Hey guys, sorry for not updating sooner. I wanted to get this out quick so u wouldn't think i abandoned it or anything. Everything in it is sorta rushed so i apologize. next chappie will be better. and now im officially a myspace junkie.i check it like a million times a day. im just weird like that. so u can request me for a friend! just send me a message saying that ur from so i no ur not a stalker or anything:-) sorry for any spelling/ grammar mistakes, i was to lazy to edit too much. which reminds me that i need a beta reader. e-mail me if ur interested. thanks
Stanton and Serena
Chappie 6-Confusion
Darkgoddess57
Stanton gently set Serena down on her bed. He took off her shoes, and then pulled her leopard print comforter over her shivering body. With that he gently bent down and kissed her forehead. She murmured softly in her sleep, as if she knew he was there.
He kneeled down next to her bed and softly and took her hand, pondering the events of the night.
Stanton had woken from a fitful sleep to go and get a drink from the kitchen. The small flat was one floor and the kitchen was down the hall from his room. He flipped off the plaid covers from himself and slid off the mattress. The door opened with a loud creek when he pushed it. He didn't worry about waking anyone up. He didn't care.
He could see easily in the dark, so it was no problem navigating down the hallway to the kitchen. He walked to old fridge and opened the freezer. He dropped some ice cubes into a blue plastic cup that was lying on the counter next to the stove. Then he filled the cup with water from the sink.
Finishing the water, he threw the cup towards the sink, and walked back to his room. On the way, he noticed the door to Tymmie and Karyl's room was shut. Their door was never closed. Curiosity mounting, he opened the door.
They weren't in the room. But someone else was.
On Tymmie's bed he could see the crumpled form of someone covered with the comforter. He walked over and kneeled next to the person. Probably someone they had or planned to crossover. Carefully, as to not wake the person up, he peeled the blanket off.
His heart stopped.
There, lying in Tymmie and Karyl's room was Serena. His Serena.
It all made sense. She was the person they brought home. God, he should have been paying attention. It was pure luck she hadn't been crossed over.
But as to the whereabouts of the owners of the room he was unaware. This was his chance. He had to inconspicuously get her out of here before they got back. So he picked her up, grabbed her purse that was lying next to her, turned to shadow, and slid out of the room, intent on bringing her back home.
Kneeling next to her bed, he gently brushed a piece of hair out of Serena's face. Satisfied that she was safe, he got up to leave. But as soon as he stood and turned away from her, she stirred. She was reaching out for him, even her sleep.
Stanton smirked and knelt back down, grabbing her hand. As soon as she felt his touch, she calmed down and snuggled deeper into the covers.
Stanton began to reflect on their short relationship. He had been drawn to her right away. Something with them just clicked. After hundreds of years in darkness, she was his light. She made him feel as if there was hope. And just the fact that he could feel hope was profound in itself.
He was a Follower. Destined to live his immortal life alone. He was supposed to steal hope, not feel it. In short, he was addicted to her. Addicted to the feeling she gave him. She was a drug. The feeling she gave him was a million times more satisfying than crossing someone over. More satisfying than anything he had ever experienced.
He felt at peace with her. He felt as if he didn't have to face an everlasting sense of darkness. He felt less impure with her.
Thinking of his past, all he could remember was an overpowering feeling of hopelessness. Just never ending darkness, deceit, and treachery. Never to love or be loved. He went through the days in a haze, never really living, never really feeling.
He wondered what she saw in him. Why would she go against the daughters to be with him? To her he should be something to destroy. Yet he wasn't. He might never know why she was with him. He would just be grateful that she was.
Suddenly, the jarring sound of Serena's cell knocked him from his thoughts. He smirked, sliding into shadow form, and glided out onto her balcony. He could hear it was Jimena. No doubt worried as to what had happened to Serena. With that thought, he slipped off the balcony. Unfortunately he would have to go home and do some damage control with Tymmie and Karyl.
Serena woke suddenly to the ring tone of her cell. She reached out for her purse and fumbled through it to reach her phone.
"…Hello?" she said with a yawn.
"¡Chica! Dónde estás tu? Where are you?" Jimena said worriedly.
"I'm at home," Wasn't it obvious? She thought.
"Why didn't you tell us you went home? We've been lookin all over for you! We thought that some Follower got to you,"
"Well I… I, uhh…" All of the sudden it hit Serena. She didn't know how she got home. The last thing she remembered was Tymmie…or Karyl…one of those guys. Or both. She put her hand to her head and massaged her temples. "I'll call you in the morning, Jimena, I've gotta go."
"Wait, wha-" Serena hung up too quick to hear what Jimena said. But that didn't matter. She had to figure out what happened.
Stanton materialized in front of the flat. He saw the lights on inside. He smirked. He couldn't wait to see how pissed Tymmie and Karyl were about "losing" their goddess.
He strolled in casually, with his poker face on. He wouldn't have cared if they found out in any other situation, but now it was delicate. If they knew he had taken Serena, they could find out just how close he was getting to her. And he wasn't about to let them ruin this.
He walked in to find a very pissed Tymmie and Karyl and a smirking Cassandra, standing around the kitchen table.
"I told you you wouldn't be able to get her. If Stanton can't do it, then how could you guys possibly have?" Cassandra drawled.
"Shut up!" Both shouted in unison.
"What happened here?" Stanton asked. Trying not to smile.
"The goddess got away. That bitch is gonna pay." Karyl said dangerously.
"And you two felt that leaving your hostage alone without a guard or restraint was helpful?" Stanton said, smirking.
"Oh, and where were you then?" Karyl asked. "Wait...how did you know that?"
"How else would she have gotten away?" he made up. "I was out…" Stanton said slowly. Cassandra started laughing.
"You shut up! Why didn't you stop her? You were here," Tymmie said vehemently to her.
"I was sleeping…"
"Well that really helped us, thanks."
"Fuck you," she spat back.
"Well. She escaped. There's nothing we can do." Stanton tried to close the subject.
"For now…" Tymmie smiled darkly.
Jimena flipped her cell shut angrily. Why had Serena been so…confused? Like she thought it was obvious she was home and then didn't know what happened. But she trusted Serena. If there were something going on, Serena would tell her. At least she hoped so.
"So…she's ok?" Collin asked slowly. If Jimena was angry, he didn't want to provoke her. His eyes stayed on the rode as he thought that direct eye contact could set her off.
"Yeah…she's fine…" Jimena said warily. She then called Catty and Vanessa quickly to let them know Serena was fine.
"So…I guess we should go home."
"Yeah, I guess so," replied Jimena. Wow…awkward silence…she thought.
"Then I guess I should drop you off," Collin said, definitely avoiding eye contact.
"Yeah…" Jimena said.
"So, um, I kinda need to know where you live…to drop you off, I mean."
"Oh! Yeah, sorry," Jimena said. She gave her address, and he turned around toward the direction of her grandmother's apartment. Why does this feel so weird? Maybe it's because we're not fighting.
Collin pulled up to apartment complex. He drove into a space the cut the engine. Another awkward silence ensued.
After a minute or so Jimena broke the silence. "Thanks for looking for Serena with me. I'm, uh, gonna go. Bye."
But before she even opened, Collin leaned over. And then he kissed her.
It was a soft, sweet kiss. But it ended too soon, because he pulled away.
"Sorry, um…I wasn't thinking an-"
"No. It's ok," Jimena said blushing. She glanced at him. He had apparently found something very interesting on the steering wheel. But the blush on his cheeks was adorable. "So…bye," She said and got out of the car. She quickly walked into the building.
As soon as she was inside the apartment she shut the door and leaned against it. Smiling slowly, she put a finger to her lips.
Did Collin actually just kiss me?
Serena woke groggily the next morning (Wednesday right? I can't remember). She had been awake most of the night trying to figure out what happened. All she could think of was that flash of her and Tymmie. Or was it Karyl? Did it even matter?
She groaned loudly at her inability to think of anything useful. What if they had done something to her? They could have done anything to sabotage her powers, or something like that. Whatever they had done to her, it couldn't be good.
Serena pulled herself from her bed and slowly made her way to the bathroom. She could already tell it was going to be a long day.
Later
Serena was sitting at the lunch table with her friends. She was cranky and tired. Not a good combination. Whenever any of the other daughters questioned her about last night, she gave them a nasty glare and changed the subject. Normally Serena wasn't such a mean person, so they had figured something big had happened. So for today they had just given up questioning her.
Serena absentmindedly stirred the noodles that were on her tray. And besides, it wasn't as if she was actually going to eat the school's nasty food.
"I'm leaving," she informed them suddenly, and got up to leave.
"Where?" they all asked in unison.
"I don't know, but I'm skipping the rest of the day." Serena walked away. She dumped her tray loudly at the garbage station and stormed out of the cafeteria, earning her some confused glances. Meanwhile the other daughters all looked at each other with worried looks. Something was up with their friend, and they had to find out what it was. Before it was too late.
Serena had made it past the security by the metal detectors easily. From there she walked towards the boardwalk. First, she was going to get some real food. She decided on a small café that was beside Johnny Rockets. As she walked into the café a little bell rang on the door.
Upon entering she found that the café doubled as a floral shop. The walls were painted a bright cheery yellow with flowers and paintings adorning the sides. On the ceiling there were woven fans that blew a pleasant breeze around the stuffy room. The room was mostly filled tall black tables with stools. A beautiful flower arrangement was in the center of each table.
Seeing a sign that said 'Seat Yourself', she picked a table towards the back of the room. Soon after she was seated, a perky girl came to take her order. Serena decided on a smoothie. The ones that they served here came in a tropical daiquiri glass that was garnished with fruit. They always cheered her up, and she could use that now.
When it came she found that that didn't cheer her up. She let out a big sigh and told the waitress that the smoothie was all she was having. Serena watched as the girls pig tails bobbed up and down as she went to get the check.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" Stanton slid next to her with a smirk.
"Shouldn't you be off stealing people's hope?" Serena answered him cynically, looking away.
"Hey," Stanton completely ignored her last comment.
"What do want?"
"Just to talk" he answered honestly.
"Fine then. We're talking. You can go now."
"Serena, what's wrong?"
She just stared back at him for a moment. What's wrong? She thought. Well, she had magically awoken at home after going to Planet Bang. And she was pretty sure that had involved Karyl and Tymmie. If that had been the case, which she was pretty sure of, then they had probably done something to her.
"It's none of your damn business," she replied icily.
"It's not about how I took you home last night, is it?"
She was about to tell him to 'fuck off', but was too stunned from what he just said. "You took me home?"
"Yes…" She sucked in a big breath. This was not making any sense.
Seeing the confused look on her face, he started to explain. "Tymmie and Karyl kidnapped you. Then I found you in their room. So I took you home."
"Oh" was all she managed to say.
"So, are you ok?" he reached over and clasped her hands in his, all the while staring into her eyes.
Relieved at the fact that they hadn't done anything, she nodded. She felt a lot better now. But then something hit her.
"Why did you save me? You could have taken me." She asked.
"Serena. When are you going to realize that I don't want to hurt you? I care about you." He said earnestly, squeezing her hands.
"I have to go," she said. She couldn't trust herself around him. He evoked feelings in her that she shouldn't be feeling for him. It was dangerous. She took her hands out of his. She got up from the table, put down money for the bill and the tip, and quickly exited the café. Too bad that Stanton was following close behind.
"Wait, Serena," he grabbed hold of her arm.
"No, we can't do this. I was wrong to let you believe that this could go on. I'm sorry. Now let me go!" Serena tried wrenching herself from his grasp, but he wouldn't let go. "Please!"
"Just come with me," he tried sound gentle, but being a follower, he wasn't that convincing.
Meanwhile, Serena was having a panic attack. Her resistance was breaking down fast, and if she didn't get out soon, she didn't know what she would let herself do.
Sure, last time she had bent to his will and submitted to being with him. But with everything now, it was just a huge reminder as to what she had on the line. What if her friends found out? Would they disown her? Leave her? And since Tymmie and Karyl were part of the same group as Stanton, that just complicated everything. It wasn't worth it in the end.
She wrenched out of his grasp and made a run for it down the sidewalk. He ran after her. "Serena. Just listen to me. It's ok."
But this time he wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her to him. And with that her resistance broke down. And she returned his embrace.
She knew she wouldn't be able to stop as soon as his lips met hers. He moved his hand to cup her cheek, and the other to support her back. His lips were soft and warm. So she sunk into the kiss. Before she knew it, he was leading her to his car, so they could finish their 'conversation' in private.
Little did they know someone was watching them.
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