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Darien's P.O.V.

I had been in America for over a month now. Things had pretty much settled down for me but I had yet to hear anything from Serena. She hadn't shown up to the airport or written or called. If she wants to play it that way that's fine by me I can ignore her just as much as she ignores me. But I kind of miss her. Her smile. Her inner beauty as well as her outer beauty. But then again I am doing this for us in the future. I want to be able to provide for our family. But maybe I'm going about it wrong. Have my thoughts of the future been clouding out the present? Have I made the biggest mistake of my life? Did I really loose her? I look down at all the letters that the post office handed over when I set up my box and read through them again. I realize how blind I was being to her. She really has grown up. Each of her letters from that year I was gone shows her growing each time. Her writing was improving vastly and her grades that she was boasting about sounds like she was really starting to mature. Maybe I should cut this time short after this semester. I can't exactly transfer back mid-semester it would look bad. But there has to be something I can do. I really do miss her. Maybe I can't actually do the ignoring game. But how do I get her to talk to me that is the real question.

Serena's P.O.V.

I couldn't believe it when he left in the beginning. I really thought that he was going to try to do something. But it's been over a month and not even a word of apology from him. But I have been getting something just about every day from my secret admirer. I've gotten more roses, a mixed track, chocolates, manga, poetry, and just yesterday a heart shaped locket. No pictures in side though. So I still have no clue as to who it could be. I talked to Drew but he seemed ignorant about it. In some ways I wouldn't mind it if it was him though. He really is so sweet to me. But in some ways it would be so weird. I mean I used to have a crush on him in the beginning, but as time has moved on he's been more like a brother to me. But at times I don't know. I do know who ever it is. Is sweet and kind and hopefully willing to wait until I'm ready, but the mystery is driving me up a tree.

My parents and Sammy still have not come back and I got a letter saying that they were proud of my grades, but were going to have to stay another year in South America. They asked me to come live with them but I still refuse. It's been quiet but I don't trust it to last long. It never last long. I've asked Raye to keep an eye on the fire every day to try and make sure we might have a heads up when the next villain comes back. And I won't let anybody rest even me. We are training every day and I've had Lita helping me train more in karate. Amy has been helping me more in my studies and I'm getting closer to her grade average which is awesome. I've even been training on meditation with Raye. We all have. We have been caught unprepared to many times in fights and I'm sick of it.

I have been working every day and keeping track of my money. I haven't really been buying manga because I have to buy groceries and other necessities. The winter formal is coming up and I want to make sure that I have money for a dress because we are all going to go. It's going to be so much fun and we are going to all go out together and pick out our dresses together. I put a black hairband into my hair to keep it out of my face. The one drawback to short hair and went to work. As I got ready to walk out the door I thought about it and put on the golden locket that I had received this afternoon when I dropped off my school bags at the house to get ready for work.

I arrived at the Crown early for my shift and sat at the counter. Drew wasn't there yet but Elizabeth came over and set a chocolate milkshake in front of me.

"Hey Serena what's up?"

"Oh nothing much got something else from my secret admirer today."

"That is so cool. I wish somebody would do that with me."

"No you don't. It's annoying I have no idea who it is. I hate not knowing who it is."

"But it's so sweet."

"Yes it is. I just wish I knew who it was."

"Well maybe you'll be lucky enough to find out soon."

"Maybe, I hope so."

Somebody called down the counter and Elizabeth went to serve them. I started to drink my milkshake when I saw Drew come in. He glanced at me quickly and smiled before going into the back. He was running late today. I guess his test took to long. He's going to become a history professor. Which I think is unbelievably amazing. Especially when he started talking about some ancient documents he found in the back of the library about a moon kingdom. They were to old to be checked out so I was trying to see if Amy or I could get in to read these papers. Who knows maybe they will hold some information about our past. Drew wouldn't tell me anything else about them. He mentioned doing a paper on them though. That is the second time somebody has talked about the moon kingdom in the past year.

After I finished my shake I went into the back and put my apron on passing Drew on his way to the counter. He looked at the necklace for a brief moment before moving on his face betraying nothing of what he was thinking. He had gotten silent lately on a lot of things. I hope that he's ok and not missing Rita too much.

I finished up at work and headed home. Tomorrow, a Saturday, I was lucky to have off so the girls and I were going dress shopping tomorrow. I wanted to make sure the rest of my homework was done and get to bed early. I wanted nothing to ruin tomorrow at all. Even Mina had her homework almost completely done. And after dress shopping tomorrow everybody was coming back over to my house for a slumber party. I just can't wait until tomorrow.

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