PhantasyDreamer: I'm back and with a new chapter!! Obviously right? Thanks so much for all the reviews. Once again I don't own Salior Moon or its characters. I only own mine of course. I won't talk anymore so on with the story and I hope you enjoy it.
The Forgotten Princess
Chapter 6: Memories
Last time: On The Forgotten Princess
"You're right, I am acting like a baby," he replied while quickly swallowing his egg, "thanks a lot Serena," With that he exited the room, slamming the door behind him. Selena was about to make noise when he opened back the door. "Oh, yeah get this room clean up!" "Get this room clean up," Selena mimicked the prince when the door was closed; "who does he think he is calling me Serena, my name is SELENA!!!" Selena sat on his bed. 'Why me?'
The story continues.....
Selena took her time as she cleaned up the princes' room. She made up his bed and cleared out the garbage. After she was through with that she went to clear a table where he kept some of his personal items. Located in front of her was a small picture surrounded in a wooden frame, of a small girl with blonde hair and a young boy that looked just like the prince. They were sitting together overlooking a ledge, where a beautiful lake stood behind them.
'This picture looks so familiar' thought Selena brushing her hand on the glass frame.
She looked harder at the picture, the young boy reminded her of the boy in her dream. He looked exactly like him. But it couldn't be? Could she be someone she didn't know about? She stopped for a moment as she rubbed her head from the pain she felt. She stepped backwards falling to the floor and accidentally pulling out the drawer from the table. It fell to the floor right next to her.
"What's this?" she whispered picking up a small pink heart music locket.
She looked at it intently.
DOWNSTAIRS
"Darien, I'm so sorry for the way I acted about your maid," Queen Adena replied walking into the large living room, "I just don't want you to think that I hate the girl,"
"I understand, mother" he said running his hand through his hair.
"Please, promise me, you will marry the princess I've found for you, Darien it's for the best," she smiled weakly begging him.
"I'll see what I can do," he smiled giving his mother a kiss on the cheek and proceeding to leave the room.
"Oh, Darien, I almost forgot, I've received news that you're princess is coming earlier than expected," she started giving a daring smile, "she'll be here tomorrow"
"WHAT?!?" he yelled raising an eyebrow, "but I didn't expect her till next week," he sighed leaving, "okay, I guess I'll have to get prepared then,"
"You're right, besides you have to get new garments," she replied moving towards him, "go to town and get something for her arrival"
"Okay I'll be sure to do that," he replied heading to his room.
"Today and get your maid down here, I want her immediately."
PRINCE DARIEN'S ROOM
Selena spins the screw on the locket and the sentimental music began to play. She closed her eyes as the music entered her mind. Memories flooded her thoughts.
FLASHBACK
Serena looked up at Darien, shock reflected in her eyes. She watched as he placed a medium sized box in her hand. They were currently sitting on a bench when all of this occurred. Serena gazed at the box not knowing what to do. She reluctantly opened it when she got a reassuring smile from Darien. As she opened the black box she gasped at the sight of a medium sized heart music locket located inside.
"Oh, thank you Darien!" she exclaimed hugging him.
"Here let me show you how it works," he said taking the locket, spinning a tiny screw and opening it. Sentimental music began to play as small pink hearts spin in a pool of pink liquid.
"I love it," she whispered.
"I'm sorry for not telling you first about not wanting to marry you, I just want to be your best friend," he said with a smirk.
"It's okay, I want to be your best friend too Darien, it's just that I want to marry someone for love and not because of destiny," she said smiling.
END OF FLASHBACK
"What was that?" Selena asked herself rubbing her head, "Did I just see myself as a princess?"
'Must be a dream'
She got up with the locket still in hand.
'Wow, this is so beautiful, I wonder who it belonged to?' she smiled at it.
Meanwhile Prince Darien walked into the room at that very moment to see his maid holding his most valuable possession. Anger rose in his face as he looked at the locket in her hand. He ran to her, held her hand tightly as he glared at her.
"What are you doing with that?" Darien screamed snatching the locket out of her hand.
She fell to the floor with a loud thump and she struggled to get up.
"Your highness, I'm... I'm very sorry I..." Selena replied bowing while getting up.
"GET OUT, NOW!!!" he yelled pointing to the door.
Selena ran out of the room. She sighed as tears trickled down her check. She couldn't believe the Prince would act so rudely towards her. It wasn't her fault the locket was just too pretty. She walked down the golden stairs heading into the living room where the queen sat; she couldn't help but think of the locket.
"There you are," the Queen beamed pulling Selena into a chair, "get in here Raye,"
A slim girl with long black hair reaching her mid back walked into the room. She wore a maid suit like Selena. She had dark black eyes that looked seriously at the Queen. The queen had told Selena upon arrival to the palace that her hair would have to be cut, because it was too long for her duties as a maid.
"Yes, your highness,"
"Make sure her hair is shoulder length," the Queen ordered.
IN DARIEN'S ROOM
Darien sat on his bed as he contemplated on what just happened. How dare she go through his personal items? He frowned as he looked at the locket that he had given Serena for her seventh and last birthday. Oh, how he missed her smile and vibrant personality. And now, since his bride-to-be was soon on her way he wasn't the least bit excited. He knew however he would have to be happy and get over Serena one way or another.
'I'll never forget you Serena' he thought touching the pink locket.
FLASHBACK
King Damien and Queen Serenity were in the snowy garden waiting for news from their guards about their missing child. They waited patiently for them to arrive. Few minutes passed by and a troop of guards walked up to them.
"Your Highness, we've looked everywhere but still there is no sign of Princess Serena," one of the guard replied while bowing.
"Keep looking!" King Damien screamed with rage.
It had only been a few days since the battle with Queen Beryl and the entire kingdom was quiet. The guards searched on and on since her disappearance and it seemed that her body had just disappeared into thin air. Her parents were eager and scared that they had lost their only child so they waited hoping for good news. Darien and his family came to visit them to offer some support.
Queen Adena walked over to Queen Serenity who was sitting in front of the frozen lake that Princess Serena stood in front of only 6 months ago. She was kneeling down and sobbing silently clutching her brown coat.
"Serenity, are you alright?" Queen Adena asked kneeling by her friend.
"I'm fine I just miss my baby that's all," she replied sniffling back some tears.
"It's okay, everything will be alright," Queen Adena smiled hugging her best friend.
Queen Serenity stood up with a little help from her friend. She was still crying a little. The king saw this and walked towards her trying to calm her down but she walked the other way. She felt angry and thought the only one to take out her anger on would be him.
"This is your entire fault Damien!" she yelled at him while moving her silver hair out of her face, "you know Darien was too weak to help Serena up and you weren't there to help him!"
"What? I was unconscious," the king said with a surprised look running his hand through his brown flaky hair.
How could his wife blame him for this? It wasn't his fault. The two continued to argue some more on the matter while the prince's parents looked on. Darien on the other hand watched at the way his friend's parents were acting and he couldn't help but blame himself. It was not King Damien's fault it was his. His weakness was the reason she fell.
"Stop it, I can't take it anymore!" Darien screamed trying to break them apart, "it was my fault I wasn't strong enough to pull her up, so stop fighting!"
Everyone became silent as they look at the young prince. Tears ran down his face as he looked at them.
"Darien," his mother said moving towards him with her arms stretched out.
"Mother," he said staggering and quickly run further into the cold snowy garden.
His father saw this and ran after him. He caught up to Darien who was sitting by a nearby tree trunk. Leaves were no where to be seen and the atmosphere was getting colder by the minute. King Rudolph walked up to his son and sat next to him in the snow.
"Dad, I tried to save her but I couldn't," he sighed looking at his father's blond hair.
"Son it's not your fault," he replied placing a hand on his shoulder, "you can't beat yourself up because you couldn't save her,"
"I wish I could believe that," Darien whispered throwing a few snow balls, "then why is Queen Serenity blaming me?"
"She's just frustrated," he smiled at his son, "she just lost her only child and she is not blaming you,"
Darien looked at his father's face hoping he could believe him. The king gave his son a strong hug as they walked back towards the group.
"This is for you Darien," Queen Serenity said smiling as she gave the locket to Darien.
"But I..." he started.
"To remember Serena by," she smiled kissing him on his forehead, "I don't blame you, Darien dear; you could not have prevented this from happening."
Darien smiled at least he knew they didn't blame him. He felt a little happier now. He gave her a weak hug and then he looked back at his father.
"Just have hope, Darien, that one day Serena will come back," his father said as they all smiled together.
"I will father, I will,"
END OF FLASHBACK
"I've been hoping for years and she'll never come back," he got up from his bed and put the locket back in the drawer, "It's time I move on, goodbye, Serena."
He sighed heading to his bathroom.
IN THE STABLE
"There that's clean out," Raye said helping Serena clean out the stable.
After Raye had finished cutting her hair they went to the stable to get the horses ready for the Prince's journey to town. Selena couldn't believe that she had to cut her hair all the length was gone and she felt rather strange. Her hair was not shoulder length instead it reached her neck, rather shorter than expected. She almost cried when she looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair had been that length for as far back as she could remember.
"Whose horse is this?" she asked touching the horse that neighed loudly at her.
It was a brown horse that had a white star shape spot in the middle of its head. The horse was held in a cage and a sign stood on the door that said 'Must not leave stable'
"I think I've heard it belongs to a Princess Serena, but its Prince Darien's own now, it's called Sugar," she smiled taking two horses into each stables, "it doesn't like people very much but it seems to like you, strange."
Raye shrugged.
'Sugar' Selena thought.
The name sticks out bluntly in her head. So many names were coming in her head and she was getting confused at ever moment. Who was this Princess Serena and why did she feel like she knew her somehow?
"So you've been working here long?" Selena asked picking up a brush.
"Yeah, it's been great," Raye smiled pulling her back length hair in a low ponytail, "The King and Queen are very nice people,"
Selena looked at her skeptically. Was she serious? The Queen hated her and the King she hadn't seen since her arrival to the palace. How could they be nice? She looked at her curiously with her light blue eyes.
"What about the prince?"
"He's nice when he wants to be," Raye sniffed brushing one of the horses, "you just got to know how to deal with him,"
"I seriously can't stand him, he's arrogant, rude and even violent," she cringed remembering her fall to the floor, "Sometimes I wish I wasn't his maid, he tries to treat me like dirt,"
"You should say that," Raye warned looking at her.
"Why?"
"Because he's right behind you," she replied bowing at the sight of Prince Darien.
"Oh, Prince Darien, what a pleasant surprise," she said with as much sarcasm as possible.
She quickly bowed as she moved to get his horse. Darien frowned at what he heard when he entered the stable. She called him arrogant? How dare she? He wore a navy blue short sleeve suit with gold patterns on the shoulder area and a navy blue cape on his back.
"We'll need an extra horse," he said sternly.
"Um... why your highness?" Selena asked meekly.
"Because you're coming Selena," he replied pulling out the extra horse.
"But ... I ..." she tried to make an excuse.
"You are my maid aren't you?" he asked looking at her with his serious midnight blue eyes.
She gulped. She would have to be stuck with this prince for the rest of the day. Andrew made his way into the stable got onto his black horse and rode out. Prince Darien did the same getting onto a black horse as well. Selena tried but had some trouble getting on. She had never ridden a horse before and she knew it would be a challenge. She rode a white horse.
As soon as they left the stable they moved to exit the palace grounds when Queen Adena called out to her son. She had to talk to him before he headed into town. The Queen walked up to Darien who was on his horse moving.
"Darien why don't you take the carriage to town, it would be much faster," she replied looking at him seriously.
"I know but I would rather take the route into the woods, mother," he smiled back at her.
"Okay, but be back before suppertime, your father is coming tonight," the Queen giggled walking away.
"Let's go!!" he yelled making his horse move while the others followed.
"Your Highness, I'm having some trouble with this horse!" Selena cried out to the prince when the palace was out of sight.
"Can you help me?!!" she yelled sliding off the horses' back and falling to the floor.
'That's the second time today' she thought rubbing her back.
"Do it yourself," he muttered stopping his horse.
"Come on Dare give the girl a break," Andrew smiled stopping his horse also and getting off, "she may be your maid but she still is a human being,"
"Thank you sir," Selena smiled standing up.
"Just call me Andrew," he smirked helping her onto the horse again.
Andrew told her how to handle the horse. He wore a white shirt and a brown pant. After she had gotten the instructions they continued to ride further into the woods. Andrew was now ahead with Darien who looked at him skeptically.
"What are you doing?" he asked his friend.
"Listen Darien, I'm not going to treat your maid like an animal," Andrew barked at him.
"She's my maid and I can treat her how I want to and I don't expect you to give her any special treatment,"
"You're just bitter because she's not Serena and now you're taking out your anger and frustration on her," Andrew spat coldly at Darien.
"What? That's crazy," Darien said laughing loudly.
"I'm right here!" Selena yelled to the gentlemen on horses in front of her, "I can hear what you are saying about me,"
Darien shot her a glare telling her to shut up. She looked back at him angrily but there was nothing she could do about it. They were moving along smoothly until her horse started to neigh loudly and kick up its legs in the air. Although getting the instructions from Andrew that helped her out before she was so scared that she started to lose control of the horse.
The horse galloped ahead passing both Darien and Andrew heading further into the woods. It continued to run heading straight to a high cliff. Selena hanged onto the horse for dear life as she watched as the horse speed towards the cliff. Not stopping and heading straight towards it.
"Help!!" she screamed holding the bridle tightly as she looked at the upcoming cliff.
Well Please review, I want some comments. This chapter was good if I do say so myself. The next chapter is when the princess will arrive but I want a suggestion on which I should choose between Salior Pluto and Sailor Neptune to be the princess. If I can't make up my mind I'll create my own character. But in the meantime tell me what you think about the idea. And one more thing I don't know much about horses so go easy on me with that. Once again please review!! smiles wholeheartedly
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