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CHAPTER TWO
The sun shone the next day and sent rays of sunshine towards Serena's sleeping figure.
"Wake up Meatball Head!" Darien shouted at her and knocked loudly.
"Yeah, yeah. Hang on!" She hollered back. Quickly, she changed, finding her clothes in Darien's spare closet. She glanced at his row of neatly pressed shirts and pants. Such a neat freak! She thought dryly. With one quick brush in the bathroom, she plonked herself on the kitchen chair.
"Really Serena, you could at least help me." Darien mocked.
Serena gasped in horror, "And let the house burn down? Darien, you've forgotten me already!"
"Never Sere," He smiled tenderly at her.
"Oh well, I must as well help and pour milk or something." She huffed and stood up.
It was Darien's turn to gasp in horror. "Don't you remember last time? You trashed my brand-new sofa with spilt milk! The stain's still there!" He pointed dramatically at the ugly sofa.
"Well, you know what they say, don't cry over spilt milk!" She replied brightly back at him.
"Really Serena, you ok today?" With this, Darien set the frying pan down and looked gravely at her face.
"Yeah, I'm ok now," She sighed and wrapped her arms around him. "I've realized...I've realized that Daniel was very special to me...but life has to go on, doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does Sere. Just let your heart mend by itself...Time, all it takes is time, darling."
"Uh huh...You're right as usual Muffin. My hero," She kissed him on the cheek and fluttered her eyes comically. Then, stepping out of the embrace, she burst out in laughing at the sight behind Darien.
"What? What?" He turned frantically behind me and smacked his forehead. A column of smoke appeared hazily over the now blackened eggs.
"Sucker!" She doubled over in laughter and sank in the chair with delirious giggles.
"And I was your hero just a few seconds ago" He pouted.
"Poor baby." She slowly wrapped her arms around his back and nipped him at his earlobe teasingly.
Darien felt a shiver of desire run in him, and willed himself not to turn around to meet her flushed face. Gosh Dar, it was just a little nip! Yet, he felt himself tremble a little as Serena strode away to the bathroom.
He leaned his head back against the cupboard and groaned. If he didn't know better, he'd have thought it was lust in his gut. But this was Serena! She was practically his baby sister! He groaned again. It was probably nothing.
He shrugged and dismissed the matter and went back to flipping the eggs.
AN: R&R!