Serena walked down the street. The sun was bright, sky was blue, and when her supposed archenemy walked by her all she could do was smile. Darien stopped and turned around to watch her skirt swing from side to side as she almost skipped along. He hurried to catch up with her.

"Where are you headed, Meatball Head?"

"It's after school. You know where I'm going."

"Study group at the temple?"

"Yep."

"Mind if I walk with you?"

"Nope," she said. She smiled contentedly at anyone who passed her by. And the fact that Darien was walking along side her, hands in his pockets, didn't make any difference to her.

"So, what's different Serena?"

"Different?"

"Something had to have changed, if you smile at me."

"My outlook changed, that's all."

He took time to think about her answer. "But why?"

Serena threw her head back and laughed. "Why not? Sometimes you ask the wrong questions, Darien. Why not ask why not? Why shouldn't the sky be blue?"

"I don't know."

"Some people ask why does Serena where her hair that why? I ask, why not?"

"What's the difference?"

Serena stopped. "The difference is when you ask why not, you consider the possibilities and accept what is already there without proof. When you ask why, you have to have proof, to see, hear, or feel something. Seeing isn't always believing."

Darien creased his forehead in thought. "Do you believe I'm strange?"

"I believe there is good in you. I believe you try to hide what you feel because you're afraid to feel. You're afraid that as soon as you start feeling something for someone, they'll be ripped away from you."

"How do you know so much?"

"I don't know so much. I'm only fourteen, remember?"

"You sound like you've lived before."

Serena smiled. "Maybe I have. Why not?"

Darien nodded and grew solemn. "Do you believe in me, Serena?"

She paused for thought and then said, "Yes. I believe that you are a truly good person who's afraid. All of us are afraid. But you don't have to be. The only difference between fear and courage is that you don't think so much when you are courageous."

Serena looked up at him and grinned. "Just stop thinking about what you're afraid of, and do it!"

"You mean right now?"

"Right now!"

"Okay," he said. He grabbed her hand, spun her around, and bent down to kiss her. A tingly feeling rushed up his body and he realized Serena was right. If you didn't think about what you were doing, you could enjoy it a lot more. When she started kissing him back, he couldn't help it and his eyes opened. She pulled back.

"That's exactly how to do it," she said. Secretly she was jittery, and more happy than ever. "That's courageous."

"But was it worth it?"

They entered the temple grounds where the cherry blossoms had bloomed and were being blown about by the wind. The small pink petals landed in Serena's hair.

"Yes, it was worth it. Because now, I'm not so afraid anymore either."

She smiled and left him in the middle of the cherry blossoms. He was smiling too.

Author's Note: Short, yes, but good? I was inspired. (Yahoo!) Please review.