Serena sat up in her bed and look around her pale pink and white room. She
looked at her stuffed animal collection, and then something on her
nightstand caught her eye. She turned full attention to it. There on the
nightstand were cards, just for her. And flowers too! She picked up the
flowers and looked at the card on it. There was a small note scribbled in
neat handwriting.
"We both love you very much Serena. We hope you get better! - Mom & Dad"
She would have smiled if she could. She picked up the first card. There was a picture of a little cartoon Bunny on the front. She opened it up.
"You'd better get soon Bunny! We all miss you and your cheerful self. ^.~ - Mina, Lita, Amy, and Raye"
And then there was one more card. She slowly picked it up and looked at the front. The most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. She opened the card.
"I'll be waiting for you Serena. I'll wait forever.... For your love....."
Serena's eyes opened wide. Who was it from? Why didn't the person sign it? It didn't look like Darien's handwriting.
She placed the cards and the flowers back on her nightstand gently. She then layed down and pulled the covers up around her shoulders. It wasn't winter. Infact, it was well into spring. But it was a cold day. She sighed. At least she could stay in bed for today. (AN: I wish I could... *sigh* (Writing before school))
She slowly drifted off to sleep, grateful that her mom had called of school for today, but worried about going tomorrow.
"Serena..."
Serena's eyes popped open. Trying to blink the last bit of sleep from her eyes she looked around. She could have swore she heard a voice. She shrugged it off and looked at the clock. It was 3:49.
There was a knock at the door.
"Serena, you have visitors." Her mother's voice floated through the door.
The door opened and in stepped her four friends - Amy, Mina, Raye, and Lita.
"Hey Serena! Glad to see you're awake!" Said Mina with a grin.
"Your mother said you were doing better." Said Amy.
"I dunno. You still look pale." Said Raye, feeling Serena's forehead.
"Hey Bunny, I baked you a cake! Your mom put it in your fridge." Lita put in with a cheerful smile.
"Serena, there's something else besides you being sick, isn't there?" Asked Mina when Serena kept silent.
There was no answer. Serena looked uncomfortable. She slowly sat up in bed.
"She's mad because Darien chose me over her." Came a voice from the doorway.
Every turned in time to see Rini prancing in with a grin. Lita narrowed her eyebrows.
"Can't you see she's not feeling well?" She asked.
Rini pretended to look closely.
"No, can't say that I can. She's probably faking it just to get attention." Rini said.
Serena's face hardened.
"And it always works too, doesn't it Bunny?" Rini was asking, her annoying grin making her look evil.
"Leave me alone!" Serena shouted, a fresh layer of tears surfacing.
Serena's mother came in.
"Rini dear, I think Serena would like to be alone with her friends." She said, leading Rini away.
Rini had a scowl on her face as she shut the door behind her.
"Is it true Serena? I mean, the Darien thing?" Asked Raye quietly.
Serena looked down and nodded slowly.
"Oh Serena." Mina said sympathetically, laying a hand on Serena's shoulder.
Serena started to cry. She layed her head on Raye's shoulder and cried her heart out, her friends comforting her the whole time.
The last sob and sniffle finally came, and then Serena stopped crying. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her cheeks were flushed beyond the normal color.
"It's ok Serena, everything will be alright." Mina said quietly.
Raye nodded. Lita looked about ready to kill Darien, and Amy looked at Serena in sympathy.
"I wish there was a way we could send her back to the future and seal her away to stop her from ruining things." Lita said with a sweatdrop.
"Actually, there just may be." Amy said thoughtfully.
Serena looked up, her eyes fixed on Amy and her small computer, on which she was rapidly typing.
"We'll work on it over night Serena, and we'll see you at school tomorrow." Raye said with an encouraging smile.
"We'll stay by you the whole day. We won't let Darien hurt you again." Lita said.
Serena managed the first weak smile in 4 days. She nodded.
Her friends all said their goodbyes and left.
She settled down in her bed once again.
"Serena..." Her eyes flew open once again.
"Who's there?" She asked in a shaky voice.
"Serena..."
She looked around and saw no one.
She nervously pulled the covers over her head and tried desperately to get to sleep, but sleep wouldn't come.
The next day Serena rose fairly early, since she was already awake. She ate a small breakfast consisting of one pancake and then gathered her things and set off to school.
She sighed and walked slowly, enjoying the fact that she didn't have to run. After her friends had came and comforted her, she felt much better. She sighed, her eyes closed. She was really tired. She hadn't slept the whole night.
She suddenly tripped and felt herself falling. Then, she stopped. She opened one eye and peeked out. She gasped and struggled to stand up.
It was the tall man that got her notebook back. Justin.
(Meanwhile, Darien is watching from afar.....)
"We both love you very much Serena. We hope you get better! - Mom & Dad"
She would have smiled if she could. She picked up the first card. There was a picture of a little cartoon Bunny on the front. She opened it up.
"You'd better get soon Bunny! We all miss you and your cheerful self. ^.~ - Mina, Lita, Amy, and Raye"
And then there was one more card. She slowly picked it up and looked at the front. The most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. She opened the card.
"I'll be waiting for you Serena. I'll wait forever.... For your love....."
Serena's eyes opened wide. Who was it from? Why didn't the person sign it? It didn't look like Darien's handwriting.
She placed the cards and the flowers back on her nightstand gently. She then layed down and pulled the covers up around her shoulders. It wasn't winter. Infact, it was well into spring. But it was a cold day. She sighed. At least she could stay in bed for today. (AN: I wish I could... *sigh* (Writing before school))
She slowly drifted off to sleep, grateful that her mom had called of school for today, but worried about going tomorrow.
"Serena..."
Serena's eyes popped open. Trying to blink the last bit of sleep from her eyes she looked around. She could have swore she heard a voice. She shrugged it off and looked at the clock. It was 3:49.
There was a knock at the door.
"Serena, you have visitors." Her mother's voice floated through the door.
The door opened and in stepped her four friends - Amy, Mina, Raye, and Lita.
"Hey Serena! Glad to see you're awake!" Said Mina with a grin.
"Your mother said you were doing better." Said Amy.
"I dunno. You still look pale." Said Raye, feeling Serena's forehead.
"Hey Bunny, I baked you a cake! Your mom put it in your fridge." Lita put in with a cheerful smile.
"Serena, there's something else besides you being sick, isn't there?" Asked Mina when Serena kept silent.
There was no answer. Serena looked uncomfortable. She slowly sat up in bed.
"She's mad because Darien chose me over her." Came a voice from the doorway.
Every turned in time to see Rini prancing in with a grin. Lita narrowed her eyebrows.
"Can't you see she's not feeling well?" She asked.
Rini pretended to look closely.
"No, can't say that I can. She's probably faking it just to get attention." Rini said.
Serena's face hardened.
"And it always works too, doesn't it Bunny?" Rini was asking, her annoying grin making her look evil.
"Leave me alone!" Serena shouted, a fresh layer of tears surfacing.
Serena's mother came in.
"Rini dear, I think Serena would like to be alone with her friends." She said, leading Rini away.
Rini had a scowl on her face as she shut the door behind her.
"Is it true Serena? I mean, the Darien thing?" Asked Raye quietly.
Serena looked down and nodded slowly.
"Oh Serena." Mina said sympathetically, laying a hand on Serena's shoulder.
Serena started to cry. She layed her head on Raye's shoulder and cried her heart out, her friends comforting her the whole time.
The last sob and sniffle finally came, and then Serena stopped crying. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her cheeks were flushed beyond the normal color.
"It's ok Serena, everything will be alright." Mina said quietly.
Raye nodded. Lita looked about ready to kill Darien, and Amy looked at Serena in sympathy.
"I wish there was a way we could send her back to the future and seal her away to stop her from ruining things." Lita said with a sweatdrop.
"Actually, there just may be." Amy said thoughtfully.
Serena looked up, her eyes fixed on Amy and her small computer, on which she was rapidly typing.
"We'll work on it over night Serena, and we'll see you at school tomorrow." Raye said with an encouraging smile.
"We'll stay by you the whole day. We won't let Darien hurt you again." Lita said.
Serena managed the first weak smile in 4 days. She nodded.
Her friends all said their goodbyes and left.
She settled down in her bed once again.
"Serena..." Her eyes flew open once again.
"Who's there?" She asked in a shaky voice.
"Serena..."
She looked around and saw no one.
She nervously pulled the covers over her head and tried desperately to get to sleep, but sleep wouldn't come.
The next day Serena rose fairly early, since she was already awake. She ate a small breakfast consisting of one pancake and then gathered her things and set off to school.
She sighed and walked slowly, enjoying the fact that she didn't have to run. After her friends had came and comforted her, she felt much better. She sighed, her eyes closed. She was really tired. She hadn't slept the whole night.
She suddenly tripped and felt herself falling. Then, she stopped. She opened one eye and peeked out. She gasped and struggled to stand up.
It was the tall man that got her notebook back. Justin.
(Meanwhile, Darien is watching from afar.....)