Author's Notes: Hello yet again.....I love writing new chappies. Um, one
note though....I changed the name of this chapter and it's set 5 years in
the future.....well, it actually *tells* you that in the story, so you
didn't need to know that, did you? =^.^= (funny thing about the little
piccie....my name is actually Kat, heh heh)
Title: Oops, I Klutz Out Again!
Author: Moo!!! (No, I'm not sane....er wait, I mean crazy maniacal laugh)
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 12: Reunion in the Rain
Serena strode briskly over to the car that she could call her own. Well, it wasn't actually *hers*, but almost everyone believed it to be. It had been five years since she started driving this car and five long years since she had let the one she loved go in hopes of him coming back to her. But, it was not to be. He had not come back and left her one keepsake, his car.
The blonde placed the keys in the ignition and revved the vehicle to life. She drove off down the road remembering the last time she saw him. She often thought of that moment when she was in his car.
~*Flashback*~
They could think of nothing to say to one another. Both were looking o the floor as the intercom sprang to life again. "Last call for Flight 592 to Paris France. I repeat, last call for Flight 592 to Paris France," the woman said and then hung up the receiver.
Serena felt the tears come to her eyes. She was going to miss him terribly, even if it was only for a week. She looked up at him just as he looked at her. They both knew that he had to go and they both felt the loneliness emanating from one another.
"Bye, Darien," Serena choked out, the tears running softly down her cheeks as she looked back to the floor. Life was so unfair.
"Bye, Serena," Darien replied, somberly. He placed his hand on her chin and pulled her face up to his as he leaned down a placed a gentle kiss upon her forehead. He handed her the keys and then he picked up his bag turning to walk onto the airplane. He walked out of her life forever that day.
"I love you," she whispered to herself, the tears still running in a trail down her face.
People wandered around her in the crowd, paying her no mind. She watched as his plane took off with him who would never return.
It was raining that day.......
~*End Flashback*~
......as it was raining today. Officially, that was the cause for Serena's hate for rain even if it did match her normal somber mood. Ever since Darien had left there just seemed to be no spark left for life. She had turned into a shell of her former self. She had turned into Darien and even acquired his cunning, clever attitude in which she noticed the obvious that most seemed to miss. She also acquired his calm, cool, and collected outward appearance. She always seemed this way and never let on to anything else. The people at her college couldn't believe how much she studied and lacked in the social department.
She had definitely taken over Darien's spot while he was away. All of her friends had noticed it. Lita and Mina always pointed out that she should be more cheerful. Amy always congratulated her on her school work and Raye never knew what to say to Serena. Raye had felt so bad for her that she had turned into a stone statuette whenever she was left alone with Serena. But, Serena knew that Raye was always there if she ever needed to talk.
Serena pulled into her parking spot at the college. She had been parking in the same spot for the 3 years that she had been at this college. She was studying to be a lawyer. It fit her attitude, didn't it?
The blonde shut the car off and sighed as she listened to the rain. It was pounding steadily and quite hard on the top of the car. She couldn't believe it. Today just had to be the fifth year anniversary of his leaving. That just made her day *so* much better. But, alas, she had class and was going to be late if she didn't get going. So, the beautiful blonde stepped out of the black BMW into the rain and ran off towards the college.
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Mina rolled her eyes at Amy. Mina had called her doctor friend over for a visit today. Amy needed time away from work and stress. It was no good for the baby.
Yes, Amy was pregnant. She had been the first of the three girls to get married. She happened to marry Greg which was quite obvious that it was going to happen. And soon, they would be having a baby. She was due any time now.
You'd think that Amy would know most of all that she needed time away from work so that she wouldn't get stressed. She was a *doctor* after all. Sure, she was a adult's care doctor, but hey! A doctor is a doctor.
Mina had married Andrew after Raye married Chad. Mina was practically a newly wed. She got married just about 6 months ago. Lita was going to be next. The only reason her and Ken hadn't gotten married was because they were both busy setting up their restaurant business to get married just right now.
Mina became the actress she so longed to be. She was actually more into doing small things such as plays and musicals instead of into movies. But, that might be because she was a month pregnant. Andrew, of course, didn't know yet along with everyone else. The news would be broken soon.
Raye had inherited the Cherry Hill Temple and now worked there around the clock with Chad, who definitely wasn't *ever* going to fulfill his dream to be a rock star. Raye took care of selling the charms while Chad took care of teaching the young children martial arts. They already had a beautiful brown haired daughter with violet eyes named Raine.
Lita was, of course, a chef fresh from college. She lived to cook. Ken was going to help her set up her business with his skills. They had gotten engaged just last month.
But, back to Mina and Amy's conversation. "So, Amy, what are we going to do with Serena?" Mina asked. That had been the question that had been going through all of Serena's friends' minds for the last few years. They were just getting around to having enough time to come up with an answer now.
"I don't know, Mina," Amy replied, seriously. She had tried picking up the magazine infront of Mina, but the blonde just hit the other girl's hand away.
"No more stress, Ames!" Mina answered, rolling her eyes at the girl's persistency. "And we have to think of something. She's turned into Darien."
"I noticed, but I guess she's just making up for him in his absence. I *know* she misses him no matter how many times she changes the subject every time I bring him up," Amy sighed, leaning on an elbow.
"Maybe we could get in touch with Darien?" Mina suggested, shooting out ideas.
"I guess I could try looking up Misty or Darien," Amy stated, thinking a moment. "Darien would've had to have set up an apartment or something and gotten a job to be gone this long. Wasn't he planning to become a doctor?"
"I believe that's what he said. Something about pediatrics and surgery," Mina replied with a shrug. "I don't really remember. It's been so long."
"You sure Andrew hasn't heard from him?" Amy questioned, trying to think about how she was going to find a contact for him.
"Not since he called up three years ago," Mina responded, thinking also. "He said he was in the middle of college and wasn't coming back until he was finished."
"Oh," was Amy could think to say.
"What to do?" Mina asked not really expecting to hear an answer.
"What to do?" Amy repeated, tapping her fingers idly on the circular table.
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Serena jogged through the rain. It had already soaked her black t- shirt and dark jean pants through. She had just received a phone call that Amy was having the baby. She *had* to get to the hospital. It didn't help that she had just walked down to the coffee shop in the rain and left her car at the college which was about 2 miles down the road. Since the hospital wasn't that far from where she was at, she decided that she would just take a little jog to it instead of running all the way back to the college to get her car.
But, unfortunately, the weather was still in its state of sending torrential downpours onto the Earth, so within a few minutes of running, the blonde was soak.
Serena's waist length blonde stuck to the back of her neck and her face whenever she had to stop because she almost ran into someone. Why did she have to *walk* somewhere on a day like this? And Amy just had to have the baby on today of all days. Well, at least that would make the day seem a little better.
The blonde ran directly into someone. Serena had to keep blinking because the rain kept flying into her eyes. It also didn't help that she was lost in thought. She didn't even see the person coming and she felt totally bad for it.
"I am *so* sorry. I'm in such a rush. My friend's having a baby and it's just-" Serena stopped abruptly as she looked up and saw who it was. She couldn't believe it.
It was *him*, completely dry and standing there under a black umbrella. He looked just as good as ever. His hair was still a dark ebony color and his midnight colored eyes looked a little more wiser than they had. But, not much had changed. He looked much older, but aside from that he was a sight for sore eyes.
Darien gawked at her as well. He had finally gotten back from Europe. He ended up having to go to a school in France. Misty's parents died in a car crash on their way to her grandmother's funeral. Misty was having such a tough time dealing with it and there was so much paperwork to deal with. It was never ending. Then, there was the poor girl's grief. Darien had to help her through it all. And as thanks she wanted him to get an education in one of the finest schools that she knew about, but it was in France. So, Darien had worked his way through college, taking as many classes as he could so he could get back to Japan. He had graduated in four years and still needed to get his hands on experience, but he could that here. That's why he came back.
He had just stepped out of the cab to start on his way to the bank before he walked up to the hospital. But, someone had bumped into him. He never expected it to be Serena.
"Serena?" Darien asked, still in shock. She looked so much older and so much more mature. But, five years could do that to a person.
"I have to go," Serena replied, walking around him and running up towards the hospital.
Darien turned to watch her run. 'Something's different about her. She doesn't seem to give off the same energy as before. But, why the hospital? Did she say something about a baby?' Darien pondered, as he watched her. He then made up his mind to follow her.
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The dripping wet blonde entered the hospital through the sliding door of the ER. She ran up to the desk immediately and leaned on it in persistence. The woman looked at the puddle she was making on the countertop and decided not to ignore her. "Can I help you?" the brunette asked.
"Yes," Serena answered, her face calm as she caught her breath. "My friend is having a baby. Amy Harmon is her name." (AN: Greg's last name means something like backwards harmony or something ....according to my dictionary anyway, so....Harmon is his English last name, kk?)
"You might want to go to the maternity ward and ask the woman there," the brunette replied as she went back to typing whatever she was typing before Serena had so *rudely* interrupted her.
"Where is the maternity ward?"
"It's through that door," the woman said pointing as he became irritated. "Turn to the right and follow the hall. There should a door down the on the left that says 'Maternity'."
Serena left and followed the woman's instructions. She eventually found the door and walked inside, still dripping wet. Inside she saw Mina, Raye, Raine, and Chad already sitting there. She walked over to them as Mina stood up.
"Oh, Serena it just happened so quickly," Mina replied, nearly frantic. Serena noted that the other blonde girl's hands were shaking. "We were talking and laughing and then her water broke and the she started to scream and the medics-"
"Breathe Mina, breathe," Serena stated. Mina took a deep inhale of breath as she wiped the tears from her light blue eyes. "Everything is going to be fine."
Mina dove at Serena as Serena wrapped the small girl in a hug. The emotional one had to be there when Amy had her baby didn't she? Normally Serena admired Mina for her normal emotional nature, but after times of high stress, Mina was a nervous reck.
Andrew decided to make his grand entrance at that moment, but he wasn't alone. He brought Darien.
Mina noticed immediately when Andrew entered and ran to hop into his awaiting arms. Serena looked nonchalant at the couple then to Darien before she calmly sat down and pulled a book out of the dripping wet back pack she had been wearing. She began reading as she awaited to hear news of Amy.
Raye finally glanced up from watching Raine play with the toys they had in the corner. She set her eyes on Darien after looking at Andrew and Mina for a few seconds. It took her a few minutes before she realized who it was. She jabbed Chad in the side and he looked up from the magazine he was glancing over.
Raye pulled Chad up to his feet as she began walking over to Darien. She wrapped the man in a hug and smiled as he returned. "Welcome back, Darien," she replied as she pulled away.
"It's good to be back," Darien stated, smiling slightly. Chad had walked over and gave Darien a quick hug and he returned it.
"What took you so long, man?" Chad greeted, a smile crossing his features.
Darien didn't get the chance to answer because Greg had run in and he was frantic. He was shaking so bad that it took both Andrew and Chad to hold him up. Both of them set Greg down in the nearest chair just long enough to see Serena walk out mumbling something about how crowded it was in here.
Mina went to go after her, but Darien set a hand on her shoulder. She turned back to him, her eyes questioning. "But-"
"I'll go talk to her," Darien responded and followed Serena outside.
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Serena had decided that that coffee was a good idea. She decided to go back to the coffee shop and the back to the college to get her car. She finished putting her back pack back on before she walked back out into the rain through the ER room. She didn't even notice Darien following her.
Serena ran across the street briskly and began her normal power walk down the hill from the hospital. She still had no umbrella and it was still raining quite hard. She knew she'd be sick later, but it was better than sitting in that room with all her friends. she didn't want to listen to the happy go lucky conversations anymore. She was tired of them. They were happy, but she wasn't. Darien coming back didn't help.
When she saw him, she realized that she still had feelings for him. And she hated herself for that. *Why* couldn't she just forget that man?
"Serena, stop!" she heard called from behind her. She didn't turn around and she didn't care who it was. She wasn't going back into that room. "Serena, please!"
Someone grabbed her wrist and twirled her around. To Serena's surprise and irritation, it was Darien. She didn't say anything to him, only looked at him questioningly. She schooled her face into calm lines. "What do you want?" she asked, nonchalant.
"Where could you possibly be going at a time like this?" Darien asked, sighing irritably. 'What happened to her? She turned into me,' Darien thought.
"I'm going back to the coffee shop to get the coffee I was originally going to get before I was called on my cell phone," Serena replied, pulling her wrist out of his grip. She began walking briskly down the road again. "Then, I'm going to get my car and drive back up here after a shower and a change of clothes."
"You cut your hair," Darien stated, his mouth agape as she continued walking away. He jogged up to her and started walking beside her.
"It had to have happened at some point," Serena answered, nonchalant.
"What's going *on* with you Serena?" Darien asked, stopping her and causing her to face him.
"Whatever do you mean, Shields?" Serena questioned, noting the wince when she said his surname instead of his first name.
"Well, you've changed. You're not yourself," Darien responded, searching her eyes for any sort of feeling to hold on to.
"People change," Serena stated. "You just weren't around to see me do it." And with that Serena tried to start off down the road again, but Darien stopped her and whirled her around to face him again. "What?!" Serena asked, the annoyance evident in her voice.
"Why won't you talk to me?" Darien questioned, setting his hands on her shoulders.
"You can't seriously expect me to come running back to after you left me waiting for five years can you?" Serena responded.
Darien watched her for a second. He watched as the rain dripped off her bangs and off her eyelashes. He watched as she stared at him, annoyance projected in her crystal blue orbs. He glanced at her soaked petite body. Her clothes dripped with the moisture. He realized one thing that hadn't changed about her as he stared. She was still beautiful.
"I guess that's the answer I was looking for," Serena stated, turning and walking away from him again. At least this time, it was her choice and not his. At least this time, *she* was walking away from him and it wasn't him walking away from her. At least this time, he would have to go after her if he wanted her. She wasn't chasing him anymore. This time, he would chase her.
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That was Chapter 12......I'm sorry it took me forever to update, but my mum canceled out Internet source and we got a new one. The new one decided to laugh in my face and NOT work....so, I had to wait until that was fixed, so that's why it was so long. Sorry....sorry, sorry, GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- OMEN!!! Sorry!! I'm soooo sorry!! Anywho, Chapter 13 should be out soon, hopefully, if there isn't any hitches.
Will Darien go after Serena, or will he give in? Will Darien be able to remind Serena why he fell in love with her in the first place? Stay tuned for Chapter 13: Three Words!!!
~KaBunny
Title: Oops, I Klutz Out Again!
Author: Moo!!! (No, I'm not sane....er wait, I mean crazy maniacal laugh)
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 12: Reunion in the Rain
Serena strode briskly over to the car that she could call her own. Well, it wasn't actually *hers*, but almost everyone believed it to be. It had been five years since she started driving this car and five long years since she had let the one she loved go in hopes of him coming back to her. But, it was not to be. He had not come back and left her one keepsake, his car.
The blonde placed the keys in the ignition and revved the vehicle to life. She drove off down the road remembering the last time she saw him. She often thought of that moment when she was in his car.
~*Flashback*~
They could think of nothing to say to one another. Both were looking o the floor as the intercom sprang to life again. "Last call for Flight 592 to Paris France. I repeat, last call for Flight 592 to Paris France," the woman said and then hung up the receiver.
Serena felt the tears come to her eyes. She was going to miss him terribly, even if it was only for a week. She looked up at him just as he looked at her. They both knew that he had to go and they both felt the loneliness emanating from one another.
"Bye, Darien," Serena choked out, the tears running softly down her cheeks as she looked back to the floor. Life was so unfair.
"Bye, Serena," Darien replied, somberly. He placed his hand on her chin and pulled her face up to his as he leaned down a placed a gentle kiss upon her forehead. He handed her the keys and then he picked up his bag turning to walk onto the airplane. He walked out of her life forever that day.
"I love you," she whispered to herself, the tears still running in a trail down her face.
People wandered around her in the crowd, paying her no mind. She watched as his plane took off with him who would never return.
It was raining that day.......
~*End Flashback*~
......as it was raining today. Officially, that was the cause for Serena's hate for rain even if it did match her normal somber mood. Ever since Darien had left there just seemed to be no spark left for life. She had turned into a shell of her former self. She had turned into Darien and even acquired his cunning, clever attitude in which she noticed the obvious that most seemed to miss. She also acquired his calm, cool, and collected outward appearance. She always seemed this way and never let on to anything else. The people at her college couldn't believe how much she studied and lacked in the social department.
She had definitely taken over Darien's spot while he was away. All of her friends had noticed it. Lita and Mina always pointed out that she should be more cheerful. Amy always congratulated her on her school work and Raye never knew what to say to Serena. Raye had felt so bad for her that she had turned into a stone statuette whenever she was left alone with Serena. But, Serena knew that Raye was always there if she ever needed to talk.
Serena pulled into her parking spot at the college. She had been parking in the same spot for the 3 years that she had been at this college. She was studying to be a lawyer. It fit her attitude, didn't it?
The blonde shut the car off and sighed as she listened to the rain. It was pounding steadily and quite hard on the top of the car. She couldn't believe it. Today just had to be the fifth year anniversary of his leaving. That just made her day *so* much better. But, alas, she had class and was going to be late if she didn't get going. So, the beautiful blonde stepped out of the black BMW into the rain and ran off towards the college.
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Mina rolled her eyes at Amy. Mina had called her doctor friend over for a visit today. Amy needed time away from work and stress. It was no good for the baby.
Yes, Amy was pregnant. She had been the first of the three girls to get married. She happened to marry Greg which was quite obvious that it was going to happen. And soon, they would be having a baby. She was due any time now.
You'd think that Amy would know most of all that she needed time away from work so that she wouldn't get stressed. She was a *doctor* after all. Sure, she was a adult's care doctor, but hey! A doctor is a doctor.
Mina had married Andrew after Raye married Chad. Mina was practically a newly wed. She got married just about 6 months ago. Lita was going to be next. The only reason her and Ken hadn't gotten married was because they were both busy setting up their restaurant business to get married just right now.
Mina became the actress she so longed to be. She was actually more into doing small things such as plays and musicals instead of into movies. But, that might be because she was a month pregnant. Andrew, of course, didn't know yet along with everyone else. The news would be broken soon.
Raye had inherited the Cherry Hill Temple and now worked there around the clock with Chad, who definitely wasn't *ever* going to fulfill his dream to be a rock star. Raye took care of selling the charms while Chad took care of teaching the young children martial arts. They already had a beautiful brown haired daughter with violet eyes named Raine.
Lita was, of course, a chef fresh from college. She lived to cook. Ken was going to help her set up her business with his skills. They had gotten engaged just last month.
But, back to Mina and Amy's conversation. "So, Amy, what are we going to do with Serena?" Mina asked. That had been the question that had been going through all of Serena's friends' minds for the last few years. They were just getting around to having enough time to come up with an answer now.
"I don't know, Mina," Amy replied, seriously. She had tried picking up the magazine infront of Mina, but the blonde just hit the other girl's hand away.
"No more stress, Ames!" Mina answered, rolling her eyes at the girl's persistency. "And we have to think of something. She's turned into Darien."
"I noticed, but I guess she's just making up for him in his absence. I *know* she misses him no matter how many times she changes the subject every time I bring him up," Amy sighed, leaning on an elbow.
"Maybe we could get in touch with Darien?" Mina suggested, shooting out ideas.
"I guess I could try looking up Misty or Darien," Amy stated, thinking a moment. "Darien would've had to have set up an apartment or something and gotten a job to be gone this long. Wasn't he planning to become a doctor?"
"I believe that's what he said. Something about pediatrics and surgery," Mina replied with a shrug. "I don't really remember. It's been so long."
"You sure Andrew hasn't heard from him?" Amy questioned, trying to think about how she was going to find a contact for him.
"Not since he called up three years ago," Mina responded, thinking also. "He said he was in the middle of college and wasn't coming back until he was finished."
"Oh," was Amy could think to say.
"What to do?" Mina asked not really expecting to hear an answer.
"What to do?" Amy repeated, tapping her fingers idly on the circular table.
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Serena jogged through the rain. It had already soaked her black t- shirt and dark jean pants through. She had just received a phone call that Amy was having the baby. She *had* to get to the hospital. It didn't help that she had just walked down to the coffee shop in the rain and left her car at the college which was about 2 miles down the road. Since the hospital wasn't that far from where she was at, she decided that she would just take a little jog to it instead of running all the way back to the college to get her car.
But, unfortunately, the weather was still in its state of sending torrential downpours onto the Earth, so within a few minutes of running, the blonde was soak.
Serena's waist length blonde stuck to the back of her neck and her face whenever she had to stop because she almost ran into someone. Why did she have to *walk* somewhere on a day like this? And Amy just had to have the baby on today of all days. Well, at least that would make the day seem a little better.
The blonde ran directly into someone. Serena had to keep blinking because the rain kept flying into her eyes. It also didn't help that she was lost in thought. She didn't even see the person coming and she felt totally bad for it.
"I am *so* sorry. I'm in such a rush. My friend's having a baby and it's just-" Serena stopped abruptly as she looked up and saw who it was. She couldn't believe it.
It was *him*, completely dry and standing there under a black umbrella. He looked just as good as ever. His hair was still a dark ebony color and his midnight colored eyes looked a little more wiser than they had. But, not much had changed. He looked much older, but aside from that he was a sight for sore eyes.
Darien gawked at her as well. He had finally gotten back from Europe. He ended up having to go to a school in France. Misty's parents died in a car crash on their way to her grandmother's funeral. Misty was having such a tough time dealing with it and there was so much paperwork to deal with. It was never ending. Then, there was the poor girl's grief. Darien had to help her through it all. And as thanks she wanted him to get an education in one of the finest schools that she knew about, but it was in France. So, Darien had worked his way through college, taking as many classes as he could so he could get back to Japan. He had graduated in four years and still needed to get his hands on experience, but he could that here. That's why he came back.
He had just stepped out of the cab to start on his way to the bank before he walked up to the hospital. But, someone had bumped into him. He never expected it to be Serena.
"Serena?" Darien asked, still in shock. She looked so much older and so much more mature. But, five years could do that to a person.
"I have to go," Serena replied, walking around him and running up towards the hospital.
Darien turned to watch her run. 'Something's different about her. She doesn't seem to give off the same energy as before. But, why the hospital? Did she say something about a baby?' Darien pondered, as he watched her. He then made up his mind to follow her.
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The dripping wet blonde entered the hospital through the sliding door of the ER. She ran up to the desk immediately and leaned on it in persistence. The woman looked at the puddle she was making on the countertop and decided not to ignore her. "Can I help you?" the brunette asked.
"Yes," Serena answered, her face calm as she caught her breath. "My friend is having a baby. Amy Harmon is her name." (AN: Greg's last name means something like backwards harmony or something ....according to my dictionary anyway, so....Harmon is his English last name, kk?)
"You might want to go to the maternity ward and ask the woman there," the brunette replied as she went back to typing whatever she was typing before Serena had so *rudely* interrupted her.
"Where is the maternity ward?"
"It's through that door," the woman said pointing as he became irritated. "Turn to the right and follow the hall. There should a door down the on the left that says 'Maternity'."
Serena left and followed the woman's instructions. She eventually found the door and walked inside, still dripping wet. Inside she saw Mina, Raye, Raine, and Chad already sitting there. She walked over to them as Mina stood up.
"Oh, Serena it just happened so quickly," Mina replied, nearly frantic. Serena noted that the other blonde girl's hands were shaking. "We were talking and laughing and then her water broke and the she started to scream and the medics-"
"Breathe Mina, breathe," Serena stated. Mina took a deep inhale of breath as she wiped the tears from her light blue eyes. "Everything is going to be fine."
Mina dove at Serena as Serena wrapped the small girl in a hug. The emotional one had to be there when Amy had her baby didn't she? Normally Serena admired Mina for her normal emotional nature, but after times of high stress, Mina was a nervous reck.
Andrew decided to make his grand entrance at that moment, but he wasn't alone. He brought Darien.
Mina noticed immediately when Andrew entered and ran to hop into his awaiting arms. Serena looked nonchalant at the couple then to Darien before she calmly sat down and pulled a book out of the dripping wet back pack she had been wearing. She began reading as she awaited to hear news of Amy.
Raye finally glanced up from watching Raine play with the toys they had in the corner. She set her eyes on Darien after looking at Andrew and Mina for a few seconds. It took her a few minutes before she realized who it was. She jabbed Chad in the side and he looked up from the magazine he was glancing over.
Raye pulled Chad up to his feet as she began walking over to Darien. She wrapped the man in a hug and smiled as he returned. "Welcome back, Darien," she replied as she pulled away.
"It's good to be back," Darien stated, smiling slightly. Chad had walked over and gave Darien a quick hug and he returned it.
"What took you so long, man?" Chad greeted, a smile crossing his features.
Darien didn't get the chance to answer because Greg had run in and he was frantic. He was shaking so bad that it took both Andrew and Chad to hold him up. Both of them set Greg down in the nearest chair just long enough to see Serena walk out mumbling something about how crowded it was in here.
Mina went to go after her, but Darien set a hand on her shoulder. She turned back to him, her eyes questioning. "But-"
"I'll go talk to her," Darien responded and followed Serena outside.
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Serena had decided that that coffee was a good idea. She decided to go back to the coffee shop and the back to the college to get her car. She finished putting her back pack back on before she walked back out into the rain through the ER room. She didn't even notice Darien following her.
Serena ran across the street briskly and began her normal power walk down the hill from the hospital. She still had no umbrella and it was still raining quite hard. She knew she'd be sick later, but it was better than sitting in that room with all her friends. she didn't want to listen to the happy go lucky conversations anymore. She was tired of them. They were happy, but she wasn't. Darien coming back didn't help.
When she saw him, she realized that she still had feelings for him. And she hated herself for that. *Why* couldn't she just forget that man?
"Serena, stop!" she heard called from behind her. She didn't turn around and she didn't care who it was. She wasn't going back into that room. "Serena, please!"
Someone grabbed her wrist and twirled her around. To Serena's surprise and irritation, it was Darien. She didn't say anything to him, only looked at him questioningly. She schooled her face into calm lines. "What do you want?" she asked, nonchalant.
"Where could you possibly be going at a time like this?" Darien asked, sighing irritably. 'What happened to her? She turned into me,' Darien thought.
"I'm going back to the coffee shop to get the coffee I was originally going to get before I was called on my cell phone," Serena replied, pulling her wrist out of his grip. She began walking briskly down the road again. "Then, I'm going to get my car and drive back up here after a shower and a change of clothes."
"You cut your hair," Darien stated, his mouth agape as she continued walking away. He jogged up to her and started walking beside her.
"It had to have happened at some point," Serena answered, nonchalant.
"What's going *on* with you Serena?" Darien asked, stopping her and causing her to face him.
"Whatever do you mean, Shields?" Serena questioned, noting the wince when she said his surname instead of his first name.
"Well, you've changed. You're not yourself," Darien responded, searching her eyes for any sort of feeling to hold on to.
"People change," Serena stated. "You just weren't around to see me do it." And with that Serena tried to start off down the road again, but Darien stopped her and whirled her around to face him again. "What?!" Serena asked, the annoyance evident in her voice.
"Why won't you talk to me?" Darien questioned, setting his hands on her shoulders.
"You can't seriously expect me to come running back to after you left me waiting for five years can you?" Serena responded.
Darien watched her for a second. He watched as the rain dripped off her bangs and off her eyelashes. He watched as she stared at him, annoyance projected in her crystal blue orbs. He glanced at her soaked petite body. Her clothes dripped with the moisture. He realized one thing that hadn't changed about her as he stared. She was still beautiful.
"I guess that's the answer I was looking for," Serena stated, turning and walking away from him again. At least this time, it was her choice and not his. At least this time, *she* was walking away from him and it wasn't him walking away from her. At least this time, he would have to go after her if he wanted her. She wasn't chasing him anymore. This time, he would chase her.
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That was Chapter 12......I'm sorry it took me forever to update, but my mum canceled out Internet source and we got a new one. The new one decided to laugh in my face and NOT work....so, I had to wait until that was fixed, so that's why it was so long. Sorry....sorry, sorry, GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- OMEN!!! Sorry!! I'm soooo sorry!! Anywho, Chapter 13 should be out soon, hopefully, if there isn't any hitches.
Will Darien go after Serena, or will he give in? Will Darien be able to remind Serena why he fell in love with her in the first place? Stay tuned for Chapter 13: Three Words!!!
~KaBunny