Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Sailor Moon.
Author's notes: Hey there! Welcome to my first fic! I don't really have much to say except... Enjoy the show!
Chapter 1
"I'm like a ring leader, I call the shots. I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot," Serena sang with the radio to "Circus" by Britney Spears.
It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning and Serena Lawrence was cleaning her apartment. "Ah, done." She dusted the last piece of dirt off her little coffee table and headed to her room.
It was a little small but it was cozy: white-cream walls and a plush carpet of almost the same color, just a shade darker. There was a window right in front of her bed. Every morning she'd wake up to the most beautiful view of New York City. On her office table stood her PC. She rarely used it nowadays except for checking her emails and Facebook.
It was time for Serena's Saturday run. She took a look at herself in her long mirror. She stood there wearing grey sweatpants and a white form-fitting t-shirt that showed a bit of her belly. Her blond shoulder-length hair was tied up in a high ponytail and just a few strands were falling off, framing her face. As her blue eyes shone in the sunlight, Serena couldn't help but think that they were her best features. Mina Woods, her best friend, thought that Serena was the prettiest girl she'd ever seen. Serena had the body, the face and the personality. She was cheerful and nice, caring and generous. The kind of girl you just want to be friends with.
Serena's smile faded away. She was 25 and despite all her great features, she didn't have a boyfriend. She longed for that special someone who'd protect her, care for her and especially love her. She thought she had all that, once, but it turned out to be all a lie... She needed to find that person, that person who would die for her, fight for her. She just had to be patient.
She slipped on her Nike running shoes, grabbed her CD player and walked out the door.
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Central Park; Serena loved running here. She looked around, careful not to bump into someone, and watched the people walking peacefully in different sections of the park. Little kids would be running about, playing tag, while their parents would set up a picnic of some sort. She saw an elderly couple holding hands, walking at the far end of the park. She smiled sadly as she thought about her own little relationship problem.
Turning up the volume of her Ipod to avoid the noise of barking dogs, Serena stopped her morning run to rest on "her" bench. She liked to think of it as "her" bench because it was in an isolated part of the park and practically no one would come walking by. The spot was shaded with trees and flowers of many species. Right in the middle of the garden stood a fountain, it was quite a masterpiece. Serena watched the water flow down into the bigger basin. 'I wonder when they'll put up the lights,' she thought. You see, sometime during the early part of the summer, professionals would decorate the little garden and certain parts of the park with lights. Serena imagined the last time she came here. It looked like the kind of spot you would see in the movies. Yes – that place filled with flowers that just suddenly lights up – that's the one.
Serena stood up after a while of being lost in her thoughts and began running again. It was almost 11:30 and she was starting to get a little hungry. She decided to stop at a nearby café.
Serena walked in and sat at a little table beside the big glass window. People, scattered around the place, were eating pastries of many sorts. It was quite silent in the café; it wasn't quite lunchtime yet so there weren't too many people. The waitress came striding towards her. She was a tall woman with wavy shoulder-length brown hair and beautiful hazel eyes. She was about Serena's age. Serena looked at the girl's name tag, her name was Lita.
"May I take your order please?" said the waitress in a rash tone.
"Um… yeah," Serena answered, smiling. "I'd like a cappuccino and a strawberry cheese cake."
"Will that be all Miss?"
"Yes, thanks." Serena watched Lita enter the double doors that lead to the kitchen, while another waitress made her drink.
A few minutes later, Lita came out through the same doors rather quickly, picking up her drink on the way out. Serena smiled at her. She noticed that two men, laughing loudly for some reason, were coming through the entrance and that Lita didn't see them. Serena decided not to watch the inevitable.
"OW!!"
Serena heard something brake and a rather loud thump. More people had come into the café and all of them had turned around to watch what was happening.
"YOU IDIOT!" Lita screamed. Serena opened her eyes to see Lita on the floor picking up the broken cup and plate pieces.
"UGH! My new shirt!" shouted one of the men who immediately started mumbling rather fiercely to his friend. Serena suspected that her order was all over him. He was quite handsome with his midnight black hair, blue eyes and muscular build. Serena took a better look and couldn't believe who she was seeing. It was Darien Shields: New York's number one multi-millionaire and bachelor. She immediately recognized his friend, Andrew Garner, second multi-millionaire and bachelor. He was pretty cute himself with his blond-brown hair and green eyes, but he had the exact same personality as Darien; they were both womanizers.
"Can't you people walk properly?!?" Lita screamed.
"I could say the same to you! You waitresses are supposed to serve us, not throw food at us! Damn it!" replied Darien looking at his soaked shirt.
"Well, it's a good thing I did! It was about time someone shut you and your friend up! 'Oh I had the greatest fuck last night!' 'Oh I had TWO great fucks last night!'" Lita said, saying the last part in a more manly voice and ending it with a manly laugh.
"Do you know who I am?" Darien asked in a firm voice, clearly insulted.
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do! Doesn't everybody? That's why I said what I just said. You two are more known for your womanizing than your money or your industry," Lita replied with rage.
"Since you know who I am, you should know that your little café over here is paid and run by my company, which means that I can kick you and everyone else that works here out of this place in a second and make sure that the media blames everything on you. You don't want that happening don't you Miss… um… Lita?" Darien said in a low voice, glancing at the name tag, loud enough for Serena to hear.
"No, Mr. Shields," Lita answered, her teeth gritted together, while staring at the multi-millionaire straight in the eye.
"Now, why don't you be a doll and bring me and my friend some coffee."
Lita got up with the broken pieces in her tray and stomped towards the counter. All the customers returned to eating their meals. Serena stared at the scene in disbelief. 'That Darien Shields is ruder than I thought. How can he be so careless?' She said to herself. It made her hate him even more.
A short while later, Lita came back with Darien's order.
"Here are your coffees gentlemen," Lita said, trying to sound cheery because her boss, Mr. Buckman, was right behind her. He heard all the commotion from the kitchen. Darien noticed his presence and decided to take advantage of the situation.
"Um… Sir? Are you the owner of this perfect little coffee shop?" the bachelor said with a smile and loud enough for everyone in the café to hear. Andrew, wide-eyed, looked at Darien and understood what he was going to do.
"Well yes!" replied Mr. Buckman while staring in shock for he recognized the man before him.
"The pride and joy of a restaurant not only lies in the food or the person who runs it, but also in the service it provides to its customers. Don't you agree?" Darien asked after sipping the most delicious coffee he's ever tasted. 'Oh, Lita… after this you won't ever mess with Darien Shields,' Darien thought to himself.
"Yes of course, Mr. Shields!" said Lita's boss with a huge smile of flattery on his face.
"Since you agree, you must think that you're waitress here is doing an excellent job." He paused to look at Lita's expression of rage. "I presume you heard what happened a few minutes ago. I didn't get this stain on my shirt by myself," he said in a hard tone.
At that moment, Lita's boss understood what Darien meant. He looked at Lita. She had a slightly frightened look on her face but her strong personality got her ready for what was coming. She looked around, everyone was watching.
"I'm sorry Sir, but it was an accident," she said in a small voice.
"Miss Lita, I did not hire you to spill coffee on people, especially not on important people who can throw us out of business! You know, I am this close to firing you! But I know you terribly need the money to survive and since I'm not a heartless man, I'm gonna let this one pass. But, the next time you pull a stunt like this, I'll make sure you won't do it again, PERMANENTLY!!!"
Lita stared at him and looked like she was about to cry. Her boss gave one last smile to Darien and Andrew before walking away. Lita looked at the bachelors with sad eyes.
"How can you be so cruel?" Lita asked trembling. Darien just smiled while Andrew watched her tear-filled eyes. She ran towards the bathrooms.
"Geez Darien… how CAN you be so cruel?" Andrew said with a shrug.
"Oh come on, Andrew! I was just having a little fun," Darien said smiling.
"You can be such an asshole sometimes…"
"Good Lord Drew! I don't recall you being a little angel either you know! You've done some pretty rotten stuff yourself! Like that time you were drunk and did that virgin girl. You left her at that piss poor hotel in the middle of nowhere! Plus, you got her so drunk that she was more drunk than you! And that's a point that's kinda hard to reach…"
"You don't need to give me all the details, I remember perfectly well. The difference between us, Dare, is that I regret what I do wrong and you don't. I don't find joy in hurting people, you do."
"Oh don't get all melodramatic! Let's get out of here. We've got work to do," Darien said with a shrug.
Andrew got up before Darien and waited for him outside. Darien asked for the check from another waitress who gave him a dark piercing look. He paid for what he bought and left the money on the counter. Darien looked towards the bathrooms and left a 100$ tip on the table for Lita.
Serena watched the men walk out of the restaurant. She also saw Darien putting a 100$ bill on the table. He wasn't so bad after all. She still didn't get her order, but she couldn't blame Lita for it. The poor waitress got humiliated in front of everyone.
Serena decided to go see how Lita was doing. She entered the bathrooms. Serena looked at herself in the mirror. 'Damn I look like hell,' she thought. Her hair was all messed up and her t-shirt didn't look as clean as it was this morning. Serena decided to redo her ponytail. While she was doing this, she heard sobbing at the far end of the room.
After tying her hair up tight, she walked slowly towards the last cabin. She could hear Lita crying and mumbling something Serena couldn't quite make out. Serena approached the sad waitress who was sitting on a toilet seat.
"Um… hi!" Serena said, a little hesitant.
"What. Are all the cabins full or something 'cause I didn't ask you to come and talk to me," Lita said harshly while wiping her eyes and nose on her apron.
"Oh… well I was just wondering if you were alright. I can see that you wanna be alone, so I'll just leave now…" Serena said smiling sadly. She got up and turned towards the bathroom entrance.
"Um… wait!"
Serena turned around and looked at Lita questioningly.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so mad at that Darien Shields guy. I mean who does he think he is?" Lita said to Serena. "I'm Lita Jefferson, by the way."
"Serena Lawrence," she said with a smile. "And to answer your question, I think he thinks he can do anything taken his rank in society. Darien Shields and Andrew Garner: New York's, and probably the world's, hottest men. Oh, we can't forget the world's most rotten personalities."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
"I never thought people like those two could exist. They are rude, pitiless and without heart… I mean they don't even exist in movies! People can't be all bad. There has to be something positive in those men."
"Pfft… I don't think that Darien CAN be good."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that if I were you. If you go back to their table, you'd see a very huge tip… a 100$ tip if I might add."
"No shit! He left me a 100$ bill?!" Lita shouted in shock.
"Yeah, he did. I saw him put it down on the table."
"Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the tip he gave me. But, money doesn't really get humiliation and hurt out of your system."
"I know. I guess the only way he knows how to help is with his cash," said Serena with a sympathetic smile. "But you know what they say: it's the thought that counts."
"Yeah… let's just hope what he thinks about me is good. It didn't look like he cared much back there."
A few seconds passed before someone spoke again.
"You know, I still didn't get you your order," Lita said with a smile. Serena laughed.
"It's okay. How 'bout I buy you something."
"Sure, why not. Wouldn't want to refuse an offer!"
They both walked out of the bathrooms and Serena sat at the table she was in a few minutes ago. "I'll go get your order," Lita said while picking up her 100$ bill.
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A little while later, Lita came back with Serena's cappuccino, a strawberry cheese cake and a little something for herself. They started talking as if they knew each other for years. Serena learned that Lita lived in a shabby little apartment and that she needed the money from being a waitress. That's why she got frightened when her boss was talking to Darien. Lita learned that Serena didn't need to work because her dad and grandfather were former vice-presidents of Shields INC. therefore, her family had enough money to feed a whole third world country. She felt a little envious, but she couldn't keep a grudge against someone like Serena. They talked about anything and everything. They were so busy talking that they didn't see the time pass.
"Oh god, it's almost 4! It's weird how time flies!" Serena said.
"We've been talking for more than 2 hours!" Lita exclaimed with a laugh.
"I've gotta go home." Serena stood up.
"Well, alright. It was really nice talking to you. I haven't had a talk like that in years!" Lita said with a huge smile.
"We should go out some time, when you're not working. Here's my home number and here's my cell phone number." Serena said while scribbling the numbers on a napkin with Lita's pen. "I've gotta run, don't wait a year to call me, okay?" Serena said with a smile while walking towards the door.
"I won't! You can count on it!" said Lita, smiling as well.
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Serena found herself in front of her apartment building. It was a pretty big complex and one of the most classy and elegant buildings in New York City. It also had an expensive rent. Serena said good afternoon to the guard at the front of the building and walked through the turning window doors. She waved to the man at the counter and headed for the elevators. She waited a couple of minutes before the elevator came down. She let a few people get out before she went in.
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Darien got out of his silver Corvette and gave his keys to the valet. He was a scrawny little guy who was kind of fidgety. "I don't want to see a single scratch on it. Got it?" said Darien with a dark look.
"Y-y-yes, Mr. Shields," the valet responded nervously. He walked towards the driver's door but before he could reach it, he tripped and fell onto the front of the car. He quickly got up and looked at Darien. "S-s-sorry, Sir, it won't happen a-g-g-gain Sir. I p-pro-" the valet started.
"No need to say more. Just take my car, will you?" Darien said annoyingly. He watched the valet closely while he entered his car. He kept observing his car till it turned the corner towards the underground parking lot.
Darien nodded with a small smile to the guard who nodded back and he walked into the apartment building. 'Wonder if that girl Lita took my tip or left it there,' Darien thought. He walked towards the man at the counter.
"Anything for me Daniel?" Darien asked.
"Yes Mr. Shields. 'Ere are your bills for ze month and your newspaper zat you forgot to pick up zis morning," said Daniel. He was French therefore, he had a weird little accent when he talked but it didn't really matter because he spoke perfect English.
"Is that all?"
"Um no, Sir. You received a call from… Michelle."
"Damn. When is she gonna stop calling me? It's been over for more than a year now!" Darien said irritated. "Didn't I tell you to tell her to stop calling me 2 weeks ago, Daniel?
"Yes Mr. Shields, you did and I did as I was told. I told her to stop calling, but I guess she did not listen. Somehow, she did not believe me when I told her you were not 'ere. She got mad and demanded to speak to you. She told me she was going to kill me if I did not put her call through to your room!"
"Good Lord. Good thing I broke up with her huh? She'd have slit my throat if I refused to bring her out," Darien said with a small laugh. "Now Daniel, the next time she calls block her, okay?"
"Yes Mr. Shields. Vat ever you say."
"Good, you were always a loyal man. Now, I have some business to attend to. Passez une bonne soirée, Daniel!" Darien said with his American accent.
"Vous aussi, Monsieur," answered Daniel with a smile.
"Merci," Darien said while walking towards the elevators. He saw a blond girl waiting for them too. 'Hm… seems like I'll have some company. A woman's company if I might add,' Darien thought with a mischievous smile.
She was staring intensely at the elevator doors that she didn't notice Darien's presence beside her. Serena was getting a little bored just standing there, so she decided to listen to her Ipod.
Finally, after a few minutes, the elevator arrived. She entered the little-spaced room and closed her eyes to sing with the tune that was playing. She even started dancing a bit, bobbing her head and snapping her fingers. The elevator man looked at Darien with a questioning look, but Darien just lifted his shoulders with a shrug. 'Funny little thing,' the bachelor thought. He wasn't used to seeing women like her. The women he dated were usually serious and dull.
"Pent house!" The elevator man said. "Good day, Mr. Shields."
Darien walked out of the elevator towards his apartment.
"Miss Lawrence! I said pent house!" said the man, but Serena couldn't hear him. "THE PENT HOUSE, MRS. LAWRENCE, THE PENT HOUSE!!!"
Serena opened her eyes to look at the elevator man. "Sorry," she said. "Couldn't hear ya through the music!"
Darien laughed at the man who had a crazed look and stared in awe at how beautiful Serena's eyes were. Serena walked towards her apartment and opened the door with her card key. Darien immediately turned swiftly towards his apartment door. 'Since when do I have a neighbor? And more importantly, since when do I look at women's eyes instead of their asses? I must be working too much… But her eyes…' With that thought, he walked into his apartment.
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Serena walked into her luxurious apartment and turned off her Ipod. It didn't really look like an apartment; it looked more like a house of some sort. It was quite spacious. Serena looked at her living room. Her soft white-beige couches were around her little coffee table and her giant flat screen TV was in the nearest corner of the room. She turned her eyes towards what was behind her biggest couch: it was her piano. She used to play it and win concerts with it when she was a little girl. She loved playing it with her dad for he was the one who taught her how to play. Behind the piano, there were the big glass window and sliding doors that led to the balcony. She walked further into the room and into her kitchen. She grabbed an apple which was in a basket on her little round dining table and bit into it. 'Mmmm… sweet,' Serena thought to herself. You could see the staircase at the far end of the room which led to the bathroom and the bedrooms. Since Serena lived alone, she had a free room. It was the guest room, but Mina loved sleeping over so it was as if it was her room.
'That Darien guy is such an asshole. I just wanna strangle the guy for what he did to Lita. ARGH! That jerk!' Serena thought while munching on her apple.
"Hey Serena!"
Serena turned around to find another one of her best friends standing there. Her name was Amy Anderson. She was a small English woman of 24 years old, had black hair that kinda looked like blue hair and she had dark blue eyes because of her contact lenses. Serena trusted her friend completely therefore, Amy had a duplicate of her card key. Amy was holding Serena's dog, Blaze. He was a beige Labrador retriever.
"Amy! About time you brought him home!" Serena said with a smile. Amy detached the dog's leash and Blaze went running towards Serena. The retriever started licking Serena's face, happy to see his mistress. "Hope he wasn't too much trouble." Serena smiled at Amy and patted Blaze on the head.
"Well, I've gotta run Serena. Greg's waiting for me. We're having dinner at his parent's house," Amy said while opening the door.
"Okay then. Say hi to Greg for me. Call me, Ames," Serena said while giving Amy a kiss on each cheek.
"I sure will! Bye Blaze! Ciao Serena!" Amy walked out and Serena closed her door.
"Well, you must be hungry now, aren't you?" Serena asked Blaze who immediately ran into the kitchen. "Okay, okay, I'll give you your dinner." Serena filled his bowl with Pedigree dog food and took another bowl for his water. Blaze started eating madly.
RRINGGG! RINGG!
"Hm… who could that be?" Serena said while walking towards her phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, girlfriend!" said a cheerful voice.
"Oh hey Mina!" Serena would recognize Mina's voice anywhere.
"How ya doin'?"
"I'm great! How 'bout you?"
"Good as always!"
"I just came home a few minutes ago."
"You were runnin' all day?!" Mina said incredulous.
"No not all day!!!"
"Then what'd ya do?"
"It's a long story…"
"Oh, come on, tell me! Please?" she said in a small voice.
"Geez Mina. I'm kinda tired…"
"What happened?" Mina asked like a mother knowing something's wrong with her child. "Did you meet someone?" she asked, suddenly changing tone.
"No, Mina. Guys aren't attracted to me..."
Mina sighed. "So just tell me what happened already!"
Serena chuckled. "After my daily run, I went to this café and I met this really nice girl. She was a waitress there. Her name's Lita. Then, she accidentally bumped into… guess who."
"Who?" Mina asked curiously.
"I'll give you a hint: he lives in our city." There was silence on the other end. Serena took this as a sign to tell her best friend. "It was Darien Shields!"
"You've gotta be shittin' me!" Mina said surprised.
"No I'm not!" Serena said laughing. "I'm dead serious. I saw multi-billionaire CEO of Shields Inc.," she replied, proud of herself. "But I'm not done with my story. So where was I? Right. Lita spilled my order, which was on her tray, onto Darien's shirt. They started screaming at each other. Then it calmed down a bit. After that, Darien humiliated Lita in front of her boss and everyone in the restaurant. Lita went to the bathrooms to cry. I thought Darien was all bad, but he actually isn't 'cause he left Lita a 100$ tip. And then I went to see Lita in the bath-"
"What?? He left a 100$ top?!" Mina asked shocked. "Darien Shields has a heart. That should be tomorrow's headline."
"Ha! No one'll believe it! Anyways… I went to see Lita in the bathrooms to see how she was doing. Then we got out of there and talked till like 4 pm. I couldn't stay there any longer you know 'cause I knew Blaze would be home and that he'd need a bath." At that moment, Blaze looked up at Serena with a look that said 'Not again. Didn't I take one earlier?' Serena spotted this and giggled. "I gave her my number and left. It all passed pretty fast."
"Yeah I know the feeling!" Mina said with a laugh. "Let's move on to more serious business shall we?"
"What do you mean by serious business?"
"Wanna go clubbing tonight?" Mina said excitedly.
"Oh God, Mina. I told you, I'm tired…" Serena said unsure about her refusal.
"Oh come on Serena! We'll have tons of fun! It'll be good for you!"
"Geez Mins… You just wanna flirt with guys and you need a friend to not look too desperate."
"True… but I love having you around! Please! You know you'll have fun! You know how much you love dancing, the ambiance and the music!"
Serena thought about it for a few seconds. She did love dancing to club music. It was the only type of dance she could pull off not looking like a total freak. "Okay. Fine, I'll go."
"Thanks Serena! You're the best! We'll have lots of fun like always! I gotta go now. I've got stuff to do before we go. Plus, I've gotta get ready and you know how long it takes me to get ready!"
"Yeah okay. Blaze can't wait to take his bath. Drop by my place and we'll use my car, okay?"
"Yup. Ciao Sere. Muah!"
"Love ya." Serena put her cordless phone back into its place and turned towards Blaze who finished his bowl. "Come on, Big guy. We've both gotta take a bath," Serena said while going up the stairs with her dog.
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Serena walked out of her bathroom with a towel around her body. She had just finished taking a shower after giving a bath to Blaze. It was almost 6 and Serena was getting hungry.
Serena went into her room and into her big closet. She took the clothes she wanted and changed. Serena decided to wear a black peasant tank top. She also had a jeans skirt that went down to her knees and had slits on each side. She decided to put her hair up with a big black clip (A/N: You know the ones that have like teeth). She put on a bit of makeup: black mascara and a touch of black eye-liner and lip-gloss. She put on her black sandals that you had to tie around your leg and grabbed her phone. She dialled Mina's cell phone number and waited.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mina, it's me. Drop by my place early 'cause I wanna grab a bite to eat before we go clubbing."
"Okay, Sere. Meet ya in and hour or so. Ciao."
Serena hung up and went downstairs. She decided to watch TV while waiting for Mina. She switched channels because Darien Shields' face was all over the news, as usual. Serena then stopped changing channels to know what all the commotion was about today. She turned the volume up to listen to the chubby reporter.
"Recognize this man? -Picture of Darien pops up- I bet you all do. Darien Shields, New York's wealthiest bachelor. But will he keep his title?" Serena looked at the TV with an intrigued look. 'What in the world?'
"Yes. Mr. Shields' company has suddenly suffered a severe loss. This phenomenon has never occurred in its 60 years of growth. But why now? It appears that Shields INC. has lost all its major overseas investments to another company, Blake Corporation. At this moment, Andrew Garner, Shields INC. vice president, is negotiating the loss of jobs with its employees and its branches. What does this company have that Shields doesn't have? What does it sell? Mr. Shields better get his act together or everyone who works under his company will lose their jobs. Wait a minute… I work for him… Shit. Hum… Anyways… more on this investigation, tomorrow. Good night everyone."
"Oh my… Lita works under Shields INC! God I hope she doesn't lose her job…" Serena said out loud.
It was 7 pm and Access Hollywood was starting. The same headlines were popping out at the beginning of the show. Serena turned the TV off and walked out onto her balcony, Blaze trailing behind her. Serena looked at her dirty swimming pool. 'Gotta get that cleaned one of these days…' she thought. She looked to her right and saw a familiar face. She couldn't quite make out who it was. She approached the being. 'He does have a striking resemblance to Darien Shields. Darien as my neighbor… what a laugh!' she thought. But as she grew closer, she heard the man talking.
"How can this be happening Andrew?! I've worked hard to give this company a reputation. A RESPECTABLE REPUTATION! My father, my grandfather worked their damn asses off! GOD, ANDREW! What are we gonna do?!" Serena heard screaming at the end of the phone. "Damn it! At this rate, we'll lose our jobs! Hold on Andrew. I'll put you on speaker phone before I damage this thing." There was a beep and a slight pause. "Yeah Andrew. I'm back… What?! What are you talking about?" Serena didn't hear what Andrew said but from the tone of Shields' president, it wasn't something good. She hid behind her tall plants. "Have you gone mad Andrew?!"
"Listen to me; do you want to save your company?"
"Of course! But not that way! Not by killing the company's presidents!" Serena gasped. 'He's worse than I thought!'
"It's the only way Darien! Think about it!" Andrew screamed loudly.
"You think about it! You fuckin' idiot! They're innocent Andrew! They're just doing what we did to surpass every freakin' industry and obstacle that was in our way! I know you're pissed but it's not the time to get your psychotic ideas out."
"I AM NOT PSYCHOTIC! I'm just... desparate."
Darien just rolled his eyes. "I gotta go Andrew. Meet me tonight we'll discuss it over dinner."
"Right Sir."
"Oh and Andrew."
"Yes Dare?"
"Don't go killin' anyone."
"You just ruined my night, bud," Andrew said with a sarcastic tone.
"Just hang up."
"Kiss my ass."
"How 'bout not." Darien pressed the hang up button and looked towards Serena's direction. Serena, startled, moved back slowly while waving at Darien. She didn't know that the pool was right behind her. "Um… stop… your pool is right be-" *SPLASH* "behind you."
Serena walked out of her pool humiliated. "Oh shit… Tell me that didn't happen…"
"It did," replied Darien with a smirk while looking at her from head to toe. Serena ran, soaked, into her apartment but not before tripping on… a swimming foam noodle. (AN: It's not a REAL noodle, as in food. It's the long thing that helps you float around in the water lol.)
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Author's notes: Thanks for reading the first chapter! Hope you all liked it! Please review! =)