Hey everyone! This is my first fic and hope you like it! I don't own any of Lynne's stuff, so don't sue me! Anyway this is about when Serena and Stanton meet and how they get together. I no it's cheesy but i couldn't think of anything else so this is it. It's set after Goddess of the Night (book 1) and before Into the Cold Fire (book 2) Ok! Got it? Here we go!
Stanton and Serena
Chapter 1- Plans
By-
darkgoddess57 (Bethany)
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Serena Killingsworth tossed restlessly in her sleep, twisting her leopard print sheets around herself. She had woken suddenly from a nightmare, and she couldn't go back to sleep. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't remember what happened in the dream, but it had left an ominous feeling in the pit of her stomach. She turned onto her back and stared at the ceiling, willing herself to fall back asleep.
Serena was a goddess of Selene, a Daughter of the Moon. She and her friends each had a power; Serena could read minds, Jimena had premonitions, Catty could time travel, and Vanessa could become invisible. They used their powers to fight Followers of the Atrox, the primal source of evil. The Atrox's Followers recruit new followers by stealing their hope, and the daughters job was to protect the world from the Atrox and spread hope.
It had been a week since Serena and Jimena had saved Catty and Vanessa from a group of Followers. Stanton, Cassandra, Tymmie, and Karyl had kidnapped Catty to lure Vanessa to them also. It was the Nefandus Moon, so if the Followers had delivered the two goddesses to the Atrox the balance of power would have switched from light to dark. If it hadn't been for Serena and Jimena the Followers might have won.
Stanton…All her memories of that night led back to him. Stanton was a very handsome follower, and ever since the battle, she couldn't stop thinking of him, picturing his face. Now that she thought about it, it had been a strange battle. When he faced her it seemed as if he was holding back, teasing her, testing her powers. No matter what she did she couldn't stop thinking of him, and it was starting to bug her. She hated to think that she would have a crush on a Follower. She was supposed to be his enemy. Stop thinking about him! He's evil! He wants to destroy you! She told herself.
Suddenly she saw something moving in the shadows near the doors to her balcony. She wanted a closer look, but at the same time, she was scared. Serena pulled the covers over her head and squinted her eyes shut. Nothing's there, she told herself.
Then a thought hit her. What if it's a Follower in my room! She peeked from behind the covers. Nothing was there. She sighed. She knew she had to get to sleep. Tomorrow was Monday and she had to read a poem for English class. She hated making speeches or doing presentations in front of the class. She always got so self-conscious in front of them, because she had just moved and didn't know them very well yet. After a few minutes she felt herself drifting into a restless sleep.
Monday morning Serena walked through the metal detectors at her school, La Brea High. As she walked towards the entrance of the school, sipping her coffee, she spotted Jimena sitting by herself at a bench near the soccer field. She walked over to her.
"Hey, Jimena," she said, sitting beside her friend. Jimena was wearing a white tee and worn jeans. She looked good, but her was a little messy, and it seemed as if she had just gotten out of bed.
"What's up, chica?" She asked tiredly.
"Nothing much. So are we still on for Planet Bang tomorrow night?"
"Si. Have you reminded Catty and Vanessa?" Jimena asked.
"No, we'll talk about it at lunch. Gotta go," Serena said as the bell rang.
"See ya," Jimena called after her.
Serena walked into 1st period English. The room was small and had random posters pinned on the wall. It wasn't very colorful. Her English teacher, Mr. Owens sat slumped at his desk, drinking something out of a thermos and tiredly grading papers. Slowly students started spilling into the room. She set her books down onto her desk in the middle of the room. Just as she sat down, Vanessa and Catty walked in. They waved and walked over to where she was.
"Hey Serena," They both said in unison.
"Hey. How are you guys doing?" She asked.
"We're good. So are we still going to Planet Bang tomorrow night?" Catty asked.
"Yeah, I think so," Serena responded.
The rest of the day slowly progressed. She had done her English poem and was less tense. She had sat through boring lectures through Science and Health, and gotten various assignments fromevery class. The way this day was going she would have enough homework to last her this whole month. It was now 5th period, Math. She had gotten up to sharpen her pencil, and was now returning to her seat. Her seat was in the back of the room, so she had to maneuver around various desks to get there. As she passed the teacher's desk, she had the strangest feeling that someone was watching her. She turned and glanced at the shadows in the corner. A shadow darker than the rest swayed and started materializing. Suddenly, Stanton stood there, dressed all in black; his shaggy blonde bangs hanging in his dangerous eyes. She quickly returned to her seat, ignoring what she had just seen. That did not just happen, she told herself. She glanced back at the corner. He was gone.
Serena sat at her lunch table with her friends. She sat next to Jimena and across from Catty and Vanessa. Their lunch table was toward the back of the cafeteria, and it was really noisy because everyone was chatting with their friends. She was still in shock from what had happened in Math, and wasn't talking much. Her friends were all chatting animatedly, discussing everything from guys, shopping, and what they were wearing to Planet Bang tomorrow night.
"Why don't you guys come over to my house before Planet Bang and we can raid my mom's closet!" Vanessa suggested. Vanessa's mom was a fashion designer for movies and had a whole closet full of funky designs she let the girls borrow.
"Yeah!" Everyone except Serena agreed. She was too zoned out thinking about what had happened today to pay attention to what they were saying.
"Um, Earth to Serena! Are you there?" Said Catty, waving her hand in front of Serena's face.
"Huh? Oh, um, yeah, sure I'll be there." Serena mumbled.
"Chica? You ok? You seem kind of out of it today." Jimena said.
"Oh, yeah, I've just had a lot on my mind lately." She quickly made an excuse. It was technically true. She had been thinking a lot about Stanton lately. But she didn't want her friends to know that. She was relieved she was the one who could read minds, and not them, because if they had gone into her mind now, they would have caught her.
"Oh, really? And about what exactly has been on your mind lately? It wouldn't be a guy would it?" Catty grinned suggestively. The other two girls giggled.
"No! Of course not! I mean-" Serena was cut off by the bell. She waved bye to her friends and quickly walked off to 6th period. Good thing she hadn't had to explain herself, because she was a terrible liar, and her friends could tell when she was lying. She didn't know what she would do if her friends had found out who she was really thinking about.
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