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AN: so i finally got the next chaptr up. what do you think? school is over for me soi was able to do the next chapter. here it is, #9

CHAPTER 9

"I love you too Darien," Serena said startling him. She opened her eyes and starred at him with a small smile.

"Serena you're alright," he said happy.

"I'm a fast healer, thanks to you," she said. She sat up with a little pain and reached into her leg pocket. She pulled out the star locket; "I slept with this on my pillow next to me last night and this morning I woke without any pain in my leg. The wound had completely healed; not even a scar was left. I think there is something very special about this locket."

"I don't care about the locket as long as you're fine Serena," he said hugging her.

"Be careful, I'm still sore," she said and he let go of her. "So where are those evil men. Did you call the police and get them?"

"Yes I did, they're all being taken into custody as we speak," he said.

"Then I shouldn't stay, I'm a wanted woman. If the police find me, I'll be hauled off to jail," Serena said a little scared.

"You can stay here, I'll take you to my room. There are some extra cloths there you can change into as well as a bathroom to get cleaned off in," he said.

"Really, thanks Darien. That would be wonderful," Serena said smiling.

Darien helped her to his room. The bed was a king size and had deep blue silk sheets on them. The rest of the room was in decorated in the same deep blue but had the occasional green every now and them making the room look like a sea. Serena marveled at the size of his room, it was probably as big as her apartment. She sat in a chair while he went to his closet. He pulled out a set of pajamas and set them on the bed.

"Alright Serena, you can wear these cloths. There are towels in the bathroom when you're done. If you're tired, you can sleep on the bed. Don't wait up for me, I'll be a little late. So I'll see you later," he said.

"Thanks Darien," she said before he left. Serena walked into the bathroom and undressed. She let her wavy hair down out of the normal buns. She showered first to get rid of all the dried blood in her hair and on her body. If any one could see her, they'd say Serena was a goddess because of how beautiful she looked with her wet hair glistening against her body.

After her shower, Serena filled the tub and sat down letting her sore body soak. She felt like sleeping right there she was so tired. She stayed awake long enough to finish the bath. She dried off and change into the cloths Darien laid out for her. Slipping in under the sheets, she could feel that they were already warm and she was quickly asleep.

Darien walked back to where the police were still busy. Malakite, Jedite, Nephrite, and Zoizite were all in separate cars looking at him angry except Malakite. He had a hate filled smile thinking of how much pain Darien would feel since his ninja girlfriend was dead, at least that's what he thought.

After an hour of paperwork and interviews, they were taken away. Darien walked back his bedroom to see if Serena was still awake but found her gone. On the bed was one of her trademark cards with the black background, the full moon, and the letters FMN. He turned it over and found a note addressed to him. 'I wanted to stay and sleep, and I was about to too, but I know my cat would worry. We can talk tomorrow at the arcade at the usual time. I love you, see you then. Serena.'

Darien sat on the bed and still held the card. "I've got to do something for her, but what."

Serena got back to her apartment thankfully unseen. She went in threw the secret door and fell back onto her bed. It was full dark by the time she got back. She looked out the window that was beside her bed and looked at the moon. It was starting to fill up marking that she didn't have much time before she would be forced out again.

Her hand came up to rest on her stomach where she'd been shot. 'Had it only been a few hours before that it happened,' she wondered. She grabbed the star locket and sat up looking at it. 'Is this thing really what's healing me or am I just that fast of a healer because of my ninja powers?'

She didn't notice Luna enter until she was sitting next to her. "So where have you been Serena," Luna asked.

"At Dariens. We ran into some trouble and had to stop it. But I'm fine so don't worry," Serena said.

"Did Darien cause the trouble," Luna asked cautiously.

"No, it was some really rude guys who thought that they shouldn't have been fired," Serena said.

"I see. So what are you holding," Luna asked trying to look at it.

"It's a locket, Darien gave it to me. Well actually I stole it, gave it back, then he gave it to me," Serena said.

Luna was amazed, "Serena, this locket. It was what I myself stole from my love so long ago. This is the thing that caused the start of this curse. That and my greed, but that doesn't matter now. I- I never thought I'd see it again," Luna said.

"This locket has helped me twice, I think, when I'm near it, all my wounds heal super fast. Remember the shot in the leg, it healed completely over night. And I only had it by me, I wasn't even touching it," Serena said.

"Serena, this could very well brake our curse. I've never been this close before to solving it," Luna said.

"But how," Serena asked.

"I don't know Serena. Maybe if we give it back to the descendant of the man I stole it from, then the curse would brake," she said.

"But Luna, it's mine and Dariens. I can't go giving it to some complete stranger," Serena said.

"It has to be done Serena, it's our only chance. And if it works, then you could be with Darien without a worry. There's no way around it, tomorrow we're going to track down the owners descendant and give it to him," Luna said. She got up and marched out of the room leaving Serena clutching the locket. She laid down again trying not to cry and soon fell asleep never letting go of the locket.

Darien was pacing about his bedroom desperately trying to think of something he could do for Serena. He thought about braking her curse but it still stumped him. Then he thought about giving her something but figured that if she wanted anything, she could just steal it. No matter how many times he tried to think of some thing, he always drew a blank.

He fell back into his bed almost ready to give up. Then it hit him; her best friend would know what Serena would want and couldn't get on her own. Darien went over to his bedside table and picked up the phone dialing Mina's number.

She picked up on the first ring, " hello?"

"Hi, Mina? This is Darien. I need to ask you a question," Darien said.

"Oh hi Darien, sure what is it," she asked.

"Well, I need to know what it is Serena wishes for more then anything," he said.

""Well that's easy. Serena's wanted the same thing since childhood when she was first orphaned. She wants a family and she wants to be married. But, mostly she wants to have someone love her," Mina answered.

"Thanks Mina, that's exactly what I needed. But now I need another thing. Can you gather all of yours and Serena's friends at the arcade right after school? I'm going to throw a very special party for her," Darien said.

"Sure, I got to get to work then. See you there," Mina said and hung up.

Darien hung up as well. He smiled as he grabbed his coat and left in search for Serena's special gift.

AN: so what do you think? i can have the next one up as soon as possible, maybe even today. i'll be working on it right away.