And i'm back! Hello my little birdies and birdettes, whichever you want to be! Next chapter of my story, and i was hoping that you could maybe tell me what you think?

I wont babble but you know the jist, i dont own it!

Chapter 6

Serena and Raye sat on the bed, holding each other's hands.

Finally Raye spoke, "I thought you were never going to come back." Her voice tore through Serena like knives; she hadn't realised or thought about the pain that she would cause her friends.

"Raye I…"

"No Serena let me finish," Raye shushed Serena and let go of her hands, reluctantly but did it anyway. "We went round to your house the next day, Amy told us that we should let you cool down first." She stopped and looked out through the open door. She sighed and returned her gaze to Serena.

"I love you Serena, you are very special to me, but the day you left you broke my heart. I… I blame myself." Raye finally said. Serena smiled, she knelt down in front of her friend and took her hands.

"Do not blame yourself, I just needed to clear my head. I didn't really know what life had in store for me and now I do, my life is here with you guys." She finished and put her hand under Raye's chin and lifted her head up to meet hers. "I will not go anywhere, I promise." Serena spoke seriously and looked Raye in the eyes.

Raye's face turned into a big smile. "I will keep you to that!" She screamed happily and leaped forwards, jumping on Serena and hugging her tightly. Serena began tickling Raye when she heard voices and footsteps from outside.

"Raye, what did the scan say?" And there they were all four of them standing in the doorway with mouths open wide. Serena looked at Raye and then stood up, she smiled at her friends and was not really sure what to say, but she had no chance before she was bombarded with bodies.

"SERENA!" They all shouted, running and jumping all over their friend. Serena only managed to get some breath in her mouth before all of it was knocked out of her again. Serena screamed with delight as she felt the impact of the bodies and then her impact upon the floor.

"Awwww!" Serena shouted, but began giggling all the same. All the girls tumbled around the bottom of the temple building and then rolled all in one down the steps and onto the gravel. All of them stopped at that point and lay on the floor looking up at the sun blaring down at them.

No one spoke, no one knew what to say, there was nothing to be said accept silence.

But soon enough someone had to ruin the peace.

"Molly! Molly, where are you?" Serena recognized that voice instantly and sat up, after all this time his voice hadn't changed.

"Melvin!" Serena shrieked, jumping up and running in the direction of the voice. There he was walking up the temple steps in search for Serena's best friend. He looked around and noticed a figure running towards him, she was small and had blonde hair and those eyes, so familiar it was almost as if she was Serena's double…

"Serena?" he shouted, looking unbelievingly at Serena's running figure. "Oh, Serena!" He shouted and he himself began to run towards her, they collided with arms flying everywhere, but only with one aim, to hug the other.

In the end he managed to get his arms around Serena's waist and lift her off the floor. He had definitely matured and grown with age. She loved the feel of him, she had missed his touch and the way that his eyes had a swirl in them, she was so happy. She looked around her and saw that Raye was smiling at them. She was definitely different and this annoyed her, had something happened Serena didn't know about?

What was with this scan business, was she alright, was something wrong maybe she got cancer or some deadly disease. She couldn't take it anymore she needed to know.

She let go of Melvin and turned round to face Raye and was about to speak when she heard a horn beep. More people were arriving. Serena turned round to see what was so important and saw Andrew.

"Andrew!" She shouted, everything was becoming so much for her; everyone was coming when they didn't even know she was there.

Andrew looked out the car window and saw a blonde girl rushing towards him, and it only took him a few seconds to realize who it was.

"Serena!" He shouted, pulled over, turned off the engine and ran out of the car and towards the young woman racing towards him.

As soon as she got to him he lifted her up and spun her round, holding her tightly in his embrace, not wanting to let go.

"Oh Serena, you're here. Finally you're here!" He shouted with delight. His grip tightened on her, for fear of her running away from him again. "Please don't leave me again, please don't cause me that pain again." He shouted at her, tears streaming down his cheeks as all of his emotions flew out and exploded.

"I wont, I wont!" She said, herself becoming emotional again. She pulled away a little, still in his arms, and looked at his face. She reached towards his hair and put a strand of hair behind his ears. Then she reached towards his cheek and rubbed her thumb over one of his tears and wiped it away. He looked into her eyes and saw the pain that going away had caused her as well.

"Serena." Came a voice from behind her, it was Lita. "Raye has something important to tell you!" Lita replied, her voice kind of happy and excited.

Raye came towards Serena as Andrew gave her a little kiss and put her on the floor but not removing his arm from around her shoulders. Raye stopped in front of them and looked at Serena seriously and then at Andrew.

"Serena, when you went away everything changed and everyone changed, I changed." Raye began and Serena could tell that she was skirting around the actual topic.

"Raye what is it?" She asked, reaching for one of Raye's hands. Raye looked up and smiled at Serena and then put her hand to her belly.

Serena jumped, something moved within Raye's stomach, what was…

"You're pregnant!" She screamed and gave her friend a hug. Raye laughed and hugged her back.

"Guess when I'm due?" Raye asked, and Serena shook her head, "December 25th."

Serena happily smiled at Raye and then stepped away from her embrace and felt a strong arm wrap itself around her shoulders again. Serena smiled and turned round to tell Andrew that everything was all right, but it wasn't Andrew whom she saw but another taller man with dark hair.

She instantly pulled out of his grasp and moved away from him.

"Darien?" Serena gasped and put her hand to her mouth.

"Well Serena, isn't this a nice surprise?" Darien asked. His features were exactly the same, but he was wearing very different clothes. He wore a blue suit with blue shades and his eyes went excellently with his out fit.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, moving away from the safety of her friend and walking towards him. "Who said you could be here?" She shouted again poking him in the chest.

Darien chuckled and it sent a shiver down Serena's spine. She hadn't heard him laugh like that in ages and it still got to her, but she didn't want to show him she was intimidated.

"Why Serena, I heard that you was coming back and thought that I would come and see my meatball head." He replied and then mentally slapped himself, why did he always have to be so mean to her, and he even called her my meatball head, she was sure to have some kind of come back for that.

"Darien, for one thing, I am not yours, and for another can you not see that I haven't got 'meatballs' anymore?" She replied and turned away from him.

"Besides I have got somewhere to be this morning." Serena replied and walked towards the steps, "An old friend!" She spoke sharply and continued her descent down the steps.

Darien looked at Andrew who was standing next to Mina and sighed.

Nice one Chiba! He told himself and began after her.

"Serena, Serena wait!" He shouted, running down the steps after her and managed to get in front of her just as she reached the bottom. Serena spun round to regard him coldly but saw the guilt on his face. "Serena please… let me apologise." He said and ran his hand through his hair as he looked down at the gorgeous young woman in front of him.

Oh how you have grown Serena, my Serena! He told her mentally and then realised she was waiting for him to speak.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled. Serena leaned forwards and put her hand to her ear.

"Sorry, what was that?" She asked.

"I'm sorry." He said a little louder. Serena kept her hand to her ear, moving forwards some more; she was directly underneath his head now.

"Nope, couldn't hear you." She spoke softly and waited for him to repeat.

"I'm SORRY!" He shouted, putting his hands on his face and covering his eyes.

Serena smiled at him, "Oh my God, Darien Chiba with a conscience?" She asked shocked and covered her mouth with her hands pretending to be surprised. She saw him wince and softened. She had grown up in the four years she had been away and had learned not to hold a grudge.

She reached up with both hands and took his away from his face. She held onto them tightly and pulled them down to his sides.

"That's all I have ever wanted to hear!" Serena said and smiled up at him brightly, she loved seeing him like this, he looked so innocent and yet she knew he had never shown anyone this side of his personality before.

He kept his head looking down at the pavement and sighed. It was a sigh that showed years of grief had been lifted and Serena was happy for him.

She let go of one of his hands and put it up to his chin. She pushed it up so that she could see his face properly. She reached up and gingerly took off his shades. His eyes were so big and innocent it nearly unnerved Serena to see him like this.

I guess he hasn't had anyone to annoy since I have been gone, he must have lost practice. Serena thought and then smiled inside. She liked him like this but he had to go and open his mouth.

"Uh… excuse me but they are my shades." He retorted. Serena sweat dropped. That was it, moment over, all ruined by one stupid little remark.

"Fine!" She spat back and chucked his glasses on the floor and ran off in the opposite direction. Tears filling her eyes, why did he have to be so pompous?

Why do I have to be so pompous? He shouted inside his head and looked down at the glasses. He sagged against the wall of the temple steps and then began to bang his head on the wall.

"Stupid man, stupid man!… Very… stupid… man!" He screamed at himself, and then realised that he was becoming rather dizzy so he stopped and leaned his back against the wall and rubbed the top of his head with his fore finger and thumb.

"Shit!"

What do you think? I hope you liked it! Please review and let me know what you think, you all know the jist! Lots of love bobsxxxxxxxxxx