OOOOkay.....so I forgot to do an intro so I'll do it now. I'm LADY! Lol...and this is my very first story. People be GENTLE. Be NICE. Do not hate on me, do not hate on my story. If you DO have flames, please make them CONSTRUCTIVE and not just "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOUR STORY! I HATE SAILOR MOON!! MAY THE WHOLE WORLD DIE....etc etc" I will then send u hate mail....every day.....and insult your lineage and your intelligence. Well actually I won't but I will think about it. I would like people to write to me though....cuz if no one writes I'm gonna be assuming no one is reading my story and thus will discontinue to write it. I would LOVE to hear what you think, any suggestions, any questions, and I really really want plot ideas. And I really am rambling aint I? Okay Ill stop now. Enjoy the stpru. Oh and my email is Bye Bye Honey Pies! WRITE ME!!:P
CHAPTER 2!
Serena lay in bed and looked up at the ceiling. She was all cried out, and knew that tomorrow it would take a heavy hand of make-up to repair the damage she had done. She never went out without make-up. As her grandmother had said it, a lady is never caught without her make-up done and her hair up. She felt too naked without it, too defenceless. Too....vulnerable and young. Too much like her deepest self. Make-up, was her way into the world. It was her shield, and she hid behind it every day. She rolled over onto her side, and tucked her legs beneath her into the covers. She hugged her pillow into her chest and felt another tear seep out of her eyes. She was about to fall asleep when she heard a scratching noise, and shot up out of bed, heart pounding and cold sweat forming along her body. But when she heard her two mixed breed husky/wolf dogs at the door, she smiled and held out her arms. They ran into her and knocked her down and licked her and nibbled her and she squealed and wrestled with them, and her mood was lifted. After she and they had been tuckered out, she lay down and rested her head along side theirs and together, they fell asleep.
The next day Serena was up with the sun. She had slept fitfully, and needed an extra amount of concealer under her eyes so that the dark blemishes did not show. She pulled on her cut-offs and her half-tank and got out her gardening gloves. Today she was going to wear herself out with gardening. She was going to upturn the soil and add the fertilizer and then map out where she was going to put what. By the end of the day she knew that she would be half dead on her feet and loving it.
So, she went out back got out the hoe, and started to turn the soil. In about 3 hours she had a quarter of the yard done, and stopped for a lemon juice break. She liked her lemon juice unsweetened, and so sour that it made her eyes water. She remembered her aunt telling her that her theory was that Serena was so sweet herself, she couldn't handle any sweet foods because that was an overbearance of sweetness. Serena laughed as she drank when she heard a rustling behind her. She spun around and saw a young boy of about 7 to 8 years old come crawling through the bushes. He looked up at her and she smiled at him. She thought that she had never seen anyone so cute in her life, and knew that when he was older, he was going to drive the girls in a frenzy. His skin colour was tanned, and his eyes were a light blue. He had black curly hair that was sure to be a sexy in a few years and he was all legs and arms, and she immediately knew he was going to be taller than her by the time he was 10.
She kneeled down in front of him and said "Hello sweetie pie. Didja get lost?"
He shook his head and smiled at her, a gap toothed grin. She resisted the urge to reach out and pinch his cheeks and bite him on the nose so instead she asked him "Do you want a little lemonade baby?"
He grinned and nodded and she laughed and stood up. She held her hand out to him and said "Come with me honey." He looked at her hand for a while, and then looked at her. She stood there patiently waiting for him to give her his hand, but he looked uncertain, and then frightened. Serena sensed that he was about to back away from her, and run for it. She squatted down in front of him and ran her fingers through his hair.
"It's okay baby," she whispered. "I promise that I wont ever hurt you." She then placed a soft kiss on his brow. He was very still, and then he looked up at her and for the first time they made true eye contact, and Serena felt a sharp stab of trepidation go through her when she saw his eyes. She knew adult men who had lived harsh lives and didn't have eyes as sad and as pain filled as this young boy.
She sighed and placed both her hands on his shoulders. "We all go through our own private hell's don't we baby?"She asked him. He nodded solemnly and she laughed.
"Did you understand what I just said?" she asked, still laughing. He shook his head, just as solemnly and she laughed again. "Oh baby," she sighed. "You and I are going to have so much fun together."
He smiled at her and then reached forward, and took her hand. Serena looked down at him and cooed, and he giggled. Then she led him inside the house and poured a glass of lemonade for him. She gave it to him while saying, "Now I must warn you honey pie, this is really sour and...." She trailed off as she saw him taking huge gulps, and then finishing with a loud burp and held the glass up to her.
"M..M..More?" she stuttered. He smiled and nodded, and she shook her head and poured him another. "A man after my own heart," she murmered as she watched him drown the second glass.
After he was finished he handed the glass back to her and wiped his mouth, she smiled at him and asked. "Want to help me finish upturning the garden and then you and I can plan where to put what flowers?"
He nodded gleefully and held his arms out to her. Serena looked at him for a second, and then she kneeled in front of him and pulled him in for a hug. They stayed locked together for about 1 minute and when they let go Serena understood that she had just been appointed as this young boys cherished friend, and as much as it didn't make sense he and she had a bond that was unexplained but more beautiful for it.
She held her hand out to him and he took it without hesitation and she led him out into the backyard again. For the rest of the day he and she worked side by side, and Serena was amazed at how strong this young boy was and how quick he learned from watching her. With him there, she got the work done in half the time and by 3 o'clock in the after noon she was finished and with a while to go. They sat together on the back porch and Serena looked at him and said, "By the way, I never did find out what your name was."
He shook his head and looked down. Serena leaned forward and put her finger under his chin and titled his head up. "Come on baby," she whispered. "I would like to know the name of my knight in shining armour," she said and winked at him.
He smiled and then looked around and took a stick from the ground and started to write letters in the dirt. D-A-E-M-O-N..."Daemon?" she asked. "Am I saying it right?"
He nodded shyly and then pointed at her. She smiled, "You want to know my name?" He nodded and pointed at her again. "My name is Serena sweetie pie. Serena Lapras."
He smiled at her and started to write in the dirt again. P-R-E-T-T-Y. "Awwwww," Serena cooed and then she pulled him close and started to snuggle him. "You're such a darling boy, you're just so cute." She squealed and hugged him tighter, laughing as he squirmed to get away.
Once she did let him go he was laughing and his eyes were shining and for a moment, he was just a little boy trying to get away from a cuddling he didn't want.
She watched him for a while and then said, "I'm guessing that you don't ever talk." To which he nodded a yes. "So, do you just communicate by writing what you want to say?" Again he nodded a yes. Serena paused for a second then asked, "Are you planning on visiting me a lot more often?" He frantically nodded a yes, and she laughed. "Then I'm going to get you a book, a really pretty book where whatever you want to say to me you can write in it. That'll be our private conversation keeper. Okay?" She got another frantic nod with a happy jump and skip attached to it. "Just one question baby," she said. "What's your favourite animal?" He stopped for a moment and looked at her thoughtfully. Then his face broke into a wide grin and he wrote down T-I-G-E-R.
"Awww," she cooed again, and he got a wary look in his eyes. She laughed out loud, "Did you think I was gonna grab you and cuddle you again?" She asked him teasingly. He nodded looking at her reproachfully. "Well..."she said, " I WAS!!" At this she jumped up and chased him around the yard screaming like a madwoman and making baby noises.
She had just caught him and was about to give him a raspberry kiss when suddenly a deep voice yelled out, "Daemon! Where are you?"
Daemon jumped out of her arms, grabbed her hand, and ran around the yard with Serena in tow. She was still laughing as she tried to keep up with little boy who not only outstrengthed her, but could outrun her too. But when she saw the owner of the voice, she was brought up short.
