Throughout the entire day Serena was on pins and needles barely eating her
lunch and saying yes to everything finding out she had agreed to go to the
library with Melvin on Saturday to study... Melvin... that name just drools off
your tongue doesn't it? Besides she had better things to do with her
Saturday. Like sleeping and eating! Yes! Those were the – most – important
things to do on a Saturday. Serena muttered that it would be a long day as
the final bell for class rang. Stuffing the items on her desk into the
brief case and lifting a hand, waving to Melvin and the other's absent-
mindedly and walked down to Rini's and Sammy's school here they were both
waiting.
"Took you long enough meatball brains!" Rini wrinkled her nose at Serena huffing her breath roughly. Serena remained quiet for a time, feeling a little better about her revenge plan. Rini's eyes lifted curiously waiting for a comeback... It never came. They approached Serena's house and Rini rushed inside ahead of them to get ready for the talent show Serena had promised her mother to help her get ready.
By the time Serena had gotten up stairs Rini had thrown on the pink dress and was fussing with her hair and the red cowboy boots at that same time. Serena walked over silently pushing Rini's hand away from her hair letting her finish pulling up the boots as Serena pulled out the ties that held her hair in the strange hairstyle and let it fall over her shoulders. Silently she brushed it out and reached for the crimping-iron to make Rini's hair wavy. Serena silently as Rini sat there practicing the song, ran the crimpier though Rini's fuchsia hair. Serena's hands began to tremble soon as her eyes flickered to the time on her wristwatch. She could feel the drumming of her heart pounding in her ears and was practically positive that Rini could hear her heart too.
Thankfully Serena's hands were still enough to guide the crimping- iron through Rini's very soft pink mass of hair with the crimping done to it the hair fell to her shoulders instead of her shoulder blades. Serena turned Rini around in her chair kneeling in front of her as Serena asked Rini to hand her this and that of the make up that sat in her lap carefully applying it on the child's face. After a good twenty minutes Serena stepped back to admire her own artistry.
Rini's eyes were coated with a soft lavender eye shadow with clear mascara to shape her eyelashes. With a touch of pink powder to flush her cheeks and a bit of Cherry-pink lip-gloss over her lips with silver glitter sprayed into her hair. Rini stood straitening the ruffles on the lower part of the dress hem and stomping the heel of her red cowgirl boots on the floor smiling and put the red cowgirl hat on her head checking out herself in the mirror.
Serena smiled at the image Rini made and sat back nervously. Every minute that passed by made Serena's skin crawl. Standing she glancing at the time again it was now five thirty. She had an hour and a half to get ready. Closing those beautiful aqua eyes she made her way into her bathroom, stripping of her school uniform and hopping into the shower and shutting the curtain behind her. Indeed after a short time Serena had made her way out of it covering her body and her head with two bright fuzzy pink towels. Quietly with shaky bones made it to her room and sat before her vanity looking at herself.
Her reflection seemed to mock her as she put half of her hair up in odango's and left the rest of it down with a few tiny braids in it for an elegant effect. Adding on a touch of pink lipstick and blush and a touch of blue eye shadow with soft blue liner she slipped on a soft turquoise shirt and a short knee length black skirt and a pair of sandals with a little heel. (Don't want her tripping do we? --;) Serena closed her eyes for a moment and then warily turned her attention to her clock. She couldn't help but gasp as the clock read 6:32 pm. She smacked her forehead and dashed to her closet.
"Rini get your stuff together we gotta go. Now!" Shouting at the top of her lungs as she grabbed the gym bag with a few of Rini's may necessities. She was part of the family after all you'd never know if she'd fall or ruin her make up some how. Serena ran down the stairs two steps at a time as she met Rini down there and luckily the oh so dependable Darien was early as usual.
Serena's eyes could only narrow as Rini swamped Darien in a tight embrace literally throwing herself at him. But then she let out low sigh; things would be much different now. Serena's head shook as she lifted out of her daze and just started flailing her arms like an idiot shouting about the time making the other two raise brow's and just rush out to the car.
"Aye! That Fu-" Chris shook his hand with the now bright red thumb hard about to let out a stream of curses as a strip of duct tape made it over his lips.
"Now what did I tell you about that mouth?" Kitten's arms folded over her breasts her brown eyes narrowed slightly at him, as her finger ideally swirled the thin roll of duct tape around it.
"Mmmft!..." His eyes narrowed as he ripped off the tape with a sharp intake of breath. His hand rubbing over his mouth gently. "You know that hurt! Every time I even start you do that..."
"Yup! You should have learned by now I'm everywhere. Just waiting for a reason to use this stuff!" Her lips curled into a bright smile, but then slowly faded as Chris lifted up a few rolls of pink and blue streamers and some scotch tape. He started advancing towards her and with that she took one back until she was in a dead out run from him shrieking at the top of her lungs.
"Don, do we ever act like that?" Drema quirked in curiosity as she struggled to get her eyebrows out of her hairline.
"I hope not..." Don's eyes trailed back to Drema's. She had a familiar glint as she held up the bag of confetti sparkles. "Don't you dare!"
"I dare!" She jumped off the small stepladder and she just started after him, her tarnished blond hair flowing behind her like a banner. "Dun da da dun! It's Super Drema!"
Serena's lips couldn't help to curl into a bright smile at the sight of poor poor Don covered in glitter with Drema giggling as she continued to stare down at her victim. Kitten on the other hand was another story. Pink and blue streamers were attached to Chris's cheeks, arms and his back while Kitten sat on his chest straddling him attaching more to his hair. Darien and Rini were stuck in their places not knowing whether to laugh or to run away.
"Ahem!" Serena's foot tapped on the ground seeing as no one was paying attention, but at that little word... 'Ahem' (AN: Never ever sing 'I'm making twenty million Dollar's in a McDonald's to the cashier with a batman cape on and run away. ;) got everyone's attention, all staring at Serena wide eyed in curiosity.
"Rini go and get with the parents and the other kid's and rehearse. Darien you go with Drema and Don I'll stay with Kitten and Chris." Serena waited for everyone's nod and watched the group dart off.
"Got the stuff?" Serena nodded at Kitten's question and held up the bag that held the 'secret weapon's and Rini's emergency klutz kit. Serena's attention was then turned towards Chris who was a little too cheery as he pushed this button and that on the control panel.
"What is it you're doing now, Cowboy?" Kitten's arms crossed over her chest, her head tilted in a bit of mock curiosity. Her smile brightened as Chris's shoulders hunched back at the unbeloved nickname.
"I'm adding the wire's to the sound effects. And if I've told you once I've told you a thousand times... Don't call me that."
"Call yuh' what Cowboy?" Kitten's smile beamed as she shrieked as Chris took a threatening approach to her, and hid behind Serena. Chris shook his head and smiled charmingly at the two.
"All right I'll be good now. Serena, could you go and get the stuff from our car?" Serena's eyes widened at the sight of a pair of key's being tossed to her, she dropped the bag and caught then effortlessly with one hand then went into a shrieking wail at the sight of her foot under the bag. (--; ) Kitten and Chris eye'd each other for a moment then lowered their heads as a familiar thunking sound echoed off the floor. (.)
Large swirls became Serena's eyes as she landed face first upon the cement floor with a low moan of pain coming from her muffled mouth. "Ow..." Lifting her head up she blinked a few times and shrieked, standing up right and shaking the bag self hazardously off her leg, making it look like a deranged version of the Macarena. A trail of dust flew behind her as she ran towards Chris's car quickly snatching his backpack from the trunk and slammed the trunk back down.
'Okay. Mental Check. Bag of stuff. Check! Am I ready? Am I even me, ack! Check! Car Keys.'
'...'
'Erm, I said car keys?'
'...' Blinking a few times she looked towards the trunk of Chris's car a slight dread in her eyes. 'Let me guess, the keys are in the trunk?' Confetti started to pop out with loud bells chiming a loud 'BONG RING WEE!.' "Okay, bell's don't go wee." She slapped her hand against her forehead and decided to shake it off and blame a leprechaun, (Yes... blame the little green men. What'd they do to you! ;.; So cruel... Oh well! XD ) and sprinted back into the gym the back pack in tow.
"Meatball Head! Took you long enough!" Coming to a stop, her chest heaving with each breath she lifted her head to look up at Darien and stick her tongue out at him.
"I was getting the stuff out of Chris's car, you.. you jerk."
"You know you love me, Meatball head." He smiled, pulling her into his arms planting a light kiss upon her forehead. "Now come on the first fifth contestant is on stage." Though she didn't need to be told, the duck squeaks of the clarinet could be heard outside as she tried to play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.' (AN: Did you know Twinkle Twinkle little star, and the Alphabet song have the same tune? -.-; God I was bored to figure that out.)
"Serena give us the bag." Without waiting for a reply, Drema and Kitten snatched the backpack off of Serena and waved frantically as they sped off into the dark void of the curtain back stage. Something began to tug upon the hem of her skirt and both she and Darien turned around to look down at Rini. A very nervous and green looking Rini.
"Do I have to go on?" Darien smiled and knelt down patting the top of her head.
"You do. Everyone's here just to watch you. You don't want to disappoint them do you Rini? Isn't that right Serena?" He watched them both nod.
"RINI TSUKINO TO SING-" the announcer's voice echoed through the back stage area as Darien gave Rini a light shove towards the stage and lifted his head up to see Drema holding a very coy smile giving him a thumbs up.
Sorry for the long time it took to update. But it's Rini's turn. –Snicker- Hope this chapter will do for now. A small Updating Spree for KS I'll work on this as soon as I post another chappie of a different story. Oh and to all of you who commented, I'm going to give you a special thank you at the next chapter. Thanks for encouraging me on.
Love, KS
"Took you long enough meatball brains!" Rini wrinkled her nose at Serena huffing her breath roughly. Serena remained quiet for a time, feeling a little better about her revenge plan. Rini's eyes lifted curiously waiting for a comeback... It never came. They approached Serena's house and Rini rushed inside ahead of them to get ready for the talent show Serena had promised her mother to help her get ready.
By the time Serena had gotten up stairs Rini had thrown on the pink dress and was fussing with her hair and the red cowboy boots at that same time. Serena walked over silently pushing Rini's hand away from her hair letting her finish pulling up the boots as Serena pulled out the ties that held her hair in the strange hairstyle and let it fall over her shoulders. Silently she brushed it out and reached for the crimping-iron to make Rini's hair wavy. Serena silently as Rini sat there practicing the song, ran the crimpier though Rini's fuchsia hair. Serena's hands began to tremble soon as her eyes flickered to the time on her wristwatch. She could feel the drumming of her heart pounding in her ears and was practically positive that Rini could hear her heart too.
Thankfully Serena's hands were still enough to guide the crimping- iron through Rini's very soft pink mass of hair with the crimping done to it the hair fell to her shoulders instead of her shoulder blades. Serena turned Rini around in her chair kneeling in front of her as Serena asked Rini to hand her this and that of the make up that sat in her lap carefully applying it on the child's face. After a good twenty minutes Serena stepped back to admire her own artistry.
Rini's eyes were coated with a soft lavender eye shadow with clear mascara to shape her eyelashes. With a touch of pink powder to flush her cheeks and a bit of Cherry-pink lip-gloss over her lips with silver glitter sprayed into her hair. Rini stood straitening the ruffles on the lower part of the dress hem and stomping the heel of her red cowgirl boots on the floor smiling and put the red cowgirl hat on her head checking out herself in the mirror.
Serena smiled at the image Rini made and sat back nervously. Every minute that passed by made Serena's skin crawl. Standing she glancing at the time again it was now five thirty. She had an hour and a half to get ready. Closing those beautiful aqua eyes she made her way into her bathroom, stripping of her school uniform and hopping into the shower and shutting the curtain behind her. Indeed after a short time Serena had made her way out of it covering her body and her head with two bright fuzzy pink towels. Quietly with shaky bones made it to her room and sat before her vanity looking at herself.
Her reflection seemed to mock her as she put half of her hair up in odango's and left the rest of it down with a few tiny braids in it for an elegant effect. Adding on a touch of pink lipstick and blush and a touch of blue eye shadow with soft blue liner she slipped on a soft turquoise shirt and a short knee length black skirt and a pair of sandals with a little heel. (Don't want her tripping do we? --;) Serena closed her eyes for a moment and then warily turned her attention to her clock. She couldn't help but gasp as the clock read 6:32 pm. She smacked her forehead and dashed to her closet.
"Rini get your stuff together we gotta go. Now!" Shouting at the top of her lungs as she grabbed the gym bag with a few of Rini's may necessities. She was part of the family after all you'd never know if she'd fall or ruin her make up some how. Serena ran down the stairs two steps at a time as she met Rini down there and luckily the oh so dependable Darien was early as usual.
Serena's eyes could only narrow as Rini swamped Darien in a tight embrace literally throwing herself at him. But then she let out low sigh; things would be much different now. Serena's head shook as she lifted out of her daze and just started flailing her arms like an idiot shouting about the time making the other two raise brow's and just rush out to the car.
"Aye! That Fu-" Chris shook his hand with the now bright red thumb hard about to let out a stream of curses as a strip of duct tape made it over his lips.
"Now what did I tell you about that mouth?" Kitten's arms folded over her breasts her brown eyes narrowed slightly at him, as her finger ideally swirled the thin roll of duct tape around it.
"Mmmft!..." His eyes narrowed as he ripped off the tape with a sharp intake of breath. His hand rubbing over his mouth gently. "You know that hurt! Every time I even start you do that..."
"Yup! You should have learned by now I'm everywhere. Just waiting for a reason to use this stuff!" Her lips curled into a bright smile, but then slowly faded as Chris lifted up a few rolls of pink and blue streamers and some scotch tape. He started advancing towards her and with that she took one back until she was in a dead out run from him shrieking at the top of her lungs.
"Don, do we ever act like that?" Drema quirked in curiosity as she struggled to get her eyebrows out of her hairline.
"I hope not..." Don's eyes trailed back to Drema's. She had a familiar glint as she held up the bag of confetti sparkles. "Don't you dare!"
"I dare!" She jumped off the small stepladder and she just started after him, her tarnished blond hair flowing behind her like a banner. "Dun da da dun! It's Super Drema!"
Serena's lips couldn't help to curl into a bright smile at the sight of poor poor Don covered in glitter with Drema giggling as she continued to stare down at her victim. Kitten on the other hand was another story. Pink and blue streamers were attached to Chris's cheeks, arms and his back while Kitten sat on his chest straddling him attaching more to his hair. Darien and Rini were stuck in their places not knowing whether to laugh or to run away.
"Ahem!" Serena's foot tapped on the ground seeing as no one was paying attention, but at that little word... 'Ahem' (AN: Never ever sing 'I'm making twenty million Dollar's in a McDonald's to the cashier with a batman cape on and run away. ;) got everyone's attention, all staring at Serena wide eyed in curiosity.
"Rini go and get with the parents and the other kid's and rehearse. Darien you go with Drema and Don I'll stay with Kitten and Chris." Serena waited for everyone's nod and watched the group dart off.
"Got the stuff?" Serena nodded at Kitten's question and held up the bag that held the 'secret weapon's and Rini's emergency klutz kit. Serena's attention was then turned towards Chris who was a little too cheery as he pushed this button and that on the control panel.
"What is it you're doing now, Cowboy?" Kitten's arms crossed over her chest, her head tilted in a bit of mock curiosity. Her smile brightened as Chris's shoulders hunched back at the unbeloved nickname.
"I'm adding the wire's to the sound effects. And if I've told you once I've told you a thousand times... Don't call me that."
"Call yuh' what Cowboy?" Kitten's smile beamed as she shrieked as Chris took a threatening approach to her, and hid behind Serena. Chris shook his head and smiled charmingly at the two.
"All right I'll be good now. Serena, could you go and get the stuff from our car?" Serena's eyes widened at the sight of a pair of key's being tossed to her, she dropped the bag and caught then effortlessly with one hand then went into a shrieking wail at the sight of her foot under the bag. (--; ) Kitten and Chris eye'd each other for a moment then lowered their heads as a familiar thunking sound echoed off the floor. (.)
Large swirls became Serena's eyes as she landed face first upon the cement floor with a low moan of pain coming from her muffled mouth. "Ow..." Lifting her head up she blinked a few times and shrieked, standing up right and shaking the bag self hazardously off her leg, making it look like a deranged version of the Macarena. A trail of dust flew behind her as she ran towards Chris's car quickly snatching his backpack from the trunk and slammed the trunk back down.
'Okay. Mental Check. Bag of stuff. Check! Am I ready? Am I even me, ack! Check! Car Keys.'
'...'
'Erm, I said car keys?'
'...' Blinking a few times she looked towards the trunk of Chris's car a slight dread in her eyes. 'Let me guess, the keys are in the trunk?' Confetti started to pop out with loud bells chiming a loud 'BONG RING WEE!.' "Okay, bell's don't go wee." She slapped her hand against her forehead and decided to shake it off and blame a leprechaun, (Yes... blame the little green men. What'd they do to you! ;.; So cruel... Oh well! XD ) and sprinted back into the gym the back pack in tow.
"Meatball Head! Took you long enough!" Coming to a stop, her chest heaving with each breath she lifted her head to look up at Darien and stick her tongue out at him.
"I was getting the stuff out of Chris's car, you.. you jerk."
"You know you love me, Meatball head." He smiled, pulling her into his arms planting a light kiss upon her forehead. "Now come on the first fifth contestant is on stage." Though she didn't need to be told, the duck squeaks of the clarinet could be heard outside as she tried to play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.' (AN: Did you know Twinkle Twinkle little star, and the Alphabet song have the same tune? -.-; God I was bored to figure that out.)
"Serena give us the bag." Without waiting for a reply, Drema and Kitten snatched the backpack off of Serena and waved frantically as they sped off into the dark void of the curtain back stage. Something began to tug upon the hem of her skirt and both she and Darien turned around to look down at Rini. A very nervous and green looking Rini.
"Do I have to go on?" Darien smiled and knelt down patting the top of her head.
"You do. Everyone's here just to watch you. You don't want to disappoint them do you Rini? Isn't that right Serena?" He watched them both nod.
"RINI TSUKINO TO SING-" the announcer's voice echoed through the back stage area as Darien gave Rini a light shove towards the stage and lifted his head up to see Drema holding a very coy smile giving him a thumbs up.
Sorry for the long time it took to update. But it's Rini's turn. –Snicker- Hope this chapter will do for now. A small Updating Spree for KS I'll work on this as soon as I post another chappie of a different story. Oh and to all of you who commented, I'm going to give you a special thank you at the next chapter. Thanks for encouraging me on.
Love, KS