Chapter 26

So…we meet again

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The bodyguard walked with the girls over to the next booth to meet the fab 5 A.k.A Lita, Amy, and Raye's Boyfriends. Serena had always wanted to meet them and now that she was about to she didn't know what to do with herself. It was like being a teenage schoolgirl all over again. Rocky led them thourgh the massive crowd of grinding bodies. As they got deeper and deeper into the crowd it got harder to keep up with the girls. Serena feared that she would be left behind again and this time Charlie wouldn't be there to come back for her. 'You have to be forceful with these people' 'excuse me's aren't going to cut it.' Serena kept repeating to herself over and over again, but each time she kept saying it to herself the more she kept losing track of Rocky and the girls. When she finally lost sight of them completely she knew she had to do something. She couldn't keep saying to herself what she was going to do she had to do it. She gathered all her courage up and started to make her move.

"Can you move?" said Serena as she pushed a girl aside. The girl gave her a dirty look and went back to grinding with a partner. She smiled to herself it was working. Serena kept pushing through the crowd. Soon she caught site of the girls whom were going toward the back of the club. Serena frantically started to push people aside to get to them. She was halfway there when she felt someone grab her arm and yank her backwards. 'Who the hell was on her'.

"Hey babe come dance with me." Said a man with dark brown hair.

"I'm sorry I can't have to caught put with my friends" Serena said trying to yank her arm out of the man's grip.

"Ah come on baby just one dance that's all I'm asking," He said as he pulled her closer to him. Serena could smell the liquor on his breath. She turned her head from the foul odor. When she did the man started to kiss her neck. His hands roamed all over her body. Serena began to panic.

"Please let go of me" she wimpered but the man refused to let her go. Serena wanted to scream anything to get the man off of her. She had to do something… The next thing she knew her hand was sliding across his face. Serena could tell by the look in his eyes that he was going to fire back at her. She closed her eyes and put her hands put in front of her face as she waited for the blown she knew that was coming.

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"Well I'm tried of just sitting here I think I'm going to hit the dance floor." Darien made his way towards the red curtain that was covering their booth. "You guys coming."

"Dar you know we can't if the tabloids snap any pictues of us dancing with anyone and the girls see us…" Said Gerg.

"You've got a point there" Laughed Darien. "Well I do feel sorry for you guys." He turned his attention to Andrew "You coming Drew. You don't have a girl that will blow up at you" Laughed Darien.

"Nah you go ahead Darien I think I'll talk to our sexy waitress and besides you have to go find your future wife" The waitress lifted her head up at his comment. Andrew winked at her. She blushed and turned back to her work. Darien smirked, shook his head and left.

"Would you like me to escort you anywhere Mr.Sheilds?" Said the bodyguard.

"No thanks" Darien said. He never liked bodyguards or 'tabloid leakers' as his friends called them. It seemed like everytime the got a bodyguard their personal lives always seemed to suddenly appear in magazines. Darien walked up the stairs to the second floor to scope out the crowd and see if could find anybody he knew. As he scanned the crowd he saw 4 girls and a tall man walking toward the booth that he had came out of. He squnited to see better and saw that it was Raye, Amy, Lita and some other girl that he didn't recoginze. He figured that the man was their bodyguard for the night. He smiled at the thought of Greg, Ken, and Chad's faces when they saw their girlfriends were here at the club. He watched the girls go in. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a woman trying to get through the crowd. He smiled at how she was being pushed through the crowd like a rag doll. 'I wonder where she trying to get to.' He watched as a man grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. Darien felt sorry for the woman trying to free herself. He decided to go and help her. He jogged down the steps to woman. He easily pushed the through the crowd of grinding couples. When he finally got to the man and woman that he saw from the top floor he saw that he had gotten there just in time. He watched the woman slap the man across the face. He could tell by the way the man was standing he was drunk and wasn't going to let a woman hit him. He raised his hand to hit the girl back. Darien watched the girl turn her head and put her hands up to protect herself. Darien grabbed his wrist in mid swing.

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When the pain didn't come Serena opened her eyes to see why. When she looked up she saw that someone was holding the man wrist. She turned her direction to the person who was holding it. When she saw whom it was she gasped.

"Were you really going to hit a lady" Asked Darien.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Asked the Man. Darien tightened his hold on his wrist.

"I should be aking you the same" said Darien.

"This is none of your business"

"Well when your going to the a woman you made it my business." Said Darien. The balled his free hand it a fist. Darien saw this. He didn't want to fight the guy. If he did the reporters would be all over him. "Look I don't want any trouble. Just walk away." They stared at eachother. "Just walk away." The man snatched his wrist from Darien's grip. He looked at Serena.

"I'll be waiting for that dance babe," He said. As he walked away he rammed his shoulder into Darien's and kept on walking. Darien stared him down the whole time.

"Dar…Darien" Asked Serena. Darien turned at the sound of his name. It sounded like an angel was singing his name. He recoginzed the voice. He turned around. Was Serena really be standing in front of him?

"Serena" He said with astonished eyes. Serena nodded her head. Darien didn't know what to do. Should he hug her, kiss her, What?

"Do you wanna get a drink?" He yelled over the music. Serena could only nod her head. She was speechless. Darien pulled her through the crowd to the bar.

"Can get a beer and…" He looked at Serena.

"A beer" She yelled over the music.

"Coming right up" Said the bartender as he went off to get them their drinks. Darien turned as attention to Serena.

"So…How have you been Serena?" Darien could hit himself in the head for asking that. She was almost hit by some guy. He just wanted to know everything that had happened to her since he last saw her.

"Fine," she said she couldn't think of anything else to say. Here was the man she had been dreaming about and all she could say was 'fine'. Darien could tell that she was uncomfrontable.

"Here go your beers," Said the bartender. Darien took a swing of his beer. Serena had to lighten the mood up.

"Thanks Darien" Said Serena. Darien smriked and put his beer on the counter.

"You don't have to thank me Serena. I saw you were in trouble so I helped you out. I'm sure you would have done the same" Said Darien. Serena blushed. Serena was happy that it was kinda dark so Darien couldn't see how embrassed she was.

"So who was that guy anway? A new boyfriend or something" Darien asked. Serena blushed again. He must have noticed this time because he smiled. Serena could have melted on the spot.

"No. Just some guy" Said Serena.

"So…How are you liking L.A" Serena smiled as she thought of all her new friends she met.

"I love it. I've met a lot of new people. They've been so kind to me, considering I'm new," She said.

"That's great! are you here with some of your friends now" Asked Darien. Serena had totally forgot about the girls and the fab 5 boyfriends.

"I was with them. They all wanted to go see the Fab 5.Their really close to them," said Serena. She didn't want to tell him that they were actually their girlfriends. "Are bodyguard was leading us over there when that guy grabbed me." Said Serena. Darien was surprised to hear that she knew of his group and he was surprised to hear that her friends and her had a bodyguard. That would mean that she was with V.I.P people. The only people he knew that were here that knew the Fab 5 were…his friends' girlfirend's

"Really?"

"Yep, but now I can't find them. And I'll never get to meet any of the fab 5" Said Serena with sad eyes.

"You know… me and the fab 5 are like this," said Darien twisting two fingers to indicate how close they were. "I know your friends." Said Darien "if you want I can take you to them now" Serena's eyes lit up. She through her arms around Darien.

"Thank you Darien. That would mean the world to me" Said Serena. Darien laughed at her childish antics. Serena let go and blushed at how chidish she was being. Her mother always said that was one of her bad traits.

"Sorry" she said mumbled. Darien grabbed Serena's hand and led her back thourgh the crowd of grinding bodies.

"Stay close to me" He yelled over the music. Serena clung to his arm. She could feel the warmthness of his body. She remenbered how Jeff used to hold her and how she use to feel his warmthness. But she never really felt protected with him. With Darien she felt as if he would protect her for an million year and he would love her. When the finally made it out of the crowd she barely even noticed. He led to the booth with the red curtain.

"Well here we are. They should be in here" Said Darien. Serena nodded and pushed back the curtain. She walked in and Darien followed.

"Serena there you are we were beginning to worry about you" Said Raye who was sitting next to Chad.

"Sorry I was right behind Lita when this guy grabbed me and tried to get me to dance with him." Said Serena. "I try to tell him no, but he wouldn't let go. I slapped him." At this time the girls ran over to her.

"Are you alright Serena" Asked Mina. Serena nodded.

"He was going to hit me back when Darien stepped in" Serena turn to look at Darien. By this time everyone turned to Darien.

"Thanks Darien" Said Raye. "If it wasn't for you-" Darien stopped her.

"No need Raye. I would have done the same for you."

"Alright Darien. Scoring some for the Fab 5" Said Ken. Serena turned with shock in her eyes.

"You didn't tell me you were in the Fab 5 Darien"

"I was going to but…"Said Darien. "Are you mad?" He asked. Serena stared at him. 'Was she really mad at him'thought Darien. Serena smiled at him and shook he head 'no'

"Of course not Darien how can I be mad at the person who saved me and brought me back to my friends" Said Serena.

"Anyways Sere you said you wanted to meet the fab 5 so here they are" Said Mina. Serena turned around and saw Greg, Chad, Ken and Andrew.

"Its nice to meet you all" Said Serena.

"So your name is Serena right?" asked Andrew.

"Yes, Serena Clark"

"Well Serena if your friends with the girls and with Darien you're a friend of ours" Said Greg.

"Now that were all here you guys wanna order some drinks" Said Ken

"You're always the first to ask about alochol Ken. Your starting to make me think you're an alocholic" Said Lita.

"Don't worry Lita I'm only an alcholic when it comes to you" Laughed ken. Lita blushed and sat on Ken's lap. Amy, Raye, and Amy sat near their boyfriends and Serena and Mina sat near Darien and Andrew. Thet all drank and talked well into the night. When it was time for the club to close they all still didn't wanna go home, but knew they had to.

Raye, Amy and Lita kissed their boyfriends good-bye and got into the their limo. Mina and Andrew exchanged phone number. And got in their respective limo's. Darien wanted to spend more time with Serena. He loved everything about her. Serena rocked back in forth on her feet. She really wanted for Darien to ask her out, but the whole night he hadn't. She afraid if she had asked him out that it would push him away.

"Serena…Would you like to go out sometime. Just you and me" Asked Darien. Serena looked up from the ground. Was he really making her dreams come ture?

"Darien I would love to go out with you" said Serena. "When do you wanna go out?" asked Serena.

"How about you give me your phone number and I'll call you" Said Darien. Serena smiled and wrote down her cellphone number.

"Well I'll see you then" Said Serena. She lend up on her tipy toes and and kissed Darien's cheek. "Thanks again Darien" Said Serena. She climbed into the limo. When she shut the door it drove off. Darien watched as it drove off into the L.A traffic. He touched the spot were Serena had kissed him. Her lips felt so warm against his skin and when her lips left he felt as if they should aways be there.

"Come on Romeo we would actually like to go home" Said Andrew from the limo. Darien got into the limo it drove off. He knew that tonight he would have dreams about his lovely angel that had haunted his dreams from when he first met her.