A/N: Ok everyone this is Chapter 4. Yes yes I know the last couple of
chapters have been boring, and that the next few ones may also be a bit
boring, but I mean you can't rush a story because then it won't turn out
good. Also, I have to get the story line out and in order to do that, a few
events have to take place, so please be patient. And don't worry, the story
will all tie together. Well Read and Review plz!!! :-)
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the other characters :-(
Title: The Real Me
Chapter 4.
*~*~*The Arcade*~*~*
Later that day at the arcade, it was after school and all the girls were sitting around a booth, dying of boredom.
"I'm soooooo bored!" Serena complained in a annoying tone of voice which Raye found VERY irritating.
" Ya so what meatball head? We're all bored!" Raye snapped at her.
"Geez Raye you don't have to be so mean. I was just saying something...." Serena trailed off.
"And I'm just saying that you're not much better than us, so shut up and stop whining!" Was the reply that Serena found from Raye. After hearing that, the infamous tears started welling up in her eyes.
The other girls just sighed--part boredom, part annoyance at the other two girls. When those two got going, there was no stopping them.
**Ugh, this is just tourture.** thought Mina. **I've got to think of something to do for us....** were her thoughts as the bickering went on in the background. Suddenly she had an idea. An idea that stemmed from the way Serena kept sneaking looks at Darien. **Like she could fool me. After all love is my game. ** Mina thought with a smirk. She decided to voice her idea to relive the boredom.
"Hey you guys," Mina started, interrupting the fighting, "I have a way for us to do something to get our minds off the boredom." Even Serena and Raye looked interested, interested enough to stop fighting at least.
"What would that be Mina?" Amy asked in a quiet voice.
"Let's play the True Love Game!!" Mina told excitedly. Looking around at the other girls, she saw everyone looked interested except Serena, who at the mention of the word 'love' had turned around and was busily looking at the counter for you know who. **She's so obvious** Mina thought with a giggle.
"True Love Game? What's that?" Lita asked with a grin. The boredom seemed to have evaporated.
"Well it's really very simple but really fun. What you have to is write down your name and the name of the person you love. Then you write down "T R U E L O V E" and see how many of each letter you have in your names. Then you see what your score is out of 85 and see how well you are suited for each other." Mina explained.
"Ohh that sounds like fun!" Raye exclaimed.
"Yes it does, " Even quiet Amy thought it was a good idea.
"Well then? Let's get to it!" Mina said as she dug out some paper and pens from her backpack and handed it out to everyone. Everyone soon got to work. "And after, we can all compare the scores!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Five minutes later everyone had finished and were looking proudly at their piece of paper.
"Ok girls, time to compare!" Mina said with a smile. "I'll go first!" she volunteered. "I got a 68 with Andrew"(A/N: Ok I don't know if these scores are right. But it's only for the sake of the story, so bear with it!). All the other girls gave murmurs of what a good score that was. "Raye, it's your turn".
"Well I went with Chad and I got a 72 " Raye said with a big smile. All the other girls smiled along with her as they waited for Amy to go.
In a shy voice, Amy said " I went with Greg and I go 70". She even allowed a slow smile to creep up on her face. " Awesome score Amy!" Mina informed her, "Lita, it's your turn." The group turned to look at her.
"Of course I went with Ken and I got a 68 also". The group even got wilder with laughter and happiness for the good score. Finally they turned to Serena. "Oh Serena, it's your turn," Raye said with a sing song voice.
A slow blush crept along Serena's fair cheeks. "Well. I got a 86." She told them the shocked group.
"An 86???"
"Wow that's really good!!"
"Is that even possible??" were just some of the shocked responses. Mina gave the answer.
"Well," she started slowly," I've heard of some people getting over 85 but it's really rare. And it's said that whenever you get above 85, the love is so strong, you'll be with your true love forever." Now that that was said, everyone turned to the shocked Serena for one answer.
" Who did you pick for this??!!" Everyone said at once, wanting to know who Serena's true love was.
"Ummm......No one." Serena said, her eyes finding the floor very interesting all of a sudden.
"What do you mean no one?? Tell us!" Raye demanded of the blonde girl.
"I'd really rather not say," Serena replied with a pained expression on her face, while keeping one eye at Darien, who sat at the counter. Raye however would have none of that. Before Serena could react, Raye grabbed the piece of paper from Serena's tightly clenched fist and held it up victorisly.
"Haha!! Now we can see who this mystery guy is!" Raye exclaimed proudly as she kept it out of reach as Serena desperately tried to grab it from the happy raven-haired beauty.
"Cmon Raye, that's private and really no big deal! Guys, a little help?" She asked of the group who were watching the exchange between the two. However, the girls proved to be unsympathetic.
"No way Serena, we want to know who the guy is." Mina declared, even though she was almost sure of who it was.
"Sorry Ser, but we shared our guys, now it's your turn," Lita said, trying to be fair. Serena desperately turned to Amy. "Amy??"
Amy figiteded in her seat. "Well actually......." Amy's voice trailed off, but gave the exact distinction of what she meant. Serena was shocked. Even kind, fair, gentle Amy wanted to know who the guy was. **No way!!! No one can find out about Darien!!!** She proclaimed to herself. However, while she was thinking to herself, Raye took this distraction as time to open the piece of paper and see the name. As soon as she saw the name on the paper, she gave a loud scream and yelled in surprise, "Oh my god!!!! You like Darien???!!" Once they heard the name, the rest of the group sat in shock, jaws open, eyes wide, all except for Mina, who had a content smile on her face. **I knew it**. She thought to herself self- congratulatory. Serena however, was in a totally different state of mind. She was so red, one could compare her to a tomato, and her eyes were filled with disbelief, as her greatest secret was found out by her friends.
"SShhhh, Raye! Keep it down!" She said worriedly as she saw that Darien was definatly within listening distance, especially with Raye's tremendous voice.
"Why didn't you tell us??" Lita asked quietly, still in a state of shock. All the other girls nodded, wanting to know why their best friend hadn't said a word.
" Because.....Well I don't know. I guess there was no reason to," Serena started to explain, "I mean especially how after we Darien and I first met and all I did was complain about him, how could I suddenly turn around and say I have a huge crush on him?". After a few seconds, she added," Besides, it's not like he will ever feel that way about me. So why humiliate myself more by telling all you guys?"
Everyone sat with an expression of sympathy, compassion, and understanding. It was understandable why Serena hadn't said anything, but they still felt hurt. That's what Amy told Serena.
"Yes I know, and I am sorry for not telling you guys. You guys are my best friends, and from now on, I promise to share everything with you," And with that they all shared a group hug. After the hug, Mina spoke up,
"So, now all we have to do is find a way to get Serena and Darien together." Mina said with real excitement. Serena on the other hand, was looking crestfallen at this statement.
"Don't bother. Darien and me will never happen. He just doesn't feel that way about me and he never will," Serena said sadly as her eyes trailed off to the counter where Darien sat, oblivious to her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~At the Counter, about 5 minutes before the
girls find out about Serena liking Darien*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien was sitting at the counter, sipping at his milkshake, looking deep in thought and a little sad. Andrew, who noticed this, decided to start a conversation.
"So, Darien, what's new with you?" He asked in a cheerful voice, while scrubbing the counter with a cloth.
"Nothing," was Darien's short and unhelpful response. A response which Andrew didn't believe.
"Cmon man, I know something's with you. Why don't you tell me? I thought he told each other everything," Andrew said, playing the guilt card to get the information he wanted--information he thought he already knew. **It's so obvious. He's crushing over Serena and doesn't know what to do** Andrew thought with a smirk at the transparency of his friend. **Like he could hide something like that from me** he said to himself with surpressed mirth. But he decided to torture his friend a bit, by forcing the information out of him.
" No it's not that," Darien replied, "It's just, well a problem I have."
"Well, why don't you tell me about this problem, maybe I can help, "Andrew said, trying very hard to conceal his grin.
"Um.......well.....ok. I...see...there's this.....girl....that I kind....of like......"Darien managed to stutter out.
"I see. Well who is this girl?" Andrew asked innocently.
"Someone very special and perfect in every single way," Darien blurted out without thinking. Andrew then decided to give up the cherade and just tell Darien he knew.
"Darien, give me a break. Like you could hide something like this from me. I know it's Serena," Andrew revealed to a very shocked Darien.
"You knew?" he squeaked out.
"Of course, I am your best friend after all."
"Was I that obvious?" Darien asked. Andrew just sighed and laughed.
"To me, yes you were. Whenever she comes around, you do a complete 360. And whenever she leaves, you get this pitiful look on your face."
"What kind of look?" Darien asked curiously.
"Oh I don't know. Somewhere in between despair and sadness," Andrew said with a grin.
"Oh my....I never knew I was this obvious," Darien muttered to himself. Andrew, however, was still puzzled over something.
"Here's what I don't get. If you like her so much, which you obviously do, why do you act like such a jerk when she's around?" Darien winced at his friend's choice of words, even though it was true. He decided to just come out with it and tell Andrew the truth.
"Ok..here's the thing. I guess I just act like a 'jerk' as you so eloquently put it for one reason. I just want to hide my feelings for her, I guess, "Darien admitted.
"But why do you want to hide your feelings for her? Why don't you tell her the truth?" Andrew asked, even more puzzled than before.
Darien sighed, a mournful sigh. "Because, there's no point. She hates me, she will never feel that way about me, no matter how much I wish or no matter how strongly I feel about her," Darien said sadly. Andrew was about to say something when they heard a loud scream come from across the room. Turning around, they saw that Raye had indeed let out the scream, and was now excitedly talking to the other girls. Darien, however, sought out only one face from the groups--Serena's. He saw that she was very red and that her eyes, her big beautiful eyes, were as wide as saucers. He unconsciously let out a smile, just at looking at her. **I wonder what made her look like that?** He pondered. Andrew caught Darien's small smile and had a thought.
"Geez, Dar, why don't you go talk to her now?" Andrew suggested innocently. Darien, however, had other ideas.
"Um. no," he refused pointblank.
"But why? This is the perfect time! Obviously something is going on there, and if you go over there you can find out what's going on, and not to mention learn more about Serena," The more Darien thought about, the more sense it made.
"Ok, I'll go over there," and with that Darien hopped down from stool and made his way to where the group was sitting only to find that they had left the arcade. A feeling of sadness swept through him, making him realize how much he had wanted to talk to her. **Oh well, there's always next time** he thought to himself as he turned around to make his way back to the counter when something caught his eye. It was a crumpled piece of paper lying on the table. **Hmmm...wonder what this is**. He reached to pick it up and unfold it, and then saw that this paper was in Serena's handwriting. **Which makes it all the better** Darien thought with a chuckle. As he read the paper, the blood left his face, leaving him deathly pale. **Am I reading this right??** Darien rubbed his eyes, making sure he really saw what he was seeing. Yes indeed, he was definatly seeing right.
The title read 'The true love test between Serena Tsuniko(A/N: dunno if I spelled that right...sorry!) and Darien Shields. Then it had some letters and numbers jumbled around and it read: 86 out of 85=The most purest and truest love of all loves. Then in capitals it read: TRUE LOVE!. Then at the bottom it read: I love Darien followed by a lot of hearts.
Darien couldn't believe what he saw. It was the True Love Test. He had heard of girls doing this test with the guy they liked to see how true their love was and to see if they were meant for each other. **So, what does this mean??** Did someone else write this out? **No, this is in Serena's handwriting, so she had to write it out** Darien reasoned. But then did it mean, could it possibly mean.......**Does Serena like me???**
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Meanwhile, outside the arcade*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The girls were walking out of the arcade, still in a state of shock and laughter at the thought of their friend liking her mortal enemy. It was just so unbelievable, that it was laughable. Of course, they didn't tell Serena this, and most of them managed to keep their glee within them, everyone that is except Raye who was openly laughing out loud.
"Raye, can you PLEASE stop laughing?" Serena asked angrily.
"I'm sorry....hehe.......it's just that you tell.....haha........us that you like Darien and expect..........teehee......us not to laugh??" Raye managed to spit out between giggles. Serena just rolled her eyes, even though she could understand the laughter. But right now she just really wanted to go home and curl up in bed.
"Haha, ok Raye whatever laugh if you want. But can I please have the paper back so I can go home?" Serena asked plaintively. Raye on the other hand just gave a confused look.
"I don't have the paper, I thought you had it," Raye protested. Serena was starting to get the familiar feelings of panic, but calmed down. **So what? One of the other girls has it, no biggie** she calmed herself down.
But when she asked the other girls about it, she was greeted by, "Nope don't got it," "Sorry, I thought you had it," and "I wonder where it went?". Serena was now in a full panic.
" So, what are you guys saying? Where is the paper??!??" Serena demanded nervously. All she got in response were confused and worried looks from her friends. Finally Lita spoke up.
"Um, Serena? It's probably still back in the arcade," she suggested to her panicked friend. That statement, however, didn't seem to help Serena much.
"The arcade?? Oh my god! What if Darien picks it up and sees it??? What will he think?? He'll know!!!"
"But Serena, even if he does pick it up, how will he know what it means? There's just a bunch of letters and numbers. He probably won't understand it," Amy said trying to calm Serena down.
" No!! You don't get it!! I put in the title 'The true love test between Serena Tsuniko and Darien Shields', and at the bottom I also put 'I love Darien' with little hearts around it!! Even an idiot could figure it out!" Serena moaned. The rest of the group was silent, not really knowing what to say.
" I've got to go back and get that paper before he does!" and with that she ran back to the arcade, with more speed than any of her friends imagined she had.
After about five minutes of pure sprinting, Serena burst into the arcade out of breath. She didn't even notice that she could barely breath, because all she had on her mind was **Get the paper! Get the paper! Get the paper!**. Andrew spotted her come in and started to say a greeting to her, but Serena just brushed past him, wanting to get to the table she had sat at just minutes before. But when she crossed the arcade to the booth, she saw Darien standing there. Her heart immediately dropped to her knees. **Oh my god, please don't let him see the paper!** Serena pleaded in her head. Darien turned around to look at her and she saw that he was very pale, and his midnight-blue eyes ,that were focused on her, were as wide as saucers. **Oh, why is he looking like that???** she thought but then the blood left her face when she saw what Darien was clutching so tightly in his hand.
He had the paper.
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A/N: Ok, everyone that's chapter 4. My longest chapter yet!! 3000 and some words!! Hope you liked it. It's a cliffe!!! Hehe, but ok I'll get out the next chapter in a couple of days. Don't worry, the next couple of chapters won't be as boring, I promise. Just trust me, all of this may seem dumb now, but it will all tie together, and I mean everything, even the dream at the 1st chapter(ohh! gave a little hint...hehe). But ya that's all later, so plz read and review!! :-)
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the other characters :-(
Title: The Real Me
Chapter 4.
*~*~*The Arcade*~*~*
Later that day at the arcade, it was after school and all the girls were sitting around a booth, dying of boredom.
"I'm soooooo bored!" Serena complained in a annoying tone of voice which Raye found VERY irritating.
" Ya so what meatball head? We're all bored!" Raye snapped at her.
"Geez Raye you don't have to be so mean. I was just saying something...." Serena trailed off.
"And I'm just saying that you're not much better than us, so shut up and stop whining!" Was the reply that Serena found from Raye. After hearing that, the infamous tears started welling up in her eyes.
The other girls just sighed--part boredom, part annoyance at the other two girls. When those two got going, there was no stopping them.
**Ugh, this is just tourture.** thought Mina. **I've got to think of something to do for us....** were her thoughts as the bickering went on in the background. Suddenly she had an idea. An idea that stemmed from the way Serena kept sneaking looks at Darien. **Like she could fool me. After all love is my game. ** Mina thought with a smirk. She decided to voice her idea to relive the boredom.
"Hey you guys," Mina started, interrupting the fighting, "I have a way for us to do something to get our minds off the boredom." Even Serena and Raye looked interested, interested enough to stop fighting at least.
"What would that be Mina?" Amy asked in a quiet voice.
"Let's play the True Love Game!!" Mina told excitedly. Looking around at the other girls, she saw everyone looked interested except Serena, who at the mention of the word 'love' had turned around and was busily looking at the counter for you know who. **She's so obvious** Mina thought with a giggle.
"True Love Game? What's that?" Lita asked with a grin. The boredom seemed to have evaporated.
"Well it's really very simple but really fun. What you have to is write down your name and the name of the person you love. Then you write down "T R U E L O V E" and see how many of each letter you have in your names. Then you see what your score is out of 85 and see how well you are suited for each other." Mina explained.
"Ohh that sounds like fun!" Raye exclaimed.
"Yes it does, " Even quiet Amy thought it was a good idea.
"Well then? Let's get to it!" Mina said as she dug out some paper and pens from her backpack and handed it out to everyone. Everyone soon got to work. "And after, we can all compare the scores!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Five minutes later everyone had finished and were looking proudly at their piece of paper.
"Ok girls, time to compare!" Mina said with a smile. "I'll go first!" she volunteered. "I got a 68 with Andrew"(A/N: Ok I don't know if these scores are right. But it's only for the sake of the story, so bear with it!). All the other girls gave murmurs of what a good score that was. "Raye, it's your turn".
"Well I went with Chad and I got a 72 " Raye said with a big smile. All the other girls smiled along with her as they waited for Amy to go.
In a shy voice, Amy said " I went with Greg and I go 70". She even allowed a slow smile to creep up on her face. " Awesome score Amy!" Mina informed her, "Lita, it's your turn." The group turned to look at her.
"Of course I went with Ken and I got a 68 also". The group even got wilder with laughter and happiness for the good score. Finally they turned to Serena. "Oh Serena, it's your turn," Raye said with a sing song voice.
A slow blush crept along Serena's fair cheeks. "Well. I got a 86." She told them the shocked group.
"An 86???"
"Wow that's really good!!"
"Is that even possible??" were just some of the shocked responses. Mina gave the answer.
"Well," she started slowly," I've heard of some people getting over 85 but it's really rare. And it's said that whenever you get above 85, the love is so strong, you'll be with your true love forever." Now that that was said, everyone turned to the shocked Serena for one answer.
" Who did you pick for this??!!" Everyone said at once, wanting to know who Serena's true love was.
"Ummm......No one." Serena said, her eyes finding the floor very interesting all of a sudden.
"What do you mean no one?? Tell us!" Raye demanded of the blonde girl.
"I'd really rather not say," Serena replied with a pained expression on her face, while keeping one eye at Darien, who sat at the counter. Raye however would have none of that. Before Serena could react, Raye grabbed the piece of paper from Serena's tightly clenched fist and held it up victorisly.
"Haha!! Now we can see who this mystery guy is!" Raye exclaimed proudly as she kept it out of reach as Serena desperately tried to grab it from the happy raven-haired beauty.
"Cmon Raye, that's private and really no big deal! Guys, a little help?" She asked of the group who were watching the exchange between the two. However, the girls proved to be unsympathetic.
"No way Serena, we want to know who the guy is." Mina declared, even though she was almost sure of who it was.
"Sorry Ser, but we shared our guys, now it's your turn," Lita said, trying to be fair. Serena desperately turned to Amy. "Amy??"
Amy figiteded in her seat. "Well actually......." Amy's voice trailed off, but gave the exact distinction of what she meant. Serena was shocked. Even kind, fair, gentle Amy wanted to know who the guy was. **No way!!! No one can find out about Darien!!!** She proclaimed to herself. However, while she was thinking to herself, Raye took this distraction as time to open the piece of paper and see the name. As soon as she saw the name on the paper, she gave a loud scream and yelled in surprise, "Oh my god!!!! You like Darien???!!" Once they heard the name, the rest of the group sat in shock, jaws open, eyes wide, all except for Mina, who had a content smile on her face. **I knew it**. She thought to herself self- congratulatory. Serena however, was in a totally different state of mind. She was so red, one could compare her to a tomato, and her eyes were filled with disbelief, as her greatest secret was found out by her friends.
"SShhhh, Raye! Keep it down!" She said worriedly as she saw that Darien was definatly within listening distance, especially with Raye's tremendous voice.
"Why didn't you tell us??" Lita asked quietly, still in a state of shock. All the other girls nodded, wanting to know why their best friend hadn't said a word.
" Because.....Well I don't know. I guess there was no reason to," Serena started to explain, "I mean especially how after we Darien and I first met and all I did was complain about him, how could I suddenly turn around and say I have a huge crush on him?". After a few seconds, she added," Besides, it's not like he will ever feel that way about me. So why humiliate myself more by telling all you guys?"
Everyone sat with an expression of sympathy, compassion, and understanding. It was understandable why Serena hadn't said anything, but they still felt hurt. That's what Amy told Serena.
"Yes I know, and I am sorry for not telling you guys. You guys are my best friends, and from now on, I promise to share everything with you," And with that they all shared a group hug. After the hug, Mina spoke up,
"So, now all we have to do is find a way to get Serena and Darien together." Mina said with real excitement. Serena on the other hand, was looking crestfallen at this statement.
"Don't bother. Darien and me will never happen. He just doesn't feel that way about me and he never will," Serena said sadly as her eyes trailed off to the counter where Darien sat, oblivious to her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~At the Counter, about 5 minutes before the
girls find out about Serena liking Darien*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien was sitting at the counter, sipping at his milkshake, looking deep in thought and a little sad. Andrew, who noticed this, decided to start a conversation.
"So, Darien, what's new with you?" He asked in a cheerful voice, while scrubbing the counter with a cloth.
"Nothing," was Darien's short and unhelpful response. A response which Andrew didn't believe.
"Cmon man, I know something's with you. Why don't you tell me? I thought he told each other everything," Andrew said, playing the guilt card to get the information he wanted--information he thought he already knew. **It's so obvious. He's crushing over Serena and doesn't know what to do** Andrew thought with a smirk at the transparency of his friend. **Like he could hide something like that from me** he said to himself with surpressed mirth. But he decided to torture his friend a bit, by forcing the information out of him.
" No it's not that," Darien replied, "It's just, well a problem I have."
"Well, why don't you tell me about this problem, maybe I can help, "Andrew said, trying very hard to conceal his grin.
"Um.......well.....ok. I...see...there's this.....girl....that I kind....of like......"Darien managed to stutter out.
"I see. Well who is this girl?" Andrew asked innocently.
"Someone very special and perfect in every single way," Darien blurted out without thinking. Andrew then decided to give up the cherade and just tell Darien he knew.
"Darien, give me a break. Like you could hide something like this from me. I know it's Serena," Andrew revealed to a very shocked Darien.
"You knew?" he squeaked out.
"Of course, I am your best friend after all."
"Was I that obvious?" Darien asked. Andrew just sighed and laughed.
"To me, yes you were. Whenever she comes around, you do a complete 360. And whenever she leaves, you get this pitiful look on your face."
"What kind of look?" Darien asked curiously.
"Oh I don't know. Somewhere in between despair and sadness," Andrew said with a grin.
"Oh my....I never knew I was this obvious," Darien muttered to himself. Andrew, however, was still puzzled over something.
"Here's what I don't get. If you like her so much, which you obviously do, why do you act like such a jerk when she's around?" Darien winced at his friend's choice of words, even though it was true. He decided to just come out with it and tell Andrew the truth.
"Ok..here's the thing. I guess I just act like a 'jerk' as you so eloquently put it for one reason. I just want to hide my feelings for her, I guess, "Darien admitted.
"But why do you want to hide your feelings for her? Why don't you tell her the truth?" Andrew asked, even more puzzled than before.
Darien sighed, a mournful sigh. "Because, there's no point. She hates me, she will never feel that way about me, no matter how much I wish or no matter how strongly I feel about her," Darien said sadly. Andrew was about to say something when they heard a loud scream come from across the room. Turning around, they saw that Raye had indeed let out the scream, and was now excitedly talking to the other girls. Darien, however, sought out only one face from the groups--Serena's. He saw that she was very red and that her eyes, her big beautiful eyes, were as wide as saucers. He unconsciously let out a smile, just at looking at her. **I wonder what made her look like that?** He pondered. Andrew caught Darien's small smile and had a thought.
"Geez, Dar, why don't you go talk to her now?" Andrew suggested innocently. Darien, however, had other ideas.
"Um. no," he refused pointblank.
"But why? This is the perfect time! Obviously something is going on there, and if you go over there you can find out what's going on, and not to mention learn more about Serena," The more Darien thought about, the more sense it made.
"Ok, I'll go over there," and with that Darien hopped down from stool and made his way to where the group was sitting only to find that they had left the arcade. A feeling of sadness swept through him, making him realize how much he had wanted to talk to her. **Oh well, there's always next time** he thought to himself as he turned around to make his way back to the counter when something caught his eye. It was a crumpled piece of paper lying on the table. **Hmmm...wonder what this is**. He reached to pick it up and unfold it, and then saw that this paper was in Serena's handwriting. **Which makes it all the better** Darien thought with a chuckle. As he read the paper, the blood left his face, leaving him deathly pale. **Am I reading this right??** Darien rubbed his eyes, making sure he really saw what he was seeing. Yes indeed, he was definatly seeing right.
The title read 'The true love test between Serena Tsuniko(A/N: dunno if I spelled that right...sorry!) and Darien Shields. Then it had some letters and numbers jumbled around and it read: 86 out of 85=The most purest and truest love of all loves. Then in capitals it read: TRUE LOVE!. Then at the bottom it read: I love Darien followed by a lot of hearts.
Darien couldn't believe what he saw. It was the True Love Test. He had heard of girls doing this test with the guy they liked to see how true their love was and to see if they were meant for each other. **So, what does this mean??** Did someone else write this out? **No, this is in Serena's handwriting, so she had to write it out** Darien reasoned. But then did it mean, could it possibly mean.......**Does Serena like me???**
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Meanwhile, outside the arcade*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The girls were walking out of the arcade, still in a state of shock and laughter at the thought of their friend liking her mortal enemy. It was just so unbelievable, that it was laughable. Of course, they didn't tell Serena this, and most of them managed to keep their glee within them, everyone that is except Raye who was openly laughing out loud.
"Raye, can you PLEASE stop laughing?" Serena asked angrily.
"I'm sorry....hehe.......it's just that you tell.....haha........us that you like Darien and expect..........teehee......us not to laugh??" Raye managed to spit out between giggles. Serena just rolled her eyes, even though she could understand the laughter. But right now she just really wanted to go home and curl up in bed.
"Haha, ok Raye whatever laugh if you want. But can I please have the paper back so I can go home?" Serena asked plaintively. Raye on the other hand just gave a confused look.
"I don't have the paper, I thought you had it," Raye protested. Serena was starting to get the familiar feelings of panic, but calmed down. **So what? One of the other girls has it, no biggie** she calmed herself down.
But when she asked the other girls about it, she was greeted by, "Nope don't got it," "Sorry, I thought you had it," and "I wonder where it went?". Serena was now in a full panic.
" So, what are you guys saying? Where is the paper??!??" Serena demanded nervously. All she got in response were confused and worried looks from her friends. Finally Lita spoke up.
"Um, Serena? It's probably still back in the arcade," she suggested to her panicked friend. That statement, however, didn't seem to help Serena much.
"The arcade?? Oh my god! What if Darien picks it up and sees it??? What will he think?? He'll know!!!"
"But Serena, even if he does pick it up, how will he know what it means? There's just a bunch of letters and numbers. He probably won't understand it," Amy said trying to calm Serena down.
" No!! You don't get it!! I put in the title 'The true love test between Serena Tsuniko and Darien Shields', and at the bottom I also put 'I love Darien' with little hearts around it!! Even an idiot could figure it out!" Serena moaned. The rest of the group was silent, not really knowing what to say.
" I've got to go back and get that paper before he does!" and with that she ran back to the arcade, with more speed than any of her friends imagined she had.
After about five minutes of pure sprinting, Serena burst into the arcade out of breath. She didn't even notice that she could barely breath, because all she had on her mind was **Get the paper! Get the paper! Get the paper!**. Andrew spotted her come in and started to say a greeting to her, but Serena just brushed past him, wanting to get to the table she had sat at just minutes before. But when she crossed the arcade to the booth, she saw Darien standing there. Her heart immediately dropped to her knees. **Oh my god, please don't let him see the paper!** Serena pleaded in her head. Darien turned around to look at her and she saw that he was very pale, and his midnight-blue eyes ,that were focused on her, were as wide as saucers. **Oh, why is he looking like that???** she thought but then the blood left her face when she saw what Darien was clutching so tightly in his hand.
He had the paper.
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A/N: Ok, everyone that's chapter 4. My longest chapter yet!! 3000 and some words!! Hope you liked it. It's a cliffe!!! Hehe, but ok I'll get out the next chapter in a couple of days. Don't worry, the next couple of chapters won't be as boring, I promise. Just trust me, all of this may seem dumb now, but it will all tie together, and I mean everything, even the dream at the 1st chapter(ohh! gave a little hint...hehe). But ya that's all later, so plz read and review!! :-)
