Sorry i hvnt updated in a while. it's just 2 many things hve been goin on since den, n i've had 2 deal wit people n nw skol starting...so. sry. bt here it is... da long awaited chapter! plz review

When the girls, and Andrew, got back to the mansion Serena went straight to her room. She laid down on her bed thinking about everything that happened. There she saw that she had left her cell phone charging. She picked it up and saw that she had 7 missed calls and 3 voice messages. When she saw whom they were from, they were all from an unknown number. She dialed her voice mail to check the messages.

"Hey Serena. This is Darien Chiba. We met at the Moonlight Rose last night remember? Well if you have time, please call me back as soon as possible," she heard through the phone. She was shocked. Serena had forgotten all about Darien after she went to see her brother. She then went on to listening on to the next 2 messages.

"Hi Serena. This is Darien, again. I was just wondering if you were o.k. When you left you looked scared. I hope you are ok because you should be. Anyway just give me a call whenever you can."

"Hi again Serena. I know I already called you like 2 times, but I was just wondering if anything happened to you because you don't pick up any of my calls. I mean I know I only called 2 times before, but I was just wondering again if you were o.k. This is going to be the last call because I might be filling up your voice mail. So if you get a chance, please call me back. I think I gave you my number too."

When the message was over, Serena closed her phone and just stared up at the ceiling. She didn't really remember about him, after what she had gone through.

'I can't believe that he actually remembered about me,' she thought to herself. 'I guess I should call the poor guy back. I mean he did leave me 3 really nice messages.' Serena dialed the number saved on her phone and waited for someone to answer while she heard the constant ring ring of the other line.

"Hello?" She heard someone say. "Serena?" she was shocked because she didn't even know whom she was talking to.

"Um hello? Is Darien there?" she really didn't know what to say but that.

"Yeah, it's me. Um is this Serena?"

"Um yeah. Hi Darien."

"Hi Serena. Listen I'm sorry if I filled up your mail box, I guess I just didn't know if you got the other messages."

"It's ok don't worry, besides I'm the one who should be apologizing, I had left my phone in my house and after I left I had to…" Serena thought twice before she spilled her family problems to a complete and total stranger. "I had to go somewhere else and I just got home."

"Wow, it must've been something important if it took you 3 days to come back."

"Yeah it was kind of important. Anyway, thanks for the dance on Friday."

"It was nothing really. Uh Serena?"

"Yeah?"

"I was just wondering if you would like to have lunch with me tomorrow? I mean I don't know if you have lunch free in school or not, but if you don't' I thought maybe you'd like to have lunch with me?"

"Well… sure. Why not? I mean I rarely do anything during lunch."

"Oh well I guess that's good. So where do you go to school anyway? You know so that we might be able to find a place where we can eat that's close, so you won't be late to class and all."

"Well I go to the Bronx University. How 'bout you?"

"Well I go there too! I just can't believe that I've never actually seen you there," Darien said.

"Well all of my classes are on the north and south side of the school," she explained, "How 'bout you?"

"Well no wonder I've never seen you. I got to the west and east side of the school. Well if you don't mind I know this little coffee shop in campus. I mean if you like coffee that is."

"Well… I guess I could," Serena replied smiling.

"Great!" Darien said excited, "So where should I pick you up?"

"No really it's ok I can drive there on my own. Just tell me where it is and I'll just meet you there. I really don't want to bother you with having to pick me up."

"Oh really i's no problem. Besides that way we can have more time to talk." On the other line Serena was smiling serenely.

"Well… ok. Meet me at the science lab. That's where I have my last class before lunch."

"Ok, I guess I'll see you tomorrow Serena. Goodnight," Darien said peacefully.

"Goodnight Darien," Serena replied with the same peacefulness. With that said, they both hung up the phone and put them to charge. Serena lay there in her bed for about 10 min before she got up to change into a pair of nice loose pants and a tank top. She lay in bed thinking about the next day, and what Darien would be like. She soon drifted off to sleep. In another mansion about 30 min. away, Darien was doing the same thing. And just like Serena, he too had drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, Serena woke up and did her normal routines as usual. So after her morning run, she took a quick shower and got dressed. She wore her dark wash baby phat jeans, with a baby blue long sleeved shirt that had designs of roses everywhere. She even put her hair up in two buns on the top of her head that let out a waterfall of her hair that reached her knees. She hadn't worn her hair like that in such a long time. She only wore it a couple of times after she entered college, but after that it was either in a bun or pony tail or any other thing that would keep it out of her face.

When she got downstairs, her friends were surprised at the way she had done her hair. "Serena. Did you notice that you had your hair in the meatball way again?"

"Yeah I did. I just thought I could bring it back," she replied.

"Permanently?" they all asked shocked.

"No, not permanently. Just a couple of times you know, to remind you guys about it."

"Oh ok then," Lita responded, as the others were still in shock that Serena would put her hair back as when she was still good and pure.

"Anyway lets get going, or we'll be late and we need to check out that deal with the others," Lita reminded them as they all went outside to the driveway. Finally outside and out of her confused state Amy remembered about another deal.

"Oh don't forget we also have a meeting with a client that wants to host a party in the club."

"What time is the meeting at again?"

"It's at 11:45, during our lunch hour."

Serena stopped dead in her tracks only a couple of feet from her car. "This lunch break? T…t…today?" they all stared at her like she was crazy.

"Well of course it's today. What did you think meatball head?" Raye questioned her.

"Well do you think we could possibly reschedule with him?"

"Serena he could possibly be an unreasonable jerk!" Mina reminded.
"Why would you want to reschedule anyway?" Andrew asked. He had never known Serena to want to reschedule a meeting with a potential client. Well he also never saw her try to relive her child life again.

"So… why do want to reschedule the meeting Serena?" Raye asked confused.

"Well…you see…I kind of have a…lunch date." Everyone stared at her with all confused and happy looks on their faces.

"Really?"

"With who?"

"Well remember the guy that I met at the Moonlight club the other night?"

"Wait a second you have a date with that cute guy?" Mina asked. Serena just nodded her head. "Alright Serena!" Mina high-fived her.

"Serena you know as well as any of us that no one would reschedule a meeting for a date! God what were you thinking meatball head?" Raye yelled.

"Serena Raye's right. You can't just tell a potential client, 'oh I'm sorry but we have to reschedule a meeting because the president of the company has a date and thinks that her personal life is more important than the business's future.' I'm sorry if I'm being so strong on you, but you have to remember that Mr. Tokisa is the club's biggest donator. And this is the biggest party he's ever wanted to throw," Amy explained.

"And considering it's a family party, I doubt that he'll want to reschedule this meeting," Andrew said.

Serena just looked down at her car door and just stared at it while she listened to her friends ruin her hope to date a guy that didn't know about the work that she does. And she doesn't mean the club business.

"Hey guys chill out!" Lita told them.

"Yeah c'mon she just wants to go on a simple date, with a guy that she might really like," Mina tried. Lita and Mina knew that Serena had a hard time dating people. With the club business and the gang work, she was swamped a lot of the time.

"You know what Serena?" Lita said.

"What?" Serena said, disappointment evident in her voice.

"Mina and I will call Mr. Tokisa, and talk to him."

Serena got back the smile on her face, "You will?"

"Of course Serena. We understand why you want this date. And we'll do anything to make sure you're happy. And if you think that guy might be any good, then by all means go on your date and enjoy it," Mina said, then whispered, "and if he has another cute single friend that might be interested, tell him to send him my way." Serena just laughed at her friend.

"Well I guess we better get to school then," Amy said. Serena got in the car (this time driving), with Lita sitting next to her and Raye in the back seat. Lita was talking on the phone, "Ok then. Thank you. Hey Serena I have great news."

"Yeah?" she said.

"Well that was Mr. Tokisa that I just got off the phone with."

"And?" Serena questioned.

"Well he understood what you have to do, and he said not to worry. He also wouldn't want anyone to interrupt a dinner with his wife. So he said that we can reschedule the meeting for 4:30 today."

"Really? Oh thank you so much Lita!" Serena said excitedly.

"Anyway, tell us about where you're going with this guy?"

"Yeah. I'm dieing to know," Raye said.

"What? I thought you didn't want me to go in the first place." Serena questioned.

"Well since Mr. Tokisa rescheduled, I can now get excited about little date. So what's his name? Where are you guys going? How are you guys meeting each other? What-"

"Hey Raye take a breather," Lita told her.

"Well all I can tell you guys his name is Darien Chiba, we're going to have coffee in a little café by the campus. And don't worry I'll make sure to take care of myself." Serena said before her friends were givin the opportunity to tell her so.

"Hey Serena?"

"Yes Raye?"

"Hope you have a good time. You deserve a break from all the work you do."

"She's right Rena. You have so much going on with your life, and you deserve a break… Even if it is for only an hour and a half."

Serena laughed at this and responded, "Thanks guys. You don't know how much this means to me."

"Hey don't worry about it. I mean when we go out on dates you never argue with us, you just lend us your clothes, some make-up, and wish us a good time. We should've done the same to you," Raye said, sounding apologetic. (Okay you might think why these girls who are in a gang are so nice. Well they have different feelings when it comes to the personal stuff like friends or family). The rest of the ride to school was real quiet. Considering that everything that was on their mind was already said in that little conversation they had had. When they got to the school, they parked the cars, somewhere together, and went into the building heading for snack bars, to get a little breakfast in them, since they it that morning.

Darien and his friends had woken up that morning and had the usual routine, wake up, bathe and then walk to the cars. When they reached the school, was when they were having some problems… trying to keep a certain red headed girl far away from them as possible, although it was getting really hard.

"Oh come on Dary poo! You know you still want me. You can't deny it, I can see it clearly in your eyes," Beryl said with a devious glint in her eyes.

"The only thing you see in my eyes is disgust. And it's directed at you," Darien said. With that said he pushed his way passed her, and headed off into the building.

Beryl and her crew jus stood there, surprised and angry.

"Do you think he has another girl B?" one of the gooneys asked.

"Oh yes. I saw it. Well I guess we'll just have to get rid of her now don't we ladies?"