Ch.15: Amber Drops

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… ^_-