Same stuff as before, I don't own crap…. Well besides Markus and the band name… those are mine. But sadly no Sailormoon is not… so on with the show… author's note at the end. Enjoy!
Throughout the entire show Serena didn't look away from Rei. She saw many different emotions, many had left her heartbroken and confused. She didn't understand why Rei didn't think that she could come to her with what she was feeling. 'Weren't we close enough that we could talk to each other about anything' Serena thought to herself as she watched Rei and Markus walk off the stage. Amara and Michelle were talking to Andrew about the song they performed with Rei. Serena couldn't take her eyes of the stage where Rei once had stood. She needed to figure everything out but didn't know if she could face Rei. There were too many thoughts racing through her mind. Turning to the others she joined the conversation for a brief moment.
"So guys that was pretty insightful huh?" Serena stated trying to not give way of her internal conflict.
"There was so much emotion in the show, I wonder who she left behind?" Andrew stated
The three girls just looked at each other and a light blush crept across Serena's face.
"Well, I need to be going. I've got an early start in the morning. Please tell Rei I'm sorry." Serena lied and excused herself from the table. Amara followed her to the exit to make sure she was okay. She knew that this was going to be hard for both of them. Rei was really putting herself out there and her heart on the line and Amara wasn't sure how receptive Serena was going to be to this new found information, though she was hopping for the best.
"Princess!" Amara called out making Serena stop and turn around.
"Listen, I'm really not in the mood for any more schemes Amara, to think you're helping her out. Instead of coming to me she… she ran. She couldn't face me. Then she comes back out of the blue with some band and confesses her undying love for me? Like I'm supposed to just be okay and expect everything." Serena started to raise her voice. She shook her head and whipped away the tears streaming down her face. Amara winced at the sound of her voice but didn't say anything, she knew better.
"I just need some time to think about everything. I need to figure out what is going inside me. If I can forgive her."
"Serena I'm sorry, we thought we were helping. You haven't been the same since she left. We figured if we could help her express her feelings then maybe you'd be happy again." Amara said pulling her friend into a hug.
"Go ahead and take care of things, I'll let Rei know you had to go, just please don't shut her out. She's trying."
Without saying another word Serena turned to walk away. She wasn't sure where she was going but she knew she needed to get some fresh air. Serena walked around the city watching the happy couples walking along the store fronts. Not paying attention to where she was going Serena found herself in the park in front of their bench. She stood for a second looking over the water. A small smile came to her lips as she sat down leaning back on the bench looking up at the stars. The moments seemed to pass slowly for Serena. Thinking about the past few days and how Rei just decided to land this bombshell on her in such a public manor. Serena stayed in that very spot still the sun started to rise. Willing herself to move she stood up taking one last look at the lake and decided to head home. She had turned off her cell phone and was pretty sure that she would have many missed calls and numerous messages from her friends asking if she was alright and offering her some kind of comfort. There were probably some messages from Rei as well. She still wasn't sure how to deal with the situation she was put into. Their bond had seemed unbreakable, but now she wasn't so sure. Her heart was conflicted. Typically when someone confesses their undying love for a person a feeling of relief and happiness would wash over a person and it would feel like it's a dream come true but to Serena it was a slap in the face. 'Maybe I shouldn't let my pride get in the way' Serena thought as she walked into her apartment setting her keys down on the table in the hallway making her way to her bedroom she threw her purse on the bed and went to change her clothes. Looking at the clock on the wall it was almost seven in the morning. Serena sighed and climbed into her bed. Mentally thanking the Gods that she didn't sign up for summer classes this year. Serena took her cell phone out of her purse and set it on the night stand. She wasn't ready to face the world yet. 'A few more hours isn't going to hurt.' Serena thought as she slipped off into a deep sleep.
It was four in the evening when Serena was wakened by a very loud pounding on her door. Startled she sat up and looked around the room quickly as if trying to remember where she was, once she realized she as at home and had been woken up she got out of bed put on a robe and made her way to the door. Opening the door she saw a very pissed yet worried Amara.
"Well, hello Amara, what can I do for you?" Serena asked with a sleepy grin on her face. She knew exactly why her sandy blonde haired friend was here. Serena opened the door wider to let her friend in.
"What the hell are you thinking Serena?! I asked go figure your shit out not completely disappear of the map. We've all been worried about you." Amara stated with concern in her voice, noticing she was still in her pajamas Amara raised an eyebrow.
"Did I wake you? It's not good to sleep all day princess."
"I walked around the city then found myself at the park and ended up watching the sun rise. I got home around seven this morning. So yes I have been sleeping." Serena said as she sat down on the couch pulling her legs beneath her.
Amara sat down next to her and pulled her close not sure of what to say. She didn't want to upset Serena anymore then she already was. Her heart went out to her friend. So they just sat there, neither of them saying a word. Serena let out a sigh and Amara turned her head.
"What is it princess?"
"I don't know how I should feel. I feel so many different things. Hurt, betrayal, happiness, love. I just don't understand how all these emotions can coexist. I want so much to hate her. We were so close, at least I thought we were. Then last night, I should be happy right, she's in love with me but hearing this just infuriates me and makes the pain of her leaving all the more real. How can I face her again? Maybe she shouldn't have come back." Serena stated looking straight ahead not really talking to Amara just speaking her mind trying to make sense of everything.
"Princess, I'm not going to stick up for Rei or justify her reasons for leaving but people who feel a great deal for someone and think that they can never be with that person tend to do things to remove themselves from those situations because it becomes too painful to be involved. The only way you're going to sort any of this out is to have this conversation with Rei. Frankly I think Rei deserves it, she just put her heart and soul out there to you and people she doesn't even know and we know that's a huge step for her. Please don't write her off yet. Figure out what you feel for her and go from there. If there is a chance that you may return those feelings don't let Rei go. Don't be stubborn like Rei, everyone deserves a chance at love."
"That's the thing that really bothers me, she couldn't just come to me and say it out right. She did it in front of strangers."
"You're missing the point Serena, quit being so selfish. She's an icon, a singer, she was giving back to her fans. If she could just come out and say how she felt she wouldn't have had to leave. Rei has never been one to express anything but anger. For her to write songs like that and perform them is beautiful. Rei and grown and matured a lot and if you'd let her, I'm sure she'd show you how she really feels." Amara said with a stern look on her face.
"I'm just not ready, I need more time to figure out my own feelings."
"I know princess, I didn't come over here to force you to go see her, and I just wanted to make sure you're okay. You might want to check your phone. I'm sure by now everyone has called or messaged you. I need to be getting back to Michelle, Rei invited us all over to the hotel to hangout like old times. You're invited of course but I'll let everyone know you had something come up, alright?" Amara said standing up.
Serena walked with Amara to the door and gave her friend a hug.
"I'll be in touch, don't worry about me. I'll give Rei a call in a few days alright? Just give me a few more days to process." Serena called out to her friend then shut the door
Leaning on the door for a few seconds Serena thought it would be good to get out of the house for a while so she decided to take a quick shower then go do some window shopping.
Walking down the city streets looking through the window of various stores Serena let her mind wonder absentmindedly walking along without so much a care in the world. She noticed a record store just down the street and decided to go in. She walked around the aisles not really sure of what she was looking for but she stopped when she saw it Conveyable in big bold letters stared back at her. She couldn't help but pick up the two CDs that where there. 'She's been busy' Serena thought to herself as she looked over the CDs. Serena wasn't sure why but she felt compelled to buy them. After leaving the record store she went straight home. Once inside she opened up the first CD and put it in her Stereo and let the music wash over her. Serena sat in her living room for the rest of the night listening to the words Rei had not be able to say to her. After a while Serena was beginning to understand why it was hard for Rei to talk about her emotions. The two CDs showed a side of Rei that she never showed to anyone not even Serena no matter how close they had been.
The next morning Serena woke up on her couch. Standing up she stretched and rubbed the back of her head and headed into her bedroom and noticed the forgotten cell phone on her night stand. She silently cursed at herself and quickly turned it on. 'My friends are probably going to kill me.' She thought as she watched the screen power up. Within seconds the phone went into a vibrating madness. A dozen voicemail and twice as many messages. Serena rolled her eyes and walked into the bathroom to start her bath while dialing a number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me, yes I'm fine…."
"Next time remember to turn on your phone" Amara said annoyed
"Yes, I know Amara, I got into the shower then left, and I didn't think about it, I'm sorry"
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm better, I think I'm going to call Rei today and see if she wants to talk."
"Really?"
"Yeah… hey listen let everyone know I'm okay… I'm not going to reply to all those messages.. I need to be going my bath is ready… have a good day"
"Alright, will do"
Before Serena sat her phone down she sent a quick message to Rei.
Serena: Hey… Sorry for leaving… It was a lot… Do you have time to talk?
Serena quickly got into the bath always the heat of the water to relax her muscles. Not long after she got in the bath she heard her phone go off. She assumed it was Rei so she ignored it allowing herself to relax a little while longer giving herself a little more time to think about what she wanted to say to Rei.
"Are you okay? She said she needed to think about everything, that it was too much. She's just confused about how she should feel. Just give her some time Rei." Amara said giving her friend a hug.
Rei just stood there in her friend's arms she wasn't sure what she was feeling. She was distraught, heartbroken and lost but what did she expect. She knew this wasn't going to go over well. 'I at least had to try' she had thought to herself. Rei headed towards the car, she stopped and turned around and looked at her friends. She had shut them out once and she wasn't going to do it again.
"Hey Amara, could you tell the girls they're invited to the hotel tomorrow to hang out like old times. I could use a break from this so called fast life. We have to go out of town for a couple weeks for the next few shows so I really only have tomorrow with you guys so I don't want to waste the time we have together. Oh and I really appreciate both of you for helping it means the world to me."
Amara gave Rei a small smile and wrapped her arm around Michelle "Sure no problem Rei, I'll even pass the message to Serena, I'm sure she'll come around. She just needs some time to think." The pair turned to walk to their car. Markus rested is arm on Rei's shoulder and looked at her through the corner of his eyes.
"Well it could have gone A LOT worse Rei, she stayed for the whole show. She could have left after the first song. She didn't get up and start yelling or throwing things."
"She still left Markus. What if she hates me?"
"It's a lot to take in. You just confessed your love for her in front of strangers. She probably doesn't know how to handle that. She probably doesn't even understand her own feelings. Just allow her to come to you don't push her, cause if you push her you'll only push her away."
Sighing Rei rested her head on Markus's chest and began to cry. 'Why does loving someone have to be so hard. Why do I have to be so stubborn' she thought as the tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Let's get you in the car and back to the hotel, you need to get to bed." Markus cooed as he rubbed her back trying to calm her down.
Rei awoke the next morning with a pounding headache. She got out of bed and made her way into the kitchen to her surprise Markus and the guys were already up and sitting in the living room.
"Hey guys, you're up early." Downing a glass of water and some aspirin.
"Uh yeah you have a bunch of babes coming over today Rei who would miss that" one of the band members said with a laugh. Markus punched the guy in the arm.
"We're up to give you support and make sure you're okay"
"I'll be alright, I'm sure the girls coming over will be a good distraction." Said sitting down on one of the chairs propping her feet up on the coffee table closing her eyes and rubbing her temples while leaning her head back on the back of the chair.
"I feel like I was hit by a truck last night, what did we even drink last night?" she asked without even opening her eyes.
Markus just laughed and said "Well there's an empty bottle of tequila in the trash. The things you learn about your friends when drinking. You hold you're liquor rather well. I'm surprised you're awake."
"Funny Markus, do you have to talk so loud."
The four guys laughed at the hung over girl. Rei's eyes suddenly popped open when there was a flash.
"You better delete that right now I swear to god Markus!" Rei yelled as she jumped up from the chair to chase Markus around the hotel room.
"Oh no that was golden. I can't wait to show your friends! Which I should remind you they will be here in less than an hour you might want to go get a shower." Markus said as he ran into his room and locked the door.
Rei rolled her eyes at the door and made her way back to her room to get ready. Rei decided to get a shower since she didn't have a lot of time before her friends would arrive. Letting the water roll over her aching body. She thought about the night before, when they had gotten back to the hotel room Markus as pulled out the bottle of tequila that was given to them by one of their many patrons. Rei couldn't remember how much she had drank but she needed to unwind. She turned off the water and stepped out of the shower as there was a knock at the door.
"Can one of you guys get the door while I get dressed" Rei yelled to the guys in the living room.
When Rei entered the living room her friends were huddled around Markus and his phone. All of them where laughing as Markus showed them pictures of their night after the concert and the picture from this morning. Rei saw red in an instant. She smiled a death glare at Markus letting him know that pay back would be swift and painful. Walking over to Markus she grabbed his phone and sat down in the chair she once sat in earlier that morning. Looking over the pictures she quickly deleted the bunch and threw the phone back at Markus.
"Rei you're no fun." Markus said with a pout.
The Afternoon carried on with many different conversations mostly about how being a famous singer was. How being in America was going and if Rei ever thought about coming back home. The girls talked about what they were doing with their lives. Amy was going to school to be a doctor, Lita was studying to be a Chef, Mina had her modeling and Amara and Michelle toured together. It was a little after three when Amara had to excuse herself from the group.
"I need to go check on Serena she hasn't replied to any of my messages, I need to see if she's okay. I'll be back shortly"
Rei looked over from the conversation she was with Markus and Mina. "Can you please let her know she's invited over.?"
Amara nodded.
Amy was sitting on the couch with her nose in a book with all of a sudden Lita grabbed her book and smiled. "We're visiting with a friend we haven't seen in ages and you've still got your nose in a book babe?"
A blush crept across Amy's face. "Oops" was all Lita said.
"I KNEW IT!" Mina yelled happily.
Rei just looked between her two friends and smiled.
"That's awesome you guys!" Michelle said hugging the two.
Amara returned relatively quickly. Taking her place next to her love wrapping an arm around her kissing her forehead. She noticed the two blushing girls.
"What did I miss?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing just that these two are a couple" Mina stated with a grin.
"About time" Amara chuckled.
"What did Serena say?" Rei asked a little too eagerly.
"She… She said she needs a little more time, but that she will give you a call when she's ready." Amara said with a slight frown. She hated seeing any of her friends hurting.
Rei smiled at her friend and suggested that they go out for dinner and maybe some fun at a karaoke bar. She had hoped that the distraction would help her keep her mind of the blonde haired girl and she was bound and determined to get Markus back for his little stunt this morning.
Rei called ahead to the Karaoke bar and rented the place out for the night. Having access to money had its perks sometimes. It's not that Rei wanted to draw attention to herself, she just wanted to have a nice fun relaxing night with her friends and band mates without having to worry about people recognizing who they were and starting a big frenzy. Somehow word did get out that a certain band was going to be at the bar that night and there was a huge crowd as the group pulled up in their cars. Rolling her eyes Rei put on a smile and got out of the car stopping to sign autographs and take pictures with her fans. Markus loved this part of fame. 'Ever stroking his ego' Rei thought as she motioned for him to hurry up so they could get inside and start their relaxing night of fun. Once inside the owner quickly apologized for the scene outside and let them know that they wouldn't be bothered while they were here. Rei thanked him and went over to the bar to order a round of drinks. Headed back to the table she grabbed a song book and placed it in front of Markus with a smirk on her face.
"Oh tonight is going to be OH so much fun Markus" Rei stated with a squeal.
Everyone in the group raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off and began to look over which songs they wanted to sing. The drinks arrived at the table and Rei decided to do a toast.
"To friendship new and old, may they stand the test of time."
"Indeed, to friendship!" Mina said excitedly
A Few hours and many drinks had gone by and everyone was sitting around the table laughing as Amy was up on stage hopelessly trying to sing "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush. Amy was beyond drunk and thought that serenading Lita in front of all their friends was indeed a good choice. Amara had taken out her phone to record the moment, she was sure the normally reserved girl would love to see this tomorrow. Rei knew that if she got Markus drunk enough she could get him to sing just about anything. First she started out with "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" and next she got him to sing "Baby got back" all while having Amara film it. It was around two in the morning when the group decided they were way to smashed to continue their night of fun and all decided to call it a night. Since they all were pretty much drunk Rei called on their body guards to drive them back to the hotel. Rei was happy for the moment. It had been such a long time since she was able to just go out and have a good time without worrying if someone was going to notice her. Everyone decided to stay at the hotel since they were in no condition to drive. The boys stumbled off to their rooms while Rei looked around for extra blankets for her friends.
"I've never been this drunk before" Amy stated.
"Have you ever been drunk?" Mina asked trying to sit down on the couch but missing causing the group to bust out laughing.
"shhh… guys it's like… hell I don't know what time it is but its late we have to be quiet" Michelle tried to say between her laughs
Rei walked into the living room looking at her friends laughing and just shook her head. Throwing various blankets and pillows at the group. A small fight broke out over the discarded items causing Rei to laugh as she sat in the chair.
"You guys act as if there isn't enough to go around"
"I know one thing… if I can make it there I'm claiming the couch" Mina said as she tried to stand again for the second time.
"Like hell you are blondie" Amara said as she jumped towards the couch.
Unfortunately Mina beat Amara to the couch and Amara's face met the palm of Mina's hand. Falling to the floor she rubbed her cheek.
"Ouch, geez Mina"
"It's only fair, you have Michelle, Amy has Lita and I have myself. So I should get the couch because it really only fits one person. Unless you want me to sleep next to Michelle tonight, in that case you can have the stupid couch" Mina said with a wink. She as a bigger flirt than Amara when she was drunk.
Rei laughed at the conversation going on between the two. She took out her phone to look at the time. It was four in the morning. She needed to get to bed. They had to start packing tomorrow so they could make it to the next city in time for their upcoming concert. Thirty minutes later the conversations had died down and the girls were falling asleep one by one so Rei decided it was time to head to bed herself.
Rei was awoken from her slumber by her cell phone going off in her head. She opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling for a few moments trying to will away the pounding of her head. Cursing herself for letting herself drink as much as she did. Slowly she reached for the phone to see who it could be since almost everyone she knew was asleep in her living room. Looking at the screen she saw that there was a message from Serena. The world seemed to come to a crashing halt. It took Rei a moment to let out a breath as she clicked to open the message.
Serena: Hey… Sorry for leaving…. It was a lot… do you have time to talk?
Rei kicked off her covers and jumped out of bed not sure what to do. Hearing someone talking in the living room she raced out of her room to find Amara sitting in the chair with her cell phone in hand about to place it on the table. Amara felt Rei standing behind her and turned around, by the look on the raven haired girl's face Amara knew that Serena had actually tried to reach out to her.
"So what are you going to do, just stand there and gawk at me or are you going to go after her?" Amara simply stated.
"What should I do, I mean should I? What would I say? What…" Rei was cut off by a pillow being thrown in her face.
"Rei, I'm going to say this in the nicest way possible, you're a complete idiot!"
Rei just blinked at the girl. It wasn't that simple she couldn't just go to Serena and tell her everything in her heart. It wasn't that easy was it?
"Hello, earth to Rei" Amara said getting up to wave her hand in front of Rei's face.
"Oh, sorry… was thinking. Maybe I should invite her over here?"
"Don't you think you two should talk alone? We've already tried to help and that hurt the situation."
Rei pulled out her phone and stared at the message once more trying to figure out what to say to the girl she loved more than anything in the world.
Rei: I understand… not alone at the moment… the group spent the night… maybe we can meet somewhere?
Rei waited for a response but after ten minutes she gave up and joined all of her hung over friends in the living room.
Serena had just finished getting dressed when she remembered that she had messaged Rei. She quickly went back to the bathroom to get her phone. She clicked the screen and say that Rei had replied. She was prepared for all the possible answer that could be awaiting her. Rei had every right to tell her no that she was just as hurt and didn't want to speak to her. Serena clicked on the message and a small smile crept upon her lips.
Rei: I understand… not alone at the moment… the group spent the night… maybe we can meet somewhere?
Serena quickly typed away at the screen with lighting speed.
Serena: Sorry for the delay… sure that sounds fine… how about I stop by the hotel and we take a walk… I'd like the girls to see I'm okay…
Rei: No worries, see you soon.
Rei hadn't meant to be so short with her she was just freaking out because in god knows how short of a time she was going to be having a very uncomfortable talk with the one person that makes her feel so many different things. Rei looked over at all of her friends, they were still all lying about looking like they were on deaths door step. 'They must not drink very often' Rei thought to herself as she walked into the kitchen to make some coffee for the group when they decided they wanted to rejoin the land of the living. The coffee was almost done when there was a knock at the door. Rei jumped about three feet in the air. She wasn't expecting Serena to be here that quickly, she wasn't even out of her pajamas yet. Walking over to the door she looked back at the girls and laughed. 'Oh Serena is going to have fun with this' she thought opening the door.
"Hey… you got here rather quickly"
"hehe… well I was already dressed so I figured why not. I see you're at a slow start this morning" Serena laughed a little.
"Yeah, actually you woke Amara and me up. It was bit of a late night for us all." Rei stated as she pointed to the living room where all her closest friends were still sleeping.
"What did you do to them Rei?!" Serena asked shocked at the sight before her eyes.
"Uh… well that's what a few hours of drinking looks like I guess…" Rei said closing the door and rubbing the back of her head.
"What?!"
"Oh come on, we're all of age. Last night we all went out to dinner and decided to go to this Karaoke bar. We drank and sang. It was hilarious. You should see the video of Amy." Rei said making her way back into the kitchen.
"You mean to tell me AMY, smart reserved AMY was drunk last night" Serena yelled.
"Serena could you please refrain from yelling, you're making my ears want to bleed and my head is killing me" Mina mumbled from the couch. The girl sat up looking at her friend with daggers in her eyes.
"Well shit, she is alive. There's coffee in the kitchen help yourself… I need to go get dressed" Rei excused herself and walked into her room closing the door behind her.
She leaned on the door for a moment trying to catch her breath. The interaction with Serena was like it had been before she had decided to run away. It was like she had never left. Rei didn't waste any time getting dressed. When she emerged from her room all the girls were awake with coffee in their hands looking a lot better than an hour ago. Amara was sitting next to Serena and Amy was on the other side of her watching the video she took of Amy the night before. A blush came across Amy's face and the other girls couldn't help but laugh at the blue haired girl. Serena just sat there blinking at the screen then back at Amy then at Lita and back at the screen.
"So wait… Amy and Lita are TOGETHER?!" Serena exclaimed happily.
"Really, Amy is drunk on stage singing and all you picked up on is that they are together?" Mina stated with a sigh.
Noticing Rei had returned Amara got up and handed the phone to Rei.
"You should see the videos of Markus. They are priceless. What do you plan to do with them?" Amara asked.
Rei smiled watching the videos. "Oh, just hold onto those for me. I have an idea I just have to run it by our agent."
"So Serena you ready to go?" tried to ask without sounding to anxious.
Serena looked at the girl for a moment. Smiled and nodded her head and stood up.
"You all owe me stories and I won't forget… it's not every day that all of my friends get drunk without me."
"Oh no princess, no stories from me, you were invited. Your loss." Amara said with a smirked.
Serena and Rei both rolled their eyes and they headed towards the door.
"You guys are welcome to stay as long as you like. Maybe after we get back, we can grab some lunch. We leave tomorrow morning." Rei called over her shoulder as she shut the hotel room door.
"What do you mean you leave tomorrow morning, you just got here" Serena stated with a bit of disappointment in her voice.
"Oh, we're just going to another city just north of here for a couple concerts. Then we decide if we're going to stay around for a bit or head back to the states to start working on our next album." Rei stated trying to reassure the girl that she wasn't leaving just yet.
"So, where would you like to go?" Rei questioned.
"Could we go to the park?" Serena asked looking at the raven haired girl out of the corner of her eyes.
The park wasn't too far from the hotel so they decided to walk. Rei had told her bodyguards that she would be fine by herself and that if she got into any trouble they were just a phone call away. Those the walk was relatively short neither of them spoke and felt like the walk had taken hours to get to the park. Without hesitation they headed to the spot they both knew so well. It was their spot, they had spent so many late nights sitting on that very bench looking over the water. Normally Serena was talking about her and Darien. Rei was always the silent type. Rei sighed catching the attention of the blonde haired girl. Serena looked over at her and started to say something but nothing came out. She still didn't know what to say to the girl. So the pair sat on the bench overlooking the water just enjoying being next to each other. Sometime had gone before Rei finally spoke.
"You should come with us when we leave tomorrow" Rei stated. Feeling like it felt more like a demand then a request she continued. "I mean that is if you want to."
Serena just looked over the water and didn't reply. A few moments later Rei began again.
"I understand things are probably really hard for you at the moment. I just want to apologize for expressing my feelings for you the way I did. Singing is the only way I know how to release what's locked up inside. I never meant to hurt you."
Still nothing from Serena it was like she was in some kind of trance. Rei was beginning to get worried so she snapped her fingers in front of Serena's face. Serena had a look of annoyance on her face and looked at Rei.
"I was listening Rei, but I was thinking at the same time. I'm sorry for shutting you out. You're right it is a lot to deal with. I don't have it all figured out yet but I can't keep hurting you either. You're my best friend and I need you a part of my life."
'Great there's the letdown, she doesn't love me back' Rei thought looking away from Serena to look back out over the water.
"Rei please don't be sad, I feel for you… I do… I'm just not sure what I feel for you and I need to figure that out. So I'm not going to run away from whatever is happening but we have a lot to work on."
"Serena… you don't have…"
Rei was cut off by Serena placing her hand over Rei's and squeezed it.
"Rei, you really need to stop believing that you're not allowed the same things everyone else is."
"Serena… it's just that…"
This time Rei was cut off by Serena lips firmly pressed against hers. For a second Rei was in shock but quickly recovered making sure to kiss the girl back. It was a small sweet innocent kiss, but it meant the world to Rei. Serena scooted closer to Rei and wrapped her arms around Rei's and rested her head on the girl's shoulder. The pair stayed like that for another hour or so before Rei could hear the sound of Serena's stomach make a loud grumble. Laughing the raven haired girl pulled her love up and the pair walked back to the hotel.
During their short walk Rei's mind was racing with too many thoughts. She wasn't sure if they were together. She didn't want to ask for fear of rejection. The fact that Serena had admitted that she had felt something for her was okay for now. Rei sighed as they reached the hotel lobby. She didn't want to go back up stairs and act like things weren't different between the two. To Rei's surprise Serena didn't let go of her arm when they reached her hotel room. Rei looked at the blonde for a moment then reached into her pocket to get her keys. Rei held the door open for Serena and just stood there till the girl had walked past her then shut the door. Their friends were all sitting around the living room talking and laughing about a story Markus was telling when the pair walked into the living room.
Rei plopped herself down on the empty chair by Markus and rested her feet on the coffee table and relaxed back into the seat. To her surprise Serena sat on the arm of the chair letting her hand rest on Rei's arm. Rei smiled at the small sign of affection. The pair hadn't discussed how they were going to handle their situation with their friends but right now none of that mattered. Another loud grumble came from Serena's stomach and the group laughed.
Through her laughter Rei stated "We decided to come back since SOMEONE was hungry and figured you all would want to grab something as well."
Serena punched Rei's arm lightly as the group continued to laugh. The group made their way to the crown for lunch and a few video games.
Markus and Rei were the only two left at the table while the other had decided they would go play some games while they waited for their food. Rei was watching Mina and Serena at the racing game and laughed to herself as like always Serena had lost for the third time. Rei turned around to see Markus staring at her.
"What?" Rei said with annoyed look.
"So how was your talk with blondie over there?" Markus said as he raised his eyebrow.
Rei shrugged "It went a lot better than I thought it would."
"Mhmm, spill"
"Now, now Markus I never kiss and tell" Rei said with a wink.
"You mean… you and her…." Markus was taken aback by this new found information. He never thought Rei was ever going to be bold enough to make a move on the girl.
"Well she kissed me" Rei stated as a blush came over her face.
At the moment everyone had decided to head back to the table and notice Rei was blushing. Serena sat down next to Rei and looked at the two of them and wondered what they had been talking about. Serena grabbed Rei's hand catching the attention of not only the raven haired girl but everyone else as well. The two sat there looking at each other's hands for a moment then looked at everyone who had all be smiling at the pair.
"Thank the Lord, it's about time" Mina was the first to speak.
Rei was unsure of how this was going to play out. They hadn't discussed if they were together. They hadn't really talked about anything. The only thing that was out there is that they had feelings for each other. Rei looked at Serena out of the corner of her eye to see how she was going to react and what she saw made her frown. Serena looked like she was about to cry. There were tears in her eyes. She wanted so badly to wrap her arms around the girl and hold her close. But she couldn't not in front of everyone. Not when she didn't know where they stood. Rei was brought back from her thoughts by the sound of Serena's voice.
"I… I… need to be going, Rei would you mind taking me home?" Serena asked as she stood up from the booth.
Rei let out a sigh and stood as well. "The past two days have been wonderful guys. We must get together when we return in a few weeks. I'll see you back at the hotel alright Markus?" Rei hugged each one of her friends and punched Markus on the arm. The pair walked out of the crown and headed towards Serena's.
Once they were away from the crown Serena wrapped her arms around Rei's and kept herself close. Rei looked over at the girl and wonder what was bothering her. The pair didn't speak the entire walk back to Serena's apartment. They reached the door and both stood there looking into each other's eyes. Rei broke the trance by looking away first. She didn't know what to say to the girl so she felt like she should just leave. Rei started to turn to leave when she felt a hand on her wrist pulling her back to where she once stood.
"I'm sorry if I acted like such a child in front of our friends" Serena spoke at almost a whisper.
Rei wrapped her arms around her and pulled her in close resting her chin on the top her Serena's head.
"No worries, I didn't know how to react myself"
Rei held her for a few moments more than reluctantly let her go.
"Please come in, you don't have to go." Serena said almost as if she was pleading.
"I wish I could, we leave tomorrow…. I still have to pack"
Serena looked sad for a moment. Then a smile came to her face. "Does your offer still stand?" Serena asked. Rei looked at the girl a moment trying to figure out what offer she was speaking of but then remembered she invited her to come with her.
"Only if you want to"
Serena cocked her head to the side a moment thinking about if it was a wise choice to leave for three weeks. Serena then wrapped her arms around Rei's neck and pulled her in for a kiss. When they broke from the kiss Rei's breath was shallow. Looking into the girl's eyes she smiled "Well I guess that's a yes." Rei kissed her again.
After their mini make out session on Serena's front porch. Serena had finally managed to get inside and start to pack. A Panic set in, she was only now just beginning to realize what she had agreed to. Three weeks on tour with Rei in another city. There were many things going through her head and she had debated on canceling. But she couldn't she needed to figure out what was going to between her and Rei and the only way that was going to happen was if she was with Rei. Sitting here for three weeks while Rei is out doing God knows what would drive her insane. She stopped what she was doing. 'When did I get so possessive' Serena thought as she looked at the clock. It was almost midnight. Rei had said that she'd send a car to pick her up around five in the morning. Serena started to run around the room. There was too much left to do she knew she wasn't going to get any sleep. Serena picked up the phone and dialed Amara.
"Hello?"
"Hey… it's me…I need a favor"
"Serena are you okay? It's late…"
"Yeah I'm okay, I'm going with Rei on tour and I need someone to check in on the place while I'm gone."
"Oh… Wait what?!"
"Just check the mail for me will you?"
"Anything for you princess"
Serena rolled her eyes at the remark and hung up the phone. It had taken Serena two hours to get everything packed and ready to go. Her bags were sitting by the door. She looked around the living room not sure what to do with herself so she picked up her phone to message Rei.
Serena: all packed :)
Rei: :)… Why are you still up?
Serena: I can't sleep, so many different emotions…
Rei: same here… I'm excited though.
Serena and Rei messaged each other back in forth throughout the night. Just as Rei had said there was a Knock at the door. Serena looked at the clock, five am. She let out a sigh and opened the door. To her surprise the man standing before her wasn't the driver that Rei sent instead it was Darien. Serena stood there in shock for a moment. 'This has to be a dream' she thought. Serena closed the door for a minute then opened it again and there he was standing there, very really not a dream at all.
"hello" was all she could manage to say.
A/N: Okkkkkaaaayyy…. I had to stop it there. I didn't even expect to have Darien in this story at all. I really love Rei and Serena as a couple. But while I was writing my mind turned evil and thought it couldn't be that easy for my dear Rei. I also stopped there because it's the perfect cliffhanger. Does she still go with Rei or does she decide to stay and talk to Darien… hmmmm…. I haven't decided yet…
Also I noticed after re reading the first part of this there are some errors… which annoy me to no end… I had read the first part of this like a million times and still only caught them after I posted it. For that I am sorry. I wanted to average about 10,000 words a story but I stopped just shy of 8000 for this one because it's a great place to end.