Authors Note: In this story Darien and Serena are in highschool. The same age. So don't be confused about anything that is happening.
I was walking down the hallway with my friend Amy Anderson. Amy was part of Yearbook and she wanted to get a couple of shots with me and my other friends. We walked down to the gym where we met them.
"Hey Raye, Lita, and Mina." I said
"Hi Serena, Amy. So what did you call us down here for."
"Well you guys I wanted
to get a couple of shots of you before school starts." Amy said. It was
8:00 am.
Our highschool, Windsor
Highschool, started at 8:45, but still there were people roaming around.
"Ok you guys I want you line up tallest to shortest and smile!" Amy said. We did as we were told. Amy took a few more pictures of us in different positions. When we were done it was 8:30.
"That was great guys." Amy said to us. Just then the star quarter back of the football team, Darien Shields came over to us. He grabbed the camera from Amy's hands.
"So what are you girlies doing?" Darien said. Darien wanted to go out with Raye. But she refused every time he asked her. He never really payed any attention to Amy, Lita, Mina, and I. He only liked Raye. Actually I didn't really mind. Darien seemed like a jerk. I don't blame Raye for not wanting to go out with Darien.
"That is none of your beeswacks Darien. Now give Amy back her camera and buzz off!" Raye said. She was starting to get redder. And her dark hair was started to slump up a little which meant Raye was getting mad.
"Ya know what? I think you should say please Raye. And while you are at it, you just should say yes to my question on asking you out." Raye was really red now. She was super mad. I bet you could see steam coming out of her ears. I didn't want there to be a fight here so I walked up behind Darien and quickly grabbed the camera out of his hands. I ran past him to Raye.
"There Raye I got the camera now just calm down." I said putting my hand on her shoulder. She was starting to relax. I looked over at Darien. He had his eyes locked on me. He was just standing there I had no clue why though. I was about to say `Get Lost!' but he started walking toward me.
"Hey so what's your name? I am, well you know, Darien Shields. Anyway I was wondering if you would like to go out with me?" Darien said. I stood there not able to say a thing. Just then the bell rang, indicating we should get to class quick.
"Oh look there goes the bell. Come on guys we better get to our class before we are late." I said before dashing off. When I got to the gym entrance I looked back. My other friends had already gone to there classes but Darien was still there looking at me. I ignored him and went to my first period. All of first, second and third period I was thinking about Darien. I tried not to but it was to hard. I almost got in trouble in second period. I was thinking about Darien and not listening when suddenly my teacher called on me. I looked up. I didn't even know what the topic was. I separated my lips but then the bell rang. I was saved by then bell twice.
After third period I went to the cafeteria. I was eating a lunch I brought from home. I sat with the usual friends I sit with. They were all talking about the prom at the end of the year. I was a senior and the school year was almost up which meant the senior prom was coming. I wasn't sure if I was going to go. I mean I didn't have a date. The only person who asked me was the geek Melvin. I turned him down, so he asked my friend Molly who said yes. I felt like I was the only one without a date.
"Hey Serena! What's up?" My friend Alexa asked me.
"Oh nothing much Alexa." I replied. Alexa looked at me funny. I knew why to. She always asks me that and every time I say `nothing much'. I wonder why she still bothers asking me. Maybe someday she thinks my life will become more interesting, then I will want to share it with my friends.
"So Serena. I am going to the prom with David. The most hottest guy ever. So did anyone ask you?" Alexa asked. I was about to say something but Ashley butted in.
"Probably not. Right Serena? I mean you never have a date." Ashley said. She wasn't my friend but always hung around me. There are some things I will never know.
"Well actually Ashley I was asked out. But I think I am going to say no. I was asked out by Darien Shields." I said simply. Everyone looked at me as if I were crazy.
"That is the lamest lie I had ever heard Serena! Why would Darien Shields ask you out, when there are way more pretty people like me! I mean look at you..." Ashley stopped and stared right behind me. I turned around and right then and there I was face to face with Darien Shields. He startled me. I was about to jump back into my food but Darien noticed and took this opportunity to embrace me. I released myself from his arms.
"Whoa horsey! You don't want to get in my arms that quick. So, Serena you never answered me. Do you want to go to the prom with me?" Darien asked me again.
"Well you know what? I don't think I want to go to the..." I said before I was cut of by Alexa.
"Sure," Alexa said, "Serena would love to go to the prom with you!"
"That's great. So Serena I will talk to ya later!" Darien said before dashing off. I looked at Alexa. I couldn't believe she just did that. I walked over to her and whispered in her ear.
"Alexa why did you do that! I didn't want to go to the prom with him!" I yelled at her.
"Serena! Calm down! This will do you some good! I mean look over at Ashley! Look at how jealous she looks!" Alexa said. I did. And I got to admit Ashley did look really jealous. I calmed down and let out a gasp. Alexa knew I was accepting this. Every time I am angry, when I calm down I let out a gasp. Alexa went back to the table and I followed.
"So Ashley, now that you know who I am going to the prom with. Tell me, who are you going with?" I asked. Ashley looked at me.
"Well Serena. It just happens to be that I am going to go to the prom with... Alan Gregory." Ashley said in a low voice. I guess not low enough because one of the girls at the table said.
"What Alan Gregory! That can't be right. Alan asked me out two weeks ago!" She said. Ashley looked flushed.
"Oh did I say Alan Gregory? I meant..." Just then the bell rang " Oh look! The bell! I better get going. Don't want to be late for class." Ashley said before rushing off.
"What a loser! I mean probably almost everything she says is a lie!" Alexa said. I got up and threw my trash in the trash.
~~~~~
That Saturday I went to the mall to go and shop with Alexa for a prom dress. My mom and dad were one of those cheap people so they expected me to buy my dress with my own money. Alexa on the other hand her parents gave her more money than she needed.
We looked in many stores. But I didn't buy anything. All the dress we so beautiful but yet were too expensive. I couldn't buy any. We walked into another department store. I looked at all the dresses. There was one dress I wanted to get. It was a pale blue almost even white. It had spaghetti straps. The fabric wasn't silk but it felt like it. If I tried it on it would hugged my chest and gone down past my feet like a flowing waterfall that never stopped. it was like a princess gown. But the price of it was to expensive. The gown was $95. I only had $50. Alexa already bout her dress and had no money left over. I looked around and finally settled on a more plain dress. It was a light brown that went up to my knees. And it had a sleeveless top. I took down from the rack.
"I think I am going to buy this one Alexa."
"Serena you can't! You are going to the prom with a really hot guy and you want to wear that! I think you should just buy that one dress you are looking at earlier!" Alexa said.
"I can't buy that one! I don't have enough money." Suddenly a person that worked at the store came into our conversation.
"You want to buy that princess gown?" she asked.
"Yea I do!"
"Well I will pay for the other part of the gown if you work in my place for the rest of the time until the prom. Without pay of course. The money goes to me. So what do ya say?"
"I am not sure? Is there any catch?" I asked.
"No catch. I just don't want to spend all day behind a cash register."
"Well... Alright! You got a deal!"
After that I took the dress home and showed it to my parents. My mom loved it, my dad said it was too skimpy. Skimpy? How? Like I agreed I worked in the place for that one girl. She made me pretend to be her so wore her name tag and stuff. Her name was Rita. Her job wasn't that bad. It was actually pretty easy. I worked the remainder of days left to until the prom. The night of the prom I was let out early. So I went back home to get ready.
I first put on my makeup and hair. Then I out on my dress. It took me about an hour to get ready. Darien showed right on time. I answered the door.
"Serena. You look beautiful!" Darien said. I smiled.
"Thanks." You know, Darien just might not be all the annoying!
At the school the prom was being held in the gym. The gym was wonderfully decorative. At the entrance there was a big sign that read `Good-Bye Seniors!' Darien walked me in arm in arm. You could say I had a great time. We danced, drank punch, got our pictures taken. It was fun. Until she... she showed up. Ashley came into the gym. Now if my dad thought my dress was too skimpy he would faint at the one Ashley was wearing. Her dress was a silky kind. It was hot pink and had spaghetti straps. It was way shorter than her mid-thigh. The top portion of the dress hugged her body really tight. The dress itself was transparent. I think it was supposed to have a cover. Her hair was put up so she could reveal her neckline.
Alexa came over to where Darien and I were standing.
"Doesn't Ashley look like a prostitute? If she is trying to get all the boys to..." Just then Alexa's date Jon went up to Ashley practically with hearts in his eyes. Alexa turned pale and was about to faint. I grabbed onto her elbows and led her to a chair. I glanced back to where Darien was standing. To my surprise he wasn't there. I looked around and found him standing by Ashley. I got furious!
"Alexa how about you spend the night at my place. It seems that Ashley also took my date!" Alexa agreed. Luckily my house wasn't far from the school. So Alexa and I didn't have to walk far.
~~~~~ Next Day At School
I sat down at the usual table at lunch. Alexa was sitting beside picking at her food. She was still depressed at what happened at the prom. I didn't want to go to the prom with Darien but I still felt kinda sad.
Just then Ashley came into the cafeteria. She came over to our table and sat down on the edge (only seat not taken).
"So girls how was your time at the prom?" Ashley asked and started to eat her food. It seemed like all the girls on my side of the table thought the same thing. We all scooted and pushed Ashley of the table along with her food.
"Ashley if you want to be a date stealer with the only people you hang out with than you can just forget about hanging our with us!" Linda said. We all agreed and got up and left the table leaving Ashley alone on the floor.
~~~~~
Like everyone else I went on with school. Darien tried to come up to me a couple on times and always left me disappointed. On the day of our graduation I was called and excepted my diploma. The principal wanted to all the students to stay up on the stage. After a few more people Darien was called. He excepted his Diploma and said something to the principal I couldn't quite here. He then stepped up to the microphone.
"Everyone! I just want to say something to someone special. So please don't mind this interruption." He said, "I just want to say sorry to Serena, my date for the prom. I want to say sorry for leaving for you. I was stupid. And please I want to ask for your forgiveness. I love you. And if I don't get you back today I know I will hate myself until the day I die." Darien turned to me. He walked so he was standing in front of me and kneeled. "Serena please accept my apology." He said taking my hands.
I felt something being
put into it. I looked at it. It was the picture of Darien and I at the
prom. I felt sudden tears come to my eyes. Darien stood
up and put his hand on my cheek, looking at me in the eye. He leaned towards
me and I felt his lips against mine. I closed my eyes and kissed his back.
I could hear cheers coming from all around us. But I didn't care. All I
cared about was Darien and how I realized how much I love him!