Hi all, I'm finally updating yes yes yes finnaally... I updated For love or honor too...and didn't get one stinking review... 34 hits, and 0 new reviews... Stupid people! ah well. oh well.ya know..(coughreadthatonetoocough):wink:wink: anyway. have fun reading ya'll. This chapter...is...i dunno..its borderline Corny/crappy/drawn out.

But its important! R&R! Muah.

Love ya'll.

-Sugar

Chapter 4: Freedom

'OOhh, she smells so good!' Darien mentally groaned to himself, as he starred at the beautiful blonde across from him.
"What?" Serena said, coldly, noticing his stares. He just shrugged.
"Why the heck are you starring at me!" She squealed.
'OH God she's so cute!'
"Uh...nothing." He responded casually.
She was ticked now. "Jerk." She retorted, crossing her arms.
"Baby."
He blushed.
'Oh sith! I didn't mean to say it like that!' The way Darien meant it and the way it came out were entirely different. Darien meant to sound snobby and rude, but he came out sounding more, loving and sweet than anything else.
Serena blushed. 'He...He..(gulp).. He said What!' Serena thought to herself, still wide-eyed and blushing.
'Oh crap! She knows, she knows, No, she doesn't know. I can just cover myself, whew, okay. Calm down.' Darien frantically thought to himself.
Darien shook off his blush and loosened his posture.
He chuckled a bit.
"Man, that smell must be getting to me. My voice must have cracked cuz that did not come out right." He Chuckled again. "It almost sounded as if I actually like you."
He seemed to cover himself well, he thought. Maybe too well.
Her eyes seemed to drop to the floor. "Oh." She said so very quietly that it was almost undetectable. But Darien Heard it.
And then there was silence.
Darien's heart broke. 'OH NO!' He mentally shrieked. 'What have I done! I've pushed it too far this time. I've hurt her.. Stupid, stupid me!'
"Serena..."
"Don't!" She said coldly, snapping her eyes up and glaring at him.
It was quiet a moment, and Darien had time to collect his thoughts.
'Maybe I'm approaching this wrong.' He thought.
"So, Serena.. exactly how--"
"Look!" She stated, interrupting him.
"I know you don't like me okay? I get it. But I'm tired of your smart-ace, egotistical remarks about some Godforsaken thing that's wrong with me. Your a jerk, and I kinda get the point that you don't like me, WITHOUT the consecutive insults, So save it."
Darien laughed.
Serena looked very confused.
"I was just trying to ask how old you are."
Serena blushed.
It was silent a few moments.
"14"
"What?"
"I'm 14"
Darien smiled. "Ah I see, So what school do you go to?"
"Jonan High."
"Good school."
"Yeah.." Serena said very quietly. She started biting on her nails, as she grew a little nervous. Something about Darien being nice was scaring the heck out of her.
'Well since he's being nice...' She thought. 'I might as well take advantage of it.'
"Wanna play a game?"
"Huh?"
"Do you want to play a game?"
"Sure...I guess...What are we playing?"
"How about..Truth or Dare?"
"Sure."
"Okay, I'll ask you first. um.. Okay, so what is your biggest fear? Truth or Dare?"
"Dare."
"Oh ho ho! I dare you to... Oh I know! Dance the macarana."
Serena's eyes bulged as Darien did the macarani. He even was humming to the beat.
She started cracking up.
"Okay, Okay, Stop, before I bust a gut."
"Okay, my turn to ask the question..have you ever.. snuck out of the house? Truth or Dare?"
Serena bit her lip. ' Well I have as Sailormoon, but I can't tell him that!'
"Truth, I have once or twice."
"Why?"
"Uh, For teenage stuff."
"Are you lying?"
"Why would I be lying about that!"
"Heh, sorry, don't get so offended, I guess I just never thought of you as a normal teenager I guess."
"A 'normal teenager'? What is that supposed to mean!"
"What I mean is I never thought you would do something like that."
"Oh well, I do, so, your turn. Have you ever done anything illegal? Truth or Dare?"
"Dare."
"Oh ho, Okay, I want you to sing... 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight.'"
"Are you serious?"
Serena giggled. "Yes."
"Oh man." Darien groaned. But still- he began to sing.
Serena admired his audacity. Especially since he couldn't carrry a tune.
"All right, your turn to ask me." Serena said after Darien had finished his little serenade.
"Have you ever kissed a boy? Truth or Dare?"
Serena blushed.
"What, what, what kind of a question is that! That's awfully nosey! I mean.. I'm 14... Of.. Of course I have!."
Darien smiled. 'She hasn't.'
"Well, Serena, you didn't even pick truth or dare yet..and you already tolled me."
"Oh yeah...Danget! Oh well, okay, um... um..Darnit.. I can't think of any..um.. Okay, What are you thinking right now? Truth or Dare?"
"Truth."
He was silent a moment. His gaze resting on the floor.
"Well, speak up already." Serena urged, impatiently.
His eyes looked up to meet hers.
"Your beautiful."
Her eyes widened.
"What!"
"I'm thinking that ... your beautiful."
Tears began to well up in her eyes.
"I hate you Darien." She whispered, getting up from the floor, and wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Your so mean... I was actually beginning to think that you might actually be human and then you go and say something stupid like that and try to play one of your sick little mind games on me...Its just another one of your sick little games."
Serena walked over to the bathroom door.
She began pounding the door with all her might. "Let me out!" She screamed, tears pouring down her cheeks.
"Serena.." He was speechless. "Serena this isn't a--"
"Someone Help!" She continued to scream.
"Serena."
"Let! Me! Out!"
"Serena!"
"Somebody! Please let me OOUUUTTT!"
"Screw this." Darien said, grabbing Serena's arms. He pulled her away from the door, her pigtails flew around her as she wailed.
OOMPH!
He pushed her against the bathroom wall. She looked scared. Real scared.
"Now you listen to me!" He screamed, starring her in the face.
"Let me go you Jerk! Your! Hurting! Me!"
She whined, struggling to get free.
He lowered his face to hers.
"Not until you listen to what I have to say."
His voice was quiet, yet firm.

Serena was silent.

"I meant what I said Serena."

"Liar! You have to have a beautiful soulto think such things and you Darien.. You don't even have a heart! HEELLPPP!"

"God, would you just shut up for one minute!"

"Never!"

"Don't you get it?"

"Get what? That you're a total moron and a jerk? H'mm yeah I get it."

"D..net Serena! I love you!"

She gasped.

"You lie.." Her voice was very low –and then she screamed.

"You Lie!"

Whack!

She slapped him.

Tick. Click. Click.

Their heads snapped to the side.

Someone was picking the lock!

Serena quickly squirmed out of Darien's grip and leaped to the other side of the room –just in time for the door to fling open, revealing a man in a maintenance uniform and several party-goers peering in at the couple, whom had the strangest looks on their faces.

"Are you okay, miss?"

The old, maintenance man asked Serena.

She looked at Darien with uncertain eyes. Then she looked at his red cheek. She smiled.

"I'm fine now that I can get away from this creep."

She walked out of the bathroom.

"I'm free!" she shouted gleefully, upon exiting the bathroom.

After that, she immediately left the apartment.

Darien just watched her leave.

He didn't move…didn't say a word…he just reached up and touched his cheek.

His eyes started to tear.

..She never even looked back..

Darien walked right past the maintenance man, and all of the party-ers.

He went straight to his room…and shut the door.

R&R please, thanx.

-Sugar