Sweet Sixteen - Chapter 3: Extra Helpings
By: Magellan Princess
Rating: PG
Warnings: none, really…if you love Darien you shouldn't read this, but I think from the previous chapters you've figured that out, ne?
Serena walked towards her mind, thoughts running through her head…as well as schemes against Darien and Raye. She dug through her purse, careful not to ruin her nails, and couldn't produce her key. "Shit…" she said, trying one last time. Sighing, she rang the doorbell.
"Konnichiwa. Genki desu ka?" Ilene Tsukino said, opening the door.
"Konnichiwa, okasan." Serena said, smiling.
"Excuse me?"
"It's Serena."
"Serena, darling! I didn't even recognize you!" Ilene said, opening the door and letting Serena inside. "I love your hair, it's gorgeous! Why did you decide to get it cut? I like it…Oh, your father will have a fit! And…" Her mother inspected Serena.
"Arigato, Okasan." She said, sighing.
"It's your birthday, darling! Why aren't you out with your friends? Or Darien? Oh, never mind that…I cooked you a chocolate cake, it has pink icing, and just the way you like it! Do you mind if we wait for your father to get home to open your presents? I think you'll like them though, dear..."
"Arigato. I'm going to go rest, okay?"
"Okay, Serena. Sammy's at a friend's, but he'll be home for dinner."
"Mika's?"
"Hai."
"Okay." Serena trudged up the stairs. She just needed to lie down. Where was Rini? What had Darien done to her by…Raye?
"Serena honey, the phone's for you!" Her mother called from the kitchen.
"Who is it?" Serena said tiredly.
"Andrew!"
Serena shot up. Andrew? Calling here?? "Coming!!" Serena said, bouncing off her bed and picking up her pink phone.
"Andy?" She said.
"Uh, hey Serena." He said. For some reason he sounded nervous.
'He's even cuter like that…' a voice said inside of her. "Nani??" She said, surprised at the thoughts going through her head.
"Oh, if you don't want to talk…"
'Now you've done it Serena. No guy likes you. Get a life.' Shut up… Serena told herself dejectedly. "Iie, I want to talk to you!"
Andrew perked up. "Really? I mean, if you want to. I mean…"
"Can we talk at the Arcade, Andy?" Serena said happily.
"Yeah, sure!" Andrew said.
"Arigato." Serena said, and hung up the phone. She ran to her closet and got out a black halter-top and a cute pink miniskirt. She went to put her hair in meatballs and realized happily she didn't have to worry about that anymore. Sliding her key into her pink messenger bag, she put it on, the silver crescent-moon key chain shimmering. She ran downstairs, scribbled down where she'd be on a note on the bulletin board her parents had gotten to know where she is all the time, and ran out the door. The warm, soft breeze tickled her legs and played with her hair. "This is awesome." Serena said happily. She rounded the corner and stood outside the Crown Arcade.
"Serena!" A man said, running up to her. She looked at him with disgust-it was Darien.
"What the fuck do you want." She said angrily. Surprised by her coldness, Darien hesitated. "Too late." She said, kneeing him in the balls-hard-and walking inside calmly. She saw Andrew over by the counter and waved happily. "Andrew!" She cried.
"Hey, Serena." He smiled as she sat down at the bar. "Um…isn't that Darien out there?" He said, tilting his head to the direction of Darien grimacing in pain outside.
Serena looked. "Oh, I suppose it is." She said coolly, and turned back to Andrew. "Is my birthday present still up for grabs?" She said sweetly.
"Uh…yeah. Definitely. What would you like?" Andrew said.
"Just a chocolate shake, for now. And some fries, maybe." Serena said. She looked up at him smiling and her heart beat faster and faster. 'No!' She thought. 'I felt this way about Darien…I can't trust my heart. My heart lies…'
"Serena, are you okay?" Andrew asked her.
"Oh! Yeah, I'm sorry." Serena said. "I just spaced out for a second."
"Oh. I'll go get your food." Andrew said.
"Yeah…" Serena said wistfully.
Andrew went in the back and turned around to lean against the wall, sweating. "Oh my god…I can't like Serena…she doesn't like me, I know it."
Back at the bar, Serena wondered why it was taking so long to just get her a milkshake. "Andy?" She called.
Andrew panicked and hurried to get the food. By accident he got an extra large milkshake and a LOT of fries. He came out, trying to act normal. "Sorry, Sere."
Serena's eyes bugged out. ALL THAT FOOD?! What was wrong? "Andy…I don't know if I can eat all this (AN: told you this was OOC)."
Andrew looked down at the huge tray of food and blushed. "Sorry. I'll help you, if you want."
'YES YES YES YES YES!' that annoying little voice inside her said. She calmly told it to shut the fuck up and then proceeded to smile at Andrew. "If you want to…"
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Sorry, it's short. I know. I only really have one thing to say:
OH MY GOD THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 more reviews and chapter 4's out!!
Love Always,
Magellan Princess
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Japanese Phrases:
Genki desu ka? - How are you?
Okasan - Mother
Arigato - Thank you
Konnichiwa: Hello
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By: Magellan Princess
Rating: PG
Warnings: none, really…if you love Darien you shouldn't read this, but I think from the previous chapters you've figured that out, ne?
Serena walked towards her mind, thoughts running through her head…as well as schemes against Darien and Raye. She dug through her purse, careful not to ruin her nails, and couldn't produce her key. "Shit…" she said, trying one last time. Sighing, she rang the doorbell.
"Konnichiwa. Genki desu ka?" Ilene Tsukino said, opening the door.
"Konnichiwa, okasan." Serena said, smiling.
"Excuse me?"
"It's Serena."
"Serena, darling! I didn't even recognize you!" Ilene said, opening the door and letting Serena inside. "I love your hair, it's gorgeous! Why did you decide to get it cut? I like it…Oh, your father will have a fit! And…" Her mother inspected Serena.
"Arigato, Okasan." She said, sighing.
"It's your birthday, darling! Why aren't you out with your friends? Or Darien? Oh, never mind that…I cooked you a chocolate cake, it has pink icing, and just the way you like it! Do you mind if we wait for your father to get home to open your presents? I think you'll like them though, dear..."
"Arigato. I'm going to go rest, okay?"
"Okay, Serena. Sammy's at a friend's, but he'll be home for dinner."
"Mika's?"
"Hai."
"Okay." Serena trudged up the stairs. She just needed to lie down. Where was Rini? What had Darien done to her by…Raye?
"Serena honey, the phone's for you!" Her mother called from the kitchen.
"Who is it?" Serena said tiredly.
"Andrew!"
Serena shot up. Andrew? Calling here?? "Coming!!" Serena said, bouncing off her bed and picking up her pink phone.
"Andy?" She said.
"Uh, hey Serena." He said. For some reason he sounded nervous.
'He's even cuter like that…' a voice said inside of her. "Nani??" She said, surprised at the thoughts going through her head.
"Oh, if you don't want to talk…"
'Now you've done it Serena. No guy likes you. Get a life.' Shut up… Serena told herself dejectedly. "Iie, I want to talk to you!"
Andrew perked up. "Really? I mean, if you want to. I mean…"
"Can we talk at the Arcade, Andy?" Serena said happily.
"Yeah, sure!" Andrew said.
"Arigato." Serena said, and hung up the phone. She ran to her closet and got out a black halter-top and a cute pink miniskirt. She went to put her hair in meatballs and realized happily she didn't have to worry about that anymore. Sliding her key into her pink messenger bag, she put it on, the silver crescent-moon key chain shimmering. She ran downstairs, scribbled down where she'd be on a note on the bulletin board her parents had gotten to know where she is all the time, and ran out the door. The warm, soft breeze tickled her legs and played with her hair. "This is awesome." Serena said happily. She rounded the corner and stood outside the Crown Arcade.
"Serena!" A man said, running up to her. She looked at him with disgust-it was Darien.
"What the fuck do you want." She said angrily. Surprised by her coldness, Darien hesitated. "Too late." She said, kneeing him in the balls-hard-and walking inside calmly. She saw Andrew over by the counter and waved happily. "Andrew!" She cried.
"Hey, Serena." He smiled as she sat down at the bar. "Um…isn't that Darien out there?" He said, tilting his head to the direction of Darien grimacing in pain outside.
Serena looked. "Oh, I suppose it is." She said coolly, and turned back to Andrew. "Is my birthday present still up for grabs?" She said sweetly.
"Uh…yeah. Definitely. What would you like?" Andrew said.
"Just a chocolate shake, for now. And some fries, maybe." Serena said. She looked up at him smiling and her heart beat faster and faster. 'No!' She thought. 'I felt this way about Darien…I can't trust my heart. My heart lies…'
"Serena, are you okay?" Andrew asked her.
"Oh! Yeah, I'm sorry." Serena said. "I just spaced out for a second."
"Oh. I'll go get your food." Andrew said.
"Yeah…" Serena said wistfully.
Andrew went in the back and turned around to lean against the wall, sweating. "Oh my god…I can't like Serena…she doesn't like me, I know it."
Back at the bar, Serena wondered why it was taking so long to just get her a milkshake. "Andy?" She called.
Andrew panicked and hurried to get the food. By accident he got an extra large milkshake and a LOT of fries. He came out, trying to act normal. "Sorry, Sere."
Serena's eyes bugged out. ALL THAT FOOD?! What was wrong? "Andy…I don't know if I can eat all this (AN: told you this was OOC)."
Andrew looked down at the huge tray of food and blushed. "Sorry. I'll help you, if you want."
'YES YES YES YES YES!' that annoying little voice inside her said. She calmly told it to shut the fuck up and then proceeded to smile at Andrew. "If you want to…"
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Sorry, it's short. I know. I only really have one thing to say:
OH MY GOD THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 more reviews and chapter 4's out!!
Love Always,
Magellan Princess
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Japanese Phrases:
Genki desu ka? - How are you?
Okasan - Mother
Arigato - Thank you
Konnichiwa: Hello
***************************************************************************************