Disclaimer: I don't own sailormoon.

********************************************************** Around seven that evening, Darien asked Serena if she'd like to go for a walk. She said ok and about twenty minutes later they were sitting on the same bench they had the night before.

"It's so beautiful, the lake I mean, isn't it Serena?"

He looked at her. She was staring straight ahead and she nodded yes. They sat there till about nine o'clock and then they got up to walk back to his place. (A/N: her mother knows shes with a "friend" if you were wondering) Then she saw him, her ex, walking towards them with a nasty look on his face. She was in shock of what he said next.

"You leave my girl alone. Come on Serena, he's no good for you."

She stood there in total shock for what seemed like forever. "No."

"What?" He was infuriated. He walked over to her, grabbed her hand and began to drag her.

Darien then interrupted, "Hey creep. Don't you see she doesn't want to go with you get your hands off her."

He didn't listen. Serena screamed, "Help me, Darien!!!" He turned around and slapped her. Darien had had enough. He ran over to them grabbed Serena's wrist and pulled her behind him to protect her. He turned around and went to grab Serena. Darien punched him in the face and then kneed him in the stomach. He got up and ran away.

Darien turned around to help Serena and noticed she was slumped on the floor near his feet. He helped her sit up and noticed her face already had a huge black and blue. "Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"

She replied no louder than a pin drop, "Just hold me." He leaned down and picked her up off the floor. He carried her back to the bench where she sat on his lap, surrounded by his warm, caring arms, she cried herself to sleep.

The Next Day

Darien had brought her to work, afraid she might run off again. At least he could watch her. She sat at the counter and didn't say much all day. She had said hi to Andrew that morning and replied when people asked her questions, but she didn't talk like she usually did. She just sat there still and silent.

The girls (Rei, Ami, Lita, and Mina just in case I needed to remind people) had walked in and saw Serena with her head down on the counter.

Rei began to tease her, "So where were you Serena?"

"With Darien."

"For three days?" said an interested Lita.

"Yep."

"Serena are you ok?" said a concerned Ami.

"Yep."

"Can't you even look at us?" asked Mina a little pissed that Serena seemed not to care that they were there.

Serena looked up and everyone gasped at the huge black and blue that covered the entire left side of her face. They didn't say anything. Everyone looked up and saw what they were gasping at. They looked down trying to pretend they didn't notice. Lita turned around and asked Darien to step out side. He got a five minute break and followed them outside. They pulled Serena along with them.

When they got outside they made sure the door was closed. Lita then began to yell like a crazy person at Darien thinking that he was the one who hit her. Lita slapped him and Serena ran over to Darien to protect him. "What are you doing, are you crazy?" Then turning her attention to Darien, "Are you ok?". She was holding his face trying to look into his eyes, he looked at her and answered, "Of course," and smiled.

"But Serena," started Ami. "Then who gave you that."

"Who do you think?"

Mina then said, "Oh Serena we're sorry, we didn't know."

"That's ok."

"So Serena," asked Lita slyly trying to lighten up the mood, "Are you and Darien an item now?"

A little shocked, surprised, and curious, Serena turned around and looked at Darien. "I don't know are we?"

He replied, a little surprised, "I would like to be."

"Then I guess we are," Serena laughed for the first time in four days she laughed a laugh of pure joy. ******************************************************* The End, or should I write more to this one? See now I don't know. I think this one sounds complete, but if you liked this story, I could write another one like it. What do you think? R&R!!! Please, thanxz.