Chapter 17:
During the following week Mina and Jadeite went back to San Francisco. They asked Serena to come with them, but she said no. She wanted to stay in New York with Darien, where she felt safe.
The room that she was staying in had turned into a little studio. She had asked Darien if he minded but he said no. He even bought her a paint set. She mostly sat in the room all day trying to paint. He had tried to get her to go out a few times, but she said no.
Raye told Darien that Serena not wanting to go out must've been because of the attack. Darien agreed. Even though there had been no signs of Seyia they all knew they had to be careful because he was around somewhere.
Friday afternoon Darien went into Serena's room. He saw her sitting there in front of a blank canvas. "Serena." He said as he walked over to her.
"Yeah?" Serena asked.
"Are you alright? We've seen very little of you in the past week. I want to make sure you're alright."
"I'm fine." She told him as she gave a weak smile.
"Are you sure?" He asked as he sat on the bed.
"Yeah."
"Would you mind going to dinner one night?"
Serena sat there and thought about it for a few minutes. Did she want to go to dinner? There would be a chance that Seyia would be there. She wanted to go even if it meant running into Seyia. That was something she was going to have to deal with sooner or later. She wanted to deal with it sooner. "Sure."
"Really? You're sure?" He asked.
"Yes, I am. Let's go out to eat tonight."
Darien looked at her and smiled. He was happy that she wanted to go out, but he was also worried. He knew that there was a chance of running into Seyia, but if she wanted to take that chance then he would too.
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Seyia sat in the dark room. He had to think of a way to get Serena. First, he had to get rid of Darien, but how? Killing him would get rid of him permanently and Seyia wouldn't have worry about him. How would he kill him though? Seyia sat there and thought about it. As he thought about it, Seyia decided not to dirty his hands with murder, he decided to hire a hit man. Seyia then stood up and walked over to the phone. He punched in a number of a friend. A friend who owed him a few favors.
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After Darien hung up the phone he went back into Serena's room. "Hey, Serena," He said to her as he entered the room. "Do you still want to go out to dinner?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Because I just made the reservations, so I wanted to make sure you still want to go." He told her.
Serena smiled. "I think it's time that I went out. Sorry if I'm repeating myself."
"It's alright. I keep making sure you want to go. I think we both want to be sure that we're sure." He told her. "If that makes sense."
"It does." She told him as she giggled.
He smiled at her. It was the first time he had heard her laugh in over a week. It was good to hear that sound. They sat there a few moments more in silence before he cleared his throat. "Well, I'll leave you alone to paint. I'll see you in a few hours." Darien told her as he got up and left the room. After he left the room Serena went back to painting.
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Seyia set the phone down and looked at the floor. His friend was more than happy to assist him. Especially after hearing the amount Seyia was going to pay him. Seyia them smirked. His plan was going into action.
AN: Sorry about not updating in a while I've been really busy. Anyway I'm back with an update and hope to have this story fished soon. Anyway, please review.
Princess Cornelia