Title: Confessions at the Creek
Author: Patricia Dawson
E-mail: Kammi22@sprintmail.com

Hey everybody! This is my VERY FIRST fanfic. You don't even know how 
hard it was to hand this over to Alicia (Blade) to review. I was SO 
nervous! Well, she liked it… Hope you do!

	I hate him, I hate him, I hate him! Why does he make my life so 
miserable! Whenever I see him, he calls me "Meatball Head" and I just 
die! I melt into a puddle of Jell-O! But I react in the way I suppose 
he expects. I yell at him. And then I feel so bad. Not because I hurt 
his feelings, but because I'm driving him away… Well, I'm gonna get it 
over with. Right now. I'm gonna go up to him, look him straight in the 
eye, and say- "Darien, I really love you! Do you think there's any 
possibility that you could love me too?"
	But this is not going to be easy for me. Yesterday, I tried to 
tell him. I looked into his eyes- which, by the way, are the most 
gorgeous, deepest blue eyes you'd ever see- and I was dumbstruck when 
he said, in his usual tone, "Hey Meatball Head, going to the arcade to 
flirt with Andrew?"
	"Ugh! No, I'm not for your information. I'm going to Ami's house, 
not that it's any of your business, Darien!"
	"Okay, fine then. See ya later- Meatball Head!"
	I put on an angry "Get outta here" look, but inside I was melting 
into a puddle of goo… I love it when he calls me that!
	But no, today, once and for all, I'm going to tell him how I 
feel. I know he won't return my feelings, but at least I'll have it off 
my chest.
	Today I'm meeting Lita and Ami at the arcade.  As I walk up to 
the place, I see Darien (AAAAHHH!!! 'Sigh'!) talking with Andrew (who 
is also very cute, but no Darien) about something or other. I brush 
past them and into a booth in the café section of the arcade and wait 
for Ami and Lita. I'm early, for once in my life- Gee, I wonder why?! 
	I order a Sunday to keep me company while I wait. Double fudge 
with nuts, whipped topping, and a bright red cherry. As I was wolfing 
down my sundae, a dark, tall shadow stepped over me. I looked up, 
hoping it would be Darien…
	"Hey Serena! Ya ready to go to Raye's temple?" Lita asked. 
	"Oh… it's you, Lita," I said dully. 
	"Are you okay? You sick Serena? You don't sound too good," said 
Ami, stepping up behind Lita. "Maybe it's too much ice cream."
	"I'm fine. But I think the sugar is getting to my head!" I 
exclaimed.
	We stepped out of the arcade and headed for Raye's temple. Just 
as we turned a corner, I saw Darien walking away from the arcade, 
reading a book.
	Okay, Serena, act natural. Chin up, shoulders back, completely 
oblivious. Walk… step… step… not a klutz today… no, no… 
	"AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!" I screamed as I tripped over a crack in the 
sidewalk and into the arms of my one true love, (well, sort of).
	"You're such a klutz, Meatball Head!" he said in an exasperated 
tone.
	"Well, thanks for catching my fall, but I don't need your smart 
remarks right now, Darien!" I said sternly and smartly.
	"Man, you made me drop my book, Serena!" He looked at his feet 
where a gorgeous copy of 'Romeo and Juliet' lay in a mud puddle. He 
bent down, snatched it up, and wiped it off with a handkerchief. 
	"Gosh, Serena, you're such a klutz! I can't believe you!"
	He called me Serena! 
	I wanted to hug him. To say sorry and have him hold me and say 
'It's okay, Meatball Head." But instead I said,
	"Darien, I don't want to deal with you today, okay? So go away 
and leave us alone!"
	"Gosh, Serena!" Lita said. "You shouldn't be so mad at him! He 
has a right to be upset with you, look at his book!"
	"Yes, Serena, you must remember who the upset one is here," Ami 
said in her sugary-sweet voice.
	"Well, thanks you guys! I guess I know who my real friends are 
now!" I said, biting back the oncoming tears. I turn around and run. I 
can hear Lita and Ami yelling at me to come back. I won't. They hurt my 
feelings. It wasn't my fault Darien dropped… Oh Darien! You hate me… 
you really hate me! But I love you…
	I stop running and sit on a bench, burying my face in my hands. I 
can't believe it. I'm always making myself look stupid in front of him! 
He really hates me now! I lay down on the bench and let my tears fall 
on the polished wood of the seat. 
	"Serena!"
	Wha? I open my eyes. Is that… Darien?
	"Serena, where are you?!"
	It is him! Oh no… I can't let him see I've been crying. I wipe my 
tears away just as Darien reaches my bench.
	"Serena… are… you okay?"
	What? He actually wants to know how I FEEL? No… he doesn't care. 
He just wants to make fun of me again. Well, not today! Today started 
so well. I won't let him ruin it!
	"Serena?… Talk to me!" he demanded.
	"No," I said flatly. "Don't even pretend. I know you hate me, so 
why are you doing this to me? Leave me alone!" I get up and run to the 
small creek that is hidden by trees. I had to run far: and I know he 
followed me. Why? He's just torturing me! I reach the creek and fall to 
my knees. I hit the ground, wishing it was Darien. I am sobbing 
uncontrollably. Too many feelings that were pent up have been given an 
escape door due to the incident.
	"Serena! You have to talk to me! Where are you?!" Darien shouted.
	I know he won't stop pursuing me… he's stubborn. I stare blankly 
at the blue water in the creek and wish that it could carry me away. 
	"Serena… what are you doing? I only want to talk to you!" Darien 
demanded.
	Stay calm Serena. "What?" I say as calmly as possible.
	"I just wanted to say… I'm sorry."
	Darien… saying he's sorry… to me?!  
	He puts his hands on my shoulders. -Oh my…- He turns me around 
with both hands. -Goodness- He lifts my chin up with his finger. -
Panic! Panic!- He nears his head towards mine. -Aaaaahhh!!!-  He's 
kissing me! OHMYGOSH!
	I am in complete shock. I don't know what to do. I don't know why 
he's doing this. He hates me!
	I pull away, looking at him in bewilderment. 
	"What… I thought you… hated me…"
	He blushed and looked down. Am I dreaming?
	"I… don't… hate you…" he said slowly. "I thought… you hated me…"
	I don't know what to say, so I tell him all my feelings. 
	"Darien, from the first moment I saw you I loved you, but I knew 
it would never work cause you hated me and I hate you… I really hate 
you! Why are you doing this?! This is a dream! You're NOT REALLY DOING 
THIS!" I screamed. 
	He clapped a hand over my mouth to keep me quiet. I looked into 
those eyes. Was he… no…
	"Do you really love me?" he asked.
	"I don't know anymore," I said truthfully. The tears started 
flowing again as he brought his face close to mine and kissed me. As he 
kissed me, I realized how right this was. I really DIDN'T hate him. I 
loved him, just as I always have. And now he knows it. I return the 
kiss, tenfold. 
	My thoughts are racing. I love him… I love…
	My hands brush his hair away from his eyes and hold his neck. He 
pulls me closer to him (which I realize is hard to do when you're 
sitting). He broke off the kiss and looked at me. His eyes are 
gorgeous!
	"Darien… do you REALLY… love me?"
	"No… I'm just kissing you cause I feel like it!" Darien said 
jokingly.
	I punch his chest playfully and kiss him again. And again. And 
again. 
	'This is love,' my head sang clearly. Darien loved me all along. 
Oh Darien! You can call me your Meatball Head now! You're all mine… 
forever…

THE END

Thanks everybody for reading this!
Hey R-chan! Hey… thanks SO much Alicia! Hope you liked it! I don't have 
a computer, so E-mail Alicia for me! THANX!  

-Patricia Dawson