When Sunlight meets Moonlight
Ch.8: The Arrival of the Challenge

"Let's see. I got the veggies, the meat, and the junk food. Good, all the food groups. Wait, where are my keys?" Lita muttered to herself, putting down her groceries to look through her bag.
" Is there a Lita here?" an unfamiliar male voice called.
Lita turned around, searching for the voice. It came from a tall, sturdy looking man with a mop of chestnut hair. He had on black shades and Rye Christi's uniform. Most importantly he was waving a pair of keys in his hand.....her keys.
" Those are my keys!" Lita yelled, running towards the young man.
He looked at her, surprised. " Here." Was all he said, as he tossed her keys in her hand.
Lita was stunned by the way his hair looked in the moonlight. The rays seemed to bounce off the silky brown waves. For once she was stupefied. " Um. How'd you know they were my keys?" she stuttered, still staring at his hair.
He grinned, taking off his shades; revealing the most amazing honey brown eyes. " Your key chain. It says Lita." He smirked.
Lita looked down at her keys. She suddenly remembered buying that key chain, in case something like this happened. Lita looked up at the smiling face, and blushed. Then she remembered her manners. " Well, I'm Lita EverGrege, as you know. And you are?" she said, holding her hand out.
" Ken. Kennedy Harwhich." He replied, shaking her hand.
Lita frowned. " I know that name. I heard it somewhere." She thought to herself. Out loud, she asked, " Are you new to Rye Christi Academy? I go there, and that's their uniform."
" Yeah. I'm a junior, new this year. This place is really confusing. I went out to buy some food, before my roommates and I starve, and I get totally lost. Are you going back?" he asked, brushing a few strands of stray brown hair back.
Lita blinked, mesmerized by his hair, and still wondered where she heard the name before. " Yes. I'm going back, now. I just came to pick up- oh no! My groceries!" Lita cried, as she remembered leaving her groceries on the sidewalk. She bolted for the front of the store.
" What about them?" Ken asked, as he easily caught up with her.
" Do you run?" Lita asked amazed. No one has been able to stay with her in running for a while.
" Yea." Was all he said. " Are those your groceries?" he asked, pointing to a couple of bags littering the sidewalk.
" Yes! Thank god, no one took them. Let's go back." Lita said, as she picked them up.
Ken headed for the parking lot. " Its this way." Lita said, nodding her head the opposite way.
" Oh. Aren't you going to get your car?" he asked, scratching his head.
Lita blushed. " I don't have my license yet. I'm turning 16 in a few weeks, but I'm a sophomore." She said, biting her lip.
Ken grinned. " Let's go in my car. I'm a junior, but I'm 17." He led her to the parking lot and in front of a green Lexus sport car.
" Nice car." Lita said, admiring the beauty.
" Thanks." Ken grinned even wider. " It cost a bundle."
" Yea. I'm worried about buying my own car." Lita frowned, putting the groceries in the back.
" It was nice for my parents to help me out. Are your parents the independent type?" Ken asked.
" Nah. My parents passed away a while ago. My grandfather helps me out sometimes, but I don't like to bother him." Lita replied, climbing into the car and sliding onto the smooth tan leather seat.
" I'm sorry. It must be a challenge to live on your own." Ken said starting the car and pulling away.
" Challenge...oh my god. This guy is Serena's challenge!" Lita thought, staring at the guy in amazement.
He had turned the radio on. " I got chills, their multiplying. Cause the power you're supplying, its electrifying...you're the one that I want!" the radio sang. Ken blushed. " Wrong station." He muttered, touching some buttons.
Lita smiled. " That's from Grease right?" she recalled, forgetting about Serena's challenge for a minute.
" Yeah. I don't know how it got to that station." He said, looking ahead.
" I like that song." Lita grinned at the blush on his cheeks.
Ken looked at Lita's smiling face. " I like it too." He murmured.

" Take a left here, then a right at the intersection. Go straight and that should be your building." Lita said, as she got out of the car.
" Need some help with the groceries?" Ken asked, with a hopeful look.
" Uh. Yea, sure." Lita said slyly.
Walking together, holding the brown bags, they stepped into the dorm. They set the groceries and looked everywhere but each other.
" Want to stay for dinner?" Lita asked, staring intently at the lamp.
" Sure, thanks." Ken spoke towards the kitchen sink.
They turned to each other and smiled.
" I'll get started." Lita said, moving to put the groceries away.

" Mmmmm." Serena yawned, stretching.
" Ouch." Darien said, as Serena's hand hit his cheek.
" Oh, sorry." She replied, quickly withdrawing her hand.
" That's okay." Darien said softly, smiling down at her face.
Serena blushed as she remembered what happened. " I'm going to take a bath and ge-" she started, and then she sniffed the air. " Lita!" she called.
" Yea? You awake?" Lita shouted back. " Time for dinner!"
" Yes! Be right there!" Serena squealed, jumping off the bed. She scrunched up her nose at the sight of her wrinkled uniform. " Got to change." She muttered to herself. She went to the closet and picked out a pair of gray baggy sweats and a form-fitting navy tank top. She undid her tie and quickly unbuttoned her shirt. She was about to peel the crumpled button down shirt, when she heard a cough. She lifted her head up and saw Darien sitting uncomfortably on the bed. She grinned. " Opps. Turn around and cover your eyes." She ordered.
And he did so, blushing. " A nice strong stomach though. But what was that bruise on the side?" he frowned, thinking.
" Done." Serena cried.
Darien turned around and saw a jumpy blonde. She hopped over to her vanity to brush her hair, almost tripping on the lengthy pants along the way. She sat down and began comb-out her hair with the ivory brush. Darien stared enthralled at the tangled ashen blonde hair that suddenly turned into a big mass of wavy golden waves.
Serena turned towards Darien with a big smile. " Ready to eat?" she chirped.
" Yes." Darien said, still staring at the content blonde. He sat up, only to review also a furrowed uniform. "Oh, [censored]"he cursed.
Serena giggled at the sight he made. Wrinkled white shirt, creased khakis, and messy black-blue hair. Still, he looked striking. She laughed at that thought. " What's wrong with me?" she thought with disbelief.
Darien looked up quickly at the laugh. " What?" he said a smile forming.
" You." Serena gasped through giggles.
" Oh yeah?" Darien growled, moving towards her teasingly.
" No, don't!" Serena giggled, backing away.
" I look funny do I?" he teased. He grabbed the girl and began tickling her.
" No! Stop!" Serena panted all the way through her outbursts of laughter.
" Serena!" Lita cried, saving the blonde.
" Coming!" Serena wheezed.

Outside, Ken smiled at the bursts of laughter in the other room. " Is she by herself?" he asked Lita wondering.
" Nah. I think Darien is in there with her." Lita smirked, winking.
" Darien? Big man on campus, Darien?" Ken inquired in disbelief.
" Yup." Lita answered.
" Sorry, Lits. Darien had to change. Do you mind that he isn't wearing a shirt? His clothes got wrinkled and I didn't have any shirts big enough for him. Oddly enough though, somehow one of my dad's sweats got mixed up with mine. So he has pants on." Serena asked, walking out.
" Sure. I wouldn't mind if he wasn't wearing anything!" Lita joked.
Ken looked at the exquisite site in front of him. Curly golden hair reaching past her waist, rosy red cheeks, and sparkling blue eyes, Serena made a sight easy on the eyes.
" Ken?" Lita waved her hand in front of his face.
" Oh, hi." He replied, snapping out of it.
" Ken this is Serena Tenor. Sere this is Kennedy Harwhich." Lita said with some emphasis on Ken's name.
Serena and Darien both paled as they recognized the name.
" Let's eat!" Ken smiled, sitting down.

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AN- So how was it? Good? Bad? I know this was short, but I have my finals coming up. ^_^ so study, study. Oh yea!! For you When the Sun's Rays Dance off your Face fans...big finale coming up!! Just have to write it! It's in my head! ^_^;;; But please please please, REVIEW! I know I'm obsessed with that R word but I love all my enthusiastic reviewers! [oh yea. Thanks Dreamer for all your eager reviews!]