Chapter Four
'Get To Know You' Date
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They'd been sitting on the bench a good thirty minutes already. Serena was finally starting to calm down. As they sat there, Darien felt something in the pit of his stomach. There were sitting on a bench, Serena was just kinda staring straight in front of her, Darien was trying to figure out what the feeling was. It feels like anger, but it's stronger then I've ever felt before. Yah, I'm gonna be angry, someone hurt one of my potential friends, but this feels like a strong pit of 'I'm gonna kill that bastard' feeling...
He spoke, without even realizing what he was saying, "It's okay, Serena," she looked up at him, "he...no, no one will ever hurt you again.
She stared at him for a minute, she could since a hint of anger in his voice. He glanced down at here, taking in her beautiful cerulean eyes, they were pouring into his midnight blue ones. She gave him another quick hug, and murmured, "thanks, Darien."
"Let's go see if there are any good rides before we meet up with the others." Serena said, with more of a chipper tone. Wow, saying that to him really made me feel comfortable. I thought I'd never be able to tell that to a guy, but I said it to him with no problem. It's nice to have a guy friend to talk to. She thought to herself, pulling Darien off the bench.
He had pushed aside the anger and walked with her to a tilt-a-whirl.
After a few more rides, Darien looked at his watch..."Shit, we're late." He paniced and looked at Serena's calm face.
She shrugged, "Who cares, my friends are so used to me being late by now, they expect it. They tell me times to meet them fifteen minutes earlier then the actual time just so I'll get there on time." She giggled as they walked to meet the others.
They finally strolled up to where the other eight teenagers waited, Serena giggling at a joke he just told her.
"Took you two long enough," Raye shot with out a thought.
"Well what do you expect, I'm always late," Serena replied, not really caring.
As they decided the fair wasn't that exciting, they decided to show Darien's friends around. That is until they heard Serena's stomach grumble as they left the fair. They all started laughing, Serena as well with a hint of pink on her cheeks.
"Sorry guys, guess I'm a little hungry."
"It's okay, I'm getting hungry myself too," Kevin informed.
"You're always hungry, dude." Darien teased.
"Yah, well who cares, I want food. Where is it you work again, isn't it some sort of diner or something?" He asked as his stomach immitated Serena's.
"Yah, a cafe, let's head over there." Darien said.
"Yah," they all shouted.
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Serena was straggling at the back of the pack. She was watching her friends. Just like they were protective of her, she was protective of them. She looked at each one, and who they were talking with. I think they're in good hands, but I'll either have to talk with Darien about all of them, or I'll have to talk to each individually...that'll work, individually. She thought to herself.
Darien looked back at her. He could tell that she was planning something. Girls. He thought to himself. Maybe she's planning on hooking her friends up or something...I'll never know, letalone understand what goes on in a girls mind. He thought as he spotted The Crown.
"Hey Darien, looks like you draw quite a crowd." Not knowing that the guys were Dariens closest friends from up north.
"Ha, yah right...No I just didn't get to tell you before you left that I had friends coming to live here." Darien said leading the other nine to the counter. They weren't friends for that long, but they got pretty close.
"Oh, I see," Andrew got a smirc on his face, "And what's your excuse for the five pretty ladies." Andrew asked in sort of a hushed tone.
"I met one the day you left, and she introduced me to her friends, stop thinking like I'm some sorta player or something man, I don't do that." Thinking of what Serena told him earlier. Especially after that.
"You know I was just kiddin."
"Yah, So I'll introduce you," Darien said after that a little louder.
As they all got acquainted, a boy with beautiful brown hair, and brown eyes as well. Raye heard a gasp escape from Serena's lips. Raye had to giggle. She also had to admit that he wasn't that bad looking. She couldn't help but wonder why Serena gasped, she didn't go for the double brown color. She prefered differently colored hair and eyes. This made her ponder. She wondered as-
"RAYE," Serena yelled to her. Raye realized she had been doing that for a few minutes. She clicked back into reality.
"Oh, sorry, just daydreaming," she lied, "I'm gonna go play a game," Raye said, eyeing Serena to come with her.
"Oh," She got the hint. "That sounds like fun, I wanna play something too." She made an excuse to see what was wrong with Raye.
Once they were out of ear reach, Serena spoke up. "What's up Raye, I know you better then that. You weren't daydreaming."
"No, I was just thinking of," She paused, "guys I guess."
"What do you mean, you know you'll meet the guy of your dreams one day." Serena reassured.
"No, I know, that's not what I meant, hell, I don't even know what I meant." Raye said in a laughing matter.
"Oh, goof-ball."
"Oh, meatball," Raye mimicked.
"WHAT? Don't tell me you're gonna start with that again." Serena said pleading.
"Well I think the name suits you...or should I say your hair perfectly." The boy that had just walked in was playing a game behind where the girls were.
"HEY, you don't even know me, okay, you have no right to make fun of me jackass." Serena snapped.
"Dude, jump to assumptions much, if you get to know me, I'm really a nice guy." He said reassuring her. "My name is Jarrett." He said in a bow.
Weirdo, but hey, maybe he's right. "Fine, my name is Serena." She replied.
"And you are?" He said indicating Raye.
"Raye," she answered for herself. He is kinda cute.
"So would you allow me to get to know you. I don't believe it's polite to just ask a girl you just met out on a date. I like to ask them on a 'get to know you' outting." He said politely.
He's so sweet. Not like that insensitive jackass who- She dismissed the thought. "Sounds like fun, when and where?" She asked after looking at Raye, who gave an approving nod.
"Whenever you want." Jarrett replied.
"Uhhhh, how bout," she paused to think. "tomorrow evening, after school, maybe 7. We can meet here."
"Sounds good to me," He replied. "See you tomorrow, bye Raye."
"Bye," the two girls replied in unison.
"So how do you like him Serena?" Raye asked.
"He's okay, you know I don't go for the double hair and eyes thing, but he seems really sweet. And I don't really care if he's the cutest guy i've ever laid eyes on, you know." Serena informed.
"He seems good," Raye lied, she was really worried about this guy. I'll have to keep an eye on them. "You just know that if you need to talk to someone, we're all here for you, especially me, Serena. And you know how to take care of yourself."
"Yah, yah, yah. Raye, I'm 16." She snapped back, seeing a depressed look on her bestfriends face. "I mean, I know you're just looking out for me after what happened."
"Yah, I know. I guess I'm just over protected of you, like your mother." The two girls started laughing.
"Hey, what's going on over here?" Mina poked her head around the crane game along with Amy and Lita.
Before Serena could say anything, Raye peeped up, "Our little Serena has a 'date' tomorrow." She said in a baby voice.
"Awww, she's all grown up." Lita joined in.
"Hey, stop, it's not even a date guys. He just wants to get to know me, that's all. He's so sweet, nothing like-" She was cut off when she saw the guys come up to them.
"Hey, what's going on over here, we missin all the fun?" Zac said in humerous matter.
"No, let's get going, we do all have school tomorrow." Amy informed.
"True," They all agreed.
They said their goodbyes, and promised to meet up tomorrow at lunch.
