~*~ Hello again my people! It feels good to start a new story. This one is VERY long. It's over 261 pages on paper and 37 chapters. It might be more on the internet but I'm not sure. I need to know if you like the story if you want me to type it all so please R&R. Hope you like it.~*~

Children of the Future

Chapter 1-Heartbreak

It was a cloudy night and about to rain but she had to get out of the house. It was 2 nights before prom and Josh, her date, had called to cancel. He had said he wasn't ready for a girlfriend but he had dated plenty of girls before her. He had sounded shaky on the phone but there had been something else in his voice that she couldn't quiet place. When he had asked her out she felt like the luckiest girl in the world.

~*~Flash back~*~

"Serena can I talk to you?"

"Sure. What's up Josh?" Serena asked.

"Well I was wondering if you had a date for the prom."

"No. How come?"

"Well I was wondering since I don't have a date…" Josh said a bit nervously.

"I thought you were going with Alexis?"

"Well…she dumped me for Alex so I don't have a date now."

"Wow that was really mean of her."

"Yeah well would you like to go with me?"

"You mean you, Josh, the most popular guy in school, wants to take Meatball Head me to the prom?" He looked up at her and flashed a smile. "Don't answer that. I would love to go with you."

"Great so I'll pick you up around 6 and we can go for milk shakes?"

"That would be great!"

"Ok see you then and by the way," he turned to walk away. "the 'meatballs' make you look sexy."

"I…uh…thanks! See you then Josh!"

~*~End of flash back~*~

"The 'meatballs' make me look sexy! I can't believe I fell for that. How could I even think for one second that Josh would want to take me to prom? He's even more of a jerk than Darien!" Serena yelled to her self while skipping stones on the lake at the park. "Why did I think that anyone would want to take me to prom?"

"I don't think it would be to bad Meatball Head. I mean the 'meatballs' make you look cute but not really sexy." Serena knew that voice all to well. She turned around quickly.

"How long have you been standing there?"

"I saw you enter the park. It's not safe for you to be out here alone at this time of night." He walked up next to her. He had been for a ride in his car and decided to keep an eye on her.

"I can see that. You came along didn't you. Now I have a stalker too!" Serena yelled to the sky. She turned back around and threw another rock into the lake. Darien picked up a hand full of rocks and started to throw then in. "Why do you always sick around after I give you the hint that I want to be left alone?"

"I don't want you to turn out like me."

"What do you mean? You can have any girl you want! You have a really nice car! No bossy parents! No kid brother to aggravate you! No school! No proms! No backstabbers!"

"Serena you don't know how good of a life you have!" Darien yelled back which he hardly ever did. "I would give everything I have and go back to school and deal with back stabbers and proms just to have parents and a brother! You take it all for granted and it makes me sick! Tell you what, when you get a really problem like lose your family or close friend or after tonight, wearing that, get kidnapped, give me a call. I'll leave you alone like you wanted now." Darien threw the remainder of rocks that he had on the ground and walked away toward his car.

"Wait! Please don't leave me alone! Darien please! I'm sorry!" Serena fell to the ground and began to cry. Darien looked at the girl crying on the ground. It really was getting late and he couldn't leave this vulnerable 15 year old girl out all alone. Darien walked back to her and sat down next to her.

"It's ok Serena. I forgive you. Don't cry." He put a gentle hand on her shoulder and she lifted herself to sit in his lap. "I should be the one who's sorry." Darien whispered into her hair as he rocked her as if she were a small child.

'Why am I sitting in his lap? Why is he still here? Could he care about me just a little?' These questions ran through her mind as she cried her self to sleep against his chest.

~*~ Well what do you think so far? Good bad? Review please! Next chapter will be out soon. ~*~