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Chapter 4: Tender Chances
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Well, this is the second to last chapter! After you read this you might think it's the end but it's actually not! Yes! There is still an epilogue!^^ Well, I hope you enjoy my story and sorry for the delay! Review please! Love you all Ciao! Genre: Drama/Romance/A little bit humor Rating: for this chapter I can give it a R18. Hehe! Just joking! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!
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The water is flowing. It is such an amazing sight but how come I can't hear it's sound? I touch the water but I can't feel its coolness, instead I feel nothing but dry air. I look at the darkening sky and for the first time I realize that I'm alone. No one is here but huge rough rocks and very dry soil. It's starting to rain. The soil is mixing with the rain and it's becoming muddy. Suddenly someone grabs me and covers my mouth tightly. I try to scream but the person's grip on my mouth is incredibly strong. I struggle and try to release myself and finally when the hand let go of me. I turned around with my heart beating wildly against my chest. My eyes widened and what I saw shocked me to a certain point that I let out an ear- piercing scream.
"Ahhhhhhh!" I screamed and rose up from my bed. "Serena! Are you all right?" Darien said patting my back. "What are you doing here?!" I asked him with narrow eyes. "Serena! Here! Drink some water!" Diamond appeared all of a sudden carrying a tall glass of cold water. "No thank you! What are you two doing here?" I asked them with a tight voice. "You fainted in the garden." Diamond answered quietly. "What?!" I stuttered feeling very foolish. "After you stopped Darien and me from having a boxing match. You fainted." Diamond grinned and sat beside her in the big luxurious four-poster bed.
I rubbed my temples. I suddenly remembered that I had a nightmare but I forgot what it was. "Was I talking in my sleep?" I asked Darien. "Yeah! You said that you can't feel anything and that you needed help." Darien said softly. "Hm.I feel fine now." I look at them both and signaled them to leave me alone. "Well, I guess we'll be going now! You need some rest!" Diamond said and grabbed Darien by the arm and dragged him towards the door. "Bye Serena!" Darien waved his arm at me and smiled goofily. When the door was finally closed I lay down in my bed. Life is so complicated! I start to wish that I never met any of the two boys especially Darien.
"Darien! Yoohoo Darien!" Jen cooed as she tried to wave her hand in front of Darien's blue eyes. "Huh?!" Darien gaped at her. This is his third time to suddenly daze off in front of Jen. It was getting embarrassing for him. "What were you saying again?", he asked. "I was saying that your making me feel very unwanted." Jen pouted and flipped her beautiful wavy chocolate brown hair. "I'm sorry!" Darien paused and suddenly stood up and looked at the big tree on the opposite side of the school. Jen glanced at her back and saw a blonde girl sitting under a huge tree, reading a thick book.
"It seems like Serena is unaware that the people in school are watching her." She commented. "Serena doesn't like attention and she loves reading those awfully boring thick books." Darien said casually as if he knows everything about Serena. "Oh!" Jen stopped talking feeling miserable. "Well, I'll see yah later!" Darien chirped and went to Serena.
"Darien, I hate you." Jen said quietly. "So it seems." Someone said over her shoulders. "Who are you?" Jen gasped and stared at the pretty blue haired girl. "My name is Amy." She looks at Jen as if studying her and smiled. "I'm Jennifer Morrison." Jen smiled back at Amy and after a minute or so a thought strucked her. "Are you Amy Allison Colt?" She asked in a delightful gasp. "One and only!" Amy laughed.
"How do you feel that Diamond's going after Serena?" Jen asked her seriously. "The same as what you feel when you see Darien going after Serena!" Amy laughed again and continued. "Actually it feels terrible! I'm completely jealous!" Jen laughs out loud. "Why did you break up with Diamond anyway?" she asked. "He was not the who I fell in love with." Amy became somber. "What do you mean?" Jen asked growing more curious as minutes pass by. "Simply stating. He used me! I'll only say one thing about Diamond. He is not to be trusted!" Amy closed her mouth and clenched her fist. She stood up and started to walk away. "Bye!" Jen shouted to her retreating figure.
"Serena!" Darien roared. I look up startled. "Please tell me in advance if you plan to give me a heart-attack next time!" I said icily. "Sorry" Darien gave me a lopsided grin and softened his voice. I close my book and moved to the left corner to give some space for Darien.
"You can sit down here." I told him and patted at the ground beside me. He sat down and looked at me in an odd way and said, " Your in a happy mood today!" "What were you expecting?" I asked him feeling offended.
"I expected you to either ignore me or give me a strong kick in the shin!" Darien answered while smiling at her with tenderness in his bold blue eyes. "Ah! A wondrous suggestion!" I clasp my hands tightly and pondered at his suggestion. Suddenly Darien burst out laughing. "You wicked beautiful girl!" He pronounced and ruffled my hair. Now that proclamation made me quite numb. Darien never called me beautiful before! Never! I suddenly feel my face flushing.
"Is something wrong sweets?" He asked me. Suddenly as if I just woke up from a dream, I snapped at him. "Who in planet Mercury allowed you to call me sweets?!" I exploded. "Ah! No one my sweets!" He laughed. "You impossible, inconceivable, intolerable, unjustifiable, conniving scoundrel of a man!" I blustered.
"Say all you can my sweets!" Darien said with laughing eyes and kissed my lips. For a while, I felt like I was in Nirvana. All those silly butterflies are hovering around my stomach again. "Don't do that or I'll slap you!" I threatened. "You say you'll slap me but deep inside you long for my kisses." Darien teased. I look at him and suddenly felt enraged. "Well your gravely mistaken!" I snapped and started to pack my things. "Serena, are you still not willing to listen to what your heart might want to tell you?" Darien whispered huskily in my ears.
His hot breath tickled my neck and those niggling butterflies are hovering me again. "Your not in love with me Darien!" I said flatly. "Why not?" Darien asked her pugnaciously. I turned around and faced him and stared hard into his eyes. "You never gave a damn about me then! You never considered me as your friend! Now that I have gained the attention of another popular guy aside from you. You want to show everyone that you can win my heart and when you have. You're going to hurt me and make me your shadow!" I said harshly and started to walk away but he grabbed my shoulders and shook my lightly.
"Listen! My popularity doesn't matter anymore! And it was not Diamond that made me realize that I love you. When you were not there beside me, I realized that I miss your very presence. Your scent, your face, your humor, just yourself. I don't need the likes of Diamond to make me popular!" Darien said with a strained voice. "No! You just realize you love me because of my new look!" I protested. Darien's hold of my shoulder was tightening and I winced at the pain.
"I don't care about your new look! You were always beautiful even then. I even thought you were insane for dying your hair because I know how your mom would possibly freak out! Serena, when will you realize that my feelings for you are real?" He asked gently now. "I think." I said as I look into his eyes with my eyes watering with happiness, "that I realized it just now." Darien smiled and hugged me with compassion. "Oh Serena! What took you so long to realize but I don't care now! All I want is you!" "Darien, I'm sorry." I said as I cried in his shoulders.
Darien separated from our embrace and said. "Look at me sweet." He held my chin and forced me to look at him and he continued. "I love you!" My eyes began to water again as I said hoarsely. "Damn you for making me feel this way!" I smiled and was going to continue but someone suddenly interfered. "Serena!" Diamond was running towards us. "Serena! You have to come with me quick!" I look at Diamond slightly puzzled. "What is it?" I asked. "Please it's something really important!" Diamond pleaded. I suddenly remembered the time when Diamond was always there for me and I can't possibly refuse him. "All right!" I said as I shot an apologetic glance at Darien.
"Where are we going?" I asked Diamond as I entered his car. "I'm going to show you something." Diamond said monotonously. I suddenly felt Goosebumps in my skin. I wonder what's wrong with Diamond. He's acting really strange. Could it be that he saw Darien and me and overheard everything that we said? "Uh, I think I'll go home if you don't mind." I said softly. Then suddenly Diamond looks at me sharply and said tightly. "I mind!" My eyes widened a bit because suddenly I feel frightened by Diamond. He has never been this scary before. I remain quiet in my sit and just waited until we would arrive in our destination. Wherever that place is.
Darien sits in the tree. He was pondering about Serena. She did not say I love you back to him and it still stung his heart. "Could it be possible that Serena loves Diamond and Diamond loves Serena." He muttered quietly. "You know I don't think Diamond will ever learn to love." A girl with blue hair said sitting beside him. Darien looks at her for a while and then recognized her immediately. Amy is just as famous as Diamond because she is his first girlfriend and last but he's not sure maybe Serena is the next.
"Why do you say that?" Darien asked her quizzically. "He can never be trusted not even once." Amy shook her head. "I don't understand." Darien muttered frowning at his confusion over the subject. "I'm going to tell you a secret Darien Shields and don't ever pass this because I swear that your going to pay so help me God!" Amy threatened but she said it sadly. Darien looked at her and felt pity for the girl. "I promise!" He said seriously. "Okey." Amy said as she inhaled a deep breath. "When I first arrived in this school. I was greatly admired by the boys and the girls because I was pretty at the same time really smart. I never gave attention to those boys who tried to court me but Diamond was hardly any boy and just a little talk and date. I instantly fell in love with his deceit words." Amy paused her eyes beginning to water. "Go on." Darien said gently.
"One day he took me by force and made me went to his favorite place. A river near South Kurudo. He." Amy started to sob. "He raped me and broke up with me. I was only a game to him and he won it. You know what. I was only a bet between his heartless friends. I hate him! I think he's going to do that to Serena too but I'm not sure." She choked. Darien hugged Amy and patted her shaking back and he suddenly remembered about what Diamond told Serena.
"Please it's something really important!"
Darien face suddenly went pale. "Amy I think he plans to do it with Serena right now. I'm sure I heard him tell her that they were going somewhere. Do you mind if you go with me and help me find the river. I'm afraid I don't know the place." He asked her gently. Amy looked up at him with a tear- strained face and sobbed again. "You know even if Diamond did those cruel things to me. I still have some feelings for him and that is why I kept on following him hoping that he would just leave Serena alone and come back to me." Darien sighed. "Will you help me, Amy?" He asked again. She looked at him and dried her tears and said determinedly. "Yes."
"Here we are!" Diamond said happily. I look around and saw the wonderful sight of the flowing river. The ground was also rich with green grass and the place itself was coated with trees and bushes." This is beautiful!" I gasped. "Yes but not as beautiful as you!" Diamond said as he sat down in the ground not caring if his uniform will be soiled. "Thank you." I said and sat next to him. "Is this what you call important?" I asked him gently and wiped his bangs away from his sweating forehead. "What do you think?" He asked me and kissed me hard on the lips. I was carried away and let him kiss me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and caressed my back. My mind was suddenly foggy with desire. His hands went up to my breast and touched it in a circular motion and then it went down to my legs and went upward to my thighs. I gasped and pushed him roughly. "What are you doing?" I asked him feeling flustered. "I want you." Diamond said simply and reached for me again.
I back away from him. This is not right. There's something malicious in Diamond's eyes. "I don't!" I suddenly screamed unable to hide my fear. "Don't!" He covered my mouth with his and wraps his arms around me. I can't move. He is too strong. My eyes are stinging with tears. I never thought Diamond could be like this. "Let me go!" I screamed again but he muffled my mouth with his kiss. He lays on top me and clamps my legs with his so that I can't kick his crotch.
"Sweet Gemini!" she thought. " I'm going to be deflowered by the student body president and this guy who I don't love. I love Darien Shields but I never told him that while I was still innocent!" My mind screamed. Finally he stopped kissing m mouth and proceeded with my face and my neck. "Help!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I feel a sob rising in my throat. As Diamond's fingers reached my most sensitive part as if God has finally waken up and noticed my current situation. Darien arrived and kicks the lights out of Diamond. "Darien!" I cried happily. Darien carried me to his car and said. "Are you all right my sweet?" I nod my head unable to speak. "Thank goodness!" He said then kisses my eyelids. "Stop crying now it hurts me to see you like that." I was really touched by his gentleness.
Darien Shields never felt so angry in all his life. "That piece of shit Diamond!" He breathed. He looks at Diamonds crouched form in the ground. "Tell me, who do you plan to destroy after Serena? When will you ever realize that a girl whom you destroyed then loves you, huh? I thought a president body council would know better but you're dumber than a jackass!" Darien roared furiously. "I'm not dumb!" Diamond screamed and punched Darien right in the face. "You scoundrel!" Darien punched Diamond with all his might and then the two kept on punching each other harder and harder.
"No!" Serena screamed at the same time Amy stood up and protected Diamond. "Please! Don't harm him anymore!" Amy cried. Darien stopped and looked at Amy's weeping body. "Amy, don't you want to give him his own piece of medicine?" He asked her quietly. "I want to give him something else. I want to give him love." Amy said softly while tears come pouring down her eyes. Diamond looks at her strangely but he didn't say anything. She looks at him and says, "Please love me!" and sobbed in Diamond's shoulders. Darien looked at them and left the two alone. "Serena I'll take you home." I look at him and said. "Darien?" He looks at me. "What my sweets?" "I'm sorry." I said softly. "No problemo!" Darien grinned lazily.
Diamond looked at Amy's helpless shoulder quaking with hurt and anxiety. He could not believe that this girl still loved him after all his harsh treatments to her. "Amy, why? There are many guys out there?" He asked quietly. His muscles tightening and preparing to hear her answer. "Diamond, I wouldn't have gone out with you in the first place. If you still remember!" She choked. "There were many guys but I chose you and until now I still have no replacement and there will never be." She sobbed. "Oh Amy!" Diamond hugged the lithe girl in his arms. "Oh Amy! Please forgive me! I promise I won' be an asshole anymore!" He hugged Amy and kissed her head.
"You know I suddenly remember my dream that night when I woke up with you and Diamond." I said to Darien as I was looking at the scenery in my window. "What?" He asked me softly. I look at him and smiled. "I saw a huge shadow! It was a big scary shadow. I guess it was a warning and I didn't take it seriously but luckily you saved me from it." Darien looks at me. "You mean Diamond is the shadow?" He asked flabbergasted. "Yes." I paused and asked him gently. "You must really love your shadow don't you to save her from another shadow?" I smiled shyly. Darien looks at me and smiles lazily. "Yes but your not my shadow Serena. You're my light. You gave me a second chance to love and be loved. I thank you." He said with tenderness in his eyes. "I love you, Darien." I said. "I know." He replied warmly. His eyes glittering.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just to remind you again! There is still an epilogue!(^^) And please review! Love you all! Ja ne! Yukinohaze says see yah next time!^^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, this is the second to last chapter! After you read this you might think it's the end but it's actually not! Yes! There is still an epilogue!^^ Well, I hope you enjoy my story and sorry for the delay! Review please! Love you all Ciao! Genre: Drama/Romance/A little bit humor Rating: for this chapter I can give it a R18. Hehe! Just joking! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!
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The water is flowing. It is such an amazing sight but how come I can't hear it's sound? I touch the water but I can't feel its coolness, instead I feel nothing but dry air. I look at the darkening sky and for the first time I realize that I'm alone. No one is here but huge rough rocks and very dry soil. It's starting to rain. The soil is mixing with the rain and it's becoming muddy. Suddenly someone grabs me and covers my mouth tightly. I try to scream but the person's grip on my mouth is incredibly strong. I struggle and try to release myself and finally when the hand let go of me. I turned around with my heart beating wildly against my chest. My eyes widened and what I saw shocked me to a certain point that I let out an ear- piercing scream.
"Ahhhhhhh!" I screamed and rose up from my bed. "Serena! Are you all right?" Darien said patting my back. "What are you doing here?!" I asked him with narrow eyes. "Serena! Here! Drink some water!" Diamond appeared all of a sudden carrying a tall glass of cold water. "No thank you! What are you two doing here?" I asked them with a tight voice. "You fainted in the garden." Diamond answered quietly. "What?!" I stuttered feeling very foolish. "After you stopped Darien and me from having a boxing match. You fainted." Diamond grinned and sat beside her in the big luxurious four-poster bed.
I rubbed my temples. I suddenly remembered that I had a nightmare but I forgot what it was. "Was I talking in my sleep?" I asked Darien. "Yeah! You said that you can't feel anything and that you needed help." Darien said softly. "Hm.I feel fine now." I look at them both and signaled them to leave me alone. "Well, I guess we'll be going now! You need some rest!" Diamond said and grabbed Darien by the arm and dragged him towards the door. "Bye Serena!" Darien waved his arm at me and smiled goofily. When the door was finally closed I lay down in my bed. Life is so complicated! I start to wish that I never met any of the two boys especially Darien.
"Darien! Yoohoo Darien!" Jen cooed as she tried to wave her hand in front of Darien's blue eyes. "Huh?!" Darien gaped at her. This is his third time to suddenly daze off in front of Jen. It was getting embarrassing for him. "What were you saying again?", he asked. "I was saying that your making me feel very unwanted." Jen pouted and flipped her beautiful wavy chocolate brown hair. "I'm sorry!" Darien paused and suddenly stood up and looked at the big tree on the opposite side of the school. Jen glanced at her back and saw a blonde girl sitting under a huge tree, reading a thick book.
"It seems like Serena is unaware that the people in school are watching her." She commented. "Serena doesn't like attention and she loves reading those awfully boring thick books." Darien said casually as if he knows everything about Serena. "Oh!" Jen stopped talking feeling miserable. "Well, I'll see yah later!" Darien chirped and went to Serena.
"Darien, I hate you." Jen said quietly. "So it seems." Someone said over her shoulders. "Who are you?" Jen gasped and stared at the pretty blue haired girl. "My name is Amy." She looks at Jen as if studying her and smiled. "I'm Jennifer Morrison." Jen smiled back at Amy and after a minute or so a thought strucked her. "Are you Amy Allison Colt?" She asked in a delightful gasp. "One and only!" Amy laughed.
"How do you feel that Diamond's going after Serena?" Jen asked her seriously. "The same as what you feel when you see Darien going after Serena!" Amy laughed again and continued. "Actually it feels terrible! I'm completely jealous!" Jen laughs out loud. "Why did you break up with Diamond anyway?" she asked. "He was not the who I fell in love with." Amy became somber. "What do you mean?" Jen asked growing more curious as minutes pass by. "Simply stating. He used me! I'll only say one thing about Diamond. He is not to be trusted!" Amy closed her mouth and clenched her fist. She stood up and started to walk away. "Bye!" Jen shouted to her retreating figure.
"Serena!" Darien roared. I look up startled. "Please tell me in advance if you plan to give me a heart-attack next time!" I said icily. "Sorry" Darien gave me a lopsided grin and softened his voice. I close my book and moved to the left corner to give some space for Darien.
"You can sit down here." I told him and patted at the ground beside me. He sat down and looked at me in an odd way and said, " Your in a happy mood today!" "What were you expecting?" I asked him feeling offended.
"I expected you to either ignore me or give me a strong kick in the shin!" Darien answered while smiling at her with tenderness in his bold blue eyes. "Ah! A wondrous suggestion!" I clasp my hands tightly and pondered at his suggestion. Suddenly Darien burst out laughing. "You wicked beautiful girl!" He pronounced and ruffled my hair. Now that proclamation made me quite numb. Darien never called me beautiful before! Never! I suddenly feel my face flushing.
"Is something wrong sweets?" He asked me. Suddenly as if I just woke up from a dream, I snapped at him. "Who in planet Mercury allowed you to call me sweets?!" I exploded. "Ah! No one my sweets!" He laughed. "You impossible, inconceivable, intolerable, unjustifiable, conniving scoundrel of a man!" I blustered.
"Say all you can my sweets!" Darien said with laughing eyes and kissed my lips. For a while, I felt like I was in Nirvana. All those silly butterflies are hovering around my stomach again. "Don't do that or I'll slap you!" I threatened. "You say you'll slap me but deep inside you long for my kisses." Darien teased. I look at him and suddenly felt enraged. "Well your gravely mistaken!" I snapped and started to pack my things. "Serena, are you still not willing to listen to what your heart might want to tell you?" Darien whispered huskily in my ears.
His hot breath tickled my neck and those niggling butterflies are hovering me again. "Your not in love with me Darien!" I said flatly. "Why not?" Darien asked her pugnaciously. I turned around and faced him and stared hard into his eyes. "You never gave a damn about me then! You never considered me as your friend! Now that I have gained the attention of another popular guy aside from you. You want to show everyone that you can win my heart and when you have. You're going to hurt me and make me your shadow!" I said harshly and started to walk away but he grabbed my shoulders and shook my lightly.
"Listen! My popularity doesn't matter anymore! And it was not Diamond that made me realize that I love you. When you were not there beside me, I realized that I miss your very presence. Your scent, your face, your humor, just yourself. I don't need the likes of Diamond to make me popular!" Darien said with a strained voice. "No! You just realize you love me because of my new look!" I protested. Darien's hold of my shoulder was tightening and I winced at the pain.
"I don't care about your new look! You were always beautiful even then. I even thought you were insane for dying your hair because I know how your mom would possibly freak out! Serena, when will you realize that my feelings for you are real?" He asked gently now. "I think." I said as I look into his eyes with my eyes watering with happiness, "that I realized it just now." Darien smiled and hugged me with compassion. "Oh Serena! What took you so long to realize but I don't care now! All I want is you!" "Darien, I'm sorry." I said as I cried in his shoulders.
Darien separated from our embrace and said. "Look at me sweet." He held my chin and forced me to look at him and he continued. "I love you!" My eyes began to water again as I said hoarsely. "Damn you for making me feel this way!" I smiled and was going to continue but someone suddenly interfered. "Serena!" Diamond was running towards us. "Serena! You have to come with me quick!" I look at Diamond slightly puzzled. "What is it?" I asked. "Please it's something really important!" Diamond pleaded. I suddenly remembered the time when Diamond was always there for me and I can't possibly refuse him. "All right!" I said as I shot an apologetic glance at Darien.
"Where are we going?" I asked Diamond as I entered his car. "I'm going to show you something." Diamond said monotonously. I suddenly felt Goosebumps in my skin. I wonder what's wrong with Diamond. He's acting really strange. Could it be that he saw Darien and me and overheard everything that we said? "Uh, I think I'll go home if you don't mind." I said softly. Then suddenly Diamond looks at me sharply and said tightly. "I mind!" My eyes widened a bit because suddenly I feel frightened by Diamond. He has never been this scary before. I remain quiet in my sit and just waited until we would arrive in our destination. Wherever that place is.
Darien sits in the tree. He was pondering about Serena. She did not say I love you back to him and it still stung his heart. "Could it be possible that Serena loves Diamond and Diamond loves Serena." He muttered quietly. "You know I don't think Diamond will ever learn to love." A girl with blue hair said sitting beside him. Darien looks at her for a while and then recognized her immediately. Amy is just as famous as Diamond because she is his first girlfriend and last but he's not sure maybe Serena is the next.
"Why do you say that?" Darien asked her quizzically. "He can never be trusted not even once." Amy shook her head. "I don't understand." Darien muttered frowning at his confusion over the subject. "I'm going to tell you a secret Darien Shields and don't ever pass this because I swear that your going to pay so help me God!" Amy threatened but she said it sadly. Darien looked at her and felt pity for the girl. "I promise!" He said seriously. "Okey." Amy said as she inhaled a deep breath. "When I first arrived in this school. I was greatly admired by the boys and the girls because I was pretty at the same time really smart. I never gave attention to those boys who tried to court me but Diamond was hardly any boy and just a little talk and date. I instantly fell in love with his deceit words." Amy paused her eyes beginning to water. "Go on." Darien said gently.
"One day he took me by force and made me went to his favorite place. A river near South Kurudo. He." Amy started to sob. "He raped me and broke up with me. I was only a game to him and he won it. You know what. I was only a bet between his heartless friends. I hate him! I think he's going to do that to Serena too but I'm not sure." She choked. Darien hugged Amy and patted her shaking back and he suddenly remembered about what Diamond told Serena.
"Please it's something really important!"
Darien face suddenly went pale. "Amy I think he plans to do it with Serena right now. I'm sure I heard him tell her that they were going somewhere. Do you mind if you go with me and help me find the river. I'm afraid I don't know the place." He asked her gently. Amy looked up at him with a tear- strained face and sobbed again. "You know even if Diamond did those cruel things to me. I still have some feelings for him and that is why I kept on following him hoping that he would just leave Serena alone and come back to me." Darien sighed. "Will you help me, Amy?" He asked again. She looked at him and dried her tears and said determinedly. "Yes."
"Here we are!" Diamond said happily. I look around and saw the wonderful sight of the flowing river. The ground was also rich with green grass and the place itself was coated with trees and bushes." This is beautiful!" I gasped. "Yes but not as beautiful as you!" Diamond said as he sat down in the ground not caring if his uniform will be soiled. "Thank you." I said and sat next to him. "Is this what you call important?" I asked him gently and wiped his bangs away from his sweating forehead. "What do you think?" He asked me and kissed me hard on the lips. I was carried away and let him kiss me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and caressed my back. My mind was suddenly foggy with desire. His hands went up to my breast and touched it in a circular motion and then it went down to my legs and went upward to my thighs. I gasped and pushed him roughly. "What are you doing?" I asked him feeling flustered. "I want you." Diamond said simply and reached for me again.
I back away from him. This is not right. There's something malicious in Diamond's eyes. "I don't!" I suddenly screamed unable to hide my fear. "Don't!" He covered my mouth with his and wraps his arms around me. I can't move. He is too strong. My eyes are stinging with tears. I never thought Diamond could be like this. "Let me go!" I screamed again but he muffled my mouth with his kiss. He lays on top me and clamps my legs with his so that I can't kick his crotch.
"Sweet Gemini!" she thought. " I'm going to be deflowered by the student body president and this guy who I don't love. I love Darien Shields but I never told him that while I was still innocent!" My mind screamed. Finally he stopped kissing m mouth and proceeded with my face and my neck. "Help!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I feel a sob rising in my throat. As Diamond's fingers reached my most sensitive part as if God has finally waken up and noticed my current situation. Darien arrived and kicks the lights out of Diamond. "Darien!" I cried happily. Darien carried me to his car and said. "Are you all right my sweet?" I nod my head unable to speak. "Thank goodness!" He said then kisses my eyelids. "Stop crying now it hurts me to see you like that." I was really touched by his gentleness.
Darien Shields never felt so angry in all his life. "That piece of shit Diamond!" He breathed. He looks at Diamonds crouched form in the ground. "Tell me, who do you plan to destroy after Serena? When will you ever realize that a girl whom you destroyed then loves you, huh? I thought a president body council would know better but you're dumber than a jackass!" Darien roared furiously. "I'm not dumb!" Diamond screamed and punched Darien right in the face. "You scoundrel!" Darien punched Diamond with all his might and then the two kept on punching each other harder and harder.
"No!" Serena screamed at the same time Amy stood up and protected Diamond. "Please! Don't harm him anymore!" Amy cried. Darien stopped and looked at Amy's weeping body. "Amy, don't you want to give him his own piece of medicine?" He asked her quietly. "I want to give him something else. I want to give him love." Amy said softly while tears come pouring down her eyes. Diamond looks at her strangely but he didn't say anything. She looks at him and says, "Please love me!" and sobbed in Diamond's shoulders. Darien looked at them and left the two alone. "Serena I'll take you home." I look at him and said. "Darien?" He looks at me. "What my sweets?" "I'm sorry." I said softly. "No problemo!" Darien grinned lazily.
Diamond looked at Amy's helpless shoulder quaking with hurt and anxiety. He could not believe that this girl still loved him after all his harsh treatments to her. "Amy, why? There are many guys out there?" He asked quietly. His muscles tightening and preparing to hear her answer. "Diamond, I wouldn't have gone out with you in the first place. If you still remember!" She choked. "There were many guys but I chose you and until now I still have no replacement and there will never be." She sobbed. "Oh Amy!" Diamond hugged the lithe girl in his arms. "Oh Amy! Please forgive me! I promise I won' be an asshole anymore!" He hugged Amy and kissed her head.
"You know I suddenly remember my dream that night when I woke up with you and Diamond." I said to Darien as I was looking at the scenery in my window. "What?" He asked me softly. I look at him and smiled. "I saw a huge shadow! It was a big scary shadow. I guess it was a warning and I didn't take it seriously but luckily you saved me from it." Darien looks at me. "You mean Diamond is the shadow?" He asked flabbergasted. "Yes." I paused and asked him gently. "You must really love your shadow don't you to save her from another shadow?" I smiled shyly. Darien looks at me and smiles lazily. "Yes but your not my shadow Serena. You're my light. You gave me a second chance to love and be loved. I thank you." He said with tenderness in his eyes. "I love you, Darien." I said. "I know." He replied warmly. His eyes glittering.
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