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Chapter 2, part b
*4:56 PM, Serena's house, in the den*
"Come on, Dar," yelled Andrew over his shoulder. "Let's go see what the girls are doing!"
Darien sighed and followed Andrew through the crowd. In the right corner were the girls. They were whispering something, and Serena was not happy.
"AS IF!" Serena hollered. "What kind of twisted guys do you have taste in? First of all, he's really, really mean, second, he's not hunky at ALL, third, he's probably standing over my shoulder now...."
Serena looked over her shoulder.
"Hey Meatball Head, who ya talking bout?"
Serena jumped right into Andrew's arms. "Oh, my, gosh." Serena was huffing. "Don't ever scare me like that again, Darien."
"All I did was say hello," muttered Darien.
"In your usual creepy way!" replied Serena.
"What do you mean, creepy! What about you, talking about some poor guy behind his back, and telling all your friends you hate him, nevertheless!"
"That's because I do hate him. Who cares if he's hunky or hot, or dreamy, I. HATE. HIM." screamed Serena.
Silence. All you could hear was the music in the background and the yelling of others in the background, too.
Darien looked outraged. `Hunky, hot, dreamy??? Who is she talking about. When I get my hands on that guy....'
Serena was breathless. Her friends were in a huddle, along with Andrew, and they sounded very excited.
"I need to get some air." Serena said.
Darien followed her out the door.
Serena whisked around. "Why are you following me?" she demanded.
"There isn't a rule about who you give your air to at this party, is there?" spoke Darien smirked.
"There isn't....yet. So you can come, but you can't disturb my concentration."
Darien snorted. "You concentrating on something only comes every 247 years, kinda like Haley's Comet. You, concentrating. What a joke!"
Other words would've been nicer. ANY other words would've been nicer.
Serena spun around with the most displeasing look on her face. "For your information, I do concentrate on things. I concentrate on things that are important to me. Like friends, my family..."
"And food."
"and food." whispered Serena as she ran back into her house.
DARIEN
"And food." I added smartly.
"and food." she whispered. Then she fled back into the house.
"Serena," I yelled after her. "I'm sorry!" But I knew that there was no use. She hated my guts.
SERENA
"I hate his guts." I sobbed to my friends and Andrew.
"Oh, come on, it can't be that bad." they chorused.
"He only thinks of me as a piggy, annoying little girl." sniffled Serena.
Andrew furrowed his eyebrows. "Did he really say that?"
"Yeah," was the reply.
Andrew left and went to speak with Darien. I could've cared less. I hope he rots and goes to hell.
`Oh come ON!!! Don't deny your feelings!' spoke my subconscious.
What feelings!!!!!! I have no feelings for him except for pure hate.
Uh-huh, and the sun rises in the south.
I don't like him!
We know, we know, we know what's in your heart. Trust us.
I don't know what you're talking about!
Denial. Denial. Denial. Denial.
"Shut-up!" Serena yelled.
"Are you all right?" asked the genius of the group. "You seem a little pale."
"I'm fine Amy. Can you guys leave me alone?"
"Sure...." was the hesitant respond.
"Thanks." whispered Serena.
Her friends exited out of her bedroom door. She could hear them downstairs announcing the beginning of their party. Her party. She sighed and rolled over.
DARIEN
I was hanging my head when Andrew suddenly approached me. Yah, I thought. I need some cheering up. Instead, he came to see how I hurt Serena's feelings. I told him that I didn't mean to, that it was my nature to tease Serena.
"Hmmm. You don't like her, do you?"
"I--"
"Cuz I used to have a friend who always bothered his crush, and then she got annoyed at him and slipped right through his fingers. In the end, he regretted for making her hate him." Andrew said.
"Yeah." I murmured. `I'm doing just that. I should try to be nicer to her.'
"I should probably be nicer to her, huh? I mean, this situation is the same....except I don't have a crush on Serena." I added quickly.
Andrew's face fell, but I was too busy thinking how I should apologize to notice. I thought that maybe I should call her, but I don't know her number.
"Hey! Why don't you go apologize to her right now, she's in her room." Andrew said cheerily.
"I guess..." It was a perfect idea, my excuse would be to go up there and apologize would be for the sake of Andrew. But of course, I just want to see that angel again....
She's so beautiful.
GAG!!! She's such a meatball head!
Well, I'd bet you would rather have her as YOUR meatball head.
Yeah...I mean, NO!!!!!!!!!! God, I can't believe this is happening.
Believe it. You guys were made for each other.
Yeah, right! Who would like a meatball head like her?
I like her, and I am you and you are me.
AUTHOR
Darien sighed as his emotional battles inside him came to a stop. He headed upstairs to apologize to Serena. He was truly sorry and didn't want Serena and him to end up like Andrew's friend and his crush. Since when was it Serena and him??? Oh well, it is now.
Darien practiced his apology over and over again in his mind. If his apology wasn't going to at least make Serena forgive him, then he was hopeless.
Outside her door, Darien took a deep breath and went in. Serena didn't hear him. She was facing the wall, thinking. Darien plopped on her bed right next to her.
"Hiya, Meatball Head," `ooops! Didn't mean that!'
"What are you doing here? Don't you think you've made me miserable enough for a single day?" Serena sobbed.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Darien kept on murmuring. Unconsciously, he laid down next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I didn't mean to, really."
Serena turned over. Her eyes were red and puffy. "Well, it wasn't very nice!"
"I know," Darien sighed. "I don't know what came over me, but I'm extremely sorry for calling you a pig."
Serena obliviously snuggled in Darien's strong arms. "That's all right. I forgive you."
Darien kissed her forehead gently. "I'm glad," he whispered.
As if they had just realized what position they were in, they both blushed and ran to what they thought would be the opposite side the other would be at. They both were in the left corner, and then they both ran for the right corner.....at the same time. After staring at each other for eternity, Serena burst out laughing, more like cackling. Darien soon joined in the laughter, only his laughter sounded like Santa Clause's. After 4 minutes of laughing, wiping a tear from her eye, Serena said,
"You know, you don't seem so bad now." Serena chuckled.
"And you said I was mean! I'm emotionally scarred for life now!" Darien joked.
Serena and Darien were chuckling, when suddenly Darien stopped. Serena was still roaring when she noticed that she was the only one laughing. They were quiet as they inched closer to each other....and they suddenly pulled apart when they heard the greeting from Rita to Andrew, who was just outside the door watching the two most aggravating people almost smooch.
"Hi, honey!!! Whatcha doing outside Serena's door?" Rita's voice filled the hallway.
Serena and Darien got up and opened the door to find....no one there. Serena turned on the light in Sammy's room, letting her see an unusual sight. Andrew had pressed Rita to the wall and was passionately kissing her.
Darien pulled Andrew away from Rita and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Whaddya mean, I'm just kissing my girlfriend!" Andrew replied. "I missed her."
Darien raised his eyebrows. "What are you doing in Serena's brother's room?"
"Uh....what were you doing in Serena's room?" came the feeble question.
"I was apologizing to Serena. Now what are you doing with a girl in some one's bedroom, in the dark nevertheless?" Darien asked suspiciously.
"Well.....I'll tell you....but it's kinda dorky. Well, you see..." (AN: picture a light bulb flashing over Andrew's head) "Well you see, like I told you, I missed Rita a LOT." Andrew emphasized a LOT by waving his hands around. "And so because I missed her so much I decided to surprise her by ambushing her and taking her into Sammy's room and kissing her brains out." Nervous laughter.
`I hope they bought that!!!' thought Andrew.
There were tears in Serena's eyes...tears of...happiness???
"Oh, Rita, you are so lucky to have such a romantic and thoughtful boyfriend as Andrew!" Serena said, tears streaming out of her eyes.
"Don't I know it!" Rita beamed.
"I coulda done that for you, Serena," stated Darien quite grumpily.
Raised eyebrows ALL around.
Darien decided to make his little `slip' a joke. "So much for me trying to cheer Serena up!" he said pointing to Serena's quizzical expression.
Rolling eyes and grins here and there.
"Okay, oh my gosh! It's 9:00! Ack!" yelled Serena.
"What's wrong?" asked a puzzled Rita?
"The party is going to stop in like, about an hour!!!!!!" screamed Serena. "I've gotta go find the girls. Later!" She yelled over her shoulder.
Darien was tsk-ing and laughing at Serena's exit. He shook his head and was about to head downstairs to par-te! Andrew grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Go ahead Rita, I've got to ask Darien something." Andrew said solemnly. "I'll catcha later."
Rita went off to find Serena, leaving Andrew and Darien upstairs.
"Darien," Andrew was serious. "Darien, you are my best friend, and I have to ask you something important."
Darien gulped.
"Now, tell thte truth, what were you REALLY doing in Serena's room?????" Andrew grinned devishly. ~.^
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Chapter 2, part b
*4:56 PM, Serena's house, in the den*
"Come on, Dar," yelled Andrew over his shoulder. "Let's go see what the girls are doing!"
Darien sighed and followed Andrew through the crowd. In the right corner were the girls. They were whispering something, and Serena was not happy.
"AS IF!" Serena hollered. "What kind of twisted guys do you have taste in? First of all, he's really, really mean, second, he's not hunky at ALL, third, he's probably standing over my shoulder now...."
Serena looked over her shoulder.
"Hey Meatball Head, who ya talking bout?"
Serena jumped right into Andrew's arms. "Oh, my, gosh." Serena was huffing. "Don't ever scare me like that again, Darien."
"All I did was say hello," muttered Darien.
"In your usual creepy way!" replied Serena.
"What do you mean, creepy! What about you, talking about some poor guy behind his back, and telling all your friends you hate him, nevertheless!"
"That's because I do hate him. Who cares if he's hunky or hot, or dreamy, I. HATE. HIM." screamed Serena.
Silence. All you could hear was the music in the background and the yelling of others in the background, too.
Darien looked outraged. `Hunky, hot, dreamy??? Who is she talking about. When I get my hands on that guy....'
Serena was breathless. Her friends were in a huddle, along with Andrew, and they sounded very excited.
"I need to get some air." Serena said.
Darien followed her out the door.
Serena whisked around. "Why are you following me?" she demanded.
"There isn't a rule about who you give your air to at this party, is there?" spoke Darien smirked.
"There isn't....yet. So you can come, but you can't disturb my concentration."
Darien snorted. "You concentrating on something only comes every 247 years, kinda like Haley's Comet. You, concentrating. What a joke!"
Other words would've been nicer. ANY other words would've been nicer.
Serena spun around with the most displeasing look on her face. "For your information, I do concentrate on things. I concentrate on things that are important to me. Like friends, my family..."
"And food."
"and food." whispered Serena as she ran back into her house.
DARIEN
"And food." I added smartly.
"and food." she whispered. Then she fled back into the house.
"Serena," I yelled after her. "I'm sorry!" But I knew that there was no use. She hated my guts.
SERENA
"I hate his guts." I sobbed to my friends and Andrew.
"Oh, come on, it can't be that bad." they chorused.
"He only thinks of me as a piggy, annoying little girl." sniffled Serena.
Andrew furrowed his eyebrows. "Did he really say that?"
"Yeah," was the reply.
Andrew left and went to speak with Darien. I could've cared less. I hope he rots and goes to hell.
`Oh come ON!!! Don't deny your feelings!' spoke my subconscious.
What feelings!!!!!! I have no feelings for him except for pure hate.
Uh-huh, and the sun rises in the south.
I don't like him!
We know, we know, we know what's in your heart. Trust us.
I don't know what you're talking about!
Denial. Denial. Denial. Denial.
"Shut-up!" Serena yelled.
"Are you all right?" asked the genius of the group. "You seem a little pale."
"I'm fine Amy. Can you guys leave me alone?"
"Sure...." was the hesitant respond.
"Thanks." whispered Serena.
Her friends exited out of her bedroom door. She could hear them downstairs announcing the beginning of their party. Her party. She sighed and rolled over.
DARIEN
I was hanging my head when Andrew suddenly approached me. Yah, I thought. I need some cheering up. Instead, he came to see how I hurt Serena's feelings. I told him that I didn't mean to, that it was my nature to tease Serena.
"Hmmm. You don't like her, do you?"
"I--"
"Cuz I used to have a friend who always bothered his crush, and then she got annoyed at him and slipped right through his fingers. In the end, he regretted for making her hate him." Andrew said.
"Yeah." I murmured. `I'm doing just that. I should try to be nicer to her.'
"I should probably be nicer to her, huh? I mean, this situation is the same....except I don't have a crush on Serena." I added quickly.
Andrew's face fell, but I was too busy thinking how I should apologize to notice. I thought that maybe I should call her, but I don't know her number.
"Hey! Why don't you go apologize to her right now, she's in her room." Andrew said cheerily.
"I guess..." It was a perfect idea, my excuse would be to go up there and apologize would be for the sake of Andrew. But of course, I just want to see that angel again....
She's so beautiful.
GAG!!! She's such a meatball head!
Well, I'd bet you would rather have her as YOUR meatball head.
Yeah...I mean, NO!!!!!!!!!! God, I can't believe this is happening.
Believe it. You guys were made for each other.
Yeah, right! Who would like a meatball head like her?
I like her, and I am you and you are me.
AUTHOR
Darien sighed as his emotional battles inside him came to a stop. He headed upstairs to apologize to Serena. He was truly sorry and didn't want Serena and him to end up like Andrew's friend and his crush. Since when was it Serena and him??? Oh well, it is now.
Darien practiced his apology over and over again in his mind. If his apology wasn't going to at least make Serena forgive him, then he was hopeless.
Outside her door, Darien took a deep breath and went in. Serena didn't hear him. She was facing the wall, thinking. Darien plopped on her bed right next to her.
"Hiya, Meatball Head," `ooops! Didn't mean that!'
"What are you doing here? Don't you think you've made me miserable enough for a single day?" Serena sobbed.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Darien kept on murmuring. Unconsciously, he laid down next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I didn't mean to, really."
Serena turned over. Her eyes were red and puffy. "Well, it wasn't very nice!"
"I know," Darien sighed. "I don't know what came over me, but I'm extremely sorry for calling you a pig."
Serena obliviously snuggled in Darien's strong arms. "That's all right. I forgive you."
Darien kissed her forehead gently. "I'm glad," he whispered.
As if they had just realized what position they were in, they both blushed and ran to what they thought would be the opposite side the other would be at. They both were in the left corner, and then they both ran for the right corner.....at the same time. After staring at each other for eternity, Serena burst out laughing, more like cackling. Darien soon joined in the laughter, only his laughter sounded like Santa Clause's. After 4 minutes of laughing, wiping a tear from her eye, Serena said,
"You know, you don't seem so bad now." Serena chuckled.
"And you said I was mean! I'm emotionally scarred for life now!" Darien joked.
Serena and Darien were chuckling, when suddenly Darien stopped. Serena was still roaring when she noticed that she was the only one laughing. They were quiet as they inched closer to each other....and they suddenly pulled apart when they heard the greeting from Rita to Andrew, who was just outside the door watching the two most aggravating people almost smooch.
"Hi, honey!!! Whatcha doing outside Serena's door?" Rita's voice filled the hallway.
Serena and Darien got up and opened the door to find....no one there. Serena turned on the light in Sammy's room, letting her see an unusual sight. Andrew had pressed Rita to the wall and was passionately kissing her.
Darien pulled Andrew away from Rita and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Whaddya mean, I'm just kissing my girlfriend!" Andrew replied. "I missed her."
Darien raised his eyebrows. "What are you doing in Serena's brother's room?"
"Uh....what were you doing in Serena's room?" came the feeble question.
"I was apologizing to Serena. Now what are you doing with a girl in some one's bedroom, in the dark nevertheless?" Darien asked suspiciously.
"Well.....I'll tell you....but it's kinda dorky. Well, you see..." (AN: picture a light bulb flashing over Andrew's head) "Well you see, like I told you, I missed Rita a LOT." Andrew emphasized a LOT by waving his hands around. "And so because I missed her so much I decided to surprise her by ambushing her and taking her into Sammy's room and kissing her brains out." Nervous laughter.
`I hope they bought that!!!' thought Andrew.
There were tears in Serena's eyes...tears of...happiness???
"Oh, Rita, you are so lucky to have such a romantic and thoughtful boyfriend as Andrew!" Serena said, tears streaming out of her eyes.
"Don't I know it!" Rita beamed.
"I coulda done that for you, Serena," stated Darien quite grumpily.
Raised eyebrows ALL around.
Darien decided to make his little `slip' a joke. "So much for me trying to cheer Serena up!" he said pointing to Serena's quizzical expression.
Rolling eyes and grins here and there.
"Okay, oh my gosh! It's 9:00! Ack!" yelled Serena.
"What's wrong?" asked a puzzled Rita?
"The party is going to stop in like, about an hour!!!!!!" screamed Serena. "I've gotta go find the girls. Later!" She yelled over her shoulder.
Darien was tsk-ing and laughing at Serena's exit. He shook his head and was about to head downstairs to par-te! Andrew grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Go ahead Rita, I've got to ask Darien something." Andrew said solemnly. "I'll catcha later."
Rita went off to find Serena, leaving Andrew and Darien upstairs.
"Darien," Andrew was serious. "Darien, you are my best friend, and I have to ask you something important."
Darien gulped.
"Now, tell thte truth, what were you REALLY doing in Serena's room?????" Andrew grinned devishly. ~.^
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