CHAPTER ONE
The loud wind was blowing hard against the many windows of the small suburb in which Serena lived. The creaking and groaning of the window were only adding to the many reason that Serena could not sleep. She groaned and then gave up the pretence; she was never going to go to sleep. She got up off her bed and slid over to a chair and picked up her robe. She threw it on and then set about finding her slippers. She found them behind her dresser. She walked over to her full-length mirror. She smoothed down the front of her robe. Her hair was a mess it was the result of a night of tossing and turning. She grabbed her brush off a side table and started with her hair. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail rather than her usually hairstyle of odangoes. She smiled at her reflection
" Perfect. Exactly as a 16 year old should look." She whispered to herself. She looked over at her clock, up on the wall over her bed.
" Blimey 6:00 am? Wow won't I ever scare mom." She smiled as she conjured up pictures of her mothers face seeing her usually late daughter up before her. With one last glance at the mirror, Serena made her way down the stairs to the kitchen.
She opened the fridge and froze. For inside the large fridge was a birthday cake with her name on it. A cake so much like the one Andrew had had for his birthday.
"Nice cake Andrew! What is it chocolate?" a deep velvety voice asked.
" As if you didn't know Darien, it was your idea! ' chocolate dude, it's the best flavor besides vanilla and strawberry suck and none likes them anyways!' ring a bell Darien?" Andrew shot, his lightening quick wit showing it self.
"I seem to remember some one suggesting tiramisu for my birthday, or have you forgotten already Andrew?" Darien countered, his wicked smile shinning.
" Right don't act as if you didn't like it dude, you ate so much off that cake that you nearly hurled, or is old age catching up on your memory?" Andrew challenged
" Huh? What you say something? Your gonna have to speak up there young in, my hearing isn't what it use to be!" Darien said in a perfectly elderly manor.
" Oh I think you need a cane and while you're out finding one I'll entertain your cute granddaughter. Say Serena what are you doing this weekend ?" Andrew said in an overtly exaggerative manor.
" Oh I'm sorry I'm not allowed to speak to old perverts, grandpa said so!" Serena piped in, more than happy to play along.
" Hey, hey you leave Little Serena out of this! She's not allowed to date old men!" Darien shot
" She dating you isn't she? Why not me? I'm younger and richer! Come to the winning side Serena!" Andrew said in a honeyed voice.
" Oh I'm only dating him so when he kicks the bucket all his money is mine, all mine, muhahha!" she stage whispered
" Hello I'm not completely deaf!" Darien said in a faked rage.
" Oh I'm sure your not, but there are some things you can't do, I'm sure Andrew would love to oblige!" she challenged. She was enjoying herself immensely.
" Oh what! That's certainly not what you said last night dear!" Darien said in a wicked tone.
"My, my clearly he's senile! Cause I seem to remember a little something going on last night in my bed with a certain Ms. Tsukino? Aye Serena?" Andrew shot with pure mischief in his voice.
" Whoa, whoa, then who was with me last night?" Darien asked curiously.
" Well I wasn't with Andrew last night, hum, I think something's going on here! Are you two hiding something from me?" Serena asked with as much a straight face as she could manage.
" I'M NOT GAY!" Darien and Andrew yelled at the same time.
" Sure your not" she said now laughing uncontrollably
" Don't make me prove I'm not!" Darien warned
" Yah, how would you do that?"
" You don't want to know"
" Serena, what are you doing up" her mother's voice brought her back to the present, the present where Darien had certainly proved his point, a present which Serena wished would just go away! She closed the fridge door put on a fake smile and spoke with a fake cheerfulness.
" Couldn't sleep, too excited"
" No surprises there, 16 is a big year! When I turned 16 my parents threw this huge party and all my friends and family were there" her mother said dewy eyed. Serena knew what was coming next.
" Honey are you sure you don't want a party? I mean it is your 16th birthday it's a huge deal and I'm sure we can still have time to set everything up"
" No mom I'm sure, I'm sorry I put you and dad through all the inconvenience but I really, really don't want a party" Serena said as gently as she could.
" Oh honey you've been all odd since that birthday party at mina's. What happened did you guys get into a fight or something?" she sounded so concerned that for a minute Serena nearly told her the truth about the party, that it wasn't mina's party it was Andrews, that she had gotten drunk that Darien and her had been together in the same bed, that they'd been intimate, that they hadn't used protection, that Serena could this very second be pregnant. But all she could think about was the look her mother would have, the things her mother would most likely say, and most terrifying was the fact that her mother would tell her father. And that although dad was calmer than mom he would still be furious. Would they forbid her to date Darien? Would they scream at her? Would they disown her? She didn't know all she knew was that she would be in big trouble. Her father had nearly killed Darien for kissing her, what would he say about him sleeping with her? She's gotten a lecture by her father about kissing and the various diseases one could get. What would he say to this? All these thoughts stopped her from telling her mother the truth instead she smiled weakly and said:
" Sort of"
" Well I find that if you make the first move your friends respect you for it later, call up mina and talk I'm sure she's as upset about this as you are, and then if you feel like it we can still have that party, but you got to make up your mind before lunch okay?"
" Alright" she said not quite meeting her mother's eyes.
Serena did not feel like arguing, so she instead decided to humor her mother, if she didn't tell her mother before lunch then he party was out anyways.
" Good, well I'll go make some breakfast, could you grab some eggs, and as you probably noticed there's a cake in there so be careful"
" Why is it so big?" Serena was more than happy to change the subject.
" Because I thought you were having a big party, then you go and tell me that you don't feel like it! And the cake arrived last night, and I figured why bother sending it back, you may decide you want to have the party after all, and besides even if you don't I can send the cake back tomorrow."
" Oh!" she felt guilty, it wasn't that she didn't want a birthday party it was that she didn't' want to have to talk to her friends about Andrews party, they all knew Serena and Darien had slept over, and they all knew something had happened between the 2 of them. They just didn't know what, and Serena wasn't to keen on filling them in.
" Morning!" came the slightly tired voice of Rini.
" Hey Serena, what are you doing up so early? Must be the end of the world" she spoke with a slight sneer to her voice
" Just for that you don't get any birthday cake!" Serena shot
" Birthday? It's not my birthday, it's not Sammy's birthday, it's not dad's birthday it's not mom's birthday, or Darien's, or mina's, Or Raye's or lita's."
" No you idiot it's mine! Can't you remember anything?" Serena roared
" Sure I can, but I only remember important dates and your birthday isn't one!" she said meanly
"Now girls calm down! There will be no fighting over my kitchen table!" Serena's mother said in a tone that meant business.
After that there was very little noise in the Tsukino household. Serena's birthday was turning out to be quite uneventful and Serena did not mind one bit. It would have remained that way had the phone not rung.
" Hello, can I please speak to Serena?" came the familiar voice of Darien Serena would have done anything to have been able to just hang up but she knew better, Darien would just call back, and make her mother suspicious.
" Speaking" she said forcing her voice to calm down.
" Happy birthday bunny" he said his voice full of affection
" Th.. thanks"
" Honey why are you stuttering? Is something wrong?" he sounded so concerned
" No, everything is fine"
"Baby we need to talk, Now, not on the phone either, come out with me to the ice cream parlor, please, I'll pick you up right now.."
A/n: left you a bit of a cliffhanger ha? Hehehe wait till you see what's next! ^_~
The loud wind was blowing hard against the many windows of the small suburb in which Serena lived. The creaking and groaning of the window were only adding to the many reason that Serena could not sleep. She groaned and then gave up the pretence; she was never going to go to sleep. She got up off her bed and slid over to a chair and picked up her robe. She threw it on and then set about finding her slippers. She found them behind her dresser. She walked over to her full-length mirror. She smoothed down the front of her robe. Her hair was a mess it was the result of a night of tossing and turning. She grabbed her brush off a side table and started with her hair. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail rather than her usually hairstyle of odangoes. She smiled at her reflection
" Perfect. Exactly as a 16 year old should look." She whispered to herself. She looked over at her clock, up on the wall over her bed.
" Blimey 6:00 am? Wow won't I ever scare mom." She smiled as she conjured up pictures of her mothers face seeing her usually late daughter up before her. With one last glance at the mirror, Serena made her way down the stairs to the kitchen.
She opened the fridge and froze. For inside the large fridge was a birthday cake with her name on it. A cake so much like the one Andrew had had for his birthday.
"Nice cake Andrew! What is it chocolate?" a deep velvety voice asked.
" As if you didn't know Darien, it was your idea! ' chocolate dude, it's the best flavor besides vanilla and strawberry suck and none likes them anyways!' ring a bell Darien?" Andrew shot, his lightening quick wit showing it self.
"I seem to remember some one suggesting tiramisu for my birthday, or have you forgotten already Andrew?" Darien countered, his wicked smile shinning.
" Right don't act as if you didn't like it dude, you ate so much off that cake that you nearly hurled, or is old age catching up on your memory?" Andrew challenged
" Huh? What you say something? Your gonna have to speak up there young in, my hearing isn't what it use to be!" Darien said in a perfectly elderly manor.
" Oh I think you need a cane and while you're out finding one I'll entertain your cute granddaughter. Say Serena what are you doing this weekend ?" Andrew said in an overtly exaggerative manor.
" Oh I'm sorry I'm not allowed to speak to old perverts, grandpa said so!" Serena piped in, more than happy to play along.
" Hey, hey you leave Little Serena out of this! She's not allowed to date old men!" Darien shot
" She dating you isn't she? Why not me? I'm younger and richer! Come to the winning side Serena!" Andrew said in a honeyed voice.
" Oh I'm only dating him so when he kicks the bucket all his money is mine, all mine, muhahha!" she stage whispered
" Hello I'm not completely deaf!" Darien said in a faked rage.
" Oh I'm sure your not, but there are some things you can't do, I'm sure Andrew would love to oblige!" she challenged. She was enjoying herself immensely.
" Oh what! That's certainly not what you said last night dear!" Darien said in a wicked tone.
"My, my clearly he's senile! Cause I seem to remember a little something going on last night in my bed with a certain Ms. Tsukino? Aye Serena?" Andrew shot with pure mischief in his voice.
" Whoa, whoa, then who was with me last night?" Darien asked curiously.
" Well I wasn't with Andrew last night, hum, I think something's going on here! Are you two hiding something from me?" Serena asked with as much a straight face as she could manage.
" I'M NOT GAY!" Darien and Andrew yelled at the same time.
" Sure your not" she said now laughing uncontrollably
" Don't make me prove I'm not!" Darien warned
" Yah, how would you do that?"
" You don't want to know"
" Serena, what are you doing up" her mother's voice brought her back to the present, the present where Darien had certainly proved his point, a present which Serena wished would just go away! She closed the fridge door put on a fake smile and spoke with a fake cheerfulness.
" Couldn't sleep, too excited"
" No surprises there, 16 is a big year! When I turned 16 my parents threw this huge party and all my friends and family were there" her mother said dewy eyed. Serena knew what was coming next.
" Honey are you sure you don't want a party? I mean it is your 16th birthday it's a huge deal and I'm sure we can still have time to set everything up"
" No mom I'm sure, I'm sorry I put you and dad through all the inconvenience but I really, really don't want a party" Serena said as gently as she could.
" Oh honey you've been all odd since that birthday party at mina's. What happened did you guys get into a fight or something?" she sounded so concerned that for a minute Serena nearly told her the truth about the party, that it wasn't mina's party it was Andrews, that she had gotten drunk that Darien and her had been together in the same bed, that they'd been intimate, that they hadn't used protection, that Serena could this very second be pregnant. But all she could think about was the look her mother would have, the things her mother would most likely say, and most terrifying was the fact that her mother would tell her father. And that although dad was calmer than mom he would still be furious. Would they forbid her to date Darien? Would they scream at her? Would they disown her? She didn't know all she knew was that she would be in big trouble. Her father had nearly killed Darien for kissing her, what would he say about him sleeping with her? She's gotten a lecture by her father about kissing and the various diseases one could get. What would he say to this? All these thoughts stopped her from telling her mother the truth instead she smiled weakly and said:
" Sort of"
" Well I find that if you make the first move your friends respect you for it later, call up mina and talk I'm sure she's as upset about this as you are, and then if you feel like it we can still have that party, but you got to make up your mind before lunch okay?"
" Alright" she said not quite meeting her mother's eyes.
Serena did not feel like arguing, so she instead decided to humor her mother, if she didn't tell her mother before lunch then he party was out anyways.
" Good, well I'll go make some breakfast, could you grab some eggs, and as you probably noticed there's a cake in there so be careful"
" Why is it so big?" Serena was more than happy to change the subject.
" Because I thought you were having a big party, then you go and tell me that you don't feel like it! And the cake arrived last night, and I figured why bother sending it back, you may decide you want to have the party after all, and besides even if you don't I can send the cake back tomorrow."
" Oh!" she felt guilty, it wasn't that she didn't want a birthday party it was that she didn't' want to have to talk to her friends about Andrews party, they all knew Serena and Darien had slept over, and they all knew something had happened between the 2 of them. They just didn't know what, and Serena wasn't to keen on filling them in.
" Morning!" came the slightly tired voice of Rini.
" Hey Serena, what are you doing up so early? Must be the end of the world" she spoke with a slight sneer to her voice
" Just for that you don't get any birthday cake!" Serena shot
" Birthday? It's not my birthday, it's not Sammy's birthday, it's not dad's birthday it's not mom's birthday, or Darien's, or mina's, Or Raye's or lita's."
" No you idiot it's mine! Can't you remember anything?" Serena roared
" Sure I can, but I only remember important dates and your birthday isn't one!" she said meanly
"Now girls calm down! There will be no fighting over my kitchen table!" Serena's mother said in a tone that meant business.
After that there was very little noise in the Tsukino household. Serena's birthday was turning out to be quite uneventful and Serena did not mind one bit. It would have remained that way had the phone not rung.
" Hello, can I please speak to Serena?" came the familiar voice of Darien Serena would have done anything to have been able to just hang up but she knew better, Darien would just call back, and make her mother suspicious.
" Speaking" she said forcing her voice to calm down.
" Happy birthday bunny" he said his voice full of affection
" Th.. thanks"
" Honey why are you stuttering? Is something wrong?" he sounded so concerned
" No, everything is fine"
"Baby we need to talk, Now, not on the phone either, come out with me to the ice cream parlor, please, I'll pick you up right now.."
A/n: left you a bit of a cliffhanger ha? Hehehe wait till you see what's next! ^_~
