Hey ppelz, srry that this is late, but the cursed 'Writers Block' has
struck me and I've been trying to over come that and with a burst of
inspiration and with help from trusty radio I got this out!!!! Please read,
but be forewarned:
Rating is a somewhat strong R!!!!! (It has explicit detail of somewhat gore and/or angst and a somewhat good detailed talk of attempted suicide) So if you have strong feelings against any of that then please don't read/flame me for it!
You have been warned and so now enjoy the Chappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~*^^*~ Serena was taking her new Lexus SC for a little drive and to pint out some of her emotions.
*Why am I letting myself sink deeper and deeper into Darien? I'm just going to have him snatched out of my grasps or his going to betray me or his going to backstab me in the back. I can't handle another shattered heart or another broken soul!* Serena screams to herself as she finally runs out of NOS.
Serena steps out of her car, goes in front of her car, and pops the hood. "Damn, nothings wrong! I would have thought something either would have busted or stem at least would be billowing out of the engine." Serena says to herself aloud as she takes out her phone and pushes a number.
"Hello?" comes a tried sounding guys voice. "Hey Nick, you okay?" Serena asks with concern. "Hey! Yea I'm fine. What's up?" he asks with a more cheery tone. "I just wanted to let you know that I tested the new Lexus you sent me and it's great!" Serena tells him as she puts the hood back down. "You did put it through everything right?" he asks suspiciously. "Yeap, all of my death defying swerves and leaps. It's great!" she tells him as she hops onto the top of the car. "What colors you got in it, that I'll like?" she asks as she lays her head down on an arm that's tucked behind her head. "Umm.Black, Red, White and Polar Silver" he tells her sheepishly. "Okay, I'll take one in both and you should come to my next race. I'll be racing the Lexus that I've got in it." She tells him with a little grin. "Sure, when is it?" he replies. "This Friday at 8:00 p.m." she answers. "Okay, I'll meet you at your house, say around 7:30?" he tells her. "Fine with me." "Okay, I should have those 2 cars to you, say this Sunday; with of course all of the top notch everything in them." "Perfect, can't wait. See you Friday." Serena answers him and then hangs up.
Serena hops off the hood of her car, gets back in it, and speeds off.
~A little later~ "Hey" she says waving at the kid behind the counter. "Hello madam. What can I help you with?" he asks politely. "Just go and get Zoicite (Zoicite is a guy in this Fic) and tell him that it's Blondie" she replies with a little wink. "Uh, um, Sure" stutters as he quickly disappears behind a pair of double doors.
"Hey Blondie" comes a voice behind her. "Hey Zoc, I need a few things from you" she says as she turns around quickly. "Of course, what's you need and why?" he asks offhandedly. "Well, I need about 5 things of the big canisters of NOS, because I'm racing in the upcoming race." Serena says as she walks over to a display of all the top brands of NOS dealers. "5!!! If I remember correctly, you almost blew yourself up." He scowls her. "Zoc, I don't need you being my father. I'm a big girl who can take care of herself. Now, can you get me the 5 canisters or not? If not then.I can always go elsewhere." Serena replies in a little defiant stance with a sly grin on her face. "Fine, fine. Just trying to look out for your safety." He says as he raises his hands in defeat. "Thanks for the concern, but me and safety just don't seem to get along real well." She tells him with a little wink. "Yea, yea. I've heard that one." He tells her as he hands her 3 huge white canisters with a blue sticker wrapped around the middle that has NOS written on it and Highly Flame able! In big, bold black letters.
"Here's 3 of the 5 canisters. I'll get you the other 2 Friday at the race. Okay?" he tells her as he goes behind the counter. "Sure, no problem." She replies with a shrug. "Good luck and don't try and get yourself blown up this time." He tells her, smiling. "Thanks, and don't worry. I'll be just fine. See-yea Friday." Serena tells him as she walks out the door and back to her new Lexus.
She pulls out her cell phone and pushes a button.
"Hello!" comes a bubbly voice. "Hey Mina" Serena says happily. "What's up girl!" Mina replies. "I've got something for you to do and it has to be done by Friday!" Serena tells her as she speeds out the parking lot and goes down to her garage. "Sure thing. What is it?" she asks cheerily. "I've got a new car that I'm racing in Friday's big race and I need for you to have it decorated, my style by then." She answers as the gets out and walks into her garage. "Okay, and what all do you want?" Mina asks. "Well, I want my signature on the back bumper, the design on the driver side, on the right I want white flames." Serena tells her. "Okay, when do you want me to come and do this?" Mina asks. "Whenever you want to as long as it's before Friday," Serena replies. "How about in about 3 hours" "Sure, I'll be here" Serena tells her and then hangs up.
"What was that conversation about?" comes a deep voice behind her. "Hmm" Serena says and then turns around and comes face to face with Darien. "Oh, just Mina coming over to decorate my new Lexus" Serena tells him as she locks up the car. "Umm, and why do I see 3 huge white things of NOS in your passenger seat?" Darien asks with a raised eyebrow. "There for the race on Friday" Serena replies with a wave of her hand. "Do you really think you need 3 canisters?" Darien asks wryly. "No, I need 5. I'm getting the other 2 at the race on Friday." Serena tells him as she goes over to a Porsche 911 GT2. "Ooh " Darien says in an exasperated tone. "Well, what's you up too?" Serena asks as she looks inside the car, as to inspect it. "Well..Could you tell me what is the deal with Dylan?" Darien asks, choosing with his words carefully. "Umm.Not here, let's go somewhere else," Serena tells him as she motions for him to get into car. "Okay, where do you want to go?" Darien replies as he gets into the passenger side seat. "Wherever, just not my house" Serena replies as she drives out the garage. "How about my house? It's only a little ways." Darien says to her. "Sure," Serena replies buoyantly.
~Darien's House~
Serena pulls up to a 2-story brick mansion. "You're house?" Serena asks with a raised eyebrow as she looks up at the house in awe. "Yea, hang on a minute and you can park your car in one of the garages." Darien tells her as he gets out the car and goes into the house.
~Moments later~
Serena sees a huge door begin to rise and Darien standing in the middle with a grin on his face.
She rolls her eyes at his expression and drives up into the empty, which is right beside Darien. She gets out and looks around at the cars around her. "Nice cars" Serena comments approvingly. "There not mine, but thanks." Darien replies as he leads her through an open door and into a beautifully decorated foyer with a grand staircase to the left of her and a huge hanging glass chandelier above. "This is gorgeous" Serena says as she looks down at the oriental carpet underneath her feet. "Thanks, but this is really all Raye's work" Darien tells her smiling. "Hey Dare," comes a voice above her and Serena looks to see who it came from and sees Raye standing at the top of the staircase with a huge smile on her face. "Hey Serena, long time no see" Raye replies, still smiling as she comes down the stairs to them. "Yea, I know" Serena says as she walks over to her and gives her a little huge. "Darien, Mrs. Washington's looking for you" Raye states as she pulls away from Serena. "For what?" Darien asks with a confused expression. "Because Mr. Marlins has been calling you, for the past 2 days about something urgent that's happening at the office." Says an old gentle voice behind them. "Hello Mrs. Washington," Darien says with a plastered on smile. "Where have you been! Mr. Marlins has been calling since yesterday about something very urgent!" Mrs. Washington scowls at him as she narrows her eyes. "I'm sorry," Darien replies as he bends his head down in a gesture of shame. "Alright, go and call him this instant," she tells him as she points to a pair of heavy looking wood doors. "Yes, ma'am. Raye, could you please show Serena around and I'll catch up with you later?" Darien asks with a smile. "Sure, tell him I say 'hi'" Raye replies, still smiling. "Mrs. Washington, this is Serena. Serena, this is Mrs. Washington," Raye says as she gestures to each of them. ""Hello dear" she replies with somewhat harshness. "Nice to meet you, ma'am. I'm sorry for keeping Darien, but he has been helping me fix my car," Serena tells her with a polite smile. "Oh really? Do you race?" she asks with a little glint of mischief in her eyes. "Yes ma'am, I race in the local Racers circuit." Serena answers. "That sounds nice" Mrs. Washington replies. "Come on Serena, let me show you the Rose Green House!" Raye interrupts excitedly as she drags Serena through a set of French double doors and onto a never-ending lush green lawn. "You'll love it!" she bubbles as she stops in front of a huge glass looking building. "Can't wait" Serena responds.
Raye then opens the doors and they walk into the building. "This is my favorite place of this estate." Raye comments. "Amazing!" Serena mutters as she takes in the scents of all of the roses that were drifting in the air and then the sight before her of rows and rows of roses of all color in front of her. "Thank you for approving" comes a familiar deep from beside her. "Is this yours?" Serena asks, still in complete awe. "Yea, I made the design and everything." He answers. "It looks beautiful" Serena breaths. "I'm going to go and see about lunch, see you guys later" Raye tells them and then goes back toward the house. "Let me give you a tour" Darien responds as he holds out a hand for her. "Sure" Serena answers as she finally tears her eyes away from the sight before her.
~A little while later~
"Let's go and seat down at my favorite spot" Darien tells Serena as he leads her over to a swinging bench that's got a vine of roses climbing up both sides of the stand to the swing and a waterfall with rose decorated angels set in front. Darien gestures for Serena to seat down. She seats down slowly as she looks around her and looks above her to see pink-white roses above her. "Serena, what do you think of the Green House?" Darien asks as he looks at her. "It's lovely, did you do all of this yourself?" Serena asks with a little knowing smirk on her face. Laughing slightly, "I designed the whole Green House along with the rows and found all of the rarest and best roses from all around the world, but you could say I don't have a green thumb or limb for the fact of it, so I have some of the best gardeners that money can find." Darien replies as he picks a pink-white rose from above him and begins to pick the thorns of it.
"So, I'm guessing you can't grow a thing?" Serena suggests with the same knowing smirk. "Yeap, when I was little, my mom gave me a little plant to take care. Well, let's say within the month I got it, it kinda turned brown and died." Darien tells her sheepishly. "Don't worry, Mina can't even grow anything let alone keep anything alive." Serena replies with a smile on her face. "That's good to know," he says to her as he begins to twirl the stem of the rose between his thumb and fore finger. "Who's this Mr. Miles that Mrs. Washington and Raye were talking about?" Serena asks curiously. "Mr. Miles is my partner at my Car Dealership, he did say there was some kind of big crisis, but one of his connections just bought 3 of our newer cars recently, and now the crisis is under control." Darien explains. "Oh, what's the name of your Car Dealership?" Serena asks. "Galaxies Rose" he replies. "Oh, really? I know a person there, his really nice, in fact his coming to the big race on Friday." Serena tells him as she gazes at the waterfall in front of them. "Cool, can't wait to meet him." Darien tells her, gazing at her eyes.
After that, moments went by, with them seating in comfortable silence.
"Serena, I hate to break this silence, but can you tell me now? That is if you want to." Darien asks, a little uneasy. "I'll probably have to eventually, so now is better than later I suppose." Serena replies as she continues to gaze at the fall of the water. "Please don't interrupt me, don't tell anyone I've told you! Raye, Mrs. Washington, the girls, NOBODY!" Serena tells him very slowly and very quietly. "Don't worry, I wont." He assures as he looks into her eyes. "I'm going to start from the beginning, so it'll make more sense if I do." Serena tells him.
~Flash Back~ {This is from the last Chappy}
A young Serena around the age of 11 sitting in a small living room along with an old looking couple.
"Grandma, when are mom and daddy getting home?" asks the young Serena as she looks up to her grandmother. "Anytime now, baby girl" says the old woman affectionately. "Sere, where's mommy and daddy?" says a small voice. "They went to see that big race down in Daytona," says Serena happily. "When are they coming home?" asks Sammy. "Anytime now" she replies as she looks out the window with hopeful eyes.
Just then, the phone rings. "I'll get it," Serena says happily, as she gets up from the couch and races over to the phone. "Hello, this is the Hart residence, Serena speaking" she says in her childish voice. "Hello Serena, is there an older person there I may speak to" comes a deep male voice over the phone. "I'm old enough, you can tell me," she says stubbornly.
"Serena dear, who is it?" asks her grandfather. "I don't know, but he want tell me what he wants, just that he needs to talk to someone older." Serena says a little hurt. "Give me the phone, baby girl" her grandmother replies as she takes the phone from her little grasp. "Okay, but tell me what's so important" she says playfully as she skips over to her little brother. "Sammy, mom and daddy are coming home today!" Serena says in a singsong voice as she jumps up and down on the couch.
~A few moments later~
"Baby girl, Sammy dear, come here for a minute," says her grandmother with a little sadness. "Okay, Grandma" Serena says happily, oblivious to the sadness, "Sam, come on" Serena tells him as she drags him behind her.
"What is it Grandma?" Serena asks cheerfully. "Baby girl, there's something that Grandpa and I have to tell you" her grandmother replies as she fidgets with the him of her shirt. "Okay, I'm all ears and noses" she says happily, as she climbs in her grandmother's lap. "Um, your mommy and daddy, well they got in an accident" her grandmother says as she begins to stroke Serena's hair. "Okay, when are they coming home?" Serena asks confused as she turns and looks her grandfather in the eyes. "They are coming home, right?!" Serena asks tearfully. "I'm sorry, baby girl," her grandmother says as she begins to cry. "B.but there on there way, there coming home anytime now!" Serena says sadly, as she jumps down from her grandmother's lap, but only trips over Sammy's foot and falls down face first on the floor and begins to cry uncontrollably.
~End Flash Back~
"I stayed in that position throwing my temper tantrum until I fell asleep. Sammy and I stayed with out Grandparents, since they were our only living relatives.
It was hard on my Grandma and Grandpa to take care of us, they had to come out of retirement, and get jobs, Grandma went back to teaching back at the local college and Grandpa got managing position at the local 5-star hotel.
Things were good for a while, I tried my hardest in school and even harder at home to help take care of Sammy, who was only 7 at the time, but like all happy times. It came to an end when Grandma died of a sever stroke. I tried even harder in school and even more at home with Sammy and the house, so Grandpa wouldn't worry. He died 2 years later though, because of heart failure, Sammy and I both know he died of a broken heart mainly.
Before Grandpa died, I had met a really good friend at school and her mom took Sammy and me in and took care of us. I was 16 at the time and I got a job to help with everything. I became the head waitress at the local diner. I bought Sammy most of his wonts and even put both of us through Martial Arts lessons, it gave both of us something to do and helped took our minds off everything.
We or at least I loved every Wednesday and Friday where we could Spar, play fight. I just forgot about everything and gave all my attentions and senses to what was at hand at the moment. I went through the ranks extremely fast and became a Black belt of 3rd degree. Sammy loved it too, but not as much as I did, he became a Junior Black belt.
When I was 18 was when the happiness we had, once again came to an end.
~Flash Back~
A red head, with a British accent, was walking along the sidewalks with a teenage Serena.
"So Sere, are you gonna go to the local college this coming Semester?" asked the red head. "I don't know Molls. I'm thinking about it, but I might put it off, since Sammy's going into High School next year, and I want to be sure I'm there for him." Serena replies as they come up to Molly's mom's jewelry store, 'Gems for You'.
"I'm sorry misses, but you 2 can't go in there." comes a gentle command from a male officer in front of them. "Why not? My mom owns this store!" Molly replies. "There was a robbery and there a many casualties." the officer replies sadly. "M-Mom! No, sh-she can't be!" Molly answered softly as she began to walk past the officer. "Ma'am-" "No Jeff, let her in." came another officer's reply.
Molly and Serena walked into the crime scene. "Oh My!" Molly utters as she looks over everything.
Serena walks in behind her and sees 2 dead young ladies no older than early 20s and along with a dead older man around his late 40s to her right and when she looked to the left saw 1 dead young man around his late 20s early 30s and close to him was a young woman around the same age.
They walked to the back of the store and both of there horrors saw Molly's mom slumped against the wall. Her face was pale and with the look of fright, horror, and the smirk of defiantness. Where her heart was, there was a little hole and blood staining all around the hole.
"I hope they did get anything out of the safe." Molly mutters to herself more than to anybody as tears slide down her cheeks and both of them walk over to the safe but see the safe hanging open and to even more of there horrors, the door to the safe has a strip of blood starting from the top of the door all the way to the bottom of the wall.
"I-I've got to g-get out of-of here" Molly mumbles and walks past the safe and out the doors.
Serena walks behind her, but stops where there's usually a display with a silver necklace and ring set, but saw instead the security guard starring up at her with the look of fright and horror and with the same little hole where his heart was and the area around the hole had blood, but when Serena looked back at his face for some reason, all she could see was his pale features and the glisten of where blood had leaked from the corner of his mouth.
~End Flash Back~
"Shortly after that, I moved out with Sammy and me and Molly went our separate ways. Before that tragic event Molly had gotten me into Racing, so when I had settled both of us into a little 3 room apartment and Sammy had started into the local Junior High School to finish our his 8th grade year. I began to get into the Drag Racing circuit there and it was entertaining for a while, but got bored of it and began to hear about a local street car racing circuit in the big city, so I of course, packed Sammy and me up and went to the big city. Got him into the local Junior High School (JHS), and got me into street racing circuit, so I could get more information on the different groups there. I, after awhile, became very well known there and very good and soon joined one of the biggest and best groups there. I was always there for Sammy, but also always at every race and every meeting. I made sure Sammy didn't get involved and was always busy with school or school activities, so he wouldn't begin to get into the groups with me.
After a while, of course, the fun and happiness came to an end, when the cops busted the group and began to crack down and split us up so I had to pick us back up moved to the next Street Racing Circuit town. Sammy was still in his 8th grade year and once again enrolled him into the local JHS and got back into the Circuit. This town didn't have just gangs or groups for racing, but they also did drugs, and other major crimes. I didn't care of course and dragged myself in it and became once again, well known joined the Dragon Flames. I met Lita, Mina, and Ami in there as well. Instantly we became great friends, I instantly became one of the higher heads in the ranks, and I started making jobs and even doing them. Sammy never knew where the money was coming from, even though he did ask I always changed the subject.
Things began to go a little sour with the gangs, when we found out we had a few leaks. All of the gangs began to turn on each other and started to have an all out war, when we found out it was the police. Instead, we started to became more stricter on all of our newbies and privets, I even had to kill a few of the privets of my gang and of another allies.
Sammy would always asks, "Sere, how come your starting to look all worn and beginning to act tired all of the time? Is racing starting to become to much along with your job?", and I would always tell him, "Don't worry about me Sams. You just worry about your schooling and your activities."
Eventually the cops began to infiltrate, but not before learning everything about us. I did met a newbie that I became really close friends to and later learned he was a cop. I almost killed him, but I just couldn't lose someone else close to me, so I spared him and when it was time for the sting on the gangs to go down, he warned me and I, of course, told the girls about it and we all moved once again to a little town and bought us a house for all of us to live in.
We got all jobs in the new town, Sammy was out for Summer Break, and we all including Sammy got into the local Racers circuit. It was all going good and my cop friend even followed, after the sting was over and got himself transferred to the local precinct. Jade, whose not really my cousin but we all just became close enough to where they all just started calling him that, I think it has something to do with him having the blonde hair and how his really more overprotective of me, and he soon met Micheal, who we slowly let in with us. The Racers soon, became more violent and started getting into what we just left behind, so we all including Micheal and Jade packed up and left again.
We all came here. I moved Sammy and me into a really nice penthouse and Sammy began High School. Jade and Micheal, of course, go themselves transferred to where they are now. The girls and me didn't jump into the circuit right off the bat, but joined the Drag Racers first, and kept an ear out on what was all going on with the Racers here before we got into it.
For awhile everything was good. The girls and I were doing good in the Drag Racers, Micheal and Jade were doing good and Sammy was entering his Senior year with a 4.0 GPA and already at least 3 colleges wanted him. I started to became more aware of what Sammy was doing and was always there for him. I made sure he did all of his homework, kept up with his grades and when I did see him slipping, I grounded him from everything. Him and me became closer and we started to act like friends than Mother and Son. I was always worried about him before at that he would make all of the mistakes and become more aware of what all his gone through like me, that I tried to protect him from it all, but during this time I became aware that I didn't need to do that anymore.
It soon started to become near the end of the year and he met Mika then. She just moved from Japan and they become fast friends and soon started to date. They even went to the local college together. I started to throw myself more into my racing, since Sammy really didn't need me anymore.
Well one night, Sammy and I got into a huge heated argument over something and nobody was there like normally, so I just stormed out the penthouse and just drove my car to somewhere deserted or out of the way and just began to vent my anger through driving. I got out my car after I was done venting and began to do the normal manual check on the engine, when I heard a voice behind me. Dylan came forth and we started talking and got to know each other. It turned out he was from the Drag Racers circuit like me and was a huge fan of mine. We first were became really good friends, then started dating, and eventually got really serious, but not 'that' serious.
On our 1 year anniversary, we became engaged and the girls and I quickly started planning everything. We picked out the church, the dresses, the tuxedos, menu, guest list, bridesmaids, ushers, and all of the other things. Dylan and I decided on the 3rd of our anniversary to get married and even picked out a date too, September 29. My Grandma always said how she wanted me to get married in the fall and I just wanted to give her that one last thing, even if she couldn't be there. Of course, like the rest of my life, the happiness just had to end.
I got an urgent phone call from Dylan asking for me to met him at the park entrance right then. I of course dashed out the complex and went to met him.
~Flash Back~ {This is also from the last Chappy}
It was a cold, rainy night and it was lighting, which made it even worst.
"Serena, are you there?" came his sweet voice. "I'm right here Dylan" she said sweetly as she smiled at his approaching figure. "Sere, I think we need to talk" he added solemnly with a little sadness in his voice. "Oh.um.okay" she replied a little unsurely. "It's about us" he told her with a little glint in his eyes, which wasn't there a moment ago. "What are you talking about? We're fine." She replied as she waves him off only to have her wrist caught by a female's hand. "Excuse me, but WHY are you treating MY husband like that?" asks a figure, that's soaking wet and is shooting her death glares. "Y...You're hu.hus.husband! Impossible!! His m.my fiancé`." She mutters to the woman in front of her, whose still holding her wrist and starting to hold on to it tighter. "No, his MY husband and has been for the past 5 YEARS." The woman says flashing Serena, a wedding ring. "D.Dylan, what is going on?" Serena asks with tears streaking down her already soaked face. "I.I thought we were getting a divorce, but thought wrong. That's why I need to talk to you." He tells her softly as he pries the woman's death grip from her wrist. "Don't bother!" she tells him venomously as she sends him daggers mentally pin pointing all of his 'sensitive' spots as she takes off her engagement ring and tosses it at him and just runs down the wet streets all the way to her house, which was 10 miles away.
~End Flash Back~
"I went right to my room and slammed the door shut and locked it. Sammy came to the door wanting to know what was wrong and I told him not to worry about it and do his homework.
The next day I still hadn't left my room and I guess Sammy got worried, because Lita, Micheal, and Jade came to my door and wanted me to come out and talk to them. I told them to go away and leave me alone for now. They followed my command left me be.
A week later, I still hadn't come out for anything. I just sat in my room, cried, and took my scalding hot showers until my skin started to turn red from the heat. (In her penthouse, her bathroom adjoins her bedroom), Lita and Mina came to my door and demanded for me to come out or let them in. I told them to go away and let me be on my own. Sammy even came to my door crying and begged me to come out. I told him that this didn't concern him and for him just got back and finish his homework.
Probably 2 weeks later, I still hadn't come out my room. I guess I just had enough of everything and went into the bathroom. Took my straight razor I always kept in my medicine cabinet, slit my wrists, turned on the bath, just sat there in the scalding water, and just watched my blood mix with the water and go down the drawn.
I guess Lita had, had enough and just broke my door down and I think found me in the tub. I wasn't deathly close to dieing, but I was pretty unconscious.
I found myself in my bed with my wrists bandaged and everybody looming at me. The first words out Lita's mouth were, "What the hell were you thinking?!". I then simply asked who saved me, and everybody pointed to Lita. I got up from the bed, a little dizzy, and slapped Lita with all my force and it was enough to make her stumble up against my dresser and left a mark on her cheek. Lita then stormed up to me, pushed me down, and started yelling at me and called me a coward and among other colorful and descriptive words.
~Flash Back~
"Lita, you have it in your best interest to back up and march all of your asses out off here, NOW!" an enraged, and deathly sick looking Serena yelled at them as she pointed her finger to the door.
"Serena, just answer me this one thing" Ami replies quietly, looking Serena straight in the eyes.
"Fine, what!" Serena asks looking Ami right back in the eyes.
"Why did you do it?" Ami asks with teas starting to streak down her cheeks, "Serena, why? Don't we mean enough to you to make you stick around? Don't we!" Ami asks in an hysterical voice as she now seats on her knees crying.
"It wasn't anything to do with you guys at all. It was D-Dy-Dylan." Serena replies quietly as she begins to cry once again.
"What did he do to you?" Jade asks as he comes up to her and hugs her tightly in an protective embrace.
Serena told them the whole from the phone call to when she came back locked herself in her room.
"Don't worry Sere, we aren't going to let Dylan come near you!" Micheal tells her.
"Thanks," Serena replies as she pulls out of Jade's embrace and begins to recollect herself.
"Where's Sammy?" Serena asks, as she looks at everyone and finally realizes that his missing.
"His in his room" Mina answers and Serena then as quickly as she could made it to Sammy's room and barged right into his room.
"S-Serena!" Sammy cried as he began to hold her tightly.
"Sammy! I'm so sorry for everything. Here I am, trying to protect you from everything and keep you from all of the hurt I have gone through and understood and I'm about to cause you just that." Serena tells him as she just hugs him as they both begin to cry on each other's shoulders.
"I'm so sorry Serena, for anything that I've done to cause you this" Sammy says to her.
Serena takes his face in between her hands and makes him look her in the eyes. "Sammy! You never did anything to cause me any sadness ever. I love you and you ever could. I'm sorry that I've made you feel that you have, but you didn't do a thing." Serena tells him firmly as she looks into her eyes.
"Okay, but just promise me one thing," Sammy tells her as he looks back into her pain filled ones.
"Anything, Sams" she replies smiling.
"Promise me that you'll always tell me if anything is bothering you again." Sammy replies firmly.
"I promise" Serena tells him and then Sammy begins to hug her again.
~End Flash Back~
"Sammy and I soon once again moved, but only a little closer to Lita and the girls. We soon got into the Racers circuit here and Dylan and his wife Anna moved away to-who-knows-and-nobody-cares. After Sammy and Mika graduated with his bachelor from college and soon went off to travel with Mika and called me once a month and wrote to me 2 times a week."
"Sometimes I think if I didn't have Sammy, I wouldn't be where here now" Serena replies with tears steadily running down her cheeks, but her gaze is still on the fall of the water, but with a glazed over look.
"Serena," Darien mutters as he just gazes at her, with more admiration, respect, and in just plain awed at how much she has seen and over come at such an early age.
*She has been through so much and lost so many people close to her and yet she is standing beside me as a young strong willed woman and has even protected Sammy from everything she went through. She's even more incredible than I thought she was and has stayed gorgeous through it all* Darien thinks to himself as he watches Serena.
"I understand if you don't want to bother with me anymore," Serena begins but is cut off, when Darien puts a finger to her lips.
"Serena, if anything I want to be around you more because of what you just told me. I have even more admiration, and respect. You have me in even more just plain awe at everything you have over come and been through, and on top of that you even brought Sammy through it all unharmed and untouched by it." Darien tells her as he continues to look into her eyes.
"Thank you, but I don't want any ones admiration for me. I am glade I have got your respect though." Serena replies as she gets up from the bench.
"Serena," but Darien is cut off by, "Darien, Serena Mr. Taylor has lunch ready now." Raye shouts from the entrance of the Green House.
"Thank You Raye. We're on our way." Serena shouts back in a steady voice.
"Come on" Serena tells Darien and makes her way to the entrance, so she can go eat and also so, she can get out of the tension that has settled between them.
~Lunch~
"Thank You for letting me have lunch with you both, but have to be going now." Serena tells Raye and Darien as a maid takes away their dishes.
"Where are you headed?" Raye asks with curiosity.
"I've got to meet Mina, so she can decorate my new car Lexus and then talk a little about what or plans are for the race on Friday. "Serena replies as she stands up from her seat.
"Okay, I'll call you later and maybe try and get together and do something." Raye tells her as she leads her to her car.
"That sounds good. Talk to you then and bye Darien, see-yea later" Serena tells them and then walks to her car, backs out of the garage and then drives off of the property.
Okay ppelz, what do yea think? You all got to tell me who you want the other girls to get paired up with. This is the last chance your going to have and I'm sorry, but no the Starlights and not going to be paired up with them. I have already decided that far into it, srry to who all wanted that.
Please tell me what and who you all think. * Mina- Malachite/Nephlite * Ami- Zoicite/Malachite * Lita-Jade/Nephlite * Raye- Jade/Zoicite *
~*~*Princess2000204*~*~
Rating is a somewhat strong R!!!!! (It has explicit detail of somewhat gore and/or angst and a somewhat good detailed talk of attempted suicide) So if you have strong feelings against any of that then please don't read/flame me for it!
You have been warned and so now enjoy the Chappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~*^^*~ Serena was taking her new Lexus SC for a little drive and to pint out some of her emotions.
*Why am I letting myself sink deeper and deeper into Darien? I'm just going to have him snatched out of my grasps or his going to betray me or his going to backstab me in the back. I can't handle another shattered heart or another broken soul!* Serena screams to herself as she finally runs out of NOS.
Serena steps out of her car, goes in front of her car, and pops the hood. "Damn, nothings wrong! I would have thought something either would have busted or stem at least would be billowing out of the engine." Serena says to herself aloud as she takes out her phone and pushes a number.
"Hello?" comes a tried sounding guys voice. "Hey Nick, you okay?" Serena asks with concern. "Hey! Yea I'm fine. What's up?" he asks with a more cheery tone. "I just wanted to let you know that I tested the new Lexus you sent me and it's great!" Serena tells him as she puts the hood back down. "You did put it through everything right?" he asks suspiciously. "Yeap, all of my death defying swerves and leaps. It's great!" she tells him as she hops onto the top of the car. "What colors you got in it, that I'll like?" she asks as she lays her head down on an arm that's tucked behind her head. "Umm.Black, Red, White and Polar Silver" he tells her sheepishly. "Okay, I'll take one in both and you should come to my next race. I'll be racing the Lexus that I've got in it." She tells him with a little grin. "Sure, when is it?" he replies. "This Friday at 8:00 p.m." she answers. "Okay, I'll meet you at your house, say around 7:30?" he tells her. "Fine with me." "Okay, I should have those 2 cars to you, say this Sunday; with of course all of the top notch everything in them." "Perfect, can't wait. See you Friday." Serena answers him and then hangs up.
Serena hops off the hood of her car, gets back in it, and speeds off.
~A little later~ "Hey" she says waving at the kid behind the counter. "Hello madam. What can I help you with?" he asks politely. "Just go and get Zoicite (Zoicite is a guy in this Fic) and tell him that it's Blondie" she replies with a little wink. "Uh, um, Sure" stutters as he quickly disappears behind a pair of double doors.
"Hey Blondie" comes a voice behind her. "Hey Zoc, I need a few things from you" she says as she turns around quickly. "Of course, what's you need and why?" he asks offhandedly. "Well, I need about 5 things of the big canisters of NOS, because I'm racing in the upcoming race." Serena says as she walks over to a display of all the top brands of NOS dealers. "5!!! If I remember correctly, you almost blew yourself up." He scowls her. "Zoc, I don't need you being my father. I'm a big girl who can take care of herself. Now, can you get me the 5 canisters or not? If not then.I can always go elsewhere." Serena replies in a little defiant stance with a sly grin on her face. "Fine, fine. Just trying to look out for your safety." He says as he raises his hands in defeat. "Thanks for the concern, but me and safety just don't seem to get along real well." She tells him with a little wink. "Yea, yea. I've heard that one." He tells her as he hands her 3 huge white canisters with a blue sticker wrapped around the middle that has NOS written on it and Highly Flame able! In big, bold black letters.
"Here's 3 of the 5 canisters. I'll get you the other 2 Friday at the race. Okay?" he tells her as he goes behind the counter. "Sure, no problem." She replies with a shrug. "Good luck and don't try and get yourself blown up this time." He tells her, smiling. "Thanks, and don't worry. I'll be just fine. See-yea Friday." Serena tells him as she walks out the door and back to her new Lexus.
She pulls out her cell phone and pushes a button.
"Hello!" comes a bubbly voice. "Hey Mina" Serena says happily. "What's up girl!" Mina replies. "I've got something for you to do and it has to be done by Friday!" Serena tells her as she speeds out the parking lot and goes down to her garage. "Sure thing. What is it?" she asks cheerily. "I've got a new car that I'm racing in Friday's big race and I need for you to have it decorated, my style by then." She answers as the gets out and walks into her garage. "Okay, and what all do you want?" Mina asks. "Well, I want my signature on the back bumper, the design on the driver side, on the right I want white flames." Serena tells her. "Okay, when do you want me to come and do this?" Mina asks. "Whenever you want to as long as it's before Friday," Serena replies. "How about in about 3 hours" "Sure, I'll be here" Serena tells her and then hangs up.
"What was that conversation about?" comes a deep voice behind her. "Hmm" Serena says and then turns around and comes face to face with Darien. "Oh, just Mina coming over to decorate my new Lexus" Serena tells him as she locks up the car. "Umm, and why do I see 3 huge white things of NOS in your passenger seat?" Darien asks with a raised eyebrow. "There for the race on Friday" Serena replies with a wave of her hand. "Do you really think you need 3 canisters?" Darien asks wryly. "No, I need 5. I'm getting the other 2 at the race on Friday." Serena tells him as she goes over to a Porsche 911 GT2. "Ooh " Darien says in an exasperated tone. "Well, what's you up too?" Serena asks as she looks inside the car, as to inspect it. "Well..Could you tell me what is the deal with Dylan?" Darien asks, choosing with his words carefully. "Umm.Not here, let's go somewhere else," Serena tells him as she motions for him to get into car. "Okay, where do you want to go?" Darien replies as he gets into the passenger side seat. "Wherever, just not my house" Serena replies as she drives out the garage. "How about my house? It's only a little ways." Darien says to her. "Sure," Serena replies buoyantly.
~Darien's House~
Serena pulls up to a 2-story brick mansion. "You're house?" Serena asks with a raised eyebrow as she looks up at the house in awe. "Yea, hang on a minute and you can park your car in one of the garages." Darien tells her as he gets out the car and goes into the house.
~Moments later~
Serena sees a huge door begin to rise and Darien standing in the middle with a grin on his face.
She rolls her eyes at his expression and drives up into the empty, which is right beside Darien. She gets out and looks around at the cars around her. "Nice cars" Serena comments approvingly. "There not mine, but thanks." Darien replies as he leads her through an open door and into a beautifully decorated foyer with a grand staircase to the left of her and a huge hanging glass chandelier above. "This is gorgeous" Serena says as she looks down at the oriental carpet underneath her feet. "Thanks, but this is really all Raye's work" Darien tells her smiling. "Hey Dare," comes a voice above her and Serena looks to see who it came from and sees Raye standing at the top of the staircase with a huge smile on her face. "Hey Serena, long time no see" Raye replies, still smiling as she comes down the stairs to them. "Yea, I know" Serena says as she walks over to her and gives her a little huge. "Darien, Mrs. Washington's looking for you" Raye states as she pulls away from Serena. "For what?" Darien asks with a confused expression. "Because Mr. Marlins has been calling you, for the past 2 days about something urgent that's happening at the office." Says an old gentle voice behind them. "Hello Mrs. Washington," Darien says with a plastered on smile. "Where have you been! Mr. Marlins has been calling since yesterday about something very urgent!" Mrs. Washington scowls at him as she narrows her eyes. "I'm sorry," Darien replies as he bends his head down in a gesture of shame. "Alright, go and call him this instant," she tells him as she points to a pair of heavy looking wood doors. "Yes, ma'am. Raye, could you please show Serena around and I'll catch up with you later?" Darien asks with a smile. "Sure, tell him I say 'hi'" Raye replies, still smiling. "Mrs. Washington, this is Serena. Serena, this is Mrs. Washington," Raye says as she gestures to each of them. ""Hello dear" she replies with somewhat harshness. "Nice to meet you, ma'am. I'm sorry for keeping Darien, but he has been helping me fix my car," Serena tells her with a polite smile. "Oh really? Do you race?" she asks with a little glint of mischief in her eyes. "Yes ma'am, I race in the local Racers circuit." Serena answers. "That sounds nice" Mrs. Washington replies. "Come on Serena, let me show you the Rose Green House!" Raye interrupts excitedly as she drags Serena through a set of French double doors and onto a never-ending lush green lawn. "You'll love it!" she bubbles as she stops in front of a huge glass looking building. "Can't wait" Serena responds.
Raye then opens the doors and they walk into the building. "This is my favorite place of this estate." Raye comments. "Amazing!" Serena mutters as she takes in the scents of all of the roses that were drifting in the air and then the sight before her of rows and rows of roses of all color in front of her. "Thank you for approving" comes a familiar deep from beside her. "Is this yours?" Serena asks, still in complete awe. "Yea, I made the design and everything." He answers. "It looks beautiful" Serena breaths. "I'm going to go and see about lunch, see you guys later" Raye tells them and then goes back toward the house. "Let me give you a tour" Darien responds as he holds out a hand for her. "Sure" Serena answers as she finally tears her eyes away from the sight before her.
~A little while later~
"Let's go and seat down at my favorite spot" Darien tells Serena as he leads her over to a swinging bench that's got a vine of roses climbing up both sides of the stand to the swing and a waterfall with rose decorated angels set in front. Darien gestures for Serena to seat down. She seats down slowly as she looks around her and looks above her to see pink-white roses above her. "Serena, what do you think of the Green House?" Darien asks as he looks at her. "It's lovely, did you do all of this yourself?" Serena asks with a little knowing smirk on her face. Laughing slightly, "I designed the whole Green House along with the rows and found all of the rarest and best roses from all around the world, but you could say I don't have a green thumb or limb for the fact of it, so I have some of the best gardeners that money can find." Darien replies as he picks a pink-white rose from above him and begins to pick the thorns of it.
"So, I'm guessing you can't grow a thing?" Serena suggests with the same knowing smirk. "Yeap, when I was little, my mom gave me a little plant to take care. Well, let's say within the month I got it, it kinda turned brown and died." Darien tells her sheepishly. "Don't worry, Mina can't even grow anything let alone keep anything alive." Serena replies with a smile on her face. "That's good to know," he says to her as he begins to twirl the stem of the rose between his thumb and fore finger. "Who's this Mr. Miles that Mrs. Washington and Raye were talking about?" Serena asks curiously. "Mr. Miles is my partner at my Car Dealership, he did say there was some kind of big crisis, but one of his connections just bought 3 of our newer cars recently, and now the crisis is under control." Darien explains. "Oh, what's the name of your Car Dealership?" Serena asks. "Galaxies Rose" he replies. "Oh, really? I know a person there, his really nice, in fact his coming to the big race on Friday." Serena tells him as she gazes at the waterfall in front of them. "Cool, can't wait to meet him." Darien tells her, gazing at her eyes.
After that, moments went by, with them seating in comfortable silence.
"Serena, I hate to break this silence, but can you tell me now? That is if you want to." Darien asks, a little uneasy. "I'll probably have to eventually, so now is better than later I suppose." Serena replies as she continues to gaze at the fall of the water. "Please don't interrupt me, don't tell anyone I've told you! Raye, Mrs. Washington, the girls, NOBODY!" Serena tells him very slowly and very quietly. "Don't worry, I wont." He assures as he looks into her eyes. "I'm going to start from the beginning, so it'll make more sense if I do." Serena tells him.
~Flash Back~ {This is from the last Chappy}
A young Serena around the age of 11 sitting in a small living room along with an old looking couple.
"Grandma, when are mom and daddy getting home?" asks the young Serena as she looks up to her grandmother. "Anytime now, baby girl" says the old woman affectionately. "Sere, where's mommy and daddy?" says a small voice. "They went to see that big race down in Daytona," says Serena happily. "When are they coming home?" asks Sammy. "Anytime now" she replies as she looks out the window with hopeful eyes.
Just then, the phone rings. "I'll get it," Serena says happily, as she gets up from the couch and races over to the phone. "Hello, this is the Hart residence, Serena speaking" she says in her childish voice. "Hello Serena, is there an older person there I may speak to" comes a deep male voice over the phone. "I'm old enough, you can tell me," she says stubbornly.
"Serena dear, who is it?" asks her grandfather. "I don't know, but he want tell me what he wants, just that he needs to talk to someone older." Serena says a little hurt. "Give me the phone, baby girl" her grandmother replies as she takes the phone from her little grasp. "Okay, but tell me what's so important" she says playfully as she skips over to her little brother. "Sammy, mom and daddy are coming home today!" Serena says in a singsong voice as she jumps up and down on the couch.
~A few moments later~
"Baby girl, Sammy dear, come here for a minute," says her grandmother with a little sadness. "Okay, Grandma" Serena says happily, oblivious to the sadness, "Sam, come on" Serena tells him as she drags him behind her.
"What is it Grandma?" Serena asks cheerfully. "Baby girl, there's something that Grandpa and I have to tell you" her grandmother replies as she fidgets with the him of her shirt. "Okay, I'm all ears and noses" she says happily, as she climbs in her grandmother's lap. "Um, your mommy and daddy, well they got in an accident" her grandmother says as she begins to stroke Serena's hair. "Okay, when are they coming home?" Serena asks confused as she turns and looks her grandfather in the eyes. "They are coming home, right?!" Serena asks tearfully. "I'm sorry, baby girl," her grandmother says as she begins to cry. "B.but there on there way, there coming home anytime now!" Serena says sadly, as she jumps down from her grandmother's lap, but only trips over Sammy's foot and falls down face first on the floor and begins to cry uncontrollably.
~End Flash Back~
"I stayed in that position throwing my temper tantrum until I fell asleep. Sammy and I stayed with out Grandparents, since they were our only living relatives.
It was hard on my Grandma and Grandpa to take care of us, they had to come out of retirement, and get jobs, Grandma went back to teaching back at the local college and Grandpa got managing position at the local 5-star hotel.
Things were good for a while, I tried my hardest in school and even harder at home to help take care of Sammy, who was only 7 at the time, but like all happy times. It came to an end when Grandma died of a sever stroke. I tried even harder in school and even more at home with Sammy and the house, so Grandpa wouldn't worry. He died 2 years later though, because of heart failure, Sammy and I both know he died of a broken heart mainly.
Before Grandpa died, I had met a really good friend at school and her mom took Sammy and me in and took care of us. I was 16 at the time and I got a job to help with everything. I became the head waitress at the local diner. I bought Sammy most of his wonts and even put both of us through Martial Arts lessons, it gave both of us something to do and helped took our minds off everything.
We or at least I loved every Wednesday and Friday where we could Spar, play fight. I just forgot about everything and gave all my attentions and senses to what was at hand at the moment. I went through the ranks extremely fast and became a Black belt of 3rd degree. Sammy loved it too, but not as much as I did, he became a Junior Black belt.
When I was 18 was when the happiness we had, once again came to an end.
~Flash Back~
A red head, with a British accent, was walking along the sidewalks with a teenage Serena.
"So Sere, are you gonna go to the local college this coming Semester?" asked the red head. "I don't know Molls. I'm thinking about it, but I might put it off, since Sammy's going into High School next year, and I want to be sure I'm there for him." Serena replies as they come up to Molly's mom's jewelry store, 'Gems for You'.
"I'm sorry misses, but you 2 can't go in there." comes a gentle command from a male officer in front of them. "Why not? My mom owns this store!" Molly replies. "There was a robbery and there a many casualties." the officer replies sadly. "M-Mom! No, sh-she can't be!" Molly answered softly as she began to walk past the officer. "Ma'am-" "No Jeff, let her in." came another officer's reply.
Molly and Serena walked into the crime scene. "Oh My!" Molly utters as she looks over everything.
Serena walks in behind her and sees 2 dead young ladies no older than early 20s and along with a dead older man around his late 40s to her right and when she looked to the left saw 1 dead young man around his late 20s early 30s and close to him was a young woman around the same age.
They walked to the back of the store and both of there horrors saw Molly's mom slumped against the wall. Her face was pale and with the look of fright, horror, and the smirk of defiantness. Where her heart was, there was a little hole and blood staining all around the hole.
"I hope they did get anything out of the safe." Molly mutters to herself more than to anybody as tears slide down her cheeks and both of them walk over to the safe but see the safe hanging open and to even more of there horrors, the door to the safe has a strip of blood starting from the top of the door all the way to the bottom of the wall.
"I-I've got to g-get out of-of here" Molly mumbles and walks past the safe and out the doors.
Serena walks behind her, but stops where there's usually a display with a silver necklace and ring set, but saw instead the security guard starring up at her with the look of fright and horror and with the same little hole where his heart was and the area around the hole had blood, but when Serena looked back at his face for some reason, all she could see was his pale features and the glisten of where blood had leaked from the corner of his mouth.
~End Flash Back~
"Shortly after that, I moved out with Sammy and me and Molly went our separate ways. Before that tragic event Molly had gotten me into Racing, so when I had settled both of us into a little 3 room apartment and Sammy had started into the local Junior High School to finish our his 8th grade year. I began to get into the Drag Racing circuit there and it was entertaining for a while, but got bored of it and began to hear about a local street car racing circuit in the big city, so I of course, packed Sammy and me up and went to the big city. Got him into the local Junior High School (JHS), and got me into street racing circuit, so I could get more information on the different groups there. I, after awhile, became very well known there and very good and soon joined one of the biggest and best groups there. I was always there for Sammy, but also always at every race and every meeting. I made sure Sammy didn't get involved and was always busy with school or school activities, so he wouldn't begin to get into the groups with me.
After a while, of course, the fun and happiness came to an end, when the cops busted the group and began to crack down and split us up so I had to pick us back up moved to the next Street Racing Circuit town. Sammy was still in his 8th grade year and once again enrolled him into the local JHS and got back into the Circuit. This town didn't have just gangs or groups for racing, but they also did drugs, and other major crimes. I didn't care of course and dragged myself in it and became once again, well known joined the Dragon Flames. I met Lita, Mina, and Ami in there as well. Instantly we became great friends, I instantly became one of the higher heads in the ranks, and I started making jobs and even doing them. Sammy never knew where the money was coming from, even though he did ask I always changed the subject.
Things began to go a little sour with the gangs, when we found out we had a few leaks. All of the gangs began to turn on each other and started to have an all out war, when we found out it was the police. Instead, we started to became more stricter on all of our newbies and privets, I even had to kill a few of the privets of my gang and of another allies.
Sammy would always asks, "Sere, how come your starting to look all worn and beginning to act tired all of the time? Is racing starting to become to much along with your job?", and I would always tell him, "Don't worry about me Sams. You just worry about your schooling and your activities."
Eventually the cops began to infiltrate, but not before learning everything about us. I did met a newbie that I became really close friends to and later learned he was a cop. I almost killed him, but I just couldn't lose someone else close to me, so I spared him and when it was time for the sting on the gangs to go down, he warned me and I, of course, told the girls about it and we all moved once again to a little town and bought us a house for all of us to live in.
We got all jobs in the new town, Sammy was out for Summer Break, and we all including Sammy got into the local Racers circuit. It was all going good and my cop friend even followed, after the sting was over and got himself transferred to the local precinct. Jade, whose not really my cousin but we all just became close enough to where they all just started calling him that, I think it has something to do with him having the blonde hair and how his really more overprotective of me, and he soon met Micheal, who we slowly let in with us. The Racers soon, became more violent and started getting into what we just left behind, so we all including Micheal and Jade packed up and left again.
We all came here. I moved Sammy and me into a really nice penthouse and Sammy began High School. Jade and Micheal, of course, go themselves transferred to where they are now. The girls and me didn't jump into the circuit right off the bat, but joined the Drag Racers first, and kept an ear out on what was all going on with the Racers here before we got into it.
For awhile everything was good. The girls and I were doing good in the Drag Racers, Micheal and Jade were doing good and Sammy was entering his Senior year with a 4.0 GPA and already at least 3 colleges wanted him. I started to became more aware of what Sammy was doing and was always there for him. I made sure he did all of his homework, kept up with his grades and when I did see him slipping, I grounded him from everything. Him and me became closer and we started to act like friends than Mother and Son. I was always worried about him before at that he would make all of the mistakes and become more aware of what all his gone through like me, that I tried to protect him from it all, but during this time I became aware that I didn't need to do that anymore.
It soon started to become near the end of the year and he met Mika then. She just moved from Japan and they become fast friends and soon started to date. They even went to the local college together. I started to throw myself more into my racing, since Sammy really didn't need me anymore.
Well one night, Sammy and I got into a huge heated argument over something and nobody was there like normally, so I just stormed out the penthouse and just drove my car to somewhere deserted or out of the way and just began to vent my anger through driving. I got out my car after I was done venting and began to do the normal manual check on the engine, when I heard a voice behind me. Dylan came forth and we started talking and got to know each other. It turned out he was from the Drag Racers circuit like me and was a huge fan of mine. We first were became really good friends, then started dating, and eventually got really serious, but not 'that' serious.
On our 1 year anniversary, we became engaged and the girls and I quickly started planning everything. We picked out the church, the dresses, the tuxedos, menu, guest list, bridesmaids, ushers, and all of the other things. Dylan and I decided on the 3rd of our anniversary to get married and even picked out a date too, September 29. My Grandma always said how she wanted me to get married in the fall and I just wanted to give her that one last thing, even if she couldn't be there. Of course, like the rest of my life, the happiness just had to end.
I got an urgent phone call from Dylan asking for me to met him at the park entrance right then. I of course dashed out the complex and went to met him.
~Flash Back~ {This is also from the last Chappy}
It was a cold, rainy night and it was lighting, which made it even worst.
"Serena, are you there?" came his sweet voice. "I'm right here Dylan" she said sweetly as she smiled at his approaching figure. "Sere, I think we need to talk" he added solemnly with a little sadness in his voice. "Oh.um.okay" she replied a little unsurely. "It's about us" he told her with a little glint in his eyes, which wasn't there a moment ago. "What are you talking about? We're fine." She replied as she waves him off only to have her wrist caught by a female's hand. "Excuse me, but WHY are you treating MY husband like that?" asks a figure, that's soaking wet and is shooting her death glares. "Y...You're hu.hus.husband! Impossible!! His m.my fiancé`." She mutters to the woman in front of her, whose still holding her wrist and starting to hold on to it tighter. "No, his MY husband and has been for the past 5 YEARS." The woman says flashing Serena, a wedding ring. "D.Dylan, what is going on?" Serena asks with tears streaking down her already soaked face. "I.I thought we were getting a divorce, but thought wrong. That's why I need to talk to you." He tells her softly as he pries the woman's death grip from her wrist. "Don't bother!" she tells him venomously as she sends him daggers mentally pin pointing all of his 'sensitive' spots as she takes off her engagement ring and tosses it at him and just runs down the wet streets all the way to her house, which was 10 miles away.
~End Flash Back~
"I went right to my room and slammed the door shut and locked it. Sammy came to the door wanting to know what was wrong and I told him not to worry about it and do his homework.
The next day I still hadn't left my room and I guess Sammy got worried, because Lita, Micheal, and Jade came to my door and wanted me to come out and talk to them. I told them to go away and leave me alone for now. They followed my command left me be.
A week later, I still hadn't come out for anything. I just sat in my room, cried, and took my scalding hot showers until my skin started to turn red from the heat. (In her penthouse, her bathroom adjoins her bedroom), Lita and Mina came to my door and demanded for me to come out or let them in. I told them to go away and let me be on my own. Sammy even came to my door crying and begged me to come out. I told him that this didn't concern him and for him just got back and finish his homework.
Probably 2 weeks later, I still hadn't come out my room. I guess I just had enough of everything and went into the bathroom. Took my straight razor I always kept in my medicine cabinet, slit my wrists, turned on the bath, just sat there in the scalding water, and just watched my blood mix with the water and go down the drawn.
I guess Lita had, had enough and just broke my door down and I think found me in the tub. I wasn't deathly close to dieing, but I was pretty unconscious.
I found myself in my bed with my wrists bandaged and everybody looming at me. The first words out Lita's mouth were, "What the hell were you thinking?!". I then simply asked who saved me, and everybody pointed to Lita. I got up from the bed, a little dizzy, and slapped Lita with all my force and it was enough to make her stumble up against my dresser and left a mark on her cheek. Lita then stormed up to me, pushed me down, and started yelling at me and called me a coward and among other colorful and descriptive words.
~Flash Back~
"Lita, you have it in your best interest to back up and march all of your asses out off here, NOW!" an enraged, and deathly sick looking Serena yelled at them as she pointed her finger to the door.
"Serena, just answer me this one thing" Ami replies quietly, looking Serena straight in the eyes.
"Fine, what!" Serena asks looking Ami right back in the eyes.
"Why did you do it?" Ami asks with teas starting to streak down her cheeks, "Serena, why? Don't we mean enough to you to make you stick around? Don't we!" Ami asks in an hysterical voice as she now seats on her knees crying.
"It wasn't anything to do with you guys at all. It was D-Dy-Dylan." Serena replies quietly as she begins to cry once again.
"What did he do to you?" Jade asks as he comes up to her and hugs her tightly in an protective embrace.
Serena told them the whole from the phone call to when she came back locked herself in her room.
"Don't worry Sere, we aren't going to let Dylan come near you!" Micheal tells her.
"Thanks," Serena replies as she pulls out of Jade's embrace and begins to recollect herself.
"Where's Sammy?" Serena asks, as she looks at everyone and finally realizes that his missing.
"His in his room" Mina answers and Serena then as quickly as she could made it to Sammy's room and barged right into his room.
"S-Serena!" Sammy cried as he began to hold her tightly.
"Sammy! I'm so sorry for everything. Here I am, trying to protect you from everything and keep you from all of the hurt I have gone through and understood and I'm about to cause you just that." Serena tells him as she just hugs him as they both begin to cry on each other's shoulders.
"I'm so sorry Serena, for anything that I've done to cause you this" Sammy says to her.
Serena takes his face in between her hands and makes him look her in the eyes. "Sammy! You never did anything to cause me any sadness ever. I love you and you ever could. I'm sorry that I've made you feel that you have, but you didn't do a thing." Serena tells him firmly as she looks into her eyes.
"Okay, but just promise me one thing," Sammy tells her as he looks back into her pain filled ones.
"Anything, Sams" she replies smiling.
"Promise me that you'll always tell me if anything is bothering you again." Sammy replies firmly.
"I promise" Serena tells him and then Sammy begins to hug her again.
~End Flash Back~
"Sammy and I soon once again moved, but only a little closer to Lita and the girls. We soon got into the Racers circuit here and Dylan and his wife Anna moved away to-who-knows-and-nobody-cares. After Sammy and Mika graduated with his bachelor from college and soon went off to travel with Mika and called me once a month and wrote to me 2 times a week."
"Sometimes I think if I didn't have Sammy, I wouldn't be where here now" Serena replies with tears steadily running down her cheeks, but her gaze is still on the fall of the water, but with a glazed over look.
"Serena," Darien mutters as he just gazes at her, with more admiration, respect, and in just plain awed at how much she has seen and over come at such an early age.
*She has been through so much and lost so many people close to her and yet she is standing beside me as a young strong willed woman and has even protected Sammy from everything she went through. She's even more incredible than I thought she was and has stayed gorgeous through it all* Darien thinks to himself as he watches Serena.
"I understand if you don't want to bother with me anymore," Serena begins but is cut off, when Darien puts a finger to her lips.
"Serena, if anything I want to be around you more because of what you just told me. I have even more admiration, and respect. You have me in even more just plain awe at everything you have over come and been through, and on top of that you even brought Sammy through it all unharmed and untouched by it." Darien tells her as he continues to look into her eyes.
"Thank you, but I don't want any ones admiration for me. I am glade I have got your respect though." Serena replies as she gets up from the bench.
"Serena," but Darien is cut off by, "Darien, Serena Mr. Taylor has lunch ready now." Raye shouts from the entrance of the Green House.
"Thank You Raye. We're on our way." Serena shouts back in a steady voice.
"Come on" Serena tells Darien and makes her way to the entrance, so she can go eat and also so, she can get out of the tension that has settled between them.
~Lunch~
"Thank You for letting me have lunch with you both, but have to be going now." Serena tells Raye and Darien as a maid takes away their dishes.
"Where are you headed?" Raye asks with curiosity.
"I've got to meet Mina, so she can decorate my new car Lexus and then talk a little about what or plans are for the race on Friday. "Serena replies as she stands up from her seat.
"Okay, I'll call you later and maybe try and get together and do something." Raye tells her as she leads her to her car.
"That sounds good. Talk to you then and bye Darien, see-yea later" Serena tells them and then walks to her car, backs out of the garage and then drives off of the property.
Okay ppelz, what do yea think? You all got to tell me who you want the other girls to get paired up with. This is the last chance your going to have and I'm sorry, but no the Starlights and not going to be paired up with them. I have already decided that far into it, srry to who all wanted that.
Please tell me what and who you all think. * Mina- Malachite/Nephlite * Ami- Zoicite/Malachite * Lita-Jade/Nephlite * Raye- Jade/Zoicite *
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