Chapter 9
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Taking a Break for a Little Fun
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Serena and Darien had just finished walking around the town when they met up with Zach and Amy.
Serena squealed and raced towards her friend and threw her arms around her. "I've missed you so much."
"I missed you too Serena. How are you? Has he been treating you right?"
Serena turned around to look at Darien and he just smiled back. "Yeah." She muttered.
Amy smiled. "That's good to hear. I've been having such fun solving all these equations." And she clapped her hands.
Serena eyes her friend. "Only you Ames, only you." But she smiled nonetheless.
"Amy! Serena!"
They both turned to see Lita running towards them waving like a mad woman. She pounced on her friends and gave them a bear hug, her jade green eyes shining. "I was so worried. I wanted to talk to you last night so much. You should have seen Nate's house, its huge! I mean when I stepped inside I thought I was going to die-"
"Lita please. You're making me short of breath from just listening to you." Amy put a hand to her heart and looked up at her tall friend.
Lita blushed. "Sorry."
Serena chewed on her bottom lip. "Why didn't you just call us on the communicator Lita?" she questioned.
Lita's eyes widened. "I hadn't thought of that!" she hit her head with the palm of her hand and blushed. "Silly me." She dug into her pockets and pulled out the green watch and held it up. "Here it is!" she crowed.
Serena and Amy both turned their heads to see Zach, Darien, and Nate stare at them in surprise.
"Shhh!" They covered up the communicator and smiled sweetly at the guys.
They looked at the communicator. "Does it work out here, so far away from home?" asked Serena.
Amy frowned. "Good question. Lets try it." She pulled out her blue one and pushed the button for Mars.
There was a little static at the beginning but Raye's face eventually appeared on the screen. They all huddled around the watch and smiled.
"Hey Raye." Whispered Amy.
Raye frowned at them. "These things work? I had forgotten we even had them!"
"Yeah, us too. Serena thought of it." Stated Lita.
"Serena? Good job." Raye smiled.
Serena blushed. "Thanks."
*
The boys all looked over at them. "Those girls are really weird." Darien shook his head.
"Who are they talking to?" asked Zach.
The other just shrugged.
"Should we get Kunzite and Jedite out here?" asked Nate.
"Shhh.. Remember we're to call them by Kevin and Jed while around the girls." Whispered Darien and shot a look at the girls but they were too involved in what they were doing. He sighed in relief.
"Sorry."
"I'll contact them." Stated Darien and he closed his eyes and concentrated.
He senses reached out and he felt around for the familiar presence of his friends.
'Jedite? Kunzite? We want you near where the cross roads are outside of town.'
'I'll be there.' Jedite thought back.
'Me too.' Replied Kunzite.
Darien opened his eyes and looked at his two friends. "They'll be here."
They nodded.
*
"You need to get here. Contact Mina and tell her to me us at a cross road outside of town." Said Serena.
Raye nodded and signed off.
They turned around to look at the guys as they turned slightly to look at them.
Amy smiled softly towards Zach while Lita and Serena frowned slightly at their 'masters.'
Darien stepped forward. "How about something to eat?" He chanced a glance at Serena and was satisfied when her eyes lit up.
"Perfect." She squealed and walked towards a restaurant that was down a dirt path off the main road. Everybody else followed her.
They all walked into the restaurant and the girls' eyes widened in wonder. There were waterfalls and ponds all over the place and the walls seemed to shimmer.
Darien looked smug as he turned to his friends.
A sign before them stated that they could seat themselves so they headed towards a table that was by a window and also by a waterfall.
Darien stepped in front of Serena and pulled out her chair. He smiled engagingly at her.
Serena lifted up her nose and sniffed at him as though she smelled something distasteful. She sat down and pulled the chair out of his hands. "I can seat myself thank you."
Darien stared at her with bewilderment. What did he do this time?
Zach and Nate followed suit and held the girls' chairs for them and Amy and Lita sat down graciously.
There was an uncomfortable silence for some time before the waiter came over.
"Would you like to order now?" he asked.
"We're waiting for some more people. We'll just order drinks." Stated Darien and he looked around the table for their orders.
Serena eyed him suspiciously. "How do you know we'll have more people joining us? I haven't seen you talking on the phone or anything." She narrowed her eyes.
Darien sweated and smiled innocently. "I have my ways."
Serena huffed and crossed her arms over her chest.
Amy sighed as she looked at her best friend. What was the matter with her? She shrugged and looked up at the waiter. "I'll have a diet pepsi."
The waiter didn't even blink when he heard the name of a drink that wasn't of their world. He knew what to do. Make the regular drink of mixed fruit and let Elysion (and Darien) do their magic.
"I'll have peach iced tea." And Lita smiled at the waiter.
He quickly jotted the order down then turned to Serena.
She nibbled on her lower lip and thought. "I'll have your best fruit drink available."
The waiter's eyes widened. No slave that he knew of ever thought to ask for something native to their planet. They all assumed that Elysion had exactly what they had back home. He knew that his planet was by far more advanced than any of the planets but knowing every food out there was a little much. That's why they had magic to make the food look, taste, smell, and feel like the food from home. It's all a type of perception.
He nodded then turned to the guys.
"The usual." Stated Darien and the other two nodded in agreement.
"I'll be back with your drinks shortly." And he walked away.
"So.. who's going to be joining us?" questioned Serena, her eyes flashing at Darien.
He just smiled and kept silent.
*
Raye just got finished talking to Mina and hid her communicator in her pocket. She shook her head. That girl could be a real ditz.
She looked around her and then walked out of her temporary room to find Jed.
She found him near the front door turned as if to come find her.
"We have to leave." They said at the same time.
"Why?" they said in unison.
"We're meeting the others." Hey said together again.
Raye sighed and held up a hand so she could talk. "I have to meet the girls."
"I have to meet the guys." Jed answered.
Raye nodded. "So we have no problem." And she sauntered out of the door.
"Women."
*
Fifteen minutes later the six at the restaurant had gotten their drinks and were waiting for their friends.
Lita glanced towards the door and her face broke out into a smile. Serena and Amy looked over as well and their eyes lit up.
"Raye! Mina!" they chorused together. The all stood up with their arms wide and waiting.
Raye and Mina charged at them and they had a group hug. "We missed you guys." Stated Mina as she sniffed.
They hugged again and smiled at each other.
They all sat down. The guys on one side and the girls on the other.
Darien leaned in towards Jed. "Do you see? They're doing it again. They're surrounding Serena as if protecting her from something. I'm beginning to think she's someone very important."
Jed looked at Serena and smiled. She's someone important all right. He smirked to himself.
The waiter came back. "May I take your orders?" He held out his booklet and looked at the group before him.
Raye looked up at him. "May I have a cup of green tea?"
The waiter nodded and then turned to Mina. "A Root Beer for me please." And she gave him a winning smile.
The waiter blushed and nodded.
Kevin observed this and frowned at the waiter, who coughed and looked away from the blonde.
"The usual for us." Said Kevin with steely gray eyes.
"Are you ready to order your meal?"
"The usual." The guys all said in unison.
Serena looked at the strangely. Weird. She looked down at the menu. "I'll have this chicken pasta with the house sauce. And could you put a couple lemons on the side please?"
The waiter nodded. This girl never ceased to amaze him.
"I'll have a cheeseburger and fries." Said Lita without really looking at the menu.
"I'll have the spiced flounder with the wild rice." Stated Amy.
The waiter raised his brow. Another wonder.
"Two slices of sausage pizza for me!" cried Mina happily.
Before she ordered she looked at Mina. "Dumb blondes." She muttered, thinking of Jed as well. "I'll just have a soup and salad with French dressing." Raye looked up at the waiter to make sure he got it right. He nodded his head and walked off.
Serena heard her and narrowed her eyes. "Do you have something against blondes Raye?"
Mina and Jed both turned to look at Raye, who was blushing. She shook her head. "Of course not."
"That's what I thought." Serena smiled engagingly at Jed and a secret smile with Mina. "Don't worry Jed she always picks on us blondes. I think she's jealous of our good looks." She winked at Jed.
Jed blushed. "Yeah." He mumbled.
Darien shot Jed a look and he looked down at his lap.
"So.. how was everyone's day?" questioned Mina.
Lita, Serena, and Raye both folded their arms and scowled.
Amy and Mina looked confused and turned to the boys, who just shrugged.
There was a pregnant pause until their food got there. When it did they all ate heartily.
When Serena sipped at her fruit drink her eyes widened. "Wow. This is the best tasting drink I've ever had in my life. Its so soothing and cool and refreshing and such a vivid taste. I'm in heaven." She closed her eyes in homage to the wonderful drink.
Her friends stared at her. The drink couldn't be that good.
"Let me taste." Said Lita. She held out her hand for the cup.
"No." and Serena held it close to her. "Mine." And she finished it up before anyone could steal it.
The guys all smiled in understanding. They loved the fruit drinks as well. The best part was that it naturally had a liquid in it that was very much like Earth's alcohol and it was perfectly legal so when they were young they would always drink their full on the weekends.
They eyed Serena closely to make sure she would be ok with the foreign substance.
She hiccupped but was otherwise ok.
"What will we do now?" asked Amy.
"Not more work I hope?" questioned Lita and frowned at Nate.
The boys all looked towards Darien. He was in charge of their days off.
He smiled. "No more work today!" he announced.
The girls all cheered and stood up because they had all ready finished their food.
The guys all chipped in to pay for the food and they left the restaurant.
"Where will we go?" asked Mina.
"I was thinking about the skating rink." Said Darien.
"You have skating here?" Lita's eyes were wide. "Lets go." And she raced to where she thought it was.
Nate ran after her to make sure she went in the right direction.
Serena was falling behind because instead of walking a straight line she was swaying all over the place.
"Serena? Are you ok?" Amy looked at her worriedly.
"I'm fine Ames. No problem." She smiled sweetly and started to walk straighter.
They arrived at the rink minutes later.
The Scouts all looked around in amazement. "Wow." Whispered Serena.
The rink was made out of what looked like glass that made the light that streamed in take on many different hues. The colors reflected off the ice and made the whole room shine.
There was a refreshment bar in the corner and a place to sit down. There was also music filling the air.
In another corner was an actual restaurant and across from that was a game room for younger kids.
Serena's eyes were wide. "Wow." She said again.
The guys all smiled smugly.
Amy turned to the five guys. "We don't have anything to wear." She stated.
At hearing that the other Scouts all pouted.
Darien stepped forward. "Not to worry ladies. There's a dressing room in the far corner that supplies everything you need."
The girls squealed and headed in that direction.
The guys followed them at a slower pace and entered the men's side of the dressing room.
They exited about fifteen minutes later wearing black pants, black skates, and different colored silk shirts.
Zach was wearing ice blue, Jed was wearing bright red, Nate was wearing forest green, Kevin was wearing a dark orange shirt, and Darien was wearing a white shirt.
They waited beside the rink for the girls.
*
The Scouts were in the dressing room trying to figure out what to wear.
Serena was sitting on a bench with her head in her hands. "I don't want to skate. I'll make a fool of myself in front of the guys.
Amy sat down beside her. "You know that's not true Sere. You were a great skater on the moon."
"But we're not on the moon anymore and I am such a klutz."
"Nonsense!" stated Lita and pulled Serena into a standing position. "You'll be great so stop mopping and pick out a dress." And she pushed her friend towards the many different dresses.
Raye was dressed first in a light red outfit with gold trim with white skates and a red ribbon in her long black hair. She posed for them. "Am I good or what?"
Her friends all clapped for her. "You look wonderful." Said Mina as she stepped out of a room where she changed.
She was in a peach colored outfit with a peach see-through bow in the back with white skates.
Lita walked out of her own changing room wearing a light green outfit that looked like velvet and soft. The bottom part was silk. Her skates were white also but with green laces.
"Nice Lita." Said Amy as she slowly walked out of her changing room.
"Thanks. You look good as well."
Amy blushed and looked down at her royal blue dress with sequins and a high waist. "Thank you." She whispered.
"No problem Ames." And Lita smiled.
Raye looked around. "Serena.. get your butt out her this minute. I want to skate."
"I'm not coming out." Was the reply.
"The hell you aren't. Don't make me come in there and get you. It won't be pretty." Raye's eyes flashed.
"No. You can't make me."
"Watch me." Raye advanced on the room but was held back by Mina
"I'll get her." And she walked into the room. "What's the problem Sere?"
"I'll make a fool of myself and I don't know what to do with my hair. And I don't know what to wear." She sniffed and looked at her hair, which was out of its braid.
Mina rubbed her hands together. "The Goddess of Love at your service."
*
"What is taking them so long?" Nate asked impatiently.
"Patience." Replied Darien.
Nate just crossed his arms.
Jed suddenly looked up and his eyes widened. "Oh yeah." Was all he could say.
The others turned to see what he was talking about and became speechless.
Amy, Lita, Raye, and Mina were all walking out of the girl's dressing room. They smiled at the guys.
Darien blinked. "Where's Serena?" he asked the girls.
They looked behind them and looked around in confusion. "Serena?" they asked.
"I don't want to come out."
Mina sighed. "If you don't get you butt out here this minute I'll let Raye come and get you."
Serena appeared. "Fine, I'm here." She muttered.
"I thought so." Mina said.
All the guys stared at Serena. She was wearing a silver outfit with stings criss-crossing her back and ending with a bow that flowed to the back of her ankles. The skirt was see-through and the bodice shimmered in the light from dusty rose to dark red. Her broach was resting upon the bodice as if it belonged there. Her laces were red as were the ribbons and jewels that were in her hair, which is piled atop her head in braids and curls.
She smiled shyly at everybody.
Darien was about to move forward but Jed beat him to it.
"You look beautiful." He lifted her hand and placed a gently kiss upon it.
Serena blushed. "Thank you so much."
Raye's eyes narrowed. She moved forward and gently pushed Serena out of the way. "Lets skate." And she pulled Jed onto the ice.
The other girls, except Serena followed suit.
Darien and Serena were left on the sidelines.
Serena watched her friends all have fun. Lita was skating beautifully, as always. Mina and Amy were doing fairly well but Raye wasn't doing so well. She kept bumping into Jed and falling.
Darien looked over at Serena and sighed. "Would you like to skate?" he questioned.
Serena shot him a look with steely blue eyes. "I suppose." She placed her hands in his and followed him onto the ice. "But I have to warn you that I'm not very good."
He laughed. "You can't be as bad as your friend." He nodded his head towards Raye. "Besides I'll make sure you don't fall. We'll be great." He smiled at her and started to skate around the rink, pulling Serena with him.
She closed her eyes and started to feel lightheaded. She started to remember what it was like on the moon and let the feeling take her. She followed Darien's every move and did a few of her own. Doing double and triple axles, skating backwards and spinning like a pro.
Darien stared at her. "I thought you couldn't skate."
Serena smiled. "Yeah." And just went on skating with him.
Everybody in the rink admired the couple in the middle of the rink and when they stopped the place was filled with applause.
Serena and Darien looked around them in surprise. Serena blushed.
Their friends skated towards them, smiling.
"That was great! And you were worried." Said Lita.
"You go girl." Mina cheered.
Jed walked up to her. "Would you care to skate?" He held out his hand.
Serena smiled. "Sure." They skated off.
Darien frowned and watched as they skated beautifully together. They looked like a good couple, two blondes. His friends skated away, leaving Raye with him.
They both watched their respective partners with jealousy.
Raye stood before Darien with her hand on her hips. "Want to skate?" she questioned.
He eyed her wearily. He saw the way she skated. He sighed. "Why not?" He grabbed her hand and skated off with her. It wasn't even five minutes later and she was ramming into him.
She slipped and her head went into his stomach.
"Ouch!" He held his stomach and closed his eyes.
Serena rushed up to him. "Are you ok?" she asked.
He held up his hand and breathed deeply. "I'll be ok in a minute." He slowly stood up.
Serena glared at Raye. "Nice work." She moved closer to Darien and helped him stand straight.
The other circled around them.
Darien shot Jed a smirk as he leaned against Serena.
Raye growled. "Shut up klutz."
Serena laughed. "You're calling me a klutz? You're the one that may have permantely-damaged Darien. He could be traumatized for life. What if he never wants to skate again? That would be a crime." Serena huffed.
Mina and Lita laughed behind their hands. Raye glowered at them and the quieted. She turned and glided over to Jed. "Want to skate some more?" she asked defiantly.
Jed looked scared and slightly moved back. "Ummm...Actually I'm not feeling too good."
"Really? Do you need to sit down? Should I get you something?" Raye looked up at him.
"No no. I'm just going to go home."
"I'll take you."
"NO! No I'll be fine."
Serena skated over to Jed. "Are you sure? Maybe I should escort you."
Jed looked at her wide blue eyes and melted. "Ok."
Serena looked back at her friends. "I'll meet up with you later." And she led Jed off the ice and towards the dressing rooms so they could change.
The walked back out minutes later and headed towards the door.
Jed shot Darien and smug and triumphant look as he wrapped his arm around Serena.
Darien's eyes narrowed and he sneered at his friend's retreating back.
Raye, who was only a couple of feet away from Darien, was doing the same thing.
This is so not fair, were their thoughts as they disappeared out the door.
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Yea! I'm done. 15 pages.. one of my longest yet! I hope you like. Please review. It makes me happy.
Luv ya
Sylver-Tyger
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Taking a Break for a Little Fun
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Serena and Darien had just finished walking around the town when they met up with Zach and Amy.
Serena squealed and raced towards her friend and threw her arms around her. "I've missed you so much."
"I missed you too Serena. How are you? Has he been treating you right?"
Serena turned around to look at Darien and he just smiled back. "Yeah." She muttered.
Amy smiled. "That's good to hear. I've been having such fun solving all these equations." And she clapped her hands.
Serena eyes her friend. "Only you Ames, only you." But she smiled nonetheless.
"Amy! Serena!"
They both turned to see Lita running towards them waving like a mad woman. She pounced on her friends and gave them a bear hug, her jade green eyes shining. "I was so worried. I wanted to talk to you last night so much. You should have seen Nate's house, its huge! I mean when I stepped inside I thought I was going to die-"
"Lita please. You're making me short of breath from just listening to you." Amy put a hand to her heart and looked up at her tall friend.
Lita blushed. "Sorry."
Serena chewed on her bottom lip. "Why didn't you just call us on the communicator Lita?" she questioned.
Lita's eyes widened. "I hadn't thought of that!" she hit her head with the palm of her hand and blushed. "Silly me." She dug into her pockets and pulled out the green watch and held it up. "Here it is!" she crowed.
Serena and Amy both turned their heads to see Zach, Darien, and Nate stare at them in surprise.
"Shhh!" They covered up the communicator and smiled sweetly at the guys.
They looked at the communicator. "Does it work out here, so far away from home?" asked Serena.
Amy frowned. "Good question. Lets try it." She pulled out her blue one and pushed the button for Mars.
There was a little static at the beginning but Raye's face eventually appeared on the screen. They all huddled around the watch and smiled.
"Hey Raye." Whispered Amy.
Raye frowned at them. "These things work? I had forgotten we even had them!"
"Yeah, us too. Serena thought of it." Stated Lita.
"Serena? Good job." Raye smiled.
Serena blushed. "Thanks."
*
The boys all looked over at them. "Those girls are really weird." Darien shook his head.
"Who are they talking to?" asked Zach.
The other just shrugged.
"Should we get Kunzite and Jedite out here?" asked Nate.
"Shhh.. Remember we're to call them by Kevin and Jed while around the girls." Whispered Darien and shot a look at the girls but they were too involved in what they were doing. He sighed in relief.
"Sorry."
"I'll contact them." Stated Darien and he closed his eyes and concentrated.
He senses reached out and he felt around for the familiar presence of his friends.
'Jedite? Kunzite? We want you near where the cross roads are outside of town.'
'I'll be there.' Jedite thought back.
'Me too.' Replied Kunzite.
Darien opened his eyes and looked at his two friends. "They'll be here."
They nodded.
*
"You need to get here. Contact Mina and tell her to me us at a cross road outside of town." Said Serena.
Raye nodded and signed off.
They turned around to look at the guys as they turned slightly to look at them.
Amy smiled softly towards Zach while Lita and Serena frowned slightly at their 'masters.'
Darien stepped forward. "How about something to eat?" He chanced a glance at Serena and was satisfied when her eyes lit up.
"Perfect." She squealed and walked towards a restaurant that was down a dirt path off the main road. Everybody else followed her.
They all walked into the restaurant and the girls' eyes widened in wonder. There were waterfalls and ponds all over the place and the walls seemed to shimmer.
Darien looked smug as he turned to his friends.
A sign before them stated that they could seat themselves so they headed towards a table that was by a window and also by a waterfall.
Darien stepped in front of Serena and pulled out her chair. He smiled engagingly at her.
Serena lifted up her nose and sniffed at him as though she smelled something distasteful. She sat down and pulled the chair out of his hands. "I can seat myself thank you."
Darien stared at her with bewilderment. What did he do this time?
Zach and Nate followed suit and held the girls' chairs for them and Amy and Lita sat down graciously.
There was an uncomfortable silence for some time before the waiter came over.
"Would you like to order now?" he asked.
"We're waiting for some more people. We'll just order drinks." Stated Darien and he looked around the table for their orders.
Serena eyed him suspiciously. "How do you know we'll have more people joining us? I haven't seen you talking on the phone or anything." She narrowed her eyes.
Darien sweated and smiled innocently. "I have my ways."
Serena huffed and crossed her arms over her chest.
Amy sighed as she looked at her best friend. What was the matter with her? She shrugged and looked up at the waiter. "I'll have a diet pepsi."
The waiter didn't even blink when he heard the name of a drink that wasn't of their world. He knew what to do. Make the regular drink of mixed fruit and let Elysion (and Darien) do their magic.
"I'll have peach iced tea." And Lita smiled at the waiter.
He quickly jotted the order down then turned to Serena.
She nibbled on her lower lip and thought. "I'll have your best fruit drink available."
The waiter's eyes widened. No slave that he knew of ever thought to ask for something native to their planet. They all assumed that Elysion had exactly what they had back home. He knew that his planet was by far more advanced than any of the planets but knowing every food out there was a little much. That's why they had magic to make the food look, taste, smell, and feel like the food from home. It's all a type of perception.
He nodded then turned to the guys.
"The usual." Stated Darien and the other two nodded in agreement.
"I'll be back with your drinks shortly." And he walked away.
"So.. who's going to be joining us?" questioned Serena, her eyes flashing at Darien.
He just smiled and kept silent.
*
Raye just got finished talking to Mina and hid her communicator in her pocket. She shook her head. That girl could be a real ditz.
She looked around her and then walked out of her temporary room to find Jed.
She found him near the front door turned as if to come find her.
"We have to leave." They said at the same time.
"Why?" they said in unison.
"We're meeting the others." Hey said together again.
Raye sighed and held up a hand so she could talk. "I have to meet the girls."
"I have to meet the guys." Jed answered.
Raye nodded. "So we have no problem." And she sauntered out of the door.
"Women."
*
Fifteen minutes later the six at the restaurant had gotten their drinks and were waiting for their friends.
Lita glanced towards the door and her face broke out into a smile. Serena and Amy looked over as well and their eyes lit up.
"Raye! Mina!" they chorused together. The all stood up with their arms wide and waiting.
Raye and Mina charged at them and they had a group hug. "We missed you guys." Stated Mina as she sniffed.
They hugged again and smiled at each other.
They all sat down. The guys on one side and the girls on the other.
Darien leaned in towards Jed. "Do you see? They're doing it again. They're surrounding Serena as if protecting her from something. I'm beginning to think she's someone very important."
Jed looked at Serena and smiled. She's someone important all right. He smirked to himself.
The waiter came back. "May I take your orders?" He held out his booklet and looked at the group before him.
Raye looked up at him. "May I have a cup of green tea?"
The waiter nodded and then turned to Mina. "A Root Beer for me please." And she gave him a winning smile.
The waiter blushed and nodded.
Kevin observed this and frowned at the waiter, who coughed and looked away from the blonde.
"The usual for us." Said Kevin with steely gray eyes.
"Are you ready to order your meal?"
"The usual." The guys all said in unison.
Serena looked at the strangely. Weird. She looked down at the menu. "I'll have this chicken pasta with the house sauce. And could you put a couple lemons on the side please?"
The waiter nodded. This girl never ceased to amaze him.
"I'll have a cheeseburger and fries." Said Lita without really looking at the menu.
"I'll have the spiced flounder with the wild rice." Stated Amy.
The waiter raised his brow. Another wonder.
"Two slices of sausage pizza for me!" cried Mina happily.
Before she ordered she looked at Mina. "Dumb blondes." She muttered, thinking of Jed as well. "I'll just have a soup and salad with French dressing." Raye looked up at the waiter to make sure he got it right. He nodded his head and walked off.
Serena heard her and narrowed her eyes. "Do you have something against blondes Raye?"
Mina and Jed both turned to look at Raye, who was blushing. She shook her head. "Of course not."
"That's what I thought." Serena smiled engagingly at Jed and a secret smile with Mina. "Don't worry Jed she always picks on us blondes. I think she's jealous of our good looks." She winked at Jed.
Jed blushed. "Yeah." He mumbled.
Darien shot Jed a look and he looked down at his lap.
"So.. how was everyone's day?" questioned Mina.
Lita, Serena, and Raye both folded their arms and scowled.
Amy and Mina looked confused and turned to the boys, who just shrugged.
There was a pregnant pause until their food got there. When it did they all ate heartily.
When Serena sipped at her fruit drink her eyes widened. "Wow. This is the best tasting drink I've ever had in my life. Its so soothing and cool and refreshing and such a vivid taste. I'm in heaven." She closed her eyes in homage to the wonderful drink.
Her friends stared at her. The drink couldn't be that good.
"Let me taste." Said Lita. She held out her hand for the cup.
"No." and Serena held it close to her. "Mine." And she finished it up before anyone could steal it.
The guys all smiled in understanding. They loved the fruit drinks as well. The best part was that it naturally had a liquid in it that was very much like Earth's alcohol and it was perfectly legal so when they were young they would always drink their full on the weekends.
They eyed Serena closely to make sure she would be ok with the foreign substance.
She hiccupped but was otherwise ok.
"What will we do now?" asked Amy.
"Not more work I hope?" questioned Lita and frowned at Nate.
The boys all looked towards Darien. He was in charge of their days off.
He smiled. "No more work today!" he announced.
The girls all cheered and stood up because they had all ready finished their food.
The guys all chipped in to pay for the food and they left the restaurant.
"Where will we go?" asked Mina.
"I was thinking about the skating rink." Said Darien.
"You have skating here?" Lita's eyes were wide. "Lets go." And she raced to where she thought it was.
Nate ran after her to make sure she went in the right direction.
Serena was falling behind because instead of walking a straight line she was swaying all over the place.
"Serena? Are you ok?" Amy looked at her worriedly.
"I'm fine Ames. No problem." She smiled sweetly and started to walk straighter.
They arrived at the rink minutes later.
The Scouts all looked around in amazement. "Wow." Whispered Serena.
The rink was made out of what looked like glass that made the light that streamed in take on many different hues. The colors reflected off the ice and made the whole room shine.
There was a refreshment bar in the corner and a place to sit down. There was also music filling the air.
In another corner was an actual restaurant and across from that was a game room for younger kids.
Serena's eyes were wide. "Wow." She said again.
The guys all smiled smugly.
Amy turned to the five guys. "We don't have anything to wear." She stated.
At hearing that the other Scouts all pouted.
Darien stepped forward. "Not to worry ladies. There's a dressing room in the far corner that supplies everything you need."
The girls squealed and headed in that direction.
The guys followed them at a slower pace and entered the men's side of the dressing room.
They exited about fifteen minutes later wearing black pants, black skates, and different colored silk shirts.
Zach was wearing ice blue, Jed was wearing bright red, Nate was wearing forest green, Kevin was wearing a dark orange shirt, and Darien was wearing a white shirt.
They waited beside the rink for the girls.
*
The Scouts were in the dressing room trying to figure out what to wear.
Serena was sitting on a bench with her head in her hands. "I don't want to skate. I'll make a fool of myself in front of the guys.
Amy sat down beside her. "You know that's not true Sere. You were a great skater on the moon."
"But we're not on the moon anymore and I am such a klutz."
"Nonsense!" stated Lita and pulled Serena into a standing position. "You'll be great so stop mopping and pick out a dress." And she pushed her friend towards the many different dresses.
Raye was dressed first in a light red outfit with gold trim with white skates and a red ribbon in her long black hair. She posed for them. "Am I good or what?"
Her friends all clapped for her. "You look wonderful." Said Mina as she stepped out of a room where she changed.
She was in a peach colored outfit with a peach see-through bow in the back with white skates.
Lita walked out of her own changing room wearing a light green outfit that looked like velvet and soft. The bottom part was silk. Her skates were white also but with green laces.
"Nice Lita." Said Amy as she slowly walked out of her changing room.
"Thanks. You look good as well."
Amy blushed and looked down at her royal blue dress with sequins and a high waist. "Thank you." She whispered.
"No problem Ames." And Lita smiled.
Raye looked around. "Serena.. get your butt out her this minute. I want to skate."
"I'm not coming out." Was the reply.
"The hell you aren't. Don't make me come in there and get you. It won't be pretty." Raye's eyes flashed.
"No. You can't make me."
"Watch me." Raye advanced on the room but was held back by Mina
"I'll get her." And she walked into the room. "What's the problem Sere?"
"I'll make a fool of myself and I don't know what to do with my hair. And I don't know what to wear." She sniffed and looked at her hair, which was out of its braid.
Mina rubbed her hands together. "The Goddess of Love at your service."
*
"What is taking them so long?" Nate asked impatiently.
"Patience." Replied Darien.
Nate just crossed his arms.
Jed suddenly looked up and his eyes widened. "Oh yeah." Was all he could say.
The others turned to see what he was talking about and became speechless.
Amy, Lita, Raye, and Mina were all walking out of the girl's dressing room. They smiled at the guys.
Darien blinked. "Where's Serena?" he asked the girls.
They looked behind them and looked around in confusion. "Serena?" they asked.
"I don't want to come out."
Mina sighed. "If you don't get you butt out here this minute I'll let Raye come and get you."
Serena appeared. "Fine, I'm here." She muttered.
"I thought so." Mina said.
All the guys stared at Serena. She was wearing a silver outfit with stings criss-crossing her back and ending with a bow that flowed to the back of her ankles. The skirt was see-through and the bodice shimmered in the light from dusty rose to dark red. Her broach was resting upon the bodice as if it belonged there. Her laces were red as were the ribbons and jewels that were in her hair, which is piled atop her head in braids and curls.
She smiled shyly at everybody.
Darien was about to move forward but Jed beat him to it.
"You look beautiful." He lifted her hand and placed a gently kiss upon it.
Serena blushed. "Thank you so much."
Raye's eyes narrowed. She moved forward and gently pushed Serena out of the way. "Lets skate." And she pulled Jed onto the ice.
The other girls, except Serena followed suit.
Darien and Serena were left on the sidelines.
Serena watched her friends all have fun. Lita was skating beautifully, as always. Mina and Amy were doing fairly well but Raye wasn't doing so well. She kept bumping into Jed and falling.
Darien looked over at Serena and sighed. "Would you like to skate?" he questioned.
Serena shot him a look with steely blue eyes. "I suppose." She placed her hands in his and followed him onto the ice. "But I have to warn you that I'm not very good."
He laughed. "You can't be as bad as your friend." He nodded his head towards Raye. "Besides I'll make sure you don't fall. We'll be great." He smiled at her and started to skate around the rink, pulling Serena with him.
She closed her eyes and started to feel lightheaded. She started to remember what it was like on the moon and let the feeling take her. She followed Darien's every move and did a few of her own. Doing double and triple axles, skating backwards and spinning like a pro.
Darien stared at her. "I thought you couldn't skate."
Serena smiled. "Yeah." And just went on skating with him.
Everybody in the rink admired the couple in the middle of the rink and when they stopped the place was filled with applause.
Serena and Darien looked around them in surprise. Serena blushed.
Their friends skated towards them, smiling.
"That was great! And you were worried." Said Lita.
"You go girl." Mina cheered.
Jed walked up to her. "Would you care to skate?" He held out his hand.
Serena smiled. "Sure." They skated off.
Darien frowned and watched as they skated beautifully together. They looked like a good couple, two blondes. His friends skated away, leaving Raye with him.
They both watched their respective partners with jealousy.
Raye stood before Darien with her hand on her hips. "Want to skate?" she questioned.
He eyed her wearily. He saw the way she skated. He sighed. "Why not?" He grabbed her hand and skated off with her. It wasn't even five minutes later and she was ramming into him.
She slipped and her head went into his stomach.
"Ouch!" He held his stomach and closed his eyes.
Serena rushed up to him. "Are you ok?" she asked.
He held up his hand and breathed deeply. "I'll be ok in a minute." He slowly stood up.
Serena glared at Raye. "Nice work." She moved closer to Darien and helped him stand straight.
The other circled around them.
Darien shot Jed a smirk as he leaned against Serena.
Raye growled. "Shut up klutz."
Serena laughed. "You're calling me a klutz? You're the one that may have permantely-damaged Darien. He could be traumatized for life. What if he never wants to skate again? That would be a crime." Serena huffed.
Mina and Lita laughed behind their hands. Raye glowered at them and the quieted. She turned and glided over to Jed. "Want to skate some more?" she asked defiantly.
Jed looked scared and slightly moved back. "Ummm...Actually I'm not feeling too good."
"Really? Do you need to sit down? Should I get you something?" Raye looked up at him.
"No no. I'm just going to go home."
"I'll take you."
"NO! No I'll be fine."
Serena skated over to Jed. "Are you sure? Maybe I should escort you."
Jed looked at her wide blue eyes and melted. "Ok."
Serena looked back at her friends. "I'll meet up with you later." And she led Jed off the ice and towards the dressing rooms so they could change.
The walked back out minutes later and headed towards the door.
Jed shot Darien and smug and triumphant look as he wrapped his arm around Serena.
Darien's eyes narrowed and he sneered at his friend's retreating back.
Raye, who was only a couple of feet away from Darien, was doing the same thing.
This is so not fair, were their thoughts as they disappeared out the door.
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Yea! I'm done. 15 pages.. one of my longest yet! I hope you like. Please review. It makes me happy.
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Sylver-Tyger