Chapter 4
Darien
I had been sitting in my apartment for the last 4 hours trying to study for my upcoming chemistry test but I couldn't stop thinking about Serena. Finally realizing that I wasn't going to get anything done I decided to call Serena and see is we could meet in the park. To my luck Serena's mom picked up the phone.
"Hello, Tsukino residence."
"Hi, Mrs. Tsukino it's me Darien. I was wondering if Serena could talk."
"I'm very sorry Darien but Serena is not here. She went to the movies with Jadeite and then to the arcade for some dinner. She should be home in a little while though. I will be happy to tell her that you called when she gets home."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Jealousy was burning up inside me. Serena told the girls that she had to help her mom out at home which was why she couldn't come to the arcade. Now, her mom is telling me that she is out on what sounds like a date to me with one of my best friends.
"Hello, Darien are you still there?"
Coming out of my thoughts I replied "Yes, Mrs. Tsukino I am. I would appreciate you telling her that I called. Thank you very much." I hung up the phone without even waiting for a reply. I couldn't believe that Serena was out on a date with Jed. Never mind the fact that it could be strictly platonic. My brain was just not willing to listen to that argument. All I could think was that Serena was cheating on me. I was suddenly overcome with anger. I wanted to hurt Jed for stealing my girl. Without even thinking I was walking out the door headed to the arcade to see if I could find them.
When I got to the arcade I realized that neither of them was there and that Andrew wasn't working tonight. Thinking that a nice walk in the park would help to calm me down before I spoke with them I headed towards the park. When I got there I noticed couples all over the place holding hands and making out. I found a nice cherry blossom tree unoccupied and decided to sit there for a while. I guess that Raye had the same idea as me. She was the last person I wanted to see,
Raye
I couldn't believe that Jed had blown me off for Serena. I tried calling his cell phone an hour ago but it went straight to voicemail telling me that his phone was turned off. He never turns his phone off always scared that he is going to miss something. What was he doing? Where was he? Was he still with Serena? As I was walking I heard a familiar giggle and knew that the meatball head was here. I looked up and there they both were. Jadeite and Serena laughing and talking like they were a couple. They looked entirely too cozy to me. I spotted Darien on my way in but decided against talking to him because I was on a mission to find Jed. I looked towards Serena and Jed again and noticed that he was giving her a piggy ride. Jealousy flaring inside me. He never gave me a piggy back ride. I was so upset that I knew that I wasn't thinking straight. I turned the other way knowing that they would pass Darien and me at the tree. I wanted to hurt Jed as much as he was hurting me. What better way than to let him catch me kissing Darien.
I started walking towards Darien and he didn't even notice that I was there. This is perfect. He is preoccupied and won't realize what is happening quite so quickly. I stopped directly in front of him and sat down by his side making sure that I was sitting close enough to be able to kiss him once I heard them coming by.
"Darien, are you okay?"
"What, oh, hello Raye. What brings you here?"
"Well, I just felt like taking a walk through the park" lying my ass off and hoping that he wouldn't see through it.
"You had the same idea as me. I was trying to clear my head but the park is overrun with couples and people right now and this was the only place not being used."
"Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"I actually came here to be alone, Raye"
I put on the most upset expression I could come up with. It must have worked because he gave in sighing. All of a sudden I heard them coming and knew that they were right around the bend. All I had to do is plan it just right and they would get the full show. As soon as I knew they were coming into sight I quickly turned grabbing Darien's face between both of my hands and kissing him. He was completely surprised that he didn't have time to stop me.
Darien
I was lost in my thoughts again when I suddenly feel Raye turning my face towards hers and kissing me. I was in complete shock and just sat still. The spell was finally broke when I heard a whimper all of a sudden that sounded familiar. Raye let go of my face and I turned towards the sound only to find Sere and Jed standing in front of us. Serena had the most hurt look on her face that my heart ached. Jed looked like he wanted to kill me and who could blame him. He just caught me kissing his girl friend. The silence between the four of us was painful. I turned to look at Raye and she had a smug look on her face. I didn't know what was going through her mind but I knew that it wasn't good. All of a sudden Raye started talking.
"Jadeite, Serena, I didn't see you standing there."
Jadeite snorted,"of course you didn't Raye. I am sure that this was just a mistake, us catching you. I knew that you had feelings for Darien I just never believed that you would go this far as to betray your best friend" Jed stated bitterly.
I didn't know what to say. All I could see was Serena's face. A face that showed betrayal. My heart gave a painful lurch. I felt like I was suffocating. Never mind the fact that I was under the assumption that Serena and Jed were seeing each other behind my back. The look on Serena's face was all I needed to see to know that nothing was going on with Jed.
As I continued to watch Serena I noticed that all of a sudden her face showed anger. She was actually glaring at both of us. She started walking away when she all of a sudden turned around and walked right up to Raye and slapped her. To say I was shocked was an understatement. Raye's face showed more shock than mine. I thought for sure that I was next but Serena just walked away.
"How dare she slap me. The nerve of that girl. When I get my hands on her I am going to beat her bloody."
"Sorry Raye but you totally deserved that. She caught you kissing her boy friend. No, technically her fiancé. How could you hurt her like let alone me? As I said, I knew that you had feelings for Darien seeing as how you can't stop talking about him but to pull this. This is even mean for you. And Darien, you were supposed to be my best friend. How could you do this to me?"
"Jed, I didn't kiss her. She kissed me. I was just too shocked to stop her."
Jed laughed bitterly. "That is almost as bad as, oops, she slipped and fell on my dick."
Raye just had to add her two cents in.
"What do you care? You and Serena seemed perfectly happy on your little date" she spat.
"Serena and I were not out on a date. She was upset with Darien and I was trying to avoid arguing with you so we decided to go catch a movie and some dinner to try and take our minds off our problems." I heard Jed laughing. "Our outing was completely innocent where as you two were having a nice little make out session."
"Jed, it wasn't like that at all. I was sitting her lost in my thoughts when Raye started kissing me. I swear man; I would never hurt you or Serena like that. I love you like a brother and Serena is my soul mate. I would never hurt her."
"Yah, well, guess what Darien? You did. You and Raye hurt both of us."
After that statement Jed walked away. I felt about two feet tall. I couldn't believe how bad things had gotten in the last couple of minutes. I couldn't even talk to Raye. I just took off as fast as I could towards Serena's house hoping that she went home. I had to try and straighten everything out with her. I couldn't lose her. Raye could wait until tomorrow. I was really afraid in the first time in my life of feeling like I could hurt her.