Chapter Twenty-one
Anniversary
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"Morning mom, what's for breakfast?" Serena skipped down the stairs smelling something cooking.
"Well I have pancakes, french toast, and eggs cooking." Ilene answered.
"Why so much?" She asked, taking a seat at the counter.
"Today is our anniversary." Ken said, walking into the kitchen.
"Yup, so I cooked a feast for breakfast. Where's Darien?" Ilene noticed that he hadn't come down for breakfast.
"He was still sleeping when I came down." She shrugged.
"Oh, well help yourself to whatever you want, and tell Darien the same." Ilene said.
"So Darien suggested he should return back to his house today." Serena informed.
"Well that probably would be a good idea, since you are going to school again." Ilene thought.
"I'd like to help, but your mother and I will be out all day, we have plans." Ken informed.
"It's okay, he's got plenty of help. Wait, does that mean I have to watch Sammy?" Serena groaned.
"Yes." Both her parents said at once.
"But he's like 10." Serena complained.
"Still too young to stay home by himself." Ken said.
"Fine, but I have a date with Darien today." She remembered.
"Well, Sammy will be going too." Ilene told her.
"Fine, have fun. Love you, bye." Serena sighed as they walked out the door.
Serena was getting breakfast when she heard a familiar voice.
"Good morning my sweet." Darien wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and put his head on hers.
"'sigh' morning."
"What's wrong?" He asked, sounding concerned, but not moving.
"Well today is mom and dad's anniversary and they have plans all day...which means I have to watch Sammy. We'll either have to take him with us, or cancel our date." She said, turning around in his arms, wrapping him in a hug. "I'm sorry."
"No need to be sorry, it's fine. We can have him call a friend and see if he can hang out with them for the day." Darien suggested. "Or at least during our date."
"That's a good idea."
"What's a good idea? And where's mom and dad?" Sammy asked, walking into the kitchen.
"Mom made a feast for breakfast. Her and dad are out for their anniversary. I have to watch you, but I have a date. So you get the pleasure of calling a friend and seeing if you can go over their house " Serena said chipperily.
"Okay, sounds great. I'll go call Billy now." Sammy said, going back into the living room.
"Okay, let me know what he says." Serena waved him off.
"So let's eat, I'm hungry." Darien grabbed himself a plate of food.
"I thought I was the one that was usually always hungry." They both laughed. "Wait, I just insulted myself, how does that work out?"
"SERENA, when can I go over?" Sammy screamed from the other room.
"Can you go at 11:30?"
He mumbled something into the phone. "Yah."
"Okay, I'll walk you over there."
"K, thanks."
"Yup. Operation 'GROYB' complete." Serena said with a sly tone.
"Operation 'GROYB?'" Darien looked extremely confused.
"Get Rid Of Younger Brother." She said simply.
"Oh. Makes since." Darien took a seat, starting on his breakfast.
"Yup."
They ate, and got ready for their date. After they walked Sammy to his friends, they met up with the others at the park.
"Hey guys." Serena yelled, walking over to where her friends were waiting.
"Hey, where are your crutches?" Lita asked.
"Don't have to use them anymore, besides, it was hard using them with my cast anyways." She said raising her arm a little.
"Yah, seemed like you were struggling a little." Raye laughed.
"Yah, well let's see you try it!" Serena shot back.
"Girls, girls, let's try to be civil today." Kevin said, stepping between the two.
"Fine." They both sighed.
"So where to?" Amy asked.
"Wanna just walk?" Stephen suggested.
"Sure, it's so nice out today. Perfect for a walk." Mina commented.
"I couldn't agree more." Josh said, pulling her in close.
"Let's get going." Darien said, taking Serena's hand, and leading the rest.
"Okay."
They walked around the park for about an hour before stopping at the Crown for some late lunch. While at lunch, Sammy called Serena.
"I'll be right back." Serena said, walking away from the table. "Hello."
"Hey Serena, it's Sammy."
"Oh, hey, what's up?"
"Billy has to go to his grandmothers, I have to leave soon."
"Okay, I'll be there in a few to get you, I'm at the Crown."
"Oh, okay, see you soon."
"Okay, bye."
Serena walked back to the table, "Hey, I have to go pick up Sammy. I'll see you guys later."
"You want me to come too?" Darien offered.
"If you'd like."
"I'd like nothing less." He said getting up. "I'll be by the house later. I've gotta bring my stuff back home today."
They all said their goodbyes as Serena and Darien went to pick up Sammy.
"Thanks again for letting me go over Billy's today, Serena." Sammy said.
"No problem." Serena said.
"That was probably more fun then hanging out with a bunch of teenagers in love." Darien joked.
"Yah, that's so true." Serena agreed.
The three went back to Serena's house to help Darien start getting his things back together. It was already 7 before they were done.
"I'll call one of the guys to bring my car over for my stuff." Darien said, getting his phone out.
"Okay, I'll take the boxes down to the front door." Serena said.
"K, thanks."
"Josh will be here in about 30 minutes." Darien said, bringing the last box down.
"Well in the meantime, I'll cook some grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. How's that sound?"
"Yum, I love grilled cheese!" Sammy said walking in.
"I know, that's why I suggested it." Serena laughed.
"Sounds good to me!" Darien agreed.
About five minutes after they finished eating and washing the dishes, Josh arrived. He and Darien loaded the boxes into the car and they drove off to Darien's house.
"Wow, loading the boxes took a long time, it's already 9." Serena looked at the clock on the wall.
"I'm beat, I'm gonna go to bed." Sammy yawned.
"Okay, I'm gonna wait until mom and dad get home. See ya in the morning squirt." She said, rustling her hand through her younger brother's hair.
"Night."
About an hour later, the house phone rang.
"Hello, is this the Tsukino residents?" The person on the other end asked.
"Yes, may I ask who's calling?" Serena was totally confused.
"This is County General Hospital." The nurse said.
"Oh, hello, this is Serena. My parents aren't home right now though."
"That's why we are calling. They were injured and we'd like you to come to the hospital as soon as physically possible." The nurse sounded upset.
"What, are they okay??"
"Please come here as soon as you can."
"Okay, I'll leave now."
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...RING...RING... Darien picked up his phone. Why is Serena calling me so late? "Hello?"
"Darien, this is Sammy. I'm worried, Serena isn't here and neither are my parents. I went to call Serena on her cell, but she left it here." Darien could tell that Sammy had been crying.
"Calm down, calm down. Don't worry I'll come right over."
A/N: I really wanna thank my bff, Yella. She's helped me a bunch through my story, and given me some ideas.
And thank you my reviewers:
Champion of Justice,anokas2757, DaOnLeeSam, and PangstaAlexXo.
Thank you for reading,
-SailorMoonForever