"Always and Forever" Prologue By: Miisty4810 E-Mail: Miisty4810@aol.com Rating: PG Waz Up my peoples, this is my first fanfic, so please don't be too hard on me. This is a "First Season" fic, but the ages are different, the girls are 17 and the guys are 19. Sorry, but there is no Luna or Artemis in this fic, and no one is a Sailor Scout or any kind of super hero. I know that most of the people that are going to read this fic probably are not even reading this so, I'll shut up now. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the other characters in this fanfic, so don't sue. (Even if you did sue, you wouldn't get any money, cuz I ain't got no money, but if *you* do, could you lend me some?) "Always and Forever" by Shari Hirtle (Miisty4810) Prologue :::Authors P.O.V.::: "AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Why didn't somebody wake me up?" Serena screamed while throwing on her school uniform, "Ms. H. is gonna be totally steamed and I'm gonna get detention...AGAIN!!!!!!!" Serena ran down the stairs grabbed a piece of toast and her lunch, and bolted out the door while yelling; "Thanks for lunch mom!!!!" Serena's mother, Ilene, shook her head in disappointment, "Will that girl ever learn to get up on time, she's sixteen and never once has she been early to class." Ilene said to her husband, Ken. "Don't worry dear, I'm sure she'll improve sooner or later, I mean she's gotta be sick of having detention everyday." Ken replied as he looked at the clock on the kitchen wall, "OH NO! I'm late for work!!! Bye dear, see you this evening." And with that Ken rushed out the door. 'Now I know where she gets it from.' Ilene sighed and decided to do the dishes. "Why can't they start school later, like around 11:00 or something?!!" Serena complained right before smashing into something, or more like someone. She fell to the ground and immediately stood back up, "I'm sorry, very very sorry, please forgive me..." Serena started until she heard an annoyingly familiar voice and groaned. "Jeez Meatball Head, first you throw your test paper at me and now you crash into me, what's up with you?" Darien asked in an irritating voice. "Oooo, Don't call me MEATBALL HEAD! My name is Serena, S-E-R-E-N-A, can you say that or is it too big of a word for you to pronounce?" Serena retorted, anger boiling in her veins, "Oh no, now I'm totally late, I'm definitely going to get major detention now!! Thanks alot you great big zero!!" She said as she sped away leaving a laughing Darien behind. 'Ooo, that guy makes me so mad!' Serena walked into class as quietly as possible hoping Ms. Haruna wouldn't notice that she'd came late. "So glad you could join us Serena, what was it this time that kept you from being at school on time?" Ms. Haruna asked lifting her gaze to Serena who was breathing heavily from the marathon she'd run to get there. "I'm sorry Ms. Haruna it won't happen again and there was no reason why I am late today." Serena replied catching her breath. "It better not happen again, but I'm going to let you slide this time, Just try to be early. Now please take your seat and let me finish my lesson." 'YES, there is a god, or probably just a hot date' (After school, walking to the arcade) "You sure did get lucky Serena, you probably would have had to stay in detention for two hours if it weren't for Robert, Ms. Haruna's new boyfriend." Leta said, warning Serena to try to be on time as they walked to the arcade along with Mina. "I know, but that obnoxious dork, Darien ran into me this morning and he called me Meatball Head again!" Serena retorted. "Are you sure you didn't run into him?" Mina asked, joining the conversation. "Yeah, so.." Serena mumbled angrily. "You know, I kind of like the name, it's sort of cute if you ask me." Lita said hoping Serena wouldn't kill her for such a remark. "Well no one did ask you, so..." She trailed off as they entered the arcade and a friendly voice rang in her ears. "Hey Serena," Andrew waved. "Hi Andrew." Serena said back as the girls walked to the counter to great Andy. "Hi Mina, Leta. So how's it goin?" "Fine, I guess." Serena said in a down kind of voice. "Oh, well what's wrong?" Andy asked, it was his job to make sure the girls stayed their happy selves, especially Serena. "She's sad cuz school is ending in two weeks." Leta answered for Serena. "Oh I see, but Serena, I thought you hated school." "I do, but I'm leaving for the summer to visit grandparents, I love them alot and all, but none my friends aren't there." She said sadly. "Oh, well where do they live?" "California, they moved there not too long ago because of a job offer my grandpa got and now they wanna show me their new home so I'm staying the summer. And did I mention I'm going out there with only Sammy?" "Your parents aren't going with you?" Mina asked cutting in. "Nope, they've got plans for the summer and us kids would just get in the way." "That's too bad Sere, but look on the bright side, next year will be the end of grade school." Leta said cheerfully, hoping it would brighten the mood. Just as Serena started feeling better about the whole situation, Darien walked in. "Hey Andrew, hi girls, and Meatball Heads." Darien greeted. "Oh stuff it, useless piece of..." She broke off when Leta put her hand over Serena's mouth, preventing what was to come out of her mouth next, "HeHe, well we better go, bye. Andrew, Darien." Mina said as they walked out, Leta still with one hand over Serena's mouth, waved to the them with the other. Derien sat down on a stool in front of Andrew, "So what was Meatball Head talking' to you about this time?" "I'll have you know that I like helping Mea.. I mean Serena, and she was just a little down that school is ending in two weeks." Andrew explained while giving Darien a Pepsi. "Hold on, let me get this straight, she was actually upset about leaving school, was she feeling O.K.?" Andrew laughed at Derien's confusion, "Yeah, she was fine, she was mad because she's spending the whole summer with her grandparents in California and she won't be able to see her friends." "Oh. Anyway, what are you doing this summer?" "I'm going with my brother to his cabin in the mountains, we're only going there for a month and a half though, the rest of the summer I'll be here here." "Don't you ever get tired of working here?" "Actually, no, it's nice, you meet lots of new people here, you make friends fast." "Like you can't do that at the mall," Darien said more to himself then to Andrew. "Well I better get going, I gotta finish a project for a class, see ya tomorrow Andy, bye." "Bye Dare." (two weeks later, at the airport) "Have fun at your grandparents house Serena. Oh yeah, you too Sammy." Mina said saying her good-byes to Serena. "Yeah and study, study, study. Speaking of which I have to go cram so I can be ten chapters ahead for next year, bye Sere, call me." (AN: I'm guessing you know who said that. No? here's a hint, she's got blue hair) "Well Serena see ya next year, promise you'll come to the arcade first thing when you get back?" Andrew asked. "Promise." "Well don't eat too much junk food, bye Serena." Andrew continued giving her a hug. "Yeah and try not to have too many klutz attacks Meatball Head." Darien said, Andrew dragged him down there with him. "Did you have to bring Dufus here with you?" "Bye Meatball Head, say hello to your cousin, Julie for me, and could you give her this good luck charm, she begged for one last time she was here and the temple was all out." Raye said handing her the copper pendant. "I'll make sure that she gets it." "Bye Serena, have a great time and tell all the details of Cali when you get a chance to call O.K.?" Mina said holding both Serena's hands tight, before hugging the life out her. "O.K. Mina I can't breathe." Serena choked out. Mina let go immediately and blushed, "Sorry, got a little carried away." "Here Sere, I packed you and Sammy lunches for the plane, hope you like it." Lita said putting the bags Serena's hands. "I'm sure we will, your cooking is always perfect, Lita. Thank you." "Oh thanks Sere, have a nice vacation and give these cookies to your grandpa, he loves these things, he ate more of them then you did and I didn't know anyone could do that." Lita said with a bright smile. Serena glared at Lita then noticed that the cookies for her grandpa were her absolute favorite cookies in the world, Lita's Famous Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. "Don't worry Serena, you have some in your bag too." She said with a light giggle. "Oh good, well thanks for coming you guys, I'll see you next year." Serena said as Sammy walked to her side, coming from his little meeting with his own friends, Serena shoved the lunch bag down at Sammy rather roughly and he hit her hard on the arm for it. She hit him upside his head and he tried to her back, but noticed he was being held back by someone, he turned around to see his father, "If any boys try to hit on Serena tell me when you get back O.K., keep an eye on her." Ken whispered to his son before patting him on the back. Sammy nodded his head and gave his dad the thumbs up sigh and walked onto the plane with Serena behind him. (A summer later *Serena/Sammy got back last night*) *yawn* "Good morning everybody" Serena said lazily still half asleep, she got up early anyway so she could start the day and see her friends and for some strange reason she missed...Darien? Brushing the thought of him out of her mind she sat down at the table and poured herself a bowl of Corn Flakes, her mother and father looked at her like she was from another planet. "Serena dear, are you feeling alright?" Ilene asked worriedly. "Yes mother, I'm fine, why do you ask?" "Honey, you just poured yourself a bowl of sugarless cereal, are you sure you're not sick?" Ken asked putting a hand to her forehead, "She's not hot." "Dad, I'm fine, I'm not like that anymore, after staying with grams and gramps, their 'perfectness' kinda rubs off on ya I guess." "Oh, I see, sorry dear." Ilene said drinking her orange juice. "Yes, I'm sorry too sweetie." Ken added. "It's O.K. guys, it was a little unusual for me to not eat sugar, I understand," Serena replied with a smile. "well I'm gonna go take a shower, see ya." She said as she ran up the stairs. "We should have sent that girl to my parents house a loooong time ago." Ilene said, staring at the chairs that had just been occupied by Serena. All Ken could was nod. "Oh dad, mom, have you told her about the suprize you have for her yet?" Sammy asked excitedly. "No, we're going to wait till she comes back down, when she's not half asleep." Ilene said with a smile A half an hour later, Serena came down in a light pink mini-skirt, a long sleeved, white button up blouse, and knee highs. Her hair was put up in it's usual 'meatball' style. Ken looked at his wife and she nodded, he smiled and got up to walk over to Serena, "Serena dear, we've got a suprize for you." Ken said cheerfully. "Really, what is it?!" Serena asked eagerly. "Step out side and open the garage." Her mother said. Serena's eyes lit up and ran out the door faster then a bullet. She pressed the 'open' button on the side of the garage and the door opened slowly only to reveal an automatic, Blue Corvette Convertible, with beige leather interior, she put her hands over her mouth to prevent screaming, she turned around to see her mother, father, and Sammy, they were all smiling widely. "Thank you sooo much, it's beautiful!" She squealed, hugging her family, even Sammy. Ken pulled out the keys to the car and dropped them in Serena's hand, "You be careful now, you understand, it's not a toy." He said with a stern voice. "I know daddy, I'm eight years old, you know, I can handle myself." And with that she jumped into the car and turned it on, "Hey Serena, can you give me a ride to Mika's house? I promised her I'd stop by first thing." Sammy asked with puppy dog eyes. "Sure, hop in. Bye mom, bye dad, I'm spending the day with my friends, k?" "O.K. hon. be back by 11:30 and you, Sammy be back by 10:45." Ilene said as she waved to the kids. They both nodded and left. "O.K. Sammy, here you are, if I'm done with by friends early I'll pick you up at 10:30." Serena said as he stepped out of the car. "O.K. Thanks Serena, bye." Sammy waved and knocked on Mika's door, Serena drove off when she saw Mika open the door. 'Now let's see, where would all my friends be?' Serena thought, 'I know! At the arcade!!' And with that she went down the block to the Crown Arcade. She pulled up in front and everyone stared in awe as she stepped out of the Corvette and into the arcade, she got lots of looks from most of the guys in there, and even a few whistles, then, she spotted a table with a group of familiar people and smiled. The table consisted of Amy, Raye, Leta, Mina, Andrew, Darien, and Chad, they looked kinda down, they were talking about something that she couldn't quite catch so she walked closer. "I wish Serena were here, it's so boring here." Leta whined. "Yeah, I miss her, when does she come back?" Amy added. "I think it's next week, and knowing the Meatball Head she'll probably be a week late!" Raye replied, she'd been overly grouchy for almost the whole summer since she didn't have Serena to torment. Serena walked to the front of the table, "I resent that." She said with a smile, they all turned to look at her and their jaws nearly hit the floor. "Well hello to you too." "Serena?" Andrew asked. "No, I'm her twin sister." She replied sarcastically. "Serena!! You're BACK!!" The girls said as they jumped up immediately and hugged her. "So I hear none of you missed me and wished I'd stayed back in Cali, uh? Some friends." She said firmly, and the group stared in confusion thinking they'd never said that. Serena giggled, "It's just a joke, sheesh, what's up with you guys?" "Well it's just because you haven't been here all summer and it was extremely boring!" Raye exclaimed. Everyone except for the guys laughed, they were still sitting at the table, with chin hanging un the ground. Serena stepped through the crowd of her friends and walked up to the guys. "Are you O.K.?" Serena asked a bit worried. 'silence' "Um hello?" "Mea- Meat- Meatball Head?" Darien asked. "DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!!" "Sorry Serena, it's just that you've been gone so long and we're just kind of stunned, you look so, so, well.. so different." Andrew explained. "Oh, well can you three please come out of your trance, you're kinda creeping me out." "Yeah, and get your chins off the floor please, they haven't been swept yet." Raye added. "Well my lunch break's about to end, anyone want?" Andrew asked. "Let me guess, Serena, you want a double chocolate sundae, with extra whipped cream, right?" "Nope, I don't eat like that anymore, I'll just have a Sprite." Everyone looked at her like she was crazy, "WHAT??!!" "Are you sure you didn't bump your head when you were on your way here?" Lita sked. "You know, I'm really sick of this, either you treat me like a normal person or I'm leaving, understood?" "Yes." "Good, now girls, whatcha wanna do today?" "How 'bout shop!!" Mina suggested. "I'm there." the girls said in unison. "Well, not *everything's* changed, eh?" Chad spoke and the guys laughed. Andrew left to go get Serena's Sprite, he came back two minutes later and the girls were discussing something about school. Well kind of, it was actually about the boys at school, but same difference, right? Andy set the soda in front of Serena, "Thanks Andy." "No problem." "Anyway, how we gonna get to the mall, I don't feel like walking that far." Amy said. "We can take my car!" Serena exclaimed. "You have a car?" Mina asked. "And they actually let you drive it?" Raye added. "Hello! I'm seventeen, I think I should be able to drive." "Oh. Yeah, Um so where's your car?" Darien asked. Serena pointed to the convertible outside. "All I see is that Blue Corvette." Amy said. "I know, you like?" Serena asked with a grin, just finishing her Sprite. "That's your car?" Darien asked in suprize. "Aw, are you mad cuz now you're not the only one with a nice sports car? That's just too bad." Serena said with a pouty lip before putting down some money on the table, for the soda. "Be quiet Meatball Head." "Please don't tell me you still don't know how to say my name, it Serena, come on let's say it together, Suh..re..na." "Meat..ball..head." "I knew you were dumb, but now you're just idiotic." "Hey!" Serena got up from her seat and walked to he girls and when they just about to exit the arcade Serena called back to Darien, just so everyone could hear, "Hay is for horses, you're a jackass." Serena said as stepped out, she turned to see the girls already in the car, she laughed and walked around to her side. In the arcade Chad was practically rolling around on the ground, he was laughing so hard, "Chad," "Yeah?" Chad managed to answer between laughs. "Get off the floor and shut up!" Chad only laughed harder. Darien walked over to the counter to talk to Andrew. "So Darien, what'd ya think?" Andrew asked. "What *are* you talking about, Andy?" Darien replied. "What did you think of Serena?" "What do you mean, you know we hate each other." "Keep tellin your self that buddy." "Really Andy, have you gone mad?" "Oh come on Darien, don't play dumb, I saw the way you looked at her, all googly eyed." "I think what you saw was nausea." "Fine, deny it now, but I'll find the truth sooner or later." "Yeah, whatever, well I better get going." "O.K. Bye Darien see ya later." "Bye." (At the mall) "So Serena, what's up?" Lita asked Serena, they were the only ones done shopping so they waited outside. "What do you mean?" Serena asked confused. "I'm not stupid Serena, you like Darien dontcha?" "Lita, that's totally unheard of, are you nuts?!" "Say whatever you'd like to say Serena, but I know you like him, you practically had little hearts in your eyes." "DID NOT!!!" "Did too." "Fine Lita, whatever you say, just don't tell the girls we had this argument, especially Raye, she'd never stop ith the teasing." "O.K. Serena, it's our little secret, no one besides me and you will know that you're in love with Darien." Lita answered with a smirk. "Shut up Lita. I DO NOT LIKE DARIEN!!!" "Whatever you say, Serena. Whatever you say." Serena just glared at her and Lita gave a huge grin, Serena rolled her eyes. (Monday, first day of school) "Good morning all." Serena chimed happily as she walked into the kitchen. "Good morning Serena, there's some cereal on the table for you." Her mother motioned to a bowl on the table. Serena finished eating and went upstairs to do her hair. (in meatball form ofcourse) "Bye mom, bye dad, see later." "Have a good day at school Serena." Her father called before she went out the door. Serena pulled into the parking lot of her school and met Lita and Amy at the entrance gate, "Hey girls, what's up?" "Well we've got eighteen minutes before class, so what do you wanna do Sere?" Amy asked, a little shocked that Serena would come so early, but she didn't say anything about it. "Um...how about we, uh...I don't, Lita?" "We could go see Ms. H. and see what she does when she sees that Serena has come early!" Serena smiled, "O.K. let's do it." And they walked off to Ms. Haruna's class. When they got there, everyone from their class last year was there saying hello to Ms. H. Serena smiled widely and walked through the crowd straight up to Ms. Haruna's desk, "Hi Ms. Haruna, how's everything?" Serena asked with a devilish smirk. "Serena?" She asked with wide eyes. "In the flesh." With that Ms. H. fainted and Serena giggled under her breath and asked someone to get the nurse down there. "So, what happened?" Judy, the nurse asked. "I came in to say hello to her cuz she was my teacher last year and she fainted when I said hi." "Do you know why she would have fainted?" "It was probably because I was never early to one class the entire year with her." Serena replied laughing nervously. "Oh, so you're Serena, the girl she always talked about." "She talked about me?" "Yeah all the time, but I gotta tell ya, it wasn't very nice." "Oh," The bell rang "Well I better get to class before I become late, thanks, bye." Serena said as she walked away sadly. Judy made a sad face, "Aw.. She seems like a nice girl, I wonder why Ms. Haruna didn't like her, besides the fact that she was tardy all the time?" She asked herself in a low whisper. (after school at the arcade) "Hiya Meatball Head!" Darien said Andrew glared at him, Darien just looked back at him innocently. "Oh god, not now Dorker Brain." Andrew held back a laugh, seeing that Serena was unhappy and needed his help, "Hey Serena what's wrong?" He asked caringly. "Well one is, I'm sick of the way people keep looking at me, like I'm on drugs or something, two, today I went to say hi to my teacher from last year to see what'd she'd say when she saw that I came early," "Well, what'd she say?" Darien asked curiously. "She didn't say anything, she fainted," Darien started to laugh and Serena glared at him with such hate it almost hurt him, he stopped immediately. "And third, I found out from the nurse that Ms. Haruna hated me last year and probably still does." She sighed and looked up at Andrew, "Was I really that bad last year?" "You better believe it, Meatball Head!" Darien answered for him, laughing hysterically again. This time Serena didn't bother to stay, she just got up and walked out. Andrew hit Darien upside the head hard, "OW!! What'd you do that for?!" "Why are you so mean to that girl, you know her name is Serena and she doesn't need any torment from you, especially after she found out that her 11th grade teacher hated her, have a heart Darien or atleast a brain." "I'm sorry, I..." "Don't apologize to me, apologize to her and when you do it don't call her Meatball Head." "Fine, I'll do it tomorrow." "No, you'll do it now." "But I don't even know where she went." "She's at the park, if she can't talk to me then she goes to the park and sits out under the oak tree next to the lake, now go." "Fine, I'm going, I'm going." Darien said in a whiny voice and walked out of the arcade. "Dorker Brain, that's a good one Serena." Andrew said to himself and laughed. (at the park) :::Serena's P.O.V.::: I was siting under my favorite tree wondering why I had let Darien's words hurt me so much 'I mean, it's not like I like him, or do I?' 'Serena get a grip, this Dorker Brain Darien we're talking about here!' 'Don't call him that!' 'Wait a minute, did I say that?' 'It's obvious you like him Meatball Head' 'Do not' 'Do too' 'Nuh-huh' 'Yah-huh' 'Nuh-huh' 'Get a life' 'I've got on, thank you' 'Then why are you arguing with yourself?' 'HeHe' 'Reality needs you now, Serena' 'What are you talking about?' 'Someone is sitting next to you' With that I snapped out of my thoughts and looked to see who was sitting next me, I groaned when I saw it was Darien, "Would you like something?" I asked turning my head see his face. There was no answer. I took this time to look at him a while, 'Wow, were his eyes always that mysterious midnight blue, and was his hair always so dark, like ebony, was he always this cute?' 'What are you saying Serena, have you lost your marbles?!!!' 'He's totally dreamy...Way cuter then Christian' 'Serena snap out of it, he's gonna think you've gone bonkers, which apparently you have' 'Just a few more minutes...' 'Now Serena, come back to the real world now' 'Fine!' "Hello, what do you want?" Silence. :::Darien's P.O.V.::: "Hello, what do you want?" She asks, I can tell obviously getting annoyed by my silence. She turned her head to look out at the lake, and I took this as an opportunity to see what she really looks like, cuz I never really got a chance to actually look at her, 'Her eyes are so blue, like sapphires, her hair looks like gold, maybe a little darker even, she's beautiful, way prettier then that slut Rebecca' 'Darien are you O.K. you do realize that you're talking about Meatball Head, right?' 'Her name is Serena!' 'But you are supposed to call her Meatball Head!!!' 'No I'm not, I should call her by her real name, Serena, and what a beautiful name that is' 'Ugh, get a grip on reality now, she's gonna think you've gone completely wacko if you keep sitting staring at her!' 'Yeah, whatever' "Serena?" I said a bit nervously. "Yes?" "I..I wanted to apologize, for what.. I said at the arcade." "Oh. Well your forgiven I guess and I'm sorry I called you Dorker Brain, but it's only fair since you always call me Meatball Head and you know very well that my name is Serena." "I'm sorry about that too." "It's O.K." "Hey what happened to the meatballs anyway?" "I took them down when I came here, you didn't notice?" "No." "Well I guess you wouldn't have since you were staring at the lake." She turned her head back to face the lake again, a lock of her hair brushed against the back of my neck '...silk!...' and I had to bite my lip to reject the urge of running my fingers through her long, golden hair. :::Author's P.O.V.::: Raye, Lita, and Mina walked along the path at the park talking about how school was this year, "You I'm really glad we don't have to wear those stupid uniforms now, I like these ones, the skirt is short, it's long-sleeved, and we get to wear knee highs, it just like yours Raye, but only it's a different color." Lita stated. "Yeah, I guess it is." "Oh my god, is that Serena and Darien...together?" Mina asked, eyes wide. "Oh my gosh, it is!" Raye exclaimed. "I knew they would hook up, come on let's go bug 'em." Lita suggested. They ditched the path and cut across the grass to where Sere & Dare sat, "Hey, you two, whatcha doin?" Lita asked mischievously. "What's it look like we're doing? We are looking at the lake." Serena said, knowing very well what they were thinking. "Together?" Raye asked with an evil looking smile curving her lips slightly. "Yes is there a problem with that?" Darien entered the conversation. "No. Just how did you end up here...together?" Mina had a strange sparkle in her eye which always meant that she had a plan. "Darien came here to apologize to me, for a comment he said earlier at the arcade." "Oh. Right." The girls said in unison. "If your thinking what I think you're thinking, Stop.. cuz it's not happening, Darien is not my boyfriend, I hardly even like him so get off my case. Now if you'll excuse me, but I have things to do." "Me too. See ya." And the two walked off in two separate directions, leaving three girls with a plan forming in their minds. _________________________________________________________________ So what'd ya think, did it suck, did you like it, was it o.kay? Please e-mail me, I always reply as soon as I can, I can take critisizm, so don't be afraid to tell me that I should shove it up my @$$ or something :::laugh::: Well, until next time, Much Love To All ~Miisty4810~