DISCLAIMER: I don't own Daughters of the Moon or any related things, but
I've made up some characters for this.
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Sunday at noon Carmen walked down the same street to the Killingsworth's again. The dog in the yard growled at her, but she just ignored it. This time, she wasn't going to let herself morph into a dog, or anything for that matter.
"Are you Carmen?" a slim blond girl answered the door. Carmen recognized her as Vanessa, one of the most popular girls in school. She dated Michael Saratoga, the singer in a band that played often at Planet Bang. Did this mean that she'd be friends with the most popular girl at La Brea?
"Yeah," Carmen replied as Serena appeared at the door.
"Come on in!" Serena said in her usual friendly tone. As Carmen entered, she saw Tianna and Jimena there as well; plus another girl that must've been the Catty they told her about. "This is Vanessa and this is Catty. Catty and Vanessa, this is Carmen."
They all said hellos and guided Carmen into the kitchen. "Put your bag down anywhere," Serena said. When she saw Carmen trying to politely stick it on the floor, she went on, "Don't worry about making a mess. I practically live in the kitchen, so you're not bothering me."
"My mom has some new outfits. They'd look great on us at Planet Bang tonight," Vanessa stated.
Planet Bang?! Carmen had not been expecting to go there. She was a shy, hockey player who could care less if dancing was banned forever.
Smiles emerged onto the faces of everyone else and Jimena offered that they could use her car to drive down there. Everyone hustled out the door and into the car.
"Oh no," Catty giggled. "There's six of us and we won't all fit."
Tianna turned towards Carmen. "Sorry, guess that you'll have to double buckle since you're the smallest out of us. You can sit with me."
They slid in and Jimena turned on the car, then stomped on the gas peddle. The engine roared and they sped down a twenty mile zone.
Carmen realized that they must be only fifteen, yet Jimena was driving. No, not driving, zooming crazily down the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Serena seemed to sense her fear and tried to make her voice sound soothing. "Don't worry, Jimena's been driving for a few years now. She learned how to do it when she was part of a gang and she hijacked cars a lot."
Jimena smiled. "I'm not part of it anymore. You're putting a real good first impression in her, aren't you?"
Before Carmen knew it, they were stepping out onto a driveway.
Vanessa pulled out some keys and unlocked the door. "My mom's not home, but I don't think she'll mind."
They all walked into the house. It was warm and cozy, plus very modern looking. Vanessa directed them all down a hall and into a room. When she was about to open the door, she looked at Carmen. "Mom's a fashion designer. She puts her stuff in here, so we have a few out fits." She turned the handle and opened the door, they all walked in with awesome grins spreading ear to ear.
A few? Carmen looking in awe at the piles and piles of clothes stacked around the room, filling it entirely up. More like a million.
They all were picking up mini skirts, while Carmen just rummaged for a basic pair of pants. She found a black pair with silver and blue flames licking up the bottom. Below in there was a similar short-sleeved shirt, with blue and black sparkly flames alone the bottom.
Serena was in the bathroom across the hall getting dressed while Catty leaned against the wall with clothes hung off her arm. "What do you have?" Catty asked.
"Pants and a shirt," Carmen answered where holding up the flared pants and matching shirt.
"Those are really cool! Vanessa, do you have anymore like this?" Catty called to Vanessa.
Vanessa walked over and stuck her finger to her lips, thinking. "Some over in the corner. I think there's a yellow, purple, red, pink, and green pair. Mom got a lot of those."
"Awesome," Catty squealed and returned five minutes later, this time with a matching yellow pair.
Serena came out in her own clothes, holding a skirt and halter top. "They didn't fit."
"Check these out. There's more in the corner, too," Catty showed off her outfit.
Soon everyone had a color and it was six o'clock, so they headed down to Planet Bang.
The music inside boomed through their bodies. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.
Serena, Tianna, Jimena, Vanessa, and Catty began to swing their hips. "Come on, girl," Serena shouted over the music. And began to make Carmen dance. "Don't be so nervous, you don't look bad at all."
With encouragement, Carmen forgot about the other people and began to dance more.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Vanessa called to her.
"No, I don't really like anyone," Carmen called back. That was a lie, she actually had a crush on a kid for two years now. She was just afraid.
"Too bad you don't like anyone, because that kid over there is looking at you," Vanessa commented.
Carmen thought it'd be some weirdo or a nerd, but she turned over and was shocked. "Oh my gosh..." It was Mark Williams, La Brea's boy hockey goalie. He was nice and a high honors student as well. She had only liked him for two years now...
Tianna swung over. "Are you going to dance with him or not? He's cute."
And Carmen had to admit he was. He wasn't totally muscular, but strong. His hair was short and a golden blond and her wore baggy blue pants and a faded red shirt.
He must've noticed her looking at him, because he was pushing his way through the crowd. As much as she wanted him to, she was nervous that she'd be a fool.
"Hi..." he murmered. He sounded just as nervous as her. "Wanna dance?"
"Okay..." She hesitantly put her arms around him and began to sway to the slow beat.
For twenty minutes she hung onto him maybe, when he said he'd was going to get two Cokes. She was upset, but slightly happy to be with her friends. While she was looking around the crowd for him, Mackenzie ran into her.
"Words going 'round you're dating Mark," she smiled. "You're cute together."
"I just danced," Carmen said modestly.
"You idiot! He's popular and he danced with you. He must like you! I bet he'll ask you out. My little girl is growing up..."
As Carmen opened her mouth to reply, Vanessa was pulling on her shoulder. "Sorry to interrupt you. We have to go."
"Okay. Mackenzie, tell Mark I'm really sorry and not to hold it against him that I had to leave. Bye," Carmen said and started to walk away with Vanessa. "What's wrong?"
Vanessa paused and then muttered, "We'll have to explain later."
Near the entrance, Jimena was holding her forehead. "It's not safe here. We have to go. And it's time we stop playing and get to the point."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: So this part turned out to be like a love story. I'm not very good at writing this kind of stuff, but I figured since all the others got a boyfriend in their books Carmen should get a guy. I wanted him to have dark hair at first, but then I decided blond since Chris, Michael, Derrik, and Stanton have sort of dark hair. But I wanted it darker than Collin's, so it's more of a gold color. I was going to make him center, but I made him goalie because Carmen's center and opposites attract. See what I mean? Why did I just waste time writing about that? And why'd you waste time reading it? All well.
Another thing: Only one person has reviewed me. Has anyone else even read my stuff? If you're reading this now, stop and review. Please. Okay?
--Nariko
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Sunday at noon Carmen walked down the same street to the Killingsworth's again. The dog in the yard growled at her, but she just ignored it. This time, she wasn't going to let herself morph into a dog, or anything for that matter.
"Are you Carmen?" a slim blond girl answered the door. Carmen recognized her as Vanessa, one of the most popular girls in school. She dated Michael Saratoga, the singer in a band that played often at Planet Bang. Did this mean that she'd be friends with the most popular girl at La Brea?
"Yeah," Carmen replied as Serena appeared at the door.
"Come on in!" Serena said in her usual friendly tone. As Carmen entered, she saw Tianna and Jimena there as well; plus another girl that must've been the Catty they told her about. "This is Vanessa and this is Catty. Catty and Vanessa, this is Carmen."
They all said hellos and guided Carmen into the kitchen. "Put your bag down anywhere," Serena said. When she saw Carmen trying to politely stick it on the floor, she went on, "Don't worry about making a mess. I practically live in the kitchen, so you're not bothering me."
"My mom has some new outfits. They'd look great on us at Planet Bang tonight," Vanessa stated.
Planet Bang?! Carmen had not been expecting to go there. She was a shy, hockey player who could care less if dancing was banned forever.
Smiles emerged onto the faces of everyone else and Jimena offered that they could use her car to drive down there. Everyone hustled out the door and into the car.
"Oh no," Catty giggled. "There's six of us and we won't all fit."
Tianna turned towards Carmen. "Sorry, guess that you'll have to double buckle since you're the smallest out of us. You can sit with me."
They slid in and Jimena turned on the car, then stomped on the gas peddle. The engine roared and they sped down a twenty mile zone.
Carmen realized that they must be only fifteen, yet Jimena was driving. No, not driving, zooming crazily down the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Serena seemed to sense her fear and tried to make her voice sound soothing. "Don't worry, Jimena's been driving for a few years now. She learned how to do it when she was part of a gang and she hijacked cars a lot."
Jimena smiled. "I'm not part of it anymore. You're putting a real good first impression in her, aren't you?"
Before Carmen knew it, they were stepping out onto a driveway.
Vanessa pulled out some keys and unlocked the door. "My mom's not home, but I don't think she'll mind."
They all walked into the house. It was warm and cozy, plus very modern looking. Vanessa directed them all down a hall and into a room. When she was about to open the door, she looked at Carmen. "Mom's a fashion designer. She puts her stuff in here, so we have a few out fits." She turned the handle and opened the door, they all walked in with awesome grins spreading ear to ear.
A few? Carmen looking in awe at the piles and piles of clothes stacked around the room, filling it entirely up. More like a million.
They all were picking up mini skirts, while Carmen just rummaged for a basic pair of pants. She found a black pair with silver and blue flames licking up the bottom. Below in there was a similar short-sleeved shirt, with blue and black sparkly flames alone the bottom.
Serena was in the bathroom across the hall getting dressed while Catty leaned against the wall with clothes hung off her arm. "What do you have?" Catty asked.
"Pants and a shirt," Carmen answered where holding up the flared pants and matching shirt.
"Those are really cool! Vanessa, do you have anymore like this?" Catty called to Vanessa.
Vanessa walked over and stuck her finger to her lips, thinking. "Some over in the corner. I think there's a yellow, purple, red, pink, and green pair. Mom got a lot of those."
"Awesome," Catty squealed and returned five minutes later, this time with a matching yellow pair.
Serena came out in her own clothes, holding a skirt and halter top. "They didn't fit."
"Check these out. There's more in the corner, too," Catty showed off her outfit.
Soon everyone had a color and it was six o'clock, so they headed down to Planet Bang.
The music inside boomed through their bodies. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.
Serena, Tianna, Jimena, Vanessa, and Catty began to swing their hips. "Come on, girl," Serena shouted over the music. And began to make Carmen dance. "Don't be so nervous, you don't look bad at all."
With encouragement, Carmen forgot about the other people and began to dance more.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Vanessa called to her.
"No, I don't really like anyone," Carmen called back. That was a lie, she actually had a crush on a kid for two years now. She was just afraid.
"Too bad you don't like anyone, because that kid over there is looking at you," Vanessa commented.
Carmen thought it'd be some weirdo or a nerd, but she turned over and was shocked. "Oh my gosh..." It was Mark Williams, La Brea's boy hockey goalie. He was nice and a high honors student as well. She had only liked him for two years now...
Tianna swung over. "Are you going to dance with him or not? He's cute."
And Carmen had to admit he was. He wasn't totally muscular, but strong. His hair was short and a golden blond and her wore baggy blue pants and a faded red shirt.
He must've noticed her looking at him, because he was pushing his way through the crowd. As much as she wanted him to, she was nervous that she'd be a fool.
"Hi..." he murmered. He sounded just as nervous as her. "Wanna dance?"
"Okay..." She hesitantly put her arms around him and began to sway to the slow beat.
For twenty minutes she hung onto him maybe, when he said he'd was going to get two Cokes. She was upset, but slightly happy to be with her friends. While she was looking around the crowd for him, Mackenzie ran into her.
"Words going 'round you're dating Mark," she smiled. "You're cute together."
"I just danced," Carmen said modestly.
"You idiot! He's popular and he danced with you. He must like you! I bet he'll ask you out. My little girl is growing up..."
As Carmen opened her mouth to reply, Vanessa was pulling on her shoulder. "Sorry to interrupt you. We have to go."
"Okay. Mackenzie, tell Mark I'm really sorry and not to hold it against him that I had to leave. Bye," Carmen said and started to walk away with Vanessa. "What's wrong?"
Vanessa paused and then muttered, "We'll have to explain later."
Near the entrance, Jimena was holding her forehead. "It's not safe here. We have to go. And it's time we stop playing and get to the point."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: So this part turned out to be like a love story. I'm not very good at writing this kind of stuff, but I figured since all the others got a boyfriend in their books Carmen should get a guy. I wanted him to have dark hair at first, but then I decided blond since Chris, Michael, Derrik, and Stanton have sort of dark hair. But I wanted it darker than Collin's, so it's more of a gold color. I was going to make him center, but I made him goalie because Carmen's center and opposites attract. See what I mean? Why did I just waste time writing about that? And why'd you waste time reading it? All well.
Another thing: Only one person has reviewed me. Has anyone else even read my stuff? If you're reading this now, stop and review. Please. Okay?
--Nariko