The Perfect Prank
Chapter VII. Some Kind Of Excuse
By: Sailor Angie
AN: Oh my gosh, I can't believe how much of a success this story has been. To see so many positive reviews just makes my day. Thank you all for making it worthwhile. This story is for you! As always, Read, Review, and Enjoy!
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"I want you to quit your job." Raye gave Darien an ultimatum over the phone. She had finally decided to call him a week later. "Please Darien," she pleaded.
"Raye, don't make me choose between you and this job. If I quit, it will create a whole mess of problems. I need the money, not to mention my paren--"
"Well, did you ever think that maybe I needed you?" Raye interrupted him.
"Please don't make me choose." He tried to make her understand.
"Only if you promise you won't talk to her anymore." Raye 'compromised.'
"Serena?" He concluded, "Raye, I can't do that either, she's a resident." He didn't know what to do. He didn't want to loose Raye, but something wasn't sitting right with this whole situation. She had dealt with far worse in the past than Serena; why was she flipping out now? "I think you're overreacting." He regretted the words as soon as he heard himself saying them.
"I think we need to take a break." Her voice cracked over the phone.
"A break?" Darien stuttered.
"We both have some things we need to think over before we can move forward in this relationship." She sounded as though she was struggling with every word.
"How long?" Was all Darien could get out.
"I don't know." Raye had begun to cry.
"If you want to take a break, then we'll take a break." He was in a bit of a daze.
"I have to go." She whispered.
"Bye," he stated, but the line was already dead.
Darien's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on his door. He numbly stood up and meandered to the door.
"Hey Darien, I got this new movie, and I was gonna watch it with Mina, but she went out to dinner with Andrew, and now I have nobody to watch it with and I--" Serena had finally gotten a good look at Darien's demeanor and had stopped her rant, "What's wrong?" She questioned him sweetly.
"Nothing," he breathed.
"You don't have to tell me, but I know that something's wrong." Serena stepped inside and shut the door behind her. "Are you gonna be okay?" She cupped his face in her hand.
Darien gazed down at Serena intensely; her hand was so warm, "No." He fell to his knees.
Serena gasped, but put her arms around him in comfort, "It's okay Darien. I'm sure whatever happened will work itself out." She cooed while brushing her hand through his raven locks.
Darien broke from their embrace, he didn't understand why, but when he looked into her reassuring azure eyes so full of compassion and sympathy he moved closer to her and captured her mouth with his.
Serena's body went limp and they both toppled backwards, leaving Darien on top of her. And poor Serena beneath him, who even though she was enjoying his kiss, was wondering how on earth she would get out of this situation.
Darien sensed her trepidation and pulled himself away from her. "I don't know what came over me." He helped her to her feet.
She knew her face must be crimson, but tried to ignore her embarrassment, "It's okay; we all do silly things when we're upset." She tried to convince herself.
"I don't know what I was thinking." Darien shook his head.
"Are you gonna be okay?" She was still concerned about why he was acting so strangely.
"Yeah, I guess." He sat down on his futon.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She approached him.
"Not now, maybe later." He tried his hardest not to look her in the eyes.
Serena was annoyed that he avoided her gaze, but brushed it off, "Did you want to watch that movie with me?" Serena handed him the DVD.
"I'm kinda hungry actually." He stood up, "Do you want to get dinner?" He was surprised she was acting as though he had not just jumped her and kissed her, but he decided to go along with it although the tension between them was still high.
"Okay, let me grab my purse." She ran out the door, exhaling loudly as she entered her room. She wanted to kiss him again so badly, but reminded herself that this was just a prank, and she couldn't get involved any deeper than that. The problem was Serena was in over here head a long time ago.
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"She pulled out the break card?!" Andrew questioned while lounging in Darien's room; Mina was taking forever to get ready.
"And then--" Darien stopped himself, he decided not to tell Andrew about how he had kissed Serena, "I just don't know what to do." Darien said honestly.
"I don't know what to tell ya. I think you need to figure out how you feel about Raye, and decide whether or not you want to be with her anymore." Andrew took a drink of his soda.
"God, I just feel like this came out of now where. I don't know why Raye feels so threatened by Serena." Darien was confused, "I mean that girl in my Psych class was seriously stalking me last semester. She had pictures of me in her binder." Darien shook his head, "Raye just kept telling me it would blow over. And now Serena just hangs out with me sometimes and she's an inch away from breaking up with me."
"Well, Serena is more of a threat." Andrew stated.
"How so?" Darien inquired.
"Well, she's subtle. I think girls are a lot more threatened by a friend than a stalker. Because seriously, what's the likelihood you'll hook up with a stalker? I can just see it now, 'The fact that you follow me 24/7 and that you know more about me than I do really makes me hot. Why don't I take you back to my apartment and we can--" Darien shoved Andrew.
"Shut up." He defended.
"But on the other hand, with a girl that's a friend, you spend time with her, you talk to her, you tell her things, you trust her. There's much more of a fine line."
"Yeah, but this is Serena we're talking about." Darien responded.
"Exactly, this is Serena we're talking about. She has been known to be very sneaky and elusive." Andrew folded his arms.
"I guess I just thought Raye trusted me more than this." Darien thought aloud.
"Maybe she's just looking for an excuse." Andrew shrugged.
"An excuse for what?" Darien suddenly had the feeling that Andrew knew something he didn't.
"Perhaps she wants an excuse to break up with you." Andrew said as though it was a fact.
"Why would she need an excuse to break up with me?" Darien approached his friend.
Andrew stood up and began towards the door, "I think you should talk to Raye about this."
"You do know something!" Darien accused.
"Talk to Raye." Andrew shut the door behind him, leaving Darien frustrated with no answers, and wondering why on earth his girlfriend would need an excuse to break up with him.
Darien pulled on his coat and marched out of his room. He was going to find out what was going on with him and Raye, and he was going to fix it.
The November air cut at Darien as he walked from his car to Raye's apartment complex. Darien waited patiently for the elevator and when it finally came he stepped inside and pressed 12 for Raye's floor.
So many thoughts were flying through his head, he hadn't thought about what he would say to her when he arrived. He didn't know if he should be angry or comforting. And he didn't know why Raye was being so childish and possessive.
The elevator doors opened and Darien stepped out, but that was all. He stood there for at least 20 minutes trying to find the right words to say, and the right way to say them. He had half a mind to turn around and go back to the dorms.
For the life of him, he had no idea why he was so nervous; why he feared confronting her so much. When he finally stood before her door he realized why: He was afraid of loosing her. And something inside him was telling him he might.
Gathering his courage he knocked. Some scuffling could be heard beyond the door, but soon he heard her footsteps approaching, and finally her face met his.
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AN: Well, I promised a shocking twist, and I delivered. This is one of my favorite chapters in the story because when I read it to my proof readers they totally freaked out. As for Raye and Darien, you will all know their fate next chapter, I know I kept you hanging, but what am I good for. To all my reviewers, you are amazing. The fact that I have over 80 reviews for 6 chapters blows me away. I couldn't have done it without you!
Moon-Princess 13, what do you mean something you'd do? Lol
Diva, all I have to say to you, is that you rock! Thank you so much for leaving me such a long review (that's the kinda thing I do). As far as Serena being Darien's friend, she's smart. She knows that if she broke up Raye and Darien he would never forgive her, and she knows his personality well enough to know that if she slowly inches towards him he'll come running, which he kinda did in this chapter. I'm glad you like the Mina and Andrew pairing, Andrew just seemed so impulsive in this story, so I thought it would be something his character would do at least in my alternate reality story. Thanks again for all your support, and your wonderful review!
Leira1, I will go into more detail on Andrew and Mina, and as you can probably tell from this chapter, I think they'll be together for the long run.
Kirei*snow*tenshi, hopefully that someday will be soon *cough* next chapter *cough*
Ellen & Mistressmoon, thanks for your input, I honestly believe that all the characters will be pleased with their pairings. I can only do angst for so long before I need romance and comedy.
Lara1786, I really love doing these shout outs at the end of my chapter because it's the only way I can talk to you guys short of e-mailing individually (although if you want to send me an e-mail, I'd be more than happy to talk with you). I've always been so flattered when I've reviewed on going series and been included, and my reviewers mean a lot to me. The fact that you take time out of your busy lives to not only read my story but tell me what you think flatters me to no end, and this is one way that I can thank you all for supporting me! And you won't have to wait long on the Raye/Darien front.
Hayley Serenity, ya know, everyone keeps telling me that they like my story plot because it hasn't been done before, and honestly I was scared coming into this because I thought it prolly had been done before numerous times. So thanks, I can't believe I came up with a new Serena/Darien plot, I thought it was impossible!
DarkSun, serena/darien, Sailor Kitty Moon, Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet, Pamela, Maiievia, hot cutie, moonlight shadows, and AMI MIZUNO1, I would be nowhere with out you seriously, I thrive with reviews, and you guys never cease to make my day!
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Preview --- Chapter VIII. Nowhere To Run To --- When Darien confronts Raye will it make or break their relationship? Regardless of Darien and Raye's relationship, how will one kiss affect Darien? All this and more in the next episode of The Perfect Prank! STAY TUNED!
Chapter VII. Some Kind Of Excuse
By: Sailor Angie
AN: Oh my gosh, I can't believe how much of a success this story has been. To see so many positive reviews just makes my day. Thank you all for making it worthwhile. This story is for you! As always, Read, Review, and Enjoy!
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"I want you to quit your job." Raye gave Darien an ultimatum over the phone. She had finally decided to call him a week later. "Please Darien," she pleaded.
"Raye, don't make me choose between you and this job. If I quit, it will create a whole mess of problems. I need the money, not to mention my paren--"
"Well, did you ever think that maybe I needed you?" Raye interrupted him.
"Please don't make me choose." He tried to make her understand.
"Only if you promise you won't talk to her anymore." Raye 'compromised.'
"Serena?" He concluded, "Raye, I can't do that either, she's a resident." He didn't know what to do. He didn't want to loose Raye, but something wasn't sitting right with this whole situation. She had dealt with far worse in the past than Serena; why was she flipping out now? "I think you're overreacting." He regretted the words as soon as he heard himself saying them.
"I think we need to take a break." Her voice cracked over the phone.
"A break?" Darien stuttered.
"We both have some things we need to think over before we can move forward in this relationship." She sounded as though she was struggling with every word.
"How long?" Was all Darien could get out.
"I don't know." Raye had begun to cry.
"If you want to take a break, then we'll take a break." He was in a bit of a daze.
"I have to go." She whispered.
"Bye," he stated, but the line was already dead.
Darien's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on his door. He numbly stood up and meandered to the door.
"Hey Darien, I got this new movie, and I was gonna watch it with Mina, but she went out to dinner with Andrew, and now I have nobody to watch it with and I--" Serena had finally gotten a good look at Darien's demeanor and had stopped her rant, "What's wrong?" She questioned him sweetly.
"Nothing," he breathed.
"You don't have to tell me, but I know that something's wrong." Serena stepped inside and shut the door behind her. "Are you gonna be okay?" She cupped his face in her hand.
Darien gazed down at Serena intensely; her hand was so warm, "No." He fell to his knees.
Serena gasped, but put her arms around him in comfort, "It's okay Darien. I'm sure whatever happened will work itself out." She cooed while brushing her hand through his raven locks.
Darien broke from their embrace, he didn't understand why, but when he looked into her reassuring azure eyes so full of compassion and sympathy he moved closer to her and captured her mouth with his.
Serena's body went limp and they both toppled backwards, leaving Darien on top of her. And poor Serena beneath him, who even though she was enjoying his kiss, was wondering how on earth she would get out of this situation.
Darien sensed her trepidation and pulled himself away from her. "I don't know what came over me." He helped her to her feet.
She knew her face must be crimson, but tried to ignore her embarrassment, "It's okay; we all do silly things when we're upset." She tried to convince herself.
"I don't know what I was thinking." Darien shook his head.
"Are you gonna be okay?" She was still concerned about why he was acting so strangely.
"Yeah, I guess." He sat down on his futon.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She approached him.
"Not now, maybe later." He tried his hardest not to look her in the eyes.
Serena was annoyed that he avoided her gaze, but brushed it off, "Did you want to watch that movie with me?" Serena handed him the DVD.
"I'm kinda hungry actually." He stood up, "Do you want to get dinner?" He was surprised she was acting as though he had not just jumped her and kissed her, but he decided to go along with it although the tension between them was still high.
"Okay, let me grab my purse." She ran out the door, exhaling loudly as she entered her room. She wanted to kiss him again so badly, but reminded herself that this was just a prank, and she couldn't get involved any deeper than that. The problem was Serena was in over here head a long time ago.
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"She pulled out the break card?!" Andrew questioned while lounging in Darien's room; Mina was taking forever to get ready.
"And then--" Darien stopped himself, he decided not to tell Andrew about how he had kissed Serena, "I just don't know what to do." Darien said honestly.
"I don't know what to tell ya. I think you need to figure out how you feel about Raye, and decide whether or not you want to be with her anymore." Andrew took a drink of his soda.
"God, I just feel like this came out of now where. I don't know why Raye feels so threatened by Serena." Darien was confused, "I mean that girl in my Psych class was seriously stalking me last semester. She had pictures of me in her binder." Darien shook his head, "Raye just kept telling me it would blow over. And now Serena just hangs out with me sometimes and she's an inch away from breaking up with me."
"Well, Serena is more of a threat." Andrew stated.
"How so?" Darien inquired.
"Well, she's subtle. I think girls are a lot more threatened by a friend than a stalker. Because seriously, what's the likelihood you'll hook up with a stalker? I can just see it now, 'The fact that you follow me 24/7 and that you know more about me than I do really makes me hot. Why don't I take you back to my apartment and we can--" Darien shoved Andrew.
"Shut up." He defended.
"But on the other hand, with a girl that's a friend, you spend time with her, you talk to her, you tell her things, you trust her. There's much more of a fine line."
"Yeah, but this is Serena we're talking about." Darien responded.
"Exactly, this is Serena we're talking about. She has been known to be very sneaky and elusive." Andrew folded his arms.
"I guess I just thought Raye trusted me more than this." Darien thought aloud.
"Maybe she's just looking for an excuse." Andrew shrugged.
"An excuse for what?" Darien suddenly had the feeling that Andrew knew something he didn't.
"Perhaps she wants an excuse to break up with you." Andrew said as though it was a fact.
"Why would she need an excuse to break up with me?" Darien approached his friend.
Andrew stood up and began towards the door, "I think you should talk to Raye about this."
"You do know something!" Darien accused.
"Talk to Raye." Andrew shut the door behind him, leaving Darien frustrated with no answers, and wondering why on earth his girlfriend would need an excuse to break up with him.
Darien pulled on his coat and marched out of his room. He was going to find out what was going on with him and Raye, and he was going to fix it.
The November air cut at Darien as he walked from his car to Raye's apartment complex. Darien waited patiently for the elevator and when it finally came he stepped inside and pressed 12 for Raye's floor.
So many thoughts were flying through his head, he hadn't thought about what he would say to her when he arrived. He didn't know if he should be angry or comforting. And he didn't know why Raye was being so childish and possessive.
The elevator doors opened and Darien stepped out, but that was all. He stood there for at least 20 minutes trying to find the right words to say, and the right way to say them. He had half a mind to turn around and go back to the dorms.
For the life of him, he had no idea why he was so nervous; why he feared confronting her so much. When he finally stood before her door he realized why: He was afraid of loosing her. And something inside him was telling him he might.
Gathering his courage he knocked. Some scuffling could be heard beyond the door, but soon he heard her footsteps approaching, and finally her face met his.
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AN: Well, I promised a shocking twist, and I delivered. This is one of my favorite chapters in the story because when I read it to my proof readers they totally freaked out. As for Raye and Darien, you will all know their fate next chapter, I know I kept you hanging, but what am I good for. To all my reviewers, you are amazing. The fact that I have over 80 reviews for 6 chapters blows me away. I couldn't have done it without you!
Moon-Princess 13, what do you mean something you'd do? Lol
Diva, all I have to say to you, is that you rock! Thank you so much for leaving me such a long review (that's the kinda thing I do). As far as Serena being Darien's friend, she's smart. She knows that if she broke up Raye and Darien he would never forgive her, and she knows his personality well enough to know that if she slowly inches towards him he'll come running, which he kinda did in this chapter. I'm glad you like the Mina and Andrew pairing, Andrew just seemed so impulsive in this story, so I thought it would be something his character would do at least in my alternate reality story. Thanks again for all your support, and your wonderful review!
Leira1, I will go into more detail on Andrew and Mina, and as you can probably tell from this chapter, I think they'll be together for the long run.
Kirei*snow*tenshi, hopefully that someday will be soon *cough* next chapter *cough*
Ellen & Mistressmoon, thanks for your input, I honestly believe that all the characters will be pleased with their pairings. I can only do angst for so long before I need romance and comedy.
Lara1786, I really love doing these shout outs at the end of my chapter because it's the only way I can talk to you guys short of e-mailing individually (although if you want to send me an e-mail, I'd be more than happy to talk with you). I've always been so flattered when I've reviewed on going series and been included, and my reviewers mean a lot to me. The fact that you take time out of your busy lives to not only read my story but tell me what you think flatters me to no end, and this is one way that I can thank you all for supporting me! And you won't have to wait long on the Raye/Darien front.
Hayley Serenity, ya know, everyone keeps telling me that they like my story plot because it hasn't been done before, and honestly I was scared coming into this because I thought it prolly had been done before numerous times. So thanks, I can't believe I came up with a new Serena/Darien plot, I thought it was impossible!
DarkSun, serena/darien, Sailor Kitty Moon, Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet, Pamela, Maiievia, hot cutie, moonlight shadows, and AMI MIZUNO1, I would be nowhere with out you seriously, I thrive with reviews, and you guys never cease to make my day!
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Preview --- Chapter VIII. Nowhere To Run To --- When Darien confronts Raye will it make or break their relationship? Regardless of Darien and Raye's relationship, how will one kiss affect Darien? All this and more in the next episode of The Perfect Prank! STAY TUNED!