A/N: Okay, the reviews didn't get as far as I hoped they would, but I finally figured out how to move the story along. This chapter might not be "the bomb" but bear with me okay?
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The next day at school was a total blur for Serena. She didn't even bother to pay attention in class nor could she will the strength to. To top it all off, she also felt guilty for barking at Jimena that very morning.
Jimena had approached the tired and moody Serena by the school entrance. "How come you weren't at Planet Bang last night?" asked Jimena, clearly unhappy, as hisses of venom seeped through every syllable.
"I didn't feel alright okay?" Serena replied brushing past her. That seemed to stir the old jaguar in Jimena.
"That isn't alright chica," Jimena started to say catching up to her.
"Leave me alone Jimena. I don't have to be under your wing or your watch 24/7. I can take of myself fine!" With that, Serena walked briskly up the steps, passed the metal detectors and sluggishly walked to first period.
Serena balanced her full plate of food in front of her. The whopping mega-size cheeseburger, fries, ice cream, and tortillas was enough food to last Jimena, Catty, and Vanessa all together. Now, imagine doubling that amount. That amount was what Serena has stacked as high as a mountain on the tray. She didn't see any of her friends walk into the cafeteria and strangely enough, she didn't feel like she wanted to see them. Was it Stanton? Was he somehow luring her to him…to the Atrox. Despite Serena's undying love for the dangerous blonde, she couldn't help but wonder why the sudden distance between her and her friends.
She sat down on the corner of a table all by herself and started gulping down the feast.
Catty pointed to Serena. Vanessa nodded and shook her head slowly. Jimena had her arms crossed over her chest. Catty ran over to Serena, looked at her oddly and gently pulled out a strand of badly combed hair. Serena looks awful today. She thought.
Serena heard it in her own mind, but she chose to make nothing of it.
The next thing Serena knew was Catty in her face, peering at her as if to study every angle of her beautiful serene face.
"May I help you?" snapped Serena.
Catty seemed to be taken back by her sudden attack but she then giggled. "What did you do yesterday? Sleep in a dump?"
Serena sighed and breathed out as if trying to expel the doubts and questions circling, never-ending, in her chaotic mind. "I don't know..." she whispered silently pushing her tray away.
It might have been then that Vanessa and Jimena noticed the enormous amount that was on her tray. "Whoa! You were eating all that!" Vanessa hollered eyes-wide from the mountain stacked burgers.
Serena shrugged, feeling out of it. "It really isn't that much," she replied. Then she stood up. "I'm going to get an ice cream," she said to all of her friends. She trotted away to buy herself a desert.
Meanwhile, Jimena, Catty, and Vanessa sat down and murmured in hush tones.
"Serena has been acting weird lately," started Vanessa.
"No shit Sherlock," Jimena snapped, obviously still enraged about the morning.
"I mean, what is with all this food? She looks like she is eating for herself and another!" Vanessa continued, ignoring Jimena's comment.
All at once, Serena's friends' face lit up as if the light bulb finally lit up. They peered up at Serena who was paying for her double scooped chocolate fudge ice cream.
"Do you really think so!" asked Catty quietly.
"It has to be. No one eats that much! Well, no one normal," Vanessa replied.
"Oy, this is bad," Jimena said. "It's just like my premonition…"
Catty and Vanessa huddled in and shook Jimena's arm ferociously. "You had a vision about this! TELL US!"
Jimena did as Catty and Vanessa eyes widened and then nodded.
Serena looked back at her friends. She began to wonder. Ever since I started dating Stanton, they always are huddled in…without me. Are we drifting apart, because of Stanton? Serena questioned herself. She tried to pry into Jimena's mind but to only find it heavily guarded by a stone wall.
When Serena returned, they all smiled at her. "Hey chica, I'm sorry about this morning alright?" said Jimena smiling.
"Uhh…okay," Serena replied. Jimena was always the last to apologize no matter whose fault it was. This was definitely odd.
"Sit down!" Catty said happily as she pulled a chair out for Serena. Serena looked at her like she had gone into insanity but took a seat anyways.
"So how do you feel our good friend?" Vanessa asked nicely.
"I'm fine...are you?" Serena asked bugged eyed. (i.e – O.o;;)
By her remark, the three busted out laughing. "Of course we are!" they answered in unison.
The day went by and finally the dismissal bell rang. Serena picked up her cello case and headed to practice. She was met in the halls with her friends and their boyfriends.
"Collin? What are you doing here?" Serena asked pointing.
"Just checking up on you sis'" he answered smiling, showing his perfect teeth.
"Right," She shook her head and walked on.
"Are you sure you can handle practice today?" Catty asked catching up to her.
"I think so Catty. Why are you all acting so weird today?" Serena asked turning around to face their smiling faces.
"Oh, it's nothing," Vanessa replied, not even bothering to hide the lie.
"Okay then. Well, I'll meet you at Planet Bang tonight," Serena waved as she turned and walked off.
That night, while Serena was picking out her wardrobe, the bell sounded downstairs.
"I'll get it!" Collin called from downstairs.
Serena descended downstairs to find her friends and Collin standing in horizontal line facing her. "Okay, this is really weird. What is going on?"
"See for yourself!" Catty replied.
Jimena handed her a Pregnancy Test thing. (I forgot what it is called…help?)
"What?" Serena muttered as she received it. She walked into the bathroom.
Serena reappeared awestruck. "I'm pregnant."
Her friends clapped wildly and Collin hugged her.
"Wait, you all knew!" Serena asked pointing.
"Yup! Jimena had a vision of it!" Vanessa replied as she embraced her.
"Tell us the father!" Catty urged.
"Uhh…" Serena gulped.
Jimena didn't need to read her mind to know who it was. "HIM! HIM!" she hollered.
The rest gasped. "Where is he! Does he know?" they asked all at once.
Serena shook her head. "I was supposed to meet him at Planet Bang."
"He better not abandon you chica, be careful," Jimena warned as she got accelerated her car.
The line was surprisingly short that night and within minutes, they were in. Vanessa and Michael spotted each other and started dancing. Catty dragged Kyle to the dance floor and danced beside Vanessa and Michael.
Serena and Jimena scanned for the dark prince. The deejay switched the song.
"This is my song!" Jimena shouted. "Go find him!" With that, Jimena and Collin became another in the wave of dancers.
Serena squeezed through the crowd and looked in the shadows. Stanton wasn't there. Her stomach became queasy and she began to worry. Would Stanton really abandon me? She pondered the thought.
Never in this lifetime or the next said a voice that echoed through her mind. Before she knew it, a hand touched her bare shoulders. A delicious shiver sped up down her spine. She spun around to meet the eyes of Stanton.
A/N: Sorry if I got some of the pregnancy stuff wrong. I never was pregnant so I'm not exactly sure on it. Sorry again! Is this good? Review please! –Payce-
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