Grammarly Beta'd

Rita plopped down next to Andrew at the lunch table, leaned over, and, kiss him on the cheek. "Hey, how was your math quiz?"

"I survived; I'm glad Darien was willing to study with me. I think I did well on it." He smiled at her and picked up one of his french fries. "How was bio?" He then stuck the french fry in his mouth and ate it while he listened.

"It was great! Mr. Timms put us all in new groups, and I have Serena in mine now." She started eating her sandwich.

"That must be awful! Does she even do any work?" Darien scoffed and went back to eating.

Rita shrugged, "It doesn't matter. Everyone was so pissed that I got her in my group. I think it helps that I'm the teacher's favorite. Without fail, any group she gets in manages to work well together and get along. Sheesh, she was in Misty's group last time, and everyone was able to tolerate her."

Nephrite's chimed in, "Think you can invite her along to lunch next time?"

Rita laughed at him, "You just want her here so that Lita will come along too. You can invite her yourself so that you can stare at her. Or you could just actually ask Lita on a date."

Nephrite grumbled and went back to eating his lunch. He didn't like being called out on his inability to speak to Lita. She was strong, amazing, and beautiful, and he was utterly intimidated by her and couldn't get himself to go up to her and ask her out. Instead, he sat back in class and watched her smile and laugh with her friends. He felt creepy, and yet he couldn't turn away from her.

Kunzite observed Nephrite and turned the conversation onto something else. As much as they all enjoyed giving each other a hard time, not one of the guys went after each other over something that mattered. It was an unspoken agreement among them, and they all stuck to it. "I am glad you have Serena in your group. You really will like having her around. I have her in my group for political science, and it's great."

Darien's head shot up, "Since when was she in your group?"

"Remember how I almost punched out Mike?" Darien nodded. Kunzite continued, "Well, no one else got along with him either, so instead of moving him out of the group, our teacher moved Serena in."

"How did that help?" Jadeite asked. "He's still a misogynist and an ass."

Kunzite shrugged and said, "Apparently, he is crazy about her, and one cross look from her shuts him right up." He laughed and shook his head. "It's great to see him put in his place by such a tiny woman. I watched him stop speaking mid-sentence once! Some of us in the group have a running tally for every time she shuts him up." He pulled out his political science notebook and flipped to the back. "See, here is where I keep the tallies. As of the second hour today, the count was at seventeen, and that was just in three weeks."

Zoisite said, "Does he even stand a chance with her? Most of the guys in school are interested in her, and she hasn't dated anyone."

Kunzite shook his head, "No, she isn't interested in him at all. She seems too happy with hanging out with her friends and having a good time. Why date one guy when she has them tripping all over themselves to help her with anything she needs?"

"She hardly asks for it. You make her sound manipulative." Rita shook her head.

Kunzite looked chastened, "You are right. I am not fair to her. She never actually seems to take advantage of the interest guys have in her. I guess I just never really thought about it before."

Rita nodded, "The bizarre thing about it all is that she doesn't see it. I have heard her friends tell her a guy is interested in her, and she laughs at them and tells them they are crazy. I don't think she even notices the effect she has on guys or how pretty she is."

Jadeite said, "That is ridiculous; I mean, look at her, she's hot!"

Andrew gave him a sharp look, "Watch it and don't go any further. I have known her…"

"I have known her since she was four, and we played in the sandbox together. She is like a sister to me." Jadeite recited from memory. "You have told us all thousands of times. We get it. I am just saying she's hot. I am one of the few guys not interested in getting into her pants. You don't have to remind me. Raye, on the other hand, if she is like a sister to you, then you might want to kick my ass." He took a bite of his sandwich and gave Andrew a smug smile.

Rita sighed, "At least one of you needs to get a girlfriend. It would be nice not to be the only woman here." She shook her head and finished her lunch up.

Andrew shrugged, "I'm sorry they aren't as charming and as lucky as I am. I love you, darling." He kissed Rita on the cheek.

"You are lucky she even puts up with you, Andrew." Nephrite pointed out. "It gave the rest of us hope when you managed to get such a great woman to date you."

"Hey!" Andrew interjected. He knew he had just been insulted. "You are just jealous that I have bigger balls than you, and I was able to ask Rita out."

Darien chuckled, "He has you there."

Nephrite turned and moved his whole focus to Darien, "Sorry if we can't all be so focused on our studies that we don't even notice girls exist, like you. You have all of these girls chasing after you, and you don't even give them the time of day."

"That isn't fair; I notice they are interested in me. It's just that none of those women interest me in the least bit. I don't want to be chased by girls who look at my grades or my money and supposedly fall for me." Darien finished his lunch and stood to throw away his trash. "The bell is about to ring to end lunch." He grabbed his bag and walked away.

Andrew rolled his eyes, "You are an idiot. You haven't noticed he likes someone already?"

They all looked at Andrew in shock. Rita finally spoke up, "Wait, who does he like? How did I miss this?"

Andrew kissed Rita and said, "I'll tell you later, darling, just not in front of these guys."

Jadeite objected, "Hey, I want to know too, but no way am I letting you kiss me!"

"Figure it out yourself," Andrew replied. "If you watch him, it's undeniable."

"He doesn't give anything away. How can you possibly say it's undeniable? Are you nuts?" Zoisite shook his head and scoffed.

Andrew just shrugged and didn't answer. The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch, and they all went their separate ways to class.

Andrew grabbed Rita's hand and squeezed it. Before she left to go to class, she pulled him aside and asked him, "Serena?"

He gave her a big smile and said, "Got it in one. How did you figure it out?"

"I'm sure she's the only girl whose name he has bothered to remember. Who else could it be once you said he liked someone." she pointed out.

Andrew smiled at her and said, "You are brilliant, and that is one of the many things that I find so sexy about you." They each then headed off to class.

Darien sat there on his couch that evening and flipped through his history book. He was all ready for the test tomorrow. He was now just using it to pass the time. He had this growing ache in him, and he didn't know how to fill it, well, without calling her. And he knew that was a call he couldn't make. He sighed and tossed his book to the side.

He leaned back and looked up at his ceiling and then closed his eyes. He rubbed them and tried to think of something else. He began working his way through the periodic table of elements in alphabetical order. He recited Actinium, aluminum, americium, antimony, argon, arsenic, and astatine. He started the Bs, barium…

There was a knock at the door. And he opened his eyes. He hopped up and went to answer it.

"Serena," he breathed out. A smile lit up his face, and he quickly moved to let her in his apartment.

"Sorry that I didn't call. I wanted to surprise you," she told him.

"You know you don't ever need to apologize for coming over here." He pulled her into his arms. "I am so glad you came. I was going crazy here without you."

She smiled up at him, "You always have studying to do. I am sure you were just fine."

"I finished studying for my history test. I won't even tell you what I was doing to try and pass the time," he said.

"I'm sure it was something incredibly nerdy." she teased him as she walked over and sat on his couch.

He blushed, and that was all the answer she needed.

"Good," she said.

He was perplexed, "Good? You want me to be doing nerdy things?"

She crawled up onto his lap and kissed him on the lips, and said, "I find you incredibly sexy when you are doing nerdy things." She then ground herself into him.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed. He placed his hands around her waist, loving the feeling of her there. "I think there is something I should be telling you."

She looked into his eyes; they held desire and... Love? She hoped she was reading him right. She needed this not to be anything other than them falling deeper into this together. She needed him.

He looked into her beautiful blue eyes and said, "I love you. I need you to know that. I know we can't be truly official until your father lets you date, but… I love you no matter what we are to each other."

She kissed down his jaw and said, "I," kiss "love," kiss "you," kiss "too." She moved to his lips, and they kissed passionately. His hands slipped to her butt and cupped it as he deepened the kiss, and she ground against him.

She sat back while pressing herself down against him, and he moaned. She gave him a smirk and said, "So the reason I came over today was to tell you that my father said I could date you."

"Wait... what?" He looked perplexed. "I thought he said if you dated anyone, he would chase them with an ax."

Serena sighed and looked frustrated, "Apparently, he said that having a low opinion of my taste in men. Seriously! I am way pickier than he thought I was. I started mentioning that I know you. I wanted to ease him into our dating, eventually. I mentioned your name one time, and he told me that if I dated you, I could start dating right away. Apparently, you have an excellent reputation with all of the parents. They all want their sons to be just like you." She huffed. "All of this time, sneaking around, and I could have been with you out in the open." She pouted at him.

Darien gave her a sexy smile, "Sneaking around hasn't been all bad."

She blushed, "Yea, parts of it have been a lot of fun." She rested her head against his forehead. "But we could have been calling each other and holding hands. You could tell your friends about me…" She sat up and looked upset, "Wait, we are going to tell your friends, right? I mean, I guess I could stay a secret if…"

"No! I don't want you to stay a secret! I want everyone to know we are together. I would do anything to be with you, even date quietly and wait for your father to let us be together. I am thrilled that we don't have to hide anymore. Don't you doubt for a second the fact that I love you, and I am proud to have you as my girlfriend." Darien held her gaze after he finished. He wanted to see in her eyes that she believed him.

She smiled at him and said, "I can't wait to tell all of my friends too."

"Can I hit Mike the next time that I hear that he flirts with you?" Darien asked out of the blue.

Serena laughed, "You don't have anything to worry about there. But if I need him punched, I'll let you know."

"I would do it happily, any time that you want," Darien growled.

Serena shook her head, "How did that come up just now?"

"I had the lunch from hell today. It consisted of story after story of how 'Serena is amazing.' Kunzite told me about being in a group with you and Mike in class." Darien scowled, "He was really entertained by how much of a crush Mike has on you."

"You're jealous," she said, smiling.

He shrugged, "A little."

"That's so cute." She kissed his nose. "What no one else knows is that our teacher can't stand him at all. She thinks he's a total ass. Every time I shut him up, and she hears me do it, I get bonus points in class. Political science is my highest grade right now." she smiled down at him.

She then leaned forward and nibbled his earlobe, and whispered, "Why don't you take me into your room to celebrate the fact that we can be together officially."

He stood up with her still wrapped around him and took giant strides towards his bedroom, and set her on the bed. "I like the way you think."

She pulled off her shirt and bra and then wiggled out of her skirt and panties. "You're overdressed right now. All you should be wearing is a condom."

"Fuck Serena, I love it when you talk like that." he removed his clothing and got a condom out of his nightstand drawer. He rolled it on and crawled into the bed.

"I am already wet for you. You had me turned on at you mentioning your nerdy thoughts," she said.

He reached down and slid his fingers along her pussy and said, "You are wet. Fuck, you are so sexy." He gently pinched her clit and got even harder as she moaned. He did that. He made her feel like that. It made him feel almost wild with desire.

She looked up into his eyes and noticed they were dilated and so dark they were almost black. She spread her legs for him, and he took the hint.

He slowly entered her, and he gave out an animalist growl as he felt her tight wet pussy stretched as he entered her. He picked up the pace and played with her clit. She mewled for him, and he took her even harder.

"Rollover," she demanded, and he complied immediately.

She rode him hard, chasing their mutual release, and when they found it, she collapsed on him.

"So, do you want to go on our first official date tomorrow night?" Darien asked her, smirking.

She rolled her eyes and asked, "Are you hoping to get lucky on the first date?"

"And if I am?" he replied.

She laid in his arms and put her head on his shoulder, "Then you better plan on us ending up back at your place." She was chuckling.

He kissed the top of her head and said, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Darien was incredibly proud when he opened his car's passenger door the next morning at school, and Serena got out. Everyone stared as she ran her hand down his arm and laced their fingers together. They then walked into school hand in hand.