DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE MOON CHARACTERS. I AM
JUST BORROWING THEM FOR THE TIME BEING.
~*~To Evil Fairy: yeah I think 8 were a little too much. But hey I have an overactive imagination! ( ~*
CHAPTER 2: FLASHBACK
Serena awoke to the gentle pitter-patter of raindrops against her window, and Collin sitting at her side. She rubbed her eyes, his blurry figure sitting next to her.
"Missed your bus," Collin said yawning. He was still dressed in the same clothes Serena had seen him in the night before.
Serena moaned childishly pulling her blanket over her head. "I told you not to go out last night," Collin scolded. "Besides, how did you get in anyway? That party was for people 21 and over."
Serena groaned. Collin still did not know she was a Daughter of the Moon. What would he say if she told him she had manipulated peoples' minds to get into parties?
"Well Im staying home too, no way am I going to school with waves like this." Collin exclaimed, his eyes looking out at the window. Collin was a surf-maniac. Rain or shine, he'd be there with his board. Especially on a stormy day like this, the monstrous swells would always lure him out to shore. Serena was afraid they might one day lure him to his death.
"Whatever," Serena whispered sleepily.
Collin sighed heavily and walked out of her room. She wondered if Jimena, Catty, and Vanessa had stayed home as well.
The sudden thought of them made a pinch of suspicion churn in Serena's stomach. What could have possibly made one of them, or even worse, all of them, tell the Atrox about her and Stanton? She felt somewhat guilty for even considering one of them to be the culprit, but still remained very suspicious.
Serena thought back to past times. She couldn't remember if she had done anything bad enough to make one of them tell the Atrox about her and Stanton.
Serena attempted to get out of bed, but fell right back in as her head pounded with pain. She knew she shouldn't have drank so much last night.
Serena thought back to when she had first told the other daughters about her and Stanton. They were at Maggie's, and Jimena had brought up the subject of followers.
"Okay girls," She remembered Maggie saying. "Im just going to the store to buy a few candles, help yourselves to anything in the kitchen!"
All girls nodded in unison, watching the door slam shut. "So any ways," Jimena began. "Maggie told me about some weird follower. He's trying to seduce one of us to the Atrox."
Serena shifted in her chair, trying to hide her nervousness. "That's disgusting!" Vanessa yelped, nearly spilling her chamomile tea.
"Yeah, you'd think they'd be more original," Catty said casually.
"What do you think, Serena?" Jimena asked, eyes determined.
A large knot formed in Serena's throat as her stomach churned, causing a small squeak to escape her throat. Did Jimena know? Even, if she did, she still wanted to tell all the daughters in person that she had indeed been seeing Stanton. But with all the pressure, she was now reluctant.
But a feeling deep inside Serena told her that she had to do it now. She analyzed each and every one of her friends' faces, and in each one, she could see true friendship. True friends deserved the truth.
"I..............." Serena started shakily. Jimena leaned in closer, anticipating an answer.
"I've been seeing Stanton." The word almost seemed to fly out of her mouth, as if they had been locked up for so long and wanted to be free. For a moment, the other daughters had a confused look on their faces, until Jimena spoke.
"You let that loco vato play you Serena?!" Jimena exclaimed, her Mexican accent coming out strong.
Both Vanessa and Catty stared at Serena in disbelief.
"He isn't dangerous," Serena pleaded. "He would never bring harm to any of us. If anything, he could quite possibly help us." Serena said knowingly.
"You don't know that," Jimena said cautiously.
"Please," Serena pleaded eyes watery. "Promise me you won't tell anyone."
Jimena stared hard into Serena's eyes, pondering thoughts that determined her approval of Serena's relationship with Stanton. She sighed heavily and said, "I must be loco, but si, I won't tell."
"Yeah, we promise." Vanessa said, Catty nodding in approval as well.
Serena was about to speak when Vanessa's cell phone beeped. "Sorry," She said in embarrassment. "Michael's texing me."
Catty rolled her eyes. Serena had always felt so bad for Catty. Vanessa always seemed to be pre-occupied with Michael to even notice that Catty was there. Serena wondered if she and Michael were gonna break it off sooner or later. They were really kind of irking together.
Serena slowly entered Vanessa's mind, searching for thoughts of Michael.
"Hey," Vanessa said protectively. "That's private."
Serena shrugged and turned back to Jimena. "And whatever you do," She warned. "Don't tell Maggie."
~*~Okay, so far onlee one reviewer....*TEAR* im becoming discouraged......~*
~*~To Evil Fairy: yeah I think 8 were a little too much. But hey I have an overactive imagination! ( ~*
CHAPTER 2: FLASHBACK
Serena awoke to the gentle pitter-patter of raindrops against her window, and Collin sitting at her side. She rubbed her eyes, his blurry figure sitting next to her.
"Missed your bus," Collin said yawning. He was still dressed in the same clothes Serena had seen him in the night before.
Serena moaned childishly pulling her blanket over her head. "I told you not to go out last night," Collin scolded. "Besides, how did you get in anyway? That party was for people 21 and over."
Serena groaned. Collin still did not know she was a Daughter of the Moon. What would he say if she told him she had manipulated peoples' minds to get into parties?
"Well Im staying home too, no way am I going to school with waves like this." Collin exclaimed, his eyes looking out at the window. Collin was a surf-maniac. Rain or shine, he'd be there with his board. Especially on a stormy day like this, the monstrous swells would always lure him out to shore. Serena was afraid they might one day lure him to his death.
"Whatever," Serena whispered sleepily.
Collin sighed heavily and walked out of her room. She wondered if Jimena, Catty, and Vanessa had stayed home as well.
The sudden thought of them made a pinch of suspicion churn in Serena's stomach. What could have possibly made one of them, or even worse, all of them, tell the Atrox about her and Stanton? She felt somewhat guilty for even considering one of them to be the culprit, but still remained very suspicious.
Serena thought back to past times. She couldn't remember if she had done anything bad enough to make one of them tell the Atrox about her and Stanton.
Serena attempted to get out of bed, but fell right back in as her head pounded with pain. She knew she shouldn't have drank so much last night.
Serena thought back to when she had first told the other daughters about her and Stanton. They were at Maggie's, and Jimena had brought up the subject of followers.
"Okay girls," She remembered Maggie saying. "Im just going to the store to buy a few candles, help yourselves to anything in the kitchen!"
All girls nodded in unison, watching the door slam shut. "So any ways," Jimena began. "Maggie told me about some weird follower. He's trying to seduce one of us to the Atrox."
Serena shifted in her chair, trying to hide her nervousness. "That's disgusting!" Vanessa yelped, nearly spilling her chamomile tea.
"Yeah, you'd think they'd be more original," Catty said casually.
"What do you think, Serena?" Jimena asked, eyes determined.
A large knot formed in Serena's throat as her stomach churned, causing a small squeak to escape her throat. Did Jimena know? Even, if she did, she still wanted to tell all the daughters in person that she had indeed been seeing Stanton. But with all the pressure, she was now reluctant.
But a feeling deep inside Serena told her that she had to do it now. She analyzed each and every one of her friends' faces, and in each one, she could see true friendship. True friends deserved the truth.
"I..............." Serena started shakily. Jimena leaned in closer, anticipating an answer.
"I've been seeing Stanton." The word almost seemed to fly out of her mouth, as if they had been locked up for so long and wanted to be free. For a moment, the other daughters had a confused look on their faces, until Jimena spoke.
"You let that loco vato play you Serena?!" Jimena exclaimed, her Mexican accent coming out strong.
Both Vanessa and Catty stared at Serena in disbelief.
"He isn't dangerous," Serena pleaded. "He would never bring harm to any of us. If anything, he could quite possibly help us." Serena said knowingly.
"You don't know that," Jimena said cautiously.
"Please," Serena pleaded eyes watery. "Promise me you won't tell anyone."
Jimena stared hard into Serena's eyes, pondering thoughts that determined her approval of Serena's relationship with Stanton. She sighed heavily and said, "I must be loco, but si, I won't tell."
"Yeah, we promise." Vanessa said, Catty nodding in approval as well.
Serena was about to speak when Vanessa's cell phone beeped. "Sorry," She said in embarrassment. "Michael's texing me."
Catty rolled her eyes. Serena had always felt so bad for Catty. Vanessa always seemed to be pre-occupied with Michael to even notice that Catty was there. Serena wondered if she and Michael were gonna break it off sooner or later. They were really kind of irking together.
Serena slowly entered Vanessa's mind, searching for thoughts of Michael.
"Hey," Vanessa said protectively. "That's private."
Serena shrugged and turned back to Jimena. "And whatever you do," She warned. "Don't tell Maggie."
~*~Okay, so far onlee one reviewer....*TEAR* im becoming discouraged......~*