A Serena Darien Love Story
Rate M for Mature in later chapters
Correction: As a helpful reviewer pointed out I have
Serena down as both a princess and a queen. Sorry, my bad.
She is a princess and I'll refer to her as a princess from now on.
Just to be with you
Chapter 3
Serena awoke the next morning from a ray of light on her face which entered her room from the small window. She forgot where she was for a second and almost cried out. In a second she remembered the events of the previous night. Serena did not remember what happened to Prince Darien after she started to cry. Her eyes were still puffy. She imagined that she had fallen asleep crying.
"You're awake." Serena turned around suddenly. Beside her on the bed lay Prince Darien, lying on his side.
"What are you doing here? Did you stay all night?" Serena asked bewildered.
"Well, after you fell asleep on me I didn't have the heart to move away. I suppose we sort of fell asleep together." Darien looked a little sheepish as he said all this. Suddenly Serena was feeling a little embarrassed; she had fallen asleep next to a man she met only last night. She stood up and walked across the small room. "I don't know if I should trust you. You took my friends and I captive and destroyed my kingdom."
"You don't understand do you?" Darien asked with a sigh "It was not my choice to invade your kingdom. However it was my command for my soldiers not to kill you, your warriors or your mother. She, by the way, is still on the moon. She's most likely devising a plan to rescue you.
"And as bad as I feel about putting you in jail, it's much better than what my parents were planning. They weren't happy when I offered to escort you to your cells but they didn't want to undermine my authority. They would have tortured then killed you. I couldn't let that happen. Not after learning about the origins of our war. Not after…"
"Not after what?"
"Not after seeing you. I just… couldn't." Serena stood wide eyed for a second. Was Prince Darien blushing?
"So what now?" asked the young princess.
"Now? Well now I want you to get out of this cell. I can't stand it, I slept here for a night and my muscles are all sore. But I can't have you traipsing around the castle either, my parents will see you. I was thinking about this last night before I fell asleep. You may refuse this suggestion, and you have every right to, but I can improve your situation a little. You may work in our palace as a maid. I know, this is lowering your status and you may find that a scandalous suggestion and I am sorry. But you could make contact with your mother more often and we could… never mind. You might be happier. I would make sure you wouldn't do anything too harsh. Please consider it."
Serena was a little shocked. Working as a maid? It would be the perfect way of making contact with her mother… and perhaps even escaping. She would not be noticed because an Earth queen and king never look their servants in the eye. One other thing was bothering Serena... was her heart beating faster? And what was Darien goign to say before he changed his mind? Serena noticed that the first button on the Prince's dress-shirt was undone. Her heart beat a little faster. Quickly Serena averted her eyes.
" What about my warriors? What will happen to them?" the Moon Princess asked
"I thought about them," Darien replied "But I think the queen and king would notice if suddenly there were 5 new maids. As it is we'll have to disguise your beautiful hair. I know your hair reminds me of something… but I don't know what… I know that you feel like you're abandoning your friends but there's no other option. If you get into contact with your mother then you can devise a way of escaping all together. But right now please do not attempt to escape. The queen and king will check regularly to make sure you're still in your cells. They will check at the same time every 2 days; they're creatures of habit, so we don't need to worry about you getting caught outside of the cell. They won't come in. They'll just shout at you and if you don't answer then they'll barge in.
"However if you try to escape then there'll be nothing I can do to make my soldiers leave any survivors on your moon. They will search for you and kill everyone and everything in their paths."
Serena sighed. This would not be easy would it? She longed for the cool merry halls of her palace and her mother. Serena missed her mother more than she could say. Feeling the silver crystal between her breasts reminder her on the Moon Queen.
"I'll do it. But I will find a way of reaching my mother and I will go home with my warriors."
"Good. I want you here no more than you wish to be here. Stay here for a while. Today is not a day when mother and father will check on you. I will go fetch maids clothing and a pair of scissors. Wait here."
"Where could I possibly go?"
Darien just grinned. "I don't know," he said "but I still don't want you to disappear on me."
OK that's it for chapter 3. I hope you're getting an idea about where this is going. Hope you enjoy! Reviews are REALLY appreciated!