Hey ppelz, I'm back with the next Chappy and I'm glade you all like it so
far ^_^
It's been 4 days since the whole thing with Lita and Jade and Serena.
^Serena's POV^ *Why must I hide my feelings from everybody, myself included? I don't understand why I must live my life curled up in a ball. I do love Darien and I `think` Darien loves me but I need to be sure before I tell him. I don't want my heart broken anymore, I couldn't handle the shards cutting into my heart like it did last time.* Serena tells herself as she seats in her living room trying to watch a race that's on but her mind keeps on wondering back to Darien.
"Sere, are you in there!!!" comes from the door along with a few pounding knocks on her door. "I'm coming, I'm coming. What do you want?" Serena says through seething teeth, "It's me. You don't want to see your one and only bro? I'm hurt." He says through a playful pout as she swings the door open to come face-to-face with a chocolate brown hair, hazel-eyed guy around the age of 22. "Sammy!!!!" she says as she brings him into a painfully tight hug. "Sere, I need to breath." He says patting her on the back. "O, sorry Sammy. I didn't think you were coming for another couple of days." Serena says as she leads him into her apartment. "Yea, but I kinda one, ran out of money and two, my landlady in Paris threw me out." He says as he scratches the back of his head in embarrassment. "Figures" Serena says as she rolls her eyes. "How much stuff did you bring?" Serena asks as she takes him back into her guest bedroom. "Just the usual 4 suitcases." He tells her shrugging. "Okay" she says nodding her head. "Where's Mika at?" she asks elbowing him in his ribs. "Oww, that hurt and she'll be swinging by in a few days. She's staying with her Aunt and Uncle." He tells her with a slight blush. "Okay" Serena answers with a slight grin on her face. "How are the girls?" Sammy asks as he tries to change the subject. "There doing good." Serena tells him with a wave of her hand. "What about Jade?" Sammy asks looking her dead in the eyes. "I don't know." She tells him shrugging. "What happened!" he demands as he seats down on the bed. "What do you mean?" she asks innocently. "Well, the only time you ever wave something off like that is when something's bothering you and you always talk to Jade." He tells her with a stern voice. "Fine, if you must know! Lita, Jade, and me got into a little fight a couple of days ago." Serena says as she plops down on the bed beside him. "What was it about?" he asks with concern. "Well, you know that I've gone pro right?" "Hmm" "Well, I was in a race a few days ago and I was against this guy name Andrew and I guess without realizing it I accidentally released one of m canisters of NOS and I couldn't slow down, so I went onto piece of the deserted Highway, and I needed to do something fast and not blow my self up so the only thing I could thing of that was fast enough was to roll my car into a pile of sand. Let's just say Lita and Jade weren't too thrilled with that idea." Serena tells him as she tries to hold back her tears, with little avail. "It's okay Sere; you didn't know what to do and had little time to act. I'll talk to Jade." "No don't!" Serena tells him wiping the tears away with the back of her hand. "Okay, but you didn't get hurt?" "No, I'm fine." "That's all that matters." "Sam, how come you ever get mad at me? Especially with all of the stunts I pull." Serena asks as she looks up at his eyes. "Sere, you're my older sister. I could never get mad at you, and the stunts that you pull you only do for attention." He tells her as he puts his arms around her shoulders. "Plus, I like the stunts you pull." He tells her with a smirk. "That's not the point." She says with a playful slap on the shoulder, "but do you mean it, the stuff you said before?" "Yeap, every single word and syllable." "Thanks, let's go, and get something to eat." Serena says as she jumps up from the bed, "That is after you take a shower." She says holding her nose. "Why? Don't you love my manly odor?" he asks with a playful smirk. "Nope, it's not a manly odor because for you're not a man you're a spore." She says as she rushes out the room right after a pillow narrowly misses her head. "Love you too" she says with a giggle as she makes her way back into the living room and seats down.
*I'm glade that Sammy's finally here. His always been able to make me feel better.* she says to herself as she seats down and sighs contently to herself just before there's a knock at her door.
"Who the hell could that be? I just got comfortable again." Serena mumbles to herself as she walks over to the door.
"Hello?" she asks in a peeved voice. "Hey, did I disturb you?" asks a very familiar guy voice. "No, not really." She says as she opens the door. "Serena, what are you doing today?" asks Darien as he smiles as soon as he sees her face appear from behind the door. "Nothing much, just taking my brother out to lunch." She says with a shrug. "Okay, well when your done with that do you want me to help you with the circuitry in your for the NOS?" he asks as he leans against the doorframe with a grin on his face. "I don't know, but come on in." Serena says as she walks away.
^Darien's POV^ *I finally get the guts to come over to her house and I find out that her brother is in town. Great! Might as well kiss my chance good-bye.* he tells himself as she follows her in and closes the door behind him.
"Sere, come here!" he hears a voice come from down the guest hallway. "I'm coming Sam." Serena tells the voice.
*Who the hell is Sam? She doesn't have a boyfriend, does she? Naw, she would have said something and I would have seen him by now.* Darien tells himself as he follows Serena down the hallway.
"Sam, what is it?" she asks concernly. "Well, what the hell did you do to the bathroom?!" he asks with horror in his voice. "What do you mean?" she asks as she tries to stifle a giggle. "It's pink and-and you have all of this girlie stuff in here and what the hell is up with the stero, bath salts, candles and the big fluffy towels and bathrobes." He says with the same horror filled tone. "Oh, that. I just jazzed it up. Do you like?" Serena says with a smirk on her face but still trying to stifle her giggles. "Serena Usagi Hart, get in here and tell me what the hell happened!" he says in a yell. "Fine, Fine. God, you get your panties in a scrunch over the silliest things. Cover what ever you have hanging out, cause I'm coming in." Serena says as she opens the door.
*What the hell is going on here? This is hilarious, but very confusing on my part. And Serena's middle name is Usagi? What the hell does that mean, it sounds very pretty but very, very strange.* Darien says to himself with a smirk on his face as he just stands in the door frame to watch whatever happens between the two. "Please tell me what nozzle to turn." Sam says with a disgruntle face. "This one to the left is the hot water. The one on the right is the cold water. The one in the middle is the shower." She says pointing to each one as she leans over so he can see witch one clearly.
*She's got a cute ass.* he says to himself as he admires the gaze from his view.
"Okay, and what are this little buttons for?" he asks with confusion evident. "Well, those are for bubbles, but I'm guessing you've grown out of Mr. Bubbles, I hope." She says with a smirk. "Ha Ha, funny Sere. Get out now so I can take a shower." He says pointing to the door, "and who is that guy in the door way?" he asks with a raised eyebrow. "Oh, this is Darien." She tells him as she walks back and brushes past. "Let me know when you're ready Sammy." She says with a giggle. "Okay" he says and slams the door in Darien's face. "Pleasant." He says under his breath. "I', guessing that's your brother." He says to Serena as he to the living room. "Yeap, he just got in a little while ago from Paris with his girlfriend." She says with a shrug. "You want something to drink?" she asks from the kitchen. "Sure" he tells her as he relaxes on the couch. "So you want soda or water?" she asks. "Soda" he says with a grin. "Finally gone shopping." He asks as she hands him the soda. "Yeap, I got laying around here so I decided to go out and do something." She says as she seats down on the other couch. "Are you going to finish the Highway 46 race?" Darien asks as he takes a swallow from the can. "No, the whole NOS thing kind of got to be, so I drew out." She tells him as she shakes her head as if to get ride of an image.
*Do what! She's giving up after a little accident! I'm not going to let her throw away her talent like this.* He tells himself.
"Okay. I'll help you do an estimate of damages on your car and I can get my mechanic to fix it up whenever." He tells her. "No it's okay. I can fix it up myself, but I will take you up on your offer to help with the damages." She tells him as she takes a swallow. "You can work on cars?" he asks with a surprised expression. "Yea. Why is there some rule that says a girl can't fix a car?" she asks in a tone that just dares him to say something. "No, I was just surprised." He says with a smirk. "What's the smirk for?" she asks with a raised eyebrow. "Nothing" he tells her. "Okay. You'll be learning that I can do anything and everything when it comes to racing." She tells him as she stands up swiftly and sauters over into the kitchen and throws away her can. "I'll be back in a minute, Darien." She says as she goes into her room.
*Wow, she can go from being demanding to threatening to sweet in seconds, not to mention she's got a cute ass and an adorable face!* he says to himself as he waits for her to come back from her room.
^Serena's POV^ *Damn, why do I always start to feel this way around him?* Serena says to herself as she goes through her closet looking for something to wear. *~Because you know you like him~* a voice in her mind says to her. "That's ridiculous." She mumbles to the voice as she eyes something in the back of her closet. *~How is it ridiculous? ~* "Because.Because I said it was!" *~You just don't want to get hurt, right? ~* "Yeap, I couldn't take anymore shards of a broken heart in my soul. I would just not be able to handle it." *~You'll never know if you don't try and you're soul is stronger than you think it is. ~* "I don't know. I really don't know." Serena says to herself as she grabs a pair of hip huggers and a white sleeveless blouse.
"Serena, who are you talking to?" Sammy asks as he pokes his head into her room. "Nobody, just myself. Get out so I can get dress, would be okay if Darien comes out with us?" Serena asks as she rummages in her chest of drawers. "Yea, I'll go ask him, while you get dress." Sammy tells her and then leaves closing the door behind him.
*I'll ask Sammy what he thinks about Darien tonight when it's just me and him.* Serena tells herself as she puts her clothes on and then goes into her bathroom to finish getting ready.
Serena closes the bathroom door and turns on her stero to the first rock station she can find.
As she opens the medicine cabinet and begins to put on her make-up, her mind drifting to Darien.
"Damn, why can't I get his face out of my head!" Serena mutters under her breath as she puts on a little bit of silver eyeshadow. "Sere, you almost done in there?" Sammy says as he taps on the door. "Yea, hang on Sammy." Serena says as she puts on some lotion and opens the door. "I'm ready" she tells him as she runs into her bedroom and puts on a pair of tennis shoes and goes into the living room and grabs her keys. "Ready?" she asks as she takes her purse from the table in the living room. "Umm.yea, am I a little under dressed?" Darien asks as he stands up from the couch. "Don't worry about." Serena tells him as she waves her hand at him. "Let's go, I'm starving" Sammy says as he walks out the door. "Okay, okay. We're coming." Serena says giggling at her brothers antics.
^Darien's POV^ *This should be very interesting.* Darien thinks to himself as he seats in the front seat of Serena's car with Sammy in the backseat and Serena driving.
"Sammy, what all did you do while you were in Paris?" Serena says as she turns onto a turnpike. "Oh, just the same old thing. Partying, getting wasted, and just hanging out with Mika." Sammy tells her. "What part of Paris did you stay at?" Serena asks again. "We stayed at my friend's place that lives in a little loft that's kind of across from the Eiffel Tower." Sammy answers as he stretches out in the backseat. "So.are you two going out, or what?" Sammy asks boredly. "N-No. Sammy you know that I don't date." Serena stammers out as she pulls up into a restaurants parking lot. "Come on guys, let's go in." Serena says as she turns off her car and gets out.
*I wonder why she won't date anymore. Is it something to do with 'Dylan' and if so what exactly happened between them two that's making her begin so calmed up when it comes to her emotions? I wish I could help her, I-I lo- no I like her, a lot.* Darien says to himself as he gets out Serena's car and follows her to the restaurant doors with Sammy behind them.
^Serena's POV^ *Why the hell did Sammy have to ask that? He knows that I don't and won't date or maybe Sammy just doesn't understand.* Serena says to herself as a server leads them to a table and seats them down. After they order their drinks, the server leaves them alone. "So, how did you two meet then, if you're not dating?" Sammy asks as he munches on some bread that the server left. "At the races." Darien says speaking up after an eternity of silence.
*I wonder what Darien thinks of my outburst in the car on us dating? Why should I care?* *~Because you like him and you want to know what he thinks of you. ~* *I don't like Darien and that's that. His still an ignorant, chauvinistic pig who thinks I should just do what ever he thinks is right!* *~You know that you like him and should also stop making excuses for why you don't like him and start making excuses for why you do like him.~* *I'm not going to do that because I don't like him.* *~You might want to look up since Sammy and Darien are looking at you funny. ~*
"Serena, are you okay?" Darien asks for the hundredth time as he waves his hand in her face. "Uh, oh sorry about that. Kind of zoned out their for a moment." Serena says laughing weakly and blushing slightly. "Sere, why exactly isn't Jade answering his 2-way or cell phone?" Sammy asks as he hangs up his cell phone. "Well, his either on duty or he thinks you're back already and doesn't want to talk to you about the whole car rolling thing." Serena tells him taking a piece of bread from the basket. "And why wouldn't Jade want to talk to me about the car rolling thing? It wasn't that serious to make him want to cut communications with you or me?" Sammy asks as he looks at her skeptically. "Well, let's just say that I have to do some major repairs on my car with the NOS and communications circuitry." Serena tells him laughing uneasily at Sammy glaring at him. "You've already done the estimations?" Darien asks stupidly as he looks at her. "Only on the NOS not on the engine, communications, or underneath the car since that is where most of the damages are at too." Serena says as she marks them off on her fingers. "Then how come you're driving that car then?" Darien asks as he points out the door. "Oh, that car? That's not my racing car. I couldn't ever when a 400 mile with that car, well maybe if I did some major changes and remodeling to it, but that would also use a lot of major money, which I don't have at the time, but if I were to win a, but wait no it still wouldn't be enough-" Serena was cut off before she could finish her thoughts. "Sere, stop babbling about /that/ car and tell us about your /racing/ car." Sammy tells her in a serious voice. "Oh, sorry. Mumbling again. I put my Speedster in a garage with the rest of my other cars." Serena says waving her hand at the subject. "Sere, what's wrong with your 'speedster'?" Sammy asks glaring at her. "Um, well. HeHe, It needs a total new engine, along with a few other parts underneath it as well and I also need to a total new circuit job with both the NOS and the communication system, too and I also found out that the water pump along with the carburetor needs to be replaced." Serena says breathless, taking a sip of lemon water the server had just placed in front of her. "Do what? Serena, you do know that's like $500 right their with just the mechanics and the circuitry is about $1,000-2,000 if not more!" Darien exclaims as he gaps at her. "Well, that's way I'm going to drive one of my other cars until I get Ami to help me fix it. It's not like I don't know that or done my infamous car roll before, sheesh." Serena says exasperated and rolls her eyes.
*He must think I'm totally crazy or stupid not to know how much my own car is going to cost to fix. I'm perfectly capable at being able to estimate how much my own car is going to cost to fix.* Serena thinks to herself as she starts to get thoroughly annoyed at Darien.
"Sere, when are you going to talk to Ami again?" Sammy asks with concern. "Whenever I guess. Why? You want me to call her now?" Serena asks with an eyebrow raised. "Preferably" Sammy says with authority. "Fine, Spore!" Serena says seething and through clinched teeth. "Thanks, Meatball Head." Sammy says with a smile. "HaHa, funny. NOT!" Serena says to him as she takes out her cell phone. "I'm guessing you think this is hilarious, Darien?" Serena asks him as she pushes a number on her cell phone and then it begins to ring. "Cute phone" Darien says smirking. "Isn't it. I just love the color pink." Serena says beaming. "Hello?" comes a small voice out of the phone. "Hey Ames. It's me Serena." Serena says with a happy voice. "Hey, what's up?" "Well, Sammy and Mr. All-High-and-Mighty over here wanted me to call you when you could come over and take a look at my Speedster and help me fix it." Serena says with an annoyed tone. "How does Sammy know about your car getting messed up? His not suppose to get in for another few days and he doesn't call any." Ami says in her professor like voice. "Ames, I swear. You really need to become a teacher or something, but anyways. Sammy came in today and I took him and Darien out to lunch which is were we are now and I kind of told him and so now Sammy being Sammy is getting all protective and annoying, of course." Serena says as she rolls her eyes and receiving many glares from Sammy. How about I come of whenever you guys get back from eating?" Ami says "Okay, I'll call you when we leave and you can meet me at my place and try and see if you can bring Jade." Serena says with a worried tone.
"Why?" Ami asks getting curious. "Just do it and I'll tell you later." Serena tells her. "Okay. See yea later." Ami says and hangs up.
"Better" Serena says as she puts her cell phone in her purse. "Much and why did you want Ami to bring Jade?" Sammy asks suspiciously. "Well, I want to talk to him and you want to talk to him." Serena says easily. "Okay. Let's eat now." Sammy says as he sees the server bringing their food on a big tray.
^Darien's POV^ *Even though Sammy's what 22 and Serena's 26? They still act like there kids around each other. She acts so cute. I wish more than anything that Serena would let me into her life more so I can help her. I know she's told me a lot of her past and how she sort of came to be how she is now. I don't know I just have these weird feelings and emotions every time I'm around her.* Darien says to himself as he seats in her car and listens to her talk to Amy and argue with Sammy over something or another that he did that she didn't approve of.
"Sammy it was rude and plain disgusting. You know better than that!" Serena shouts at him while stopping at a red light. "Please Sere, you've done plenty worst than that." Sammy says as he grins at her. "Oh really? Like what?" Darien asking as the curiosity getting the better of him. "Let's see. One time when me, her, Mika my girlfriend, and Mina went out parting in L.A. She was wasted after our 3rd bar and just sat at a booth and started belching and laughing incessantly. It was hilarious but I don't really much of that night after that." Sammy says while scratching his head. Darien starts laughing at an image of Serena belching and laugh incessantly. "What's so funny? That was a long time ago and I'm sure I could get plenty of dirt on you from Raye." Serena says snapping as she pulls up into her parking place at her apartment complex. "Good luck on that one, since Raye has been at boarding school from 8 until last year." Darien says winking as he gets out the car and waves at Ami who just drove up.
*Great! Now I have to start worrying about Serena trying to dig up dirt on me. This should be fun!* Darien says to himself.
"Hey Darien" Ami says walking up to him. "Sammy!! You're finally back!!" Ami says as she hugs him. "Hey Ames" Sammy says hugging her back. "Did Jade come with you?" Serena asks as she locks her car and arms it with the security system. "Yea, his coming now and believe me you wont believe how hard it was to convince him to come but I somehow finally did." Ami says as she points to someone trudging up the path to them. "So you finally decided to show your face." Sammy says jokingly. "Sam-Sammy" Jade says speechless. "Yea? Am I supposed to be dead or something?" Sammy asks confused. "I didn't think you were supposed to be coming back for another couple of days." Jade says smiling. "Well, I kinda ran out of money and then the landlady that owned the place I was staying at kicked me out." Sammy says scratching his head out of embarrassment. "Should have guessed." Jade says rolling his eyes. "Can we please move this little reunion up to my place or do you want to get yelled at?" Serena says as she begins to walk over to the elevator and holds it open for them.
^Serena's POV^ After a silent short ride up the elevator they walk into her apartment. "So Serena, what did you want me to come over for exactly?" Ami asks as she seats down in her living room. "Well, Sammy wants you to help me to fix my Speedster." Serena says plopping down in her chair. "Well, I'll need to give it a thorough check of what all it needs and-" "I've already done that and it needs a water pump, carburetor along with a total new circuit job with both the NOS and the communication system." Serena says, once again. "Okay, I'll get those things and we can get started tomorrow." Ami tells her. "I'm going to help." Darien tells them. "Okay" Ami tells him. "Jade, I don't appreciate the way you're treating my sister." Sammy says speaking up finally and starts to give him death glares. Gulping, "How am I treating Serena?" Jade asks nervously. "Like she doesn't have a head on her shoulders, when you know just as well as I do that she'll do what ever is in her head and theirs no talking her out of it." Sammy says simply. "I'm not treating her like that and I am fully aware that Serena will do that. I'm just ma at her for doing something that almost got her killed last time she tried it." Jade says in a huff. "Serena is a daredevil. She'll do anything and everything, so you might as well just get over that whole death thing with her." Sammy says rolling his eyes at what he just said as if it was common knowledge. "Sammy, stop embarrassing me!" Serena says blushing a crimson red. Laughing, "But I love to do that." Sammy says simply. "Okay guys, let's not start fighting." Ami says with her hands in between the two siblings. "Fine" Serena says seating back into her chair "I'll get you later" Serena mutters under her breath. "She started it" Sammy mutters under his breath. "Oh brother. Grow up you two or is that too hard to do?" Jade says rolling his eyes. "For her it is" Sammy says in his sarcastic voice. "Whatever. At least I still don't sleep with the light on." Serena says with a devilish grin on her face. "You just had to say that Jade" Ami says rolling her eyes. "I do not!" Sammy yells and storms off into his room. "That was too easy." Serena beams at her brother's door. "Serena, really. You do have company." Amy tells her trying to sound older. "Where? Please tell me who." Serena says sweetly as she gets up, still with her devilish grin plastered on her face.
*Oh brother. I guess talking to Sammy is out of the question tonight. I really do need to talk to someone thought.* Serena says to herself, totally missing what Ami was saying to her.
"Uh? Sorry Ami, what did you say?" Serena says blushing slightly still standing up behind her couch. "I said you shouldn't be so rude with Darien here." Ami says haughtily. "Oh please. Ames, I'm not going to start acting all polite, just because Darien's here. I'm smiling and being nice to him. Isn't that enough?" Serena says with a wave of her hand to dismiss the subject at hand. "Whatever Serena. I'll be here at about 8:00, so be ready." Ami says as she gets up followed by Jade. "8:00 in the morning?" Serena asks with a raised eyebrow. "Yea" Ami says confused. "That's way to early on a Saturday!" Serena exclaims. "Oh please, Serena. Fine I'll make it 9:30 but not a minute later!" Ami says walking out the door before hearing the string of cuss words that flew out her mouth followed with a few in hearable threats. "Serena, I think she's gone." Says an amused Darien. "9:30! She's diffidently gone off her rocker, if she thinks I'm getting up and going to be ready by 9:30 in the MORNING!" Serena exclaims. "Serena, calm down." Darien says as he begins to laugh haughtily. "I need a good and strong Screwdriver." Serena says walking and plops back down in the chair that she had just previously left minutes ago. "Anyways, do you want to go down to my garage and see how we should rewire the NOS circuits?" Serena asks looking at Darien.
*Damn, he has gorgeous eyes! Their so endless with so much depth. Wait! What the hell am I thinking, I don't like him, I don't like him, I don't like him!* Serena repeats to herself.
"Sure" Darien replies while shrugging his shoulders. "Okay, give me a sec and I'll change my cloths." Serena tells him getting back up and going into her room. "What the hell is wrong with my mind?" Serena mutters under her breath as she slips out her jeans and shirt and pulls on a spaghetti strap shirt and a pair of extremely baggy overalls and then puts on a pair of dirty shoes. "I'm ready" Serena says as she puts her hair in a high ponytail and walks back into the living room. "Okay, let's go." Darien says standing up and walking over to the door without even looking up.
*I wonder if he likes me? No, what am I thinking, again! I need to get my mind off of him!* Serena tells herself as she walks out the apartment behind Darien.
I hope you guys liked it. I'll update soon and please let me know what you think of it. ~_*
It's been 4 days since the whole thing with Lita and Jade and Serena.
^Serena's POV^ *Why must I hide my feelings from everybody, myself included? I don't understand why I must live my life curled up in a ball. I do love Darien and I `think` Darien loves me but I need to be sure before I tell him. I don't want my heart broken anymore, I couldn't handle the shards cutting into my heart like it did last time.* Serena tells herself as she seats in her living room trying to watch a race that's on but her mind keeps on wondering back to Darien.
"Sere, are you in there!!!" comes from the door along with a few pounding knocks on her door. "I'm coming, I'm coming. What do you want?" Serena says through seething teeth, "It's me. You don't want to see your one and only bro? I'm hurt." He says through a playful pout as she swings the door open to come face-to-face with a chocolate brown hair, hazel-eyed guy around the age of 22. "Sammy!!!!" she says as she brings him into a painfully tight hug. "Sere, I need to breath." He says patting her on the back. "O, sorry Sammy. I didn't think you were coming for another couple of days." Serena says as she leads him into her apartment. "Yea, but I kinda one, ran out of money and two, my landlady in Paris threw me out." He says as he scratches the back of his head in embarrassment. "Figures" Serena says as she rolls her eyes. "How much stuff did you bring?" Serena asks as she takes him back into her guest bedroom. "Just the usual 4 suitcases." He tells her shrugging. "Okay" she says nodding her head. "Where's Mika at?" she asks elbowing him in his ribs. "Oww, that hurt and she'll be swinging by in a few days. She's staying with her Aunt and Uncle." He tells her with a slight blush. "Okay" Serena answers with a slight grin on her face. "How are the girls?" Sammy asks as he tries to change the subject. "There doing good." Serena tells him with a wave of her hand. "What about Jade?" Sammy asks looking her dead in the eyes. "I don't know." She tells him shrugging. "What happened!" he demands as he seats down on the bed. "What do you mean?" she asks innocently. "Well, the only time you ever wave something off like that is when something's bothering you and you always talk to Jade." He tells her with a stern voice. "Fine, if you must know! Lita, Jade, and me got into a little fight a couple of days ago." Serena says as she plops down on the bed beside him. "What was it about?" he asks with concern. "Well, you know that I've gone pro right?" "Hmm" "Well, I was in a race a few days ago and I was against this guy name Andrew and I guess without realizing it I accidentally released one of m canisters of NOS and I couldn't slow down, so I went onto piece of the deserted Highway, and I needed to do something fast and not blow my self up so the only thing I could thing of that was fast enough was to roll my car into a pile of sand. Let's just say Lita and Jade weren't too thrilled with that idea." Serena tells him as she tries to hold back her tears, with little avail. "It's okay Sere; you didn't know what to do and had little time to act. I'll talk to Jade." "No don't!" Serena tells him wiping the tears away with the back of her hand. "Okay, but you didn't get hurt?" "No, I'm fine." "That's all that matters." "Sam, how come you ever get mad at me? Especially with all of the stunts I pull." Serena asks as she looks up at his eyes. "Sere, you're my older sister. I could never get mad at you, and the stunts that you pull you only do for attention." He tells her as he puts his arms around her shoulders. "Plus, I like the stunts you pull." He tells her with a smirk. "That's not the point." She says with a playful slap on the shoulder, "but do you mean it, the stuff you said before?" "Yeap, every single word and syllable." "Thanks, let's go, and get something to eat." Serena says as she jumps up from the bed, "That is after you take a shower." She says holding her nose. "Why? Don't you love my manly odor?" he asks with a playful smirk. "Nope, it's not a manly odor because for you're not a man you're a spore." She says as she rushes out the room right after a pillow narrowly misses her head. "Love you too" she says with a giggle as she makes her way back into the living room and seats down.
*I'm glade that Sammy's finally here. His always been able to make me feel better.* she says to herself as she seats down and sighs contently to herself just before there's a knock at her door.
"Who the hell could that be? I just got comfortable again." Serena mumbles to herself as she walks over to the door.
"Hello?" she asks in a peeved voice. "Hey, did I disturb you?" asks a very familiar guy voice. "No, not really." She says as she opens the door. "Serena, what are you doing today?" asks Darien as he smiles as soon as he sees her face appear from behind the door. "Nothing much, just taking my brother out to lunch." She says with a shrug. "Okay, well when your done with that do you want me to help you with the circuitry in your for the NOS?" he asks as he leans against the doorframe with a grin on his face. "I don't know, but come on in." Serena says as she walks away.
^Darien's POV^ *I finally get the guts to come over to her house and I find out that her brother is in town. Great! Might as well kiss my chance good-bye.* he tells himself as she follows her in and closes the door behind him.
"Sere, come here!" he hears a voice come from down the guest hallway. "I'm coming Sam." Serena tells the voice.
*Who the hell is Sam? She doesn't have a boyfriend, does she? Naw, she would have said something and I would have seen him by now.* Darien tells himself as he follows Serena down the hallway.
"Sam, what is it?" she asks concernly. "Well, what the hell did you do to the bathroom?!" he asks with horror in his voice. "What do you mean?" she asks as she tries to stifle a giggle. "It's pink and-and you have all of this girlie stuff in here and what the hell is up with the stero, bath salts, candles and the big fluffy towels and bathrobes." He says with the same horror filled tone. "Oh, that. I just jazzed it up. Do you like?" Serena says with a smirk on her face but still trying to stifle her giggles. "Serena Usagi Hart, get in here and tell me what the hell happened!" he says in a yell. "Fine, Fine. God, you get your panties in a scrunch over the silliest things. Cover what ever you have hanging out, cause I'm coming in." Serena says as she opens the door.
*What the hell is going on here? This is hilarious, but very confusing on my part. And Serena's middle name is Usagi? What the hell does that mean, it sounds very pretty but very, very strange.* Darien says to himself with a smirk on his face as he just stands in the door frame to watch whatever happens between the two. "Please tell me what nozzle to turn." Sam says with a disgruntle face. "This one to the left is the hot water. The one on the right is the cold water. The one in the middle is the shower." She says pointing to each one as she leans over so he can see witch one clearly.
*She's got a cute ass.* he says to himself as he admires the gaze from his view.
"Okay, and what are this little buttons for?" he asks with confusion evident. "Well, those are for bubbles, but I'm guessing you've grown out of Mr. Bubbles, I hope." She says with a smirk. "Ha Ha, funny Sere. Get out now so I can take a shower." He says pointing to the door, "and who is that guy in the door way?" he asks with a raised eyebrow. "Oh, this is Darien." She tells him as she walks back and brushes past. "Let me know when you're ready Sammy." She says with a giggle. "Okay" he says and slams the door in Darien's face. "Pleasant." He says under his breath. "I', guessing that's your brother." He says to Serena as he to the living room. "Yeap, he just got in a little while ago from Paris with his girlfriend." She says with a shrug. "You want something to drink?" she asks from the kitchen. "Sure" he tells her as he relaxes on the couch. "So you want soda or water?" she asks. "Soda" he says with a grin. "Finally gone shopping." He asks as she hands him the soda. "Yeap, I got laying around here so I decided to go out and do something." She says as she seats down on the other couch. "Are you going to finish the Highway 46 race?" Darien asks as he takes a swallow from the can. "No, the whole NOS thing kind of got to be, so I drew out." She tells him as she shakes her head as if to get ride of an image.
*Do what! She's giving up after a little accident! I'm not going to let her throw away her talent like this.* He tells himself.
"Okay. I'll help you do an estimate of damages on your car and I can get my mechanic to fix it up whenever." He tells her. "No it's okay. I can fix it up myself, but I will take you up on your offer to help with the damages." She tells him as she takes a swallow. "You can work on cars?" he asks with a surprised expression. "Yea. Why is there some rule that says a girl can't fix a car?" she asks in a tone that just dares him to say something. "No, I was just surprised." He says with a smirk. "What's the smirk for?" she asks with a raised eyebrow. "Nothing" he tells her. "Okay. You'll be learning that I can do anything and everything when it comes to racing." She tells him as she stands up swiftly and sauters over into the kitchen and throws away her can. "I'll be back in a minute, Darien." She says as she goes into her room.
*Wow, she can go from being demanding to threatening to sweet in seconds, not to mention she's got a cute ass and an adorable face!* he says to himself as he waits for her to come back from her room.
^Serena's POV^ *Damn, why do I always start to feel this way around him?* Serena says to herself as she goes through her closet looking for something to wear. *~Because you know you like him~* a voice in her mind says to her. "That's ridiculous." She mumbles to the voice as she eyes something in the back of her closet. *~How is it ridiculous? ~* "Because.Because I said it was!" *~You just don't want to get hurt, right? ~* "Yeap, I couldn't take anymore shards of a broken heart in my soul. I would just not be able to handle it." *~You'll never know if you don't try and you're soul is stronger than you think it is. ~* "I don't know. I really don't know." Serena says to herself as she grabs a pair of hip huggers and a white sleeveless blouse.
"Serena, who are you talking to?" Sammy asks as he pokes his head into her room. "Nobody, just myself. Get out so I can get dress, would be okay if Darien comes out with us?" Serena asks as she rummages in her chest of drawers. "Yea, I'll go ask him, while you get dress." Sammy tells her and then leaves closing the door behind him.
*I'll ask Sammy what he thinks about Darien tonight when it's just me and him.* Serena tells herself as she puts her clothes on and then goes into her bathroom to finish getting ready.
Serena closes the bathroom door and turns on her stero to the first rock station she can find.
As she opens the medicine cabinet and begins to put on her make-up, her mind drifting to Darien.
"Damn, why can't I get his face out of my head!" Serena mutters under her breath as she puts on a little bit of silver eyeshadow. "Sere, you almost done in there?" Sammy says as he taps on the door. "Yea, hang on Sammy." Serena says as she puts on some lotion and opens the door. "I'm ready" she tells him as she runs into her bedroom and puts on a pair of tennis shoes and goes into the living room and grabs her keys. "Ready?" she asks as she takes her purse from the table in the living room. "Umm.yea, am I a little under dressed?" Darien asks as he stands up from the couch. "Don't worry about." Serena tells him as she waves her hand at him. "Let's go, I'm starving" Sammy says as he walks out the door. "Okay, okay. We're coming." Serena says giggling at her brothers antics.
^Darien's POV^ *This should be very interesting.* Darien thinks to himself as he seats in the front seat of Serena's car with Sammy in the backseat and Serena driving.
"Sammy, what all did you do while you were in Paris?" Serena says as she turns onto a turnpike. "Oh, just the same old thing. Partying, getting wasted, and just hanging out with Mika." Sammy tells her. "What part of Paris did you stay at?" Serena asks again. "We stayed at my friend's place that lives in a little loft that's kind of across from the Eiffel Tower." Sammy answers as he stretches out in the backseat. "So.are you two going out, or what?" Sammy asks boredly. "N-No. Sammy you know that I don't date." Serena stammers out as she pulls up into a restaurants parking lot. "Come on guys, let's go in." Serena says as she turns off her car and gets out.
*I wonder why she won't date anymore. Is it something to do with 'Dylan' and if so what exactly happened between them two that's making her begin so calmed up when it comes to her emotions? I wish I could help her, I-I lo- no I like her, a lot.* Darien says to himself as he gets out Serena's car and follows her to the restaurant doors with Sammy behind them.
^Serena's POV^ *Why the hell did Sammy have to ask that? He knows that I don't and won't date or maybe Sammy just doesn't understand.* Serena says to herself as a server leads them to a table and seats them down. After they order their drinks, the server leaves them alone. "So, how did you two meet then, if you're not dating?" Sammy asks as he munches on some bread that the server left. "At the races." Darien says speaking up after an eternity of silence.
*I wonder what Darien thinks of my outburst in the car on us dating? Why should I care?* *~Because you like him and you want to know what he thinks of you. ~* *I don't like Darien and that's that. His still an ignorant, chauvinistic pig who thinks I should just do what ever he thinks is right!* *~You know that you like him and should also stop making excuses for why you don't like him and start making excuses for why you do like him.~* *I'm not going to do that because I don't like him.* *~You might want to look up since Sammy and Darien are looking at you funny. ~*
"Serena, are you okay?" Darien asks for the hundredth time as he waves his hand in her face. "Uh, oh sorry about that. Kind of zoned out their for a moment." Serena says laughing weakly and blushing slightly. "Sere, why exactly isn't Jade answering his 2-way or cell phone?" Sammy asks as he hangs up his cell phone. "Well, his either on duty or he thinks you're back already and doesn't want to talk to you about the whole car rolling thing." Serena tells him taking a piece of bread from the basket. "And why wouldn't Jade want to talk to me about the car rolling thing? It wasn't that serious to make him want to cut communications with you or me?" Sammy asks as he looks at her skeptically. "Well, let's just say that I have to do some major repairs on my car with the NOS and communications circuitry." Serena tells him laughing uneasily at Sammy glaring at him. "You've already done the estimations?" Darien asks stupidly as he looks at her. "Only on the NOS not on the engine, communications, or underneath the car since that is where most of the damages are at too." Serena says as she marks them off on her fingers. "Then how come you're driving that car then?" Darien asks as he points out the door. "Oh, that car? That's not my racing car. I couldn't ever when a 400 mile with that car, well maybe if I did some major changes and remodeling to it, but that would also use a lot of major money, which I don't have at the time, but if I were to win a, but wait no it still wouldn't be enough-" Serena was cut off before she could finish her thoughts. "Sere, stop babbling about /that/ car and tell us about your /racing/ car." Sammy tells her in a serious voice. "Oh, sorry. Mumbling again. I put my Speedster in a garage with the rest of my other cars." Serena says waving her hand at the subject. "Sere, what's wrong with your 'speedster'?" Sammy asks glaring at her. "Um, well. HeHe, It needs a total new engine, along with a few other parts underneath it as well and I also need to a total new circuit job with both the NOS and the communication system, too and I also found out that the water pump along with the carburetor needs to be replaced." Serena says breathless, taking a sip of lemon water the server had just placed in front of her. "Do what? Serena, you do know that's like $500 right their with just the mechanics and the circuitry is about $1,000-2,000 if not more!" Darien exclaims as he gaps at her. "Well, that's way I'm going to drive one of my other cars until I get Ami to help me fix it. It's not like I don't know that or done my infamous car roll before, sheesh." Serena says exasperated and rolls her eyes.
*He must think I'm totally crazy or stupid not to know how much my own car is going to cost to fix. I'm perfectly capable at being able to estimate how much my own car is going to cost to fix.* Serena thinks to herself as she starts to get thoroughly annoyed at Darien.
"Sere, when are you going to talk to Ami again?" Sammy asks with concern. "Whenever I guess. Why? You want me to call her now?" Serena asks with an eyebrow raised. "Preferably" Sammy says with authority. "Fine, Spore!" Serena says seething and through clinched teeth. "Thanks, Meatball Head." Sammy says with a smile. "HaHa, funny. NOT!" Serena says to him as she takes out her cell phone. "I'm guessing you think this is hilarious, Darien?" Serena asks him as she pushes a number on her cell phone and then it begins to ring. "Cute phone" Darien says smirking. "Isn't it. I just love the color pink." Serena says beaming. "Hello?" comes a small voice out of the phone. "Hey Ames. It's me Serena." Serena says with a happy voice. "Hey, what's up?" "Well, Sammy and Mr. All-High-and-Mighty over here wanted me to call you when you could come over and take a look at my Speedster and help me fix it." Serena says with an annoyed tone. "How does Sammy know about your car getting messed up? His not suppose to get in for another few days and he doesn't call any." Ami says in her professor like voice. "Ames, I swear. You really need to become a teacher or something, but anyways. Sammy came in today and I took him and Darien out to lunch which is were we are now and I kind of told him and so now Sammy being Sammy is getting all protective and annoying, of course." Serena says as she rolls her eyes and receiving many glares from Sammy. How about I come of whenever you guys get back from eating?" Ami says "Okay, I'll call you when we leave and you can meet me at my place and try and see if you can bring Jade." Serena says with a worried tone.
"Why?" Ami asks getting curious. "Just do it and I'll tell you later." Serena tells her. "Okay. See yea later." Ami says and hangs up.
"Better" Serena says as she puts her cell phone in her purse. "Much and why did you want Ami to bring Jade?" Sammy asks suspiciously. "Well, I want to talk to him and you want to talk to him." Serena says easily. "Okay. Let's eat now." Sammy says as he sees the server bringing their food on a big tray.
^Darien's POV^ *Even though Sammy's what 22 and Serena's 26? They still act like there kids around each other. She acts so cute. I wish more than anything that Serena would let me into her life more so I can help her. I know she's told me a lot of her past and how she sort of came to be how she is now. I don't know I just have these weird feelings and emotions every time I'm around her.* Darien says to himself as he seats in her car and listens to her talk to Amy and argue with Sammy over something or another that he did that she didn't approve of.
"Sammy it was rude and plain disgusting. You know better than that!" Serena shouts at him while stopping at a red light. "Please Sere, you've done plenty worst than that." Sammy says as he grins at her. "Oh really? Like what?" Darien asking as the curiosity getting the better of him. "Let's see. One time when me, her, Mika my girlfriend, and Mina went out parting in L.A. She was wasted after our 3rd bar and just sat at a booth and started belching and laughing incessantly. It was hilarious but I don't really much of that night after that." Sammy says while scratching his head. Darien starts laughing at an image of Serena belching and laugh incessantly. "What's so funny? That was a long time ago and I'm sure I could get plenty of dirt on you from Raye." Serena says snapping as she pulls up into her parking place at her apartment complex. "Good luck on that one, since Raye has been at boarding school from 8 until last year." Darien says winking as he gets out the car and waves at Ami who just drove up.
*Great! Now I have to start worrying about Serena trying to dig up dirt on me. This should be fun!* Darien says to himself.
"Hey Darien" Ami says walking up to him. "Sammy!! You're finally back!!" Ami says as she hugs him. "Hey Ames" Sammy says hugging her back. "Did Jade come with you?" Serena asks as she locks her car and arms it with the security system. "Yea, his coming now and believe me you wont believe how hard it was to convince him to come but I somehow finally did." Ami says as she points to someone trudging up the path to them. "So you finally decided to show your face." Sammy says jokingly. "Sam-Sammy" Jade says speechless. "Yea? Am I supposed to be dead or something?" Sammy asks confused. "I didn't think you were supposed to be coming back for another couple of days." Jade says smiling. "Well, I kinda ran out of money and then the landlady that owned the place I was staying at kicked me out." Sammy says scratching his head out of embarrassment. "Should have guessed." Jade says rolling his eyes. "Can we please move this little reunion up to my place or do you want to get yelled at?" Serena says as she begins to walk over to the elevator and holds it open for them.
^Serena's POV^ After a silent short ride up the elevator they walk into her apartment. "So Serena, what did you want me to come over for exactly?" Ami asks as she seats down in her living room. "Well, Sammy wants you to help me to fix my Speedster." Serena says plopping down in her chair. "Well, I'll need to give it a thorough check of what all it needs and-" "I've already done that and it needs a water pump, carburetor along with a total new circuit job with both the NOS and the communication system." Serena says, once again. "Okay, I'll get those things and we can get started tomorrow." Ami tells her. "I'm going to help." Darien tells them. "Okay" Ami tells him. "Jade, I don't appreciate the way you're treating my sister." Sammy says speaking up finally and starts to give him death glares. Gulping, "How am I treating Serena?" Jade asks nervously. "Like she doesn't have a head on her shoulders, when you know just as well as I do that she'll do what ever is in her head and theirs no talking her out of it." Sammy says simply. "I'm not treating her like that and I am fully aware that Serena will do that. I'm just ma at her for doing something that almost got her killed last time she tried it." Jade says in a huff. "Serena is a daredevil. She'll do anything and everything, so you might as well just get over that whole death thing with her." Sammy says rolling his eyes at what he just said as if it was common knowledge. "Sammy, stop embarrassing me!" Serena says blushing a crimson red. Laughing, "But I love to do that." Sammy says simply. "Okay guys, let's not start fighting." Ami says with her hands in between the two siblings. "Fine" Serena says seating back into her chair "I'll get you later" Serena mutters under her breath. "She started it" Sammy mutters under his breath. "Oh brother. Grow up you two or is that too hard to do?" Jade says rolling his eyes. "For her it is" Sammy says in his sarcastic voice. "Whatever. At least I still don't sleep with the light on." Serena says with a devilish grin on her face. "You just had to say that Jade" Ami says rolling her eyes. "I do not!" Sammy yells and storms off into his room. "That was too easy." Serena beams at her brother's door. "Serena, really. You do have company." Amy tells her trying to sound older. "Where? Please tell me who." Serena says sweetly as she gets up, still with her devilish grin plastered on her face.
*Oh brother. I guess talking to Sammy is out of the question tonight. I really do need to talk to someone thought.* Serena says to herself, totally missing what Ami was saying to her.
"Uh? Sorry Ami, what did you say?" Serena says blushing slightly still standing up behind her couch. "I said you shouldn't be so rude with Darien here." Ami says haughtily. "Oh please. Ames, I'm not going to start acting all polite, just because Darien's here. I'm smiling and being nice to him. Isn't that enough?" Serena says with a wave of her hand to dismiss the subject at hand. "Whatever Serena. I'll be here at about 8:00, so be ready." Ami says as she gets up followed by Jade. "8:00 in the morning?" Serena asks with a raised eyebrow. "Yea" Ami says confused. "That's way to early on a Saturday!" Serena exclaims. "Oh please, Serena. Fine I'll make it 9:30 but not a minute later!" Ami says walking out the door before hearing the string of cuss words that flew out her mouth followed with a few in hearable threats. "Serena, I think she's gone." Says an amused Darien. "9:30! She's diffidently gone off her rocker, if she thinks I'm getting up and going to be ready by 9:30 in the MORNING!" Serena exclaims. "Serena, calm down." Darien says as he begins to laugh haughtily. "I need a good and strong Screwdriver." Serena says walking and plops back down in the chair that she had just previously left minutes ago. "Anyways, do you want to go down to my garage and see how we should rewire the NOS circuits?" Serena asks looking at Darien.
*Damn, he has gorgeous eyes! Their so endless with so much depth. Wait! What the hell am I thinking, I don't like him, I don't like him, I don't like him!* Serena repeats to herself.
"Sure" Darien replies while shrugging his shoulders. "Okay, give me a sec and I'll change my cloths." Serena tells him getting back up and going into her room. "What the hell is wrong with my mind?" Serena mutters under her breath as she slips out her jeans and shirt and pulls on a spaghetti strap shirt and a pair of extremely baggy overalls and then puts on a pair of dirty shoes. "I'm ready" Serena says as she puts her hair in a high ponytail and walks back into the living room. "Okay, let's go." Darien says standing up and walking over to the door without even looking up.
*I wonder if he likes me? No, what am I thinking, again! I need to get my mind off of him!* Serena tells herself as she walks out the apartment behind Darien.
I hope you guys liked it. I'll update soon and please let me know what you think of it. ~_*