The gang arrived home later on, tired from the day. Dom didn't even look at Serena. She wondered what was wrong with him. He was like this all day yesterday and this morning was rough. He was fine when he arrived at the school yesterday afternoon but after leaving Ms. Myricks office he became upset with her. He hadn't spoken all day to her or smile nonetheless. He just told her to sit in his office for the remainder of the day. She was lucky he let Damon sit with her or she'd have gone insane. But even he couldn't take her mind off it. Serena was becoming worried. It wasn't wearing off Dom like everyone said it would.

Brian started noticing it too. He had hoped that Dom would have stopped this by now, but he hadn't. Brian started thinking back to his fortune in the cookie. 'Events try to tear a family apart.' He shook his head. No it's just a dumb cookie, he thought. Dinner proved him wrong

Mia made sandwiches for dinner and they decided to sit in the living room as usual and watch Friends on TV. Letty sat next to Dom on the couch and like always there was that blank spot on the couch where he liked Serena to sit. She glanced at Letty who nodded at her to sit by him. She sat down and Dom looked at her, eyes upset.

"What are you doing?" he said with an edge in his voice.

Serena looked scared for the first time ever at her brother. "I'm sitting next to you. I always sit next to you because you like it when I do. You always tell me you want your diamond next to you."

Dom shook his head and kept his eyes on her. "I don't want you next to me. Sit on the floor."

"But Dom-."

"I said sit on the floor," his voice rose and Serena along with everyone in the room froze. She moved quickly to the floor away from him. "That's your spot from now on, and you're not my diamond or my sunshine."

Serena gasped, her mouth partially open. She swallowed hard and fought the tears in her eyes. "Boo, what are you talking about?"

"Don't call me that anymore," he said, sternly.

"But I always called you that and you always called me your sunshine and your diamond," she said on the verge of tears.

"Not anymore I don't, Serena. You did something stupid at school. You disappointed me by doing it. I used to be proud of you but then you blew it, now I'm disappointed. You let me down," he said coldly.

"Boo," she said and sat next to him, trying to fix things.

"I said not to call me that and sit on the damn floor," he shouted shoving her off the couch. Serena hit the floor, wincing as her bad shoulder hit it hard. She looked at him stunned as tears streamed down her cheeks. She got to her feet and ran up the stairs to her room. The door slammed a moment later. Vince put down his plate and stood up.

"Don't-," Dom started, but Vince cut him off.

"Fuck you, Dom alright," he yelled going up stairs to her room.

Letty turned on him and stood. "What the hell is your problem Dominic? You yelled at her and called her a disappointment. What the hell were you thinking?"

Leon and Brian quickly left the room heading upstairs to listen from there.

"You threw her on the floor, Dom. What is up your ass?" Mia yelled at him.

"What the fuck did that lady tell you?" Letty asked.

"She said that I was babying her too much," he shouted standing up. "She said that was why Serena was doing this. That was why she got in that damn fight."

Serena had heard from down the stairs and came barging down. She had locked the door so no one could enter, but heard Dom yell. She stood half way down the stairs and looked at her brother angrily.

"You wanna know why I got in that fight Dom?" she yelled at him. "Do you really want to know? I'll tell you. It's not because you baby me. That bitch lied. She's friends with the Tong's and they hate us." She paused. "Lea was talking shit about you Dom. How you're a stupid sack of shit cuz you dropped out of school to take care of Mia and me. She called you a loser and a cheater…She said the world would be better if you were dead and that her brother would come back and finish the job." Tears slid down her cheeks. "I walked away like you told me too. I walked but she attacked me. I was scared Dom. Lea was serious about it. The thought of losing you," she shook her head as she cried. "I was scared. That's why the fight started. I did what you said and she hit me first. They threatened to kill you…I DID IT FOR YOU." She charged back up the stairs and slammed the door. Music poured loudly from her room. Linkin Park, Points of Authority. The song she played when she was pissed off.

Dom's mouth dropped open as he realized what he had done. Oh, God. He couldn't believe it. What the hell was he thinking? He threw her on the floor for Christ sake. He told her she wasn't his sunshine, but a disappointment.

Letty nodded, "Now you see. I wouldn't talk to her now. I'd just leave it till the morning. She's playing Points of Authority; you know that means she wants to be alone." Letty went upstairs followed by Mia. Leon and Vince went downstairs and to their rooms with out so much as a goodnight. Dom sat there for a while thinking. A few hours later, Serena's music went off Dom still sat on the couch, tears in his eyes. He was going to talk to the principal the next day that was for damn sure. He went upstairs to his room and fought the tears in his eyes.









SHOULD I CONTINUE WITH THE STORY OR STOP…R&R!!