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Title: Take Care

Author: KaBunny

E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com

Rating: PG

Chapter Six: Signal from Serenity

~*~Flashback~*~

Today was the day. The day that Serena would have to say good-bye to Darien. They had spent six long months together, arguing, laughing, and sometimes crying. It had been fun while it lasted and Serena had provided the companionship that Darien had so needed to move on from his wife.

He had not received the sign he wanted. In fact, he hadn't received any sign at all. Maybe, he was never meant to move on. Maybe, his feelings for Serena were a fluke.

Serena, however, knew she was in love with the man. The fact that he hadn't moved on from his dead wife was the only thing stopping her from chasing after him. 'Besides, he could never love me back. I'm nothing like his Serenity,' she thought, stepping off of the elevator onto Darien's floor. 'Why am I so nervous?'

Serena shuddered, and touched her stomach as if to calm her butterflies. She wiped her damp hands on her jeans and shook her head. She then wandered down the hall and stopped in front of Darien's door. She took a deep breath before exhaling and knocking on the ebony haired man's door.

Before her hand touched the door, it opened revealing the resident of the apartment. He smiled down at the blonde girl before opening the door wider for her to come in. 'For the last few weeks it's as if I have a connection with her. I can feel when she's coming or when she's near. What's going on?' Darien thought, closing the door behind Serena.

He no longer walked on crutches, had any casts, and all the stitches had been removed. In fact, he was in perfect health, but he needed to get some more sleep before returning back to his stressful job as a doctor. He looked as good as new. What was different about his usual appearance was the lack of bags under his eyes from working twenty hour shifts in the ER.

"Well," Serena muttered, her eyes downcast as she sat on the couch.

"Well," Darien mumbled back, glancing at the blonde sitting next to him.

"I guess this is.....good-bye, huh?" she asked, not looking up at him.

"Maybe, but we'll still see one another around work," Darien responded, giving her a smile.

"I'm sorry......I don't mean to be mushy, but I have this feeling that you're going far away," Serena replied, looking up at him finally. She gave him a tired smile which never reached her eyes.

"I'm not going anywhere," Darien said, placing his hand over hers and smiling again.

~*~End Flashback~*~

'It was so long ago. I can't believe it's been two years since then. So many patients since him, but for some reason, their faces are a blur while his stand clear in my mind,' Serena thought, taking a sip of her coffee. She was sitting in the hospital cafeteria, on her break.

'Love....,' something whispered, tickling up the hairs on the back of her neck. She glanced around, but saw no one but the normal chatting nurses, patients, random people, and doctors.

She sniffed as she looked back down into her swirling coffee that she hadn't realized she had been swirling herself. Her eyes watered up and she refused to blink to let the salty tears fall. Inevitably, one dripped into her coffee, disrupting the natural swirl she had created.

She didn't notice when someone sat down across from her. She did look up when she felt a warm hand set up her own. Two more tears escaped her widened eyes and rolled gracefully down her cheeks. She was staring into the midnight blue eyes that she had missed seeing so much.

"I thought this might've been a happy meeting, but it appears one of us is not so happy. Mind telling me what's eating Gilbert Grape?" Darien inquired, giving her hand a small squeeze as he gave her a gentle smile.

"It's....not important," Serena replied, wiping her eyes with the back of her hands. She gave Darien a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "How've you been?"

"Pretty good. The shoulder doesn't bother me unless it's rainy day," Darien said, taking a sip of his coffee. "How've you been and why haven't you visited me?"

"I've been okay......and I....I guess I didn't want to intrude on your life," the blonde responded, staring at the table top.

"Are you sure you don't want to tell me what's bothering you?" he asked, starting to become quite concerned.

"I'm fine," she said, turning up her eyes as she heard a family walking by. She watched how happy they appeared. Her attention was diverted until they were out of sight. "Would you excuse me? My break is over....."

"Alright.....I guess I'll catch you later......," Darien answered, his voice sad.

"Catch you later," she replied, giving one last glance at him. She turned away, walked out of the cafeteria, and down the hall as the tears began falling from her eyes again. 'Why.....why this all of a sudden?' she thought, her head down as she walked down the hall. She walked straight into someone.

"Oh, excuse me, Serena," a familiar female voice said. Serena glanced up into her boss's garnet eyes.

"Oh, hello, Mrs. Miller," Serena responded, tearing her eyes away from the woman immediately. "Would you excuse me please?"

The blonde then continued to run off down the hall, the dark haired woman staring after her. Her garnet eyes narrowed as she glanced to the cafeteria, spotting Darien, his head in his arms. She then turned to watch Serena turn the corner. 'The time is almost right.....,' she thought, a smile on her face.

Celia walked into the cafeteria and sat down in the seat that Serena had been previously sitting in. She smiled at Darien as he glanced up at her. "Hi there.....I was wondering if you could check in on the patient in room 304. He seemed to be feeling some discomfort the other day and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind checking in on him," Celia explained.

"Sure," Darien said, getting up. He tossed the remains of his coffee into the trash can and walked out of the cafeteria.

'The stage is set,' Celia thought, staring off after Darien. "Now, it's up to the players."

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"Here we are......," Serena said, walking into the room. She wiped her eyes again, but it was futile considering that new tears just replaced the old ones.

She laid down in the empty bed that she always seemed to nap in when she was on break or when she was free for an hour or so. Pulling the white sheets up and over her head, she sighed, closing her eyes. She could feel the tears continue to fall. "It's not fair.....," she whispered.

She didn't hear the door open because she was too wrapped up in her own world. "Serena?" she heard a familiar voice call.

"Go away....please go away," Serena sobbed, her face buried into her pillow.

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that......," Darien responded, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "You helped me. Now it's my turn to return the favor. Please let me help."

Serena sat up, the blanket falling off of her. Tears falling from her eyes, she stared at him, unblinking. The sorrow, pain, and confusion were the only things available to him as he stared back her. Her face scrunched up in pain as she dove at him, wrapping her arms around his stomach. "I'm so lost and alone. I don't know where to turn to," Serena muttered, sobbing into his white lab coat.

"What about your family?" he suggested, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her closer to him.

"I-I.....," she stuttered, pulling out of the embrace. She looked up at him and wiped her eyes with the backs of her hands before turning away from him.

"What is it?" he asked, waiting patiently. "In order for me to help, I need you to talk to me."

"I don't know who I am," the blonde stated, her voice drained of emotion.

"Well, no one really knows who they are," Darien replied, not really understanding what she was trying to tell him.

"No.....I really don't know who I am. See, I can't remember.....I can't remember more than five years ago. Everything before the time I came here.....is blank," Serena responded, looking up at him. Her pain was masked well, but she couldn't hide it in her eyes. "I don't know if I have a family. I don't know if I was born. I don't know if I was ever loved by anyone."

"How is that possible?" he asked, still looking confused.

"I.....I don't know," Serena said, turning away from him again.

"I want to help you," Darien replied, turning her to face him again. "I want to help you find out who you are and where you came from. I want to help you."

She looked up at him before wrapping her arms around him again. Darien returned the hug and glanced to the side when he saw movement. It was only for a brief second, but she was there. Serenity had waved at him and given him a smile.......before fading off and disappearing.

Darien inhaled Serena's scent as he continued hugging her. 'Serenity.....I understand.....,' he thought, a small smile fading onto his lips.

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Care to guess? Or did I completely lose all my readers? If I lost you....good! If you have a question.....depending on what it is, I may answer it for you, but this is supposed to be confusing.....everything will come together in the end, kk? Well, ttfn! Bai bai!

Stay Tuned for Chapter Seven: The Truth.......through work and Serena's search, Darien has his hands full......Someone who's been there all the while reveals a very important part which connects everything together.....Darien learns the truth.....but, how to tell Serena?

Ja ne! ~KaBunny