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A Love Affair
Chapter 2
"Serena, there you are!" Serena heard behind her. She'd been running for a few minutes trying to get out of the park. She turned to see Kristina run up to her
"Hey Kristina, what's up?" Serena said.
"Nothing much. The girls are looking for you. Rei seems really pissed. She was saying that when she finds you she's going to kick your ass from here to next Friday. But I don't think she meant it." Kristina said.
"You're right, she didn't mean it." a group of voices said from behind Serena. There were the scouts, all of them smiling in relief that Serena had been found.
"Well I had better be going. See y'all tomorrow" Kristina said as she ran off.
"Bye, Kristina." Serena yelled.
"So what did Darien say that would make you run off and hide?" Mina asked the question they all wanted answered.
(((((((((( FLASHBACK
The bell of the front doors sounded, announcing the arrival of a customer. Andrew looked up from talking to his friend, to see who came in. He saw Serena bouncing up and down.
"Hey, Serena. What's got you so happy?" he asked.
Serena calmed down enough to speak. "I got an 80 on my Math test! Isn't that great!" She started bouncing again.
"Yeah that's great. So, you want anything? It's on the house." Andrew asked.
"Yeah, a triple hot fudge sundae, please."
"Coming right up. Oh yeah, I would like to introduce you to my friend Landis. Landis this is Serena, the girl I was telling you about." Andrew indicates Landis to Serena and vise versa.
Landis and Serena smiled at each other and shook hands.
"It's an honor to meet such a beautiful girl." Landis said
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Landis. Any friend of Andrew's in a friend of mine. Except one friend, though." She replied.
"Oh, really. What friend would that be?" he asked.
Serena was about to answer Landis' question, was beaten to it.
"The friend she hates is most likely me." a voice from behind her said.
She turned around and came face to face with her arch nemesis. There was Darien, with a slight grin on his face.
"Oh, what are you doing here, Darien?" she said with as much disgust as she could muster. He looks kinda cute with that grin. she thought
"Hey Dare. How's it going?" Andrew asked.
"Well I was doing ok, but then I saw Meatball Head." he replied.
"Hey I resent that!" Serena said.
"You should be nicer to such a beautiful girl." Landis said. "Serena deserves to be treated better than that."
"Meatball Head? Beautiful? Yeah right. Let me tell you something, Landis. I have known her for quite awhile now. She is nothing but a kid that gets bad grades in school. She's a klutz and can't even walk and chew gum at the same time." Darien said with a laugh.
Landis was about to say something but he heard a small voice speck before he could utter a sound.
"Is that what you think of me?" the voice said.
Landis, Darien, and Andrew turned around to see Serena sitting on the stool, looking at the ground. Serena raised her head to look at Darien."Is that what you really think of me?" she asked Darien again.
"Serena...I...I didn't." Darien stammered
"ANSWER ME, YOU BASTERD!" she yelled
"Hey guys. Lets not get into another..." Andrew started, but then Serena turned to him with venom in her eyes.
"Shut the fuck up, Andrew." she said through clenched teeth, "I want him to answer me RIGHT NOW!"
"Yes, ma'am," Andrew said. He sounded a little scared. Serena turned back to Darien.
"Answer me, right now, Darien."
"Serena I.I didn't.I." he started.
"ENOUGH! I have had just about enough of you, Darien. I've tried countless times to be nice to you and all you do in insult me." She paused to keep herself from crying. "I want you to know that I am sick and tired of how you treat me." Serena turned to Landis, "It was nice to meet you. I hope we have another chance to get to know each other."With that last comment she ran from the Arcade crying.
END FLASHBACK ((((((((((
"So you ran to the park to cry." Rei said. "You do realize that you could have come to us, you Meatball brain."
"Yeah. Then we would have gone and kicked his ass for you, "Lita said
Serena laughed at Lita's comment. "I wasn't really thinking at the time. I just ran. I'm sorry I scared you guys. And no, Lita, you can't go kill him." Serena said
"Fine if I can't kill him, lets go to my place. I've made my special cheesecake for the slumber party." Lita said with a laugh. Serena's eyes lit up at the mention of cheesecake and the girls had to practically drag Lita because they were going so fast. When they finally made it to Lita's complex, they saw a very good-looking guy. This guy had waist length white hair and bright green eyes. He was wearing a skintight dark red shirt with a pair of tight blue jeans. He looked to be about 6'2" or 6'3".
"Hey Landis! I didn't know you lived here. Oh.uh.sorry about running out like that in at the arcade. Darien just got on my nerves. I couldn't stand it." Serena said.
"Landis and his sisters Liadon and LaLaine live and work here. I hired him to be maintenance because with finals coming up soon, he need a place to stay," Lita explained.
"So, you let him keep his apartment for free," Mina said to Lita.
"Well, not exactly, pretty lady," Landis said, "My rent is cut in half. Ms. Kino is very nice. She is teaching my sisters, Liadon and LaLaine, how to cook. Speaking of cooking, Liadon said that we were going to your house for supper again. Is this true or falsehood?"
During this time, Mina just about died. Landis had called her a pretty lady. The other girls, including Amy, were trying to put their tongues back in their mouths. Lita smiled and nodded at Landis.
"Is 9:30 okay?" a brunette said as she walked into the hall. She was wearing the traditional Juuban school uniform. Her long legs were tanned compared to all the other girls in attendance. She had a strip of white hair about an inch and a half wide from the top of her head to her knees where her hair stopped.
"That sounds just fine, LaLaine." Lita said.
Another girl, who looked exactly like LaLaine, stepped out into the hall and inquired, "Lita? What are we going to cook tonight?" she asked.
"Well, Liadon. I think we'll have something simple.Chicken with mashed potatoes. Come on, you two can clean the dishes and help me make more cheesecake. Rei, Mina, Ami keep Serena out of my kitchen or die. Landis when you're finished, you and me can go talk in my den. I found something that might interest you." Lita commanded.
"Serena is gorgeous. I don't know how Darien could hate her so much. When we first meet him he was failing in every subject. Failing terribly, until Andrew and I picked his sorry ass up and help him." Landis muttered to himself. "Stupid light bulb. Why won't you go in there."
It had been nearly an hour and a half since the girls had gone into Lita's apartment. Now Landiswondered what his friend wanted to show him. He was a good six years older but somehow he and Lita had become very good friends. They're parents had died on the same day, on the same plane. When Lita had found out she made him this deal.
(((((((((( FLASHBACK
"What do you mean your parents died on flight 743 en route to New York? That's the same flight my parents." Lita had yelled.
She had turned her back to Landis, trying to control her voice and tears."I didn't know.I.I'm sorry, Ms. Kino." Landis had said softly.
"It's alright. What I came her for is to tell you that if you can't pay your rent this month.You'll have to go." she'd whispered.
"I have no where else to go, Ms. Kino. I'm trying to get a second job and provide for my sisters. You have to give me another chance. Please? Andrew said he'd give me one if that Bryan kid kept screwing up."
"If you need another job you can work here. I'll cut your rent and you'll only have to pay half of the 6,000 that you owe. I suppose the fact that you or your sisters can't cook is a problem.I'll teach them if they are willing to learn."
Landis couldn't believe what her was hearing. "What would I be doing?"
"Keeping the place clean, making sure all the lights are working, making deliveries, and what ever else I choose to have you do. Will you give me your soul?" she responded with a smile.
"Yes."
END FLASHBACK ((((((((((
That was six months ago. They'd known each other since he was eighteen. Four years and still he hadn't found a single girl who could beat him but her.
"Landis! Dinner's ready." Serena yelled.
He stepped down off the ladder and called to the waiting beauty, "I'll be there before you can say Moon Princess."
A strange look passed over her face then she called "Moon Princess!" and fell the floor laughing.
"Serena are you alright? You need to be quieter. It 10:00. People are in bed by now." Lita scolded.
By now Land was there looking a the stern Lita and the dejected Serena. "Be nice, Lita. It was my fault in the first place." He reached a tender hand towards Serena. "The Princess needs to get her mind off somethings. She shouldn't be scolded in such a way."
"Well, Princess Serena needs to get in there before all the food's gone." Lita said.. She look up at Landis. She knew he was cute. He even looked like one of her old boyfriends, but she kept that to herself. He was just a friend. Nothing else.They went in and in the wee hours of the morning, Landis and his sisters left.
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