Red Envelopes 7
" Remind me again, why we're running?" Darien panted as they ran underneath the pools of orange glows of the streetlights.
Serena stopped, and dropped Darien's hand. She rolled her eyes. " Duh! Because my dad would have shot you, put you on a post for all the other guys to see, and then cheerfully escort me to the dance!" she explained, using dramatic hand motions.
Darien scratched his head and gave a nervous cough. " Uh…Serena?" he began.
" What?" Serena looked up, and began to laugh. She clutched her stomach, as she began to giggle harder.
" What?" now it was Darien's turn to ask irritably.
" You…you…you look green!" Serena burst out in another peel of laughter.
" P-pardon?" Darien stammered. He looked down at his tux. It was true. Bathe in orange light his suit did look green. He shuddered in horror of what his hair would look like. He glared at Serena, who seemed to have trouble breathing every time she looked at him. And no, he was sure it wasn't because of his breathtakingly gorgeous looks, as Serena clutched at the streetlamp pole to stop herself from falling down. " Let's go," he said gruffly, grabbing her hand.
They were pretty close to the school, and Serena was able to calm herself now that there weren't any orange street lamps near. She remembered something. " What did you have to tell me before?" she asked.
" Oh yea," Darien sighed. " Um, Serena…did you know that I can drive?" he inquired.
" Eh…" Serena scrunched up her face.
" Well, I drove to your house! That's why I asked you before why we were running!!" Darien exploded.
" Eh…" Serena coughed. " Well, it's not my fault! Why didn't you tell me before we began that 2 mile sprint!?" she snapped back.
" When a girl runs at me at 80 miles per hour and grabs my hand, and continues to run at 80 miles per hour, it's kind of hard to stop and mention the red car that's parked in the driveway!" Darien fired back.
Serena pouted. She grabbed Darien's hand, and pulled herself close. They continued walking until they reached the school entrance. " I wasn't going 80 mph. More like 70," she teased.
" What?" Darien asked confused, at her sudden calm behavior.
Serena looked up at him shyly. " Well…it's Valentine's Day. Couples shouldn't be fighting," she said. And with that, she kissed him lightly on the cheek, pulled him closer, and walked into the school.
" Couple?" Darien thought confused. He frowned. " What?" he thought, all confused. The sudden change of events was hard on his one-track mind. " S-Serena?" he asked.
" Hm?" Serena looked up, and smiled at the cute confused look on his face.
" We're a couple?" he asked naively.
Serena blushed. She shrugged, and her eyes darted at the few scattered couples that were there already.
" Because I don't mind," Darien said, as his smooth attitude took over his confused one. He leaned over and was about to kiss her, when someone clapped him on the shoulder.
" Darien!" someone chuckled.
" What!" Darien turned around aggravated.
" Hey," Andrew said casually. " Can I talk to you for a minute?" he pulled Darien away without his consent.
" What is it?" Darien asked concerned. His usually sickeningly cheerful friend had a worried look on his face.
" I brought Mina, and I don't know how to act around her! She's…so smiley!" Andrew sighed.
Darien suppressed his laughter. " Uh…Andrew? I hate to break it to you but your very smiley yourself," he laughed.
Andrew scowled. " Well, what I meant to tell you, was that Raye's coming up the steps, and she seemed quite…murderous about something. Mina tells me she kept on muttering, ' Darien' while she was in the car with her," Andrew winced.
Darien's face turned
white. " I'll be fine," he reassured himself, not Andrew.
Andrew nodded, sure that the response was for him. " Sure," he replied, falsely
cheerful. " I should get back to Mina, and you to Serena," he said.
Darien walked away. A soft song began, as the lights dim, and a crowd began to form on the dance floor. " Let's go," he whispered to Serena, pulling her away from the circle of friends that included Raye.
Ooh, I got a crush on you
I hope that you feel the way that I do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
Ooh, I got a crush on you
A crush on you
The music faded, as Darien pulled Serena closed and began to speak lowly. " So, you got my red envelope," he whispered.
" Yea," Serena smiled, and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Darien's face began to turn red.
" What is it?" Serena asked, noticing his sudden blush.
" You think…" Darien said slowly, " That maybe…"
Serena looked up curiously, as his face began to turn into a deeper shade of red.
" That maybe you can be my girl? I know about your reputation, but I was just wondering. You know, if you would want…to be just my girl?" Darien asked in a rush.
I will always want you
I will always love you
I've got a crush…
Darien stared nervously at her as the song faded away, and a new song came up.
Serena began to smile. " Yea…as long as your promise to be just my guy. No one else's," she teased.
Darien began to smile too. " I promise," he whispered, and pulled her close to kiss her. " Oh yea," he said as he pulled her away for a bit. " I do have a necklace for you…but it's in my car."
Serena scowled at him.
Darien held his hands up. " Hey, you'd be wearing it now, if you didn't-" Darien got interrupted, when Serena simply closed his mouth with hers.
* WHISTLES * HOOTS * CATCALLS *
" You guys can never kiss in private can you?" Andrew laughed from his position nearby.
Serena and Darien laughed, as some of the crowd began to move away from the dance floor, as a fast song came on.
Darien laughed harder, as he saw Mr. Palmer giving him two-thumbs up, winking, and smiling furiously. His laughter stopped short, as he saw Raye walking determinedly towards him.
To Be Cont'd!!
A/N: I'm feeling better now! I was sick before. Sorry for the lateness of the new chapter! This fic will end in oh…one or two chapters, depending on my mood. I don't know if orange light on black would turn it green, but I was just staring at my orange streetlamps and the idea popped in my head! Don't flame if it doesn't happen! Review please! Happy New Years!
* Check out Makanna's ch.3 of Governor's Square!
* The song was "Crush" by Mandy Moore
