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Memories of the Past Chapter Eight

*A little recap from the last chapter*

"Never mind, you'll find out when you get there." Serena said, didn't have the guts to tell Darien. He just eyed her suspiciously. They walked through the airport automatic doors, and there.stood.

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"Seiya!" Serena said, nervously. "You're here! So fast too!" She turned to look at Darien's reaction. But there was none. His face was emotionless. Serena's heart sank. She had wanted Darien and Seiya to get along together. She wanted them to be friends. She didn't know why Darien always acts so weird and protective when Seiya's around. It would really be easier if they were all friends.

"Yeah, thanks for inviting me Sere" Seiya said, giving Serena a hug while smiling inwardly. He wondered what Darien would do if he hugged Serena. By the looks of it, he was not happy from the scene displayed in front of him. 'Why not have a little fun while I'm here?' Seiya thought.

Serena laughed nervously. "Everyone, this is Seiya, and Seiya, these are my friends. I'm sure you all know each other's names. So I won't spend so much time introducing you guys." She said. Serena slowly turned her direction to Darien wondering if it was a good idea to introduce those two. She sighed. Might as well get it over with. She nudged Darien a bit to get his attention. "Darien, I'm sure you know this is Seiya, and Seiya this is Darien."

Seiya reached out a hand for a handshake with Darien. "Nice to meet you Darien." He said formally.

"Yes, but I can't say the same for you." Darien said coolly, without shaking Seiya's hand. Seiya had expected this kind of reaction from Darien, and drew his hand back. Serena was shocked at Darien. Never has she seen Darien like this. Sure they had their arguments, but not once did Darien act this cold. It was frightening.

Andrew saw this and was a bit taken back at Darien's behavior. Seiya must have done something serious to trigger this much anger in Darien. He hasn't seen this side of Darien for a long time now, not since Serenity's death. He wouldn't open up to anybody anymore after that. It took awhile for Andrew to get Darien to open up to him. He sighed inwardly, hoping Darien would be back to normal soon. Otherwise, this is going to be a very unpleasant vacation.

"Darien! That was uncalled for! Why are you being so mean to Seiya? He never did anything to you!" Serena yelled, tears threatening to fall down her sky blue eyes. Darien said nothing and just stared at her with those empty eyes. Serena gasped. "I want you to apologize to Seiya!"

Darien grunted. "Yeah right, when hell freezes over!" he said and turned his back to Serena. She looked over at Sieya apologetically and he just shrugged.

Mina sensed the tension between those three spoke up nervously. "Well, since we're all ready, lets go!" They're all going to be living at Mina's house during their vacation trip. That was part of the reason they decided to come to Miami in the first place. The other part was to have fun and play some pranks at the guys along the way.

The car ride was quiet and uncomfortable. No one dared talked. Ken sighed; things are not looking good for all of them. Not that he doesn't want Seiya here, but it looks like he's the cause of all this uneasiness.

When they reached Mina's house, Serena was the first one to get out the car. She took in a deep breath and smelled the salt water. She could hear the water splashing onto shore, and the sea gulls talking among themselves. She was really starting to like this place, and she couldn't wait to hit the beach. Darien just stared at her for a moment and went inside the house with the others.

"Ok meatball head! You can admire the scenery tomorrow! It's getting dark out here, lets go in!" Rei shouted from the door. Serena frowned at that nickname. She ran back inside.

"Wow! Mina your place is so big and beautiful!" Serena exclaimed, walking around in circles.

Mina just shrugged. "No, it's not that big. There's only.6 bedrooms with it's own bathroom, and a queen sized bed." Serena sweatdropped and mumbled 'and that's not big?' Everyone laughed, and she just looked confused. "Anyways," Mina continued, " the rooms are upstairs. You guys can choose your own room.wait a minute." She suddenly realized something.

".There's 7 of us that's going to be using a room but there's only 6 rooms." Amy said, finished Mina's sentence. "One of you guys will have to share a room."

Serena looked over at Darien, who was still emotionless. She suddenly got angry at Darien. Why is he like this? "Is it ok if I share a room with you Seiya?" Serena asked. Everyone was shocked at her questions. They all thought she would've shared a room with Darien since they're so close.

"Sure Sere." Seiya said. He had to fight the urge to smirk in front of everyone. Darien picked up his luggage and went upstairs without another word. They heard the door slammed. Everyone just shook their heads and went up to their rooms to put their luggage. Andrew went to check up on Darien after putting his luggage in his and Mina's room.

He knocked on the door a few times before hearing from Darien. He walked into the room quietly. "Hey Dar." Andrew said. "I guess you really don't like that Seiya guy eh?" Andrew asked.

Darien just sent him a glare. "No really Sherlock!" He replied with annoyance. 'Why did Serena have to go and invite that Soya guy to come along?! Why does he have to show up and ruin the whole vacation for everyone? Why does he have to be so close to Serena? Why does he do this to torture me?' He thought angrily. Fine, he admits that he's a bit jealous over those two. He didn't like how Serena and Seiya were so close to each other. He didn't like the way they hug, and he HATES the idea of Serena sharing a room with Seiya.

'Why didn't Serena share a room with me? Aren't I important to her?' Darien thought sadly. He felt somewhat rejected, and he didn't like the feeling. He didn't like the feeling when Serena was with Seiya. 'He better not lay one finger on Serena! She's mine, and no one shall touch her!'

'Oh so now you admits you like her!' his conscious said.

'No.I never said such a thing! I just said.I don't like others touching her! I just don't want her getting hurt!' Darien said.

'Oh really? Than what about the She's mine part? Can you please explain that? Because I'm a bit confused.' The annoying voice mocked.

'Shut up!' Darien scowled, and the voice said nothing else.

"Dar.you ok?" Andrew asked.

"Yeah.I'm fine." Darien said. He knew Andrew was going to start asking questions. Although it's kind of annoying, but he knew his friend cares for him. Andrew's been there with him through thick and thin. He was there for him when Serenity died. Darien smiled at the memories of Andrew being stupid and gay just to cheer him up. Not that it helped take away his pains, but it made him laugh, and for that he was grateful.

"Ok, well, you know what's coming right?" Andrew teased a little, trying to lighten the mood. Darien just gave him a light punch and said yea.

"Seiya must have really ticked you off somehow to have you act like the way you did. Was it because he was so close to Serena?" Andrew asked carefully. He knew Darien is starting to have feelings for Serena. Maybe he realized it, but he's denying the feelings. 'Or maybe Darien's afraid to admit his feelings for her because he thinks that would be betraying Serenity.' Andrew thought. But he knows that Serenity would want Darien to be happy. She'd want him to move on. But, would Darien see it his way though?

"Of course it's not because of Serena! I just don't like the guy!" Darien lied. Andrew just sighed. He knew perfectly well that Darien's lying.

"Don't lie to me Darien! It is because of her that you're pissed at Seiya. Admit it Darien, you're jealous of them!" Andrew said, getting kind of mad. 'Why won't he just admit his feelings for her! I'll get them together if that's the last thing I do!'

"Ok! Ok! It has to do with Serena. Everything has to do with Serena! I don't like them being so close, I don't like them hugging each other, and you know what? I don't like them SHARING A ROOM!" Darien yelled the last part, and calmed down a little.

"Dar.I hate to say this to you.but you have to stop deny to yourself! You're in love with her for god's sake!" Andrew said. He has a feeling Darien and Serena's relationship won't be easy. It'll be hard to get them together. But he promises that he'll help them through it. He'd be there for the both of them.

"I.no.NO! YOU'RE WRONG DREW! IT CAN'T BE TRUE! I CAN'T POSSIBLY BE IN LOVE WITH HER! I JUST CAN'T BE! I LOVE SERENITY!" Darien yelled.

Andrew sighed. He gave up. There's no point in arguing with Darien now. He's too stubborn to listen to anything he said. 'He'll realize it soon enough.I just hope he won't realize it too late.'

"Ok, whatever you say man! Let's just go to dinner." Andrew said. He walked out and saw a few strands of gold hair disappeared from the corner. 'Oh shit! Serena heard.hope she didn't hear much.she heard the last part.oh no.' Darien bumped into him from the back.

"What's wrong?" Darien asked, wondering why Andrew had stopped.

"It's nothing."

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'Umm.Lita's cooking tonight! Yay! Her foods are the best!' Serena almost drooled just thinking about Lita's cooking. 'Hmph! I'll kill Seiya for not waiting for me!' She thought. 'I wonder why Darien was so cold today. I've never seen him that way before.' Serena wondered. Not even their first encounter at 'their' special bench doesn't even compare to this!

'I can't believe he was so rude to Seiya! What did Seiya ever do to him to make him dislike Seiya so much? I'll just ask him about it later when he's cooled down.' Serena thought to herself. 'Oh yea.I also have to apologize to Darien for not sharing a room with him. He looked really angry and kind of hurt when I choose Seiya. He was so scary at the time.but I'm sure Darien won't mind. It's not like he has feelings for me or anything.' She laughed at herself.

'But you hope he does feel something for you!' Serena's conscious came in. 'you want to be in his arms when you're cold, you want to feel those lips of his on you don't you?' the conscious continued teasing Serena.

'That's not true! I don't want any of those! I don't have any feelings for Darien! He's just a really good friend of mine!' Serena defended herself.

'Yeah sure.that's what they all say! Admit it! You're falling for Darien!' the voice stated.

'No I'm not! Go away!' Just than, loud noises from the room snapped her out of it. She wondered who was talking so loudly. She walked closer to the closed door, and pressed her ear to it.

"- I LOVE SERENITY!" Serena heard the voice yelled. 'That sounded like.Darien's voice!' She slowly backed away from the door, feeling her heart break into millions of pieces, although she didn't know why. Then, she heard people walking towards the door. She quickly dashed back to her room. She didn't feel like eating anymore. She felt sick. She felt, heartbroken. 'He.he loves someone else.' her mind was working very slowly. 'Oh that's right.he had mistaken me with that girl the first time we met at our special bench. Or maybe it was their special bench. That's why he was so mad at me when I was there.' A tear came down her rosy cheeks. 'Why do I feel so hurt? I do I feel this way? It shouldn't have hurt me that badly! Why do I even care? I don't love him! I shouldn't be crying over this!'

'You poor girl.there, there. Everything's going to be all right. You'll see.' Her conscious conformed her. Serena felt like going home. She wished her mother were here. Her mother would always make her feel better if she felt sad.

Serena whipped her tears away when she heard someone knocked on the door. Seiya walked in looking concerned. "Sere, you ok?" he asked, bringing his palm up to her forehead to check her temperature. "Why were you crying?"

"I'm wasn't!" Serena lied. Seiya just looked at her disbelieving.

"Oh of course you weren't! Your eyes just looks so red and puffy because you're allergic to me!" Seiya teased, Serena giggled a little. "So what's wrong with you?" He asked again.

Serena shook her head. "Nothing." She said. Seiya just kept looking at her. "Stop staring at me like that Sieya! You're freaking me out! I'm ok! Seriously."

"Alright, fine. Come down to dinner then! Lita's foods are amazing! She made your favorite! Spaghetti and meatballs!" Seiya gave up trying to ask Serena what's wrong. 'That's Darien's favorite food too.' Serena thought, her face fell.

"No.I'm not feeling so good. I think I'll pass dinner." She said.

Seiya just looked worried. Serena never passes on dinner. "Alright then, I'll just save a plate for you incase you're hungry later on." He said and gave a light kiss on her forehead. "Get some rest." he walked toward the door.

"Thanks Seiya." Serena whispered. Sieya gave her a smile and went out, closing the door behind him.

^_______________^ (Downstairs: dinner)

"Where's Serena?" Lita asked, as Seiya made his way back to his seat.

"She's not feeling well." Sieya said. "Let's just save her a plate and she can come down and eat it when she's hungry."

"Sure.let's do that." Rei said. "Or maybe two plates.you know how big an appetite she's got."she joked. "I'm worried about her though.she looked fine this morning." Rei said, and went back to her dinner.

Mina looked over at Andrew and Darien. They were both deep in thought when they came in. She looked over at her boyfriend more closely, and she didn't like what she saw. He had a worried expression on his face. 'He knows something.' she thought and continued eating her dinner.

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Darien lay awake in bed, tossing and turning to find a comfortable position. But, he still couldn't sleep. Andrew's words kept repeating over and over his head. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't get rid of those words. His thoughts soon drifted to Serena. He was wondering how she was, if she was ok. What she's doing with Seiya. Everything about her is perfect. He remembered the time when the two of them went to the park together and ended up in the lake. All those memories of him and Serena together came rushing back to him. He was confused. He didn't know what he feels. He didn't know whom he loved. He thought he loved Serenity, but how about now? What's Serena to him than? Are they just friends or something more?

Darien grabbed his hair out of frustration. He couldn't stand it anymore. He needed some fresh air. He made his way to the beach and found Serena sitting there. He sat down beside her without a sound.

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Serena felt someone beside her and instantly know who it was. They sat in silence for a few minutes and Darien spoke up. "I thought you weren't feeling well." He said.

"I fell better now.it was getting too stuffy inside." Serena answered quietly.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted Serena." Darien apologized. "I think I'm just a little jealous that you and Seiya are so close.it scares me sometimes." Darien explained.

Serena looked over at Darien. "Why?" she asked, with only a mare whisper.

"I don't know either." he replied.

"I'm sorry too Darien, for making you mad." Serena said.

"No, it's ok. You didn't do anything wrong."

Neither of them spoke fore a few moments. They just sat there, listening to the ocean sound. "I love to watch the stars at night." Serena spoke up. "It gives me this special feeling.I don't know how to explain it." She gave a small laugh. "I must sound really stupid."

"No, actually I know what you mean." Darien said, understood what Serena was saying.

"Really?" She looked over at Darien with wide eyes. "I used to do this all the time with my little brother, Sammy. I kind of miss those moments."

"I used to share it with someone too.actually, she looked a lot like you. Her name is Serenity." Darien started. 'I know.' Serena said silently.

"Oh? Don't you still do?" Serena asked a little sad. 'He must watch the stars with Serenity.she's a very lucky girl.'

Darien looked sad. "No.she.she's not here anymore. She's dead.I miss her so much.that's why I was so angry when we first met at the bench. I had foolishly thought that you were her and that dress you wore.she always wear white dresses. I was angry at myself mostly though." Darien said, trying to keep his voice from cracking.

Serena's eyes started to water. "She must be a really special girl to you then." She said, knowing full well how much Serenity meant to Darien.

"She was.I.I loved her.but I found out a second too late." Darien said, a tear fell onto the palm of his hand. "If it weren't for me.she'd be still here."

Serena looked at Darien sadly, grabbed one his hand and held it with her own. "It's not your fault." She said.

"YES IT IS! YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Darien screamed in her face. Serena dropped his hand and backed away a little.

"I'm sorry.Serenity died to save me from a drunk driver. I was with my girlfriend, she got across the road and Serenity pushed me away, but she didn't get away in time." Darien broke down and tears fell off his cheeks. Serena brought him in for a hug and stayed that way. "She told me that she loved me! She.I never knew.I was foolish not to realize it sooner. I just kept denying my feelings for her.and now.she's gone.I miss her so much!"

Serena brought Darien in for a hug. "No she's not. She's up there, watching over you. She wouldn't want you to suffer and blame yourself like this. And.she's never really gone. As long as you still remember her.she'll always be alive in your memories." Serena conformed Darien. Her own tears falling at the same time.

"Thank you." He said, whipping his and Serena's tears away. They looked deep into each other's eyes and Darien leaned in closer.just a few centimeters away.

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Sweet Usako- MUHAHAH! Another cliffy! Please don't be mad at me! And please don't stop reading! Aren't I just evil? I know some of you thought Serena was going to share a room with Darien and some guessed right. I love to hear your opinions and guesses! Makes me feel, more connected to my readers! Ok.that sounded gay, but it's true. Read and find out! (Stretches arms, yawns) I'm so tired! Finally done this chapter! Oh my.this is way past my pages limit. Yes, I set how many pages I'm going to write. It's usually 7 sometimes 8. But this time.it's 10 pages long!! Wow.and now, I'm incredibly tired! I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. I know it's kind of sad! So.what's going to happen? What are they going to do? Wait until the next chapter! It's where the fun begins! What do the girls have in store for the guys? Well, read and find out! Remember to review please! Tell me what you think of this chapter. Tell me what you think will happen! Well, until the next chappie!! Love ya!