Explanation


Previously:

"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.

I have to get out of here. Usagi thought as she ran down the path. She found herself deep in the park; she collapsed to the ground and began crying. I'm sorry Raye, Darien. I'm so sorry. She hugged herself as tears poured from her eyes.

Her head snapped up when she heard some noise behind her. She saw a figure approach her. "W-who's there?" She asked standing up.

"So I've finally found you." The figure said as it stepped forward.

Usagi began backing up.

"I'm not going to hurt you, unless you don't tell my boss what he wants to know."

"I don't know anything!" She screamed.

"Hold it right there." A male voice said as he appeared next to the blonde.

"Who are you?" Usagi asked.

"I work with Trista. Now stay behind me." He whispered to the blonde.

"How can I trust you?" Usagi asked.

"SHUT UP!" The guy yelled drawing a gun.

"Just do it. It's for your safety."

Why? Why is this happening to me? Usagi began crying.

She then heard the gun go off. He had shot up to see the man who was protecting her drop to the ground and the other man approached her. "Please…leave me alone!" She cried as she began running away from the man. Please. Just let me have a normal life. She cried to herself.

The other three started running after Darien. What's going on between them that I don't know? Raye asked herself. The four ran to where they heard the gun shot come from.

"What's that noise?" Andrew asked as the group stopped running.

The group listened. "It sounds…like crying." Raye said.

"It might be Usa." Darien said running towards the sound. He broke through a grouping of trees to see a blonde on the ground sobbing. He quickly wrapped his arms around her. "Shhhhh. It's okay. We're here, Usa."

"I can't do this Darien. I can't do it to you. Not again." She sobbed.

"Usagi, are you hurt?" Trista asked noting the blood on the blonde.

She shook her head. "I'm sorry. Someone was s-shot. There's someone after me. You guys have to leave." She sobbed, pushing Darien away.

"We're not leavening you, Serena." Raye said.

"Raye!" Trista scolded. "She's Usagi."

"At least until I have to move again."

Trista pulled out her cell phone. "We need backup. Shots fired in the park. We need an ambulance too." She said into the device. She then put it away and helped Usagi up.

"Where do you think you're taking her?" A male voice asked from behind the group.

Trista flashed her badge. "Put your weapon down." She said drawing her own weapon.

"You really think I'm going to do that?" He laughed. He started moving closer to the group.

Darien pushed Usagi and Raye behind him as Andrew stood beside him, helping protect the females.

"Stop or you're going to force me to shoot."

"Hold it right there!" someone shouted to their left.

Soon, the area was filled with cops, weapons drawn, pointed towards the man who immediately dropped the weapon and put his hands up. Trista moved forward and cuffed the man. She gave orders to one of the officers, but everything was a blur to Usagi who was still crying.

Darien hugged the blonde and rubbed her back soothingly. "It's okay. Everything's over now."

"NO! No it's not! There's a whole bunch of them! There wasn't only one." She cried harder. "I'm just going to have to move again. My life will never be the same again." She screamed. She would've fallen to her knees had it not been for Darien holding onto her.

Trista walked back over. "We need to get her to the station." She said lightly.

"Usa, we're going to get you to safety, okay?"

She just nodded.

Darien scooped her up, carrying her bridal style following Trista.

"What's going on between those two, Andrew?" Raye asked.

"They're dating." He shrugged. "This was their first date."

"But he's never dated anyone before."

"Yeah… Right." He agreed.

"What's with that tone? Who has my brother dated?"

"Not my place to tell. Come on, let's make sure Usa's safe."

"I'm going to get you later."

(Now that everyone knows she's Serena, I'm using that as her name unless it's around other people and Usagi is needed to be used. Or if someone calls her Usagi. Just so you guys know)

Serena just sat there, staring at her hands. She had calmed down since she arrived at the station, but she couldn't bring herself to look at Darien. Not after he knew who she really was. He must hate me now.

"Okay, Serena. I'm going to go talk to him." Trista kneeled in front of her. "Serena, look at me." Blue eyes clashed with deep red ones. "I'm going to get him to tell me where this gang is located. You're going to get your life back. You hear me?" She said reassuringly.

Serena just nodded.

Darien was sitting to her left, Andrew next to him, and Raye on Serena's right.

"I still can't believe it."

Serena embraced Raye. "I've missed you." She whispered.

"And I've missed you. What happened?"

"I was walking with Rubeus when these people surprised us. They said something about coming up with the money. He told me to run, so I did, but they said something about me knowing something." She took a deep breath. "I don't even remember much after that.. I was shot. When I woke up in the hospital, Trista said I was dead. She explained how these people were going to kill me or something like that. It was for my safety if I became Usagi and moved."

"How'd you wind up here?"

"This is just where they placed me."

"How did you run across these two?"

"Trista had the name on my nursing degree changed to my new name. She set up an interview with Darien. She took me to lunch at the Crown beforehand."

"You didn't recognize Darien?"

She sighed inwardly. "I did. It took me a minute, but when he was on the phone with you and said you're name, it was instant recognition."

Darien remained silent.

"Raye, Andrew, do you mind if I have a moment alone to speak with Darien?"

"What's going on between you two?"

"I promise I'll explain. Just, can you give us a few minutes?"

"Sure. I've got to call the others."

"NO! You can't. N-not yet. I'm sorry, but-" She sighed. "You can't yet."

"Okay."

"I need to get back to the banquet anyways. Give me a call and let me know what's going on later. Okay Usa…I mean Serena."

She giggled. "You can still call me Usa."

He hugged her. "Call me."

"Promise." She said as he walked out. She then glanced to Raye who just nodded. "I'm going to use the restroom and get something to drink. Want anything?"

"No thanks." Both said.

"Okay." She said before walking off.

Serena looked to Darien.

"You lied to me..."

She sighed lightly. "I'm sorry."

"You let me sit there and tell you how much I fell in love with Serena…you, but you said nothing?"

"I couldn't! I wanted to so badly." She said as tears fell. "You don't even know how bad I wanted to, but I couldn't. I was going to tell you tonight. I couldn't stand doing this to you. I was going to explain everything then have Trista move me. It killed me to sit there and listen to you tell me about how you felt about me without knowing who I was." She took a breath.

"Is that why you said what you said about your relationship?"

She nodded. "I figured that'd be a good way to bring it up." She said wiping her face. "Believe me. I never wanted to hurt you."

Darien just pulled her into a hug. "I love you."

Tears crept down her face, tears of joy. "I love you, too."

"I have to know though." He whispered into her hair.

"What?"

"Why did you ignore me afterwards?"

She stopped and backed away from him a little. "As you know, it was my first time."

"I know."

"Well, I guess it was just awkward for me." She shrugged. "I don't know. I was sixteen, scared you'd hate me or something." She looked up to him. "Then the day you left, I went to your house. When I knocked on the door, Raye answered. I asked for you and she said you were on a plane back here. She was already confused, so I really had no way of contacting you. I looked online for you, but I thought you were Darien Hino. Raye never told me her name was different from yours."

"I could never hate you, Sere."

"I didn't know that at the time. We just met…

Flashback…

"I'm so sorry, Raye." A sixteen year old Serena said hugging her friend

"It's okay."

"Do you have family to be here with you?"

"My brother is coming into town later today."

"How about now?" A male voice said from behind the two friends.

Raye bolted into her brother's arms and cried as he embraced her. Serena stared at the boy. He was a couple years older, Raye had said 3. He had jet black hair, and a body of a saint.

-The next day-

"Thanks for taking care of her Serena." The nineteen year old said as the two walked up to Serena's door.

"It's no problem. She's practically my sister." She turned around. "You didn't have to walk me home."

"I know, but I couldn't let a pretty girl like you walk home alone so late..."

Serena blushed.

Darien then did something neither expected. He leaned forward and captured her lips. The kiss became more passionate and heated.

"My parents are away, would you like to come inside?" She asked as he turned his attention to her neck.

His only response was picking her up and walking inside the door.

End flashback

"I was just scared. I thought I might have done something wrong, and you would hate me for it." She said solemnly.

"I love you and nothing can change that."

"I love you, too." She said as she leaned forward and captured his lips in a kiss. Their first one since that fateful night.

"What's going on here?" Raye asked as the two quickly broke away quickly.

"Raye, can we take a walk?" Serena said standing up.

"It's okay, Sere. We can just talk to her here."

"Dare."

"It's fine." He reassured.

"Pet names? What's going on?"

"Raye, sit." Serena pulled her friend next to her on the bench. "Where should I start?"

"You have to think? What are you two hiding?"

"Darien and I kinda…hooked up when he was in Cali."

Raye's eyes widened in shock. "Kinda?"

"Okay, we did."

"And you kept this from me!?" She raged.

"Raye." She sighed.

"We didn't tell you because neither of us knew what to do after." Darien spoke up. "Serena thought I'd hate her, and I was frankly just confused."

"We haven't spoken, as Serena and Darien, since. We've only talked as Usagi and Darien." Serena finished. "Plus I thought you'd hate me."

"Rena, you're too much like my sister for me to hate you." She said hugging the blonde. "I don't mind if you date my brother, but that's all I need to know of."

"What do you me…never mind." She giggled to herself.


A/n: It's good now, lolz. as in beta aproved, lolz. ummmmm....yah, don't know what to say, lol...yes...that was a repeat of the last A/N...hehe

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