Hey guys! Sorry I took sometime to update this story. But finally I have
added the next chapter. I hope you like it.
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"Oi, Darien!" Andrew greeted as he saw his friend walk into the arcade.
"Oi!" Darien walked up to the counter and sat down on a stool.
"So what will it be?"
"Coffee please."
"Coming right up!"
Andrew noticed that Darien was kind of out of it.
"Dousita?"
"Nothing." He sighed. Then he looked up at Andrew as he gave him his coffee. "Andrew, has Serena came lately?"
"No. Why do you ask? Did something happen to her?"
"No. I was just curious."
"Oh."
Andrew took a long, good look at Darien. Then asked, "Something happened between you two, didn't it?"
Darien put down his coffee and looked at him. Then looked down.
In a concerned voice, Andrew asked what happened. Darien didn't answer. He just kept looking down to his cup.
"Darien, you know you can tell me. I'm your best friend." Andrew sat next to him. "I won't tell anyone. I promise."
"Well…" Darien started. He looked over at Andrew. Then he began to speak, "Remember that day when I offered to help Serena with her homework?"
"Yeah. So…?"
"We went over to my apartment to study. Then there was that thunder storm."
"Yeah. I remember that. Anyway, continue…"
"Well… Serena doesn't like thunder and lightning. She was grabbing onto me and…well…I-I just couldn't control myself…"
Andrew stared at Darien with an open mouth and wide eyes. "You didn't? You did!?"
Now it was getting complicated.
"Darien, what were you thinking? She's fourteen!"
"I know! And would you keep your voice down?"
Andrew looked around and saw that there were more people now then there was before.
He stood up and told Darien to follow him. Then started walking.
"Where are we going, Drew?"
"To the back room so we can talk better." Andrew answered without turning around or stopping.
So Darien followed.
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Serena was in bed. She had been all week. There was a knock on her door.
"Dare ka?" she asked.
"It's me sweetie." Ilene's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Come in…"
Ilene opened the door and came in. She walked up to Serena's bed and sat down beside her.
"Are you feeling better now?" she asked.
Serena nodded.
"Yokatta…" Ilene smiled at her. Then she added, "I made an appointment to go to the doctor today at noon. Do you think you will be able to go without feeling nauseous?"
"…Hai…"
"Well then, I'll come back later." Ilene kissed her daughter on her forehead, then went out the door.
Serena looked over at her clock. It read 9:25am. [Good. I'll be able to get some more sleep.] Then she dosed off into sleep.
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Andrew and Darien were still talking in the back room.
"So…you haven't seen Serena since that night?" Andrew asked in a calm voice.
"Iie."
Darien was sitting on a couch and Andrew was next to him.
"When are you going to go to her house?"
Darien didn't answer right away. "I don't know. Maybe tomorrow…"
Andrew looked at his friend, then down at the floor. "Do you think…" he began. "…that Serena could…possibly be… well, you know."
"I hope not." Darien answered. "Her parents will never forgive her, especially her father." Darien put his hands together and rested his head on them. "There's something else that worries me, though." Darien suddenly said.
"What is it?"
Darien lifted his head and turned to look at Andrew.
"That night… Serena didn't look so good."
"What do you mean?"
"Well…she looked pale. And when she was grabbing onto me, she was shivering."
"Well she is scared on lightning, you know." Andrew contemplated.
"Iie…that wasn't why she was shivering. It seemed more like… when you're cold… or very ill."
"Maybe she was sick." Andrew added.
"Maybe…" Darien didn't buy it. He knew something was wrong, but he just didn't know what.
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"Serena, are you ready?" Ilene asked as she came into her daughter's bedroom."
"Yeah, I'm coming." Serena responded.
They both left the room and went down stairs. Ken was waiting for them by the door.
"Where's Sammy?" Serena asked.
"He's over at a friends house." Ken answered. "Shall we go now?" he asked.
They went out the door and got in their car.
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Lita, Amy and Molly were eating lunch at school
"I wonder what's wrong with Serena." Lita started. "Do you think she's sick?" she asked looking at Amy and Molly.
"It could be…" Molly said thinking about it for a while.
"We didn't see her all last week. We didn't have school, yet she didn't show up at the arcade!"
"Yes, and today is Thursday and we have a test in Math class."
"Do you always think about your studies, Amy?" Lita asked with a sweat drop at the back of her head. Amy just blushed.
"Anyway, I think we should go visit her sometime." Molly suggested.
Amy and Lita nodded in agreement.
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Meanwhile, at the doctor's office……
"So, sensei…what's wrong with Serena?" Ken asked the doctor.
The doctor looked over some papers, then looked at them with a frown on his face.
"While checking your daughter, we found two very important things you must know." He began.
Ilene, Serena, and Ken were starting to get worried.
"W-What is it?" Ilene asked.
The doctor looked at them with a serious face.
"First of all…" he paused. "I don't know how you will take this." He said looking at Ilene and Ken. "But this will be no time to get angry and disappointed."
"You're getting me worried, sensei." Ken commented.
"Well…" the doctor began again. "It looks like…your daughter is pregnant."
"Nani!?" was all Ken could say.
"Tsukino-san, please calm down."
Ken did as the doctor told him, although deep inside he was about to explode. Apparently, Ilene took this a bit better.
"What I'm about to tell you next is more important than your daughter being pregnant."
Ken started to get worried again. So was Ilene and Serena.
"… We found that… Serena has an inoperable and fatal brain tumor…"
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Sorry to leave you at a cliffhanger like that. How do you like the story so far? I'll have the next chapter up soon.
Ja ne minna-san!!
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"Oi, Darien!" Andrew greeted as he saw his friend walk into the arcade.
"Oi!" Darien walked up to the counter and sat down on a stool.
"So what will it be?"
"Coffee please."
"Coming right up!"
Andrew noticed that Darien was kind of out of it.
"Dousita?"
"Nothing." He sighed. Then he looked up at Andrew as he gave him his coffee. "Andrew, has Serena came lately?"
"No. Why do you ask? Did something happen to her?"
"No. I was just curious."
"Oh."
Andrew took a long, good look at Darien. Then asked, "Something happened between you two, didn't it?"
Darien put down his coffee and looked at him. Then looked down.
In a concerned voice, Andrew asked what happened. Darien didn't answer. He just kept looking down to his cup.
"Darien, you know you can tell me. I'm your best friend." Andrew sat next to him. "I won't tell anyone. I promise."
"Well…" Darien started. He looked over at Andrew. Then he began to speak, "Remember that day when I offered to help Serena with her homework?"
"Yeah. So…?"
"We went over to my apartment to study. Then there was that thunder storm."
"Yeah. I remember that. Anyway, continue…"
"Well… Serena doesn't like thunder and lightning. She was grabbing onto me and…well…I-I just couldn't control myself…"
Andrew stared at Darien with an open mouth and wide eyes. "You didn't? You did!?"
Now it was getting complicated.
"Darien, what were you thinking? She's fourteen!"
"I know! And would you keep your voice down?"
Andrew looked around and saw that there were more people now then there was before.
He stood up and told Darien to follow him. Then started walking.
"Where are we going, Drew?"
"To the back room so we can talk better." Andrew answered without turning around or stopping.
So Darien followed.
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Serena was in bed. She had been all week. There was a knock on her door.
"Dare ka?" she asked.
"It's me sweetie." Ilene's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Come in…"
Ilene opened the door and came in. She walked up to Serena's bed and sat down beside her.
"Are you feeling better now?" she asked.
Serena nodded.
"Yokatta…" Ilene smiled at her. Then she added, "I made an appointment to go to the doctor today at noon. Do you think you will be able to go without feeling nauseous?"
"…Hai…"
"Well then, I'll come back later." Ilene kissed her daughter on her forehead, then went out the door.
Serena looked over at her clock. It read 9:25am. [Good. I'll be able to get some more sleep.] Then she dosed off into sleep.
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Andrew and Darien were still talking in the back room.
"So…you haven't seen Serena since that night?" Andrew asked in a calm voice.
"Iie."
Darien was sitting on a couch and Andrew was next to him.
"When are you going to go to her house?"
Darien didn't answer right away. "I don't know. Maybe tomorrow…"
Andrew looked at his friend, then down at the floor. "Do you think…" he began. "…that Serena could…possibly be… well, you know."
"I hope not." Darien answered. "Her parents will never forgive her, especially her father." Darien put his hands together and rested his head on them. "There's something else that worries me, though." Darien suddenly said.
"What is it?"
Darien lifted his head and turned to look at Andrew.
"That night… Serena didn't look so good."
"What do you mean?"
"Well…she looked pale. And when she was grabbing onto me, she was shivering."
"Well she is scared on lightning, you know." Andrew contemplated.
"Iie…that wasn't why she was shivering. It seemed more like… when you're cold… or very ill."
"Maybe she was sick." Andrew added.
"Maybe…" Darien didn't buy it. He knew something was wrong, but he just didn't know what.
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"Serena, are you ready?" Ilene asked as she came into her daughter's bedroom."
"Yeah, I'm coming." Serena responded.
They both left the room and went down stairs. Ken was waiting for them by the door.
"Where's Sammy?" Serena asked.
"He's over at a friends house." Ken answered. "Shall we go now?" he asked.
They went out the door and got in their car.
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Lita, Amy and Molly were eating lunch at school
"I wonder what's wrong with Serena." Lita started. "Do you think she's sick?" she asked looking at Amy and Molly.
"It could be…" Molly said thinking about it for a while.
"We didn't see her all last week. We didn't have school, yet she didn't show up at the arcade!"
"Yes, and today is Thursday and we have a test in Math class."
"Do you always think about your studies, Amy?" Lita asked with a sweat drop at the back of her head. Amy just blushed.
"Anyway, I think we should go visit her sometime." Molly suggested.
Amy and Lita nodded in agreement.
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Meanwhile, at the doctor's office……
"So, sensei…what's wrong with Serena?" Ken asked the doctor.
The doctor looked over some papers, then looked at them with a frown on his face.
"While checking your daughter, we found two very important things you must know." He began.
Ilene, Serena, and Ken were starting to get worried.
"W-What is it?" Ilene asked.
The doctor looked at them with a serious face.
"First of all…" he paused. "I don't know how you will take this." He said looking at Ilene and Ken. "But this will be no time to get angry and disappointed."
"You're getting me worried, sensei." Ken commented.
"Well…" the doctor began again. "It looks like…your daughter is pregnant."
"Nani!?" was all Ken could say.
"Tsukino-san, please calm down."
Ken did as the doctor told him, although deep inside he was about to explode. Apparently, Ilene took this a bit better.
"What I'm about to tell you next is more important than your daughter being pregnant."
Ken started to get worried again. So was Ilene and Serena.
"… We found that… Serena has an inoperable and fatal brain tumor…"
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Sorry to leave you at a cliffhanger like that. How do you like the story so far? I'll have the next chapter up soon.
Ja ne minna-san!!