WAHHH... this is a very sad chapter I almost cried writing it... I did say almost. Well This is yet another drama that I have written not much to say about it... huh do you like it. Well I hope that I can keep updating this often school does get in the way much to my dismay. I didn't have school today so that how I made time for this and some other chaps I'll post those after I finish revising it I still need and editor... anybody up for the job well anyways back to the story hope you all enjoy much love from PR
Chapter 1
Little Serena woke up to the ringing of her phone, as it did every morning. She already knew who it was. Every morning since they were able to memorize each others numbers Darien would call her and wake her up knowing that unless he woke her up in the morning she would over sleep and miss the bus to school. "Hello Darien," Serena said gleefully replaying the moment when Darien had kissed her yesterday.
"Hi Serena, you better get out of bed before you are forced to chase the bus again."
"That wasn't my fault. You were the one who called to wake me up ten minutes before the school bus arrived, I didn't chase the bus Darien." Serena hesitated as Darien just laughed. "Well not very far anyways."
"That's why I repeatedly tell you to buy an alarm clock. You can't keep depending on me to wake you up every morning. What happens when I die?"
"If you died then I guess I'd never wake up for school." Darien just chuckled to himself; he secretly loved waking her up in the morning. It was just another great excuse to hear her voice.
"Hurry up and get ready Sere. I'll meet you at the bus stop." Still laughing lightly to himself Darien hung up the phone and got ready for school. Serena followed suit putting on her school uniform and styling her hair just right, two pig-tails. Serena rushed down the stairs to eat breakfast. She noticed that her parents were abnormally quiet they hadn't even bothered to say "good morning." She had never seen them that way before. They were usually as active and giddy as she was. "Mom what's wrong?" Serena inquired before scoffing down her food. Her mother occasionally gazed at her facial features etched with guilt and concern then she would look to her husband a would glare at him angrily.
"Dear," she spat out quite nastily. "Why don't you tell her the important news, the soon the better?" Serena's quickly turned to her father. He fumbled about as the two most important women in his life stared at him, he hated being the bad guy but he had no chose.
"We can talk about it when you come back form school, honey." He stated nervously feeling as if he was being attacked by wild sharks.
"Why not now," Serena asked
"Yeah, honey, Why not now?" His wife added.
"Because... I just think it would be better if we spoke about this later.
"Why," both inquiring women requested at the same time.
"Oh no I am late for work. I better get going." He excused himself nervously and with that Serena's father dashed out of the room. Her mother let out a dejected sigh and continued to wash the dishes.
"Honey finish up you breakfast. When you come home we will have to have a big talk. There isn't much time to talk about it." The mother said not being able to looking at her daughter in the eyes. Serena shrugged the whole conversation off. She would let her parents spoil her mood. She was happy to be near Darien. He was all she needed to be content with life. Serena walked out of the house to the head for the bus stop her mother watching from the window. Serena noticed Darien waiting for her at their mail box he had never waited for her before. Serena ran up to him
"Darien! What are you doing here? Did something bad happen?" Serena asked with a worried expression on her face. Darien laughed lightly and gave her a light kiss on the lips, much to her surprise. Serena's mother watched the two eight year olds intently. She watched as Darien gave her daughter a light kiss. A single tear left her eye as she turned away from the window unable to watch anymore.
"Darien..." Serena's hand clasped her lips. Darien's dark indigo eyes locked onto her own. Darien pulled her hand away from her lips and lowered his head down to her level. Serena slowly closed her eyes, a waiting for his tender lips to graze on top of hers once again. Suddenly a wad of fur pressed against her lips. Serena opened her eyes to Darien's dirty hamster, Butch, which was originally the color white but turned brown since Darien rarely cleaned him.
Serena stepped back in shock and disgust. She tripped over herself and fell to the ground. Darien belched out in laughter. "Darien you are the worst!" Serena screamed at the top of her lung as she stood herself up and ran away. Darien tried to calm down his laughter but couldn't do so.
"Serena it was just a joke." he stated between laughs, she wouldn't stop running so he forced himself to stop laughing and give her a good chase easily catching up to her. "Serena, it was just a little joke. Butch just wanted to say hi." Serena just slapped him in the face, and tried to run away again but Darien grabbed her arm before she could do so. He twisted her around to face him before she could realize what was happened his lips were on top of hers.
She struggled out of his grip to but no avail. After a while she decided just to give in and let him kiss her, not being able to hold a grudge against him for too long. He pulled away from her with a sly smile gracing his lips. The whole bus stop was staring at them. Serena blushed madly hiding her face in Darien's chest. Darien pulled her away from him, arms length, and smiled at her embarrassed stricken face. He loved seeing her blush she was adorable in her timid state. Darien took her hand and dragged her to the group of kids waiting at the bus stop.
"Serena, are you and Darien boyfriend and girlfriend," asked one of Serena's best friends Rei. Suddenly a large group of girls surrounded Serena asking her questions about her relationship with Darien. Darien and Serena's connecting hands were abruptly separated when a group of guys dragged Darien away from the girls. Serena looked at her best friends Rei, Amy, Lita and Mina. They were all drenched with curiosity. Serena did not know how to answer their inquiring questions. "Well are you?" Rei asked interrupting her thoughts Serena had no idea what to say. Darien hadn't made clear what their relationship was. She opened her mouth to say something when Darien himself interrupted with his group of boys.
"Of course we are. I wouldn't kiss her if she wasn't my girlfriend." Darien grabbed hold of Serena's hand, causing her to flush deeply. The young boys looked at them in disgust, while the girls had hearts in their eyes wishing to have a boy like Darien.
"Jesus, get a room." Chad, Darien's best friend spat out watching the couple. The bus soon arrived and to take every one to school. Darien and Serena spent the whole day at school together either holding hands or sitting next to each other. Serena's girls were all envious while Darien's friends were more disgusted than anything else. They couldn't help it they were eight year old boys, and were completely convinced that girls were the enemies.
After school Darien and Serena hung out at his house making music together and watching TV. His older brother hung out with them as well but just picked on little Darien. Andrew, Darien's brother, was older by a year and had a hard time coping with that fact that Darien was now Serena's boyfriend, though he hid it well. Andrew had a secret crush on Serena since they were little but she always seemed to prefer Darien. Andrew had a hard time dealing with it at first but accepted it since it couldn't be helped. Those two seemed to be made for each other.
Andrew would play music with them whenever he could, expertise were the drums. Darien could play the drums but not as well as Andrew. That was his talent and his alone. He'd be damned if he let his little brother take that from him as well. Andrew and his mother decided to make Darien invite Serena to diner. Andrew and Darien lived alone with their mother since their father's dead a couple of years after Darien was born in a car crash. Their mother adored Serena as if she were her own daughter and would always invite her to stay for diner when she could. And this was a special occasion to celebrate Serena's and Darien's mini relationship.
Serena agreed and called her mother to let her know that she would eat diner with the Lewis's. Her mother reluctantly agreed on the condition that she would come straight home after words. Serena then remembered that her mother and father had an important conversation to discuss with her. She decided to forget about it until the time came and enjoy her meal with the Lewis's. After they finished Darien walked Serena over to her house and gave her a light kiss before leaving. Thinking that this was the best day of her life she walked in she saw that some of their stuff was packed in boxes. A queer chill ran down her spin as she walked further into her home.
"Mommy," she called as she walked through that house. She found her mother and father sitting on the couch in the living room. Serena slowly walked over to them standing in front of her father. "Daddy, what's going on?" she asked looking at her surroundings her mother barely able to look her in the eyes. Her father gripped her tiny hands in his squeezing her tightly as if she would run away form him.
"Okay, we need to discuss something with you. And I want you to listen very closely and try and understand what daddy is going through right now." He said calmly as possible to his child, holding onto her hands only tighter.
"Okay daddy. I am ready to listen."
"Honey, daddy's boss thinks that he is doing great at his producing job here. He thinks that I am doing so good that he wants to see how good I will do in a different place. He wants to give me a better job, working with better artist."
"Different place, you mean like further in town. That's ok daddy I don't need to live right next to Darien as long as we still go to the same school."
"Honey, I don't mean different place as in closer to the city. I mean different place as in different state. From our home here in Virginia we are moving to an even bigger and better home in New York."
"What?" Serena was caught completely off guard she felt her body go completely numb from shock. Her mind still in denial, "New York is close right! Daddy New York is only like ten minutes away."
"Honey we will have a nice condominium. Its two floors you can have a play room and music room all for yourself. We know how you love music. You could even take singing classes."
"I love the music me and Darien make not the music I make alone! How far away is New York?" Her voice cold and harsh sending fear into her father's heart. He never wanted to tell her like this but knew no other way to make it easier.
"Sweetheart, New York is very far away. You won't be able to go to the same school as Darien anymore. But honey there is always other ways to stay in touch with Darien. There is the phone and letters, and when you get older you can use the internet to talk to him." Serena was in so much shock she couldn't feel the tears sliding down her cheeks. He eyes completely blank and emotionless. Her mother couldn't bear to look at her anymore. She got up off the couch and walked into the kitchen to pack some more.
"When." She said so softly her father could barely hear her.
"Tonight, the movers are going to come tomorrow and pick up our stuff and finish packing for us but we aren't going to be here for that. Our flight leaves in a couple of hours."
"New York is that far..."
"Yes honey. New York is that far away." He tried to console her in a tight embrace but she walked out of it. She couldn't bear to be touched by him. He was the person who was separating her form Darien. She didn't want to but at this moment she hated him. She slowly walked out of them room with no emotion as if she was just some empty shell that you find in some beach. Her father got up and went to the kitchen to help his wife pack further. While Serena walked at the door unconsciously, she was going to Darien. He was the only thing she needed to survive and she was being torn away from it. She managed to convince herself it was a dream.
Before Serena knew it she was standing in front of Darien's house. She just stood there unable to move. She wanted to ring the doorbell but she was afraid; she was so afraid that he would prove to her that this was reality not some dream. That come tomorrow she would not be living next door to him. She wouldn't even be living in the same state. Suddenly the door opened and Serena took a step back startled and afraid. She was half hoping that it would be Darien but it wasn't it was Andrew. Andrew looked at her with curiosity. "Serena... Why are you here?" And with that she plunged into his arms.
Andrew didn't know what to do. His eight year old crush was hugging the life out of him and seemed to be crying as well. After a moment of bewilderment he hugged her back as hard as he could and ushered her inside. Her small trembling hands clasping tightly onto his t-shirt "Where...is... Darien?" She managed to ask weeping through each word.
"Serena he isn't here. Mom took him to him to Chad's house so he could spend the night. He won't be back till tomorrow." Andrew said as he sat down on the sofa taking Serena with him allowing her to sit on his lap as he did his best to console her. Serena jumped off him abruptly standing on her own; she was way past hysterical now.
"NO! HE HAS TO BE HERE!" She yelled frantically Andrew was terrified of her reaction he tried to touch her but she pulled back. "Tell me he's here Andrew. He's here isn't he? He's hiding in his room, right." Serena dashed up the stairs straight into Darien's room to find it empty. She collapsed but before she could hit the ground Andrew caught her. Andrew picked her up and took the sleep girl to his room. He placed her on his bed and left the room to get a wet towel. When he came back she was sitting on his bed crying. Andrew rushed to her side. He hugged her until her tears were somewhat subsided. Then he took the wet towel and tried to cool her face down.
"I'm moving away." She said softly causing Andrew to stop dead in his tracks.
"You...You're leaving" He barely managed to croak out
"Yes..."
"When, how soon?"
"Tonight."
"You can't that's too soon!" Andrew yelled now standing up before her.
"My dad is taking us to New York. I have no chose in the matter. It's already been decided." Serena hesitated a moment before saying her next words. "He's too cruel, I hate him."
"I just can't believe this" Andrew couldn't imagine living without Serena next door. He couldn't imagine that he wouldn't be able to hear her singing voice anymore when they would all play together. He just couldn't imagine it. He needed her to be there with him he ran to where she sat and wrapped his arms around her. "I'll go with you. I'll go anywhere as long as you're there with me Serena." He said desperately clenching to her small form.
"Andrew... I don't think you can." They stayed that way for a long while. The way Andrew was acting was really shocking her. He had never been like this before she shrugged it off assuming that he just deeply cared for her as a friend.
"I'll find a way a Serena. I won't let you leave here alone."
"Andrew..." She whispered tears sliding down hear cheeks once again. She returned his hug. She needed it just as badly as he did. "I need to say good-bye to Darien... help me." With out a word Andrew picked her up and carried her down stairs gently laying her on his coach. He walked over to the phone, dialed the numbers and brought it over to her ear. She silently waited until the phone was picked up.
"Hello." Chad said into the phone Darien was behind him with a bored look on his face.
"Is Darien there?" Serena asked her voice coarse and rasped due to her crying. Chad immediately recognized Serena's voice and became concerned with the state it was in.
"Yeah, he is. What's wrong Serena?" Chad replied, Darien who was listening in snatched the phone away from him. Grabbing it desperately not liking the way Chad's sentence had just sounded.
"Serena. What's wrong?" Darien yelled into the receiver Serena wince but smiled to herself just happy to hear him.
"Darien... I don't have much time so I'll get to the point. I am moving far, far away... tonight... Darien I needed to at least say good-bye to you before I left." After that there was a long silence. Darien was trying to convince himself this was just some joke she was trying to pull, trying to get him back for making her kiss his ugly hamster. He instantly knew it wasn't when he heard her soft whimpering on the other line. They both were distracted when they heard a knocking at the door, coming from Serena's side of the line. Darien listened as he heard her father speak.
"Serena it's time now. We have to go."
"I'm going too." Andrew yelled
"Andrew, son, you know you can't. Serena say your good-bye's and let's go honey." Andrew ran frantically to Serena and hugged her. She gripped the phone tightly.
"Darien I... I... Well I am leaving." She said softly only for him to hear. "I love you, good bye for now," and pressed off button she couldn't bare to listen to his reaction. If she heard him say good-bye then it would be real. If he said good bye then it meant that she was actually never going to see him again, and she needed the hope that she would be able to see him again. Serena turned her attention to Andrew, who was still gripping her rather tightly afraid to let go. "Andrew... I am going to miss you as well..."
"SERENA! I LOVE YOU! DON'T GO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU I NEED YOU BELIEVE ME SERENA I LOVE YOU!" Andrew yelled this was as good of a time as any to declare his love for her, she had to know how he felt about her before she left.
"I love you too Andrew... You are my best friend."
"No... Serena I love you... and I always will."
"Andrew... I love you, my best friend, and always will as well. Wait for me both you. I'll be back some day I promise." Andrew loosened his grip he felt his own tears leaving his eyes. When her father walked over to the two and separated them. Andrew couldn't move he was frozen in that spot as her father carried her away. Darien on the other hand was running out of the house as fast as he could. He ran about three blocks before Chad's mother stopped her car next to him. Beckoning him to get in he did knowing that he would get there faster this way.
The drive to his house was in silence and he prayed to god to let him make it in time. Let him see her face one last time. Let him declare his love for her as she did to him. They finally made it to the house; Darien sprinted out of the car. He ran to her house to find the door open. The house was semi full of packed boxes. Some of her stuff still remained waiting to be packaged. He ran through out the house to not find a living soul. He felt his body was slowly failing him, a sharp pain piercing through his chest. He walked back out side to find Andrew sitting in the middle of the side walked. He face stained with dirt except for several lines of pale white skin, he had in fact been there for a while, in his own state of mind. Darien couldn't take it anymore. He submitted to the pain of losing his one true love. He hid in the darkness of it hoping to relieve some of his pain with memories as he blacked out completely. Everything was real and she was gone. He wasn't even given the chance to see her one last time before she left. It wasn't fair.
Darien knew instantly that his heart would probably never heal from this. He would just dwell on this moment and no matter how hard he tried to get over it, he would never. He would never forget Serena's voice, Serena's beauty, Serena's heart, Serena's love. It all was engraved in his heart before he even realized it. His fate, his destiny, his love belonged to her.
