Title: Running Away
Author: grafitti_dust [grafittidust@msn.com]
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*Chapter One*
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-Past-
Since before she was born, Andrew and Darien had been the best of friends. It
didn't help any that their mothers has been best friends since grade school. When Serena
was younger the older boys would constantly tease her. Her brother Andrew was four years
older than her and Darien was three years. As time went on and all three grew older, their
opinions of each other changed. Serena realized how good it was having an older brother, as
well as a pretend brother to protect her. Especially when she was in her first year of
high school.
Having skipped a grade when she was younger, Serena was a 9th grader at the age of
13. Although you wouldn't be able to tell by her looks - always seeming a few years older.
During that year many of the senior guys would try to hit on her, but the most persistant
one was a guy named Jeff Gray. He tormented her daily, sending sexual innuendos in her
direction, but it didn't stop there. He would also touch her in sexual ways whenever
he got the changed, but he made sure to threaten her that if she ever told - she'd pay.
The worst came one day after track tryouts. Serena had just gotten changed and
was walking out of the locker room to get to Andrew's car when Jeff approaced her.
Slamming her up against the door he roughly started to grab her breasts. When she screamed
for help he slapped her across the face and slammed his mouth against hers. Moving up
underneath her shirt, he pulled her bra away and grabbed at her. When he decided he wanted
more, he slid his hand up under her skirt.
When Serena thought there'd be no one to save her, he showed up. Pulling Jeff off
of her, Darien proceeded to beat the crap out of him. Yelling strings of curses at Jeff, he
made sure that Jeff had a black eye, as well as a broken nose before Andrew came with
school security. When Darien was finally pulled away from Jeff's body, he rushed over to
comfort Serena. She was crying wildly and had sunk to the floos by that time, so he gently
picked her up off the ground. Holding her in his arms as she continued her crying into
his chest.
"Shh Sere...it'd gonna be ok," he told her as he rubbed her back gently, while
walking to Andrew's car. "No one will ever hurt you again...I'll always be there to protect
you. I promise." He continued to give comforting words the entire way home, up the stairs
to her bedroom, and as he laid her down in bed - staying there until she was fast asleep.
He had kept his promise to her for the rest of the time they went to school
together. Even when they hadn't been at school, if she ever had problems he was always
there. They spent almost every minute together over the next two years, that people swore
they were a couple. Sometimes they'd spend the night at each other's houses, neither of
their parents cared or thought anything wrong with it. It had become a part of their
normal points to their friendship.
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Then, the bad news came for her. Darien had been accepted to travel and study
abroad in Europe. He was going to be in Paris, France for his first year of college, and
then he'd decided to travel all over Europe for the summer. He was going to leave right
before Serena started her junior year in highschool. After heading the news they made sure
to spend the entire summer together. Slowly each of them began to realize their feelings
were more than just friendship. However, both were afraid to admit it to the other, for
fear of rejection.
"Well Dare...I guess this is goodbye," Serena had gone with Darien and his parents
to send him off.
"Sere..." Darien pulled her into a strong hug, "It's not forever, this isn't
goodbye..." He lifted her chin up so that he could look into her eyes. "I'll be back...
Sere...I..." he stopped and sighed.
"You...what?" she questioned.
"Nothing...I'm just going to miss you," he wiped away the tears falling from her eyes.
'I love you,' he thought to himself.
"Flight 87 from Los Angeles to New York, connecting to Paris, is now in it's final
boarding. All passengers please enter gate A21 at this time. I repeat, flight 87..."
"That'd you son, you have to go," Darien's father James Shields told his son. "You
two will see each other again, I promise it'll go by fast."
Darien let go of Serena to hug and kiss hi parents goodbye. Then he held Serena in
his arms one last time, "Serena, I'll be back...wait for me," and with a soft kiss to her lips,
he turned and walked into the terminal - leaving a shocked Serena behind.
Serena and his family watched the plane take off, 'I love you Darien. I'll wait
forever for you.'
As the plane took off, Darien's last conscious thought was, 'I love you always, my
beautiful Serena.' Then he drifted off to sleep for the remainder of the flight to New
York, and then continued it for most of the 13 hour flight to Paris, France. The city of
love, but also the city he would come to regret.
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Notes: That's it for Chapter One. Not the greatest, but it seemed like it when I was in
the middle of writting it. I guess things always seem better at 3am then they do when
you're fully awake. *shrugs* Oh well...Chapter 2 & 3 are being typed as soon as this is
uploaded.
Author: grafitti_dust [grafittidust@msn.com]
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*Chapter One*
-----------
-Past-
Since before she was born, Andrew and Darien had been the best of friends. It
didn't help any that their mothers has been best friends since grade school. When Serena
was younger the older boys would constantly tease her. Her brother Andrew was four years
older than her and Darien was three years. As time went on and all three grew older, their
opinions of each other changed. Serena realized how good it was having an older brother, as
well as a pretend brother to protect her. Especially when she was in her first year of
high school.
Having skipped a grade when she was younger, Serena was a 9th grader at the age of
13. Although you wouldn't be able to tell by her looks - always seeming a few years older.
During that year many of the senior guys would try to hit on her, but the most persistant
one was a guy named Jeff Gray. He tormented her daily, sending sexual innuendos in her
direction, but it didn't stop there. He would also touch her in sexual ways whenever
he got the changed, but he made sure to threaten her that if she ever told - she'd pay.
The worst came one day after track tryouts. Serena had just gotten changed and
was walking out of the locker room to get to Andrew's car when Jeff approaced her.
Slamming her up against the door he roughly started to grab her breasts. When she screamed
for help he slapped her across the face and slammed his mouth against hers. Moving up
underneath her shirt, he pulled her bra away and grabbed at her. When he decided he wanted
more, he slid his hand up under her skirt.
When Serena thought there'd be no one to save her, he showed up. Pulling Jeff off
of her, Darien proceeded to beat the crap out of him. Yelling strings of curses at Jeff, he
made sure that Jeff had a black eye, as well as a broken nose before Andrew came with
school security. When Darien was finally pulled away from Jeff's body, he rushed over to
comfort Serena. She was crying wildly and had sunk to the floos by that time, so he gently
picked her up off the ground. Holding her in his arms as she continued her crying into
his chest.
"Shh Sere...it'd gonna be ok," he told her as he rubbed her back gently, while
walking to Andrew's car. "No one will ever hurt you again...I'll always be there to protect
you. I promise." He continued to give comforting words the entire way home, up the stairs
to her bedroom, and as he laid her down in bed - staying there until she was fast asleep.
He had kept his promise to her for the rest of the time they went to school
together. Even when they hadn't been at school, if she ever had problems he was always
there. They spent almost every minute together over the next two years, that people swore
they were a couple. Sometimes they'd spend the night at each other's houses, neither of
their parents cared or thought anything wrong with it. It had become a part of their
normal points to their friendship.
---------------------------------------
Then, the bad news came for her. Darien had been accepted to travel and study
abroad in Europe. He was going to be in Paris, France for his first year of college, and
then he'd decided to travel all over Europe for the summer. He was going to leave right
before Serena started her junior year in highschool. After heading the news they made sure
to spend the entire summer together. Slowly each of them began to realize their feelings
were more than just friendship. However, both were afraid to admit it to the other, for
fear of rejection.
"Well Dare...I guess this is goodbye," Serena had gone with Darien and his parents
to send him off.
"Sere..." Darien pulled her into a strong hug, "It's not forever, this isn't
goodbye..." He lifted her chin up so that he could look into her eyes. "I'll be back...
Sere...I..." he stopped and sighed.
"You...what?" she questioned.
"Nothing...I'm just going to miss you," he wiped away the tears falling from her eyes.
'I love you,' he thought to himself.
"Flight 87 from Los Angeles to New York, connecting to Paris, is now in it's final
boarding. All passengers please enter gate A21 at this time. I repeat, flight 87..."
"That'd you son, you have to go," Darien's father James Shields told his son. "You
two will see each other again, I promise it'll go by fast."
Darien let go of Serena to hug and kiss hi parents goodbye. Then he held Serena in
his arms one last time, "Serena, I'll be back...wait for me," and with a soft kiss to her lips,
he turned and walked into the terminal - leaving a shocked Serena behind.
Serena and his family watched the plane take off, 'I love you Darien. I'll wait
forever for you.'
As the plane took off, Darien's last conscious thought was, 'I love you always, my
beautiful Serena.' Then he drifted off to sleep for the remainder of the flight to New
York, and then continued it for most of the 13 hour flight to Paris, France. The city of
love, but also the city he would come to regret.
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Notes: That's it for Chapter One. Not the greatest, but it seemed like it when I was in
the middle of writting it. I guess things always seem better at 3am then they do when
you're fully awake. *shrugs* Oh well...Chapter 2 & 3 are being typed as soon as this is
uploaded.