Oi! Can someone please tell MaryMagdalene912 that this story is my own and it's not very nice when other people try to take your idea for the story. Honestly has no one heard of manners?

Chapter 25:

"Oh my god, c'mere Darien!" Serena called as she stared at the TV screen in horror.

After their love making which lasted several hours, Darien suggested some food would be most satisfactory and Serena agreed. So there they were, Darien in the kitchen, preparing dinner and Serena banished to the couch after her failed attempt to help.

"What?" Darien said coming out while wiping his hands on a tea towel.

"Ssh," She hissed as she turned up the volume on the remote.

"On other news, earlier this evening a young woman by the name of Beryl Negaverse has been run over by a car just outside this complex building apartment. It is believed that she ran outside of the building in distress, and right into the incoming traffic. The driver who wishes to remain unnamed says that he didn't have time to swerve away as she ran right into front of him and his car. According to the driver she hit the front of his car hard and then rolled up onto his windshield. She was then transported to a hospital immediately where they found that she was already under the influence of coke and ecstasy, unable to pump her stomach due to broken ribs and extensive internal bleeding she died shortly after. Sandra?"

"Oh my God! We were here and she was there but she was here and that was your building! We were having make- up sex and she got ran over and oh my god Beryl is dead!" Serena broke up in hysterics as she gestured around her frantically.

Darien sunk to the couch beside Serena in shock, his eyes wide open, their last encounter running over and over in his head as he tried to come to terms with her unsuspecting death. If only....

He didn't notice when Serena shot up from the couch and walked over to his balcony, leaning over the rails as far as she could lean herself.

"You can't see the main street from there Serena, It looks towards the park," Darien mumbled absent mindly as he stood up on numb feet and walked (did he walk? He can't quite remember) over towards Serena.

Beside his own logic he leaned over the railing with Serena, both searching hopelessly for a sign or a clue that Beryl was still in fact alive and well. Drugged up and high maybe but still alive.

"Darien, I think its time I transferred from your class. That way we won't be doing anything illegal and we can still be together," Serena said stepping away from the railing as a cold rush of wind swept around her.

"Serena, what are you talking about? Beryl just DIED!!" Darien screamed as he whipped around to face the shivering blonde.

"I know, so much has been going on these last couple of months,"

Darien grabbed her shoulders roughly, quivering in rage and shock, barely restraining him self to shake her like a lifeless rag doll until some common sense broke threw.

Serena winced but didn't try to break away from his strong hold, his hands branding a mark on her porcelain skin.

"Don't you get it at all Serena? A woman died tonight because of us, because of me. And while she was fighting for her life, we were up here fucking for our lives. Do you understand? Do you?" Darien said giving her a big shake before brushing past her into his apartment.

Serena's lip trembled as she tried not to let the unshed tears fall down her face as she gripped the railing until her knuckles turned white. She tried to pretend that she didn't hear the faint sounds of Darien puking in the bathroom, while trying to contain her own bile and vomit.

Never in her life had she felt so disgusted at herself, never in her life had Darien hurt her like he did just then apart from their sometimes rough and kinky sex fantasies they played out, but never on purpose.

There were only two options that Serena could choose right now, that she could take and both of them could end up ending horribly. The first was high tailing it out of there, giving Darien the space and time to come with his grief or the other was to stay and stick it out and frankly Serena was tired of running away and then running around in endless circles.

She took a deep breath and she mentally let down her barriers because when you're most vulnerable, others will be more receptive. Or that was her new theory any way.

"Darien?" Serena called out hesitantly as she knocked on the bathroom door.

"What if?.... That's what I keep asking myself, that's what keeps repeating in my brain. What if?" Darien said numbly.

Serena's heart broke at the sight of her beloved Darien staring soundlessly at himself through the mirror but not seeing himself, seeing the reflection of a certain red head.

"Oh Darien,"

Darien chuckled, turning away from the mirror to face Serena, "It's funny, when she was alive no one could stand her, least of all me. But now she's gone.... I don't think I'll miss her one bit. Is that bad?"

Serena smiled as she took Darien in her arms and guided him to the couch. Now it was Serena's turn to comfort Darien and no one was complaining.

"It wasn't your fault she died Darien," Serena said once she wrapped them up in a loose blanket.

Darien looked at Serena sharply, unsure if she could read minds or just knew him so intensely that she could understand what he might be thinking.

"I should have done something, made her see sense rather then letting her storm out of here,"

"This is so Romeo and Juliet. We can't see the future Darien, we can't predict that future and you couldn't have done anything more than you already did. If she was meant to die, it wouldn't matter what you did or what you said, she would have still died,"

"Whatever your feeling Darien, don't hold it in, let it out. Be angry, be sad but don't bottle up. What's done is done and the facts are Beryl died and were alive. So live,"

Darien buried his face in Serena's robe, because that's all she was wearing and then he let the flood gates open and he could feel himself be emotionally drained as he cried into Serena's robe as she soothingly rubbed his back.

"Everything will be ok, its not you're fault. Everything will be ok,"

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Happy? I killed Beryl as I promised and now you can expect to see further developments between Serena and Darien but no I don't think they'll be popping out children any time soon, Ann is the pregnant one in the story.

Sorry it was so short also!