Title: On the Outside Looking In Author: Kell Chapter: 3 rating: PG Disclaimer: Nope I don't own Sailor moon. I was a cent away from buying it last night. Just kidding. Author notes: I have to thank all of you guys that emailed me. Especially the people from SMRFF. You guys rock! Also to KittyKat who has encouraged me beyond belief. Also to some other great friends Fifi, P-120, and Tif. Their stories all are so wickedly cool. Check them out. Also to another great author and friend, Sailor Heartache. She's amazing. Go and read her stories. ' ' means somebody is thinking. Allright enough with me being motormouth, here ya go! He was just sitting on the bench near the baseball game. Serena noticed that Chad, Ken, and Andrew were on the baseball team. Darien was just staring into space. She took a seat next to him. He hadn't noticed her. "Penny for your thoughts", she offered. At the sound of her voice he jumped right up. Serena had to control her laughter so she wouldn't embarrasss him more. "You scared me", he confessed. You could tell he was a tad embarrassed with his deep blush on his cheeks. "Well I had to find one way to get you to notice me. That just seemed to work. Now what's bugging ya"? " Ah, nothing". He just hung his head down and dug his shoe further in the dirt. "Come on Dar, I thought we were friends", she urged. "You're one of my best buds Sere, but I don't want to burden you with all my problems." "Hey, I'm great for people to empty their problems on. So, come and tell me", she said trying to convince Darien. 'Gosh she's so kind. All she wants to do is help me out. I've never met a girl that is so un-selfish. It's just I'm also in love with my mysterious song writer. Okay, I admit it, I'm actually in love with Serena and my songwriter. I just can't help it. Man, I've been in love with two people at the same time. What does Serena think about me'? "So,you don't mind me spilling all my problems on you? "Nope not at all, let's go for a walk", she assured him". "Okay, let's go, he was slowly getting up when Serena pulled him up. Darien gained his balance and walked alongside Serena. Before he knew it, all his troubles tumbled out of his mouth. "You know the contest my band is having? He asked. He glanced in her direction, and with the nod of her head he went on. "We went through all these tapes, until we finally came to this special one. Ah, Serena if you heard it you would be mesmeriized. 'I did h ear it Darien. I composed the song. Man, what did I do to you Darien? Liking a song I wrote, that's impossible? It wasn't that great. I'm sure I was off key and all. I've hurt him bad. He worrying all over me'. I was mesmerized. I don't know it's undescribable. It just meant so much to me. Everything was beautiful about it, the lyrics, the voice. We thought we had our winner, her. He just closed his eyes while he told her, I don't know who she is. She has so much talent, it would be like playing for christina Agulera or Brittney Spears", he remarked. At the mention of Brittney Spears and Christina agulera, she almost shedded a tear. Here, the guy of her dreams considered her as great as two pretty no, beautiful singers. She just couldn't tell him. "Well Dar, do whatever you can to find this girl", she's special to ya", she advised. It took all her energy to say that. Here she was cracking his heart in two. All she wanted to do was yell from the top of her lungs, 'It's me, It's me. One thing held her back. She was just not worth it. He didn't need her'. He gave her a quick hug", thanks Sere, you helped a lot. I'm gonna find this girl. His gaze traveled down to his watch were he saw it was time for band practice. Gee Sere, I gotta run to band practice" He gave her one last mile and walked down to band practice. ******************************************************************** 'Geez, their not here yet. They were suppose to meet me here. I guess I didn't have to seave Serena so soon, I'm a couple minutes early'. On a table was the box of tapes. He du gged through them till he found the tape labeled, "Sometimes". 'I wonder if I have ever heard her voice besides in the song, or actually seen her face'. He let out a big sigh. What can I do to find this girl'. "Howdy Dar"! Raye and Andrew greeted. Sorry we're late, it just we were caught up', the both apologized. "No problem", he replied though there was still the faraway look in his eyes. "Since we practiced earlier today, how about we discuss the contest", Raye suggested ready to take charge. "Sure", Andrew and Darien both agreed. "What if we can't find this girl? Raye wondered "Find a new winner", Andrew contributed. Though knowing full well that Darien wouldn't be too happy with it. "What are we going to do"? Raye and Andrew both very confused. "Simple; we finde her, Darien told them as if he found the solution to the problem. Raye and andrew were just about to put their 2 cents in when Darien continued telling them his plan. We're gonna find her. Look out for the voice, ask around the school. We do whatever we can', he informed. "What if that fails? Andrew asked. "It wont. Though if we really get stuck with bad luck, how bout Raye sings it? Is that all right Raye? "Sure why not". She couldn't disappoint Darien. "Since we got that down, let's go home", andrew suggested. Yeah I'm tired, Darien walked away with Andrew. ******************************************************************** Serena sat at her desk working on her Algebra problems. 'Eek, I hate Algebra. I really could use some of Darien's help. Why does my mind always wonder back to Darien, she pondered. Cause you like him her mind screamed. "Done, she cried out to only her stuff animals lying on her bed. I think I'll listen to some music. She tuned in to station 92.9 Zoo FM. On the radio was playing:Day after Day I'm feeling kind of lonelyIt's him and him only Something in his eyesMade my hopes start to rise But he's part of a world that doesn't include me Nothing he says could ever delude meI'll never win.This is how it's always been I'm on the outside...looking in Serena couldn't take any more. She just brought a weak hand up to the radio and switched it off. She couldn't take it any more as tears were making their way down her cheeks. She so desperately wanted to tell him, she just couldn't, and the song explained it all. ******************************************************************** week or so later "Hi Darien", the mystery song writer still bugging ya? "Yeah, it is Andrew, Darien answered. Why can't we find her? I do everything in my power to find her, but it all fails. From looking for her voice, asking people around. I wish I could do a thing in the newspaper but no I can't announce who we chose yet", he told Andrew frustrated. "I know this is hard Dar, but we can find another winner", Andrew announced. "No, you don't get it. It's not that she can just sing and the lyrics are totally awesome. I know she just waiting to be picked up and discovered. Yes, I know that. It's something more, with that he just pointed to his heart. "But Dar", Andrew cutted in "It's more than that for me, he continued. I feel I have met this girl, I obviously haven't. It's like she is singing to me. Only me. It's changed me. I have to find her", Darien declared. "Well, you better go see Mina", Darien interrupted their conversation trying to change the subject. "Yeah, yeah I'll go do that", Andrew stumbled. ********************************************************************* A few days later at a music shop "Hey Mina, why don't you pay for that Joey Mcintyre CD you bough, I'll be right there", Andrew suggested to his girlfriend. "Sure thing, Sweetie. Now I'll meet ya in the back of the store. As Andrew looked around the studio. He saw a recording studio. He decided to check it out. Next to that was like a lesson sort of thing. Where you got private lessons. He saw a sixteen year old girl instruct a little boy how to strike the guitar's cords. "Now, it may hurt. That's normal. Pretty soon your fingers will toughen up. "Like this, the boy asked after strumming the cord with his finger. "Yep, just like that. Pretty soon you'll be able to play a song. Like this". As soon as he heard the song, he gasped. This girl was playing the song "On the Outside Looking In". Andrew got a closer look. Once he saw who was playing, this suprised him even more.There was Serena. She looked a little different. She wasn't wearing her glasses, but it must have been contacts. She wasn't wearing baggy clothes but a tank top and a pair of shorts that showed off her legs. She had a bit of makeup and she looked absolutely gorgeous. Andrew couldn't take it any more. He was gonna do this for Darien. He appeared in the doorway. As soon as Serena saw this all she could let out was a Ah, Andrew. "Serena, Andrew announced you're her. You wrote the song". More author notes: Well, this is my first cliff hanger. Is it any good . I hope so. Tell me what ya think. Bye.