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Serenity was trying to convince Rei to let her order wings.

"But Reiiiiiiii"

"No"

"I'll share with you"

"I don't want any"

"Pleaseeeeee"

"No."

"I didn't eat at Ami's house"

"… Fine. But you're getting the plain ones. No spicy triple habaneros or whatever. You always order spicy food and then you can never finish it and if you didn't have dinner at Ami's then you're going to need some sort of nourishment because I will not be having you get blackout drunk in five minutes. You always forget to eat and then you end up getting sick and since I'm so amazing I end up taking care of you and helping you sober up because you're so troublesome"

"Thanks Rei-Rei"

"Hmph"

Serenity skipped towards the bar. After nine o'clock, the kitchen would close but since becoming friends with Steve, he would let them place orders if they weren't too late. She was glad she was covered up because she was beginning to feel chilly. She was the only one who was overly affected by cold temperatures. Rei had a natural resistance, like an internal heater. Ami loved the cold, the heat was her enemy. Mako didn't complain, but that was because she was usually sensible about her outfit whereas Minako could be found in a miniskirt in the middle of a snowstorm, all in name of fashion.

Serenity was waiting for her food at the bar when she spotted a tall blonde with green eyes. She scrunched her face in confusion. When had she ever been attracted to a blonde guy? It was weird. She was naturally attracted to tall brunettes. Her boyfriend before Seiya, Dylan, was an example. He had asked her out during their last year of middle school and she knew she wasn't attracted to him, but he was always so kind to her she felt bad saying no. They were always going to the movies or the mall, he loved to spoil her and Sere had nothing to compare him to, so she wasn't sure if she loved him or not. They were together almost two years, and he was still a fond memory in her heart. They split up before her second year in high school, when Serenity was going to be spending her summer in Germany helping her brother settle in.

He had given her a promise ring and declared his interest in marrying her right after graduating high school. In the end, she couldn't leave the country for the whole summer knowing he would be waiting for her. She had been steadily losing interest in Dylan because she just wasn't attracted to him. Their relationship had not gone too far, Dylan had stated he would not try anything until she was ready, and she appreciated that. He was always so considerate, at the end she realized she probably had brotherly affections for him, because they were definitely not romantic. The night before she flew off to Germany she visited him and explained her feelings. They ended on pretty good terms, and sometimes she would still call him. He was adamantly against her relationship with Seiya, and Seiya was against him being her friend. He knew they had dated and he was jealous of any guy that talked to her.

Serenity was caught gazing at the blonde and he winked in her direction. She blushed. She realized she had been caught up in her thoughts and had probably spent a good few minutes gazing in his direction. Luckily for her, her food was ready. She paid and was about to head back to her table when a tap on her shoulder interrupted her getaway.

"Excuse me miss, I know we haven't met, but may I have the honor of buying you a drink?"

Serenity couldn't believe he had come up to her.

"Well, I don't need a drink at the moment, but maybe we can talk later. I'm at the table towards the back with friends. See ya" She pointed in the direction of her table where Minako and Mako were chugging their drinks. Classy. She thought to herself before she waved at the guy and headed towards her friends. She had to admit, his eyes were a shade of green that seemed to sparkle…

"Wait! I didn't catch your name!"

She looked back at said "Serenity" and continued on her way. She wasn't as boy crazy as Minako, she couldn't let her food get cold before she ate so she went off to finish this mission before resuming her hunkster hunting.


Most of the older crowd had left by now. It was a little after ten and the girls had been chatting still, waiting for the mood to shift. There were bands at the lounge sometimes, but today there was only DJ. They knew him since he was exclusive to Avior and he had a major crush on Makoto. Unfortunately for him, he was not really up to Mako's standard. She usually wasn't interested in guys if they were too skinny for her liking, she preferred muscles.

The music was what the girls were waiting for. Avior had a dance floor but it didn't really start until the DJ started playing, right before 11. They didn't mind though, they had their reserved booth unlike the people who had to stand around. They once got hit on by some guys who were trying to take their booth. Little did they know who they were trying to steal from, while the girls had gone to the restroom, the guys had brought over their friends and dates and assumed they had a right to their table.

Rei wasn't one to boast of her family name, but she was seriously annoyed that those guys had been deceitful in order to take something from them. She had immediately called Steve and made sure everyone there knew she was Andreina Hino and that one snap of her fingers could get her what she wanted. She wasn't full of herself, but she believed people who were scum did not deserve her sympathy.

Rei realized Minako was beginning to worry about her and her to go to the restroom with her. She could only hid things from her for so long, and she still wasn't ready to tell the girls. She would usually tell Sere, but since she needed this girls night she did not want to ruin it. Rei knew if she told Sere it would spoil her mood and she knew that if she told Minako she could keep up a façade with her. Minako was her savior when it came to venting. In reality, they all knew that if they had a problem they could not keep bottled in but needed someone else, the only one who could keep a secret was Minako. Sure she was ditzy sometimes, but if her friends asked for her help and didn't want the others to know just yet, she was there for them.

Minako chugged some water then went off to catch Rei who did not wait for her.

The other girls were chatting when they realized there was someone who Makoto was staring at.

Sere of course knew Ami wouldn't ask her so bluntly, so she took it upon herself to get the scoop.

"Wow he's hot"

"I know. His hair is so dreamy. And his shoulders. Mmmmm."

Sere looked at Ami and they both laughed. Mako was still staring and did not realize she was saying these things out loud. Sere continued probing.

"His hair? Really?"

"Yeah, it's so wavy, I want to run my fingers through it"

Sere finally knew who she was talking about. There was an almond haired man a few tables away, facing the other direction, who has having a boisterous conversation.

"Oh my gosh Mako! He's with the blonde from earlier!"

Indeed, both mystery men were sitting with another blonde male, having a beer and animatedly talking about something. Serenity recognized her blonde hottie from earlier and caught his eyes. He immediately grinned at her, causing his friends to look over.

Mako was not prepared to face the man whom she had expressed such desires for. He was taken aback by her presence as well but a comment from Sere's blonde brought back his friends attention.

"Sere why didn't you tell us he had such hot friends?!"

"Mako calm down, I didn't know. I wasn't even sure if he was still here."

"Sere, Mako…."

Ami snapped them out of their gossip and pointed to three drinks on the table.

Sere and Mako looked at Ami

She realized they missed the interaction with the waitress a second ago.

"The waitress just brought these over and pointed to your mystery men. She said they sent these drinks over for us"

Sere and Mako were staring at the drinks while Ami was trying to get their attention.

Minako and Rei got back and asked Ami what was wrong with them. She explained what happened while they were gone and now all three were staring at the frozen girls. Sere was trying to figure out if she was actually interested in the blonde while Mako was imagining braiding the brunette's hair.

Rei couldn't care less who the drinks were for and grabbed one.

"Hmm. Not bad. Long Island"

That snapped Sere and Mako's attention back to her, and both grabbed a drink. Amy banged her head on the table and Minako was left looking back and forth at each of her friends trying to figure out what was going on.


AN: Had so much fun writing this chapter! Reviews keep me motivated, let me know what you guys think~