Chapter 2 …… Morning Friends
Darien walks out of the house and to his own black Benz sitting in the driveway. He climbs in and turns on the CD player and puts in his Linkin Park Hybird Theory CD. He turns it up all the way and pulls out of his driveway and speeds off down the street to school. Once he arrives at school he parks in his spot and climbs out of the car and walks to the building.
"Darien." Yells a girl form behind him.
"What do you want Rei?" says Darien turning around to see the skinny, tall, black haired girl.
"I'm hurt Darien. I mean we have been friends for so long and you ask what I want. You know I just wanted to bug you." She says coily as she elbows him in the side.
"Thought so. Do you want to go out tonight? I don't really want to stay home." Says Darien as he and Rei walk into the school.
"Sure. I would do anything to get away from my grandfather. He's been so annoying lately. Asking me if I have a boyfriend. Me Rei Hino have a boyfriend Ha I could just laugh." Says Rei just a little too loudly.
"Oh come on Rei you know any guy in this school would kiss the ground that you walk on if it wasn't so dirty. You are the queen of this school. Girls hate you because of your beauty and guys fall over themselves for you."
"Look who's talking. Girls dream about you while guys hate you. A lot of people think we are dating."
"Come on Rei you can't be serious. People don't think that." Says Darien as he looks around and sees the girls staring at him and drooling.
"I am. Some girl came up to me this morning and asked me. I think it's because we spend so much time together and we are so friendly." Says Rei as she grabs Darien's arm and hugs it.
"I don't get these girls. They are so stuck up, they think I'm like them don't they."
"Actually no Darien. Everyone knows what you are like when you are not around adults. I think it turns them on. Having a little danger in their lives. Something that they can never really have because their daddy's wont let them."
"Yeah well I'm not as I seem and I hate this school."
"Go to public school. It's not like your parents will find out. They are never home and you handle your money. Drop out and enroll in public school."
"I can't leave you here. Your grandfather would have a fit. Unless you came with me." Says Darien as he pulls his arm away from Rei and opens his locker.
Rei leans against the lockers and watches Darien get his books ready, "I guess your right. Were doomed to be rich."
"It's not that bad. Hey who's that?" says Darien as he looks down the hall and sees an oddly dressed blonde girl walking down the hallway.
"I have no clue. I don't think anyone else does either by their looks." Says Rei looking around the hallway.
The girl looks at Rei and smiles and walks over to her, "Hey are you Rei Hino?"
"Yeah I am. Can I help you?" says Rei as she looks the girl over.
"Your rich snots are all the same. But that isn't why I'm here. I'm Mina your grandfather had a little fall at the shrine. I was working at the hospital when he came in. He asked for you and they sent me to find you with this picture." She says holding up Rei's school picture.
"Is he ok?" asks Darien as he closes his locker and looks at Mina.
"Yeah he just asked for you. If you don't want to miss class it's ok. But he's at the hospital, I think he broke his wrist. No biggy. Well I have to go to my school now."
"What school do you go to?" asks Rei.
"Garlandstone High." Yells Mina as she is halfway down the hallway already.
"Did you want to go?" asks Darien.
"Nope. He knows I won't miss class. I wonder why they didn't just call?" says Rei as she looks at Darien.
"Maybe they didn't know the number and her high school is not that far from ours. Oh well Come on we have to go to first class."
Rei and Darien walk to their first class and sit down in their seats.
"I hate English. It's so boring." Groans Rei making Darien laugh.
All the girls look at Darien amazed that he actually laughed. He never laughed. Though his laugh was smooth and dreamy.
"It's not funny Dare." Says Rei as she pinches his upper arm.
"Ok ok. I'm sorry but you always say how much you love English and now you hate it. It's funny." Says Darien as he smiles at Rei and opens his binder. To take notes.
Serena pulls into the school parking lot and finds an empty space. She gets off and takes off her helmet. She walks up the steps to the front doors smiling at all the guys in sight. Once inside she sees her friends. "Hey guys."
Three girls look up and smile as they see Serena walking towards them.
"Your on time today." Says Ami as she closes her locker.
"Like I go to class. I come to see you guys and to ditch my mother. God she really doesn't like my life."
"Well you are a bitch Serena." Says Lita smiling.
"I may be a bitch but at least I'm not a slut like you three."
"You know very well I haven't fucked a guy in a week." Says Ami as the girls walk to their first class.
"I love gym. I wonder if we are playing volleyball." Says Mina.
"God Mina. It's theory day today."
"Oh yeah. So why are we going to class?" asks Mina looking at her friends.
"Your right. Let's leave. I want to go shopping, what about you guys?" says Ami.
"Let's go get tattoos. We haven't gotten one in awhile." Says Serena as she winks at a guy who is staring at her.
"Did you fuck him or something?" asks Lita playfully.
"No just teasing."
"Why don't we go out tonight. Clubbing or something. I feel the need for something fun." Says Mina as they walk outside and down the steps.
"Let's just go to the mall for now." Says Serena as she hops on her bike.
"I'm coming with you." Says Ami as she gets on behind Serena.
"Mina I guess that leaves you with me. I'm parked over there." Says Lita pointing to her own bike.
"Lita!" yells some girl.
The four girls look up and see a girl storming out of the school and down the steps.
"Lita what did you do?" groans Mina.
"I dunno." Replies Lita as the girl walks up to her and tries to punch her.
Lita dodges the punch and looks at the girl. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" yells Lita.
"Do you know him?" yells the girl as she points to a guy standing on the steps.
"Oh him. I fucked him last night." Giggles Lita.
Serena, Mina and Ami crack up laughing at the goofy look on Lita's face.
"You whore. He's my boyfriend and you go and sleep with him." Says the girl getting madder by the second.
"Oh no I didn't sleep with him. I just fucked him then I left. It was just a quickie." Says Lita shaking her head trying not to laugh to hard.
The girl takes another swing at Lita.
Lita easily dodges the girls fist as she swings her own making contact with the girl's stomach.
The girl slumps to the ground starting to cry from the pain.
"The people here are so weak sometimes." Groans Lita as she walks over to her bike and gets on.
Mina gets on behind Lita and they speed off with Serena and Ami behind them.
The girls reach the mall and they walk up to the third floor to the tattoo parlor.
"Ah girls should you be at school like good little girls?" says the guy at the counter playfully.
"Please Joe. You know better than that." Giggles Ami as she sits down.
"Your right Ami. Now what can I get you girls today?"
"Well just look through the books for a bit." Says Lita as she sits beside Ami and picks up a book.
Mina and Serena look at all the pictures on the wall.
Serena's eyes fall on a picture of a red rose with a silver crescent moon behind it.
"That one is an odd pick for you Serena." Says Mina as she looks at the one Serena has been staring at.
"I know but I can't help it. Something about it makes me well I'm not sure but I know I want it. Joe this is the one I want." Says Serena as she takes the picture off the wall and hands it to Joe.
"Hmm odd pick for you but you are the customer. You get what you want kiddo. Step into my parlor." Says Joe as he opens a door behind him.
"Says the spider to the fly." Says Serena as she walks past Joe into the room.
"Your girls keep looking. I'll be back." Says Joe as he follows Serena.
"I have seen that picture before." Says Ami as she looks at the picture Serena had taken off the wall.
"Yeah I have too. But not as a tattoo. It's a family crest. Hmm Joe must have seen it and liked it." Says Lita looking at the picture.
"Come on you guys. Let's pick out our new tattoos." Says Mina as she grabs the picture from Ami and puts it back up on the wall.
In just over an hour the four girls walk out of the tattoo parlor and walk through the mall.
"How the hell are we going to kill time?" says Serena as she looks at her watch and sees it's only 10 O' clock.
"Hey why don't we stop by that rich school. See if we can steal some hotties for some afternoon fun." Suggests Lita.
"Great idea. But Serena let your hair down. You look way hotter." Says Mina.
"Fine you guys but you know how long it is. Just a bit too long. It's down to my feet." Sighs Serena as they take the elevator down to the first floor.
"Then let one of us but your hair. Not much just enough that you won't be tripping over it." Says Ami as they step from the elevator.
"Ok. Let's go to the bathroom and you guys can cut it a bit."
"With what we didn't bring out hair cutter kit." Says Mina wincing as she gets a elbow in the side.
"You know me better than that. You know I never leave home without my knife." Says Serena as the girls walk into the bathroom.
"Darien where do you want to go tonight?" asks Rei as she sits down on the grass beside Darien.
"I don't know a club or something. I just need to have some fun. Who are those girls? Hey one of those is Mina. That girl from this morning." Says Darien as he nods his head in the direction of the four girls.
"I don't know. But I'm going to find out." Says Rei as she stands up and runs down to the girls.
"Rei come back." Yells Darien.
"Hey your Mina right?" says Rei as she reaches the four girls and she looks at Mina.
"Yeah. Oh your Rei from this morning. Did you go see your grandfather?"
"Nope. He knows I won't miss school. Why are you back?"
"Oh we wanted to look around." Says Lita.
"Oh." Says Rei as she looks at a girl with long, wavy blonde hair.
"I'm sorry. What the fuck is wrong with me. Rei these are my friends Ami, Lita and Serena. Serena what are you staring at?" says Mina looking at Serena.
"Him." Says Serena pointing to the guy sitting up on the grass.
Rei turns around and sees Darien watching her intently. "That's Darien." Says Rei softly.
"Guys my tattoo feels weird. Look at it for me will ya." Says Serena lifting up the back of her shirt to show her shoulder blades and the tattoo.
Rei looks at Serena's back and gasps.
The four girls look at Rei and say, "What?"
"That tattoo. Did you just get it done?" asks Rei softly.
"Yeah about an hour or so ago. You like it?" answers Serena.
"Um yeah. I do."
"Well we have to go stir up trouble." Giggles Ami.
"See ya around." Says Mina as they walk off.
Rei stands there watching them leave with the image of Serena's tattoo burned into her mind.