see last chap for disclaimer.

After the little disappearing fiasco, Serena and Darien stopped by a drugstore and picked up some bandages. After bandaging Serena's ankle, they walked (well, Serena hopped, but same thing) over to the carnival. Serena loved the water rides and the haunted house. She was kind of iffy about the roller coaster. But Darien convinced her. She spent the whole ride gripping his arm, though neither of them minded. Right now they are on the top of the Ferris wheel.

"Hey!" Serena wiped some ice cream off her nose. Playfully glaring at Darien, she said "I'd hit you if we weren't so far from the ground." Serena looked down and gulped. Darien smiled and said "I think this is fun."

Serena looked back at him "You call barreling down to the ground fun?" Serena looked up at the sky and sighed. Taking a lick of her ice cream, she changed the subject. "You know, besides me spraining my ankle and all, this has been really fun."

When Darien didn't answer, she looked up at him. He was staring down at her with his intense deep eyes. Serena felt herself lost in them and stared back with her deep blue eyes. They leaned in...

The Ferris wheel suddenly moved, causing Serena to drop her ice cream. She heard someone scream "Hey!"

Looking down, she yelled "Sorry!" Darien looked down at the girl. He was speechless. It was his creepy dream girl! Serena leaned back and was about to finish what had started, but Darien was still looking down. She followed her eyes, and saw him staring at the girl. She misunderstood, and thought that was his girlfriend!

Serena's eyes teared up. "How could I have been so stupid? It's not like this is an actual date. And why would Darien want to date me, let alone kiss me? I'm just a stupid girl with a crush." she thought.

Serena's tears almost spilled "No, I won't let him see me cry."

While all this went on, Darien was still staring at the girl. "How... She's real?" he thought, with surprise. She looked up and caught his eye. She blew a kiss at him and Darien blushed. The bad thing is Serena saw all this.

She couldn't control it any more. Her tears spilled and she bawled. Her bawling snapped Darien out of his daze and he looked at Serena, confused for a minute. "Who is this girl?" he thought. Then he remembered and he put his arm around her to comfort her. She didn't really care anymore, he broke her heart.

"I wanna go home." she stated to him. He nodded, not sure why she was crying, but knew she needed her space.

After they got off the Ferris wheel, the walked/hopped to his car. They drove in silence. Darien stopped the car and looked towards Serena. By this time, she had stopped crying, but still tearing. "Do you need help?"

Serena shook her head. "No I'll be fine. Goodnight." she hopped out of the car. Darien stared at her for a moment, but snapped out of it. Driving home, his thoughts came to the strange girl again. "Why do I feel weird about her?" he asked to no one in particular, driving off into the night.

I know, you probably hate me now. Don't worry, they'll get back together later. Just wanted to make it interesting. Pleaz RR