Ch.9: Tempers of the Darks

When Sunlight meets Moonlight

Ch.9: Tempers of the Darks

" Dis is gewd foo." Serena said around a mouthful of chicken.

" Thanks! Family recipe." Lita smiled back, at the sight Serena made.

" Yeah. Delicious. By the way, Serena you look like a chipmunk!" Darien teased as he poked the puffed out cheek, overflowing with food.

Serena chews quickly, swallows, takes a sip of her cola, clears her throat, and blows Darien a raspberry.

Lita and Ken laugh at the teasing couple. Ken snuck glances at the laughing brunette. " Wow." He thought as the candle's radiance bounces off Lita's chocolate brown hair. Then he took a quick look at Serena. Her cheeks were rosy red and blue eyes sparkling from mirth. " Wish she was looking at me like that." He thought as he saw her smile up at Darien. " But maybe, I don't." Ken smiled slightly as he caught Lita's glance and saw her clear green eyes.

Lita was apprehensive about how to act when Ken keeps on looking at her when he thinks she not noticing. " He was really staring at Serena anyways." She thought as tears came to her eyes. She quickly got up and went to the kitchen. She felt Serena and Darien's laughter die and Ken's hard gaze on her back. She hastily spun around, cocked her head, and gave a smile. " Ready for desert?" she asks.

" Sure!" Serena chirped.

" Something is the matter with Lita." Ken reflected. He thought he saw a glistening of tears blink away when she turned around.

" Is Lita okay?" Darien whispered into Serena's ear.

" Dunno." Serena replied. " I'll talk to her later."

Lita came back out with the desert on the white plate. " Cinnamon-raison cake with rum icing." She announced holding up the still warm cake.

" Bye Ken! Bye Darien! See you guys tomorrow!" Serena said, waving back.

" Bye." Lita said with a slight smile.

Serena slammed the door, after she saw the two males walk down the steps, back home. " Okay, Lita spill it. What's wrong?" she demanded.

Lita sighed. " How about we change into our pjs and have a girls night in the living room?" she asked.

Serena looked at Lita curiously. " Sure, I guess. See you in a few." Serena replied, going into her room.

" Should I tell her? What are we going to do about the challenge?" Lita thought desperately as she changed into her dark green nightgown with a small white dusting of flowers on the bottom. She shook her hair out of the ponytail and began to brush it. " Would she stop being my friend if I do tell her the truth?" Lita thought as she stared into the mirror wistfully. She slipped into her white robe and walked out of her room with a pillow and blanket tucked underneath her arm.

" I hope Lita's okay. We need to talk about Ken. Is that the problem?" Serena thought as she slipped into her pale pink silk nightdress. " I knew that having a new friend was too good to be true. She probably wants me to move out or something." Serena sighed. She picked up her white stuffed rabbit, her flowered blanket, and her pillow. " Let's see what she wants to tell-" she thought. " Aiiee!" she exclaimed as she stepped on her nightdress and fell onto the wooden floor. " Ouch." She muttered as she rubbed her sore behind. " Careful now." Serena murmured as she lifted the ends of her long nightdress and slithered out the door.

" You okay Sere?" Lita asked glancing curiously at the flushed looking girl, rubbing her rear and holding up that ridiculously long nightgown.

Serena waved Lita's concern away. " Fine, fine. Lets talk." Serena said plopping down on the couch, and patting the spot next to her.

Lita sat down cautiously, not meeting the blonde's eye.

" Okay, now about Ken. Wha-" Serena started and was interrupted by the brunette jumping up suddenly.

" Want some more cake? I can heat it up and stuff." Lita trailed off as she saw the blonde giving her the evil eye. " I'll sit." Lita said hastily.

" Lita do you want to talk about it? I don't want to you know, make you mad at me and kick me out or something. I mean I know we're not that close of friends and you probably don't like me very much." Serena said softly, looking down at her lap.

"What? Of course we're close friends. I thought you'd be mad at me." Lita bit her lip.

" Me? I was worried that you'd be and since I've never had a friend before, I didn't know what to do." Serena whispered.

" Never had a friend before?" Lita questioned.

" Yes." Was all Serena offered.

Lita waited for Serena to say more, but when she didn't Lita sighed. " Let's take things one at a time." She said.

" Okay. Let's start with the cake." Serena smiled slightly.

" Sure!" Lita grinned back. " It was good wasn't it?" she said in glee.

" Yup." Serena replied, taking a big chunk of cake and gobbling it down.

" About Ken." Lita said softly.

Serena looked up with interest. " Maybe, just maybe things will go right for once." She hoped.

" Well, see I kind of like him. But during dinner I saw him looking at you, then I remembered the challenge and I sort of got upset." Lita murmured.

" The challenge." Serena said thoughtfully. " What should I do? I don't want to seduce Ken."

Lita glared at the blonde, tapping the fork against her mouth. " Why? He isn't good enough?" she snapped back.

Serena fell out of her thoughts, at the sound of Lita's harsh tone. " No, it's just." Serena trailed off, blushing.

Lita's eyes gleamed. " What? What?" she asked with eager.

" I just kind of." Serena repeated.

" Kind of what?!" Lita exclaimed, frustrated.

" I kind of want to seduce Darien." Serena whispered, red from forehead to neck.

To be cont'd……………………..

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" Oh! This sounds like fun! Maybe we can find a way for you to skip the two other challenges and go straight to the main seduction." Lita said tapping her nose thoughtfully.

" Yea?" Serena's face lit up. " Does this mean we're friends Lita?" Serena asked hesitantly.

Lita frowned. " Of course. What's with this timid act?" she inquired.

" Just remembering the past." Serena muttered.

" What was that?" Lita blinked at Serena's jumbled up talking.

" Nothing. Did you figure anything out?" Serena covered up.

" Not yet." Lita puckered her brow. " We'll think of something." She said encouragingly.

" Let's watch some tele-" Serena started.

" Oh hold on!" Lita cried, jumping up from the table.

" You got an idea?" Serena asked enthusiastically.

" Oh, no. Not that. I found something in your bag, a red piece of paper with a wax seal. I opened the seal, sorry." Lita said apologetically.

" A red piece of paper with a wax seal? I never had something like that." Serena murmured.

" I slipped it back in your bag. Go get it." Lita said.

" Where is my bag?" Serena posed looking around.

" Oh." Lita blushed. " I dropped it near the door in a hurry."

"In hurry for what?" Serena frowned.

" A heh heh. Nothing." Lita replied slyly, remembering Serena in Darien's arms.

" Wha-" Serena began.

Lita tossed the bag towards her. " Open it." She ordered impatiently.

Serena put her hand in her bag, searching for the piece of paper. She felt something smooth and thin, like a sheet of paper. She lifted it up. It was the color of red wine and the seal was black. Serena folded the paper back up so that the seal looked as it originally did. Lita quickly grabbed the paper out of her hand.

" Firebird." Lita muttered.

" Huh?" Serena asked.

" Look. These are Japanese words, meaning Firebird. And look, its imprinted on this outline of a crow." Lita observed.

" So?" Serena inquired, holding her hands out as if asking for more.

" This is the Kiandall family seal. They're Japanese and their family comes from a line of priests and priestesses. I remember Raye telling me about her family seal awhile back." Lita said. " Awhile back, when we were still friends." She muttered.

Serena frowned. " Why would Raye leave this for me?" she wondered.

" Open it up and read it." Lita urged.

Serena Tenor,

Hope what happened leaves you scars that you would never forget. Do heed my warnings and never forget. Take to heart what I told you. Although there is much animosity, I leave room for an ounce of forgiveness towards your part. Remember your challenges? Make me Darien's challenge…both times. And lose. I mean lose poorly to your last challenge with Darien. Remember that if you don't stay away from him, I won't be responsible for what happens next. Darks will fly in the sky when the sunsets and the moon will rise casting its shine. Pales must hide for terror will rise if the tempers of the darks will not subside. Take regard to this caveat.

" Wow." Lita gasped, reading over Serena's shoulder.

" What happens next?" Serena whispered.

" I don't know. This never happened before. Raye must be really mad." Lita assumed. " What if-" Lita began.

" Shh!" Serena shushed the girl.

Lita frowned. Serena pointed towards the door to her room. The girls quieted and cocked their heads, trying to pick up the noises. There was a soft creeping noise. They heard Serena's room door quietly squealing open. There were quiet footsteps in the hallway. The two terrified girls clutched at each other as the doorknob between them and the intruder silently began to turn.

To be Cont'd……….. honestly.

AN- How is it? Not much romance in this chap. Sorrie buds! Also, I've been sick, so chapters have been coming out slowly. Sorry! But please review or else I won't cont'd!!!!!!!! HONEST! ^_-