Konnichi wa minna!! Thanks for all of the email. It was great that so

many of you like my story. This is the second chapter and it starts

where the last ended when Darien was being nice to her. For all of the

confused ones out there, the story starts as a flashback to three

months before Serena gets the letter that she receives at the beginning

of chapter 1. Then, it goes past the part of three months and you get

to see… well I cant tell you so read on. If you haven't read chapter

one, please read it so you can have a better knowing of the story.

Disclaimers: I don't own Sailormoon or any of the characters. Naoko

takeuchi does and she is soo lucky. I wish I could draw like her.

Anyways, on with the story. Oh yeah, please send me feedback, good

and/or bad about the story. I really appreciate it. Thanks.

*Dreameress*

Serena's head flew up off the desk and stared at the speaker. He

was talking to her rationally, she thought with disbelief. And, he

wasn't mocking. What was going on?

Finally gathering her wits Serena narrowed her eyes at him. There

had to be some catch to him being so… nice. Serena stared into his deep

blue eyes but found no trace of emotion.

Darien raised an eyebrow in inquiry. Then he smiled, more like

grinned. 'So, the bitch has suspicions? Well, I'll have to change that'

he thought to himself.

"Why were you banging your head on the desk Serena. And why do

you keep staring at me like that?" he asked in his most innocent voice.

Serena was again speechless. What was wrong with him? Either

today was act opposite day or he was actually being nice to her. Serena

abruptly turned away from him. She couldn't be seen staring at him so

much. I was so un Serena like. Still skeptical, Serena lifted a mocking

brow and turned back to Darien. He seemed deep into the act of writing

something on the paper.

Strange, Serena thought. The teacher had assigned no writing

paper so what could he have been writing. Serena tried to conspicuously

move her head toward Darien so she could see his paper. Just a little

more to the side, she thought.

Suddenly, Serena found herself leaning on Darien's chair, holding

on for dear life.

"EEK!" she yelled, trying to find a grip on his chair before she

caused a major seen in the class.

Interrupted from his note writing, Darien looked to his side to

find a panicked Serena holding on to his chair. Her eyes were pleading

with herself and the chair and her some of her hair was coming out of

it's bun. It was all he could do to keep from laughing his ass off at

the interesting seen before him.

Serena felt a warm hand grab her arms and pull her up. Thankful

but wary, Serena looked up at the keeper of the hands and found a

grinning Darien. Before Serena could mutter thanks, she was intercepted

by Darien's inquisitive question.

"If I may ask, Serena," Darien started, adding emphasis to her

name, "What were you doing leaning on my chair,"

Serena saw he was about to laugh and angrily replied, "I was

trying to find out what you we-" Serena stopped herself. She was about

to tell that she was trying to figure out what he was writing. "That

is, what you-r chair said because I thought I saw some writing on your

chair," Serena finished. Serena was quite proud of herself with her

great comeback. She looked back at Darien and saw he was quite

unconvinced. In fact, he looked more like he was holding his breath

trying not to laugh.

Darien's non-laughing technique didn't turn out quite like he

expected it to and he burst out laughing. He was laughing so hard, he

could hardly breathe when the teacher focused her attention on him and

curtly inquired what was so funny.

'Damn that Serena for making me laugh,' he angrily thought to

himself. He knew very well the reason he found her flaying on his

chair. I was to see what he was writing. He knew that his ruse would

catch Serena's attention and thus his efforts did not go without

rewarded.

After making a hasty excuse to the teacher, Darien picked up the

note, quickly scrawled Serena on it, and placed it on Serena's desk.

Serena noticed this and looked at him in silent inquiry. He

nodded his head as if to say, "Open it".

Serena was triumphant. He was writing a note to HER. Serena

winced, she should not be happy about this but she couldn't help

herself. She wasn't blind and Darien was not a shabby specimen. In fact

he was quite handsome.

Serena stopped her train of thought for she was becoming weary of

her uncontrollable thoughts. She mentally scolded herself and then

picked up the letter.

"Serena" was scrawled on the front in Darien's precise

handwriting. He had lovely handwriting. Serena opened it and read the

note. It said:

'Dear Serena,

I was wondering if you would want to go out for ice cream

or something. I found out it was your birthday and decided that I

wanted to get to know you a little better. Please accept without

thinking twice. I know I have been rude to you in the past and I wanted

to make up for that. I was too shy to ask you myself.

Love

Darien'

Serena sighed and looked up from the letter. She placed it on the

table and wrote him saying that she would accept or something to that

affect. But, what was with all of the change??

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