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Title: Moving On
Chapter: 5
Author: Icess
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Raye was pacing yet again that night. She was waiting for her brother to get to the club so that Chad would stop following her. She wanted to check the guys out, and she couldn't do that with Chad watching her every move. As it was, he was so close that he was stepping on her open toe sandals that went with her black silk dress. "CHAD! God dammit! Stop!"
"Gosh, I'm sorry Raye, I was looking for Darien." Came Chad Young's lame excuse.
"Yeah, I'm so sure." Raye said under her breath. She plopped down onto the cast-iron bench that was on the boardwalk and took a sneak peak at Chad. 'You gotta admit, he is pretty cute. The way that his silky brown hair falls over his even darker eyes. Wait a minute… SILKY! Yeah, real silky.' Raye sighed. 'If only he weren't so annoying, I could see myself with him.' She stopped her traitorous thoughts when she heard an engine rev and saw Andrew's way cool mustang. 'Now, if I had someone like Andrew, I wouldn't have a complaint in the world!'
"Raye!" She heard her name called. She glanced up and saw Darien tugging a petite blonde along behind him. 'Ah, the infamous Serena.' She smiled warmly and gave Darien a brief hug before looking to Serena. "Oh, uh Serena. This is my sister Raye. Raye, this is Serena."
"Nice to meet you Raye." Serena said politely.
"Likewise." Raye looked to Darien pointedly and jerked her head over to Chad. "You might want to take care of him. He's getting on my nerves."
"Oh yeah." Darien said. "Chad! Hey, get over here!" Chad made his way over to Darien, Raye, and Serena while Andrew and Colin were on their way over to join the small group. Serena's friends still hadn't arrived and she was starting to get worried.
"Hey Sere! Where're the girls?" Andrew asked excitedly.
"I have no clue. They were right behind me when we were on the highway." At that moment, they finally decided to show up. "Well, speak of the devil." All five of them piled out of the car and Chad got stars in his eyes. Raye sighed happily although she felt kind of jealous. 'Wait, why should I feel jealous? Jeez, all this talk about Serena and Darien is making me crazy.'
"Where the hell were you guys?" Serena questioned.
"Oh, you know, around." Tab said, elbowing Amberli in the side.
"Amberli saw a guy and decided to track him down. No luck though. He ran off, I think he thought we were gonna run him over." Merry sighed.
"No shit sherlock! I would have run too if a bunch of guys did that to me." Dahlia said. "Who are they?" Dahlia asked, pointing to Raye, then Chad.
"Oh, girls, this is Raye and Chad." Serena's friends introduced themselves to Raye and Chad and then sighed loudly, still not being able to get over how drop-dead gorgeous Darien, Andrew, and Colin were.
"Ok, I've had enough of standing outside, I'm goin' in!" Raye said, then stopped her journey to the door and looked at Andrew. "Andy, Mina and the girls are inside. I saw you looking for them. They didn't want to wait anymore." Andrew nodded and blushed. "Let's go already people!" Everyone laughed and followed Raye into Club Forever.
Serena sighed loudly and went to the bar for a drink. "Amaretto stone sour, please." She told the bartender, he smiled brightly and went to fix her drink. She turned around and sat on the stool, checking out the atmosphere of the club. They'd been here only half an hour and she was bored already. The bartender came back with her drink and she handed him a five- dollar bill, murmuring her thanks.
"Hey baby, you wanna dance?" Serena looked surprised and her gaze fell upon a grotesque looking man with greasy blonde hair and heavy lidded green eyes. 'They actually let people like that in here? Yikes!' She thought.
"Uh, no thanks, mister." She said, and picked up her drink, moving to the table where Andrew and Mina were talking animatedly to each other. "Hey Andrew, Mina. Where's everyone else?" She asked, looking around the crowded room and not being able to spot anyone.
"Umm, Darien went outside for a breather, Amy and Greg are dancing… I think. Lita and Ken are sitting at a different table. Chad is dancing with your friend Dahlia. Colin and Brooke are talking somewhere, and your other friends are mingling." Andrew said in one breath, and then went back to talking with Mina.
"Gee, thanks." Serena said, setting her drink down, she walked to the entrance of the club and stepped outside to find Darien. "Hey Darien, you okay?" She asked and made her way over to him.
Darien's head snapped up and he looked at her through glazed eyes before he shook his head and said an inaudible "Fine." He went to sit on the bench that Raye had sat on earlier and sighed loudly.
"Are you sure, Darien?"
"I'm sure, Serena! Get outta here!" He gasped as he yelled those words and saw the tears in Serena's eyes before she ran away. "Wait! Serena! I'm sorry." He shouted to her retreating back. She didn't stop, just ran towards her car and hopped in. Revving the engine, she tore out of the parking lot and back to her aunt and uncle's house.
Lacey came running out of the house. "Serena, what happened? Are you hurt?" Just in my heart, Lacey.
"No, I'm fine Lacey. I'm just tired, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Oh, before I forget. Make sure you're in your Uncle Ian's office tomorrow at noon. We all have something to discuss." Lacey said in a serious tone, which surprised Serena, because Lacey was almost always happy and carefree.
"Uh, ok Lacey. See you tomorrow then." Serena left her aunt in the driveway and made her way up the stairs into her bedroom. Going into the bathroom that connected her room, she started some bath water and quickly walked into her room and stood in front of her very large CD collection and chose her Josh Groban CD. When she re-entered the bathroom, her bath was ready and she turned the water off and then walked over to the CD player and popped the CD in. Then she got undressed and slipped into the warm water. She sighed heavily and closed her eyes, listening to the soothing music.
Then, to spoil the moment, the dreaded phone rang. Serena got out of the tub and ran to get to the phone before the answering machine picked up. "Hello?" She said breathlessly. She heard loud music in the background and could only guess as to who it was. "Darien, I don't want to talk to you, leave me alone."
"Uh, this is Andrew. But I am calling because Darien is about to get kicked out of the club for getting rip-roaring drunk. He's throwing himself at the ladies and revealing parts of himself that should only be seen in private." Andrew laughed slightly.
Serena gasped. "Are you serious, Drew? My gosh, he's crazy! Do you need me to come and pick him up? I will if you want me to." She said, forgetting for the moment that she was angry at Darien.
"Please, Serena. He's driving everyone crazy." Andrew pleaded.
"I'll be there in a few minutes. Make sure he keeps his clothes on." She said and hung the phone up. Changing into a pair of baggy sweatpants and a tank top, she ran out of the house and sped the whole way to the club, music blaring all the way.
"Anrew, let o' ma arm!" Darien slurred loudly.
"Shut the hell up Darien! We're going outside so that Serena can drive you back to Ian's house." Andrew said, keeping his hold on Darien's muscular forearm tight.
"But she haes me! I yelled a' 'er."
"She can suck it up for half an hour. You'd better straighten yourself out Dare. You're loosin' it." Andrew said, and Darien sulked. Andrew sighed and looked around for Serena's silver PT Cruiser. Finally, he heard very loud music and saw Serena's car come around the corner. When she pulled up to the curb, Serena turned her Linkin Park CD off and got out of the car.
"Get in the car Darien. And don't you even think about bugging me, or else you'll be walking." Now, having Serena say that must have sobered him up and he got into the car without making too much of a fool of himself.
"Serena! Thank God! He's been driving us crazy! Just smack him up side of the head a few times if he starts annoying you." Andrew said, walking away.
"Great!" She exclaimed. "All right you idiot, let's go."
A.N. Ok, that's it for this chapter! Hope ya'll enjoyed it! Icess
Written On: July 28, 2002
Revamped On: March 29, 2006