A/N: Hey all! How's it hanging? Haven't said that in awhile! I need reviews, for the record!

"See ya tomorrow Gohan!" Trunks Briefs called to his partner. The young man scooped up his jacket, which was strewn across the floor of his office and ran out of the building. Outside, it was snowing but other then that, the weather was beautiful, for November.   Because his car was in the shop, Trunks proceeded to walk the 3KM journey to his apartment. He smiled at everyone he saw, whistling Christmas Carols to himself along the way.

Twenty minutes later, the lilac haired man rounded the corner, only to bump into someone. He fell into the snow, moaning about his brand new suit but stopped immediately when he saw whom he'd crashed into. It was the single most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. She had long blonde hair, which was tied in a French braid and gorgeous sapphire eyes. "Oh man, I'm sorry! Are you alright Miss?"

The girl looked up at him with her amazing blue eyes, which were filled with tears. "No. I think I sprained my wrist," she mumbled, rubbing her right arm.

Trunks helped the girl up, whipping the snow off her shoulders. "Hey, my apartment's just around the corner- you'll need to ice that. Come with me." She nodded and followed the stranger into a tall building. Inside, she entered the elevator with him and he pushed the button for the 21st floor. "My name's Trunks, what's yours?"

"Serena. It's short for Serenity."

"That's a really pretty name, Serena."

"Thanks. Your name's weird."

Trunks laughed. "Gee, thanks a lot!"

She smiled. "Anytime." The elevator "ding-ed" and the duo stepped out, into a long hallway. Trunks lead the teenager towards his door and opened it. He allowed Serena to enter before him and he saw he look around. It was a big apartment, about 3000 sq. feet with a large skylight in the middle of his living room. He loved that skylight; the sky had always fascinated him.

"Here, you sit down and I'll bring you the icepack," Trunks said, gesturing towards the leather couches in the foyer.

"Thanks." Serena said softly. She walked over to one of the couches and sank into it. She smiled. They were extremely comfy. Serena looked up as Trunks entered the living room, and handed her an icepack. "You've got a great place. Do you live alone?" Serena asked.

"Yup. I've been voted 'permanent bachelor' at work. I dunno. I'm not really into dating. What about you?"

"I live alone too- my parents and brother died last year," she said softly.

"I meant are you single."

"Oh! Uhh… yeah." Serena lied. Why did I just do that? Her new friend nodded. "What do you do for a living?"

"I'm a photographer."

"Really? What do you photograph?"

"Pretty much anything. It's a great job though- free camera, free film, awesome hours and I'm overpaid. What about you?"

She laughed at the 'overpaid' comment. "I'm a senior at Juuban High School."

"Cool."

"Not really. School's way too boring. Plus, I don't get any of it. Except for Language Arts. I want to be a writer when I graduate."

"I guess you're right- school is boring, but at least you get to hang around with your friends!"

Serena nodded again. He's actually quite nice. And super hot. Mina would congratulate me for being in his apartment at night. Dad, however, is probably rolling in his grave!  "Yeah, I guess you're right. Actually, I'd better be going now. I've gotta do my 10 tons of homework!"

"Sure. Hope that wrist feels better. I'd give you a ride, but my car's currently out of commission."

"Don't worry about it- my house is really close. I'll see you later!"

Trunks waved and took the icepack that Serena handed to him. Dude, it's now or never- go for it! "I… was just uh… wondering if you'd like to… go out some time."

Serena paled. Hmm… should I stay loyal to Darien or go out with super hottie… Darien or Trunks… Duh!  "Sure. Here's my number. Why don't you call me tomorrow."

"Okay. Talk to ya then." She smiled again and left his apartment.

Outside, Serena mentally lectured herself. Eurg! You're being totally unfair to Darien! He would never do this to you! Then again… He's pretty mature- he can handle it! After all, we've been going out for three years. All good things must come to an end. Or should I say, semi-good things? Must call Mina at once!

The blonde ran the ten blocks to her house and dashed upstairs to her bedroom. Serena quickly dialed her friend's number and listened to the ring. "Hello?" Her mother picked it up.

"Hi! It's Serena. I was wondering if I could talk to Mina?"

"Sure honey! I haven't seen you in months!" her mother exclaimed. The middle-aged woman called her daughter to the phone.

"Hey Serena! What's up girl?" The bubbly blonde cried, happy to hear from her friend.

"Well, today I bumped into this guy…" Serena proceeded to tell her friend about her encounter with the handsome photographer. When she was finished, she waited nervously for Mina's response.

"You know what? I think you made the right choice. Darien's nice and all but he doesn't seem to be making you too happy. This guy sounds perfect. You HAVE to bring him to work tomorrow!"

Relieved, Serena assured her friend that she'd bring him to the coffee shop they worked at as soon as she got the chance then hung up. At 11:00 she got into her pjs and crawled into her bed, having her first peaceful sleep since the death of her family.

A/N: Down with mamo-baka! He's such a dumb ass! READ AND REVIEW! I want five more reviews before a post again!