Serena hurt all over. Last thing she remembered was Micheal slapping her accross the head. She groaned.

"Don't worry Miss. Tuskino. You and Seiya are safe now!" she heard a voice say. Startled, she sat up. She was in an ambulance!

"What the...? Wheres Seiya? OH MY GOD WHAT HAPPENED? she screamed. If she was in an ambulance, the situation probably wasn't good.

"Miss, lay back down! Your still getting blood!" the doctor said. She layed back down and stared at the bag full of blood and the needle in her arm.

"Sir? What happened?" she asked in a calmer voice.

"Police traced the call. They went and found you and Seiya tied up and you were both nearly dead. Apperently, Micheal knocked you out and cut you up pretty good,"

"Where is Seiya?"

"He's in another ambulance,"

"Where is...OH MY GOD WHERE IS MICHEAL!" she screamed.

"The police searched the place. There was no evidence of him evenbeing there," Serenas heart stopped. Micheal let her and Seiya go freely? No. Micheal wouldn't just run away. There was some sort of catch to this.

"Do you know anything about my friend Mina?"

"Shes alive and in the hospital," Thank God, Serena thought. "Can you tell me everything that has been done to you?" the doctor asked. She nodded and quietly began her story. Twenty minutes later, they pulled up to the hospital and she was rushed to her room. She stared at the ceiling while trying to ignore the pain of the needles in her arms. Micheal appeantly knocked them out, cut them up, and left. So not Micheal. He wouldn't just run. He's probably trying to trick me, she thought. Either he wants me to think I'm free...or he wants me to be scared...I don't know she stared at her small hospital room and at the IVs and blood transfusions. She sighed. Just then, she saw the door open.

"Serena? Are you awake?" It was her mom she was asking so quietly, she could barely hear her.

"Hi mom!" she said excitedly. The next thing she knew, her mom ran to the bed and threw her arms around her.

"Serena! Your okay!" she yelled. She started crying. Serena smiled.

"Don't worry mom! I'll be fine!"

"Sere!"

"Daddy!" she exclaimed. It felt so good to see her parents again. "Serena what happened to you?" Her dad asked.

"Micheal had his fun. Lets leave it at that," She said grimly. Mr. Tskino nodded. He knew what she meant. The doctor who called them said Serena had been beaten several times and was raped twice. Mrs. Tuskino kissed her daughter on the forhead and held her hand.

"The doctor told us everything. The beating, the threatening...the rapes..." she struggled to say. Serena rolled her eyes.

"Mom. I'm pretty sure we all knew it was going to happen sooner or later. I was expecting it," Mr. Tuskino sat on the edge of the bed.

"Honey, you knew it was going to happen?"

"I told you it probably was! Before he took Mina..." He faintly recalled.

"Yes..."

"Daddy is the police still at our house?"

"No. Why?" Serena silently thanked her lucky stars.

"Nothing. Just wondering," Mr. Tuskino gave his daughter a hug.

"Sere, I'm sorry,"

"For what?" she asked. What could her dad be sorry for? This was her problem.

"For not protecting yo..." he started.

"Dad, don't blame yourself. this is my problem okay. I got myself sucked into this. I should get myself back up," Mrs. Tuskino stared at her blood covered daughter. She would give anything to see the old Serena with the bad grades, klutzines, and craziness.

"Yes but Serena, we're your parents. Its our job to protect you,"

"Yeah, but if I went to you guys, he would've killed you both," Silence followed for a long time. "Look, just don't blame yourselves. I was stupid enough to try to stand up to him by myself. If it was my choice, I would've told you sooner than I told Darien, but he found out accidently. Besides,I kicked his butt last time right?" she said with a smile. Her parents couldn't help but smile back.

"Well, we've been here way over the time limit," her mom said. Serena, ignoring the IVs, sat up and gave eatch of them a hug.

"I love you," she said to them.

"We love you too Sere," her dad said. They walked out of the room. A split second later, Darien came in.

"Sere? Are you-OH MY GOD!" he yelled when he saw her. Serena gave him a grin.

"Hey I'm alive. Isn't all that counts?" The next thing she knew, Darien was hugging her tightly and was literaly laying on top of her. He got up and sat at the edge of her bed.

"Serena. Mina told me what that little mother fucker did to you," he said with a dark look in his eyes.

"Darien. Minas right. He did. But I had no choice but to let him," Darien grabbed her hand and squeezed.

"What did he threaten you with this time?"

"He held a knife to my throat. And threatened to kill Mina and Seiya,"

"WHAT? I'LL KILL HIM! I'LL KILL THAT SON OF A-"

"Darien!" Since she felt stronger, she pulled the IVs out of her arms. She found no need for them. They were annoying.

"Darien. I'm fine now," Serena said.

"While your parents were here talking to you, I talked to Seiya. He seems happy now. He thinks its over. So does Mina. But I have a feeling, from all that I know and all that you've told me, its not going to be over untill either your dead or he's dead,"

"Darien, your right. Honestly though, I really hope no one dies,"

"With Micheal, thats like asking if you can go back and live a normal life,"

"I do have a feeling someone will die. I-"

"It'll be him. Once I get my hands on him," Darien said. "But enough of that. God, I've been worried sick about you!" he said, hugging her tightly. She tried not to scream when she felt pain from her bruises.

"I mis-" Before she could finish, Dairen kissed her in the most romantic way he could.

This is so sappy and way way way rushed, but I love my stories to have some sap in them :)