Chapter Two: The Summer is Over

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It was late humid summer night and Serena leaned against the rail of her bedroom's balcony at the beautiful midnight blue sky with a pink hue in the middle across the calm large Gulf Coast. She was dress in a slim nightgown that clung to the skin showing off her silhouette. Her long silky blonde hair was free from its buns as the cool winds gently blew around her causing her hair to dance around her.

The summer was nearly over, and Serena and Sammy did nothing but stay at the house not feeling in the mood to go anywhere. Sometimes, Sammy would get scared sleeping in his bed alone and would come into Serena's room and sleep with her. The gardener and his dreamy deep blue eyes crossed Serena's thoughts often. Serena had not seen the gardener since the first day she met him. There was an older Mexican man who tended to the gardens.

Serena and Sammy had been at their aunt's home for an entire month and still never met her. Mason and the rest of her aunt's employees would say that she was a very busy, and that she was responsible for many things like running a multi-billion dollar empire, which included such businesses as a music label, a fashion magazine, and a clothing line. Serena even tried to go online to see how her aunt looked, but there were never any pictures of her. Even around the house, there were paintings from artists like Picasso and Raphael, and her aunt apparently loved the Classical and Medieval era. The large mansion did have a warm French air about it.

She glanced back at her large and beautiful bedroom with a large canopy covering her bed protecting her from the nightly pest of mosquitoes and other insects. Her bedroom was the size of her old bedroom and the family den combined. It has a very imitate and romantic glow about it. Across the vast oak floor was a wardrobe closet that held some of the beautiful clothes in the world, yet even with all the beauty and grandeur of her new home she will give it all up to have her parents again.

Serena turned back around to see the beautiful garden beneath her was a beautiful mixture of ornamental trees, shrubs filled with roses, and colorful perennials with a small lake that had pretty green aquatics growing out of it and colorful perennials. At the center was beautiful dark fountain with a Greek sculpture of a lady of top of it with water pouring from her mouth.

She sighed as a strand of her freakishly long hair blew it her face. She blew it off her face and sighed as she turned on her heel and headed back in her room locking the glass patio doors behind her. She started school in the morning. She never realized that a dark figure was watching her in the shadows the whole time.

The next day, Serena woke up to Anna pushing open the gigantic curtains of her largesse windows that blinded the entire room with sunlight. Serena groaned in aggravation. It was too early for her. Serena groaned shaking her head.

After Anna opened the curtains, she turned around and said briskly, "Come on, Lady Serenity, you have to be at school within the hour and a half." Serena mouthed no before pulling the covers back over her face.

Anna gracefully pulled the covers off of Serena before she could grab them back and said with the cover tuck around her arm, "Yes, I think you will. Now, go get ready. Your uniform is already ironed and handing on your wardrobe closet's door. Do you need any assistance getting ready?"

Serena groaned tiredly, "No, Anna. I think I am old enough to dress myself."

Anna smirked then said as she turned on her heel walking towards the door, "Breakfast will be ready downstairs in thirty minutes. Mrs. Williams hate when breakfast is served late, so I suggest you hurry." Anna closed the door behind her.

Serena sat up with her hair all over her head and looked crankily at the uniform hanging on the door. It was a red blazer with a white blouse underneath and pleated red and white skirt with black dress shoes with a slight heel.

Serena emerged downstairs with her hairs in her traditional pigtails and wearing her uniform with the skirt stopping a couple below her knees.

She sat down at the long dining table that could feed at least twenty guess with vases off red roses along the length of the table. Her brother was sitting next to her wearing a white polo shirt, black slacks, and black dress school. He was going to attend the St. Andrews' elementary school, while her school, De La Salle High school, was on the other side of the Crescent city.

Serena smiled as Anna served plates with grits, eggs, pancakes and sausage of them with a tall glass of orange juice. Sammy arched his eyebrow at his sister. She smirked then nodded as they started to eat their breakfast, which they ended up finding delicious.

Serena had her head down as she used her fork and knife to cut her pancakes. Serena froze when she heard the mention of a much desired name coming from the double doors across the hallway that led to the kitchen that was halfway open. The voices travelled across the hallway, and as Serena ate she tuned in to the conversation across the hallway.

"Darien, you're back home!" Mrs. Williams exclaimed excitedly. Darien quickly closed the side entrance door behind him that led to the kitchen. He walked into the kitchen with charming smile as he hugged Mrs. Williams, who was standing in the island in the middle of the gigantic kitchen. With the corner of her eye, Serena watched in astonishment as they embraced each other. He was wearing the same uniform she was wearing. He wore the same red school blazer, a white dress shirt, black tie, black slacks, and black dress loafers. He looked quite handsome.

He then went on to hug Anna, who happily greeted him as he placed a light kiss on her cheek. Even though Serena knew it was friendly peck, she felt a twinge of jealousy in pit of her stomach.

Mrs. Williams asked with her hands on her hips, "Now, how was your trip?"

Darien said excitedly as he had an arm wrapped around Anna's shoulder, "It was amazing. Seth and I had so much fun. MIT's campus was so amazing. We even drove over to check out Harvard. It was amazing. I am going to love it there next fall! We even went to New York for a few days. It was so amazing. I am think Seth and I partied so hard this summer."

Anna asked playfully, "I knew my little brother was so smart for some reason. Now, he could use his computer skills for good use that will not get him nearly arrested again."

Darien laughed then said flirting, "I know. I am going to miss Seth!"

Mrs. Williams playfully slapped him and said, "Darien, you naughty boy! How did you spend your birthday?" Darien and Anna laughed as they gave each other a knowing look before he placed an amused face on when he turned to Mrs. Williams to answer her question.

Darien said, "Well, I texted Mina that Seth and I was on the east coast, so she personally flew us out to New York. That's the reason why we went. We stayed in her Manhattan penthouse, which is three times the size of my apartment. We went sightseeing and shopping. For my birthday, she took me to this exclusive party where we mingled with so many rich and famous people. I had so much fun."

Anna said happily, "Oh, I do miss Miss Mina? It's been a year since we last saw her."

Mrs. Williams said with a sigh, "I do miss her too. She brought so much laughter and joy to this home. I wish she did not fallout with Ms. McQueen."

Anna sighed, "It is hard getting over feeling betrayed by someone you loved and trusted. If only Ms. McQueen had not…." Darien felt something strange. He gripped Anna's arm causing her to stop talking.

He whispered, "She's listening."

Serena looked stunned when she noticed three pairs of eyes looking suspiciously at her. She quickly panicked as the opened door to the kitchen was slammed shut. Serena flinched knowing that she had been caught eavesdropping. She continued to eat her breakfast with her head bowed.

She became curious as to who was this Mina person? What was she to them, especially Darien? What happened she been lied to about?

A few minutes later, Serena lifted her head up to see Darien sitting across the table in front of with a plate of breakfast and a tall glass of orange juice. When their eyes met, he smirked at her then asked, "So how often have you dreamed about me, princess?"

Serena mouthed dropped in astonishment. She spat out angrily, "I did not think about you once!" She knew she was lying but she despises his arrogance like he was God's gift to her sex.

Darien stared at her with an amused expression as he stared into her big blue eyes like he was reading her thoughts.

He looked like he wanted to challenge her but he simply smiled amused at her then asked, "So how was your summer?"

Serena said, "Dull. I did nothing. I thought you were the gardener, so why are you wearing a private school uniform?"

Darien smirked then said he gracefully ate his breakfast, "You assumed meatball head?"

Serena bit out angrily, "First, I am not a meatball head. Second, you have only known me for like two seconds, which gives you no right to judge me, and finally, I did not assume because I clearly heard Mason say that you were the gardener."

Darien said nonchalant, "Idiot, he was being sarcastic. Do you know the difference between being sarcastic and serious? But I guess not because you are a meatball head. Am I correct, Samuel?"

He turned to Sammy. Sammy had stopped eating as he watched with amusement as they argued. Sammy injected looking at Darien, "It's Sammy. And she is not a Meatball head. She's more of an Odango sometimes baka added for emphasis."

Sammy and Darien laughed. Serena turned red with anger from her brother now talking ill about her with some jerk she never met. Her chest started heaving up and down as she felt like she was about to explode. She looked at Darien sitting in front of her with an amused look on his handsome face.

Serena started as she placed her hands flat on the table as she started to rise as Darien simply smirked at her causing her anger to rise. "You stupid jerk. I would not even waste a millisecond thinking about an egotistical jackass like you."

Darien said sipping his orange juice, "Wow, you can actually count!"

"Go to he—"

"Hello everyone!" Mason walked into the room dressed in another sharp business too. This time he was wearing a dark blue dress shirt and black tie. He could sense the tension in the room.

Mason suggested, "Serena and Sammy, why don't you go gathered your school bags before you are late for school."

Serena frowned at Darien, and then bit out angrily, "Gladly to get away from this jackass." Sammy got out walking out of the room.

Darien said sarcastically, "Such profanity."

Serena smirked then said, "It's in the bible, plus it suits your perfectly. Jackass." She walked out trailing after her brother.

When the room cleared, Mason said quietly and harshly, "What the hell are you doing? Why are you being so mean to that girl?"

Darien said nonchalantly, "I am not. All I did was make a joke about her ridiculous hairstyle, and she went berserk."

Mason said, "You are supposed to be protecting her not repelling her."

Darien said looking at the ivory wall in front of her, "Anger is good for the soul too Mason, plus it is better than her being depressed about the loss of her parents. She has all this rage pent up inside of her not understanding why bad things happen to good people and knowing that her life will never be normal again. I know what she is feeling. I have been in her shoes before." He then looked at Mason with a serious expression on his face as he started to stand up as Mason rose also, "And what I am doing is my job Mason, which is to help her so that she doesn't search for other ways to deal with her pain. Then maybe she will do what you sent her here for just like Mina and I."

Mason stared quietly at Darien for a moment, while Darien looked Mason directly in his dark eyes. At a moment of silence, Mason said, "I want you to watch her. He will arrive in our galaxy on the final solar eclipse of the year."

Darien injected, "That's less than four months away."

Mason nodded then added, "Even with all of Elena's power, his demons will find us like they always do. If he gets his hands on the princess, the Earth is doom."

Darien asked, "So will Elena reawaken her? Sailor Moon is a major klutz but she packs a powerful punch. She sent Beryl and the entire Negaverse back to Hayes."

Mason sighed, "I know, but Elena does not want to reawaken her. She wants her to remain normal as long as possible."

Darien bit out angrily, "Then, maybe she should have not murdered her parents. Maybe she should have stopped their death."

Mason said, "Elena did not kill her parents." Darien stared at Mason for a moment then clarity dawned upon him. He simply said, "Oh."

Mason said, "Okay, get her to school. I'll take care of Sammy."

Darien said, "Okay." He started to walk out of the room.

Mason said to Darien's retreating form, "Oh Dare…"

Darien stopped and turned to Mason, "What's up?"

Mason said, "I know since you are God's gift to women, you don't have to court them or do practically anything but give women a wink and a smile to get in their pants, but I don't think the jerk theory works with Serena. And if she ever gets her powers back, she'll probably annihilate you." He glanced at the roses on the table. "Maybe you should try a different approach."

Darien glanced at the roses also then met Mason's mocking eyes and smirked before his turned on his heel and confidently walked out of the room.

When Serena walked outside the front door, she froze in her tracks as she saw Darien leaning confidently against a red Lamborghini Reventon. He smiled coolly at her as he opened the passenger door for her.

When she did not move, he said with a warm smile, "I'm taking you to school today. Come on we are already running late."

As Serena regained her ability to walked, she gracefully pulled her hands beneath her skirt as she got in the car sinking into smooth leather seats as Darien closed the door. When he got in, as she placed on her seatbelt and said curiously, "Who are you?"

Darien turned to Serena and leaned over to her. Their faces were inches apart causing Serena's skin to feel hot. He whispered, "Your destiny." He then leaned over, placed on his Versace shades and zoomed off the property.