I'm so glad you guys enjoyed TWM! Your support keeps me going. It's about to get a bit…well..you'll see!

Steam Heat

One-shot

Where the heroine sets the bait.

"That, my friend, is why so many men are in jail."

Two pairs of eyes, one reluctant, followed the long lick from the base to the top of the evil, sugary delicacy. Across the room, a very familiar group of high school girls sat in friendly conversation. All of them were seemingly unaware of the longing gazes being sent their way.

Serena, Raye, Lita, Amy, and Mina, after trekking around in the unbearable heat, had decided to stop in the Crown Arcade for a refreshing drink. When they settled into their regular booth, Andrew greeted them warmly and proceeded to take their orders. The preferred choice for most of the girls had been his famous milkshake.

Serena, eyes twinkling, had her stomach set on the multicolored, frozen popsicle she had seen on display in the window.

Barely five minutes had gone by before Darien, followed by Chad, entered the cool confines of the arcade and sat down at the counter. They had met up on the way there with the same idea as the girls, avoiding the heat.

Which had led them to the display they were currently witnessing.

Serena was laughing with her friends and focusing the rest of her time on devouring her frozen treat. She paid each colored section special attention, taking her time as she licked an excruciatingly languid spiral all the way to the tip and proceeded to start over again.

"That has to be the hottest thing I have ever seen, and I've seen Raye naked."

Chad had leaned over Darien's shoulder to get a closer look at the blonde, nearly toppling out of his stool in his eagerness. The girl was swinging her long legs playfully as she thoroughly enjoyed her cool snack.

"You are such a pervert. She's just having some ice cream."

Though it sounded convincing, Darien had a hard time not following every flick of her pink little tongue as he spoke. Serena, still oblivious to the stares directed towards her, swiped her tongue across her lips to warm them-

-and wrapped them around the tip of the popsicle.

Dark blue eyes watched intently as she took her time savoring the treat with a half-lidded gaze. Her lips strayed to the top of her ice cream before sliding down to the middle with agonizingly slow movements.

"I think it was cooler outside. It'd oughta be a crime, man. That is not how innocent, male-oblivious high school girls eat popsicles!"

The slick pop of the popsicle leaving the lazy suction of her mouth had both men leaning forward in lustful anticipation. Darien's breath caught in his throat as he shifted uncomfortably in his stool. The rest of Serena's friends saw nothing wrong with the erotic display. She only received a few giggles from Amy and a joke that made no sense from Mina.

"Serena, are you almost done feeding that monster you call a stomach? We promised Amy we would go with her to the bookstore later."

Eyeing her diminished popsicle carefully, Serena nodded her head. "Almost done, your highness. I guess I'll pick up some comics while we're there!"

Andrew came over to refill his friends' drinks and have a quick chat. Most of his questions went unanswered though until he saw what, or more accurately who, they were staring at. He barely contained a grin at the naïve girl's actions.

Serena had sped up her bobbing slightly and was humming happily in her sugar induced joy. Darien's eyes didn't miss a beat. Both he and Chad watched her 'work' in enraptured silence. The blonde had now closed her eyes in bliss. She smiled contentedly and slurped up any melting rivulets of her popsicle. Unfortunately, it was melting a bit too fast under her ministrations so she wrapped her lips around the tip again. Darien eyes darkened in lustful surprise when the whole popsicle disappeared into the warmth of her mouth.

With a low, satisfied moan, Serena pulled the empty popsicle stick out of her mouth and rejoined the conversation her friends were having.

"Holy crap, did you just see that, Darien? Quick, remind me that I'm madly in love with Raye Hino."

Chad was shaking Darien's shoulder in his exuberance, but he hadn't heard a word. Andrew was still watching the scene with interest, alternating his gaze between the casually seductive girl and the affected male.

"If you'll excuse me, gentlemen."

Serena's laughter was cut off as a shadow fell across the table. Her friends all directed a raised eyebrow at the tall college student in front of them. Darien was staring with something in his eyes that Serena couldn't quite decipher. She opened her mouth to throw out a witty insult-

only to be lifted out of the booth and thrown over his shoulder!

With a broad smile at the girls and a nod at his friends, Darien carried a loudly protesting and slightly frowning (or was that a smile?) Serena out into the summer heat.

Andrew watched the pair leave with an amused grin. He finished wiping down a glass as Mina sidled up beside the counter with a mischievous grin of her own. As his eyebrow disappeared into the fringe of his hair line in question, his girlfriend turned toward him and winked in victory.

"She's been working on that for at least a week."

Andrew eyes lit up with dawning comprehension and leaned forward on his elbows to stretch across the counter.

"The old popsicle trick? What would have happened if it didn't work out, Mina?"

His matchmaking girlfriend just gave him a cheeky grin and a quick peck on the lips.

"It worked on you, didn't it?"

Hope you guys enjoyed that. We're having weird random warm days here, and the boys at my school are acting like it's mating season. I have idea for the next installment (here's a hint: it involves sardines and peanut butter) so stay tuned!

Disclaimer: Don't own sailor moon!