So sorry! I didn't mean to make you all wait this long! I just got out of school and decided to relax for a couple of days so, ya know I've been lazy. Anyway, here is the next chapter!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own sailor moon.
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Serenity screamed as loud as she could, but a hand suddenly covered her mouth. She started to try to struggle out of whoever's grip, but whoever was behind her, was extremely strong. 'If this is Diamond behind me, then I'm in deep shit, but if it's someone else, then they are going to get a little taste of what it's like to be blasted by moon power!' Serenity thought as she struggled some more.
"Calm down, I'm not here to hurt you." Said a sort of familiar voice. Serenity took a little time to feel out this person's energy. It definitely was not Prince Diamond, because this person had pure, white energy, not black and evil like Diamond's. Serenity nodded to signify that she heard him.
"Now, I'm going to let you go, but promise me that you won't yell for the guards or anyone for that matter. Nod if you promise to do that, and in turn, I promise I won't hurt you." Serenity slowly nodded and her captor gently let go of her. She slowly turned around to face whoever had her trapped. The sun was now up so there was more light shining into the stables. Serenity saw the person fully now. It was none other than Tuxedo mask.
"What are you doing here? Are you trying to steal one of the king's horses?" She asked as he chuckled. "No, but his guards stole something from me." He said smirking. Serenity crossed her arms over her chest. "And what would that be, bandit?" Tuxedo mask smiled and pointed to the black stallion, who seemed to recognize him. Serenity stared at him for a few moments. She actually took in what he actually looked like up close.
His tall figure looked stunning to her in the black tuxedo. His chest muscles were very visible in the nice, white, dress shirt he wore. She looked up at his face, but only saw his very nicely chiseled chin and his bronze toned skin. She couldn't see his eyes though the mask, but she knew they were probably just as dazzling as the rest of him.
Serenity felt like her legs were going to give way to her weight any moment now. "Are you going to stand there gawking at me all day, or are you going to let me pass so I can take back what's mine?" Tuxedo mask said, making her blush, but she stood her ground.
"It's no longer your horse if it's in the king's stables, now is it? You're going to have to find some other way to get it back, now that it's the king's property." Tuxedo mask took a second glance at Serenity. 'I wish I could steal her and Diablo. But, I can't. Maybe I can steal a kiss from her though.' He thought as he looked up at the ceiling, then back at her.
"Alright then, I won't steal Diablo back." He said as Serenity looked at him funnily. "I'll win him back, fair and square." He said smiling. Serenity nodded. "Ok, but how do you intend on doing this?" She asked. "You did take self defense classes back on the moon, didn't you?" He asked. Serenity nodded. "Yes, but what does that have to do with this?" She asked.
"Well, here is how the little contest is going to work, one of us has to get the other person down on the floor, pinned." He said as Serenity smirked at him. "And if one of us wins?" She asked, still smirking. Tuxedo mask continued. "If you win, you get to send me off to Prince Diamond, or do with me what you like. But, if I win, I get Diablo back and I get a kiss from you." Serenity saw this as a challenge and nodded in acceptance. "I'm ready when you are." She said, but before she could do anything, he had already slipped her legs from under her and pinned her down beneath him. Serenity gasped.
"You cheated! You didn't win fair and square, you lying bastard!" Tuxedo mask smirked. "Now, now, princess. Such language for a lovely princess such as yourself." He said, leaning in closer to her. Serenity blushed at their closeness. "What do....do you think you're doing?" She asked, getting a little nervous. Tuxedo mask smiled. "Collecting one of my prizes."
He said as he stared at her blue eyes for a few moments, before he slowly leaned down toward her lips more. Serenity had no choice but to give in to his wishes. So, she closed her eyes as she felt his hot breath on her lips. But, before Tuxedo mask could get any closer, he heard voices coming towards the stables.
He quickly got up off of her and helped her up as well. "I guess we will have to finish this later. If they catch me, well you probably have a good idea what might happen to me." Tuxedo mask quickly untied Diablo and started to lead him out the door but Serenity's voice stopped him. "Come to my chambers tonight, if you wish. I'll give you your other half of the prize and something else." She said as she smiled at him. He stood there stunned for a few moments, but with a little nudge from Diablo, he was sent back to reality to see a row of palace guards standing before him and Diablo.
"Masked bandit, if you surrender now, I think the prince will go much lighter on you." One of the guards said while drawing his sword and the rest drew their guns. Tuxedo mask chuckled. "You people just don't know when to quit do you? You haven't caught me any of the other times you have cornered me before, what makes you think you will this time?" He said as he quickly mounted Diablo and charged right into them. Of course, they all jumped out of the way right before getting flattened. "Damn you Tuxedo mask!" Yelled the one who had the sword.
Nearby, prince Diamond had just stepped out of the palace, just to see tuxedo mask ride by. At that, he was furious that he had gotten away, again. Near the stables, he saw Serenity and his guards standing there, watching tuxedo mask go. He angrily marched over to where they were and had the men line up and started yelling at them, especially at the captain.
"You are all disgraces. How could you let that bastard get away? It was an easy catch I tell you, an easy catch! But no, all of you had to be incompetent and just let him get away!" After he was sure Diamond was though, one of the guards spoke up.
"But sir, we tried, but he's a madman. He charged right though us, there was no way anyone could stop him." Suddenly, everyone heard a big smack of flesh and it happened to be the young guard who tried to stand up for the rest of his troop. Diamond had slapped him hard across the face and he was now lying on the ground.
"First of all, never call me sir. It's your highness to lowlife such as yourself. And second of all, you could have done more to stop him, and that goes for all of you." He turned to the captain. "I expect you to have your troops better trained by tomorrow morning or you will be fired, is that clear?" He said to the old captain. The captain slowly nodded his head and answered sadly. "Yes, your highness. By morning, if not sooner." He said as he turned to his troop and led them away to go do some rigorous training.
Diamond turned to Serenity and scowled. "What are you doing out here anyway, Serenity. I thought you were having breakfast with you mother and my father." Serenity stiffened. "The king said I could go for a little horse back riding, but now I don't think I have the energy to do it." She said as she started to walk past him.
"Why? I thought you had plenty of energy, that is, until tuxedo mask came around." He said with a little accusation in his voice. Serenity looked at him curiously. "What are you talking about?" She asked him. Diamond smirked. "I saw you out there with him from my window, that's when I went to go get the guards. I left the window for a few minutes and you know a lot can happen in a few minutes." He said as he backed her up against the wall next to the stable doors with his body, blocking her escape.
"Tell me Serenity, did he touch you in any way?" He asked with a little smirk. Serenity looked at him with disgust. "No, and no one ever will. Especially not you!"
She said as she quickly pulled at the door from behind her and hit him in the face with it and ran back into the palace. It took Diamond a few seconds to realize what had happened. His nose was now bleeding and his anger was boiling inside of him. So, he ran into the palace after Serenity and chased her though the palace. He chased her all the way to her room, where she quickly locked her door and slid down the door to the floor, catching her breath. She felt the vibrations of him banging on the door and heard his violent curses at her.
"Just wait Serenity. Wait until the night we are married and I get you alone. I trust you, it will be a fun night for me maybe, but not for you." He said before laughing evilly and leaving her door. Serenity sighed with relief. She didn't want to leave her room for the rest of the day.
The servants brought both lunch and dinner to her room. She had told them she wasn't feeling too well and so she got to stay in her room most of the day. She once slipped out of her room to talk to her mother, but when she saw Diamond coming around the corner, she quickly went back to her room and locked the door.
Serenity noticed that she hadn't changed since her little run-in with Diamond. So, she went into her bathroom that was thankfully inside her room so she wouldn't have to exit the safety of her room to be back in Diamond's clutches.
She took off her riding clothes and stepped into the shower. She had already laid herself out a gown to sleep in, since it was already dark and she was extremely tired from the day's events. When she walked out of her bathroom, dressed fully in the gown, Serenity saw tuxedo mask standing in front of her balcony window, outside.
"Mind letting me in?" He asked as he smiled. She quickly walked over to the doors and unlocked them. She giggled as he stepped in. "I thought you could do just about anything, even pick locks. So why didn't you just let yourself in to my room?" She asked. He smiled. "Well, unlike Diamond, I'm not a notorious womanizer and pervert like he is, so I just waited for you to come and open the door for me. At least that shows you I'm a gentleman." He said while looking around the room. 'This all seems so familiar in a way, but how? I have never been in this palace in my life.' He thought to himself as Serenity disturbed his train of thought.
"So, you're here for the second half of your prize if I am not mistaken." Serenity said sweetly. Tuxedo mask blushed slightly. "Oh yes, that." he said as Serenity stepped closer to him and he slowly pulled her into an embrace. He felt so warm and comforting to Serenity. She felt like she could melt into him, as his lips got closer to hers.
When his lips finally reached Serenity's, she felt like she had been sent straight to heaven. Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and she pulled him more into her body. Tuxedo mask instantly wrapped his arms around her small back and waist and drew her even closer, deepening the kiss. Serenity moaned though his kiss and held on to him tighter. Never, in all of his life, had tuxedo mask kissed a woman this long or held her that tightly.
Once Tuxedo mask or Serenity could no longer breath, they pulled away from their kiss, gasping for air. Tuxedo looked down at her very flushed face, and smiled. "That....was even better than I hoped it would be." He said while catching his breath and chuckling at the same time. Serenity sighed deeply and smiled. "Same here." She said as she got out of Tuxedo mask's hold and went to her nightstand and opened a little compartment. She took out a little invitation and walked back over to him and handed it to him. He looked at Serenity, puzzled.
"What is this for, Princess?" He asked as he looked down at the little card. Serenity giggled. "It's an invitation to come to the ball that's being thrown in honor of the earth and moon alliances." She said. 'And my stupid engagement to prince Demon.' She thought as Tuxedo mask smiled at her and nodded.
"Okay, I'll try to be there." He said as he started for the balcony door, but Serenity stopped him by grabbing onto his arm. He turned and looked down at her.
"I want you to stop calling me princess from now on, tuxedo mask. I want you to call me Serenity." She said smiling up at him. He smiled and nodded. "Ok then, Serenity. Please save one of your dances for me." He said as he winked at her and went though the doors and jumped off the balcony to the awaiting Diablo. He quickly mounted Diablo and rode off into the night.
Serenity closed her balcony doors and locked them back and went to bed. That night, Serenity had the most restful sleep she ever had, and the most wonderful dreams of the bandit that stole her first kiss.
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Ok, now you know what comes next, review, review, REVIEW!
~mackenzie
DISCLAIMER: I don't own sailor moon.
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Serenity screamed as loud as she could, but a hand suddenly covered her mouth. She started to try to struggle out of whoever's grip, but whoever was behind her, was extremely strong. 'If this is Diamond behind me, then I'm in deep shit, but if it's someone else, then they are going to get a little taste of what it's like to be blasted by moon power!' Serenity thought as she struggled some more.
"Calm down, I'm not here to hurt you." Said a sort of familiar voice. Serenity took a little time to feel out this person's energy. It definitely was not Prince Diamond, because this person had pure, white energy, not black and evil like Diamond's. Serenity nodded to signify that she heard him.
"Now, I'm going to let you go, but promise me that you won't yell for the guards or anyone for that matter. Nod if you promise to do that, and in turn, I promise I won't hurt you." Serenity slowly nodded and her captor gently let go of her. She slowly turned around to face whoever had her trapped. The sun was now up so there was more light shining into the stables. Serenity saw the person fully now. It was none other than Tuxedo mask.
"What are you doing here? Are you trying to steal one of the king's horses?" She asked as he chuckled. "No, but his guards stole something from me." He said smirking. Serenity crossed her arms over her chest. "And what would that be, bandit?" Tuxedo mask smiled and pointed to the black stallion, who seemed to recognize him. Serenity stared at him for a few moments. She actually took in what he actually looked like up close.
His tall figure looked stunning to her in the black tuxedo. His chest muscles were very visible in the nice, white, dress shirt he wore. She looked up at his face, but only saw his very nicely chiseled chin and his bronze toned skin. She couldn't see his eyes though the mask, but she knew they were probably just as dazzling as the rest of him.
Serenity felt like her legs were going to give way to her weight any moment now. "Are you going to stand there gawking at me all day, or are you going to let me pass so I can take back what's mine?" Tuxedo mask said, making her blush, but she stood her ground.
"It's no longer your horse if it's in the king's stables, now is it? You're going to have to find some other way to get it back, now that it's the king's property." Tuxedo mask took a second glance at Serenity. 'I wish I could steal her and Diablo. But, I can't. Maybe I can steal a kiss from her though.' He thought as he looked up at the ceiling, then back at her.
"Alright then, I won't steal Diablo back." He said as Serenity looked at him funnily. "I'll win him back, fair and square." He said smiling. Serenity nodded. "Ok, but how do you intend on doing this?" She asked. "You did take self defense classes back on the moon, didn't you?" He asked. Serenity nodded. "Yes, but what does that have to do with this?" She asked.
"Well, here is how the little contest is going to work, one of us has to get the other person down on the floor, pinned." He said as Serenity smirked at him. "And if one of us wins?" She asked, still smirking. Tuxedo mask continued. "If you win, you get to send me off to Prince Diamond, or do with me what you like. But, if I win, I get Diablo back and I get a kiss from you." Serenity saw this as a challenge and nodded in acceptance. "I'm ready when you are." She said, but before she could do anything, he had already slipped her legs from under her and pinned her down beneath him. Serenity gasped.
"You cheated! You didn't win fair and square, you lying bastard!" Tuxedo mask smirked. "Now, now, princess. Such language for a lovely princess such as yourself." He said, leaning in closer to her. Serenity blushed at their closeness. "What do....do you think you're doing?" She asked, getting a little nervous. Tuxedo mask smiled. "Collecting one of my prizes."
He said as he stared at her blue eyes for a few moments, before he slowly leaned down toward her lips more. Serenity had no choice but to give in to his wishes. So, she closed her eyes as she felt his hot breath on her lips. But, before Tuxedo mask could get any closer, he heard voices coming towards the stables.
He quickly got up off of her and helped her up as well. "I guess we will have to finish this later. If they catch me, well you probably have a good idea what might happen to me." Tuxedo mask quickly untied Diablo and started to lead him out the door but Serenity's voice stopped him. "Come to my chambers tonight, if you wish. I'll give you your other half of the prize and something else." She said as she smiled at him. He stood there stunned for a few moments, but with a little nudge from Diablo, he was sent back to reality to see a row of palace guards standing before him and Diablo.
"Masked bandit, if you surrender now, I think the prince will go much lighter on you." One of the guards said while drawing his sword and the rest drew their guns. Tuxedo mask chuckled. "You people just don't know when to quit do you? You haven't caught me any of the other times you have cornered me before, what makes you think you will this time?" He said as he quickly mounted Diablo and charged right into them. Of course, they all jumped out of the way right before getting flattened. "Damn you Tuxedo mask!" Yelled the one who had the sword.
Nearby, prince Diamond had just stepped out of the palace, just to see tuxedo mask ride by. At that, he was furious that he had gotten away, again. Near the stables, he saw Serenity and his guards standing there, watching tuxedo mask go. He angrily marched over to where they were and had the men line up and started yelling at them, especially at the captain.
"You are all disgraces. How could you let that bastard get away? It was an easy catch I tell you, an easy catch! But no, all of you had to be incompetent and just let him get away!" After he was sure Diamond was though, one of the guards spoke up.
"But sir, we tried, but he's a madman. He charged right though us, there was no way anyone could stop him." Suddenly, everyone heard a big smack of flesh and it happened to be the young guard who tried to stand up for the rest of his troop. Diamond had slapped him hard across the face and he was now lying on the ground.
"First of all, never call me sir. It's your highness to lowlife such as yourself. And second of all, you could have done more to stop him, and that goes for all of you." He turned to the captain. "I expect you to have your troops better trained by tomorrow morning or you will be fired, is that clear?" He said to the old captain. The captain slowly nodded his head and answered sadly. "Yes, your highness. By morning, if not sooner." He said as he turned to his troop and led them away to go do some rigorous training.
Diamond turned to Serenity and scowled. "What are you doing out here anyway, Serenity. I thought you were having breakfast with you mother and my father." Serenity stiffened. "The king said I could go for a little horse back riding, but now I don't think I have the energy to do it." She said as she started to walk past him.
"Why? I thought you had plenty of energy, that is, until tuxedo mask came around." He said with a little accusation in his voice. Serenity looked at him curiously. "What are you talking about?" She asked him. Diamond smirked. "I saw you out there with him from my window, that's when I went to go get the guards. I left the window for a few minutes and you know a lot can happen in a few minutes." He said as he backed her up against the wall next to the stable doors with his body, blocking her escape.
"Tell me Serenity, did he touch you in any way?" He asked with a little smirk. Serenity looked at him with disgust. "No, and no one ever will. Especially not you!"
She said as she quickly pulled at the door from behind her and hit him in the face with it and ran back into the palace. It took Diamond a few seconds to realize what had happened. His nose was now bleeding and his anger was boiling inside of him. So, he ran into the palace after Serenity and chased her though the palace. He chased her all the way to her room, where she quickly locked her door and slid down the door to the floor, catching her breath. She felt the vibrations of him banging on the door and heard his violent curses at her.
"Just wait Serenity. Wait until the night we are married and I get you alone. I trust you, it will be a fun night for me maybe, but not for you." He said before laughing evilly and leaving her door. Serenity sighed with relief. She didn't want to leave her room for the rest of the day.
The servants brought both lunch and dinner to her room. She had told them she wasn't feeling too well and so she got to stay in her room most of the day. She once slipped out of her room to talk to her mother, but when she saw Diamond coming around the corner, she quickly went back to her room and locked the door.
Serenity noticed that she hadn't changed since her little run-in with Diamond. So, she went into her bathroom that was thankfully inside her room so she wouldn't have to exit the safety of her room to be back in Diamond's clutches.
She took off her riding clothes and stepped into the shower. She had already laid herself out a gown to sleep in, since it was already dark and she was extremely tired from the day's events. When she walked out of her bathroom, dressed fully in the gown, Serenity saw tuxedo mask standing in front of her balcony window, outside.
"Mind letting me in?" He asked as he smiled. She quickly walked over to the doors and unlocked them. She giggled as he stepped in. "I thought you could do just about anything, even pick locks. So why didn't you just let yourself in to my room?" She asked. He smiled. "Well, unlike Diamond, I'm not a notorious womanizer and pervert like he is, so I just waited for you to come and open the door for me. At least that shows you I'm a gentleman." He said while looking around the room. 'This all seems so familiar in a way, but how? I have never been in this palace in my life.' He thought to himself as Serenity disturbed his train of thought.
"So, you're here for the second half of your prize if I am not mistaken." Serenity said sweetly. Tuxedo mask blushed slightly. "Oh yes, that." he said as Serenity stepped closer to him and he slowly pulled her into an embrace. He felt so warm and comforting to Serenity. She felt like she could melt into him, as his lips got closer to hers.
When his lips finally reached Serenity's, she felt like she had been sent straight to heaven. Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and she pulled him more into her body. Tuxedo mask instantly wrapped his arms around her small back and waist and drew her even closer, deepening the kiss. Serenity moaned though his kiss and held on to him tighter. Never, in all of his life, had tuxedo mask kissed a woman this long or held her that tightly.
Once Tuxedo mask or Serenity could no longer breath, they pulled away from their kiss, gasping for air. Tuxedo looked down at her very flushed face, and smiled. "That....was even better than I hoped it would be." He said while catching his breath and chuckling at the same time. Serenity sighed deeply and smiled. "Same here." She said as she got out of Tuxedo mask's hold and went to her nightstand and opened a little compartment. She took out a little invitation and walked back over to him and handed it to him. He looked at Serenity, puzzled.
"What is this for, Princess?" He asked as he looked down at the little card. Serenity giggled. "It's an invitation to come to the ball that's being thrown in honor of the earth and moon alliances." She said. 'And my stupid engagement to prince Demon.' She thought as Tuxedo mask smiled at her and nodded.
"Okay, I'll try to be there." He said as he started for the balcony door, but Serenity stopped him by grabbing onto his arm. He turned and looked down at her.
"I want you to stop calling me princess from now on, tuxedo mask. I want you to call me Serenity." She said smiling up at him. He smiled and nodded. "Ok then, Serenity. Please save one of your dances for me." He said as he winked at her and went though the doors and jumped off the balcony to the awaiting Diablo. He quickly mounted Diablo and rode off into the night.
Serenity closed her balcony doors and locked them back and went to bed. That night, Serenity had the most restful sleep she ever had, and the most wonderful dreams of the bandit that stole her first kiss.
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Ok, now you know what comes next, review, review, REVIEW!
~mackenzie