The Date


Usagi fully emerged from her room clean and in her new dress…well almost. "Uh, Darien." She said quietly.

Darien turned from his spot on the couch and looked at the blonde behind him. She was stunning. She had a red dress that hugged her figure perfectly. It was a strapless, but Usagi had been holding it against her chest to prevent it from falling. "Yeah?"

She turned around. "Can you zip me up?" She asked with a laugh. "I forgot about that."

He walked towards her as she moved her hair. "Sure." He grabbed the metal zipper and slid it up the fabric. "There you go."

"Arigato." She released her hair and it cascaded down her back, falling right above her bottom. "I'll be right back. I just have to get my purse and shoes." She said rushing off to her bedroom.

Darien chuckled as he went to the door and replaced his shoes upon his feet. Usagi ran back out. "Okay. I'm ready."

He offered her his arm. "Then off we go." He said as she took it. He then led her down the driveway to his car.

"So where exactly are we going?" She asked as the car drove down the street.

"That's my secret." He said.

"Oh, keeping secrets are we?" She giggled.

"You know it." He laughed as they pulled up to the Crown.

"Hey! You don't need to dress formally here."

"But it's a formal event. Every year, Andrew holds a charity night. You dress formally and come donate money, eat, and have fun. 95 percent of the profits go to some charity." He shrugged as they got out. I come every year to help out and donate some."

"That's great." She smiled. Always one to think of others.

He nodded and opened the front door. "Ladies first."

She smiled as she walked into the café. She stared in awe as she saw how it was completely transformed from how it was before. There was a red carpet lining the front door. All the tables were covered in a black, elegant table cloth with small vases with a few roses in them. The lights were dimmed to give it a lighter, almost romantic atmosphere.

"Welcome." A voice said to her left.

"Hey Andy."

"Oh, Usa, Darien. Great to see you." He smiled brightly at the two.

"You too." Darien said. "I have reservations."

"Right here. So Usa is the lucky girl you brought."

He nodded as Usagi blushed.

"I'll show you your table. Right this way." He said leading the two.

"This place is really nice, Andy. A brilliant transformation."

"We've been closed all day." He informed.

"So Darien told me most the profits go to a charity?"

He nodded. "Kinda. It's this program."

"What program?" She asked as they approached the table.

"The witness protection program."

Usagi froze. "O-oh."

He nodded. "They place people in different states whose lives are in danger. Obviously they can't use the person's money, so they rely heavily on donations and then they get some money from the government."

"I've heard of it." Usagi nodded as she and Darien sat.

"What can I get for you two?" Andrew asked as he pulled his paper and pen out of his apron.

"We don't get to look at a menu first?" Darien chuckled.

"You've been coming here for how long? You should know the menu by now."

Darien chuckled as he glanced towards Usagi. "You can have anything you want off the menu, my treat."

"I have my own money-"

"But this is a date, remember? My treat."

"Okay, okay." She pondered for a moment. "I'll have the sirloin, medium well, with fries and a diet coke please."

"You know, that sounds good. I'll have the same but with a…"

"Black coffee." Usagi, Andrew, and Darien said at once before each burst into laughter.

"I'll have that right out." He said disappearing into the crowd.

"Wow, it's really busy."

"He does great advertising. And of course it's posted around the police stations and whatnot."

"How does he get this place ready so fast?"

"People who need to do community service or something help out. A lot of the waiters here are people doing community service for something they did."

"Wow." She stared into his eyes. "You're really dedicated."

"I just feel so bad for all the people put into that program." Darien said explained. "These people get taken away from their families and friends. They have to rebuild their lives and start from scratch." He sighed lightly. "I do all I can to help out."

Usagi smiled faintly. "Thanks." She whispered a little too loudly.

"What?"

She shook her head. "That's great."

Andrew reappeared with their drinks. "So Darien, who's the third seat for?"

"You'll see." He smiled.

"Well I have to go tend to the front. You're my special guests so I'm going to take care of you today. You need anything else, let a waiter know and they'll retrieve me."

"You don't have to do that Andy." Usagi insisted.

"Don't try, Usa." Darien said.

"He's right. I won't stop." Andrew said smiling as he walked away.

"So how many boyfriends did you leave in Cali?"

Usagi just stared ahead. "I didn't have a boyfriend when I left." She said solemnly.

"You've had a relationship before?" She nodded. "Well how many?"

"What kind of conversation is this while we're on a date?" She asked, trying to get him to drop it.

"I'm asking. It's no big deal."

"I've had only about three relationships."

"Tell me about them."

"Well my most recent ended right before I moved here. It was kind of the reason I did move. The next newest one only lasted a week. He was just using me to get to a friend that, when she found this out, drop kicked his ass."

"And the last one?"

She looked away. "I'd rather not talk about it."

"How long ago was it?"

"I was 16."

"Ah, the age of love."

"I did love him. And he loved me."

"Then why aren't you together?" He asked, interested now.

A tear slipped down her cheek as she looked to her lap. "I did something stupid. He left and we haven't talked since."

"It was serious?"

She nodded as another tear fell.

He reached across and grasped her hand. "I'm sorry. I'll stop."

"It's okay. I haven't really talked about it. So it's hard."

"Don't you have close friends?"

"I did. But I couldn't talk to them about it. One of them would have killed me, and we're so close we can't keep one out of the loop."

"I understand. That's how my sister and her friends are. There were five of them." He said. He spotted Andrew in the distance walking another female towards him and Usagi.

Usagi hadn't noticed. She was still focused on her thoughts, a few tears slipping.

"Cheer up. I have someone I'd like you to meet. She'd love to meet you."

Usagi wiped her face of the tears. "Who is it?"

"My sister."

Usagi's eyes widened. She looked around quickly, trying to find an escape, but found none.

Darien stood as his sister and friend approached.

The raven haired female, ignoring the blonde at the table, immediately embraced her brother. Darien just rubbed her back. "It's great to see you, Raye."

"I just had to get out of town for a little while. It's hard."

"I understand." He turned towards Usagi, both females in a clear view of each other.

Raye rubbed her eyes since they had become teary from the hug with her brother she hadn't seen since her mother died. Usagi stood still in shock.

"Raye, I'd like you to meet Usagi. Usa, this is my sister, Raye."

"Sorry." Raye said as she took her hands away from her eyes. They refocused on the blonde. Her jaw dropped.

"I – uh – I have to go." She said quickly running to the entrance.

"Serena." Raye whispered as she watched the back of the running blonde. "SERENA!"

Trista was enjoying a dinner, sitting with other friends from the statio n. She was listening to her partner tell her of a person in the system when she heard a scream.

"SERENA!"

"Shit!" She said getting up. She looked around, trying to find the source of the scream and Usagi.

"What's wrong?"

"Serena's my case. Her name is Usagi now."

"Fuck." Her partner stood. He'd heard something about her, and seen her picture. "I'll look for her, why don't you find out who this person is that knows her."

"Good plan." She said. She spotted Darien, Andrew, and an unfamiliar raven haired female that started running. She intersected the three. "Stop right there."

"Get out of my way!"

"Trista, move. We have to get Usagi." Andrew asked.

"What do you want with her?"

"SHE'S NOT USAGI!"

"Raye. Cut it out. That's Usagi, not Serena."

"You're so dumb! Can't you see the resemblance? I know you haven't seen her in like seven years, but it's her. I'd know my best friend anywhere!"

Usagi's Serena? I confessed I loved her. He grew hurt. But she said she loved me. She was sixteen when we met. Oh my God. He started running, pushing past people.

The three began running after him.

"Darien, stop it this instance." Trista shouted. "You could put her in danger."

"What are you talking about?" He asked as they reached beyond the doors.

"She's in the witness protection program."

"She was dead!" Raye protested.

"Her boyfriend was in some trouble with a gang. They're after Serena. If they find her, she could be dead."

"I knew he was no good from the start." Raye muttered.

"Well we need to find her." Andrew said.

"My partner is getting her now." Trista said. "It's safer if we just sta-"

She was cut off as the group heard a gunshot sounds in the area.


A/n: It's good now, lolz. as in beta aproved, lolz. ummmmm....yah, don't know what to say, lol.

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