| Title : Dangerously In Love Chapter : One Author : SilverRunningWater89 Stalk Her? : «email» magikalauthor101@yahoo.xom Rating : PG13 Summary : Serena Temple is a famous model who has been getting threats and now has Darien Shields as her new body guard. What's going to happen between them? And who is sending the threeats? * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = Serena Temple (AN: I don’t know her last name) yawned and got up. "it’s another day" she thought as she went to the bathroom. "I can’t think of the past. Only the present and the future." What Serena was referring to were the threats she got a couple of days ago. At first she didn’t give them much thought. But then they were acted out. One model got food poisoning. Another somehow got a cut in the shape of an "X" on her back. The day before, Serena had gotten dead flowers delivered to the door of her flat. Her agent insisted, after Serena told her, that she get a body guard. Serena refused. What model has a body guard following them around? But after much talking and persisting on her agents half, Serena finally agreed. Her body guard was supposed to arrive in a day. Serena sighed as she relayed the past events. When would it stop? People just didn’t get the hard work models were put through. Especially how hard *she* worked through. Serena made herself clear her mind as she got into the shower. She wanted to enjoy her last shower without someone standing outside the door. 30 minutes later Serena appeared outside the door of her flat. She on her feet were silver high heels, she was wearing a champagne green tank top and a matching skirt that went up to her knees. Her bottom length hair was pulled up into a high pony tail. Her eyes were accented in light blue eyeshadow and her lips were pale pinkish with gloss to make them shine. Overall, she looked drop-dead-gorgeous. It wasn’t a wonder that she was a model. Serena walked out of her building (AN: I think flats are in a building with other flats. No clue. Heehee) She called a taxi and went to her model agency. "Molly, what’s my schedule?" Serena asked her secretary Molly. "you have a 9:00 photo shoot, an 11:00 interview with Models 4 You, then you have a 1 hour lunch break, 2:00 photo shoot, 4:30 photo shoot, 6:00 commercial shoot, and then when that’s over your agent would like to talk to you" "Thanx Molly" Serena said kindly. Molly watched the beautiful 22 year old walk away. "I don’t know how she does it. But she does it and she isn’t stuck up" Molly shook her head. * * * * * "hey Serena" "hi Serena" "hey what’s up gorgeous?" Andrew Parker asked as he walked with her to her dressing room. "you ok?" "yea, I’m fine Andrew" Serena smiled at Andrew. He was another model at the agency. Everyone thought the 2 would go good together but Serena and Andrew were fine with being close friends. Andrew was a 5’8" blonde with blue eyes also. He was extremely flirtatious but he was also more like an older brother to Serena being one of her first friends there, helping her out, talking with, etc. He also never let her forget the fact that he was 1and ½ years older than her. She told him everything. Almost. "I’m getting a body guard tomorrow" Serena told him. "Beryl insists." Andrew rolled his eyes at the name of her agent. Beryl was once in love with Andrew had tried to hook up with him. He didn’t like her and thought her kinda creepy, she was also 29, which is 5 years older then him. Not that age really mattered or anything… "ok, thanx Andy for walking me to my dressing room" Serena said as they arrived. She blew him a kiss and then went inside. "SERENA, YOUR LATE!!" Raye Hino yelled at her. Raye was her make up artist (AN: forgot what they were called)and hair stylist. And although she and Raye loved each other like sisters, thought neither would admit it, Raye loved to tease and yell at Serena. She had raven-dark hair that went half way to her back. Her purple eyes seemed to scare some while others that they were amazing. She was about 1 inch taller than Serena. Raye had a short temper that exploded often. A girl who had blonde hair about the same length as Raye’s with a huge red bow tying all her hair together in the back. She had bright blue eyes and was always cheerful. She was about ½ in. taller than Serena. They could almost pass for twins since they had the same hair color and both were exceedingly pretty. "You guys, please shut up!" Mina Ainako said cheerfully. Mina was Serena’s clothes designer. She also picked out Serena’s outfits. Occasionally, she helped Raye with the make up. "yes, I gotta agree with Mina" A tall brunette spoke as she walked in. "So, Serena here is what you will have for breakfast. All this is made by the famous chef Lita Greener." Lita said standing straight and wearing a proud look upon her face. The girls burst out laughing. Lita was Serena’s nutritionist and she also cooked meals for the agents so she heard the latest gossip. Lita was the tallest of the girls being 6’3" she had her shoulder length hair pulled back into a pony tail. She had green eyes and a nice smile. She was also the toughest of the girls beating everyone who messed with her up in the past. "looks delish" Serena said staring at the plate. She gulped. "come on Serena" Mina said encouraging her friend. "you know that is extremely healthy and has very little calories but a lot of calcium" A blue-haired girl walked in. "AMY!" Serena groaned. Amy was Serena’s photographer, she was also Serena’s tutor. Amy was the shortest of the five, being ½ inch shorter than Serena. She had short blue hair and blue eyes that matched her hair. On her ears were plain pearls that were blue. Amy was extremely shy to those she didn’t know but the other four managed to know her well enough to know what she was capable of. All of the girls had become best friends in the time they were together. They were all the same age, 22, and told each other practically everything. They were all like sisters to each other. "Serena, hurry up and eat, you have a photo shoot in 45 minutes" Amy said as she glanced at the clock. "Right" Serena ate in a hurry then let Raye do her make up and hair. Mina picked out an outfit and Amy told Serena how to stand and took pictures of Serena in different poses. The day went by fairly quick. After a shot of the commercial was done Serena went to go talk to Beryl. "Ah, yes, Serena come in" Beryl said when she saw Serena. "So, about the body guard." Serena took a seat in the chair by the desk. " he will be arriving tomorrow in the morning. I have cleared up your schedule to go meet him at the airport and get to know him a little." Serena nodded. "that’s it, bye" Serena stood up and left. She met the other four on her way out. "I’m supposed to meet my body guard tomorrow at the airport. Who wants to come with me to pick him up?" She asked her friends. Mina, being the boy crazy person that she is, asked, "guy or girl?" They all laughed. "dunno yet" Serena answered truthfully. "well I’ll in case it’s a guy" "same" "I guess I’ll go" "I haven’t finished my book…" "AMY!" "but I’ll go" Amy finished meekly. * * * * * ~IN THE MORNING~ "you people, HURRY UP!" Raye shouted at them. "we’re coming, we’re coming" they grumbled. They got into Serena’s blue convertible (AN: I LUV THAT CAR!!) with Serena driving and Mina in the seat next to her. "And we are off to the airport!" After waiting for about 45 minutes the plane finally arrived. "Quick, the sign" Raye whispered, they grabbed the sign and held it up as the passengers got off. It said: Darien Shields: Protector of ehem. Amy had felt the need to say that he was a body guard but not actually say he was a body guard and thought they should mention Serena’s name because of the fans. (they are in disguises). A man with jet black hair and midnight blue eyes stepped out. His eyes scanned the area and finally they landed on the group. He quickly read the sign then started walking towards them. "Darien Shields?" Serena asked. "Yes, Serena Temple" Serena nodded. They scanned each other he was as tall as Lita and had broad shoulders. Serena could tell he worked out because of the muscles that she could see through the shirt. As she looked up to his face she saw that he was looking at her kinda funny. "Oh, this isn’t how I normally look. I’m in a disguise" Serena told him quickly. He nodded and glanced towards he other girls. She understood and introduced him to them. Then they got Darien’s bags and went into the car. Since there wasn’t enough room, Darien sat up from with Serena and Mina squished in with the other girls in the back. "we are gonna go to a restaurant ok?" Serena told him. He nodded once more. When the group arrive at the restaurant, Serena went up to the person at the front desk. "yo, Mickey, wussup? It’s me, Sere" Serena told her long time friend Michael. She was the only one who called him that so he knew it was her. He winked at her and told the rest of the group to follow him. Mickey lead the group to a table and gave them their menu’s. "I’ll be back in 5" he told them and then he left. The group except Darien, had been there before so they knew what they wanted. When Mickey came back they all ordered. "so um, what do you do…except being a body guard I mean" Serena giggled nervously after Mickey left. " I work for the FBI" Darien told them. They gasped. "So why are you a body guard for me" Serena asked him puzzled. "your not the only model who’s been getting threats" he stopped when their food arrived. "other major models have too. That’s why they sent me to investigate while being your body guard." He took a bite out of his lunch. "but I thought Beryl requested you guys" Serena said. "Beryl? Who’s Beryl?" "her agent" Raye said dryly. Darien could tell Raye didn’t like this Beryl. "Nope, I was sent here to investigate and protect Serena by my lieutenant" "oh" The group finished eating and headed back to the agency so Darien could meet Beryl. They arrived at her office 30 minutes later. "Darien, this is Beryl" Serena said as they stepped into her office. Beryl glanced up at Darien, when she saw him, the girls could almost see hearts in her eyes. "Darien, what a pleasure to meet" Beryl walked around her desk to shake his hand. "I hope we get to know each other better." Beryl grinned mischievously. Title : Dangerously In Love Chapter : Two Author : SilverRunningWater89 Stalk Her? : «email» magikalauthor101@yahoo.xom Rating : PG13 Summary : Serena Temple is a famous model who has been getting threats and now has Darien Shields as her new body guard. What's going to happen between them? And who is sending the threeats? * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = The group finished eating and headed back to the agency so Darien could meet Beryl. They arrived at her office 30 minutes later. "Darien, this is Beryl" Serena said as they stepped into her office. Beryl glanced up at Darien, when she saw him, the girls could almost see hearts in her eyes. "Darien, what a pleasure to meet" Beryl walked around her desk to shake his hand. "I hope we get to know each other better." Beryl grinned mischievously. CHAPTER 2 ************************* "like wise" Darien said coldly. He’s good Serena thought. Beryl raised an eyebrow at him and walked over to her desk. As she sat down, she made sure he saw her implants. Darien didn’t bat an eyelash. Either he’s gross…or he’s very good. Serena was amazed at his coldness towards Beryl. Raye faked a cough faked a cough and Beryl glanced up. "oh…heh…heh…right…"Beryl shot Raye the death glare. "I talked to your lieutenant and he said you know what to do. Is that correct?" Darien nodded. "good, it’s time for Serena to go home. You will have to escort her and she will have you sleep on the couch" Beryl glared at Serena as she said the sentence. "don’t want my models getting a little round in the belly. Bye bye" Beryl gave a cold laugh that didn’t suit her. "now wait a minute! I wouldn’t sleep with him and vise versa" Serena cried dismayed. "YOU might but I wouldn’t." "BYE BYE" Beryl said through clenched teeth. The group glared at Beryl then left. "I HATE HER" Serena practically yelled when they were within hearing distance. "We all do Sere, we all do" Raye muttered. * * * "So um, here are the sheets, let me help you set up" Together they set up the couch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~NEXT MORNING~ "I'm going to take a shower now" "Ok but leave the door open" Serena stared at him weirdly. "In case something happens" Serena blushed. She went to get a change of clothes then disappeared into the bathroom. After a long relaxing bath, Serena stepped out of the tub, wrapped a towel around her body and looked at herself in the mirror. * * * * Darien rushed in once he heard Serena's scream. He saw her holding a hand her heart and the other hand on the counter supporting her. "Serena! What's wrong?" He rushed towards her. She just pointed to the mirror. He gasped at what it said. You will be next. Except this time it, you won't be placed in the hospital. You will be placed underground…forever! This meant that that the attacker would try and kill Serena! The writing was written in lipstick that somehow seemed familiar. His thoughts wondered back to Serena who was staring at the mirror in open shock. "It's ok Serena, we'll just wipe it off" Darien tried to soothe her. She glanced at him a little fearfully then took a deep breath. "Right" Darien proceeded to wipe the writing off. Serena gave him a small smile before turning her back. "Please, leave while I change." Darien looked at Serena. He hadn't noticed that she was in towel. He looked back down embarrassed then left Serena quickly changed into a baby blue halter-top and a jean skirt. Her hair was pulled back into a messy bun that looked marvelous on her. She didn’t put on any make except lip-gloss. When Serena stepped she looked absolutely breath taking and Darien couldn’t really argue with that. And now that her saw her with out her disguise, he could see what all the fuss was about. "I'm so happy to be an F.B.I agent at times like these" he said to himself dreamily. "Did you say something?" Serena asked him, tilting her head. She looked so cute when she did that. Darien had the urge to kiss her then and there. But luckily, he stopped himself. "Um…no nothing" he flashed her a quick smile. Serena raised her eyebrows but said nothing. "So what do you have to do today?" he asked, trying to get off the subject that didn’t really exist. She stared at him for a moment before answering. "It’s Saturday…" she smiled before muttering very quickly, "not that it matters" then continued, "this is one of the few Saturdays I have to myself so um, I dunno, I could probably go out shopping or something." Darien nodded. "Which car do you wanna use?" he asked. She looked at him wonderingly. "I got mine in last night when you where asleep." Suddenly something dawned upon him. "Serena, do you go to sleep at about the same time everyday?" She nodded then raised her eyebrows at him questioningly. Darien either didn’t see that or ignored it because he was deep in thought. Red lipstick… "Oh well" he put on a cheery face. "Let’s go shoppin’!" Serena made a face at his quick change of mood but agreed still. * * * * "Ooo, I want this and this and this and this…" Serena squealed pointing to everything. "SERENA" she stuck her tongue out at Darien. "Why don’t you just get everything you want?" he patience obviously thin. "Don’t be such a shopping nazi Darien" Serena told him crossly. Suddenly a silver glint caught his eye. "DUCK!" Darien pushed Serena down to protect her fragile body with his. A bullet hit the wall they were next to and the attacker ran away before Darien could get a glance at him. "Shit!" he swore, then got up. He dusted himself up then asked Serena if she was ok. "Yes" she said a little shakily as she got up. ***************** "You have failed me" "No! No! I’m sorry! Wont happen aga-" A shot rang out and the man was dead. Police found him later in a dumpster across town. ***************** "Are you sure?" Darien asked Serena a little worried. She nodded. "I think our little shopping expedition has just ended. Let's get something to eat" he suggested. They went to a little fast food restaurant and ate there. Darien kept a close eye on everything and kept on looking around. "Darien" Serena whined. "Stop being so jumpy. You are making me nervous!" "Sorry" "You wanna just take everything to go and eat home?" Serena suggested. She didn’t want to mention that she also felt jumpy. "Yeah" The couple got home at around 4 p.m. Serena thought of something. "Maybe we should go look for another apartment with 3 bedrooms" she stopped then continued, "I mean since you are gonna be here for a while and when you leave I can just turn it into the guest room." "And the third bedroom?" Darien asked thinking this idea through. "Will be the office" Serena answered promptly. At Darien’s questioning look she said, "after modeling. I do have a Masters degree in Law so…" Darien looked impressed. "Yeah, that sounds like a good plan…" The two spent the rest of the day going through newspapers and magazines looking for a complex near by. It was getting dark and if you looked through their window you would see Serena lying on her back with the magazine in the air and flipping through the pages. Darien on his stomach and near Serena’s head so he could see what she was looking at. After 2-3 hours of searching, "I FOUND IT!" Serena screamed at jumped up and down. "IT’S PERFECT! IT’S MY DREAM APARTMENT!" "wow! Serena, cool down and explain" Darien tried to calm her down. She pushed the picture in front of his face. "see! It’s right across the street from the park and a couple blocks away from the model agency" And Darien had to admit, it did sound perfect. "call up the number and schedule an appointment in like, 30 minutes." "NOW?" Serena pondered about that for a minute then replied: "yeah, I guess you are right. It’s around 8 o’clock so it’s not that late." She then proceeded to walk to the phone and call the number. Serena waited for a couple of rings before someone picked. "Hi is the house still for sale?" pause. "It is! I’ll buy it! When should I meet you? Is now ok?" pause. "Ok, in 30 minutes the Moon Café see you there" she hung up. "We are meeting in 30 minutes in the café across the street. Look nice" she told him briefly while adding, you always do, to herself after the last statement. ~30 MINUTES LATER: AT THE CAFÉ~ "Hi, are you Mr. Morgan?" The man with an overcoat on him nodded yes. He was a little mysterious with his face and body covered up. He wore glasses to shield his eyes. Darien was suspicious of him but the guy was selling the house. He would just wait to see what would happen next. Serena was sealing the deal. If this guy thought it was weird for someone to buy a house in 30 minutes without even seeing it, he didn’t show it. "So everything is moved out already? Great we’ll move in tomorrow" Serena glanced at Darien. "Come on, let’s go check the place out." Darien nodded and followed Serena to their new home. It was exactly perfect. A little plain yes, but he knew that Serena would want to decorate it. Sure enough, Serena was walking from room to room muttering to herself how to paint it. "Darien, come on. We are going to the paint store!" luckily, the store was open for crazy people like Serena. She bout baby blue, sea green, light yellow and orange, lavender, and a peach color. She decided, with Darien’s help, that her room would be baby blue, his would be sea green, the office would be light orange, the kitchen would be peach, the living room would be light yellow, and the corridors would be lavender. It was perfect. And very colorful. They got started painting right away. In the kitchen, Serena painted sunflowers over the peach background. It was 1:00am by the time they finished. It looked marvelous. They went back to the old flat and slept for 8 hours. When she woke up, Serena called Beryl and told her the condition and got a day off to move. She set right away to packing up. When Darien woke up 45 minutes later, he helped. They got a moving van and transferred everything from the old flat to the new flat. It took them 3 hours to set everything up. They rested then went out to get some new furniture, utensils, etc. they set those up and finally settled down. It was a record for her. Moving in 1 and a half days. They spent the rest of the day eating and talking in their new flat and unpacking everything. Serena and Darien went to sleep at 10:00pm. The next day would be busy. ~NEXT DAY~ Serena woke up when the phone rang. It was Beryl. "Hello, Serena. You will be in today. Right?" Beryl’s voice was sickening sweet and Serena rolled her eyes at the sound of her agents voice. "Yes, Beryl will be in. in fact I’ll even walk to work. Bye" Serena hung up before Beryl could say anything. "Come on Darien" she went to wake Darien up. "We leave in 30 minutes" Darien groaned and turned away from her. "Darien…Darien…DARIEN" Serena screamed in his ear. He bolted up. "What? What?" Darien looked around confused until his gaze stopped on Serena who was smirking. He sighed. "How was your sleep" Serena asked still smirking. He just glared at her and got up. She caught her breath. There he was. Standing right in front of her only in his boxers. Shirtless. Looking hot with all those muscles. Damn. Too bad he was off limits. Right? She snapped back to attention and went back into the kitchen. 30 minutes later they were out walking through the park to the agency. Serena was in a disguise. They were pretending to be a couple to make themselves seem less suspicious. When they arrived at the agency, Darien waited while Serena talked to Molly figuring out her schedule. She came back 5 minutes later telling him she had a photo shoot in 35 minutes. Follow her she said. Serena led him to her dressing room and got ready. When she came out, Darien’s jaw dropped. Mina saw this and smiled. She had done a good job. They went to the photo shoot room and Darien watched as Serena posed looking sexy, cute, and normal but beautiful. What he didn’t realize was that slowly he was falling for the world’s most popular and most beautiful super model. He couldn’t help it. But he was most certainly going to be the most jealous man and most wanted soon. Very soon. After the photo shoots Serena ate a quick lunch, then got dressed for an interview, while Darien listened, finding out more and more things about her. After the interview was two more shoots then another scene for the commercial then she decided to call it a day and go take some laps. Serena told Darien she was going to change to go swimming and he did the same. They appeared out of the bathrooms and looked each other up and down. Serena was wearing a red string bikini and looked hot! All the guys gave whistles as she walked by. Darien was in a dark blue swimsuit, which showed off his muscles. As he walked by the girls winked trying to catch his attention. They dived graceful into the pool. SPLASH! Someone splashed Serena. It was one of her peeves. Being splashed. She splashed back. It was Darien. Oh he was gonna get it. And so began, what would be know later the Great Splashing Fight. Who won? Still to be determined. Title : Dangerously In Love Chapter : Three Author : SilverRunningWater89 Stalk Her? : «email» magikalauthor101@yahoo.xom Rating : PG13 Summary : Serena Temple is a famous model who has been getting threats and now has Darien Shields as her new body guard. What's going to happen between them? And who is sending the threeats? * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = After the photo shoots Serena ate a quick lunch, then got dressed for an interview, while Darien listened, finding out more and more things about her. After the interview was two more shoots then another scene for the commercial then she decided to call it a day and go take some laps. Serena told Darien she was going to change to go swimming and he did the same. They appeared out of the bathrooms and looked each other up and down. Serena was wearing a red string bikini and looked hot! All the guys gave whistles as she walked by. Darien was in a dark blue swimsuit, which showed off his muscles. As he walked by the girls winked trying to catch his attention. They dived graceful into the pool. SPLASH! Someone splashed Serena. It was one of her peeves. Being splashed. She splashed back. It was Darien. Oh he was gonna get it. And so began, what would be know later the Great Splashing Fight. Who won? Still to be determined. <<<<<<<<<<<<< Chapter 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Serena dried off with her light blue towel that had cute little ducks all over it. Darien walked over with a towel around his waist. "Adorable towel," Darien said teasingly while Serena just stuck out her tongue. "Awww, you’re upset that you didn’t win." Serena snorted. "Puh-lease! We all know I can swim better than you!" Darien started walking away and said over his shoulder: "Don’t be such a sore loser!" Serena ran after him, "I heard that you piece of dog doo doo!" (AN: children in the pool remember? She did) Darien unlocked the door with a bag full of groceries and Serena just walked right in and went to her room. "Thank you for helping me unload the groceries," Darien called after her with a small smile playing at the tip of his lips. It takes two to tango, he thought to himself. Serena woke up and stretched. She looked outside and saw that the sky was blue with little white puffs scattered around. A bird perched on a tree branch outside her window and Serena sighed. She rested on her elbows and just watched for a while as nature woke up. Finally Serena "woke" up and went to take a shower. She took her clothes off and stepped in the shower. She closed her eyes, turned the knob and waited for the water to come out. Nothing was coming, Serena opened one eye and peered at the nozzle. "DARIEN!" Darien stretched up lazily from the couch where he was sitting and watching TV. He smiled, this was gonna be fun. He got off the couch and walked towards the bathroom. "coming," He knocked and waited for her to say if was ok to come in. As he walked in, he looked around. There was Serena in the middle with a towel wrapped around her body, Darien tore his eyes away and looked into her eyes. "Yes?" "The water is broken," Serena said, stating the obvious. "And you want me to do what about it?" "Fix it" "I’m not sure about that?" Darien stared at Serena. What was going on in her model head? Did she know that he tampered with the water? "Please?" she pouted and walked up close to him and put her mouth to his ear, "If you do, I’ll give you something special," she said her husky voice ticking Darien’s ear. He tried not to show emotion and made it look like he gave up. "Ok, fine" he sighed. Darien stepped into the shower and stared messing with it, but his shirt kept on getting in the way so he took it off and handed it to Serena. "Hold this for a sec." Serena took it and stared at the biceps in Darien’s arms. She watched Darien work his magic with the water pipes and he dusted his hands off when he finished. He turned to face her and she noticed that he had nice abs also. She smiled and put her smooth hands on his shoulders. "Thank you," she said, her voice still husky, "Here’s your reward," She leaned forward and made it look like she was going to kiss him, but instead reached behind him and produced a water balloon. Serena smashed it on his head and watched with satisfaction as he looked surprised for a second at her action. "You thought I didn’t know you mess with the freakin’ shower head? Well I did and I could fix it but I would rather you had done it and got you back for it." Then she produced two or three more water balloons. With her hands on his back, she pushed him out the door. "I have to take a shower now," Serena said coyly. Serena took a shower and came out in a low army green spaghetti strap and a green cardigan over it. Her pants were black with sparkles over them and her eyes were outlined with dark green. Her lips were dark red and on her feet were black high-heeled boots. Darien didn’t even have to look past her shoes to know that she was looking astounding. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a strand on either side of her face. "I have a fashion show today" She said, walking forward to him and stopped at the edge of the couch. "I’m modeling for FunkySilver, I just love their clothes," Serena raved as she sat down next to Darien. He looked at her and then sighed. "we better get going," "But I want to watch the news," Serena whined, "Oh fine, let’s go" She got up reluctantly and waited for Darien. He also got up and walked to the door, then he opened it and walked out and closed it in one swift motion. Leaving Serena standing there with her mouth wide open. "It takes two to play this game," She walked to her room and tidied up a bit and then got her backpack. She met Darien out in the car where he was waiting for her. "Where were you?" "I forgot my backpack and I couldn’t find it in my room, so I tidied in my room and found it," Serena smiled serenely. "Why, were you waiting for me?" Darien just glared at her and drove off. When they got there, Raye, Lita, Amy, and Mina rushed at her. "I see you already got your outfit on," Mina said after they said their ‘hello’s’. "And your make-up" Raye said disappointedly. "But have you eaten yet?" Lita asked as she reappeared with healthy scrambled eggs. She shook her head and dug in eagerly. "I think Darien is staving you" Lita teased and the group chuckled. When Serena finished eating, she told them what happened in the morning and sent the girls in peals of laughter. Andrew came up to them, "What so funny?" he asked confused. Serena told him and soon he was on the floor laughing. Darien came up to them and said to Serena, "You producer told me to tell you, that you have half an hour…" he trailed off when he noticed everybody staring at him. "What?" This sent them into more laughter and Darien walked off very confused. Finally, Amy, being the responsible person she was, told everyone to get ready for the show. Half the show’s income was going to the Ronald McDonald House; the other half was salaries. The show began in an hour and because it was a major event, most of the important channels covered it. When the show started, the audience went quiet and Beryl stepped forward. She had an EXTREMELY low cut red dress. Her make up was heavy and overall she didn’t look that good. "I would like to thank you all for coming and our commentator will be one of our good looking models, Andrew Parker!" Beryl gave a fake smile and hobbled off stage looking thoroughly upset and Andrew wondered what the problem was. He walked upstage and gave an exaggerated bow and the audience laughed. He began: "Our first lovely lady is modeling for DKNY, please clap for Molly Sienfield!" Molly was one of Serena’s close friends; she had short curly brown hair. "Molly is wearing dark DKNY jeans and a silver top that says DKNY, on her lips is a red NYC lipstick and blue NYC eye shadow." Molly walked to the front, turned and walked back. She quickly went to go change while other models modeled. "And finally, the model you have been waiting for, SERENA TEMPLE!" The audience cheered as Serena came on stage. She smiled but kept walking and Andrew kept commentating. "Serena is wearing FunkySilver pants, shirt and cardigan and her make-up is Fetish, Christina Aguilera’s new line of make up." Serena started walking up the stage when a glint caught her eye. It was a very sharp piece of glass. She kept smiling but looked at Darien with panic in her eyes. He had noticed the piece of glass also and was thinking quickly. She had to act like everything was normal. If she steered around the glass people would wonder where she was going and she also had no shoes on. He quickly undid his tie and took a gum wrapper out of his pocket. He rolled the wrapped in a ball and positioned the tie as a sling shot. Quickly Darien angled it and let go, the wrapper hi the edge of the glass and bounced off stage before Serena could step on it. She noticed that it was gone and gave him a special smile for saving her. The show continued and was fabulous. It got raving reviews and was able to donate a lot of money. When Serena got home she found a message from Beryl. "Good job Serena, next time smile a bit more, but that’s not why I called. We have a new producer and male and female model. Their names are Malachite, Rubeus, and Emerald. I would like you to meet them. Be at work on time." The message ended and Darien walked in. "Who was that?" "Beryl, she says we have a new producer and two new models." Darien nodded and went into the kitchen. "I don’t know Darien, we don’t need anymore models." "Are you worried that they will be better than you?" "No," Serena said glaring at Darien. "Ok, ok, I was only joking," Darien held up his hands in defense. "We all know you are the best," "Darien," Serena groaned. He walked over to her with a sandwich in his hand. "Don’t worry baby, no one can beat you. You’re the prettiest," he kissed her cheek lightly and went and sat down on the couch. Serena blushed prettily before going to her room to think. Serena came out with her hair in a high ponytail. She was wearing a sports bra and had long gray sweats on. "Darien I’m going jogging, wanna come?" He turned around and looked at her. His eyes took in her slender body before replying that he would like to come. "Sure, hang on." Darien went into his room to change and reappeared wearing blue shorts and a white sleeveless shirt. "Lets go," They walked out the complex and started running. They ran for an hour non-stop, no talking, just thinking to themselves. Finally Darien broke the silence. "You tired?" "No, are you?" "No just asking" They kept running in silence, then 30 minutes later they had the same conversation, except Serena asked first. They kept running, each trying to out run the other. "You wanna stop?" Darien asked Serena. "No, I’m fine," Serena said breathlessly. They kept running for another 30 minutes. "If you wanna stop go ahead," She told him and he shook his head. A small grocery shop came in view and they both sighed in relief. "I think should get a water bottle," Darien told Serena as he slowed down in front of the store. She nodded and told him she would wait outside. He went in and purchased a water bottle for the both of them. He took a sip and handed it to her when he came out. She took some and thanked him. "Let’s walk back, we’ve been running for at least two hours." He agreed with her and they started walking back. Darien started up a conversation, "So what do you want to do after you’re done with modeling?" Serena thought for a bit before answering. "I want to be an FBI agent." "Like me?" Darien asked surprised. "Not like you, but an FBI agent" Darien nodded his head in understanding. "I have a degree in law if that helps, I went to Harvard" Darien looked at her amazed. He didn’t think she even went to university. "Oh, I went to school," Serena said as though she could read his mind. "I also took fencing, kick boxing, dance, and karate. Was the best in my class for each of them. Teachers said so themselves." Darien was impressed. "I need you to help me." "With what?" Darien asked, he didn’t think she would want him to help her. "Help me get into the FBI" "Like put in a good word?" "No, help me train," "Oh, ok" Darien sighed. Serena was just full of surprises. "What about you?" he looked at her. "What about me?" "Where did you go to university?" "Harvard, just like you, I also took the same things you did but instead of dance I took Kung Fu and Judo, I also know the art of making sushi." Darien smiled proudly of his accomplishments, especially the sushi one. "How old are you?" "26" "So you’re only 4 years older than me." Darien nodded "Yeah, I guess I am." "What do you mean you guess?" Darien shrugged and looked around. They were almost at the complex. "We’ve learned a lot about each other," Darien said, they were at the door now, and Serena nodded. Her back was against the door and she had her hand on the doorknob. Darien came up close to her. "So you still want me to help you?" She tilted her head up so she could look him in the eyes. "Yes" "It’s going to be tense you know," "I know" Darien looked at her for a moment, thinking something over to himself. Then he shook his head and put his hand over hers. "Are we going in or what?" He turned the doorknob and Serena stumbled back. "Hey!" Darien just grinned at her and went into the bathroom. Serena stood by the doorway in shock then she realized Darien was in the bathroom. "Darien get out of the bathroom. I’m going first." She ran to the bathroom and pounded on the door. Darien came out with out a shirt smiling. "Fine you can have the bathroom first. But don’t make it smell." Darien laughed as Serena punched him on the shoulder. "And you say you took karate?" Serena stuck her tongue out at him. "Ok, let’s fight!" Serena went into the living room and Darien followed laughing quietly. They moved the furniture to the side and made a circle out of masking tape. "Ready?" Darien asked stepping into the "ring". "You bet," Serena put her fist up and started jumping slightly. Darien did the same and they started kick boxing match. When they finished, Serena was on the bottom and Darien was on top of her breathing heavily. "Looks like you lost sweetie," Darien said smiling. Serena smiled back sweetly before answering. "You wish," she was also breathing heavily. "I don’t wish, I know" Darien relaxed and Serena took that chance to bring her knee up in between his legs. Darien winced in pain. "You little bitch!" He growled. " I told you, you haven’t won yet…" she flipped him over on his back and raised herself on her elbows. She said into his ear: "You lost" Serena came out of the bathroom refreshed. She thought about what happened today. The prank with the shower, the fashion show and how Darien saved her life, when they went out jogging and they both tried to out do each other. And then the kick box match, where she had one. She would have to thank Darien for losing and saving her. Where was Darien? Serena checked in the kitchen, living room, office and bathroom. She went up to Darien’s room and knocked. She heard loud music inside and she pushed the door open. Darien had a big leather bean bag hanging from the ceiling and had boxers with a big bear the held of a sign saying ‘FBI demands you give me food’ on the floor. Serena chuckled at that and continued checking out his room. There were clothes all over and he had posters of rock groups. The small table in between the TV and couch was clutter with papers and empty coffee cups. She walked over and started leafing through. Suddenly a paper caught her eye. It was information on her. She gritted her teeth and started reading. It had when she was born, her mom, dad, when she went to collage, university, when she got in trouble, etc. Serena turned a couple of pages and found a note from his superintendent. Darien Shields Case 10776842 Guarding Serena Temple, Model at Expert Models Inc. Might be next in what’s happening Darien watch Serena, get close to her, and watch Beryl. We have reason to suspect her for- "Reading my private property?" Title : Dangerously In Love Chapter : Four Author : SilverRunningWater89 Stalk Her? : «email» magikalauthor101@yahoo.xom Rating : PG13 Summary : Serena Temple is a famous model who has been getting threats and now has Darien Shields as her new body guard. What's going to happen between them? And who is sending the threeats? * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = "Reading my private property?" Serena backed away from the table slowly. "Uh, no," "It looked like you were," "I wasn't!" Serena denied but then she gave up her innocent act. "I'm just a mission to you?" she said in a hard voice and Darien was taken back. "Well, yea, I told you that I was sent here to guard you and that was my mission." Serena's eyes filled up with crystal tears. 'how could I have been so stupid?' "Fine!" Serena snapped at him, "I'll be your stupid mission. But how are you gonna feel if something happens to me? Usually missions don't work it you treat them like missions. Think about it for a while, maybe you'll be smart enough to figure it out," Serena challenged. She walked stiffly out of the room and into her own. Quickly she gathered her diary and CD played and a couple of other essentials into the small mini backpack. Grabbing her keys she headed out the door and hopped into her car. Serena drove to her favorite park and sat down on the bench that she always claimed as hers. Pulling out her diary and putting on a CD, she began to write. Diary, How could I have been so wrong? All those signs, god I am so STUPID! Shit, I just made a fool of my self! Now he probably thinks I'm crazy or something. How could I think I was anything MORE than his mission? And to think I actually- "So I finally found you," a sneering voice came out from behind her. Serena whirled around to face a man. "Peter!" Serena managed to gasp. "Yea it’s me," he jeered. "Finally got out of the slammer*, no thanks to you!" The man stepped out of the shadow and Serena was finally able to see his full body. He was wearing a black hat that was supposed to cover his scarred face. His trench coat was pretty clean for someone who had just gotten out of jail, but his black shoes were a little dirty. The sneer on his face stayed there the whole time while talking to Serena. "You," he said coldly to Serena, "Are a greaseball one-eyed connolly!" (My jail talk!~) Serena just smiled. "You think you can insult me? It doesn’t matter," She laughed, "I don’t even know what your saying!" "It means," Peter said, slightly impatient, "you are a dirty, nosy intruder!" Serena laughed coldly, "I was joking you sour puss!" Peter did what he called a smile and what Serena thought was half way between a frown and a thin-lip frown. "So the blondie knows some stuff." He said sarcastically and Serena glared at him. "Let’s get one thing straight," she said pointedly at him, "I am NOT a floozie**. Ok, and don’t even think of touching me!" Serena shrieked as she slapped his hand away from grabbing her shoulder. He looked around quickly, "Shhh… let’s make a deal, ok doll?" Serena looked at him for a while then nodded. "Fine, but it depends on what it is." "you don’t scream and I don’t touch you inappropriately. Deal flatfoot***?" "I am NOT a cop, so don’t call me flatfoot, or doll or any of your freakin’ jail talk." Serena glared at Peter and he took a step back, surprised. He held his hands up in surrender. "And what are you doing here anyways?" she questioned him suspiciously. "To pay you back, and not in a money form either." Peter took a step forward and grinned slyly. "Oh, and in what form?" Serena asked, beginning to get a little nervous. "See these scars? In that form." Peter made a move to punch her and she blocked it with her left hand. Using her right hand, she punched him in the nose. Then grabbing his fist and pulling it forward, she turned around so her back was facing towards his chest and elbowed him extremely hard in the stomach. Then she flipped him over and kneeled down. "You should have known that if you couldn’t take me out back then, you can’t take me out now." Peter just looked at her, and then in one smooth move, he grabbed the back of her neck and smashed her head against his. She slumped to the ground near his body and tried to fight consciousness. She waited for the blow to come but it never came. Before she could figure out why, she dropped into darkness. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Serena awoke with a killer headache and an ice pack on her head. She tried to sit up but something pushed her down. After her head cleared and her eyesight returned to normal. She saw Darien peering over her. "You ok?" he asked worried. "Ugh, yea, what happened." "Maybe I should ask you that." Darien said gently. "I guess I owe you an explanation." "I guess you do." "Darien!" Serena said sharply, "Sorry," he replied meekly. Serena sighed, "This is hard for me to tell, it happened when I was 16, just 6 years ago, I worked for the police department as an assistant. Since I was an assistant, I knew the low down and I knew the criminals by face. So one day, after work, I was walking back home, since I hadn’t gotten a car yet, and it’s like half mile away, I decided to take the short cut through the ally. I knew I shouldn’t have, but I was really tired that day, so I took the short cut when I saw James. I recognized him as one of the most dangerous criminals so I quickly hid behind a dumpster. "I heard him telling this other guy about a murder that he had done. He killed Bruno Urski, the guy that everyone THOUGHT had been murder by Spike. Hence, I realized that Spike was in jail for something he didn’t do. And about to receive the death penalty! I quickly turned the tape recorder on that I carried around with me. After like two minutes of them talking, a cat startled me. I squeaked and tried to cover it up but the guys heard me. The came searching for where the noise came from until they found me." Serena sniffed and shivered and Darien rubbed her back soothingly. Mina, Lita, Amy, Raye and Andrew had surrounded the couch without her realizing it. They smiled at her sadly and Serena realized that she needed their comfort. "Oh, Serena," Amy sighed and Lita produced some soup from behind her back. "You want some? It tastes yummy!" Lita put on a fake smile. Serena smiled back at them in a melancholy way. "Thanks Lita," She took the bowl from Lita and ate hurriedly. "But there’s more." They gasped and took a seat around the couch. "After they found me, they were extremely mad. And I mean pissed. They took me to an abandoned shed house, which happened to be their hide out and had one of the guy’s strip me. I was crying so loud, and I was so miserable. So there I was, lying on the table naked, and they had one of their guys who had a disease, I can’t remember which disease, try to fuck me. He succeeded in putting his horny dick in my mouth and making me suck on it and swallow his cum. If I didn’t they would slap me and punch my stomach." Serena broke of with tears running down her face and the girls were also silently crying over the torture Serena had gone through. "Just as he was about to enter me, a police squad burst in and arrested them. My mom had called them because I wasn’t home yet and I should have been an hour ago. They told her that I had already left and suspected something, so they tried to follow the route they thought I would take. They saw my backpack in the alley and the tape recorder next to it, still playing. After they listened to it and heard about the killings and my screaming, they followed the footprints the thugs had left in the mud. Since it wasn’t that clear they followed up to an area where there were a lot of sheds. But when they heard my screaming they quickly found the right shed. They let Spike go and James got the death penalty instead. It took me a year to finally get comfortably with guys again. The police station let me go and had me talk to a psychiatrist. After a lot of persuasions that not all guys were like that and I had to just be careful and cautious, I sighed up for modeling to try and be more confident about myself. It turned out that I was just what they were looking for and you know the rest. So that’s my happy life." "Oh Serena!" The girls all flung themselves on her and gave her a big bear hug. She hugged them back tightly. When they untangled themselves, she saw Andrew in the corner looking a little nervous. "It’s ok Andy, I’m not that scared about guys anymore." He smiled and went over to give her a hug. "But what I don’t get," Darien spoke up and they turned to look at him, "is how Peter fits into this." "Peter," Serena said sorrowfully, "was the guy who almost raped me." she frowned, "but what I don’t get is how Peter got out so quickly." "He was supposed to go to jail for 8 years. He not only almost raped me, but he was involved in the scheme somehow." She explained to them. "Unless…" Serena scowled thoughtfully. She turned to her friends. "He had to spend at least 6 years in jail for someone to bail him out. It’s been six years and I’m betting that someone paid for him to get out. But who?" "Could it be because they knew he hurt you?" Darien asked and Serena turned to him. "You know, I bet that that’s it! I just had an idea! Andy, I need you to get a list of everyone who works at Model Experts, Inc. Ok?" Andrew nodded. "What are you up to?" I can’t tell yet, but in time I will. Meanwhile, what you heard here doesn’t get out. I’ve made it this far and I don’t want pity" They nodded and pinkie swore. "And I just don’t trust some people at Models Inc." VOCABULARY: *Slammer- jail **Floozie- a woman with a bad reputation ***flatfoot- cop Title : Dangerously In Love Chapter : Five Author : SilverRunningWater89 Stalk Her? : «email» magikalauthor101@yahoo.xom Rating : PG13 Summary : Serena Temple is a famous model who has been getting threats and now has Darien Shields as her new body guard. What's going to happen between them? And who is sending the threeats? * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = * = Andrew walked to Beryl’s office, Serena had something in mind, but what? Her story was sad, that’s for sure, and any one who would harm his Serena now, would get it. But there was something Serena wasn’t telling them. Andrew shook his head and cleared his thoughts before stepping into Beryl’s office. “Andrew! What a pleasant surprise!” Beryl purred and he shook his head disgustedly. Why had he agreed to this? “Um, hi Beryl, I need a list of the people who work here so I can invite them to my party.” “A party,” Beryl cooed. “I love parties!” “That’s great Beryl. Can I have the list?” “Only if you give me a big one!” she exclaimed and leaned forward as Andrew instinctively leaned back. “Big one what?” he asked nervously. “Award of course!” “Award?!” Andrew asked disbelievingly. “Is that what you said?” “No!” “Oh, ok,” she sighed. “Well, here’s a list of everyone who works here.” Andrew took the list and thanked her before running out of the room. “Here’s the list,” Andrew said as he handed it to Serena. She took it and scanned the names before handing it to Darien. “Recognize any of the names?” “No, should I?” “Maybe. I’m not sure. I have to do a check up on everyone.” “Need me to help?” Darien asked her and she nodded. “What we may find, won’t exactly be pleasant.” Serena stated before walking out of the room. Everyone stared after her. “I think she has an idea,” Darien said before running after her. Darien caught up with Serena as she was leaving the building, he opened the door for her. “Thanks.” “What’s your idea?” “I’m not sure, but some of these names are a little fake.” They reached their flat and entered it. She walked straight to her room and turned the computer on. Darien followed her and grabbed a chair and sat down next to her. She quickly typed a name. “Beryl Redder” Darien read, he looked at her confused. “Watch,” Serena said pointing to the screen, in a minute a box popped up. “Beryl Redder does not exist.” “Just as I thought.” Serena and Darien ran to the model agency. “Beryl!” She came out and looked at them weirdly. “Yes sweetie?” “What’s your real name?” “What?” Beryl tried to act innocent. “Don’t lie to me,” Serena growled. “Beryl Redder is my real name,” she tried to convince them. “No it’s not,” Darien spoke up and Beryl glared at him. “Fine, if you want me to prove it, then come back tomorrow at 10am and I will have the evidence.” Serena and Darien eyed her suspiciously. They went outside and talked quietly. Finally, they came back in where Beryl was waiting. “Fine. But you better have a good explanation,” Serena said pointedly at Beryl, who just smiled in return. She would have a good explanation; they would just have to get to it first. *!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!* (I was originally gonna stop here, but since I was gone for a week, I decided to be nice) Serena yawned as she stretched her arms, she had been on the computer for hours trying to figure out Beryl’s identity. Who was Beryl? Something nuzzled her neck and Serena turned to find out that it was Darien. “Are you ok?” he asked worriedly and she nodded tiredly. “I wanna figure out who she is,” “That’s my job, not yours,” Darien chided softly. “I know, but I can’t help feeling a connection,” “We’ll figure it out tomorrow, when she tells us, but I’ll try and do some research meanwhile,” Darien smiled. “Thanks,” she started to get up, but collapsed back in the chair. Darien shook his head and scooped her up, deaf to her protests. He carried her to her bedroom and laid her gently on the bed. “I need to change into my PJ’s,” Serena murmured, already half a sleep. “Would you like me to do that that for you?” he asked quietly and she nodded. He found her pajamas and started to take off her pants. She giggled. “That tickles,” Darien just chuckled and slide the pants off, trying not to get distracted by her shapely legs. He quickly put on her pajama pants with little ducks all over it, on. He slid her tank top off, noticing her tight abs and how well the sports bra fit her. Darien tried to resist the urge to place butterfly kisses on her belly, but prevailed and placed two softly butterfly kisses on her stomach. She giggled and dug her hands into his hair. Suddenly, Darien lost control of himself and kept kissing her, moving up slowly. She laughed and unbuttoned his shirt and let it fall off his shoulders. His kisses moved past her neck and up to her chin. He stopped when he reached her mouth. Serena just smiled and looked up at him. He bent forward and softly kissed her, slowly adding more heat and passion. RING! RING! Serena sat up in a flash, knocking Darien over. “What’s that?” “The phone.” Darien got off the bed, silently cursing the phone and himself, and picked the phone up. “Hello?” he answered and paused. “Uhuh, no, no…yes…really?” Darien turned away from Serena who frowned. “Well, that’s what we’re trying to figure out… me and Serena… yes, she’s helping… I will I watch over her…” Darien listened some more. “Have I fallen in love with her yet?” he turned back and glanced at Serena who was already asleep. “No I haven’t,” he said into the phone. After saying his final goodbye, he hung up the phone and picked up the shirt. Gently kissing Serena on the forehead, he walked out of the room, softly shutting the door behind. As he did, a tear rolled down Serena’s face, unknown to him. *!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!* Darien stretched and yawned. Memories of last night flooded his head but he quickly shook them away. He got up and walked to the kitchen, clicking on the news along the way. Taking out a frying pan and some eggs, he started making omelet for himself and Serena. “Today on sports, Sharks beat Avalanches-” CLICK! “Hey! What’s up doc?” “Hey!” Darien peered his head around the corner. “I was watching that!” he protested. “Yea, but I want to watch cartoons,” Serena said glaring at him. “We can watch cartoons after I see the sports.” Darien glared back. “No, I want to watch the cartoons now.” Serena scowled. “Why are you acting like a bitch.” “Wasn’t I always one?” Serena responded, giving him a dirty look and he just looked at her puzzled. “What’s wrong with you?” “I don’t know? What’s wrong with me?” “Why are acting spoiled,” “Aren’t I spoiled?” “What’s wrong with you?!?” Darien asked exasperated. “Nothing.” “Are you ok,” “I’m fine, it’s just that time of the month,” Serena flashed him a fake smile and he gave her a weird look. “Here’s your food,” he brought her a plate of eggs and bacon. “I’m not hungry,” “Then what are you going to eat,” “I dunno,” she said, still ignoring him. “Serena!” Darien said fed up. “Eat this now!” “No!” “You have to!” Darien said dangerously as he walked closer to Serena with the plate in his hands. “Go away!” Serena started inching backwards. “Serena what’s wrong with you?” “Nothing! Now get the hell away from me! I hate you!” She started crying and ran from the room and out the door with Darien just staring after her. *!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!* They met in the agency at 10AM as planned, but not looking at each other. Serena was thoroughly embarrassed and upset and Darien was still wondering what had happened in the morning. Both ignoring each other but listening to Beryl. “…in order to find out what you want to find out about me, take bus 198 and go to the City Hall, they’re waiting for you.” Serena and Darien nodded and went back to the flat to gather everything they would need. Then they went and waited for bus 198 to come. When the bus came, the two boarded on it, noticing that there were only ten people on it. The doors closed and the bus started to drive away. “Serena,” Darien began as he turned to face her, “why are you mad at me?” She turned away from him. “Talk to me!” he cried out in frustration. She just ignored him. The bus came up to a streetlight and the bus driver tried to stop, but found out that he couldn’t. “The brakes aren’t working!” |