The
Towel RackRated:
PG
Chapter
Five: Walking Confessions
Day:
Still Saturday
---Mina POV---
I drummed my nails against the table impatiently, looking up and out the window every few minutes. Where was that boyfriend of mine, and where was our other victim!
I glanced over at where Serena was sitting happily, engrossed in her new manga. I rolled my eyes. She's so easily amused…
Rei stared at me with annoyance in her eyes. I could easily read the message she was sending me…'Where is that stupid Andrew!' was very plainly written across her face.
I sighed and looked back out the window. Andy, don't let us down now…
---Andrew POV---
Darien walked quietly beside me down the sidewalk…a bit too quietly for my taste.
"Hey, Dar…what are you thinking about?"
He looked up at me and frowned, stopping his walk. "Well…I don't know, really."
I raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" Oh, no…he can't back out now! He has to come! Our plan! All our hard work and effort to get him and Sere together! NO, I won't let him back out!
He stared ahead at the empty sidewalk. Frowning deeply, he sighed and leaned against a brick wall. "Andrew, what you said the other day in the arcade about Serena…"
Ooh, so he wants to have a heart to heart, FINALLY, about Sere? Fine by me!
I joined him at the wall. "What about her, Dar?"
He turned to look at me, his eyes looking very deep and blue...and confused. "Do you really think…well, do you believe all that stuff you said about her liking being near me?"
I tilted my head to the side. "Of course. She looked like she was about to faint. I don't think she holds any contempt for you, as she tried to pretend. I think…it's something more that she's trying to hide."
His eyes became wide. "What?"
I laughed. "Oh, come on! You know what I mean! I think all this 'enemy' stuff if just a cover-up. She doesn't 'hate' you…I think it's just the opposite."
As if his eyes weren't wide enough already, they became wider. "You're kidding. There's no way."
"Of course there is! I'm hardly ever wrong."
"Uh-huh…suuuure."
I decided to stop there before he started talking about ME. "What's got you thinking about Sere, anyways?"
He blushed. "Ah, it's nothing. I was just thinking of asking Serena to talk to Mina for you, so I won't have to…but then…I guess I just started thinking about her…odd, huh?"
"Yeah." I laughed. "I haven't heard you call her Meatball head."
He grinned. "Well…I suppose I could be a little nicer to her and call her Serena every once in a while."
He pushed himself off the wall and stuck his hands in his pockets, walking down the sidewalk again. Stopping for a moment, he looked over his shoulder at me. "Remember I said every once in a while."
I grinned. "Right."
We walked silently side-by-side for a long while.
An evil thought crossed my mind.
Heh.
"…SO, Dar…"
"Yeah?"
"You've got the hots for Serena."
Evil Grin.
SMACK.
"Ow."
"You're welcome."
"That was my head, Dar."
"You should think of that before you go saying crap like THAT."
"Not crap. It was the truth, and I know it…we ALL know it."
He stopped dead in his tracks and turned pale. "…all means who?"
"Oh…just me and all the girls. Don't worry, Sere has no clue of your 'affections'."
"I'm going to kill you if you don't shut the hell up."
"Yes, sir! Besides, we're here!"
I started jogging up the wide stone stairs that led to the grounds of the Hikawa Shrine. "Now play nice, Darien. No trying to beat up the innocent arcade guy, or Serena will be attending a very interesting class called 'The Hots for Serena 101.' A class she might actually pay attention to!"
"Andrew?"
"Yes?"
He walked up a few stairs and stood on top of the stair above me. Reaching down, he yanked my head up by the hair to his face. "OW!"
"Stop. Blackmailing. Me. It's not working."
With that, he dropped me on the stair and walked up the rest of the stairs.
I sat on the stair, rubbing my head. "If I go bald because of him..."
…several loud curses left my mouth. Wow, I hope Mina didn't hear that.
----Mina POV----
…hey, was that Andy's voice?
What the….WHAT was that he SAID!
…..wow.
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End Chapter Five.
Sorry it's so short. Does this seem like it's dragging? If so, tell me! Don't worry; the next chapter will be longer, and a lot more fun. I'm in a little bit of a writer's block at the moment, though, so the chapter not be out for a little while…
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Luna
