Ring ring

Darien walks to the phone and picks it up.

"Hello?"

" Hi I'm serena's mom and I was calling for Darien Shields. Is he there?"

"Um yea this is he.?"

"well me and her father are going on a trip and were wondering if its ok if we leave serena with you?

"Um yea sure she can stay here.. Of course..Are you coming over now?"

"Yes if it's ok"

"Sure do you need my address?"

"No we already have it"

"…Ok well bye"

"Good-bye Mr. Shields."

They both hung up. Serena was coming over. Weird. Why doesn't she stay with one of her friends? Oh well might as well put up with her.

Darien decided to clean up a bit.

A WHILE AFTER

Ding dong

Darien went to go answer the door. When he opened it he saw a lady with gray Serena's. He saw that Serena's eyes were puffy and red..Meaning that she had been crying.

"So..Well..You're here Serena. I'll call you later and update u on things ok…well Mr. Shields I'm leaving my daughter to you…these are Serena's thing and I have to go but if u have any questions this is my number."

She handed him a card.

"Thanks." He said..Almost a whisper. Still looking at Serena.

"Aright then bye."

"Bye."

Serena turned to Darien with anger in his eyes.

"don't talk to me! I have no idea why I'm here with you rather than with my friends but appearantly my parents trust you now carry my stuff in." and turned and walked straight into his apartment. Darien picked her up carried her into his apartment came back to carry her things in and closed the door.

"Yea well I aint happy about this either"

"yea w/e." Serena said in a whisper.

"Ok well…make your self comfy and the bedroom is over there and you can change in there if you like into some PJ's. I'll sleep on the couch and you can have the bed."

"Ok…" she whispered again. She got up and got all her things and walked to the bedroom shutting the door behind her.

A few minutes later Serena came out.

"Hey Darien.."

"Yea Serena?"

"Can I have some milk?"

"Sure.." he laughed inside himself as he went to get Serena some milk."

He handed her a glass of milk and watched her drink all of it in one big gulp.

"Whoa meatball head. Pace yourself.hahaha."

"shut up!"

"Can I go to bed?"

"Sure.."

"Night.."

"Goodnight."

The whole night Serena stirred, cried and screamed. Darien woke up to Serena's screaming. He walked over to the bedroom finding Serena crying. She was having a nightmare.

" I..no…PLEASE…Stop! Darien!.." Serena was crying now.

Darien shock her until she woke up with a cold sweat.

"Serena what wrong? Are you ok?" Serena just stared and him. She couldn't talk. She could only think about her dream about her dad hitting her.

"Serena.. Talk to me please!"

"Just go please." Giving him a feeling less stare.

Darien walked out of the room. Why couldn't she talk to him? It was still night and thought he should try again in the morning. He walked out of the bedroom and went back to sleep.

Serena just layed there on the bed thinking about her nightmare until she fell back into a dreamless slumber.

The Next Morning

Serena woke up to the warm sun reflecting on her face.

She smelt food. She quickly got up and ran to the kitchen.

She saw Darien standing over the stove cooking breakfast.

"Morning meatball head. How'd ya sleep?"

"Good. Thanks" she walked over to the table and took a seat.

"Do you want pancakes or eggs?"

Serena turned to look at him. Giving him that you shoul know I want both of them look.

He smiled.

"Oh yea you want everything." He laughed and so did she.

"Omg did Serena just laugh?"

He was mocking her.

"Shut up and give me my food."

She was lightning up to him and he was glad.

"So what ya wanna do today?" Darien asked.

"Um...I don't really know if I wanna do anything.."

"Oh ok. Well I have to go to work but if you need anything just ask ok?"

That explains why he's wearing a suit Serena thought.

"Ok."

"Alright.." Darien walks over grabs his keys and opens the door.

"Bye" Darien shut the door as he leaves.

"Bye.."Serena mumbled.

The hours seemed to go by very slow for Serena. She felt so bored. But she was still happy that she wasn't with her dad anymore. If she had to endure 10 more seconds of his beating she would kill herself, literally. She was also glad the person she was staying with was Darien. She missed him and all her friends. A thought came into her mind. She should go and see her friends. She got up. Put on some clothes and headed out the door. She first decided to go see Mina.

A few minutes later she was at Mina's doorstep. She stood there for a second…then ran the doorbell. She waited a few minutes until it was answered. Mina opened the door with Andrew standing right behind her.

"Serena! Omg! What are you doing here? I thought you were with darien.

"Yea I got bored"

"Hey serena.Man I missed ya." Smiled Andrew

"I missed u guys to. Did I come in a bad time?"

"Yea kinds of we were just heading out but its ok we—."

"Oh I'm sorry..Really its ok I'm happy to see you and should check on the others. I'll drop by later or you know where Darien's place is so I'll see you later ok?

"Alright but call next time ok?

"He he…I will bye"

Mina shut the door and Serena turned around and headed toward Lita's house.

Serena was glad she went to go see Mina and Andrew. She thought of the time they hung out and before she knew it she was at Lita's place. She walked up but before she knocked on the door the door swung open with Lita and Amy standing in front of her.

" We saw you walking this way from the window."

But before she could reply they both jumped out and gave her a huge hug.

"Why don't you come in?" Amy gave her a big smile.

"Ok..Cool."

The hours went by so fast as the three friends talked about what happened to them since the last time they saw each other. Which wasn't long but they lved to talk.

Serena told them about how she lived with Darien.

It was already seven o'clock and Darien would be home by now so she said her good-bye's t her friend and promised she would come by again and left. She headed towards Darien's place and once she got there she opened the door and jumped into her bed without even changing and was fast asleep before she even knew it. It had been a long day for her and she was tired. She hadn't even notice that she left the door open. Once Darien got home he noticed the door was open and thought something happened to Serena so he rushed in and closed the door behind him. He ran to the bedroom first to find Serena sleeping.

She probably left the door open he thought. He left the bedroom closing the door behind him.

I wonder what she did today…. I'll probably ask her tomorrow. Darien got his stuff and went to finish his things before he to go to bed.