A New Life

Serena sat on the couch, leaning onto Darien. He quietly stroked her silky hair. Darien had told his story about his prison and Serena told her story. When both long stories had finished, they were bored.

"Darien," Serena started.

"What's up?"

"I'm getting a bit hungry." Darien smiled. He stood up, knowing what Serena wanted. Since Serena was pregnant, she was into anything spicy or chilli hot. Her favourite dish is simple, dumplings filled with chilli and vegetables. She also liked soy sauce with it too, so to top it all up, chopped up chillies in the soy sauce. The two liked to call it, Chilli Heaven.

Serena got a bit excited. Every time Darien smiled like that, he was going to make Chilli Heaven. The phone rang.

"I'll get it!" Serena left the couch, to the phone. Darien was in the kitchen cooking. The blonde picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Serena! It's me, Mina."

"Hey, how are you?"

"I'm cool. Listen; come to Rei's temple at two."

"Why? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, just come at two."

"Okay then. See you then." Serena hung up. She walked into the kitchen.

"Who was it?" Darien asked.

"It was just Mina. She said to meet her at Rei's temple at two." Darien looked at his watch.

"We have to be there in half an hour then." He put down his hand and continued cooking. Serena left.

Five minutes later, Serena's food was finished. Darien placed the dumplings on a plate. He moved sidewards and got the sauce. He put the plate and sauce onto a tray. Darien walked to the table with the tray in his hands.

Serena was sitting at the table. She looked upset because she was ravenous. Darien placed the tray in front of her. Serena jumped up and started wolfing down the food like a starving person.

"Lucky you're eating quickly otherwise we would be late for Mina's surprise." Serena looked at the clock, quarter to two. She started to eat a bit quicker.

"Not too fast, you'll choke Meatball Head!" Serena stared at Darien in his eyes.

"You promised never to call me that again unless I allow you too!"

"Okay, don't get your hair in a knot." Serena got her fist ready.

"I promise never to call you that name, NEVER!" Serena started to calm down. Darien sighed in relief.

It was ten to two. Serena was rushing around in the apartment, trying to get ready.

"We have to go now Serena!" Darien called out.

"Just a sec!" Serena ran to the door and stopped. Darien was freaked out.

"You look like you've seen a ghost Darien."

"It's nothing." He unlocked the door and the two walked out.

The couple walked up the stairs to the temple. Lita was waiting at the top of the stairs. Her hands were hidden behind her back.

"Hey you two. Just turn around and close your eyes. I'll be doing the rest." Serena and Darien did what they were told to. Lita wrapped dark cloth around their eyes.

"Now hold my hands and I'll lead the way." When both hands were attached to the brunette's, she led the way to the temple.

Lita unfolded the cloth. Serena heard a loud cry of excitement.

"Surprise!" Serena and Darien opened their eyes. They both gasped. The room was filled with balloons and streamers. On the wall hung a sign saying "Congratulations!". Serena looked to her left. There were gifts piled up in the corner.

"Oh my god!" Serena squealed.

"We were planning to hold a baby shower for you and Rini. We thought it might help you," Rei explained.

"There are gifts for Darien too," Ami said.

"We thought that this would be the best time because now Darien is back, we can celebrate as, well, a family," Mina continued.

Serena just smiled. She couldn't help. Darien was extremely happy too. Not only was this for Rini, but it was for the reunion of Serena and himself.

Darien drove the car back to the apartment. Serena slept in the back seats. The couple had such great fun. They found little pink clothing for little Rini and gifts for Darien and Serena. As he drove, he heard a groan coming from the back seats.

"Serena, are you okay?" he asked.

"Argh."

"Serena, what's wrong?'

"I think I'm in labour," she said.

"What, now?" Serena nodded her head. Darien changed the lane he was driving in. They were lucky enough to be on the high way and one of the exits would lead them to the hospital.

"We'll be at the hospital as soon as possible okay?"

"Just get me there!"

"Push Mrs Tsukino," the doctor said. Serena nodded. She took a deep breath and pushed. She squeezed Darien's hand.

"The head's out. Give another big push." She pushed as hard as she could. She screamed in pain.

"That must be painful!" said Mina.

"Lucky I'm not in that position," Ami said. The four girls continued to wait outside of Serena's room. They were bored, really, really bored.

"I HATE YOU DARIEN!" Serena yelled. "YOU PUT ME INTO THIS POSITION!"

"Mrs Tsukino, you need to push." Tears started to fall from her eyes.

"I can't."

"Sere, you can do it," Darien said. Serena pushed again.

"One more push." Serena took as much air her lungs could take and pushed one last time. Her face turned red. She squeezed her husband's hand as hard as she could.

Congratulation Mrs Tsukino. It's a healthy baby girl." The baby's cry filled the room. Serena dropped her head onto Darien's shoulders. Darien got his hand out of Serena's grasp. He started to blow onto it.

"Um, Doctor,"

"Doctor Richards. I'm new here," she said.

"Yes, Doctor Richards, can you please treat my hand? I think my wife broke it." She walked up to Darien and checked his hand.

"It isn't broken."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm sure." Doctor Richards walked away. She walked to a nurse who was holding the baby. Doctor Richards took the baby and handed it to Serena. There was a knock on the door.

The doctor walked to the door and opened it.

"May we please come in?" Ami asked. The doctor nodded her head and the girls rushed in.

"Aww, she's so cute!" Lita said. The same nurse who was wrapping the baby up came up with a clipboard in her hands.

"Do you have a name for the child?" she asked.

"Serenity Shields, Rini for short," Serena said. The nurse wrote the full name down and left the big family alone.

Serena allowed one of her fingers to touch the baby's soft face. Darien tried to get into the crowd to see his daughter. He was able to get his head through the girls.

"She's beautiful, just like the future Rini," he said.

"She's wonderful, a blessing," Serena said.

Five Years Later

Rini has become a handful in the last five years. In that time, Serena gave birth to twins, William or Will for short and Dawn. They were two years old. The family also moved to a new home. Darien earned enough money to rent one with a pool. They were happy in it.

It was still seven in the morning and Rini was already up and ready for the day. Her parents were still sleeping. Rini also grown to become very mischievous. She smirked. She jumped onto Serena.

"Wake up mummy! We have a big day ahead of us!"

"Another five minutes, please." Rini frowned.

"GET UP!" she yelled. Darien woke up. Serena jumped out of bed. Because Rini yelled at the top of her lungs, Will and Dawn also woke up. They were crying. Serena walked into their room. She picked Dawn up. Darien had followed her. He picked up Will. The two walked out of the room and into the lounge. They put the kids down onto the floor and they started to crawl all over the place. Rini was jumping all over the place.

"We're going to the zoo!" she cried.

"We won't if you don't have breakfast Rini," Serena warned. Rini jumped off the couch and ran to the table. Darien cooked some fried eggs and bacon. Rini ate it very quickly, stuffing it all into her mouth.

"She's just like you Serena," Darien said.

"She will be like me but she must be brainy!" Serena replied. Darien laughed. Serena followed after them.

"What's so funny?" Rini asked. She couldn't help but laugh. Soon, the whole house was laughing.

The End

Well, that's the end of the story! When you review, can you please tell me what your favourite story is: this one against my other ten stories. Please tell me so I could improve my stories. Thank you!