chapter 9 Darien's POV I sit in the waiting room pondering this mornings events as I sink further into the chair, what hardships that have fallen on my dear sweet Serena. I was waiting Tsukino family to arrive, on the small chance that the doctors would have found out what was going on while with Serena's body while they were here. hey wasn't I surposed to be going to work today? I better call in. I stood up and started to topple over "whoa" I slowly regained my balance I guess I need something to help keep my balance. I slowly made my way back to the phone it took a lot of my energy and I felt so drained that I could hardly walk. eventually I reached the phone. I propped my body up against the side of the phone booth and picked up the receiver and dialled my work number.
"bring bring ..bring bring ..hello, Andrew here"
"hi Andrew"
"what's up Darien? I thought you were coming in today. is something wrong with Serena"
"she's... worse"
"WORSE? how what happened"
"she, she" sniff "can't move her LEGS"
"OH my GOD!.. poor Serena! I under stand if you don't come in for the next couple of months. are, you okay"
"I'm better then she is"
"are you really? you sound tired"
"I'll be fine. I'm leaving you in charge of the store and I'm gonna leave you now okay"
"bye then I hope Serena recovers soon. and I want you to get some sleep do you hear"
"yes mother" I said before I hung up I better ring one of the scouts too while I'm here case I don't manage to get up again for a while.
"bring bring..bring bring"
"Amy"
"yes"
"it's Darien"
"is every thing all right"
"no not really, Serena's got worse"
"what do you mean by worse"
"well she can't walk"
"what"
"she can't even move her legs" I said in dispare "how come the doctors didn't pick that earlier"
"I have no idea, her families coming so I've got to be here for them and Serena"
"but who's there for you"
"would you like some company"
"no thanks! I think I'm better off on my own for now I just can't believe that this is happening"
"you just need time to let it sink in okay"
"okay"
"you sound tired. have you been getting much sleep lately?" "what do you call allot of sleep"
"say about 8 hours a night"
"so whats a little"
"how much sleep have you been getting"
"well last night I had about 4 hours!" "you need to get some rest don't stay at the hospital all day go home and go to bed"
"I will once I find out that Serena's alright okay. bye then"
"bye Darien and get some rest!" I hung up and made it to the nearest chair facing the entrance so I could see when the Tsukino's come and just sank into the chair. I soon drifted in to a dreamless sleep

authors view Serena past out while the doctors attended to her. "her hearts stopped beating quick get the (instument that is used for restarting peoples hearts)" Just before it comes she becomes in cased in a bright pink light. "hey whys she glowing like that"
"what the hell's going on"
"it's alright look she's stopped!" a nurse went over to her to cheak if there was a pulse "her started beating again"
"what?" "must be a gift from god"
"don't start that again it was a close call lets leave it at that"
"look she's coming around" "she's stable now doctor" "lets keep someone inhere to keep an eye on her"

Darien pov I woke up to the sounds of Rini running along the corridor her pink hair bouncing around and looked up to see a morbid look on Ilene and Ken as they walked behind Rini. "how long have you been there?" I questioned her "we just got here" Serena's mother replied "are you okay? I was going to let you sleep but Rini just well woke you up! you looked tried and I though you needed the sleep." Rini wrapped her arms around me "missed you Darien"
"I know I haven't spent much time with you lately but Serena needs me" I turned to took at Serena's mother "the doctors are with her now"
"you should go and check if they will let you go and see her. they won't tell me anything cause I'm not exactly family" yet

Serena POV I looked up to see someone enter "mummy"
"oh darling! are you okay, of course your not okay your in a hospital" I held out my arms for her to hug me "I..I..I.. can't walk" I said as I poured into tears in my mothers arms "I can't even feel my legs" what have I done to deserve this "I know Darien told me when he phoned" "it's all right Dear! you'll be able to walk again soon you just need time to heal"
"WHEN?" I cried out between sobs "WHEN?" we slowly parted "soon baby soon" she said when the tears subsided she slowly released her grasp on me "Serena darling Listen I'll just go for a minute I'll be right back I'm just going to bring your farther and Rini in" no Rini can't see me like this "Rini? Don't bring her in here!" "why not" "DON'T BRING RINI IN HERE I don't want her to see me like this" I'm her protector "okay okay" she said in a soothing calm voice "I'll leave Rini outside with Darien" "Darien he's still here" "yes he's here I don't think that he wanted to leave without knowing that you are sort of okay" "that was so sweet of him!" she then left the room to fetch her husband.

Darien's pov I looked up from one of Rini's pictures to see that Serena's mother had returned

"your back quick" She came in and took me and Serena's father aside out of Rini's ear shot who was happily playing with the puzzle books and then said "the doctor said that it's fine for no more than 3 people to go in at a time, but I'm not sure that Rini should go in though I think it would upset them both"
"It's alright I saw her earlier this morning you guy's go in and I'll stay with Rini"
I looked over to Rini "you don't mind do you,. if I keep an eye on you for a while"
"of course not Darien"
I said giving the family time with Serena. as I sat there waiting for them to leave so I could be alone with Serena again, my eyes started to close and I couldn't hold them open any longer my eye lids become so heavy. with Rini completely absorbed in her a piece of art work I drifted off to sleep. i felt some one nuge be and woke up from my dream less sleep "I've just come to fetch Rini were going to go now" whispered but Rini over heard "can't i stay with darien"
"i don't think so you can see how tired he is, he fell asleep while we went to see serena" then a man in a white cloak came along "Hello are you Mrs Tsukino"
"yes"
"i'm the doctor looking after your daugter. are you her husband" he said indercating to ken "yes"
"do you want to came over here for a while" he said motining for them to walk over to a quiet courner "i think darien should come along too"
"why is he family"
"not exsacly he's serena's boy friend. haven't you see him around"
"no 'ive been slightly i'll lately so i have not been here that much" he said then he saw Ilene's conserened face "but i've had a docter looking after my pationts for me" Ilene looked slightly relived "so waht did you wan't to talk to us about?" darien said casting a sidewoulds glance at Rini "well the results of the tests have just come in and i had thought that you might want to know the situation before you leave"
"so what's going on with her"
"the tests all say that she will never be able to walk again" Ilene started to cry ken wrapped his arms around her "are you sure about that " darien said searching for hope "your tests could be wrong she might just need some time"
"please don't do this. we cheak the results twise to make sure there acurate. you need to be strong for her she is going to need you to help her get through this"
Rini's pov Hey! where are they going they've gone on and left me. I wander what they are whispering about I'll probably find out later.