Forbidden Attraction, Secret Desires
Author: Temptress_Kitten17
Rated: R
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. Believe me if I did I would be so outta here and enjoying a life on some tropical island somewhere.
Chapter 17:
" It's Saturday! It's Saturday!" Raye sang, waking me up from my peaceful dreams.
I groaned and tried to bury myself under all the blankets and pillows, hoping she'd get the hint and leave me alone. She didn't.
" Come on Sere, time to get up! We've got lots to do before we go to the club tonight!" She ripped the pillow away from me and flicked ALL the lights on in my room, momentarily blinding me.
" GAH! Too bright. Too bright!" I cried as I squeezed my eyes shut in an effort to block out the annoying brightness that had suddenly invaded my dark and quiet sanctuary.
" Get up! It's already past noon!" Raye commanded, trying to pull the covers away from me.
I suddenly remembered why that would not be a good idea and pulled the quilts tightly around me.
" Okay, FINE. I'll get up. Just go away for a few minutes and let me wake up on my own okay?"
Raye sighed and left the room calling out, " Fine, but you had better be up in ten minutes or I'll drench your bed with ice water!"
I shivered at the thought and quickly wrapped my bathrobe around my body and grabbed one of my fluffy pink towels; grumbling about inconvenient wake up calls as I showered and did my hair.
Twenty minutes later I sat down at the dining room table with my grilled cheese sandwich and cherry Kool Aid that I had made myself. Raye sat across from me, staring and shaking her head as I ate. Finally I couldn't take it anymore.
" What?" I asked as I put down my sandwich.
Raye pointed at it and made a face. " That's full of carbs ya know."
I shrugged, not getting it. " So? I know that, why's it a problem?"
Raye groaned in frustration. " So, carbs are BAD! Haven't you even heard of the new diet fads that limit carbs? I'm on a low carb diet now, that's why I look so thin!"
I didn't want to make her mad by pointing out that she wasn't as thin as I was so instead I shook my head.
" No, I don't go on diets. I eat what I want when I want and I'm still super thin! So you can cut carbs all you want, just don't bitch at ME for eating them all the time."
Raye sighed. " Fine, but don't cry to me when you can't fit into your jeans anymore." I rolled my eyes.
The 'plans' Raye had for me all day involved her trying all sorts of new looks and hairstyles on me and listing off all the things I wasn't allowed to wear.
" Okay, first thing, DO NOT wear black clothing. Black is my trademark color. Second, don't do that weird thing with your hair. I know you haven't worn it in two buns like Sailor Moon's since you were twelve but still...this is a club for cool people. Third, you HAVE to wear darker makeup than you normally do. That means darker eye shadow and lipstick and be sure to wear mascara as well. Four, if one of Jed's friends start hitting on you, FLIRT BACK. Remember that I have to make a good impression. I'm not saying you have to make out with them, just don't be the Ice Queen around them. And the most important one of all, if you're bored, pretend you're having a good time anyway because this night isn't about fun, it's about me scoring with Jed!" I wanted to die right there. What had I gotten myself into?
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Danielle and my dad left for their party around three in the afternoon. A few hours later, Darien came home from work. Raye glared and pointed to the clock.
" What took you so long? We HAVE to meet my friends at the club in an hour! Look at you, you're still in your grubby work clothes! You better go shower and dress into something club-ish right now because I wanna get going!"
I gave Darien a sympathetic look and followed him downstairs with the pretense of finding a necklace to wear with my pink camisole with the black lace over it. As soon as we were both downstairs and out of hearing range I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my lips to his. I sucked on his bottom lip a few times and then gently pulled away.
" I missed you." I purred in his ear.
I suddenly felt my legs begin to shake and I knew that if I didn't stop now I would lose my self-control and we would never get to that club. I stepped back from him and waited for my heart to stop pounding so hard and fast in my chest.
After what seemed like minutes, I finally found my voice. " I think we both need to cool off for a bit. I'm going to finish getting ready while you have your shower and get dressed. And make sure to wear your black leather jacket because you look so damn hot in it! I'm sure they have a lot of dark booths for making out...but hurry cuz your sister is getting impatient!
Darien nodded. " Yeah, I know. But suddenly this club we're going to sounds like fun. I'll see ya in a few minutes okay?"
I smiled and kissed him on the cheek, then as he turned toward the bathroom door I playfully squeezed his butt through his jeans before walking to my room, feigning innocence. I tried to ignore the sound of the shower as I applied the dark purple eye shadow, black mascara and bright reddish-pink lipstick. I stared at my reflection in the mirror, shocked at what I saw. I looked so different from the sweet and innocent little sixteen year old I once had been. In this dark red halter top and black skirt and wearing darker makeup, I actually looked my age. Not only that, this new look perfectly matched my new outlook on life AND I was every bit the temptress sex kitten in this outfit. Briefly I considered changing my wardrobe to reflect my newly developed sense of self as I pinned up my boring old ponytail and turned it into a messy updo; spraying lots of hair spray and adding glitter gel to keep the lose strands in place. I slipped into my seldom worn black, strappy high heels and headed upstairs. Raye's jaw dropped in surprise when she saw me.
" Oh my god! Who are you and what did you do with my conservative, innocent step-sister?" she said as I showed off my new look.
" I told you I didn't need a makeover!" I said, checking to make sure my hair would stay up before spraying more hair spray over it.
" I know but I never thought that you would change your look so much. My god Sere, you're going to make any guy who ever picked on you feel like kicking himself in the groin!" I smiled at the compliment.
Just then Darien came upstairs all clean and dressed in his black jeans, black shirt and his leather jacket. His hair was spiked with gel and I had to look away before I threw myself at him. Darien must not have recognized me because he glanced over at Raye.
" I didn't know I was driving one of your friends to the club too." I giggled and Darien went pale.
" Serena? You looked so different that I actually thought...WHY are you dressed so different?"
I shrugged, pretending that I had no idea why Darien was suddenly so concerned about my clothes.
" Why do you care so much? You don't own me and I'm old enough to dress like this anyway!"
Darien shook his head and gave me the look that informed me that he would be VERY overprotective tonight. If Raye noticed the vibe between us she didn't say anything as we all piled into Darien's car and took off to the Evening Star.
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" We're here!" Raye announced as we pulled up to what used to be an abandoned warehouse downtown.
So much for my wish for them to use the old place as an outlet shopping center! It had undergone a major transformation in only a few years. There was a bright and flashing neon sign with stars all around the lettering that spelled out 'Evening Star.' There were hundreds of cars parked in the parking lot and women ages sixteen to twenty-one were dressed in leather, dark makeup and high heels. The guys all had on tight jeans and gel in their hair. It was obvious what sort of groups came to this place. Raye's eyes sparkled with excitement.
" Isn't this place the coolest? I'm gonna go find Jed and the guys now! Later Sere!"
She disappeared through the crowd and left me and Darien in the parking lot. I turned to him and smiled.
" Well, are you ready to go inside?" I asked.
Darien sighed and led me into the building where the loud dance music nearly caused me to go deaf.
" MY GOD THIS IS SO LOUD!" I shouted over the noise so that Darien could hear me.
" I KNOW! HOW CAN SHE STAND IT?" He replied as he took my hand and led me to the door across from the dance hall.
I looked at him quizically. " WHERE ARE WE GOING?" I asked him.
" TO THE QUIETER AREA OF THIS PLACE! THERE'S A SEPARATE ROOM WHERE THEY SERVE FOOD AND DRINKS!!! I FIGURED YOU MIGHT WANT TO EAT A LITTLE BEFORE HITTING THE DANCE FLOOR!" I licked my lips and nodded.
" YOU READ MY MIND!" I said as we stepped through the doors and into what can only be described as one of those little restaurants with all those dark, private booths.
Darien led me to one and had me sit down. " Okay Sere, what'll it be? I've saved up lots of money for this date so don't starve yourself to save me money."
I smiled sweetly. " So this is a date. Hmm, in that case I think I'll have you with chocolate, whipped cream, strawberries and make that to go." I purred, licking my lips.
Darien's eyes darkened at the suggestion. " I'll have YOU the same way...but that's for dessert. What do you want to eat while we're waiting for dessert?"
I shrugged. " I'm not sure why, but fries and a Coke sound really good right now!" Darien bent down and kissed my cheek before leaving to get our food.
Not long before he left I felt someone's presence. I looked up, expecting to see Darien but instead it was a tall guy with white blond hair and ice blue eyes.
" Can I help you?" I asked, looking around for any sign of Darien.
" I hope so." he said as he glanced over my body appreciatively. " I was wondering if you are perhaps someone that I once knew."
I tensed. He couldn't possibly be one of those idiots that I had put up with in my old school.
" That depends, who do you think I am?"
Just then Raye appeared with a guy who I could only assume was Jed and his group of friends.
" Oh good Sere! I see you've met Scott! He's Jed's older cousin!"
I blinked. Scott...that was the name of the annoying jerk who had made my life hell during sixth grade. But it couldn't possibly be him. After all, there were LOTS of guys my age named Scott. I didn't like the look in his eyes at hearing my name. Nor did I like the fact that I had to play nice and NOT shoot him down around Raye and Jed. But I was VERY tempted to kill him, especially when I felt his hand touch my arm.
" Sere huh? Is that short for Serena by any chance? As is Serena Tsukino, the ice princess?"
I gasped. It WAS him! I pulled my arm away.
" Scott Walker, I should've known you'd grow up to be even more obnoxious than you were in sixth grade!" I said icily.
Jed was obviously confused by my attitude toward his cousin so I decided to explain without using all those big and confusing words just why I was acting so cold toward Scott.
" Scott used to be in my class from grades three to six. He teased me and made my life hell during those years so you can understand why I want nothing to do with him!"
Scott touched my arm again. I wanted to scrub that patch of skin raw until his touch was erased completely!
" Yeah, that was really stupid of me! If I'd known you would be so freaking hot now I probably would have been nicer! Damn Serena! I didn't think your boobs could get any bigger after I saw you with Amy and Ann a few years ago but DAMN!"
I rolled my eyes. " Will you please stop staring and drooling over me already? I DID warn you and your idiot friends that I would be a knockout AND that I would reject your advances so get over yourself and while you're at it, get away from me! Tell your little buddies that if they EVER try to hit on me I'll have no choice but to rip off any appendage that either touches or offends me in any way!" I glared at Scott hoping he'd get the hint and vanish. He didn't, I guess stupidity runs in the family.
" Serena, I'm sorry that my cousin was such an idiot when you were growing up, but I'm sure he's sorry. Besides, you look like you could use a distraction. Come party with us! Your sister and I would love some company out on the dance floor."
I shook my head. "Sorry but my date will be back any minute and I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate it if I left to dance with somebody else."
I glanced at Raye and pleaded with her not to say anything. She sighed and nodded slowly. Just then Darien returned and Scott immediately bolted out of the room, Jed soon following. Raye looked behind her long enough to see Darien kiss me on the cheek again and set down our food. He didn't see his sister with her mouth hanging open in shock and disbelief. But I did, and I knew we couldn't hide the truth from her anymore.
" She knows, Darien." I told him as he slipped into the booth beside me.
" Who knows and what do they know?" he asked.
I sighed and nodded toward to spot where Raye was sitting with Jed and his friends. " Raye! She saw you kiss me a few minutes ago. We're gonna have to do some damage control before she ruins everything. We have to tell her."
Darien put his arm around me. " Then we'll tell her. I'm sure she'll understand and maybe you won't have to sleep alone tonight."
I stood up and walked over to Raye's booth. " Raye we..."
" Need to talk! Yeah, I know!" she finished for me as she stood up and followed me back to my booth.
Once I sat down next to Darien and she sat across from us, she grinned.
" Okay spill! I KNEW there was something going on between the two of you! I want answers!" she demanded.
I shrugged. " What do you wanna know?" I asked.
Raye rolled her eyes. " Duh! EVERYTHING! How about you tell me exactly what's going on for starters and then how about telling me when exactly this happened???? I'm not talking about the attraction part either because you two have ALWAYS been attracted to each other. Geez, it's about time you got together! What took you so long anyway?"
" You mean you knew about us all along?" Darien and I asked at the same time. Raye nodded.
" Well duh! If you two hadn't gotten together by now I was going to lock you both in the linen closet until something happened! I've been trying to get you both to realize you're meant to be together since day one! All the sleepovers in the tree fort when me and Sammy would suddenly get scared and leave you two all alone while we slept in our own rooms, my taking off all the time when it's just the three of us? All an attempt to get you both to act on your feelings! I go to bed early just so that you can make out in the TV room uninterrupted. So when exactly did my long term plan start to get results?"
I looked at Darien and put my hand on his thigh. " Just before school started this year. I got a bit jealous that Darien had a girlfriend and I realized I could end up losing him...but he didn't even HAVE a girlfriend anymore! Raye, that was an attempt to make me jealous wasn't it? What did you tell Darien about Andrew?"
Raye smiled sheepishly. " That you and Andrew were hot and heavy! Okay, so it was manipulative but it worked! You two are FINALLY together!"
Raye was acting like this was her greatest triumph or something.
" So you won't tell anyone then?" I asked hopefully. Raye shook her head.
" Not anyone who counts anyway! Jed's gonna figure it out on his own but he already knows you're not REALLY my sister anyways so it won't matter! Speaking of Jed, I'm gonna leave you two alone for your date! I'll be back in a few hours...oh, and Darien? Why don't you show Sere the REST of this place!"
" What did she mean by that?" I asked him after Raye left.
" Never mind. My sister has a tendency to stick her nose in other people's private lives! She pretty much told me to take you upstairs." Darien replied.
" What's upstairs?" I asked, already having an idea about what Raye had suggested.
" The Evening Star isn't just a hangout for teens. If it was, they would have charged us admission into the place. Oh sure they get money by selling food and drinks but that's only pocket change. The real money is made by running the hotel upstairs. It's off limits to anyone under eighteen but they only ID the person who's paying for the room. Raye's friends have managed to sneak up there a couple times but thankfully she's NEVER been upstairs! My friends told me about it. "
Yep, just what I thought! It was a place to go if you couldn't go home to have sex.
" Oh." I said. " Are they nice rooms? Is there a hot tub?"
Darien choked on his soft drink. " Why did you just ask that?" I shrugged.
" Just curious...so how much is it?"
Darien shook his head. " You can't be serious! You'd actually consider going up there?" he asked in disbelief.
" Why not? If it's a nice, clean room with a clean hot tub OR bathtub AND it's affordable...you're not even a little bit tempted? I wonder if they have a mini fridge with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and strawberries...could you tie someone to the bed frame easily with silk scarves or is the headboard too solid?"
" SERE!" Darien gasped.
I blushed. " Sorry, got lost in my thoughts...are you sure you're not tempted?"
Darien grinned. " Oh I'm very tempted. But there's just one little problem. You're NOT eighteen yet and it's $100 a night. The stuff you've obviously been thinking about doing for a while could easily be done at home for free! And now that Raye knows about us and our parents are away..."
" Gotcha! We DO have strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream right?" I licked my lips in anticipation of the great and delicious things that would occur later that night.
" No, but there are a few grocery stores that don't close until 3 AM. We'll pick up anything you want on the way home."
I swear I couldn't help myself at that moment. It was dark and we were practically alone so I took advantage of the situation and pulled Darien to me for a deep and intoxicating kiss. One kiss soon turned into twenty until I felt my back being pressed against the cushioned wall of the booth; my legs wrapped around Darien's hips. I let out a low moan as I felt him lightly sucking and nibbling at my neck, his hands running over my body and cupping my breasts, teasing my nipples into hardened buds with his thumbs.
" Darien." I sighed, rubbing myself against him, desperate for my release. " Oh gods I need you..." I whimpered.
Just then I heard a distinctly feminine voice behind us. " Oh migod! Serena is that you?"
I looked up to see the face of someone I'd never have expected to see in this place.
" Huh? Amy, what the hell are you doing here? You said you had to work and study all weekend!" I asked her, angry that my best friend would lie to me like that.
" And you told ME you were still a virgin, but I still find you here practically having sex with someone I've never even met before!"
I pulled my skirt down over my legs and sat up, gently pushing Darien away so that we weren't practically joined at the hip( literally) anymore.
" Sorry Ames, but I couldn't exactly announce it to the world just yet. Not until I was sure he felt the same way! But now I know. Amy, this is Darien Shields, my boyfriend. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner but we had to keep this a secret. If our parents ever found out..."
Amy looked us over and then gasped, her eyes widening with the realization. " Holy shit! This is Darien Shields? As in your STEP-BROTHER Darien Shields? Holy shit! Am I in a soap opera or something?"
I shook my head and grabbed her arm, forcing her to sit down. "Shhh! Keep it down! Yes this is Darien but relax! Our parents aren't even married so it's fine! All you need to know is that we're in love and we have been since we first met nine years ago! Now it's your turn! Tell me why you're even here when you said you had to work?" I hissed.
Amy sighed. " Okay, first of all I wanna tell you how sorry I am for lying to you, but my parents were home and I couldn't exactly tell you what I was REALLY doing. But since you've caught me, I'll come clean. I came here to meet with Zack since my parents don't want me seeing him anymore. So we have to sneak around and stuff so that none of our parents find out that we're still together. PLEASE don't mention this to anyone you guys! If my parents find out that I've been lying about working late they'll KILL me!"
I pretended to think about it even though I would NEVER betray my best friend, at least not if they're being careful and are in no danger whatsoever.
" I'll keep your secret as long as you keep mine and Darien's. At least until we tell our parents that is!" I assured her.
Amy's eyes lit up and she smiled in gratitude. " Thank you Serena! I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have a great best friend like you!"
" Don't mention it! Now go to your boyfriend. He looks lonely over there all by himself."
Amy licked her lips and glanced over toward the tall, blond eighteen year old hottie standing by the entrance to what I could only guess was the hotel upstairs.
" He won't be for long!" Amy declared as she made her way toward her boyfriend, leaving me and Darien behind.
I watched as she and Zack disappeared through the glass doors and then turned to Darien, smiling coyly.
" Well, I guess I'll have to ask Amy tomorrow whether or not there's a hot tub or jacuzi bathtub in the hotel room."
Darien laughed softly. " You don't give up do you?"
I shook my head. " Nope! I'm stubborn and I don't stop until I get what I want. Come on Dare...it could be my early birthday present..."
" What could be your early birthday present?" Raye asked as she approached us.
" Nothing!" Darien said out of habit.
Raye rolled her eyes. " Oh riiiiggghhht! Like I'm supposed to believe that? No matter! I'm bored now. Jed went home since he has to get up at six tomorrow for work. So now there's nothing to do! Can we go yet or are you two still not over the thrill of making out in a public place?"
I blushed at the memory, and then I remembered Darien's touch and my skin started to tingle again. I knew I had to get home before I jumped Darien right there on the table.
" I'm ready to go too Darien!" I declared as I stood up on shaky legs.
Darien must have noticed because he put his arm around me to stop me from falling as we walked toward the exit.
" Oh! But before we go home we have to stop off at the grocery store for some...stuff." I reminded him.
Raye grinned, probably trying to guess what the 'stuff' was that we needed.
" Right. Raye can wait in the car while we get everything!"
Raye pouted. "Awww come on! I was the one who kept trying to get you two to hook up all the time! What stuff? Is it fun stuff? Tell me!"
Darien and I just grinned as we drove to the store. Tonight would be a night neither of us would ever forget.
Temptress: I am SO sorry that I haven't updated in a while! Just so you know, I read all of your reviews and saved the ones that made me ecstatically happy! Now whenever I think I suck I just reread all those positive comments and I'm back on cloud nine. You tell me to never quit writing? Well I'm asking you all to never stop reviewing my works because without your feedback I would've quit a long time ago! Thanks so much! Since my poor fingers are aching, I'm gonna have to take a break from the computer for a while. I don't wanna get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the only two fingers on my left hand that aren't aching are my index finger and my thumb. I haven't typed with only one or two fingers since I was thirteen so you'll understand how hard it is to type accurately at this time! Hope to hear from you all soon!
Temptress_Kitten17
Author: Temptress_Kitten17
Rated: R
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. Believe me if I did I would be so outta here and enjoying a life on some tropical island somewhere.
Chapter 17:
" It's Saturday! It's Saturday!" Raye sang, waking me up from my peaceful dreams.
I groaned and tried to bury myself under all the blankets and pillows, hoping she'd get the hint and leave me alone. She didn't.
" Come on Sere, time to get up! We've got lots to do before we go to the club tonight!" She ripped the pillow away from me and flicked ALL the lights on in my room, momentarily blinding me.
" GAH! Too bright. Too bright!" I cried as I squeezed my eyes shut in an effort to block out the annoying brightness that had suddenly invaded my dark and quiet sanctuary.
" Get up! It's already past noon!" Raye commanded, trying to pull the covers away from me.
I suddenly remembered why that would not be a good idea and pulled the quilts tightly around me.
" Okay, FINE. I'll get up. Just go away for a few minutes and let me wake up on my own okay?"
Raye sighed and left the room calling out, " Fine, but you had better be up in ten minutes or I'll drench your bed with ice water!"
I shivered at the thought and quickly wrapped my bathrobe around my body and grabbed one of my fluffy pink towels; grumbling about inconvenient wake up calls as I showered and did my hair.
Twenty minutes later I sat down at the dining room table with my grilled cheese sandwich and cherry Kool Aid that I had made myself. Raye sat across from me, staring and shaking her head as I ate. Finally I couldn't take it anymore.
" What?" I asked as I put down my sandwich.
Raye pointed at it and made a face. " That's full of carbs ya know."
I shrugged, not getting it. " So? I know that, why's it a problem?"
Raye groaned in frustration. " So, carbs are BAD! Haven't you even heard of the new diet fads that limit carbs? I'm on a low carb diet now, that's why I look so thin!"
I didn't want to make her mad by pointing out that she wasn't as thin as I was so instead I shook my head.
" No, I don't go on diets. I eat what I want when I want and I'm still super thin! So you can cut carbs all you want, just don't bitch at ME for eating them all the time."
Raye sighed. " Fine, but don't cry to me when you can't fit into your jeans anymore." I rolled my eyes.
The 'plans' Raye had for me all day involved her trying all sorts of new looks and hairstyles on me and listing off all the things I wasn't allowed to wear.
" Okay, first thing, DO NOT wear black clothing. Black is my trademark color. Second, don't do that weird thing with your hair. I know you haven't worn it in two buns like Sailor Moon's since you were twelve but still...this is a club for cool people. Third, you HAVE to wear darker makeup than you normally do. That means darker eye shadow and lipstick and be sure to wear mascara as well. Four, if one of Jed's friends start hitting on you, FLIRT BACK. Remember that I have to make a good impression. I'm not saying you have to make out with them, just don't be the Ice Queen around them. And the most important one of all, if you're bored, pretend you're having a good time anyway because this night isn't about fun, it's about me scoring with Jed!" I wanted to die right there. What had I gotten myself into?
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Danielle and my dad left for their party around three in the afternoon. A few hours later, Darien came home from work. Raye glared and pointed to the clock.
" What took you so long? We HAVE to meet my friends at the club in an hour! Look at you, you're still in your grubby work clothes! You better go shower and dress into something club-ish right now because I wanna get going!"
I gave Darien a sympathetic look and followed him downstairs with the pretense of finding a necklace to wear with my pink camisole with the black lace over it. As soon as we were both downstairs and out of hearing range I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my lips to his. I sucked on his bottom lip a few times and then gently pulled away.
" I missed you." I purred in his ear.
I suddenly felt my legs begin to shake and I knew that if I didn't stop now I would lose my self-control and we would never get to that club. I stepped back from him and waited for my heart to stop pounding so hard and fast in my chest.
After what seemed like minutes, I finally found my voice. " I think we both need to cool off for a bit. I'm going to finish getting ready while you have your shower and get dressed. And make sure to wear your black leather jacket because you look so damn hot in it! I'm sure they have a lot of dark booths for making out...but hurry cuz your sister is getting impatient!
Darien nodded. " Yeah, I know. But suddenly this club we're going to sounds like fun. I'll see ya in a few minutes okay?"
I smiled and kissed him on the cheek, then as he turned toward the bathroom door I playfully squeezed his butt through his jeans before walking to my room, feigning innocence. I tried to ignore the sound of the shower as I applied the dark purple eye shadow, black mascara and bright reddish-pink lipstick. I stared at my reflection in the mirror, shocked at what I saw. I looked so different from the sweet and innocent little sixteen year old I once had been. In this dark red halter top and black skirt and wearing darker makeup, I actually looked my age. Not only that, this new look perfectly matched my new outlook on life AND I was every bit the temptress sex kitten in this outfit. Briefly I considered changing my wardrobe to reflect my newly developed sense of self as I pinned up my boring old ponytail and turned it into a messy updo; spraying lots of hair spray and adding glitter gel to keep the lose strands in place. I slipped into my seldom worn black, strappy high heels and headed upstairs. Raye's jaw dropped in surprise when she saw me.
" Oh my god! Who are you and what did you do with my conservative, innocent step-sister?" she said as I showed off my new look.
" I told you I didn't need a makeover!" I said, checking to make sure my hair would stay up before spraying more hair spray over it.
" I know but I never thought that you would change your look so much. My god Sere, you're going to make any guy who ever picked on you feel like kicking himself in the groin!" I smiled at the compliment.
Just then Darien came upstairs all clean and dressed in his black jeans, black shirt and his leather jacket. His hair was spiked with gel and I had to look away before I threw myself at him. Darien must not have recognized me because he glanced over at Raye.
" I didn't know I was driving one of your friends to the club too." I giggled and Darien went pale.
" Serena? You looked so different that I actually thought...WHY are you dressed so different?"
I shrugged, pretending that I had no idea why Darien was suddenly so concerned about my clothes.
" Why do you care so much? You don't own me and I'm old enough to dress like this anyway!"
Darien shook his head and gave me the look that informed me that he would be VERY overprotective tonight. If Raye noticed the vibe between us she didn't say anything as we all piled into Darien's car and took off to the Evening Star.
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" We're here!" Raye announced as we pulled up to what used to be an abandoned warehouse downtown.
So much for my wish for them to use the old place as an outlet shopping center! It had undergone a major transformation in only a few years. There was a bright and flashing neon sign with stars all around the lettering that spelled out 'Evening Star.' There were hundreds of cars parked in the parking lot and women ages sixteen to twenty-one were dressed in leather, dark makeup and high heels. The guys all had on tight jeans and gel in their hair. It was obvious what sort of groups came to this place. Raye's eyes sparkled with excitement.
" Isn't this place the coolest? I'm gonna go find Jed and the guys now! Later Sere!"
She disappeared through the crowd and left me and Darien in the parking lot. I turned to him and smiled.
" Well, are you ready to go inside?" I asked.
Darien sighed and led me into the building where the loud dance music nearly caused me to go deaf.
" MY GOD THIS IS SO LOUD!" I shouted over the noise so that Darien could hear me.
" I KNOW! HOW CAN SHE STAND IT?" He replied as he took my hand and led me to the door across from the dance hall.
I looked at him quizically. " WHERE ARE WE GOING?" I asked him.
" TO THE QUIETER AREA OF THIS PLACE! THERE'S A SEPARATE ROOM WHERE THEY SERVE FOOD AND DRINKS!!! I FIGURED YOU MIGHT WANT TO EAT A LITTLE BEFORE HITTING THE DANCE FLOOR!" I licked my lips and nodded.
" YOU READ MY MIND!" I said as we stepped through the doors and into what can only be described as one of those little restaurants with all those dark, private booths.
Darien led me to one and had me sit down. " Okay Sere, what'll it be? I've saved up lots of money for this date so don't starve yourself to save me money."
I smiled sweetly. " So this is a date. Hmm, in that case I think I'll have you with chocolate, whipped cream, strawberries and make that to go." I purred, licking my lips.
Darien's eyes darkened at the suggestion. " I'll have YOU the same way...but that's for dessert. What do you want to eat while we're waiting for dessert?"
I shrugged. " I'm not sure why, but fries and a Coke sound really good right now!" Darien bent down and kissed my cheek before leaving to get our food.
Not long before he left I felt someone's presence. I looked up, expecting to see Darien but instead it was a tall guy with white blond hair and ice blue eyes.
" Can I help you?" I asked, looking around for any sign of Darien.
" I hope so." he said as he glanced over my body appreciatively. " I was wondering if you are perhaps someone that I once knew."
I tensed. He couldn't possibly be one of those idiots that I had put up with in my old school.
" That depends, who do you think I am?"
Just then Raye appeared with a guy who I could only assume was Jed and his group of friends.
" Oh good Sere! I see you've met Scott! He's Jed's older cousin!"
I blinked. Scott...that was the name of the annoying jerk who had made my life hell during sixth grade. But it couldn't possibly be him. After all, there were LOTS of guys my age named Scott. I didn't like the look in his eyes at hearing my name. Nor did I like the fact that I had to play nice and NOT shoot him down around Raye and Jed. But I was VERY tempted to kill him, especially when I felt his hand touch my arm.
" Sere huh? Is that short for Serena by any chance? As is Serena Tsukino, the ice princess?"
I gasped. It WAS him! I pulled my arm away.
" Scott Walker, I should've known you'd grow up to be even more obnoxious than you were in sixth grade!" I said icily.
Jed was obviously confused by my attitude toward his cousin so I decided to explain without using all those big and confusing words just why I was acting so cold toward Scott.
" Scott used to be in my class from grades three to six. He teased me and made my life hell during those years so you can understand why I want nothing to do with him!"
Scott touched my arm again. I wanted to scrub that patch of skin raw until his touch was erased completely!
" Yeah, that was really stupid of me! If I'd known you would be so freaking hot now I probably would have been nicer! Damn Serena! I didn't think your boobs could get any bigger after I saw you with Amy and Ann a few years ago but DAMN!"
I rolled my eyes. " Will you please stop staring and drooling over me already? I DID warn you and your idiot friends that I would be a knockout AND that I would reject your advances so get over yourself and while you're at it, get away from me! Tell your little buddies that if they EVER try to hit on me I'll have no choice but to rip off any appendage that either touches or offends me in any way!" I glared at Scott hoping he'd get the hint and vanish. He didn't, I guess stupidity runs in the family.
" Serena, I'm sorry that my cousin was such an idiot when you were growing up, but I'm sure he's sorry. Besides, you look like you could use a distraction. Come party with us! Your sister and I would love some company out on the dance floor."
I shook my head. "Sorry but my date will be back any minute and I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate it if I left to dance with somebody else."
I glanced at Raye and pleaded with her not to say anything. She sighed and nodded slowly. Just then Darien returned and Scott immediately bolted out of the room, Jed soon following. Raye looked behind her long enough to see Darien kiss me on the cheek again and set down our food. He didn't see his sister with her mouth hanging open in shock and disbelief. But I did, and I knew we couldn't hide the truth from her anymore.
" She knows, Darien." I told him as he slipped into the booth beside me.
" Who knows and what do they know?" he asked.
I sighed and nodded toward to spot where Raye was sitting with Jed and his friends. " Raye! She saw you kiss me a few minutes ago. We're gonna have to do some damage control before she ruins everything. We have to tell her."
Darien put his arm around me. " Then we'll tell her. I'm sure she'll understand and maybe you won't have to sleep alone tonight."
I stood up and walked over to Raye's booth. " Raye we..."
" Need to talk! Yeah, I know!" she finished for me as she stood up and followed me back to my booth.
Once I sat down next to Darien and she sat across from us, she grinned.
" Okay spill! I KNEW there was something going on between the two of you! I want answers!" she demanded.
I shrugged. " What do you wanna know?" I asked.
Raye rolled her eyes. " Duh! EVERYTHING! How about you tell me exactly what's going on for starters and then how about telling me when exactly this happened???? I'm not talking about the attraction part either because you two have ALWAYS been attracted to each other. Geez, it's about time you got together! What took you so long anyway?"
" You mean you knew about us all along?" Darien and I asked at the same time. Raye nodded.
" Well duh! If you two hadn't gotten together by now I was going to lock you both in the linen closet until something happened! I've been trying to get you both to realize you're meant to be together since day one! All the sleepovers in the tree fort when me and Sammy would suddenly get scared and leave you two all alone while we slept in our own rooms, my taking off all the time when it's just the three of us? All an attempt to get you both to act on your feelings! I go to bed early just so that you can make out in the TV room uninterrupted. So when exactly did my long term plan start to get results?"
I looked at Darien and put my hand on his thigh. " Just before school started this year. I got a bit jealous that Darien had a girlfriend and I realized I could end up losing him...but he didn't even HAVE a girlfriend anymore! Raye, that was an attempt to make me jealous wasn't it? What did you tell Darien about Andrew?"
Raye smiled sheepishly. " That you and Andrew were hot and heavy! Okay, so it was manipulative but it worked! You two are FINALLY together!"
Raye was acting like this was her greatest triumph or something.
" So you won't tell anyone then?" I asked hopefully. Raye shook her head.
" Not anyone who counts anyway! Jed's gonna figure it out on his own but he already knows you're not REALLY my sister anyways so it won't matter! Speaking of Jed, I'm gonna leave you two alone for your date! I'll be back in a few hours...oh, and Darien? Why don't you show Sere the REST of this place!"
" What did she mean by that?" I asked him after Raye left.
" Never mind. My sister has a tendency to stick her nose in other people's private lives! She pretty much told me to take you upstairs." Darien replied.
" What's upstairs?" I asked, already having an idea about what Raye had suggested.
" The Evening Star isn't just a hangout for teens. If it was, they would have charged us admission into the place. Oh sure they get money by selling food and drinks but that's only pocket change. The real money is made by running the hotel upstairs. It's off limits to anyone under eighteen but they only ID the person who's paying for the room. Raye's friends have managed to sneak up there a couple times but thankfully she's NEVER been upstairs! My friends told me about it. "
Yep, just what I thought! It was a place to go if you couldn't go home to have sex.
" Oh." I said. " Are they nice rooms? Is there a hot tub?"
Darien choked on his soft drink. " Why did you just ask that?" I shrugged.
" Just curious...so how much is it?"
Darien shook his head. " You can't be serious! You'd actually consider going up there?" he asked in disbelief.
" Why not? If it's a nice, clean room with a clean hot tub OR bathtub AND it's affordable...you're not even a little bit tempted? I wonder if they have a mini fridge with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and strawberries...could you tie someone to the bed frame easily with silk scarves or is the headboard too solid?"
" SERE!" Darien gasped.
I blushed. " Sorry, got lost in my thoughts...are you sure you're not tempted?"
Darien grinned. " Oh I'm very tempted. But there's just one little problem. You're NOT eighteen yet and it's $100 a night. The stuff you've obviously been thinking about doing for a while could easily be done at home for free! And now that Raye knows about us and our parents are away..."
" Gotcha! We DO have strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream right?" I licked my lips in anticipation of the great and delicious things that would occur later that night.
" No, but there are a few grocery stores that don't close until 3 AM. We'll pick up anything you want on the way home."
I swear I couldn't help myself at that moment. It was dark and we were practically alone so I took advantage of the situation and pulled Darien to me for a deep and intoxicating kiss. One kiss soon turned into twenty until I felt my back being pressed against the cushioned wall of the booth; my legs wrapped around Darien's hips. I let out a low moan as I felt him lightly sucking and nibbling at my neck, his hands running over my body and cupping my breasts, teasing my nipples into hardened buds with his thumbs.
" Darien." I sighed, rubbing myself against him, desperate for my release. " Oh gods I need you..." I whimpered.
Just then I heard a distinctly feminine voice behind us. " Oh migod! Serena is that you?"
I looked up to see the face of someone I'd never have expected to see in this place.
" Huh? Amy, what the hell are you doing here? You said you had to work and study all weekend!" I asked her, angry that my best friend would lie to me like that.
" And you told ME you were still a virgin, but I still find you here practically having sex with someone I've never even met before!"
I pulled my skirt down over my legs and sat up, gently pushing Darien away so that we weren't practically joined at the hip( literally) anymore.
" Sorry Ames, but I couldn't exactly announce it to the world just yet. Not until I was sure he felt the same way! But now I know. Amy, this is Darien Shields, my boyfriend. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner but we had to keep this a secret. If our parents ever found out..."
Amy looked us over and then gasped, her eyes widening with the realization. " Holy shit! This is Darien Shields? As in your STEP-BROTHER Darien Shields? Holy shit! Am I in a soap opera or something?"
I shook my head and grabbed her arm, forcing her to sit down. "Shhh! Keep it down! Yes this is Darien but relax! Our parents aren't even married so it's fine! All you need to know is that we're in love and we have been since we first met nine years ago! Now it's your turn! Tell me why you're even here when you said you had to work?" I hissed.
Amy sighed. " Okay, first of all I wanna tell you how sorry I am for lying to you, but my parents were home and I couldn't exactly tell you what I was REALLY doing. But since you've caught me, I'll come clean. I came here to meet with Zack since my parents don't want me seeing him anymore. So we have to sneak around and stuff so that none of our parents find out that we're still together. PLEASE don't mention this to anyone you guys! If my parents find out that I've been lying about working late they'll KILL me!"
I pretended to think about it even though I would NEVER betray my best friend, at least not if they're being careful and are in no danger whatsoever.
" I'll keep your secret as long as you keep mine and Darien's. At least until we tell our parents that is!" I assured her.
Amy's eyes lit up and she smiled in gratitude. " Thank you Serena! I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have a great best friend like you!"
" Don't mention it! Now go to your boyfriend. He looks lonely over there all by himself."
Amy licked her lips and glanced over toward the tall, blond eighteen year old hottie standing by the entrance to what I could only guess was the hotel upstairs.
" He won't be for long!" Amy declared as she made her way toward her boyfriend, leaving me and Darien behind.
I watched as she and Zack disappeared through the glass doors and then turned to Darien, smiling coyly.
" Well, I guess I'll have to ask Amy tomorrow whether or not there's a hot tub or jacuzi bathtub in the hotel room."
Darien laughed softly. " You don't give up do you?"
I shook my head. " Nope! I'm stubborn and I don't stop until I get what I want. Come on Dare...it could be my early birthday present..."
" What could be your early birthday present?" Raye asked as she approached us.
" Nothing!" Darien said out of habit.
Raye rolled her eyes. " Oh riiiiggghhht! Like I'm supposed to believe that? No matter! I'm bored now. Jed went home since he has to get up at six tomorrow for work. So now there's nothing to do! Can we go yet or are you two still not over the thrill of making out in a public place?"
I blushed at the memory, and then I remembered Darien's touch and my skin started to tingle again. I knew I had to get home before I jumped Darien right there on the table.
" I'm ready to go too Darien!" I declared as I stood up on shaky legs.
Darien must have noticed because he put his arm around me to stop me from falling as we walked toward the exit.
" Oh! But before we go home we have to stop off at the grocery store for some...stuff." I reminded him.
Raye grinned, probably trying to guess what the 'stuff' was that we needed.
" Right. Raye can wait in the car while we get everything!"
Raye pouted. "Awww come on! I was the one who kept trying to get you two to hook up all the time! What stuff? Is it fun stuff? Tell me!"
Darien and I just grinned as we drove to the store. Tonight would be a night neither of us would ever forget.
Temptress: I am SO sorry that I haven't updated in a while! Just so you know, I read all of your reviews and saved the ones that made me ecstatically happy! Now whenever I think I suck I just reread all those positive comments and I'm back on cloud nine. You tell me to never quit writing? Well I'm asking you all to never stop reviewing my works because without your feedback I would've quit a long time ago! Thanks so much! Since my poor fingers are aching, I'm gonna have to take a break from the computer for a while. I don't wanna get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the only two fingers on my left hand that aren't aching are my index finger and my thumb. I haven't typed with only one or two fingers since I was thirteen so you'll understand how hard it is to type accurately at this time! Hope to hear from you all soon!
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