Chapter 27 (A/N: I wont kill u if u diss this chapter. I'm not too fond of it.)
Stanton could barely restrain his laughter as he saw the look on Serena's face. Utter astonishment, and complete confusion. And the look that the others had wasn't much different. Except for Chris who was giving them his proudest grin. "You two haven't lost your touch." Rachel modestly shrugged. "Anyone can swing if they've got the instinct." Stanton smirked in agreement.
Tianna crossed her arms. "It's all in the instinct." She agreed sarcastically. Rachel looked at Tianna. "I beg your pardon?" Stanton intervened, "She was possessed by the Atrox when she attacked you. She doesn't even know that it happened." Tianna looked from Stanton, to Rachel. "I'm Tianna." She held out her hand. Rachel grinned. "I'm Rachel. Stanton's sister." They shook hands.
Just then, Serena spoke loudly, 'You didn't answer my question!' Stanton looked at her innocently, and finally realized how foolish he had been. He stood up, and took her hand, leading her to a dark corner. "Are you out of your mind?" Serena demanded angrily. Stanton looked back at her, "It's the only spot where we can talk in private. I'm not going to make use of it." His eyes wandered down.
Her bright red tank top dress stopped just a few inches above her pierced naval. From there, steel circles at her sides connected the top piece to the skirt that went to just above her ankles. He shook his head, and turned away to watch where he was going. This would take a lot of explanations. 'No kidding!' Serena yelled. Stanton groaned, and pushed her in front of him, her back against the wall, her face to his.
Not sure where to start, he sighed. Serena took care of that as he felt her enter his mind. He didn't push her out, or close his mind. He realized there wasn't much to keep from her now. She would be disappointed about his recruiting, but he suddenly remembered she had understood everything else so far. When he felt Serena leave, her eyes were once again, shocked.
"Stanton." She whispered. "Why didn't you tell me about Hekate?" Stanton sighed once more. "I guess I didn't really think about it." Serena was eyeing the flask that he had hidden away in his pocket. "You know, if you do reach the wrong destiny, then you will die." Stanton nodded. "That's what the potion is for." Serena's eyes were slightly misted. "But what if you can't tell?"
Stanton shook his head. "I'm sure I'll be able to. It might be like an involuntary increase of power. And, about tonight, It's not a permanent thing. I'll only do it once in a while." Serena giggled. "You were awesome." Stanton tilted his head and grinned. "So I've been told." Serena's grin matched his as she raised an eyebrow. "You would have to have been told with those moves."
But just then, Serena bent her head, and sighed. "What's wrong?" She lifted her smiling head. "Nothing, I'm happy." He cocked his head. "She said that part of your real destiny was that we were meant to be." Stanton chuckled. "It's nice to know that despite all of our obstacles, we're still going to end up together." He said in a soft voice. Her eyes misted even more before she smiled softly, and closed her eyes.
Stanton brought her close, and spread gentle kisses around her face. Her cheeks, forehead, her eyes that were somewhat salty from her tears. She pulled away slightly. "Stanton. About what might happen to you..." His brows pinched, not sure what she was about to say. "What if you get hurt? Or worse?" He shook his head. "I'll be all right. Remember, I can't die." Serena started biting at her gloss painted lips.
"Remember what I said three days ago?" He blinked, then shook his head. "I promised that I would protect you if someone tried to harm you. I don't give a damn about the circumstances. I'm still going to be here for you." He happily smiled at her vow, and pulled her close once again. This time she didn't pull away. Their lips met in a matter of seconds. His lips parted hers in lazy seduction.
A small moan came to his throat as her arms spread up from his stomach, to his chest. Lost in the passion, his kiss turned harsh, rough. Strangely, she didn't pull back. In fact, she seemed to be pressing herself closer. He slid his hands up her back, and caressed her tenderly fleshed shoulders. She trembled under his hands, but he knew it wasn't of fear, or unwelcome, but fierce desire. He pressed her gently into the shadowed wall.
"Hey, Serena–Oh! Uh...Don't mind m–'' "GOD DAMNIT!" Serena yelled as she yanked away from Stanton, and chased after her innocent brother. Stanton groaned angrily. It really was irritating for that to happen time, after time, after time. At this rate, he and Serena wouldn't have a moment alone until she was seventeen. He ran his fingers through his hair, and walked back to Rachel.
When he found her, she was playfully arguing with Tianna. "It never takes that long to get a boyfriend! It's cake!" Rachel bragged. To prove her point, she leaned back, crossed her legs, and spread her fingers as widely as she could through her long brown hair. All of that was made in one fluid movement. Stanton caught Michael, and Derek staring at his sisters movements. She liked to flirt, but she'd never steal a guy.
"I wouldn't do that." Stanton noted slyly. "You're girlfriends might get mad." Michael blushed as Vanessa crossed her arms and looked at him indignantly. Derek blushed, and Tianna raised an angry brow. "Hey, Derek, the last time I checked, I was your girlfriend. Not little miss angelic over here!" She pointed an accusing thumb at Rachel. She lounged back. "Angel." She said, wagging a correcting finger at Tianna.
"Pardon?" Catty asked, who didn't really seem to mind Rachel that much. Her opinion seemed to be shared by only Serena, and Jimena. Stanton hooked his thumbs through his belt loops. "Angel's her nickname. It's too long of a story to explain how she got it, so let's drop it for now." Serena and Collin walked over. Jimena snuggled against him as Serena explained, "I chased him after he uh–'' Serena blushed, and didn't finish.
Rachel stood. "I don't believe I've met you boys yet." As she was introduced, she smiled at Michael and Derek, then flirtatiously tilted her head at Collin. After a few more hours of partying, they decided to leave. As they walked out the door, Serena smiled at Stanton and said, "I love you." Before he could reply, Rachel ran off. When he caught up with Rachel, Serena's disappointment caught up with him. (A/N: Upcoming: C.28/END!)
Stanton could barely restrain his laughter as he saw the look on Serena's face. Utter astonishment, and complete confusion. And the look that the others had wasn't much different. Except for Chris who was giving them his proudest grin. "You two haven't lost your touch." Rachel modestly shrugged. "Anyone can swing if they've got the instinct." Stanton smirked in agreement.
Tianna crossed her arms. "It's all in the instinct." She agreed sarcastically. Rachel looked at Tianna. "I beg your pardon?" Stanton intervened, "She was possessed by the Atrox when she attacked you. She doesn't even know that it happened." Tianna looked from Stanton, to Rachel. "I'm Tianna." She held out her hand. Rachel grinned. "I'm Rachel. Stanton's sister." They shook hands.
Just then, Serena spoke loudly, 'You didn't answer my question!' Stanton looked at her innocently, and finally realized how foolish he had been. He stood up, and took her hand, leading her to a dark corner. "Are you out of your mind?" Serena demanded angrily. Stanton looked back at her, "It's the only spot where we can talk in private. I'm not going to make use of it." His eyes wandered down.
Her bright red tank top dress stopped just a few inches above her pierced naval. From there, steel circles at her sides connected the top piece to the skirt that went to just above her ankles. He shook his head, and turned away to watch where he was going. This would take a lot of explanations. 'No kidding!' Serena yelled. Stanton groaned, and pushed her in front of him, her back against the wall, her face to his.
Not sure where to start, he sighed. Serena took care of that as he felt her enter his mind. He didn't push her out, or close his mind. He realized there wasn't much to keep from her now. She would be disappointed about his recruiting, but he suddenly remembered she had understood everything else so far. When he felt Serena leave, her eyes were once again, shocked.
"Stanton." She whispered. "Why didn't you tell me about Hekate?" Stanton sighed once more. "I guess I didn't really think about it." Serena was eyeing the flask that he had hidden away in his pocket. "You know, if you do reach the wrong destiny, then you will die." Stanton nodded. "That's what the potion is for." Serena's eyes were slightly misted. "But what if you can't tell?"
Stanton shook his head. "I'm sure I'll be able to. It might be like an involuntary increase of power. And, about tonight, It's not a permanent thing. I'll only do it once in a while." Serena giggled. "You were awesome." Stanton tilted his head and grinned. "So I've been told." Serena's grin matched his as she raised an eyebrow. "You would have to have been told with those moves."
But just then, Serena bent her head, and sighed. "What's wrong?" She lifted her smiling head. "Nothing, I'm happy." He cocked his head. "She said that part of your real destiny was that we were meant to be." Stanton chuckled. "It's nice to know that despite all of our obstacles, we're still going to end up together." He said in a soft voice. Her eyes misted even more before she smiled softly, and closed her eyes.
Stanton brought her close, and spread gentle kisses around her face. Her cheeks, forehead, her eyes that were somewhat salty from her tears. She pulled away slightly. "Stanton. About what might happen to you..." His brows pinched, not sure what she was about to say. "What if you get hurt? Or worse?" He shook his head. "I'll be all right. Remember, I can't die." Serena started biting at her gloss painted lips.
"Remember what I said three days ago?" He blinked, then shook his head. "I promised that I would protect you if someone tried to harm you. I don't give a damn about the circumstances. I'm still going to be here for you." He happily smiled at her vow, and pulled her close once again. This time she didn't pull away. Their lips met in a matter of seconds. His lips parted hers in lazy seduction.
A small moan came to his throat as her arms spread up from his stomach, to his chest. Lost in the passion, his kiss turned harsh, rough. Strangely, she didn't pull back. In fact, she seemed to be pressing herself closer. He slid his hands up her back, and caressed her tenderly fleshed shoulders. She trembled under his hands, but he knew it wasn't of fear, or unwelcome, but fierce desire. He pressed her gently into the shadowed wall.
"Hey, Serena–Oh! Uh...Don't mind m–'' "GOD DAMNIT!" Serena yelled as she yanked away from Stanton, and chased after her innocent brother. Stanton groaned angrily. It really was irritating for that to happen time, after time, after time. At this rate, he and Serena wouldn't have a moment alone until she was seventeen. He ran his fingers through his hair, and walked back to Rachel.
When he found her, she was playfully arguing with Tianna. "It never takes that long to get a boyfriend! It's cake!" Rachel bragged. To prove her point, she leaned back, crossed her legs, and spread her fingers as widely as she could through her long brown hair. All of that was made in one fluid movement. Stanton caught Michael, and Derek staring at his sisters movements. She liked to flirt, but she'd never steal a guy.
"I wouldn't do that." Stanton noted slyly. "You're girlfriends might get mad." Michael blushed as Vanessa crossed her arms and looked at him indignantly. Derek blushed, and Tianna raised an angry brow. "Hey, Derek, the last time I checked, I was your girlfriend. Not little miss angelic over here!" She pointed an accusing thumb at Rachel. She lounged back. "Angel." She said, wagging a correcting finger at Tianna.
"Pardon?" Catty asked, who didn't really seem to mind Rachel that much. Her opinion seemed to be shared by only Serena, and Jimena. Stanton hooked his thumbs through his belt loops. "Angel's her nickname. It's too long of a story to explain how she got it, so let's drop it for now." Serena and Collin walked over. Jimena snuggled against him as Serena explained, "I chased him after he uh–'' Serena blushed, and didn't finish.
Rachel stood. "I don't believe I've met you boys yet." As she was introduced, she smiled at Michael and Derek, then flirtatiously tilted her head at Collin. After a few more hours of partying, they decided to leave. As they walked out the door, Serena smiled at Stanton and said, "I love you." Before he could reply, Rachel ran off. When he caught up with Rachel, Serena's disappointment caught up with him. (A/N: Upcoming: C.28/END!)