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Chapter 2: All or Nothing
That night, Serena cried herself to sleep, thinking of a future that would never be. The next morning, she woke up to the smell of pancakes. This was EXTREMELY unusual seeing as how she lived alone in a small two bedroom apartment. Come to think of it... The only people that had the keys were her parents, Darien, the inner scouts, and herself.
Her stomach getting the best of her, she got out of bed and went to investigate the mysterious smell. What she found surprised her beyond all belief.
Darien was making breakfast. For her. In her apartment. It wasn't a small breakfast, either.
"Hey, babe," Darien greeted as Serena stumbled into the kitchen.
"Hi," replied Serena, still shocked by the mere fact that he was there.
"I thought you'd be hungry," he told her, "Pancakes ok?"
"Yeah," Serena said, taking a plate, "I love pancakes."
They sat down for breakfast and talked about the upcoming wedding. Who they would invite, what the dresses would look like, who would be IN the wedding, things like that. This soon became the couple's daily routine.
One morning, Serena and Darien were talking about who they would invite to their wedding.
"Ok. The Starlights DEFINATLY have to come," Serena said, matter-of-factly.
"I don't think so," Darien said. At Serena's disbelieving look, he added, "Just look what happened the last time they were here!"
"What the HELL is wrong with you?" yelled Serena, losing her temper immediately. "How can you say that? If it wasn't for them, you wouldn't be here! You'd still be dead!"
"Sweetie, look," Darien said, slightly frustrated at Serena's anger, "That may be true..."
Serena cut him off, "Look, Darien. There is no wedding without them."
"What?" asked Darien, shock written all over his face.
"If they CAN'T come, then I WON'T come. Got it?"
Darien looked at her and shook his head. "I guess it's over then," he said quietly. "Because there is no way in HELL that those bastards are coming to MY wedding!"
"Fine!" Serena yelled, "It's all or nothing! Me or your pride?"
"Just this once," Darien murmured, "It'll have to be my pride."
"Just go," said Serena sadly. "JUST GO! AND TAKE THIS WITH YOU!" she yelled as she threw the engagement ring at him.
As soon as the door closed behind Darien, a single tear found its way down Serena's pale cheek, in mourning for the little girl that would never be.
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