Chapter 3
Hey peoples!!!! I'm so amazingly sorry this took so long it's just that I kinda lost my inspiration. I guess we went on seperate vacations. Everthing's been a little hectic around my house but here's a new chapter. Hope you enjoy it! Remember BE KIND REVIEW!!! NO FLAMING!!!!
Serena's eyes widened at the question. 'What are you waiting for you idiot! Say yes!' yelled her brain. She shook the thought out of her head. She could never do that to Mina.
She smiled sadly at Darien, "Under normal circumstances, I would be thrilled to go out with you, but unfortunately it just wouldn't work. We're from different sides of the "popularity line" Darien. I doubt that Rei or her little cronies would approve of me."
Darien nodded his head in understanding. Serena had a point, but they owed it to themselves to see what could happen if they were together.
"Maren although I see your point, I'd like to ask... since when do you care what Rei thinks? I know we're not exactly from the same group, but I think that we'd be good together and I'll be damned if I let anything stop me from getting what I want." he said as calmly as possible.
"Whatever Darien, you know I'm right." she replied smiling sadly at him, then turning around to go meet Mina and Malachite.
Darien watched Serena's retreating figure defeatedly. 'I won't give up on her' he silently vowed as he too walked towards the parking lot.
Serena found Malachite and Mina waiting patiently at her car. "Hey, cuz! What was the hold up? I know you don't want a repeat of yesterday now do you?" Mina said patting Malachite on the back where he promptly moaned in pain and glared at Mina.
Serena smiled sheepishly at the friends, "I was cleaning up the mess I made in Chem, and don't worry I called my trainer and canceled out work-out for today, didn't I promise you that we'd work on your routine this weekend! And of course everyone knows that the weekend officially starts the second the last bell on Friday rings so there! Besides I hired a professional cheerleading choreographer to help today."
Mina face lit up and she hugged her cousin tightly.
"Oh thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! Sere! You are the best cousin in the whole world! No wait the whole damn universe!!! AHHHH!!!! You are so great! Did you know that you're my favorite cousin?" Mina gushed.
Serena hushed her over excited cousin, "Mina you've got to be more careful! You called me Sere" she whispered. "And yes I know how great I am oh and by the way.... I'm your only cousin, Meens." Serena said giggling.
Mina thought for a second, "oh yah!"
Malachite laughed at the cousins antics, "you two are so, for lack of a better word... blonde!" Mina and Serena laughed at what he said and flashed a mirror at him, reminding he that he was blonde too. He shook his head and took Serena's keys out of her hands.
"Since ya'll just double teamed me, I get to drive". He said unlocking the driver's side doors and unlocking the passenger side door so the two girls could get in.
"Fine Mal, but be gentle with my baby," said Serena seriously.
"Oh come off it Serena, even if I totally crashed and totaled your car you could buy a dozen more." Mina replied smiling.
"Yah I could but mom would never let me, she's all you have to learn to take care of your things, if you can just get a new one you'll never learn responsibility." Serena mimicked.
Malachite put the car in gear and sped out of the parking lot heading towards Serena's house where they found the Choreographer already waiting.
They danced and learned moves for hours on end. The last stunt was one where Mina was standing up on one foot in Malachite's hands, her other leg extended upward, striking a high V pose. Serena was at their feet kneeling her arms in a low V.
Serena looked up to see that Mina was losing her balance and rolled out of the way as she came tumbling down. Luckily for Mina, Malachite softened her landing and ended up with her on top of him their faces almost touching.
Serena smiled at them knowingly, 'when will they ever figure out that they're perfect for each other?' she thought in exasperation. 'Damned Idiots!'
Malachite helped Mina up and Serena decided to kill the tension, " so guys Madame Kristin, the choreographer is going to leave now but she be here again tomorrow to help us out again okay?"
They nodded numbly still confused about their feelings. Serena drove Malachite home and brought Mina with her to the mall.
"So Meens, what was up with you and Malachite?" Serena asked.
"Nothing!" She said a bit too quickly. "why would you think there's something up! Nothing's up! In fact everything's down!"
Serena laughed, "yah right you can't fool me, I know you like him! He likes you too you know."
"Yah right I wish, he's way to cute to like me, I mean I'm not all platinum blonde and perfect bodied like you are. In fact I'm like a bad carbon copy of you." Mina sighed.
"Mina you know Malachite almost as well as I do. You know as well as I that even if you were butt ugly which you most certainly are not, he doesn't go for looks, he goes for what's in here." Serena said tapping where her heart would be.
"Besides currently I am not platinum blonde, I'm brown haired. Now I'm going to prove to you just how pretty you are cuz Guess? is having a bathing suit sale!!!!" Serena squealed dragging her cousin into one of her favorite stores.
Neither noticed that Darien, Ray and their friends were not far behind and had just spotted them.
"Let's go inside and have some fun," said Rei evilly. Darien grimaced but followed the group in.
Mina and Serena were trying on some random bikinis coming out to look at the mirrors together. Currently Serena was in a baby blue bikini that was low rise and high cut the top was halter style. Mina was in an identical bikini only in orange when they came out to look at the mirrors Rei and everyone else was there to watch.
Darien's voice caught in his throat when he saw what Maren was wearing, or better yet not wearing. 'God she's hot! Look at her she absolutely perfect I feel like I've seen her somewhere before, I just can't seem to place her face'.
His thoughts were broken by the sound of Rei's voice. "Oh you guys come in here to find matching outfits for your job working the corner?" Rei said laughing snidely.
Serena laughed along with her, "Oh yes Rei but we still need the perfect stiletto shoes and cheap jewelry, hey where did you get yours? Better yet... can we borrow yours? They might be more comfortable to use since they've been around the block a couple of times... literally. Oh don't worry we'll make sure not to work your territory." Serena replied easily.
Rei looked aghast, no one had ever returned her disses before. She had never been in this situation before. Oblivious to what she should do she sputtered out, "whore!"
Serena looked at Mina. Mina nodded and replied, " yes you are, I thought we already established that, God and they say blondes are stupid!" Fuming Rei and her friends walked out of the store dragging the boys who were still ogling the girls in the bikinis.
Darien was the last to leave giving Serena an almost imperceptible nod and smile. But it didn't go unnoticed by Mina.
"Se... Maren? What was that all about? Why all of a sudden do I feel left in the dark?" Mina said completely proud that she finally stood up to Rei.
"Nothing to worry about cuz, not let's go pay for these suits."
Hey peoples!!!! I'm so amazingly sorry this took so long it's just that I kinda lost my inspiration. I guess we went on seperate vacations. Everthing's been a little hectic around my house but here's a new chapter. Hope you enjoy it! Remember BE KIND REVIEW!!! NO FLAMING!!!!
Serena's eyes widened at the question. 'What are you waiting for you idiot! Say yes!' yelled her brain. She shook the thought out of her head. She could never do that to Mina.
She smiled sadly at Darien, "Under normal circumstances, I would be thrilled to go out with you, but unfortunately it just wouldn't work. We're from different sides of the "popularity line" Darien. I doubt that Rei or her little cronies would approve of me."
Darien nodded his head in understanding. Serena had a point, but they owed it to themselves to see what could happen if they were together.
"Maren although I see your point, I'd like to ask... since when do you care what Rei thinks? I know we're not exactly from the same group, but I think that we'd be good together and I'll be damned if I let anything stop me from getting what I want." he said as calmly as possible.
"Whatever Darien, you know I'm right." she replied smiling sadly at him, then turning around to go meet Mina and Malachite.
Darien watched Serena's retreating figure defeatedly. 'I won't give up on her' he silently vowed as he too walked towards the parking lot.
Serena found Malachite and Mina waiting patiently at her car. "Hey, cuz! What was the hold up? I know you don't want a repeat of yesterday now do you?" Mina said patting Malachite on the back where he promptly moaned in pain and glared at Mina.
Serena smiled sheepishly at the friends, "I was cleaning up the mess I made in Chem, and don't worry I called my trainer and canceled out work-out for today, didn't I promise you that we'd work on your routine this weekend! And of course everyone knows that the weekend officially starts the second the last bell on Friday rings so there! Besides I hired a professional cheerleading choreographer to help today."
Mina face lit up and she hugged her cousin tightly.
"Oh thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! Sere! You are the best cousin in the whole world! No wait the whole damn universe!!! AHHHH!!!! You are so great! Did you know that you're my favorite cousin?" Mina gushed.
Serena hushed her over excited cousin, "Mina you've got to be more careful! You called me Sere" she whispered. "And yes I know how great I am oh and by the way.... I'm your only cousin, Meens." Serena said giggling.
Mina thought for a second, "oh yah!"
Malachite laughed at the cousins antics, "you two are so, for lack of a better word... blonde!" Mina and Serena laughed at what he said and flashed a mirror at him, reminding he that he was blonde too. He shook his head and took Serena's keys out of her hands.
"Since ya'll just double teamed me, I get to drive". He said unlocking the driver's side doors and unlocking the passenger side door so the two girls could get in.
"Fine Mal, but be gentle with my baby," said Serena seriously.
"Oh come off it Serena, even if I totally crashed and totaled your car you could buy a dozen more." Mina replied smiling.
"Yah I could but mom would never let me, she's all you have to learn to take care of your things, if you can just get a new one you'll never learn responsibility." Serena mimicked.
Malachite put the car in gear and sped out of the parking lot heading towards Serena's house where they found the Choreographer already waiting.
They danced and learned moves for hours on end. The last stunt was one where Mina was standing up on one foot in Malachite's hands, her other leg extended upward, striking a high V pose. Serena was at their feet kneeling her arms in a low V.
Serena looked up to see that Mina was losing her balance and rolled out of the way as she came tumbling down. Luckily for Mina, Malachite softened her landing and ended up with her on top of him their faces almost touching.
Serena smiled at them knowingly, 'when will they ever figure out that they're perfect for each other?' she thought in exasperation. 'Damned Idiots!'
Malachite helped Mina up and Serena decided to kill the tension, " so guys Madame Kristin, the choreographer is going to leave now but she be here again tomorrow to help us out again okay?"
They nodded numbly still confused about their feelings. Serena drove Malachite home and brought Mina with her to the mall.
"So Meens, what was up with you and Malachite?" Serena asked.
"Nothing!" She said a bit too quickly. "why would you think there's something up! Nothing's up! In fact everything's down!"
Serena laughed, "yah right you can't fool me, I know you like him! He likes you too you know."
"Yah right I wish, he's way to cute to like me, I mean I'm not all platinum blonde and perfect bodied like you are. In fact I'm like a bad carbon copy of you." Mina sighed.
"Mina you know Malachite almost as well as I do. You know as well as I that even if you were butt ugly which you most certainly are not, he doesn't go for looks, he goes for what's in here." Serena said tapping where her heart would be.
"Besides currently I am not platinum blonde, I'm brown haired. Now I'm going to prove to you just how pretty you are cuz Guess? is having a bathing suit sale!!!!" Serena squealed dragging her cousin into one of her favorite stores.
Neither noticed that Darien, Ray and their friends were not far behind and had just spotted them.
"Let's go inside and have some fun," said Rei evilly. Darien grimaced but followed the group in.
Mina and Serena were trying on some random bikinis coming out to look at the mirrors together. Currently Serena was in a baby blue bikini that was low rise and high cut the top was halter style. Mina was in an identical bikini only in orange when they came out to look at the mirrors Rei and everyone else was there to watch.
Darien's voice caught in his throat when he saw what Maren was wearing, or better yet not wearing. 'God she's hot! Look at her she absolutely perfect I feel like I've seen her somewhere before, I just can't seem to place her face'.
His thoughts were broken by the sound of Rei's voice. "Oh you guys come in here to find matching outfits for your job working the corner?" Rei said laughing snidely.
Serena laughed along with her, "Oh yes Rei but we still need the perfect stiletto shoes and cheap jewelry, hey where did you get yours? Better yet... can we borrow yours? They might be more comfortable to use since they've been around the block a couple of times... literally. Oh don't worry we'll make sure not to work your territory." Serena replied easily.
Rei looked aghast, no one had ever returned her disses before. She had never been in this situation before. Oblivious to what she should do she sputtered out, "whore!"
Serena looked at Mina. Mina nodded and replied, " yes you are, I thought we already established that, God and they say blondes are stupid!" Fuming Rei and her friends walked out of the store dragging the boys who were still ogling the girls in the bikinis.
Darien was the last to leave giving Serena an almost imperceptible nod and smile. But it didn't go unnoticed by Mina.
"Se... Maren? What was that all about? Why all of a sudden do I feel left in the dark?" Mina said completely proud that she finally stood up to Rei.
"Nothing to worry about cuz, not let's go pay for these suits."
