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Chapter 9


The Exchange Student

"So, Chad, what brings you to Tokyo? and why were you chasing Darien?" Rei interrogated forcefully.

"Uhh, well, I knew Darien during grade school, and well I kinda wanted to see what he was up to, then I found out that he came here and stuff." Chad replied.

"Oh..." Rei said slowly. "Well, let's go eat and we can discuss those terms we were talking about before..." Rei said in a cogent way, curling one hand firmly around his bicep and dragging him in the direction of the arcade.

"Uhh.... like where we going?" Chad asked, well aware that a thin looking dark haired girl named Rei was still dragging him along forcefully.

"We're here. It has the best shakes and burgers in town, not to mention that Darien comes here to talk to Andrew an awful lot." Rei stated happily. She walked through the doorway after the doors had slid open, and slid into a booth.

"MMmmmmmm....." Chad mumbled, intoxicated by the smell of good food.

"Hey guys, what can I get ya?" Andrew said happily.

"Nothing for me, but thanks anyways Andrew." Rei said as she pointedly looked at Chad.

Chad blinked, "Huh?"

"Oh, whops" Rei grinned. "He isn't very good at Japanese, Andrew."

"Oh, well that's alright." Andrew shrugged.
Andrew fumbled around with his English words a minute and came up with, "What you like to eat?"

"Oh, well, two burgers, a stack of fries, two chocolate shakes, and some ice cream for desert." Chad said hungrily.

Andrew's tongue hung out of the side of his mouth for a minute while he wrote the whole order down. "Yea, well... Lizzie will bring this stuff to you. But you might want to switch seats with Rei, then no one can see your face, unless they're coming out of the bathroom."

"Good idea," Rei mumbled, "Here, switch seats with me"

"Uhh, kay. Whatever babe" Chad said, confused.

"Now, about those terms..." Rei started only to be interuppted by Chad.

"Now hold on there. I'd like you to keep the peace and all, but that would require that I still a place to crash." Chad stated quietly.

"No problem, you can work at the shrine. We need lots of help anyways." Rei said dismissively.

"Uhh, yea whatever babe." Chad said, slightly confused.

"Now, tell me how you know Darien!" Rei grinned.

"Uhh, dudette, I already did!" Chad remarked.

"Well..." Rei said thinking hard, "tell me what you know about him!"
'At least I can get some info that Serena won't have. Maybe I can win him back from her.'

"Well, uhhh" Chad said before launching himself into a long history lesson about Darien.


~Later~

Darien checked once more.
*sigh* 'she's still asleep. Damn, now what am I going to do?'
"I wish Serena would wake up already" Darien groaned outloud.

"Bug off..." Serena mumbled. "Leave me alone, you already know that you can't get in here, much less get me out. Tell mum I'm going to sleep over a Lita's."

"Uhh.. right, too bad we have school tomorrow." Darien replied cautiously. Serena was not in any mood to be polite or even put up some fake act to make everyone make believe that she was okay.

"Go boil you head." Serena said, getting up.

"Gee, thanks. I love you too" Darien said automatically.
'Damn, pressed the wrong autopilot button.'

Serena crawled out of the grove to find Darien, all high and mighty Darien, sitting in the dirt, with blood flecks on his shirt and mud all over his pants.
'Interesting.' Serena thought
"Come on... Let's go home. It's probably time for dinner anyways." Serena trudged along, her hair dragging on the ground, depressed.

Darien followed meekly, not wanting to upset her, and stuffed his hands in his pocket.

After a long walk from the park they finally reached Serena's house. Darien was about to grab hold of the doorknob when it swung out on its own.

*BAM*

Darien was knocked unconcious and fell down the front steps.

"Oh, dear" Ikuko remarked. "Are you alright dear?"





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I think I'm just plain weird now. It's a perfectly nice day outside and I'm sitting inside writing. Poopsicles and no i didn't spell that incorrectly. Enjoy this new, update heaven, before I actually have to take my psats and sats. After that be prepared for an extremely long wait, unless my procrastinating concious kicks in. Sorry if the chapter isn't up to par. Later peeps.


-Blaze of the Phoenix-