Serena was sitting in the Crown arcade in Satan city sipping her favorite m ilkshake, blushing over the fact that she had actually gone through with what she had,. All that week 'Serene the Lunar Goddess' made an appearance. She was about to back off when she saw the little thong she had to wear, but the words of Darien Shields haunted her. He had to say what he said when she had denied him sex for probably the millionth time.

It happened like it always did and ended the same way.. him left in a state of diappointment and anger. They had gone out to their weekly dinner, they had a couple of drinks but nothing big. They went back to his house just cuddle or something.. which usually would go into a massage for him to ease the stress of work. He would comment on how great it felt to leave the business world and spend some time with his beloved. Then he would turn to her and they'd talk for a bit then there were light kisses going into full blown sucking face. Slowly he'd edge his hand up her shirt slowly.. not to startle her. He enclose a hand over one of her breast, run a thumb over the nipple making it stiff with desire. It usually wasn't until he slowly made his way to the band of her panties she realized what was going on. She denied him the access he so desired to want and he became furious.

"Dammit, Serena.. why won't you let me show you how desirable you truly are?!?!?!"

"Because I'm not truly ready that's all." She said fastening her pants once again, slightly afraid that he had reached his breaking point and would probably attempt to rape her.

"Your body says differently.." He said lowering his head to keep control.

"Yeah but I'm not emotionally!!!" She said eyes filling up with tears.

"That's it Serena!! I can't stand it!! Everytime I try to prove to you how much I really love you, you deny me that. I'm Serious if you were to get pregnant I'd take care of the child."

"That's not it, Dare'" She said quietly. "I don't want to share you yet…"

"That's not it!!!" He looked at her accusingly. "You're afraid… afraid of losing your virginity, your core of innocence." He said and she was ready to deny it. "Or are you afraid that I'd find out the truth.. you're a fucking whore?!?!? A Whore who can't even tell her honest boyfriend about a lover she has on the side… maybe that's it!! You're pregnant with his baby.."

"There is no lover on the side or baby or naything!!" She said quietly.

"You're right.. you too much of a damned coward to do anything.. I mean your mother did have to raise you alone.. while your Scientist of a father left her for his mistress!!" He said knowing it was a low blow. "Afraid that history will repeat itself and you'll be left alone. Well that's the beauty of taking risks.. history doesn't repeat itself.. And when you try to be careful about that.. it ends up repeating itself." He said knowing she was crying about now. "Until you grow a back bone, I don't want to see you again!!" He said and she took off.

"I don't need him.." Serena whispered to herself trying to deny the feeling of loss that was never there when she was dancing. When she was on the stage while men, and the few women, gave her the praise she deserved for being brave enough to go up there. Even a gay guy had commented on her body.. in a non sexual manner, mostly to congrat her on the ability to stay so thin and beautiful. "No, I don't need him at all." She got up.

"See you tomorrow, Serena??" Her good friend Andrew asked.

"Maybe." She said taking her milkshake outside. Just as she stepped up a familiar motorcrycle rode up and the figure wasn't alone. She watched him take off his helmet, then quickly glance in her direction. He nodded in recognition but said nothing. The second figure took off her helmet and it was the last person she expected to see… Rei Hino. "Hi!!" She forced a smile through to the two.

"Hi.." Darien said as if nothing had ever happened between the two.

"Glad to see you're well." She said.

"You too." He said noticing the color drain from Rei's face. Serena glanced at her watch realizing she was going to be late.

"Well, I've got to get going.. I've got a a Total make-over appontment at the spa in 30 minutes." She said and Darien raised an eyebrow at her.

"For what??"

"For work.. I can't quite go to work with my hair looking as dull as it does. Right, Rei??" Serena asked.

"Thought you quit your job as the secretary for Capsule Corps." Darien said.

"I did.." Serena said glancing at her watch again. "I really must be going. Tim's going to kill me if I'm late again tonight!!" She said sending a look to Rei. "So I'll be seeing you there for moral support right, Rei?? Tonight??"

"Uhmm.. W-w-well I-I can't you see Darien.."

"It's ok.." Serena said. "I'll see you two later.." Serena said sending them both a wink, to each it meant something different. Darien saw it as a sign of strength without him, Rei saw it as internal hurting, and possibly her deathwish.

"I can't believe this!!!" Bulma Brief stared at her computer screen wondering how could the leave of one secretary in a small department could back things up.

"Miss Moon was a great secretary." Her secretary said. "Despite her tendancy to be clumsy from time to time she got things ahead of schedule."

"Leana.. you know this Miss Moon."

"Yes, Very nice girl."

"Find her!!!"

"I can't do that, Miss Brief. You see, she left and moved out of her house leaving nor forwarding address to the mailman. It's impossible to find her." Leana said.

"Fine… Fine.. try to get things back ahead please."

"Yes, Ma'am." Leana left the room.

"Now I see why he really found it easy to break up with me.." Serena sat in her car outside of the spa letting her tears fall freely. "He wanted my best friend.." She said but remembered the conversation he had with her when they broke up. "History repeats itself when your being careful." She wondered. "I guess after a little more sulking time will do and I will move on.. Darien Shields can't run my life regardless." She said drying her eyes with a slightly renewed confidence in herself.