I'm very encouraged by all the reviews! For you, I strive to make this an extra long chapter to make up for the past two months. Some flashbacks are in italics. It is finally spring break so I will hopefully update more often. Warning: mushy part
Chapter 17: Eep! #4
"How did I get into this mess? How did I get into this mess! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
If any random person were to look on the rooftops of Tokyo, he or she would find an amusing sight of a Sailor Moon jumping across the rooftops muttering to herself. Serena sighed. She should've known Mina's dangerous 'innocent' smile would lead to something like this. Sweat trickled down her face. She had no idea why they placed this dare on her. But that fatal tape and the threat of having to dance naked in the street bound her to this promise.
Rei's face spoke menacingly.
"Don't try to fake it, I will know!"
Serena shuddered. Of course her over imaginative mind had added the menacing part to Rei's final threat but all the same, Rei had spoken those words, and Rei was right, she would know. Rei's priestess powers gave her the feeling if Serena lied or not. Gathering her courage she quickly searched for the one man she feared and loved most before she chickened out.
Amy, Lita, Rei, and Mina stared at the open window that Serena had gone out of.
"Are you sure she'll be alright?"
Amy's timid voice voiced everyone's question. Lita gulped and ventured nervously.
"She'll be fine… After all, she ate all the wonderful food in my apartment…"
Rei's grim voice destroyed the venture.
"She'll klutz out and Darien will find out who she is."
Mina's bright confident voice pierced the thought.
"She'll be fine! After all, she is our leader. Plus she won't chicken out for sure, not while we have this."
She held up the tape of Serena's confession with a too innocent smile. Amy huddled in her corner worrying.
Serena had eaten Lita's store of food, laughed and cried over the chick flicks while having a popcorn fight with Rei, and was the girls were now lying down on their sleeping bags in the middle of the living room. Serena hadn't noticed anything strange and the girls carefully sprang the trap. Lita lifted her head.
"Rei, truth or dare?"
Rei 'hmmed' and answered casually.
"Dare."
"I dare you to go on a date with Chad."
Rei's jaw dropped and her face started turning red slowly. This was not part of the plan. Lita's eyes sparkled mischievously.
"Chicken? You know the rules, you don't do the dare, you strip and dance in the street."
"Fine."
They all started laughing and grudgingly Rei joined in a little later.
"How will we know if Rei actually goes on the date?"
"I will go on that date."
"She could get a picture."
"Genius!"
Rei scowled.
"Amy, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Do you like Greg?"
Amy blushed crimson and mumbled her answer.
"Speak louder sweetie, we love to hear romantic confessions."
"I do."
They all sighed except Lita and Rei who rolled their eyes.
"Lita, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you…to cook your sweetest cookies and give them to Ken. Then when he eats one get close and whisper in his ear in your most sexy voice,' I taste sweeter.'"
The girls gasped at the dare Amy had thought of. Amy blushed.
"I swear, the most innocent ones are the most dangerous." Lita muttered," Mina, truth or dare?"
Mina grinned," Dare."
"I dare you to show up in your pajamas at midnight and ring Matt's doorbell. Andrew will provide the address. Hide to the side and when he steps out to see who it is, kiss him."
Mina's grin became wider and they all started laughing like crazy.
"I wanna see Matt's face!"
"Let's go watch her!"
After their laughter subsided to giggles Mina asked the long awaited question.
"Serena, truth or dare?"
Not noticing the tension in the air, Serena cheerfully replied," Dare!"
The prey and the predator.
"I dare you to sneak into Darien's apartment tonight as Sailor Moon, sleep with him- not that kind of sleep-unless you reeeallly want to," she wiggled her eyebrows causing Serena to blush crimson," and kiss him."
All the smiles dawned on Serena. The girls looked at her expectantly. They had planned this!
"You g-guys really d-don't m-mean t-t-th-that!"
Mina held up the cursed tape.
"We're all doing our dares."
"We'll be waiting."
"Don't let him know you're Sailor Moon."
"Don't try to fake it, I will know!"
Serena gulped. Rei nudged her. Serena transformed into Sailor Moon, looked back one last time, and left out the window.
Amy shuddered as the cool night breeze touched her.
Serena sat on Darien's balcony rail. She listened and heard nothing. Slipping in quietly she found Darien sleeping peacefully in his bed. Gulping, she climbed in the blankets and lay there.
She woke warm and cozy. Stretching and yawning she let the blanket drop from her. She blinked. Was she transformed as Sailor Moon? Then she remembered. She turned her head slowly to find Darien sleeping, his arm still around her waist.
"Eep!"
Her heart was thudding. Would she have her first kiss now? The one she had missed from the mistletoe? She decided to go for it. Her heart sped like she was running a race. Hands and legs on either side of sleeping Darien, she lowered her lips to his and placed it on his. Not knowing exactly what to do she stuck her tongue in his mouth.
Darien woke to something foreign entering his mouth. It was someone's tongue to be exact. His foggy sleep-ridden mind acted on instinct.
Serena gasped as his tongue entered her mouth and he was kissing her. Her first kiss. Her body became weak and no longer supported her. He rolled over so that Serena lay beneath him and deepened the kiss, his hands in her hair. Serena's hands trailed up Darien's neck and were in his hair. When oxygen was needed they broke apart. Darien panted and blinked through sleepy eyes trying to see who was on his bed. Serena breathed heavily and found Darien blinking at her. As quickly as possible, she ran out to the balcony and jumped away, a hand to her slightly swollen lips.
Good thing it was Saturday, she couldn't go to school or home looking like she did now. Her father would probably have a heart attack. Serena slipped inside the window of Lita's apartment to find the girls sleeping. She de-transformed and slept also, dreaming of what had happened.
Darien sat on his bed not knowing if what had just happened was real. Several shed long strands of gold hair on his bed testified to the nymph's existence. 7:00 a.m. He took a very cold shower afterwards.