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AN: Hey people! How's it going? Hehe . . . well . . . I'm so sorry that I didn't update sooner, but school is getting harder and harder. I think I've begun to lose my sanity. @.@ Sorry if the grammar or whatever is wrong with my story . . . but I really don't want to think about anything technical that's related to school. --__--" ANYWAY . . . I don't think this is my best chapter . . . I guess it'll have to do! Hope you like it!

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Chapter 8: A Not so Quiet Lunch

"Hey! Have you guys met Yori?" Serena asked as she and Yori approached a pair of girls relaxing underneath a sakura tree, it's blossoms floating in the light breeze.

"Yeah . . . I think so. Weren't you in Miss Madenokoji's class last year?" Mina asked, a warm smile on her face.

"Um . . . yeah . . . I came the last week of the school year." Yori replied, shyly. She stared at the grass, a tiny, shy voice coming from her mouth.

"Duh, Meatball head! Why wouldn't we know her! She's in our class this year, too!" Raye snapped, her eyes glinting ferociously.

"Hey! Don't call me that!"

"Fine . . . Meatball brains!"

"You are SO mean!"

"I'm just trying to toughen you up!"

"No, you're not, Raye. You're a sadistic control freak!"

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Are . . . "

"Do you two have to fight like this everyday?" a slightly irked voice asked.

"YES!" they cried in unison, as they stopped glaring at each other to see who had just spoken.

Amy shook her head disapprovingly, as she approached. She sighed and dropped her backpack on the grass next to Mina, who was rummaging through her backpack frantically.

"Oh no! I left my lunch at home!" Mina shrieked. "I'm soooo hungry!"

"Let's go find Lita! She always has extra food . . . " Serena suggested.

"Don't you have a lunch?"

"NO! I dropped it when I was running to school . . . what a waste."

"I have to go get my lunch. I'll see you later!" Yori said as she began to walk away.

"Hey Yori! Do you want to come to my house to hang out after school?" Serena called.

"Oh! I can't . . . you can come over to mine if you want!"

"Okay . . . cool! Bye!" Serena grinned, waving comically at Yori's departing figure.

"NOW! Let's go find Lita and eat!" Mina announced, clutching her growling stomach in hunger.

"Can't. I have to do research in the library." Amy mumbled as she closed her book.

"Aw . . . Amy! No studying!" Serena whined.

"Sorry guys! See you later."

With that, Amy grinned weakly and headed towards the library. Serena and Mina quickly gathered their things and ran off to find Lita.

"Litaaaa! Where are you? I'm STARVING!" they moaned, wandering aimlessly around the school.

"Serenaaa! Minaaa! What happened to your lunches? Honestly!" an irritated voice inquired.

They spun around and saw Lita a few paces away, surrounded by older students, her hands rested defiantly on her hips. Her emerald-green eyes were filled with a look of exasperation and amusement as she stared at them.

"Let's go over and talk to her!" Mina suggested, bouncing over towards the large group, leaving Serena behind.

"Wait up, Mina!!!" Serena cried, struggling to catch up.

"Heh . . . still late, Meatball head?" a deep voice asked cockily, as Serena approached the small gathering.

No, please, no! He CAN'T go to this school too, she thought, her eyes closed tightly.

Slowly, she turned around and began to open her eyes. She looked around, wishfully thinking that the voice belonged to someone else. To her dismay, she saw Lita, surrounded by a few guys, one of whom was Darien.

(AN: She still doesn't know his name . . . will she find out in this chapter? Maybe . . . *laughs evilly*)

"Hey Serena. Hey Mina. This is my . . . uh . . . friend, Andrew. Oh yeah! That's his friend . . . " she began.

"I see YOU finally got to school." Darien rudely interrupted, looking piercingly at Serena.

"You two know each other?" Andrew asked suspiciously.

"Uh . . . yeah . . . sadly . . ." Serena muttered under her breath. "Mina, Lita, you remember . . . this is the JERK I was telling you about."

"Watch it, Meatball head!" Darien snapped, angrily.

"DON'T call me that!" she spat back.

"Not like you could do anything about it!"

"Wanna bet?"

With each insult, they inched closer together until Serena was staring up at him, her blue eyes as cold as ice.

They glared at each other, livid. Though the two didn't seem to notice, everyone could sense the energy radiating between them. The vision of them together seemed right.

Breaking her gaze, Serena scoffed and shot out haughtily, "Pssh . . . you're not worth it . . ."

She spun around and stalked away with her friends following her, leaving Darien rigid and dumbfounded.

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"Darien? Who was that strange girl?"

An elegantly stunning girl strode up to Darien, pushing her flowing, black hair behind her back. She had a thin, curvaceous frame and deep, cerulean eyes.

Casually, she walked up to him and flirtatiously put her arms around his waist.

She stared curiously at his blank face. Darien watched Serena and her friends storm away. His glance lingered for a moment, intrigued by her presence.

What was THAT all about? What an interesting girl, he thought.

"Oh . . . no one, Mai. Just some girl." He muttered, smoothly putting his arm around her shoulder.

Looking down at her, he smiled. Mai was gorgeous, smart, and HIS. Every male student at Seikou High School envied his luck. She was perfect, or so he thought.

He was stunned by Mai's beauty, but there was something about Serena that intrigued him.

What??? No way am I thinking about Meatball head, he thought. She's immature, crazy, not to mention psychotic. Yes. That's it. She's a nut case, that's all.

A battle raged within his mind. When he finally managed to regain his sanity, he resumed his cool composure and continued talking with his friends. Although he was locked in deep conversation with Mai, his thoughts couldn't help but trail on Serena's face.

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AN: YAH! So that was Chapter 8! Hope you liked it! Thank you sooo much for reviewing! Yep yep! Lotsa thanks!

Mae: Um . . . well, I watched the show when I was younger, but then they canceled it . . . grrr . . . maybe you could just fill me in on all the names and all the main stuff that I might need to know . . .that would be great! Thank you sooo much for reviewing! ^_^ I'll try to update once I can think of something to write! Hehe . . .

Cd-girl: Thank you so much! I really appreciate the review! I'm glad you like it! I'll write more once I can think of something to write!

Angel girl 4-ever: Yep! Yori plays a pretty big part in this! You are very very right! Something is DEFINITELY going to happen! SOON!!!! ^_~

Panda10s: Hey! You are a great writer too! I liked the candy war! Messy, but fun! Cleaning up was NOT fun though! Thanks for the review! Keep reading!

Saria: Sorry! ^___^ I couldn't think of more to write! Hehe . . .but now I have! I'll try to update as soon as I can! I'll definitely continue though . . . thank you so much for the review!

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AN: Yeah . . . so I hope you liked this chapter! I'll try to update soon! I have some ideas about what is going to happen next, but I haven't actually written them down yet! Sorry if I take too long to update! Please review this chapter . . . or any other chapter! I'll try to write faster if I get more reviews . . . hehe . . just kidding! I'll try to write faster no matter what! Until Chapter 9! ^_^ Remember to REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!