Red Envelopes 4
" Therefore without
conviction…" Mrs. Ashley droned on, whacking the board with her pointer to
prove her point.
" La de dum…" Serena
hummed under her breath, doodling on her binder.
* RING *
" Okay, class! Remember to
finish chapters five and six!" Mrs. Ashley attempted to yell over the loud
conversations of her students. " Oh, forget it." She muttered, and began to
erase the board.
" Hey Serena!" Andrew
called, as he spotted the blonde in the hallway.
Serena swung around, her
blonde hair flying catching the sunlight from the windows. " Oh, hi Andrew."
Serena replied, her smile not quite reaching her eyes.
Andrew ran up, dodging
other students, till he was able to walk along with Serena down the hall. " So,
have you decided who you'll go with to the dance?" Andrew grinned.
Serena tensed. Once again,
her eyes glazed over as she remembered what happened this morning.
" Serena?" Andrew tapped
her lightly on the shoulder.
Serena jumped, and crashed
back into reality. " Um… I don't know. I'll probably go stag." She smiled
tightly.
Andrew's eyes flickered. "
Oh." He retorted, and was silent.
In quiet, they walked down
the hall side by side. Andrew glanced over at Serena, and his eyes read in some
of her doodles on her white binder. Raising an eyebrow, he opened his mouth to
ask Serena about them.
" Oh this is my classroom.
Thanks for walking with me, Andrew." Serena gave him a slight grin. Before he
could say anything, she walked through the door.
With a slight frown on his
face, Andrew walked halfway down the hall before something important hit him.
Running back to the door where Serena went into, Andrew ran in just before the
bell rang. Shaking his head, he sat down. " I can't believe I forgot Serena and
I have the same class this period."
" Ow." Darien stared at
the window reflection of himself. Lightly, he touched the bruise on his
forehead. With a sigh, he turned away from the window and tried to pay
attention to his teacher. After a few minutes of staring at the teacher with a
slightly interested look on his face, Darien slumped down in his chair, knowing
that his attention span would not hold. Letting his jet-black hair fall into
his eyes, he closed his eyes, and thought back to the morning. Frowning, he
tried to remember each detail, feeling as if he was missing something.
* RING *
" I GOT IT!" Darien
shouted. Fortunately for Darien, the bell had rung at the same time and not
many students heard him, although some odd glances where directed to him. With
a happy smile, Darien walked briskly toward the door.
" Oh Darien?" his teacher,
Mr. Palmer, beckoned him towards the desk.
" Yes?" Darien replied
impatiently, eager to get out.
Mr. Palmer leaned his
elbows on his desk, and clasped his hands together. A big smile was spread on
his face. " I am so happy that you understand the new formula taught today." He
chirped.
" Eh?" Darien's eyes
stared at the excited old man.
Mr. Palmer rested his head
on his clasped hands. " I know how hard this subject is for students, and I was
so excited to hear your exclamation over your comprehension for the formula."
Mr. Palmer practically bubbled out in his enthusiasm.
" Oh." Darien hung his
head, biting back his laughter at his teacher's misunderstanding. " After all,
nothing bad could happen from this." He thought, with a shrug.
" So, I'm anticipating the
wonderful grade from your exam tomorrow! I know from your enthusiasm today, you
won't disappoint me." Mr. Palmer grinned. " You should go. You'll be late for
lunch."
" Yes sir." Darien walked
out the door in shock. " Exam?" he whispered, face pale. " I didn't even pay
attention today!" he groaned. The thought of hitting his head on the wall
tempted him, but he held back. " I might need whatever brain cells I have left
to study." He sighed, walking down the deserted hallway to lunch.
" Serena! Hello?" Mina
waved her hand across Serena's eyes, which were staring out the lunch window.
" Mmmm?" Serena answered
back.
" What's wrong with her?"
Raye frowned, as she set her lunch down.
Mina shrugged. " Pudding
Serena?" Mina asked, holding out the container.
" Neeeeeeh." Serena
answered, eyes glued to the breezy outdoors.
" Serena?" Lita questioned
at her lack of communication.
Serena stood up quickly. "
I think I'll take a walk." She announced. Turning a sharp heel, she walked
stiffly outside, hugging her binder.
" It's so nice outside."
Serena inhaled the crisp air and smiled. Closing her eyes for a moment she felt
in peace. "Ooofff" she cried as she bumped into a body and flew.
" Se-Ser-SERENA?" Darien stammered.
His hair was a mess,
blowing all over the place, but somehow he still looks incredibly…incredible.
Serena sighed. " Hey. How are you?" she asked him dryly.
" I…I…" Darien stared at
the shredded red envelope in his hands.
" Oh!" Serena's eyes sprung
tears as she saw the ripped scarlet pieces in his hand.
" I…I…" Darien was not in
an articulate mood. " I want to know if you would like to go to the dance with
me." He rushed.
Serena gasped.
Raye gasped.
Andrew gasped.
The whole school, how happened
to run outside from seeing Serena trip and fly, gasped.
TO BE
CONTINUED
A/N: heh… I couldn't help
adding that last bit. You know what? I love my computer!! I almost lost this
chapter but it got put in the RESCUED file!! Oh thaaaaaank you!! Please REVIEW!!
And no! I don't own SM!
