A/N: Another more than heartfelt thank you to all my readers and reviewers. Your reviews are making this story get updated more often than my others…which may or may not be a good thing if you're one of the many that read all of them. But yeah THANK YOU! Now as requested a fun and happy chapter…after all who doesn't want to see Serena ride a motorcycle? (I know you can't just hop on a motorcycle and ride it perfectly…but for my fun you can in this story)

Despite Serena's initial desire to rush home and take care of Nathan's things it was actually a few weeks before Karen and the guys finally got her to go to his place and get his stuff together.

"It feels weird to be in this place without him…maybe we should do it another time?" Serena said quietly as the four of them walked into the apartment.

"Newsflash Serena no matter when you come Nathan still won't be home." Alex earned himself glares from Robert and Karen, but he just shrugged his shoulders. It was the truth after all.

"I know…" Serena's fingers traced one of the few pictures in the apartment…one of the five of them together. She frowned…they had all been so happy then. Could they all ever move on and be happy even with him gone?

"Alright lets just get to work packing this stuff up to put in storage for now and we'll figure out what to do with it later." Karen said and started to grab one of the boxes from the large number they had brought with them.

It took another week before they had decided what to take back to their apartment with them and what to pack up. Serena ended up taking pictures and trinkets and many of Nathan's shirts, hoping they would comfort the nightmares she had at night.

"Well all that's left is the garage." Alex said as they brought the last box down to Serena's car. Serena nodded. She threw her car keys to Alex.

"You take my car home Alex, Karen you drive Nathan's car and I'll take the bike." Karen and Alex looked at her strangely.

"You sure you can ride a motorcycle Serena?" Robert asked.

"Nothing to it." When they got down to the garage Serena made an audible gasp at what she saw. Nathan's bike was black, every bit of it was black except for the stunning chrome that seemed perfectly polished.

"Wow." Serena called softly as she ran her fingers over the seat. "Did he ever drive this thing?" Serena asked as she marveled at the near perfect condition.

"No, he bought it right before he met you and he decided it was too dangerous once he was with you." Serena wiped a tear away from her eye. If he'd only told her she'd have forced him to ride it.

She hopped on and slipped the black helmet over her head. "I'll see you guys at home." She started up the bike and raced it out of the garage and into the street.

Alex nearly dropped the box he was holding as he watched her. "You think she's ever ridden a bike before?" The other two just shook their heads as they stared out the garage.

Serena relished the feel of the wind ripping about her. She was glad they had stayed up late finishing the packing this weekend. She adored the darkness of the night sky and the cool wind as she rode around winding streets as if the bike knew before she did where she wanted to go.

The first stoplight she came to another bike pulled up beside her. Both knowing what the other needed and wanted. A race. A mind ripping ride through the nearly deserted streets. They nodded to each other and once the light turned green they sped off.

Serena felt there was something oddly familiar about the bike riding beside her, even more so about it's rider. But she shook it off as she focused on trying to lose him. They raced through the streets, Serena still heading for the mountain ridge and half hoping that the bike would race with her the entire way.

To her surprise it did continue to keep up with her as she turned to the twisting mountain road. She knew Nathan's bike was good enough to beat her competition to her destination but she wondered if she was a good enough rider. He seemed to keep right beside her the entire way and as she saw the ridge overlooking the valley looming ahead she decided to test just how fast the bike could go. Without warning she shot ahead of her competition and slid her bike sideways a few hundred feet ahead ripping off her helmet to get a look at who she had been racing.

The other biker just stopped and stared at her. Unable to take off his helmet or get off his bike. Serena looked at him annoyed but as she turned she saw the spot where she had come so often for late night picnics and felt tears coming to her eyes again. If only Darien were here then maybe this wouldn't be so hard. The tears in her eyes broke the man out of his reverie and he tore off his helmet and ran to her side.

"Serena, it's okay. Serena I'm here." Serena turned knowing all too well the voice in her ear. She was met by the eyes that haunted her dreams and her nightmares. Her Endymion, Her Darien, Her love.

"Darien! Oh Darien I've missed you so much! I wanted to come home and tell you I love you still but I just couldn't. I wasn't ready and I didn't think I should just move on so quickly…Oh Darien I've been so miserable!" Serena rambled on as she pressed her face into Darien's chest welcoming the age old comfort it brought her.

Darien clutched her tightly glad to have her back in his arms. He kissed her gently on the forehead and buried his face in her hair. How could he ever have let her think for one instant that he didn't love her? How could he let her believe that she was his sole purpose for living?

"Serena…I love you and I'm sorry and I promise I'll say that a thousand times a day for the rest of eternity. But right now…where'd you learn to ride a motorcycle?" Serena smiled up at him…should she tell him tonight was the first time she had ever been on a bike? But then she had felt like someone was helping her along the way.

"Nathan taught me."

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Kare, Alex and Robert eagerly welcomed Darien and they decided that he could take over Nathan's apartment if he wanted to stay in America for awhile.

"Of course I'll stay! I can't be without my Serena and I can't let her give up her dreams for me." Serena smiled brighter than the three friends had ever seen her and felt that maybe just this once she could stay that happy.

A/N: yes yes I know a bit short….hmmm should I end it here? Plenty of loose ends I could have fun with and tie up….the senshi, the outer senshi, the enemy that killed Nathan…come on I know you want to see Serena turn bitchy and beat the shit out of this guy. But I haven't quite decided yet….so it may or may not be continued