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Note: Songs next to the Chapter Title is just music that....inspired me..or else I just thought it sounded good to blend with the chapter so everyone knows.

Points of View Alternate from Serena and Darien in every paragraph, starting with Darien


Epilogue - Return To The Beginning To Say Goodbye
(Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy)

This is it. She's meeting me here. Never thought I'd come back here though. Elementary school, where it all began. No turning back now.

I walked into the classroom, and there he was. Darien. He looked better, he looked great. This is where we met, where it all began. "Hi, Darien."

Amazing, no matter how much I see her, she looks great. This going to be hard. Very hard. I have to do it though. I can't just live with the way things are now. "Hi, Serena."

He looks wonderful. I wonder why he wanted to come here for. Such an awful troubled look on his face. Maybe I should help him out. "You alright there, Darien?"

Hmm...I should really learn to hide that. Well, here goes... "You know, Serena, we've been dating for a while. But I feel like I need something else."

Something else...or someone else...he's letting me go...just like that. "Oh?" I just have to hold my tears back.

I held her hand, I didn't want her running away before I finished this. She needed to hear the whole thing first. "As you know, I've loved you for quite a long time. So coming to this decision...well...maybe I'm just more complicated now." She needs a tissue or something, she's going to be crying soon. I dug my hand into my pocket, I know I have it in here, where is it? Oh, here. Then I said it really quickly, perhaps too quickly based on her reaction.

What did he just said? Did I hear him correctly? It's right there in his hand.

I guess I should repeat it, a little slower this time. "Will you marry me, Serena?"

I did hear correctly. My tears are overwhelming me, I can't hold it anymore. It doesn't matter though. I hit him softly, why did he put me through that for. "Darien, yes. I'd love to, but if you ever put me through something like that again, I'll hurt you."

"Don't worry, I don't plan on doing this ever again." Grinning at her, I put the ring on her finger and got up. I kissed her for what felt like an eternity. "I love you."

"And I love you." Then we walked out, hand in hand. Good-bye classroom, and I thank you very much.


--The End.

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