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Someone Special

Serena walked into her room.

"Serena, I've thought of a plan," Luna said excitedly.

"Really?" Serena asked interested.

"Yes," Luna replied. "You get great end of the quarter grades and win a trip for the summer to this educational place to get them even better. All you have to do is get better grades."

"How am I supposed to be focused in school and be a sailor scout at the same time? I can't do that, I don't have the time."

"Then make the time. No more than an hour and a half of hanging out with your friends on weekdays and three on weekends. Your time will be devoted to studying."

"I can't hang out with friends!"

"You can for a little amount of time. Would you rather die in combat because the Negaverse is getting stronger? We need you to be alive to save the world. You need this training and whatever the sacrifices you need to make them to save the world. Maybe you can get that smart guy, Darien you've been gushing about lately to help you."

"I have not. Study with that jerk, no way!"

"Serena… Sacrifices."

Serena rolled her eyes. "Fine."

The next day at school, Serena waited for free period, so that they would meet in the music room. It had been this way everyday.

Serena was there first and played the piano. She practiced her new piece until he came.

She heard the door open and turned around. "You're late."

"I know, just got caught up in 'traffic'."

By traffic he meant the girls wasting his time on his way here.

"Oh, well anyways, I've got a huge favor to ask."

"Okay."

"I need you to tutor me, please," she added and did her best impression of the puppy dog eyes yet.

"Finally taken in mind of you education? Wow, might I say that I am appalled."

"Darien, please!" she begged desperately.

Then an idea popped in her head. She knew he couldn't take it when she cried.

She was an expert at this. It worked every time with her father. Her eyes begun to water.

Darien's grin easily came off his face and comforted her by bringing her to a hug.

"I'm sorry, Serena. Please don't cry."

She cried into his shoulder with her voice muffled. "I-I" sniff. "just w-want-ted" hiccup. "to m-make my" sniff. "p-pa-r-rents pr-r-oud." Tears spilled out even more after that was said.

"Please stop. I'll tutor you. I'll tutor you," he said rubbing her back.

She loved the embrace and hated to let go, but she had to.

The tears slowly subdued. "Really?" she sniffed.

He gave her a genuine smile. "Really. Anything it takes. I hate to see you crying."

"Thanks, it really means a lot to me," she said and noticed his wet shirt. "Sorry."

"It's okay. It'll dry up. So, let's work out a schedule. I'm free everyday because football season is over."

"Can we do it everyday except for Sunday? Weekdays, let's say, 4:30-6:00 and Saturdays?…"

"Saturdays, I can do 3:45-5:15."

"Sounds good. Those are the times when my parents suspect I'm with my friends."

"You don't want your parents to know?"

"No, silly. I want it to be a surprise. I appreciate all the help."

"Why are you going through all the trouble? Why did you ask me instead of Amy? I mean she's smart, right?"

"I want something and to get it is to please my parents. Plus, Amy, no offense, says things I don't understand and doesn't explain it thoroughly. She expects me to comprehend it all fast, but I'm not like her. You, you are different. And you know me better, so you can actually put it into words I understand."

He nodded. "Oh."

"Yeah…"

Silence.

Serena didn't like silence, so she broke it. "So, you want to hear my new piece?"

………………………………...

It was Monday and she left her friends at the arcade.

"Sorry, guys, but since my grades have been low, I've been limited to only an hour and a half of hanging out. I have to bring them up in order to get them back in order." she half told the truth.

She followed the directions to Darien's apartment. She was amazed on how luxurious his building was.

She knocked on a door, but an old lady answered it. "Can I help you, dear?"

"I'm sorry to bother you ma'am. I'm looking for Darien Shields' apartment, I must have had the numbers wrong."

"Oh, that sweet young man. He hasn't had any girls over before; well he has had girls looking for him though. You must be someone special."

"Oh, no. He's just helping me out. We're just friends, well we were childhood friends and then he moved away and I just recently met him again, so I don't really know what we are."

"Oh, what a shame. I can tell you are a nice girl. He is so lonely sometimes. He could really use someone like you, not those girls that follow him around a lot. Those girls are rude and dress inappropriately. You know, you could really brighten up his day. You aren't exactly bad looking and he isn't ugly if you know what I mean," she said winking.

Serena blushed. "No, we're just friends. We probably aren't going to be any more than that. Thank you though. Do you know by any chance where he lives around here?"

"Yes, right next door, sweetheart. It's been nice having you around. Please visit sometime…"

"Serena," Serena finished for her.

"Yes, Serena, please visit sometime, I wouldn't mind just like Darien probably wouldn't mind coming here. You may call me Emerald or Mrs. Liten."

"Okay, Mrs. Liten. Hopefully I will see you tomorrow!"

She knocked next door.

He opened it and said, "You're late."

"I got lost. I'm sorry. Are you going to let me in?" she asked waiting impatiently.

"Oh, yeah, sorry. Come in," he said moving out of the way.

"I met this really nice lady next door on my way here. She actually helped me find you. She said her name was Mrs. Liten."

"Oh?" he asked interested.

"Yeah. She seemed lonely. I'm going to visit her whenever I come here, which is going to almost everyday."

"She's really cool. Her husband has just died recently though, that's probably she might seem a little down."

"Oh," she said sadly.

Darien lightly changed the subject. "So, what first?"

Serena groaned. This was going to be a long afternoon.

When they were done, she really made progress. He walked with her out the door.

"Thank you so much. You don't know how much this means to me," she said and hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

She gave him a genuine smile and he returned it. With that, she went in the elevator to leave the building.

He watched her go.

"Don't let her go, she's a keeper," said a voice.

He turned to find the old lady. "I won't. I plan on it."

"Good," she said reaching into her pocket.

She handed him a star locket. "Give it to her. I know she's something special."

He looked at the exquisite design and saw perfection on the antique locket. "Are you sure?" He felt he shouldn't be the holder of this kind of beauty.

"Yes, I could never open it any way. I am not the true holder. It is said that the true holder gives it to their love and then is when it opens. It is supposed to play a song, their song. A song of love is kept in that locket. Keep it and give it to your true love. I have a feeling you're it," she smiled and went into her apartment.

He took one last look at the locket and smiled. He turned to go into his own.

There it is! Please review and tell me what you think!