Writing becomes fun after awhile. Especially when I get great reviews like these! So here's the second chapter to "Mistaken Identities".
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CHAPTER 2: Meetings and Flirtation
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The teenage blonde took her seat in class and prepared to begin the lesson for the day. She was so happy, her cousin was coming to visit her and she had a date with Darien this afternoon that alone was enough to get her floating on cloud nine. Just the simple fact she was finally going to have some alone time with Darien after so many months of battling freak show monsters and saving the world.
This is our special day…
She remembered him saying.
After school today we're going to spend the whole day together. It's my way of commemorating you for saving the world and getting into high school.
Ohhhh just thinking about him made her go wild! Thinking back to his voice made her face flush, and the very sound of it made her want to melt into a puddle; but… soon he'd be leaving to go to school in America and who knows when she'll see him again. The very thought if it killed her mood and totally ruined her momentum, just her luck it was 1st period.
LATER THAT DAY
It was finally time for P.E. Serena's most hated class of the day. She may have been Sailor Moon and constantly fought monsters (that she mainly ran away from) to get the workout of her life; but she totally despised P.E.
She walked out onto the track field and saw a group of students all ooing, ahhing and cheering over something spectacular over on the side. Seeing the big crowd made curiosity take the best of her and she jogged her way over to the scene.
"Wow she's spectacular!" she heard one girl say.
"That was the most amazing run I've ever seen!" she heard a boy to the side say.
"Hey isn't she that freshman girl?" she heard another girl say.
"You mean the klutz with the pig tails!" asked the girl's friend.
"Klutz?" she thought angrily. "Okay so I may not be the most graceful person…but I'm not that big of a klutz."
"Nah it's definitely not her, she's not wearing pig tails she's wearing a pony tail." observed another boy.
"Someone should call the fashion police on her because those pig tails are so elementary." commented another girl.
"So tell me…were you guys supposed to say this behind my back or in my face?" Serena asked depressingly.
The crowd soon parted for a small entry way to the center and everyone turned to look the pig tailed blonde.
She was ready…she was ready to give them the speech of the century about truth justice and kindness. All the ingredients that made her so great in children eyes…or all the ingredients that made Sailor Moon so great. But before she spoke or uttered a single word, she saw what it was exactly that grabbed everybody's attention.
"Sa….Sabrina?" she questioned.
The girl stopped wiping the sweat of her face and curiously looked up to see who had called her name.
"Sabrina, it is you!" she exclaimed and made a run for her cousin. When she got about 7 ft away from her before tripped on her feet and landed face first in front of her feet.
"OOOooohhhhhhh" the crowd responded before breaking into a fit of laughter.
She felt humiliated. Not only from the other students in class, but also because of the first impression had she given her cousin.
"Goodness, you fall when there's nothing to fall over." Spoke a female in a natural tone. Serena looked up to see her cousin reaching a hand down to pick her up with a warm smile.
"But I guess…something's just aren't meant to change huh?" she continued
"It's the best things that stay with you" Serena added.
"I guess so, but…your clumsiness is definitely not your best thing. You've been like this since you first learned how to walk." She theorized pulling Serena up to her feet.
"I guess not." Serena admitted dusting herself off.
"Come on Serena let's chit chat over there on the bleachers." Her cousin suggested.
"Ohhh no thanks. I really ought to get back to class." She backed down.
"Oh I'm sure the coach wouldn't mind you if you talked to the new transfer student to give her some pointers." Sabrina edged on.
"Huh? What? You mean your attending this school!" Serena began exclaiming.
"Yeah dummy, can't you tell by the uniform?" she asked annoyingly.
"Look at them, they look exactly alike! You would think they were identical twins or something." A girl from earlier remarked.
"Yeah too bad they don't have the same brain wave capacities." One of the boys remarked.
The students soon lost interest in the two girls and headed their separate ways before the start of class.
"Huh? Uhhhhh…oh yeah I knew that just testing Rina." Serena answered nervously and began to laugh it off in hopes lessening her embarrassment.
"You know what? How about you go on to class, we can meet up later after school to catch up." Sabrina suggested.
"Oh…are you sure?"
"Yeah, hopefully by then you'll be back down to earth." She explained walking off.
"Okay!" Serena shouted after her. "I'll see you then!" She watched and admired her cousin run off toward the school.
"Wow she's already here and already getting along with the cool kids!...She just may be my ticket to fame here in high school! But I can't help but wonder if I forgot something important…." She pondered.
"Oh NO!' she shrieked.
I was supposed to see Darien after school today!
Class soon ended without a problem because all they did was practice some stretches, which meant no emergency trips to the infirmary for Serena. And soon after before she knew it, school was over and she still hadn't touched bases with Sabrina to tell her about her already scheduled plans! Guilt soon consumed her and she exited the building with her head hung low. She was walking toward the school gates when something told her to look up, and there she saw…
"Sabrina…oh!" she stopped herself quickly before she gave herself away. Because right there, right before her very eyes was Sabrina flirting with Darien!
She quickly hid behind a nearby tree as not to be seen so she may eavesdrop on their conversation.
"A Yamaha, how sporty of you." She heard her say to him.
"Yeah it's my favorite brand in bikes." He responded.
"I'm more of a classic gal myself. I'm into Harley Davidson's, mainly the 1977 FXS Low Rider. That bike…..ah!" she gave a thrilled moan. "It's my baby, but…I still ride Yamaha brands shhh…" she whispered harshly. "Don't let him hear that or he'll be heart broken." She said dramatically.
This caused Darien to throw his head back and break into a fit of laughter, and made Serena heartbroken.
"I could never get Darien to laugh like that…he just chuckles and praise me on how wonderful I am. That's all good and well but…" she looked up and saw the way he laughing. "What do I have to do to get him to share a heartfelt laugh like that with me?"
"What are you laughing at? I'm serious!" Sabrina said in a playful serious tone. "If you don't stop laughing I'm going to tell him on you." She threatened.
"And I guess I should beware the dreaded FXS Beast huh?" he inquired.
"Damn straight!" she warned, and they both burst into a fit of laughter all over again.
Serena felt herself sink more and more to the ground, and why not? She felt lower than dirt right now; she's been in a relationship with Darien for going on two years now, and not once has she gotten him to laugh or crack jokes in the way he's doing with Sabrina.
"You know it weird." She heard him begin.
"What's that?"
"You…you look exactly like my girlfriend yet you two are totally different." He confessed.
"How so?"
"Well you interest in motorcycles, that's a first."
"And don't you ever diss my baby again!" she threatened and they shared another yet smaller laugh together.
"Your sense of humor is another aspect. My girlfriend couldn't crack a joke if it saved her life." He chuckled.
"Oh that's okay! I couldn't get the priest from my family's church to bless me because I can walk and chew bubblegum…dirty habit, anyway back to your girlfriend." She said quickly as not to get off subject.
"Hahaha, its funny…I've only just met you and yet I feel like I've met you somewhere before." He confessed.
"Well you never know, "she started stepping closer to him. "Maybe you and I were meant to be but…" she leaned against him and drew circles on his back. "You met your girlfriend instead and thought she was me."
"Maybe, speaking of which I wonder what's taking her so long I sure hope she didn't get stuck with detention or something." He began worriedly.
"Yeah…" she dragged. "I'm waiting on my cousin, but!" she ran away from him a bit and turned to say her goodbyes. "If you see a blonde with pig tails named Serena tell her to get together with me later!" she yelled.
"But…"
"I gotta go!" she finished and ran off down the street. She turned the corner down a partially empty street and picked up her pace.
"Terentia!" she called, and in a sudden instant a spinning fur ball appeared in the air and landed on her shoulder to reveal the squirrel like weasel.
"You rang?" she asked.
"Terentia get ready…Samaras attacks tonight."
BACK TO DARIEN
"That's weird, she just gave an exact description of…"
"Darien…" came a small female voice.
He turned around to see his usually perky girlfriend now sad and depressed looking.
"Serena!" he said running to her. "Serena what took you so long I was starting to get worried." He kissed her on her forehead and held her tight. "I thought you had detention or something." He confessed.
"No…"
"Hey what's the matter? Why are you so sad." He tilted her head up by the chin and saw tears flowing from her eyes. "Serena…what's…"
"Tell me the truth Darien, did you like her?" she asked angrily.
"Well yeah but…"
"Oh I knew it…you like her better than me! Guys always like her more!" she whined falling to her knees.
"Serena, it may be true that I like her…but, you're the one I love." He came back bending down to kiss her softly.
"(sniff) Oh Darien…you always know exactly what to say to me…(sniff) I thought you had fallen for her for sure."
"Who?" he asked dumbly.
"Sabrina of course!" she yelled at him. "Gosh Darien even I remember what we're talking about here!"
"I'm sorry Serena; I just want you to start being your normal happy self right now. I don't care about anyone or anything else at this moment, you the beautiful girl standing in front of me."
"Oh Darien."
They held each other in a loving embrace for a small moment before separating to get on his bicycle.
"So were exactly are we going tonight?" Serena asked curiously.
"Some place special." He answered and rolled off down the street. The sun was setting soon, and if he wanted the moment to be perfect so picked up speed to make good timing.
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TBC
Man….okay somebody be truthful with me, is this story going well? Don't worry about the other scouts and what nots b/c they'll be popping up in the next chapter. I just want to know if anyone likes it enough for me to actually continue.
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