-disclaimer- I don't own neither GW or SM..

- A.N. - This isn't your normal story either, SM relationships are all over the place so don't assume any particular pairings.. Character names were switched around to better suit the storyline.. This is sort of like a biography.. The beginning of this story is all non-ficitional, the only differences are the names.. Everything after the story switches over from SM to SM/GW is fictional.. Please don't judge before you understand.. That's all I ask.. Thanks and enjoy..

Mrs. Winner - The Beginning

Outside, the sky is grey and the thick dark clouds loom over the city, a feeling that for some reason suits how I feel at the moment. Normally, lightening and thunder would scare me half to death, but who could be happy when they're all alone in this enormous house? Forgive me, where are my manners, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Serenity Elizabeth Winner, and no I'm not one of the many Winner daughters. I'm actually married to the heir of Winner Corporations, Quatre Raberba Winner.

I'll bet you're probably wondering how we met now. Long story, but I met Quatre during the hardest years of my life. Before him, I had dated and loved others that left me in so much anguish that I built a wall around my heart to spare myself the pain. It took me quite a while to open up to Quatre since I was so afraid of another man breaking my heart and killing what little trust I had left in men. So I guess it's only fair that I tell you about what happened to make me the person I am today.

My first love was Jadeite, one of my closest friends since the beginning of high school that I ended up falling for during senior year. There were some issues at first, but we got over the distance and took a chance at a real relationship. We lived in two different cities in Texas, so it was hard on us being 6 hours away from one another, but we dated for 2 years before I decided to move closer to him. There were ups and downs, things especially got rough when I found out I was carrying Jedaite's child, but the stress became overwhelming and I had a miscarriage right as I entered my second trimester. After that, our relationship was awkward and we fought a lot. I was afraid the distance would ruin our relationship so I gave up my entire world to protect what we had and moved away from home.

Sadly enough, even after moving less than an hour away from the man I thought I loved, it still was too exhausting to drive to visit me. What man in the right of mind would tell that to the girl he loved, especially one that just gave up her family and everything she knew for him? One of my friends pointed out that I didn't deserve to be treated that way after all I had done and given up. Seiya was an old childhood friend that I had gone to elementary school with, and our families have known each other since before we were even born, but we didn't become close until high school after I had started dating Jadeite.

I relied on Seiya's support more and more as time began to pass by and I eventually developed feelings for him. Yes, I know, bad Serenity. But it's not like I could help it since I was going through such a hard time. Jadeite hardly spoke to me on the phone after I had moved, and he didn't understand how lonely I felt. I missed my family, I wanted his attention, but all he ever did was complain about the drive. Seiya was there with me every night, cheering me up and keeping my mind off the friends and family that I so dearly missed.

So when Seiya asked me to be his escort for a formal at his university, I accepted whole heartedly, especially since Jadeite ruined my high school prom. Seiya even insisted that I attend so he could make up for my lost prom. He flew me up to visit him for the weekend, reserved a hotel room, and even made all my hair and make-up appointments. All I had to do was show up with my gown and be ready to enjoy myself and forget about my problems. Jadeite and I argued about it for a while at first, but he finally decided that I deserved a second prom, so we put our problems aside and he let me go.

But when I arrived in Pennsylvania, all hell broke loose between Jadeite and I, we fought the entire weekend I was there. He lectured me for not calling him when I landed and started throwing accusations at me, leaving my first night there in tears. Seiya was not happy sitting there and watching me get yelled at for over an hour while I cried my eyes out. The day of the ball, I didn't speak to Jadeite, so I was able to enjoy myself. Seiya took me to get my hair and make-up done before we went back to the hotel and got dressed for the ball. I was in a simple black chiffon evening gown with my hair half up with curls falling down the other half. He was dressed in a black oriental tuxedo a silver vest and he looked so good that night. He even ordered me a corsage that I was able to pick out myself just to complete the entire 'prom' feeling. I remember seeing our reflection in the mirror before leaving the room and I couldn't help but smile at how we looked so good together. Of course I shook that thought out of my head as his friend, Charles, knocked on the door and we all left the hotel together.

We danced and took several pictures, the theme of the ball was 'Enchanting', and it lived up to it completely because I was mesmerized the entire time. When it was all over, Seiya and I sat in the parking lot for a bit while his car warmed up, since it had been raining the entire evening. The rain did not ruin my night I think it almost set the mood for what happened next. 'If You're Not the One' by John Beddingfield was playing in the car while we sat there and talked about the evening, and before I even realized it, he leaned in a kissed me. I was surprised at first, but it felt so good that I dismissed all thoughts and let myself become enwrapped in the moment since I was longing.

Before it got out of control, I pulled away and pressed my forehead on his, telling him we couldn't. So he apologized and we left to meet up with the rest of his friends at a nearby karaoke bar. Of course, somewhere along the way I started feeling sick, so he decided to pick up some take-out and have me rest at the hotel instead. After we got back to the room, his friends called saying they were going out but he showed signs of hesitation since I wasn't feeling well, so I insisted he go and pushed him out the door after giving him some cash since he had already spent so much on me for the formal.

I changed and ate while watching some movies and after a few hours, Seiya called me asking if he could spend the night since it was such a long drive home. I should have said no, seeing as how I was in a relationship with Jadeite, but I didn't want him driving that far home since he was drunk and tired. Being the gentleman that he was, he slept on the couch at first, but I pulled him up and told him to sleep on the bed. It was a king sized bed, we could sleep at opposite ends and still have plenty of room between us, so there was no harm in that right? Wrong. I woke up the next morning to find myself wrapped in his arms and boy was I shocked. I hurriedly pushed him off me and got out of bed, pretending like nothing happened.

We got dressed and I packed my bags since I was leaving later on that day, but first we had to go enjoy the food since I insisted upon having a taste of what L4 gourmet was like. After that, we stopped by his parent's house because I wanted to pay them a visit before leaving. We watched 'Treasure Planet' while eating and chatting, cuddled next to one another, even though we probably shouldn't have been sitting that close in proximity. After his mother came back from her office, I spoke briefly with her about how my parents were doing and gave her a bottle of cognac as a gift on behalf of my parents because apparently it was a custom in their circle of friends that I still don't get.

Anyways, to make this already long story short, I went home and needless to say, my relationship with Jadeite steadily went down hill. Seiya and I grew closer day by day as Jadeite and I grew farther apart. One night, Jadeite went through my cell phone and found my call logs and text messages from Seiya. Let's just say his hand wasn't very happy after he pounded the brick wall outside my aunt's residence several times in anger. Jadeite said I was cheating on him and we fought constantly for the next week. Only a month after the formal, Jadeite decided that he couldn't do it anymore and ended the relationship. I was devastated, so much that I cut all ties to Seiya just to prove to Jadeite that I cared more about him.

The next few years were bumpy for Jadeite and I, it was the worse time of my life, even if we had a few good memories mixed up in all that turmoil. After the whole incident with Seiya, Jadeite stopped trusting me, so we were never an official couple again. I just lived with him and we acted like nothing ever happened, but in our minds we knew that we would never be able to get past it. I had gone through so much during those two years, everything from surgery to losing my grandmother, all in the same week that Jadeite was fooling around with a mutual friend we both knew. But he didn't do anything more than talk to her and we got passed that incident. Then half a year later, Jadeite decided he was bored and wanted to explore his options, so I moved out. Of course, it wasn't that easy. Jadeite continued to stay in my life since it was so hard on me, but he strung me along and let me believe that we would get back together. What was worse is that he told me that he still loved me.

For a few months after the split, we still did things like nothing had changed, that is until I found out he had slept with someone two weeks after I had moved out. Sure I had no say in the matter, but he was still sleeping with me at the time. I felt so dirty when I found out later on down the line, I was so devastated that I almost took my life on more than one occasion, but eventually got over it after a lot of drinking and partying. I tried to salvage our friendship, but the bitterness of the break up was too strong. We ended both our relationship and friendship on a sour note, and never spoke to one another again afterwards.

Those were the most difficult years of my life, I never argued and cried so much before, and to make things worse I had lost a friend in the process. Seiya and I barely spoke more than a few words to one another during that time, which I still regret to this very day, but we had both parted ways on bad terms so it was hard. In any case, a short while after Jadeite and I had broken up for good, I started dating to a guy named Darien. Of course that didn't bode well with Jadeite since he knew of Darien through his other friends. Darien and I were both called wrong for even thinking that it would be okay. There was a supposed 'Rule' between guys that you don't date their ex or what not. What I didn't understand was how Darien could be Jadeite's boy if he hated Darien's guts and thought he was pompous.

So anyway, that relationship was put to a stop after a month, since I also knew Darien's ex-girlfriend, which made the entire situation awkward. It took me some time to get over all the drama that was going on in my life, but Darien and I stayed friends after everything, but we hardly spoke since it felt so awkward and we didn't want people to spread rumors again. So after that, I poured myself into studying and starting over. About a year later, Seiya somehow popped back into my life. Apparently he had split up with Angela, the girl he dated after our incident, and wanted to re-build our friendship since Jadeite was no longer a part of my life.

So things seemed to revert back to how they were before we stopped talking, and I found myself falling for Seiya all over again. After a few months of just catching up, it seemed as if we both had felt the same way, but were hesitant since the distance was still an issue. About four months later, we became official and started flying back and forth to visit one another. The first three months were great, but then the distance started draining the life out of our relationship, and Seiya couldn't take it anymore. He decided to tell me he wanted to break up when I went to visit him on the very night of his birthday. I didn't take the news too well and did some rather stupid things. I locked myself in the basement of his house and popped an entire bottle of Xanax to drown out my misery.

I was so ashamed of myself because I thought I had gotten over this after Jadeite. Seiya changed my ticket and sent me home after all the pills left my system two days later. He told me to just concentrate on finishing school and that everything would be okay. I came home a wreck to an "I told you so" from mother and "It's okay" from the aunties. That weekend, I went out and got wasted and even ran into Tommy, an old crush and friend from school. After more than 6 shots, I left the club with 2 roses and a huge smile on my face. It felt so good to not think about anything else but myself for once. I don't even remember how I drove my cousin Johnny home or much of the drive after my cousin Shirley and her husband dropped me off at my car.

Then about a month later it turns out that I discovered Seiya's true nature. Apparently he had grown close to his current girlfriend while we were together. I knew something was going on when I found several pictures of them together, but Seiya assured me that nothing was going on, and I foolishly believed him. So much for trust huh? I gave Seiya a piece of my mind and our friendship went down the drain after that. He still tries to stay in touch and checks up on me form time to time, but I no longer have any respect for him. He turned out to be just like Jedaite, and that's what hurt the most.

So that about sums up the mess of my love life before meeting Quatre. I know, it sounds ridiculously chaotic huh? I was a wreck after all of that, lying to myself and devoting all my time into my studies. So a year later I finally graduated from school with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in Business Administrations, went on to prepare for the MCAT because I wanted to be a doctor so I could save lives and make a difference in this world. I didn't get into medical school, but I got hired at a medical research facility in California, where I worked in the lab to find cures for genetic diseases and what not.

Needless to say, my friends and family were not thrilled with the idea of me moving half way across the country, but they eventually got used to it. It was hard leaving everyone behind, but I'm glad that I did because I made some of the best friends after the move. The girls had become my second family almost and we did everything together. They all worked in different fields, but they all took part in my research projects at one point or another.

I first met Quatre at a company function that I was obligated to attend on behalf of the research team, Winner Corporations financed one of our major research projects and we were holding a conference to discuss all the details. I was sitting there amongst the board members, when he came into the room with such an aura around him that I couldn't keep my eyes off him. Quiet, yet strong, he was everything I wished I could be. I listened to his entire speech and finally snapped out of my daze when all heads turned to me. Apparently someone had asked me a question about our current progress, which caught me off guard, so I freaked out and stuttered for quite a bit before Quatre cut in to save me.

After it was all over, he stopped me from running from the conference room, and we talked for a bit before parting ways. It seemed he was interested in the project and wanted to take part in updating our software at the research facility. We exchanged contact information and started keeping in touch over the span of the research. Throughout the entire research, we grew closer and closer to one another and became great confidants, so we remained in contact even after the project came to a close. After about a year of knowing one another, Quatre asked me if I would consider dating him. I refused because I didn't want to risk another friendship just because feelings got involved. After two failed relationships that sprung from friendship, I had learned my lesson, so I couldn't take that chance with Quatre.

Yes, I know, nobody would turn down dating a man as great as Quatre Winner. So after a few failed attempts, Quatre moved on and dated around for some time while we remained close friends. I admit that it hurt seeing him date all those women because I knew I had feelings for him, but I was scared of getting hurt again so I ignored it. On my 25th birthday, Quatre asked me to go to the Caribbean with a few of his close buddies, who I had become good friends with over time as well. The 6 of us had a blast and I even ended up getting a nice tan. Our last night there, Quatre asked me to consider dating him once again, and for some reason I said yes. Maybe it was the wine I had during dinner, or the sunset behind us, but I just couldn't hold back anymore. It just felt right when he held me tightly in his arms. Duo was ecstatic, seeing as how he had been trying to convince me to give poor Quatre a chance all this time, but the other three remained indifferent to the entire situation.

We dated for a few months before I left the research facility to work at the cancer center of a hospital that Quatre's company partially owned. It was a wonderful relationship, with both ups and downs, but I was happy nonetheless. He took me all over the world to every meeting he had to attend, and we visited all his vacation homes on many occasions. It wasn't until our first anniversary that Quatre proposed to me. I don't think anyone could forget such a day, especially if they were dating one of the world's most eligible bachelors and he gave you the world, and I meant that he literally gave me everything.

-Flashback-

I was looking through papers at my office when a note arrived telling me that I had the rest of the day off and a car would be arriving shortly to pick me up. Amused by his antics, I played along and left when Rashid arrived just as I finished the note. Seeing as how this was a regular occurrence, I didn't ask any questions.

"Your bags have already been packed and are waiting for you on board," announced Rashid as I gave him a bewildered look when we arrived at the airfield where Quatre's private jet sat waiting for me. "You'll get your answers in due time Serenity, just take a nap and we'll be there in no time," he added as he helped me up the steps to the plane. The flight was brief, probably about an hour or two, so I figured we couldn't have gone that far. I looked out the window quickly to try and figure out where we were when I was greeted by a huge 'Welcome to Barbados' sign behind the landing strip.

"So is Quatre is expecting me?" I asked after we got off the plane and noticed the car that was waiting for us. I noticed the uneasy look on Rashid's face and I could only let out a sigh of disappointment when he didn't answer. It seems Quatre was never there to meet me when he flew me out on any of our vacations.

"I'm sorry Serenity, Master Winner got caught up in a last minute meeting with Stark Industries involving a joint weaponry project," explained Rashid as he placed my luggage in the trunk and opened the door for me. "I'm positive he'll be here before midnight though," he added reassuringly as he waited for me to get in.

"I know, I don't know why I bother asking anymore, I should be used to this by now already," I gave an exasperated reply and plopped down into the seat.

"Master Winner did tell me to apologize on his behalf, I'm sure he'll try to get here as soon as possible," explained Rashid as he got in the front seat and we headed to the villa. When we got there, Rashid placed my bags in the master bedroom while I lounged around for a bit and stretched. "Why don't you go unpack now before you get tired?" he suggested, noticing me yawn as he came back down.

"That sounds like a good idea actually, is there any way I can bother the kitchen for a strawberry smoothie after I'm done?" I asked while getting up and doing the rest of my stretches.

Rashid nodded and I went upstairs to unpack and look for an outfit to wear since I planned on doing some exploring on my own since I'd be asleep by the time Quatre arrived. I walked in to the master bathroom to find a hot bath littered with rose petals in the Jacuzzi and the faint sound of piano music floated up from downstairs. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the beautiful display, but was disappointed when Quatre wasn't there to surprise me.

"If only," I sighed as I got in and let the hot water wipe away all thoughts. After the bath, I changed into a white linen dress and slipped into a pair of kitten heel sandals before heading back down to see figure out what I should do.

"Dinner is ready," announced Rashid as he met me at the stairs and ushered me out to the patio, where there was a candle lit dinner set up. I gave him a confused look since Quatre was nowhere to be found and the piano music continued to play in the background. Call me crazy, but I knew were not expecting me to sit through this dinner alone.

"I'm fine you didn't have to do all this, so we can down play all of this," I announced, waving my hand at all the candles and flowers. Rashid smiled and pulled out the chair, somehow coaxing me to take a seat. I looked around gloomily before staring down to find my favorite dish, filet mignon and lobster with a strawberry field green salad on the side, to bad I wasn't in the mood to eat since Quatre wasn't here. Instead, I reached for the glass of wine and leaned back to enjoy the music and the breath-taking scenery before me.

The patio over looked the entire shore line and there were hardly any other villas around, so it felt like I had the entire beach to myself. I laughed knowing full well that it most likely was a private beach now if Quatre had any say in the matter. After I shrugged it off, the music finally caught my attention when I heard my favorite song. I had dedicated this to Quatre after he confessed his feelings to me, 'If I Let You Go' by Westlife, and I couldn't help but smile because it was our song now. It was actually because of this very song that I finally let my barrier down and took a chance at this relationship.

'I wonder how they know the notes to this song,' I thought, looking around to find the pianist ask where the sheet music came from. Behind a set of French doors covered by black chiffon curtains sat a white grand piano, but what caught my eyes was the person sitting at the bench playing the music. 'He's here,' I thought, tearing up as I stood there watching him. He had his eyes closed so didn't see me approach and continued playing the entire song. "That was so beautiful," I whispered, startling him suddenly. I ran over and hugged him tightly, already feeling the wave of tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

"Surprise," replied Quatre in a hushed tone and he stroked my hair and held me, kissing the top of my head in the process. I sniffled and he chuckled at how easy it was to get to me. "How was the flight?" he asked, pulling away to take a look at my outfit. "You look radiant by the way," he added and kissed me tenderly on the lips.

"I slept through the entire flight so it wasn't so bad," I told him, looking down as he stared at me. Not ten minutes ago, I was ready to give him a piece of my mind, but now I couldn't find the nerve to even look him in the eyes.

"I'm sorry," Quatre apologized as he took my hand and led me back to the table where our dinner had been re-heated and was waiting for us. "I had really hoped to beat you here, but those guys gave me a tough time with that deal," he explained, pulling my chair out for me.

"It's okay, don't worry about it babie," I replied quickly, dismissing it as to not stir up any problems. We were on an exotic island and I just wanted to enjoy what little alone time I had with my man. "I do enjoy you going out of your way to set the mood though baby," I added, leaning over and kissing him passionately.

"It's the least I could do," answered Quatre after he caught his breath. "Let's enjoy our meal, maybe we can squeeze in a stroll on the beach before the meteor shower starts," he said pointing at our entrées and helped me cut my steak into smaller portions.

"There's a meteor shower tonight?" I asked a little surprised that he even knew about it. Of course, it's not like my boyfriend didn't know of my fascination for astrology, he just never shared much of an interest in it.

"Yeah, I've been tracking this one for a few weeks now, I was worried we might not be able to see it," answer Quatre casually as if it were an every day occurrence. I had a look of awe on my face that made him chuckle.

"The food is delicious, why is it that you always know what I'm craving when we go out?" I asked curiously, eyeing the filet he had just cut up for me. The strawberry field greens looked so tempting that I had to squeeze that in with the filet as well.

"I think a little birdie over heard you talking aloud the other day," admitted Quatre, laughing as I made faces trying to figure out who he was referring to. "But as your boyfriend, shouldn't I know what you want and feel anyways?" he added, sticking his tongue out.

"Is that so Mr. Winner?" I asked, laughing at his little antic. "That's not very gentlemanly you know," I added, leaning over and poking him on the side.

"Sorry Miss Moon, I didn't realize we were at a formal dinner," replied Quatre, dropping his fork and scooting back from his seat. I eyed him wearily, he looked so suspicious that I too backed away from the table, but before I knew it he had already started tickling me.

"Quatre stop!" I laughed, fighting profusely to pry his fingers away from me. It got to the point where I was wheezing and it started hurting too. "Rashid help!" I called out loudly hoping one of the maguanacs would come to my rescue.

"Nobody is gonna save you now Sere," whispered Quatre, laughing as he straddled me on the floor. "Relent and I'll show you mercy!" he laughed, continuing his onslaught of tickles.

"You're so mean!" I replied, my eyes were tearing up from laughing so hard.

"Am I now?" asked Quatre quietly, stopping and leaning in closer to my face. "Do you surrender?" he asked before stealing a kiss.

"Quatre Raberba Winner, you punk!" I cried out incredulously, shoving him roughly in the chest that is threw him off me. Quatre looked shocked and scared from my reaction that he did not budge from his place across from me so I decided to use it to my advantage.

"I'm sorry Sere, I was just messing around," said Quatre I a more serious tone now.

"I don't care if you were messing around or not. You need to know when to stop because it hurts!" I scolded him, crossing my arms and pretending to pout. 'Let's see how you like being played with,' I thought, turning away to hide the smile on my face.

"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly, rushing over to check if I was bruised anywhere. I smacked his hands away and took a step back. "Sere?" he called out quietly. "I'm sorry," he whispered, pulling me into a hug as I started to sniffle.

"You are so gullible!" I laughed, wiping the tears from my eyes. I was shaking from trying to hold back my laughter. Quatre had this incredulous look on his face when he saw me fall over laughing.

"You did not!" called out Quatre, tackling me in the process. "Serenity Elizabeth Moon, what have I told you about lying?" he asked, pinning me to the floor.

"I'm sorry Q, but you deserved it!" I answered, sticking my tongue out at him.

"Deserved to be lied to?" Quatre asked, sitting back and tilting his head to the side with a look of confusion on his face. I swear, sometimes boys amazed me with their stupidity.

"You're an idiot sweetie, but it's okay, I still love you," I teased, leaning up on my arms and pecking him on the lips.

"I don't get it," said Quatre in a more serious tone now.

"You don't have to," I laughed, pushing him off me and getting up off the ground. He looked at me weird as I began to walk away after dusting my outfit off. "Are you coming babie?" I asked turning and smiling at him at the door.

"Yeah," replied Quatre, getting up and running to catch up with me since I left first. "You had me going for a second there," he laughed, throwing an arm around my shoulders to catch his breath. I laughed and wrapped my free arm around his waist as we continued walking along the beach bare footed.

"I could be mad at you if I wanted to you know," I refuted, pulling back to give him a warning look that said not to test me.

"I know, I'm sorry, I should've been here when you stepped off that plane," admitted Quatre, sighing as he got the point. "But I'm here now, so why don't we just enjoy the rest of our time here?" he added, hoping to change the topic.

"I would like nothing more Mr. Winner," I replied, looping my arm around his and leaning my head against his shoulder. "I wish we could do this all the time," I whispered, closing my eyes and listening to the sound of the waves as they splashed over our feet.

"You're right, I promise I'll spend more time with you from now on," said Quatre, pulling me into an embrace and kissing me. "No more leaving you alone on these trips for business meetings anymore," he whispered in my ear as he pulled away.

"Are you serious?" I asked, afraid I was hearing things. He nodded before I screamed excitedly and leapt into his arms, causing us both to fall back onto the sand.

"Look hunnie," Quatre said, pointing up as I followed his arm and noticed that the meteor shower had started already. We laid there for what seemed like hours just watching the meteor shower pass over us and talked about everything. "Happy Anniversary," he whispered, pulling me in and kissing me passionately. I looked at Quatre weirdly, trying to figure out what he meant, when he pointed down at his watch. It had just hit midnight, and the dates changed from the 29th to the 30th. "Happy Birthday sweetheart," he added.

"Oh my god, I completely forgot what day it was," I responded, starting to freak out because I had let the entire week slip my mind because of work. "I'm so sorry babie," I added, tearing up as I apologized to him. He laughed and I gave him an appalled look before the tears started flowing freely now. I even forgot my own birthday! How stupid!

"Its fine hunnie, I know your schedule has been hectic lately, don't worry about it," said Quatre, trying to console me as I started sobbing harder. "Don't cry Sere, you know I don't like seeing tears on your beautiful face love," he added, rubbing my arms and lifting my face up to wipe the tears off my face.

"But I feel so awful now. How could I forget?" I sniffled, trying to wipe away my tears and avoid his gaze. "You set up this wonderful trip and even tracked a meteor shower for me, and I have nothing for you," I told him, upset at the situation.

"Are you saying that our anniversary is ruined because you don't have a gift for me?" Quatre asked a little amused at my reaction. I swatted his arm and walked away, huffing at his sarcastic remark. "So if I were to propose to you right now, you won't accept?" he called out from behind me, stopping me dead in my tracks.

'What the..' I thought as my mind began to race trying to comprehend what he just said. 'Did I just hear that correctly?' I asked myself, taking a deep breath and turning around to find him kneeling there a few steps away from me with a black velvet box in his hand. Tears sprung to my eyes as I covered my mouth and stood there in awe.

"Serenity Elizabeth Moon, would you do me the honor of marrying me?" asked Quatre, opening the box to reveal a perfectly cut diamond ring that sparkled under the moon light.

"Quatre..." I started to say as he smiled and looked at me earnestly, which caused the tears I was holding back to fall freely. 'Was he really asking me to marry him?' I thought, wondering why he would settle for me when he could have anyone he wanted. I just stood there speechless as numerous thoughts ran through my mind and the tears just kept on falling from my face onto the sand beneath my feet.

"Sere," Quatre called out as he got up from his spot and headed towards me. "Hunnie?" he called again, snapping me out of my thoughts as he stood before me.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say," I replied, playing with my hands as I started to shake from nervousness. I looked up at him and couldn't help but fall even more in love with him as he stood there with a look of pure concern on his face.

"Maybe I should have waited," replied Quatre as he closed the box and back away from me. He started to turn away but I grabbed his hand before he could take a step back. "I don't want to rush you," he added, tightening his grip on my hand.

"No, it's not that," I started, not knowing where I was going. "God, it was just so sudden that I didn't know how to react," I added quickly, trying to explain myself.

"I'm sorry," whispered Quatre, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly as he tried to avoid my gaze. I could tell he felt uneasy from being shot down and I was beating myself up for even putting him through this in the first place.

- A.N. -

Yes, I know.. bad place to leave off.. but it keeps you on edge right? I hope it wasn't that bad.. This was just a project I decided to start after finishing up my Finding the Strenth Within Her..