AN:To answer the question...what is usagi... it's Serena's first name in the Japanese version. Tsukino is the last name in both Japanese and English versions. There is a great site to explain names among other things...just email me if you want it. Thanks for all the reivew people! Enjoy!

Chapter 6: Undone

I can see it your eyes you're hurting
But pain is part of learning who you are

You know I can't be like everybody
Cause I can't tell you what you want to hear
I don't know if I can make it better
All I know is I will be around

Tell me everything you need now anything at all
And I will be the one who's waiting anytime you fall
Yeah, When you come undone
When you come undone

It was a sunny day, that next Saturday morning, a week later. The gym was packed with what seem like hundreds of cheerleading teams. Music was blasting, girls and guys were moving around to get lose. Serena screaming at her team to get focused, though they made her loosen up with pranks and jokes. She was always the serious one before competition. They always had to bring her funny bone out.

Andrew groaned. Too many girls prancing around in skimpy skirts and halter tops. If another girl shook her pompons, he might really have to leave for his sanity.

"Explain to me exactly why I am spending my Saturday morning and afternoon with you?" Andrew asked as they arrived and took a seat in the bleachers. Darien made sure they got the section of the school, but not too close to Serena's parents, or any other parents of the school.

"I brought you to watch some great cheerleading. It's suppose to be televised too."

"You know adolescent girls are your thing, not mine!" Darien hit him. "Where's she anyway, all I see is pompons and hair!"

"Right there, school colors, blue and white."

"I see a mass of colors!"

"There!" Andrew groaned as she bent over to fix her sneakers.

"Could their skirts be any shorter!"

"Stop staring at their asses!"

"Can't...too fine."

"Shut up, jerk! And don't like act you, it's not fun. You sure flirted with that dance group walking in."

"Who knew purple was that hot! Did you see how tight those unitards were, and those booties!"

"Disgusting man!"

Serena led her team to the mats. Darien looked over to see her little brother and parents. The music started. It was a team of 15 girls, 5 guys. Dancing around to the beats. They formed highflying stunts, pyramids, back flips, running sequences. The crowd got into it the beats, even the judges. Once the music stopped, ending with tiger claws, since Grover High had the tiger as their mascot. Judges marked the team so high. Highest score in history. The team rushed to get their trophy. Darien stood with Andrew cheering with the crowd.

Darien jumped as Serena came up behind him and pinched his sides. They were in the parking lot about to leave.

"Boo!" Darien turned in shock.

"Hey! Congratulation!" They hugged.

"Thanks for coming."

"No problem, we had fun." Andrew nodded.

"Your team was amazing Serena! Congrats on another win!"
"Thanks. Look, I gotta go shower and change."

"What are you doing tonight?"

"There's a party tonight for the team. Parents and Sammy always take me out for dinner before the team's parties."

"Can you maybe stop by for..."

"I don't think so. Sorry."

"No problem."

"Tomorrow, I promise." She looked around and kissed his cheek quick. "Bye." Darien smiled watching her run back inside.

"Stop drooling!" Andrew said as Serena bounced away.

"Shut up!"

Darien had to rush to open his door, since he was in exercising.

"Hey!" Serena hugged him.

"Hey, eww! You're all sweaty." She rubbed down his bare chest after she kissed his cheek.

"Sorry. Wow! You look great!" Darien said as she passed him. She smelt so good, dressed in chocolate paillette halter dress and brown sandals.

"What took so long?"

"Exercising for a bit." She walked in, handing over her black cashmere wrap. Darien took it, closing the door behind her.

"You and your gazillion dollars." He laughed.

"That dress is beautiful on you."

"Thanks! I was on my way to the restaurant and I wanted to stop by and say thank you for the flowers and bear." Darien put on a tee shirt.

"Oh, you're welcome." Serena had got to her house and found a bouquet of flowers and a tear waiting. Her father not pleased about the 'secret admirer' note.

"Daddy's not happy, but he'll get over it." Darien hugged her from behind.

"So, taking you out for dinner?" Darien asked.

"Yeah, making up for the fighting lately."

"Good. That's good."

"I don't know, maybe I can stop by after I make an appearance at the party."

"Really? Are you done?" Darien rubbed her stomach.

"No, maybe Monday, which I already told you before." Darien groaned. It had been a hell of a few days without her. Lying together, not being able to make love since Serena was on her period. Serena had pushed herself more into ballet, since she was missing her daily afternoon rumbled in the sack, which build up other muscles. Darien kissed her neck. Serena held his arms. "I better go."

"Okay." She kissed his cheek.

"You should do something other than pumping iron all night."

"I would rather to be pumping in you," Darien whispered in her ear. Serena moaned.

"You know this isn't fun for me too. I have to deal with this every month!"

"I know, I know. I'm being an insensitive and..."

"A guy."

"Yes. You should go."

"Okay." Serena pulled from his arms, but took his hand as she walked to the door. He helped her into her wrap, tying the knot in front.

"Bye." Serena pulled away from their kiss as the elevator bell rung.

"Bye." Darien watched as she stepped inside. She blew a kiss at him. Darien stepped back.

Samuel was just getting out the car of his parents when Serena arrived.

"You left 20 minutes before us!"

"Molly couldn't find the shoes I wanted. I swear, that girl always borrows my things and conveniently can't find them when I need them."

"Try not leaving all your things at her place."

"Mommy!"

"West reservations."

"Of course, Chief." They were led to their custom table in the Italian restaurant. They ordered, and waiting for their food.

"How long are you staying out to this party?"

"Probably not too long. Madame Sokolva wants an 10 o'clock session. I might stay the night at Molly's place."

"You seem to always want to stay with Molly these days," Serena's father said.

"She lives closer to the ballet center. Besides, Molly is like another daughter."

"Jason, she's right. Molly spent days over our place this summer and all last year. It's not like this is all new. The girls just want to be together all the time. School is finishing up, they're all going different paths. They just want to spend all their time together they can."

"Fine, but she does have us too."

"I know Daddy." Salads were brought out. Serena dug into her green bean salad.

After dinner was done, they all waited on dessert.

"Do you think Madame Sokolva would be mad that you're having dessert?"

"I can splurge once and a while."

"You seem to be splurging more often these days," Serena's mother said. She always had an unsettling way to tell Serena about her weight.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"Just saying, dear. Your weight is essential to be kept at a certain level and not over." Serena's father took Serena's hand and kissed the palm. Serena smiled at her father. Dessert was served.

Serena's father stood outside Serena's car door.

"Be safe. No drinking."

"Of course, Daddy!"

"I want you to text me when you get into bed."

"Always so over-protective."

"You are my babygirl."

"I'm your only babygirl."

"You are so beautiful, you hear me. Not an ounce of fat, all muscle, well, except this cheek!" He pinched her cheek. They laughed. Serena started the car.

"I'll be good. Tiger honor. I love you."

"I love you too, babygirl."

"Bye, Sammy! Bye Mom!"

"Bye!" Sammy and her mother waved.

"Under 50."

"Bye, Daddy."

"Bye." He tapped her car as she pulled off.

Jamie's mansion was filled with many high schoolers partying. Gates open, only like that when a party was going on. Her parents had given permission after the competition. Serena parked next to Molly's car, leaving on her wrap. She walked around back of the house.

"Here, take a cup!"

"Can't early rise."

"Just one." Serena rolled her eyes and took it.

"Where are Mom and Dad?"

"Beach house for the night. Wanting to spend some alone time, whatever that means." They laughed and went to getting their party groove on.

A few weeks later, Serena and Darien laid in bed together. It was February now, less than a week from the infamous date. They couple, together a month now. Serena felt there was something strong between them, maybe it was love. But Darien was hard to read on that issue. He always said the right things, made her feel good, but did he feel the same.

Molly and Elaine were going to throw a Valentine's Day dance for the school at a mansion. Serena sighed. She was rubbing around his chest. It was nearly 10 pm. She had about an hour to get home. Father put a curfew on her, only if she asked could she stay out later. If not, she had to be home by 11:30 on school night, at 1 on Fridays and Saturdays. Darien could tell she was hiding something. She seemed fearful to ask him something all afternoon. They worked on their homework in silence. The tutoring session with the other students went by quickly, especially with Serena's lack of excitement she carried before. She paused several times, afraid to ask him. Darien kissed her forehead.

"What is it, baby?"

"Huh?" Her head raised up.

"You haven't looked me in the eyes all day. Something is wrong, so tell me?"

"Darien, how come you haven't mentioned your parents or any family members that is? I don't know anything about your family."

"Nothing to know. I basically have no family."

"What?"

"Well, I have one family member left, I never see him unless..."

"But your parents..."

"Dead."

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Recently?"

"No."

"How long ago?"

"They were killed when I was 7 years old."

"Oh."

"It was an accident. The roads were a hazard, the rain poured every since nighttime fell. Our driver fell asleep at the wheel of the car on the way from a play. They were all killed on impact, as the car slid off a cliff. I was tossed from the car with no memory of my life for a few years." Serena laid her head to his chest, tears down her face. "Hey, it's okay." He hugged her.

"I just...I was just thinking about Sammy. He's 7 now and I don't know what he would do if myself, Mom and Dad were lost. Hell, I'll be 18 soon and I can't imagine life without my parents. How did handle that so young?"

"I had no memory and then on top of that, was stuck in an orphanage by my father's vice president. He wanted control of the family business. My uncle was offshore and didn't even hear about his brother's death until years later."

"How is that...that was his brother!"

"Well, supposedly when my grandfather died, he gave the company to his 2 sons, but Uncle Charley refused the job. He was the black sheep, never getting married, having children, never taking life serious. He loved the sea, loved being on the water, away from the 'real world', as he says. He loved his boat and would go off on Humanitarian voyages for years at a time, never any contact, not even a 'I'm doing fine' letter. My father and him were never close since my father went off the college, becoming the favorite son, though Uncle Charley was older. My father was the businessman, Uncle Charley was the sailor." Darien laughed.

"So, how did he find you?"

"He wouldn't have if it was up to Robert Van Edelman."

"Your father's Vice President?" Darien nodded.

"You see with my parents gone, my name was inserted into the company to take over, but only if I sign the papers. Since I was in an orphanage with no memory, thanks to him. He could get control of the company and become CEO."

"That evil man!"

"Don't worry, my uncle came into town. Found out what was going on. Took a while, but he got me out of that place, into a respectable school here in California. Uncle Charley gave up his sailor life to be a businessman finally. He claims, 'it's what grandfather would have wanted in the end, so he might as well allow the old goat one peace of mind, in hell'." Darien laughed with Serena. "He's running the company until well, until he doesn't want to and I take it."

"Why aren't you now?"

"I want to become a surgeon. Maybe later on, I'll take over the company." She kissed him.

"Thank you for telling me this."

"You're welcome, but I know you enough to feel that wasn't the real question here."

"You're right. We do need to spend a little less time together." Serena smiled, which faded quickly.

"What is it, because you're scaring me."

"IhaveadatefortheValentine'sDaydance."

"Insert spaces and speak slower."

"The Valentine's Day Party for school is this weekend."

"Okay?"

"I want to go."

"Serena, you know we can't. I can't take you, because you are still my student and.."

"I know you can't take me, but I still want to go."

"What are you saying? Do you already have a date or something?" Serena bit her bottom lip.

"Yes. Molly set me up with her date's cousin."

"Who?" Darien asked.

"Pete."

"Pete? Peter Stotter, as in the point guard to Grover High!"

"Yeah, I mean, he's nice and all. We both love to talk about Duke. We use to play softball together when we were kids. He's a good friend. I just.. I couldn't say no."

"How long have you known?"

"Since yesterday."

"So, you've been lying to me."

"No!"
"We were supposed to spend Valentine's Day together after school!"

"And we still can, that night, after the dance!" Serena took his hands. "I still want that."

"You said, you were okay with not going to this stupid dance!" Darien sat up pulling away from her.

"It's not some stupid dance! It's my final dances at school before prom! I didn't lie to you. I was okay with missing the dance. Then he asked me. I didn't know I wanted to go until Pete came into the picture. And now, I said yes so I have to go with him." Darien had a flash of Serena and Pete talking in the halls earlier in school, the way he touched her arm and she put her hand on his chest, while she laughed. She was flirting with him, like the way she flirted with him.

"So that's it. I was just some older guy you use, then you would go off and fuck your way to those boys that fall at your feet because you no longer have that excuse of being a virgin!"

CRACK!

Serena looked at him with tears in her eyes after she slapped him. Darien felt something snap inside him when she hit him. Anger he never felt or had before, it wasn't protectiveness or jealousy, this was much stronger, filled with a bit more malice.

"How dare you say that to me!"

"It's true! I was just a good fuck for you to learn on!" She went to slap him again, but he caught her hand "That's all I was to you! That's why you did it! That's why you stalked after me, seducing me with moving your hips, pouting you lips, flirtingjust to get me in bed! You wanted me just to fuck you, check something off your list before you left for the real world. Something to joke with your friends, you nailed a teacher!" She tried to hit him. "Truth hurts?" She was crying now. Darien's eyes soften.

"Why?"

"Wha..?"

"Why would you say those things to me? How could you think like that to me?" Serena got up slowly.

"Serena, wait!" Darien got up and followed.

"Don't fucking touch me!" She pushed him away.

"I shouldn't have...I don't know why I snapped like that…"

"Save it!"

"Just the idea of another guy, touching you, kissing you, I snapped when I.." She was dressed in a flash. "Wait!" Darien slammed the door when she tried to open it. "You cannot say that if I wasn't in the picture, you wouldn't be with him or some other guy!" She stared ahead. "You can't say you wouldn't be fucking another guy if we never met."

"I want to go home now, so move the hell out of the way."

"We have to talk about this! We have to act like adults here and..."

"You said what you had to say already! All I am to you is this bitch that seduced you into bed!"

"I was angry and idiotic! I didn't mean it like that! I lost it! Gosh, I lost it! I'm sorry. I just got.. was upset! We all say brainless things when we aren't thinking. But we are going to talk like a normal fucking couple in a relationship, now come on and act like an adult for once!"

"Me! We are 2 people that fuck remember!What relationship is there!"

"We do more than fucking, Serena!"

"Do we! When was the last time you took me out of this fucking place? Like a date?"

"You know we can't do that! You know I would love to do that, but we can't! And you agreed with that from the beginning!"

"Not this! When was the last time you fucking brought me anything besides a dinner that was thoughtful! I got you that Japanese DVD, but what do I get...oh, right, ice cream. I write you little letters, do I get little love letters back?" Serena shook her head as anger filled her face again, much worst. "So Darien, tell me, in what world are we a couple? I have yet to meet any your friends, well there is Andrew, because he comes by. You say, all I used you was to lose my virginity. What about you? I am nothing more than another notch on your belt, a new entry in your black book. Something to tell your boys, 'I did a virgin, she was blonde'. You don't even love me! YOU don't love me! Just the sex." She fell back against the wall crying. "DON'T!" Darien stepped back, since he tried to hug her. "You are never to touch me again." She opened the door.

"It's nothing like that, Serena. I do.."

"Save it. We're done. I'm going to that dance with Pete. I'm gonna have fun with my friends. At least I know they like me, love me for me, and not what's between my legs. Goodbye, Mr. Shields." She walked out.

Molly was brushing her teeth when Serena arrived. Molly opened the door still brushing.

"Hey, what's wrong? Who hurt you?" Serena hugged her crying.

"Is everything okay?" Molly's mother asked.

"I got it Mom."

"It's all fucked up!" Molly led her inside her room and closed the door. They laid to her bedroom, as Serena cried it all out. Molly had her mother call Serena's parents to tell them, Serena was too upset to drive home and would staying with them.

"With Mr. Shields!"

"SHHH!" Serena made sure Molly's mother couldn't hear as she checked out. She blew out a breath. Molly's mother was on the other side of the apartment down the hall with her music blaring, so there was no need to worry.

"I can't believe you've been sleeping with the teacher for a month now!"

"I know, sometimes I couldn't believe it too."

"Of course! I mean, he had that cut on his nose after that night! And you two seem too cozy at times. But Mr. Shields seems so professional to allow an affair like this. Wow. You said you two argued tonight. Why? How did things get so..."

"Undone?" Molly nodded. "Your fault."

"My fault!"

"You pushed Pete to ask me out!"

"I didn't want you to come to the dance alone."

"I wasn't going to go to the dance at all! I was fine with that! Spending the day with Darien would have been great, but…"

"But I kept pushing...and pushing you to come double with me. I'm so sorry, Serena. I was just nervous about my first date with Melvin. You should have told about Mr. Shields!"

"I couldn't!"

"But I'm like your sister?"

"You are my sister! I just couldn't tell you this, not yet, eventually I would have."

"When? You two were off in New York together."

"That was never going to happen."

"I'm sorry, I just thought it's Valentine's Day, you don't have a date, I would help. I knew if you were there with us, we would have so much fun together. I'm sorry, if I had known about you and.."

"It's not your fault, I was being mean. I should have known I couldn't handle being with him. He's like 25, been with plenty of better women, way more mature than me."

"But the way you made it sound, you two were falling for each other?"

"No, we fell into bed, Mols. He never said it. There was just sex, nothing more." Molly hugged her.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I never said it."

"But you felt it."

"Maybe…maybe I did, but I don't now. I am done with Darien Shields."