Darien's POV:
I rested on my couch with my arms behind my head. So, Serena would be my sparring partner in martial arts and the other lead in the play. I should have probably been annoyed, but it didn't seem so bad. She was a brilliant fighter, it would be interesting to see how good she really is without holding back. She has certainly changed. I drifted off to sleep slowly and the dreams came right away.
shared dream
The prince heard someone singing softly to herself in the garden. He looked up at the moon and smiled as he saw it full and brightly shining down on the person below. There was his love laying by the pond. No words could express how beautiful she looked in the moonlight. He approached her quietly and bent down to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead where her crescent was. She opened her gorgeous eyes and smiled. I sat down beside her and lifted her head for her to rest it in my lap. Stroking her face, she started to drift off to sleep.
Mother and Father had told me of the arranged marriage to Lady Beryl, only to have it cancelled when they found how opposed to it I was (Was simply not going to be King). Beryl had been horrific when she got the news. She had to be banished from the kingdom as she became violent and tried to attack the King and Queen. She swore that we hadn't seen the last of her, and while the other nobles laughed, I took note of her need for revenge. Looking down at my sleeping princess, I imagined how happy our future would be and how I wouldn't risk anyone ruining it for us.
All of a sudden... wounds began to appear on her. One, in the centre of her chest, bled and bled until her white gown was saturated and tainted. She opened her eyes and her mouth to speak, but no sound came out. My eyes filled with tears as I was helpless to do anything. When she breathed her last I let out a howl, though nothing could comfort me now. My true love..... dead.... in my arms....
end dream
Darien woke up with tears in his eyes. 'Oh princess, why can't I help you?' He looked outside at the full moon. After getting something to drink he went into his office to do some work. Yet again, there wasn't going to be anymore sleeping tonight. He paused his work on the computer when he spotted his script poking out of his shoulder bag. 'I might as well start reading it as it needs to be done before next week'. Picking up the script, he sat back down into his armchair and started reading.
Back to Serena
Serena awoke with a terrible headache. She looked in the mirror and sure enough, her moon was glowing brightly. What a dream that was last night. She had gone from feeling so content with her prince taking care of her, to feeling like her whole body was on fire at once. Her arms and legs were all sore. She wondered if it had anything to do with the injuries she had during her dream. Probably some psychilogical thing. She got her gi on and headed out for her first class. She didn't know how well she could fight when she was feeling this weak.
She almost made it there before she heard a voice behind her. "Why hello ugly klutz, I've come to show you how chance you beating me yesterday was," Beryl said icily. Serena turned around and saw the red head looking like she was ready to fight. "It's about time someone taught you that you can't survive in this place." She had such a terrible look in her eyes that Serena backed away slowly. She was surrounded by trees and didn't think she could get away in time. If she was feeling alright, she probably could beat her hands down, however, she wasn't. Beryl attacked quick and with power. Not even managing to defend herself, Serena collapsed on the ground before blacking out. Beryl looked closely at her face and saw something on her forehead where the headband had fallen away. 'A crescent moon?,' she thought, "that can't be!' Beryl left the fallen girl while contemplating. 'This changes everything,' she commented with an evil grin, 'everything indeed.' As Beryl left Serena, the crescent moon flickered and then went out.
Meanwhile, Darien was heading in for class when he spotted a crumpled mess on the ground. Upon further examination, he realised it was Serena.... and that she was battered and bruised. He picked her up gently and started walking to the first aid office. When he got there he swore. The stupid place was closed for some reason. Where was he supposed to go now? He was in the medical program, so maybe he could do something for her back at his apartment. He headed back to the building and let her down on the couch in the living room. He decided to start with her face and started washing it with warm water. After looking at what a mess her hair was, he grabbed a comb and started to unravel the braid. He never realised how long her hair was before. Sure, it was long when it was in the odangoes, but he guessed that the odangoes held more hair than he thought they did. Darien finally got to do since the first time he saw her hair... touch it. Oh it was incredibly soft. He looked down at her battered form and something stirred inside him. He knew that whoever did this was going to have to deal with him. No-one hurt his meatball head and got away with it.
Well, that's it for this chapter. Sorry about the delay guys, kinda took off for Italy for 2 months. Glad you found the last chapter amusing. Things are going to get a little more interesting from here, so hopefully i manage to include everything alright. If i've overlooked something major, give me a shout.... cause sometimes i'll forget to write a part of the story that's already in my head :P ......
I rested on my couch with my arms behind my head. So, Serena would be my sparring partner in martial arts and the other lead in the play. I should have probably been annoyed, but it didn't seem so bad. She was a brilliant fighter, it would be interesting to see how good she really is without holding back. She has certainly changed. I drifted off to sleep slowly and the dreams came right away.
shared dream
The prince heard someone singing softly to herself in the garden. He looked up at the moon and smiled as he saw it full and brightly shining down on the person below. There was his love laying by the pond. No words could express how beautiful she looked in the moonlight. He approached her quietly and bent down to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead where her crescent was. She opened her gorgeous eyes and smiled. I sat down beside her and lifted her head for her to rest it in my lap. Stroking her face, she started to drift off to sleep.
Mother and Father had told me of the arranged marriage to Lady Beryl, only to have it cancelled when they found how opposed to it I was (Was simply not going to be King). Beryl had been horrific when she got the news. She had to be banished from the kingdom as she became violent and tried to attack the King and Queen. She swore that we hadn't seen the last of her, and while the other nobles laughed, I took note of her need for revenge. Looking down at my sleeping princess, I imagined how happy our future would be and how I wouldn't risk anyone ruining it for us.
All of a sudden... wounds began to appear on her. One, in the centre of her chest, bled and bled until her white gown was saturated and tainted. She opened her eyes and her mouth to speak, but no sound came out. My eyes filled with tears as I was helpless to do anything. When she breathed her last I let out a howl, though nothing could comfort me now. My true love..... dead.... in my arms....
end dream
Darien woke up with tears in his eyes. 'Oh princess, why can't I help you?' He looked outside at the full moon. After getting something to drink he went into his office to do some work. Yet again, there wasn't going to be anymore sleeping tonight. He paused his work on the computer when he spotted his script poking out of his shoulder bag. 'I might as well start reading it as it needs to be done before next week'. Picking up the script, he sat back down into his armchair and started reading.
Back to Serena
Serena awoke with a terrible headache. She looked in the mirror and sure enough, her moon was glowing brightly. What a dream that was last night. She had gone from feeling so content with her prince taking care of her, to feeling like her whole body was on fire at once. Her arms and legs were all sore. She wondered if it had anything to do with the injuries she had during her dream. Probably some psychilogical thing. She got her gi on and headed out for her first class. She didn't know how well she could fight when she was feeling this weak.
She almost made it there before she heard a voice behind her. "Why hello ugly klutz, I've come to show you how chance you beating me yesterday was," Beryl said icily. Serena turned around and saw the red head looking like she was ready to fight. "It's about time someone taught you that you can't survive in this place." She had such a terrible look in her eyes that Serena backed away slowly. She was surrounded by trees and didn't think she could get away in time. If she was feeling alright, she probably could beat her hands down, however, she wasn't. Beryl attacked quick and with power. Not even managing to defend herself, Serena collapsed on the ground before blacking out. Beryl looked closely at her face and saw something on her forehead where the headband had fallen away. 'A crescent moon?,' she thought, "that can't be!' Beryl left the fallen girl while contemplating. 'This changes everything,' she commented with an evil grin, 'everything indeed.' As Beryl left Serena, the crescent moon flickered and then went out.
Meanwhile, Darien was heading in for class when he spotted a crumpled mess on the ground. Upon further examination, he realised it was Serena.... and that she was battered and bruised. He picked her up gently and started walking to the first aid office. When he got there he swore. The stupid place was closed for some reason. Where was he supposed to go now? He was in the medical program, so maybe he could do something for her back at his apartment. He headed back to the building and let her down on the couch in the living room. He decided to start with her face and started washing it with warm water. After looking at what a mess her hair was, he grabbed a comb and started to unravel the braid. He never realised how long her hair was before. Sure, it was long when it was in the odangoes, but he guessed that the odangoes held more hair than he thought they did. Darien finally got to do since the first time he saw her hair... touch it. Oh it was incredibly soft. He looked down at her battered form and something stirred inside him. He knew that whoever did this was going to have to deal with him. No-one hurt his meatball head and got away with it.
Well, that's it for this chapter. Sorry about the delay guys, kinda took off for Italy for 2 months. Glad you found the last chapter amusing. Things are going to get a little more interesting from here, so hopefully i manage to include everything alright. If i've overlooked something major, give me a shout.... cause sometimes i'll forget to write a part of the story that's already in my head :P ......