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Unforgotten Friend

Darien wrote every day, and so did Serena. The problem was, Serena's father wouldn't allow her to send her letters. So her letters collected dust on her desk, as Darien's frequent letters slowed to hardly ever. The last thing she ever received from her best friend, turned stranger, was on her 15th birthday. He had sent her a birthday card that was covered in rabbits.



To this day, Serena has worn the silver necklace and earrings from Darien. Only taking them off at night to assure their safety. If anyone ever asked where she had gotten them, she simply replied, "An unforgotten friend." And that was the end of the subject. She had only gone deeper into discussion about it with her four other best friends, whom she told just about everything. And now, she stood at the airport, ready to face her fears and go home, hoping her long lost friend and her, would run into each other....

"8 years today." A familiar blonde whispered. She turned around and faced 4 girls, who looked about the same age as her. "Are you sure you want to come?" She asked. "Of course Serena!" Another blonde chirped. "We want to go back just as much as you!" A raven-haired girl added. "Well maybe not *as* much. But pretty close!" A brunette corrected. Serena laughed at her friends' behavior. "Flight 287 to Tokyo now boarding." A computerized woman said over the loud speakers. "Here we go!" They all chorused.

After they had handed their tickets to the stewardess, and had found their seats on the plane, they began to chat with each other. "So was this old friend of yours cute, Serena?" Raye asked minutes later. Serena blushed a deep red and smiled. "Well...yeah." She replied. "But if he's not married, HE'S MINE!" She added. "Was he very intelligent?" Amy asked. "Very." Serena quickly replied. They continued to chatter until the plane rose in the air, and Serena started focusing on clutching the sides of her seat so tight, that it was almost impossible to get a word out of her.

When they finally reached their destination of Tokyo, the sides of Serena's chair were a different shape. After apologizing profusely, each of them left the airport. Nothing, it seemed, was the same in Tokyo after 8 years. So they simply had a cab drop them off in the middle of town. Serena clutched her hat as they walked around, hoping to see a familiar face, or business. Finally, they spotted an arcade that each of the five was at least semi-familiar with. But as Serena jumped for joy at the entrance, her hat flew off, and instinctively ran down the sidewalk after it.

But her chance, unfortunately, was cut short by running into a tall, dark haired man, Serena swore she recognized. The man simply turned around, sunglasses blocking his eyes, and muttered, "Watch where you're going!" Serena found that she was lying on her hat. Wobbling, she grabbed her hat and stood up, then made her way back to the slightly familiar arcade. Once there, she spotted her four friends in a booth. Three of them waved, but Amy was clutching her mouth and pointing to Serena's leg. "What happened to your leg!?" Amy screamed. Serena looked down at her bleeding leg. "Oh, I must have scraped it when I ran into that guy and fell." She said simply. "Serena! You need to get a tenets shot or you could get an infection." Amy said dramatically, but not jokingly. "Amy, I'm fine!" Serena insisted. "No! I don't care if I have to drag you by your ear! Your going!" Amy said motherly. "You can't make me! I'm not going!" Serena said crossing her arms over her chest.

~ 10 minutes later ~

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, OWWW!" Serena screamed as Amy dragged her down the hospital halls by the ear. "I told you I was serious!" Amy defended, as Serena reached out to choke her. "Yeah but, COME ON! I didn't think you'd literally drag me down here by my ear!" Serena retorted. Amy pushed her friend into a room, where she waits for her doctor.

~ Moments later ~

The door opened slowly to a man whose face a clipboard covered. Serena rolled her eyes and began to explain her story. "I really shouldn't be here, all I did was fall on the cement. I would have left, but my friends are guarding the door..." The doctor looked up, he was the guy from earlier! He still had those stupid sunglasses on too! Serena jumped backward and landed on the floor. "Y-you're that guy who knocked me down! YOU'RE A DOCTOR?" Serena finally realized. The man seemed to squint his eyes at Serena. "Do I- Do I know you?" He asked. "Give me the shot and I'll be out of here, there's somewhere I want to check out. So, hurry up will you?!" Serena carried on. The doctor laughed. She hadn't noticed that while her mouth was flapping, he had performed the shot. "I'm already done." He said. "Oh, well, good-bye. Don't knock anymore people down!" She laughed as she left the room.

Her friends were in the waiting room when she came out. "Girls, I kind of want to go to -ummm- somewhere. Can we meet back at the arcade?" She asked, ready to hurt herself for almost saying her old secret place. "Sure Serena..." Amy said. So that's what they did.

~ Serena & Darien's special spot ~

Serena stepped into, what seemed to be her past. It was exactly the same, except for some moss that now covered some of the trees. It was almost as if... someone was trying to keep it the same. Serena moved towards the tree that Darien had carved their initials so many years ago. As she went to brush the moss away, something rustled the leaves behind her. There stood the same man that she had bumped into, and that had giving her the shot. "What are you doing here?" They both said at the same time. "I'm allowed here!" They chorused again. "No you don't!" They said, once again, together. Serena quickly brushed away the moss. "Yes I do! SEE!" She pointed to the 'S' carved into the tree. "My best friend carved that there the day I told him I had to move." She hissed. "NO! I carved that there the day my best friend told me she had to move to America!" He screamed back. Serena winced. "Take off your glasses." She said just above a whisper. Angrily, he removed his sunglasses, and there stood the boy she new so long ago. She wanted to scream out, but she smirked and asked, "so... do you still cheat at video games? Or have you learned to play fair?"

Darien immediately knew who was standing in front of him. But his mind told him to be sure, for this could be some stalker. "Give me some proof that you are Serena Tsukino?" He said crossing his arms. Serena pulled out her necklace. "You gave this to me. Remember?" She asked. "I don't remember exactly what it looked like, more proof." At this point, Serena started to get angry. She bent down to her suitcase, and pulled out a box. Inside laid the rose she had kept, to assure their friendship throughout the years. Darien looked into Serena's eyes, picked her up, and swung her around. "What are you doing back in Tokyo?" He asked. "I'm finishing my college education here." She explained. "There are some people I want you to meet, COME ON!!!" Then she began to drag him to the arcade.

~ The Arcade ~

"I wonder where Serena wanted to-" Raye was cut short. She saw Serena dragging a man into the arcade. "Oh no..." Mina whispered. Serena walked up to the table with the man at her heels. "Guys! You'll never believe this-" The girls jumped up ready to fight. "GUYS! This is DARIEN!!!" Serena explained. "Are you sure you don't want us to fight him off?" Raye asked. "What do they mean, Serena? Do they have to fight guys off of you often?" Darien asked, slightly concerned. "Well, sort of. Anyways, this is my long lost friend you guys!!!" The girls lowered their defenses and held out a hand. They each introduced themselves, and began to trust Darien. "So this is Darien, huh?" Raye asked. Serena nodded. "Well, you were right. He is cute!"

~ To Be Continued ~

Like or no like this chapter? I sort of like it. I think its fun! Well please review, I'll still continue but I want 24 reviews before the next chapter please. Okies, thank you. Oh I might change my author name. I want something more original. Any ideas?

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