Author's Notes: Hey all you minna-sama! Sorry, I didn't update this story
last weekend, I know.....sigh I am definitely running out of ideas for
this story...Unfortunately, I know where to end it, but I need ideas to get
to the ending that I want, so sometimes I may have trouble updating this
story.....but, I will try as hard as might to update it every
weekend...Ideas from people who read this story would be wonderful! I love
ALL input, good and bad! Well, just needed to tell you all that! On with
the ficcie!
Title: The White Rabbit
Author: Moi!
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 7: It Had to be You
Beth sat up abruptly as she heard the front door being closed. She stared, bleary-eyed, at the blurry image before her. She rubbed her eyes so the image of the blonde would come into focus.
"Where *were* you?!" Beth barked, narrowing her eyes.
"Could we discuss this later?" Serena pleaded as she plopped down in the soft chair. She sighed of relief as she crossed her legs lazily.
"No," Beth replied with disdain. The brunette turned to look at the clock which read 12:02. Beth turned back to glare angrily at the blonde. "Do you even realize how long you've been gone?"
Serena turned to look at the clock and winced, "Um, six hours?"
"That's right! Six hours!! You said nine o'clock, Serena. It's now twelve in the afternoon! What were you doing for those six hours?!" Beth yelled, crossing her arms heatingly over her chest.
"Well, I'd *tell* you if you gave me the chance to explain," Serena muttered, looking to her hands in her lap. Beth glared at the girl in response. "Well, I ended falling asleep in the coffee shop because *someone* made me stay up all night working!"
"It was your idea," Beth murmured, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah,.......well, shut-up," Serena countered.
"Great comeback, sweetheart," Beth replied, her voice soaked in disdain. "Anyway, continue."
"And, um, well, I woke up in the......," Serena winced and looked up at Beth who was still looking quite irritable. "Okay! I woke up in the police station!"
"What?! They caught you?" Beth asked, jolting to attention.
"Well, no," Serena answered, timidly. "You remember how I told you about Darien?"
"Darien who?" Beth questioned, looking quite confused. "Oh, that guy from the coffee shop. Yes, I remember."
"Yes, well," Serena rambled, blushing, "he's a detective which is why I woke up in the police station and-"
~*Flashback*~
"Ex-excuse me," Serena interrupted, still blushing. She had been listening to Jessica and Darien tease one another for about five minutes. Both Darien and Jessica were now looking surprised by her presence as though she had just appeared there out of thin air. Serena smiled timidly. "How did I get here?"
"Simple," Darien stated, shrugging his shoulders lightly. "I-"
"*We* brought you here," Jessica interjected covering Darien's mouth with her hand to stop his chatter. "I carried your and Darien's coffee and muffins while Darien carried you."
'Oh, my,' Serena thought, another faint blush staining her cheeks. "Oh," was all she was safe to say with what was going through her mind.
"Well, I guess I should leave you two love birdies alone," Jessica teased and smiled as she saw Darien turn a lovely color of pink.
"Jess," Darien warned, the blush still evident on his face.
"Darien," Jessica mocked, hopping up from the top of the desk she had been sitting on. "Serena, it was nice meeting you. Could you do me one huge favor?"
"Sure, I'll try," Serena responded, meekly.
"Make sure Darien treats you good. Stick with him. He's really nice once you get to know him," Jessica replied, nonplused. Serena turned a lovely shade of red as did Darien.
"Jess!" Darien bellowed, still as red as a cardinal. But, from anger or embarrassment, no one knows.
"See you later lover boy!" Jessica said, turning to walk out the door. But, she whirled back around. "Make sure the curtains closed!" she replied with a smile and a wink. Jessica then walked out of the office, closing the door behind her. She left *very* embarrassed people in her wake.
"I told you that she was a pain in the butt," Darien stated, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. He broke out in a nervous smile that Serena returned full-heartedly.
"Well, um, there was a reason that I was meeting you at our coffee shop this morning," Serena said, suddenly remembering why she had wormed her way into escaping to the coffee shop.
"So, you weren't planning on meeting me just for the sake of talking?" Darien asked, suddenly finding the papers scattered across his desk more interesting that the blonde in front of him.
"Well,......no, but that was because I pulled an all-nighter," Serena replied, standing up and walking over to Darien's desk. She leaned on it lightly and smiled prettily at him.
"So that explains why you were sleeping in public," Darien answered as he began to organize the papers and folders.
"Yes, but don't get any ideas of *that* being my normal routine because it's not," Serena said, rolling her eyes. Darien had to look at her to make sure she was joking before her gave a small chuckle.
"For some reason, I get this feeling that you will never fail to surprise me no matter how long I know you," Darien responded, receiving a blush from his petite companion. "So, if you weren't waiting for me just for normal chatter, then why were yo waiting?"
"I'm leaving," Serena answered, bluntly. She frowned as Darien did. "I have a business trip to Montana and then I have another one to Texas. Then, I get to come back here. I should be gone about a week. I'm sorry." Serena looked to the floor as she sighed. She had just blurted everything out. She didn't even know why she had wanted to tell him.
"Why are you apologizing?" Darien asked, standing up and walked over toward the door. Serena just shrugged.
"I guess I feel kind of bad because we just met and I'm leaving already," Serena replied, watching him move toward the door.
"Okay," Darien said, simply. He set his hand on the door handle before turning back to Serena. " You want some coffee? I'm going to get some."
"Sure," Serena answered, a small smile grazing her lips.
Darien turned and left the office giving Serena the break she needed. The blonde began to search through the now organized files on Darien's desk. She *had* to find that file before he got back.
Something caught her eyes. She pulled out the folder labeled "Rabbit" and opened it. The small piece of notebook paper that held her simple drawing of a rabbit slipped out of the folder and fell to the floor. Serena leaned down and picked it up, biting her lip.
She had hoped she had been wrong, but now she knew she had the right detectives. Darien and Jessica were tracking her case. "Fate is toying with me," Serena muttered, placing her simple drawing back into the file.
The blonde girl looked around the room frantically and sighed of relief when she saw her coat hanging on the coat hanger behind the door. Serena ran over to it quickly and rolled up the file so she could stick it in the inside pocket of her jacket. She pulled open the jacket and stuck it in the pocket before covering it up again so you couldn't see the file sticking out. She ran back to the couch and sat down quickly just as the door was being pulled open. 'That was close,' Serena thought, sighing mentally of relief.
"I'm telling you, Jess, I think you're imagining things," Darien said, closing the door with his foot. He walked over to the Serena and handed her the small cup of coffee. "Eh, it isn't as good as the coffee shop's, but it should suffice."
"I'm sorry, Darien," Serena replied, looking at the clock. "But, it's late and I was already supposed to be home hours ago. My sister is going to waiting for me......" 'Yeah, waiting for me behind the door with a rather large baseball bat,' Serena mentally added.
"Oh, that's okay," Darien answered, smiling slightly. "When are you coming back from our.....business trips?"
"I have no idea," Serena said, looking to the floor again. "I'm really sorry, considering we just met."
"It's understandable. Besides, I think this new case I'm working on is going to take priority," Darien replied with a shrug. "I guess I'll catch up with you later, huh?"
"Um, you have a pen?" Serena asked, looking up at him timidly. Darien handed her one and Serena picked up his left hand. She wrote down a number before letting his hand go so he could see what she had done. "It's my pager number. I should be able to call you at just about anytime, so feel free to page me."
~*End Flashback*~
"And that's when you left?" Beth asked, staring at the ceiling from her seat on the couch. She had been listening to Serena intently discuss what had happened.
"Yeah," Serena said simply from the chair. "But, I still have the file!"
"That should keep them off our tail for awhile," Beth replied, a smirk finding its way to her lips.
"So are we ready to go?" Serena questioned after a few minutes of silence. Beth turned to look at her, awakened from her thoughts.
"We just have to pack," Beth answered, running a hand through her slightly messy hair.
"Well? What are we waiting for?!" Serena asked, excitedly. She stood up and pulled Beth to her feet only to drag her into the bedroom.
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Well, now Chappie 7 is done......I'm am SOOOOOOO sorry!! I KNOW I haven't posted the last few weekends and I apologize for that.....gomen a million times over....I was just so busy! Well,......you'll be happy to know that I'll be posting a new story soon just for Christmas, kk? But, I want to finish this one in the process of writing this one....so, lots of work.....oh, and maybe since Turkey Day is in a few days, I'll have time to post?
Stay tuned for Chapter 8: Sunsets Are My Favorite! Serena and Beth set out to steal the next on their list....Darien discovers his file missing, but has no time to search for it because another problem has come up. The Sunset Orange has been stolen!
Ja! ~KaBunny
Title: The White Rabbit
Author: Moi!
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 7: It Had to be You
Beth sat up abruptly as she heard the front door being closed. She stared, bleary-eyed, at the blurry image before her. She rubbed her eyes so the image of the blonde would come into focus.
"Where *were* you?!" Beth barked, narrowing her eyes.
"Could we discuss this later?" Serena pleaded as she plopped down in the soft chair. She sighed of relief as she crossed her legs lazily.
"No," Beth replied with disdain. The brunette turned to look at the clock which read 12:02. Beth turned back to glare angrily at the blonde. "Do you even realize how long you've been gone?"
Serena turned to look at the clock and winced, "Um, six hours?"
"That's right! Six hours!! You said nine o'clock, Serena. It's now twelve in the afternoon! What were you doing for those six hours?!" Beth yelled, crossing her arms heatingly over her chest.
"Well, I'd *tell* you if you gave me the chance to explain," Serena muttered, looking to her hands in her lap. Beth glared at the girl in response. "Well, I ended falling asleep in the coffee shop because *someone* made me stay up all night working!"
"It was your idea," Beth murmured, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah,.......well, shut-up," Serena countered.
"Great comeback, sweetheart," Beth replied, her voice soaked in disdain. "Anyway, continue."
"And, um, well, I woke up in the......," Serena winced and looked up at Beth who was still looking quite irritable. "Okay! I woke up in the police station!"
"What?! They caught you?" Beth asked, jolting to attention.
"Well, no," Serena answered, timidly. "You remember how I told you about Darien?"
"Darien who?" Beth questioned, looking quite confused. "Oh, that guy from the coffee shop. Yes, I remember."
"Yes, well," Serena rambled, blushing, "he's a detective which is why I woke up in the police station and-"
~*Flashback*~
"Ex-excuse me," Serena interrupted, still blushing. She had been listening to Jessica and Darien tease one another for about five minutes. Both Darien and Jessica were now looking surprised by her presence as though she had just appeared there out of thin air. Serena smiled timidly. "How did I get here?"
"Simple," Darien stated, shrugging his shoulders lightly. "I-"
"*We* brought you here," Jessica interjected covering Darien's mouth with her hand to stop his chatter. "I carried your and Darien's coffee and muffins while Darien carried you."
'Oh, my,' Serena thought, another faint blush staining her cheeks. "Oh," was all she was safe to say with what was going through her mind.
"Well, I guess I should leave you two love birdies alone," Jessica teased and smiled as she saw Darien turn a lovely color of pink.
"Jess," Darien warned, the blush still evident on his face.
"Darien," Jessica mocked, hopping up from the top of the desk she had been sitting on. "Serena, it was nice meeting you. Could you do me one huge favor?"
"Sure, I'll try," Serena responded, meekly.
"Make sure Darien treats you good. Stick with him. He's really nice once you get to know him," Jessica replied, nonplused. Serena turned a lovely shade of red as did Darien.
"Jess!" Darien bellowed, still as red as a cardinal. But, from anger or embarrassment, no one knows.
"See you later lover boy!" Jessica said, turning to walk out the door. But, she whirled back around. "Make sure the curtains closed!" she replied with a smile and a wink. Jessica then walked out of the office, closing the door behind her. She left *very* embarrassed people in her wake.
"I told you that she was a pain in the butt," Darien stated, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. He broke out in a nervous smile that Serena returned full-heartedly.
"Well, um, there was a reason that I was meeting you at our coffee shop this morning," Serena said, suddenly remembering why she had wormed her way into escaping to the coffee shop.
"So, you weren't planning on meeting me just for the sake of talking?" Darien asked, suddenly finding the papers scattered across his desk more interesting that the blonde in front of him.
"Well,......no, but that was because I pulled an all-nighter," Serena replied, standing up and walking over to Darien's desk. She leaned on it lightly and smiled prettily at him.
"So that explains why you were sleeping in public," Darien answered as he began to organize the papers and folders.
"Yes, but don't get any ideas of *that* being my normal routine because it's not," Serena said, rolling her eyes. Darien had to look at her to make sure she was joking before her gave a small chuckle.
"For some reason, I get this feeling that you will never fail to surprise me no matter how long I know you," Darien responded, receiving a blush from his petite companion. "So, if you weren't waiting for me just for normal chatter, then why were yo waiting?"
"I'm leaving," Serena answered, bluntly. She frowned as Darien did. "I have a business trip to Montana and then I have another one to Texas. Then, I get to come back here. I should be gone about a week. I'm sorry." Serena looked to the floor as she sighed. She had just blurted everything out. She didn't even know why she had wanted to tell him.
"Why are you apologizing?" Darien asked, standing up and walked over toward the door. Serena just shrugged.
"I guess I feel kind of bad because we just met and I'm leaving already," Serena replied, watching him move toward the door.
"Okay," Darien said, simply. He set his hand on the door handle before turning back to Serena. " You want some coffee? I'm going to get some."
"Sure," Serena answered, a small smile grazing her lips.
Darien turned and left the office giving Serena the break she needed. The blonde began to search through the now organized files on Darien's desk. She *had* to find that file before he got back.
Something caught her eyes. She pulled out the folder labeled "Rabbit" and opened it. The small piece of notebook paper that held her simple drawing of a rabbit slipped out of the folder and fell to the floor. Serena leaned down and picked it up, biting her lip.
She had hoped she had been wrong, but now she knew she had the right detectives. Darien and Jessica were tracking her case. "Fate is toying with me," Serena muttered, placing her simple drawing back into the file.
The blonde girl looked around the room frantically and sighed of relief when she saw her coat hanging on the coat hanger behind the door. Serena ran over to it quickly and rolled up the file so she could stick it in the inside pocket of her jacket. She pulled open the jacket and stuck it in the pocket before covering it up again so you couldn't see the file sticking out. She ran back to the couch and sat down quickly just as the door was being pulled open. 'That was close,' Serena thought, sighing mentally of relief.
"I'm telling you, Jess, I think you're imagining things," Darien said, closing the door with his foot. He walked over to the Serena and handed her the small cup of coffee. "Eh, it isn't as good as the coffee shop's, but it should suffice."
"I'm sorry, Darien," Serena replied, looking at the clock. "But, it's late and I was already supposed to be home hours ago. My sister is going to waiting for me......" 'Yeah, waiting for me behind the door with a rather large baseball bat,' Serena mentally added.
"Oh, that's okay," Darien answered, smiling slightly. "When are you coming back from our.....business trips?"
"I have no idea," Serena said, looking to the floor again. "I'm really sorry, considering we just met."
"It's understandable. Besides, I think this new case I'm working on is going to take priority," Darien replied with a shrug. "I guess I'll catch up with you later, huh?"
"Um, you have a pen?" Serena asked, looking up at him timidly. Darien handed her one and Serena picked up his left hand. She wrote down a number before letting his hand go so he could see what she had done. "It's my pager number. I should be able to call you at just about anytime, so feel free to page me."
~*End Flashback*~
"And that's when you left?" Beth asked, staring at the ceiling from her seat on the couch. She had been listening to Serena intently discuss what had happened.
"Yeah," Serena said simply from the chair. "But, I still have the file!"
"That should keep them off our tail for awhile," Beth replied, a smirk finding its way to her lips.
"So are we ready to go?" Serena questioned after a few minutes of silence. Beth turned to look at her, awakened from her thoughts.
"We just have to pack," Beth answered, running a hand through her slightly messy hair.
"Well? What are we waiting for?!" Serena asked, excitedly. She stood up and pulled Beth to her feet only to drag her into the bedroom.
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Well, now Chappie 7 is done......I'm am SOOOOOOO sorry!! I KNOW I haven't posted the last few weekends and I apologize for that.....gomen a million times over....I was just so busy! Well,......you'll be happy to know that I'll be posting a new story soon just for Christmas, kk? But, I want to finish this one in the process of writing this one....so, lots of work.....oh, and maybe since Turkey Day is in a few days, I'll have time to post?
Stay tuned for Chapter 8: Sunsets Are My Favorite! Serena and Beth set out to steal the next on their list....Darien discovers his file missing, but has no time to search for it because another problem has come up. The Sunset Orange has been stolen!
Ja! ~KaBunny