Introductions and Plans
…RING…RING…
"Just let it ring Sere." Darien said as he snuggled closer to his girlfriend.
…RING…RING…
"As much as I'd love to, that's my father's ringer. I should answer." She said getting up from the warmth of his embrace.
"Hello?"
"Where are you honey?
It's almost dinner time."
"I just came back with Darien to
drop off some groceries. He hadn't gone much since he's gotten
here. I offered to help."
"Well come on home. Dinner is on
the stove."
"Will do dad. I'll be there soon."
"Okay
sweetie. Love you."
"Love you too." She hung up the phone.
"Dad wants me home. Dinner will be ready soon."
"But I
just want to lay here and stare at that beautiful body of
yours."
"You know I'd love to stay and model, but you know
how my dad gets when he knows I'm over at your place."
"Yah,
I know. You wanna ride?"
"Nah. I'll walk. You know if you
drive me, it'll be a long time before I get out of that
car."
"True. Let me at least walk you to the lobby."
"Okay."
They both got dressed and headed to the lobby.
"See you later
Dare."
"See you Sere. Call me after you get off from school
tomorrow?"
"Sure. How about we just meet at The
Crown."
"Sounds good. See you later." He said placing a
kiss on her lips.
"Love you."
"Love
you too."
Serena walked out the door and breathed in the chilly
night air.
"It's so nice here. I absolutely love it." She said as she turned the corner.
"That's why we decided to stay here." A voice said behind her.
"What?!" She asked startled.
"Sorry. Didn't
mean to startle you."
"Oh, Seyia. It's okay."
"Where
are you coming from so late?"
"My boyfriend's place."
"Why do you spend so much time with him?"
"Because he's my
boyfriend, and I love him. Do I need much more of a reason?"
"Love?
Do you really love him?"
"Yes I do. Why do I need to explain
myself to you?"
"I just think you deserve better."
"And
what would better be?" She asked knowing his answer.
"Me."
"Sorry.
He's as good as I want. He may not be perfect, but I love him and
all of his flaws."
"You should break up-"
"LISTEN SEYIA!"
She shouted. "I'm not interested. I will be your friend, but
nothing more."
"But we could just be more then
friends."
"No."
"What about just a fuck buddy? Darien
doesn't have to know."
"PERVERT! NO. No matter how many times you ask…then answer will always be NO!"
"Suit yourself. You
don't know what you're missing out on."
"Sure, whatever.
Just leave me be." She said walking away.
"See you tomorrow at
school."
"Hopefully not." She muttered under her breath.
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"How the hell am I supposed to find my way around this damn school?" She asked looking at the small map and her schedule.
"Would you like some
help?" A girl asked from behind her. "Oh, Serena! Hey."
"Oh,
Mina. How are you?"
"Good. Ready for Friday."
"Friday?
It's only Monday."
"She's always ready for Friday."
Another girl said from afar.
"Hey Raye."
"Anyways. Do either of you know where this room is?" She asked handing them her schedule.
"Yah. Actually this is my first hour too." Mina said. "I can walk you there. I'll help you map out the rest of your schedule too."
"Thanks."
…DING…DING…
"Well I'll see you two later." Raye called.
"Bye." They both called.
"You have lunch with the bunch of us too."
"That's awesome!"
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"So where did you come from?" Lita asked.
"United States.
Michigan."
"Which one is that?" Mina asked.
"The one that looks
like a gloved hand."
"Ohhhh, that's far." Mina said.
"Yah, I was so mad.
I always said that I'd miss my friends and my boyfriend."
"Oh,
that must be hard. A long distance relationship." Lita sighed.
"No. He moved out
here with us."
"Dedicated much." Raye said
"We've
been going out since my freshman year."
"How old is he?"
Mina asked.
"He graduated last year. He's 19."
"Have you been to the Crown yet? The food there is awesome!" Amy commented.
"Yah, I went there yesterday with Dare." The girls gave her puzzled looks. "My boyfriend. His name is Darien Shields. I call him Dare."
"Awwwww, nicknames.
That's so cute. Does he have one for you?"
"Sere!" A
male called from behind.
She sighed as he walked
over and sat with the group. "How are you guys?"
"I told
you, it's not Sere to you. My name is Serena. Anyways girls, that
would be the nickname he has for me. Sere."
"Hey Seyia. What
brings you over this way?" Mina asked.
"Just trying to get away from the crowd. The girl fanatics are so insane."
"Why don't you just give them what they want and make out with them already?" Serena said.
"You don't have to
be so rude. I was just making you an offer yesterday."
"A
totally rude one. I don't feel like dealing with you today. I'll
see you girls later."
"Okay. Bye." All said.
"I'll be right back." Amy said. "Serena. Wait up!"
"Oh, hey Amy."
"What
was that all about?"
"He is just so rude. I keep telling him
how I have a boyfriend and what does he do? He offers to be a simple
on-the-side fuck buddy. What kind of girl does he take me for?"
"Oh, I'm sorry.
But hey, can we meet you after school?"
"Sure. I'm actually
meeting Dare at the Crown. You guys wanna meet me there?"
"Sure.
We can meet at your locker. Which number is it?"
"1088."
"Okay.
See you later." She called walking back towards the other girls.
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"Hey Dare!" Serena called running into his open embrace.
"Sere." He said before kissing her. "How was school?"
"Other then being
shooed from my new friends because Seyia wouldn't leave me alone,
fine."
"What did he do this time?"
"Oh, last night on my way home…you won't believe this…he offered to be my secret fuck buddy."
"HE WHAT?!"
"It's okay. I told him to leave me the hell alone."
"If he ever bugs you
again, just call me and I'll beat the shit outta him."
"Nice
offer, but it's okay. Oh yah. Dare, these are the girls. Amy,
Mina, Lita, and Raye. Girls this is Darien."
"Nice to meet you
ladies."
"You too." They all said.
"What can I get for y'all?" Andrew asked.
"Hey Andy. A vanilla milkshake and fries." Serena said.
"A burger and fries."
Mina and Lita said.
"Hot dog." Raye and Amy said.
"And let me guess…"
"Strawberry milkshakes." All five said. (The five includes Andrew, just to let you know)
"You know us too well." Mina laughed.
"I could recite your orders in my sleep."
Serena and Darien looked confused.
"We order the same thing almost everyday." Raye explained.
"So Serena, did Seyia really say that?" Mina asked.
"Yah. I was totally appalled."
"What happened?" Andrew asked.
"When I was walking
home yesterday, Seyia surprised me. He comes up to me and tells me I
deserve much better then Darien. I then, knowing what his answer
would be, asked him what would be better then Darien. Take a wild
guess at what he said."
"Hummmm, that's a hard one." Amy
exagurated.
"Exactly. So I told
him that even if Darien isn't perfect, I still love him and every
one of his flaws. He then started to tell me I should break up with
him, but I interrupted him and said no. Then he said something like
'well, we could always just be fuck buddies. Your boyfriend
doesn't have to know.' He's lucky I didn't beat him into the
ground."
"What did you do?" Andrew asked.
"I called him a pervert and told him the answer will always be no and told him to leave me alone."
"For a pop star, he sure thinks he's all that and a bag of Doritos." Mina said.
"Doritos?" Serena and Darien asked together.
"She takes those phrases and messes them up. We have gotten tired of correcting her." Lita laughed.
"Nice." Darien laughed.
"I'll get your orders." Andrew said walking back to the kitchen.
"So you graduated last year?" Amy asked taking a seat.
"Yah."
"Where
from?" Lita asked. "I mean Serena said she was from Michigan,
but not what part."
"From Livonia. Franklin High School."
"I used to live in
Novi. That's right near Livonia."
Serena and Darien looked at
Mina.
"Sere, could she
be?"
"I think she is."
"What are you two talking
about?" Mina asked kinda freaked out.
"My best friend from
kindergarten to fourth grade. She left Novi to go to Tokyo. OH MY
GOD!"
"Rena? OH MY GOD! I can't believe it! This only
happens on TV or in stories!" Mina said running to her best friend
from years ago.
"What are you guys
talking about?"
"I can't believe I didn't recognize
you!"
"Probably because you always called me Meanie."
"Why
did I do that again?"
"Because when we first met I was making
fun of you."
"Will you guys tell us what's going on?"
Raye demanded.
"You know how I used
to live in Novi?" Mina asked and the three girls nodded. "And
my best friend I told you about?"
"Rena?" Amy asked.
"That's me!" Serena said.
"That's too weird." Lita said.
"But it's soooooo cool." Mina said.
"I thought I'd never see you again!" Serena shouted.
"Wait…are you the same Darien that always made fun of us?"
Darien hung his head and nodded. "But I'm sorry! I swear!"
"You know how many times you sent poor Serena home in tears?" She barked.
"I said I was sorry! I already got this lecture from Serena!"
"Seriously, I made him feel guilty enough." Serena reassured. "Then apologized to him for feeling guilty." She snickered.
"That was what…a year into our relationship?"
"Does it mean that
little to you? It was like six months…"
"What are you guys
talking about?" Lita asked.
"Rena…you didn't…" Mina said.
Serena blushed.
"YOU DID! OH MY GOD!"
"You were always able to read me too well."
"Totally confused people over here." Raye said.
Mina turned to Raye,
Lita, and Amy. "Come on. Two teenagers dating…think about
it…"
"OHHHHH!" All three said in realization.
"Wow, you guys are slow." Mina sighed.
"You've really done
it Serena?" Lita asked.
She nodded her head and blushed.
"Wow, I'm not even talking about this. Sere, I'll catch you later?" Darien asked getting up.
"Sure Dare. See you
later." She got on her tiptoes and kissed him. "Love
you."
"Love you too." He said walking towards the door.
"See ya girls." He waved.
"Bye Darien." They all called.
"So anyways, give us the details." Raye said.
"How about we go into a booth." Serena suggested.
"Sure, let's go." Lita said pulling Serena to the back corner booth.
"So…" Amy started.
"Well we've been dating for four years. About six months into it, we were at his place and started kissing…one thing led to another…"
"You had to be what? 13?" Amy asked.
"Fourteen."
"What
about protection?" Lita asked.
"Well my mom was put on the pill at 13, so she decided it best for me to be on it then too…and we always use condoms."
"Have you ever accidentally gotten pregnant?" Raye asked.
"No."
"How often."
"Well
at least once a week, but usually more. We're not like addicts or
anything, we just like it."
"Well obviously!" Mina sighed.
"Shut it!"
"Do
your parents know?" Amy asked.
"Well my mom
does…that was an interesting conversation…but my dad doesn't.
He doesn't even know I spent the night at Dare's even once! He'd
flip."
"I always remember him being like that of you." Mina
giggled.
"So you talked to
your mom about it?" Raye asked. "Did she find out or did you
just come out and tell her?"
"Well when her and my dad were
out once, Dare came over. We kinda did it, and I threw away the
condom in my bathroom trash. Apparently she was cleaning the
bathroom and found it…she then asked me about it. I couldn't
really lie."
"Did she say anything?" Amy asked.
"Just to be careful. She made sure I was taking my pill regularly, and if I ever do get pregnant, tell her immediately. I told her I never missed a dose of my pill and we always used condoms. She promised not to tell my dad as long as I did those things."
"You're mom's awesome!" Lita cried.
"Yah. You guys should come over sometime. I know my mom will be thrilled to see you again Mina."
"What, no more Meanie?" Mina asked teasingly.
"No. You're too
nice to be mean anymore."
"Well even if you hated it then, I'm
still calling you Rena."
"At least it's not what Dare used to call me."
"What was that again?"
"I'm not telling you, with my luck, someone will start saying it." She put her head down in thought.
"Something up?" Raye asked.
"Well you know at The Three Light's concert?" They nodded. "Well that was my birthday present. Dare waited all night for those tickets and only got one backstage pass."
"And…"
"I need to figure
something totally amazing for his birthday."
"How long do you
have?" Amy asked.
"Two weeks."
"That doesn't give us much time." Lita said.
"Us?"
"We'll
help." Lita said.
"Thanks so much."
"Why don't you rent some romantic movies, make some dinner for him. Keep him out all day and do this at his place." Amy suggested.
"I can't
cook."
"I'll do that." Lita said.
"Really?"
"Lita's
the best cook we know."
"Should I take offence to that?" Andrew asked walking over with a tray of food.
"You know we love your cooking." Lita grinned.
"Andrew, we have a favor to ask you." Raye said.
"And what would that
be?"
"Serena, what day is it?"
"Saturday the
9th."
"Can you keep Darien away from his place on
the ninth?" Mina asked.
"Why?"
"It's
his birthday and Serena's planning a special day for them." Lita
said.
"I might have to
work…"
"Please Andy, I beg you. I've never been able to
surprise Dare."
"Fine, fine. I'll take the day
off."
"Thanks so much. I owe you big! I owe you all big!"
"Two weeks? It'll be hard, but I think we can get this done Rena." Mina said.
"How about I get a list of movies he likes, and we meet tomorrow at lunch to discuss some more?" Serena suggested.
"Sounds good."
"We'll let you know more details later Andy. Thanks again...and obviously, no word to him about this."
"Don't worry. I won't say anything."
"Thanks. See you guys later…gotta go do my homework!" She said running out of the arcade.
"She never even ate her food." Andrew stated.
