"Perfect Strangers" by MoonPrincess568
Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. School got in the way. So yeah here's a new chapter you guys. If I don't get at least more than 5 reviews for this chapter, I won't update because what's the use if not many people is reading my story. It's a long chapter so it'll fill your appetite just well. Lol. WARNING THERE IS A LOT OF ISTANT MESSAGING. Oh c'mon it's pretty much an online romance story, jeeze. So yeah… enjoy!
Chapter 2: Nicknames and Games
Passing Period
"Hey you guys! You guys go on without me, I forgot my binder in my English class. I'll be right back." Serena said to her best friends.
"Okie doke," they replied.
"Serena you got 3 minutes you have to hurry!" said Amy.
"Don't worry!" Serena said as she rushed back to her English class. As she was power walking, she bumped into someone. She heard books drop and the person's strong arms wrapped around her small frame, so she wouldn't fall
"Whoa…are you okay….?" A deep handsome voice asked.
"I'm so sorry! I wasn't pay attention to where I was going. I was in a rush and…" she said and stopped when she looked up. She quickly shoved the guy and got out of their embrace. The guy took a double take at the girl he was just holding on to.
"Oh, it's just you." She said with disgust. "Why do I always run into you?"
"Maybe, because you find me irresistible," Darien teased.
"Ew, you are not irresistible to me at all." She said and stuck her tongue out.
"Oh you're just in denial," he said with a sly smile, "You love following me around and you run into me on purpose."
"Whatever, didn't you just listen to any word I said?" she questioned.
"Nope, it went one ear and out the other." He joked.
"UGH! YOU'RE SUCH A JERK, DARIEN SHIELDS!" She said, fed up.
"Well you didn't even pick up my books, Meatball Head." He argued as he kneeled down to get his books.
"OMG, I'M GOING TO BE LATE TO CLASS! IT'S ALL YOU'RE FAULT, DARIEN!" she yelled and ran into her English class. Darien chuckled to himself and walked into a classroom.
Sixth Period
6 minutes later. Serena opened the computer lab door quietly and snuck in. She tried to make herself unnoticeable, but nope, Mr. Daniels caught her.
"Ms. Tsukino, you're tardy," said Mr. Daniels.
"Oh sorry, Mr. Daniels, I accidentally ran into someone and all his stuff fell. I had to help him and I forgot my stuff in my other class." Serena explained.
"There are no excuses, unless you have a note. Just remember if you have 3 tardies then I'll have to give you detention. You have 2 more left." He said.
"Sorry Mr. Daniels, I promise I won't be late anymore." Serena apologized.
"Serena you're late. What happened?" asked Mina.
"Yeah state the obvious, Mina!" said Raye.
"Ugh, I ran into the jerk again. Why does he always happen to be there?" Serena complained. Her friends laughed.
"I'm telling you its destiny," said Mina.
"Yeah, right, Mina. We're destined to be together forever," Serena said sarcastically.
"Girls, settle down," said Mr. Daniels, "Okay… today's topic is music and find songs that relates to you and your life. You may use the internet to look for your songs."
"Uhm, what do you mean what song relates to us?" asked a random student.
"Well… like about your love life, philosophy, or how you feel," the teacher explained, "Alright, go on and chat away!"
Ding! An IM Box appeared.
TuxedoMask87: Hey there.
Moon Princess: Hi
TuxedoMask87: how was your day?
Moon Princess: good, yours?
TuxedoMask87: okay…
Moon Princess: ohh, what happened?
TuxedoMask87: nothing for you to really know P
Moon Princess: aww, oh well
Moon Princess: so yeah here's the topic. What kinda music do you like and name a song or songs that you can relate to?
TuxedoMask87: well, I listening to EVERYTHING. Pretty much anything with a good beat.
Moon Princess: oh awesome. I love pop and anything I can dance too. It's true; anything with a good beat floats my boat.
TuxedoMask87: aha yeah. Okay a song that you can relate to or whatever.
Moon Princess: well… lemme go find one…
TuxedoMask87: well for my love life it would probably be "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" by Rooney.
Moon Princess: that's one good song… my love life is pretty much non-existent right now
Moon Princess: I'll tell you one when I discover one.
TuxedoMask87: lol, how about something life relating
Moon Princess: Uhm…I don't know. I have to get back to you on that one too.
TuxedoMask87: Aha, same here.
Moon Princess: You know what's really fun. Like you know the iPod shuffle game?
TuxedoMask87: the one all over Myspace? Like where they ask a question and when your iPod is on shuffle it'll put a random song
Moon Princess: yeah… but too bad we can't use our iPods at school. Maybe we'll try it later, when we're home.
TuxedoMask87: lol, sure. I forgot we can talk at home too and on our cell phones.
Moon Princess: aha.
-Silence-
TuxedoMask87: so… what are we suppose to talk about now
Moon Princess: I don't know.
"I bet you guys are getting bored with each other because everyone just stopped, dropped, and rolled over," Said Mr. Daniel while he saw ten students taking a nap, a girl that fell because someone tripped her when she returned from the restroom, and another student fell off her seat and don't know why, "Alright, next topic: clothes."
Mr. Daniels snuck on the sleeping students, had a ruler in his hand, and slammed it on their desk while saying, "WAKE UP!!!" The students shot up and began talking to their pen pal again.
"You guys really need to take this class seriously, this class is NOT study hall," Mr. Daniels warned.
Moon Princess: I love clothes. And I think we established me loving shopping too.
TuxedoMask87: yeah, I guess they want us to become good friends.
Moon Princess: aha yeah, I guess, well I shop mostly at American Eagle, Forever 21, and Hollister
TuxedoMask87: oh cool, I shop at American Eagle also. Also Hollister and A&F
Moon Princess: oh I own some things from Hollister.
TuxedoMask87: nice. I'm just a jeans and shirt kinda guy.
Moon Princess: I like wearing a great pair of jeans or skirt with a nice top
TuxedoMask87: cool.
"Looks like Serena is getting real into this pen pal thing," Amy pointed out as she observed Serena typing up a storm.
"Haha, yeah, it's fun meeting a new person," She answered.
"Who are you talking to? A boy or a girl?" asked Lita.
"A boy," said Serena."
"Aha... no wonder!" exclaimed Raye and laughed.
"Have you guys talked to them at home yet?" asked Serena.
"Nope…I have volleyball practice yesterday," answered Mina.
"Same, and I got basketball conditioning," said Lita and continued, "What about you Ames?"
"Oh! I know!" Mina blurted out before Amy could say anything.
"What?" they all asked.
"Amy was studying her butt off like always!" She answered.
"Yup, that's affirmative, Mina." Amy giggled.
"Ugh, I don't know what to talk about anymore!" said a fed up Raye.
"I think that's everyone's problem. It sucks we can't tell them who we are," complained Mina.
"For real," Lita agreed.
"But you guys, like if we knew who they were then we might not like the person," said Amy.
"Amy gots a point," replied Serena, "If Darien was my pen pal; I would gag and never talk to him." They all laughed.
"Uh huh, sure…more like argue the whole time and tease each other," said Raye.
"Aha, or that's another option," laughed Serena, "Hold on you guys let me tell my pen pal something."
Moon Princess: I finally thought of a song that is something like philosophy or life related! Rainbow by South Border.
TuxedoMask87: Hmm, never heard of them
Moon Princess: omg you have to listen to them they are awesome. Go to:
TuxedoMask87: sure, I'll make sure I'll listen to it
Moon Princess: yeah, they are a Filipino music group. They just moved here in California.
TuxedoMask87: oh, how did you know about them?
Moon Princess: one of my friends brought me to one of their concerts
TuxedoMask87: ohh
Moon Princess: you're a junior right?
TuxedoMask87: yup
Moon Princess: what kinda classes do you take?
TuxedoMask87: I guess I can tell you… but not in order though.
Moon Princess: Okie doke
TuxedoMask87: well I got Spanish, English AP, Pre Cal Honors, Human Psy. Pre-AP, this class, and I can't tell you my other class because it'll reveal a lot about my true identity P
Moon Princess: I'm taking Spanish also, regular English, alg 2, art 1, and of course this class
TuxedoMask87: nice, I wonder if you're any of my classes.
Moon Princess: most likely not since I'm a sophomore and you're a junior.
TuxedoMask87: yeah but you never know
TuxedoMask87: hey I gotta go, my teacher is telling us to sign off. If you have time tonight, we should play the iPod shuffle game.
Moon Princess: sure, uhm I'll probably be on at 8
TuxedoMask87: okay awesome, talk to you then.
Moon Princess: Okie doke, bye
TuxedoMask87: bye.
Tuxedomask87 has signed off
"Alright everyone 2 or 3 minutes til the bell so sign off and shut down the computers," commanded Mr. Daniels.
DING! The girls walked to their lockers.
"Hey you guys! You know what's coming in 3 weeks?!" Mina excitedly said grabbing a book out of her locker.
"What?" asked Amy.
"Oh my gosh, Ames, you don't know?" asked a surprised Lita and slammed the locker door.
"HOMECOMING!" the girls happily said and walked out of the school.
"I heard this year the theme is masquerade," said Mina.
"Ooo that sounds fun!" exclaimed Serena.
"Yeah, so you guys want to go shopping Saturday for our dresses?" asked Mina.
"Awesome," the girls cheered.
"Alright let's meet at the Stoneridge mall at 2pm?" suggested Mina. The other girls nodded.
Later that day
Serena was in her room listening to music and talking on the phone with Mina. She was lying on her tummy on her bed. Her walls were pink with crown molding aligning the ceiling. Her bed spread was white with pink hearts with many decorative pillows. Serena's favorite pillow was a dark pink velvet plush pillow that had her name embroidered in silver thread. On both sides of her bed is white side tables consisting a lamp and her iPod stereo. On the other side table, there were pictures with her friends and her Sailor Moon alarm clock. Next to that side table is a big bay window. Across from that is a study desk with a HP laptop. On the side of the desk was a walk in closet.
"Mina have you done your algebra homework yet?" asked Serena flipping through the newest issue of Seventeen.
"Not yet, I'm still working on my English assignment. I'll tell you when I'm on it. Maybe you should ask Amy for some help," suggested Mina.
"No, it's okay. Plus Amy is in like Pre-Cal Honors and she's only a sophomore. I don't want to bother her because I remember her telling me that PSATS were coming," explained Serena.
"Oh, maybe you can ask your mysterious pen pal for help," Mina teased.
"Haha, very funny," said Serena.
"C'mon Serena, maybe he can help, that's what this pen pal thing is for. I think," said Mina.
"Hmm maybe, he told me to go on at 8 so we can play this game that we couldn't play in class," Serena replied, "Plus he's a junior…OH YEAH! He told me he was in Pre-Cal Honors just like Amy. I wonder if he's in Amy's class."
"YIKES… Serena hopefully you're pen pal isn't some techy geek… remember you told me earlier that he took a lot of AP classes," said a concerned Mina.
"OMG, you have a point. But remember yesterday I told you he plays basketball, football, and soccer? He can't be some geek then," Serena said.
"Oh that's so true. Jocks aren't geeks," Mina replied, "Maybe you should check if he's on it's almost 8 and I gotta go because I have a volleyball game tomorrow."
"Alrighty then, see you tomorrow!"
"K, bye!" said Mina and hung up.
Serena got off her stomach and walked to her computer desk. The computer was already on. A Myspace window and AIM were appeared in front of her. Serena went to start and looked for Pen Pals 5.0.
"A-HA. There you are!" Serena said to herself and opened the program up. TuxedoMask87 was already on, so decided to IM him.
Moon Princess: Hey there stranger.
TuxedoMask87: hey what's up?
Moon Princess: just starting on some homework
TuxedoMask87: you're just starting homework right now. Damn, I always do my homework right after practice.
Moon Princess: aha just call me thee ULTIMATE procrastinator.
TuxedoMask87: lol, so what did you do after school?
Moon Princess: well I went to the local arcade café with my friends and played the Sailor V game for like an hour.
TuxedoMask87: Haha, are you talking about the Crowne?
Moon Princess: can't tell you P
TuxedoMask87: aha
Moon Princess: how about you?
TuxedoMask87: well I went to football practice got home at like 6. Ate and I'm still doing my homework. I'm loaded with hw. It's not even funny.
Moon Princess: sucks for you. jk
TuxedoMask87: lol yeah
Moon Princess: uhm can you do me a favor?
TuxedoMask87: sure, like what?
Moon Princess: want to help me with my alg 2 homework? Please?
TuxedoMask87: uhm, sure. What's the subject on?
Moon Princess: logarithms
TuxedoMask87: oh those are easy!
1 1/2 hours later
It was about ten o clock. Both Serena and Tuxedo Mask finished their homework.
Moon Princess: THANK YOU SOO MUCH TUXEDOMASK
TuxedoMask87: lol, you welcome, anytime
TuxedoMask87: I think you should call me something other than Tuxedo Mask
Moon Princess: lol, what would you want me to call you then?
Tuxedo Mask: Uhm, how about Endymion
Moon Princess: Endymion?? Sounds very ancient or something.
TuxedoMask87: lol, in mythology, Endymion was a Sheppard that the moon goddess, Selene, fell in love with. Then Zeus found out and he was put into eternal sleep. Selene loved him so much that for one week she would visit her sleeping lover. So that's why the moon is gone after a full moon.
Moon Princess: Ohhh…it sounds familiar! Like Sailor Moon. Maybe I should call you Mamoru since you're Tuxedo Mask
TuxedoMask87: aha, that's fine with me
Moon Princess: since you have a nickname, I should have one too
TuxedoMask87: let's make you Sailor Moon's alter ego, Usagi
Moon Princess: I really don't like that name. How about Bunny? My mom calls me that.
TuxedoMask87: uhm… sure.
Moon Princess: Bunny or Usagi, Usagi is bunny or rabbit in Japanese i think
TuxedoMask87: I think I'm going to call you Usagi because it sounds like a real name
Moon Princess: okayy fine
TuxedoMask87: hey remember, we're supposed to be playing that iPod shuffle game
Moon Princess: oh yeah huh!?
TuxedoMask87: let's play a quick game?
Moon Princess: sure
TuxedoMask87: okay, I'll start. A song that you would sing in the shower
Moon Princess: Break it off by Sean Paul feat. Rihanna
TuxedoMask87: mine is vulnerable by secondhand serenade. X
Moon Princess: lol, okay a song you always play in the car
TuxedoMask87: Sexy back by Justin Timberlake
Moon Princess: Breathe by Michelle Branch
TuxedoMask87: alright uhm how about a song that makes you laugh.
TuxedoMask87: Mine is The Only Difference by Panic! At the Disco
Moon Princess: I Didn't Steal Your Boyfriend by Ashlee Simpson
Moon Princess: a song that makes you sad.
Moon Princess: There you'll be by Faith Hill
TuxedoMask87: New Friend Request by Gym Class Heroes
Moon Princess: lol
TuxedoMask87: a song you'll fight to
Moon Princess: Me & You by Cassie
TuxedoMask87: Haha, Vans by the Pack
Moon Princess: LOL! How about a song that you would play at your wedding
TuxedoMask87: Last Night by Diddy feat. Keisha Cole
Moon Princess: Haha mine is stick with you by the pussycat dolls
TuxedoMask87: a song you have to always request at a dance
Moon Princess: I Wear My Stunna Glasses at Night by the Federation
TuxedoMask87: liking your playlist. My iPod says Tell Me When to Go by E40 and Keak da Sneak
Moon Princess: lol, how about a song you will work out to
Moon Princess: Buttons by the pussycat dolls
TuxedoMask87: aha I think the lead singer is hot.
Moon Princess: yeah she is gorgeous and has a killer bod. Alright tell me what your iPod says.
TuxedoMask87: Shake by Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull
Moon Princess: aha love that song
TuxedoMask87: your cell phone ring tone
Moon Princess: Leavin' by Jagstar
TuxedoMask87: Gotta Get it Remix by Balance feat. Mistah Fab
2 hours had past and Serena and her pen pal are still playing the iPod shuffle game.
Knock, knock. Someone opened Serena's door. It startled Serena and Serena immediately looked at the door.
"Oh mom you scared me," replied Serena.
"Honey, go to sleep its late," her mother said, "who are you talking to anyways?"
"Just my pen pal for my communications class," answered Serena.
"Well, finish up because it's already past midnight," her mother explained.
"Okaay mom…" Serena replied. Her mom closed Serena's door and headed off to her room.
Moon Princess: well that was fun. My mom is telling me to sign off.
TuxedoMask87: alright, ttyl
Moon Princess: goodnight!
TuxedoMask87: night
TuxedoMask87: bye
Moon Princess: bye
Moon Princess has signed off.
TuxedoMask87 has signed off.
"I wonder who you are, Mamoru," Serena sighed. Serena turned her alarm clock on and went to sleep.
Author's Note: longish chapter… with A LOT of instant messaging. But I warned you guys. Well review and tell me how you like it! Til text time, MoonPrincess568