A.N. Hello hello! Back again with another chappy. Enjoy!

Icess

Quote: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." - Plato

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. They all belong to Naoko Takeuchi, DiC, and many other big bad companies. However, I do own this story and it's idea! ;)

Moving On: Chapter Two

As the afternoon wore on, Serena got used to Darien's presence and spoke to him more often. As she sat on the sand, her towel beneath her, she gazed at him. 'He still has his stained shirt on, why? He should have given it to Lucy, so she could take care of it.'

"Darien, why didn't you change into some of Andrew's clothes? You two look about the same size." She observed.

"Why? I think it looks attractive. Besides, Andrew doesn't have the same taste in clothes as I do." Came his annoyed reply.

"What are you planning on attracting out here? The ants? Certainly not me." She laughed. Darien huffed and went to stand on the dock where the boat was. As he did this, she came up with a very evil idea. She got up from her perch on the sand and snuck up behind him.

"Hiya, Darien!" She yelled and pushed him into the water. But, he didn't give her enough time to step away and he grabbed her hand; she went flying into the water along with him. She came up, spitting the water out of her mouth and screamed. "Darien! You are so dead!" Swimming over to him, she shoved his head under water.

He stayed underwater and grabbed her kicking feet, making her scream loudly. When she came back up, she swam to shore, muttering about stupid men not playing fair. "Have a nice bath Serena?" Colin asked. He and Andrew had come out of the woods when they heard her scream.

"No, but I'm sure Darien did."

"Just wait, Serena. Payback is a bitch." Darien said, a wonderful idea making its way into his mind.

"Alright you guys. I'm going to go home. I'm exhausted. See you later, okay?" Serena looked to Andrew and Colin for their approval; they both nodded their heads. She then looked to Darien, who gave her a hard glare.

"Jeez! What kind of manners have your parents taught you?" He joked. Only, Serena didn't laugh. He saw tears well up in her eyes, 'Uh, oh. What'd I do?' Serena blinked back her tears and glared at him coldly before running out of the house.

"What was that all about?" Darien asked curiously.

"Uh, should I tell him? Or do you want to Andy?" Colin questioned.

"I'll do it. Darien… have Ian and Lacey told you why Serena moved in with them?"

"No, why? What happened?" Darien had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Well, Serena's parents died in a plane crash a couple weeks ago. It took a while to find their remains so their funeral was only a few days ago. Serena's older brother Sammy (A.N. Yes, I made Sammy older.) stayed in Washington while she flew out here to get herself back on her feet."

"Why the hell didn't they tell me about this earlier? They didn't tell me that I'd be courting a grieving, mourning girl!" Darien raged. He was angry with himself for being such an ass. He was angry with Ian and Lacey because they didn't tell him what the hell was going on. They'd called him two nights ago saying that he had to come out here because he was concerned with some legal matters.

Andrew and Colin left Darien to be alone. But, Darien couldn't stay in the room by himself, he felt like he was suffocating. He left and made his way down the hill to the rose garden. It always seemed to calm him. He plopped down onto a bench and sighed.

"What have I done?" His head was in his hands when Serena came up to him.

"Darien, they told you, didn't they?" She asked quietly.

He jumped. "Holy shit! You scared the hell out of me!" He sat back down and sighed another heavy sigh. "Yeah, they told me. Serena, I'm so sorry. I had no idea."

"I know you didn't. I should have realized. I knew Lacey and Ian wouldn't have told you. They always let people find important things out at the last minute. They leave it to other people to say it for them." She sat down next to him. "I'm sorry too. For earlier. I was acting very immature. I never do that."

Darien laughed. "It's okay Serena. Tell you what; let's call a truce. Deal?"

"Deal." She giggled. "Are you going to Club Forever with us tonight?"

"Well, yeah! Why wouldn't I?"

"I was just wondering. My friend Brooke would love you. She needs a guy in her life. A few of my friends are flying up here from Washington and they'll be going with us tonight."

'Too bad I can't have Brooke, Serena. I have to get you to love me. And it's strange but, I want to love you too, only after knowing you for a few short hours.' He said silently. "Yeah, it'd be great to meet them tonight." He lied.

"Great, I'll see you later then. Bye Darien."

"See ya." Darien went back to the house in a much better mood. He and Serena had everything settled now. Or so he thought.