Breaking the Rules
By MaryMagdalene912
Disclaimer: You all know that these characters don't belong to me, right? Well, I'm just reminding you of that unfortunate fact. But, on the other hand, if anyone steals my plotline, they can count on having their guts ripped out to make a necklace for me as soon as I find out. Thank you (:
Oh, btw, this story is sort of set in Australia (coz that's where I live!), and if Serena says or does something out of character, that's probably why. The main difference most of you guys will probably pick up is that it's 'mum' here, not 'mom'. If there's other stuff you don't understand, ask me, and I'll tell you.
Chapter 1
I feel myself being shaken awake by someone who was persisting, despite my efforts to return to the world of dreams. I open my eyes, and slowly the small but cutely furnished pink coloured apartment comes into focus.
"Serena, wake up! We're gonna be late!" Mina Aino, my best friend is standing over me, shaking me so I wake up.
"Huh?" I croak, rather unattractively, still groggy from sleep, "for what?"
"For Raye's brother's party, silly! Remember, Raye's older brother is coming from England for the first time since he moved away five years ago to study?" Mina quickly re-applies her lip gloss as she speaks, a delicate pink shade that goes well with her complexion. Then on go a new coat of mascara and a new layer of eye shadow. I watch lazily, being too idle to get up.
"Do I have to come? I'm so tired, just lemme catch a few z's and I'll crash the party a bit later." I yawn.
"No, you have to come now! You know Raye is she gets pissed off at the smallest things, like coming late to a party." Mina rolls her eyes heavenward to show she agrees with me, but has no choice anyway. "Come on, hurry!"
"But I've got nothing to wear!" I wail, sounding just like a baby. Damn, I can't help it if I'm a spoiled brat!
"Oh, Serena, just grab something and we'll go. Look, I'll get you something to wear myself!" Mina disappears into her room, and comes out with a couple of bobby pins in her mouth while doing her hair busily, and also carrying a black mini skirt and a dark blue halter top. "There, that matches your eyes. Now hurry up and change!"
"Ok, ok, gimme five minutes already!" I grumble, and grab the things that Mina chucks to me.
"You've got yourself two, girl. No more. I'll be waiting in the car!" Mina jingles her keys as she opens the door and goes to get the car, a silver Jag.
I curse Raye mentally as I put on the party gear, for making me wake up, for having a brother, for having a party, for inviting me, and everything else. I sigh. It is gonna be a loooong night.
"Are you having fun Serena?" Mina smiles at me as she dances enthusiastically to a bouncy remix, holding a glass of lemonade in her hand. She looks like something out of a magazine, perfect and surrounded by droolsome guys. But then, so do I.
I grin and nod back to her. I'm having fun alright! No sign of Raye yet, that must be a good thing! The party is so crowded with people jumping around it's as if the room itself was pulsating. I wave cheekily to the guys dancing around her as I excuse myself to get some more Diet Coke. I never drink anything but Diet Coke, because I reckon if anything's worth drinking, it's Diet Coke, with no sugar or carbs!
I smile to myself. These guys are so cute! There's TJ, the cute brown haired surfer, and there's Dan, the blond guy with the killer body, and there's also Mike, the sexy black haired one. But they're so thick as well! They must have, like, 2 brain cells between all of them put together, and that's a scary thought! I never knew guys like this existed until I became a party-girl with Mina, recently. I laugh out loud, thinking of the days when I was uncorrupted, until Mina came along, that is…
I pick up my refilled glass to head back to the dance floor. I mustn't keep them waiting, they might find another hot chick to flatter! Suddenly, a guy catches my attention. He's just arriving at the party and he is an absolute babe! With straight black hair falling into his smoky blue eyes, and those gorgeous muscly arms visible through his short-sleeved top, he's a hunk to die for! I finally catch his eye, and smile and give a wave. He smiles back, his eyes twinkling in amusement.
I start to walk towards him, when I trip, spill my drink and fall flat on my face. Luckily, not many people notice my ultimate clumsiness and I quickly jump up and brush myself off, making out to the cute stranger that I had only dropped something on the floor and had bent down to pick it up. It wasn't like he could have seen me fall from that far away! But I see his entertained smile and finally realise I've spilt coke all over my skirt. Ah well, at least he's still interested in a klutz like me!
I flash him a winning smile as I approach him at last, and he smiles back with pearly white teeth. Damn, he could do a Colgate ad! "Hi! I'm Darien. Nice to meet you." He shouts to be heard over the music.
"I'm Serena. Nice to meet you, too." I yell back, and then stop as my favourite song comes on. "Wanna dance? It's my favourite song!"
"Sure!" Darien takes my hand and leads me out to the dance floor. "I just saw you spill the coke on your dress. Don't you want to change or something?"
I blush, and laugh a little nervously. "No, no, that's alright. The skirt's black, and it was only a little bit anyway. Besides, if I go and change, my friend will ask what I've done with her skirt, so it's better to just put it back in her wardrobe and pretend it wasn't me."
Darien laughs at that. I smile at him, enjoying his laugh. It's somewhat deep and rumbling. It makes me feel that this guy is a very genuine person, because he laughs right from his heart. Ahhhh, I'm becoming such a sentimental person these days!
"So, where do you live Darien?" I ask as the song draws to a close. I lean against his chest. His heart thuds in my ear, as we swayed softly to the music.
"Actually, I live right-"
"What are you doing with him?!" I look up to see Raye hyperventilating next to me, almost frothing at the mouth.
"Calm down, Raye, I'm just dancing!" I say smugly. Raye is so jealous! And I am going to make the most of it. "What, does he look like your ex or something? Oh wait, that's Mina and Lita's trick!" Mina, who's passing by, hears the comment and gives me the finger. I just laugh.
"You idiot, that's my brother!" Raye yells, spraying my face with spit.
"Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry, I didn't realise!" I back away from Darien, flushing with embarrassment as I remember my former comment. Yuck, incest!
"Raye! She was only dancing with me, not molesting me!" Darien protests, looking at me helplessly. But Raye grabs his arm, and begins to drag him to a group of people.
"Come on, it's time for me to introduce to everyone." Raye throws me one last dirty look and stalks off with her nose in the air.
Jeez, it's only her brother, not like it's her boyfriend or even her ex! Why is she so damn protective? I go to find Mina. I need to go home now, and have a good bitching session about that idiot Raye, and Mina's the perfect company for this!
A/N: So guys, did you like that chapter? What did you think of it?
