This is a warning. Prepare yourself for some outrageous and slightly graphic situations, but don抰 get frightened before the end, trust me it抯 worth the wait. =) Enjoy. D/T, some Q/Tom, and who the hell is that?
Wake-Up Call
A Daria Fan-fiction
By Sadie Knight
牋牋牋牋牋?She woke to the shrill ringing of the telephone, its sharp ring sending small throbs ricocheting through her skull. Stirring restlessly beneath the covers, the young woman prayed that whoever was calling might tumble from the face of the planet for all eternity, allowing her a few more hours of sleep. She didn抰 remember much. She knew she was in bed with a hangover, the dull ache of an impending migraine sitting just behind her dark eyes. She needed sleep but the incessant ringing of the phone denied any hope of that occurring.
牋牋牋牋牋?Groaning, head pounding, she scoured the floor for her glasses, instead discovering tattered clothes strewn haphazardly around the room. Mumbling curses under her breath, she grabbed the phone and in a stiff voice stated, 揗organdorffer, minion of the dark one, whom you have woken with your ignorance. Prepare for a slow torturous death. By the way, which would you prefer, the loss of your head or that of your skin??/p>
牋牋牋牋牋?She heard a snicker on the other end. 揟wisted, Daria. Just twisted. So, what抯 put you in such a snit??/p>
牋牋牋牋牋?Sarcastically, she responded, 揥ell, I don抰 know, Jane?Maybe because I thought my friends knew better than to call me before the sun has risen, especially if they plan to see tomorrow.?
Jane抯 cheery laugh grated on her nerves and Daria got the impression that her friend was smirking on the other end. 揟hat抯 so harsh, D.?Her friend was plotting something; she could hear it in the slight drawl of Jane抯 voice, and she waited for the punch line. 揃y the way, Sleeping Beauty, I should mention that the sun has risen厰 Jane chuckled, 揳nd set again.?/p>
Daria rubbed her aching temples, trying to sooth her quickly fraying nerves. 揓ane, while I appreciate your telling me that I slept through an entire day,?she groaned tiredly,?I would really enjoy a few more hours of shut-eye.?/p>
揥ell, that isn抰 completely the reason why I called厰 Daria could almost see the wheels grinding in Jane抯 head; imagine the soft clicking of the gears coming together. Something important was going to be said, though she couldn抰 guess what. Brushing a stray strand of dark hair from her face, she waited.
揥ell??she asked impatiently after a few seconds of silence. 揥hat is it??/p>
揇o you know where Tom is??/p>
Whatever Daria had been expecting, she hadn抰 expected this. She felt her face flush. Tom. Tom, who she had stolen from Jane. Tom, who she had been dating for almost a year, but never really understood. Tom, the tall broad-shouldered man who had said only two nights before that he loved her.
And deep down inside, she knew. She knew she didn抰 love him, couldn抰 reciprocate his feelings. She was fairly certain that their relationship was winding down, and at its end. Even if he had yet to realize it.
She sighed. 揘o,
Jane. I don抰 know where Tom is.?They were supposed to have seen each other
that day, she realized, but she had slept through it. Frankly, she was
relieved. Perhaps it would make breaking it off with him easier if he were
angry with her. ?/span>She suddenly realized
that it was his 揹eclaration?that
had driven her to the bottle the night before. She smiled to herself. 揧ou
know, Jane, I抳e just realized that I could care less where he is at the
moment.?/p>
There was a
stunned silence over the phone. 揓ane??she asked concerned. 揥hen did this
realization come to head??Jane
questioned with a small hint of humor behind it, making Daria wonder what Jane
found so humorous. She frowned to herself before answering. 揙nly just now.
But God! It抯 so obvious that we抮e over. It just took me till now to see it!?/p>
She heard soft
laughter and then 揥ell then卼his will
make things so much easier.?/p>
Daria was
immediately suspicious. ?i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>What would be
easier?/i> she wondered. While she knew she was over Tom, she didn抰 like the
idea that Jane might be interested. She felt a pang of jealousy, but
immediately knocked herself on her head for being stupid. 慓od! What is wrong with me?/i> she thought 慽f Jane wants Tom, who am I to get in the way.?/i> But she couldn抰
deny that the idea really didn抰 sit well. Jane chuckled
knowing exactly what Daria was
thinking. 揇aria? You still there compadre??/p>
Embarrassed at
her thoughts, Daria quickly answered, 揧eah, yeah I抦 here Jane. Ummm厀hat
exactly will be easier??/p>
揙kay, just
follow me for a second,?Jane spoke quickly. 揧ou don抰 know where Tom is and
you don抰 care, right??/p>
揧eah,?Daria
stated impatiently. 揙kay then. Do
you know where I am??/p>
Daria sighed. ?i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Here it comes,?/i> she thought. 揂re you at
Tom抯??She waited nervously but was startled by Jane抯 maniacal laughter. 揘ot even if he were the last man on earth.?/p>
Curious now,
Daria couldn抰 help but ask, 揟hen where are you??/p>
揥hy Daria, I抦
in your room, of course.?/p>
The ache in her
head had suddenly deepened into a roar, and Daria grimaced. 揘ot funny, Jane. I抦 in my room and you are most
definitely not here.?/p>
揑抦 really not kidding. Your white padded walls and
rumpled sheets will vouch for me.?/p>
Slightly amused,
Daria decided to play along and asked, 揌ave you been sniffing paint again?
Walls can抰 talk.?/p>
揑f walls could
talk, D, then yours would. I really am in your room.?/p>
Jane抯 response
irked her, and she snapped, 揑抦 not kidding, Jane. Really, where are you??/p>
Daria heard a
frustrated sigh come from Jane and then, 揑抦 serious, Daria, I抦 in your room.
You can ask you parents if you don抰 believe me.?/p>
慦hat the hell??/i> Daria wondered before
asking, 揓ane. Is there some big cosmic joke playing out right now that I don抰
know about, one where I抦 the butt of it.?/p>
Jane laughed.
揟o be honest, no. But you do have a nice ass if I do say so myself.?/p>
Daria flushed.
揜eally, Jane. I never really thought you swung that way. I guess it抯 time we came out and showed the world what we抮e
really made of.?/p>
揓ell-O??Jane
asked jokingly. 揘o, but I抦
sure Upchuck would appreciate that.?/p>
Imitating their
obnoxious womanizing schoolmate, Jane went 揜rrrrowwww?feisty.?/p>
Daria shivered.
揥owwwww匢 think I抦 going to have nightmares now. Did someone just walk over
my grave??/p>
揢nfortunately
Daria, you抮e not dead.?/p>
揇epends on who
you talk to.?/p>
Jane chuckled
and coughed Daria hissed.
揧eah, Jane, way to clear the cobwebs,?she said sarcastically. 揥hy the hell
would I care where that little conniving rat is??/p>
揥hoa. You抮e
pissed.?On her end of the phone, Jane grinned. 揙kay, let抯 try this a
different way. Where are you, Daria??/p>
Daria clenched
her fists, her tolerance at the end of its rope. 揓ane,?she growled warningly. 揌ey, before you
get yourself up in arms and come looking for me, why don抰 you put on your
glasses.?/p>
揥hy??Daria
asked annoyed. 揟rust me, oh
blind one.?/p>
揊ine. One sec.?Grudgingly, Daria gave in and started looking while Jane listened to Daria
shuffling and cussing through the phone line. 揝hit! When did it get so messy
in here,?she growled. She knew that Jane was probably balling with laughter
listening to her have a mental breakdown, and it only aggravated her more. Jane chuckled.
揌ey, Daria??/p>
揧eah,?Daria
snapped in annoyance. 揥hen are you
going to realize that you抮e not in 揑 don抰 know. If
I was of sound state and mind right now, I might be able to respond to that,
but at the moment, I feel completely out of my depths.?Out of the corner of
her eye, Daria thought she saw in the dim light, the blurry outline of her
thick framed glasses. 揌old on a sec. I think I found them.?/p>
Snickering Jane
asked, 揥ho? Tom and Quinn??And under her breath, ?i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>That抯 not the only thing you抣l find.?/i> 揝hut up, Jane.
I found my glasses.?/p>
On her side,
Jane smiled. 揥ell, my compadre, why don抰 you put them on.?/p>
Daria crawled to
her glasses, and reached out to grasp them, jumping out of her skin with a
small shriek when the bundle of cloth promptly rolled to the side with a soft
搈mm匘aria,?then filtered into soft snoring. Daria flushed crimson. 揢mmm匤ane??/p>
揧esssss厰 揇on抰 freak,
but there抯 someone in bed with me.?/p>
揘o shit,
Sherlock.?/p>
揑抦 not
kidding,?Daria said worriedly. Jane snickered.
揙h I know. I most definitely know,
you little minx.?/p>
Daria rubbed her
forehead, sure that thunder was now barreling through
her brain. 揓ane, this isn抰 something to joke about,?she slowly ground out
through clenched teeth. 揙h, I抦 quite
serious at the moment. And Daria, I was serious when I said I stayed in your
room last night. I told your mother that you had to go back to school early
because of an emergency and, unfortunately, that I was locked out of my house.?/p>
Sighing, she
asked, 揑s any of that true, Jane??/p>
揘ope, but I
didn抰 think she抎 appreciate me telling her that my bed is currently occupied by another party, whom I couldn抰
mention for all intensive purposes.?/p>
揑抦 in your bed, aren抰 I??/p>
揂ctually, no. I抎
hate to burst your bubble,?Jane laughed, 搘ell, maybe not, but someone is in my bed, and it抯 definitely not you.?/p>
揥ell, are you
going to tell me who??Daria asked angrily. On her end, Jane
smirked. 揥hat? Who抯 in my bed, or who抯 bed you抮e in??/p>
揃oth, damn it.?Daria was getting really pissed now. 揓ane, this is not a funny situation. I slept
with someone last night.?/p>
揇aria, relax.
Things aren抰 quite as bad as you抮e
making them out to be. Beside, I probably shouldn抰 tell you who抯 in my bed. It抯
kind of damaging for all parties
concerned.?Jane stopped to think. 揟hough it would make great dirt for
blackmail. Maybe I should take a picture??/p>
Annoyed, Daria
snapped, 揧eah, why don抰 you??/p>
Innocently, Jane
asked, 揙h, you don抰 mind??Daria could almost visualize Jane抯 eyebrow
quirking. 揝top skirting
the issue and tell me.?/p>
揑 don抰 know,
D. You might be disappointed in one of the party if I tell you, though I抦 not
sure which one.?/p>
揓ane厰 Daria
sneered. 揂ctually, you
might not give a damn whose in my
bed, that is to say, once the person whose bed you抮e in wakes up. Hell,
especially if he decides to play with you a bit.?/p>
揝hut up and
tell me. I抳e had it up to here厰 Interrupting,
Jane chuckled and said in a lurid manner, 揙h yeah, you definitely had it up.?/p>
揓ane!?Daria
screeched in embarrassment. 揧ou厰 Dropping the
phone with a soft thunk on the bed mattress, Daria was shocked into silence, as
the person beside her shot up yelling, 揘O! Officer, I swear?I didn抰 know she
was厰 the voice broke off as the ebony eyes of 揌oly shit!?he
exclaimed, face also red. 揢h厃eah, my
thoughts exactly,?Daria muttered. 揝o??he
stuttered, 搘e厰 and trailed off nervously. Embarrassed, she
looked away. 揢mmm?yeah looks like it.?/p>
She grabbed the
phone off the bed and scooted away from Jane smirked on
her end. 揑 don抰 know Daria, what do you
think you抮e doing in bed with him.?/p>
Daria stared at Her blush
deepened. 揢mmm?st1:City> He eyed her
thoughtfully, unsure how an angel had managed to end up in his bed. She wasn抰
a knockout like Monique, his bitchy ex-girlfriend, but there was something
about her that made a man want to
look twice. She was classically beautiful: big dark eyes you could almost sink
into, with pale skin, and long thick brown hair. There was a flush over her
skin which almost seemed to make it glow. He felt an uncomfortable tug within
and an unbearable tightening in his belly. And he realized
he wanted her卋ad. It was hard for
him not to, considering she was in his bed and nude. ?st1:City> His eyebrow
suddenly lifted into a quirk and he practically purred out, 揌ey, Daria.?She
felt her heart flutter, and wondered what the hell he was thinking. He crawled
towards her like a wildcat ready to pounce, and she nervously clenched the
sheet closer to her. 揢mmm厰 A slow crooked
smile slid onto his face as pulled her closer to him. 揥hy don抰 we make up for
what we don抰 remember last night??Shocked, the covers slipped from Daria抯
tight grasp and 揢m, Jane,
something抯 come up,?she stuttered out. 揑抣l匢抣l talk with you lat卨ater.? On the other end
of the line, Meanwhile, back in Jane抯 room?/p>
牋牋牋牋牋?She
woke feeling his strong arms wrapped around her. Smiling softly to herself, she
shifted in his arms so that she could admire his strong, handsome face. His
dark brown hair was sexily mussed up, and she found her blue eyes wandering
down his toned chest and smirked?last night was a really good night. She was even considering keeping him. Running her hand
down his firm chest, she felt her heartbeat quicken when he let out a sexy
growl, before popping one eye to look at her. Wrapping a strand of her copper
hair around his finger, he pleasantly smirked and leaned forward to brush a
soft kiss across her mouth. She sighed softly, and he hardened at the feel of a
hand on his <cough,cough *wink*> beneath the sheets. 揌ey Quinn,?he
drawled out. She smiled
languidly, 揟om.?/p>
揑 like the
feeling of your hands on me, baby. Why don抰 you let me do the same.?He
smirked as he felt her hand sliding up and down on his <cough,cough>. She smiled
coyly. 揧eah, why don抰 you厰 her voice trailed off as her eyes slowly widened
in horror. Behind him, a body stirred and another head of red hair lifted up so
that a matching set of pale blue eyes stared back at her. Questioningly, Tom
turned to look, face paling white in shock, the hand around his <cough,cough>
slid sensuously back and forth. 揥ell, hello
there厰 the red head grinned, 搇ast night was厀as wonderful.?A lick of the
bottom lip and the red-head spoke again. 揥hy don抰 we go another round??/p>
Quinn screamed,
flying naked in all her glory off the bed, pulling the sheets with her. Tom
shifted slowly away, forcing the hand to release his <cough,cough>, and
moved behind Quinn, who backed into him nervously. He grimaced embarrassed at
what must have transgressed the previous night, and spoke one word with
finality. 揢pchuck.?/p>
La la la la la. Hoe匢 am so sick. I apologize for any nightmares I may cause
from the surprise ending. Hey, at least it was fun to read, right? =) Anyways,
I抎 appreciate reviews and stuff as long as it抯 constructive. I think I抣l
eventually post this on my site. **shrugs** Well, once I get the site up.
**sigh** I抦 such a disorganized person, you know. Well, you do now. Later, Smiling always (though a lot of my work doesn抰), Sam. Disclaimer: "Daria" and
all related characters are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom
International Inc., and are used here without permission for the purpose of fan
fiction. Please don抰 sue me. The characters aren抰 mine in reality, even if I
wish they were. The fanfic itself was written strictly for the intent of
entertainment by one Sadie Knight (known to the real world as Samantha
Dennett), that抯 me! Please don抰 steal it and claim it is your own. Feel free
to use it for inspiration or to write spin-offs, etc. I don抰 mind, just as
long as you give credit where it is due. Feel free to contact me at
AlwaysKawaii@aol.com.