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Chapter Three

Knock knock.

Serena stood there, not standing still. She was practically jumping, but in small little steps. She was getting excited because she could finally see Andrew, after a long day. Is he not here? Serena thought to herself. She put her math textbook and notebook near the side of the door.

Knock knock.

"I'm coming!"

As soon as Serena heard that deep voice, her eyes suddenly bulged. She got so startled, she stepped back a few steps. Am I at the wrong dorm room! Serena thought, in a shocking way. I recognize that voice, She thought, as she cocked her head to one side. She didn't know who else would be in there. Andrew was the only one that would always be there, by himself. Serena could hear footsteps, coming towards the door. Serena played with her fingers, and began having the emotion of being nervous. The doorknob slowly turned, and the door slightly opened. A tall man, with raven black hair, stood there, wondering what she was doing. Darien? Serena thought, her mouth slightly dropped.

"Hey." Darien began, trying to make a conversation.

"U-uh-u-umm, h-hey…" Serena said, still playing with her fingers, and looking down at her feet. Darien laughed, "Are you… always this nervous?"

"Uh-o-oh! Me? No…" She shook her head, while feeling slightly embarrassed. She tried looking away, but it was hard not too. She couldn't help but still think of what he was wearing. Darien wore grey jogging/sweat pants, and no shirt. A towel was resting on his right shoulder, and his hair was still wet from the shower. 'Oh my goodness, he just took a shower! Crap, I can't just stare!' Serena shut her eyes immediately, from the fact that he was just wearing sweat pants. His muscles just suited him so well.

"Um, well anyway. Is Andrew around?" Serena said softly, while still looking down at her feet.

"Nope, he's still at work. He had to work a double shift because a person had an emergency or something like that."

"Oh… okay then." Still looking down, she quickly turned to her right, and tried to sprint back to her dorm room. But, as soon as she took one step, he instantly asked her, "Do you need help with something?"

"Well, I guess so. But, if you're busy or whatever, it's okay."

"Oh no, it's alright. I'm just working on my math, it's really easy anyway so, I can work on it tonight."

"Oh um… well, the thing is… I really need help with my math. Math isn't my greatest subject and yes, I have to admit that."

'Why doesn't she look at me when she talks?' Darien asked himself, "I can help you if you'd like."

"Really? That's great!" She put her hands together and nodded but, was still looking down.

She didn't want to look at him in an awkward way, looking like she was checking him out. Darien never really got a close look at her face so he lifted up his right hand, and tilted her chin upwards. Darien looked directly in her eyes. Serena's blue sapphire eyes could just put him in a dream. They sparkled, in a way. They were most likely glossy. Serena looked up at his blue cerulean eyes. She admired them immediately.

"You're going to have to look at me sometime you know." Darien grinned, still having his index finger on her chin. She faintly blushed.

"U-uh-uhh-u-umm." Was all she could manage to say or… stutter. He laughed gently. He put his left hand on the door knob and said, "Well, you can come in."

"O-oh! Right." She bent down, grabbed her belongings and walked her way in.

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'This place… is just so… wonderful. It's WAY better than my room. This one has a balcony, and can actually fit a plant. It's very spacious. Wow, he must be really rich or something. Hardwood floors… a gigantic window… two couches… and-- WHOA! BIG ENOUGH FLAT SCREEN T.V! Lucky him!' Serena clutched her math textbook and green notebook against her chest, trying to hug herself. She forced herself to turn around, and began to say, "So… where do we sit?"

He pointed towards the couch. "Umm… lets just sit on the couch. I'll be right back, I just have to put on a shirt." He said, while walking towards his bedroom door. She blushed, faintly. Serena made her way to his couch. She hovered over the coffee table, and put her belongings on it, sat down, and crossed her legs. She turned around hastily, from hearing that loud noise of the bedroom door that just slammed. Darien walked fast towards the couch, with his white shirt on, and sat down on Serena's left side. He leaned forward a bit, resting his elbows on his knees.

"So… what was it you needed help with?"

She fiddled with her fingers a little bit. At the same time, she gulped silently. She grabbed the text book from the table, and opened it, while trying to find the right page.

"Umm… it's just a couple of these questions."

"Oh, this won't take long." Darien said, as they both shared their laughter.

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"Yeah, and that's about it!" Darien said, as he also gave in a faint smile.

"Thank you so much Darien, I really needed help with this. Let's just say, math isn't my greatest subject at all." She laughed, leaned over, rested her right elbow on her knee, and cupped her right cheek.

"But hey, you're getting better."

She turned to face him, and she replied, "Thanks," they just both stared at each other, not moving one muscle. Serena shook her head slightly, and began to gather her things from the coffee table, and stood up. "I should get going."

Darien looked up at her, "It doesn't really matter to me. You can stay longer if you'd like." Wait, what! I'm talking to her as if we are really close! I'm already putting on the first move! Ah, good job Darien, good job. He thought foolishly.

Serena backed up a bit, "Sorry, I can't. It's my turn to help my friend with her math homework." she said while laughing a little bit. Now I know why he is so popular with the ladies… She thought while looking him.

"Okay, I'll walk you to the door."

Darien got up, and walked Serena to the door, "Thanks for having me over. Sorry if I got in the way of your studies."

"Oh, no. Don't even worry about it. Well… I hope to see you soon."

She nodded, "Bye."

As Serena opened the door, and saw a tall figure standing right in front of her. She had a shirt on that was sort of revealing cleavage. Beryl… Serena thought, while looking down at her feet. Darien was pretty surprised that she would be at his dorm at this time of the day. The sun was already down too. This image just looked so wrong. Having a women in Darien's room at night, without Beryl's notice.

"Hey Beryl." was all Serena could say. Beryl just gave her a look. A look that made Serena look like she was stupid or something.

"Yeah?" Beryl said, looking at the pairing that was right in front of her very own eyes. Darien and a low life? Get real!

Serena stepped out into the hallway and just said, "Well, I'll see you guys later I guess." With that, she left and walked to her own dorm. Beryl tried to gather all the information that she had just collected within those five minutes.
"What were you doing with that low-life!" Beryl said, as she slightly raised her voice.

Darien shook his head, "It's not what it seems--"

"You didn't answer my damn question. WHAT were you doing with that low-life?" She said, while getting more serious. She just had that mad look on her face, the one that no one liked to see.

"I was just helping her with her test."

"Why couldn't she do that with her own roommate?"

"Her roommate didn't know how to answer a couple of the questions either?"

"Yeah right!" She had so much anger within her, she looked like she could just punch a whole through a wall.

"Calm down! Beryl… you have to learn to trust me!" He tried looking into her eyes, "Beryl… we need to talk."

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"So… how did it go Serena!" Asked Raye, while she was sitting down on the couch. Serena put her stuff on the ground and sat beside her.

"He was actually… really sweet." Serena said, while looking up at the ceiling.

"Well duh! Andrew is always sweet."

"Oh right… but, I'm not talking about Andrew."

"Wait, what? He wasn't there? Who was?"

Serena sighed, "Darien…" She was trying to remember everything that happened in that room. The way he talked to her was just so smooth. He talked to her as if they knew each other before.

"Hold it, hold it! You talked to DARIEN! Are you serious! He's so hard to talk to, especially when everyone is around him! Oh my goodness, tell me everything!" Raye practically shouted, trying to hold in her happiness for her good friend.

"What's so surprising?" She asked, having a questioning look on her face.

"What? Don't you ever hear the girls and I talk about him all the time? Ah, where have you been? Just tell me what happened! Anything?" Raye wondered, being a little more curious than before.

"He's… really a smooth talker. He's really smart, especially in math!" Serena said, while crossing her legs.

"Well… I wouldn't doubt it. He's literally, perfect. Darien is smart, generous, and especially good looking. You know, that's really rare to find guys that are like that." Raye said, thinking that she knows everything about guys.

"He's really popular with the ladies," Serena added in.

"Wait, did he say or do something to you?" Raye questioned.

"He just invited me to stay longer, that's all." She said it like it was just a simple thing to say.

"WHAT! You've got to be kidding me! Are you really serious? Any girl would die just to have quality time with him!"

"Well, sorry that I didn't take the chance." Serena got up, and headed towards her room but, Raye suddenly said, "Wait Serena, something came up…"

She turned around and narrowed her eyebrows a bit, "What's up?".

Raye let out a sigh, "Well… my boyfriend called me while you were gone and he says that he's coming back to the city!"

"Oh, really? That's great!" Serena said with excitement in her voice.

"But the thing is… he wants to stay with me." Raye tried to say it as gentle as she could.

"Oh, I can just sleep in the other room--"

"No, no. I mean… he just want to say with just me. Meaning, no one else is in the room…" She looked outside the window, trying not to make full eye-contact with her. She knew the way she would react.

"So, this means I'm not allowed to stay here?" Serena walked towards Raye, and put both hands on her hips.

"Yeah…"

"Well yeah, that's fine with me. This is your chance to finally see him again! I'm not just going to invade your guys lovey-dovey life!" Serena said as she gave in a little laugh at the end of her sentence.

"Do you really mean it? Somehow… I thought that you would react differently."

"Well, apparently you thought wrong. Where am I going to stay then? And for how long?"

"About… a week or so? Maybe longer perhaps… And don't worry about where you're going to stay, I already know who I'm going to ask." She said while smirking.

"Who are you going to ask Raye?" Serena asked seriously.

"Ahhh, you'll see." Raye ended the conversation with finality. She got up and walked to her own room, leaving Serena wondering of what Raye's plans were.

Serena walked her own separate way, and crawled into her bed. She finally received the rest she needed after quite a long day. She closed her eyes just for a quick second or two, and the first image that popped into her mind was Darien. She opened her eyes immediately and wondered, "Why?"

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