Sitting there Across the Way
362 Words
Posted: June 8, 2018
"Which Disney prince do you think is your ideal man?" I heard one of the girls say from their usual booth.
"Prince Phillip because he fell in love with her without knowing she was his betrothed," Mina beamed. "And then he cut down all those vines and slayed the dragon. He definitely wins."
"No, no. It has to be Prince Charming. You can't beat the classic," Lita gushed.
Serena stood up and placed her hands on the table, "Lita, he had no idea who she was! He decided, after one dance, that he was going to marry the one girl who ran away from him and would then fit a horribly uncomfortable shoe!"
I almost had to chuckle at that. Before I could interrupt the conversation to ask who Serena's dream prince was Raye beat me to it.
"Well, then, why don't you tell us who your dream prince is, Moon Princess."
Something about that nickname sounded familiar, but I brushed it off.
Serena sat down and looked like she was preparing a speech. "My dream prince would be Eric. He's strong and caring, but he's a bit of a ditz. Ariel has to save him twice; once from a storm and once from the evil Ursula."
Ami looked puzzled, "Those don't sound like good things, Serena. I mean, he didn't know she was the hero mermaid just like Lita's Prince Charming."
Serena batted away the concerns with her free hand, "But you see, she completed his story. Without Ariel, Eric would have been fish food. Although he did help kill Ursula in the end, he just did a pretty bad job of playing the hero up until then. That's what I want; a guy who means well, but doesn't take my spotlight."
"Like Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon?" Mina asked. My face turned red at the mention of my failures. Gosh, do they read that many tabloids? How can they know so much about me?
"Yes, but just like Ariel and Eric, Tuxedo Mask loves Sailor Moon," she winked. "In the end, he'll do everything in his power to protect her and if that's not love, I don't know what is."
