Hope you like it. I was at a lost of what to write, but, oh well I got it right. Next chap will be better, though this chap turned to have important things I'll need throughout the story. Oh, and I didn't read it again before posting so SORRY for ANY mistakes. I'm too lazy today. Hey, it's Sunday and I've had a crazy week playing nurse…thankfully I'm not so much like Mina! (And I say thankfully for the patient.)

Disclaimer: Lets see…technically I'm not using any of their real names, so it can be mine but sees lawyers on my back NOT MINE!!

X. Encounters

Amy ran as fast as she could to her room and closing the door. She then proceeded to stare at the phone in her hands.

"Um…hi!" she said nervously, and biting her lips trying not to make the fool of herself.

"Hope it's not imprudent of me to be calling." The voice of 'Mr. Brooks' broke from the other side of the line. "But I just couldn't resist."

"Oh…um…I mean…its ok Mr. Brooks." She then rolled her eyes. She was excellent with books, math, calculus, geometry, even in mechanics….but with the male gender she was such a failure.

"Mr. Brooks? Please call me Zach…Mr. Brooks just sounds…old." He said with a chuckle, which actually made her smile and calm a bit more.

"Ok then. So…Zack." She tried to think what to say, but what could she actually say to a person she had met mere hours before.

"I…was wondering what your doing tomorrow night?"

"Tomorrow night?" Amy asked, passing through her mind her night schedule. "Tomorrow Friday?" she asked again.

"Yes, this Friday night tomorrow. I wanted to know if you wanted to go to dinner with me."

"Oh…um…" Friday, Friday…I have free on Fridays!

"You…could….bring a friend with you and I could bring one of my friends. You know, a double date."

"I have free on Fridays." Amy said smiling, "and I think it would be good."

"So then. Tomorrow at 8?"

"I'll be waiting." Amy said smiling, and then proceeded to give her address.

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Zach bumped the phone in his head thinking. He had just ruined everything.

"What's wrong with me?!" He asked himself loudly. Things weren't supposed to go that way. A friend? What am I? 13?!

He thought and thought to find whom to take. Kevin was the first to come to his mind, but if Amy's friend was as shy as her, Kevin would only make them run away.

Nathan was another possibility, but he already had plans for tomorrow night with other girl. Darien was already dating Berryl, though it had only been one date but that woman seemed to think she was already married to Darien. Besides, his mother was coming.

Zach shivered at the thought of Darien's mother. He was the only one Mrs. Shields actually 'liked' of his friends and she actually made him feel like a piece of dirt.

Then the only other person was Jason. So, without thinking it much he made a quick call to his blond friend with the temper of fire.

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Darien looked up at the ceiling. How come that girl could make him feel angry so much? It was the second time he saw her and he never imagined to not only feel angry at her but a deep curiosity for her. He wanted to know her, meet her again, watch her clench her fists, narrow her beautiful blue eyes at her, the way she looked so, so, so pretty when she got mad, or when she tried so hard to smile when she wanted to, obviously, make the person in front of her disappear.

Darien looked at his clock, it was already 2 in the morning and he was supposed to be up in four hours to be able to go pick his burden…err….mother at the airport and pick Hotaru at her friend's house.

Once again, for what seemed the thousand time that night a grin came to Darien's face. He couldn't help it, he just loved the way she looked when mad, he actually chuckled remembering how her nostrils seemed to grow bigger when she got furious, and he had to admit, at least to himself, that that little show at the market had been quite smart and funny.

He turned around, sighing.

"I need to buy milk."

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"Rena? What are you doing up so late?" Ray asked as she grabbed a glass of water.

"Couldn't sleep. You?"

"Thirsty." Ray replied taking a seat in the counter in front of Serena. "Thought you didn't like milk."

"Thought I would give it a try." Serena said shrugging, looking down at the almost untouched glass.

"How did it go?"

"Still don't like it." Serena smiled, emitting a smile from her raven friend.

"Thought so."

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Artemis sat in his new office, mesmerized in the huge list in front of him. At his other job, he only had a few students under his 'charge', but only some seek their counselor and it was usually for something to do with school.

Now he had the double, if not the triple, so it seemed his work would be harder, not that he cared for. Well, at least he was thankful the person that had this post before had kept everything in order, every file, every-

"Hi! I'm sorry to interrupt like this but I need help and you seem to be the perfect person 'cause you're my counselor and you don't know me…and well." A blond haired girl said as she made way to a sit, not even minding of looking up at him. "Hey! Aren't you s'pposed to be a woman?" she asked narrowing her eyes, which made Artemis sweat drop.

"You must be confusing me with Mrs. Soliz. I'm the new counsel-"

"Wow…she's SOO cute!" The blond girl cried out suddenly, holding a picture of Diana, which made him beam with pride. "Who is she, your daughter?"

"Yes, she is." He confirmed a huge grin in his face.

"Well, she's lovely. Though she doesn't look like you." She said placing the picture back where it belong.

"Uh…thanks…"

"Hey, what's your name? You know, you are way more polite than the other counselor…though I only saw her about twice. She seemed to be annoyed all the time." The blond said rolling her eyes.

"Geesh, wonder why." Artemis muttered. "Artemis Clark."

"Clark? Like Kent Clark?" The blond asked smiling wider. "Well, I would get excited if you WERE superman, but you aren't." she said, straightening her skirt.

"So…you needed an advise?" Artemis tried not to sound rude, but he wanted the blond to just be gone, disappear, to go and never return. Was that too much to ask?

"Yep!" she said, before going down in her chair. "When you first entered, what was the first thought that popped in your head?" she asked curiously.

Who the hell is she? When is she leaving? She's a natural blond…Artemis said in his head, "uh…my first session with a student." He lied.

"Oh…so you didn't think I was annoying, or ugly, or just rude?"

Annoying…check, rude…kind of. "No." He lied again. "Before we continue, could you please tell me your name."

"Oh, yeah of course. Mina Wilson." She replied smiling.

A sudden sinking sensation went through Artemis stomach. "Nice to meet you. Now, why do you need an advice?"

Why do I have the sensation I'll be seeing her more often than it is enough??

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"So…you're coming?" Amy asked hopefully.

"Why not?" Lita asked shrugging. "I don't have plans for tonight."

"Great!" Amy said smiling. "Um…Lita, what do I wear?"

Lita laughed at her friend. "I have the perfect outfit for you." She said moving to her room followed by a curious Amy.

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Serena smiled as she heard the nice tingling of bells coming from the door. It had been rather lonely the afternoon and she was glad to have a new client coming and distracting her from her math work. Who needed math while being in the fashion industry?

Her smile vanished as she saw just WHO it was. "You!"

"You know…being a client you should really treat me well."

"Ugh, what do you want?" She asked disgusted. "You know, I could really call the police and say you're harassing me."

"And tell them I left you with…how many where they? Four or five kids?" He asked smiling triumphantly.

"Make your order, Jerk." She said rolling her eyes.

"Got daisies?" he asked looking around.

"Yeah. How many?"

"One big enough to comply an annoying woman."

"Wow, you must really love your girlfriend to call her with such sweet names."

"It's not my girlfriend…it's my mother." He said as he grabbed the flowers she gave him.

"You should be thankful you still have your mom with you." Serena said sadly, remembering her mother.

"Not if you knew mine." He said sighing. "Can I know your name?" he asked.

Why not? "Serena…Serena Wallace." She said giving him a warm smile. "Yours?"

"Darien Shields. Nice name." He said paying her and moving to the door, "Though I think Meatball Head goes better with you." He said going out.

"JERK!" She shrieked inside the store, and not seconds later she could hear the laughter of a Darien Shields outside.

"Darien Shields…maybe we'll see each other again." Serena said smiling.