Chapter 1

Darien heard a knock at the door, and got up from his reading to answer.

"Um, hi," he smiled at the unexpected sight of a taller, older version 
of Serena standing there. 

"Hi, uhh, I know this is kind of strange, but could I stay with you for 
a while?" she asked.

"Well," Darien started. He had actually been praying for the last three 
days that she would come to him.

"I mean, I'm not ready to face my parents yet," Serena interrupted, 
"Ami's in Germany, Rei's too busy at the temple since Grandpa died, I 
lost track of Lita years ago and Mina's off somewhere filming her Sailor 
V videos. I-I didn't know who else I could come to........There isn't 
some girlfriend that'll be, like, jealous or anything, is there?"

"No," he looked at her kind of sadly, "I haven't had another girl since 
you."

"Oh," she became lost in his gaze.

"Come on in Serena," he stepped out of her way.

They sat down on the couch, and Serena put her stuff on the floor next 
to her. 

"So how have you been doing Meatball Head?" Darien smiled.

Serena never realized how much she missed him calling her that. "Not to 
bad considering the circumstances. You?"

"Fine, I guess."

They both bit their lips in the long, uncomfortable moments of silence 
that followed.

"Say something, idiot!" Darien thought. "You've got the chance again, 
and this has been bugging you for years! Ask her!"

"You know what you have to do, just come out and say it! Who knows? 
Maybe he wants the same," Serena thought.

"Darien listen," Serena said nervously.

"Hmm?" he turned to her. 

"I-well you see," she stuttered. 

He could tell where this was leading, "Why did you really come here 
Serena?" 

Darien was about to hear what he'd wanted to for the longest time, but 
now that it was really happening it brought back painful memories.

"I'd kinda like to try to pick up where we left off," she said as though 
he'd think she was crazy.

"Actually, I would love nothing more, but.......you really hurt me 
before."

"What?" she said almost insulted.

"I mean you just, like, denied my existence, no note or phone call or 
anything. You were there, and then you ignored me, and I never got the 
missing link."

"I left without giving YOU an explanation? What are you talking about?"

"Well, yeah," Darien defended. "I mean-" he stopped; a flash of gold in 
her suitcase caught his eye.

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