Miss Katrina Malfoy: I'm glad that you're not mad about Andrew. I honestly wasn't sure how people would react. Also I agree with you about Rini, typically I like it whenever Darien and Serena have a child in a fanfiction that it is Rini, but when I wrote this story a boy just seemed more appropriate to me. Also this story wasn't originally meant to be a fanfiction and by the time I realized that this story would be good as a SM fanfiction I had already created Lucas and couldn't bear to change him. I love him too much.
xSapphirexRosesxFanx: I'm glad that you agree with Andrew and the previous chapter. I'm glad that so far no one has gotten mad about him. Anyways there is some definite smutty Serena x Darien stuff coming along and Mina and Lucas will be reentering the story (I know we haven't heard from them in awhile, we've just been too caught up in the past)
Prometheus FireBringer: Do you like using Usagi for Serena's name more? Sorry if you do, I grew up watching Sailor Moon in English on Cartoon Network and didn't know that she ever went by another name until I recently got back into it. Also you are right, how she isn't one to run away from anything, especially when it comes to protecting others. Yet I think that she would run if it was to protect herself and it wasn't hurting others. I mean, you kind of see her weak side in the last season when she gets depressed over Darien. In fact I believe that whenever it comes to Darien and him not loving her, she would run and be like any other girl and protect herself. There is only so much hardship one person can take.
Thanks for everyone that reviewed, even if I didn't answer your reviews I do appreciate them.
On with the story!
"You never asked him if he really did it?" asked Darien.
Serena shook her head, "I didn't want to really know for sure. I was mostly positive that it was him especially when I saw a missing person's report for Beryl a couple of days after he came home. I just didn't want to know, because if I did I would have to do something and I couldn't lose him."
Darien nodded his understanding. To just simply suspect there is always doubt, but to know leaves no room for doubt.
"And then about three weeks after that Andrew passed away. I moved here because I wanted to start over and I couldn't stay in our house, there were too many memories," she paused for a little bit, "That's basically what's happened in the past seven years."
"There's one thing I've been wondering about?"
"What?"
"That night before we slept together when you said you had no memories…"
"Yes?"
"How was it that you don't remember but you were awake? Same thing with when I found you passed out on the floor and you ran to Molly's."
"My psychologist helped me figure that out. Apparently the trauma of the drug coupled with the rape allowed an alternate personality to develop. One who had memories of that happened to me when I was passed out, that's why she yelled at you to not touch me, because she thought it was the same thing happening again, the rape. It also explains how I was comfortable with you, but she freaked out."
"That explains the running away, but not the other night."
"That night I had ingested a different drug. One that worked more like alcohol and took my inhibitions away but still made me forget. Beryl tried many different kinds of drugs on me; she would inject a liquid form into my water. The ones I had taken when I ran away had those drugs in them. At least one had the ruffie and one had the alcohol like drug.
Darien had nothing left to say to her but, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry about everything," he pulled her close for a hug.
"Oh, Darien, don't say that, none of it was your fault."
"I know, but I'm still sorry for all the hardships that you have had to deal with in your life."
"Thank you," she whispered into his shoulder, and then she pulled back. They both stared into each other's eyes. Each one pulling the other closer, until their lips met in the middle in a soft sweet kiss. When Serena pulled away her lips tingled from his touch. She pressed her fingers to them for a moment then pulled him back for another kiss. This one was filled with passion that quickly turned to lust.
Darien was turned on just by kissing her. Her lips were velvet beneath his. His hands grasped her hips and his fingers searched for the edge of her shirt, when they did find it, he slipped his hand up, feeling the skin of her back then pulled his hand around front to her breast which he cupped swiping his thumb softly over her nipple. She moaned into his mouth and arched her back to push her breast more firmly into his hand.
Serena grabbed the end of Darien's shirt and pulled it open, popping the buttons off. He sent her an annoyed look for ruining his shirt, she just shrugged and said, "There was too much clothes between us," He smiled then moved to take her shirt off, throwing it behind him and lay her down on the couch so she was beneath him. He leaned down and took one of her nipples in his mouth while massaging the other breast with his hand. She moaned and began to re-familiarize herself with the contours of his back, "Maybe we should take this to the bedroom," she said panting.
By way of agreeing he picked her up bridal style and carried her to the bedroom. He set her down and then proceeded to pull off first hers then his own pants and the remains of his shirt. He crawled back to her and she could feel his hardness press against her thigh as they kissed and caressed each other.
Serena felt a slight tug on her panties then heard a ripping sound. Her eyes opened to find Darien throwing her now ruined panties behind him. He caught her look and grinned at her, "There was too much clothes between us," repeating the words she used earlier when she ripped his shirt. Serena smiled then began to push down his boxers so there would finally be no barrier between them. Darien kicked them off positioned himself above her and looked deep into her eyes as he slowly nudged himself in.
Serena felt complete in that moment. There was no one but Darien. No Lucas, no Beryl, no Andrew. Just Darien and her making love.
After they came down from their high Darien rolled off her so as not to crush her then pulled her close whispering, "I love you," as they both drifted off to sleep.
Serena was warm when she woke up. She didn't want to open her eyes she was so comfortable, but her eyes snapped open when her memories of last night came rushing back. A pair of striking blue eyes were staring back at her. Darien was resting his head on his arm which was bent to hold his hand up. He was smiling down on her.
"What are you smiling about?" she asked Darien.
"I'm happy that I get to wake up with you lying beside me."
Serena's face blushed bright red and she sat up so he couldn't look down at her. As she did this, the sheet slipped from her upper torso revealing her breasts. Serena had momentarily forgotten that she was naked beneath the covers and moved to cover herself up again, but Darien stopped her, "Don't cover yourself up. You're beautiful and after what happened earlier you shouldn't have any qualms about being naked in front of me." Serena blushed, if possible, an even darker shade of red than before but did as Darien asked.
"Darien, where do we go from here?"
"Well, I think that we should take things slow," catching Serena's look he chuckled then added, "from now on. And I want to spend time with Lucas, maybe –"
Serena jumped out of bed and began gathering her clothes that were strewn all over the room, "Oh my gosh, Lucas! I hope Mina hasn't brought him home yet."
As soon as Serena finished that sentence she heard Mina's bubbly voice, "Hello! Hello, we're home!"
Serena cursed under her breath as she pulled on her pants and top. "Get dressed," she hissed at Darien angrily as she threw his shirt at him, mad that he hadn't even started moving yet. She really didn't want Lucas or Mina finding them in this compromising situation.
"Hello, anyone home?" Mina called out from the living room.
Serena excited her room, being careful to shut the door behind her to hide Darien's dressing form. "What did the doctor say?" she asked the pair, hoping they wouldn't notice anything.
"Same thing Darien said, Lucas is going to be fine, but medication should help. By the way where is Darien?"
"Oh, he's in my bathroom," Serena had a bathroom connected to her room, so it wouldn't be suspicious when he exits her room.
"Mommy, look at the sticker that I got at the doctors!" Serena was distracted by her son and didn't notice Darien entering the room.
"So I guess you're feeling better," he said to the energetic boy.
"I'm feeling better now, so can I go outside and play Mom?"
Serena shook her head, "Why don't you go play with the toys in your room today, tomorrow maybe you can play outside."
"Okay, Darien, you want to come see my toys?"
Darien glanced at Serena before giving the boy an affirmative answer.
"So what did you guys do while we were at the doctors?" Mina asked innocently.
"We talked…" Serena answered truthfully.
"That's all?"
Serena nodded slowly, trying to figure out if Mina knew something, but thought that she was being paranoid.
"Really? Because I found this," Mina held out Serena's pink shirt that she had been wearing earlier, "on top of the lamp shade," Serena grabbed for the shirt, but Mina pulled it away, "It was almost as if someone had taken it off and thrown it haphazardly behind them. Now would you like to revise your statement that you guys were just talking." Serena blushed profusely and managed to snatch her shrit back from her. Mina simply laughed, "You can't lie to me Serena Tsukino. I'm actually kind of surprised that you slept with him though, didn't you just meet him yes –" Mina stopped when she caught Serena's guilty expression, "You didn't just meet him yesterday. So who is he?"
"He's…Lucas's father."
"What? You mean the guy that…" Serena had never told anyone but Andrew and Molly that Darien was Lucas's father. Mina trailed off when Serena nodded, "Why?" she finally managed to ask.
"Why did I sleep with him?" Mina nodded, "Because…I love him."
"You can't. Don't…But…" she couldn't seem to get a full idea out, "What about Andrew?" she finally managed to get out.
"I loved Andrew and I always will. But he would want me to be happy."
"Yes, but not with the man who caused so much sadness in your life in the first place."
"Mina keep your voice down, he'll hear you!"
"No he should hear this. He should hear how when I first met you, you would barely be able to get out of bed. Your eyes constantly rimmed in red because all you ever did was cry. Or how about the fact that for that first month you stayed with Raye she had to force you to eat because you were so depressed you would starve yourself."
"Please stop Mina."
"Maybe, I should mention why you have sc –"
"MINA!" Serena cried trying to stop her friend before she revealed too much.
Mina sat down beside her friend, "You understand I have to tell him all this, he needs to know the pain he caused."
Serena shook her head, "It's in the past Mina and I want it to stay that way. I love him and I want to be with him. Please don't interfere."
Mina was about to protest, "Please Mina I've already lost him for seven years, I can't be without him any longer."
Mina sighed, "I won't interfere but if he hurts you I will kill him."
"And you would be within your right," said Darien coming from the other room.
"Darien," Serena gasped, "how much did you hear?"
"Enough to know that I can't make up for all that was bad in your life, but I want to spend the rest of my life making your life better and if I only make it worse than Mina should get rid of me," he nodded towards her then looked back at Serena, "You deserve only the best for you and your son."
Serena was stunned by Darien's words, but regained her composure quickly. She stood on her tiptoes to press her lips to his, "Just you being with me will make my life better."
Darien pulled Serena close to him and smothered her in kisses, "I won't ever let you go."
"And I won't ever run, unless I'm running away with you and Lucas," Serena promised Darien.
Then their lips met again in a kiss of promises.
The End
PS – this is the true end, no more. Sorry. Although, if I get enough reviews I just might post the epilogue I wrote for this and introduce my next idea, but only if I get enough…motivation.