Title: Band Luxuries
By: Happy Noodle Girl
Rated: PG-13
Part: Chapter 6, Something Beautiful
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Serena found that school wasn't so bad. She had atleast one of the girls or their boyfriend's in her classes. That she was happy for.
Since she was a senior she only had five classes, having already fullfilled most of the mandatory requirements at her old school in New York.
Her first class was dance, which she had with all of the girls surprisingly.
'I guess there's not many dance classes.' She concured.
Her second class was Physics. The teacher was such a prick. Darien, Andrew and Chad were in her class, aswell as Beryl.
'He has no idea what the hell he is talking about.' Serena said remembering the teacher's monotoned voice.
Her third class was Calculus. Serena absolutly hated math, but after the 50 minutes she was in the classroom for, she came to the conclusion that it wouldn't be so bad. Her teacher was interesting and actually kind of funny.
Serena's fourth period class was AP Japanese Literature ( I would think they have something to this affect in Japan right? Wouldn't you?). Sure her teacher was nice, but she had no clue what to teach or what to expect from her students.
'You can tell she hates kids and teaching. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.' She said rolling her eyes sky-ward.
And then her last class was English seven for English speakers (I dunno. This is how it works at my school and since I know nothing about Japan's schools I'll just have to use my imagination right?)
'I've been speaking English my whole life and I'm still having trouble with the freaking language.' She thought sighing to herself, laughing at the thought of learning her home language in a foriegn country.
Right now they were just let out to have lunch. Serena was hoping that everyone would be at the place they met this morning. Otherwise she would have nowhere to go.
Just when the bench she was at this morning came into view she felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around to see Baryl standing there with a smug smile on her red lips.
"So Serena Harley. Did you like Jessie and Derick?" She simply asked.
That's all it took. A picture of Jake's guitar smashing to the ground and flying into pieces.
She tackled Beryl to the ground. Wrestling with her on the soft grass.
They rolled around, hitting and smacking eachother in various places. A crowd started to form around them, cheering on their choice.
Serena got in several good punches. Mostly landing on Beryl's eye bones and jaw, which caused a searing pain in her knuckles from the previous fight she had been in when she beat the crap out of Jessie.
Then Serena was rolled onto her back, Beryl on top of her going wild. Serena grabbed Beryl's wrists and managed to swing her over so that once again Serena was on top. She kneed Beryl in the gutt and watched as she curled up into a ball in pain.
"Serena stop it!" Yelled a voice from behind her as she was pulled off of Beryl.
Serena continued to kick as she was lifted off of Beryl and into the air.
"YOU DIRTY BITCH! YOU SENT THOSE GUYS! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU YOU NASTY WHORE!" Serena screamed as she touched the ground with her feet and once again lunged for Beryl.
Before Serena was pulled roughly back again she managed to land another good punch on Beryl's jaw.
"SERENA! Come on! Stop it now!" She heard a deep voice yell from behind her.
She finally calmed down and looked down at the pitiful site of Beryl curled up on the ground crying, sputtering,
"My face. My beautiful face." She cried into the grass.
Just then Beryl shot up and lunged for Serena's throught. Serena did the only thing she could think of. She twisted her body and shot her leg up, giving Beryl a type of Karate kick to the stomach that she had learned from Jake.
Beryl went flying to the ground holding her stomach, coughing for lost breath.
Serena turned around to see Andrew standing there. He was the one who had pulled her back she realized. She saw the rest of the girls and their boyfriends standing around looking shell-shocked at the beatin Beryl.
She then saw Darien run up, worry etched on his features.
"Come on Serena we gotta get outta here before one of the teachers has seen what happened." He said as he grabbed her arm and started running towards the stairs leading out to the parking lot.
The girls and their boyfriends followed not far behind.
Once Serena and Darien reached his car he pushed her against the car roughly. She looked up at him frightened, blood dripping from her lip. She looked down at her bandage covered knuckles and noticed that they too had began to bleed.
"I'm sorry Darien. I shouldn't have let my temper get away from me. I was just so mad, all I could see was red. And I just attacked her. I'm really sorry Darien. I'm sorry that I hurt Beryl." She said again holding her head with her hand, a headache beginning to form.
Darien had been pacing back and forth infront of her with his hands holding his forehead.
"Serena. I don't care about that bitch Beryl, I care about you!What in the hell provoked you to do that? And on school grounds!?! You could get expelled if someone tells a teacher what happened." Darien said his voice becomming softer.
Serena shocked at his earlier words, looked into his eyes to see true concern in them for her.
"I know. But she sent those two guys! Those assholes that attacked me! Jessie and Derick." She yelled as the girls and their boyfriends jogged over to them.
"Hey Serena! That was a pretty gruesome fight!" Ken said smiling at her as he caught his breath.
Lita laughed and said, "Yeah. You knocked the shit out of Beryl! 'Bout time someone did!" She finished winking at Serena.
"Lita!" Raye said smacking Lita on the shoulder.
Lita brought her hand to her offended shoulder sending a questioning gaze at Raye.
"Raye! What was that for pyro!?!" Lita screamed, turning her scorn onto the violet haired girl.
"Lita! Serena can get expelled if the principal finds out what happened you ditz!" Raye yelled at Lita.
"Guys. I'm really sorry about this. I usually don't fight like this. It was just, she made me so mad. I guess I better get home before my parents do and get cleaned up. I'll just tell them I fell during dance or something." Serena explained to the group.
"Hey don't worry about it Serena. We'll stick by you no matter what happens, you're our friend and you're going to stay that way, right guys?" Mina asked her fellow friends.
"Ofcourse we are." Greg agreed as Amy nodded her head smiling with the rest of their friends.
Serena was surprised how loyal they had all become to her in the short time she had known them. She was utterly amazed at the love she felt from them.
"Wow. You guys, thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me." She said, eyes becomming moist.
Mina noticed and emediatly said,
"Group hug!" And charged at Serena. The guys stayed out of it as Mina, Raye, Lita, and Amy hugged the daylights out of Serena.
They all giggled and let go.
"Come on Serena we better get going." Darien said from behind the five smiling girls.
He was glad that Serena had become friends with his best friends. He knew that they would like her emediatly and accept her into their family.
Serena turned around and asked,
"You don't have a class next do you? Cause I can figure out the bus schedule if you do." Serena said.
"Nope. That was my last class for the day." Darien replied unlocking his car and walking to the other side, getting in.
Serena shrugged her shoulders and got in the passenger side, waving to her new found family.
'Jake, Sara...Ashton. I think you'd like these guys. They really care about each other, and me.' Serena thought contently as her and Darien sped away.
"Hey Serena? Why don't we just go to my house? No one is home and we can get started on practicing. I can start teaching you our other songs." Darien offered glancing from the road real quick to steal a look at Serena briefly.
"Sure. That's a good idea." Serena said as she too watched the road.
"Come on up to my room. All my guitars are in my closet. Why don't you go into the bathroom real quick and wash up?" Darien said as they walked into his house.
Serena walked into the bathroom and quickly washed her lip and hands before following Darien up the stairs and into his bedroom. She watched him bring out a guitar.
"Here you go Serena." He said handing her the guitar.
She took it from him and sat on the bed, running her fingers over the body and up the neck.
"Nice." Was all she said as she started to play a solo a bit while Darien went through his dresser, pulling out a few papers.
Serena looked up at the sound of rustling paper and asked,
"What are those?" Her curiosity taking control.
"These are the songs that we've already got down. You've gotta get 'em down as soon as possible. We have a gig comming up in a couple weeks. Chad just told me this morning." Darien informed Serena who looked up at him worried.
She sighed as if to calm herself and said to herself more than anything,
"I can do this." She said reaching out for the papers.
As Darien gave her the papers their hands gently touched, sending tiny bolts of electricity through both of their bodies. Darien quickly withdrew his hand and sat next to Serena on the bed, looking at the papers over her shoulder.
Serena set the papers down and began memorizing the notes and learning how to play them to the beat.
A couple hours later Serena had successfully memorized two songs and was on to the third.
"No no Serena. The riff goes like this." Darien said showing Serena for the umpteenth time the tune of the riff.
"Why did you have to make it so difficult? Jeeze Darien." Serena said trying again.
"There! You got it!" Darien said as Serena played the riff again.
"I did!?!" She asked excidedly.
"Alright!" Serena yelled as she threw herself at Darien wrapping her arms around him in a friendly hug.
He too wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to his body.
Serena hesitantly pulled back and looked into Darien's deep blue eyes.
He couldn't stand this anymore. He liked Serena, he knew that much, and looking into her eyes, and holding her like this was wearing him thin.
The two slowly started to lean in. Serena closed her eyes and relaxed her lips.
Darien gulped and then they both simultaneously pressed their lips together in a sweet kiss.
Serena opened her eyes swiftly and looked at Darien with his eyes closed, lips pressed to her's.
'What am I thinking?!? I gotta get out of here.' Serena thought as she panicked.
She roughly pulled her lips away from Darien's and stood up, laying the guitar on the bed, papers falling to the ground. She briefly took note of the papers but then look up at Darien like a frightened bunny (No pun intended, hehe).
"I...I...I gotta go Darien, bye." She said as she ran out of his room, down the stairs and out of the house.
Sure it was a long walk, but there was no way she could go back and ask Darien for a ride, it would be way too okward. So she walked home. It took her close to a half an hour to get there.
Once she was in her house she remembered,
'Shit, the papers. I need to memorize those.' She thought as she stamped her foot childishly on the tile room floor.
Serena spent most of the evening in her room playing her guitar, comming up with songs. She was so engrossed in her guitar playing and concentrating on the notes that she didn't even hear the door bell.
Ilene went to the door, opened it to reveal Darien holding some papers.
"Oh hello Darien. I didn't know you were comming over." Ilene said warmly opening the door for him to come in.
"I know. Sorry about that. I was just in the neighborhood and thought that I would bring by the band's songs for Serena to memorize." Darien said holding up the papers.
"My that's a lot of memorizing. But I have faith in my ragga-muffin. She can do it." Ilene said smiling proudly.
Darien chuckled softly at the nick name.
"Well go right on up Darien. I think she's playing her guitar so if she snaps at you just tell I told her to pipe down." Ilene said as she laughed and walked back into the kitchen.
Darien laughed once as he walked up the stairs to Serena's room.
Once he got to it he found the door open. He looked into see Serena playing her acoustic guitar and singing a beautiful song. He stood there and listened to her.
First he heard a simple guitar introduction. Then she started to sing softly.
"There's no one in town I know.
You gave us some place to go.
I never said thank you for that.
I thought I might get one more chance.
What would you think of me now?
So lucky
So strong
So proud.
I never said thank you for that.
Now I'll never have the chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." As Serena stopped singing for a small guitar solo Darien couldn't help but think of the friends that Serena had told him about dying in a car accident, how this was about them. (Hint if you ever hear this song, which I will tell you who it's by at the end. The piano part is replaced with the guitar when Serena is playing it.)
She continued with singing.
"So what would you think of meee now?
So lucky
So strong
So proud.
I never said thank you for that.
Now I'll never have the chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." Serena once again stopped for another guitar solo.
"May angels lead you in." She sung a little ways through the solo. And then a few seconds later,
"May angels lead you in." For a second time. Then she started with another guitar solo.
He could see tears dripping from her eyes as she played with her eyes closed. After about 25 seconds of soloing (I'm just guessing), she started to sing again.
"And if you were with me tonight.
I'd sing to you just one more time.
A song for a heart so big...god wouldn't let it live.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go
May angels lead you in.
(Chorus sung in a higher tone again.)
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." She finished by struming the guitar softly, bringing her song to an end.
"That was beautiful Serena." Darien said from his place at her door, noticing that his eyes too had become a bit moist in the corners.
Serena jumped up in surprise, wiping at her tears that rolled down her cheeks that had gone unnoticed by her mere seconds ago.
"Darien! What are you doing here?" She asked surprised, laying her acoustic guitar by her side on the bed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to easdrop on your song but I just wanted to drop off the music papers you forgot at my house. And I wanted to talk to you." Darien explained as he walked in and sat down on her bed.
He knew, as soon as she had finished her sad song, that he was hopelessly and wonderfully in love with Serena. All the emotions that she put into her song were clearly written on her face as she cried while singing.
'I really love her.' He thought to himself giddily.
Serena looked at him, nervousness in her voice.
"About what?" She asked.
"Well first, when did you write that song? It's beautiful Serena." Serena blushed at the compliment.
"Thank you. I started writing it on the plane over here actually. I didn't add the music to it untill a couple days ago. I, as you probably know, wrote it about Jake and Sara and Ashton." Darien nodded at her explanation.
"I would like to maybe put a couple more instraments to it. Do you think the rest of the band will help? I was thinking it could be one of our songs." Serena suggested hesitantly, afraid he would reject her song and her.
"Yeah I think that would be cool." Darien said smiling about Serena, calming her nerves.
'He could always do that with just one smile.' Serena thought.
"Darien."
"Serena." They both said at the same time, causing a fit of giggles to arrise from them.
"Darien. I really like you. I think you obviously got that idea when we kissed today. But I don't want us getting involved if we're going to end up breaking up and me leaving the band. Becuase to tell you the truth Darien, this band is the best thing that's come along for me since my other band. I don't want that to be ruined." Serena confessed, tears comming to her already moist eyes.
"I know what you mean Serena. I feel the same way. But that won't happen. I promise you. I love you Serena. I realized that when I saw you playing. I wouldn't hurt you for anything in this world Serena." Darien said, cofessing his love for her.
Tears started to fall from Serena's eyes as she listened to Darien confession.
'He loves me, and I know I love him too.' She thought, deliriously happy at her revelation.
"Oh Darien!" She said as she swung her arms around his neck and hugged him while she cried into his shoulder.
Darien smiled and held her tight to him, not wanting to ever let her go.
She pulled back from him, looking him in the eyes, her happiness showing brightly in her blue eyes. He too knew that his eyes radiated just as much happiness and love for her as her's did for him.
"I love you too Darien. And no matter what we won't let anything happen to our friendship." She said, happy tears still rolling from her cheeks.
Darien nodded his agreement and then placed his lips gently upon her's. Serena held him tightly, kissing him back.
They both pulled away from each other after their sweet yet innocent kiss and smiled at each other lovingly.
"I better get going Serena. But I'll pick you up tomorrow morning for school right?" Darien said still holding on to her at the waist.
Serena nodded.
"Ofcourse."
Then they untangled themselves from each other and Serena walked Darien to the door.
"Bye Darien, see you tomorrow." She said as she kissed him once more.
"I love you." He told her stepping out the door.
"I love you too." She replied as she watched him walk down her drive way, get into his car, and drive away.
Serena closed her front door, turned around and saw her mother peaking around the corner of the kitchen.
"Mother!" Serena yelled angrily at her mother who had been spying on her and Darien.
"Oh Serena!" Ilene said as she ran over and hugged her daughter breathless.
"You have a boyfriend! And he's so cute!" Serena rolled her eyes at her mother, she was acting like she was in highschool again.
Serena giggled happily.
"I know he is isn't he?" She said agreeing with her mother.
"Ok come on. We're going up to your room so your father won't hear us and you are telling me everything!" Ilene said as she grabbed her daughter by the hand and dragged her up the stairs.
Ken sat at the dinner table reading a book.
"Those two. They think I don't know anything that goes on. I swear." He grunted as he went back to reading his book.
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HAH! That's not the end! THERE ARE MANY MORE TRIALS AND TURBULATIONS ON THEIR WAY! I CAN'T WAIT! You thought I was gunna end the story there huh? WELL I'M NOT! :P Don't forget to review my bestest buddies in the whole entire world!!! Hehehe.
-Happy Noodle Girl
By: Happy Noodle Girl
Rated: PG-13
Part: Chapter 6, Something Beautiful
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Serena found that school wasn't so bad. She had atleast one of the girls or their boyfriend's in her classes. That she was happy for.
Since she was a senior she only had five classes, having already fullfilled most of the mandatory requirements at her old school in New York.
Her first class was dance, which she had with all of the girls surprisingly.
'I guess there's not many dance classes.' She concured.
Her second class was Physics. The teacher was such a prick. Darien, Andrew and Chad were in her class, aswell as Beryl.
'He has no idea what the hell he is talking about.' Serena said remembering the teacher's monotoned voice.
Her third class was Calculus. Serena absolutly hated math, but after the 50 minutes she was in the classroom for, she came to the conclusion that it wouldn't be so bad. Her teacher was interesting and actually kind of funny.
Serena's fourth period class was AP Japanese Literature ( I would think they have something to this affect in Japan right? Wouldn't you?). Sure her teacher was nice, but she had no clue what to teach or what to expect from her students.
'You can tell she hates kids and teaching. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.' She said rolling her eyes sky-ward.
And then her last class was English seven for English speakers (I dunno. This is how it works at my school and since I know nothing about Japan's schools I'll just have to use my imagination right?)
'I've been speaking English my whole life and I'm still having trouble with the freaking language.' She thought sighing to herself, laughing at the thought of learning her home language in a foriegn country.
Right now they were just let out to have lunch. Serena was hoping that everyone would be at the place they met this morning. Otherwise she would have nowhere to go.
Just when the bench she was at this morning came into view she felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around to see Baryl standing there with a smug smile on her red lips.
"So Serena Harley. Did you like Jessie and Derick?" She simply asked.
That's all it took. A picture of Jake's guitar smashing to the ground and flying into pieces.
She tackled Beryl to the ground. Wrestling with her on the soft grass.
They rolled around, hitting and smacking eachother in various places. A crowd started to form around them, cheering on their choice.
Serena got in several good punches. Mostly landing on Beryl's eye bones and jaw, which caused a searing pain in her knuckles from the previous fight she had been in when she beat the crap out of Jessie.
Then Serena was rolled onto her back, Beryl on top of her going wild. Serena grabbed Beryl's wrists and managed to swing her over so that once again Serena was on top. She kneed Beryl in the gutt and watched as she curled up into a ball in pain.
"Serena stop it!" Yelled a voice from behind her as she was pulled off of Beryl.
Serena continued to kick as she was lifted off of Beryl and into the air.
"YOU DIRTY BITCH! YOU SENT THOSE GUYS! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU YOU NASTY WHORE!" Serena screamed as she touched the ground with her feet and once again lunged for Beryl.
Before Serena was pulled roughly back again she managed to land another good punch on Beryl's jaw.
"SERENA! Come on! Stop it now!" She heard a deep voice yell from behind her.
She finally calmed down and looked down at the pitiful site of Beryl curled up on the ground crying, sputtering,
"My face. My beautiful face." She cried into the grass.
Just then Beryl shot up and lunged for Serena's throught. Serena did the only thing she could think of. She twisted her body and shot her leg up, giving Beryl a type of Karate kick to the stomach that she had learned from Jake.
Beryl went flying to the ground holding her stomach, coughing for lost breath.
Serena turned around to see Andrew standing there. He was the one who had pulled her back she realized. She saw the rest of the girls and their boyfriends standing around looking shell-shocked at the beatin Beryl.
She then saw Darien run up, worry etched on his features.
"Come on Serena we gotta get outta here before one of the teachers has seen what happened." He said as he grabbed her arm and started running towards the stairs leading out to the parking lot.
The girls and their boyfriends followed not far behind.
Once Serena and Darien reached his car he pushed her against the car roughly. She looked up at him frightened, blood dripping from her lip. She looked down at her bandage covered knuckles and noticed that they too had began to bleed.
"I'm sorry Darien. I shouldn't have let my temper get away from me. I was just so mad, all I could see was red. And I just attacked her. I'm really sorry Darien. I'm sorry that I hurt Beryl." She said again holding her head with her hand, a headache beginning to form.
Darien had been pacing back and forth infront of her with his hands holding his forehead.
"Serena. I don't care about that bitch Beryl, I care about you!What in the hell provoked you to do that? And on school grounds!?! You could get expelled if someone tells a teacher what happened." Darien said his voice becomming softer.
Serena shocked at his earlier words, looked into his eyes to see true concern in them for her.
"I know. But she sent those two guys! Those assholes that attacked me! Jessie and Derick." She yelled as the girls and their boyfriends jogged over to them.
"Hey Serena! That was a pretty gruesome fight!" Ken said smiling at her as he caught his breath.
Lita laughed and said, "Yeah. You knocked the shit out of Beryl! 'Bout time someone did!" She finished winking at Serena.
"Lita!" Raye said smacking Lita on the shoulder.
Lita brought her hand to her offended shoulder sending a questioning gaze at Raye.
"Raye! What was that for pyro!?!" Lita screamed, turning her scorn onto the violet haired girl.
"Lita! Serena can get expelled if the principal finds out what happened you ditz!" Raye yelled at Lita.
"Guys. I'm really sorry about this. I usually don't fight like this. It was just, she made me so mad. I guess I better get home before my parents do and get cleaned up. I'll just tell them I fell during dance or something." Serena explained to the group.
"Hey don't worry about it Serena. We'll stick by you no matter what happens, you're our friend and you're going to stay that way, right guys?" Mina asked her fellow friends.
"Ofcourse we are." Greg agreed as Amy nodded her head smiling with the rest of their friends.
Serena was surprised how loyal they had all become to her in the short time she had known them. She was utterly amazed at the love she felt from them.
"Wow. You guys, thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me." She said, eyes becomming moist.
Mina noticed and emediatly said,
"Group hug!" And charged at Serena. The guys stayed out of it as Mina, Raye, Lita, and Amy hugged the daylights out of Serena.
They all giggled and let go.
"Come on Serena we better get going." Darien said from behind the five smiling girls.
He was glad that Serena had become friends with his best friends. He knew that they would like her emediatly and accept her into their family.
Serena turned around and asked,
"You don't have a class next do you? Cause I can figure out the bus schedule if you do." Serena said.
"Nope. That was my last class for the day." Darien replied unlocking his car and walking to the other side, getting in.
Serena shrugged her shoulders and got in the passenger side, waving to her new found family.
'Jake, Sara...Ashton. I think you'd like these guys. They really care about each other, and me.' Serena thought contently as her and Darien sped away.
"Hey Serena? Why don't we just go to my house? No one is home and we can get started on practicing. I can start teaching you our other songs." Darien offered glancing from the road real quick to steal a look at Serena briefly.
"Sure. That's a good idea." Serena said as she too watched the road.
"Come on up to my room. All my guitars are in my closet. Why don't you go into the bathroom real quick and wash up?" Darien said as they walked into his house.
Serena walked into the bathroom and quickly washed her lip and hands before following Darien up the stairs and into his bedroom. She watched him bring out a guitar.
"Here you go Serena." He said handing her the guitar.
She took it from him and sat on the bed, running her fingers over the body and up the neck.
"Nice." Was all she said as she started to play a solo a bit while Darien went through his dresser, pulling out a few papers.
Serena looked up at the sound of rustling paper and asked,
"What are those?" Her curiosity taking control.
"These are the songs that we've already got down. You've gotta get 'em down as soon as possible. We have a gig comming up in a couple weeks. Chad just told me this morning." Darien informed Serena who looked up at him worried.
She sighed as if to calm herself and said to herself more than anything,
"I can do this." She said reaching out for the papers.
As Darien gave her the papers their hands gently touched, sending tiny bolts of electricity through both of their bodies. Darien quickly withdrew his hand and sat next to Serena on the bed, looking at the papers over her shoulder.
Serena set the papers down and began memorizing the notes and learning how to play them to the beat.
A couple hours later Serena had successfully memorized two songs and was on to the third.
"No no Serena. The riff goes like this." Darien said showing Serena for the umpteenth time the tune of the riff.
"Why did you have to make it so difficult? Jeeze Darien." Serena said trying again.
"There! You got it!" Darien said as Serena played the riff again.
"I did!?!" She asked excidedly.
"Alright!" Serena yelled as she threw herself at Darien wrapping her arms around him in a friendly hug.
He too wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to his body.
Serena hesitantly pulled back and looked into Darien's deep blue eyes.
He couldn't stand this anymore. He liked Serena, he knew that much, and looking into her eyes, and holding her like this was wearing him thin.
The two slowly started to lean in. Serena closed her eyes and relaxed her lips.
Darien gulped and then they both simultaneously pressed their lips together in a sweet kiss.
Serena opened her eyes swiftly and looked at Darien with his eyes closed, lips pressed to her's.
'What am I thinking?!? I gotta get out of here.' Serena thought as she panicked.
She roughly pulled her lips away from Darien's and stood up, laying the guitar on the bed, papers falling to the ground. She briefly took note of the papers but then look up at Darien like a frightened bunny (No pun intended, hehe).
"I...I...I gotta go Darien, bye." She said as she ran out of his room, down the stairs and out of the house.
Sure it was a long walk, but there was no way she could go back and ask Darien for a ride, it would be way too okward. So she walked home. It took her close to a half an hour to get there.
Once she was in her house she remembered,
'Shit, the papers. I need to memorize those.' She thought as she stamped her foot childishly on the tile room floor.
Serena spent most of the evening in her room playing her guitar, comming up with songs. She was so engrossed in her guitar playing and concentrating on the notes that she didn't even hear the door bell.
Ilene went to the door, opened it to reveal Darien holding some papers.
"Oh hello Darien. I didn't know you were comming over." Ilene said warmly opening the door for him to come in.
"I know. Sorry about that. I was just in the neighborhood and thought that I would bring by the band's songs for Serena to memorize." Darien said holding up the papers.
"My that's a lot of memorizing. But I have faith in my ragga-muffin. She can do it." Ilene said smiling proudly.
Darien chuckled softly at the nick name.
"Well go right on up Darien. I think she's playing her guitar so if she snaps at you just tell I told her to pipe down." Ilene said as she laughed and walked back into the kitchen.
Darien laughed once as he walked up the stairs to Serena's room.
Once he got to it he found the door open. He looked into see Serena playing her acoustic guitar and singing a beautiful song. He stood there and listened to her.
First he heard a simple guitar introduction. Then she started to sing softly.
"There's no one in town I know.
You gave us some place to go.
I never said thank you for that.
I thought I might get one more chance.
What would you think of me now?
So lucky
So strong
So proud.
I never said thank you for that.
Now I'll never have the chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." As Serena stopped singing for a small guitar solo Darien couldn't help but think of the friends that Serena had told him about dying in a car accident, how this was about them. (Hint if you ever hear this song, which I will tell you who it's by at the end. The piano part is replaced with the guitar when Serena is playing it.)
She continued with singing.
"So what would you think of meee now?
So lucky
So strong
So proud.
I never said thank you for that.
Now I'll never have the chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." Serena once again stopped for another guitar solo.
"May angels lead you in." She sung a little ways through the solo. And then a few seconds later,
"May angels lead you in." For a second time. Then she started with another guitar solo.
He could see tears dripping from her eyes as she played with her eyes closed. After about 25 seconds of soloing (I'm just guessing), she started to sing again.
"And if you were with me tonight.
I'd sing to you just one more time.
A song for a heart so big...god wouldn't let it live.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go
May angels lead you in.
(Chorus sung in a higher tone again.)
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in." She finished by struming the guitar softly, bringing her song to an end.
"That was beautiful Serena." Darien said from his place at her door, noticing that his eyes too had become a bit moist in the corners.
Serena jumped up in surprise, wiping at her tears that rolled down her cheeks that had gone unnoticed by her mere seconds ago.
"Darien! What are you doing here?" She asked surprised, laying her acoustic guitar by her side on the bed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to easdrop on your song but I just wanted to drop off the music papers you forgot at my house. And I wanted to talk to you." Darien explained as he walked in and sat down on her bed.
He knew, as soon as she had finished her sad song, that he was hopelessly and wonderfully in love with Serena. All the emotions that she put into her song were clearly written on her face as she cried while singing.
'I really love her.' He thought to himself giddily.
Serena looked at him, nervousness in her voice.
"About what?" She asked.
"Well first, when did you write that song? It's beautiful Serena." Serena blushed at the compliment.
"Thank you. I started writing it on the plane over here actually. I didn't add the music to it untill a couple days ago. I, as you probably know, wrote it about Jake and Sara and Ashton." Darien nodded at her explanation.
"I would like to maybe put a couple more instraments to it. Do you think the rest of the band will help? I was thinking it could be one of our songs." Serena suggested hesitantly, afraid he would reject her song and her.
"Yeah I think that would be cool." Darien said smiling about Serena, calming her nerves.
'He could always do that with just one smile.' Serena thought.
"Darien."
"Serena." They both said at the same time, causing a fit of giggles to arrise from them.
"Darien. I really like you. I think you obviously got that idea when we kissed today. But I don't want us getting involved if we're going to end up breaking up and me leaving the band. Becuase to tell you the truth Darien, this band is the best thing that's come along for me since my other band. I don't want that to be ruined." Serena confessed, tears comming to her already moist eyes.
"I know what you mean Serena. I feel the same way. But that won't happen. I promise you. I love you Serena. I realized that when I saw you playing. I wouldn't hurt you for anything in this world Serena." Darien said, cofessing his love for her.
Tears started to fall from Serena's eyes as she listened to Darien confession.
'He loves me, and I know I love him too.' She thought, deliriously happy at her revelation.
"Oh Darien!" She said as she swung her arms around his neck and hugged him while she cried into his shoulder.
Darien smiled and held her tight to him, not wanting to ever let her go.
She pulled back from him, looking him in the eyes, her happiness showing brightly in her blue eyes. He too knew that his eyes radiated just as much happiness and love for her as her's did for him.
"I love you too Darien. And no matter what we won't let anything happen to our friendship." She said, happy tears still rolling from her cheeks.
Darien nodded his agreement and then placed his lips gently upon her's. Serena held him tightly, kissing him back.
They both pulled away from each other after their sweet yet innocent kiss and smiled at each other lovingly.
"I better get going Serena. But I'll pick you up tomorrow morning for school right?" Darien said still holding on to her at the waist.
Serena nodded.
"Ofcourse."
Then they untangled themselves from each other and Serena walked Darien to the door.
"Bye Darien, see you tomorrow." She said as she kissed him once more.
"I love you." He told her stepping out the door.
"I love you too." She replied as she watched him walk down her drive way, get into his car, and drive away.
Serena closed her front door, turned around and saw her mother peaking around the corner of the kitchen.
"Mother!" Serena yelled angrily at her mother who had been spying on her and Darien.
"Oh Serena!" Ilene said as she ran over and hugged her daughter breathless.
"You have a boyfriend! And he's so cute!" Serena rolled her eyes at her mother, she was acting like she was in highschool again.
Serena giggled happily.
"I know he is isn't he?" She said agreeing with her mother.
"Ok come on. We're going up to your room so your father won't hear us and you are telling me everything!" Ilene said as she grabbed her daughter by the hand and dragged her up the stairs.
Ken sat at the dinner table reading a book.
"Those two. They think I don't know anything that goes on. I swear." He grunted as he went back to reading his book.
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HAH! That's not the end! THERE ARE MANY MORE TRIALS AND TURBULATIONS ON THEIR WAY! I CAN'T WAIT! You thought I was gunna end the story there huh? WELL I'M NOT! :P Don't forget to review my bestest buddies in the whole entire world!!! Hehehe.
-Happy Noodle Girl
