Last chapter was a little bit strange. Probably cause I didn't have much
plans for it. Whatever, here we go. Hopefully this one will turn out
better...
BTW, some of you are driving me a little crazy with this "down with Darien!" thing. Seriously, there has to be some twists so it's more exciting. If you think I'm a good writer, than trust that I'll make it turn out! Okay? Ok. Thank you.
Plans of Partying
The next morning I woke up refreshed and well slept. As I hopped out of bed I grabbed the phone and dialed Arwen's number.
"Hello?" Arwen said. She sounded very awake and cheery.
"Hi, what's up?" I say. "Wanna go to Darien's lake with me?"
"Aw, I'd love to, but dad is having brunch with me in the restaurant," she says. "You can come, I'm sure, because Aragorn is coming! And bring Darien along." Her family calls 'the restaurant', their own private place in the palace with their own cooks and everything.
"Sure, I'll come and I'll call Darien about it. I haven't been in that restaurant since that time we visited and had smoothies!"
"Good, well come!"
Darien, Aragorn, and I arrive at the front door. The butler leads us to Arwen's room and before we can even knock, she bursts out. "Hi guys!" she says.
While the rest of us are dressed casually, she's dressed in a white halter- topped dress and heels. "Ready?"
"Uhhh...yea," I say. "Were we supposed to dress up a little? Hope your dad doesn't mind that I'm wearing a JEAN skirt."
"Oh, no, it doesn't matter!" she says, wrapping and arm around my shoulders as we start towards the restaurant. "My dad has been strict about me wearing jeans and T-shirts. He says he wants me to be wearing ball-gowns, but there is no way I'm going everywhere like that. Mideswell have a sign on my back: 'I am princess Arwen! Please chase me and beg for my autograph!'"
We all laugh, except Arwen.
As we walk into the restaurant people jump behind tables yelling "SURPRISE!" which makes all four of us jump back in shock. "WELCOME HOME ARWEN!!" yell a few people.
Arwen laughs as everyone starts hugging her. "We missed you so much!" some say.
I smile and watch as everyone greets Arwen with hugs...except one girl already seated.
"Meliah," I hiss under my breath. Aragorn turns his head so that he doesn't have to meet her gaze.
Meliah smiles wryly and gestures at Darien, telling him to sit by her.
"Should I?" he asks me.
"Do whatever you want," I say. "But I'd stay away."
"I don't want to be rude," he says. "Ugh, I'll see what she wants and I'll be right back. Save me a seat."
Finally everyone is done talking on and on with Arwen and the three of us get to sit down.
Darien's POV
"Yea?" I say.
"I just want to know who YOU are," she says, looking me up and down. "You're new, huh?"
"Yes, I am," I say. "Um, and you are?"
"Meliah Revadka," she says. "And the question is, who are you?"
"Darien," I say quickly.
"Why don't you sit next to me and tell me all about yourself!" she says, grabbing my hand and pulling me down.
"That's okay, I'd rather n..." as if she knew what I was going to say, she cut me off and said loudly to one of her friends, "Tanita, look at this cute new boy from...where are you from?"
Her friend, Tanita quickly comes up as I say, "Rohan."
"Isn't absolutely adorable? His name is Darien!" Meliah says and sits me down in the chair beside her. She grabs my hand and fiddles with the ring on my thumb. "So, DARIEN, what is Rohan like? Is it absolutely divine?"
"Well, it's..."
"Oh, you're so cute! Even your voice is adorable! You have to come to our done-with-school party next week!" interrupts Tanita.
"Actually, I..."
"Oh, that would be a great idea!" Meliah agrees looking over at Tanita, then turning back to me. "You come, okay? It's at the Wilmingston Park. There's a pool there and stuff."
"Um, cool, now, can I go to talk to my friends?" I ask, looking over at Emma, Arwen, and Aragorn.
"Uh, sure," Meliah says. "But come talk to us later!"
I hurry up as fast as I can. As soon as I can get to a seat near my friends I heave a big sigh and slouch down in a chair. "Oh, god that sucked!" I say.
Aragorn nods. "See, they'll drive you so insane you can't be nice any more."
"Poor Darien. The devil has a crush on him!" Emma whispers, running her hand through my hair. I look over at Meliah and she smiles at me...in this sexy way, but ugh, she's strange. I don't like her at ALL!
"Yes, she's the devil alright!" I practically yell as I pick up my menu. I look up to see a waitress looking at me suspiciously. She starts talking very slow. "Uhhh...may I take your order?"
Emma's POV
"Darien! I have one more thing to tell you," Meliah says walking up to our table as we get up to leave.
I look over at Darien. He looks horrified as he bites his lip.
"Do you have something to say to my boyfriend?" I ask suddenly. Whoops, was that a plan or did I just suddenly just decide to say that?
Meliah laughs halfheartedly. "Um, so your cheating on the prince, are you?" "Uh, actually, we broke up," I say grabbing Darien's arm. I can feel his arm tensing up. Hope he doesn't get mad that I did this...I'm not sure what has come over me!
"I don't believe it!" she smirks.
"I don't know why you wouldn't," Darien says, putting his arm around my waste. I feel this chill go up my spine and its probably obvious that we're both uncomfortable about being so close to each other.
Meliah looks at Darien and shrugs. "As a guy from ROHAN I'd think you'd have better taste in friends!" she sneers. "Think of yourself as uninvited to the party."
"Well, too bad, instead of going to your party, we're going to watch the first music video shoot of Pandemonium's!" I snap.
Aragorn, Arwen, and Darien all look at me. Meliah gapes for a moment then says, "Yea, your mischievous, no good brother's band. Have FUN."
"My no good brother's band your referring to has made it to the top three in Middle Earth for it's single. Well, have fun drinking ordinary beer with your ordinary friends. We'll be drinking champagne in Rohan! Yea, so have a nice weekend," I say coldly. The three of us stomp away, but she yells after us.
"I'll be talking to your mother to see if your going, EMMA! You're a liar!"
"Let's get out of here," Darien says. "I'm sorry, but that wasn't the best brunch I've ever had!"
"I agree," Arwen says. "But you DON'T have any plans of going to see the video being made, do you, Emma?"
"Um, no," I admit. "But maybe instead we can have our own party! SO big that even most of the people going to 'HER' party go to 'OURS'!"
"I think you've had enough crazy plans for one day, Emma," Aragorn says.
"I think it's a good idea!" Darien says.
"Yea and my father can finance it! We can put flyers all over! A party for High Schoolers at the Princess's house! Maybe I can even get Greenwings to come!"
"Gr-Greenwings?" Darien stammers, looking a little dumb, but cute.
"Yes, we've known them for a WHILE," I say.
"Okay, okay," Aragorn says with a smile. "I think I agree with you guys...if we work hard, we can pull off the BEST End-of-School PARTY!"
I didn't care much for this chapter either, but except excitement too! Legolas is going to the party...and you know Legolas just brings excitement to the story!
BTW, some of you are driving me a little crazy with this "down with Darien!" thing. Seriously, there has to be some twists so it's more exciting. If you think I'm a good writer, than trust that I'll make it turn out! Okay? Ok. Thank you.
Plans of Partying
The next morning I woke up refreshed and well slept. As I hopped out of bed I grabbed the phone and dialed Arwen's number.
"Hello?" Arwen said. She sounded very awake and cheery.
"Hi, what's up?" I say. "Wanna go to Darien's lake with me?"
"Aw, I'd love to, but dad is having brunch with me in the restaurant," she says. "You can come, I'm sure, because Aragorn is coming! And bring Darien along." Her family calls 'the restaurant', their own private place in the palace with their own cooks and everything.
"Sure, I'll come and I'll call Darien about it. I haven't been in that restaurant since that time we visited and had smoothies!"
"Good, well come!"
Darien, Aragorn, and I arrive at the front door. The butler leads us to Arwen's room and before we can even knock, she bursts out. "Hi guys!" she says.
While the rest of us are dressed casually, she's dressed in a white halter- topped dress and heels. "Ready?"
"Uhhh...yea," I say. "Were we supposed to dress up a little? Hope your dad doesn't mind that I'm wearing a JEAN skirt."
"Oh, no, it doesn't matter!" she says, wrapping and arm around my shoulders as we start towards the restaurant. "My dad has been strict about me wearing jeans and T-shirts. He says he wants me to be wearing ball-gowns, but there is no way I'm going everywhere like that. Mideswell have a sign on my back: 'I am princess Arwen! Please chase me and beg for my autograph!'"
We all laugh, except Arwen.
As we walk into the restaurant people jump behind tables yelling "SURPRISE!" which makes all four of us jump back in shock. "WELCOME HOME ARWEN!!" yell a few people.
Arwen laughs as everyone starts hugging her. "We missed you so much!" some say.
I smile and watch as everyone greets Arwen with hugs...except one girl already seated.
"Meliah," I hiss under my breath. Aragorn turns his head so that he doesn't have to meet her gaze.
Meliah smiles wryly and gestures at Darien, telling him to sit by her.
"Should I?" he asks me.
"Do whatever you want," I say. "But I'd stay away."
"I don't want to be rude," he says. "Ugh, I'll see what she wants and I'll be right back. Save me a seat."
Finally everyone is done talking on and on with Arwen and the three of us get to sit down.
Darien's POV
"Yea?" I say.
"I just want to know who YOU are," she says, looking me up and down. "You're new, huh?"
"Yes, I am," I say. "Um, and you are?"
"Meliah Revadka," she says. "And the question is, who are you?"
"Darien," I say quickly.
"Why don't you sit next to me and tell me all about yourself!" she says, grabbing my hand and pulling me down.
"That's okay, I'd rather n..." as if she knew what I was going to say, she cut me off and said loudly to one of her friends, "Tanita, look at this cute new boy from...where are you from?"
Her friend, Tanita quickly comes up as I say, "Rohan."
"Isn't absolutely adorable? His name is Darien!" Meliah says and sits me down in the chair beside her. She grabs my hand and fiddles with the ring on my thumb. "So, DARIEN, what is Rohan like? Is it absolutely divine?"
"Well, it's..."
"Oh, you're so cute! Even your voice is adorable! You have to come to our done-with-school party next week!" interrupts Tanita.
"Actually, I..."
"Oh, that would be a great idea!" Meliah agrees looking over at Tanita, then turning back to me. "You come, okay? It's at the Wilmingston Park. There's a pool there and stuff."
"Um, cool, now, can I go to talk to my friends?" I ask, looking over at Emma, Arwen, and Aragorn.
"Uh, sure," Meliah says. "But come talk to us later!"
I hurry up as fast as I can. As soon as I can get to a seat near my friends I heave a big sigh and slouch down in a chair. "Oh, god that sucked!" I say.
Aragorn nods. "See, they'll drive you so insane you can't be nice any more."
"Poor Darien. The devil has a crush on him!" Emma whispers, running her hand through my hair. I look over at Meliah and she smiles at me...in this sexy way, but ugh, she's strange. I don't like her at ALL!
"Yes, she's the devil alright!" I practically yell as I pick up my menu. I look up to see a waitress looking at me suspiciously. She starts talking very slow. "Uhhh...may I take your order?"
Emma's POV
"Darien! I have one more thing to tell you," Meliah says walking up to our table as we get up to leave.
I look over at Darien. He looks horrified as he bites his lip.
"Do you have something to say to my boyfriend?" I ask suddenly. Whoops, was that a plan or did I just suddenly just decide to say that?
Meliah laughs halfheartedly. "Um, so your cheating on the prince, are you?" "Uh, actually, we broke up," I say grabbing Darien's arm. I can feel his arm tensing up. Hope he doesn't get mad that I did this...I'm not sure what has come over me!
"I don't believe it!" she smirks.
"I don't know why you wouldn't," Darien says, putting his arm around my waste. I feel this chill go up my spine and its probably obvious that we're both uncomfortable about being so close to each other.
Meliah looks at Darien and shrugs. "As a guy from ROHAN I'd think you'd have better taste in friends!" she sneers. "Think of yourself as uninvited to the party."
"Well, too bad, instead of going to your party, we're going to watch the first music video shoot of Pandemonium's!" I snap.
Aragorn, Arwen, and Darien all look at me. Meliah gapes for a moment then says, "Yea, your mischievous, no good brother's band. Have FUN."
"My no good brother's band your referring to has made it to the top three in Middle Earth for it's single. Well, have fun drinking ordinary beer with your ordinary friends. We'll be drinking champagne in Rohan! Yea, so have a nice weekend," I say coldly. The three of us stomp away, but she yells after us.
"I'll be talking to your mother to see if your going, EMMA! You're a liar!"
"Let's get out of here," Darien says. "I'm sorry, but that wasn't the best brunch I've ever had!"
"I agree," Arwen says. "But you DON'T have any plans of going to see the video being made, do you, Emma?"
"Um, no," I admit. "But maybe instead we can have our own party! SO big that even most of the people going to 'HER' party go to 'OURS'!"
"I think you've had enough crazy plans for one day, Emma," Aragorn says.
"I think it's a good idea!" Darien says.
"Yea and my father can finance it! We can put flyers all over! A party for High Schoolers at the Princess's house! Maybe I can even get Greenwings to come!"
"Gr-Greenwings?" Darien stammers, looking a little dumb, but cute.
"Yes, we've known them for a WHILE," I say.
"Okay, okay," Aragorn says with a smile. "I think I agree with you guys...if we work hard, we can pull off the BEST End-of-School PARTY!"
I didn't care much for this chapter either, but except excitement too! Legolas is going to the party...and you know Legolas just brings excitement to the story!
