As explained: This will be my take on 'My Night at Daria's' but with them going through with it.

I have always loved the Daria series and recently purchased the series in full causing me to want to alter it to be more adult like I am now.

If I have readers and reviews I will continue to write though I do realize Daria isn't as relevant as it used to be.

Of course I know I do not own the rights to Daria or any of the characters. I am merely borrowing them for my and your enjoyment.

Thank you in advance for your kind reviews.. Now let's enjoy the story.

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Chapter One

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Daria walked slowly to the door. She knew it was Tom but had no idea what to say. She had stood him up on the very most special day they had planned. It was inevitable. The note wasn't enough. Tom wanted to break up with her to her face. She guess he deserved at least that much.

She turned the knob slowly and pulled the door open.

"Oh. Um. You got my note?" Daria said.

The couple walked down to the park. Oh great, Daria thought, he would prefer to publicly humiliate me. At least everyone would know the rumour was false then.

Tom sat on a bench. Daria sat next to him.

"Daria," he spoke first. "How could you do this to me?"

"I can't help it if I'm not ready. I can't change the way I feel" Daria responded trying to defend herself.

"Not that. I mean, how could you dump me without even talking it over?" Tom said. He wasn't even mad about her standing him up.

"Look, we both agreed that sleeping together would bring us closer," Daria began "so... not doing it must be driving us apart"

Tom looked at Daria and said "No, you said it would bring us closer and I said, fine, if that's the way you feel. I wasn't pushing this, you were, remember? I was perfectly happy with our relationship just the way it was."

"Perfectly happy?" Daria smirked.

"Okay, very content. The point is, you're not ready. I understand." Tom said. He sounded understanding but he didn't understand.

Daria paused. It wasn't that she wasn't ready. Just like Jodie said. They had been together a long time now. There's nothing to be ashamed of as long as they used the neon birth control devices. Then, what was it? She was scared. Scared of being so close to him. She had to say something. He is understanding maybe he'd understand this too.

"No, you don't understand. It's not that I'm not ready. It's that I'm scared." She started to explain

"Same thing." Tom said.

"No, it's not the same thing. I just admitted that I'm scared." Daria explained further. "The thought of that much intimacy... it's just overwhelming to me."

"Oh." Tom said. He paused and Daria waited for him to process. "Daria, you know I would never do anything to make you uncomfortable." He added after a second.

However Daria had more she was scared of. "And even if I could handle it, what if you were disappointed?" She added "Our whole relationship could be ruined."

Tom thought a second longer, then spoke. "You don't want to have sex because you're afraid it'll hurt our relationship, and then you break up with me. Doctor, my head."

Daria thought that's what he'd want especially after she stood him up. She thought it meant so much to him to take it to the next level.

"I thought that's what you'd want." She said.

"Think again." Tom replied and moved in to kiss her. He gently put his lips on hers. They felt so warm. Despite her fear of intimacy she adored kissing him. He was a rather good kisser. She didn't have anyone to compare it to but when they kissed she felt tingles all over. It shot a shock down between her legs. Maybe she did want to take it to the next level. Her body certainly did. Why was she so confusing?

Tom pulled away and interrupting her thought process by speaking. "You know, I think that, despite ourselves, we just reached a new level of intimacy."

Daria smirked remembering the thoughts she was just having. "And lived to tell about it."

The couple began to kiss again. Daria's body began to beg for more again while her brain tried to rationalize. Was it fair to even ask him to take it further now? She was crazy. Why was she scared? This was being intimate and she craved this feeling. She didn't have to be afraid of Tom. He was her first boyfriend and the sweetest guy she knew, without being too muchy. He was the one she wanted to give her virginity to. She wasn't scared anymore. She was ready.

"Tom" Daria said pulling away from their kiss. Yes, she thought all that while kissing him.

"Daria" Tom said back waiting for her to say what she was going to say.

Daria took his hand and stared into his eyes. He was what she wanted.

"I'm ready."