Sweet Sixteen and a Half
Chapter 2
PG-13 just because of later chapters
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Sweet Sixteen and a Half:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Serena's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'I can't believe today is Christmas Eve!' I marveled in my head. I was on my way over to Cherry Hill Temple to meet the guys, exchange gifts, play games, and of course my favorite, EAT!!!!
Upon reaching the steps that led to the temple, I quickly adjusted my packages I was carrying with me and began the long climb to the top.
"Can't use your teleporting powers Serena, they're too dangerous" I mimicked to myself, pretending to be Luna. "Gosh, once you tell that cat that you're the long lost moon princess who everyone's been searching for all these years and that you've been living with her all this time, you wouldn't believe how ballistic she would go!" then adding "and how quickly she put a ban on all my powers."
After about five minutes, I finally reached the top of the stairs and made my way towards Raye's room.
"Deck the halls with balls of holly fa la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la."
"Tis the season to be HIC jolly fa la, la, la, la HIC, la, la, la, la."
"Mina, I think you should cut back on the eggnog"
"Nonsense Kunzite, I'm HIC fine"
"No you aren't and I don't want a drunken girlfriend on Christmas Eve"
"Ah Kunzite, you're no HIC fun"
"Hey guys!" I greeted as I walked in.
"Close the door Meatball Head, you're letting all the warm air out!" Raye shouted. "And you're late again!"
"Well sorry Pyro, but I had to finish wrapping all of your gifts first, that is, unless you didn't want any" I shot back.
Sticking my nose up in the air, I quickly walked over to Endy who wrapped his arm around me and drew me in for a "Christmas" kiss.
"So how long do ya think they'll go at it this time?"
"Five minutes"
"Ten"
"Fifteen"
"Approximately two minutes and twenty-three seconds"
"AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
This quickly brought Endy and me apart.
"Guys" I whined "Don't do that!"
"Awe, Meatball Head don't like it when we tease her?" Raye baby talked.
"Awe, is wittle Pyro just a wittle jealous that she can't be alone with Jed?" I mimicked back. Needless to say this shut Raye up right away.
"Hey, now that Serena's here, we can open gifts!" Lita exclaimed.
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!" we (girls) all screamed.
"Hey, lower the decibels" Nephrite complained.
"Sorry honey" Lita said apologetically.
"Don't worry" Nephrite responded.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's open gifts!" I shouted.
The next ten minutes were full of wrapping paper flying in the air and squeals of delight. To sum up everything for you, here's what everyone received.
(And you don't have to read this, it's just kinda boring. I even got tiered with it after a while!)
Mina: volleyball, book on the history of volleyball (take a guess at who gave her that), chocolates, Now 14, a gift certificate to the mall, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, an autographed volleyball jersey, a whoopee cushion (I think it's safe to say Jedite gave her that…), and tickets to go see a professional volleyball game.
Lita: cookbook, apron (handmade by Mina, and needless to say, it didn't turn out very well), a Judo book, autographed photo of Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean (he looked just like her old boyfriend), a dress from Deb, perfume in the scent of Jasmine, boxing gloves, a Hitchhiker's Guide through the Universe (another gift from Jedite), and a free chef's lesson.
Raye: Floral scented bubble bath, a memory book, a new broom (courtesy of Mau), a book on the mysteries of the inner mind (yup, Amy strikes again), a necklace, matching bracelet, matching earrings, (the guys got together on that one), and a note written to her by Jedite. No one knows exactly what it is, but it caused Raye to blush furiously before nodding and sticking it in her back pocket.
Amy: a book on psychology, a biography on Albert Einstein, ice skates, Juniper Breeze scented body spa kit, the soundtrack to Phantom of the Opera, Why WWII Happened, Why WWI Happened, the sequel to Why WWII Happened, An Idiots Guide to Idiots (Jedite strikes again), and tickets to go see the real opera version of Phantom of the Opera. Needless to say she was VERY happy.
Kunzite: An all American baseball jersey, an autographed baseball of the entire New York Yankee's team (a gift from all the girls, excluding Mina), Baseball's biggest bloopers, The Perfect Guide to Perfect Hair (yes, Jedite gave him that), and plenty of boxers (Mina insisted upon giving them to him once she them. She even got him one with little hearts on saying "I'm hers")
Nephrite: An astrology book, a telescope, a CD that tells you what position the stars are, a cookbook, a George Forman grill, another apron made by Mina (this one didn't turn out any better), a Men's Guide to Women (Jedite), a book on how lightening was discovered, and tickets to actually go meet George Forman.
Jedite: An Idiot's guide to Stupidity (although Jedite seemed to have that mastered), 101 practical jokes to play on your friends, bubble gum that died your teeth black, a fart machine (and yes, they do make those, my grandma has one), a tape set of all the episodes of Saturday Night Live, a tape set of the episodes of the Honeymooners, a helmet (to protect him from Raye and her broom), a set of binoculars(so he could 'bird watch'), and a movie on meditation (Raye got him that one).
Zoisite: Zoisite surprising got all the same things as Amy, except instead of the spa set, he got Chemistry book, and in place of the Phantom of the Opera tickets, he got tickets to see Madam Butterfly. Imagine that.
Endymion: His things were a little, ahem, embarrassing, so we won't list them.
Me: I got tons of bath and body items from all the girls, jewelry from the guys, If I were a Princess, from Jedite, and something a little, umm, naughty from Endy, but that's another story.
(If you skipped what was written above, which might have been a good idea; this is where you come back in)
After gifts were done, it was time for food galore. There was ham, turkey, rice, potatoes, cake, cookies, fudge, and soooooo much more. Everything of course was delicious seeing that it was made by Lita and Nephrite.
"This is awesome Lita!" I exclaimed.
"You guys really out did yourselves" Endy praised.
"I conquer" Amy nodded.
*sweat drop*
"So what are you guys doing on Christmas?" I asked.
"Well, my mother and I are going to go visit my grandma and grandpa up north" Amy explained.
"Yea, my mom and I are going to visit my relatives that I haven't seen in ages" Zoisite added.
"What about you guys?" I asked.
"Well, HIC, my family's coming HIC over this year HIC to exchange gifts" Mina stated drunkenly.
"Umm, I'm doing the same thing…" Kunzite stated, but stopped as soon as Mina reached for another carton of eggnog.
"Mina, you've had ENOUGH!" Kunzite shouted.
"Oh Kunzy, HIC, you shouldn't be so worried about HIC that. It's Christmas, tis the season HIC to be HIC jolly."
*silence*
"Umm, should we do something about here?" Raye asked suddenly.
"She should be fine…I think" Amy replied.
"Well what about the rest of you?" I asked.
"I'm spending Christmas with Nephrite and his family" Lita explained. Lita didn't have any parents, just like Endy.
"Yea, my parents are very anxious to meet the girl who's won my heart" Nephrite explained.
"Well, Grandpa and I are going to stay here and celebrate with each other" Raye added haughtily.
"And I'll be stopping over…" Jed said while wiggling his eyebrows. "If you know what I mean" causing Raye to turn bright red. "But first Dare and I are going to pay a visit to my mom"
"Hey what are you dong Sere?" Lita asked.
"I'm going over to my grandparent's house" I said. "It's a tradition we do every year."
"Now the only question is, what are we going to do AFTER Christmas" Lita giggled.
"Oh, we're going to have to do EVERYTHING!" I emphasized.
"Yea, watching movies, eating popcorn, painting our nails, slumber parties, facials, and talking about everything!" Raye exclaimed.
"Oh, we're going to HIC have to watch How to Lose a Guy in HIC Ten Days again!" Mina managed to say.
"Hey guys, I think we should bring more food out" Nephrite stated suddenly. "How about we go get it?"
"Yea" Jedite jumped in. "You guys stay here, we'll take care of everything." And with that, all the guys got up and left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Endymion's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey guys, I think we should bring more food out" Nephrite stated suddenly. "How about we go get it?"
"Yea" Jedite jumped in. "You guys stay here, we'll take care of everything." Seeing that all the other guys were getting up, I got up from my very comfortable position next to Sere and followed them.
Upon entering the kitchen, Nephrite turned around and faced us.
"Did you guys hear what they're planning on doing?" he asked.
"Yea, so what's the problem?" I asked back.
"The problem is" Zoisite explained "the girls want to spend every waking moment with us….so we have to be there the entire time for all their girlie moments."
"So, we already have to" I pointed out. "And in return, they do our guys things."
"But this is different!" Nephrite said angrily.
"Look Dare" Zoisite said coming forward and putting a hand on Nephrite's shoulder "imagine this. The girls are going to the beauty parlor; we have to go with them. They of course don't want us sitting and doing nothing, but they also want us to stay there with them. So instead of us just sitting back and reading comics, they have us sit in those chairs, have some lady that's really fat and smells funny or a really skinny lady that smells funny do our hair and then take us to a back room where they….." Zoisite whispered the rest in my ear causing my eyes to bulge out. That was all I needed.
"So what do we do?" I asked.
"Simple" Jedite explained. "Look, during Christmas, I'll call you guys and tell you that my mom's sick. She doesn't like doctors, everyone knows that, so Zoi and Dare will need to be there to take care of her, I can't cook, so Neph will have to be there, and Kunzite is needed to do all the running for medicine and stuff. Seeing that I'm her son, I'll need to be by her side every moment."
"Just one problem Numbskull" Kunzite growled "even if that was to get us out of spending time with the girls, it would only be at a week for the most, which would work, but we would still have to spend time with your mom, and you know how she is."
We all nodded our heads in agreement.
"I know that's what we tell the girls" Jedite stated evilly, "but in reality…." he reached into his pocket and pulled out five tickets. "We'll be spending one week in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii."
We all stared at him. Jedite being prepared and thoughtful was just not right.
"Jed, you are an evil genius!" Nephrite exclaimed slapping him on the back.
"I know, I know, no need to thank me" he stated.
"Do you guys really think that this will work?" I asked.
"Of course Dare, why wouldn't it?" Zoi asked. "Luna put a permanent block on your link. The only way something could happen would be if Serena was in trouble of some sort, and even then she would only be able to talk telepathically to you."
"I know but still….." I said.
"Look Dare, you're our prince, but for this, you're either in or you're out." Nephrite said plainly.
Careful I weighing my options, I began to think.
1) If I stayed, I'd be able to spend two weeks with the love of my life.
2) If I stayed, I'd have to go the beauty parlor………
3) That included make-overs, pedicures, and facials and body waxing (especially on the legs and unmentionable areas)
4) If I left, I'd spend a week with the guys
5) I'd be away from the cold, and I could have some fun.
6) Sere would never know since we agreed that we could only talk telepathically and read each other's minds in case of an emergency.
7) Also, I would still have a whole week to be with her
Suddenly, my choice seemed clear. I nodded my head; this was going to be a fun week.
YEA!!!! DONE WITH THAT CHAPTER!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!!!!!! THE MORE REVIEW I GET, THE HARDER I'LL WORK TO TRY AND GET THE NEXT CHAPTER OUT!!!!!