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Andrew smirked at Darien as Serena strode into the Crown Arcade. The whooshing of the door and then her loud greeting alerting them to her arrival. She waived to Andrew and Darien and then went to join her friends at their table. Her chocolate milkshake was already waiting for her there.

Darien scowled at Andrew and hissed at him, "It's not funny!"

"To you!" was Andrew's reply, as he picked up his notebook and went to take a customer's order.

Darien muttered to himself. All of a sudden, Serena was next to him smirking. He was startled and had to grab his coffee cup before it spilled.

He watched as Serena laughed with her whole being and smiled at him. "Well, aren't you jumpy today, baka."

He couldn't keep himself from smiling back at her, "Did you need something, Dumpling Head?"

She nodded and bounced on the balls of her feet. She then pulled a piece of paper from behind her back that she had hidden. She held it in front of his face and said, "What do ya think?"

He pulled his head further away from her paper so he could actually focus on what it was. It was a B- on the math test that he had helped her study for. He was incredibly impressed. She had actually focused and listened as he explained how to work the problems. He was still shocked it was such a good grade for her. She had failed all of her quizzes on that same material.

"Good job. It just proves I was right."

She gave him a curious look and said, "How did this become about you?"

"I told you that you were just lazy." he said, smirking.

"Hey!" She wacked him in the arm with her free hand.

"I said you're lazy, not stupid. You should have let me finish."

"I did. You just wanted to insult me, baka!" She crossed her arms and huffed in anger. She then realized she wrinkled her test, and she set it on the counter to smooth it out. "I want to preserve this. I am going to give it to my mother so she'll let me go to a party this weekend."

He rolled his eyes, "You parents would never let you go to a party."

"No, my parents would never let me go because of my grades." she pointed out.

He scoffed and said, "Didn't you just fail your history test yesterday?"

She deflated and said, "You're right. This isn't enough."

"I could help you study from now on. I remember all of this stuff from last year. You could get all of your grades up that way." He really hoped he sounded casual.

He was surprised when she actually considered it and nodded, "What time do you want to study today. I have a quiz tomorrow in English. I suck at English."

Darien hadn't noticed that Andrew was back until he heard him chuckling. He shot Andrew a glare and then said, "You can come over here when you are finished with your friend, and we can study here when you are ready."

She shook her head and said, "No can do. I can't concentrate here when the Sailor V game is calling out to me to beat the new high score." She looked at Andrew and glared, "I told you not to let Cindy on that machine! She beat me. Again!" She huffed at him angrily.

Andrew laughed and said, "You know I can't keep her off of it. She paid for her games after all." He pulled some change out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Your next two games are on me."

She brightened and smiled, "You're forgiven!" she looked at Darien and said, "I will let you know when I am ready to head back to your apartment to study with you!" She then bound off to go try and get the new high score.

They then heard her shout, "Amy! If I am not on my A game today, you're up next. I would rather it were you with the top score over Cindy any day!"

Darien turned back to see Andrew laughing uncontrollably. "She is going to be at your apartment. Alone. With you!" He laughed again and said, "You just let slip to me that you are in love with her, and you are going to be alone with her. Watch what you say."

Darien scowled and said, "Shit!" He slouched on his stool and gave Andrew a desperate look. "What should I do?"

"Tell her how you feel about her?"

"No!"

"Then I got nothin'." Andrew said and went to refill drinks for the customers.

Darien went back to studying, which was interrupted by cheering. What followed was Serena yelling, "Ha! Take that Cindy."

He smiled, shook his head and went back to studying. He really did love that girl.

Thirty minutes later, Serena materialized by his elbow and peaked over his shoulder. "What are you studying?"

"Chemistry."

She sighed dramatically and sat on the stool next to him. "I bet you just love that subject."

He nodded, "I do, how did you know?"

"It's hard and booooring."

He smiled fondly at her and shook his head, "And, it is important to learn. I am going to be a doctor after all."

"Aren't freshmen supposed to take the easy classes?" she asked.

"This is. I have an even harder chemistry class I have to take next semester."

She rolled her eyes, "Fine, purposely misunderstand me."

"I don't get to take the easy classes, I'm pre-med." he pointed out.

"I am ready to go study if you can tear yourself away from your boring book and teach me history."

Darien was puzzled, "I thought you said your quiz was in English."

She visibly deflated and said, "Yea, that's what I meant. I blocked it out because I hate that class."

He began to pack up his books reminding himself that he was a mature, responsible adult in control of his emotions. He was not just some horny teenager. Part of his brain supplied that he was, in fact, technically still a teenager. One that was about to have a very sexy girl in his apartment. One he was completely in love with. And they would be totally alone.

They made it to his apartment, and that was when his own personal torture started. She sat on his couch, pulled out her book and put her long sexy legs up on his coffee table. He noticed that her toenails were painted pink. He then sat down next to her and she leaned against him. That got him to look down at her and he instantly regretted it. He could see straight down her shirt. He had to shift to hide his erection. She had amazing breasts.

A few minutes into studying, and it just got worse. She placed her hand on his leg to get his attention after she finished translating a sentence into English. His whole body grew warm.

She sensed him tense and grew concerned, "Okay, what did I do to upset you?"

He wanted to reassure her that she hadn't done anything wrong. He made the mistake of looking down at her, and he saw directly down her shirt again. He sighed and closed his eyes.

She made a move to stand and said, "I'm sorry. If I am bothering you, I can go."

"No, don't. That isn't it. You haven't done anything wrong. It's me"

"We aren't even dating, and you are using the 'It's not you, it's me.' line on me?" she asked, incredulous.

"Serena, I am an ass. I need you to just move a bit away from me. When I look down at you, I can see down your shirt." he admitted. He really needed her to stay with him. That and move a bit further away.

"Good," was her reply.

"Wait, wha..?"

"Good."

"You are going to have to say a little more than that. I don't understand." he ran his fingers through his hair. He was trying not to fidget.

She looked up at him seductively, and said, "I am glad you are an ass."

He sighed, "That isn't what I meant."

She gave him a coy smile and said, "It's not?"

"Serena, you need to tell me why it is good that I was looking at your breasts." His look turned horrified when it dawned on him that he was so blunt. He couldn't believe that was a sentence that actually came out of his mouth.

She placed her hand back on his leg and said, "I might have been hoping you would be tempted by me. Even a little."

"There's no little about it." was his rushed reply.

She glanced down at his pants and then looked up at him again, "You're right."

His brain just about short circuited. Did she just make a reference to his penis? A rather approving one. He did like that part. Sweet Serena, sweet sexy Serena.

She asked, "So, just how tempted by me are you?"

"Why? Why do you want to know?" he asked. He was terrified of telling her his feelings.

She pretended to pout and said, "Because, I asked nicely."

"Serena, I don't know what to say here. All I know is that we're friends, and I can't ruin that. I would rather have you in my life as my friend than scare you away." He hoped that would be enough to warn her off the subject. She should get the hint and scoot a bit further away. Right? She had to. This wasn't a game to him. He couldn't lose her in his life.

"Darien, is it actually true that you have feelings for me?" she looked up at him with happiness shining in her eyes.

"That makes you happy?"

She nodded. "It makes me very happy."

He looked at her plump lips and was drawn to them. He kissed her, claiming her mouth and deepening the kiss. When he felt her kiss him back and press herself up against him, he grasped her breast. He grew even harder.

When he pulled away, he fought to get his breath back under control. He said, "Serena, I have fallen in love with you. Please be my girlfriend."

She smiled back at him and straddled his lap. "Yes."

He grabbed her ass and kissed her again. He let out a growl when she ground herself into him.

She pulled back, smiled and said, "I love you too, baka."

He leaned his forehead against hers and groaned, "We should probably get back to studying for your test."

"What test?"

"Your English test." He laughed that she had forgotten.

She rolled her eyes, "There isn't a test. I just said that to get you alone. Let's go back to kissing." She pressed herself up against him, and he kissed her again.