Author's Notes: This is a quick little story I wrote in about 3 days. It's not the best, but I had fun writing it. Hopefully you enjoy it too. Tell me what you think. Thank you!

Day and Night

Chapter 1

It was 9pm and Darien just finished another late night of studying at the library. He would have continued if the librarian hadn't told him that the library was closing. I just hope I'll pass that test tomorrow he thought to himself as he made his way home. He took a shortcut through the park to get to his apartment a little faster, but stopped when he saw someone sitting on a bench in front of the lake. Darien took a closer look and recognized the funny hairstyle and the long blonde hair. What is she doing out here so late he wondered. He decided to speak to her and walked up to the bench she was sitting at. She didn't notice him while he was standing beside her, but he noticed that she was writing in a journal. "What are you doing here, Meatball Head?"

She jumped and looked up to see who was talking to her and rolled her eyes when she realized it was Darien. "It's none of your business, jerkwad," she said angrily as she slammed her journal shut.

"Don't you realize how late it is?" Darien asked taking a seat next to her.

"It's not that late," she protested. "It's only 9-something. I usually don't go home until 10 or 11."

"You mean to tell me you always come to the park at night to journal?"

"I don't always journal. Sometimes I just come here to think. Other nights I just like to watch the stars and the moon."

"I would have never guessed that you have much to think about," Darien said thoughtfully. Serena looked at him in annoyance. "I didn't mean it that way. I just meant that I didn't think you would have the need to think so much. You're so young and carefree that I just assumed you just take life one step at a time without a second thought. It's a different side to you."

Serena smiled. "Well, there are a lot of things you don't know about me."

They sat together in a comfortable silence listening to the sounds of the night and watching the stars go by. "What else is there to know?" Darien asked suddenly.

"Excuse me?" Serena said looking at him in confusion.

"What else is there to know about you?"

Serena stood up with her journal in her hands. "You'll just have to find out on your own," she said simply. And with that she started walking home.

Darien just watched her go with a smile on his face until she was out of sight before standing to leave himself. That girl…