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Chapter 10: Enchanted Evening

As Serena lie in bed that night, she couldn't stop thinking about Darien. He was just so incredibly sweet to her tonight. And did we almost kiss? She thought. She was underneath her bed sheets, wearing the shirt he let her have. It smelled like him.

Serena slowly drifted off into slumber.

That was too close, Darien thought, as he climbed into bed. I almost kissed her! He thought to himself. Tonight, Darien realized that he might have an attraction towards Serena. A really strong… attraction, he thought as he closed his eyes. He pictured her sweet, innocent, and beautiful face. Her flawless legs, her perfect… everything. Darien finally fell asleep around 1.

Serena woke up around 11:30, mainly because someone was knocking on the door.

She groaned, and got out of bed hesitantly. She wrapped the blanket around her body, and dragged herself to the door.

When she opened it, Ami was standing outside with a bag of food. "Good morning, Serena."

"Morning," she mumbled.

"I got us breakfast!" Ami said, taking the containers out of the bag.

"Thanks," Serena said, sitting in a chair and rubbing her eyes.

Ami gave Serena a platter of pancakes, sausage, eggs, and a biscuit.

As Ami stuffed some food in her mouth, she asked," So did you have fun last night? You came home late."

"Schwas albrwight," Serena responded, with food in her mouth.

"What was that?"

Serena swallowed. "It was alright. Darien took me home, and I had to mend his hand in his room. That's why I came in late. This is his t-shirt," Serena said, nonchalantly as she forked up some pancakes.

"Whoa! Backup! Did you say you were in Darien's room! And THAT is his t-shirt!" Ami asked, shocked.

"Mmhmm," Serena nodded as she chewed. "We didn't do anything, Ami! Get your mind out of the gutter," Serena said, when she got done swallowing.

"So what happened? Why did you have to mend Darien's hand?"

"Oh yeah. Well this guy named Dustin was at the party too, and he started harassing me! I tried to push him off, but he's too strong. Then, before I knew it, Darien socked him in the face! Dustin fell to the ground, bloody nose and all. Then Darien took me home. His hand was swollen, so I just got some ice and helped him out a little. He let me have the t-shirt because I felt awkward in the nurse outfit, so I just put it on." Serena finished explaining.

"Ohh…. Interesting night," Ami smiled, cutting her pancake.


Darien woke up around 12 p.m.

Andrew was sitting on the couch, playing Halo.

"Good morning Snookums!" Andrew joked.

"Yeah," Darien said, getting out of bed.

"So I heard you kicked the living crap out of Dustin, eh?" Andrew said, pausing the game.

"Yep," Darien said, standing up and stretching. "What time did you leave Mina's house last night?"

"Everyone went home around 2," Andrew answered, looking at Darien.

"Who won the scavenger thing?"

"Well definitely not your violent team," Andrew laughed. "Lita's team won, which means I won."

"Cool."

"So why did you punch Dustin?" Andrew asked, looking interested.

"Cause he was harassing a girl," Darien answered simply.

"And what is this girls name?"

"What does it matter? No guy should be sexually harassing a girl."

"But it takes a special girl for you to break someone's nose," Andrew pointed out.

"I broke his nose!" Darien asked.

"Yeah. I'm pretty sure," Andrew said. "Stop trying to change the subject! Who is she?"

"Sprena," Darien mumbled quietly.

"Who?"

"Serena! Okay!"

"Ohhhh. The girl across the hall. How cute," Andrew joked. "Yes, I do see why you would break Dustin's nose now," Andrew added, picking up the remote to the game again.

"What do you mean?"

"She's hott," Andrew said, focusing back on the game.

"That's not the rea… never mind. I'm gonna get dressed and take a walk," Darien said, heading to the bathroom.

"K."


Brett called Serena around 1:15, asking her to meet him down at the café. She agreed, and got ready.

"Hey Ami, I'm gonna go meet Brett. I'll be back later," Serena said, as she grabbed her purse.

Serena closed the door behind her, and went down the hallway. She turned the corner to get to the elevator and BAM!

She hit someone, stumbling, but not falling. Her purse fell to the floor.

Serena automatically yelled out," I'm so sorry!" without looking who it was she ran into. She bent down to pick up her purse, and so did the person she ran into. They both grabbed her purse at the same time. Then they looked up at another at one another.

Serena looked into a pair of gorgeous dark blue eyes. It took her breath , and she immediately knew who it was.

Darien smiled at her. "Good afternoon Meatball head," he said as he got up, handing Serena her purse.

"Good morning Darien," she replied as she stood up. They looked at each other. Both feeling a little self conscious and awkward. "Um, how's your hand?" Serena asked. Her stomach doing a flip.

"It's still sore, but it's better then it was yesterday," he said, sticking out his right hand for her to see.

Serena looked at it, and nodded. "Well… er.. I have to go meet Brett down at the Café. I'll see you later?" Serena asked, pushing the down button on the elevator.

"Sure," he said quickly. She smiled at him as the elevator door opened.

"Bye Darien." She stepped inside, and the elevator door closed.

"Bye Serena," he said, quietly.


Serena sprinted towards the Café. I'm late! She yelled at herself. When she came inside, Brett was sitting down at a table. He had two cups of coffee with him. He smiled sweetly, and waved.

Serena smiled back, and headed towards the table. "Hey you," she said, taking a seat.

"Hey," he said, his eyes sparkling. "I got you a cup of coffee!"

"Aww thanks," she said, taking a sip. "What time did you get home yesterday?"

"Oh, I got home around 2 probably. Lita's team won the Scavenger hunt," he informed her.

"That's cool," she said, putting the coffee cup down.

"So.. are you okay… you know, from yesterday and all?" Brett asked, looking a little concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for asking." She smiled.

"I can't believe Dustin would do something like that…" Brett said, sounding guilty.

"It's okay! I'm fine," Serena reassured him.

"Okay," He said, looking at her. "Would you like to go to dinner with me tomorrow night?" Brett suddenly asked.

"I would love to," Serena replied, smiling.

Monday night rolled around pretty quickly.

"What am I going to wear!" Serena yelled as she scrimmaged through the closet.

Ami was busy studying for a test, but said," How about that red dress?"

"What red dress?"

"The one that wraps around your neck, has no back, and has a long v-neck," Ami said, writing down something on paper.

"Isn't that a little too formal?" Serena asked, taking the dress out.

"Well he's taking you to a restaurant. It's a date, so I'd say it's a formal type thing."

"Hmm.. I guess." Serena went into the bathroom and put it on. She looked amazing in the dress. She curled her long hair, and left it down. Then she put on a pair of diamond earrings, and a pearl necklace.

Serena came out of the bathroom, and putt on a pair of red high heels.

"You look gorgeous!" Ami exclaimed, looking up from her book.

"Thank you," Serena said, smiling.

KNOCK KNOCK

"That's him!" Serena squealed, running towards the door.

Serena opened the door, and there stood Brett. He looked dashingly handsome. He was wearing a black tuxedo, and his hair was tousled about, looking unkept in the most adorable way. His hazel eyes were twinkling, as he smiled at her.

"Ah, milady," He said, bowing, and holding his arm out.

Serena giggled, and took his arm.

"You look absolutely stunning tonight," Brett said, as he closed the door for Serena.

"Why thank you, kind sir. And I must say, you clean up quite nicely," Serena grinned.

"Thank you. Shall we head off?"

"Head off we shall," Serena said.

Brett led the way. Serena's arm wrapped around his.

They went to Rococo's Italian Restaurant. It was a charmingly fancy restaurant.

As the two sat and ate, soft classical music filled the room, as the live orchestra played. Off to the side, there was a little dancing floor. There were a few people slow dancing on the floor.

When they were finished with dessert, Brett stood up, and came around to Serena. He bowed his head, and asked," May I please have this dance?"

Serena looked up into his hazel eyes, smiled, and answered," Yes you may."

He led them to the floor, and placed his hands around her waist, while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You know, you really do look beautiful tonight," Brett whispered, as Serena rested her head on his chest, both of them swaying to the music.

"You've only said that 10 times tonight," Serena smiled, quickly looking up at him.

"I can't help it," he said, grinning.

The music slowly came to an end, and so did the enchanted evening.

Brett walked Serena to her door, and stood there, smiling at her. Serena smiled back, and gave him a hug. Then she looked up at him, their faces several inches apart.

Brett lowered his head, to kiss her lips goodnight, but right before he could, Serena turned her head to the side, making him kiss her cheek instead. Serena looked back up to him, and gave him a weak smile. Brett looked a little disappointed, but returned the smile.

"Thank you for a lovely evening," Serena said.

"You're welcome. Have a good night," Brett said as Serena opened her door.

"You too. Good night," Serena said, and closed the door behind her.