SOOOOOOO...i decided i'd do a DOUBLE update tonight since the reviews were awesome and i'm in an AmAzInG mood tonight! It's a little short, but i promise the next ones will be longer! Keep the reviews coming...tell me what you think!! Thanks
-mysticalelf58
Chapter 9
(Serena Pov)
The next morning, I awoke feeling different, though I couldn't place what it was…something was off…
"Good morning…" he said, snuggling closer to my back.
There it was…I was sleeping in the same bed as Darien…and I was naked…oh god…
"Where are my clothes?" I asked, feeling violated. I'd never let a man see any part of me…and i felt REALLY exposed…
"Right here…" he said, retrieving them from the floor. I thanked him and slipped back into my undergarments, feeling much better about turning to face him.
"Thank you. I um…" "It's ok." He said, kissing my forehead. I smiled and snuggled into his chest, feeling butterflies start to surface inside. "So, what can I get Sylvanna to bring us for breakfast?" he asked me. I smiled at the thought of food…it always made me excited.
"Pancakes…" I suggested. He chuckled and nodded, calling Sylvanna. I squealed when he nodded…not only did I have a wonderful night…but I was getting pancakes too…life was amazing...check...married life was amazing!
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Later that day, when Darien and I finally got dressed and ready, we were quickly escorted to the throne room. The kingdom was having some visitors from the outer kingdoms…and everyone was hustling about, getting ready for their arrival.
"Darien, Serena, we are so glad you two finally decided to grace us with your presence. Some ambassadors from a colony in the outer solar system are coming. They want to talk peace…and as your first assignment…its up to you whether we decide to make a treaty with them." Mother said, filling us in.
"Sorry mom, we are leaving for our honeymoon today…" "Not anymore. I cancelled it. You have things to do…no time for play and fun." She said, smiling. I groaned and turned to see Darien's angry expression, his heated eyes burning into my mothers.
"My queen, Serena and I are going on our honeymoon. I want to take her to the Earth. We will leave in two days…instead of today, to oversee the meeting, but we are going. I'm sure my mother and father won't mind the company." He said, placing his hand around my waist possessively. I giggled happily, this marriage was already turning out to be better than I thought. He was starting to hate my mother about as much as i did.
"Excuse me? Darien, you and my daughter have much work to do. You don't have time to play around…" "If I am correct Selenity, you are the queen…isn't it your job to determine who we have peace with?" he countered. I coughed, trying to hide my laughter. This was getting better by the second.
"Serena? Do you have something to say?" she asked, bitterness in her voice. "Yea…I do. I agree with Darien. We aren't the King and Queen yet. We will be crowned when we return from our honeymoon; which we will leave for in two days. We are going to finish up some last minute packing so call me when the ambassadors arrive." I finished, lacing my fingers with Darien's and walking off, feeling proud of myself. I heard my mother's aggravated growl and I laughed, not turning around.
Once we got to our bedroom again, I shut the doors and leaned against them, taking a deep breath. "Why do you let her talk to you like that? Do you ever take up for yourself?" he asked me. I opened my eyes and found his dark cerulean ones staring deep into mine. "Pardon me?" I said, stepping away from the door.
"You were just going to let her take away your honeymoon, the one vacation that you might have to get away from her controlling you or tearing you down about one damn thing or another! You can't let her do that to you. Where's the strong-willed, stubborn girl that I met two weeks ago?" he asked, coming to stand directly in front of me.
My heart started beating rapidly, my breathing becoming labored as my body started reacting to him being so close to me. Wasn't I supposed to be a little irritated by that remark?
"Um…it's different with my mother Darien. She's raised me…given up a lot of things for me. I can't just…disrespect her like that. The uh...the whole respecting your elders thing comes to mind." I started, stuttering a bit as i backed up a few steps, trying to keep my body in check. "My mother is…my mother. She's an elder and I was taught to…" "To loose every right you have to speak? Or every right you have to an opinion?" he said, walking closer to me again. Could he tell how he affected me? Could he tell that my heart was about to melt with every look or every word he said? I couldn't get my mind off of what happened last night.
"I have opinions…" "Yea…that aren't heard." "I TELL HER!" I yelled, quickly covering my mouth…feeling ashamed. It was happening again. He could always get me to say whatever I felt…and I didn't like it. It was too much.
His eyes softened at my sudden outburst, "What happens after you tell her?" he asked softly, pulling me over to the couch, both of us sitting down. "She doesn't listen." I finished, looking at my fidgeting hands. "She doesn't think that I know anything. She thinks that I'm stupid or something…like I don't know a damn thing about politics, or just…anything." I said, getting irritated. My mother wouldn't dare listen to me, she was much more worried about me embarrassing her with my taste in clothes. Most princesses like to dress so formal, in the many gowns that their parents buy, but me…I liked to dress down…comfortable, and my mother was embarrassed by that.
"Well, what else is there? What's the anything you're referring to?" he asked. I laughed, knowing that I was going to sound stupid. "I don't like to wear makeup or high heels or fancy dresses. I don't make good grades in school. I would rather sing, dance, or play rather than talk about boys or gossip about others. I like pizza and coke rather than a salad and a bottle of water. Its just things like that. My mother hates the way I am. I'm not like Princess Bailey or Princess Cadence…who are both just amazingly beautiful girls who are the perfect brides…the perfect…daughter." I finished. I wasn't anywhere near what most men wanted or needed…I was an outcast…and only my father loved me.
"Serena, you don't have to be like Bailey or Cadence to be a good Queen. You're going to be a great Queen, and that's because you actually care about your people. You want nothing but their happiness and safety…but Bailey and Cadence…they want power…and money…they don't care if their people die or starve…they just want to sit on their asses and do nothing. That is why…that is why I admire you." He confessed. My heart started beating faster as our eyes locked, a force stronger than the both of us pulling our lips closer and closer. I couldn't fall for him. Sooner or later…he'd find a concubine to replace me…and I knew my heart wasn't up for that. I wanted my first love to be my last.
"What are you doing?" I asked him, our lips inches apart. "Falling for you." He answered, crushing his lips to mine. I gasped, surprised. He was falling for me?
He broke our kiss and I tried looking away, there was no way…he couldn't…I wasn't anything special…I was just…a burden.
He grabbed my chin softly, making me look him in the eyes. "You're not a burden Serena…and yes I am falling for you…much harder than i ever expected." he said. "Wait…huh?" I asked, confused. "You said that you weren't anything special, that you were a burden." He answered. I shook my head no, thoroughly confused. "I didn't say that out loud Darien…I was thinking that…" I said, his confused eyes meeting mine again. "You were thinking that?" he asked. I nodded.
Can you hear me? I asked in my mind. He nodded, his eyes widening. We were telepathic. Oh god…how did this happen? He asked me…not actually moving his mouth. I gasped again, my eyes widening too…becoming more and more confused with every second. What was going on?
Darien and I got up, heading out of my room towards the conference room. We had to talk to our parents about this. A telepathic bond hadn't even been heard of in centuries…and was used against many enemies. Maybe Mina was right…maybe Darien and I were meant to be together…more than either of us knew.