Serena sat in front of her closet in indecision. They'd all come over to her house to get ready to go out, mainly because they'd never been there and wanted to look around. She'd managed to find outfits for everyone else, even Lita though she was taller, they were all close enough to the same size. Lita was wearing the jeans she'd worn to school, and a cropped army green tank top with a green mesh tank over that. Rei had pilfered her little red spaghetti strapped dress pair with her own thigh high black spike heeled boots. And Mina wore a black mini skirt made up of multiple sheer layers and a gold and bronze babe tee. Serena was currently wearing her black leather, satin lined pants and burgundy bra. She was in a bad mood, feeling defiant, and there for wanting to do something stupid. Finally she stood in one fluid motion and grabbed a sheer off white, poet style shirt off the hanger.

"Let's go." She said shrugging the shirt on.

"Um Serena you shirt is completely see through, you look kinda slutty."

"Yup." Serena smiled cynically.

"Right," Lita turned and headed to the door. "Darien must of really pissed you off." The other girls fallowed her out to her car, their hair and make up already done and they all looked stunning.

They walked into the club, security not even checking their ID, and Serena headed to the bar.

"Pure Source if you have it, Smirnoff if not and a shot of tequila no lime." She ordered putting a twenty on the counter.

"Come here often?" Strong arms wrapped around her waist, pressing her against a very masculine chest. She craned her head backwards and found herself face to face with Darien. She felt her chest tighten, it became difficult to breath. She was being bombarded with sensory overload. His face over hers, thick waves of ebony hair teasing her skin. His mouth hovered over hers and his one armed hold tightened while his newly freed hand gripped her chin. The strength in them made her shiver, one moment she was drowning in his midnight eyes the next his face was too close and he was kissing her.

"Earth too Serena! You gonna get out of the car or sit there all night?" Rei called to her from the passenger side door. She was the only one still sitting in the car. She blushed furiously, her mother had always said she had an over active imagination... She climbed gracefully out of the car and smiled, she could hear the pulsing beat of the music as it flooded into the tiny parking lot. She started towards the door with long strides, utterly graceful as though she were already dancing to the music.

"Shit girl where'd you learn to do that?" Lita called after her, she spun on one foot and continued walking backwards while watching her friend catch up.

"Four years of competition dance three years of hip hop and two of belly dancing." She swung her hips a little more accentuating her words. Security only checked two of their ID's, Rei's and Mina's. Lita looked far older than she was, and Serena looked like she belonged. First thing she did when she got inside was to get that drink that she'd been dreaming of, it seemed like a very good idea. The bar tender was all in all very good looking, ok fine that was an understatement. Shit you couldn't find a better looking guy if you went to Greek god's r us. High cheek bones, a dimple that softened an utterly masculine and painfully handsome face, deep brown eyes framed by waves of brown hair. Electric lights caught strands of gold and copper, like metallic wire through out the gorgeous tresses. His shoulders were broad chest deep, waist tight and narrow, stomach flat with a fine line of dark hair running down the middle of it and vanishing into the black vinyl pants. Serena barely gave him a second glance.

After her shot of tequila she grabed her cooler and went to join the other girls on the floor, which was still relatively empty this early in the night. She sauntered slow and confident across the floor, hips swinging provocatively to the beat to the music. It was one of her favorite songs, Slow by Kylie Minogue. She reached her friends and moved to the music, hips grinding in slow sensuous circles, hands caressing her stomach lifting her hair off her neck as she moved. Darien watched in shock from his place by the wall.

"You want me to put the moves on her?" His friend Liam asked skeptically.

"Yes."

"No problem."

"Remember she's only sixteen, she needs to learn."

"What about her friends."

"Taken care of." Darien nodded over to Andrew who headed over to Mina with Ken and Chad in tow. Liam nodded and moved onto the floor. Serena had her eyes closed hips swaying when a strong arm pulled her against a firm body. She relaxed into the embrace allowing him to lead her. Then his hand started to slide up her stomach while the other slid down over her hip. She put her hands over his stopping their progress and he pressed his hips more firmly against her, mouth moving down to nuzzle her neck. She shifted her head to look up at him.

"If I were you I'd stop right now." Se mouthed very clearly. Darien couldn't tear his eyes away from the two, it looked as though they were sharing an intimate embrace as they danced, and he was... jealous. The guy behind her gave her a leering smile, she smiled in return, turned in his embrace and shoved. Liam fell back two steps, but a moment later was presses against her again.

"Are you stupid?" She asked loudly prying his hands from around her waist.

"Come on baby, you don't come to a bar dressed like that without wanting attention." He said pressing firmly against her once more.

"I don't want yours." She put her hand on his chest between them holding back his advance as much as possible

"Sure you do you just gotta get to know me, I'm a real nice guy."

"Fuck you."

"If you really want to." He smiled. Serena slipped her hand to his shoulder and pulled him close, not what he was expecting and while he was off balance slammed her knee up between his legs.

"No thanks." She whispered in his ear as he doubled over in pain and went back to dancing.

There'd been two points where Darien had had to fight the very strong urge to go and rip Liam off of Serena. The first was when she'd smiled at him the second was when he was pressing up against her to her obvious displeasure. Then he was doubled over in what looked to be agony and stumbling back towards Darien.

"Shit Dare I'm never doing anything like that again." Liam groaned tears in his eyes.

"What happened?"

"She kneed me in the groin, that's what. That girl doesn't need to learn anything I think she's doing fine on her own."

"That's kindda what I'm afraid of." Darien mumbled to quiet of Liam to hear. Darien continued to watch Serena dance wondering just what he was going to do. Watching her scantily clad body sway and gyrate, moving far too alluringly to the music wasn't helping either. Her lips parted slightly as she moved with sweet eroticism, each hip movement temping, provocative. 'Shit dancing isn't going to hurt anyone, Monday I can go back to being the stoic English teacher, it's not for that much longer anyways.'

Slamming down his drink he went over to do what he'd been wanting to do since he first saw her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her against him, so hard so fast that she stumbled. She caught herself with one hand around his body her eyes half startled. She was acutely aware of the firmness of his back against her arm, the curve of his shoulder cupped in the hallow of her other hand. His lips were temptingly close but neither of them closed that distance. They remained frozen for an endless moment, then he swayed too one side taking her with him and they were dancing, different from any dancing she'd ever done, she following him with her body. He moved and she moved with him, not because she wanted to but because she had to. She moved to a different rhythm and beat, not that of the music but that of the body pressed firmly against hers. Finally the temptation was to much, Darien pulled away. She missed his warmth as soon as it was gone and swayed towards him, but he was backing steadily away then fleeing the club.

'That was nice.' Serena thought fuzzily, 'he'll cave sooner or later he'll cave.' She thought with a smile and continued dancing, though it just wasn't the same. She'd only ever danced with one or two other guys both of whom had been friends and shit, they had nothing on that one dance with Darien.

Darien got home and paced, he wasn't tired in fact he was far to restless to even consider going to bed, so he paced. He ran his hands through his long hair noting he needed a hair cut and trying desperately not to think of the reason he was all railed up.

"That was definitely not a good idea." He muttered, making his way out too his balcony, he always felt calmer and thought better out in the cool night air. 'I've just got to avoid her, I've only two weeks left till my transfer goes through and then I'm gone. There's not much that can happen in class and I don't care what rules she breaks I will not give her a detention. I'll stay away from the arcade and then I'll be gone...' He nodded to himself and looked over the city it was a good plan, an easy plan it would work.