Serena sighed, then braced herself for the long lunch line. The debated to
herself. To buy or not to buy, that was the question. She sighed, she didn't
need to eat this lunch. She wasn't that hungry and her stomach churned every
time she came in proximity with Darien.
She decided to wander around the school. She was wearing blue shorts and a white
t-shirt. Her hat was dark blue. She was thinking of Darien.
She was startled when she saw him from the bench that she sat on. He was talking
to this gorgeous redhead. Serena studied the girl and felt a pang of envy that
she was so pretty. A pang of jealousy hit her as she saw the girl curl around
Darien like a snake. They were walking towards his car. She wanted to cry,
wanted to make herself become the woman she was born to be. But she didn't know
how to do it.
She laid back on the bench, still watching. As if he had felt her staring,
Darien turned in her direction. Serena blushed and looked up at the sky. Things
were all going wrong. She didn't know what to do.
A few moments later, Darien came up to her. Serena pretended not to see
him.
"Serena."
She turned, then smiled but it didn't reach her eyes.
"Yes?"
He looked like he was going to ask her something different but instead he
said, "Can you scoot over so I can sit?"
Serena sat up and scooted to the side. When he sat down, she leaned on his
shoulder and closed her eyes.
Darien was startled. Her strawberry scent invaded his senses and she
didn't feel very male with her head resting on his shoulder.
"We've known each other for a long time right?"
Serena yawned. "Yes. Darien, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, but umm.. yeah go ahead."
She yawned again. "Promise not to laugh?"
"Just ask the damn question Sere, So I can get on with what I wanted to
say before I forget."
She snuggled in closer, feeling comforted by his masculine frame. She
wanted to lay like this forever. But forever could only last so long. She
sighed.
"Do you think my nose is too big?"
Darien choked on air. He coughed, took a deep breath, and looked at
Serena. "What?!?!"
Serena, unfazed, repeated the question.
"What kind of question is that?"
"Forget it okay?!?" She moved away from him and was about to stand up when
he pushed her back down.
"Why would you want to know anyways?" He ran a frustrated hand through his
raven locks. "Serena, you're getting stranger every day. I don't know what is
happening to you." His voice was a bit panicked and Serena fought tears. The
words were harmless but they hurt anyways.
She let anger take the place of her sadness.
"I said forget it!" Serena jumped off the bench and started running. What
a fool she was to think she would get an honest opinion from him! She wanted to
cry. She wanted to yell. She wanted to get the hell away from him so that she
didn't have to be tempted with all of these female thoughts. He could have just
given her a straight answer. But he had to delve, Darien the delver. Never let
anything sit. DELVE, DELVE, AND DELVE!!
She sighed in defeat. He didn't think of her as a girl so he couldn't form
an opinion on her nose. It was probably like one of his other friends asking if
their outfit made them look fat. She was just another guy to him. He would never
look at her the way he looked at other girls like that redhead he was curled up
with. She was all curves and beautiful. So unlike the dowdy cow of herself.
She stopped running when she reached the tree on the other side of school.
And she couldn't prevent the lonely tear from falling down her face. She didn't
attempt to wipe it away.
"Serena!! Wait!" She heard Darien say, unexpectedly close. He sounded
regretful, bewildered. She felt guilty but angered at the same time. She sank
down, under the tree, resting her head on her knees.
"Serena," He reached the tree, then sat beside her. His voice was gentle
and Serena didn't want to hear it. Another tear fell down her face. She sniffed
then held her breath, not wanting him to see her cry.
Darien, with a gentle hand, lifted her face from her knees and stared
wildly at the tears that were there. His stomach churned in response for he
truly didn't' know what was happening. He had never seen Serena cry so… easily
before, and yet, it might not have been for the reasons that he was thinking.
But she was so unpredictable these days, not the same Serena who had come to him
saying that she could spit not only as well as him but further. This was some
stranger that he had never seen. And it was scaring to death that she had
changed without him noticing a thing.
He wanted to see her, as she was now. He studied her seeing her trying to
stop herself from crying. Her eyes, violet and beautiful, shone with unshed
tears. The nose in question, that had brought this to this, was perfect for her
face, not too big or too small with a pointy edge. Her lips were very soft and
kissable.
Kissable!?! What was he doing? He was mortified at the fact that he was
just now checking out his best friend. She was Serena, no matter how weird she
started to act. There was no changing that fact and he couldn't change anything
unless he found out what was the cause of this stranger in his best friends
place. And her lips weren't kissable.
"Darien, could you please leave me here alone?"
Serena's voice was surprisingly fragile and Darien couldn't bear it. He
couldn't take it anymore.
"What's with you Serena. You're acting so strange I almost don't recognize
you!! What happened to Serena my best friend?" He shouted, furiously.
"She's still there Darien. She's there alright and she's changing because she
can't stand what she is-" shocked at what she said and furious beyond belief she
closed her mouth. "Just leave me the fuck alone Darien. I'm leaving and you
better not follow me."
She pushed past him and he grabbed her wrist. She turned around, her eyes bright
with anger and some other feeling Darien didn't, couldn't, recognize. He
panicked.
"Is that how your going to handle this Serena? You're just going to walk away!??
Just leave like a wimpy little girl?" His eyes darkened to a dangerous level
filled with all compassing fury. "Then leave." His voice was dark and dangerous,
bordering scary and Serena was startled to realize the depths of his fury.
"I will. I will leave like a wimpy little girl because now and days, you're not
the only who cant recognize me. I can't recognize myself." She whispered in an
almost inaudible voice; then turned and walked away.
Darien stared after her, confused and hurt. Although, he didn't know why, he was
more concerned with Serena than his other friends, and feeling more for her than
he'd ever felt about anyone. He wouldn't think about that now.
He ran a frustrated hand through his hair, staring blankly into the
distance under the big willow tree.
herself. To buy or not to buy, that was the question. She sighed, she didn't
need to eat this lunch. She wasn't that hungry and her stomach churned every
time she came in proximity with Darien.
She decided to wander around the school. She was wearing blue shorts and a white
t-shirt. Her hat was dark blue. She was thinking of Darien.
She was startled when she saw him from the bench that she sat on. He was talking
to this gorgeous redhead. Serena studied the girl and felt a pang of envy that
she was so pretty. A pang of jealousy hit her as she saw the girl curl around
Darien like a snake. They were walking towards his car. She wanted to cry,
wanted to make herself become the woman she was born to be. But she didn't know
how to do it.
She laid back on the bench, still watching. As if he had felt her staring,
Darien turned in her direction. Serena blushed and looked up at the sky. Things
were all going wrong. She didn't know what to do.
A few moments later, Darien came up to her. Serena pretended not to see
him.
"Serena."
She turned, then smiled but it didn't reach her eyes.
"Yes?"
He looked like he was going to ask her something different but instead he
said, "Can you scoot over so I can sit?"
Serena sat up and scooted to the side. When he sat down, she leaned on his
shoulder and closed her eyes.
Darien was startled. Her strawberry scent invaded his senses and she
didn't feel very male with her head resting on his shoulder.
"We've known each other for a long time right?"
Serena yawned. "Yes. Darien, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, but umm.. yeah go ahead."
She yawned again. "Promise not to laugh?"
"Just ask the damn question Sere, So I can get on with what I wanted to
say before I forget."
She snuggled in closer, feeling comforted by his masculine frame. She
wanted to lay like this forever. But forever could only last so long. She
sighed.
"Do you think my nose is too big?"
Darien choked on air. He coughed, took a deep breath, and looked at
Serena. "What?!?!"
Serena, unfazed, repeated the question.
"What kind of question is that?"
"Forget it okay?!?" She moved away from him and was about to stand up when
he pushed her back down.
"Why would you want to know anyways?" He ran a frustrated hand through his
raven locks. "Serena, you're getting stranger every day. I don't know what is
happening to you." His voice was a bit panicked and Serena fought tears. The
words were harmless but they hurt anyways.
She let anger take the place of her sadness.
"I said forget it!" Serena jumped off the bench and started running. What
a fool she was to think she would get an honest opinion from him! She wanted to
cry. She wanted to yell. She wanted to get the hell away from him so that she
didn't have to be tempted with all of these female thoughts. He could have just
given her a straight answer. But he had to delve, Darien the delver. Never let
anything sit. DELVE, DELVE, AND DELVE!!
She sighed in defeat. He didn't think of her as a girl so he couldn't form
an opinion on her nose. It was probably like one of his other friends asking if
their outfit made them look fat. She was just another guy to him. He would never
look at her the way he looked at other girls like that redhead he was curled up
with. She was all curves and beautiful. So unlike the dowdy cow of herself.
She stopped running when she reached the tree on the other side of school.
And she couldn't prevent the lonely tear from falling down her face. She didn't
attempt to wipe it away.
"Serena!! Wait!" She heard Darien say, unexpectedly close. He sounded
regretful, bewildered. She felt guilty but angered at the same time. She sank
down, under the tree, resting her head on her knees.
"Serena," He reached the tree, then sat beside her. His voice was gentle
and Serena didn't want to hear it. Another tear fell down her face. She sniffed
then held her breath, not wanting him to see her cry.
Darien, with a gentle hand, lifted her face from her knees and stared
wildly at the tears that were there. His stomach churned in response for he
truly didn't' know what was happening. He had never seen Serena cry so… easily
before, and yet, it might not have been for the reasons that he was thinking.
But she was so unpredictable these days, not the same Serena who had come to him
saying that she could spit not only as well as him but further. This was some
stranger that he had never seen. And it was scaring to death that she had
changed without him noticing a thing.
He wanted to see her, as she was now. He studied her seeing her trying to
stop herself from crying. Her eyes, violet and beautiful, shone with unshed
tears. The nose in question, that had brought this to this, was perfect for her
face, not too big or too small with a pointy edge. Her lips were very soft and
kissable.
Kissable!?! What was he doing? He was mortified at the fact that he was
just now checking out his best friend. She was Serena, no matter how weird she
started to act. There was no changing that fact and he couldn't change anything
unless he found out what was the cause of this stranger in his best friends
place. And her lips weren't kissable.
"Darien, could you please leave me here alone?"
Serena's voice was surprisingly fragile and Darien couldn't bear it. He
couldn't take it anymore.
"What's with you Serena. You're acting so strange I almost don't recognize
you!! What happened to Serena my best friend?" He shouted, furiously.
"She's still there Darien. She's there alright and she's changing because she
can't stand what she is-" shocked at what she said and furious beyond belief she
closed her mouth. "Just leave me the fuck alone Darien. I'm leaving and you
better not follow me."
She pushed past him and he grabbed her wrist. She turned around, her eyes bright
with anger and some other feeling Darien didn't, couldn't, recognize. He
panicked.
"Is that how your going to handle this Serena? You're just going to walk away!??
Just leave like a wimpy little girl?" His eyes darkened to a dangerous level
filled with all compassing fury. "Then leave." His voice was dark and dangerous,
bordering scary and Serena was startled to realize the depths of his fury.
"I will. I will leave like a wimpy little girl because now and days, you're not
the only who cant recognize me. I can't recognize myself." She whispered in an
almost inaudible voice; then turned and walked away.
Darien stared after her, confused and hurt. Although, he didn't know why, he was
more concerned with Serena than his other friends, and feeling more for her than
he'd ever felt about anyone. He wouldn't think about that now.
He ran a frustrated hand through his hair, staring blankly into the
distance under the big willow tree.