Alright, so I know I didn't give proper respect to my inspiration in the last one. I wanted it to be something for you guys to figure out on your own, but I don't want some random lawsuit thrown my way simply because I used some lyrics to a song, so I give all inspiration and lyrics in the story their proper respect by saying thanks to Rupert Holmes and his "Escape" song (AKA the Pina Colada song).
And once again, I don't own Sailor Moon either (this is a rather bummer of a beginning, ne?). Alright, I won't bore you any longer…..
Chapter 2
Darien reread the paper again. So she'd written back, cute, to the point. She was nobody's poet but it wasn't half bad:
Yes I like chocolate milkshakes,
The Sailor V video game,
I may not be a brainiac,
But I'll graduate just the same,
I will meet you at midnight,
In the light of the full moon,
Where the roses in the garden
Are already in bloom.
He didn't know what to do now. She'd written back, wanted to meet him, but she had no idea who he was. Would she be disappointed? What would she think? Damn Andrew and sticking his nose in where it didn't belong! If he'd just let him do it his own way he would be happily sitting next to her at the counter in the arcade watching her drink her milkshake. In a few months he'd try being civil to her, in year or two maybe they'd be friends, heck by the time he was thirty they might be dating.
Darien sat down on a kitchen chair and reread her poem again. Alright, so at the rate he was going maybe she would be married by the time he had some nerve. He looked around his kitchen. She mentioned meeting him where the roses were in bloom. Well considering it was autumn there was only one place that could mean, and the next full moon was tomorrow.
He looked around his empty apartment and sighed to himself. He knew he'd be in for a long night and an even longer wait during the day tomorrow. 'Why couldn't school have classes in between breaks!' He thought laying his head on his table.
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Andrew watched as the girls came into the arcade the next day missing an important piece to their puzzle. "Where's Serena?" Andrew asked as they took their usual seats at the counter.
"She's busy pacing her room and planning an outfit for her midnight rendezvous with her mystery man." Mina declared throwing one arm over her eyes dramatically. The other girls giggled and flipped through their menus.
"Oh right, I read her reply yesterday. It was pretty good. Aren't you guys worried she's meeting some stranger someplace? She told you where she was going, right?" Andrew asked wiping salt off the counter with a rag.
"Actually no," Lita said looking up "But, with Serena it's never difficult to tell. Where is the only place this time of year that has roses?" she glanced around seeing nothing but blank stares. "The public Arboretum, they have that whole exhibit on the different roses from around the world."
"An answer only Lita would know." Mina said pushing her menu away. Lita raised an eyebrow at her and she grinned sheepishly.
"So, I assume this means low profile spy mission tonight?" Andrew asked placing some drinks in front of the girls as they decided on food. The girls nodded.
"Wanna join us?" Rei asked.
"I wouldn't miss it!" Andrew exclaimed. The door bells chimed and a dark haired figure entered the Arcade. "Hiya Darien!" Grinned Andrew, slinging his rag over his shoulder. Darien looked up at Andrew and slumped down in his usual stool at the counter.
"What's up Darien? You look down." Asked Rei sipping the water Andrew sat in front of her. He looked up and glanced at the four girls sitting next him. Amy was flipping through a book, he swore he saw the words "Spy tricks" written on the side, Mina and Lita were giggling over something in the paper and Rei was looking at him, waiting for an answer. All four of them were dressed in black clothing and carried small bags with them.
"Long night." He answered as Andrew put a cup of coffee in front of him. Great, he thought to himself, I'll bet by the look of it these four are aiming on spying on Serena tonight. I not only get to make a fool of myself, I have an audience to watch it unravel. He looked at Andrew who had a giant smirk on his face.
"Any plans tonight, Darien?" Andrew asked.
Darien narrowed his eyes and took a sip of his coffee. "I think you know." He replied.
Amy glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, guys. I think we should head out. Where will you meet us Andrew?" she asked shoving her book in her bag and standing, the rest of the girls following suit.
"Uh, he he, um, I'll meet you guys under the trees on the left side of the building around eleven thirty, ok?" Andrew said glancing at Darien. He watched as Darien's eyebrows nearly shot off his face.
"See ya then, Andrew!" Replied Lita with a wave as the girls left the arcade.
"Just whose side are you on?" Darien exclaimed loudly as Andrew began clearing the girl's glasses.
"Yours, of course. Believe me you'll be glad I'm there when they find out that poem was yours. You know how protective they are of her, and I'm sure that when her arch nemesis makes it known he's in love with her they're going think its some trick to hurt her. I'm your back-up man!" Andrew said striking a heroic pose behind the counter. Darien put his head down on his arms, he hadn't even thought of that. They would kill him. This day was getting worse and worse, and the stomach ache that had plagued him since the day before was steadily expanding. He popped another antacid tablet and watched Andrew close the Arcade for the night.
The night before had been a long night for Darien. He'd spent most of the night picking an outfit and professing his love to his full length mirror. Andrew may have thrown him to the wolves, but at least he'd be prepared for the mental battle. He tried every response Serena could give him from laughing in his face to starting yet another insult war.
Darien sighed resignedly and stood up from his stool. "Alright, I suppose I'll see you later, Andrew."
"I wouldn't miss this for all the gold in the world." Andrew replied as he stacked the few remaining chairs in the restaurant. Darien disappeared into the night outside the arcade and Andrew untied his apron and tossed it onto the counter. He stopped quickly in the backroom to grab his keys and a mysterious bag that hung rather heavily over his left shoulder. He locked up the arcade and disappeared into the blackness of the Tokyo night.
And once again, I don't own Sailor Moon either (this is a rather bummer of a beginning, ne?). Alright, I won't bore you any longer…..
Chapter 2
Darien reread the paper again. So she'd written back, cute, to the point. She was nobody's poet but it wasn't half bad:
Yes I like chocolate milkshakes,
The Sailor V video game,
I may not be a brainiac,
But I'll graduate just the same,
I will meet you at midnight,
In the light of the full moon,
Where the roses in the garden
Are already in bloom.
He didn't know what to do now. She'd written back, wanted to meet him, but she had no idea who he was. Would she be disappointed? What would she think? Damn Andrew and sticking his nose in where it didn't belong! If he'd just let him do it his own way he would be happily sitting next to her at the counter in the arcade watching her drink her milkshake. In a few months he'd try being civil to her, in year or two maybe they'd be friends, heck by the time he was thirty they might be dating.
Darien sat down on a kitchen chair and reread her poem again. Alright, so at the rate he was going maybe she would be married by the time he had some nerve. He looked around his kitchen. She mentioned meeting him where the roses were in bloom. Well considering it was autumn there was only one place that could mean, and the next full moon was tomorrow.
He looked around his empty apartment and sighed to himself. He knew he'd be in for a long night and an even longer wait during the day tomorrow. 'Why couldn't school have classes in between breaks!' He thought laying his head on his table.
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Andrew watched as the girls came into the arcade the next day missing an important piece to their puzzle. "Where's Serena?" Andrew asked as they took their usual seats at the counter.
"She's busy pacing her room and planning an outfit for her midnight rendezvous with her mystery man." Mina declared throwing one arm over her eyes dramatically. The other girls giggled and flipped through their menus.
"Oh right, I read her reply yesterday. It was pretty good. Aren't you guys worried she's meeting some stranger someplace? She told you where she was going, right?" Andrew asked wiping salt off the counter with a rag.
"Actually no," Lita said looking up "But, with Serena it's never difficult to tell. Where is the only place this time of year that has roses?" she glanced around seeing nothing but blank stares. "The public Arboretum, they have that whole exhibit on the different roses from around the world."
"An answer only Lita would know." Mina said pushing her menu away. Lita raised an eyebrow at her and she grinned sheepishly.
"So, I assume this means low profile spy mission tonight?" Andrew asked placing some drinks in front of the girls as they decided on food. The girls nodded.
"Wanna join us?" Rei asked.
"I wouldn't miss it!" Andrew exclaimed. The door bells chimed and a dark haired figure entered the Arcade. "Hiya Darien!" Grinned Andrew, slinging his rag over his shoulder. Darien looked up at Andrew and slumped down in his usual stool at the counter.
"What's up Darien? You look down." Asked Rei sipping the water Andrew sat in front of her. He looked up and glanced at the four girls sitting next him. Amy was flipping through a book, he swore he saw the words "Spy tricks" written on the side, Mina and Lita were giggling over something in the paper and Rei was looking at him, waiting for an answer. All four of them were dressed in black clothing and carried small bags with them.
"Long night." He answered as Andrew put a cup of coffee in front of him. Great, he thought to himself, I'll bet by the look of it these four are aiming on spying on Serena tonight. I not only get to make a fool of myself, I have an audience to watch it unravel. He looked at Andrew who had a giant smirk on his face.
"Any plans tonight, Darien?" Andrew asked.
Darien narrowed his eyes and took a sip of his coffee. "I think you know." He replied.
Amy glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, guys. I think we should head out. Where will you meet us Andrew?" she asked shoving her book in her bag and standing, the rest of the girls following suit.
"Uh, he he, um, I'll meet you guys under the trees on the left side of the building around eleven thirty, ok?" Andrew said glancing at Darien. He watched as Darien's eyebrows nearly shot off his face.
"See ya then, Andrew!" Replied Lita with a wave as the girls left the arcade.
"Just whose side are you on?" Darien exclaimed loudly as Andrew began clearing the girl's glasses.
"Yours, of course. Believe me you'll be glad I'm there when they find out that poem was yours. You know how protective they are of her, and I'm sure that when her arch nemesis makes it known he's in love with her they're going think its some trick to hurt her. I'm your back-up man!" Andrew said striking a heroic pose behind the counter. Darien put his head down on his arms, he hadn't even thought of that. They would kill him. This day was getting worse and worse, and the stomach ache that had plagued him since the day before was steadily expanding. He popped another antacid tablet and watched Andrew close the Arcade for the night.
The night before had been a long night for Darien. He'd spent most of the night picking an outfit and professing his love to his full length mirror. Andrew may have thrown him to the wolves, but at least he'd be prepared for the mental battle. He tried every response Serena could give him from laughing in his face to starting yet another insult war.
Darien sighed resignedly and stood up from his stool. "Alright, I suppose I'll see you later, Andrew."
"I wouldn't miss this for all the gold in the world." Andrew replied as he stacked the few remaining chairs in the restaurant. Darien disappeared into the night outside the arcade and Andrew untied his apron and tossed it onto the counter. He stopped quickly in the backroom to grab his keys and a mysterious bag that hung rather heavily over his left shoulder. He locked up the arcade and disappeared into the blackness of the Tokyo night.