CHAPTER 3
"Wake up!" came a voice through the connecting door. Darien snorted and shot up.
"Wha...? Who?" he muttered. He looked around and spotted Malichite sit up and glare at the door.
"Will you go see what she wants at this ungodly hour so I can get back to sleep?" he growled.
"Fine." mumbled Darien, still not fully awake. He stumbled to the door, and swung it open, looking down at the blonde smiling up at him.
"It's about time you got up! Do you know what time it is?" she chirped.
Darien looked at the alarm clock on the table. "Ummmm, 7:00 A.M.?" he said.
"Nope! If it were that early, I wouldn't be up! It's after 10:30!" she said.
Darien and Malichite jerked awake suddenly. "10:30!?" yelped Darien. "We overslept!"
"Well, I'm not the one who threw the alarm clock at the wall this morning!" yelled Malichite, dashing for the bathroom.
He got there ahead of Darien, and locked the door. Darien started to pound on it. "Ma--Michael! Open this door right now!!" he howled. "I need to get in the shower!" It was no use. The shower started up, and he heard Malichite start singing. Serena was flopped back on his bed, laughing her head off. "It's not funny! He'll never come out of there, and his singing is horrible."
Serena finally stopped, and sat up, gasping. "I can't help it, you should have seen your faces!"
"We need to go to a bookshop, then the folk museum." said Darien.
"Well, can't you go tomorrow?" asked Serena. "There's a fair today!"
"Go where?" asked Malichite. He was toweling his hair off and had a tanktop and slacks on. "And what's a fair?"
Serena looked at him in amazement. "You don't know what a fair is?"
"Nope."
She looked at Darien who was chuckling. "Alright, that's it! You guys ARE coming to the fair with me!"
"But we have work to do!" said Malichite, crossing his arms.
Serena got a sneaky look on her face. "I forgot to say that Mina was coming with me." She looked at Darien and winked. He grinned and snickered. "But if you don't want to go then...." she got up to walk to the door, but Malichite had stepped in front of her.
"Mina is going to this...Fair?" he inquired.
"Yup. She's really looking forward to it."
"I suppose we could got to this...fair. It would be good...research." he said, striding into the bathroom. They heard the blowdrier start. Darien gave her a thumbs up. She smiled proudly at him, then strode into her room, gesturing for him to follow her. She still needed to work on Mina.
***
"Serena, I don't want to go to the fair. I want to stay here and go for a dip in the pool." argued Mina.
"But it won't be any fun without you Mina!" said Serena.
"Serena! I could go to a fair anytime!" said Mina in exasperation.
Serena shook her head. 'I guess it's time to pull out the big guns.' she thought. She had been arguing with Mina for the past five minutes, and was getting tired of it. She walked casually over to the door, and tapped on it slightly. "I guess if you really don't want to go..." she started, but an 'unexpected' knock on the door interrupted her words. She swung it open to reveal Darien standing there, grinning at them. He grabbed Serena's arm.
"Come on Serena! Michael is waiting in the car for us." he said, tugging on her arm. They started to walk-slowly-in the direction of the door.
Mina looked up from her bathing suit. "Michael's going?" she asked.
"Oh yeah. He's really looking forward to it." said Darien. He desperately held in his laughter.
"What kind of fair is it?" asked Mina.
"Oh, it's the cotton candy, rides, games type of thing. Just your basic fair." said Serena.
"Ya know, that does sound like fun. Wait a few minutes, and I'll come with." she dashed into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. Serena and Darien looked at eachother with triumphant grins.
***
"This place is a madhouse! How do you get anywhere?!" asked Malichite in exasperation. He had been poked and prodded all morning, and had decided that enough was enough.
"It's not so bad! Why don't we go play some games and get some snacks." said Serena.
"Good idea. I didn't get to eat breakfast because SOMEONE was in the bathroom all morning and I barely had time to get showered and dressed!" said Darien, staring pointedly at Malichite, who smirked.
"It takes time to look this good!" he said. Darien rolled his eyes.
"Whatever."
"Look there's a hot dog stand." said Mina, gesturing to their left. They strolled over and ordered their food, then walked over to the area where the games were.
"What in the world is that thing?" asked Malichite, gesturing at a dart booth.
"That? That's a game. You throw the darts and try to hit the balloons. If you get em all, you win a prize." explained Serena. She looked at Darien. "Would you like to try? I never could do this." she asked him.
He pulled out some money, handed it to the man behind the booth's counter, and got five darts. He took careful aim and hit all but one of the bright balloons. He took the fluffy bear he got as prize and gave it to Serena.
"Awww how cute!" crooned Mina, looking at the bear.
"That doesn't look too hard." said Malichite.
"Why don't you try then?" asked Darien, smirking evilly.
"I don't want to, that's why." he said flatly and strolled farther down the path.
"I'd like a shot." said Mina. She reached in her pocket book and fished out some money. Receiving the darts, she took careful aim...and missed every shot. Serena and Darien started to snicker. Shooting them a dirty look, she tried again. This time she got two. Taking the cheap pair of sunglasses she got as a prize, she smiled slightly. "Well, it's no bear, but I still won!" she said.
"That's it! Look on the bright side. Not everyone can be as good as me!" said Darien. Mina snorted and chucked her glasses at him.
* * *
Several rides, snacks, and game boths later, things were winding down. Serena was carrying a several stuffed animals and licking at an ice cream cone. Mina had a little stuffed penguin. Darien was carrying a few more toys for Serena, and looking pleased with himself. Malichite was looking bored. He strolled along looking at the different arts and crafts displayed.
"Are we ready to go yet?" he asked.
Darien grinned at him. "Nope. We still have one more ride to go on."
Malichite groaned. "What? We went on the Ferris tire---"
"Ferris Wheel!" cut in Mina.
"--the slant-o-whirl--"
"Tilt-o-whirl!" said Darien.
"and the happy-go-round!"
"Merry-go-round!" said Serena.
"What else is there?" he asked exasperatedly.
Serena and Darien looked at eachother and grinned. "The Tunnel O' Love!" they said together.
* * *
'How in the world did I let them talk me into this?' thought Malichite as he floated through a dark tunnel in a swan shaped boat. There was soft music playing, and the decor looked like a valentine's day nightmare. He was sitting on one side of the boat, and Mina, who was red-faced, sat on the other. Both of them had their chins in their hands, elbows on the edges of the boat. Neither looked at the other. Malichite darted a look at her, then quickly looked away again when he caught her doing the same. This is rediculous. He shot her another look, then snapped his head back.. 'And embarrassing. Atleast I'm not going through this alone. Prince Darien had to get on the next one with that little blonde.'
* * *
"Did you see the looks on their faces?" howled Darien. He was standing outside the exit to the tunnel of love.
Serena was leaning aginst the wall, laughing. "You do realize thier going to kill us when they find out we didn't get on, don't you?" she said.
"Probably." He looked down the tunnel. "Here they come."
The two were in the same position they had been in all through the ride.
When Malichite saw Darien, his mouth fell open. "What the heck are you doing out here?" He asked. "You were supposed to be in the boat behind us!"
"Yeah, well, we decided not to get on. I mean, wemight have gotten sea sick." said Darien. He grinned at the look of fury on Malichites face.
"You do realize I know where you sleep." he said flatly, and got out of the boat.
Mina looked at Serena, who tried her hardest to look innocent. "You had this planned the entire time, didn't you." she said.
"Yup. And Rei says I can't plan!" said Serena.
Mina's eyes narrowed, and she looked at Malichite, who nodded. "Get 'em." she said, diving at Serena who ran off shrieking. Darien ran after her, closely followed by Malichite.
"Wake up!" came a voice through the connecting door. Darien snorted and shot up.
"Wha...? Who?" he muttered. He looked around and spotted Malichite sit up and glare at the door.
"Will you go see what she wants at this ungodly hour so I can get back to sleep?" he growled.
"Fine." mumbled Darien, still not fully awake. He stumbled to the door, and swung it open, looking down at the blonde smiling up at him.
"It's about time you got up! Do you know what time it is?" she chirped.
Darien looked at the alarm clock on the table. "Ummmm, 7:00 A.M.?" he said.
"Nope! If it were that early, I wouldn't be up! It's after 10:30!" she said.
Darien and Malichite jerked awake suddenly. "10:30!?" yelped Darien. "We overslept!"
"Well, I'm not the one who threw the alarm clock at the wall this morning!" yelled Malichite, dashing for the bathroom.
He got there ahead of Darien, and locked the door. Darien started to pound on it. "Ma--Michael! Open this door right now!!" he howled. "I need to get in the shower!" It was no use. The shower started up, and he heard Malichite start singing. Serena was flopped back on his bed, laughing her head off. "It's not funny! He'll never come out of there, and his singing is horrible."
Serena finally stopped, and sat up, gasping. "I can't help it, you should have seen your faces!"
"We need to go to a bookshop, then the folk museum." said Darien.
"Well, can't you go tomorrow?" asked Serena. "There's a fair today!"
"Go where?" asked Malichite. He was toweling his hair off and had a tanktop and slacks on. "And what's a fair?"
Serena looked at him in amazement. "You don't know what a fair is?"
"Nope."
She looked at Darien who was chuckling. "Alright, that's it! You guys ARE coming to the fair with me!"
"But we have work to do!" said Malichite, crossing his arms.
Serena got a sneaky look on her face. "I forgot to say that Mina was coming with me." She looked at Darien and winked. He grinned and snickered. "But if you don't want to go then...." she got up to walk to the door, but Malichite had stepped in front of her.
"Mina is going to this...Fair?" he inquired.
"Yup. She's really looking forward to it."
"I suppose we could got to this...fair. It would be good...research." he said, striding into the bathroom. They heard the blowdrier start. Darien gave her a thumbs up. She smiled proudly at him, then strode into her room, gesturing for him to follow her. She still needed to work on Mina.
***
"Serena, I don't want to go to the fair. I want to stay here and go for a dip in the pool." argued Mina.
"But it won't be any fun without you Mina!" said Serena.
"Serena! I could go to a fair anytime!" said Mina in exasperation.
Serena shook her head. 'I guess it's time to pull out the big guns.' she thought. She had been arguing with Mina for the past five minutes, and was getting tired of it. She walked casually over to the door, and tapped on it slightly. "I guess if you really don't want to go..." she started, but an 'unexpected' knock on the door interrupted her words. She swung it open to reveal Darien standing there, grinning at them. He grabbed Serena's arm.
"Come on Serena! Michael is waiting in the car for us." he said, tugging on her arm. They started to walk-slowly-in the direction of the door.
Mina looked up from her bathing suit. "Michael's going?" she asked.
"Oh yeah. He's really looking forward to it." said Darien. He desperately held in his laughter.
"What kind of fair is it?" asked Mina.
"Oh, it's the cotton candy, rides, games type of thing. Just your basic fair." said Serena.
"Ya know, that does sound like fun. Wait a few minutes, and I'll come with." she dashed into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. Serena and Darien looked at eachother with triumphant grins.
***
"This place is a madhouse! How do you get anywhere?!" asked Malichite in exasperation. He had been poked and prodded all morning, and had decided that enough was enough.
"It's not so bad! Why don't we go play some games and get some snacks." said Serena.
"Good idea. I didn't get to eat breakfast because SOMEONE was in the bathroom all morning and I barely had time to get showered and dressed!" said Darien, staring pointedly at Malichite, who smirked.
"It takes time to look this good!" he said. Darien rolled his eyes.
"Whatever."
"Look there's a hot dog stand." said Mina, gesturing to their left. They strolled over and ordered their food, then walked over to the area where the games were.
"What in the world is that thing?" asked Malichite, gesturing at a dart booth.
"That? That's a game. You throw the darts and try to hit the balloons. If you get em all, you win a prize." explained Serena. She looked at Darien. "Would you like to try? I never could do this." she asked him.
He pulled out some money, handed it to the man behind the booth's counter, and got five darts. He took careful aim and hit all but one of the bright balloons. He took the fluffy bear he got as prize and gave it to Serena.
"Awww how cute!" crooned Mina, looking at the bear.
"That doesn't look too hard." said Malichite.
"Why don't you try then?" asked Darien, smirking evilly.
"I don't want to, that's why." he said flatly and strolled farther down the path.
"I'd like a shot." said Mina. She reached in her pocket book and fished out some money. Receiving the darts, she took careful aim...and missed every shot. Serena and Darien started to snicker. Shooting them a dirty look, she tried again. This time she got two. Taking the cheap pair of sunglasses she got as a prize, she smiled slightly. "Well, it's no bear, but I still won!" she said.
"That's it! Look on the bright side. Not everyone can be as good as me!" said Darien. Mina snorted and chucked her glasses at him.
* * *
Several rides, snacks, and game boths later, things were winding down. Serena was carrying a several stuffed animals and licking at an ice cream cone. Mina had a little stuffed penguin. Darien was carrying a few more toys for Serena, and looking pleased with himself. Malichite was looking bored. He strolled along looking at the different arts and crafts displayed.
"Are we ready to go yet?" he asked.
Darien grinned at him. "Nope. We still have one more ride to go on."
Malichite groaned. "What? We went on the Ferris tire---"
"Ferris Wheel!" cut in Mina.
"--the slant-o-whirl--"
"Tilt-o-whirl!" said Darien.
"and the happy-go-round!"
"Merry-go-round!" said Serena.
"What else is there?" he asked exasperatedly.
Serena and Darien looked at eachother and grinned. "The Tunnel O' Love!" they said together.
* * *
'How in the world did I let them talk me into this?' thought Malichite as he floated through a dark tunnel in a swan shaped boat. There was soft music playing, and the decor looked like a valentine's day nightmare. He was sitting on one side of the boat, and Mina, who was red-faced, sat on the other. Both of them had their chins in their hands, elbows on the edges of the boat. Neither looked at the other. Malichite darted a look at her, then quickly looked away again when he caught her doing the same. This is rediculous. He shot her another look, then snapped his head back.. 'And embarrassing. Atleast I'm not going through this alone. Prince Darien had to get on the next one with that little blonde.'
* * *
"Did you see the looks on their faces?" howled Darien. He was standing outside the exit to the tunnel of love.
Serena was leaning aginst the wall, laughing. "You do realize thier going to kill us when they find out we didn't get on, don't you?" she said.
"Probably." He looked down the tunnel. "Here they come."
The two were in the same position they had been in all through the ride.
When Malichite saw Darien, his mouth fell open. "What the heck are you doing out here?" He asked. "You were supposed to be in the boat behind us!"
"Yeah, well, we decided not to get on. I mean, wemight have gotten sea sick." said Darien. He grinned at the look of fury on Malichites face.
"You do realize I know where you sleep." he said flatly, and got out of the boat.
Mina looked at Serena, who tried her hardest to look innocent. "You had this planned the entire time, didn't you." she said.
"Yup. And Rei says I can't plan!" said Serena.
Mina's eyes narrowed, and she looked at Malichite, who nodded. "Get 'em." she said, diving at Serena who ran off shrieking. Darien ran after her, closely followed by Malichite.