Heya ppl! I'm BACK! This is chapter 7! Not 6, as it was pointed out to me in my reviews....which I love u all for. Especially the extra long ones.... MM darling'! Hehe....anyhow...I don't really have much to say right now eh? I'm just sitting here....kinda staring at the screen trying to figure out how many more chapters this story should have. I want to finish with this cuz I want to move on to what's-her-face. Amy and Zoicite. Yes I know Zoicite is gay, but in my story he is straight as a ruler...or maybe I should put her with Greg. I don't know...I kinda like the generals with the senshi. Oh my Gosh....guys...I'm sorry.....I started writing the above passage but then...I had homework I forgot to do...and then a few days later my kitty died!!!! LLL Its been a crazy week...and I lost my baby!! She had lung cancer and we had to put her to sleep. The hurt is starting to ease a bit now...so I can write again. At least she's happy and peaceful right?? RIGHT!! She's fine...and now she protects me from heaven and gives me her kitty powers!! (I said that to my friends while we were sitting on the bus and they all just looked at me strange :P) Anyway....umm...I kind of forgot what I wanted to do in this chapter...but eh....I guess ill figure it out as I go along. Was this the sex scene chapter?? I think so....so I guess ill incorporate that in there. We might learn a bit more from Darien and Daemon...and I think ill be ending it off in the next chapter AFTER this one. I'm kinda stuck cuz I half wanna write about Inuyasha and Kagome and I already have an awesome storyline for that...involves time travel on Kagome's side and Inuyasha is a mighty leader ruler etc etc etc. He will also be almost cruel and kind of...lonely...but our Kagome will take care of it. Oh oh...he also growls and he PURRS!!.....Oh God...I'm turning myself on. ANYHOO... So its either gonna be that....or Amy and Zoicite. Amy is gonna be so COLD!! She's gonna be my view of an ice princess. And shell be fairly older...like 23 or something like that. I wanna like...do one series of anime and THEN move on to another but....ANYWAY...enjoy the story...whatever happens is a mystery to me too. Ciao!
Serena shot out of her bed, gasping, cold sweats breaking all along her body. She looked around and saw that she was at home safe, and sighed. She tried to control the trembling of her limbs, but found she could not, and just turned onto her side, and curled up into a little ball and let the nightmare wash over her. She found that the best way to get through something, was just to face it and let it do its worst. She'd thought that Andrew's attack hadn't affected her that bad, but her body seemed to have remembered something different. The shivers passed through her racing up and down her spine, and her skin was rough with chills although it was a hot night. After a while, could have been minutes, or hours, it eased, and she found that she could breathe easier, and her body was no longer shaking. Serena sighed and rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling, She knew it would be a while before she would be able to sleep fully through the night. As much was she hated to admit it to herself, Andrews attack had affected her, and she was sure that it would continue to affect her for a while to come.
She slid her hand down her body and cringed as her hand came into contact with the bruises. She knew they would heal, but she couldn't wait for them to fade from her body. They felt vile, and for some odd reason she felt like they connected her to Andrew. She got up out of bed and walked to the window. The moon was out and it was full and she sighed and arched up stretching her hands up towards it. She closed her eyes and let the light of the moon wash over her body, and pretended that it was healing her. Then, while smiling, she sat back on her heels and softly laughed at herself. Ever since she had been young she had always felt like the moon was watching over her and guiding her. She knew that it had just been a lonely child's dream, but that dream had stuck, and whenever something went wrong she would always turn to the moon for help and comfort and guidance. And she loved just lying outside and having the moon shine down on her and feel the blood throbbing throughout her veins, and feeling the earth pulse beneath her body . It was her form of meditation, and it worked every single time.
Today however, she didn't feel like stepping out of her house. She looked outside, and saw how dark and shadowy it was and she knew she got scared just thinking about going out. She knew it was ridiculous for her to still be afraid of the dark, but that was just the way that the wind blew. She looked back towards her bed and saw Shadow and Lupa lying there, their legs spread all over the place and their tongues lolling out. She giggled and ran and jumped on them bouncing around. They woke up with a yelp and then started to nudge her with their noses and playfully nip at her. They wrestled for about 2 minutes and then Serena sighed and curled her body around Lupa. Shadow moved closer and placed his head in the dip of her waist and she laughed and snuggled up closer to Lupa, burying her nose in her thick fur.
Serena awoke the next day with a feeling of lassitude sweeping through her bones. She looked around and saw that it was a bright and sunny day. She smiled and stretched out, and accidentally kicked Shadow in the stomach. He yelped and jumped off the bed, and then sat there looking at her disapprovingly. Serena laughed and reached down and ruffled his fur, petting him behind the ears until his tail was wagging so hard she was afraid that it would break and fall off.
She jumped out of bed, and after kissing Lupa on the head and Shadow on the nose, ran downstairs. She stood in the middle of her living room and stared at the front door. This was her special place where she had gotten her first kiss. She smiled to herself and gave a little twirl. She looked outside and saw people walking around the neighbourhood and smiled, remembering how scary it had looked the night before and how harmless it looked now. Serena stood there, wondering what to do with the rest of her day when she suddenly remembered that it was Monday, and that she had to go to school today. She debated over whether she should or should not for a few minutes, and then decided that she should. She didn't want to, and her heart dropped down to her tummy, and her good mood took a flying dive, but she knew she had to. If it's one thing that she had learned from her father it was that if you faced down a problem it would go away sooner than later. You could wait it out, but that would take longer, and might escalate into a series of other problems.
"Besides," Serena thought to herself. "If I don't go people will assume that something really did happen and that I'm in the hospital or something like that."
However, as much as that made sense, Serena still didn't want to, and she grumbled to herself as she went around looking for clothes to wear. She wanted something different today. None of her skirts and heels. If a fight broke out, then she would be at a disadvantage because of the clothes. Instead Serena decided to wear pants and a shirt. She found her favourite light blue denim pants that hugged her legs without cutting off the circulation, and then found a white tank top with lace bordering that looked a bit like lingerie, but was designed that way. She finished with white running shoes and then went to look at herself in the mirror and smiled. Then it hit her that she wasn't wearing make up and she ran off looking for her cosmetics bag.
After about 20 minutes of applying make up, Serena knew that she was ready to face the world. She had her mask and armour on, and she would do battle with anyone that wanted to piss her off. She'd decided to go different today because she felt different, and had just put some mascara and a pale dusting of shimmer on her eyes, and had made her lips a dark red, so all attention was focused on the mouth. She blew herself a kiss in the mirror, and then grabbed her bag and walked towards the front door. She took a deep breath, sent a quick prayer to above, and then crossed her fingers, and stepped outside.
She stood on her porch for about 10 seconds, breathing in the fresh air, and letting the breeze play with her hair. She had left it down and had curled it, and she loved having the breeze go through it. She turned her face into the wind, and for those split seconds, she felt beautiful. She shook herself out of her trance, and laughed at her own silliness. She stepped off her porch, and walked out onto the sidewalk, and headed for school.
"Serena!" she heard, and she spun around to see a group of girls walking towards her.
"Hey girl!" one of them said, and pulled Serena into a hug. Serena went along, mystified, and wondering why the hell she was being hugged by random people. She pulled back, and stared blankly at the girl, until her friend spoke up.
"She doesn't remember you, stupid, you're scarin' the hell out of the girl." She looked at Serena and said, "We met at the party on Friday."
Suddenly their faces clicked and Serena remembered who they were. "Oh!" she exclaimed. "Hey guys! Sorry, I didn't recognize you for a second."
One of the girls pouted at her, "I'm hurt" she said. "I thought you said you loved me." She wiped a fake tear from her eye, and turned her back.
Serena laughed and patted her on the shoulder. "Sorry babes, "she said. "It's been a hell of a weekend, and I'm surprised I remember my own name."
"Yeah we heard about what those bitches did to you." Another girl in the back piped up. "Don't worry about it, well take care of them for you." She cracked her knuckles and flashed Serena a feral looking grin.
Serena gave a nervous laugh, and then shook her head. "Umm...remind me to never start a fight with you," she murmured. The girls around her laughed, and Serena smiled. Then a thought struck her and her eyes narrowed. "You guys aren't going to set me up too are you?"
The girls looked at each other, and then looked back at Serena. "Nah," said the first girl. "Were too lazy to plan something like that and anyway, we'd end up getting caught in it too." Serena giggled, and relaxed. Maybe she did trust too easy, but she felt like these people really were being nice, not just faking it. She didn't want to get too happy just yet, but maybe this time she had found real friends instead of disguised enemies.
"Serena," she heard, and turned around to see Fiona standing in front of her house, waving at her. Serena sensed the eyes of the other girls on her back, and knew that they were waiting to see if Fiona was a friend or not. Serena paused for a second, but then she raised her hand and waved back.
"Hey Fiona," she yelled. Fiona started to jog towards them, and Serena turned around and smiled at the girls.
"Out of all of them," one of the girls murmured. "I always liked her best. She always seemed so sweet."
Another girl snorted. "You like her because she's hot and she has red hair, you freakin' lesbian."
Serena laughed, and then Fiona was upon them. She stopped and looked around at the other girls and a little flush came to her cheeks. Had Serena been anyone else she would have taken advantage of this situation, and gotten revenge on Fiona for what she had done, but instead Serena ended up feeling sorry or her.
"Her Fifi," she said. "How are you?"
Fiona looked at her and smiled slightly. "I'm okay," she replied. "You're going to school today? I thought you'd want to take a while off." She looked confused and a little worried as she looked at Serena, and Serena felt a little tug of realization rush through her.
"Poor Fiona," she thought to herself. "She was caught up in a trap too."Serena smiled at Fiona, and looped her arms around the girls shoulders.
"Don't worry about it," she said. "I'm feeling 110 percent better, Thanks for caring though." With that Serena placed a little peck on her cheek.
A collective "Aww," went up from the girls, and Serena and Fiona looked at them and giggled.
"So," Serena said. "I'm glad you guys are with us but uh....I don't really know any of your names," she said, looking apologetic.
"Oh let me introduce you," Fiona said, and then spun Serena around to face the girls.
"Serena, this is Alice," she pointed to the girl that had first spoken. "Candice," she pointed to the second girl that had spoken. "Tallulah," she said pointing to the girl who seemed to be the most feisty of the group. "And this is Lynn," she said, pointing to the supposed "lesbian."
Serena smiled, and waggled her wingers as a hello. Alice was fairly tall with black hair that was streaked blue, and she had dark dark brown eyes. Candice was short and had blonde hair, and she had green eyes. Tallulah was really pretty with dark chocolate coloured skin, and black hair and brown eyes. Her eyes were what made Serena almost jealous though, because the were almond shaped and clear and sparkling. Lynn was Asian and had tanned skin and black hair, but her eye colour was blue, and it made her stand out.
Serena linked arms with Fiona and Alice, and said, "We have to get going or we'll be late." The girls assented and they headed off to school, chattering the whole way. On the way there random people waved to them, and Serena recognized more people and said hi, and by the time she got to school, her confidence level was soaring, and she felt like she could handle anything.
She entered the school, and saw Darien standing there, surrounded by a group of guys all talking and laughing. She tried to avoid making eye contact, as her behaviour was still fresh on her mind, and she didn't want him to look at her, but it was pointless, and like magnets, his form drew her eyes to him. She gazed at him for a few moments, before he looked up and saw her.
She blushed and looked down quickly, and then she looked up after a few seconds to find him still staring at her with a little smile on his face. She gathered up her courage for a little wave, and he nodded, and then turned away.
Serena sighed, and knew that if she was ever going to make another move on the guy, she would have to get herself nice and drunk beforehand. She was still fazed out when someone waved their hand in front of her face. Serena's head snapped up and she was looking into the eyes of Candice.
"You feelin' okay?" she asked, and then put a hand to her forehead. "We've been callin' your name for the last minute but you weren't hearing us." Serena laughed uneasily and then cleared her throat.
"Sorry about that," she said. "I got a little distracted there for a second,"
"Oh?" piped up Alice, her voice tinged with curiosity. "By who?"
Serena flushed and Fiona giggled. "I know who," she said in a sing-song voice. "But I'm not telling!" she finished and then stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry, Tallulah laughed and gave her a poke in the stomach.
"Come on," she said. "I need to go to the bathroom." Fiona nodded and got up.
"Wait!" Lynn cried out. "I need to go too! I need to pee, I forgot to in the morning." Everyone groaned, and Tallulah gave her a dirty look.
"Fine," she said. "But keep your hands to yourself!" Lynn laughed and Fiona giggled.
"It's ok Lynn," she said. "You can touch me whenever you want."
Lynn looked at her with surprise. "Really?" she asked, hope shining in her eyes.
Fiona paused and looked at her. "Noooo..." Fiona replied slowly, "I didn't think you were going to take me seriously, "She smiled and then linked arms with Lynn and Tallulah. "Lets go then," she said, and with waves they were off.
Serena looked at Alice and Candice, and they in turn looked at her. "Did you want to do me a favour?" Candice asked her.
Serena looked at her suspiciously. "Depends," she said. "I don't have to do anything freaky do I?" she asked.
Candice laughed and said, "No no, I was just wondering if you could do my make up for me. I never learned how to, and you so yours so well, and you look so pretty, and I wanna look pretty tooo..." Candice finished on a whine, and Serena smothered a laugh.
"Sure sweetie," she said. "I'd love to." She led Candice to a log and sat her down on it, and got out her little kit.
Halfway through people started to crowd around and see what was going on, and Serena was trying to push people away to give her some elbow room. She sighed and straightened up.
"Will everyone please BACK UP!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, and there was a sudden lull in the conversations.
"You tell 'em girl," Candice said from her position on the stool, and everyone laughed and took a few steps back.
"THANK you," Serena sighed, and then went back to doing the make up. Within 10 minutes she was done, and she stepped back, looking at her handiwork proudly.
"I'm done," she announced. "And you look really REALLY good." Candice flashed her a toothy grin, and then looked at herself in the mirror.
"Oooh," she murmured. Then she looked at Alice and said, "Tell me how sexy I am."
Alice laughed, and then said with a mechanical voice, "You're the sexiest being on this planet. I love your hair, eyes, and nails. I want to look just like you. Your beauty is unsurpassed. You shine with an inner light..."
"We get it," Candice interrupted, and then stuck her tongue out at her, thus earning a slap on the arm from Serena.
"Keep that tongue inside your mouth!" she said imperiously. "Otherwise your lip gloss will come off."
"Ooh," Candice breathed, and then smiled showing her teeth. "Hit me again," she whispered. "I liked it."
Serena and Alice both groaned, and then shuddered. "That's pretty gross Candice," Alice said. "And the visual images that came with that statement weren't too pretty either."
Serena laughed, and gave her a poke. "Hey. You know you want it," she said, winking.
"Oh yes," Alice said, sarcasm reeking through her words. "I want it so bad. Give it to me please."
Serena laughed, and then looked at her watch. "Where did the others get off to?" she wondered. "They've been gone for like, 20 minutes, and it does not take 20 minutes to pee."
"Maybe they had to poo," Candice piped up from behind the mirror, where she was examining her eyes. "I have cat eyes!" she announced, and then stopped. "Oh right, do you want to go look for them?"
Serena stared at her, and then shook her head. "You're so random" she said.
"I know. Don't you love me?"
"No, not really, but maybe one day I will." Serena said, and giggled at Candice's shocked expression.
"Burn" murmured Alice, and Serena laughed.
"I was kidding!!" she exclaimed, and then blew Candice a kiss. "And yes, I do want to look for them."
Candice hopped up form the trunk and started pulling Alice and Serena towards the school. "Well then, what the hell are we standing around for? Lets get going." She suddenly stopped and spun around, "Oh and by the way, YOU", she said, pointing to Alice, "Will keep your hands off my man!"
Serena stared at her, bewildered. "Your man?" she asked. A picture of Darien flashed through her mind, and for a second she felt something like fear go through her body. "Who?" she asked, trying to play it cool.
"Lloyd," she announced, with an air of happiness.
"Lloyd, "Serena murmured to herself. "...Scar?" she asked.
"Yeah," Alice chimed in. Then she turned to Candice, "Since when is he your man?"
Candice smiled brightly. "Since last night." She announced.
"Ah," Alice said, and then nodded. "Lovely."
"What?" Serena asked, standing there and looking at one girl and then the other. "What happened last night?"
"He became my man last night." Candice said. Serena stared blankly at her, "We became a couple." Still a blank stare. "We untied and became one!" Another blank stare.
Alice grabbed Serena's face, and looked into her eyes. "They had sex," she stated.
"Ooooh," Serena breathed. "Well why couldn't you just say that?
Candice laughed, and gave Serena a slight push. "I didn't think I would have to spell it out for you."
Serena scrunched up her nose, "Yeah well you do. Remember that!"
Alice laughed, and then took Serena's hand. "I can't believe I didn't see it before," she said, staring at Serena in the face. "You're a virgin!" She squealed, and caused various glances to be sent their way. Serena flushed a dark cherry red.
"Did you want to say that a little louder Alice? I don't think China heard you!"
Candice laughed, and said. "Actually I think they did."
Serena gave her a dirty look, and then said, "So what if I am a virgin? Isn't everyone?"
Alice whooped with laughter, and Candice snorted. "Yeah, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried."
"Really?" Serena said, "What about like, Fiona, Lynn, and Tallulah?"
"Them too," Candice said, and then laughed. "Honey, you know all those popular girls? How do you think they got so popular?"
Serena laughed while shaking her head. "I thought it was based on personality." She said, looking dumbfounded.
Alice giggled. "Poor naïve Serena. It's ok, we'll help you out if there's ever any confusion about boys."
Serena laughed, and then bowed. "Thank you very much, wise master."
"What are you thanking her for?" a voice asked behind Serena. She whipped around and saw Fiona, Lynn and Tallulah standing there, looking at her curiously.
"She offered me guidance on boys." Serena said, and then looked closely at them, "Where were you guys? What took so long?"
"Ah, we got distracted by grl talk," Tellulah said. Lynn nodded forcefully, but Fiona shook her head at her, and then looked at Serena.
"We actually ran into Lucia and Arianne, and we had a little talk with them."
Serena stood there and stared at Fiona. "Oh..." she murmured. "Where was Kaylan?"
Fiona looked down and then said, "She's in the hospital. She's..uhh...in a coma of a sort."
Serena gasped, "What? Why? What happened?"
Fiona looked up at her, and half smiled. "I guess you could call it poetical justice." She whispered. "After Darien left, and Arianne and Lucia went home, Andrew turned on her, and raped her."
Serena stood stock still, and let that piece of news wash over her. A detached part of her mind recognized that it was almost fair, what had happened. But her emotional side was aching for Kaylan, who must have suffered only God knows what at the hands of Andrew.
"They looked awful," Fiona whispered. "Their eyes were all red and swollen, and they looked so dead."
She looked up at Serena, and then looked down again. "I know that she almost deserves it, but all the same. Kaylan was a nice person at times. I know she tried to hurt you but, she still...she..." Fiona trailed off, unable to exress her thoughts into words, but Serena was able to follow.
Even though Kaylan might have a cruel streak in her, she was still a person. And no matter what, she hadn't deserved that much pain.
"Where is she?" Serena asked.
"In the hospital," Fiona said. "Do you want to...go visit her today?"
Serena nodded softly. "Yeah," she murmured. "Lets do that."
Serena and Fiona stood in front of the hospital, both uncertain about what they were going to do once they got into the hospital room. They glanced at each other, and then quickly looked away. It was too private, the feelings that each of them had going through them. They couldn't share it with each other yet.
In the end, Serena slipped her hand into Fiona's, and they smiled at each other, and stepped into the building. The first thing that hit them was the smell. That strong scent of the hospital. Serena wrinkled her nose, and glanced over at Fiona, who was secretly trying to bury her nose into her collar. Serena stifled a bubble of laughter that rose into her throat, and then looked around. She had always wondered why they didn't make hospitals more...bright. Colourful. As if it weren't bad enough you were sick, the place you were staying at had to look sick too. She shuddered, and then started to walk forward, only to have Fiona tug sharply at her hand.
She turned and looked at her, and Fiona gestured to the nurses station. Serena nodded and walked up to the nurse/secretary. She smiled and said, "Hi. We're here to see a girl named Kaylan?"
The nurse looked expectantly at her, and Serena stared back at her.
"That's it," she finally said, a frown furrowing her brow.
The nurse laughed and shook her head. "Do you know her last name?" she asked, her eyebrows raised.
"Oh.." Serena stammered, and then turned and looked at Fiona. "Umm, actually no, I don't."
"Harper," Fiona jumped in. "Her last name is Harper."
"Kaylan Harper?" the nurse asked, and then consulted her chart. "She should be on the 4th floor, in room 21."
"Great," Serena said. "Thanks."
She and Fiona walked up to the elevator, but when they saw the number of people waiting to get on, they looked at each other and simultaneously decided to take the stairs.
After reaching the 4th floor, they hurried to room 21, and saw that the room door was closed. Serena took a deep breath, and reached out, and pushed the door open.
The room was dim because the blinds were closed, so it took a while for Fiona's and Serena's eyes to get adjusted to the different lighting. They first saw the little dresser, filled with flowers, and candies and get well cards. Then they saw the 2 chairs, both unoccupied. Then finally, they saw the bed, with Kaylan laying on it. Serena stepped into the room, and barely managed to hold in her horrified gasp.
Kaylan looked incredibly tiny and frail with little tubes coming out of her here and there. Serena heard Fiona gasp, and then quietly start crying, but all she could do was stare at Kaylan. She looked so different! She looked younger, and weaker, and if it wasn't for the little machine that was beeping in time to Kaylan's pulse, she would have thought she was dead. She was so...still.
Serena and Fiona each grabbed a chair and sat down near Kaylan. They both sat there in silence for over an hour, just sitting there and watching and thinking. Finally, they looked at each other and got up.
"We should...visit every once in a while." Fiona said, while watching Serena cautiously. "I know you probably don't want to but...still...we should just see how.."
"It's ok Fiona," Serena interrupted. "I don't mind coming at all. I want her to get better too, ok? It'll be ok."
Serena gave Fiona's nose a little tweak then placed a kiss on her forehead.
"I need to get home," she murmured. "I need food and sleep, and I think I have homework too."
"Oh, right." Fiona said. "How was your day?"
"It was good. Nothing extra special happened but in any case, it was okay. I have an extraordinary amount of homework however, and it will take me well over 3 hours to finish so...I should head home."
Fiona nodded and then sighed. "I have homework too, but uh....I prefer to...not do it."
Serena laughed and nudged her. "No wonder you're failing 3 subjects."
"Hush," Fiona whined. "I'm not meant for school...I'm meant for something bigger. Something better," She said with a flourish.
"Like what?" Serena asked, giggling slightly. "Line dancing? Stripping? Street walking? Eh?"
Fiona turned her nose up in the air. "I happen to think that stripping is an art. One I intend to conquer."
Serena laughed. Then she looked at Kaylan. "You think she can hear us?" she asked, her voice quiet.
"I don't know," Fiona replied. "I hope so."
Serena looked at her and smiled. "You're so sweet."
Fiona smiled back. "Not as sweet as you."
Serena curtsied, and then linked arms with her. "We ought to get going. We'll come back tomorrow, and stay for an hour?"
"Sounds good to me," Fiona said happily. She and Serena walked out of the hospital, waving goodbye to the nurse/secretary, who waved back at them.
"She'll always remember me as the dumb blonde," Serena said, and laughed to herself.
"You are a dumb blonde, of course that's how you'll be remembered."
Serena stared at Fiona. "Well....I never."
Fiona tried to hold in her laughter, but it came out as a big snort. "I'm sorry, you know I'm kidding. But the look on your face...where's a camera when you need one?"
"Ha ha," Serena said sarcastically. "Why don't you go home and use an electrical appliance near some water."
Fiona cracked up so hard, Serena thought she was going to faint. "What the hell..." she managed, before she went into another laugh attack.
"That was the stupidest thing I have ever heard anyone say," Fiona said, wiping tears form her eyes. "Oh God."
Serena tried to control her face, but a smile came through anyway. In the end she gave up and just gave Fiona the finger, Fiona just laughed again.
"Oh so ladylike," she said.
Serena shrugged and grinned. "I never said I was a lady."
Serena sat at home and stared at her chemistry homework. She could go over it as many times as she wanted to, but she would never understand these stupid molar mass questions. With a disgusted sigh she pushed the papers away and got up. She walked to the window and stretched, going on tip-toes and thrusting her chest forward.
"Nice," someone murmured, and she spun around with a shriek and came face to face with Darien. He smiled at her, and then placed his hands on her waist.
"Move to the side, Daemons trying to get into your house using the tree," he said, going and standing next to the window.
He looked at her and laughed softly. "Little punk thinks he can outsmart his big brother. I'm just trying to decide what to do with him when he gets up here."
Serena stood there, staring at him, mouth agape, trying to get over the fear that had rushed through her system when he had come up behind her.
She shook herself, and opened her mouth to ask him how he had managed to get into her house, but then there was a rustle in the trees, and the next second Daemon was tapping on the window, grinning at her.
She smiled at him, and went to the window and unlocked it.
"Be nice," she murmured to Darien. "I want him to stay with me today."
"Ill think about it," Darien murmured back. "Now open the window."
Serena complied, and slid the window open and stepped back from it. Daemon hopped in with a bright smile on his face, and he held out his arms to her, but just then Darien's arms shot out and grabbed him from behind. Daemon didn't shout or yell, but his face contorted and for a second Serena's heart went out to him, because she understood the fear that rushed through him. The same fear had rushed through her just a few moments ago after all.
After a few moments though, Daemons face changed, and he was laughing loudly, and Serena smiled to herself. This might be the only time that they would ever get to hear the nuances of Daemons voice, and she was going to enjoy every second of it, Daemon shouted with laughter, as Darien buried his face in his stomach and Serena felt that familiar tug at her heart. She thought maybe the fact that she had wanted Darien so much had been just an emotion thing. Almost like an aftershock. But apparently not, because the same emotions came back and seemed to have doubled, because now it seemed to be a physical pain.
They settled down, and Daemon quieted, sensing that there was going to be a little talk behind all this fun. Darien pulled him away and turned him around.
"I know you want to see and be with Serena," he told him. "I understand that." At this he flicked his eyes up to her, and she stared at him, once again, her mouth agape.
Then he looked back at Daemon, "But you will never, ever again try to trick me and go out by yourself without telling me. Do you understand?"
Daemon looked down at the floor and nodded.
Darien put his finger under his chin and turned his dace up. "I'm not angry," he said softly. "I just don't ever want you to lie to me. Ok?"
Again Daemon nodded, and then buried his face into Darien's shoulder. Darien held him for a moment, and then looked up to say something to Serena, but found her staring at them, her eyes filled with tears.
"Oh God," he muttered to himself, and Serena sniffled.
"Oh shut up," she said, and turned and walked out of the room.
Daemon looked up and looked around. He looked at his brother, confusion etched into his features.
At that precise second Serena came back into the room, marched up to Daemon, pulled him in for a long hug, and then gave him a big kiss on both cheeks. Then she got up, stuck her tongue out at Darien, and walked out of the room again.
Darien chuckled to himself, and watched Daemon scramble after her. He then looked at her bed, and the day finally caught up to him. He glanced around, and then sauntered over to the bed and threw himself into it.
"So soft," he muttered, as his eyes began to close. He buried his face into the pillow
Serena scent surrounded him, and he smiled drowsily to himself. If this was how good she smelled, he thought to himself. How good did she taste?
Serena and Daemon were in the living room, both watching TV. Serena sat with her legs spread, and Daemon crouched between them playing with Lupa. Shadow was sitting on the couch behind Serena, with his head resting on top of hers. Serena stroked Daemon's soft hair and spoke softly to him about what they were watching, Daemon didn't seem to care much for the TV and seemed to prefer the company of her animals, and he giggled every time Lupa raised her head to give him a wet lick. Serena laughed softly, and gave Daemon cheek a slight pinch. He tried to bite her hand, and she pulled it away with a quick bark of laughter.
"You beast," she murmured to him. "You're worse than my dogs."
Daemon grinned at her, and then placed a kiss right on her lips. Serena giggled and wrapped her arms around him, and got into a comfortable position. After about 5 minutes, Daemon's breathing slowed, and was sleeping tucked against her chest. She smiled, and got up with him in her arms. Shadow growled slightly at being disturbed, and then turned and went back to sleep. Serena grunted softly as Daemon's weight bore down on her, and then suddenly he was lifted out of her arms. She turned her head to see Darien standing there, his hair tousled and his eyes at half mast.
"You were sleeping?" she asked him, a smile on her face.
He nodded, and then turned and went upstairs, carrying Daemon in his arms.
"I wondered where you'd gotten to," Serena murmured to herself.
She got on the couch, and turned off the TV. It had started raining slightly, and she watched the raindrops dance on her window. She felt another presence behind her and tilted her head back to see Darien standing there looking down at her.
She smiled and patted the spot next to her.
"Come sit," she said. Darien looked at her suspiciously, and then came around and sat on the couch.
Serena glanced at his feet, and then looked at him. "Shoes off," she said, and then got up. "I need to change too," she said, an idea forming in her head.
She smiled at him slyly. "I'll be back in a bit," she said, and jumped up and ran upstairs.
Darien stared after her, puzzled. What the hell was she up to this time?
Serena stood in her room, and started at Daemon who was sleeping on her bed. She tiptoed next to the bed and smiled down on him. He looked so cute sleeping with his mouth open like that. She leaned down and kissed him softly, and then got up. She saw the journal she had given him on the table, and remembered that he had brought it with him when he had been coming in through the window. She had discovered that they didn't need it to communicate, and she had been wondering what use he had been putting to it. She opened it up, and saw to her delight, the most beautiful artwork in it. Pictures of people, and places, and animals. So this was where he went at night when he ran off by himself. She looked through all the pictures, and was amazed at the talent that he had. She made a mental note to help him expand with this, but right now, she had other things to think about. She walked softly to her closet, and reached in and got out a pale blue skirt, and lacy pink tank top.
She went to the bathroom to change, and as an afterthought she decided to leave her undies off. She had never gone without bra and panties before, but she felt like it today. She felt daring. She felt bold. She felt...like a seductress.
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Darien sat on the couch, stretching his legs out in front of him. He was feeling incredibly content for some odd reason. He was calm, and he was relaxed, and he felt so damn happy. It was so strange, that he didn't even want to think about it. He just wanted to sit here, and enjoy it. He knew half his happiness had to do with Serena. He didn't want to think about that, but it was true just the same. He was happy that she seemed to love Daemon, and ever since she had come into his life, Daemon was now a happy kid. No more sad mood swings, and no more moments when he just stared off into space not moving for hours, and scaring the living shit out of him. Now instead he was drawing in that little book she had given him. The first few times Daemon had gone out late at night, Darien had followed from a distance to see what was up with him. He had found him sitting there, and drawing. He had seen the pictures, and he had actually liked them, so he let him be. Daemon didn't go to school, so he might as well pass his time in other ways. Darien frowned to himself. He would have to go to school sometime and when he did, Darien didn't want him to be the oldest in the class, so they would have to get him caught up during the summer or something like that. Daemon was already different enough from the other kids, he didn't need more rifts between himself and them.
Darien was so lost in thought that he didn't hear Serena quietly tiptoe up behind him.
"I believe I said shoes off," she bellowed directly into his ear,
Darien jumped slightly and spun around.
"What the hell..." he trailed off as he got a good look at her.
From his position on the couch, he got a fairly good view of her torso. Fairly good meaning her shirt was almost see through, and her nipples were hard. And her skirt was silk, and clinging to her legs. Well damn, he thought to himself. How am I going to last through this one?
Then he looked at her face, and saw the little glint in her eye. His body rejoiced, but his mind rebelled. He knew he shouldn't, but at the same time, he wanted to so bad. He shook his head, and tried to hide his reaction.
"Could you yell any louder?" he asked her grouchily.
Serena smiled, and ran around the couch, and threw herself onto it. "Don't worry," she said. "I closed my door. Daemon couldn't hear us if we brought the house down. So....we can be as loud as we want." She looked innocent as she said the words, but Darien could sense a double entendre when offered, and this one was being handed to him on a silver platter.
"So," Serena said. "Where are your parents?"
Darien looked at her in surprise, and then laughed softly. "You're so tactful," he said, still laughing. "You just slid right into that one."
Serena stuck her tongue out at him, and then nudged him with her foot. "Seriously," she said.
He got comfortable on the couch, and then looked at her. "Why do you want to know?" he asked.
"I'm just curious," she said, pouting slightly. "You go where you want when you want, and Daemon is pretty much dependent on you it seems. So, I was just wondering where your parents are."
He shook his head. "You're not curious. You're nosy."
"I'm not nosy," she whined. "I'm just interested."
He shook his head again, and then kicked off his shoes. "There," he said. "If you keep asking me questions, I'm going to put those back on, and track dirt all over your house."
Serena laughed, and then slid closer to him. "You're not going to tell me?"
He was looking at her warily, suspicion clear in his features. "No," he replied, shifting slightly. "Maybe another time."
"Oh," Serena said, and then she looked up at him from lowered lashes. "So, what do you want to do this time?" she asked, shifting closer to him.
Darien stared at her, confused at himself. His mind was urging him to go, but the rest of him didn't seem to agree. And now even his mind was relenting. It wouldn't be the end of the world to just hold her. Not like the earth was going to open up and swallow them whole. He didn't even remember why he had avoided it in the first place. But then a picture of Daemon popped into his head, and then he remembered. If they did get together, and then broke apart, Daemon would lose her too.
But then, what if they didn't. She didn't seem like the type to hold a grudge. Even if they did fall apart, she would still be there for Daemon. After all, they did live right next to each other.
The whole time he was thinking, Serena watched him, patiently waiting. Something important was going through his head, and she didn't want to interrupt. It just gave her more of a chance to study him. He glanced at her, and she smiled at him.
He searched her face, and then reached out and put his hands on her shoulders, and pulled her to him, until she was kneeling next to him.
"What do you want?" he asked her. She looked confused for a moment, and ten shook her head.
"I...don't know," she said, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, what do you want out of this? Just tell me straight out what you want."
She shook her head, and then started to blush.
He pulled her closer. "Don't be shy," he said. "Just tell me. Just so we're on the same level. Do you just want a good time?"
She blushed even harder and shook her head furiously.
"No?" he murmured. "So, you want more than a good time?"
She nodded, the blush fading from her cheeks.
He ran his thumb along her cheekbone. "That works for me," he said, slipping his hand around her neck, his fingers caressing her nape and making her shiver. "I've had enough good times."
She laughed breathlessly, and then reached out and placed her hand around his neck. "Way to make me feel loved Darien."
He laughed at her and then leaned forward and nudged her chin with his nose. "I didn't mean it like that," he muttered.
"I know you didn't." She said, sighing happily.
"So, you're my boyfriend now?" She asked brightly, grinning at him.
He chuckled and nodded, smiling at her. She ran her fingers over his neck up to his face. "I remember the first few times I talked to you," she murmured. "You were such an asshole."
He laughed and then shrugged. "It's what I'm good at,' he said.
She pinched his cheek, and then continued running her fingers over his face. "Shut up," she said. "You were scary."
He laughed and slid his hand down to her waist. She got up on her knees, and grabbed his face by both her hands and squeezed. "You wouldn't let Daemon come near me."
"Oh yeah, like that really stopped you."
She smiled innocently. "Hey man, you can't stop the bond that he and I have."
Darien grunted and pinched her waist.
"Ouchie!" she yowled, and then leaned forward and bit his shoulder.
"Hey," he yelped, and then grabbed her by the shoulders, and flipped her over him. Serena lay sprawled across his lap, conscious of the fact that she was not wearing any underwear and the skirt was very high on her legs.
She hoisted herself up, and then quickly swung one leg over his thigh. She then straightened up and smiled proudly. She was straddling him.
Darien's laughter dissolved. He placed both hands on her waist, and gave her a gentle squeeze.
"It's usually me making all the moves," he said with a smile. "And I thought I was smooth. But you beat me all to hell."
Serena laughed, and stuck her tongue out at him. "I think I've had more practise than you," she said giggling.
"Oh yeah," he said sarcastically. "You've been around the block a few times eh?"
She laughed. "I'm the town bicycle," she said to him. "Everybody gets a free ride."
He gave a bark of laughter. "I know you're a virgin. Pretty much the whole school knows due to your little conversation." He shook his head. "Did you think you were whispering?"
Serena chuckled nervously, and then vowed, "I am going to kill Alice."
He nodded and said, "You do that."
She nodded, and then quickly leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth.
"I don't want to talk about Alice." she whispered to him.
Darien slid his hands down to her thighs, and slipped them under and around her skirt. His hands felt hot against her cool thighs, and goosebumps started to break out across her skin.
"Whatever you want," he murmured to her, and then leaned forward and kissed her, his hands coming up to rest on her back and pull her closer to him. He gently ate at her mouth with his lips, and she made soft little humming sounds of pleasure.
Serena arched against him, ecstatic that he was finally touching her. Through the whole conversation she had been waiting for an opening. And now that it was here, she was not going to waste it. She wanted Darien, and she didn't care if it made her look like a "hussy." She had always liked that term anyway. She slid her fingers into his hair, and kissed him back sliding her tongue over and over his mouth, until he growled and pulled her closer and thrust his tongue into hers.
She met his tongue with her own, and they battled for a while, until he pulled back.
"Daemon," he muttered to her, his hands flexing on her back.
"He wont wake up for a while," she whispered, and leaned down and placed a quick hard kiss on his mouth. "And besides, I kind of locked my door from the outside, so we'll hear him before he hears or sees us."
She was tugging on his hair, trying to get him closer to her.
He pushed her down on the sofa, and leaned over her. "Are you sure about this?" he asked.
She nodded quickly, and he laughed, though it looked like the effort cost him.
"Ok," he said. And then he quickly ducked his head, and kissed the tip of her breast through the cloth, making Serena jump slightly as a quick shock of pleasure speared through her.
"You and I. We're going to enjoy this." He promised her with a smile, and then lowered himself on top of her body.
AAARGH! Hehe....suckers. Thought the sex scene would be here eh? EH? HA! I'm too lazy to write it. It's a long chapter. I know...I know....I understand. I hope it's good though. I kind of like it. Maybe...The sex scene will be in the next chapter. I PRMOISE! Ok? Sowwiez...but uh....itll be ok. Ill make it like 2 pages or something. Maybe 3. Hasn't Darien sweetened up a bit? The bad things about writing and then stopping and then writing after a while is that you almost lose the characters personality, so they kind of change. If I had continued to write like day after day I would have made Darien stay the same asscrack that he was. But I didn't....cuz I like sweet Darien too. But don't be mistaken. Asscrack Darien shall return! So yeah....lets see....cuz u guys really care im gonna give u a few updates in my life...just so you understand why I don't write as much as I would like. I suck at chemistry. Umm....anyone else? I loved chem in grade 10, but now I have this stupid teacher that doesn't know what the hell she's talking about...so pretty much the whole class is lost. Like....they come to ME for help. That's the worst case of the blind leading the blind that I can think of. Math....I study like 1h hour every day...and im getting better at it. I think? I don't wanna jinx it though so...never mind! I am currently nagging my parents about another pet. Princess(my kitty) holds a special place in my heart and ill never forget her, but I really need an animal in the house. I wanted a ferret....but I read up on it and they're really hard to take care of. Plus they have a...and I quote. "Musky odour, which some people find severely unpleasant." Pfft....I don't even know what a musky odour is...it just sounds too much like a skunk. Musk....skunk....both stink is what I figure. Sorry...im blabbing...im done. Oh...and how could I forget you reviewers? I love you all! I'm so happy you keep writing. YES even the ones who threaten to kill me, or stop reading my story. Lol...u guys rock. I love it that you keep coming back...makes me feel good. Thanks guys. Sincerely...thank you sooooo much. God bless you all! Whatever name your God goes by. Oh...btw...I have no more net. Cuz uhh...I was spending a BIT too much time on MSN....like I was on till like 3 in the morning with school the next day...so I made the responsible decision, and cut off my net. Now I bug off my friends whenever I have a project. Until I can control my Msn inner freak...no net for me. Lol...so....like...for some odd reason...that was important. And that's all....thanks for reading. Let me know what you think. I hope all of your lives are going well. I love the song "My Goodies". Bye bye!! Lol :P
