The Best Day Ever
By birdoflove
Chapter two
One week had gone by with Serena and Darien being a couple. Yet again, it was a Friday afternoon. Serena was in her way to the arcade to meet up with Darien. As she walked through the doors she noticed a crowd of girls surrounding someone at the counter.
"please! You know you want me!" one of the girls said
"sorry. I don't like sluts. Besides I've got a girlfriend. She should be here any minute." said the guy, who had an all to familiar voice.
"Darien? Why are you surrounded by girls?"
"Hey baby! When did you walk in? they want me as a boyfriend" He said, while giving her a hug and kiss.
" I walked in like two minutes ago. Well your mine so they can't have you" Serena responded.
" how can a little girl like you get a hottie like him?" the one, who was talking to him when she walked in, said.
" I just be myself. And I'm not little! I don't have to look like a slut to get a guy."
"whatever. I know he likes me and he can have me whenever he wants."
"Get lost. Darien," she said turning to him, " can I please have a chocolate milkshake?? Please?" puppy face
"Sure. Andy, 1 chocolate shake!"
"Okay. Hey, Serena. How was your day??"
"It was great! Ms. H. had a date tonight so she didn't care about anything! She even postponed our math test until tomorrow!"
"Here's your shake. That's great! I wish my college professors would do that." pout pout
LOL " Sorry, Andrew."
"When you finish your shake I'll take you home so you can get ready. Okay?"
Darien said as he paid for the shake.
"ready for what?"
"I'm taking you out tonight. Is that okay?"
"yea. Casual or formal?"
"formal. Is that a problem?"
"nope. We should leave now, then. That way I can call Mina and see if she'll go to the mall with me to get a dress."
"I can take you."
"no, you can't see me till you come to pick me up. Besides Mina will be so excited. She loves doing stuff like this."
"alright, but here. It's money so you can buy a really nice dress."
"I'm not poor."
"I know. Just… please take it."
"fine, now let's go."
"okay."
"bye Andrew" they called as they walked out the door.
"bye guys!" he smiled as they walked out the door. 'they make such a cute couple.'
with Serena and Darien
"well, that was interesting. I can't believe they tried to steal you from me!"
"I'd never leave you. I love you too much."
"you say that now. Who knows, you might change your mind later."
"whatever." Darien sarcastically responded before they fell into a comfortable silence. As they continued their last 5 minutes of the walk to Serena's house, Darien carefully and gently grabbed her hand. All she could do was blush as he smiled down at her. They finally reached her house and were about to say goodbye when…
"hey guys!"
"huh? Mina! I was just about to call you."
"yea. I know. I stopped by the arcade and Andrew told me. So I came right here. Now hurry up and say goodbye so we can go shop!" LOL
"I'll come get you at 8pm. Love you."
"okay. Love you t-" she never finished her sentence. Mina, being the one in a hurry, had pushed them together.
"there. You kissed now we can leave." She said as she dragged Serena away from Darien.
"ow! Mina! Bye Darien! See you at 8. Love you!" Serena called out as she was being dragged down her driveway.
"Bye, Serena. Love you, too! Don't kill her, Mina!" he responded.
"I won't lover boy!" was her smart remark
10 minutes later; with Serena and Mina
"Mina. Mina? MINA!!"
"Yes, Serena?"
"can I walk now? You've been dragging me for like 10 minutes."
"oh, yea. Sorry." sheepish smile
After another 10 minutes of walking they finally reached the mall.
"so, where to first, Mina?" Serena asked curiously
"hmm… how about Macy's? they usually have good dresses."
"okay"
"formal, right?"
"yep."
"I think a short dress would look better on you."
"okay"
When they walked into Macy's they went straight to the dresses. As Serena looked for ones that she liked, Mina grabbed random dresses off the racks. A few minutes later, Serena was shoved into a dressing room with 5 dresses Mina picked out and 1 she picked out.
About 20 minutes later, Serena came out in a strapless pink and silver dress that hugged all her curves.
"OMG! Serena, that's perfect! You have to get it, it's perfect!!" Mina screeched.
"ok. It's on sale too!! When I buy this we can go get shoes and accessories. Ok?"
"ok. Hurry up."
10 minutes later
"where to for shoes?" Serena asked
"how about… JC Penny's? They usually have good prices."
"ok. Let's go."
at JC Penny's
"how about these silver ones, Mina?"
"but there's more pink than silver in the dress. These pink ones are the same color as your dress."
"these are so cute. I have to get them."
With that said they bought the shoes and headed for Dalkemper's jewelry store.
"hey Mina. I forgot to tell you that Darien gave me money to get a dress."
"really? How much? We can use it to buy you a necklace"
"umm… let me check… 150."
"wow. You're so lucky to have a guy like him."
"I know. Oh! Mina. How about the necklace? It's a cresent moon with stars to one side of it.'
""oh Serena… it's beautiful"
"hello ladies. Can I help you with anything?"
"yes you can. How much is this necklace?" Serena asked while pointing to it.
"that one is 150… but for a beautiful young lady like yourself, I'm willing to drop it to 80."
"OMG! Thank you so much, but won't your manager get mad?"
"no, because I'm the manager."
"oh! Hehe. Well… I'll take it. Now I just hope that Darien doesn't get mind me getting it"
"Serena, he won't be able to keep his eyes off you."
With that the manager boxed up the necklace and Serena paid thanking him yet again. After they left Dalkemper's they decided to head back to Serena's house.
on their walk home
"I think that was the best shopping spree ever!' exclaimed Mina.
"I wouldn't say that. It's one of the best." Serena responded.
"ok. Fine, one of best. We should leave your hair down tonight. That way he can his fingers through your hair. Ya know?"
"ok. Have fun brushing it out. It'll take forever.'
LOL "I believe that" Mina said as they walked into Serena's house.
They walked into her bedroom at 6pm. As they laid everything out on the bed Serena got a worried look on her face.
'I hope he likes how I look tonight' she sighed
"Serena," Mina said noticing her friends face," don't worry. He'll think you look beautiful. He won't be able to resist you'
"was I that obvious?" she hung her head.
"yea, but don't worry. I promise you.. he won't be able to keep his eyes of you."
"ok. Now let's get busy. We only have an hour and a half before he gets here."
With that said Mina started to do Serena's make-up and hair.
an hour later, 7:30 pm
"OMG! Serena, you look beautiful. Wait till the girls see you. They should be here any-"
"hey! We're here!" exclaimed Lita as she opened Serena's door, effectively cutting Mina off.
"ok… I guess I won't finish my sentence" growled Mina'
Serena just giggled. "hey girls. So what do you think?"
"Serena you look beautiful." Said Amy
"I agree" said Lita
"that dress looks so good on you, Serena! You look great!" exclaimed as she hugged her meatball headed friend
"thanks you guys."
"now don't cry! You'll ruin your make-up!" exclaimed Raye as the other girls just laughed and joined the hug.
Just then there was a knock at the front door.
"you stay put for a minute, Serena. Amy and I will go answer the door." Lita said while walking out of the bedroom door, Amy right behind her. Once downstairs they opened the door.
"Hey Darien. Serena will be sown in a minute." Amy said as her and Lita led him into the living room.
"ok. Is Raye here too? I know Mina is. Serena and I said goodbye this afternoon while she was being dragged away by Mina."
"that sounds like Mina alright. And yes, I'm here Darien," Raye responded as she walked into the living room," and if you do anything to hurt her in anyway we're all coming after you."
gulp gulp "ok"
The next thing he knew there was a light hand touching his shoulder. Upon turning around he came face to face with the most beautiful pair of blue eyes he had ever seen. "OMG! You…. You look beautiful Serena.: he stated with wide eyes.
blush blush "thank you," she said in a soft voice," you don't look to bad yourself, handsome."
Now it was Darien's turn to blush. "thanks"
"you two better get going. You don't want to be late." Raye said.
"you're right. The limo is waiting out front"
"a limo?!"
"well… yea. I want tonight to be romantic. Is that a problem?"
"no. not at all. I just wasn't expecting it that's all"
"we'll be here when you get home, Serena."
"alright. I'll see you when I get home then.
With that Darien and Serena left the house. Back inside 4 girls were sighing with hearts in their eyes.
"she's so lucky" they all exclaimed at once while similtaniously plopping down on the couch.
with Serena and Darien
They were on their way to a new restaurant that has just opened up. It was called the Galaxy. The ride was relatively quiet.
"Serena, honey, we're here."
"huh?! Oh. Ok."
" are you ok? You look upset." Darien asked as he helped her out of the limo.
"yea. I'm fine. I guess I'm just nervous, that's all."
"why? I'm not going to hurt you"
"I know, but I've never been on a date before"
"yea right. A beautiful girl like you had never been on a date before?"
"it's true. You have to remember I'm the klutz. No one wants to date a girl who will step on their feet when dancing."
"except me. I'll always give you room to make mistakes… just like everyone else. No body's perfect, Serena"
"you're so sweet. Now where are our seats?"
"you'll see," Darien responded as they walked up to a waiter, "reservations for 2 under Chiba"
"Ahh… yes. The balcony table. Right this way, sir"
As they were led up stairs and to their table, Serena got to see how beautiful the place looked.
"this place is beautiful" she said as Darien helped her into her seat.
"not as beautiful as you."
"thank you. You're too sweet."
"I know. Order anything you want no matter what the price is." Darien responded as the waiter handed them menus
"ok." She said as the waiter left.
As they looked through the menu they had a light conversation. Not long later the waiter came back with a bottle of wine and 2 wine glasses.
"here you go sir, ma'am."
"thank you" Serena said as she took a sip of her wine
"I think we've decided what we would like to eat. Right, Serena?"
"yes, I think I'm ready."
With that the waiter wrote down their orders and left.
"have I told you how beautiful you look to night?"
"yes. You've said that a few times. You look good, too, honey."
" thank you. I can't believe you've never been on a date before. You're so beautiful. The guys at your school must be blind."
"thank you. You're so sweet. I'm glad we're dating. You're so…so…so perfect."
blush "Serena,… I love you. But I'm not perfect "
"you are to me. And I love you, too"
Just then the waiter brought them their food. They ate in a peaceful silence with only a little bit of conversation. They were both preoccupied with their thoughts. Serena was thinking about how sweet Darien was being and about what kinds of questions the girls would ask when she got home. Darien, on the other hand, was thinking about his next move. He wanted to take her for a walk through the park after dinner, but wasn't sure how to ask.
'just ask her dumby! You know she'ss say yes' his voice of reason said.
" Serena?" he asked calmly
"hmm.. yes, Darien?" she asked as she looked up at him.
"would you like to go on a walk with me through the park after dinner?"
"I'd love to!" she said," I love walking through the park at night. It's so peaceful."
"great!"he exclaimed
A little bit later they finished dinner, paid the bill, and hopped back in the limo to head to the park.