Love and Hate Epilogue "You, young man, have a lot of nerve to be here today!" Mr. Tsukino angrily continued. "Especially with everything that happened yesterday!" "Mr. Tsukino, I know you are mad right now but I only want to know where Serena went…I want to make it all up to her. You have to understand, my life is nothing without her!" Darien said with strong emotions. "Your life was nothing without her? You didn't show it when she was here! What kind of fool do you take me for when you think I'll just tell you where she is? Until hell freezes and theworld ends I will not tell you," he said coldly. "Honey, can you please let Darien in? I think we are making a lot of commotion talking at the door," Ilene said but noted that her husband was not going to let the young man in and so shewalked to the door and opened it a little wider. "Come in Darien…I have a lot to tell you." "Thank you Mrs. Tsukino…I know I hurt your daughter but I want to find her…I want….no….I need her to forgive me. I need her love," Darien quietly replied as he stepped into the house. "Listen young man, I don't care if you are my best friend's son but the fact that you hurtSerena will not be taken lightly! Do you know what she has been through???" he demanded asDarien took a seat in front of Serena's parents. "I may be blind to some things but I know for a FACT that when Serena broke up with you it was for your own damn good! She hurt you for you. Everything she has EVER done was for you. But think Darien….think hard. When you hurt her who did you do it for???? Was there ever a purpose for you hurting her? When you hurt her it was for your own good! You wanted to see her get hurt," he paused for a moment before going on… "You never deserved her love." What Mr. Tsukino said stunned him. *When she hurt me it was for me….I hurt her for my own selfish reasons. Darien when did you get so stupid? When did you let the one and only person that mattered so much in your life leave…not once but twice??? Why was I blinded by hatred??? How come I never thought about it that way??? It's true I don't deserve Serena's love…I don't deserve my angel's love.* "Dear…you are being a little harsh on him," Ilene interjected but before she got far her husband snapped. "And who was NOT harsh on Serena? She hadn't return home for more than a year and now wherever she is she's staying there for the rest of her life!!! My little girl. You!" he pointed a finger at Darien, "You are the cause of all this. And now you come here to ask us where she is??? Why didn't you learn to cherish her when she WAS here? Even though she left there can be one good thing that came out of all this and that is…my little girl will never get hurt by the likes of you ever again! Do you have any idea what she has been through??? Do you know what it was like when you left??? Do you have any idea that her life fell apart??? She hid…in the six years she hid herself from everyone. The girl that we all knew changed...the girl that brought happiness into our lives changed," silent tears spilled down his face, "The one that always had a smile…always caring…changed. She was drowning…drowning in her guilt, her regrets, she was dying inside. When she returned I thought it was finally….finally going to be alright but you…you made sure it wasn't! You brought her more pains…and the funny thing was…she thought she deserved it," Mr. Tsukino laughed bitterly. "Honey…why don't you calm down a bit," Ilene put her arms around her husband. "Darien…I don't know what to say to you since my husband has told you everything. I want you to know…to know that you had a chance to make it up yet you let that slip by. A life without love…a life filled with guilt and regrets is no life at all. You should know that when my daughter brought pain on you she was feeling ten times the amount. Just think what you would have done if the same thing happened to you. You would have took the same steps that Serena did. Imagine breaking her heart for her own good and wanting so bad to just hold her? Imagine the hated words that you would say to her and last but not least imagine when you see her heart shattered. Do you understand now??? You would never feel the pain that she felt but you now understand," Ilene softly said. "I…I'm so sorry. I never even realized any of this. I was blinded by the hate…the fact that Serena broke my heart. The pain that she caused me," Darien whispered hoarsely "I know the one I have to say sorry too isn't here but please if I have to get on my knees. Tell me where Serena is. I have to make up everything….I have to correct what went wrong. I can't live without her anymore. The fact that I'll have to live without her for the rest my life is impossible. Our relationship that was full of love can not and will not end in hate. I need to see her. I don't care if it's going to take me the rest of my life to find her. What I do care is if I have to live the rest of my life without her…without her love, her smile, her laughter, EVERYTHING about her. A life without Serena is no life at all. I failed when I had the chance but now all I ask…all I beg for," he got on his knees, "Is for one more chance. Please Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino, I'll make everything right…I just need one more chance to prove that…one more chance and I know I'll love her for eternity…and never ever again will I hurt her. Not in this lifetime or the next…I am nothing without her." Still on his knees as tears slowly fall down his face paled. *Please Serena…I need you. Where are you???* "Darien stand up. There's no need for that. Can we believe in you??? Can we give you another chance? I'm not very sure where she is but I know my daughter and the one and only place that she will go to is the place that she was happiest. A place where she had no worries…a place filled with joy…a place where she could be the Serena we all knew. If you love her as much as you do, you should also know this place. You should know this place in her heart. That's all we are going to tell you and if I were you I'd leave here immediately and only return when you come back with my daughter," Ken finished and gestured to the front door. "But..." Darien started as he got up. "No buts…if you can't find her then it's simply that you were not meant to be with her. You had one chance and you are lucky enough to get another. Let destiny take over…let's see if luck is on your side. Good luck! And remember don't return without her," Ken closed the door. Standing in front of Serena's house for what seemed like hours…thoughts ran through his head as he figure out where she could be. *A place where she was happiest…no worries…joyful…where? Where is this place and when? When…when was she at this place? A place with only good memories…not here that's for sure. Because of me it's not here…when it should be. A place…I know. I know where Serena is!* A smiled broke on his face and he raced to his car as he made a last stop at his home and then off to the airport. Two weeks passed… Two weeks of searching in Tokyo, Japan. The place where she was the happiest must have been here. A place with no worries, joyfulness, a place where Serena can be her old self again it must be here. *It's got to be here. Her home place. Tokyo city. But where??? Searching for more than a week and I'm not getting anywhere…I've tried everything! Can it be that I've lost all my chances with her? Life would not let me ever meet up with her? Nooo! I've got to keep trying…she's here somewhere…but when I find her will she forgive me?* he thought as he strolled Tokyo's park. *It's beautiful here…no wonder this has to be the place where she would be happiest. This is the place where she felt no worries…this is her childhood place.* He sat down on a bench and looked on as the sun started to set. Not far away and heading toward the same park was a blond figure. She breathed in deeply enjoying the air and finally she felt real peace. *I love this place! My childhood was great and living here again will be great. I wonder how everyone is doing? I'll call them in a month or so.* She inhaled deeply again. *I hope everyone's alright…I know leaving like that was wrong but I needed to…to live the rest of my life without Darien.* Sighing as she remembered her love. *Darien…I miss you so much but things weren't meant for us…our relationship may have started out with love but in the end…in the end it let us both down…I'm glad Molly and Melvin asked me to move here. I never thought I would see the day when Melvin and Molly got married. And now he has his own clinic and asked me to be his nurse…keeping in touch with them was a good idea. Ahhh this is so peaceful…far…far away from getting hurt of ever seeing the one that broke my heart twice.* She stopped her walk in the park abruptly when she saw a dark figure sitting in her childhood's favorite bench. *No…he could not be here…it's just my imagination…just my imagination!* She thought as she rubbed her eyes and the figure seemed to disappear into thin air. *It was my imagination.* She sat down on the bench. However she did notice that the bench was warmer on one side. After minutes of sitting she decided to head home, but stopped in the middle of her tracks as she saw the dark figure. Standing shocked in front of her was the person that she left…the person that broke her heart twice. The person that took her love for granted. Recovering fast he approached her slowly and a smile broke out in his face…"Serena…" he whispered and threw his arms around her twirling her around in the air….recovering from her shock and the fact that she was getting dizzy. "Put me down Darien!!! What are you doing here? There's no way…I left to get away from you…why? Why must you find me?" she demanded as he stopped in mid-air and put her down gently but not letting go of her. "Serena…why did you leave??? " he asked as he held on to her tightly…*I found her…and to think that I was about to leave until I felt a tug in my heart….Serena I found you….Never… NEVER EVER am I letting you go,* he thought as he put his arms around her and buried his face in her hair. "Darien…let go of me. I left….to get away from you. I can't stand this…I don't want to get hurt anymore. Please let me go. You're engaged to Beryl now…I have no idea why you are here. What are you planning??? You came all the way to Japan to rub it in my face," she cried softly as each word came out of her lips. *He's still not letting go! Why must he come all the way here??? Why does he have to bring back the feelings? Why does my heart still beat when he touch me….when he holds me??? No I can't…I can't go back to the past.* "Serena…you misunderstand…I would NEVER marry Beryl. I loved you, I STILL love you. I came here to find you. There was a chance that you wouldn't be here but I had to come to find you," he let her go and looked into her eyes. His hand gently came up and wiped the tears that brimmed her face. "Serena Tsukino…I can't live without you…I know I was a jerk…worse…but in those months I fell in love with you again. I understand…I understand if you hate me but please…please give me one more chance…a chance to make things right. I promise never….never again will I hurt you. Serena…will you marry me?" he got on his knees and took out a pink stone ring…it twinkled brightly….bright with love…. forever. "Darien…I …I don't know if I can…you hurt me so much. I don't think my heart can take it anymore," she said as she slowly pulled her hands away. "I can't let my heart get hurt again. Darien you have to understand I can't walk the same path that I once did. I can't go through the same pain for a third time Darien." She finished turning she walked away not willing to let her tears of frustration fall down her face. *I can't believe he found me! Why? Why can't they let me heal and after all I've been through…why do I meet him here? The place that was suppose to bring me happiness my last hope for it…* "Serena I can understand right now but I am willing to wait. I can wait for you for the rest of my life for our future and for our love I will wait. In time…" he yelled as he saw his love disappear. Sighing he sat on the bench that she had sit down and looked out into the night. *In time…* The next day at the same time… *Why am I going to the park again?* Serena wonder to herself as she walked the same path she took to the other day in the park. *Because you want to see if it's true!!!* Finally able to make out her special bench she noticed that someone has already occupied it. *It can't be* "I knew you'll come Serena" Darien said and gave her one of his heart stopping smile. "In time we'll be together again" he said and made a gesture to the empty space next to him. Slowly approaching and not saying a word she sat down on the bench and looked out into the horizon. The blazing sun was slowly settling. Both sat silently until the sun disappeared completely. "It's beautiful" Serena commented and finally faced Darien. "No. You are beautiful," he whispered looking in her eyes he slowly brought his hands up and cupped her face. Gently caressing it he brought his lips down till only their lips was one centimeter apart but before he could let it brush her lips she stood up and ruined the moment. "Darien I can't. I won't" she determinedly said and walked away. *I can't get hurt again…this time this time I have no where to run* And so it was the same every night for two weeks. She would always find herself walking the same path. Meeting Darien at their bench and then he would try to express his love but in the end she would pull back. Before it was too late. Darien getting frustrated by each passing day was slowly losing hope. But on this day…the day when she was walking to her special bench Darien was no where to be found. *He might be late* she thought uncertainly *Or is he giving up on me?* questioning herself tears fall down her face unnoticed. "Why?" she asked out loud "Why again?" her question was interrupted when a low but clear voice spoke behind the trees. "Not again. Never again!" Darien replied. *At least I know I would be missed* Jumping up and pointing an accusing finger "You tricked me!" "Maybe I did. But at least I know you'll miss me! And to think I thought these past days I have accomplish nothing" "You didn't! I can't believe you trick me! Never again" She stormed past Darien but before she got any farther strong warm hands pulled her. Holding her tightly Darien whispered into her ears. "I love you, more than anything in this world. I know I can never fix the past but let me make the future better," finishing as he captured her lips with his. Struggling to break his grip but soon was a lost when she can no longer deny the truth in her heart. *I'm stuck with him for life* "Darien…I…love…you….always," she whispered with her eyes closed but opened them when she felt the ring slip on her finger. *I'm marrying Darien…will our future be bright? Will we be together forever???* Looking into his eyes she saw that he would do his best to keep his promise…the promise of undying love…a promise of togetherness…a promise of forever. "I love you always…" he softly hummed into her ear and kissed her long and passionately. *Finally what went wrong…is now right. 'A Darien without his Serena' is now 'A Darien with Serena forever'. I can keep my promise…A promise with her in my future.* A relationship started with undying love almost ended in hatred but in the end faith was on their side. That's it THE END!!! So how you like it???? Was it good? SAppy? Or what! Well..almost a year and now it's the end of this fic but a new beginning for others! Hope you enjoy this just as much as I enjoy writing them! Lots of THANKS!!! My editors! Emma and Rebecca you are great!!! They had patince with me through all this and encourage me to write in my times of doubts. And they tell me what I can imporve on. THANKS!!!! 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