Chapter 24: Energy
"Serena was just the energy boost I needed today." Ann said relaxing on her couch.
"You just had to take energy from Serena didn't you." Alan gave her a look.
"What? The girl wanted to fight over Darien and I didn't have the energy for it. God, Alan I was about to pass out? Is that what you want?"
"No, but I thought you'd find a better way of doing it." Alan said. So it was about Darien, too bad the cardian didn't actually obey his commands to zap the energy from that human scum.
"Why? Because I hurt your precious Serena?" She challenged.
"No because anyone could have seen you in there. You don't want to get caught." Alan defended himself, half lying.
"Well I'm sorry. And that girl packed quite a punch for the energy intake I feel like I could go on for days. It doesn't matter, anyway Alan, we need to focus on the doom tree, so I don't see why we need to go back to that god aweful school anyway."
"You're right Ann. But lets not make this too suspicious." Alan said as Ann went to the bedroom for the night.
"No problems here, I'd just keep your cardians under control." Ann said giving him a look before leaving for the night.
"Agh!" Serena fell flat on her bum, as she ran into something hard. More or less walked into it, but she felt drained from the battle. It was like her energy had been taken, like the Moonlight Knight said. But how was that possible?
"Wow, Meatball head you a little off tonight?"
She looked up to see the "hard" thing she walked into was Darien. Just what she needed, some late night teasing, and some more rubbing in that he didn't remember their past. "I don't know, feels like my energy's been drained."
"Studying too late?" He laughed at the pun, because they both knew it wasn't true.
"In fact I was writing an essay with Ann in detention." She looked away. She needed to get home. The cardian battle took enough out of her after being drained somehow.
"Wow, sorry. Where is Ann do you know?"
This took her off guard. He wanted to know where Ann was? The night was getting better already. "No clue. She left right after the cardian appeared at the school."
"A cardian? Are you talking about those weird monsters?"
"Uh, he he, yes…" She said nervously, trying to downplay her knowledge of the monsters.
"So that's what's got you so drained, you ran into another one of those things eh? Jeez Meatball head as if klutzing out isn't enough for you?"
"It wasn't on purpose. And find your Ann on your own, I'm going to bed." She said, as she turned and walked down the street before having to lean against a street lamp for a long yawn to keep her knees from buckling.
Darien was surprised by her bitter outbreak. Did he really say something that bad? He knew Ann and Serena had a bit of a thing for him, ever since his accident but…
"Hey you need a ride?" He asked.
"What?" She turned around and questioned if she heard him correctly.
She heard a beeping noise, and saw that the car parked on the side of the road was his. His red sports car flashed its lights as he unlocked them.
"You're tired Serena, let me give you a ride home."
"Are you serious?" She asked still questioning if her lack of energy was causing her to trip out.
"Just get in the car Meatball head." He rolled his eyes.
Whatever he did wrong, he'd make up for it by at least giving her a ride. She seemed like she had a long night anyway.