Hey, look. . . I'm back! I AM SOOOO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED LATELY!!!
You will so not even believe part of the reason I haven't been updating! I was looking at ff.net like "Hmmm. . . Do they really not like Part II so far?! I haven't gotten a single review!" and lo and behold, I hadn't posted it! I am so thick sometimes. Also, I just got stuck with some aspects of this, and I got a lot of homework, etc, etc, with the excuses. . . I got a couple reviews asking about whether or not this is a Darien/Serena fic. Yes, it is. Unless for some crazy reason, I decide it won't be, but it was first planned out to be a D/S. So sorry to those of you who want it otherwise! **genuine tears forming** It is really, really hard to please everyone, but I am trying! ^_~ Oh. . . I just realized that in Chapter 3, the guy that Serena agreed to go out with doesn't have a name!!!!! o_O Lets just work it into this chapter like it was in the last, k? Lets PRETEND we know it already. . . I will go back and fix it later, I promise! Maybe. . .
Review Responses:
Happygolucky111: Well, I wouldn't see Darien's actions as "chickening out" exactly. I think he was just trying to avoid a cat fight that Serena would have won, hands down (you know, with the whole Sailor Moon thing, plus the added bonus of 8 other senshi right there with her to back her up. . .). I think he made a wise choice in getting Kyra's over-inflated ego out of there! And I think it wise not to actually type what we are surely all feeling about Kyra. We don't want the kiddie police soliciting us for "bad words"!!!
Kage-Shadow-of-Darkness: When I do the F CAT, Oh, yes, I did work in my other classes. The curse of honors, I tell you. . .
Marni: You know, even though I already have another idea, this is good, and I will probably use it! Much thanx to you!!!
MiTZ: Yes, I think if I was reading my story, I would too be looking forward to the next chapter!!! LoL. Ok, j/k. Sorry this took so long to update though!
PinkShuntumon: F CAT in ANY school sux!!! Ok, but seriously, yes, Darien WILL be jealous. You have no idea what the extent of his jealousy will BE! Ok, so reading the Interlude kinda gives it away a bit, but we'll deal!
Soul 141: Don't worry. No rebounding here! Just some good, wholesome reading! Nope, thanx to Starry Eyez, I now know exactly what will be happening with this new guy and Darien!
Wo Ai Ni16: I'm truly sorry that I hit you!!! I just get carried away when pushed towards my computer! Won't happen again!! ^_~
PROPS!!!!!-- To StArRy-EyEz07 for helping me out with my block. I seriously had no idea what to write after like 7 pages into this chapter. So, GO READ HER STORIES!!! (My True Beauty, From the Corners of the Earth, Dark Time, Home Is Where the Heart Lies. . . I think that is all of them, but hey, look out for more!).
And thanx to Marni for suggesting the whole 'Kyra hitting on the new guy' idea. . . that could really work!
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"I Can Cry if I Want To" Part II, Chapter 1: Dating
Last time on ICCIIWT:
~The two had started to go steady, claiming love at first site at the party~. . . ~Wow. Food really gets her mind off of things~. . .
~*FLASH*~
~Have lunch with MY BOYFRIEND~. . . "If I EVER see you within 20 feet of Sere-". . . "That goes double for me". . . Flash of blonde as Serena stormed out of the arcade. . .
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~I wonder if Tuxedo mask dares to show his face around here~. . . Moon Scepter ELIMINATION!. . . He had come. . . Rose Chain ENTRAPMENT!. . . Stalked past Tuxedo Mask without even acknowledging he existed. . .
~*FLASH*~
"He is allergic to macadamia nuts. . . I will terrorize them with their worst fears". . . "I will be just peachy once Darien pays for breaking my heart into tiny, itsy, bitsy, miniscule, little pieces". . . "Two more stages left in the ladder of grief!". . .
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Overheard Mina talking to Amy. . . Planning a massive shopping trip. . . Wanted to mess it all up for them. . . ~Wahaha!~. . . Attempt to kiss Darien. . . "Not in public, Kyra". . . "Can we kill them now?". . . "Would you like to see a movie later on tonight?". . . She agreed to meet him here at 7:00pm. . . Serena had finally gotten past depression. . . Darien Chiba was out of her life for good. . . So it seemed. . .
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When Serena got home, it was already 5 o'clock. ~Two hours until my date!~ Mina, Raye, Lita, and Hotaru had insisted on helping her prepare for her date with (AN: Here it comes. . . Serena's date's name. . . that we all, of course, already knew, because, I would just be stupid if I didn't put it in the last chapter. . .!) Jesse. Amy had said she needed to study for a physics test a month away and the outers were looking into some information gathered at the latest of youma attacks. ~I swear, those four never think of anything FUN like dates and stuff!~ But she knew that beating the Negaverse was why they were there and Amy ALWAYS studies.
When 6 rolled around, they started to get all done up. So far, the five of them had narrowed the outfits down to two: a deep maroon tank-top with a little bow in the middle of the top seam with black capris and black platform sandals or a pink sleeveless shirt that has a silver embroidered crescent moon and star with white flared jeans and white sneakers.
"Hmmm. . . I like the first one," Raye and Hotaru said together while at the same exact time, both Mina and Lita said, "I like the second one."
"Thanks. You guys are such a big help. . ." complained Serena. "What do you think JESSE would like???" They all though for a second. "The first one!" was replied by all. "There is just something about black, Serena," Raye said wisely.
After Serena was dressed, Mina went to work on her make-up while Raye and Hotaru styled her hair. Lita just watched from her bed, for she never really got the hang of THAT much girly stuff. She was pretty much a natural looking person.
Mina applied just the basics, to add a little flash of color here and there. A thin line of black eye-liner and thick coats of mascara for her eyes was all that was needed along with a slightly pink shimmery lip gloss. Her hair ended up being done in a high pony tail with ringlet curls. (AN: Goodness knows how they stayed in. So much hair to weigh it down!!!) To say the least, Serena looked casually stunning.
"Ok, he should be here in 15 minutes. I will have my communicator with me, so don't hesitate to call. I can think up excuses faster than anyone I know! Well, maybe not as fast as Mina, but I try. . ." and Serena trailed off when she saw the devious glint in Mina's eye. "DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND CALL ME FOR NO REASON, OR I WILL SEE TO YOUR HORRIBLE TORTURE!!!!! Raye, keep an eye on her? Hotaru help her, too?"
"No problem," the pair said, knowing they could handle that problem. "Hand it over, Blondie," commanded the threatening Raye. Without too much hesitation, Hotaru had the orange calculator look-a-like in her possession. "Serena, enjoy your date, beep free!" they yelled as they left Serena's house.
Not five minutes later, Jesse rolled up in his midnight blue Porsche Boxter. ~Ooh! Me thinketh me liketh!!!~ Serena thought happily. Jesse had been in her classes for as long as she could remember, and it was obvious he had waited for a good time to ask her out.
"Hey Serena. Did you decide what movie you wanted to see yet?" questioned the blond haired, green eyed hottie. "Um, well, I had it narrowed down, but I think I know which one you would rather see!" she said with a little laugh. "Try me," he dared.
"Well, I was thinking either 'How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days' or 'Dare Devil', but I'm pretty sure you would rather the latter, being How to Lose a Guy is sort of a 'chick flick'."
"And I would have to ask if I should take the first as a hint?" he asked wryly. Serena giggled, "No. Dare Devil it is then!" And they drove off towards the theatre.
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Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Serena and her date, Darien and Kyra were on their way to the same movie. This, unlike the mall incident, however, was not planned, but Kyra found it a nice stroke of luck when she found out.
She first spotted them when she was waiting in line for popcorn. She had oh-so-conveniently over heard Jesse buy the tickets and was simply overjoyed with her position. Her plan went downhill, however, when they were all in the theatre room, Darien seemed to have absolutely no interest in making out. This highly disappointed her, because she had never gone to the movies to actually WATCH the movie. Just to play tonsil hockey with whoever it was lucky enough to be dating her at the time.
Darien, but all too late, realized too that Serena was there, and saying that he was jealous was the understatement of the year. ~She is dating THIS soon?!?!?! What's gotten into her?!~ he quickly reprimanded himself, saying that it HAD been two months, and she deserved SOMEONE at least. He just wished it could have been himself. The only solace he has that night is the satisfaction of not having to see the couple kiss. ~I don't believe I could handle that.~ he though to himself (AN: another instance of the infamous foreshadowing! But, of course, if you read the interlude, you would have already guessed what was happening! ^_~)
When the movie finished, both couples left without a word to each other, Darien from the possibility of slugging the guy, Serena for the simple reason that she didn't see him. She was too bust either watching the movie or whisper quietly with Jesse, when they were getting to know each other.
All in all, Serena's date went wonderfully so far!
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Back at her house, Jesse walked her up to the door and asked politely what her policy on first-date kissing was. She politely answered that, "No, I never have. Maybe next time, though!" she offered with a little wink, and went inside.
As soon as she checked in with her parents that she was ok, she ran upstairs to page the girls on the communicators. "Do you wanna hear it all now or have a fun little meeting tomorrow?" Serena asked excitedly. Even Setsuna, Haruka, and Michiru wanted to know all about it. After all, they were only human! "WAIT! Better idea! Do you think we could all sleep over at the mansion, Sets? It is early enough to ask our parents. Only 10. We've asked later, really." Serena pleaded. "All right. Call when you all get answers!" and the girls one by one disconnected.
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A mere 15 minutes later, all senshi were grouped up in their pajamas on the huge living room floor of the Outers' mansion. Serena filled them in on the nights events, this taking about an hour to do. "Jesse is so smart, and he does a lot of after school activities, too! Like he is on the swimming team, and he plays tennis!" This was what it was like for that whole hour, plus some questions interjected every few minutes.
Mina blurted, "Did you guys kiss?!?!?!" She was so gosh-darned excited! "No. I never do on a first date, but I hinted at a next time!" Serena said, and she shot Mina and Raye both high-fives. Soon, everyone was getting tired, and drifted off to sleep, save for Haruka and Setsuna, who were discussing Darien's weird behavior.
"I never knew him all that well, but it seemed that he just wouldn't be like this! He seemed to genuinely love Serena!" whispered Haruka, while they sat over cups of coffee.
"You will see," was the whole of Setsuna's enigmatic answer. ~I just don't get why she won't tell us anything!~ thought a frustrated Haruka. "What do YOU think?" "I think that we should wait to see what happens. Time is not etched in stone, but there isn't too much to disturb what I am sure will happen," Setsuna was calm about the whole thing. Yes, she was worried about Serena's feelings, but, if all went as planned, everything should be better. Somewhat, at least.
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When Serena woke the next day, she felt entirely rested. ~Maybe I should have tried dating other people sooner!~ she thought with a small grin. The first thing she noticed after that was she was the first one up. "Well, that's a first!" she whispered to herself. "I wonder what time it is anyway?"
As she walked to the living room, she nearly tripped over Luna, who had darted across the hall, but had now stopped, seeing Serena up so early. "What's the matter, Serena?! Is everything ok???" she asked frantically. ~The only thing to get her up THIS early would be food and. . . well, something bad.~ Luna was worried for only a split second, however. "Absolutely nothing, Luna! I just got up because I am not tired anymore. I got a lot of good sleep, is all." She smiled warmly down to her cat and then bent over to pick her up. Luna purred and accompanied her into the living room.
"Oh, my. 8:00 am, I'm afraid. I don't believe I have ever done THIS before. Getting up all on my own, I mean." She had a very astonished look on her face. "Well, Jesse said he was an early riser. I will give him a call and see if he wants to go out to Burger King or something and grab a little breakfast. I'm sure he wouldn't mind, right Luna?" Luna just nodded absently, for she was paying too much attention to her ears being scratched. "Good. I was meaning to ask if he wanted to tag along to Andrew's party this weekend, anyway," she mentioned with a smile.
Serena put Luna back on the floor and went back to her room. ~Now, where did I put his number again???~ she finally found it wedged underneath the calculator Amy had gotten her when Darien had 'dumped' her.
*ring ring*
"Hello, Silver residence." Serena heard over the phone.
"Hi, this is Serena. Is Jesse home?" She didn't know if he lived alone or not. She thought so, but couldn't be positive.
"Serena! How are you?" Jesse asked. "Oh, good. Listen, I was wondering, if you had nowhere to be or anything, if you wanted to make a quick run to burger King or some quick place like that for breakfast? It's just, I got up early for once, and there is no one to cook, and I don't wanna wake any one up or anything and I don't want to go alone and I remembered you said you wake up early and all an-" but she was cut off when Jesse laughed a bit and said, "Sure. Do you want me to pick you up, or what?"
"Yea, that would be good. But I am at a friend's house." She gave him the address and hung up.
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"I'll have a number 2 with hash browns and some orange juice," Serena told the cashier. "Ooh. That sounds good. I'll take the same!" Jesse ordered right after her. They got their food and headed towards the nearest booth.
When the couple sat down, they started talking in between bites, neither caring that they were talking with their mouths full of food.
"Hey, Jesse, I was wondering. . . You know Andrew, right?" He thought for a minute, then said, "Yea. Works at the arcade, right? What about him?"
"Well, he is throwing a party this Friday, and I was going and was hoping you would come with me. . ." and she trailed off, not sure if he would want to or not. "Of course! Just call me sometime this week to tell me when and where to pick you up."
After 30 minutes, they finished and decided to go walking through the city area. Serena was looking through the windows of a pet shop and squealed with excitement. "Can we go look in there please?!?!?!" she begged. "Sure!" And as they walked in, Serena ran over to the nearest puppy, who happened to be a two month old German Shepherd. The name tag on the house said "Thor". "Awww!!! Is this not the cutest puppy in all of Tokyo?!?!?!" the excited blonde exclaimed. Jesse chuckled. "Do you want him? Your birthday was a while back, right?"
"Oh, no. I could never ask this of you! I mean, my family has always urged me to get a dog, you know, for protection because they travel a lot when I stay home. And Luna would kill me!" Jesse looked befuddled. "Your cat?" he asked. "Um, well, she doesn't like me to divide the attention I give her. . . Yea, that's it!" she explained with a smile. "Well, if you really like this puppy, you shall have him. Luna will just have to deal, and, who knows? She might just like him!" he said cheerily, always looking on the upside. "Well, if you INSIST. . ."
"Yes, I do. I couldn't think of a more fitting present!"
They bought Thor, and all the accessories need to care for him, for he would grow into quite a big dog. After this, they headed back to the mansion.
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"Hey guys!!! Guess what I got!!!" Serena was sure everyone was awake by this time. It was almost noon. She heard Amy and Raye call her from the kitchen, and she and Jesse went down the hall that lead there. As soon as the others saw the dog, their jaws hit the floor, first in amazement, then in admiration, then to anger. "What do you think you are doing walking in with a dog, Meatball head?!?!" Raye yelled, fully taken aback. "It was a late birthday gift from Jesse, if you don't mind. And yes, I am allowed to have him. My parents have wanted me to get a dog for the longest time, thank you very much," and then she spun on her heel and walked out, followed by Jesse after he gave Raye a warning glance.
This did not escape her though. "Who on Earth does he think he is?! Looking at me like that!" Raye huffed. "Well, you shouldn't have gone off like that, duh," Mina scolded. "It is none of your business if Serena gets a dog for her birthday." Raye quickly countered, "It is when it is from her now-BOYFRIEND when she is destined to be with DARIEN!!!!!" And then Raye ran up to her assigned room of the mansion.
"Setsuna, I know you can't tell us much, but this isn't bad right? I mean the whole Jesse thing?" Hotaru asked cautiously. "Only time will tell," was her only explanation, though the others noticed that she did not seem worried at all by this occurrence. They all then went and joined Serena and Jesse, along with the new puppy, in the living room.
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"So you will be here at 8, Friday night, right?" Serena asked, quizzing him on the party time. "Yes, Serena. Right here, at your house, 8 o'clock on the dot. Or 7:59, if possible!" he laughed at her little pout. "Well, thank you for my puppy. He is so adorable and I just know he will be a good dog with m family!"
With that, Serena got up on tip toes and pecked Jesse on the cheek as a goodnight. She smiled, turned, and went inside without another word.
"She is amazing," Jesse mumbled under his breath as he walked back to his car to go home.
Meanwhile, in her house, Serena walked Thor into the living room. "Ooh!!! Serena got a dog!!! You are gonna be in trouble now!!!" and her little brother went running down the hall in search of their parents.
"God. What is it with stupid little siblings. . . MOM, DAD!!! I'M HOME! I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!!!" While she waited, Serena decided to put all of her new doggy items away. Feed Thor, put the new toys in the new basket, lay down the bed, etc.
"What is it, honey?" her mother asked. "Shingo said something about a dog?" continued her father.
"Yup! Meet Thor, the new addition to our family! You guys always said I needed a dog for when you aren't here. So when I was out this afternoon with Jesse, he bought him for me for a late birthday gift!"
"That is so sweet of him! But remember, this dog is YOUR responsibility, since he is your dog." gushed/warned her parents. It wasn't long before the playful shepherd had the whole family under his enchanting spell.
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Thursday afternoon, there was a minor youma attack at the arcade, but we'll get to that later.
Darien was there, as was his custom, with Kyra in tow, talking with Andrew. Mina, Raye, Lita, and Amy were sitting in their usual back booth. As they all went about their own things, Serena walked in along with Haruka. They were discussing, of all things, the pros and cons of guys wearing pink. . .
Serena's argument: "It shows a guys soft side! So you know that he is a mortal human!!!"
Haruka's argument: "Um. . . most people would see that as a 'homosexual' sign. Wouldn't you be a bit afraid of that?"
Serena's counter: "Not at all!" in her cheery voice. She was still on a happy Jesse-high, and it showed.
The two friends went to the counter, but not TOO close to Darien and ordered a round of smoothies (AN: Strawberry banana to be exact!! Mmm. . .) for the others and turned to join them.
Ok, now we are back to the coming youma attack. The group of giddy girls were sipping their drinks when all at once, the communicators went off. This also alerted Darien, and he kept his ears open. They all answered to Michiru on the other end and were told to expect a youma to come at any moment.
Michiru explained, "Pluto and I had it cornered, but it took off in that direction. We don't think it is very strong thought. Just be prepared!" At the click of her departure, they all single filed out of the arcade and around to the side of it.
Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!
Mercury Star Power, Make Up!
Venus Star Power, Make Up!
Mars Star Power, Make Up!
Jupiter Star Power, Make Up!
Saturn Star Power, Make Up!
Uranus Star Power, Make Up!
They all ran back around in front just in time to see the rather small monster bust its way into the arcade. They also managed to see Tuxedo mast appear almost out of nowhere. The fight began. . .
Meanwhile, from a nearby tree, a mysterious figure (AN: Ooh. . . really creative there. . .) watched the battle. He watched, but it was not his place to intervene in their fights. Besides, this was an easy one. He knew what his purpose in this life was, and he was going to see that it was done right. He possessed a great wealth of power, but this was not the time nor place for its use. He had to make sure things were going along the way he wanted, make sure he got everyone where he wanted them.
~The time will come. . . Eventually.~
He grinned, and leapt up higher in the trees, so as not to be seen or detected by Mercury's computer. Down below, the battle "raged" on.
"Ok guys, gather round." Everyone grouped in a mini-huddle, including Tuxedo Mask, because he still is a much needed fighting force. "The plan is to freeze it before it gets too much done, and since it is a weakling, it shouldn't be hard. Mars and Neptune should run and try to distract it, in case it has a mental force field it can activate. Then, just hit it with all you have just to be sure!" Sailor Moon then left the circle and the others followed.
Venus Love Chain. . . ENCIRCLE!
Mercury Bubbles. . . BLAST!
Rose Chain. . . ENTRAPMENT!
There was no way the pathetic youma was getting away. Mars and Neptune ran around back and shouted some attacks to get the thing's attention.
Mars Fire. . . IGNITE!
Neptune Deep. . . SUBMERGE!
The others then called out their round of attacks.
Jupiter Thunder Clap. . . ZAP!
Saturn Silence Glaive. . . SURPRISE!
Uranus World. . . SHAKING!
Pluto Dead. . . SCREAM!
Moon Scepter. . . ELIMINATON!
The youma crumpled and froze to stone halfway to the ground. The newly formed statue then crumbled to a mere pile of dust. The girls gathered together for a brief celebration of their landslide win and detransformed, each one who passed Tuxedo Mask not paying him any attention, save Pluto who gave him a wary glance.
When Setsuna was detransformed, she looked up into the trees that our mysterious figure was hidden in. She felt a strong presence from there, but wasn't sure of 2 things: 1) Why didn't anyone else feel it or even the Mercury computer pick it up? And 2) Was this a good or bad vibe? She could usually tell these things, but this signal was almost indistinguishable. ~Hmmm. . .~ One thing is for sure. She recognized that signal, but wasn't sure from where.
From the top of the trees, clad in all black, he looked back down into Setsuna's eyes. ~Can she see me???~ He dematerialized into the shadows and disappeared. This deleted any extra "vibes" left for Setsuna to think about.
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Jesse arrived at his house at around 4 in the afternoon on Friday. He had plenty of time to get ready for his date with Serena. He just had to get his things in order.
MEANWHILE. . .
Serena arrived home at 3 after school, and had JUST enough time for her preparation. The scene in her room was sort of like the one earlier in the week when she was preparing for her movie date with the same great guy.
The main difference was that all her fellow senshi were there, with a mass of clothes because they were ALL going and needed to "primp". Since it was a casual party, each wore some variation of jeans: Serena-dark blue flares w/ velvet designs on them; Amy-white looking jean capris; Mina-black jean shorts with a wide belt; Raye-knee length dark blue skirt with a slit on the side to mid-thigh; Lita-pink-tinted flare jeans; Hotaru-black low rise boot cut jeans; Haruka-longish blue jean capris; Michiru-pale blue mini skirt; Setsuna-dark blue jeans with ties on the sides.
Each also wore a simple variation of shirt and some sort of jewelry: Serena-a pink sleeveless T and silver moon choker; Amy-bright blue tie-back halter with V-neck and a charm anklet; Mina-orange spaghetti strap tank and gold charm bracelet; Raye-red halter and anklet with a ruby dangling from it; Lita-green off the shoulder 3/4 sleeves and long, silver chandelier earrings; Hotaru-pale purple tube top and dark blue cameo on a ribbon choker; Haruka-white corset-like tube top (black ties in back) and a blue- tinted silver ring with small sapphires around the band; Michiru-aqua V- necked shirt with long bell sleeves and a long, chiseled gold locket; Setsuna-deep purple blondie tank (one shoulder) with a silver, intricate armlet on the arm without a strap (AN: In case you didn't know, and armlet goes in the top part of your arm!) Also, each of the girl's shirts had a small embroidered symbol for their own planet in either black or white. They were dressed with simplicity yet class.
(AN: I just hate writing such long paragraphs of what they all wear, but it IS a party. I just don't want to have you all guessing I guess. I dunno. Habit, maybe???)
By the time they were all dressed, made up, and hair done, it was already 6:45. After this, the girls were carefully eating a delicious meal prepared by Lita and Michiru. After they finished eating, it was about 7:45, and almost time to go.
"Whew! We like JUST made it!" said an excited Mina. The plans for travel were that Serena was going with Jesse, Mina was getting picked up by Andrew, and Amy was driving Raye, Lita, Hotaru, Michiru, Haruka, and Setsuna. A lot of people could be squeezed into that little blue Focus!
At promptly 8:00, both Andrew and Jesse arrived for their dates, and Amy left with her crew right afterward.
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Meanwhile, Darien was, too, picking up his date. He arrived at Kyra's house and went inside to get her into the car. When he got in, however, she didn't really know if she wanted to go or not.
"Darien," she whined, "Why can't we just stay here? We could watch a movie, make out, whatever. . ." Darien sweat dropped. . .
"Um, well, Andrew is my best friend, so I sort of have to go," he eluded. The other reason was that Serena was going and was bringing the guy she had been seeing. He felt the need to keep an eye over her. ~Oh, face it Darien. You just wanna make sure he doesn't try anything with her!~ ~I hate that little inner voice also known as my conscious!!!~
So Darien finally got Kyra dragged out into his car and they made their way to Andrew's party. "Darien, how come I get the feeling that you don't like me as much as I do you?" she pouted at a stoplight. She was wearing a very low black tube top and a leather mini, MINI skirt with a silver belt, and made full well that she leaned over just enough to show off her chest.
"I don't know where you get that idea," he once again eluded his answer. "I just don't move so fast with girls." Kyra sighed, "But I am not girl. I am a woman!"
"Whatever." And he just kept driving.
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At the party, Mina and Andrew arrived first (Out of the group of senshi and company. Other guests were already there.). they quickly took to the dance floor.
Right after them came Serena and Jesse, who did the same. And lastly came the car-pooled Amy, Haruka, Raye, Setsuna, Lita, Michiru, and Hotaru. Everyone was dancing and having a blast. Jesse and Serena danced fast songs, they danced slow songs. Sometimes they didn't dance at all; just talked and laughed.
After maybe 20 minutes, Amy saw Kyra and Darien come in and head to the snack table. ~This is sooo not what I would usually advise, but. . .~ and she quietly snuck over and casually poured herself a drink just close enough to overhear the couple's conversation.
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Whew! I know this took way too long to write, but, as I mentioned earlier, I was majorly blocked. Thanx again to StArRy-EyEz07 for her tremendous helping abilities!!! Ok, well, I must be off to write the next chapter: Part II, Chapter 2: Kisses! And remember, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!! It always helps. ^_~
~*Lil-PrincessK*~
You will so not even believe part of the reason I haven't been updating! I was looking at ff.net like "Hmmm. . . Do they really not like Part II so far?! I haven't gotten a single review!" and lo and behold, I hadn't posted it! I am so thick sometimes. Also, I just got stuck with some aspects of this, and I got a lot of homework, etc, etc, with the excuses. . . I got a couple reviews asking about whether or not this is a Darien/Serena fic. Yes, it is. Unless for some crazy reason, I decide it won't be, but it was first planned out to be a D/S. So sorry to those of you who want it otherwise! **genuine tears forming** It is really, really hard to please everyone, but I am trying! ^_~ Oh. . . I just realized that in Chapter 3, the guy that Serena agreed to go out with doesn't have a name!!!!! o_O Lets just work it into this chapter like it was in the last, k? Lets PRETEND we know it already. . . I will go back and fix it later, I promise! Maybe. . .
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Happygolucky111: Well, I wouldn't see Darien's actions as "chickening out" exactly. I think he was just trying to avoid a cat fight that Serena would have won, hands down (you know, with the whole Sailor Moon thing, plus the added bonus of 8 other senshi right there with her to back her up. . .). I think he made a wise choice in getting Kyra's over-inflated ego out of there! And I think it wise not to actually type what we are surely all feeling about Kyra. We don't want the kiddie police soliciting us for "bad words"!!!
Kage-Shadow-of-Darkness: When I do the F CAT, Oh, yes, I did work in my other classes. The curse of honors, I tell you. . .
Marni: You know, even though I already have another idea, this is good, and I will probably use it! Much thanx to you!!!
MiTZ: Yes, I think if I was reading my story, I would too be looking forward to the next chapter!!! LoL. Ok, j/k. Sorry this took so long to update though!
PinkShuntumon: F CAT in ANY school sux!!! Ok, but seriously, yes, Darien WILL be jealous. You have no idea what the extent of his jealousy will BE! Ok, so reading the Interlude kinda gives it away a bit, but we'll deal!
Soul 141: Don't worry. No rebounding here! Just some good, wholesome reading! Nope, thanx to Starry Eyez, I now know exactly what will be happening with this new guy and Darien!
Wo Ai Ni16: I'm truly sorry that I hit you!!! I just get carried away when pushed towards my computer! Won't happen again!! ^_~
PROPS!!!!!-- To StArRy-EyEz07 for helping me out with my block. I seriously had no idea what to write after like 7 pages into this chapter. So, GO READ HER STORIES!!! (My True Beauty, From the Corners of the Earth, Dark Time, Home Is Where the Heart Lies. . . I think that is all of them, but hey, look out for more!).
And thanx to Marni for suggesting the whole 'Kyra hitting on the new guy' idea. . . that could really work!
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"I Can Cry if I Want To" Part II, Chapter 1: Dating
Last time on ICCIIWT:
~The two had started to go steady, claiming love at first site at the party~. . . ~Wow. Food really gets her mind off of things~. . .
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~Have lunch with MY BOYFRIEND~. . . "If I EVER see you within 20 feet of Sere-". . . "That goes double for me". . . Flash of blonde as Serena stormed out of the arcade. . .
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~I wonder if Tuxedo mask dares to show his face around here~. . . Moon Scepter ELIMINATION!. . . He had come. . . Rose Chain ENTRAPMENT!. . . Stalked past Tuxedo Mask without even acknowledging he existed. . .
~*FLASH*~
"He is allergic to macadamia nuts. . . I will terrorize them with their worst fears". . . "I will be just peachy once Darien pays for breaking my heart into tiny, itsy, bitsy, miniscule, little pieces". . . "Two more stages left in the ladder of grief!". . .
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Overheard Mina talking to Amy. . . Planning a massive shopping trip. . . Wanted to mess it all up for them. . . ~Wahaha!~. . . Attempt to kiss Darien. . . "Not in public, Kyra". . . "Can we kill them now?". . . "Would you like to see a movie later on tonight?". . . She agreed to meet him here at 7:00pm. . . Serena had finally gotten past depression. . . Darien Chiba was out of her life for good. . . So it seemed. . .
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When Serena got home, it was already 5 o'clock. ~Two hours until my date!~ Mina, Raye, Lita, and Hotaru had insisted on helping her prepare for her date with (AN: Here it comes. . . Serena's date's name. . . that we all, of course, already knew, because, I would just be stupid if I didn't put it in the last chapter. . .!) Jesse. Amy had said she needed to study for a physics test a month away and the outers were looking into some information gathered at the latest of youma attacks. ~I swear, those four never think of anything FUN like dates and stuff!~ But she knew that beating the Negaverse was why they were there and Amy ALWAYS studies.
When 6 rolled around, they started to get all done up. So far, the five of them had narrowed the outfits down to two: a deep maroon tank-top with a little bow in the middle of the top seam with black capris and black platform sandals or a pink sleeveless shirt that has a silver embroidered crescent moon and star with white flared jeans and white sneakers.
"Hmmm. . . I like the first one," Raye and Hotaru said together while at the same exact time, both Mina and Lita said, "I like the second one."
"Thanks. You guys are such a big help. . ." complained Serena. "What do you think JESSE would like???" They all though for a second. "The first one!" was replied by all. "There is just something about black, Serena," Raye said wisely.
After Serena was dressed, Mina went to work on her make-up while Raye and Hotaru styled her hair. Lita just watched from her bed, for she never really got the hang of THAT much girly stuff. She was pretty much a natural looking person.
Mina applied just the basics, to add a little flash of color here and there. A thin line of black eye-liner and thick coats of mascara for her eyes was all that was needed along with a slightly pink shimmery lip gloss. Her hair ended up being done in a high pony tail with ringlet curls. (AN: Goodness knows how they stayed in. So much hair to weigh it down!!!) To say the least, Serena looked casually stunning.
"Ok, he should be here in 15 minutes. I will have my communicator with me, so don't hesitate to call. I can think up excuses faster than anyone I know! Well, maybe not as fast as Mina, but I try. . ." and Serena trailed off when she saw the devious glint in Mina's eye. "DON'T YOU DARE TRY AND CALL ME FOR NO REASON, OR I WILL SEE TO YOUR HORRIBLE TORTURE!!!!! Raye, keep an eye on her? Hotaru help her, too?"
"No problem," the pair said, knowing they could handle that problem. "Hand it over, Blondie," commanded the threatening Raye. Without too much hesitation, Hotaru had the orange calculator look-a-like in her possession. "Serena, enjoy your date, beep free!" they yelled as they left Serena's house.
Not five minutes later, Jesse rolled up in his midnight blue Porsche Boxter. ~Ooh! Me thinketh me liketh!!!~ Serena thought happily. Jesse had been in her classes for as long as she could remember, and it was obvious he had waited for a good time to ask her out.
"Hey Serena. Did you decide what movie you wanted to see yet?" questioned the blond haired, green eyed hottie. "Um, well, I had it narrowed down, but I think I know which one you would rather see!" she said with a little laugh. "Try me," he dared.
"Well, I was thinking either 'How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days' or 'Dare Devil', but I'm pretty sure you would rather the latter, being How to Lose a Guy is sort of a 'chick flick'."
"And I would have to ask if I should take the first as a hint?" he asked wryly. Serena giggled, "No. Dare Devil it is then!" And they drove off towards the theatre.
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Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Serena and her date, Darien and Kyra were on their way to the same movie. This, unlike the mall incident, however, was not planned, but Kyra found it a nice stroke of luck when she found out.
She first spotted them when she was waiting in line for popcorn. She had oh-so-conveniently over heard Jesse buy the tickets and was simply overjoyed with her position. Her plan went downhill, however, when they were all in the theatre room, Darien seemed to have absolutely no interest in making out. This highly disappointed her, because she had never gone to the movies to actually WATCH the movie. Just to play tonsil hockey with whoever it was lucky enough to be dating her at the time.
Darien, but all too late, realized too that Serena was there, and saying that he was jealous was the understatement of the year. ~She is dating THIS soon?!?!?! What's gotten into her?!~ he quickly reprimanded himself, saying that it HAD been two months, and she deserved SOMEONE at least. He just wished it could have been himself. The only solace he has that night is the satisfaction of not having to see the couple kiss. ~I don't believe I could handle that.~ he though to himself (AN: another instance of the infamous foreshadowing! But, of course, if you read the interlude, you would have already guessed what was happening! ^_~)
When the movie finished, both couples left without a word to each other, Darien from the possibility of slugging the guy, Serena for the simple reason that she didn't see him. She was too bust either watching the movie or whisper quietly with Jesse, when they were getting to know each other.
All in all, Serena's date went wonderfully so far!
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Back at her house, Jesse walked her up to the door and asked politely what her policy on first-date kissing was. She politely answered that, "No, I never have. Maybe next time, though!" she offered with a little wink, and went inside.
As soon as she checked in with her parents that she was ok, she ran upstairs to page the girls on the communicators. "Do you wanna hear it all now or have a fun little meeting tomorrow?" Serena asked excitedly. Even Setsuna, Haruka, and Michiru wanted to know all about it. After all, they were only human! "WAIT! Better idea! Do you think we could all sleep over at the mansion, Sets? It is early enough to ask our parents. Only 10. We've asked later, really." Serena pleaded. "All right. Call when you all get answers!" and the girls one by one disconnected.
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A mere 15 minutes later, all senshi were grouped up in their pajamas on the huge living room floor of the Outers' mansion. Serena filled them in on the nights events, this taking about an hour to do. "Jesse is so smart, and he does a lot of after school activities, too! Like he is on the swimming team, and he plays tennis!" This was what it was like for that whole hour, plus some questions interjected every few minutes.
Mina blurted, "Did you guys kiss?!?!?!" She was so gosh-darned excited! "No. I never do on a first date, but I hinted at a next time!" Serena said, and she shot Mina and Raye both high-fives. Soon, everyone was getting tired, and drifted off to sleep, save for Haruka and Setsuna, who were discussing Darien's weird behavior.
"I never knew him all that well, but it seemed that he just wouldn't be like this! He seemed to genuinely love Serena!" whispered Haruka, while they sat over cups of coffee.
"You will see," was the whole of Setsuna's enigmatic answer. ~I just don't get why she won't tell us anything!~ thought a frustrated Haruka. "What do YOU think?" "I think that we should wait to see what happens. Time is not etched in stone, but there isn't too much to disturb what I am sure will happen," Setsuna was calm about the whole thing. Yes, she was worried about Serena's feelings, but, if all went as planned, everything should be better. Somewhat, at least.
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When Serena woke the next day, she felt entirely rested. ~Maybe I should have tried dating other people sooner!~ she thought with a small grin. The first thing she noticed after that was she was the first one up. "Well, that's a first!" she whispered to herself. "I wonder what time it is anyway?"
As she walked to the living room, she nearly tripped over Luna, who had darted across the hall, but had now stopped, seeing Serena up so early. "What's the matter, Serena?! Is everything ok???" she asked frantically. ~The only thing to get her up THIS early would be food and. . . well, something bad.~ Luna was worried for only a split second, however. "Absolutely nothing, Luna! I just got up because I am not tired anymore. I got a lot of good sleep, is all." She smiled warmly down to her cat and then bent over to pick her up. Luna purred and accompanied her into the living room.
"Oh, my. 8:00 am, I'm afraid. I don't believe I have ever done THIS before. Getting up all on my own, I mean." She had a very astonished look on her face. "Well, Jesse said he was an early riser. I will give him a call and see if he wants to go out to Burger King or something and grab a little breakfast. I'm sure he wouldn't mind, right Luna?" Luna just nodded absently, for she was paying too much attention to her ears being scratched. "Good. I was meaning to ask if he wanted to tag along to Andrew's party this weekend, anyway," she mentioned with a smile.
Serena put Luna back on the floor and went back to her room. ~Now, where did I put his number again???~ she finally found it wedged underneath the calculator Amy had gotten her when Darien had 'dumped' her.
*ring ring*
"Hello, Silver residence." Serena heard over the phone.
"Hi, this is Serena. Is Jesse home?" She didn't know if he lived alone or not. She thought so, but couldn't be positive.
"Serena! How are you?" Jesse asked. "Oh, good. Listen, I was wondering, if you had nowhere to be or anything, if you wanted to make a quick run to burger King or some quick place like that for breakfast? It's just, I got up early for once, and there is no one to cook, and I don't wanna wake any one up or anything and I don't want to go alone and I remembered you said you wake up early and all an-" but she was cut off when Jesse laughed a bit and said, "Sure. Do you want me to pick you up, or what?"
"Yea, that would be good. But I am at a friend's house." She gave him the address and hung up.
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"I'll have a number 2 with hash browns and some orange juice," Serena told the cashier. "Ooh. That sounds good. I'll take the same!" Jesse ordered right after her. They got their food and headed towards the nearest booth.
When the couple sat down, they started talking in between bites, neither caring that they were talking with their mouths full of food.
"Hey, Jesse, I was wondering. . . You know Andrew, right?" He thought for a minute, then said, "Yea. Works at the arcade, right? What about him?"
"Well, he is throwing a party this Friday, and I was going and was hoping you would come with me. . ." and she trailed off, not sure if he would want to or not. "Of course! Just call me sometime this week to tell me when and where to pick you up."
After 30 minutes, they finished and decided to go walking through the city area. Serena was looking through the windows of a pet shop and squealed with excitement. "Can we go look in there please?!?!?!" she begged. "Sure!" And as they walked in, Serena ran over to the nearest puppy, who happened to be a two month old German Shepherd. The name tag on the house said "Thor". "Awww!!! Is this not the cutest puppy in all of Tokyo?!?!?!" the excited blonde exclaimed. Jesse chuckled. "Do you want him? Your birthday was a while back, right?"
"Oh, no. I could never ask this of you! I mean, my family has always urged me to get a dog, you know, for protection because they travel a lot when I stay home. And Luna would kill me!" Jesse looked befuddled. "Your cat?" he asked. "Um, well, she doesn't like me to divide the attention I give her. . . Yea, that's it!" she explained with a smile. "Well, if you really like this puppy, you shall have him. Luna will just have to deal, and, who knows? She might just like him!" he said cheerily, always looking on the upside. "Well, if you INSIST. . ."
"Yes, I do. I couldn't think of a more fitting present!"
They bought Thor, and all the accessories need to care for him, for he would grow into quite a big dog. After this, they headed back to the mansion.
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"Hey guys!!! Guess what I got!!!" Serena was sure everyone was awake by this time. It was almost noon. She heard Amy and Raye call her from the kitchen, and she and Jesse went down the hall that lead there. As soon as the others saw the dog, their jaws hit the floor, first in amazement, then in admiration, then to anger. "What do you think you are doing walking in with a dog, Meatball head?!?!" Raye yelled, fully taken aback. "It was a late birthday gift from Jesse, if you don't mind. And yes, I am allowed to have him. My parents have wanted me to get a dog for the longest time, thank you very much," and then she spun on her heel and walked out, followed by Jesse after he gave Raye a warning glance.
This did not escape her though. "Who on Earth does he think he is?! Looking at me like that!" Raye huffed. "Well, you shouldn't have gone off like that, duh," Mina scolded. "It is none of your business if Serena gets a dog for her birthday." Raye quickly countered, "It is when it is from her now-BOYFRIEND when she is destined to be with DARIEN!!!!!" And then Raye ran up to her assigned room of the mansion.
"Setsuna, I know you can't tell us much, but this isn't bad right? I mean the whole Jesse thing?" Hotaru asked cautiously. "Only time will tell," was her only explanation, though the others noticed that she did not seem worried at all by this occurrence. They all then went and joined Serena and Jesse, along with the new puppy, in the living room.
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"So you will be here at 8, Friday night, right?" Serena asked, quizzing him on the party time. "Yes, Serena. Right here, at your house, 8 o'clock on the dot. Or 7:59, if possible!" he laughed at her little pout. "Well, thank you for my puppy. He is so adorable and I just know he will be a good dog with m family!"
With that, Serena got up on tip toes and pecked Jesse on the cheek as a goodnight. She smiled, turned, and went inside without another word.
"She is amazing," Jesse mumbled under his breath as he walked back to his car to go home.
Meanwhile, in her house, Serena walked Thor into the living room. "Ooh!!! Serena got a dog!!! You are gonna be in trouble now!!!" and her little brother went running down the hall in search of their parents.
"God. What is it with stupid little siblings. . . MOM, DAD!!! I'M HOME! I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!!!" While she waited, Serena decided to put all of her new doggy items away. Feed Thor, put the new toys in the new basket, lay down the bed, etc.
"What is it, honey?" her mother asked. "Shingo said something about a dog?" continued her father.
"Yup! Meet Thor, the new addition to our family! You guys always said I needed a dog for when you aren't here. So when I was out this afternoon with Jesse, he bought him for me for a late birthday gift!"
"That is so sweet of him! But remember, this dog is YOUR responsibility, since he is your dog." gushed/warned her parents. It wasn't long before the playful shepherd had the whole family under his enchanting spell.
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Thursday afternoon, there was a minor youma attack at the arcade, but we'll get to that later.
Darien was there, as was his custom, with Kyra in tow, talking with Andrew. Mina, Raye, Lita, and Amy were sitting in their usual back booth. As they all went about their own things, Serena walked in along with Haruka. They were discussing, of all things, the pros and cons of guys wearing pink. . .
Serena's argument: "It shows a guys soft side! So you know that he is a mortal human!!!"
Haruka's argument: "Um. . . most people would see that as a 'homosexual' sign. Wouldn't you be a bit afraid of that?"
Serena's counter: "Not at all!" in her cheery voice. She was still on a happy Jesse-high, and it showed.
The two friends went to the counter, but not TOO close to Darien and ordered a round of smoothies (AN: Strawberry banana to be exact!! Mmm. . .) for the others and turned to join them.
Ok, now we are back to the coming youma attack. The group of giddy girls were sipping their drinks when all at once, the communicators went off. This also alerted Darien, and he kept his ears open. They all answered to Michiru on the other end and were told to expect a youma to come at any moment.
Michiru explained, "Pluto and I had it cornered, but it took off in that direction. We don't think it is very strong thought. Just be prepared!" At the click of her departure, they all single filed out of the arcade and around to the side of it.
Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!
Mercury Star Power, Make Up!
Venus Star Power, Make Up!
Mars Star Power, Make Up!
Jupiter Star Power, Make Up!
Saturn Star Power, Make Up!
Uranus Star Power, Make Up!
They all ran back around in front just in time to see the rather small monster bust its way into the arcade. They also managed to see Tuxedo mast appear almost out of nowhere. The fight began. . .
Meanwhile, from a nearby tree, a mysterious figure (AN: Ooh. . . really creative there. . .) watched the battle. He watched, but it was not his place to intervene in their fights. Besides, this was an easy one. He knew what his purpose in this life was, and he was going to see that it was done right. He possessed a great wealth of power, but this was not the time nor place for its use. He had to make sure things were going along the way he wanted, make sure he got everyone where he wanted them.
~The time will come. . . Eventually.~
He grinned, and leapt up higher in the trees, so as not to be seen or detected by Mercury's computer. Down below, the battle "raged" on.
"Ok guys, gather round." Everyone grouped in a mini-huddle, including Tuxedo Mask, because he still is a much needed fighting force. "The plan is to freeze it before it gets too much done, and since it is a weakling, it shouldn't be hard. Mars and Neptune should run and try to distract it, in case it has a mental force field it can activate. Then, just hit it with all you have just to be sure!" Sailor Moon then left the circle and the others followed.
Venus Love Chain. . . ENCIRCLE!
Mercury Bubbles. . . BLAST!
Rose Chain. . . ENTRAPMENT!
There was no way the pathetic youma was getting away. Mars and Neptune ran around back and shouted some attacks to get the thing's attention.
Mars Fire. . . IGNITE!
Neptune Deep. . . SUBMERGE!
The others then called out their round of attacks.
Jupiter Thunder Clap. . . ZAP!
Saturn Silence Glaive. . . SURPRISE!
Uranus World. . . SHAKING!
Pluto Dead. . . SCREAM!
Moon Scepter. . . ELIMINATON!
The youma crumpled and froze to stone halfway to the ground. The newly formed statue then crumbled to a mere pile of dust. The girls gathered together for a brief celebration of their landslide win and detransformed, each one who passed Tuxedo Mask not paying him any attention, save Pluto who gave him a wary glance.
When Setsuna was detransformed, she looked up into the trees that our mysterious figure was hidden in. She felt a strong presence from there, but wasn't sure of 2 things: 1) Why didn't anyone else feel it or even the Mercury computer pick it up? And 2) Was this a good or bad vibe? She could usually tell these things, but this signal was almost indistinguishable. ~Hmmm. . .~ One thing is for sure. She recognized that signal, but wasn't sure from where.
From the top of the trees, clad in all black, he looked back down into Setsuna's eyes. ~Can she see me???~ He dematerialized into the shadows and disappeared. This deleted any extra "vibes" left for Setsuna to think about.
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Jesse arrived at his house at around 4 in the afternoon on Friday. He had plenty of time to get ready for his date with Serena. He just had to get his things in order.
MEANWHILE. . .
Serena arrived home at 3 after school, and had JUST enough time for her preparation. The scene in her room was sort of like the one earlier in the week when she was preparing for her movie date with the same great guy.
The main difference was that all her fellow senshi were there, with a mass of clothes because they were ALL going and needed to "primp". Since it was a casual party, each wore some variation of jeans: Serena-dark blue flares w/ velvet designs on them; Amy-white looking jean capris; Mina-black jean shorts with a wide belt; Raye-knee length dark blue skirt with a slit on the side to mid-thigh; Lita-pink-tinted flare jeans; Hotaru-black low rise boot cut jeans; Haruka-longish blue jean capris; Michiru-pale blue mini skirt; Setsuna-dark blue jeans with ties on the sides.
Each also wore a simple variation of shirt and some sort of jewelry: Serena-a pink sleeveless T and silver moon choker; Amy-bright blue tie-back halter with V-neck and a charm anklet; Mina-orange spaghetti strap tank and gold charm bracelet; Raye-red halter and anklet with a ruby dangling from it; Lita-green off the shoulder 3/4 sleeves and long, silver chandelier earrings; Hotaru-pale purple tube top and dark blue cameo on a ribbon choker; Haruka-white corset-like tube top (black ties in back) and a blue- tinted silver ring with small sapphires around the band; Michiru-aqua V- necked shirt with long bell sleeves and a long, chiseled gold locket; Setsuna-deep purple blondie tank (one shoulder) with a silver, intricate armlet on the arm without a strap (AN: In case you didn't know, and armlet goes in the top part of your arm!) Also, each of the girl's shirts had a small embroidered symbol for their own planet in either black or white. They were dressed with simplicity yet class.
(AN: I just hate writing such long paragraphs of what they all wear, but it IS a party. I just don't want to have you all guessing I guess. I dunno. Habit, maybe???)
By the time they were all dressed, made up, and hair done, it was already 6:45. After this, the girls were carefully eating a delicious meal prepared by Lita and Michiru. After they finished eating, it was about 7:45, and almost time to go.
"Whew! We like JUST made it!" said an excited Mina. The plans for travel were that Serena was going with Jesse, Mina was getting picked up by Andrew, and Amy was driving Raye, Lita, Hotaru, Michiru, Haruka, and Setsuna. A lot of people could be squeezed into that little blue Focus!
At promptly 8:00, both Andrew and Jesse arrived for their dates, and Amy left with her crew right afterward.
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Meanwhile, Darien was, too, picking up his date. He arrived at Kyra's house and went inside to get her into the car. When he got in, however, she didn't really know if she wanted to go or not.
"Darien," she whined, "Why can't we just stay here? We could watch a movie, make out, whatever. . ." Darien sweat dropped. . .
"Um, well, Andrew is my best friend, so I sort of have to go," he eluded. The other reason was that Serena was going and was bringing the guy she had been seeing. He felt the need to keep an eye over her. ~Oh, face it Darien. You just wanna make sure he doesn't try anything with her!~ ~I hate that little inner voice also known as my conscious!!!~
So Darien finally got Kyra dragged out into his car and they made their way to Andrew's party. "Darien, how come I get the feeling that you don't like me as much as I do you?" she pouted at a stoplight. She was wearing a very low black tube top and a leather mini, MINI skirt with a silver belt, and made full well that she leaned over just enough to show off her chest.
"I don't know where you get that idea," he once again eluded his answer. "I just don't move so fast with girls." Kyra sighed, "But I am not girl. I am a woman!"
"Whatever." And he just kept driving.
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At the party, Mina and Andrew arrived first (Out of the group of senshi and company. Other guests were already there.). they quickly took to the dance floor.
Right after them came Serena and Jesse, who did the same. And lastly came the car-pooled Amy, Haruka, Raye, Setsuna, Lita, Michiru, and Hotaru. Everyone was dancing and having a blast. Jesse and Serena danced fast songs, they danced slow songs. Sometimes they didn't dance at all; just talked and laughed.
After maybe 20 minutes, Amy saw Kyra and Darien come in and head to the snack table. ~This is sooo not what I would usually advise, but. . .~ and she quietly snuck over and casually poured herself a drink just close enough to overhear the couple's conversation.
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Whew! I know this took way too long to write, but, as I mentioned earlier, I was majorly blocked. Thanx again to StArRy-EyEz07 for her tremendous helping abilities!!! Ok, well, I must be off to write the next chapter: Part II, Chapter 2: Kisses! And remember, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!! It always helps. ^_~
~*Lil-PrincessK*~