few seconds after he left the desk Serena walked in, followed by the girls.
"Excuse me, Judy, but do you know where Darien is?" Serena asked the elderly lady. Everyone in the hospital knew about Serena, since she was always there. They all knew everything that went on with the couple, except the engagement, but that wouldn't last long.
"Ah Serena Darling." Judy was always like a grandmother to Serena, showering her with gifts and getting all the gossip of what was happening with her. "How nice to see you!" Serena smiled.
"Its wonderful to see you too Judy."
"Darien just went to the Cafeteria not but two minutes before you came in." Serena smiled and thanked the elderly lady and practically ran after Darien. The girls just laughed and followed Serena's lead, but at a slower pace.
The girls stopped at a set of double doors at the end of the hall. Serena led the way in and waited for the girls to all come in. Once inside the cafeteria there were many calls of her name by all the other doctors. She looked around for Darien, but couldn't find him.
"Yo! Chiba! Your girls here!" Dr. Silver called out to Darien, who had just gotten his food and set it down at his table. Darien looked at the front entrance and saw Serena looking around for him. Forgetting about his lunch, he made his way toward Serena.
"Darien!" Serena squealed as she ran to him throwing herself into his arms. "OMG! Thank you so much for the car!" She said as she kissed him all over. Many of the other doctors had to laugh, causing Darien to blush a little bit, but phased it out and wrapped his arms around Serena's waist.
"You are very welcome." He smiled, tilting her head back and giving her a proper kiss, causing the hoots and hollers around the room. Darien broke the kiss and rested his forehead on hers, breathing heavily. "I might get you more cars just to get a kiss like that." He told her quietly. Serena just giggled. "You going to stay with me for lunch?"
"Sure." She grabbed his hand and let him lead her to his table. She was going to call the girls over but saw that they were being occupied by a group of surgeons, very cute ones at that. The two sat down and Darien picked up his fork, stabbing a piece of chicken and fed it to Serena, smiling as she took it happily.
"Sere?" Serena looked up at Darien and raised an eyebrow. "Do you ever think about what life would have been like if we had never ran into each other that one day?" Flashbacks of their first meetings came into Serena's mind.
Fourteen year old Serena ran around the corner trying to make it to school on time for once when she ran into something hard, but yet soft. She closed her eyes, waiting for the hard ground that she knew that she would feel, but it never came. Instead, two strong arms reached behind her, catching her before she fell.
"Are you alright Miss?" She slowly opened her eyes and looked into a pair of gorgeous blue eyes.
"Ye.yes, thank you." She stuttered out, still lost in her rescuers eyes. "My.my names Serena."
"Well Serena, it is a pleasure to run into you, I am Darien." He smiled, a smile that made Serena's stomach do flips. He carefully released her from his arms. "I was wondering Serena, if you would do me the honor of taking you out on Friday." She nearly jumped for joy.he was asking her out!
"Sure! Um." She wrote her phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to him. "I'm really late, call me later, bye!" She rushed out and continued running to school, leaving Darien staring after her.
"Yes, sometimes I do, but I know that we would have gotten together anyways, it is destiny." Serena sang out, stealing another piece of chicken from Darien's plate. "By the way, have I thanked you for the car?" She smiled again, still not believing he had just given it to her.
"Yes, but you can thank me all you like." He moved closer to her, capturing her lips in another heart melting kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too, Darien." She sighed out.
"Oh man, Derek was just sooo hott!" Mina sang out, as the girls walked through the mall. It took Serena almost fifteen minutes to drag the girls out of the hospital. Mina found 'the guy of her dreams,' as did Lita, who just happened to 'look like her old boyfriend.' Amy was too busy talking to the doctors, learning about medicines and treatments, expanding her brain more, as if it wasn't full enough already. Raye had just sat at a table, admiring all the rich guys around her.
"Mina, every guy is just so cute to you." Raye said as she rolled her eyes.
"Raye, you are just as bad!" Lita joined in.
"Oh please, you are all just as bad!" Amy told them, which was pretty much true, except Serena.
"Excuse me? I haven't really looked at another guy in four years." Serena proudly announced, which was true, except for an occasional glance. "Oh, lets go in here!" She pulled the girls into a clothes store after seeing a short pink skirt that would go perfectly with her black tank top that she had just bought.
After driving the girls home, Serena parked her car in the driveway behind her parent's car and walked inside. After putting her new clothes in her room she laid down on her bed and fell asleep, hoping her mother would wake her for supper.
