Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A Splashing Day! ❯ A Splashing Day! ( One-Shot )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

A Splashing Day
A Short Story
By: Jessica M. Moonflower
E-mail: salud731@earthlink.net
Rated: PG

Web site: www.angelfire.com/realm/moonlightroses/index.html

Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership on this
wonderful creation, but I'm willing to buy
Mamoru from Naoko if she's willing to sell?

Summary: A day at the water park with birds
chirping, couples walking, and...people fighting?!
Everyone is paired up with someone else except for
Serena and Darien, who insist on fighting with each
other. Ever heard of kiss and make up?

ANs: This is more of a summer fanfic as you
can guess from the summary above. I started
this one way back, but never got around to
finishing it since my first attempt at it sucked.
Well, enjoy and I give credit for the idea to
Chibi Anonymous who gave it to me a long
time ago if she even remembers! Love ya
girl! ^_^ Oh, and special thanks to my
newest editor, Lunar Star! You've been a big
help! *hugs*

"You have my heart, and that's a permanent
look."
*Unknown*

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It was the end of June, and the summertime
heat became overwhelming for everyone in Tokyo
to handle. Dogs were seen walking around with
their tongues sticking out, people were outside
their homes fanning themselves, and kids
were eagerly licking their ice cream cones as they
skipped to the park.

Five girls were hanging out on the Cherry Hill
Temple steps keeping themselves cool with a portable
fan or throwing water at their faces with their water
bottles.

"I'm so bored!" sighed Mina sluggishly, squirting
more water in her face.

"Same here," agreed Serena, drawing
imaginary circles on the ground.

"I can't believe my air conditioner is
broken!" grumbled Raye angrily, throwing seeds
on the ground to feed her two pet crows.

"Is your grandfather going to get it fixed?"
inquired Amy, using her book as a fan rather than
reading it.

"Yeah, but it wouldn't have been broken if
Chad hadn't been so stupid to throw water on it!"

"Why did he throw water on it?" Lita
questioned, quite perplexed as to why Chad
would do such a crazy thing.

"Don't ask, Lita, please. It's just too stupid
to get into." Raye waved a dismissive hand her
way, gesturing to drop the whole thing.

"Guys, don't you think we should do something
instead of being lazy on our summer vacation? We've been
doing this for a whole week now," Mina addressed the
group while brushing her damp bangs back.

"Like what? The mall got kind of boring, the arcade
has no new games, and even spending time at the library
isn't as interesting as it was before," Lita put in, taking a
sip of her cold water.

"I have to agree with Lita. My love for books isn't
holding my interest these days," Amy admitted, taking
one glance at her ancient Egyptian book and wrinkled
her nose in disgust.

All four girls gasped at Amy's confession causing her
to blush a light pink. They never thought they'd see the day
where Amy would actually grow tired of reading and learning
something new everyday.

"It could happen," Amy muttered to herself, turning her
head away from the gawking faces of her friends.

"Seriously, though, what do you have in mind, Mina?"
urged Serena, hoping that her blonde look alike would have
some idea to escape the boring summer days.

"Well," she started, thinking thoughtfully, "I did see an
ad in the paper about a new water park opening up tomorrow."

"Really?" all girls asked in unison.

"Uh huh. The name of the park is Water Kingdom, and
I read that they'll be tons of things to do there, from water slides
to water rides. Tomorrow is the only day where they will have
free admissions because of the grand opening. It sounds
like a blast, so what do you say? You girls want to go check it
out?"

"Yeah!" everyone exclaimed their agreement, causing
Mina to fall back due to the sudden uproar.

"It sounds like so much fun!" Lita beamed.

"It gives us something to do and we'll get to have fun!"
Raye added, perking up and forgetting about the air
conditioner dilemma.

"I haven't been to a water park in ages," commented
Amy, her eyes glowing at the thought of wading in a pool.

"It'll be so great! We've got to invite Andrew!" Serena
squealed in delight, pumping her fists in the air.

"I can go tell Andrew about it. I have to go home
anyway, and the arcade is on my way home," Mina
suggested, standing up and brushing off the dust on her
shorts.

"Well, while you go invite Andrew, I'll go home and
call Ken to see if he can come." Lita got up herself and
threw her empty water bottle to the nearest waste basket.

"I guess I better go myself. Greg is coming into town
tonight, so I'll see if he can come as well." Amy closed her
book and started packing up her things.

"I have to get some chores done around here before
I can get ready for tomorrow." Raye picked up her forgotten
broom and started sweeping the steps.

"I don't have anyone to invite since Molly is in
London visiting her aunt and Melvin is at a computer
convention in Canada so that leaves me with getting
ready," Serena cheerfully stated, joining her other
friends who were ready to leave.

"Then I guess we'll see each other tomorrow at
eight?" Mina inquired.

"Right!" the girls agreed.

Everyone parted in different directions to go
home while Mina made her short trek to the arcade.
She entered the sliding doors and was greeted by
an auspicious hello.

"Hey, Mina, what can I do for you?" Andrew chirped,
flashing her a perfect grin.

"The girls and I were wondering if you'd like to
come with us to that new water park opening up tomorrow?"

"Water Kingdom? Hmm...it sounds like fun and I have
nothing else to do...oh why not? Sure, I'll come!"

"Aren't you too old for that, Andrew?" a deep voice
inquired.

Mina jumped back in surprise and finally took notice
of the handsome ebony haired man sitting on the stool next
to her.

"Jeez, Darien, I didn't know you were here all this
time. If you want, you can join us."

"Nah, that's okay, Mina. Water parks are kid's stuff.
I'm not into that."

"Come on, Darien. Where's the part of you that
likes to have fun once in a while?" Andrew implored, nudging
his friend on the arm.

"Got checked out at the door?" he joked, sipping his
coffee.

"You're a riot," Andrew replied sarcastically.

Feeling that Darien had to come with them, Mina
suddenly blurted out, "Serena is coming!"

Why she blurted that out was beyond her, but she
had this weird feeling that tomorrow was the perfect
opportunity for something BIG to happen between Darien
and Serena. Call it hunch, but Mina figured that it was
something that would change Serena and Darien's lives
forever.

Darien seemed interested for he quirked his
eyebrow in a not so casual manner, yet tried to hide his
eagerness at this little piece of information.

"Meatball Head is coming? Hmm...I'd hate to pass
up the opportunity to see her do something embarrassing...
okay, I'll go."

"Wonderful! We're all meeting at the Cherry Hill
Temple at eight so don't be late."

Mina waved then jogged out the door, leaving Andrew
and Darien to stare back at her retreating figure. Andrew
started to wipe the counter down with a dish towel when
he decided to interrogate his friend about his fickle mind.

"So, what made you change your mind about going?"

"Well, uh...you know how Meatball Head can be a
klutz and knowing her, she'll do something stupid!" Darien
exclaimed, chuckling to himself as he thought of how many
different ways she could embarrass herself in a crowd full
of people.

"Mmhmm. Whatever you say, Dare." Andrew gave him
a skeptical glance.

"I better get going, Drew. I have a few things that I
need to pack for tomorrow."

Darien paid for his drink, waved one last time at the
blonde male, and exited the arcade. Andrew shook his head
in the direction his friend departed as he took the empty mug
to the sink.

"There has to be another reason why you're
coming. What is it that you're not telling me, Darien?"


*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*

*~Next Day at the Temple, 7:45 A.M.*~

It was a busy day as everyone was either checking
bags or loading stuff in the cars. Amy and Greg were in
charge of making a list of people to ride in whose car,
Lita and Ken were packing up their picnic lunches, Mina
and Andrew were loading stuff in the cars, and Raye and Chad
were lugging the ice box full of drinks to his car.

"Is everyone set?" Amy addressed the whole group,
clutching her clipboard to her chest.

"Yes!" everyone exclaimed.

"Good. Greg and I have narrowed down who should
ride with whom. Me and Greg will ride with Ken and Lita,
Mina and Andrew will ride with Raye and Chad, leaving--"

"WAIT!!!!! Don't leave without me!" Serena called out,
running up to the group while balancing her duffel bag in one
hand and her sun hat and sunglasses in the other.

"You're just in time, Serena. I was just assigning
everyone to a car," Amy chirped happily.

"Who am I riding with?" Serena panted, trying to regain
her breath.

"You'll be riding with..."

"Darien!" Andrew waved as he saw an expensive
red Porsche pull up by the sidewalk.

"Oh, no! What is that THING doing here?!" Serena
growled, showing no effort to mask her annoyance.

"For your information, Meatball Head, I was invited
to come with you," Darien retorted smugly, stepping out
of his car.

"Oh, yeah? By whom?"

"Uh...that would be me." Everyone turned to
Mina, who raised her hand sheepishly.

"YOU?! Mina, how could you? You know I don't
get along with Mr. Zero Personality here."

"Well, I didn't want to be rude, and he had nothing
else to do, isn't that right, Darien?" She glanced at her
friend's so-called 'enemy' trying to get him to save her
from Serena's vengeful wrath.

"Mina's right, Meatball Head. I happen to have
overheard Mina and Andrew's conversation about the
water park, and I thought it sounded like fun."

"Oooh! You better stay out of my way, or so
help me God, you'll--"

"AHEM!" Amy exclaimed a little too loudly,
causing everyone to stare at the blue haired girl. "Now,
what I was trying to say here, before you all
INTERRUPTED me, Serena is going to be riding with
Darien."

Serena's eyes widened, and her jaw dropped
in utter shock. Her, ride with the THING?! AS IF! She
can't be serious!

"Amy, I can't ride with him! I don't want his germs
all over me!" She cringed and shuddered to prove her
point.

"Don't be so childish, Serena! It's just a ride! You
don't have to marry him, you don't have to date him, because
you're just RIDING WITH HIM!!!!!"

Amy threw her arms up in frustration, threw the
clipboard on the ground, and angrily stalked away with
Greg following to try and appease his fuming girlfriend.

Everyone was shocked at the little display that
happened with Amy since she was normally quiet and
rarely lost her temper.

Serena paid no heed to Amy's little temper
since she was still pissed that she was stuck with
a guy that rubbed her the wrong way.

"Oh, it's not fair. Why can't one of you guys trade
with me?" she pleaded with everyone.

"Sorry, Sere, but there's no time for that,"
Lita explained, feeling sorry for her friend.

"Quit being a baby, Serena. Like Amy said, it's
only a ride." Raye winked as she got into Chad's car.

"Hmph!" Serena grunted out, crossing her arms
over her chest.

"You're overreacting, Meatball Head," Darien said,
after being a witness to all that was said. "Now, where
are your bags so I can put them in the trunk with my stuff?"

"I'm not putting my things with yours," she huffily
snapped clutching her bags close to her side.

"Fine!" he growled through clenched teeth. "Where
do you expect to put them then?"

"They'll ride with me!"

While Serena and Darien continued arguing, Andrew
whispered to Mina, "Are you sure this was a good idea to
put those two together? They look like that they'll kill each
other before they even get to the park."

"It's the only way, Andrew. I have a feeling that behind
all their arguments is a love that will ignite something powerful."

"I hope you're right because it'll be one long ride for those
two."

~~~~~~~~~~*

*Water Kingdom, 10:30 A.M.*

Everyone arrived at the park at the same time with
the exception of one car, which seemed to be missing
from the bunch. As everyone else was unpacking things
from the trunks, Mina noticed the missing car from their
group.

"Uh, guys? Was Serena and Darien right behind us
when we left?"

Everyone stopped what they were doing to notice that
the red Porsche was not with them. They scratched their heads
and wondered what could have happened to the two 'enemies'.

"I could have sworn they were behind my car," Ken
replied, remembering that he glanced behind him to
make sure that Darien's car was following his.

"Look, there they are!"

Lita pointed to a red car that was pulling up beside
the empty space next to Chad's car.

Yelling was easily heard from inside the car as Darien
stopped his car with a loud screeching noise, leaving tire marks
on the ground. Darien angrily got out of his car, banged his door
shut, and opened the trunk to get his things while Serena followed
his example except she banged her door with much force
and rage than him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Meatball Head?!
This car cost me a lot of money! You don't just bang my car
door! You could break or damage it, and then I'd have to spend
money on a new door!" he yelled at her, dropping his things on
the ground with a loud thud.

His patience with this girl was wearing thin and he
didn't appreciate it at all that she acted like a total brat
the entire way here.

"What are you talking about you pompous jerk? You did
the same thing!" She stomped her foot impatiently on the
pavement.

"No, I didn't! At least I know how to take care of my car!
You're probably careless with your own things!"

The girls and guys each sweat dropped as they watched
the two of them go at each other, both refusing to back off.

"I knew this was a bad idea," Lita mumbled under her
breath as she watched Serena hit Darien with her bag.

"If they're supposed to be attracted to each other,
they're obviously not showing it," Chad observed.

"Just give them time, guys. They'll admit their feelings,
I hope!" Mina said, feeling unsure about her whole plan.

"Either way, we better keep Serena away from Darien
right now before she gives him a concussion," Raye reasoned,
walking over to the blonde and did her best to hold her back.

"Let me go, Raye! I just about had enough of this guy!"

"Keep her away from me! She's a psycho nut!"
Darien exclaimed, covering his bruised head with his
hands.

"You can't run away from me, Chiba! You're still
giving me a ride home!" Serena screeched, as Raye struggled
with her to keep her at her side.

Darien groaned and muttered, "I can't hardly wait."

"All right, you two, that's enough for now. Let's
all get changed into our bathing suits and we'll meet
back at the front entrance in about twenty-five minutes,
okay?" Mina explained, slinging her knapsack on her
shoulder.

Everyone nodded their heads, with the girls and
guys splitting up to go into the bathrooms and change.

*~*~*~*~*~*~

*~Twenty-five minutes later...*~

Everyone stood at the entrance, each person
discussing with the other what everyone wanted to do.
They all wanted to go to different places, so to make it easier
for everyone else and to avoid any arguments, they decided
to split up into groups. Lita and Ken headed for the log rides,
Amy and Greg went to one of the wading pools, Mina and Andrew
decided to check out the games first, and Raye, Chad, Serena, and
Darien were still undecided. They skimmed through the map to find
something to do when Raye pointed to a spot.

"How about the Deep Blue water slide, Chad? That sounds
good."

"I'm up for it." He nodded his head.

"I'll go with you! It's one of the things I want to do," Serena
chimed in.

She didn't want to be alone with Darien and thought
that sticking with Raye and Chad was the best thing to do.
She was a lot more comfortable around them than she was
with him. She felt she'd either lose her temper in a park
full of people, or lose her nerve and kiss him! Boy, was her
hormones sure out of whack!

But Raye and Chad had other plans on their minds.
They thought of leaving Serena and Darien alone together
so they can finally get together once and for all, and stop
all this silly arguing they normally did. Quite frankly, it
bored them to tears and it didn't help that their ears ached
whenever they were around the quarreling couple.

Raye whispered a plan into Chad's ear, who winked
and nodded at the idea.

"Oh, shoot! I forgot something in Chad's car. I guess
I have to go back and get it," Raye declared.

"I'll come with you," Chad automatically volunteered.
"You'll need me to unlock the car door since I have the keys."

"I'll come, too, Raye," Serena offered.

"Don't be silly, Serena! You go on ahead with Darien
to that water slide and have fun. I'll only be a few minutes,"
she firmly declined, silently pleading that her friend would
give up her insistence to join them.

"But--"

"Really, Serena, she'll be okay with me. I promise,"
Chad quickly cut in.

The two swiftly departed in the direction of the parking
lot before Serena could get another word in. She sadly watched
Raye and Chad leave her, knowing full well that she was alone
with Darien and not liking it one bit. It also didn't help that
Darien looked hot in his swim trunks and the sight of his nicely
built chest and arms was doing weird things to her insides.

Darien stood staring at her, finding it hard to keep his
eyes off her, especially when she was wearing a bikini that
showed off her curves very well. He never knew she could look
so sexy!

He shook his head clear, afraid of where his thoughts
were soon going to take him. He decided to break the silence
by inquiring, "Do you plan on going to that water slide,
Meatball Head, or are you just going to stand there and stare
into space?"

"For your information, buddy, it's none of your business!"
She threw him a quick glare and stalked away, finding it
impossible to hold a decent conversation with him.

Just as she was a good distance away from him, she
failed to notice a half melted ice cream cone on the floor and
readily slipped on it. She let out a yelp and promptly fell on her
butt, her bag and the contents in them, falling out. Darien was
laughing so hard that he had to hold his stomach and wipe the
tears from his eyes. Serena glared back at the male and angrily
got up to pick up her things, people either pointing and laughing
at the klutzy blonde or sweat dropping as they passed by. Darien
soon controlled his laughing fit to try and help Serena gather her
things, but she slapped his hand away.

"No, thanks! I don't need your help!"

"Aw, come on, Meatball Head, you have to admit that was
kind of funny." He chuckled again as he recalled her bum hitting
the ground while raining cosmetics, clothes, and other things hit
her on the head.

"Funny? Oh, well, since I know you have such a great
sense of humor, then I think you wouldn't mind if I did this."

Without any warning, Serena shoved what was left over
of that slippery ice cream cone into Darien's face. He stopped
laughing as he felt the cold and sticky ice cream drip down his
face and onto his swim trunks. Serena pointed and laughed as
she triumphantly declared, "Now that is funny!"

Getting a wicked idea, he said, "This means war,
Meatball Head."

Seeing the mischievous gleam in his eye, Serena
shrieked and ran away from the scheming male who ran
after her.

They dodged crowds and vendors effortlessly, either
going around them or pushing their way through. It looked like
an odd picture seeing a Meatball Headed girl screaming and
running away from a man with a pink sticky substance all over
his face and chest.

They were near a large wading pool and just as Serena went
around a group of kids, Darien caught up with her and wrapped
his arms around her waist to keep her from getting away. But as
Serena struggled in his grasp, she once again had a klutz attack
and slipped on some water that came from the pool, causing her
and Darien to fall into the pool with a yelp and a big splash. A few
minutes later the two came up from under the water completely
drenched. Serena spit out mouthfuls of water and tried to retrieve
her soggy bag which thankfully, the contents didn't spill out again.
Luckily for Darien, the ice cream was washed off his face and chest
when the two fell in the water.

"Look, what you made me do, Darien! My clothes
were inside this bag and now it's totally soaked."

"If you hadn't stuck that ice cream in my face, none
of this would've happened," he pointed out, giving her a
smug grin.

"Well, you shouldn't have laughed at me when I
slipped on that stupid cone!" she yelled, angry and out
of breath at the same time.

"Maybe it was because I thought you looked cute!"
His tone was rising as he found it hard to control his
attraction towards this girl.

"Why are you such a jerk?!"

"And why are you so annoying?!"

Losing his self control and his mind, he pulled
the blonde into a passionate kiss. She hadn't expected this
at all, especially when her first heated kiss was in a
public pool at an amusement park! Both gave into the kiss
with as much passion as the other. You could say that they
were trying to outdo the other. They ran their hands all over
each other from their dampened hair to their bare backs.
They finally broke away from the kiss, finally realizing that
they were lacking oxygen and needed to breathe a little. They
stared into each other's eyes, wondering what was going to
happen between them. With that in mind, Serena broke away
from his embrace and swam to the small ladder on the
other side of the pool where she got out. Darien followed her,
showing concern and confusion by her abrupt break from his
embrace. Serena slowly walked away, trying to make sense
of everything.

She and Darien went from being enemies to lovers? That
couldn't be possible and she didn't want to be involved with a
guy who would later break her heart. Darien caught up with her
and grabbed her gently by the arm.

"Serena, what's wrong?" he gently asked.

"You and me! We just complicated things between us
with that kiss!"

"What are you talking about?"

"We went from being enemies to lovers? It's just
a sudden change, and I don't want to be involved with you
if it means that you'll break my heart."

She roughly broke her arm free of his grip and started
walking away when Darien seized her by the waist and
refused to let go. He buried his head in her hair and whispered,
"Serena, I never hated you. I always felt some sort of attraction
to you, but I hid it from you since I didn't think you'd feel the
same way. And then our little argument back there just fueled
all my pent up frustration for not being able to tell you how I felt
so I kissed you just throwing all caution aside. Honestly, Serena,
I want to be involved with you. The question is, do you feel the
same way about me?"

Serena was speechless and couldn't believe that Darien
felt the same way she felt about him. How could she deny her
heart something it truly desired and needed which was him?
She turned to face him and put her arms around his neck
kissing the tip of his nose softly.

"I also want to be with you if you want to be with me?"

"You should know my answer through this."

He pulled her in for another kiss and this time she
wholeheartedly participated without any more fears or doubts.

*~*~*~*~*~

*End of the day*

"Man, I had a blast! The water park was a great idea!"
Lita exclaimed, packing away her bag in the trunk of the car.

"I agree. We got to do this again," Mina remarked,
pulling her sunglasses over her head.

"Did Serena and Darien come back yet?" Raye
asked, undoing the ponytail from her hair.

"Do you think they got together?" inquired Amy,
observing the colorful sky.

Laughter was heard close by and everybody turned
to see who it was. Their jaws were wide open to see
Darien's arm around Serena's waist while she gave him
a few stray kisses on his cheek or ear. They all looked at
each other and then back at the two happy love birds who
greeted them.

"Sorry we were late, but Serena and I were grabbing
a quick bite to eat," explained Darien, hugging his new girlfriend
close to his side.

"No problem, guys..." Lita trailed off at a loss for words.

"Are you guys together?" Mina quickly cut to the chase, not
one to beat around the bush.

"Yep," Serena replied as Darien nuzzled his face close
to her neck.

Everybody smiled at the newfound couple, but before
the two could enter their car, Lita couldn't help, but ask, "Why
are you still in your bathing suit, Serena, and wearing Darien's
leather jacket?"

"Uh, I had a small mishap with my clothes so Darien
gave me his jacket to keep me warm."

"Oh."

Serena and Darien waved at the group and quickly
went inside the car where they heard the sound of soft
music being played.

They all shook their heads at the two and each went
inside their separate cars. Inside Chad's car, Mina couldn't
help, but smile for her friend's happiness.

"I knew they would come together, Andrew. It's a
good thing we forced them to stay together since it was
all for the best."

"You're right, Mina. They're really happy with one
another and they need each other."

"So true." Mina sighed.

"Mina?"

"Hmm?"

Andrew fiddled with his hands a bit before blurting
out, "Would you like to go out with me to a movie sometime?"

Mina blushed and softly replied, "I thought you'd never
ask."

*~~~~~~~~*

The End

*~*~*~*~*~*~

I finished another fanfic! I'm so proud of myself!
^_^ Have a nice day everyone!

*Written on April 6, 2002*