"Serena hold still!" Yaten yelled, pulling her head straight. He was trying to highlight the undersides of her now completly blonde hair. "You don't want wiggly highlights do you?" Serena was getting irritated at Yatens need for perfection and his onstant yanking her face around. She was surprised that the highlighting cream was even in straight lines.
"I'll hold still when you quit yanking my head around!" she yelled. She was about a heartbeat away from punching him.
"Yaten, quit pulling her around. Its not helping," Mina said, sitting on the edge of the bathtub. They were at the boy's apartment, a couple minute drive from the mall.. Serena had been terrified to go at fist, but Mina assured her that their father wouldn't find out. Fortunatly, there was no phone call.
"Here, I'm finished," Yaten said.
"Wait your only doing the undersides?" Serena asked.
"Yup. Don't touch your hair. Wait for the color to set in. It'll take about fifteen minutes," he said. Serena stood up and walked out of the bathroom. She sat on the couch down next to Seiya, who offered her a cookie. She tried to take it from him but he pulled it away.
"Open up the tunnel, here comes the train!" He said. She giggled a bit and opened her mouth. "Choo-Choo!" he said, putting the cookie in her mouth. She smiled at him as she chewed up the cookie.
"Seiya your such a retard!" she said, choking up as she started laughing.
"Sere I haven't seen you laugh like that in a long time," Mina said with a smile. Serena stopped and smiled a bit.
"Well theres never been anything for me to laugh or smile about," she said. "And I have been laughing a lot the past nearly couple weeks. You just never pay attention,"
"Well in all the times I really watch you...which is a lot, I have barely seen you crack a smile. This is the first time I've seen you laugh since....EVER!" Mina almost yelled. She was tired of her sister pushing her family away and making her own life miserable. She loved her, but was tired of the negativity.
"Have you ever considered that there might be a reason?" Serena yelled suddenly, swallowing the rest of her cookie and standing up.
"Of course theres a reason. You just want attention!" Mina yelled back.
"No need to yell," Taiki said, walking out of his room. "I'm trying to work on my lab report,"
"Ohhh wait you think I want attention?" Serena yelled. "Look dude, I-"
"Just because you have a shitty relationship with dad doesn't mean you need to take it out on everyone. Maybe if you would stop being such a bitch for once in your life, things would be nicer,"
"I've tried that. Obviously you never noticed. Go f-"
"Oh really? When? How many times have I tried being nice to you and you start screaming or flipping out?"
"Have you ever considered that there might be a reason?" Serena yelled back, swallowing the rest of her cookie and standing up.
"Of course theres a reason. You just want attention!" Mina yelled back.
"No need to yell," Taiki said, walking out of his room. "I'm trying to work on my lab report,"
"Ohhh wait you think I want attention?" Serena yelled, ignoring Taiki. "Look dude, I-"
"Just because you have a shitty relationship with dad doesn't mean you need to take it out on everyone. Maybe if you would stop being such a bitch for once in your life, things would be nicer," Mina said.
"Well you know what? Nobody gives a fuck about me. I'm not going to be all sweet and nice to people who could really care less about me," she replied.
"Well if thats what you think then go fuck yourself and go back to Diamond. Everyone knows he loved you," Mina screamed. Silence followed.
"Don't ever say that again," Serena screamed, storming towards the door.
"Mina obviously that was unnessacery," Taiki said. Seiya grabbed Serenas arm. Serena pulled it back.
"Let me go," she growled.
"No," He said. "Come with me," He pulled her into the bathroom, shut the door, and locked it. "Look at your hair," Serena glanced at the mirror. Her hair was completley blonde, except for underneath. The highlights Yaten had done were red. She liked it.
"Yeah its cool. Can I go now?"
"Odango, please don't be mad at Mina," Seiya said. "Yo-"
"She doesn't understand. And she won't unless she sees for herself,"
"Sees what?"
"None of your buisness. I'm leaving," she said, turning around and unlocking the door.
"Don't do anything to yourself," Seiya said, looking at her arms.
"Can't guaruntee it but I'll try," she said, walking out the door into the living room. "I'll walk home," she announced to Mina, as she grabbed her shopping bags and walked out the door
"No Sere...Yatens gonna drop us off,"
"I can't be seen with a guy," she said darkly "You know that,"
"Well he'll drop us off a block away from our house. Lets go. Sorry guys for the outburst," she said. She and Serena walked out the door.
"I'm comming," Seiya said, throwing on his jacket. They walked down the stairs and a silent drive home followed. When Serena and Mina got home, they walked up the stairs towards their rooms.
"Sere, I'm sorry," Mina said. "I didn't mean what I said...you know...about you being a bitch,"
"You know what? You meant it. And its true. I am a bitch," Serena said, closing her door and locking it. She threw down her bags, shut her blinds, took off her jacket, and layed across her bed. Not to long afterwards, she heard a knock on her door. Serena put her jacket on and opened it. It was her mom. "What?" she asked.
"Its time to eat," she said. "You took that black dye out of you hair eh?" she said. "It looks good. It makes you look brighter," she said. Serena nodded.
"I'm not hungry. I'm going to sleep," she said. She shut the door and locked it. She then took Luna out from under her bed. She curled Luna up against her and fell asleep.
