Rini's Change of Fortune By the AP Scout (c) 1999 NOTE: This fanfic is a LEMON. That means it contains sexual scenes that may offend some of you. If you are under eighteen, don't read this fanfic! All Sailor Scout related characters are copyrighted by DiC, Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, and probably some other folks. Part 4 Serena was jostled awake. She stirred and sat up. Apparently it was still early, for while the sun had risen, Lita had not. She was about to go back to sleep when she heard a gasping noise. Thinking it was because Rini's top was too tight once again, she turned to shake her cousin awake and froze. Rini's sleeping bag was flung open. Serena noticed Rini's pajama top was unbuttoned exposing her enlarged breasts. She noticed as well that Rini's pajama bottoms and panties were piled up at the bottom of the sleeping bag. What had really given Serena pause was that Rini was gasping and, occasionally, grunting due to her actions. Flushing, Serena turned away from her cousin who was masturbating. She pulled a pillow over her head, trying to block out Rini's ragged breaths as she climbed higher and higher towards orgasm. Serena shifted away as she was jabbed with Rini's elbow as her teenage cousin caressed one of her firm large breasts and then stimulated the erect nipple. And finally, Serena tried to ignore the musky odor that was filling the air about her. Envy entered Serena's mind as she longed for the feelings Rini was experiencing next to her. She heard Rini give an almost strangled yell and saw the larger body's back arch as muscles tightened. And when it was over, Rini was laying, breathing shallowly, totally exhausted from her activities. Her honey nectar ran from her womanhood and seeped into the sleeping bag. After a moment or so, Serena hissed, "Rini, cover yourself up!" Rini jerked away and stared at Serena. "I didn't know you were awake." "You woke me up," Serena said softly, "Come on, do you want Lita wondering what you were doing in her living room?" Rini blushed and drew the sleeping bag across to cover her nakedness. Serena looked seriously at Rini and said, "You should be careful where you do that." "But it was sooooo good," Rini countered. She couldn't even imagine these wonderful feelings a scant two days ago. It would be very difficult to give them up for years when she became a little girl again. Rini was almost ready to begin anew when she noticed one hand was sticky and moist. Bringing it to her face, she first sniffed it and could smell her own musky scent. Before Serena could stop her, she put one of her fingers in her mouth and sucked on it for a moment. She noticed Serena looking at her intently so she stuck out her hand. "Wanna taste?" "RINI!" Serena protested with a mildly disgusted look. She glanced towards Lita's bedroom and then back at her cousin. "Like I was saying. You've got to be more careful. Masturbating is something that you do in private." "But you and Darien..." "That's different. Did I do what you were doing when you slept in my bed?" Rini shook her head. "No, and you know that I try to make sure I'm alone, right?" "Yeah." "I'm not trying to stop you, Rini," Serena soothed, "But what you were doing is a very personal thing." "So what do you and Darien do?" Rini asked in confusion. "It's called 'petting'." "So you only do that when there's another person?" "There could be more than one," Serena answered and then immediately covered her mouth. She tried to scowl but only managed a small frown of irritation. "Look, let's clean up and get ready, I'm majorly hungry!" "Me too." "Serena," Lita said after they had finished eating breakfast, "Be reasonable." "NO!" Serena whined, "I don't care what she says. I am not going to give up my mom!" She had already lost enough of herself. "But it's only for a little while," Rini countered. "Come on, Serena. It has to be easy for Luna Ball to work right. I'm your age; you're my age. We gotta switch places." Serena crossed her arms and looked stubborn. "Come on, Serena, I'm not gonna take your mommy... I mean your mom; I want mine." "You promise?" "I promise," Rini said solemnly. "When Amy finds a cure, you'll be the Meatball Head again." She smiled hopefully at Serena who looked away. "Okay," Serena said glumly, "But I want Luna Ball." Rini shook her head. "Don't say no to me!" Serena's voice said shrilly, "It follows you around so it has to follow me around too." It took some squabbling but finally Rini conceded to giving Serena Luna Ball after she had adjusted Serena's family. It wasn't that Serena was being purposely cranky, she just didn't like being little any more than Rini did. Serena was more depressed that Darien wouldn't be accepting her anytime soon. In addition, she didn't seem to have the rapport with him that Rini had as a child. After leaving Lita's apartment, some of Serena's bad mood disappeared. Rini had offered to carry her much as Serena had done. It was fun not having to walk and easier than trying to match Rini's much longer strides. Serena noticed a lot of things she hadn't noticed before. By the time that Serena and Rini had reached home, the sun was at the mid-morning point and the weather was already hot. "How's your clothes?" Serena asked as she slipped from Rini's arms. "Okay... I think I stopped," Rini replied and wiped her brow, "I'm glad we're home... These things are heavy." With a sigh, she dropped both sleeping bags. "I'm gettin' heavy." Her energy level had definitely decreased. "You are," Serena giggled and patted Rini's stomach. "It's all that food you pigged out on." Rini looked like she was going to retort nastily when the front door opened. "Come on, let's get this over with." "Did you have fun at Lita's?" Irene asked as she held Serena on her lap a short time later. "Yes Auntie," Serena forced herself to say. "That's good," Irene said and gave Serena a hug. She heard Serena giggle and was glad to see that her niece was in a good mood. "Serena, why don't you go play for a little while. I want Rini to help me wash the curtains since it's such a nice day." "Awww Mom..." Rini whined, "I wanna go to Darien's!" "Now Rini," Irene said with a knowing look, "Give the poor fellow a little peace and quiet." "Yeah!" Serena agreed. "Shut up, spore!" "Flamingo Head!" "Spaghetti brain!" "Buttlicker!" "Serena!" Irene said with mild shock, "Don't say such things." "I'm sorry, Auntie," Serena said while blushing. "Wherever did you hear that type of language?" Serena gave Rini an evil grin before pointing. Irene looked sternly at her daughter before shaking her head. Lifting Serena off her lap, she said, "Go play for a little while, Serena." "Can I have my allowance first, Auntie?" "Oh, I almost forgot about that." Getting up, Irene retrieved her purse and brought out her wallet. "Here you are, Rini," Irene said while handing over her daughter's allowance. "And here you are, Serena." "Hey! This ain't right," Serena protested after counting her money. "You are not getting a raise in your allowance, young lady." Turning to Rini, Irene continued, "Go get your and Serena's curtains from your bedrooms please." "'Kay Mom," Rini said. She gently pushed Serena ahead of her and up the stairs. "Come on, Serena, play along!" "But I want ALL of my allowance!" "How much did you get?" When Serena told her, Rini nodded and said, "That's all I ever get." Serena muttered darkly as they walked down the hallway and into Serena's room. "I guess this is my room now." "What?!" "Well, I'm you," Rini said, "I got your allowance. So this is MY room..." Walking over to the dresser, she picked up the picture of Darien. "And MY picture of Darien." "No way, spore, this is still my room." "It's MY room. 'Member you're my little cousin who moved in here. Everythin''s all mine!" Cackling evilly, the fourteen year old walked around the room hugging objects. "Mine! Mine! Mine!" "No, it's not!" Serena protested. She could feel herself getting angry with this interloper. Rini just ignored her, which infuriated the little girl even more. She watched as Rini flopped down on her bed and hugged the pillow to herself. "Being you is gonna be so great! More money, all this cool stuff..." Rini trailed off as she saw a flash of something hidden between the headboard and mattress. Reaching in, she pulled out something that made Serena's eyes go wide. "Oh and this locket too." "Darien gave THAT to ME!" Serena said forcefully while running over to the bed, "Give it back!" "Darien must have meant it for me as a sign of his love." To Rini's surprise, Serena started to cry. "Hey Serena, I was just jokin'." She held out the locket to her cousin. Serena snatched it away and held it to her chest. "It's not funny. This is my stuff, not yours!" "I know," Rini said, trying to soothe Serena. She never meant for Serena to cry. "Come on, I was just playin' around." Serena looked unconvinced. "Do you really think I'd take all your stuff on you?" "Yes!" Rini winced and opened her mouth to respond. Sighing instead, she changed the subject. "So how do I get the curtains down?" Still clutching her precious locket, Serena instructed Rini before heading off to what was once Rini's bedroom to see what she would be claiming as hers. Rini sat back in her chair at the table and sighed. "That was good." Irene smiled at her. "I didn't think I could eat so much!" "Don't kid yourself, Rini," Sammy drawled, "You're a real trough feeder." Rini scowled at her new kid brother. "Rini, thank you for helping me with the curtains," Irene said, "What do you have planned for today?" "Uh..." Rini hadn't really given it much thought; then she remembered that stash of money she had in her old room. "Shopping... Are you gonna come, Mom?" "No dear," her mother said, "Maybe some other time. You can take Serena with you though. She could use a new pair of shoes." It'd get Serena out from underfoot as well. "Sammy, are you still going camping with your friend?" When Sammy nodded, Irene sighed. She'd likely get some serious stuff done around the house before taking a nice long bath. "Why don't you and Serena get ready to go and I'll get you some money for Serena's shoes." Serena gave another long-suffering sigh. Folding her arms across her chest, she stuck out her bottom lip in a pout. Rini was yet again ogling skirts and blouses. It was strange. Serena usually enjoyed shopping but not this time. They had spent the last three hours in the mall. She was tired, hungry, hot, her feet hurt, and she kept getting jostled by the crowds. She glanced into the clothing store and noticed Rini heading towards a change room. It must have been the twentieth outfit she had tried on today! Serena had flatly refused to follow her cousin into one more clothing store. "I never knew how much fun this was!" Rini giggled as she came out of the shop carrying a package about fifteen minutes later. "Listen, the girl told me there's like a sale down on the other end... come on." "No." "Whatcha mean 'no'?" "We already got my shoes. 'Sides, I'm tired and hungry and I wanna go home," Serena whined. "Come on, Meatball Head, it's only one more store," Rini countered. "You said that the last time!" "Come on!" With that, Rini grabbed Serena's hand and started tugging the little girl through the crowds. She remembered Serena doing the same when she was little on more than one occasion. "I am NOT going!" Serena whined louder and did the only thing she could think of, she plopped herself down on the ground and refused to budge. "Okay, okay..." Rini said in a huff, "Well, look after this stuff." Why was Serena so stubborn? She then dropped all of her packages onto Serena's lap and disappeared through the crowd of what seemed like giants to Serena. Serena sat and wondered what she would do next. High above the city, Rubeus floated in his crystal spaceship. "Is it time, Wiseman?" Rubeus asked. "No, you need to use the gem on the Rabbit one more time," Wiseman ordered, "Something interfered and halted the process prematurely." Rubeus clenched his fists and turned towards the Wiseman. "I know you are impatient, Rubeus, but you did well the first time. Prince Diamond is pleased. Learn more patience, Rubeus, and you will go far." The buffoons were playing into his hands. "Should I strike tonight?" He had something in the pants he wanted to give the new Rabbit. Wiseman took a long moment before answering. "Only far away, Rubeus. Give them something to worry about if you wish. But do not engage the Sailor Scouts. The time's not right for that." Serena giggled as she soared still higher on the swing at the playground. She smiled over at the little girl on the swing beside her as she passed. Serena had come through the park, lugging as many of the packages as she could. It had been hard work for her smaller frame. She had just begun to despair that her decision to leave Rini was a bad one when she had noticed a girl she recognized. A little girl now about the same size as her, maybe even bigger. When Melissa had called her over, Serena was nervous about meeting one of Rini's friends. She had smiled when Melissa had asked if she was Rini's cousin's little sister. Rini hadn't mentioned one to her but you never knew. There was quite a resemblance and that broke the ice between the two children. Rini still hadn't handed control of Luna Ball over to her yet so Serena played along and said she was. "Uh oh!" Melissa said as she glanced at the watch around her wrist. "Serena, I gotta go home. My mommy's waiting." "I'm gonna stay," Serena said, "I wish you could stay too, Missy. We were just startin' to have fun." "Maybe we can play tomorrow and Rini can come too," Melissa said. Waving, she skipped off towards her home. For the next little while, Serena continued to swing. It had been a long time since she last swung and she was finding it to be very enjoyable. She giggled and squealed as she swung. She could forget about Darien and her problems. Most of all, though she could forget about Rini. "SERENA!" Serena turned to see Rini storming towards her. "What do you think you're doing?!?" Serena didn't notice the relief in Rini's eyes. "I'm swinging... or was," Serena said as she stopped her swing and got off. "Finally get bored of that dumb ol' mall?" "You should've stayed with me!" "The hell I should have!" the little girl yelled back, "I'm fourteen years old! I don't need YOUR permission to go anywhere!" "But Mom told me..." "I know MY mother told you to look after me," Serena interrupted, "At least when you were a kid, I didn't start dragging you 'round through crowds." "We switched places so she's my mom!" Rini said, "Now get your things, we're going home." "Oh yeah?" "Yeah..." Rini stormed into the house and dropped the packages to the floor. In her other arm was Serena who was struggling to get free. "Lemme go, you overgrown spore!" Rini sat down on the chair that was beside the door and put Serena over her lap. "What are you doing?!?" "You know that Mom wouldn't put up with you running 'way, or the naughty language you used at the park. I'm 'sponsible for you so I'm gonna punish you." Serena froze as the implication sunk in. In that instant, Rini jerked down shorts and underwear. "NO!!!!" Serena howled but it was too late. Rini started spanking her and despite her best efforts, Serena couldn't wiggle free. The almost forgotten pain of being spanked shot through her and tears streamed down her face. When it was over, Rini set Serena on her feet before pulling up underwear and shorts. "I HATE YOU!" Serena screamed through her tears at Rini, "I HATE YOU!" "But Serena..." "I'LL NEVER EVER HELP YOUR MOTHER! YOU DON'T DESERVE HER!" Rini's hand darted forward and a loud smack filled the air nearly knocking Serena off her feet. She stared in horror as one of Serena's cheeks started to turn red. "Serena..." "GET OUT OF MY LIFE!" Serena screamed at Rini. Turning, she ran up the stairs to her new room. She threw herself onto the bed and cried into her pillow. "Serena!" The voice roused Serena from her sleep. "Serena! Come down here please!" Blinking, Serena realized that it was her "aunt". Her heart grew a little lighter. Once she told Irene what Rini had done, Mother would straighten out that overgrown pink spore but good. "Coming!" Serena called out. She scrubbed at her eyes and hurried from the bedroom. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she found her aunt and Rini waiting for her. "Hi Auntie!" she called happily. Hopping down the last of the stairs, Serena went over and hugged Irene. "Where were you?! Rini was really really mean to me!" Irene looked sternly at her niece and pushed her gently away. "I had to go out. Now... what do you mean Rini was mean to you?" "She spanked me." "I know, Serena. Rini was telling me about this afternoon." Irene took Serena's chin in her hand and said, "That was naughty of you to run away like that. Rini was worried about you." "She left me alone!" Serena protested, "And then, she spanked me. You wouldn't've spanked me... right Auntie?" "Serena, Rini was in charge and from what she told me, you deserved the spanking." "What?!?" Serena's voice cracked. "You're taking her side?" "You ran away, Serena, and used language that wasn't appropriate. I can't say what I would do because I wasn't in charge. Rini was and I trust her judgment." "So you hate me too?" It couldn't be true. Irene stared at her niece in surprise. "Don't you?" "Don't be so silly!" Rini snapped. "I'm NOT being silly!" Serena yelled at Rini. "Serena, that's enough. Now I want you to apologize to Rini." "NO!" Serena whined. New tears came to her eyes. "You're always on her side, even when she was little. You love her more than me!" Turning, she fled up the stairs again. Running into what was now her bedroom, Serena slammed the door shut. "I HATE HER!" Serena screamed towards the ceiling. Plopping down on the floor next to her bed, she drew her knees into her chest and cried. Rini sat on the bed the next morning and looked glumly at Serena's clothes. Hearing a noise, she turned around and saw Luna slipping in through the open window. "I thought you were with Serena?" "Serena doesn't want anything to do with me," Luna replied, "She thinks I'm a traitor to her." "Why?" Rini asked in concern. "Because I defended what her mother did. I told her that if you had done the same thing that Irene would have supported her just as she supported you." Luna sighed. "So Serena tossed me out. I take it you didn't have any luck either?" "Nope." Rini sighed as well and pulled on a pair of bluejeans shorts and a tank top she had adjusted prior to turning Luna Ball over to Serena. It was not Serena's every day wear but Rini had wanted something that Serena couldn't really object to. "Rini!" Irene's voice came from behind the door, "Come down for breakfast. I need you to run some errands for me." "'Kay Mom!" When she did come down for breakfast, Serena gave her a cold look before returning to her cereal. Somehow Rini thought that today was going to be a very long day. That evening, Irene closed the door to her niece's bedroom and walked down the hallway to her daughter's. "Come in," came the soft reply to her knock. Opening the door, Irene slipped into the room before closing it again. "Hi Mom," Rini said glumly. She was sitting on the floor leaning back against her bed. As Irene moved to sit on the bed, Rini pushed herself up to do the same. "Rini," Irene said as she gave her daughter a hug, "You can't let this type of thing bother you so much. Serena will get over it." "She hates me." "I don't think she hates you, Rini. I know you try to show her you care about her and she pushes that away... and that hurts. But I think if you didn't keep trying to be friends, Serena would be very lonely." Rini leaned her head against her mother's shoulder while closing her eyes. "I think when Serena tries to hurt your feelings, she does it to cover up how much she actually likes you." Rini never had considered that. "Mom?" "Hmmm?" "Would you have spanked Serena?" Rini sat up and looked at Irene intently. Irene was silent for a long moment before saying, "No, I don't think I would have." "Why?" "Firstly, Serena does wander off but she usually goes to the park or to Darien's. The first time she did that I spanked her... she scared me half to death!" Rini felt herself flushing a little and hoped her mother wouldn't notice. "But she kept doing it. I could have spanked her every time but I don't think that would have stopped it. Serena just doesn't realize how much we worry about her when she does that type of thing." "What's the other reason?" "Rini, did you spank her because she wandered off or because she scared you and you were angry?" Rini shrugged. "Well, think about it." Getting up, Irene gave Rini a kiss on the forehead and then left the room. "I will," Rini replied softly. After turning off the light, she slipped under the covers and stared up at the ceiling, deep in thought. The next afternoon was cold and rainy. When Darien answered his apartment door, he found a dripping wet and shivering Rini standing in the hallway. "Come in, come in," Darien said. "I haven't seen you in a couple of days." "Sorry," Rini said while walking inside. "Can I have a towel?" Darien nodded and walked into his bathroom to get a towel. "I see you've gotten a little bigger." It was hard to believe this beautiful young woman was the same little girl who sprayed Serena and him with water a few days ago. "Amy said the change stopped. I'm fourteen now," Rini replied, "Serena isn't very happy about it." "Where is Serena?" he said glancing toward the door. "At home." Rini accepted the towel and sighed. "Darien, she doesn't talk to me much." "Did you two have a fight?" Darien asked. "No, she's just mad at me." "You know, Rini," Darien said, "Drying your hair won't get the rest of you dry." Rini looked sheepishly down at her wet body and then smiled a little. "Darien, would you dry me off?" Darien seemed a little surprised. "Serena used to when I was little." "Take off your shoes and come into the bathroom." Rini complied and followed him into the bathroom. "You undress and I'll get some hangers for your clothes." "Okay," Rini giggled and started pealing off her wet clothing. She felt herself shivering as the cool air about her brushed against her damp skin. By the time Darien came back with the hangers, Rini had discarded everything except for her panties and bra. "Would you help me?" Rini asked, "I can't get this silly thing undone." "Sure." Quickly hanging up the wet clothing, Darien stepped behind Rini and unclasped her bra. "There." In the mirror, he admired the large firm breasts that were revealed. They were no bigger than the last time he'd seen her, however, Rini did seem taller and more mature. Serena had been about five feet six inches in height, but Rini was obviously taller than that. As Rini lowered her panties, he admired the shapely curves. "Okay, now hold your arms out to the sides." "I think this bathroom is small," Rini observed as Darien started drying off her arms and shoulders. "Yes but I don't want water on the carpet." They fell into silence as Darien worked his magic. First the arms and then the back. He had Rini turn around. He could now see her semi-erect nipples and he happily thought how they were much larger than Serena's. He couldn't quite decide how they compared to Raye's. He fantasized about having each girl standing there while he meticulously compared and massaged their beautiful breasts. Rini snapped him out of his revelry. "You like these?" Rini asked. She giggled and cupped her 34C breasts with her hands. "Yes, they are very nice," Darien said. Slowly he ran the towel under each arm and then around her nipples. He smiled internally as she gave a little gasp when the coarse fabric of the towel rubbed against her exposed and sensitive flesh. After circling each breast a couple of more times, Darien continued onward. Over the flat stomach he ran, around her hips, and to her lower back. He paused for a long moment and then slowly ran the towel over Rini's bottom. In the mirror, he could see that she had her eyes shut and a smile was on her face. "That feel nice?" "Mmmmm..." Over each cheek and then down each leg he continued. Moving around to the front again, he patted her stomach one last time before moving downward. He observed the fine pink hair. He had hoped Serena would have taught her how to shave there. Carefully he patted at the nearly dry Mons Pubis. Then he lost his nerve. Quickly but carefully he dried the rest of her womanhood before standing back up. "What's the matter?" Rini asked. Darien tossed the towel into the hamper and then, reaching out, stroked one of Rini's breasts. "Nothing." "Darien... I need... your... mmm... help. Serena's mad at me... mmm... and I don't want... her to be... Mmmm... Don't stop..." A few hours later, Rini had almost forgotten about her problems with Serena. She was laying on her back on Darien's bed panting. Darien was straddling her midsection. Both were lost in the rising heat of the moment. While Rini pulled and massaged his long hard shaft, Darien was expertly teasing her clitoris while softly chewing one of her nipples. Higher they climbed. Each aware of the other's excitement. Rini was vaguely aware that this was not going to be the best one she ever had but she didn't care. Her mind was reacting on a level she didn't understand. She was enjoying herself and didn't care about the details. "Da...ri...en...!" she gasped. The heat within her was all consuming. Teetering on the brink for an instant before falling into that warm glow. She was not aware of her hands gripping his staff of life tightly. And not aware of him ejaculating his seed across her tummy and breasts. Slowly that afterglow she was expecting came and she smiled up at him. He smiled back. She shuddered slightly as he pulled a finger along the length of her Labia Minora. She watched in fascination as he brought the finger to his mouth and sucked on it. "Very good," he commented. Aware of his softening penis, she let it go. Realizing she had semen on her own fingers, Rini lifted them to her mouth and licked. It had a strange salty taste about it. She wasn't quite sure whether she liked it or not. "Thank you," Darien said softly and kissed her on the lips. Rini's stomach fluttered slightly at the sensation. "I need to get ready for work." "Yeah, I should go home." She smiled up at Darien and hugged him. "What you told me helped, Darien. Thanks!" "You're welcome." Serena giggled as she closed the drawer with Rini's panties in it. "Let's see if she can scratch that itch." Placing the tin of itching powder onto the floor, she waited for Luna Ball to return to normal. Hearing voices downstairs, she rushed out to the hallway to listen. "I'm home!" Rini called out a short time later with a smile on her face. "Hello Rini," Irene called. "Where's Serena?" Rini asked her mother. "I think she's upstairs. Be a dear and go check on her." "Sure, when will dinner be?" Rini asked. "About an hour or so. Why?" Irene asked while coming out into the hallway, "I hope you aren't going to run off again." She had a pretty good idea what her teenage daughter had been up to all afternoon. "No, I thought I'd take a shower, Mom." She noticed that she needed to bathe much more than when she was little. "I need to wash my hair too." Serena smiled; she'd be able to play her other trick too. Running down the hallway with Luna Ball in tow, she ducked into the bathroom and shut the door. "Kitty Magic!" Rini came up the stairs and went down the hallway to her room. Entering, she shucked off her wet clothing. Donning one of Serena's former bathrobes, she headed for the bathroom but found the door locked. "Serena?" she asked while knocking on the bathroom door. "Just a minute!" Serena called out. Rini was relieved to hear Serena sounding happy. Darien was right. Serena got over it and they could be friends again. After a moment or so, Serena came skipping out. "I see you're in a better mood." Serena just ignored her and wandered down the hallway. Shrugging, Rini entered the bathroom and closed the door. When she was out of earshot, Serena giggled. "Thank you, Luna Ball!" Itching powder in Rini's underpants and blue dye in the showerhead. That'd show Rini not to spank her. Happily, she hugged Luna Ball and waited. Serena didn't have to wait very long. Rini screamed. Giggling, she ran to her doorway and carefully peeked out. Irene came running up the stairs and to the bathroom. "Rini, what's the matter?!" Rini didn't answer immediately so her mother knocked firmly on the door. "Rini, are you all right?" The bathroom door opened and Irene's face took on a look of surprise and confusion. Serena covered her mouth to try and stifle the giggles. She couldn't see Rini but she could imagine what her cousin looked like. Pink and blue were a wonderful combination. "Serena did this!" Rini said. She sounded like she was going to cry. "How do you know?" Irene asked. "'Cause she was just in here 'fore I started. And Sammy hasn't been here all day either." When Irene turned towards Serena's room, Serena slid backwards and quickly closed the door. She heard heavy footfalls and tried to brace the door against being opened. Serena's tiny seven year old frame was ill suited for the task and Irene opened the door with little difficulty. "Serena, did you put dye in the showerhead?" "No," Serena answered sweetly trying her best to look innocent. "Then what's this?!?" Irene asked while catching up Serena's hands. They were stained blue. "I was drawin'," Serena whined while trying to tug away from her aunt. "Then where is the picture?" Irene asked firmly. Her niece looked away and didn't answer. "Serena, tell me the truth! Did you put dye into the shower?" "Yes, Auntie... but she deserved it!" Serena didn't need to be told what would follow next. But she fought it all the way. Her aunt pulled her over to the bed. She struggled as she was placed over Irene's lap and fought hard from having her jeans and underwear lowered. "You know better than to do such things!" Irene scolded while delivering a smack to Serena's bottom with every word. No matter how much Serena wailed, Irene kept spanking until Serena's bottom was bright pink. Setting the child up, Irene demanded, "Did you pull anymore tricks on Rini?" "Yes," Serena admitted bitterly. "Show me," Irene said while raising Serena's underwear and jeans. Reluctantly Serena led her aunt down to Rini's room and over to her underwear drawer. Irene opened it and looked in the drawer. "What did you do?" "Itching powder," Serena answered through her tears. Her crying increased as Irene delivered two more resounding smacks to her already tender bottom. When Irene let her go, Serena ran down to her room and threw herself onto her bed. She buried her face into her pillow and cried as loudly as she could. The whole world was against her and she wanted it to know that.