A.N: Thank you (once again for the millionth time) for the reviews! I love receiving them!
I found out that Raye's eyes were violet, but I used gray because it's more 'real' if you know what I mean…
I'm really sorry that some of you don't like Raye and Andrew coupled together! I didn't think of it either until I started writing. I didn't want them to be by themselves, and I thought about it for awhile and I thought," Well why not?" And now that I write it, I think they're actually very cute together. But that's just my opinion. But thank you for telling me!
Alright, here's the 'summary' for my next story. Tell me what you think.
Title: The President's Daughter
Serena is now the first daughter and living in a place she only saw in the books. But her life had completely changed. Now her Father, aka Mr. President, has hired her a body guard! His name is Darien Shields, and she is trying with all of her might to prove to her dad that she doesn't need a babysitter. Or does she?
Yeah. It's kind of a lame summary right now, but I'm working on it.
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Chapter 34: The Plan
Ami and Brett laughed and flirted as they stood in line at Boomerang, waiting to get their food.
Whenever Brett was around Ami, he couldn't stop smiling and laughing. He loved being around her. She was so pretty, smart, and caring. She was still shy from time to time, but she was slowly opening up to him more and more.
"I hope Serena's talking to Darien right now," Ami said as she thought about her sad friend.
Brett nodded his head as they moved up the line," I bet she is. I know they'll work through it," he reassured her.
Ami smiled at him and moved up the line as well. Her and Brett have been together for several weeks now and he's only kissed her about 5 times. It's because you keep making him make the first move! She thought to herself as they moved up the line again. They've cuddled before, but they've held hands very rarely in public. Probably because he's afraid too, she said as she looked longingly down at his hands. She looked up at Brett who was busy taking money out of his wallet. He was so unbelievably sweet to her! Well… to anyone for that matter. He had such a genuine personality and a kind heart. It was hard to believe that he was actually with her.
"Alright! I'm paying for you," Brett said as he stuck his wallet back in his back pocket and held a wad of money in his right hand.
Ami frowned," But you've paid for me every time we've been somewhere, Brett. It's time for me to pay," she said as she took her own money out of her purse. "I'm paying for both of us."
"No," Brett said, waving his hand," I already said I would. Besides, guys pay for the girls, not vice versa."
Ami's blue eyes leveled with Brett's hazel ones," Brett, I am paying for us whether or not you like it. And besides this is the 21st Century! Boys don't pay for girls anymore," she pointed out.
Brett opened his mouth in protest, but Ami put up her hand, turning her head away from him. "End of discussion. I'm paying."
Brett closed his mouth and frowned, sticking his money back in his pocket. "Fine. If you insist," he mumbled, obviously not happy that she was paying for him. "Well, at least let me pay for my own lunch, then."
Ami smiled and shook her head," No. You've been paying for my meals every time! It's my turn to give back."
Brett didn't say anything, but slowly nodded his head," Okay, okay. I was never good at arguing with women," he said, smiling softly.
Ami giggled, and looked down at his hand. She stepped closer to him, and entwined her fingers with his.
Brett looked down, shocked and surprised to see that Ami had taken his hand. He looked up at her, and saw that she was looking straight at him, blushing slightly. He smiled at her, and squeezed her hand gently, which made Ami blush even more.
"You're cute when you blush," he whispered down to her.
Ami smiled up at him and moved closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder. Brett leaned down and kissed her on top of her head.
Ami suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them. She turned around and saw a brunette standing there talking on her cell phone. Ami gasped and turned back around quickly.
Brett noticed her sudden behavior and leaned down to her," What's wrong? Are you alright?" he asked, looking extremely concerned.
Ami nodded, and whispered," The girl behind us! She's Rory!"
He looked at Rory quickly and turned back around," That's her?"
Ami nodded, and gestured for him to be quiet.
"I've got it all figured out Mel," Rory said in her cell phone, rather happily. "I'm gonna talk to the little girl, and become 'friends' with her, and if I do, I'll get to be around Darien more. And when the timing is right, I'll tell her that I've been trying my best to hide something from her, but I can't take it anymore. I'll tell her that I saw him cheating on her with another girl. Uh huh…. Yeah. It's going to take a couple of months at the least to get the girl to trust me. Anyway, after that, I'll tell Darien that she told me she never wants to see or speak to him again because she doesn't think it was truly meant to be. Hahaha, yeah, I know. I might have to come up with something better and less risky, but that's my plan for now. It's gonna be difficult getting the girl's friendship and trust though, especially after what she saw today. Then I'm going to comfort him and slowly gain his trust back and make him realize that he's still in love with me. Oh yeah… I haven't thought about that. Well if she uses that whole 'but you cheated on him, why should I believe you' thing, I'll just say that he was lying to her the whole time. That in actuality, he cheated on me, and I caught him. I'll reverse the whole thing!"
Ami's eyes widened as she listened to her plan. "Oh my gosh! Brett! She's completely trying to sabotage Darien and Serena's relationship!" Ami whispered angrily.
Brett's eyebrows came together in concentration, nodding to Ami. "We'll tell Serena and Darien when we get back."
"Oh yeah, about today," Ami and Brett listened in again," Well he came to talk to me actually. I was really surprised! Well I told him the truth. That I still love him. Yeah… I don't think he took it too well because he zoned out, I don't know how he feels. So anyway, while he was zoned out, I saw Serena in line, so I acted immediately! The first thing that came into my mind was for me to kiss him and for her to see it. So that's exactly what I did. Yeah. No, he pushed me away. But it felt so good, Mel! I missed him so much," she said, her eyes saddening. "He's even more gorgeous then he was when I first met him. Mmhmm… what about the girl? Is she pretty? Well… yes, she is. She's beautiful actually," Rory admitted, feeling sad again," But that doesn't matter. Darien was never into looks, he looked for personality."
Ami looked up at Brett," She loves him too," Ami whispered.
"Yeah," Brett nodded, glancing at Rory quickly.
"I feel sorry for her, but she has to know when enough is enough," Ami whispered again as they got to the register.
"Hello! Welcome to Boomerang! Is your number 335?" the cashier asked.
Ami and Brett nodded, smiling at her. "Alright, well here's your order, and the total is $25."
Ami gave her the money, looking up at Brett and smiling up at him. He gave her a forced smile as he watched her pay the cashier.
"You should have let me pay," Brett whined again.
Ami giggled as she received her change," It's fine! I promise," she said. And she tip-toed up to Brett, and kissed him quickly on his cheek.
Brett broke out into a grin, as Ami blushed. She's never been so.. physical like this before, he thought happily as he picked up their tray of food, their hands still entwined.
"Remember though, after this, we're going straight home and telling Serena," Ami said seriously again.
"Right," Brett said, nodding.
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Serena and Darien had collapsed on Darien's couch, kissing each other breathlessly. Before they knew it, Darien's shirt was gone, along with Serena's. It was the first time Darien had seen her with so little clothes on, and she was absolutely flawless. Her skin was smooth and creamy, her stomach was taught and toned. She still had her bra on as they mercilessly kissed each other. Darien left her mouth and made a trail of butterfly kisses down to Serena's collarbone and neck. He started to suckle and nibble on her neck as she moaned in pleasure, running her hands through his ebony locks.
Serena suddenly thought about her promise to her parents and to herself, and she slowly and painfully pushed Darien off of her. "Darien," she whispered breathlessly, pulling gently away from him. " I don't want to have sex until I'm married," she whispered.
Darien groaned, but stopped what he was doing. He pulled away from her, getting off of her slowly. "Alright," he whispered out of breath, nodding. He had become fully aroused, and now completely frustrated, but he understood. He understood and respected her wishes.
Serena sat up, and frowned slightly," I'm sorry. I wanted this as much as you do, but I've made a promise to my family and myself, and I intend to keep it," she said as she cupped his face in her hands.
Darien looked into Serena's gorgeous eyes, and smiled at her. "I understand. You don't have to explain. You just make me completely crazy," he said, his face still in her small hands.
Serena grinned at him, and pecked him quickly on his lips before she put back on her shirt. "Just so you know, you have the hottest body I've ever laid eyes on," she said, teasingly.
Darien laughed," Good! And I better be the only hottest body you ever lay your eyes on too."
Serena giggled and stood up. "I should probably go now. We've made Andrew wait long enough," she said, glancing at Darien's half naked form sitting on the couch.
Darien hopped up, and stood in front of her, nodding his head," Yeah. He probably ate my food by now too," he said as he looked at the door.
Serena laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning her head on his chiseled chest. "I'm so glad we're alright again," she whispered happily.
Darien could feel her breath on his skin and he shivered slightly from the feel of it.
Serena looked up at him and smiled. She got up on her toes and planted a kiss on his neck, sucking lightly on it a little. She heard Darien groan, pulling her body closer to his. She could feel just how turned on he really was. Serena pulled away, and grinned knowingly. "Bye, Darien," she whispered, walking seductively away from her.
"That's not fair, you know," Darien said, smiling. "You leave me completely turned on, and I can't do anything about it."
Serena giggled and waved to him as she opened the door. "Maybe I'll get Andrew to help you," she joked, laughing loudly.
Darien made a disgusted face, shaking his head,"That's just sick," he said as he headed towards the door. "Bye, Serena."
"I love you! Bye" she said , and she left the room, leaving a very aroused and half-naked Darien standing there.
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Andrew and Raye had engaged in deep conversation, indulging in very mature and sophisticated talk.
"I think Spongebob is a pimp," Andrew said as Raye laughed loudly.
"I can't believe you watch that show!" Raye giggled, holding her stomach.
Andrew smiled at her as she laughed uncontrollably. He loved making her smile and laugh, it made him feel all tingly inside. "You can't deny that you don't watch Spongebob."
Raye smiled secretively," Alright, alright. I watch it from time to time. But I don't like Spongebob, I like Patrick."
Andrew nodded," Of coarse you'd like Patrick! He's a star and he's pink!"
"That's not why I like him at all," she said matter-of-factly. "I think he's funny. And cute."
"Yeah, 'cute'," Andrew mimicked her. "He's not cute at all. And why do girls call everything 'cute'?"
" I dunno…why do guys watch porn?" Raye asked, looking at him contently.
Andrew thought about it for a moment, and laughed," Alright, you got me."
Raye smiled.
The dorm room door opened, and Serena's head poked in.
"Hey, Serena!" Andrew called, getting up off the couch to go greet her. "How'd things go with you and Darien?"
Serena came inside and closed the door, smiling happily," It went good! We're alright now," she said.
Andrew eyed Serena, seeing her messed up hair. "Uh huh. Things seem a little more then 'fine' to me," Andrew said, raising his eyebrows up, chuckling.
Serena rolled her eyes and blushed in embarrassment. She looked and saw Raye sitting on the couch, smiling up at her. "Raye! Oh my gosh! I completely forgot! I'm so sorry! I went to talk to Darien and I lost track of time," she apologized.
Raye stood up and shook her head," Oh no! It's fine. I had fun," she said, glancing at Andrew quickly, smiling.
Serena looked from Raye to Andrew and grinned. "Mmhmm, I bet you did," she teased.
Raye rolled her eyes and laughed. "Whatever," she replied.
Andrew grinned at Serena and locked eyes with Raye. He motioned for her to follow him," Raye, can you walk me to my door?"
Raye looked puzzled, but nodded," Are you afraid of the boogey-man?" she joked as she followed suit.
Andrew smiled," No, come on. Bye Serena, I'll return Raye soon."
Serena nodded her head, trying not to scream in happiness for her friend.
Andrew closed the door after Raye and turned towards her.
She looked at him, tilting her head to the side, as if trying to figure out what he was up too. "So, what's up?" she asked.
Andrew took a step closer to her and stuck his hands in his pockets. "Well… I was just wondering if you'd like to go watch a movie with me tomorrow. And possibly have dinner with me afterwards," he said, looking directly in her gray eyes.
Raye's stomach churned, suddenly feeling very nervous and shy. "Are you asking me out on a date?" she said softly, smiling.
"Maybe," Andrew answered, jokingly," If that's the way you want to look at it, then yes. I'm asking you out on a date with me."
Raye looked into his blue eyes and nodded," I would love to," she said, in almost a whisper.
Andrew grinned, feeling a sudden rush of joy surpass him," Great! How about 6 tomorrow? I'll pick you up," he said happily.
"Sounds wonderful," Raye answered.
"Okay," Andrew nodded his head and walked to his door," Tomorrow at 6."
"Tomorrow at 6," Raye repeated.
"See you then!" he said excitedly, and he went into the room.
Raye stood outside, looking at the closed door. It was almost like he didn't know how to act around her just then; almost childish. She giggled, and went back into Serena's room.
Serena was sitting on the couch and eating her cold dinner. She saw Raye bounce in happily, and smiled. "What's up?"
"Andrew and I are going on a date," Raye squealed, hopping up and down like a little girl.
"Congratulations!" Serena shrieked.
"Oh my! What am I going to wear?" Raye asked, sitting down next to Serena.
"Don't worry. Me and Ami can help you."
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Ami and Brett took their time getting back home. There was no need to rush the truth to Serena and Darien.
Brett and Ami took a stroll in the campus park, hand- in- hand. As Brett was rambling on about global warming, Ami thought about her family. Besides, she had never had a boyfriend before, and she still hadn't told her family about Brett, afraid of what they'd say. She was the only child, and they were severely protective of her. They almost didn't even let her go to UCLA, afraid that living in a dorm would be too dangerous. Months of arguing finally settled it. She had won her first battle with her parents. She got to move out and live on her own. And she completely loved it. No restrictions, no rules, no nothing! She pondered about how her father would react to her when she told him that she had a boyfriend now. "You have a boyfriend? And you didn't tell us? Where is he from? Does he have a clean record?" she could already picture her father interrogating her. Make no mistake though, she absolutely loved, adored and admired her parents. They were just trying to keep an eye out for her because they love her. She sighed, as she contemplated about telling her parents tonight.
Brett stopped mid-sentence when he heard Ami sigh. He looked over at her. Her face looked worried, almost afraid. "What's wrong? I'm boring you, aren't I?" he said, smiling slightly.
Ami snapped her head up to look at him, horror spread across her face, afraid that she had given him the wrong impression. "No! It's not that at all! It's… well, it's my parents actually," she admitted, looking straight ahead again.
"What about them? Are they sick?" he asked, his voice full of concern.
Ami smiled up at him and shook her head," Oh no, they're not sick. I… well.. I haven't told them that I have a boyfriend yet."
"You what?" Brett asked, stopping dead in his tracks.
Ami looked confused as his sudden halt. "I haven't told them about us yet."
"Why?" Brett asked, pain evident in his eyes. "Do you not like me enough? Am I not up to their expectations?"
Ami gasped," No! That's not it at all!"
"Then why haven't you told them about us yet? We've been together for about a month now" he said, looking hurt.
Ami looked in his hazel eyes as he looked back at her questioningly. " I haven't told them about us yet because you're my first boyfriend," she said. "You have no idea how strict and protective they are over me, Brett. Believe me, I've wanted to tell them every time I talked to them, but I couldn't. I was afraid," she said, as a gust of wind blew past them.
Brett frowned," What are you afraid of?" he whispered.
Ami exhaled, thinking about how to answer this question. "I'm afraid of everything. I'm afraid of them not liking you, of them doubting us. There's a lot to be afraid of. And I'm afraid of how my dad is going to respond to the fact that I have a boyfriend."
"So what are you going to do? Keep me in the shadows forever and not tell them?" Brett asked, looking pained.
"No," Ami answered quickly," I was going to tell them tonight. Brett, please don't take it like that. I'm just intimidated by my parents," she said gently, squeezing his hands.
Brett looked at her for a long while, and nodded. "Okay. I understand," he said. Then he suddenly felt guilty for being a little angry at her, and sad," I'm sorry for not taking that into consideration and understanding," he said, beating himself up.
"It's not your fault," she whispered, letting go of his hands and wrapping it around his neck. "I should have told them long ago. I would have shouted it to the world if I could have," she said, smiling up at his loving face.
Brett grinned, blushing slightly from her comment.
Ami watched as Brett's cheeks turned into a shade of red as he blushed. She giggled softly. Her eyes then fell to his smiling lips. Without thinking, Ami raised herself up, and lightly brushed her lips over his, her eyes fluttering closed.
Brett was surprised by her bold behavior. She had never been the one to make the first move, and today she was making all of it. He shivered slightly from the intimate touch of her lips, wrapping his strong arms around her small waist, pulling her closer to him.
She pulled away slightly, looking up into his eyes. Looking to see if there was any sign of rejection or disgust, but there was none. All she was were his adoring eyes looking back at her. She felt like his eyes could see right through her, right through her soul. She saw him smile, as he closed the gap between them, kissing her gently and passionately.
The two kissed in the autumn wind as leaves shed and fell all around them in a snow of red, gold, and yellow.
And in that kiss, they gave each other their hearts.
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Serena and Raye sat on the couch, discussing Raye's 'to-be' date.
"Do you think I should put my hair up," Raye asked as she swept her hair up," or down?" she said as she let her dark hair tumble back down.
"Well, how about just curl it slightly? I mean, it's just dinner and movie, nothing fancy," Serena said. "Andrew's really casual, so you should go casual, just spice things up a little without overdoing it."
Raye nodded, thinking about Serena's advice. "Yeah, that makes sense."
As they talked even further about her date with Raye, the door opened, and two figures walked in the room.
"It's Ami and Brett," Serena said joyously, waving towards their direction.
"Hey guys," Ami said, smiling as she took off her coat.
"Serena, we got something to tell you," Brett immediately started, his face looking extremely serious.
Serena sat up straighter, her face concentrating. "What?"
Ami glanced at Brett quickly, telling him that she'll tell Serena. "Well, while me and Brett were out at lunch, we ran into Rory. Well.. she was standing behind us. She had this whole plan to get Darien back."
Serena stared at Ami, feeling the blood rush out of her face.
"That bitch!" Raye suddenly yelled from nowhere.
Ami gave Raye a look, and looked back towards Serena in concern. "We heard the whole thing though, Serena. So you don't have to worry about a thing."
Serena felt as if her body was completely numb. "What was her plan?" Serena asked softly, almost weak.
"Well," Ami said as she scooted in next to Serena. "Her plan was for her to become friends with you and gain your trust-"
"And in doing that," Brett added," she'd get to be around Darien more."
"Yes. And when she had completely gained your friendship and trust, she was going to tell you that she saw him cheating on you with another girl."
"Then she said something about if you brought up the whole 'her cheating on Darien' thing, she'd tell you that he had been lying to you. That, in fact, he cheated on her and she caught him."
"After that," Ami started again," She'll go to Darien and tell him that you never wanted to see or speak to him again because you didn't think your relationship would work. That you two weren't meant to be"
"Then, she said she'll comfort him, and make him realize that she still loves him," Brett finished.
Ami nodded in agreement.
Serena listened to the whole thing, obviously shocked. "Why would someone go through all of that trouble to break up a happy couple?" Serena asked, fury flashing in her eyes.
"Well… Sere… she still loves him," Ami said sadly.
"Oh yeah," Brett said, remembering something," She also said that she had planned the whole kissing thing in the café. When you caught her and Darien kissing."
Serena looked baffled. "And how did you guys hear all of this?"
"She was standing behind us in line, talking on her cell phone with her friend or something," Ami said.
Serena suddenly felt completely angry. Why would someone go through all of that trouble? If you loved someone, you'd want to see them happy right? Even if it meant you were hurting. Serena's stomach boiled and churned in animosity as she dwelled upon it. She had never wanted to intentionally, and physically, inflict pain to any living thing, but now, she felt as if she wanted to hurt Rory. To beat the living daylights out of her. Serena didn't realize that her breathing was becoming harsher, and that her vein on her temple was pulsing vigorously.
"Whoa, Serena, calm down," Brett said, placing a soothing arm on her shoulder. "We heard her entire scheme! Now, we should use it to our advantage."
Serena snapped out of her wrath, and looked up at Brett.
"He's right you know," Ami said, agreeing with Brett. "Now that we know her plan, why not have a little fun with it, right?"
Raye smiled, nodding her head. "Yeah! Serena! That's a great idea! An eye for an eye.
Serena looked at all of her friends, and thought about it. Yes… why not have a little fun?
