Raventhedarkgoddess: Hey, guys! My story got removed AGAIN! What do people have against this story, anyway! It's not interactive! Anyway, I hope you guys like this next chapter, even though I have no reviews now:( Man, this SUCKS!

Chapter Eight: Late-Night Plan

"Serenity," a voice said in the dark, "Serenity, are you awake?" The voice sounded gentle and near her ear, and her left hand shot out and smacked about where the speaker should have been, causing a yelp of pain. "OW!"

"Who are you and what the hell do you want!" Suddenly she felt the tattered bear under her right arm and remembered where she was: Trapped in a room with Malik, in an airport, with no friends and a world full of friends who now hated her. "Get away from me, you pervert!"

"Who said I was a pervert!" The flashlight he picked back up off the ground luminated his face, his purple eyes gleaming, his face full of genuine hurt. "I just wanted to talk to you. I feel really... Well, I feel alone."

"Ya, and? Or have you forgotten that you hate me!" Serenity's eyes burned, her hair matted and her eyes glowing. "Don't sneak up on me just to talk in the middle of the night!" She folded her arms across her chest and stared at him. If I were a pervert, though, I'd think she looked beautiful while she was asleep... And even now... Wait, where the hell did that thought come from! I hate her!

"I'm... sorry." The words came out quietly and quickly. "I just wanted to ask you... Do you feel like getting back at the others for putting us into this mess?" He pulled the idea out of nowhere, but he felt assured it was a good one.

"Yes." The word didn't come naturally, but slipped out. "Yes I do. They make me so angry..." She couldn't believe it. It was two o' clock in the morning and here she was, spilling her guts out to Malik Ishtar, the boy she'd had her crush on since she'd met him.

"Then why not get back at them? Shock them a little bit?" He leaned closer, whispering faster, hoping no one was awake to see or hear them. "What if we pretend we love each other, act like we're going out when they get up tommorow?"

"Won't that get us in trouble?"

"It'll get us revenge, money, and a Kodac moment!" Malik said. "Are you willing to help me or not?" His voice was still gentle, and so were his eyes. His voice flowed over her, taking her in...

"All right, let's do it. But I don't really love you, got it!" Serenity challenged him, trying to keep authority in her voice. "We're here just because we want the money. We don't care about each other!"

"All right, agreed." He paused, then smirked. "Besides, who could love you?"

Serenity declined to answer the question. I don't know, she thought in her head. "Do you want your bear to keep you company?" She tried for a smirk, but the words came out soft and caring.

"You keep him for a while. You need him more than I do." Besides, he thought to himself, I've got you here in the room. This thought almost made him want to smack himself, but he couldn't, so he lay there quietly until he heard Serenity breathing quietly. He looked over at her: Beautiful.

"Damn it, go the hell to sleep. You're just staging for tommorow." Even as he drifted off to sleep, however, he couldn't keep his eyes squeezed together tight enough to keep Serenity out of his mind, head, and heart.

Raventhedarkgoddess: I'll try to update again soon, since I know that was short. Please R+R, guys! Whoever reported me is an ass...