Red Envelopes 8

Darien pulled Serena closer to him instinctively. Serena looked at him, wonder in her eyes.

Raye stopped in front of them, with a swish of her short ensemble that consisted of black hip huggers and a lacy blood-red top. " Can I talk to Darien for a minute?" she asks, a piece of her long ebony hair twined around her index finger.

" Sure, Raye," Serena said slowly, confused. She pulled herself out of Darien's arms, and walked over to a group of friends.

Darien and Raye walked off towards the row of chairs by the wall, with a word. He motioned for her to sit down on the hard black chair next to the one he was sitting on. " So…" he prompted, still looking at Serena through the corner of his eyes.

Raye slapped his cheek slightly. " Pay attention," she said softly, with amusement in her eyes. " Listen, I just wanted to say to ignore the note I sent you before," she said, blushing, looking down at her hands.

Darien nearly fainted with relief. " What note?" he said innocently, eyes twinkling.

Raye smiled at him slightly. She gave him a trivial hug, and walked off. Apparently, there was this brown-haired boy waiting for her by the door. Placing her arm on his, they walked out the door, leaving behind the soft evening breeze.

Darien leaned his head back against the wall. " Thank the Lord," he breathed. He opened his eyes, and found them staring at a squinted pair of blue eyes. " Serena!" he exclaimed surprised, looking into her frowning eyes.

" What was that about?" she asked, scooting next to him.  

" Oh, nothing," Darien smiled at her. " Want to dance?" He stood up, stretched, and held out his hand to her.

Serena stared him, eyes narrowed. She pressed her body to his. " Tell me," she begged.

Darien chuckled. He wrapped an arm around her, and pulled her onto the dance floor. He leaned down and began to whisper the story into her ear, as they danced slowly to the music.

My mind is spinning round and around
There's something special I have found
Every time I close my eyes
All I can think of is you and me

Serena sighed contently, and leaned her head against Darien's shoulder, as they swayed along with the tune.

Everything you do
Everything that you do
Makes me wanna go…
Everything you say
Everything that you say
Makes me wanna go…

The school doors opened, bringing in with it the night wind. Serena's dress swirled around her legs, as she smiled up at Darien and ran her fingers through his hair.

" SERENITY TENOR!!!!!!!!" a voice bellowed. In came her father stalking in, with his hair astray, her mother, and her brother in tow.

They're trying to build a fence
By saying that this won't last
They tell me I don't have a chance
That everything moves too fast

Serena stopped and stared at her family, mortified. She saw her mother's twinkling eyes, and smiled slightly. Her father looked like his head was ready to pop, as well as his eyes twitching with annoyance. Sammy was standing next to his mother, chewing on something. " Well, old plans never failed, so…" she thought. She reached down Darien's pockets.

Darien's face turned red as he felt her slim hand sliding down his pants. He glanced at his girlfriend's father, and found that he had turned the color of a beet, and his nose was flared; looking remarkably like a bull. He felt his wallet slither up, and was even more surprised about that than the intrusion of the hand.  

Serena quickly opened the wallet behind Darien's back, facing away from the family, and inspected it. " $20 for a full public performance," Serena thought. She quickly took the crisp bill out, and put the wallet back into its rightful place. Through the corner of her eye, she saw Sammy watching her closely. She waved the bill lightly, making sure her father didn't see, but that her mother did. Though, her mother won't be bribed my money, she'll be bribed by any kind of romance for her daughter.

* GASP * * WHEEZE * CHOKE * * EXTREME WRETCHED WAIL * *CHOKE *

"Sammy, not right now. I'm not going to buy this right now!" his father scolded. He didn't pay attention, and began walking towards the couple, fuming.

* THUNK * Sammy had fallen onto the floor.

" Oh my god, Sammy! Darling! Speak to me!" his mother, feigned terror, as she clutched her son to her.

"Sammy?" his father now paid attention. Quickly, a crowd swarmed around them, blocking Serena and Darien's view.

"Your family is amazing," Darien whispered into her ear, chuckling.

" Yea…" Serena replied, smiling as she caught her mother's wink from between people's legs.

But every time I close my eyes
All I can think of is you and me

The noises faded out, as Serena concentrated on the music, and continued her dancing.

That everything you do...
Everything

Everything you do
Everything that you do...
Everything you say
Everything that you say

Even the music started to fade, as Darien drew Serena close to her, and the lights dimmed as their lips drew nearer.

Serena stretched luxuriously, as she got up in the morning. Squinting, she peered at the sunrays streaming through the window. Sitting up, with her chin on her knees, she sighed; happily though, as she recalled the memories of yesterday night. " The kisses…" she thought, and squealed. " The…family," she remembered and nearly burst out laughing once again. Sammy, bless his little heart, had kept up his acting long enough for Serena and Darien to run out the back door after their kiss.

Humming, Serena brushed her hair, and flounced down the stairs in her pajamas. As she stepped onto the last step, the mail came in through the slot of the door. "Yay! Mail!" Serena squealed. Jumping down the last step, she plopped herself down next to the pile of mail. Bending her head down, she skimmed through the addresses. " Junk…bill…junk…huh?" she thought, as the mail slot opened, and something came in. It floated down onto her head, and Serena reached up and looked at it. " A red envelope," she thought. She wrenched the door open.

Standing there was Darien. Cheeks a bit flushed, he pointed handed her a rose.

Taking it, Serena read the little tag on it. 'Read the red envelope' it said. So she did.

Had fun last night. Do you want to go on your first date with me today? I didn't wait 4 months to give this to you this time. Isn't this the red envelope above all your other red envelopes?

Serena giggled. " Be right back," she mouthed, as she looked down and saw her bunny slippers. Putting the note back into the envelope, and with the envelope in hand, she skipped upstairs. Down the hall to her room, she ran into her dad. " Sorry!" she cried, as she skipped off.

" Where are you going?" her dad demanded to know. " Is there a boy downstairs? Are you going on a date? What's that in your hand?" he fired questions, one after another.

" The red envelope that's above all the other envelopes!" Serena called back. She went into her sunlight room, and twirled around, ecstatic. She smiled in the mirror, then back at the envelope. " That's what started it all," she thought. " Red envelopes." She hurried to the bathroom to get ready for her date. The sunlight danced through her window, and glanced off the red envelope lying on the dresser.

The End.

A/N: So, how'd you like it? Sorry, if it's too corny!! ^^;; Gaz is editing this, so the revised version will be up sometime soon! I hope! * hint * * hint * Gaz! Lol! Hoped you liked reading this, and thanks to everyone who REVIEWED! Leave your email address if you want to join my mailing list! I have lots of stories that need to be updated! * Jo *

Song: Everything that you do by M2M