When Sunlight meets Moonlight
Ch.15: Amber Drops
" Good morning students! Please take your seats!" Mrs.
Kane shouted over the talking of her excited students. " Here are some
announcements for the upcoming Harvest Ball. First, formal attire is required, so
tuxedos and gowns ladies and gents. Second, the ball's time length will range
from approximately 7 in the evening to midnight, with a firework show
afterwards. Thirdly, the theme will be, of course, harvest and fall. So come
dressed appropriately for the theme."
" Mrs. Kane?" a smirking teenager raised his hand.
" Yes, Evan?" she nodded to him, eyes narrowed at his
smirk.
" Since we could dress appropriately for the theme, could
someone dress up as…maybe a leaf or something?" Evan smiled, eyes mischievous.
Mrs. Kane smiled back. " You may dress as a leaf if you
would like Evan, and you also have the privilege of writing me a 5 page essay
on harvest. Since that is the theme after all. Now it is time for class to
begin. Open up your textbook to page 45."
" And therefore…" Mrs. Kane's voice faded from Serena's
ears as she focused her attention on the ivory colored envelope that landed on
her desk.
Dearest Serena,
Ready to
put your plan in attack? I still can't believe I'm doing this, but it is for you
so its okay.
Love,
Darien
Serena lifted off the yellow sticky note, and opened up
the letter.
To my Princess,
I have
decided that you may accompany me to the Harvest Ball. I will be awaiting your
presence at 6:30 before your door.
Your Prince
Serena smiled and carelessly let the letter fall to the ground. It made a swift sound, sliding across the wooden floor. Envious eyes of the females of the room followed the maize colored paper drifting to a stop. They had all seen the exchange from Darien and Serena, and were shocked to see how Serena had sloppily let the paper fall to the ground.
As the bell rang, Darien and Serena raced for the door,
messenger bags and hair flying in their current.
" Everyone seems in a hurry." Mrs. Kane thought as she
observed Darien and Serena's quick get away and the girls all rushing to a
certain spot in the room. The only one that seemed to not follow this rush was
Lita. She had seemed as if she was drifting about in another world in her mind,
with her slow movements and the dazed look on her face.
" They got it?" Darien whispered, as he and Serena snuck
their heads back into the room to look at the mass group of fighting girls
still in the room.
" Obviously, Einstein." Serena smiled sarcastically.
" Well you seem better today, my lady." Darien smiled
gently down at her, as he put his arm around her shoulder and they began
walking down the hallway.
" I am, thanks." Serena whispered, putting her head in the
crook of his shoulder and hugging him close. She felt tears stream down her
cheek and she buried her head in his deep blue sweater. " I can't tell him. Not
now." She thought, trying to hide her sobs.
Of course Darien wasn't this dense. " I wonder what's
wrong now." He thought, as he caressed Serena's golden head gently and
pretended that he hadn't heard that heartbreaking weep.
And so the evening of the Harvest Ball, all was getting
ready…
" Lita!" Serena cried as she rushed around that night,
trying to find her necklace. " Have you seen…oh never mind!" Serena rushed back
into her room as she spotted the black case on the kitchen table.
" Find it?" Lita gasped, as she tried to fit herself into
a small pink gown. She had gotten her legs through and was working on her arms.
Serena frowned at the sight of Lita, looking like she was
suffocating in her dress. " Lita, let's find you another gown." She advised.
Lita looked like she was in tears. " This is the one Ken
would like thought!" she wailed.
" You're going with Ken? Great!" Serena squealed.
" But he's your challenge. I'm sorry." Lita hung her head,
mournfully.
" No need. You'll see why later tonight. Why don't you
wear that pretty dark green gown you got last time?" Serena's voice was muffled
as she went through Lita's pile of dresses for the ball. " Here it is!" Serena
cried triumphantly as she held it up.
" I don't know." Lita's eyebrows met and lips were pursed.
" Just try it!" Serena handed her the gown in
exasperation. She turned around trying to find her own dress for the evening.
" How is it?" Lita asked, as she stood before Serena in
her new gown. The gown was made of soft material, which hugged her curves and
swished around Lita's body as she spun in a circle. The light bounced off in a
glittery shimmer casting a glow around the sea green gown.
" It's gorgeous!" Serena praised.
" But my hair…" Lita's eyes were filled with worry once
again.
" I'll take care of it." Serena smiled, as she motioned
Lita to sit down at her vanity. She took Lita's hair out of its ponytail and
sprayed it wet. Then she used her curling iron to enhance some of naturally
bouncy hair. When she was finished, she squirted a little rose fragrance over
the mass of shining curls spilling off of Lita's shoulders.
" Done. Can you do your own makeup? I have to get my gown
on!" Serena smiled, as she hopped away still in her school clothes.
" I don't like deceiving Serena like this. Maybe Raye
isn't right…but if she is, then…well, I just hope Raye knows what she is
doing." Lita sighed as she battled her recent decisions in her mind. She put
the finishing touches on her now pink glistening lips. She curved the corners
up, trying to smile, but remembering about what will happen tonight, made the
smile fake.
" Lita?" Serena asked tentively as she walked into the room.
Lita turned around, putting on a mask of happiness. "
Serena you look beautiful." She gasped, as the mask dropped and her real
happiness for her friend shown.
" You think?" Serena giggled, as she turned around in a
circle to show Lita the back. The dress was a stunning white gown with streaks
of gold. It wound around Serena's upper body like a snake and flared out at the
waist, flowing down into a circle to the ground. It was strapless and
glittering around her neck was a silver necklace with amber drops and little
glass leaves. Shining in Serena's golden hair were little white flowers woven
in.
" Seems like a harvest theme, do you think? The amber
color for fall and the necklace of leaves." Serena smiled. " The flowers were a
bonus." She giggled. She narrowed her eyes at the bare space around Lita's
neck. " You don't have a-wait, I have the perfect thing." Serena smiled. She
opened her music box and pulled out a glittering silver woven chain. On it hung
a big amber drop with a silver leaf trapped inside. " My dad loved amber
jewelry and bought as many as he could for me. This one is one of my favorites
and the leaf would represent fall." She said as she clasped the necklace around
Lita's neck. " Lita?" she questioned as she saw the tears in her friend's eyes.
" Thank you." Lita gasped, as she gave Serena a hug. " And
good luck." Lita whispered inaudibly.
To be Cont'd…………….
Sorry I haven't updated in so long! ^_^ Summer gets to me
sometimes! Oh, and one little hint about the story. If you go back to ch.1, you
would realize that Serena's story about her tattoo to Lita is different than
the one she told Darien. There is a reason… ^_-
