Serena buried herself under the cushion. She wanted to just cry, and forget that horrible storm, but her pride made her hold on. She wasn't going to cry with that Darien somehwere around.
She tried to make her way to her bedroom. Groping in the dimly lit room she became aware of someone snickering. She turned and in horror saw Darien behind her on the sofa. Anger coursed through her. First she wanted to strangle that jerk, then moon-dust him. If only he wasn't much stronger than she was.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Darien :
Well, Serena has stopped her singing. Wonder what is she waiting for anyway. Wow ! That was an awesome lightning....oh cool... what a loud thunder. Hmm...I'm loving Mother Nature.
# the yelp startles him #
Wh...what in the world is that I'm-meeting-my-death scream for ? Oh God ! That girly girl-girl is afraid of thunderstorms !!! My, she's far worse than I thought.
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Darien snickered. 'This is a big colossal joke. Must really thank Andrew for dragging me along...' He looked up at Serena, standing at the corridor. She was angry, no doubt. He could almost feel her blushing. 'Ah... she should be... afraid of such things...'
Darien squinted. Something in her blue eyes made him stop momentarily. Fear. A fear for something. Darien knew it well. He had feared, alot at any battles. He was scared if Sailormoon would perish, get hurt, or get brainwashed or kidnapped.
He was also afraid. Afraid that someone would come along and tear down the walls that he had erected and built since his parent's death. He understood fear well.
His mouth reacted before his heart or brain could...
"Meatball Head, what are you ? A chicken ?"
"Why you jerk... must you be picking on me even at this time ???" Serena said through clenched teeth.
"Because, there isn't anything to be afraid of... That's incrediblely stupid of you... but what can I say...? You're born with it, aren't you ?"
"Ooh....you big coinceited arrogant jerk !!!" shouted Serena before stomping off.
Darien watched her stomp away. He burst out laughing. She was so childish sometimes. More laughter.
But somehow, he couldn't deny he was feeling rotten deep inside. He felt he was not worth more than the garbage at the dump.
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Serena :
I don't believe he called me a chicken ! Me a fowl ? That jerk had the nerve...he just dared to ... and right at my face ! Why, I don't even have feathers. That guy.. Argh ! I'm gonna kill Raye. And Andrew too. Why did he invite Darien of all people to spend this winter holiday with -us- ?
Big bummer. Party pooper. God ! I just hate that guy... and this awful storm too. Why can't it stop ? Is Nature planning to ruin my holidays too ? Unfair !
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Darien :
I do not understand why I am having this funny sinking feeling. It's not that I ate too much dinner or hot choc. I'm not even allergic to it.
So what did I do ? Tease her ? Yeah, I know she's scared of the storms now. But I should have accepted that. Everyone has weaknesses. Did I tease her on that ? Don't I do it all the time ?
Her test papers... Her odangoes... Her klutziness... Don't I do it all the time ? Then why ? Why am I feeling so rotten now ?
I feel I'm rotting six feet underground.
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Serena :
I wish this storm would stop. I don't want to do anymore screaming or crying. I think this sounds stupid but I'm gonna try to tele...what is that word ? Telephone...no. Telephonic...no. Television...no. Telepathic...yeah.
I gonna telepathically send Lita a message so she could do something about this crazy berserk storm. In the middle of winter ??? What is wrong with the weather anyway ?
I wonder where Reeny is... She shouldn't be out at this time. Not with the rain and snow. Maybe she's at Raye's cabin. I think I should call them.
I could try the communicator, yeah. Why didn't I think of it earlier ? Now where did I put it ? Aha ! Here it is.
"Hey Raye ?"
"Raye ?"
"Mars ?"
"Hey, what are you, sleeping already ?"
"Hey Raye ! Mina ! Anyone !!!"
~silence~
Oh no. The communicator is dead. And we don't have a telephone around here in this stupid place. Don't the mantainence people know that phones are good for emergency ?
I think I should go and look for Reeny, in case she gets lost. I hate to admit it but I really care for that miserable brat.
Would I dare go out in this stormy and snowy weather ? I should. Imagine, Reeny would be more scared than I am. Afterall she's afraid of storms too. Would that jerk think I'm stupid because I'm doing this ? He would think I'm crazy, I bet.
But why ? Why do I care what he thinks of me ?
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Serena grabbed her sweater and jacket. She put them on before trying to find and umbrella. She found a quite small one behind the shoe closet. Then she packed a small backpack with some biscuits and a thermos of hot coffee.
She stepped out into Wintery World. Everything was grey. Dismal grey. Bent oaks creaked as the wind howled through them. Rain splattered in huge drops. The snow squished when anyone stepped on them. The whole effect was like something out of a ghost story where a group of people have to put up a night in a huge, abandoned haunted old mansion.
Serena was determined to find Reeny, whether she was safe or lying in the snow, Serena couldn't be sure. But she was going to try, she wasn't taking risks and wouldn't want to find the pink-haired girl's frozen body somewhere near in the morning.
She wasn't so scared after thinking of the young girl's fear which would have tripled hers, anytime. Alone and out in this hostile weather. She was partly glad she was away from Darien...
And her weird feelings.
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