Chapter 1.

Serena sat in the café, after being convince by her friends to go on this stupid thing called a blind date

"I don't usually…." Serena waved her hand around in futile search for the words she needed to get her point across.

"Go on blind dates." Darien provided them for her as he sipped his coffee. Her head bobbed looking down at the napkin that rested in her lap, now looking like confetti

"It's just…there just…" She waved her other hand in the air in hope she would pick the right word from her surrounding.

"Scary…?"

Her sudden laughter erupted into an unladylike snort she quickly covered it by grabbing her teacup and burying her nose into it

"You sound like you've been on one before." Dr Serena Tsukino said looking at him as if she couldn't believe the man seated across from her needed to go on a blind date.

"I've been on a few, All of them my sister, Rachael's idea. She thinks I don't get out enough" he said shrugging.

Serena refused to believe this man sent his free time watching television. He didn't look the couch potato type. He shrugged again, "My work keeps me bus, so I enjoy some relaxation time as soon as I can get it"

Serena nodded. Darien had told her how he works as a paramedic, just like hers, being a paediatrician did. So far, she learnt he was thirty, four years her senior, he had become a paramedic because he wasn't cut out to be a model and he was the middle child with two sisters and two brothers. So far, he was polite, didn't have any bad habits and said he could at least cook toast and not burn anything, yet he was all wrong for what she wanted.

First of all, he was way too tall. Serena liked men only a few inches above her, she was 5 foot 7'' he was a good 6 foot 3". He also wasn't her type. He wore jeans and a navy blue t shirt. He was casual, whereas she had a very classy wardrobe. But he had hair as black as ebony and shining blue eyes, which were very easy to become fascinated with. He was a man who was…well…too male.

She started to pick up her teacup again, but stopped herself from humiliating herself. The cup was empty, she made a weak smile as Darien saw her predicament and signalled the waitress for a refill.

Serena hated dates like this, she felt as if she was interviewing Darien instead of having fun which she should have been doing, she wouldn't of been doing this if there wasn't a medical association banquet. Where Amy had told her everyone who was going would be with someone….Even the others were going. Amy had Greg, Lita had Ken, Raye had Chad coming back for one night, And Mina had someone Kaitou Ice, who was from Japan. It was coming up in a little less from two weeks and Serena was going to be accepting an award. She chose Darien because of those blue eyes which just mesmerized her. Before now she hadn't believed it was possible to choose a man, based purely on looks. She called a woman who was that shallow, so what does she do! She goes out and chooses a man, thanks to his blue eyes! She was always a sucker for blue eyes. She had blue eyes herself, bright like sapphires.

She wasn't against him

Because he had a blue collar job. She was no snob, no matter how much her parents had tried to raise her to be one. She refused to believe it because there was just something about him that struck a nerve deep inside her, and now it had been struck, she wanted to keep that nerve silent. Even though timeran out, she still smiled and said how she'd had a nice time but that she was sorry to waste his time, She'd have to look elsewhere. There was always Dr. Melvin Gurio, there dermatologist who broadly hinted they could attend the dinner together and afterwards stop by his apartment for a little nightcap later. One problem. Serena hated Melvin, ever since junior high, he had a crush on her. Never left her alone, even followed her into the world of medicine.

Darien agreed to go to the dinner with her.

"Don't worry about the tuxedo. I'll pay for the rental" she said informing hi, surprised by the own words coming out of her mouth…

"Don't worry. I have a tuxedo" he said grinning. A small smile coming on his lips.

Serena thought to herself. What had she'd done to amuse him, why was he smiling…she didn't like it.

"Anyway." Serena pulled a contact card out of her purse and gave it to Darien. He looked at the cute little card. Little bunnies drawn on it. "cute" he though putting it in his pocket.

"The dinner is a week on Friday, is that going to be a problem?"

"Nope, that's fine." Serena held out her hand, Darien shook it. From the moment he shook her hand Darien was afraid Serena didn't have on humorous bone in her body. The bill came for them.

"I'll get this." he said tucking his hand into his back pocket, he froae as his fingers only encountered a small bit of cash. He then checked his front pocket, nothing again. He looked at Serena.

"Urm…I guess I kinda left my wallet at home"

"No Problem" she smiled. "Besides, this was a treat" she said paying the money.

They walked out to their cars. Serena looked at her red convertible, seeing the old truck parked up behind her. She sat in her car as Darien watched her…she looked in the rear-view mirror, looking at the abomination that's could of come from world war two. Serena drove away, Darien watched, then climbed in the old truck. "Its only an evening Dars." he said to himself, The princess will have her prince charming and we wont have to see eachother again. Hopefully they wont be serving chicken" he said, starting up the truck and driving off