A.N: So I'm guessing that my chapter 14 wasn't good, since I didn't get a lot of response for it. So I REWROTE IT! Please tell me what you think.
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Chapter 14: The Day After (revised)
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Serena was the first one to wake up the next day around 9 in the morning. Her head was throbbing, and the whole room was spinning. She had to close her eyes for a few seconds to get used to her dizziness. She opened her eyes, and realized that this was not her room. Oh my god… what happened last night! I don't remember anything… She felt something warm and heavy around her waist, so she slowly turned around. Darien! Oh no… what did we do! She peeked under the blankets to make sure they weren't naked. Good… our clothes are still on. But why am I in his room? And why does he have his arms around me? And why is his left eye black? She asked herself, looking at him. Even with his black eye, she still found him amazingly handsome.
Darien yawned, and instinctively pulled his arm out to stretch, making Serena fall to the ground.
"Ouch!" she yelped, now sprawled on the floor, her eyes closed. Her head ached even more now.
Darien realized what happened, and immediately jumped off the couch, and helped her up. "Oh! Sorry," he said, pulling her up.
"It's alright," she said, feeling a little awkward. She sat back down on the couch. Both were quiet.
Darien lazily rubbed his eye and yawned again. Then he looked at Serena, and asked," Are you feeling better?" Concern in his eyes.
Serena slowly nodded. She saw not one, but 3 Darien's. Actually, everything was tripled. "Well, aside from my seeing everything in a blur and tripled, I'm alright," she said, leaning her head back on the couch.
"Um… do you want coffee or something? It's supposed to help when you have a hang-over," Darien said.
"Oh, no. I don't think I can drink or eat anything right now," she said, looking back up at Darien. So this is awkward… she thought to herself.
They were silent for awhile, just looking at each other a little uncomfortably. Darien finally spoke up. "So… do you remember anything from last night?"
"Umm… not much really. What happened?" Serena asked, looking interested.
"Well, I went to the party around 10 something, and you were really drunk, so I took you home. Then on the way home, you passed out, which means you got alcohol poisoning pretty much. So I carried you up here, and then you threw up some, which is good, then I put you on the couch. Sometime during the night you woke up and asked me to sleep with you, so I did," he finished the story, matter-of-factly.
Serena blushed a little, but tried to hide it by asking," So who hit you in your eye?"
"You did," Darien laughed.
"What!"
"Yeah, you were fighting me while I tried to put you in the car, so you socked me in the eye. Amazingly, with intense force too," he said, smiling.
Serena looked horrified, automatically saying," Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry… I didn't know what I was doing.."
"I know, I know," Darien said, sticking his hand out for her to stop.
She looked guiltily down at the floor. I can't believe he helped me as much as he did..
"I'm fine," he said, after looking at her face.
She looked at him, tilting her head to the side. "Why did you do all that?"
"What?"
"You know what. Help me out as much as you do," she asked, looking straight into his eyes.
Darien was entranced in the stare, but he broke eye contact, and looked away a little, answering," That's what friends do."
"Friends," Serena said, sounding a little disappointed. Darien looked at her, and she gave him a weak smile.
He kept his face expressionless. Why don't you just tell her! His conscious yelled at him.
Serena waited for him to say something, but he didn't. She slowly stood up, wanting to leave, but she was too dizzy. She stumbled a bit, and Darien lunged forward to help her. She fell back on the couch, her eyes closed.
Darien's eyebrows furrowed together in worry. "Just lie back down, and rest. I'm gonna go down to the café and get you some coffee," he said, throwing a blanket over her.
Serena did as told, and closed her eyes. Hang-overs suck, she thought.
She heard the door click, he was gone.
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Darien made his way down to the café and bought two cups of hot coffee, one for him, and one for Serena.
He hurried back to the his dorm room.
Darien juggled the two cups of coffee while he tried to stick in the key. When he came inside, he saw that Serena had fallen asleep again. He smiled to himself, and placed the two cups of coffee by her.
He stared at her for awhile. My princess, he thought to himself. He gave a big sigh, and decided to take a shower while he could.
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When he came out of the shower, he reached for a towel, and shuffled his hair through the towel to get some of the water off. Then he wrapped the towel around his waist.
Darien heard a noise outside, and realized it was Serena's cell phone. "Crap, she's gonna wake up," he said to himself, opening the bathroom door, and running out there to turn off the phone.
He saw that Serena hadn't woken up yet, so he dug through her purse, quickly trying to find the phone. Shutup! He finally found it, and turned it off. It was Brett. Brett.. he thought, a little jealousy overcoming him. He tossed her cell phone back into her purse, and turned around to look at her, only to see that Serena was WIDE awake.
Her eyes were big, and Darien could feel her eyes on him. He didn't know what to do, so he froze there, towel still wrapped around his waist, and water dripping down from his hair.
He is NAKED! Serena thought. Well… almost anyways. She looked at his masculine body. She'd never been 'turned on' by a guy before, but she was pretty sure that she was now! Darien had the most toned and lean body she'd ever seen. His arms were buff, even without him flexing it. His abs were well defined. From his shoulder to his ribcage, he was big, and as Serena looked down towards the towel, his waist was a little smaller. He also had shoulder muscles, and pecks. He is so gorgeous…
"Err….I-I'm gonna go get dressed now…" he said, a little awkwardly. He instinctively held on to the towel, turned around, and walked back into the bathroom.
OH MY GOSH! I just STARED at him! I mean.. I was OBVIOUSLY staring at him. Ah, he must think I'm a complete idiot now.. she thought, yelling at herself.
Darien came out pretty quickly, this time fully clothed. He had on a black shirt with a yellow logo on it, and faded blue jeans. His hair was all askew, and still wet. He looks like a freakin model. Of course minus the black eye, Serena thought as she quickly glanced at him.
"Um.. I got you coffee," Darien said, pointing at the cup.
Serena didn't look at him, but said," Thanks," and reached for the cup, and took a sip.
"Er.. Brett called," Darien said, trying to pass the awkwardness between them bye starting a conversation.
"Oh! I need to call him back!" Serena suddenly remembered. I'm such a terrible friend to Brett! She thought, reaching for her cell phone.
Darien stood off to the side, arms folded, watching her. She dialed his number, and called him. "Hey Brett! Yeah… yes, I'm fine. Thank you. I'm so sorry about everything! This is the second time something bad has happened and I had to leave. I'll make it up to you! Haha…. No. No, really I want too. Okay! Um, how about tomorrow after school? Yeah. Okay, that's great. I'll see you later.. k. Love you, bye!" She said, and hung up.
She loves him… Darien thought.
"Sorry about that," Serena said, putting her phone back on. "He's such a great guy, and I feel so bad for leaving him every time we try to go do something," she said, leaning back on the couch.
Serena looked at Darien's face. He looked a little angry. Ah! I'm so stupid! "Thank you too Darien. I don't know what I would have done without you, you're such a great friend," Serena said, smiling genuinely at him. It hurt her to say that they were just 'friends'. Nice save… she thought
Darien's face relaxed a bit, and smiled back. "No problem. Anytime," he said, picking up his cup of coffee.
"Well… I guess I should go now. I bet Ami is worried sick about me," she said, getting up slower this time. Darien came to her side, and helped her.
He walked her to her door, and stood there, looking down at her.
"Thank you again Darien. It really does mean a lot to me. Any girl would be extremely lucky to get a guy like you," Serena said. She gave him hug.
The only girl I want is you, Darien thought as he wrapped his arms around her. When they parted, he smiled at her, and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead before turning to go back into his room.
Did… did he just kiss me! Serena thought, staring at his door.
Suddenly, her door swung open, and there stood Ami looking extremely worried and happy at the same time. "Serena! Where have you been! I was so worried about you!"
Serena turned around, and smiled at her friend. "Don't worry Ami, I'm fine. I'm better than fine."
