~*AN*~
It's been a while hasn't it? Sorry, I've had so many problems going wrong plus final exams too! Anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
~*Chapter VII: The Dream*~
~Dream Sequence~
"This party is great Andy, thanks for throwing it for us!" I yelled over the loud music to Andy, smiling at him as I gave him a hug.
"No problem, I'm glad you girls are enjoying it!" Andrew responded after we pulled away from one another.
"Anyway, I'm going to go look for Darien. He said he had a surprise for me tonight," I told Andrew, hurrying off to find out what the surprise would be. I looked all over Andrew's apartment until finally giving up, I decided to head out to the balcony to get some fresh air. All the loud music and flashing lights were giving me a headache.
"Darien, I have something I've been meaning to tell you," I heard a girl say as I came closer to the balcony door. Not wanting to be noticed, I hid behind the curtains and inched over to get a look. To my astonishment, it was Raye, sitting there with Darien.
"Well, make it quick okay Raye? I have to find Serena so I can give my graduation present to her," Darien replied, his hands rummaging through his pant pockets.
"I... I don't really know how to say this," Raye stuttered, a blush appearing on her cheeks as she looked away from him in my direction. I took a step back so that I wouldn't be noticed and continued listening in on the conversation going on between my best friend and boyfriend.
"Raye, we've been friends for so long. You can tell me anything," said Darien, patting her hand.
"I think I still love you," Raye said quickly, grabbing onto Darien's hand quickly. Darien shocked by what Raye had just said, sat there staring at her, not knowing what to do or say. It was clear to Raye that he had been caught off guard with her sudden outburst. She leapt out of her seat and kissed him passionately.
'No,' I screamed in my mind, placing a hand over my mouth as to not reveal myself behind the curtains as the scene before me went on. 'How could she?' I asked myself, tears forming in my eyes.
"Raye," I heard Darien mumble lightly as Raye engulfed him in her embrace. I watched as slowly, my boyfriend got pulled into her kiss and began to return it with his own affection. Taking a few steps back, I tried to keep my weeps subdued and get away from the horrible sight before my eyes. Slipping on a portion of the curtains that was hanging down, I lost footing and tripped, falling to the floor in tears as the loud music overlapped my sobbing.
'I need to get out of here,' I thought, pulling myself up and finding a place to hide. Alone, I sat there in one of Andrew's room, crying my heart out. I couldn't believe I had to witness that, at a party that was in honor of me for Christ sake! "How could he?" I asked myself, rocking back and forth as I hugged my knees tightly to my chest. "How could he?" I repeated, trying to hold back my cries. I sat there like that for the next 30 minutes not wanting to believe that everything had taken place. I would not believe that my loved ones would so wrongly betray me.
~Andrew~
Hey, have you seen Serena?" asked Andrew worriedly, as he pulled Mina and Lita over to the side.
"No, isn't she with Darien?" said Mina, looking around for signs of the couple. She turned back around and simply shrugged.
"That's what she told me, but I haven't seen them both since Serena told me she'd go look for Darien," replied Andrew, becoming frustrated with all the loud music booming over their important discussion.
"We'll go help you look for them, surely they'd be around here somewhere," explained Lita, heading off to search for the two along with Mina. Andrew ran his hand through his hair tiredly and took off in the opposite direction.
"Hey Andrew, having you seen Serena anywhere?" asked Darien, walking up to him stoically.
"NO! I've been looking all over for her, she was supposed to be with you!!" he yelled angrily. 'Where the hell can she be?' wondered Andrew, he was starting to have a bad feeling about this situation now.
"Why would she be with me? I've been looking for her for almost half and hour now," replied Darien, confused at why Andrew was so upset. 'Did something happen?' thought Darien curiously.
"Serena told me she was going to look for you about some damn surprise thing almost 40 minutes ago, and now she's no where to be found!" yelled Andrew, stomping off, leaving Darien behind.
~Serena~
"What's the use," I mumbled tiredly, still sniffling a little from all the crying. "If they don't love me, then there is nothing I can do about it right?" I asked myself, feeling so pathetic. In the short while that I had been sitting here in this room, I've both cried and laughed at the circumstances of my misery. 'Maybe I've completely lost it,' I thought, laughing at myself. Taking a look around at the empty but not dull room, I decided I've had enough of this ridiculousness. Heading outside, I cleared my head and wiped away the tears. 'I'm going to forget tonight even happened, I don't need this kind of crap in my life,' I told myself, putting on a smile as I grabbed a few drinks and headed out to the dance floor.
~Darien~
"I wonder where Serena went?" thought Darien, looking around the crowded smoky apartment. It was dark and loud, kind of like an oxymoron of his taste. He loved his apartment being dark and silent, hence the reason why he never took Serena to many parties. In the corner, he saw couples making out and people dancing wildly on the dance floor. "God, how did Andrew manage to find so many people to invite to this party?" he mumbled, bumping into a few girls who only giggled and winked at him enticingly.
As he was walking around the apartment, he started to think about the incident that had occurred earlier with Raye. Should he tell Serena or keep it hidden so that she wouldn't be hurt? Questions boggled his mind as the room got tighter and tighter. Slamming into someone hardly, Darien looked up to see the eyes of Raye. Did this girl have nothing to do but torment him? He looked around hurriedly to see if there was another way out to avoid any further contact with her that would damage his relationship with Serena any more than it might.
"Darien wait!" yelled Raye, chasing after Darien as he turned around and quickly walked away from her. She ran and tried to get a hold of his hand so he wouldn't run away from her, but only caused herself to lose balance and fall directly on top of him.
'Shit' thought Darien as Raye came crashing down onto him. He reached up and wrapped his arms around her to lessen the impact for her as they both hit the floor with a loud thud. On lookers within the area all stopped to see the commotion. 'Damn it, can things get any worse?' he retorted, pushing Raye over to the side and getting up quickly. As he was getting up, he saw a pair of blue crystalline eyes on him. "Serena," Darien managed to say, as he saw her down another glass of liquor and turn her face away from the scene. 'Oh god, I'm so in for it now,' thought Darien, knowing how jealous Serena got at times.
~Serena~
'For crying out loud! They have to rub this shit in my face now?!' I screamed, boiling with rage inside as I finished another shot. "Fuck this," I whispered, heading back over to the drink table and grabbing a few more pucker shots and quickly downing them. 'I need to avoid making any kind of contact with those two tonight, I don't need to ruin the rest of my night, let alone Andrew's party,' I told myself, trying to find a place to hide.
The night slowly passed on by as I sat out there on the rooftop, drinking my problems away alone. The night was a bit chilly, but the liquor was slowly starting to warm me up so I continued drinking the rest of my bottle of vodka. Smiling, I licked my lips, savoring the raspberry flavor of the alcohol. When I finally finished the bottle, I decided to head back to the party and check up on the girls and Andrew.
"Hey Amy!" I called out, a hiccup escaping from my mouth. I giggled and pretended to look shocked.
"Serena Tsukino, have you been drinking?!" yelled Amy, looking at my in utter shock. She rushed to my side and pulled me over to a nearby chair. "I can't believe you Serena, you know we're not allowed to drink!" she scolded me, but not caring I only rolled my eyes.
"Oh please Ames, give it a break! We've graduated, why don't you relax and have fun! Enjoy the night!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and laughed as everyone turned and raised their glasses and cheered.
"I'm going to go find everyone, you stay right here!" ordered Amy, looking around crazily for my friends. With a shrug, I got up and headed out onto the dance floor. The music was pulling me into an entrance as I started dancing to the beat. Swinging my hips back and forth, feeling the bass vibrate against the dance floor and my heels. It seemed to erotic at the moment, so I grabbed a random nearby guy and started dancing wildly.
~Andrew~
'I hope she's okay, I can't believe I can't even find her. She stands out like a sore thumb!' Andrew cried, infuriated that he had lost Serena. The entire group had looked for her for a vigorous half and hour after realizing she had disappeared. At the moment, he was beginning to feel useless and incapable of taking care of his childhood friend. Tired, he headed back to the party and had a few drinks to clear his head. "I hope Serena went home or something," prayed Andrew just as a buzz kicked in.
"Andrew, I think I heard Amy saying something about being drunk! We're going to head home and call Serena's house, hopefully she's there," yelled Lita, holding a tired Mina against her. She and Mina had already taken a few shots when they first arrived at the party and were now beginning to feel very sick.
"Are you girls going to be okay?" Andrew asked, finishing his drink and walking them to the door.
"Yeah, we just need some rest," admitted Mina, waving slightly to him as she headed out to the car where Amy had already started.
"Okay, give me a call the minute you get a hold of Serena okay?" he said, closing the door of the car as soon and Mina had crawled into the back seat. "Drive safely Amy," he added, watching the girls as their car pulled out of parking lot.
Heading back into the party, the liquor had already kicked in and he was now dizzy. Deciding that he knew Serena knew how to take care of herself and that she'd call him in the morning, Andrew decided to at least enjoy the remainder of the party and have a few drinks to ease the stressful night. Feeling buzzed, Andrew headed out to the dance floor and enjoyed the company of a few girls standing nearby. He looked around and noticed that none of his close friends were there anymore so he let himself go and got even friendlier with the girls. The night quickly ended as the liquor started to diminish, and Andrew was left in his apartment, sleeping like a baby after his night filled with drinking and dancing.
~Next Morning~
'Where am I?' I asked myself, trying to get up, only to fall back onto the bed. 'Bed?' I wondered, not recalling going home from Andrew's party. "Shit!" I cried, shooting up from the bed in shock, then grabbing my head in pain as my headache pounded away. 'Oh my god, where the hell am I?' I thought, looking around and noticing the same room I had stayed in last night. Getting up, I noticed that I didn't have any clothing on. 'What the hell happened last night?' I yelled at myself, quickly wrapping the sheets around my naked body as I picked up my clothes and ran for the restroom. "What did I do?" I cried, slipping into the same outfit from last night as I brushed my hair and wiped away the make-up on my face.
After washing my face, I slowly crept back out to the room, feeling extremely sore for some ungodly reason. Looking over to the bed, I noticed a figure sleeping soundly. 'Who's that?' I asked myself, edging closer to the bed to get a good look. 'Oh my god! Did I sleep with him last night?!' I yelled in my head, horrified at the person lying there. Crossing my fingers, I searched the bed for any signs of anything that had taken place last night without my knowledge. To my surprise, there on the bed was a tiny blotch of what looked like it came from me. "No," were the only words that came out of my mouth as I stood there, tears pouring out of my eyes at the shock of what had happened hit me full on. I had given myself to another last night, and I didn't even know it happened! I mentally slapped myself as I ran from the room in tears, ashamed of myself. 'How could this happen to me? Why had I been so foolish as to drink and get myself into this situation?!' I cried, running all the way home in tears.
"I can't take this, too much has happened all in one night. How can I ever face everyone again?" I asked myself, washing away the filth on my body. I scrubbed hard, tears streaming down my face as I stood there in the shower, trying needlessly to wash away the shame. There is only one thing left to do. I have to leave here and never return, it's the only way to forget...
~End Dream Sequence~
"No!" I sprang up from my bed, sweat beading down my forehead as I panted and quickly looked around. Realizing where I was, a sigh of relief escaped my lips as I noticed the time. It was barely 6:30am and I was in bed at the hotel. "Thank god," I whispered, getting up to wash my face. "I don't know why that damn dream keeps reappearing every now and then," I mumbled, it was becoming rather bothersome.
"What's wrong Mama? I heard you scream," said Keith tiredly, rubbing his eyes. Wiping my face, I apologized and picked my sleepy son up and took him back to bed. "I'm not tired anymore Mama," he told me as I tried to tuck him back in.
"It's only 6:30 honey, you should try to get at least another two hours of sleep," I told him, brushing his hair out of his face and kissing his forehead. "I'll wake you after you've been well rested and we can go out okay?" I promised him, trying to lull him back to sleep as I hummed his favorite song quietly. Within minutes, his eyes were closed and I could hear a slight snore coming from him. "Sweet dreams baby," I whispered, leaving his room quietly.
Deciding that I couldn't sleep any more, I pulled out my portfolio and tried working on my last few designs. Not noticing the time as I worked, I finished the last of my fall gown collection. It was due in a week and I was trying to get the last details done so that I can have it faxed back to the company to have the gowns completed for this year's winter fashion show. I took one last look at the gowns and smiled proudly, this was my first line, and I was sure to show everyone the best of my capabilities.
"Morning," I heard Jason call out from the door, snapping me out of my little daze. "Am I interrupting a moment Sere?" he asked, smiling as he saw me sitting there by the window with my portfolio in hand.
"No, not at all!" I answered, smiling back at him. "Good morning, you're up bright and early!" I commented, setting the portfolio aside.
"Just wanted to make sure you got back okay," answered Jason in a hushed tone of voice, trying not to wake Keith up. "So, did you have fun?" he asked me, looking for some sign of a change in my reactions.
"Yeah, I had a blast. We talked for hours!" I told him, sounding as bubbly as Mina. I saw on of his eye brows raise in astonishment and swatted him with my newspaper. "Honestly, it's possible for me to have fun you know!" I said, pretending to be upset.
"I'm very proud, you managed to let yourself have fun for once," he said, coming over to hug me. "I know it must have been hard on you," he teased me lightly.
"Now why must you always give me a hard time?" I asked him, throwing my hands up and walking away. To me, it seemed as if Jason teased me a little too much, just like a certain someone used to do before he admitted he cared for me. And frankly, that just scared me to no ends. I can't go through any more reminders of my past.
~*AN*~
Good or bad? I don't know, I hope it was good. I had originally written something else, but my computer crashed and I lost it so I had to start over from scratch. I think this one turned out a lot better!
It's been a while hasn't it? Sorry, I've had so many problems going wrong plus final exams too! Anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
~*Chapter VII: The Dream*~
~Dream Sequence~
"This party is great Andy, thanks for throwing it for us!" I yelled over the loud music to Andy, smiling at him as I gave him a hug.
"No problem, I'm glad you girls are enjoying it!" Andrew responded after we pulled away from one another.
"Anyway, I'm going to go look for Darien. He said he had a surprise for me tonight," I told Andrew, hurrying off to find out what the surprise would be. I looked all over Andrew's apartment until finally giving up, I decided to head out to the balcony to get some fresh air. All the loud music and flashing lights were giving me a headache.
"Darien, I have something I've been meaning to tell you," I heard a girl say as I came closer to the balcony door. Not wanting to be noticed, I hid behind the curtains and inched over to get a look. To my astonishment, it was Raye, sitting there with Darien.
"Well, make it quick okay Raye? I have to find Serena so I can give my graduation present to her," Darien replied, his hands rummaging through his pant pockets.
"I... I don't really know how to say this," Raye stuttered, a blush appearing on her cheeks as she looked away from him in my direction. I took a step back so that I wouldn't be noticed and continued listening in on the conversation going on between my best friend and boyfriend.
"Raye, we've been friends for so long. You can tell me anything," said Darien, patting her hand.
"I think I still love you," Raye said quickly, grabbing onto Darien's hand quickly. Darien shocked by what Raye had just said, sat there staring at her, not knowing what to do or say. It was clear to Raye that he had been caught off guard with her sudden outburst. She leapt out of her seat and kissed him passionately.
'No,' I screamed in my mind, placing a hand over my mouth as to not reveal myself behind the curtains as the scene before me went on. 'How could she?' I asked myself, tears forming in my eyes.
"Raye," I heard Darien mumble lightly as Raye engulfed him in her embrace. I watched as slowly, my boyfriend got pulled into her kiss and began to return it with his own affection. Taking a few steps back, I tried to keep my weeps subdued and get away from the horrible sight before my eyes. Slipping on a portion of the curtains that was hanging down, I lost footing and tripped, falling to the floor in tears as the loud music overlapped my sobbing.
'I need to get out of here,' I thought, pulling myself up and finding a place to hide. Alone, I sat there in one of Andrew's room, crying my heart out. I couldn't believe I had to witness that, at a party that was in honor of me for Christ sake! "How could he?" I asked myself, rocking back and forth as I hugged my knees tightly to my chest. "How could he?" I repeated, trying to hold back my cries. I sat there like that for the next 30 minutes not wanting to believe that everything had taken place. I would not believe that my loved ones would so wrongly betray me.
~Andrew~
Hey, have you seen Serena?" asked Andrew worriedly, as he pulled Mina and Lita over to the side.
"No, isn't she with Darien?" said Mina, looking around for signs of the couple. She turned back around and simply shrugged.
"That's what she told me, but I haven't seen them both since Serena told me she'd go look for Darien," replied Andrew, becoming frustrated with all the loud music booming over their important discussion.
"We'll go help you look for them, surely they'd be around here somewhere," explained Lita, heading off to search for the two along with Mina. Andrew ran his hand through his hair tiredly and took off in the opposite direction.
"Hey Andrew, having you seen Serena anywhere?" asked Darien, walking up to him stoically.
"NO! I've been looking all over for her, she was supposed to be with you!!" he yelled angrily. 'Where the hell can she be?' wondered Andrew, he was starting to have a bad feeling about this situation now.
"Why would she be with me? I've been looking for her for almost half and hour now," replied Darien, confused at why Andrew was so upset. 'Did something happen?' thought Darien curiously.
"Serena told me she was going to look for you about some damn surprise thing almost 40 minutes ago, and now she's no where to be found!" yelled Andrew, stomping off, leaving Darien behind.
~Serena~
"What's the use," I mumbled tiredly, still sniffling a little from all the crying. "If they don't love me, then there is nothing I can do about it right?" I asked myself, feeling so pathetic. In the short while that I had been sitting here in this room, I've both cried and laughed at the circumstances of my misery. 'Maybe I've completely lost it,' I thought, laughing at myself. Taking a look around at the empty but not dull room, I decided I've had enough of this ridiculousness. Heading outside, I cleared my head and wiped away the tears. 'I'm going to forget tonight even happened, I don't need this kind of crap in my life,' I told myself, putting on a smile as I grabbed a few drinks and headed out to the dance floor.
~Darien~
"I wonder where Serena went?" thought Darien, looking around the crowded smoky apartment. It was dark and loud, kind of like an oxymoron of his taste. He loved his apartment being dark and silent, hence the reason why he never took Serena to many parties. In the corner, he saw couples making out and people dancing wildly on the dance floor. "God, how did Andrew manage to find so many people to invite to this party?" he mumbled, bumping into a few girls who only giggled and winked at him enticingly.
As he was walking around the apartment, he started to think about the incident that had occurred earlier with Raye. Should he tell Serena or keep it hidden so that she wouldn't be hurt? Questions boggled his mind as the room got tighter and tighter. Slamming into someone hardly, Darien looked up to see the eyes of Raye. Did this girl have nothing to do but torment him? He looked around hurriedly to see if there was another way out to avoid any further contact with her that would damage his relationship with Serena any more than it might.
"Darien wait!" yelled Raye, chasing after Darien as he turned around and quickly walked away from her. She ran and tried to get a hold of his hand so he wouldn't run away from her, but only caused herself to lose balance and fall directly on top of him.
'Shit' thought Darien as Raye came crashing down onto him. He reached up and wrapped his arms around her to lessen the impact for her as they both hit the floor with a loud thud. On lookers within the area all stopped to see the commotion. 'Damn it, can things get any worse?' he retorted, pushing Raye over to the side and getting up quickly. As he was getting up, he saw a pair of blue crystalline eyes on him. "Serena," Darien managed to say, as he saw her down another glass of liquor and turn her face away from the scene. 'Oh god, I'm so in for it now,' thought Darien, knowing how jealous Serena got at times.
~Serena~
'For crying out loud! They have to rub this shit in my face now?!' I screamed, boiling with rage inside as I finished another shot. "Fuck this," I whispered, heading back over to the drink table and grabbing a few more pucker shots and quickly downing them. 'I need to avoid making any kind of contact with those two tonight, I don't need to ruin the rest of my night, let alone Andrew's party,' I told myself, trying to find a place to hide.
The night slowly passed on by as I sat out there on the rooftop, drinking my problems away alone. The night was a bit chilly, but the liquor was slowly starting to warm me up so I continued drinking the rest of my bottle of vodka. Smiling, I licked my lips, savoring the raspberry flavor of the alcohol. When I finally finished the bottle, I decided to head back to the party and check up on the girls and Andrew.
"Hey Amy!" I called out, a hiccup escaping from my mouth. I giggled and pretended to look shocked.
"Serena Tsukino, have you been drinking?!" yelled Amy, looking at my in utter shock. She rushed to my side and pulled me over to a nearby chair. "I can't believe you Serena, you know we're not allowed to drink!" she scolded me, but not caring I only rolled my eyes.
"Oh please Ames, give it a break! We've graduated, why don't you relax and have fun! Enjoy the night!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and laughed as everyone turned and raised their glasses and cheered.
"I'm going to go find everyone, you stay right here!" ordered Amy, looking around crazily for my friends. With a shrug, I got up and headed out onto the dance floor. The music was pulling me into an entrance as I started dancing to the beat. Swinging my hips back and forth, feeling the bass vibrate against the dance floor and my heels. It seemed to erotic at the moment, so I grabbed a random nearby guy and started dancing wildly.
~Andrew~
'I hope she's okay, I can't believe I can't even find her. She stands out like a sore thumb!' Andrew cried, infuriated that he had lost Serena. The entire group had looked for her for a vigorous half and hour after realizing she had disappeared. At the moment, he was beginning to feel useless and incapable of taking care of his childhood friend. Tired, he headed back to the party and had a few drinks to clear his head. "I hope Serena went home or something," prayed Andrew just as a buzz kicked in.
"Andrew, I think I heard Amy saying something about being drunk! We're going to head home and call Serena's house, hopefully she's there," yelled Lita, holding a tired Mina against her. She and Mina had already taken a few shots when they first arrived at the party and were now beginning to feel very sick.
"Are you girls going to be okay?" Andrew asked, finishing his drink and walking them to the door.
"Yeah, we just need some rest," admitted Mina, waving slightly to him as she headed out to the car where Amy had already started.
"Okay, give me a call the minute you get a hold of Serena okay?" he said, closing the door of the car as soon and Mina had crawled into the back seat. "Drive safely Amy," he added, watching the girls as their car pulled out of parking lot.
Heading back into the party, the liquor had already kicked in and he was now dizzy. Deciding that he knew Serena knew how to take care of herself and that she'd call him in the morning, Andrew decided to at least enjoy the remainder of the party and have a few drinks to ease the stressful night. Feeling buzzed, Andrew headed out to the dance floor and enjoyed the company of a few girls standing nearby. He looked around and noticed that none of his close friends were there anymore so he let himself go and got even friendlier with the girls. The night quickly ended as the liquor started to diminish, and Andrew was left in his apartment, sleeping like a baby after his night filled with drinking and dancing.
~Next Morning~
'Where am I?' I asked myself, trying to get up, only to fall back onto the bed. 'Bed?' I wondered, not recalling going home from Andrew's party. "Shit!" I cried, shooting up from the bed in shock, then grabbing my head in pain as my headache pounded away. 'Oh my god, where the hell am I?' I thought, looking around and noticing the same room I had stayed in last night. Getting up, I noticed that I didn't have any clothing on. 'What the hell happened last night?' I yelled at myself, quickly wrapping the sheets around my naked body as I picked up my clothes and ran for the restroom. "What did I do?" I cried, slipping into the same outfit from last night as I brushed my hair and wiped away the make-up on my face.
After washing my face, I slowly crept back out to the room, feeling extremely sore for some ungodly reason. Looking over to the bed, I noticed a figure sleeping soundly. 'Who's that?' I asked myself, edging closer to the bed to get a good look. 'Oh my god! Did I sleep with him last night?!' I yelled in my head, horrified at the person lying there. Crossing my fingers, I searched the bed for any signs of anything that had taken place last night without my knowledge. To my surprise, there on the bed was a tiny blotch of what looked like it came from me. "No," were the only words that came out of my mouth as I stood there, tears pouring out of my eyes at the shock of what had happened hit me full on. I had given myself to another last night, and I didn't even know it happened! I mentally slapped myself as I ran from the room in tears, ashamed of myself. 'How could this happen to me? Why had I been so foolish as to drink and get myself into this situation?!' I cried, running all the way home in tears.
"I can't take this, too much has happened all in one night. How can I ever face everyone again?" I asked myself, washing away the filth on my body. I scrubbed hard, tears streaming down my face as I stood there in the shower, trying needlessly to wash away the shame. There is only one thing left to do. I have to leave here and never return, it's the only way to forget...
~End Dream Sequence~
"No!" I sprang up from my bed, sweat beading down my forehead as I panted and quickly looked around. Realizing where I was, a sigh of relief escaped my lips as I noticed the time. It was barely 6:30am and I was in bed at the hotel. "Thank god," I whispered, getting up to wash my face. "I don't know why that damn dream keeps reappearing every now and then," I mumbled, it was becoming rather bothersome.
"What's wrong Mama? I heard you scream," said Keith tiredly, rubbing his eyes. Wiping my face, I apologized and picked my sleepy son up and took him back to bed. "I'm not tired anymore Mama," he told me as I tried to tuck him back in.
"It's only 6:30 honey, you should try to get at least another two hours of sleep," I told him, brushing his hair out of his face and kissing his forehead. "I'll wake you after you've been well rested and we can go out okay?" I promised him, trying to lull him back to sleep as I hummed his favorite song quietly. Within minutes, his eyes were closed and I could hear a slight snore coming from him. "Sweet dreams baby," I whispered, leaving his room quietly.
Deciding that I couldn't sleep any more, I pulled out my portfolio and tried working on my last few designs. Not noticing the time as I worked, I finished the last of my fall gown collection. It was due in a week and I was trying to get the last details done so that I can have it faxed back to the company to have the gowns completed for this year's winter fashion show. I took one last look at the gowns and smiled proudly, this was my first line, and I was sure to show everyone the best of my capabilities.
"Morning," I heard Jason call out from the door, snapping me out of my little daze. "Am I interrupting a moment Sere?" he asked, smiling as he saw me sitting there by the window with my portfolio in hand.
"No, not at all!" I answered, smiling back at him. "Good morning, you're up bright and early!" I commented, setting the portfolio aside.
"Just wanted to make sure you got back okay," answered Jason in a hushed tone of voice, trying not to wake Keith up. "So, did you have fun?" he asked me, looking for some sign of a change in my reactions.
"Yeah, I had a blast. We talked for hours!" I told him, sounding as bubbly as Mina. I saw on of his eye brows raise in astonishment and swatted him with my newspaper. "Honestly, it's possible for me to have fun you know!" I said, pretending to be upset.
"I'm very proud, you managed to let yourself have fun for once," he said, coming over to hug me. "I know it must have been hard on you," he teased me lightly.
"Now why must you always give me a hard time?" I asked him, throwing my hands up and walking away. To me, it seemed as if Jason teased me a little too much, just like a certain someone used to do before he admitted he cared for me. And frankly, that just scared me to no ends. I can't go through any more reminders of my past.
~*AN*~
Good or bad? I don't know, I hope it was good. I had originally written something else, but my computer crashed and I lost it so I had to start over from scratch. I think this one turned out a lot better!