A/N: So I WAS inspired to continue the story. Thanks renegade-452 for the review. It's nice to know someone liked it. And to explain Serena and Darien's change in attitude towards each: Have you ever had one of those dreams that change the way you feel about someone? That's why. Okay, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.Love and Loss
Ch 2
That night, Serena had an odd dream where Darien showed up on a motorcycle, dressed in a black tuxedo. He wore a matching top hat and also had a cane. He reached inside his jacket and pulled out a perfect red rose, handing it to her. She blushed and took it from him, throwing her arms around him in an embrace. Together, the two walked in the Lunar Gardens. She stared in his blue eyes, entranced.
She looked down at the single rose in her hand to find that it had turned into a full bouquet. Surprised, she looked up and noticed that the scene had changed and Darien was nowhere to be found. She was standing on a balcony overlooking the Lunar Gardens where she had been moments before. She saw her friends walking with the generals. They all looked a little older and all 4 males were now sporting the gray uniform of the Prince's Court while the females were all robed in their royal attire. Suddenly, each man snarled with red eyes and hugged each Scout in a deadly embrace. The girls fell to the ground, crushed. She gasped in horror and dropped the bouquet, hearing a thunk that signified that the bouquet was no longer a bouquet.
Serena bent down to pick up a mysterious, shining star-shaped locket that was emitting a haunting melody. A pair of shiny black shoes emerged from the shadows and a gloved hand helped her up. Once again, she was looking at Darien clad in his tuxedo outfit. He bowed and beckoned her to follow him into the ballroom behind them. She tried to tell him that her friends were in danger but he wouldn't listen to her and continued to gesture to her. He was now behind the glass door.
She gave in and followed him. Turning, she began to walk towards him but he continually moved away. No matter how far or fast she walked, the distance between them remained the same. He continued to beckon to her. She began to run, the locket still playing the eerie tune. She reached forward to grab the door handle when Darien morphed into a strange looking woman with long, red, wavy hair. She cackled sinisterly and gestured Serena to come into the room.
Terrified, Serena backed away into Darien, now dressed in a suit of dark blue and silver armor. A cape flowed behind him and a sword hung at his side. She hid behind him as he stretched out his cape and attempted to protect her from the red-haired woman. The strange woman's eyes narrowed and she blasted the door to pieces, glass showering everywhere. She revealed sinister looking versions of the Generals. They were full-fledged generals, equipped with a shield and dark energy sword. They retained stoic expressions. The woman extended a long arm and all 4 leaped forward, swords raised. Serena dropped the locket and began to run. She turned back to see Darien battling for his life.
"Run Serena!" He shouted at her as he parried a blow from Jedite. Nephlite sliced him from the side and he dropped to one knee. He blocked another from Zoicite, but fell to the ground when Malachite hit him with his shield. The woman cackled evilly and bent down to pick up the unconscious Prince.
"Darien!" Serena shouted, running back, tears flowing behind her. "No Darien, I want to be with you!" She dropped the locket. As it hit the ground, it flooded the scene with white light.
Serena gasped and bolted awake in bed. She touched her cheeks and realized that she had been crying. She looked around the darkened room, illuminated only by the light of distant stars. She recalled her dream and shivered slightly in the chill Mercurial air. 'That lady… and Darien. He smelled like roses,' she thought, remembering when he had carried her earlier in day. She blushed. 'What am I thinking? I can't fall for a jerk like him, especially because of a stupid dream.'
She sighed, snuggling underneath the covers. She knew she had a busy day tomorrow. Training school in Mercury was no joke and she had class with Sailor Saturn, the Sailor of death and destruction, first thing in the morning. Serena needed all the rest she could get.
"I had such a great sleep yesterday!" Darien declared loudly. "Surprisingly, it was quiet during the middle of the night… and I thank you," he finished seriously, nodding his head in appreciation at Serena.
Serena nodded back, shocked at his sincere attitude.
"I think we were all too scared of Saturn to not sleep," Raye said, smiling.
"Who is this Saturn?" Jedite asked, reaching for the bread in the center of the table.
"Jedite!" Raye shouted and slapped his hand away. "We have to thank Serenity first. Don't you know anything about custom and etiquette?"
"Not on Mercury," Jedite replied. He rubbed his stinging hand. "You hit hard," he whined.
"Actually Raye, it would be nice if the boys knew our ways," Lita said.
"Yes," Amy agreed. "Asides from Zoicite, I doubt they know about our culture in the Silver Alliance." Zoicite blushed at the compliment. "Then, they'll need to study about Mercury's ways in particular. I'll talk to Setsuna and see what she can do about adding a culture class for the boys."
"Not another class," Jedite grumbled. "You and your education."
"WHAT?" Darien exploded. "Why only us? Mina almost got walloped yesterday… by a TREE."
"Heh, heh…" Mina chuckled embarrassedly. "Well, uhh… Geography and culture is not the same thing!"
"ARE not the same thing," Zoicite corrected.
"Yeah, yeah, toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe," Mina said apathetically. "I'm hungry. Let's thank Serenity then eat. Saturn would not be happy if we were late."
"Dear Serenity, we thank you for your protection that enables us to eat this food," Lita recited. "We promise to protect the Lunar Kingdom and the royal Lunar family with our lives. Serenity," she finished, bowing her head.
"Serenity," the girls repeated, also bowing their heads.
"Serenity," the boys mumbled unsurely. It was a strange grace to them.
Jedite grabbed a roll of bread off the table and tore off a large chunk with his teeth. He chewed with his mouth open. Although his mouth was full to bursting, he heaped more food on top of his plate, which was soon overflowing.
"Pig," Raye muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Jedite asked her. He opened his mouth further intentionally.
"Eww!" she shrieked. "Chew with your mouth closed! I'm POSTIVE that that's part of Earth's etiquette. I'm horrified. I can't eat."
He shrugged. "More for me," he cheerfully said.
"Serena, what's wrong? You haven't eaten anything," Lita asked in concern.
'Should I tell them about the dream? It's bothering me. I really want to tell them. But Darien's here and he'll laugh at me for sure,' Serena thought.
"It's obvious," Darien laughed. "Meatball Head's on a much needed diet."
'What a stupid dream. What a stupid jerk. Still, he gave me the perfect opportunity to keep quiet. He'd be so mad if he knew he was helping me,' Serena thought.
"Yeah, I'm on a diet," Serena said aloud, voice dripping with sarcasm. 'Thanks jerk wad.' She smiled slightly.
'She better be thankful I got her out of that one,' Darien thought. 'I doubt she'd be too thrilled to tell her friends what's bothering her when I'm sitting right here. You're welcome, Meatball Head.' He chuckled softly.
Mina, who was seated next to Serena, reached over and gave her hand an affectionate squeeze. "Tell me later," Mina whispered then winked.
Serena nodded, thankful for her friends' support. She stood up and stretched.
"I'm gonna go ahead first," she told the group. "No point in sitting here if I'm not gonna eat." She gave a weak smile and headed out the door.
"Wait!" Darien also stood up. "I'm coming with you. Meatball Heads can't be trusted alone." Serena's eyes flashed momentarily then she nodded and the 2 left.
"Is it safe leaving those 2 alone?" Zoicite asked.
"Very safe," Malachite said. He grinned knowingly.
Serena and Darien walked in silence, neither acknowledging the other's presence.
'He's the one who wanted to come. Why isn't he saying anything?' Serena stole a quick glance at Darien's face. The wind tousled his dark black hair and Serena had a sudden impulse to run her hands through his mane of ebony. She blushed and quickly turned away. 'He's cute, but he's still a jerk wad.'
'Why is Meatball Head blushing like that?' Darien wondered, looking at her rosy cheeks. Actually, cheek singular. She was refusing to look at him at the moment. 'She looks like she did in my dream. Except she's not wearing the white dress. But her face…' Darien shivered, remembering the trusting look dream Serena had given him. It had made him go weak at the knees.
"What are you staring at, mattress head?' Serena snapped, turning back to face him. 'Why is he staring at me so intently? He's only making me blush more.' "Ever heard of a comb?" 'Actually, he looks really cute like that. Oh no, I'm still blushing.'
"You should be thanking me for saving you at breakfast," Darien told her. "But since you now don't like my hair, how ironic, I'm gonna annoy it outta you." He smiled impishly.
Serena's cheeks flushed in anger now. "What a creep! You're gonna help me just to hold it over my head? No thank you." She began to stomp off.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you look really cute when you're angry?" Darien said. He grinned rakishly and crossed his arms over his chest. He was attempting to pull the same acting trick on her that she had pulled on him.
She stopped in shock. She was back to being embarrassed. "Oh yeah? Well, did anyone ever tell you that you were… a jerk?"
He scoffed. "You did. Many times. Now come on tell me what's wrong, PRINCESS." He over exaggerated the last word. "I know it's still bothering you because that was a lame comeback, even for you."
"Well… I had a dream yesterday…" she began slowly.
"What did you do to her, Dare?" Nephlite asked, rounding the corner behind them. "She looks like a tomato."
"Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe, same thing," Mina said as the rest of the group showed up. "Wow! You were right. Tomato." She nodded.
Darien, however, ignored their comments. "Wait, a dream! What happened?" He asked urgently, gripping her shoulders. 'No way. Maybe it was… No. It's too coincidental!'
"Let go, jerk wad," Serena demanded, the old fire kindling in her eyes again. 'What was I gonna go and tell him for? Stupid Serena! Now he's not gonna leave me alone!'
'I'm not leaving her alone until I know what she dreamt about,' Darien vowed.
"Greetings Sailor Scouts, Generals, Prince, Princess." Sailor Saturn's floating form interrupted the squabble. "I'm sorry to inform you that I am currently in the afterlife." Jedite jumped back in surprise and fear. Malachite paled but stood his ground. Seeing his frozen facial expression, Mina took his hand. His coloring came back instantaneously.
"Can you let go now, mattress head?" Serena whispered so only Darien could hear. He shook his head defiantly, refusing to let go of her shoulders. The adamant expression in his sapphire eyes shocked her. She couldn't believe her dream was so important to him.
"Weapon master class will be postponed until I resurrect. And Mina, your father tells you to behave." Saturn's apparition back flipped and disappeared.
"Why couldn't your father have told you that home?" Nephlite hesitantly asked, scared of the answer.
"Oh, because he's dead," Mina said cheerfully.
"On Earth, this would be considered strange," Zoicite clarified. "Death is a permanent and scary thing."
"Ohh," the scouts all said in unison.
Jedite shivered.
"Cold?" Raye inquired. "I can help! Mars—"
"No! That's… okay. I like you better when you're NOT hurting me," Jedite said. "I know this is your way of showing affection, but a hug or kiss would do just fine," he finished arrogantly.
Raye's eyes burned but she managed to keep a cool exterior. She threw her arms around Jedite and nestled closer. "How's this?" she purred into his ear.
'What's she doing!' Jedite thought to himself. 'I better play it cool or I might end up falling for her. Or falling in one of her traps.' He hugged her back somewhat fearfully, unable to hear her muffled words buried in his shoulder.
He yelped in pain as fireballs flickered to life in Raye's hands. When he released her, he saw the dangerous glint in her eyes and felt himself being drawn like a moth to her flame. Before he realized it, he had grabbed her around the waist and pulled her towards him.
Raye struggled half-heartedly to break free, but Jedite's grip was strong. Surprised at his forwardness, the fire in her hands was snuffed out. She quickly summoned it again, but Jedite was faster.
He had turned her around and twisted her arms behind her back, holding them at the wrist. Aware that she could shoot fire out of her hands, he sidestepped and faced her from the side.
"Temper, temper, Princess," he smirked at the struggling Martian.
"Argh! I'll show you! Mars Firebird Strike!" Instead of shooting fire out in a straight path, the energy that she released from her hands converged to form a bird shape consisting entirely of fire. It screeched, then flew at Raye's captor. Jedite let go quickly and began to run.
Serena had managed to avoid Darien thus far. They were currently in self-defense, a class not surprisingly taught by Raye's father.
'This is boring,' Nephlie thought, letting his eyes wander around the wooded area. 'I wonder what she's doing right now. I hope she's thinking about me. But she didn't seem to miss me at all the last time I saw her. Should I still hold out hope for her?'
'He talks too much,' Jedite complained silently to himself. 'He talks too much, just like his daughter.' He smiled at the thought of her. 'She's cute and passionate.'
'I'm tired,' Mina thought. 'I had to wake up insanely early this morning.' She yawned and closed her eyes, leaning to the left for a headrest. She looked up to find she was resting against a mean-looking tree. 'Maybe I'll try the other side.' She then leaned to the right, placing her head on someone's shoulder. She felt an arm drape itself around her own shoulders and thought, 'At least it's not a stupid tree.'
'She looks like a little girl when she sleeps.' Malachite stared at the slumbering form under his arm. His hand began to play with her hair, gently curling the golden locks and smoothing them again.
Mina sleepily opened her eyes. "Hi Malachite," she whispered before dozing off again. He continued caressing her hair.
'Raye's father is putting everyone to sleep,' Zoicite observed. 'Except Amy. She looks like she's listening. I'd better listen too. I don't want her thinking I'm stupid like Jed.'
'I need ingredients,' Lita mused. 'I'm gonna bake Serena a super, duper chocolate cake to cheer her up. I need to remember to ask Amy about Mercurial ingredients. Maybe I could ask Zoicite. He seems smart. They're perfect for each other.' She smiled.
'Daddy, you're boring us,' Raye telepathically told her father. 'Mina's asleep.'
'I know. But can't you see they need time to figure out they're in love?' Raye's father shot back. 'Ahh, teen love.'
Raye rolled her eyes. 'You're not supposed to support this,' she complained lightly.
'That blonde with the short hair seems to like you.'
'He only has to survive 3 more blazes until he passes initiation.'
'Oh good! Wait. That's bad. Honey, I need to talk to you afterwards. Not like this, but a father to daughter talk.'
'Umm… sure dad,' Raye replied somewhat worriedly.
'Keep talking,' Serena prayed. 'The longer you talk, the longer I get to stall.'
'Stop talking!' Darien fumed. 'Can't you see she's stalling!'
"Sadly, class must come to an end," the King of Mars said. "Thank you for being such an attentive," he nodded at Amy and Zoicite, "and quiet," he nodded at the waking Venusian Princess, "audience. Raye, stay behind please."
"Ooh! Raye's staying behind," Jedite said immaturely. "Catch ya later, Phoenix." He winked at her then stood up and left.
Raye smiled then turned to her father. "Dad, what's wrong?"
"Uhh… I don't know how to tell you this but…"
The woods shook as Raye's voice resounded against the trees.
"WHAT? ENGAGED?" Everyone turned, waiting for another outburst. "Who in the name of Serenity is CHAD?"
Darien took the opportunity to pull Serena away from the group. No one watched them slip away. He led her off the trail and deeper into the woods. She reluctantly submitted and followed him.
"What happened in your dream?" He looked at her intensely, not breaking off his gaze.
Serena paused then relectantly began. "There was a… woman. She had long red hair," Serena whispered. The woman's look of pure hatred still scared her.
"Was there anything else at all?" Darien earnestly asked her, gripping her shoulders again.
"Your generals… They were walking with the scouts. Suddenly they…" she paused and gulped. "It was as if they were possessed." She looked away. "They killed the girls. Darien, you're hurting me…" Tears slowly tolled down her cheeks.
Darien looked down at his hands. They had been gripping Serena's shoulders so tightly that the knuckles had turned white. He slowly relinquished his death grip and pulled the crying girl towards him.
"Shh, it's okay Meatball Head. I'm sorry. Please stop crying," he pleaded while running his hand down one of her long ponytails. His other hand muffled her sobs into his chest.
She roughly pushed him away, staring at him with blue eyes brimming with tears. "Jerk wad," she whispered. Then she began sobbing even harder and threw herself at him.
He held her and stroked her hair until she stopped crying. Only occasional sniffles could be heard from the golden head.
'I saw that woman too,' Darien thought worriedly. 'We really need to talk, Serena. Who is she? I hope you're less confused than I am.' He continued to stroke her hair.
'He smells like roses,' Serena thought again, a small smile playing on her features. 'His hand is so soothing and rhythmic I think I'm falling asleep.' She closed her eyes peacefully. 'I'll tell jerk wad the rest of the dream some other time.'
"You couldn't find them either?" Mina asked.
"Nope. Not a trace. They could be anywhere in that darned forest," Lita said, a look of concern on her face. "I hope they're safe…" she whispered softly. She felt a hand drop comfortingly on her shoulder. Nephlite looked down at her and nodded reassuringly. She managed a weak smile.
"Chad," Raye muttered. "He could be an ugly old HOBO for all I know," she said heatedly.
"I doubt your parents were stupid enough to betroth you to a hobo, Raye," Malachie said sarcastically.
"Well it's been awhile. How do they know he's not a hobo now? I bet he never cuts his hair and he looks gross," Raye said disgustedly.
"A hobo is better than Jed anyways," Zoicite quietly said.
"Hah! Hah! Zoicite made a funny!" Jed said, smiling goofily then scowled. Amy smiled at Zoicite and the 2 secretly high-fived.
Noticing Lita's silence, Nephlite interjected, "You guys, Serena and Darien are still missing."
"Don't worry, Lita," Mina told her. She linked an arm through the taller girl's and led her towards gymnastics. "Mercury's the smartest planet around. Someone is bound to know how to track them down. We'll find them. I bet they just took a lover's rendezvous or something," Mina giggled. "Knowing Serena, she'll be back by dinnertime with a huge appetite and Darien in tow, bound and gagged." She smiled encouragingly.
"I hope you're right, Mina."
"Mom! Why are you teaching gymnastics?" Amy asked incredulously. "You... you..." she stammered.
"I know, I know. But I couldn't refuse Serenity," the Queen of Mercury apologized. "Now dear, granted Mina's mother would have done a better job, but she wanted cosmetology."
"You mean she's teaching us next!" Mina exclaimed in horror. The Mercurial Queen nodded. Mina fainted, but of course Malachite caught her before she hit the ground.
"No," Amy mumbled, shaking her head. "She can't teach here. She can't teach me. She can't teach THIS." She buried her face in her hands, still shaking her head. Zoicite patted her back sympathetically.
"Keeping limber will help in battle," the Queen began, wasting no time. Malachite snapped to attention after hearing the word 'battle.' "This isn't really gymnastics class so much as a flexibility class," she continued. "Having supple limbs can greatly increase your fighting ability." The Queen continued talking while each person once again began drifting off.
"Chad," Raye hissed. "I hope he's ugly. It'll be that much easier when I ditch him somewhere." She began planning 'accidents' for her future husband.
"I knew she couldn't teach," Amy mumbled. "I'm going to die of embarrassment. In front of Zoi too!" She continued to hold her head in her hands.
'Sorry Molly,' Nephlite thought as he pulled Lita against him. 'She needs comfort and I like her. I doubt you remember my name anyways. You didn't send a single letter. I've been deluding myself to think you cared. Maybe in another life,' he thought then grinned at the ridiculous idea. 'Yeah, and mutant plants will attack me while I die in your arms.' He rolled his eyes.
'I hope you're safe, Princess,' Lita thought. She blushed when Nephlite pulled her towards him and didn't object when he played with her hair.
Malachite was listening intently to the Queen when he felt the bundle in his arms stir. He looked down to see Mina open her eyes.
"Is she still talking?" Mina whispered quietly in his ear. He nodded gravely at her. She nodded back at him, equally serious, then closed her eyes and faked unconsciousness again.
"That's your mom!" Jedite asked Mina, mouth open. "She's h—"
"Shut up! I can't hear you!" Mina screamed as she clapped both hands over her ears. "La la la I'm not listening to you call my mom a MILF la la la!"
"I'm gonna like this class," Jedite grinned. "Since Raye's a taken woman now—" Raye growled. Jedite became sad at the thought that he could no longer pursue his Phoenix then quickly put up a cheery front again, joking once again. "I mean since Raye's UNHAPPY right now. Ahem." He approached the Queen of Venus, planet of love and beauty. "Hello, your Majesty," he said huskily then bowed.
She smiled at him then replied in a silken voice, "Hello." Malachite looked up at the musical voice. Zoicite stopped talking to Amy and stared at the Queen. Nephlite gaped while Jedite cleared his throat again.
"Ahem," he said, deepening his voice. "My name is Jedite."
"Yes, I know, you're in my class aren't you? You're quite handsome," the Queen replied with a wink. Mina groaned loudly. The boys suddenly turned and stared at her, not recognizing who she was. They stared at the radiant Queen again.
"Mother, you ALWAYS do this! Things go fine until you show up. I really liked him too!" Mina stomped away towards the bedrooms. "By the way, I refuse to attend this class!" she called over her shoulder as she left. "I know enough about beauty to know that it isn't everything," she growled to herself. She stopped. "Now how do I convince Malachite that?"
Serena's eyes fluttered open. 'Where am I?' she thought. He head was resting on something soft… that was moving up and down.
"Eek!" She screamed, scrambling to her feet and backing away quickly. Darien sat up with sleepy eyes.
'Eww. I was sleeping on mattress head.' She cringed inwardly then began laughing uncontrollably.
"What's so funny?" Darien asked through a yawn.
"It's just that," she laughed hard then gasped for breath, "I called you mattress head, remember? And I was," she laughed again, "sleeping on you!"
"I guess it COULD be funny," Darien admitted slowly. "…to Meatball heads," he finished with a smirk.
Serena's eyes flashed. She stood up straight, brushed off her dress, and then stroked off into the woods with a "hmph."
Darien watched her go, smiling to himself. Her hair had come out while she was sleeping and he wondered whether she realized that his insult wasn't valid anymore. Serena stopped, looked around then turned back grudgingly.
"Alright, which way leads back to the dorms?" She crossed her arms and tapped her foot impatiently. Darien laughed at her and watched her get angry again. "I'm serious! I'm hungry now! I didn't eat breakfast remember? And we always eat lunch late and now I'm gonna miss lunch too? Get me out of here NOW!" She stomped her foot, upsetting the roots of a tree nearby.
Darien couldn't stop laughing at her scared expression as the tree's branches began to move ever so slightly. She ran to him and hid behind his back, her blue eyes peeping out from behind his arm.
"Darien," she whispered. "Make it go back to sleep."
He shrugged and folded his arms, choosing to watch her amusing behavior.
"Baka!" She hit him hard. He winced slightly, forgetting that she packed quite a punch. "I want to go BACK! NOW!"
Mina parted the hanging leaves of a tree nearby and saw Serena and Darien standing together. Darien was laughing while Serena hid behind his back, looking upset. Her face was red and she hit him at random intervals. He winced when she hit him and laughed when she didn't. Mina sighed and decided to bring Serena back for lunch. 'I was wrong,' she thought to herself as she stepped through the curtain of leaves. 'She's coming back way before dinnertime and Darien's not hurt… that much… I hope. At least he's not bound and gagged.'
"There you two are! Do you know how much you worried us?" Mina asked and put her hands on her hips. "Why did you leave like that? You missed 2 classes and Lita was especially worried about you. Princess, if this wasn't Mercury, the Moon Kingdom would be in an uproar about your disappearance right now."
"What!" Serena screeched. "You act like I went WILLINGLY. He practically KIDNAPPED me."
"You came with me!" Darien shouted back. "What are you talking bout! You willingly followed me here! Don't blame me."
"You two have some explaining to do," Mina sighed as she led them both onto the trail. "It's a good thing I heard Serena screaming at you or I never would have found you two. Thankfully though the path isn't far away. Now tell me why you two left alone?"
"It's definitely not what it looks like," Serena quickly said. "I can explain."
"Uh-huh. Well, I'm giving you a chance to explain right now. You still have to make up for the 2 classes you skipped missy," Mina said and waggled a finger at Serena.
"Say Mina… Why aren't you in class?" Serena turned to her friend with an evil grin on her face. "You can't yell at us for skipping when you're skipping yourself."
"This is the thanks I get for rescuing you two!" Mina stopped and stared at them incredulously. "No thank you Mina, no you're the best, no anything. Instead you choose to interrogate me. Personally I'm offended." She dramatically put a hand on her chest and stared at Serena as if waiting for an apology. Serena giggled.
"You're so silly, Mina," Serena said, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the dorms. "Let's all explain at lunch, okay?" The two girls chatted animatedly, walking together.
"Hello! What about me?" Darien asked as he rushed to catch up to them.
"You're on probation mister," Mina said authoritatively. "For abduction of the Princess."
"WHAT! You've gotta be kidding me," Darien mumbled. "I already told you—"
"Shush, villain!" Serena turned and scowled at him. "Mina, do you think you could put him in chains? It makes us look scarier when we come back."
"Sure thing!" Mina said happily. "Venus love chain encircle!" The golden chain extended from her hand and wrapped itself around Darien tightly. She pulled it and led him behind her as she walked and talked to Serena. "Anyways, you'll never guess whose teaching gymnastics and cosmetology…"
A/N: I didn't like this chapter so much. It was too romantic and not as funny as I was aiming for. Well I hope you're enjoying reading this as much as I am writing this. Thanks again for reviewing, renegade-452.
