Kon'wa Minna! Part 2 is served: enjoy your reading.
*sigh, the pain of writing this, but it must be done, so...*
Disclaimers: I'm just a young, poor person without too much money...so don't sue cuz I don't own Serena and the rest- yet!
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Suppressed Feelings:
Crash! - But what was that feeling?
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Crash! It said a day later in that same corner, at the same time, with the same people! Well, well, well, so what do we know? Isn't that Serena and Darien again?
Crash! ...It said. On no! Collision again and she's going to fall on Darien, and inhale his rose-scented aftershave that drives her up the walls. Oh no! Collision again, she was going to fall on him and feel his chest muscles and biceps and go all weak in the knees. Oh no! Collision again, she was going to look into his wonderful, gorgeous, and gentle features and feel that sensation that made her stomach flip-flop and her heart race.
Those were Serena's deep thoughts that were buried in her half unconscious mind while she was thinking: Oh no! Collision again, she's going to fall flat on her face and Darien's going to tease her!
"Whoa, Meatball Head," he smirked and just started! "With so many klutz attacks what would you do without me to fall on?"
Serena quickly stood up and straightened her dress while replying; "I'd gladly fall on the floor, thank you. It gives about as much comfort as you do- if not better, considering it doesn't talk!" With that said Serena dashed the rest of her way to school, and was surprised that she didn't hear Darien give her a triumphant laugh. Maybe this will turn out to be a good day, she thought.
And boy was she right! Who said Serena was stupid? Only a pure brain can figure out when a day is going to be lucky or not. The good day started with Darien, and went on with the fact that the teacher hadn't taken attendances yet. Serena slipped into her seat unnoticed and didn't get a tardy mark. Then, the teacher didn't pick on her as much during the day. When it came to detention "class", Ms. Haruna just hopped in to say that there would be no detention because she had a hot date to get ready for.
So today Serena and Lita reached the arcade a half and hour early, almost at the same timing as Mina, Raye, Amy. The five girls passed through the slide doors giggling and took their seats at the bar stools by the counter. Serena ordered a chocolate milkshake with a cherry inside to celebrate this day. She sipped the shake in a matter of seconds and finally dumped the cherry into her mouth. She was about to tease Raye, when she noticed the person sitting *beside* Raye.
Oh no! She must hide! She grabbed the shake glass and put it in front of her face. Big help, the thought dumbly, where else can I hid-!
"Gee, Meatball Head, what are you doing putting you face behind that glass? Don't you know that it make you look like a cylindrical monkey?" Raye teased her.
"Give it a rest, Raye, can't you see that she's all happy today!" Andrew smiled friendly.
"Yes, I was a good girl today, and didn't get detention!" Serena explained bouncing on her stool. Andrew always made her happy; she had a crush of him...right...?
"Oher, Meatball Head!" that familiar, cool, smooth voice broke in sending shivers down Serena's back. She really did have a crush on Andrew...who was she trying to kid here? "Let me guess why: you copied homework from your blue-haired friend here didn't you?" he teased causing both Amy and (surprise, surprise) Serena to frown.
"I would never think of that! How can you say such a thing?" she said to Darien, offended. And then turned to Andrew cheerfully, "Anyway, Andrew, do you know why she didn't give us detention today?"
"No, tell me about it, Sere," Andrew answered smiling like an older brother- ok she didn't have a crush on Andrew anymore.
"She had a date with some really hot guy," Serena sing-song-ed cheerfully. "Hmmm, I wish hot guys would fall like rain from the sky..." she said, thinking that there would be no more detention for her.
"Dream on," Darien cut in, obviously thinking that Serena was wishing for a date. "Where ever you go it will always be sunny!" ... Laughs broke out.
"I know cuz everyone likes me, and I have such a *big* heart!" she explained forcing herself to stay cheerful. Nope, she told herself, Darien is not going to ruin my high mood today.
"How about this version:" Darien started again. "You are such a Meatball Brain that the Rain God is so scared you will klutz over and break his rain, so he runs away whenever you are 100 miles in sight."
"Now who is being a Meatball Head?" Serena threw the question to the public rolling her eyes. She could hear surprised laughs. Hey, this was fun, she thought. It's fun when you're not the victim!
"You!" Darien answered casually as always, making people laugh even more. "Man, this girl needs all the help she can get! I've called her Meatball Head so many times and she still doesn't get the hint?"
"Maybe it's because it's not my name," Serena answered throwing her hand in the air, hearing people laughing everywhere in the arcade. She wan this battle, YAY! She did it! This time she stood up curtsied, and called "Thank you, thank you!" to the public...making them crack up even more.
Then she graciously, and full of triumph went to her Sailor V game, while the other girls stared with a puzzled look at each other and Darien, and while the loser himself had a very, very faint blush and tried to shrug his loss away by talking to Andrew.
But today too she heard Mr. Jerk say the memorable "Bye Meatball Head, see you on the pavement!" and she automatically yelled "See you in HELL!" And she died-again- damn!
So she gave up trying to win for the day and joined her friends on a walk to the Cherry Hill Temple. There, she stomached all the food again and was ready to call a vote on something they should do for the afternoon.
"I say we play Truth or Dare," suggested Raye with a hint of evil in her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fifteen chapters ahead today," Amy smiled shyly.
"Hey, it's summer vacation anyway, guys!" called Mina, "Who needs to study, anyway!"
"Easy for you and Raye and, obviously, Amy to say," gritted Lita, who was actually taking summer school very seriously as she wanted to pass to ninth grade in the fall.
"Those who was to play truth or dare say 'Yes'," Serena chirped knowing what the results will be! And of course all girls called "yes", even Lita couldn't resist the temptation! The girls had buckets of fun playing Truth or Dare with an old, yet sacred, Coke bottle. And after a few turns the tip of the bottle pointed at Serena.
"Truth or Dare?" Raye asked, and Serena saw the evil shine in those eyes.
"Truth," whispered Serena feeling relatively safe.
"Who do you have a crush on right now?" Raye asked grinning from ear to ear, as if she knew something the others didn't.
"Who do I have a crush on?" Serena repeated surprised and went on "Let me think..." Andrew, she had a crush on Andrew before... but she didn't like him anymore. She meant, who can have a crush on a brother? But then she didn't have a crush on anyone! Wrong, her brain called bringing her back the scent of roses, that fit body, and that gentle complexion with the contrast of blue eyes and pitch black, silky hair. Oh her gosh! That cannot. Be. True. She crushed on- on-
"Hurry up Meatball Head, we don't have all day," called Raye
"IhaveacrushonDarienJerk," Serena mumbled and then sighed while the rest of the girls gasped. "I know that you have the hots for him, Raye. Don't be mad, I won't steal him. He hates me anyway..." Serena confessed with tears in her big, sky blue eyes.
"Hey don't worry Serena," Raye said, "You can have him. Honest. I stopped having the hots for him when I noticed that he only teases you, and doesn't even know my name, and calls me 'your raven-haired friend', and only stares at you when you are not aware of it."
"Stare at me?" Serena laughed. "Who are you kidding? He hates me!"
"No," Mina cried, "You don't see it cuz you're never looking when he's staring. But I do, at least me and Raye see that. I think he likes you... or at least is interested in you. Have you noticed how he never pays attention to any other girl? Not even those beautiful college girls that cast him dazzling smiles! The only time he smiles is when he smirks at you... I think he likes you..."
"Uh-huh," nodded both Amy and Lita quietly.
Was Serena supposed to believe that, and did her best friends seriously believe that she really was stupid? She understood that they were only trying to comfort her. Well, they were trying their best, but... That staring part is simply not true. He pays attention to her because she keeps throwing tests on his head, accidentally of course, and she keeps clutzing out falling on her face or on him, which ever comes first, and she gets such low grades- who wouldn't notice something so drastically disastrous like her? He teases her because he thinks she's a brat, and because he can always win! He doesn't smile at college girls maybe because he already has a girlfriend or because he's just too shy. Serena sighed, he hates her, but she likes him...
Mina could probably see that Serena wasn't too convinced so she went on talking.
"Well, you can always dazzle the brains and guts outta him!" she sang, and Serena stared ogled at her with a question mark above her head while the other girls smiled knowingly. "Let's all go shopping right now, let's give Serena a make over so that she'll look super bombastic, and make Darien fall in love with her!"
All the girls agreed and started to cheer, while Serena laughed. Well, a make over didn't sound bad, in fact it would be fun; even knowing that it wouldn't make Darien love her.
"I want to keep my meatballs, though," she declared, "Cuz I like being called Meatball Head by Darien!"
Where did that come from? Didn't she hate it? What was she saying? She hated being called Meatball Head- right? Eh, didn't fool yourself, Serena, you love it! You've always liked it when he called you Meatball Head! You always felt special, as if he actually had bothered to invent a special name just for you! And what happens when you dream? You find yourself wanting to be called 'MY Meatball Head' by him.
"Yah, I like that name," she admitted to herself out loud.
"We know," they smiled in common.
They had a mission accomplish now, all four of them. They had to help their favourite friend, she who had brought them together, the friend that cared for them and was there for them when they were lonely and lost. The friend who detected them when they didn't have any acquaintances. The friend that almost gave up a friendship with Molly, her childhood best friend, to hang out with four solitary, ostracized girls. She made a cheerful, loyal gang out of them. Their mission: to make Serena and Darien an item sooner than later.
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Miiaevia: I'm a bad, bad person! I can't believe I've not updated this story sooner, considering It's all done and written! Thanks for the review, I will update oftener… when I stop being a lazy bum…
Kocho: Like I said to Miiaevia… I will try to update it!
aurora: yeppers duppers! thank you!
White Eternity: Darien's reaction? Yes, we'll witness that next chapter… Consider me evil!
sally: thankie-dankie-doo! (no, I have not watched scooby-doo lately… don't ask)!
There was something I wanted to add..........I don't remember...but, er, excited, ne?
Part 3 will be out soon (depending on what soon is…)!
