Ch.10: I Just Don't Know
Serena and Lita clutched
at each other terrified. Serena desperately tried to hang onto the envelope,
Lita, and onto her balance. Her foot was sliding against the wooden floor and
it was hard to stay steady.
" Anyone home?" a whisper
came.
" Auggggghhhhh!" Lita
screamed not looking up.
" Ahhhhhhh!" Serena
screamed as she lost her balance completely and fell onto the hard floor.
" Augh! Augh! Au-Serena?"
Lita cried, looking frantically for her friend.
" Lita? You okay?" a male
voice asked.
" Darien?" a certain
blonde gasped from the floor.
" Yeah. I was ::ahem::
wondering if you wanted to walk in the garden tonight. I'll show you the maze
this time." Darien replied, leaning against the doorframe. A blonde head popped
up and stared at the amazing specimen leaning against her door. Darien was
dressed in baggy khakis and a crisp Oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
His smile was bright as he saw the blonde widen at the sight of the rose in his
hand.
"Sure!" Serena smiled as
she got up slowly. She looked at Lita sitting lonely with her head down. " Can
Lita come?" she asked.
Lita's head snapped up.
She was maybe just a little sad and jealous that Serena had someone to walk
around the garden at night and she just wished. Just wished that maybe someday,
just someday, someone would come for her.
Darien's eyes twinkled. "
Nah. I think Lita will be having company soon. Ready to go?" he replied
mysteriously.
" Company?" Lita and
Serena echoed.
" Uh huh." Was all he said.
" Maybe I should change?"
Serena inquired, looking down at her long pink nightgown in distaste. It was
just to long and she was worried if she would trip if she was walking.
" It's gorgeous. Let's
go." Darien said impatiently but with sincerity.
Serena sighed. " And
you'll be okay Lita?" she questioned with concern.
" Fine. I'll be waiting
for my company. I trust you on your words Darien." Lita teased with an easy
smile.
" I always say the truth."
Darien promised. " Most of the time." He added to himself. He was slightly
worried although he didn't show it. That boy just better show up and not
disappoint the brunette. She seemed fragile, even if her structure shows
otherwise. " Fragile in the inside but strong on the outside. That's Lita.
Serena looks fragile but she most be strong on the inside, after that
incident." He thought back.
" Thanks for the rose.
It's stunning." Serena said with her nose in the blooming red flower.
" Here's the maze." Darien
said quietly. He snuck peeks back at Serena's balcony.
" Something the matter?"
Serena questioned, seeing Darien's worried glance.
" Hmm? Something the
matter? Shouldn't be." He replied absently.
" Shouldn't be?" Serena
thought to herself.
Darien breathed a sigh of
relief as he saw a sudden shadowy outline jump onto the balcony and ease itself
in.
" Yoo-hoo?" Serena asked,
waving the rose in front of the dreaming Darien. He jumped in surprise.
" Yeah?" he smiled.
Serena grinned
mischievously. She felt full of energy, full of happiness, full of something
indescribable. She stepped up and wrapped her arms around Darien's neck. She pressed
her body close. " Mmmm. It's a nice night tonight." She emphasized on nice.
" Yeah." Darien breathed
looking down at the rosy face of the close blonde. He suddenly jumped as he
felt something drop down his shirt.
" Opps. My bad." Serena
giggled, moving away. She had dropped her rose down the back of his shirt.
" I'm sure." He replied
sarcastically. " Ow, ow. I knew I should have removed all the thorns." He
muttered to himself. He had to untuck his shirt before the rose would leave his
back alone. As he felt the rose fall down, he felt the warm body press itself
against him once again.
" Aren't you hot?" Serena
breathed on his neck, unbuttoning his shirt.
" Just a little." Darien
whispered with a smirk.
" Guess you won't be
needing that." Serena said innocently as she threw his shirt into the fountain.
" Why you evil girl!"
Darien exclaimed.
" A fast girl!" Serena
cried back, already a foot away. " Can't catch me Mr. Turtle!" she smiled.
" Mr. Turtle?!" Darien
yelled. " I'll teach you!" he threatened running after the giggling girl.
And ran and ran they did.
Through the long winding paths of the maze, under the ripening golden autumn
trees, and past the many warm green fields, they continued running. They chased
each other under the full moonlight, till each one began to tire out but still
won't give up.
" Ahhh!" Serena cried as
she tripped over a tuft of grass in the middle of the green patch underneath a
peach blossom tree.
" Caught ya!" Darien said
in glee. He fell on the grass, rolled over, and pinned the girl down.
" Now the turtle has
caught up with the hare." He whispered as his face drew closer to the smiling
blondes.
Suddenly there was a
piercing scream in the air. The couple jumped and rolled away from each other.
" What?" Darien said with
concern evident in his voice but disappointment in his eyes.
" Lita." Serena gasped.
She got up and began running towards her balcony. " Oh no." Serena cried as she
tripped on her long nightgown.
" Caught ya again." Darien
smiled, as he scooped up the blonde before she fell to the ground. Cradling her
in his arms, he quickly ran up the steps of her balcony and opened the doors.
Everything was black.
They began feeling around
for the door. There was a table, a bed, a backpack that they all tripped and
blundered over.
" Found it." Serena said,
gripping the smooth, cold round doorknob.
" Great." Darien sighed,
rubbing his sores from his blunders in the dark.
" It's locked!" she
exclaimed, trying to turn the doorknob.
" Nuh uh. No way." Darien
breathed. He grabbed the doorknob and gave it a sharp turn and tug. It was
indeed stuck. Not locked because the lock was inside the room. It was just
plainly and simply stuck.
" What now?" Serena
whispered, leaning against Darien in the dark.
" I don't know." He said defeated.
" Was it her company
Darien? Huh? Her company! Who was it?" Serena demanded, hitting Darien on the
chest.
" Ow. Stop. It was Ken."
He answered, blocking the angry blows.
" Ken?" Serena stopped
pounding on Darien. " Its quiet. I wonder." Serena began, ear against the door.
" Might as well get
comfortable. It'll be awhile." Darien said. He picked up the girl and together
they tumbled onto the bed.
" Darien!" Serena
squealed.
" Yes?" Darien replied,
staring blindly into the darkness.
" I got an idea! We could
go out the balcony and knock on my dorm door! If something is really the
matter, we can figure it out then." She answered triumphantly.
" Great." He sighed,
slowly getting out of bed. Serena already leaped out of bed and was at the
French doors to the balcony.
" It's stuck." Serena
frowned. " How could that be?" she wondered.
" Huh? Stuck?" Darien
exclaimed. " Ugh. I need sleep!" he cried, rubbing his eyes. He tried opening
the doors. No luck. " How about we sleep on it?" he asked, yawning.
" What about Lita?" Serena
asked, as she got into bed. There was not a sound outside of her door.
" I don't know." Darien
murmured slipping in next to Serena in the bed. With a sigh, Serena moved in
closer while Darien covered them in the soft blanket. " I just know." He sighed,
falling into a dreamless sleep.
To be Cont'd…………………
AN- Sigh. I know I know.
Not a great chapter. Sorry buddies. But REVIEW Please? Pretty Please?
