How To Catch A Guy
Serena Style
Author's Note:
Hey everyone! I'm back. I do apologize greatly for the length of the last chapter. I sort of paniced. But hopefully this chapter smooths out the ruffled feathers. Have fun!
Chapter 6
Cotton Candy, Funnel Cakes and Uncle Bear
The only pair that could make my heart pound and have me feel like my world was crashing down at my feet.
Raye rose and went to hug her brother. I staid seated, making no effort to move. The ball had been in his court since the day we were in the pond.
Since the day I realized my feelings for him...
A voice took me from my thoughts.
"Serena?.....Serena?" I blinked, and there were those eyes. Two perfect orbs of glittering midnight blue, the flecks of silver twinkling like stars in the night sky.
"Yes?" I asked, feeling rather sheepish that I had been lost in my own thoughts of what had been, and what would never be.
"Serena, it's me, Darien." I could hardly comprehend what was happening around me. Only the feel of his hand on my arm, the sound of his voice, and his intoxicating scent were acknowledged. And suddenly, I saw green. His green clad arm was a slap in the face. I jumped, physically startled.
"Darien?" I answered with an echoe, confused for a few moments. This had seemed like a dream, so very
much like a dream of another time.
"Yes, Darien. Don't you remember me?"
Mentally smacking myself for sounding so much like a cheesy romance writer, I jerked my
arm from his grasp.
"Are you right in the head Darien, or did those few years of collisions with me really do
a number on you?" I managed a slight smile, but it felt very foriegn on my face. Sliding back
into the 'old Serena' mode was a difficult task, and I was sure that the first grade card I got,
wouldn't have high marks.
He seemed to smile with relief, and ran a hand through his hair. (I watched, highly amuzed, as he struggled to come up with a scapegoat)
My smile faded to nothing when, much to my dismay, the scapegoat arrived in the form of his girlfriend, Charlotte. Was it just me, or was I the only one in the mood for a snowcone all of a sudden? I didn't have to even will the ice to return to my eyes, and I smiled slightly to her after standing and making an effort to mingle.
Some of my mother's friends welcomed me with open arms, bright smiles, and teary eyes. Some supplied me with distant pecks on the cheek and even one had the gail to clasp my hand briefly before excusing herself from the group.
How could I blame her? She had been the one to wish me off at the airport, been one of them to encourage me to stay with Seiya when I bumped into her at a cafe in Paris.
Nothing short of a gold-digger, her husband had died three years ago, leaving her his entire fortune. Sarah Birch.
My cell phone rang quietly, but it still made me become the center of attention.
"Hello?"
"How are you hanging in there?" Seiya's concerned voice drifted into my ears, and I sighed with relief.
"Just wonderful, Seiya dear. And I trust you've made it back to the flat safely?" I smiled to a few people and then excused myself to return to the gazebo, which was thankfully unoccupied.
"Should I be worried Serena?" his concern was really starting to grate on my nerves.
"No Sei. I'm doing great. I think I've managed to turn tomato red, fake amnesia, and oh yeah!, nab the attention of everyone here with the tequila ring of my phone. Remind me why I haven't found a rock to crawl under." I breathed into the phone, already hoping for the ground to open up and swallow me whole.
"Are you sure you don't want me to rescue you?"
"And have you stuck here too? Don't risk your life just to save me." I replied, a little icily.
"Sere, honey, you don't sound like your normal self. Is something wrong?" I pulled the phone away from my ear in disgust. I was looking out for him, and yet he questioned my generosity? Boy, he sure knew how to push my buttons, and push he did!
"Seiya," I sighed, my patience disappearing rapidly as the seconds ticked by. "I think we need a break." I slowly added. I could hear him inhale.
"Oh. Alright, Serena. Be careful." with that, the line went dead.
I felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders, and tucked my phone into my pocket.
Raye and Mina approached me as I stood by the snack table, chatting with an old high school acquaintance. He was a little too rotund for my taste, but he seemed to be very nice and a pleasant conversationalist.
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My stomach went into my throat as Raye took a sharp turn, almost cutting me off. Why had I let her come to the fair with me? I thought she had Chad or someone to go with, but when I mentioned the festival's fair, she jumped at the chance to hit me with bumper cars and soak me with a water gun. I had stupidly enlightened everyone as to my agenda, and several had told me to meet them at some place or another. Unfortunately, I was planning on spending the day riding my usual rides and snacking near the picnic areas. The beer tents and shows didn't interest me, as much as they did a few of the people at my parents' party.
Managing to arrive without dents or scratches on my car, but a rather shiveled appearance, I hurriedly found a parking spot. 'Hurrying' was exactly what I meant, because everyone was fighting for spots. You'd think, that with children as passengers, that the adults would actually be careful, but they were the most reckless, yelling at their kids as well as other drivers. I finally pulled into a parking spot someone had just vacated, and recieved several rude honks and a few shouts of rage. Offering a slight smile of guilt, I could only wave to them and then lock my car. Like quicksilver, Raye was at my side by the entrance.
"You drive like a grandma, Sere." she started one of the most pleasant conversations I'd had in a long while.
"Why thank you Raye. Considering I've been driving in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE, I'm clad to know you're AMERICAN driving rules are just safe enough NOT to get into an accident!" I glared at her slightly, letting her know I was slightly mad, but I didn't want to make a big fight out of it.
"Charlotte bothering you that badly, huh?" she replied, knowing my aggrivation was not directed toward her, but another female in our lives.
Too bad Charlotte was practically related to Raye, or she would have helped plot her demise. Only Lita and Ami were on my side at the moment. Infact, Mina was friends with her, and had told me two years ago to just back off of him. Things between Mina and myself will never be the same again.
"Don't worry about it Sere. I've been seeing Charlotte yell at Darien a lot about not paying attention. It's as if he's really lost all interest in her." she nudged me with her elbow and I remembered we were still in the ticket line. After waiting for almost half an hour, we were at the front and I eyed the lime green arm bands with unease. Green was never a favorite color in my book, nor was it a fan of me. The ticket man smiled at me, and I cringed. Even though I had gone since childhood, the ticket sellers were the scariest people you would ever meet. I wasn't used to people without, at the very least, half of their teeth.
"Two wrists bands please!" Raye ordere and snatched my money from my hand to pay for mine. I could only look away in embarracement. Never had I openly stared at a person before. A look of horror was upon my face as Raye lead me away and passed the gates. "Sere, get it together. Being away has made you plain aweful as company, you know that?" she joked as she helped me fasten my band around my wrist and I helped her with hers.
"Sorry Raye, I guess I'm just, in awe of the festival. It's so much bigger than I remembered." I replied, in wonderment as I gazed around the area at all the rides and stands that fully filled the park and then a few of the surrounding blocks. I latched onto her wrist and plastered on my best fake smile. "C'mon Raye! Lets get a move on. I want to ride all of them!" A look of horror slowly seeped onto her face and I was sure she had begun to picture horns ontop my head.
"Serena, I really don't think it's possible to ride them all in one day." she said, gulping in fear.
"If anyone can do it, we can!!!" I pumped my fist, the one that held tightly to her wrist, into the air, before dragging her off into the crowd, more than twenty people watching us as I did so.
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"SERENA!!!!" Raye screamed. I laughed histerically as the rollercoaster car gave another lurch and threatened to fall off the rickety track. "I'm going to KILLLLLLL YOUUUUUUU!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!"
I let my hands fly into the air freely as we sped down a steep drop, my soul completely at piece, very much different from the screeching howler monkey at my side. My eyes were opened to the sky and I caught the last hues of purple and red seeping into darker blue as the sun began to set. Today had been an adventure not just at the festival with my old bestfriend, but a journey into my past.
Too soon the ride had ended, and I begged Raye to stand in line with me again. She ripped her hands through the tangled mane that had been her waist length raven hair and I couldn't help but snicker at the sight she made.
"Crazy lady with a bad hair day!" I heard some guy mutter and I burst into peals of laughter, tears threatening to spill over my cheeks.
"Yeah yeah!" Raye huffed. "I need a drink." she muttered and I followed her as she stomped off to a refreshment stand closeby.
"But then we have to ride the ferriswheel!!!" I whined. It was all I could do to not break out into giggles. After ordering a lemon shakeup and a funnel cake for myself, I let Raye order, and then paid for the both of us. When she began to protest, I simply held up my hand and smiled. "My treat today. It sure has been a long time since I got to blow money on something I really wanted." I added and stared off into space for a moment, thinking back to my apartment in London with Seiya, and at all the clothes and possessions I had left behind so easily.
"Hey Blondie!" I heard a familiar voice call out, and instinctively I grinned and turned to the direction of the voice. A tall, sandy blonde haired woman with an air and demeanor that exuded masculinity, was standing next to a shorter aqua-haired woman.
"Amara! Michelle!" I yelled in excitement and left poor Raye in line waiting for our food.
"Well hello again Serena." Michelle greeted me with a tight hug, her navy colored eyes shining with happiness.
"It's great to see you! I see that you've kept up with dieing your hair! Who would have thought that a simple chemistry accident would produce such a brilliant shade!" I laughed and hugged her tightly once more.
"I have to thank you for creating it. Mr. Franko is still trying to get it." Michelle replied, her silvery laughter bringing an even bigger smile to Amara's face. I beamed up at Amara and suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong, Moonface?" she asked.
"When did you let your hair grow longer? You're not my tomboy cousin anymore! Well...at least not as much as you were." I replied, causing all three of us to laugh and I was squashed between them in a huge hug.
"A little help here, meatballh brains!!??" I heard Raye's distressed voice and I hurriedly pulled away to help her with the food.
"Sorry Raye." I apologized quickly, but she just tossed an ice cube at me and I dodged it easily. "Ya missed me!!!" I stuck my tongue out and she did the same.
"Take a seat you two." I heard Lita call, and realized there was a large table of people, who were all my friends.
"I knew we were supposed to meet you somewhere!" I snapped my fingers and offerend an uneasy smile.
"Park it, Serena. It's fine, because we figured you'd both be hungry by about this time and decided to wait in the largest collectiong of foods. Voila, we found you." Andrew replied, motioning me to take the seat beside him, which was across from Darien and Charlotte. I bit my lip but felt Raye push me forward.
"Do it, or you'll forever be a cowardly meatball head." she whispered, before handing over my food. I quickly strolled over to my intended seat, but a hand on my hip stopped me.
"Serena, baby! Is that you, angelface?" I slowly set down my food and turned to face whoever it was. My eyes widened with shock and complete surprise. He was the last person on Earth I wanted to see on my pleasant (gotta love that) visit at home.
"Ryan?" I was very much confused.
"What have you been up to, Sere?" I vaguely noted the seductive touch of his hand.
"Get your hands off me." I replied and pulled away.
"Sorry Babe." he replied and held up his hands.
"What do you want?" I snapped, not in the mood for his shit. I hadn't spoken to him decently since the day I caught him with Vanessa Niles, and I hadn't talked to him in several years.
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Hey guyz! That's right! CP is back in da HOUZE! muahahaha!
I hope all of you liked this chapter and there will definitely be more to come, because I'm back into the swing of things, and ready to kik that writer's block's butt!
::bows to the crowd::
thank you thank you and thank you!
you know the drill!
READ, REVIEW, E-MAIL, or whatever!
expressoncream@hotmail.com
AIM: Karameltwist02
or Devlishlidanjrus
Serena Style
Author's Note:
Hey everyone! I'm back. I do apologize greatly for the length of the last chapter. I sort of paniced. But hopefully this chapter smooths out the ruffled feathers. Have fun!
Chapter 6
Cotton Candy, Funnel Cakes and Uncle Bear
The only pair that could make my heart pound and have me feel like my world was crashing down at my feet.
Raye rose and went to hug her brother. I staid seated, making no effort to move. The ball had been in his court since the day we were in the pond.
Since the day I realized my feelings for him...
A voice took me from my thoughts.
"Serena?.....Serena?" I blinked, and there were those eyes. Two perfect orbs of glittering midnight blue, the flecks of silver twinkling like stars in the night sky.
"Yes?" I asked, feeling rather sheepish that I had been lost in my own thoughts of what had been, and what would never be.
"Serena, it's me, Darien." I could hardly comprehend what was happening around me. Only the feel of his hand on my arm, the sound of his voice, and his intoxicating scent were acknowledged. And suddenly, I saw green. His green clad arm was a slap in the face. I jumped, physically startled.
"Darien?" I answered with an echoe, confused for a few moments. This had seemed like a dream, so very
much like a dream of another time.
"Yes, Darien. Don't you remember me?"
Mentally smacking myself for sounding so much like a cheesy romance writer, I jerked my
arm from his grasp.
"Are you right in the head Darien, or did those few years of collisions with me really do
a number on you?" I managed a slight smile, but it felt very foriegn on my face. Sliding back
into the 'old Serena' mode was a difficult task, and I was sure that the first grade card I got,
wouldn't have high marks.
He seemed to smile with relief, and ran a hand through his hair. (I watched, highly amuzed, as he struggled to come up with a scapegoat)
My smile faded to nothing when, much to my dismay, the scapegoat arrived in the form of his girlfriend, Charlotte. Was it just me, or was I the only one in the mood for a snowcone all of a sudden? I didn't have to even will the ice to return to my eyes, and I smiled slightly to her after standing and making an effort to mingle.
Some of my mother's friends welcomed me with open arms, bright smiles, and teary eyes. Some supplied me with distant pecks on the cheek and even one had the gail to clasp my hand briefly before excusing herself from the group.
How could I blame her? She had been the one to wish me off at the airport, been one of them to encourage me to stay with Seiya when I bumped into her at a cafe in Paris.
Nothing short of a gold-digger, her husband had died three years ago, leaving her his entire fortune. Sarah Birch.
My cell phone rang quietly, but it still made me become the center of attention.
"Hello?"
"How are you hanging in there?" Seiya's concerned voice drifted into my ears, and I sighed with relief.
"Just wonderful, Seiya dear. And I trust you've made it back to the flat safely?" I smiled to a few people and then excused myself to return to the gazebo, which was thankfully unoccupied.
"Should I be worried Serena?" his concern was really starting to grate on my nerves.
"No Sei. I'm doing great. I think I've managed to turn tomato red, fake amnesia, and oh yeah!, nab the attention of everyone here with the tequila ring of my phone. Remind me why I haven't found a rock to crawl under." I breathed into the phone, already hoping for the ground to open up and swallow me whole.
"Are you sure you don't want me to rescue you?"
"And have you stuck here too? Don't risk your life just to save me." I replied, a little icily.
"Sere, honey, you don't sound like your normal self. Is something wrong?" I pulled the phone away from my ear in disgust. I was looking out for him, and yet he questioned my generosity? Boy, he sure knew how to push my buttons, and push he did!
"Seiya," I sighed, my patience disappearing rapidly as the seconds ticked by. "I think we need a break." I slowly added. I could hear him inhale.
"Oh. Alright, Serena. Be careful." with that, the line went dead.
I felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders, and tucked my phone into my pocket.
Raye and Mina approached me as I stood by the snack table, chatting with an old high school acquaintance. He was a little too rotund for my taste, but he seemed to be very nice and a pleasant conversationalist.
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My stomach went into my throat as Raye took a sharp turn, almost cutting me off. Why had I let her come to the fair with me? I thought she had Chad or someone to go with, but when I mentioned the festival's fair, she jumped at the chance to hit me with bumper cars and soak me with a water gun. I had stupidly enlightened everyone as to my agenda, and several had told me to meet them at some place or another. Unfortunately, I was planning on spending the day riding my usual rides and snacking near the picnic areas. The beer tents and shows didn't interest me, as much as they did a few of the people at my parents' party.
Managing to arrive without dents or scratches on my car, but a rather shiveled appearance, I hurriedly found a parking spot. 'Hurrying' was exactly what I meant, because everyone was fighting for spots. You'd think, that with children as passengers, that the adults would actually be careful, but they were the most reckless, yelling at their kids as well as other drivers. I finally pulled into a parking spot someone had just vacated, and recieved several rude honks and a few shouts of rage. Offering a slight smile of guilt, I could only wave to them and then lock my car. Like quicksilver, Raye was at my side by the entrance.
"You drive like a grandma, Sere." she started one of the most pleasant conversations I'd had in a long while.
"Why thank you Raye. Considering I've been driving in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE, I'm clad to know you're AMERICAN driving rules are just safe enough NOT to get into an accident!" I glared at her slightly, letting her know I was slightly mad, but I didn't want to make a big fight out of it.
"Charlotte bothering you that badly, huh?" she replied, knowing my aggrivation was not directed toward her, but another female in our lives.
Too bad Charlotte was practically related to Raye, or she would have helped plot her demise. Only Lita and Ami were on my side at the moment. Infact, Mina was friends with her, and had told me two years ago to just back off of him. Things between Mina and myself will never be the same again.
"Don't worry about it Sere. I've been seeing Charlotte yell at Darien a lot about not paying attention. It's as if he's really lost all interest in her." she nudged me with her elbow and I remembered we were still in the ticket line. After waiting for almost half an hour, we were at the front and I eyed the lime green arm bands with unease. Green was never a favorite color in my book, nor was it a fan of me. The ticket man smiled at me, and I cringed. Even though I had gone since childhood, the ticket sellers were the scariest people you would ever meet. I wasn't used to people without, at the very least, half of their teeth.
"Two wrists bands please!" Raye ordere and snatched my money from my hand to pay for mine. I could only look away in embarracement. Never had I openly stared at a person before. A look of horror was upon my face as Raye lead me away and passed the gates. "Sere, get it together. Being away has made you plain aweful as company, you know that?" she joked as she helped me fasten my band around my wrist and I helped her with hers.
"Sorry Raye, I guess I'm just, in awe of the festival. It's so much bigger than I remembered." I replied, in wonderment as I gazed around the area at all the rides and stands that fully filled the park and then a few of the surrounding blocks. I latched onto her wrist and plastered on my best fake smile. "C'mon Raye! Lets get a move on. I want to ride all of them!" A look of horror slowly seeped onto her face and I was sure she had begun to picture horns ontop my head.
"Serena, I really don't think it's possible to ride them all in one day." she said, gulping in fear.
"If anyone can do it, we can!!!" I pumped my fist, the one that held tightly to her wrist, into the air, before dragging her off into the crowd, more than twenty people watching us as I did so.
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"SERENA!!!!" Raye screamed. I laughed histerically as the rollercoaster car gave another lurch and threatened to fall off the rickety track. "I'm going to KILLLLLLL YOUUUUUUU!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!"
I let my hands fly into the air freely as we sped down a steep drop, my soul completely at piece, very much different from the screeching howler monkey at my side. My eyes were opened to the sky and I caught the last hues of purple and red seeping into darker blue as the sun began to set. Today had been an adventure not just at the festival with my old bestfriend, but a journey into my past.
Too soon the ride had ended, and I begged Raye to stand in line with me again. She ripped her hands through the tangled mane that had been her waist length raven hair and I couldn't help but snicker at the sight she made.
"Crazy lady with a bad hair day!" I heard some guy mutter and I burst into peals of laughter, tears threatening to spill over my cheeks.
"Yeah yeah!" Raye huffed. "I need a drink." she muttered and I followed her as she stomped off to a refreshment stand closeby.
"But then we have to ride the ferriswheel!!!" I whined. It was all I could do to not break out into giggles. After ordering a lemon shakeup and a funnel cake for myself, I let Raye order, and then paid for the both of us. When she began to protest, I simply held up my hand and smiled. "My treat today. It sure has been a long time since I got to blow money on something I really wanted." I added and stared off into space for a moment, thinking back to my apartment in London with Seiya, and at all the clothes and possessions I had left behind so easily.
"Hey Blondie!" I heard a familiar voice call out, and instinctively I grinned and turned to the direction of the voice. A tall, sandy blonde haired woman with an air and demeanor that exuded masculinity, was standing next to a shorter aqua-haired woman.
"Amara! Michelle!" I yelled in excitement and left poor Raye in line waiting for our food.
"Well hello again Serena." Michelle greeted me with a tight hug, her navy colored eyes shining with happiness.
"It's great to see you! I see that you've kept up with dieing your hair! Who would have thought that a simple chemistry accident would produce such a brilliant shade!" I laughed and hugged her tightly once more.
"I have to thank you for creating it. Mr. Franko is still trying to get it." Michelle replied, her silvery laughter bringing an even bigger smile to Amara's face. I beamed up at Amara and suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong, Moonface?" she asked.
"When did you let your hair grow longer? You're not my tomboy cousin anymore! Well...at least not as much as you were." I replied, causing all three of us to laugh and I was squashed between them in a huge hug.
"A little help here, meatballh brains!!??" I heard Raye's distressed voice and I hurriedly pulled away to help her with the food.
"Sorry Raye." I apologized quickly, but she just tossed an ice cube at me and I dodged it easily. "Ya missed me!!!" I stuck my tongue out and she did the same.
"Take a seat you two." I heard Lita call, and realized there was a large table of people, who were all my friends.
"I knew we were supposed to meet you somewhere!" I snapped my fingers and offerend an uneasy smile.
"Park it, Serena. It's fine, because we figured you'd both be hungry by about this time and decided to wait in the largest collectiong of foods. Voila, we found you." Andrew replied, motioning me to take the seat beside him, which was across from Darien and Charlotte. I bit my lip but felt Raye push me forward.
"Do it, or you'll forever be a cowardly meatball head." she whispered, before handing over my food. I quickly strolled over to my intended seat, but a hand on my hip stopped me.
"Serena, baby! Is that you, angelface?" I slowly set down my food and turned to face whoever it was. My eyes widened with shock and complete surprise. He was the last person on Earth I wanted to see on my pleasant (gotta love that) visit at home.
"Ryan?" I was very much confused.
"What have you been up to, Sere?" I vaguely noted the seductive touch of his hand.
"Get your hands off me." I replied and pulled away.
"Sorry Babe." he replied and held up his hands.
"What do you want?" I snapped, not in the mood for his shit. I hadn't spoken to him decently since the day I caught him with Vanessa Niles, and I hadn't talked to him in several years.
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Hey guyz! That's right! CP is back in da HOUZE! muahahaha!
I hope all of you liked this chapter and there will definitely be more to come, because I'm back into the swing of things, and ready to kik that writer's block's butt!
::bows to the crowd::
thank you thank you and thank you!
you know the drill!
READ, REVIEW, E-MAIL, or whatever!
expressoncream@hotmail.com
AIM: Karameltwist02
or Devlishlidanjrus