Chapter Twelve

New Roommates?

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Serena's dad stopped by during his lunch break.

"Hey, honey, how are you feeling?"

"Fine, dad, how about you?"
"I'm good, you Darien?"

"Fine, thanks Ken."

"Guess what, daddy, we're dating now!"

"Really?"
"Yah, I hope you don't mind, Ken." Darien prayed he wouldn't be put out cold.

"It's fine, I'm glad you are happy Serena."
"I couldn't be happier." Serena exclaimed.

"Oh, I should call the doctor." Darien remembered.
"Oh yah, he has something to explain to you daddy."

"Really, what could that be? Ah well, he'll just explain, as long as there's nothing wrong."

"No, nothings wrong. We can actually go home today, right now if you wanted."
"I would love nothing more than to take you home right now, but I'm on my lunch break. How about I stop by after work and take you home?"
"Okay, there's the doctor."

The doctor came into the room, asking Ken to talk with him in the hall. He agreed.

After the doctor finished explaining the situation, he asked, "so since your daughter needs someone to watch her and the same with Darien, why doesn't he go with you? He has no family, just really good friends that have school."

"Well, I guess, it's just the fact that he's a boy and...well you know." Ken hinted.

"True, but he seems like a nice boy. Like he wouldn't take advantage of your daughter. He risked his life to try to save her, and he loves her. He said himself, he would never hurt the one he loves, or the ones she loves."

"He said that?"

"Yah, when she was still in her coma. The police were going to arrest him after interviewing that Jarrett guy. He said that when the officer told him that he'd be arrested." The doctor informed.

"I guess I never really realized how much they care for each other." Ken thought for a moment. "Yah, I guess that'll be fine, don't say anything until I inform my wife and see what she thinks about the whole thing."

"Okay."

"Just tell them that I had to get back to work, and you didn't get to tell me the suggestion yet. Oh, and that I love my daughter."

"Okay, will do. See you later, Mr. Tsukino."

"Goodbye."

The doctor went into the room and said just that.

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On his way back to work, Ken called Ilene.

"Hello?"
"Hey, honey."
"Oh, Ken, how are you?"
"Fine, just left the hospital. They said we can take Serena home today."
"That's great."

"Yah, and they also said she'd need someone with her 24/7 just in case anything happens, and same with Darien. Since we work, the girls and Sammy have school, and Darien's friends have school, they suggested that Darien come stay with us and they could look after each other."
"And your fatherly instincts kicked in?"

"Yah, but we were out in the hall, so they didn't know what I said. I told the doctor to say I had to go before he suggested that Darien stay with us."

"So, what do you think?"

"Well he said that Darien said himself he'd never hurt the one he loved and the ones she loves...and he did risk his life to save her."

"Yah, that's true, he does seem like a really nice boy. I highly doubt that he'd take advantage of Serena."

"True. Well if it's okay with you, then it's okay with me."
"Okay, then it's settled, Darien will be living with us for a few days."
"Yah, the doctor said they can go to school on Friday too."

"Okay, well I have to go, client just buzzed in. I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye honey."

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After work, Ken went to the hospital and pretended to be shocked by the idea and 'called' his wife to ask. After he came back into the room where his daughter and Darien were located, he spoke.
"Okay, your mother says it's fine, Darien can come stay with us."
"Thank you Daddy!" Serena shot up from bed and wrapped her dad in a big hug.

"No problem, Darien might have to share a room with Sammy. We don't have a spare bedroom." He pondered.

"He can have my room, I'll sleep on the pull out couch. He shouldn't have to share a room with that weasel." She teased.

"No, I don't want to put anyone out-" Darien said, but was quickly interrupted by Serena.

"No, I insist, you can have my room."

"But sweetie-" Her dad was cut off, again by Serena.

"NO, I insist, he can have my room." She said again, in a more stern voice.

"Fine, fine, I guess you'll be staying in Serena's room." He sighed then thought, "But honey, the pullout couch might not be the best for your injuries."

"What about my pullout couch." He'll say no, but why not give it a shot. He'll never let me and Darien sleep in the same-.

"Okay," Ken said.

"WHAT, really, thank you daddy."

"But you'll be keeping your door open."

"Yah, I know, thank you so much for trusting me!"
"You're sixteen, almost seventeen, I think I can trust you."

"And I'm glad that you trust Darien too."
"He's a guy, no offense, but I had my doubts, but then the doctor told me what he'd said about never hurting you, and thought about the fact that he did risk his life to save yours."

"I'd never think of doing anything to hurt Serena, Ken." Darien reassured.

"Okay, so lets get your stuff together and go."

"Okay, thanks again daddy."

"Thanks, Ken. I really appreciate you doing this for me." Darien gave Ken a firm handshake.

"No problem, you are my daughter's boyfriend, I should get used to seeing you around our house, right?" Ken chuckled.

"Guess so." Darien laughed.

"Yah, you are coming to visit after we get better, right Darien?" She said slyly.

"Yah, of course I'd come visit my angel."

"Aw, thank you, Dare Bare."

"Come on you two love birds."

"Yah, yah, yah."
"And no making out in the back seat." Ken joked.