Title: Running Away
Author: grafitti_dust
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lost in you
and i cant find myself again
-Sugarcult
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*Chapter Five*
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The concert went by fast, with Serena and Darien trying to understand everything
they were feeling towards each other. Then there was the obvious actions of Drew and Lita,
talking amongst themselves about the other two, coming up with a plan on how to get the two
to admit what they felt towards each other. The only way to make something happen, was to
get them together - alone. What better than a car ride home? Ok, maybe a vacation on some
deserted island, with nothing but each other - however, that wasn't happening any time soon.
When the show was over, all four of them were out by the cars talking. "So, the
lead singer, yeah he's extremely hot. I want him," Lita said outloud to no one in
particular.
"Stand in line, I had dibs first. Remember, I already called it," Serena told her
friend.
"Really now? I think there might be someone else who wants you to have dibs on him.
If you don't want him anymore, I think I'd be happy to take him from you..." Lita said
while looking between Darien and Serena.
"Stop talking like we're not here!" Drew told the two girls. "Besides, you already
got to meet him, neither of you jumped on him - as you claimed you would - therefore, I
don't really think either of you should fight over him."
"Oh Andy, you're so not even fun at all!" Lita complained.
"Whatever can I say, sorry that's what happens when you go to college. You become
an old foggie. Besides, it's late. Lita get in the car now."
"What?! Wait, Drew, I thought I was in your car," Darien questioned his friend as
the tall brunette got into Drew's BMW and locked the door.
"Whoops, sorry Dare. I forgot to tell you. While you and my little sis were
off in space thinking of each other, Leets and I decided you two needed some down time, you
know...to talk about everything," he told his friend with a wink. "Don't hurt her, you
know, I will keep my promise on kicking your ass if you do. Byee!"
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"So, this is fun..." Serena said sarcastically.
"What? And you think I'm having the best time of my life with you?" Darien countered.
"Ouch, since when did you get so harsh? Besides, earlier today you didn't seem to
mind my presence one bit!"
"That's because I didn't!! Just get in the car, I don't want to deal with you
right now," Darien replied a bit angry.
"Wait, who said you're driving?! This is MY car, which means I am the one who gets
to drive. Come to think of it, how did you get my keys? They were in my purse all day!"
"My dear, there's a few things I learned while in Europe. One of which is what I
just did," he smirked at the look of disbelief on Serena's face.
"Oh really, Mr. 'I'm So Great - Everyone Wants me'. What else did Europe teach you?
How to be an asshole to your best friend? How to not call your 'best friend' and tell her
that you're home, because she's been waiting for you to come back for a year? Or better
yet, how to kiss your best friend, tell her u love her and that you've always loved her -
and then later in the same day - be a total asshole to her? Is that what you learned over
there? Because if so, I think you need to go back. I don't want you home anymore! I want
you to be gone, because all I've done in the past year is think about you, and realized
that I love you, but you don't give a damn. No, you don't even CALL me when you get home!"
After her little outburst, Serena got into her car and let Darien drive them home.
Since he was so insistent on driving. No words were said between the two of them, and
sometime along the way she fell asleep. Darien would occasionally glance over to her
sleeping form and wonder where he went wrong. 'Duh, I went wrong right from the day I left.
How can I ever make anything up to her?' He shook his head sadly at the fact that he'd have
to tell her everything that happened. 'And what about the fact she loves me? Why didn't
she tell me earlier after I confessed how I felt? Man, I messed up...'
"Serena, sweetie?" Darien called out to her when they arrived at her house.
"Mmm, no, I don't want to wake up. Let me sleep," she replied back still more than
half asleep.
"Sere, you need to get up. We're at your house," he nudged her shoulder a bit to
try to wake her up, but it wasn't working. "Great, I have to carry her inside. I knew I
shouldn't have let her sleep, she never gets up when she's out," Darien got out of the car
and went to the passenger side. Opening the door, he unbuckled Serena's seatbelt and
picked her light body up.
"Mmm...Dare...tell me something true?" she asked him, snuggling into his body for
warmth.
Catching him off guard, he looked at the young woman in his arms. Noticing she was
awake somewhat, he questioned her. "What do you mean, something true?" Unlocking the door
and then shutting it behind them he walked up the stairs of the house he'd known since he
was young.
"You know, something true. Like, the sky is blue. Grass is green. Something like
that..."
"You're beautiful," was the only thing he could think of true at the moment.
"Yeah right, you're hillarious. I'm sure there were so many more beautiful people
in Europe. Beautiful women everywhere, how could I ever compare to them, I'm just a child
still," she sighed as Darien put her down in her bed. Closing her eyes, she started to
drift off back into sleep. Suddenly she opened her eyes at the feel of a warm, comforting
hand rubbing her face.
"No one could ever compare to you Sere. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever
known," he looked into her eyes that clearly showed her shocked expression. "You're the
only one I could ever feel this way about; the only one I could ever love. If you want to
know something true, then that's it. I love you," he bent down and kissed her forehead
gently. When he returned to his prior position he noticed she was starting to go back to
sleep. Slowly getting up, he started to leave the room when a soft voice stopped him.
"I love you too. That's the only thing true I have to tell you."
When he turned around he realized Serena was fully asleep. Opening the door, he
exited quietly from her room, and then from the house. When he made it home he shed his
clothes, only leaving his boxers on, and slipped into bed. 'She loves me...' was the last
coherent thing on his mind before he drifted off to sleep.
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When Serena awoke in the late morning she noticed that another presence was in her
room with her.
"About time you wake up! I've only been here for 4 hours waiting for you. I tried
to wake you up when I first got here, but your brother swore on his life that I wouldn't be
able to. Needless to say, he was right."
"Argh, just who I wanted to see right when I got up. What's up Mina, why are you
here so early?" Serena sat up in her bed, noticing the blonde, who could easily pass as her
twin, looking in her closet.
"Did you forget dear? I told you yesterday when I called I'd be here early in the
morning today. Did the concert wipe out your memories of that? Or maybe it was that
extremely sexy, raven-haired man downstairs who's been here about as long as I have. He
even tried waking you up, but you wouldn't budge. Although, you were saying a few things
in your sleep," Mina winked at her friend, who was still in the bed, as she picked out a
jean mini-skirt and a hawaiian print white tank.
"Agh! What did I say Min, please, tell me I didn't embarass myself?!"
"Oh nothing of importance...just some incoherent things about how you love him, how
you think he's so sexy, and maybe some things children shouldn't hear," she winked at the
look of horror on her friend's face. "Don't worry about it though, I believe the feelings
are mutual on his end."
"AGH! I hate you people! All of you! I swear, one of these days I'm going to kill
you, my 'so-called-friend', and then those other three who like to make my life hell!" With
that little outburst Serena jumped out of bed, noticing she was still in her clothes from
last night, she grabbed the skirt out of Mina's hands and found a plain pink tank.
"Hey! I was planning on wearing that!"
"My clothes, therefore I get to wear what I want, and you can shove it! Besides, it's
not like I don't have a billion more skirts in there for you to use," Serena shouted while
going into the bathroom attached to her room, locking the door, and turning on the shower.
"But we can't both wear short skirts today!" Mina complained.
"You can wear my black one if you're so into wearing a short skirt. I'm wearing this
jean one, and there's no way in hell I'm going to let you wear it. Now, I'm taking a shower,
so pick some other bottoms out, get dressed, and get the hell out of my room. I'll be down
in 45 minutes, so you can tell whatever guests have decided that my house is now their house
that."
With that Serena stepped into the shower and proceeded to get ready. After showering,
drying her hair, getting dressed, and putting on some lipgloss, she was out of the bathroom
and on her way downstairs. When she got to the bottom she noticed that all her friends were
there, along with her brother and Darien.
"And here she is, guys look!" Raye shouted after noticing Serena was downstairs. "So
Rena...why didn't you tell us that this Darien guy you've been talking about all year long is
so hot? Did you purposely leave that out, so one of us wouldn't want him?"
"Shut it Raye!" she replied as a tint of pink brushed across her cheeks.
"Awe, I'm flattered to know you told all your friends about me Sere. You really
shouldn't have," Darien teased her as she came into the living room and went to sit down.
Seeing this as his chance, he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her onto his lap. "Now,
did you happen to tell him all those - INTERESTING - things you were telling me this morning
as you were asleep?"
"Now Darien, muffin, do you remember what happened last time we were in this position?
Are you sure you want me on your lap, incase there's a repeat 'performance'?" Serena winked
at him, trying to get to him in the same way he got to her just a few seconds ago.
"Of course I want you on my lap. I mean, if there's a repeat, I'll need someone to
cover it up, so no one here would get suspicious as to my reaction towards you," he replied
with a straight face, and an evil gleam in his eyes.
"D, you're like a brother to me, however I really DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS
ABOUT MY SISTER ARE LIKE. So, if you could please do all of us a favor, take your body - and
hers - to another room."
"Sounds good to me," Darien replied as he stood up, carrying Serena with him. Leaving
the room he headed back upstairs to her room. When they were inside he shut and locked the
door, and then put her down on her bed, joining her seconds after.
"Dare?" Serena asked as he started to rub her abdomen lightly.
"I'm gonna kiss you," he stated as he bent down to taste her lips. Softly nibbling
at first, he groaned at the feel of her responding to his kisses. Licking her lips to get
access to her mouth, he plunged his tongue inside as she let out a moan. The kiss turned then,
from soft and loving, to hard and demanding.
Feeling him roll partially on her body, Serena pulled away from the kiss. "Darien?
What...Why?"
"Sorry, oh God, I'm sorry. I can't help it. You're just so beautiful, and I can't
help myself anymore," he sat up on the bed next to her and put his head in his hands.
"It's ok, I mean, I enjoyed it. Don't be sorry, it's not like I did anything to stop
you! Please Dare," she crawled over to him and pulled his hands away from his face.
"No, it's not ok. I could easily take advantage of you, and I know you won't do
anything to stop me if I did. I can't do that, you're so innocent..." he looked into her eyes
staring up at him.
"I know you'd never take advantage of me, you wouldn't fore me to do anything I'm not
ready for. I know you Dare, I know you wouldn't," she pleaded with him.
"Are you sure, Sere? I haven't seen you in a year, how do you know what I'm like now?
Are you so sure I wouldn't force you to do something you're not ready for? Do you honestly
believe that I wouldn't hurt you, just to satisfy myself? Do you really even know me anymore?"
He raised his voice.
"Yes, I'm sure. I know you," she put a small hand over his heart that was still
beating fast from the kiss they had just shared. "I know you wouldn't hurt me because I know
your heart," she took his hand and placed it over her chest, where her heart was beating just
as fast as his. "And I want you to know that, whatever might happen I will always love you.
I've always loved you, and I would never regret anything. You have my heart, always," she
kept her eyes - filled with tears - locked to his.
"God, I love you too. More than you'd ever know. My heart has been yours since I
first layed eyes on you. You're my soul. God, do you even realize how beautiful you are?"
"As long as I'm beautiful to you, that's all that matters," she took her hand that
was still resting on his chest up to brush against his face. Watching his eyes close she
felt complete with him like this.
"Well, I guess I should make this official..." he opened his eyes and smiled at Serena
who was still caressing his face. "Sere...I love you, always, so I was wondering if...well..."
"Yes Dare?"
"Willyougooutwithme?" he rushed the sentence together, getting a laugh out of her.
"Of course, I'd be honored." she removed her hand and kissed his cheek.
"You'll really be my girlfriend?" he asked, wuite surprised.
"You know, sometimes you're a really big idiot!" she laughed at him.
"As long as I'm you're idiot."
"Always."
And with that they kissed again, as if to seal the deal. After hanging out in Serena's
room for a little bit, they went downstairs when they heard Lita yell that lunch was ready.
Everyone was happy they finally got together, and hoped it would end their moping around and
all the stories about how they wished the other was with them.
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Notes: Took a bit longer to write. I basically lost my train of thought on this story
after the last chapter. Sorry it was short, I don't know what'd going on with this
anymore! I know where I want it to go, I just have to be able to get it there, ya know?
Anyways, hopefully the rest will come a bit faster, because I don't like to have things
unfinished out there.
Author: grafitti_dust
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lost in you
and i cant find myself again
-Sugarcult
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*Chapter Five*
-----------
The concert went by fast, with Serena and Darien trying to understand everything
they were feeling towards each other. Then there was the obvious actions of Drew and Lita,
talking amongst themselves about the other two, coming up with a plan on how to get the two
to admit what they felt towards each other. The only way to make something happen, was to
get them together - alone. What better than a car ride home? Ok, maybe a vacation on some
deserted island, with nothing but each other - however, that wasn't happening any time soon.
When the show was over, all four of them were out by the cars talking. "So, the
lead singer, yeah he's extremely hot. I want him," Lita said outloud to no one in
particular.
"Stand in line, I had dibs first. Remember, I already called it," Serena told her
friend.
"Really now? I think there might be someone else who wants you to have dibs on him.
If you don't want him anymore, I think I'd be happy to take him from you..." Lita said
while looking between Darien and Serena.
"Stop talking like we're not here!" Drew told the two girls. "Besides, you already
got to meet him, neither of you jumped on him - as you claimed you would - therefore, I
don't really think either of you should fight over him."
"Oh Andy, you're so not even fun at all!" Lita complained.
"Whatever can I say, sorry that's what happens when you go to college. You become
an old foggie. Besides, it's late. Lita get in the car now."
"What?! Wait, Drew, I thought I was in your car," Darien questioned his friend as
the tall brunette got into Drew's BMW and locked the door.
"Whoops, sorry Dare. I forgot to tell you. While you and my little sis were
off in space thinking of each other, Leets and I decided you two needed some down time, you
know...to talk about everything," he told his friend with a wink. "Don't hurt her, you
know, I will keep my promise on kicking your ass if you do. Byee!"
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"So, this is fun..." Serena said sarcastically.
"What? And you think I'm having the best time of my life with you?" Darien countered.
"Ouch, since when did you get so harsh? Besides, earlier today you didn't seem to
mind my presence one bit!"
"That's because I didn't!! Just get in the car, I don't want to deal with you
right now," Darien replied a bit angry.
"Wait, who said you're driving?! This is MY car, which means I am the one who gets
to drive. Come to think of it, how did you get my keys? They were in my purse all day!"
"My dear, there's a few things I learned while in Europe. One of which is what I
just did," he smirked at the look of disbelief on Serena's face.
"Oh really, Mr. 'I'm So Great - Everyone Wants me'. What else did Europe teach you?
How to be an asshole to your best friend? How to not call your 'best friend' and tell her
that you're home, because she's been waiting for you to come back for a year? Or better
yet, how to kiss your best friend, tell her u love her and that you've always loved her -
and then later in the same day - be a total asshole to her? Is that what you learned over
there? Because if so, I think you need to go back. I don't want you home anymore! I want
you to be gone, because all I've done in the past year is think about you, and realized
that I love you, but you don't give a damn. No, you don't even CALL me when you get home!"
After her little outburst, Serena got into her car and let Darien drive them home.
Since he was so insistent on driving. No words were said between the two of them, and
sometime along the way she fell asleep. Darien would occasionally glance over to her
sleeping form and wonder where he went wrong. 'Duh, I went wrong right from the day I left.
How can I ever make anything up to her?' He shook his head sadly at the fact that he'd have
to tell her everything that happened. 'And what about the fact she loves me? Why didn't
she tell me earlier after I confessed how I felt? Man, I messed up...'
"Serena, sweetie?" Darien called out to her when they arrived at her house.
"Mmm, no, I don't want to wake up. Let me sleep," she replied back still more than
half asleep.
"Sere, you need to get up. We're at your house," he nudged her shoulder a bit to
try to wake her up, but it wasn't working. "Great, I have to carry her inside. I knew I
shouldn't have let her sleep, she never gets up when she's out," Darien got out of the car
and went to the passenger side. Opening the door, he unbuckled Serena's seatbelt and
picked her light body up.
"Mmm...Dare...tell me something true?" she asked him, snuggling into his body for
warmth.
Catching him off guard, he looked at the young woman in his arms. Noticing she was
awake somewhat, he questioned her. "What do you mean, something true?" Unlocking the door
and then shutting it behind them he walked up the stairs of the house he'd known since he
was young.
"You know, something true. Like, the sky is blue. Grass is green. Something like
that..."
"You're beautiful," was the only thing he could think of true at the moment.
"Yeah right, you're hillarious. I'm sure there were so many more beautiful people
in Europe. Beautiful women everywhere, how could I ever compare to them, I'm just a child
still," she sighed as Darien put her down in her bed. Closing her eyes, she started to
drift off back into sleep. Suddenly she opened her eyes at the feel of a warm, comforting
hand rubbing her face.
"No one could ever compare to you Sere. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever
known," he looked into her eyes that clearly showed her shocked expression. "You're the
only one I could ever feel this way about; the only one I could ever love. If you want to
know something true, then that's it. I love you," he bent down and kissed her forehead
gently. When he returned to his prior position he noticed she was starting to go back to
sleep. Slowly getting up, he started to leave the room when a soft voice stopped him.
"I love you too. That's the only thing true I have to tell you."
When he turned around he realized Serena was fully asleep. Opening the door, he
exited quietly from her room, and then from the house. When he made it home he shed his
clothes, only leaving his boxers on, and slipped into bed. 'She loves me...' was the last
coherent thing on his mind before he drifted off to sleep.
------------------------------
When Serena awoke in the late morning she noticed that another presence was in her
room with her.
"About time you wake up! I've only been here for 4 hours waiting for you. I tried
to wake you up when I first got here, but your brother swore on his life that I wouldn't be
able to. Needless to say, he was right."
"Argh, just who I wanted to see right when I got up. What's up Mina, why are you
here so early?" Serena sat up in her bed, noticing the blonde, who could easily pass as her
twin, looking in her closet.
"Did you forget dear? I told you yesterday when I called I'd be here early in the
morning today. Did the concert wipe out your memories of that? Or maybe it was that
extremely sexy, raven-haired man downstairs who's been here about as long as I have. He
even tried waking you up, but you wouldn't budge. Although, you were saying a few things
in your sleep," Mina winked at her friend, who was still in the bed, as she picked out a
jean mini-skirt and a hawaiian print white tank.
"Agh! What did I say Min, please, tell me I didn't embarass myself?!"
"Oh nothing of importance...just some incoherent things about how you love him, how
you think he's so sexy, and maybe some things children shouldn't hear," she winked at the
look of horror on her friend's face. "Don't worry about it though, I believe the feelings
are mutual on his end."
"AGH! I hate you people! All of you! I swear, one of these days I'm going to kill
you, my 'so-called-friend', and then those other three who like to make my life hell!" With
that little outburst Serena jumped out of bed, noticing she was still in her clothes from
last night, she grabbed the skirt out of Mina's hands and found a plain pink tank.
"Hey! I was planning on wearing that!"
"My clothes, therefore I get to wear what I want, and you can shove it! Besides, it's
not like I don't have a billion more skirts in there for you to use," Serena shouted while
going into the bathroom attached to her room, locking the door, and turning on the shower.
"But we can't both wear short skirts today!" Mina complained.
"You can wear my black one if you're so into wearing a short skirt. I'm wearing this
jean one, and there's no way in hell I'm going to let you wear it. Now, I'm taking a shower,
so pick some other bottoms out, get dressed, and get the hell out of my room. I'll be down
in 45 minutes, so you can tell whatever guests have decided that my house is now their house
that."
With that Serena stepped into the shower and proceeded to get ready. After showering,
drying her hair, getting dressed, and putting on some lipgloss, she was out of the bathroom
and on her way downstairs. When she got to the bottom she noticed that all her friends were
there, along with her brother and Darien.
"And here she is, guys look!" Raye shouted after noticing Serena was downstairs. "So
Rena...why didn't you tell us that this Darien guy you've been talking about all year long is
so hot? Did you purposely leave that out, so one of us wouldn't want him?"
"Shut it Raye!" she replied as a tint of pink brushed across her cheeks.
"Awe, I'm flattered to know you told all your friends about me Sere. You really
shouldn't have," Darien teased her as she came into the living room and went to sit down.
Seeing this as his chance, he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her onto his lap. "Now,
did you happen to tell him all those - INTERESTING - things you were telling me this morning
as you were asleep?"
"Now Darien, muffin, do you remember what happened last time we were in this position?
Are you sure you want me on your lap, incase there's a repeat 'performance'?" Serena winked
at him, trying to get to him in the same way he got to her just a few seconds ago.
"Of course I want you on my lap. I mean, if there's a repeat, I'll need someone to
cover it up, so no one here would get suspicious as to my reaction towards you," he replied
with a straight face, and an evil gleam in his eyes.
"D, you're like a brother to me, however I really DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS
ABOUT MY SISTER ARE LIKE. So, if you could please do all of us a favor, take your body - and
hers - to another room."
"Sounds good to me," Darien replied as he stood up, carrying Serena with him. Leaving
the room he headed back upstairs to her room. When they were inside he shut and locked the
door, and then put her down on her bed, joining her seconds after.
"Dare?" Serena asked as he started to rub her abdomen lightly.
"I'm gonna kiss you," he stated as he bent down to taste her lips. Softly nibbling
at first, he groaned at the feel of her responding to his kisses. Licking her lips to get
access to her mouth, he plunged his tongue inside as she let out a moan. The kiss turned then,
from soft and loving, to hard and demanding.
Feeling him roll partially on her body, Serena pulled away from the kiss. "Darien?
What...Why?"
"Sorry, oh God, I'm sorry. I can't help it. You're just so beautiful, and I can't
help myself anymore," he sat up on the bed next to her and put his head in his hands.
"It's ok, I mean, I enjoyed it. Don't be sorry, it's not like I did anything to stop
you! Please Dare," she crawled over to him and pulled his hands away from his face.
"No, it's not ok. I could easily take advantage of you, and I know you won't do
anything to stop me if I did. I can't do that, you're so innocent..." he looked into her eyes
staring up at him.
"I know you'd never take advantage of me, you wouldn't fore me to do anything I'm not
ready for. I know you Dare, I know you wouldn't," she pleaded with him.
"Are you sure, Sere? I haven't seen you in a year, how do you know what I'm like now?
Are you so sure I wouldn't force you to do something you're not ready for? Do you honestly
believe that I wouldn't hurt you, just to satisfy myself? Do you really even know me anymore?"
He raised his voice.
"Yes, I'm sure. I know you," she put a small hand over his heart that was still
beating fast from the kiss they had just shared. "I know you wouldn't hurt me because I know
your heart," she took his hand and placed it over her chest, where her heart was beating just
as fast as his. "And I want you to know that, whatever might happen I will always love you.
I've always loved you, and I would never regret anything. You have my heart, always," she
kept her eyes - filled with tears - locked to his.
"God, I love you too. More than you'd ever know. My heart has been yours since I
first layed eyes on you. You're my soul. God, do you even realize how beautiful you are?"
"As long as I'm beautiful to you, that's all that matters," she took her hand that
was still resting on his chest up to brush against his face. Watching his eyes close she
felt complete with him like this.
"Well, I guess I should make this official..." he opened his eyes and smiled at Serena
who was still caressing his face. "Sere...I love you, always, so I was wondering if...well..."
"Yes Dare?"
"Willyougooutwithme?" he rushed the sentence together, getting a laugh out of her.
"Of course, I'd be honored." she removed her hand and kissed his cheek.
"You'll really be my girlfriend?" he asked, wuite surprised.
"You know, sometimes you're a really big idiot!" she laughed at him.
"As long as I'm you're idiot."
"Always."
And with that they kissed again, as if to seal the deal. After hanging out in Serena's
room for a little bit, they went downstairs when they heard Lita yell that lunch was ready.
Everyone was happy they finally got together, and hoped it would end their moping around and
all the stories about how they wished the other was with them.
-----------
Notes: Took a bit longer to write. I basically lost my train of thought on this story
after the last chapter. Sorry it was short, I don't know what'd going on with this
anymore! I know where I want it to go, I just have to be able to get it there, ya know?
Anyways, hopefully the rest will come a bit faster, because I don't like to have things
unfinished out there.