Governor Square

        Chapter one: Pink bras

A blonde stood on her balcony, facing the sunrise. " Oh, I'm going to miss life here," she sighed as she wrapped her shawl tighter around her. Tomorrow she and her family were moving to Gaithersburg, Maryland. That place was in nowhere, and no matter how much her mother told her it was near the capital, Washington DC, she just couldn't muster up any excitement. Maybe it was the reason why she was moving. It was that family problem: divorce. Her parents had decided to get divorced. Her mother got custody of the children, and her dad got the house. " Life is the pits," she thought. Even though she lived in the city, she tried to be sentimental and watch the sunrise above the skyscrapers and smoke.

          " Serena, time to go!" her mother yelled. She turned to her ex-husband. " I'll have the kids write and call. You will see them this summer," she said curtly. " Serena!" she shouted again. " Honestly, on school days I can't even get her up. Why on earth is she up so early today and staring at the sky?" Ilene muttered to herself.

          " Now, be a good boy Sammy. And mind your sister. I'll see you soon," Ken gave his son a brief, awkward hug. He wasn't the touchy kind of father. That was Ilene's job. " No wonder she got custody," he thought, as he patted his son's head uncomfortably. 

          " I'm ready. Bye daddy," Serena sniffed, giving her father a quick hug and kiss. With her large blue eyes full of tears, she glanced over her old apartment once again. " Good bye," she whispered, and walked out slowly with head down.

          The rest of her family sweat dropped. " Dramatic daughter we have don't we?" Ken chuckled.

          Ilene glared. " That WE have? Oh, so NOW they're your children!" she brought up that year-old argument.

          " Uh…Mom? Let's go. Bye Dad!" Sammy butted in quickly, grabbed his mother's hand, and ran to the elevator. He knew that if they stayed any longer, mom and dad would get into a huge argument, and they'd never get a chance to leave.

          " Oh Sammy!" Ilene sobbed. " I hope we're going to be happy in Maryland!"

          Sammy patted his mom's hand uneasily. " We'll be fine," he said. As soon as the elevator door opened he bolted. " I'll tell George and Winston to get our luggage down.

          Ilene blew her nose on her handkerchief and sniffed. " Of course. Sere and I will get a taxi," she said.

          Serena stood outside, staring at the miles of people-filled sidewalks and busy streets with yellow specks.

          " I'm going to miss this place," a voice interrupted her thoughts.

          Serena snapped out of her reverie. She turned to see her mother standing there, with Sammy, Winston, George, and their luggage in toll.

          " Mom did you hail a taxi?" Sammy interrupted, once again, eager to leave.

          " Oh," Ilene replied. " Not yet," she said hastily, " You go ahead dear."

          Serena and Ilene stood off to the side, gazing at the skyscrapers and the hustling ways of the city people. George, Winston, and Sammy loaded the luggage into the large yellow taxi. When they were finished, Sammy tipped George and Winston with money from Ilene's purse, and shoved the two females into it. After telling the driver where to go, he leaned back and began playing with his TI-83 Plus. He looked up once to see his mom and sister spaced out, staring at the scenery. " Women," he muttered, and turned back to his game.

" Now, arriving at Dulles Airport. It's partly sunny with highs in the 60s. Welcome and enjoy your stay," the pilot welcomed.

Serena got up groggily and followed her mom and hyper brother off the plane. Once finished getting their luggage and new car, Serena collapsed into the back and fell asleep.

" Serena? Serena? SERENA!" Sammy shouted, shaking his sister. " C'mon. We're here. This is Governor Square's Condos!" He got up and helped his mother carry the luggage upstairs.

Serena got up and wiped the sleep out of her eyes. Blinking, she looked intently at the building before her. It was nothing like her old apartment. In fact it was a condominium. It was stone and had stairs in the middle of the building. On either side were four balconies built one above the other. Locking the door, Serena followed her mother, dragging her suitcase up the stairs. "Where are the bellhops? Where are my George and Winston's?" Serena grumbled.

" Here we are! # 3-A!" Ilene chirped. She opened the door and flipped the light switch on. There was a hardwood hallway that led to the kitchen to their right and a door to their left that turned out to be the bathroom. At the end of the hallway was a medium sized living room. Past the living room were three rooms.

Serena peeked her head into one and was astound to see that it looked exactly like Sammy's room back in the city, only smaller and a bit more cramped. " Sammy, I think this is your room," she called.

" Score! Let me see!" Sammy cheered; he rushed across the living room and bounced himself into his room. " Awesome! Looks exactly like my old room!"

" Except smaller," Serena grumbled. She walked past the master bedroom and didn't even bother to look. Her mother was already humming around in there. " I guess that leaves this room for me," she thought and swung the door open. Surprisingly, nothing much had changed, only the fact that she had the balcony. " MOM!" she cried.

" Yes?" Ilene stuck her head in quickly.

" I get the balcony?" Serena squealed.

" Sure, your room faces the front. The master bedroom faces the back. Don't ask me why!" Ilene smiled.

" Cool!" Serena grinned, and ran to open the balcony door.

" By the way, we've been invited to a Welcome dinner part on the picnic tables behind the building. Be ready by 6 and just dress like you are okay sweetie?" Ilene said, before leaving her daughter to the little balcony.

" Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. See you," Serena replied impatiently. " Oh, awesome," she breathed as she leaned against the railing. There was a large grassy area with trees lined around it. Beyond the row of trees were two lonely streets and then another line of trees. " It's almost like I'm in the country!" city girl Serena mused and began getting ready for the dinner party.

" I'm ready!" Serena called out, stepping into the living room, which was just about a foot away from her bedroom door. She stood in faded jeans, white sneakers, and a form fitted blue baby tee. Her hair was up in their usual two buns with waves of hair streaming down. She had tied a silver chain with blue gems on it around each bun.

Ilene gasped. " Serena, you're on time!"

Sammy smirked. " Maybe the country air does do some good for Serena's little brain."

" As I've told you before. Maryland is a suburb. It is not the country," Ilene explained patiently.

" No way," Sammy countered, " There isn't even a building within walking distance."

" There is. It's just not next-door. You have to walk a bit," Ilene huffed, and deciding not to argue anymore, she picked up her keys and hurried her children out the door. 

They walked down a beaten trail and down there were already families talking around some picnic tables. Food was already cooking on the grills or out on the plates. Once they got to the end of the trail, the whole group smiled and greeted them.

" Hi! I'm Mrs. Mizuno."

" Hello there! My name is Mr. Hino!"

" I'm Mina! What's your name?" a blonde bubbled.

" Serena," Serena answered, a bit intimidated by the overexcited blonde. 

" Cool! Let me introduce you to the other teens here!" Mina giggled. " What's your name?" she asked Sammy.

" Sammy," he answered.

" Well, there's a playground just past those two trees and all the little kids are there," she smiled. 

" Kids? Cool!" Sammy rushed off. In their old apartment, he was the youngest child there.

Mina dragged Serena over to a picnic table, half full of teenagers.

" This is Raye…" Mina introduced. The stunning girl with long black hair and purple highlights waved her soda can in greeting.

" Amy…" The girl with cropped black hair and blue highlights, grinned at her from behind her book.

" I'm Lita," a brunette eased in gracefully. " Sit here, Serena," she patted the seat next to her.

So Serena sat. She was introduced to a Ken, Greg, Andrew, and Chad. " Hey," she acknowledged.

" Oh, and that's Darien running down. He lives in the room across from you," Lita whispered into Serena's ear. " Isn't he hot? All the girls in school are in love with him. His cousins used to live in the condo your in."

" Sorry, am I late?" Darien breathed. He brushed his silky black hair off his blue eyes.

" Nope! Darien this is Serena, she lives across the hall from you." Mina chirped.

" Hi," Serena said looking into his azure eyes.

" Hey," he smiled staring into her sapphire eyes. " By the way," he whispered into her ear as he slid in next to her. " I liked that view this afternoon. Pink bras really suit you," he grinned.

To Be Cont'd…

A/N: This is the first fic I've posted up on ffnet! I hope you like it! It will be humor and romance! Oh yeah, I'd like you to read my favorite author's fics. Her name is Jo and she has the most awesome fics, like When Sunlight meets Moonlight!