Hello, hello, hello!! *Nikki gives enthusiastic smile*
I know you didn't think that you'd be seeing me for a
while right? Well I am kind of swamped with class, but
when inspiration strikes! This is my first multi-chapter
fic, so let me know what you think, ok? I want to thank
the people who pre-read it for me, Ruth-chan, Silver Moon-chan,
Serena-chan, Kas-chan and Krishna-chan. Anyway here it goes...
Author: Nikki99
Title: Strictly Business
CH: Prologue
Rating: PG (some language, very little)
Genre: Rom, Alt
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Disclaimer: uhh, hun, ok, alright shut up! SM is not
mine. Sue if you like but after paying for
tuition and books, I don't even own myself.
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Strictly Business
Serena walked quickly down the hall, her low pumps
making a soft tapping against the marble floor. She cast a
quick glance at her watch.
"Damn" she whispered to herself noticing
the time. "I'm late" she finished quickening
her pace to a slow jog.
As she neared her destination voices started to
penetrate the still air. Few people took notice of the
beautiful blond as she rounded the corner, but he did.
She smiled as she saw him looking at her, which he returned
wholeheartedly.
Serena took a moment or two to compose herself before
approaching him. After straighting a few wrinkles in her skirt
suit she proceeded to walk over to him, an attractive satin
stain covering her cheeks.
"You're late" He stated simply, while trying his
best to look upset.
"I'm sorry" she said giving the handsome dark-haired
gentleman her best puppydog look.
"Ok, ok" he said breaking back into a smile "but
don't think that stupid look of yours is going to get
you off the hook EVERY time."
Serena smiled at her friend and slapped him playfully
across the arm.
"Dan," she said (AN: Who did you think it was? *evil
author laughter*) before stopping her childish antics
and getting serious. "What did I miss?" she asked
scanning the area and people around her.
"Not a thing" said Dan adjusting his camera lens.
"Lucky for you the proceedings are running late" he
finished giving her a sideways glance.
"It's personal" Serena stated simply while still
scoping out her surroundings.
"Dan," Serena said quietly, but still loud enough
for him to hear over the hum of the crowd.
"Yeah." he said looking up for a second before
standing up, to be closer.
"Is there another way out of the courtroom?" she
asked.
"Yeah, I think around the corner, why?"
"How long ago was the trial supposed to be over?"
she asked looking again at her silver 'Rumours' watch.
"About..." Dan looked at his watch "ten minutes ago
why?... You don't think..."
Serena nodded her head as she slowly made her way
around the corner without attracting attention. As she rounded
the corner she saw Rei Evans, a fellow reporter from the 'Times'
walking towards her with a satisfied look on her face.
"Hey Serena" Rei called "What's up?"
"Hey Rei" Serena said giving a wary smile.
It wasn't that she didn't like Rei, she just didn't
trust her. Serena knew that Rei wasn't supposed to be there.
With that knowledge and the look on Rei's face and impending
feeling of dread came to Serena as she took a sent on the bench
next to her.
"What are you doing here?" asked Serena casting a
sideways glance at Dan who was busy glaring at Rei's
photographer Mike.
"Oh, nothing much" said Rei flipping her ebony
hair over her shoulder in a careless yet arrogant way.
"Just landing a quick interview with Mayor Cardena"
she finished with a satisfied smirk, while holding up a
small tape recorder.
Serena stared at Rei with a look of disbelief for a
second before running a frustrated hand through her honey colored
hair. She had been right about the mayor but her conclusion had
come two minutes to late.
"Wha..you aren't even supposed to be here." Serena
stated and annoyed expression crossing her lovely face.
The story about the Mayor's money laundering and
scandalous affair with a local judge's wife was HER story. Andrew
had given her that assignment, it was supposed to be her first real
article, her breakthrough story. The one that made her popular
and respected, titles that Rei already had under her belt.
"Well..." Rei paused for a minute "Andrew thought
that maybe the story was too much for you to handle alone
so he sent me to help." Rei then did another short pause
this time licking her ruby red lips.
"Actually, we arrived the same time as you did, we
were a few steps behind you when you broke into that little
jog of yours." Rei touched her chin thoughtfully "you know,
that was about the time I noticed the mayor's spokesman
coming out of the door. I was sure that you had seen him,
but you just jogged right past him" she said making small
brushing motions with her hands.
Serena's head fell into her hands at this revelation. When
she had been running past the door she had noticed that a familiar
looking man was coming out. But she had been in such a hurry that she
had ignored her intuition and ran right past the focus of her story.
"You know Serena," Rei said a smug smile coming across
her beautifully exotic features " if your going to be a
REAL reporter" she continued waving her small taperecorder
in the air like some type of trophy. "then you should learn
to pay attention to your surroundings and every detail."
Serena glared at Rei as the raven-haired beauty turned and
walked away.
"But don't worry," Rei called over her shoulder "I'll tell
Andrew that if it weren't for you I would have caught the mayor
leaving the courthouse *instead* of the courtROOM." Mike turned
and gave them one last smirk before going to catch up with Rei.
"You just wait," Serena said to herself glaring at Rei's
retreating figure "I'll show you who the REAL reporter is."
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Well that's the end of the prologue, what do you think?
And yes Darien is coming just give me sometime to get the
story rolling, ok?
R&R let me know what you think!!
**********************************************************
I know you didn't think that you'd be seeing me for a
while right? Well I am kind of swamped with class, but
when inspiration strikes! This is my first multi-chapter
fic, so let me know what you think, ok? I want to thank
the people who pre-read it for me, Ruth-chan, Silver Moon-chan,
Serena-chan, Kas-chan and Krishna-chan. Anyway here it goes...
Author: Nikki99
Title: Strictly Business
CH: Prologue
Rating: PG (some language, very little)
Genre: Rom, Alt
****************************************
Disclaimer: uhh, hun, ok, alright shut up! SM is not
mine. Sue if you like but after paying for
tuition and books, I don't even own myself.
****************************************
Strictly Business
Serena walked quickly down the hall, her low pumps
making a soft tapping against the marble floor. She cast a
quick glance at her watch.
"Damn" she whispered to herself noticing
the time. "I'm late" she finished quickening
her pace to a slow jog.
As she neared her destination voices started to
penetrate the still air. Few people took notice of the
beautiful blond as she rounded the corner, but he did.
She smiled as she saw him looking at her, which he returned
wholeheartedly.
Serena took a moment or two to compose herself before
approaching him. After straighting a few wrinkles in her skirt
suit she proceeded to walk over to him, an attractive satin
stain covering her cheeks.
"You're late" He stated simply, while trying his
best to look upset.
"I'm sorry" she said giving the handsome dark-haired
gentleman her best puppydog look.
"Ok, ok" he said breaking back into a smile "but
don't think that stupid look of yours is going to get
you off the hook EVERY time."
Serena smiled at her friend and slapped him playfully
across the arm.
"Dan," she said (AN: Who did you think it was? *evil
author laughter*) before stopping her childish antics
and getting serious. "What did I miss?" she asked
scanning the area and people around her.
"Not a thing" said Dan adjusting his camera lens.
"Lucky for you the proceedings are running late" he
finished giving her a sideways glance.
"It's personal" Serena stated simply while still
scoping out her surroundings.
"Dan," Serena said quietly, but still loud enough
for him to hear over the hum of the crowd.
"Yeah." he said looking up for a second before
standing up, to be closer.
"Is there another way out of the courtroom?" she
asked.
"Yeah, I think around the corner, why?"
"How long ago was the trial supposed to be over?"
she asked looking again at her silver 'Rumours' watch.
"About..." Dan looked at his watch "ten minutes ago
why?... You don't think..."
Serena nodded her head as she slowly made her way
around the corner without attracting attention. As she rounded
the corner she saw Rei Evans, a fellow reporter from the 'Times'
walking towards her with a satisfied look on her face.
"Hey Serena" Rei called "What's up?"
"Hey Rei" Serena said giving a wary smile.
It wasn't that she didn't like Rei, she just didn't
trust her. Serena knew that Rei wasn't supposed to be there.
With that knowledge and the look on Rei's face and impending
feeling of dread came to Serena as she took a sent on the bench
next to her.
"What are you doing here?" asked Serena casting a
sideways glance at Dan who was busy glaring at Rei's
photographer Mike.
"Oh, nothing much" said Rei flipping her ebony
hair over her shoulder in a careless yet arrogant way.
"Just landing a quick interview with Mayor Cardena"
she finished with a satisfied smirk, while holding up a
small tape recorder.
Serena stared at Rei with a look of disbelief for a
second before running a frustrated hand through her honey colored
hair. She had been right about the mayor but her conclusion had
come two minutes to late.
"Wha..you aren't even supposed to be here." Serena
stated and annoyed expression crossing her lovely face.
The story about the Mayor's money laundering and
scandalous affair with a local judge's wife was HER story. Andrew
had given her that assignment, it was supposed to be her first real
article, her breakthrough story. The one that made her popular
and respected, titles that Rei already had under her belt.
"Well..." Rei paused for a minute "Andrew thought
that maybe the story was too much for you to handle alone
so he sent me to help." Rei then did another short pause
this time licking her ruby red lips.
"Actually, we arrived the same time as you did, we
were a few steps behind you when you broke into that little
jog of yours." Rei touched her chin thoughtfully "you know,
that was about the time I noticed the mayor's spokesman
coming out of the door. I was sure that you had seen him,
but you just jogged right past him" she said making small
brushing motions with her hands.
Serena's head fell into her hands at this revelation. When
she had been running past the door she had noticed that a familiar
looking man was coming out. But she had been in such a hurry that she
had ignored her intuition and ran right past the focus of her story.
"You know Serena," Rei said a smug smile coming across
her beautifully exotic features " if your going to be a
REAL reporter" she continued waving her small taperecorder
in the air like some type of trophy. "then you should learn
to pay attention to your surroundings and every detail."
Serena glared at Rei as the raven-haired beauty turned and
walked away.
"But don't worry," Rei called over her shoulder "I'll tell
Andrew that if it weren't for you I would have caught the mayor
leaving the courthouse *instead* of the courtROOM." Mike turned
and gave them one last smirk before going to catch up with Rei.
"You just wait," Serena said to herself glaring at Rei's
retreating figure "I'll show you who the REAL reporter is."
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Well that's the end of the prologue, what do you think?
And yes Darien is coming just give me sometime to get the
story rolling, ok?
R&R let me know what you think!!
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