Hello Everyone!! Dreameress here. Well, anyways, umm... I just
wanted to say *eyes sparkle with tears* THANKS!! To everyone who
has sent me an email or commented on my story, THANK YOU. Well,
here is Chapter 7. This will be the last chapter I can get out for
a while becuase I am leaving on a trip for 5 weeks!! So while i'm
gone, enjoy. Oh yeah, I got an idea from another author's commentary
before her story. She told everyone that she would not update until
she had at least 10 comments or emails or whatever. Well, when I get
back from my trip, I'll update depending on the number of comments...
or emails... or whatever. Anywas, Enjoy. :)
Dreameress_ai@hotmail.com
-Dreameress
"You know about the upcoming Dance don't you?" Mina inquired and
without waiting for an answer, she continued. "It's the Last Dance of
the year and the theme is England balls. In the earlier centuries,
there were magnificent balls, and there were belles and they dressed in
extravagant dresses, dancing with whoever asked of her hand. If they
danced 3 times with one man, it was scandalous meaning that that couple
was going to marry. If not, the lady would be scorned. We're going to
help you, and you will come with us." Mina stopped, gazing at nothing
thinking of the fun, "Guys will come up to us, the belles of the ball
and ask for us to dance, and we have to be nice, so we graciously agree
and let them kiss our hand for the sake of kindness-"
"Yeah, so that's where you come in Serena. You're going to be
transformed by then and we only have a week. So the transformation
starts now.
"Mina is excellent at hair, she layered her own. I will help you
choose your dress, making sure that it is fitting and perfect. Lita is
a genius at makeup, and Amy will teach you how to dance. We have 5 days
to get ready so lets start."
At Raye's command, they lead Serena to the bathroom, sat her in
front of the mirror. Mina started on her hair.
Catching Serena's worried expression in the mirror, Mina smiled.
"It's okay Serena. It'll look fine." And then cut off a inch. Serena
winced.
2 hours later Serena opened her eyes. Shock came before
recognition. She ignored the remains of her hair that lay on the floor.
Her hair was beautifully layered, reaching mid back. It ran short at
her shoulders then layered down. Serena didn't know what to say and
couldn't stop the tears from coming to her eyes.
She turned to see Mina smiling, Raye and Lita in shock, and Amy
looking at her in awe. She looked to mina, mouthing the words thank
you. If anything, Mina's smile grew brighter.
"Come back tomorrow Serena. Same time. We have to go shopping."
She nodded, walking out of the house, unintentionally forgetting
her hat.
The four girls stood staring after her.
"I still can't figure out how she gets all of that hair in that
hat?" muttered Lita.
"It's just one of those mysteries."
Serena was exacty two minutes from Mina's house when she realized
that she forgot her hat. Oh no!! Frantically she looked around, trying
to see if she had stuck it on her pants.
All that she found was a scrunchie with a small folded piece of
paper taped on it.
She took it off and opened it with panicked hands. It read:
Meatball head. You're going to have to get used to your hair
sometime. You look horrible in the cap. Wear the scrunchie cuz I'm
keeping your hat.
HA!
Love,
One of your new best friends,
Raye
Serena read once, but it wasn't sinking in. She read it again and
ran a frustrated hand through her hair. She was on the verge of
stomping back to Mina's house to retrieve when she heard a distant
call.
"Serena!!"
She bit her lip. It was Darien. He couldn't see her hair like
this. It would ruin everything. She looked to the scrunchie on her arm
like it was a savior, then puller her hair back into a ponytail. It
wasn't much of a hiding job but it would do.
She finished just in time when Darien caught up to her.
"Where were you today Sere?"
"I already told you to bug off." Serena glared at him furiously
while taking in his immaculate appearance. He dressed in a white t-
shirt that clung to his every muscle, and she almost sighed
seeing the six pack through his shirt. He had on baggy black jeans and
a black hat on to match. The hat covered his head and hid his eyes. He
looked dangerous, with his eyes hidden so, like he was hiding
something. She wanted to hug him at that moment, watching his grin
widen into a boyish smirk that had her heart beating double time. His
eyes were dark blue in the shadow of his hat, and Serena watched
entranced as they moved from her face to her hair. She saw the
puzzlement in his eyes, the questioning. She wanted to tell him at that
moment everything. She knew she had to wait.
"What happened to your hair Sere? Why aren't you wearing a hat?"
Serena sighed. "I forgot it okay." It was close enough to the
truth. She felt a chill come over her as Darien's eyes frosted to 100
degrees below zero. His grin was washed off his face, replaced with a
grim line.
"Where were you Serena?"
"Why do you care?" She battered back, furious. He was becoming as
foreign to her as she was to herself. She fought back a batch of
furious tears, turned on her heel and started walking away. When his
hand snatched hers, she cleanly twisted her hand out of it and ran. Ran
for dear life because she couldn't face him anymore. He became more
puzzling everyday and her heart wasn't ready for somethings yet, and
neither was his. HE insisted almost everyday, but she couldn't tell
him. Not yet. As much as she wanted to.
She reached her house with him a good minute behind her. She
wiped away a tear and reached for her keys. He was ten seconds away.
Her hands nervously took out the keys, set them in the lock, and
started to turn. They were shaking so bad, it was almost impossible for
her to do anything.
It was too late. Darien was right behind her. In a wave of fury,
he grabbed her shoulder, turned her around to face him; his eyes were
contorted with anger and something else Serena didn't recognize. She
couldn't fight the tears, and cursed silently as one ran silently down
her face.
His face gentled.
"Aw, Serena. Why do you do this to me?"
"I'm not crying Darien. It's the sun this time, I'm serious.
Sorry to worry you. You can leave now Darien, I'm fine now."
Darien laughed, his eyes amused now. "Serena, you're so strange
these days, I'm having a hard time recognizing my best friend,". He
grinned so wide, Serena had a flashback of the time when he lost his
front tooth and showed it off to everyone. She smiled, though it hurt
to do so. "I've known you forever it seems. And I know that your eyes
don't water in the sun."
She slanted him a desperate look, filled with all of her
emotions.
"Is that all I am to you Darien, your best friend?"
The whole world seemed to stop in those few seconds and she
watched the myriad of emotions cross Darien's face. Damn! Big no no!
She covered her mouth in mortification. Did she just say that out
loud? She read the sheer confusion in his face.
"What else would you be Serena?"
Her heart cracked at the honesty in that one question. What else
would she be? She was his best friend, the tomboy, and yet, she didn't
want to be anything at the moment. Being best friends was complicated
enough with it interfering in her already muddled emotions. He truly
didn't think of her as anything more than that.
"Nothing. Nothing at all Darien." She whispered, her voice almost
breaking.
Darien looked into her eyes, the purple irises filling up the
entire eye. His heart quickened in pace. What happened to her? Why was
she so… different. He looked at her, took in her baggy jeans, t-shirt,
and blond pony tail. Not a lick of makeup covered her unusually smooth
face. Her cheeks were red, becomingly so, due to her tears. But he
didn't see the beauty in her expression, the yearning in her eyes. All
he saw was his best friend, crying over something he didn't have a clue
as to what.
"Serena…"
"No Darien. Leave it alone. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Serena wait!" But she was already inside of her house. The door
closed with a loud BANG! Darien ran a restless hand through his hair.
Serena was a mystery to him, and he was determined to figure it out.
wanted to say *eyes sparkle with tears* THANKS!! To everyone who
has sent me an email or commented on my story, THANK YOU. Well,
here is Chapter 7. This will be the last chapter I can get out for
a while becuase I am leaving on a trip for 5 weeks!! So while i'm
gone, enjoy. Oh yeah, I got an idea from another author's commentary
before her story. She told everyone that she would not update until
she had at least 10 comments or emails or whatever. Well, when I get
back from my trip, I'll update depending on the number of comments...
or emails... or whatever. Anywas, Enjoy. :)
Dreameress_ai@hotmail.com
-Dreameress
"You know about the upcoming Dance don't you?" Mina inquired and
without waiting for an answer, she continued. "It's the Last Dance of
the year and the theme is England balls. In the earlier centuries,
there were magnificent balls, and there were belles and they dressed in
extravagant dresses, dancing with whoever asked of her hand. If they
danced 3 times with one man, it was scandalous meaning that that couple
was going to marry. If not, the lady would be scorned. We're going to
help you, and you will come with us." Mina stopped, gazing at nothing
thinking of the fun, "Guys will come up to us, the belles of the ball
and ask for us to dance, and we have to be nice, so we graciously agree
and let them kiss our hand for the sake of kindness-"
"Yeah, so that's where you come in Serena. You're going to be
transformed by then and we only have a week. So the transformation
starts now.
"Mina is excellent at hair, she layered her own. I will help you
choose your dress, making sure that it is fitting and perfect. Lita is
a genius at makeup, and Amy will teach you how to dance. We have 5 days
to get ready so lets start."
At Raye's command, they lead Serena to the bathroom, sat her in
front of the mirror. Mina started on her hair.
Catching Serena's worried expression in the mirror, Mina smiled.
"It's okay Serena. It'll look fine." And then cut off a inch. Serena
winced.
2 hours later Serena opened her eyes. Shock came before
recognition. She ignored the remains of her hair that lay on the floor.
Her hair was beautifully layered, reaching mid back. It ran short at
her shoulders then layered down. Serena didn't know what to say and
couldn't stop the tears from coming to her eyes.
She turned to see Mina smiling, Raye and Lita in shock, and Amy
looking at her in awe. She looked to mina, mouthing the words thank
you. If anything, Mina's smile grew brighter.
"Come back tomorrow Serena. Same time. We have to go shopping."
She nodded, walking out of the house, unintentionally forgetting
her hat.
The four girls stood staring after her.
"I still can't figure out how she gets all of that hair in that
hat?" muttered Lita.
"It's just one of those mysteries."
Serena was exacty two minutes from Mina's house when she realized
that she forgot her hat. Oh no!! Frantically she looked around, trying
to see if she had stuck it on her pants.
All that she found was a scrunchie with a small folded piece of
paper taped on it.
She took it off and opened it with panicked hands. It read:
Meatball head. You're going to have to get used to your hair
sometime. You look horrible in the cap. Wear the scrunchie cuz I'm
keeping your hat.
HA!
Love,
One of your new best friends,
Raye
Serena read once, but it wasn't sinking in. She read it again and
ran a frustrated hand through her hair. She was on the verge of
stomping back to Mina's house to retrieve when she heard a distant
call.
"Serena!!"
She bit her lip. It was Darien. He couldn't see her hair like
this. It would ruin everything. She looked to the scrunchie on her arm
like it was a savior, then puller her hair back into a ponytail. It
wasn't much of a hiding job but it would do.
She finished just in time when Darien caught up to her.
"Where were you today Sere?"
"I already told you to bug off." Serena glared at him furiously
while taking in his immaculate appearance. He dressed in a white t-
shirt that clung to his every muscle, and she almost sighed
seeing the six pack through his shirt. He had on baggy black jeans and
a black hat on to match. The hat covered his head and hid his eyes. He
looked dangerous, with his eyes hidden so, like he was hiding
something. She wanted to hug him at that moment, watching his grin
widen into a boyish smirk that had her heart beating double time. His
eyes were dark blue in the shadow of his hat, and Serena watched
entranced as they moved from her face to her hair. She saw the
puzzlement in his eyes, the questioning. She wanted to tell him at that
moment everything. She knew she had to wait.
"What happened to your hair Sere? Why aren't you wearing a hat?"
Serena sighed. "I forgot it okay." It was close enough to the
truth. She felt a chill come over her as Darien's eyes frosted to 100
degrees below zero. His grin was washed off his face, replaced with a
grim line.
"Where were you Serena?"
"Why do you care?" She battered back, furious. He was becoming as
foreign to her as she was to herself. She fought back a batch of
furious tears, turned on her heel and started walking away. When his
hand snatched hers, she cleanly twisted her hand out of it and ran. Ran
for dear life because she couldn't face him anymore. He became more
puzzling everyday and her heart wasn't ready for somethings yet, and
neither was his. HE insisted almost everyday, but she couldn't tell
him. Not yet. As much as she wanted to.
She reached her house with him a good minute behind her. She
wiped away a tear and reached for her keys. He was ten seconds away.
Her hands nervously took out the keys, set them in the lock, and
started to turn. They were shaking so bad, it was almost impossible for
her to do anything.
It was too late. Darien was right behind her. In a wave of fury,
he grabbed her shoulder, turned her around to face him; his eyes were
contorted with anger and something else Serena didn't recognize. She
couldn't fight the tears, and cursed silently as one ran silently down
her face.
His face gentled.
"Aw, Serena. Why do you do this to me?"
"I'm not crying Darien. It's the sun this time, I'm serious.
Sorry to worry you. You can leave now Darien, I'm fine now."
Darien laughed, his eyes amused now. "Serena, you're so strange
these days, I'm having a hard time recognizing my best friend,". He
grinned so wide, Serena had a flashback of the time when he lost his
front tooth and showed it off to everyone. She smiled, though it hurt
to do so. "I've known you forever it seems. And I know that your eyes
don't water in the sun."
She slanted him a desperate look, filled with all of her
emotions.
"Is that all I am to you Darien, your best friend?"
The whole world seemed to stop in those few seconds and she
watched the myriad of emotions cross Darien's face. Damn! Big no no!
She covered her mouth in mortification. Did she just say that out
loud? She read the sheer confusion in his face.
"What else would you be Serena?"
Her heart cracked at the honesty in that one question. What else
would she be? She was his best friend, the tomboy, and yet, she didn't
want to be anything at the moment. Being best friends was complicated
enough with it interfering in her already muddled emotions. He truly
didn't think of her as anything more than that.
"Nothing. Nothing at all Darien." She whispered, her voice almost
breaking.
Darien looked into her eyes, the purple irises filling up the
entire eye. His heart quickened in pace. What happened to her? Why was
she so… different. He looked at her, took in her baggy jeans, t-shirt,
and blond pony tail. Not a lick of makeup covered her unusually smooth
face. Her cheeks were red, becomingly so, due to her tears. But he
didn't see the beauty in her expression, the yearning in her eyes. All
he saw was his best friend, crying over something he didn't have a clue
as to what.
"Serena…"
"No Darien. Leave it alone. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Serena wait!" But she was already inside of her house. The door
closed with a loud BANG! Darien ran a restless hand through his hair.
Serena was a mystery to him, and he was determined to figure it out.