Title: Blind Intentions
Chapter: 7
By: Moondreams
Rating: G
Notes:

Ami moaned as she tossed fitfully around in her bed but in doing so loosing
a few covers. She moaned again as she struggled to get the covers back on the
bed. Never in her life had she ever been so sick. She had prided herself for never
missing school or work until a stupid flu virus hit her hard blackening her perfect
record. She made a mental note to take a flu shot early next year in case another
virus would sneak up like this one had.
"Hey Ames, how ya feeling?" came a cheerful voice. Too cheerful in Ami's
opinion. Ami opened one eye slowly to see a smiling blonde in a pink fuzzy sweater.
"Horrible," Ami moaned.
"I figured you felt the way you sounded. I brought you a present," giggled
Serena with her sunny smile shinning brightly.
"How wonderful, it wouldn't be a lunatic blonde who thinks she's a nurse
would it?" Ami inquired with a small smile.
"Nah, Mina's busy but I can bring her next time I visit," suggested Serena
with a wickedly little tone in her voice.
"Please no!" protested Ami as she covered her face with her pillow. From
under her pillow she heard a male voice.
"Lady Ami I come bearing gifts for your pleasure during this dark time of
your illness." Ami lifted up a corner of the pillow to see a pair of striking blue
eyes at her level.
"Darien!" she screeched as she sat up quickly. She winced and lay back
down slowly with a groan. Darien held out a beautiful blue glazed pot filled
with miniature yellow roses.
"Oh Serena, one of your pottery pieces...blue my favorite," she mumbled
as she took the gift with a small smile. To Darien Ami looked like she was
going to break down in tears. Ami looked up at Serena who was smiling down at her.
"Uh Serena? Why in the world did you get me these roses? They're so beautiful
but you know I have the bad habit of killing plants! Look around this place do you
ever wonder why I keep fake plants? Because I kill plants!" lamented Ami as her
gaze swept around the room. It settled on the fake blue violets plant and she let out
a long sigh.
"Nonsense! All you've ever killed were a few point seteas that Setsuna gives
everyone for Christmas. Besides everyone does that," said Serena simply. It was
true everyone she knew killed the blasted Christmas plants. It was a joke every
year to see whose kicked the bucket first and last. Serena was usually in the middle
and Lita was usually last. Ami and Birdie were always neck and neck for first.
"I've never killed any point...Ouch!" Darien hollered as rubbed his side where
Serena had elbowed him. 'Baby,' Serena mouthed with a smirk. Ami felt horrid but
she didn't miss the look Darien gave the sunny blonde. A small smiled curled up
the corners of his lips as he stared lovingly at Serena who was leaning against his
chest looking very happy. They both were absolutely glowing and looked very
much in....
"Excuse me!" Ami shouted hoarsely interrupting her own thoughts and the
thoughts of her visitors. Darien raised an eyebrow in question to what was so
important to bring him back to Earth while Serena waited for her to continue
with a smirk on her face.
"Who are you people and what did you do with the two I know? Why
aren't' you trying to kill each other? Did I miss something?" Ami demanded.
Darien had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing at Ami's questions and
expression she wore at the moment.
"Yeah I guess you did," giggled Serena hearing the shock in Ami's voice.
Darien slipped his arm around Serena's voice.
"I guess that's what you get for skipping work," he teased and watched
the usually serene Ami cross her arms and glare at him.
"Oh crap, I forgot the muffins, give me the keys," commanded Serena
as she held out her hand. "Try to resist taking her out for a spin, Meatball
Head," chuckled Darien as fished his keys out of his jeans pocket. Serena
wrinkled up her nose making her look irresistibly cute.
"I'll try can't make any promises," she teased back.
"It's the one with the triangle type head. You do know which car is
mine don't you?" Darien asked.
"Considering it's the only other car then Ami's in the drive way I think
I can handle it. Worse comes to worse I can always feel to see who parked
the most crookedly," she teased.
"Ouch," Darien groaned and clutched his hand to his heart as if a fatal
bullet had just hit him.
"I don't need to see to know when you're acting dumb," said Serena as
she walked out of the bed room door swinging her red tipped cane. The two
watched her leave in silence. The only noise in the room was the closing door.
When Darien was sure with out a shadow of a doubt that Serena was out of
earshot he asked,
" Did you know Serena before she lost her sight?" asked Darien. Ami
bit her lip.
"You've been to her apartment I assume," stated Ami. The dark haired
young man nodded.
"The paintings are rather breath taking," Ami mumbled as looked down at
her quilt bright blue and white shapes.
"Did you know her or not?" asked Darien firmly with a hint of impatience.
Ami bit her lip before giving an almost inaudible 'yes'.
"So what happened?" he asked her more gently then before as he took a
seat beside her bed. "Well I am not sure Serena wishes me to tell but..." Ami
caught a glance at the piecing blue eyes that silently pled with her to tell him,
"I think it'll be alright as long as she doesn't know," Ami continued.
"Go on then," said Darien as he leaned back into the over stuffed chair
making himself a bit more comfortable.
"Serena was very popular in high school. She had a way of charming
everyone. She came form a rich family and was a bit spoiled but still very
lovable. Anyway she fell in love with the captain of the football team. Everyone
said that they made a perfect couple and that was mostly true. There were
rumors that the two were secretly engaged and were going to get married after
graduation. It was the night of the senior prom; both of them got crowned king
and queen which was no surprise. I am not sure what happened after that. You
see my date and I didn't stay very long but went to see a lecture...but of course
you don't want to hear about me. The next morning I went to work which is at the
hospital to help my mom who's a nurse there. She was the last person I would
ever expect in the hospital but there she was in a comma totally helpless. Apparently
her date was an idiot and had gotten drunk then got into a car crash. He got out with
out a scratch but she stayed in the comma for days. I watched her father and friends
come to sit with her hoping and praying. 3 days later she woke up from the comma
with a broken arm and blindness because of a blow to the head from the crash. She
cried so much, screaming for some one to turn on the lights. The more she stayed the
less her friends came to see her and I never saw her father but once when he found
out she was blind. But there was also something else apparently before the crash Serena
had been forcefully assaulted by her boyfriend who had been drunk. So she was pretty
torn up and without any support. She was later taken in by her sister when her father
found out what had happened between her boyfriend and herself blaming her for the
immorality of the crime as if it had been her fault," finished Ami. "But why in the
world would she have stayed in the car with that guy if he had done that to her,"
Darien asked Ami, furious at what had happened to the precious girl he had come
to cherish.
"She had no choice really, it was all she could do to retain full consciousness.
Sometimes football players don't know their own strength I guess," came a voice
behind them. Darien spun around to see Serena before him very pale. Ami cleared
her throat.
"So Sere what other gossip have I missed?" the blue haired girl asked. Serena
gave her friend a weak smile.
"Prisma is going ballistic filling in for you, Ames. Everything else is just same
old same old," said the blonde with a shrug. Even if she was trying to appear
normal there was a slight strain to her voice. Ami sighed. She she'd never have
told him.
"Except for you two right?" asked Ami trying to break the thick tenseness
that hung over the room like a wet blanket.
"Well actually you are the first to know, sort of," Serena pointed out.
"That won't last long," Darien whispered in her ear making her shiver with
delight at his closeness. It mystified her how she could hardly ever stay mad at
him for long.
"Oh I almost forgot! Remember that photographer who quit 2 weeks ago
after one of Beryl's tirades?" asked Serena. Ami nodded.
"Well Setsuna finally found a replacement. His name is James and Birdie
thinks he's gorgeous bit I don't know yet because I haven't met him," explained
Serena. Ami giggled.
"Serena you are so weird!" she laughed. Serena smiled and gave a dramatic
bow.
"I try I try." Her scene sent even Darien into a laughing fit. He looked up and
took a deep breath. Poor Ami she looked exhausted.
"I think we better go now, Sere," he suggested quietly to his girlfriend.
Serena nodded and gave Ami a cheery good bye. "Good bye Lady Ami," said
Darien with a gallant bow making the sick girl smile. They walked out to the
car in silence.
"Are you mad at me, Meatball Head?" asked Darien as he held the car
door open for her. She sat down in the seat but didn't answer. Darien got in
the driver's seat and stared at the blonde beside him. If he didn't know any
better he'd' think she was simply looking out of the window.
"I am not mad really...just annoyed," she stated quietly.
"I wasn't sure you would've wanted me to ask," said Darien as he ran his
fingers through his raven black hair. "I didn't really but all you had to do was ask
and I'd have told you everything," she said softly still 'looking' out the window.
Darien started the car but didn't miss her brush away a tear with the back of
her hand.
"I am sorry, Sere," he apologized quietly and wrapped his arms around her.
She leaned against him and sighed feeling very safe from the world that had
knocked her down so many times.
"I know muffin," she told him feeling him run his fingers through her hair.
His hand stopped.
"Muffin?" he asked with puzzlement.

To be continued...