My sister said the last chapter sucks, sorry if it does. Maybe this
one will be an improvement.
In the days that followed, Serena kept her eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. Everything seemed to be back to normal. After several conversations with her friends, she was convinced not to hide in her house anymore. She wanted to live her life, and that meant Planet Bang.
Dressed to kill and ready for some fun, Serena waited for Jimena to pick her and Collin up at their house. "Seriously," Serena began while gelling Collins bleached hair, "why don't you ever pick HER up instead of the other way around?"
He sighed. "Two factors really" Serena made an encouraging noise, "One reason is because she offers to do it all the time and two is that it saves me gas money." He gave his 'just joking' laugh and yelled out loud "just joking, just joking!" when Serena went to smack him.
Serena got up and went to the sink to rid her hands of the left over gel that caked her hands, and then that feeling came to her. Someone was watching her! She could feel the hairs on the back of her pinned-up hair stand on their ends. She did exactly what Maggie had instructed her and searched the area for a mind. She only got the stupid ramblings of Colin about how great Jimena would look on a surfboard. The feeling passed and Serena walked into the den.
"Hey!" Colin yelled, "Jimena and the gang are here, let's go."
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The smooth and beating music pulsed through the Goddesses as they danced on the floor. Michael, Colin and 'Bobby' watched from the wall, all looking with desire at the beautiful ladies dancing in front of them. When the song was over, Colin went to Jimena and danced with her, Michael danced with Vanessa (who seemed to have her molecules quite in line) and 'Bobby', in true player form, danced with both Catty and Tianna.
Serena was quite content to dance by herself. She knew many of the guys there wanted her, but they thought she would just reject them, they were probably right. While Serena was swaying her hips and arms, two hands slipped around her waist and she felts someone's face by the back of her head, someone was dancing with her but her mind didn't pick any thought up.
A strange voice whispered in her mind, "Told you I'd be seeing you"
"You bastard!" Serena gritted her teeth, "who are you?'' She demanded.
"Well, if I told you that, it would spoil my fun and we don't want that do we?" He spoke to her out loud now; his voice was charming and gentle but had a hidden malice that Serena was slightly afraid of.
"What do you want from me?" She asked, charging herself incase she felt she needed to kick his ass.
"Oh, nothing much," he responded in a sly voice that made Serena think that he was 'putting the moves' on her. His hands were holding her tight as they danced together. "So, I guess you found out my little trick the other day."
"You know, you give yourself too much credit." She rebutted, "It wasn't all that difficult to deduce."
"Really?" He responded in a mocking sad voice, "I thought I did well playing that wanna-be dark prince. Oh, well, you know what they say," and after a short pause he continued. His voice became low and soft as he whispered into her hear, "practice makes perfect."
Then the hands slipped away as quickly as they appeared. Serena turned and found no sign of anyone else being there but herself. She immediately went of to Catty, who was taking a break from dancing with Babylon.
"Hey," Catty said as Serena approached her. "Isn't he great?" Catty pointed to Babylon dancing with Tianna. "But she doesn't like to share." Catty had a sly grin creeping over her face.
"Yeah, he's great" Serena said quickly, "Catty, did you see anyone dancing with me?"
Catty had a dazed, confused look on her face. "Hun," she began, "last time I looked, you were dancing with yourself. Did you think you had a partner?"
"Yes, I did. He is that guy who acted like Stanton the other day." She said, wishing that Catty saw what he looked like.
"Oh, the Stanton Imposter. No, I didn't get a look at him…." She got a glaze in her eyes and a grin appeared on her face again. "But, I could find out." Catty pointed to her watch and gave a laugh.
"Do you mind?" Serena asked, then she clicked her tongue piercing against her teeth. "Please Catty?"
Catty got up off of her stood and grabbed Serena's hand and led her to the ladies' room. "Like I ever mind!" She yelled behind her to Serena.
Catty shut and locked the Ladies' Room behind her and gave a giggle of excitement. "Thank you so much, Catty." Serena was in astonishment in Cat's enthusiasm and couldn't help the grateful smile that crossed her face.
"Hey, it's cool. Just don't tell Vanessa, she'd get so angry with me. Ready?" Catty said and didn't wait for an answer, for she took Serena's hand and closed her eyes.
The atmosphere around Serena changed as she felt sticky and damp air wrap itself around her. Then she was falling, falling into nothingness. She didn't know how Catty could stand to do this; the feeling was so horrible. She began to understand why Vanessa hated it so much. Serena then began to loose herself. She was falling into unconsciousness when, finally, they struck ground and found themselves outside Planet Bang.
"Practice your landings, Cat." Serena jested with a smile. "When are we?" She asked. She stood up and swatted the grass and dirt from her metallic red skirt. She looked around her and noticed that they landed in the back of Planet Bang, which was closed of by a one-way gate to prevent people from getting in when they shouldn't.
"We are fifteen-minutes ago." Catty answered as she looked at her watch. "Wow," she began, "I've never been back here before."
"They closed it off because too many people got in through the fire exits. You can exit the gates, but you cannot enter them unless you have the key." Serena explained all this as she surveyed the dark alley around her. "We can climb the ladder there," she pointed to an old feeble ladder that crawled to the roof, "and enter through the skylights onto the balcony."
Planet Bang was currently under construction. Because of its growing popularity, it was expanding. A balcony that extends a fourth of the floor was being built on three side of the building; excluding the far wall where the stage was for live performers. The balcony was not yet open to the public.
Catty hesitated a little about climbing that ladder, but consented to follow in after Serena. The entered the still unfinished balcony as planned and crept along the shadows toward the middle where Serena was dancing. The pair tried to move along as quietly as possible so that they would not draw attention to themselves when suddenly, cheers and applause broke their movement.
The goddesses below just finished their dance and were dispersing about around the room. They saw Catty and Tianna head over to the right with Babylon, Jimena went to the left with Colin, and Vanessa moved forward to meet with Michael. Serena was left in the middle of the floor. The next song filled the air and a dark figure came up behind the dancing figure of Serena on the floor. He put his hands around her waist and slowly began to dance with her. The body of Serena went rigid and from all the way up the balcony, Catty could tell that Serena was pissed.
Catty whispered to Serena; "Man, I don't know who that guy is," she sighed empathetically, "but I sure as hell won't mind if he danced with me like that.
The one they were searching for was just a few feet away, and Serena gasped at what she saw. Because of the darkness and the distance, she couldn't make him out too well, but what she did see, she liked. He was tall, dark, and from what she could see handsome. He had dark black hair that was cut short and done in the ancient Greek style. He wore black leather pants and tan colored shirt that was unbuttoned. Although his back was facing them, the two girls imagined that his facial features were just as attractive as his body was.
Serena gave a laugh and she wanted to say, "Yes, he is sexy, but who he is and what his game was is still unknown to us." But in fact she was stopped at "who he is" because at that moment, he turned his head in their direction and gave a grin. The two girls gasped and Serena felt Catty's hand grip onto her forearm. He then returned his attention to his partner and whispered something into her ear. He skillfully slipped away from her into the shadows. The dancing Serena turned suddenly looked about, but in vain.
"I think we better go," Catty said. Serena nodded in agreement and they turned to head back to the roof, but someone was standing in their way. Serena held back a scream, but Catty had no such self-control. She opened her mouth, but the person in their way walked up to them in an impossible speed put his hand over her mouth.
"I don't think you two want to draw any attention to yourselves, do you?" Said the voice that just fifteen minutes ago whispered to Serena.
The two took him by surprise when Serena gave him a mighty hard right hook into his jaw. They then side stepped him and ran for the open sky light. When they reached the roof, they ran to the edge and swung around, expecting to see him facing them. But they were mistaken he didn't follow them.
"Let's go, Cat." Serena said and took Catty's hand.
"Gladly," Catty responded. They fell into darkness.
In the days that followed, Serena kept her eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. Everything seemed to be back to normal. After several conversations with her friends, she was convinced not to hide in her house anymore. She wanted to live her life, and that meant Planet Bang.
Dressed to kill and ready for some fun, Serena waited for Jimena to pick her and Collin up at their house. "Seriously," Serena began while gelling Collins bleached hair, "why don't you ever pick HER up instead of the other way around?"
He sighed. "Two factors really" Serena made an encouraging noise, "One reason is because she offers to do it all the time and two is that it saves me gas money." He gave his 'just joking' laugh and yelled out loud "just joking, just joking!" when Serena went to smack him.
Serena got up and went to the sink to rid her hands of the left over gel that caked her hands, and then that feeling came to her. Someone was watching her! She could feel the hairs on the back of her pinned-up hair stand on their ends. She did exactly what Maggie had instructed her and searched the area for a mind. She only got the stupid ramblings of Colin about how great Jimena would look on a surfboard. The feeling passed and Serena walked into the den.
"Hey!" Colin yelled, "Jimena and the gang are here, let's go."
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The smooth and beating music pulsed through the Goddesses as they danced on the floor. Michael, Colin and 'Bobby' watched from the wall, all looking with desire at the beautiful ladies dancing in front of them. When the song was over, Colin went to Jimena and danced with her, Michael danced with Vanessa (who seemed to have her molecules quite in line) and 'Bobby', in true player form, danced with both Catty and Tianna.
Serena was quite content to dance by herself. She knew many of the guys there wanted her, but they thought she would just reject them, they were probably right. While Serena was swaying her hips and arms, two hands slipped around her waist and she felts someone's face by the back of her head, someone was dancing with her but her mind didn't pick any thought up.
A strange voice whispered in her mind, "Told you I'd be seeing you"
"You bastard!" Serena gritted her teeth, "who are you?'' She demanded.
"Well, if I told you that, it would spoil my fun and we don't want that do we?" He spoke to her out loud now; his voice was charming and gentle but had a hidden malice that Serena was slightly afraid of.
"What do you want from me?" She asked, charging herself incase she felt she needed to kick his ass.
"Oh, nothing much," he responded in a sly voice that made Serena think that he was 'putting the moves' on her. His hands were holding her tight as they danced together. "So, I guess you found out my little trick the other day."
"You know, you give yourself too much credit." She rebutted, "It wasn't all that difficult to deduce."
"Really?" He responded in a mocking sad voice, "I thought I did well playing that wanna-be dark prince. Oh, well, you know what they say," and after a short pause he continued. His voice became low and soft as he whispered into her hear, "practice makes perfect."
Then the hands slipped away as quickly as they appeared. Serena turned and found no sign of anyone else being there but herself. She immediately went of to Catty, who was taking a break from dancing with Babylon.
"Hey," Catty said as Serena approached her. "Isn't he great?" Catty pointed to Babylon dancing with Tianna. "But she doesn't like to share." Catty had a sly grin creeping over her face.
"Yeah, he's great" Serena said quickly, "Catty, did you see anyone dancing with me?"
Catty had a dazed, confused look on her face. "Hun," she began, "last time I looked, you were dancing with yourself. Did you think you had a partner?"
"Yes, I did. He is that guy who acted like Stanton the other day." She said, wishing that Catty saw what he looked like.
"Oh, the Stanton Imposter. No, I didn't get a look at him…." She got a glaze in her eyes and a grin appeared on her face again. "But, I could find out." Catty pointed to her watch and gave a laugh.
"Do you mind?" Serena asked, then she clicked her tongue piercing against her teeth. "Please Catty?"
Catty got up off of her stood and grabbed Serena's hand and led her to the ladies' room. "Like I ever mind!" She yelled behind her to Serena.
Catty shut and locked the Ladies' Room behind her and gave a giggle of excitement. "Thank you so much, Catty." Serena was in astonishment in Cat's enthusiasm and couldn't help the grateful smile that crossed her face.
"Hey, it's cool. Just don't tell Vanessa, she'd get so angry with me. Ready?" Catty said and didn't wait for an answer, for she took Serena's hand and closed her eyes.
The atmosphere around Serena changed as she felt sticky and damp air wrap itself around her. Then she was falling, falling into nothingness. She didn't know how Catty could stand to do this; the feeling was so horrible. She began to understand why Vanessa hated it so much. Serena then began to loose herself. She was falling into unconsciousness when, finally, they struck ground and found themselves outside Planet Bang.
"Practice your landings, Cat." Serena jested with a smile. "When are we?" She asked. She stood up and swatted the grass and dirt from her metallic red skirt. She looked around her and noticed that they landed in the back of Planet Bang, which was closed of by a one-way gate to prevent people from getting in when they shouldn't.
"We are fifteen-minutes ago." Catty answered as she looked at her watch. "Wow," she began, "I've never been back here before."
"They closed it off because too many people got in through the fire exits. You can exit the gates, but you cannot enter them unless you have the key." Serena explained all this as she surveyed the dark alley around her. "We can climb the ladder there," she pointed to an old feeble ladder that crawled to the roof, "and enter through the skylights onto the balcony."
Planet Bang was currently under construction. Because of its growing popularity, it was expanding. A balcony that extends a fourth of the floor was being built on three side of the building; excluding the far wall where the stage was for live performers. The balcony was not yet open to the public.
Catty hesitated a little about climbing that ladder, but consented to follow in after Serena. The entered the still unfinished balcony as planned and crept along the shadows toward the middle where Serena was dancing. The pair tried to move along as quietly as possible so that they would not draw attention to themselves when suddenly, cheers and applause broke their movement.
The goddesses below just finished their dance and were dispersing about around the room. They saw Catty and Tianna head over to the right with Babylon, Jimena went to the left with Colin, and Vanessa moved forward to meet with Michael. Serena was left in the middle of the floor. The next song filled the air and a dark figure came up behind the dancing figure of Serena on the floor. He put his hands around her waist and slowly began to dance with her. The body of Serena went rigid and from all the way up the balcony, Catty could tell that Serena was pissed.
Catty whispered to Serena; "Man, I don't know who that guy is," she sighed empathetically, "but I sure as hell won't mind if he danced with me like that.
The one they were searching for was just a few feet away, and Serena gasped at what she saw. Because of the darkness and the distance, she couldn't make him out too well, but what she did see, she liked. He was tall, dark, and from what she could see handsome. He had dark black hair that was cut short and done in the ancient Greek style. He wore black leather pants and tan colored shirt that was unbuttoned. Although his back was facing them, the two girls imagined that his facial features were just as attractive as his body was.
Serena gave a laugh and she wanted to say, "Yes, he is sexy, but who he is and what his game was is still unknown to us." But in fact she was stopped at "who he is" because at that moment, he turned his head in their direction and gave a grin. The two girls gasped and Serena felt Catty's hand grip onto her forearm. He then returned his attention to his partner and whispered something into her ear. He skillfully slipped away from her into the shadows. The dancing Serena turned suddenly looked about, but in vain.
"I think we better go," Catty said. Serena nodded in agreement and they turned to head back to the roof, but someone was standing in their way. Serena held back a scream, but Catty had no such self-control. She opened her mouth, but the person in their way walked up to them in an impossible speed put his hand over her mouth.
"I don't think you two want to draw any attention to yourselves, do you?" Said the voice that just fifteen minutes ago whispered to Serena.
The two took him by surprise when Serena gave him a mighty hard right hook into his jaw. They then side stepped him and ran for the open sky light. When they reached the roof, they ran to the edge and swung around, expecting to see him facing them. But they were mistaken he didn't follow them.
"Let's go, Cat." Serena said and took Catty's hand.
"Gladly," Catty responded. They fell into darkness.