AD: Hey guys, I'm back with another chapter. Sorry it's taken so long to
update, but my room was invaded and I didn't get time to update cause my
precious computer was taken away from me. :'(
Anyway, here's the next chapter, and yes it's shorter. It's not too short though, just a bit shorter than your used too.
I have some other bad news too.
Due to the people banging around everywhere downstairs, and up here, I won't be able to update chapters that often. I'll still try and do it at least every three days, but it'll be kinda hard at the moment.
This is dedicated to my readers and reviewers alike, for being so patient in waiting for the next chapters.
Chapter Fifteen : Late Night Rendezvous
Serena skipped dinner that evening, still unnerved by the black haired boy.
No. She admonished herself. He has a name, and I shouldn't be afraid to use it.
Then why was she?
Disregarding it as foolishness she racked her brain for the name of the strange boy that she had fought.
They had never said it.
She stopped, surprised at the conclusion she had come to.
They had to have said it, it was an entry rule that the name of the competitors were said.
But the more she thought about it, the more she was sure. She couldn't remember Jazzman ever announcing his name.
He had simply called him the team leader.
She turned down the familiar path to her tree, her thoughts on the reason why Jazzman had never called out his name distracting her.
Moonlight spilt in between the branches of the tree, shadowing her face and revealing it as she moved through the park towards the tree.
She sat amongst the roots of the old tree, in her usual position, the moonlight pooling into that one spot as she sat, the surroundings around her going unnoticed.
Her hair sat in a loose bun at the nape of her neck, strands falling from it to frame her face.
The wind blew gently through the air, rustling the leaves and sending a refreshing gust of cool air towards her.
The nights were considerably cooler than the days, and it reminded her of Egyptian days in summer, although not as hot as Egypt. But the same method applied, that the nights would be cold, and the days boiling.
She had always loved the cold, never actually feeling the biting temperature as others had. Except Kai.
Kai never seemed to have a problem no matter what the weather was, and she suspected that it was something to do with the way that he had been raised, but refused to push it, not wanting their relationship to end so early because she had said or done something stupid.
She shifted her body uneasily, a sense of foreboding came upon her as she snapped back to reality.
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings she leant back into the trunk of the tree, more for comfort than warmth.
Even as she registered where she was, a figure approached, hidden in the darkness and shadows.
Like Kai.
The figure stopped before her, close enough for her to make out the figure of a young man, but far enough that she could not make anything out past it.
"May I join you?" The figure asked.
Serena jumped at the sound of his voice, nodding at him carefully, not trusting herself to speak to the unfamiliar young man.
He moved forward, stepping into the silvery light of the moon, to reveal himself as he sat.
It was the boy, whom she had fought, the one who had forfeited.
She shivered, wondering why he was there.
"I'm Liam." he said to her, as if knowing that her thoughts were on that.
She gasped, that was why she had felt so annoyed when she figured out that Jazzman hadn't announced his name.
She'd already heard it.
When the boys were picking on them, one had said his name.
She frowned, studying him carefully, as he sat patiently beneath her gaze.
He had changed from earlier, now wearing a black ribbed turtleneck, and dark denim jeans that seemed to be only slightly baggy, they both fit him perfectly, revealing his slim figure.
"What are you doing out here?" she asked him, finally figuring out how to speak again.
He turned his dark brown eyes to hers, studying her carefully before answering, as if searching for something in particular.
"I came because I needed some time to think, away from our teams evident failure." he replied.
"That's another thing, why did you lose." Serena said, demanding answers for the questions that had been plaguing her all night.
He smiled at her, and for some reason that smile scared her more than anything he could have said, or done.
It was hollow, the smile of a man sentenced to hang, and aware of his fate as he walked to the podium to face it.
The smile of a man with no future, who knew that he was forever lost.
But what scared her most about that smile, was that Kai had smiled that very same smile to her.
Kai's smile and Liam's were different only because Kai had hidden his emotions from her, Liam was letting her see all of them, almost giving her something that she didn't know how to use, but needed if she were to survive.
"Let me ask you a question." he replied, watching her reactions carefully, "How long do you think you and Kai will last?"
"Forever." she replied confidently, although her confidence was quickly slipping away under his unmoving gaze.
"Are you so sure?" he replied, a touch of mystery in his voice, frightening her and making her curious at the same time.
She needed to know more, and so she said what she believed to this stranger, knowing that it was the wrong answer for some reason.
"Yes."
He watched her carefully, curiously even before replying. "And what makes you so sure?"
"Because I love him." she replied without hesitation.
He smiled hollowly once again, although this time a touch of sadness was held in it. "Sometimes love isn't enough."
"Of course it is." Serena replied, "It has to be."
"It wont be, and he will leave you, leave you to your fate."
"He wouldn't leave me." Serena said, sure of it this time, and sick of listening to this boy any longer.
"No, he wouldn't be choice." Liam replied, "But he will."
She ignored him, turning away from him. "Why are you telling me this?" she asked.
"To warn you." he replied simply, standing. "Goodbye Serena."
She watched him leave, hundreds of questions left in her mind, but before she could ask him, he had left.
She pushed the thoughts from her mind, telling herself that he was simply trying to scare her because they had lost, and walked back to the house, reassuring herself the entire way.
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AD: Ok, well, here are the reviews.
Kai_luva: I've updated, although this chappie wasn't as much on K/S.
Cherry Rain: It's alright, we all have schoolwork, except me at the moment, (hopefully this'll be finished before I go back to school for you guys.) Anyway, thanks heaps!
n0b0dY: I might add a bit of R/? to the sequel, I'm not gonna tell you who he's paired up with though, and to those who didn't know, there will be a sequel to this story.
Reika Zelon : Yay! You survived exam week, and reviewed another chapter, that's always cause for celebration. (Weird and wacky mode today peeps.) * grins * So much for short. It was pretty long, but it's fun to read long reviews, not that it's not fun to read short reviews it's just- (I really shouldn't dig deeper holes for myself) How'd your computer get busted anyhow? * smiles * good to hear that I have loyal readers. It's alright, I know you guys are back at school. Awww.. that's sweet. Thank you. Um. no, mum just wants it to be redone so that it looks better. Hmm. that's probably called remodeling anyway. Oh well. ^-^
OT puff : Umm? I won't. Raven, Kai and Vegeta, I have two words to say to you. "SHUT UP" * sighs * I feel better now. Hehe, you don't like Liam? * says innocently * hmm, wonder how you guys think it's gonna end now.
Darkdragon: Hmm.yes. Interesting. (j/k) I will update.soon.ish.
Purra: Yes, it is a good question. And you tried to squish my hypnotisey thingey, so he's allowed to squish your tail! :P Ok kiddies. (The mediator again) Back to your corners, or there'll be no ice cream later. Maybe he does, and maybe he doesn't. you'll just have to wait and see. :P And did she update that night? *to Kai * she's never serious. *looks at Purra glaring * I mean. I'm gonna go.now!
Cya minna-san, and remember, I'll use the hypnotisey thingey again if you guys don't review as much!
Review Review Review!
PS: Don't kill me for short chappies!
Anyway, here's the next chapter, and yes it's shorter. It's not too short though, just a bit shorter than your used too.
I have some other bad news too.
Due to the people banging around everywhere downstairs, and up here, I won't be able to update chapters that often. I'll still try and do it at least every three days, but it'll be kinda hard at the moment.
This is dedicated to my readers and reviewers alike, for being so patient in waiting for the next chapters.
Chapter Fifteen : Late Night Rendezvous
Serena skipped dinner that evening, still unnerved by the black haired boy.
No. She admonished herself. He has a name, and I shouldn't be afraid to use it.
Then why was she?
Disregarding it as foolishness she racked her brain for the name of the strange boy that she had fought.
They had never said it.
She stopped, surprised at the conclusion she had come to.
They had to have said it, it was an entry rule that the name of the competitors were said.
But the more she thought about it, the more she was sure. She couldn't remember Jazzman ever announcing his name.
He had simply called him the team leader.
She turned down the familiar path to her tree, her thoughts on the reason why Jazzman had never called out his name distracting her.
Moonlight spilt in between the branches of the tree, shadowing her face and revealing it as she moved through the park towards the tree.
She sat amongst the roots of the old tree, in her usual position, the moonlight pooling into that one spot as she sat, the surroundings around her going unnoticed.
Her hair sat in a loose bun at the nape of her neck, strands falling from it to frame her face.
The wind blew gently through the air, rustling the leaves and sending a refreshing gust of cool air towards her.
The nights were considerably cooler than the days, and it reminded her of Egyptian days in summer, although not as hot as Egypt. But the same method applied, that the nights would be cold, and the days boiling.
She had always loved the cold, never actually feeling the biting temperature as others had. Except Kai.
Kai never seemed to have a problem no matter what the weather was, and she suspected that it was something to do with the way that he had been raised, but refused to push it, not wanting their relationship to end so early because she had said or done something stupid.
She shifted her body uneasily, a sense of foreboding came upon her as she snapped back to reality.
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings she leant back into the trunk of the tree, more for comfort than warmth.
Even as she registered where she was, a figure approached, hidden in the darkness and shadows.
Like Kai.
The figure stopped before her, close enough for her to make out the figure of a young man, but far enough that she could not make anything out past it.
"May I join you?" The figure asked.
Serena jumped at the sound of his voice, nodding at him carefully, not trusting herself to speak to the unfamiliar young man.
He moved forward, stepping into the silvery light of the moon, to reveal himself as he sat.
It was the boy, whom she had fought, the one who had forfeited.
She shivered, wondering why he was there.
"I'm Liam." he said to her, as if knowing that her thoughts were on that.
She gasped, that was why she had felt so annoyed when she figured out that Jazzman hadn't announced his name.
She'd already heard it.
When the boys were picking on them, one had said his name.
She frowned, studying him carefully, as he sat patiently beneath her gaze.
He had changed from earlier, now wearing a black ribbed turtleneck, and dark denim jeans that seemed to be only slightly baggy, they both fit him perfectly, revealing his slim figure.
"What are you doing out here?" she asked him, finally figuring out how to speak again.
He turned his dark brown eyes to hers, studying her carefully before answering, as if searching for something in particular.
"I came because I needed some time to think, away from our teams evident failure." he replied.
"That's another thing, why did you lose." Serena said, demanding answers for the questions that had been plaguing her all night.
He smiled at her, and for some reason that smile scared her more than anything he could have said, or done.
It was hollow, the smile of a man sentenced to hang, and aware of his fate as he walked to the podium to face it.
The smile of a man with no future, who knew that he was forever lost.
But what scared her most about that smile, was that Kai had smiled that very same smile to her.
Kai's smile and Liam's were different only because Kai had hidden his emotions from her, Liam was letting her see all of them, almost giving her something that she didn't know how to use, but needed if she were to survive.
"Let me ask you a question." he replied, watching her reactions carefully, "How long do you think you and Kai will last?"
"Forever." she replied confidently, although her confidence was quickly slipping away under his unmoving gaze.
"Are you so sure?" he replied, a touch of mystery in his voice, frightening her and making her curious at the same time.
She needed to know more, and so she said what she believed to this stranger, knowing that it was the wrong answer for some reason.
"Yes."
He watched her carefully, curiously even before replying. "And what makes you so sure?"
"Because I love him." she replied without hesitation.
He smiled hollowly once again, although this time a touch of sadness was held in it. "Sometimes love isn't enough."
"Of course it is." Serena replied, "It has to be."
"It wont be, and he will leave you, leave you to your fate."
"He wouldn't leave me." Serena said, sure of it this time, and sick of listening to this boy any longer.
"No, he wouldn't be choice." Liam replied, "But he will."
She ignored him, turning away from him. "Why are you telling me this?" she asked.
"To warn you." he replied simply, standing. "Goodbye Serena."
She watched him leave, hundreds of questions left in her mind, but before she could ask him, he had left.
She pushed the thoughts from her mind, telling herself that he was simply trying to scare her because they had lost, and walked back to the house, reassuring herself the entire way.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AD: Ok, well, here are the reviews.
Kai_luva: I've updated, although this chappie wasn't as much on K/S.
Cherry Rain: It's alright, we all have schoolwork, except me at the moment, (hopefully this'll be finished before I go back to school for you guys.) Anyway, thanks heaps!
n0b0dY: I might add a bit of R/? to the sequel, I'm not gonna tell you who he's paired up with though, and to those who didn't know, there will be a sequel to this story.
Reika Zelon : Yay! You survived exam week, and reviewed another chapter, that's always cause for celebration. (Weird and wacky mode today peeps.) * grins * So much for short. It was pretty long, but it's fun to read long reviews, not that it's not fun to read short reviews it's just- (I really shouldn't dig deeper holes for myself) How'd your computer get busted anyhow? * smiles * good to hear that I have loyal readers. It's alright, I know you guys are back at school. Awww.. that's sweet. Thank you. Um. no, mum just wants it to be redone so that it looks better. Hmm. that's probably called remodeling anyway. Oh well. ^-^
OT puff : Umm? I won't. Raven, Kai and Vegeta, I have two words to say to you. "SHUT UP" * sighs * I feel better now. Hehe, you don't like Liam? * says innocently * hmm, wonder how you guys think it's gonna end now.
Darkdragon: Hmm.yes. Interesting. (j/k) I will update.soon.ish.
Purra: Yes, it is a good question. And you tried to squish my hypnotisey thingey, so he's allowed to squish your tail! :P Ok kiddies. (The mediator again) Back to your corners, or there'll be no ice cream later. Maybe he does, and maybe he doesn't. you'll just have to wait and see. :P And did she update that night? *to Kai * she's never serious. *looks at Purra glaring * I mean. I'm gonna go.now!
Cya minna-san, and remember, I'll use the hypnotisey thingey again if you guys don't review as much!
Review Review Review!
PS: Don't kill me for short chappies!