Chapter 7

Serena leaned back against the sofa and for the first time in ages she burst out into uncontrollable tears, everything that had happened today really had gotten to her. She loved Darien, more than anything in the world and hated hurting him as much as she loved him, but she couldn't help kill him. Her dream might be a hoax but it seemed so real to her so she wouldn't take any chances.

Tears flew down her cheeks, one after the other and her sobs almost choked her as she slid down the back of the seat so that she was lying on her side on the sofa with her hands over her face. Her hair was a mess and her make-up had run, she looked like a blonde panda with messy hair. "Oh Darien, I'm sorry." She whispered into the cushion, which she had shoved under her face so that she could snuggle it.

Different things flashed through her head as she lay on the sofa sobbing, pictures of her and Darien when they had first gotten together after the doom tree. Pictures of how he used to look first thing in a morning when she slept over his house. Most of all pictures of the things he bought her and times he got real soppy and constantly told her he loved her. She thought of all the messages he sent her during the day when he was at work and they couldn't meet up that night. She loved him so much and the thought of being apart from him broke her heart and the idea of shouting at him also caused a lot of grief, but if he was to believe the break up was because she wanted it to happen and not because it did she would have to be convincing.

She instantly sat up, tears still streaming from her eyes and thought of something, nothing she seemed to be doing was pushing him away further enough, but she thought of something that might. She wiped her face with the back of her hand and stood up. She walked over to the phone table, (blew her nose with a tissue) and picked up the phone book. She searched and it seemed impossible the amount of time it took to reach one number and finally she found it. She came to rest on a page, which said Aiko, Alan. She sighed and knew she had to do it; she picked up the phone and dialed the number on the pad. It began to ring and then she heard a husky male voice at the other end.

"Hello?"

"Hi Alan… its Serena…" She began.

"Oh… hi Serena, how are you doing?" He asked.

"Fine thanks… er Alan, can I talk to you about… something?"

The next day Darien found himself deep in thought as he walked through the park near his apartment. Yesterday had gone completely wrong and not as he planned, he had planned to be back with Serena now and probably be laying in each other's arms from the love making the night before.

Michelle ruined it all; she shouldn't have been there! But as he thought more about it he sighed as he sat down on a bench, it wasn't her fault, she couldn't have known my intentions and so it wasn't her fault she chose to have a shower that exact time and he felt horrible for accusing her. He bent forward and put his head in his hands that were resting on his legs, but he didn't have to see who was coming to know who it was, he could tell solely by the voice.

"Oh Alan, I love chocolate milkshake! Can we go and get some burgers now! I'm really hungry."

"You just had an ice cream and a hot dog." Came the reply and Darien pulled his head a little way out his hands as he clenched his fists.

"Alan." He growled quietly. Alan was a mate of Serena's, someone who always seemed to have a thing for her, but he was too old for her, he was 18 and she was only 16. Or that was what Darien thought and on the same subject he didn't think it odd that he was 20 and she was 4 years younger than him and only 2 years from Alan's age.

"So? I'm still hungry!" Serena moaned.

"Okay, okay. " Alan answered and Darien heard Serena squeal happily. Only he made her squeal! He thought angrily and now fully pulled his head up to have a look at Serena and Alan as they walked slowly back and forth over the grass.

"What the…?" He began as he saw what Serena was wearing. Serena stood looking happily at Alan wearing what looked like a bikini top and hot pants. Both were pink and frilly and very revealing. Darien had noticed that the day was sunny and extremely hot but she was not allowed to wear that kind of thing in public! And he was going to tell her what he thought!

He stood up suddenly; un balled his fists and stalked over towards Serena and her 'puppy'. He got within about ten feet when he decided he couldn't control his rage anymore.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" He shouted at her expecting to see her jump but she turned coolly round to look at him and smiled.

"Darien, nice to see you." She said a little sarcasm clear in her voice.

"Serena are you nuts?" He screamed at her once he had managed to stand within a few centimeters from her.

"No, I'm hot and your breath on my head is not helping." She said annoyed and moved away from Darien and consequently closer to Alan who seemed very happy about it.

"Serena you will come home with me this instant and put some clothes on." He said and began to drag her towards the exit from the town. But he only managed to get a few feet when he felt a sharp pain in his foot. Serena might not have been wearing much on her body but she wore sandals with very sharp heals.

"ARGH!" Darien shouted, letting go of Serena's arm and clutching his foot as close to his chest he could and hopping around trying to keep his balance. But unluckily he failed and fell flat on the ground on his back.

Serena walked over to him and looked down at his still body. "Leave me alone, do you understand, you arrogant jerk, don't touch me, talk to me or ever think about me again, do you understand?" She asked and didn't wait for a reply when she walked over to Alan, put her arm through his and began to walk out of the park arm in arm with Darien's enemy.

Darien watched as the woman he loved insulted him and told him never to speak to her again. His heart broke even more (if it could) and melted around his body, his limbs turned to jelly and he found that he could no longer hold himself up on his elbow. He collapsed back to the floor and looked up at the sky and felt wet things touch his cheek but it wasn't raining.