9 Things I Hate About You
(Chapter 2)
By : Lady of Silver
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Two girls wandered around in the big house, occasionally
stopping and checking a door. The blonde finally screamed.
"Sere!!!!!! Raye!!! Where are you guys????"
"You don't have to yell Mina. They're right here." Lita
replied, pointing. Serena and Raye were walking down the
hall, arms linked.
"About time you guys. But where's Amy?" Raye asked.
"She couldn't make it. Her and Greg were in the middle
of one of their long discussions about life." the blonde,
now known as Mina, replied.
"Oh, it would be great to have someone to match witts
with." Serenity sighed. Lita and Mina looked at her
like she'd grown another head. "What?" she asked slightly
confused.
"Sere, what's happend to you?" Mina asked.
"Not now guys. Lets go have a picnic on the front
porch." Raye said and began to lead Serenity away. The
other girls followed. After the instructions were given
to the cook the girls went to change. They were not dressed
for a pinic lunch. They changed into light dresses, having
left clothes over here awhile back. Serenity changed into a light
dress as well. It had a white top, with long sleeves and a
low neck line that showed her shoulders, and the long skirt
was pink. A white ribbon/sash was tied around her waist, the
tails of the bow hanging down. Her long golden hair was pulled
up into an unusual style, two buns with a tail streaming out of each.
Lita had on a light green dress, Mina a soft yellow, and Raye a
dark lavender.
They sat out on the porch eatting and chatting quietly until
Serenity's father and mother arrived, followed by another
carriage. Serenity and Raye knew instinctively who it was.
As they pulled up to the house, the drivers slowed the horses.
Her father, Mr. Franklin, and Darien stepped out of one carraige,
and in the other, her mother and Mrs. Franklin. Mrs. Franklin
was dressed as if she were going to a ball, much like Serenity's
own mother, who was wearing a deep royal blue dress. Serenity
and the girls rose respectfully and went down to greet them.
"Serenity darling!" Mrs.Franklin cried and went directly
to Serenity, enveloping her in a hug. Serenity hugged her back
uneasily, for she was uncertain the reason for their visit.
She chanced a glance at Darien, but he was staring at the grown,
his shoulders slumped. She knew something had happend for sure,
after she looked at her mother, whos eyes were practically
laughing at her. Oh how she wished her mother wasn't such a
cruel creature. Lovely, yes, but a dark beauty. Her dark green
eyes and hair so dark a purple it looked black, resembled nothing
like Serenity. The only thing they shared were their figures. Serenity
inherited her eyes and hair from her father, and her sweet disposition
from her aunt on her father's side. But her aunt had gotten married
and moved away, and she couldn't turn to her mother when the accident
with Richard happend. She became withdrawn and very impersonal with
anyone she had not met before.
Serenity managed a smile, but sent her mother a warning look. Her
mother only smiled back at her. Finally, Mrs. Franklin released her.
"I'm so happy." she gushed and hugged her quickly once more.
"Happy? Happy about what?" Serenity inquired innocently, glancing
once more at Darien. He looked like a defeated puppy, something she
had never seen in the few months that she'd known him.
"Why, that you agreed to marry my Darien!" Mrs. Franklin replied.
Serenity was stunned. Darien's head shot up, and their eyes met. He
felt a pain in his heart, as he saw her pale face, blue eyes full of
emotion, full of...full of confusion and hurt. He followed her eyes
as they went to her mother. A triumphant smile was on her face. He
then watched as Serenity managed a slight smile.
"Oh. Yes, I'm happy too." she said softly. Darien stared at her
dumbfounded. He suddenly knew what she was doing. There was a look
of defeat in her eyes, and he was sure only he could see it. He knew
that she was trying to convince everyone when she had rejected men
for so long, that she was truly in love with him. Her friends were
shocked. Raye was speechless. Mina looked about ready to cry, and Lita
had a look of protectiveness as she balled her hand into a fist and
sent Darien a look that clearly stated "If you hurt her, I'll hurt you."
He managed a weak smile.
"Come now, we must all go in and celebrate!" her father declared
and the group began to move up the steps and into the house.
"I'd like a word with Serenity if you wouldn't mind." Darien
said as he gently took Serenity by the arm. The rest of the group
continued on into the house. As soon as the door shut, Serenity wripped
away from his grasp.
"How could you do that?!" she hissed.
"I didn't. It was that witch you call your mother that told my mother."
he replied. Her hand went to her head, before clentching into a fist and
going back to her side.
"Well...you!...." she struggled to find the right words, but she could come
up with none. Suddenly, she sighed, her shoulders sagging, surrendering
once again to the inevitable. She looked like she was going to faint. He
quickly wrapped an arm around her waist. She leaned weakly on him. From
the people watching at the window, it looked like the perfect romantic
embrace, but for Serenity, it was a need. She knew she would have fallen
if he hadn't held her up. "I can't stop it." she whispered as she rested her
head on his chest. He tiltled her chin up with his other hand.
"I know. Neither can I." he replied, and gave her a slight smile. Her
lips twitched slightly. He bent his head down to hers as their eyes closed.
"Darien, Serenity, your food will get cold!" Darien's mother's voice
interrupted them. Serenity gasped and pulled away, suddenly finding her
strength.
"I-I don't k-know what you're up to. B-but stay th-the hell away fr-from
me." Serenity choked out, then hurried up the steps. He sighed and followed
her.
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I apologize for this chapter being so short. I had to get it in...for fear I
would lose my ideas. Let me know what you think. Please R&R!!
(Chapter 2)
By : Lady of Silver
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Two girls wandered around in the big house, occasionally
stopping and checking a door. The blonde finally screamed.
"Sere!!!!!! Raye!!! Where are you guys????"
"You don't have to yell Mina. They're right here." Lita
replied, pointing. Serena and Raye were walking down the
hall, arms linked.
"About time you guys. But where's Amy?" Raye asked.
"She couldn't make it. Her and Greg were in the middle
of one of their long discussions about life." the blonde,
now known as Mina, replied.
"Oh, it would be great to have someone to match witts
with." Serenity sighed. Lita and Mina looked at her
like she'd grown another head. "What?" she asked slightly
confused.
"Sere, what's happend to you?" Mina asked.
"Not now guys. Lets go have a picnic on the front
porch." Raye said and began to lead Serenity away. The
other girls followed. After the instructions were given
to the cook the girls went to change. They were not dressed
for a pinic lunch. They changed into light dresses, having
left clothes over here awhile back. Serenity changed into a light
dress as well. It had a white top, with long sleeves and a
low neck line that showed her shoulders, and the long skirt
was pink. A white ribbon/sash was tied around her waist, the
tails of the bow hanging down. Her long golden hair was pulled
up into an unusual style, two buns with a tail streaming out of each.
Lita had on a light green dress, Mina a soft yellow, and Raye a
dark lavender.
They sat out on the porch eatting and chatting quietly until
Serenity's father and mother arrived, followed by another
carriage. Serenity and Raye knew instinctively who it was.
As they pulled up to the house, the drivers slowed the horses.
Her father, Mr. Franklin, and Darien stepped out of one carraige,
and in the other, her mother and Mrs. Franklin. Mrs. Franklin
was dressed as if she were going to a ball, much like Serenity's
own mother, who was wearing a deep royal blue dress. Serenity
and the girls rose respectfully and went down to greet them.
"Serenity darling!" Mrs.Franklin cried and went directly
to Serenity, enveloping her in a hug. Serenity hugged her back
uneasily, for she was uncertain the reason for their visit.
She chanced a glance at Darien, but he was staring at the grown,
his shoulders slumped. She knew something had happend for sure,
after she looked at her mother, whos eyes were practically
laughing at her. Oh how she wished her mother wasn't such a
cruel creature. Lovely, yes, but a dark beauty. Her dark green
eyes and hair so dark a purple it looked black, resembled nothing
like Serenity. The only thing they shared were their figures. Serenity
inherited her eyes and hair from her father, and her sweet disposition
from her aunt on her father's side. But her aunt had gotten married
and moved away, and she couldn't turn to her mother when the accident
with Richard happend. She became withdrawn and very impersonal with
anyone she had not met before.
Serenity managed a smile, but sent her mother a warning look. Her
mother only smiled back at her. Finally, Mrs. Franklin released her.
"I'm so happy." she gushed and hugged her quickly once more.
"Happy? Happy about what?" Serenity inquired innocently, glancing
once more at Darien. He looked like a defeated puppy, something she
had never seen in the few months that she'd known him.
"Why, that you agreed to marry my Darien!" Mrs. Franklin replied.
Serenity was stunned. Darien's head shot up, and their eyes met. He
felt a pain in his heart, as he saw her pale face, blue eyes full of
emotion, full of...full of confusion and hurt. He followed her eyes
as they went to her mother. A triumphant smile was on her face. He
then watched as Serenity managed a slight smile.
"Oh. Yes, I'm happy too." she said softly. Darien stared at her
dumbfounded. He suddenly knew what she was doing. There was a look
of defeat in her eyes, and he was sure only he could see it. He knew
that she was trying to convince everyone when she had rejected men
for so long, that she was truly in love with him. Her friends were
shocked. Raye was speechless. Mina looked about ready to cry, and Lita
had a look of protectiveness as she balled her hand into a fist and
sent Darien a look that clearly stated "If you hurt her, I'll hurt you."
He managed a weak smile.
"Come now, we must all go in and celebrate!" her father declared
and the group began to move up the steps and into the house.
"I'd like a word with Serenity if you wouldn't mind." Darien
said as he gently took Serenity by the arm. The rest of the group
continued on into the house. As soon as the door shut, Serenity wripped
away from his grasp.
"How could you do that?!" she hissed.
"I didn't. It was that witch you call your mother that told my mother."
he replied. Her hand went to her head, before clentching into a fist and
going back to her side.
"Well...you!...." she struggled to find the right words, but she could come
up with none. Suddenly, she sighed, her shoulders sagging, surrendering
once again to the inevitable. She looked like she was going to faint. He
quickly wrapped an arm around her waist. She leaned weakly on him. From
the people watching at the window, it looked like the perfect romantic
embrace, but for Serenity, it was a need. She knew she would have fallen
if he hadn't held her up. "I can't stop it." she whispered as she rested her
head on his chest. He tiltled her chin up with his other hand.
"I know. Neither can I." he replied, and gave her a slight smile. Her
lips twitched slightly. He bent his head down to hers as their eyes closed.
"Darien, Serenity, your food will get cold!" Darien's mother's voice
interrupted them. Serenity gasped and pulled away, suddenly finding her
strength.
"I-I don't k-know what you're up to. B-but stay th-the hell away fr-from
me." Serenity choked out, then hurried up the steps. He sighed and followed
her.
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I apologize for this chapter being so short. I had to get it in...for fear I
would lose my ideas. Let me know what you think. Please R&R!!
