PhantasyDreamer: Hey there! Happy New Year! Everything, all in one even though it's pretty late for that. I'm soooooooo sorry for this late update. And yes, six months is a pretty long time. I know. But please understand that I was busy with school and preparing myself for graduation and plus I was really starting to lose interest in this story, sadly. I had major writer's block. I had the ideas in my head but couldn't seem to get it on paper. But anyway, I'm back and I'm going to finish this story no matter what. So before I forget, I don't own Sailor Moon and that's the plain truth. Read and review!
The Forgotten Princess
Chapter 13: The story of The Forgotten Princess
Last time: On The Forgotten Princess
She gazed at him weirdly wondering what was going on in his head. He just gave a sheepish smile as he made his way to his knees.
"Trista we've spent a wonderful three months getting to know each other better," he replied sighing, "and I know we have a long way to go but…"
She looked at him skeptically wanting him to get to the point. He reached into his back pocket and took out a small black box. Opening it slowly he recited the magic words.
"Will you marry me?"
The story continues...
Trista looked at Darien stunned, not knowing what to say. Part of her wanted to say yes and the other part reminded her that she did not love the prince as she did William. She sighed deeply as she looked at the beautiful silver ring in front of her. The white stone was as big as ever and it glittered marvelously in the sun that bore down on both of them.
"D-Darien, I-I don't know what to say." she replied as her reddish brown eyes gazed at him seriously.
'Say yes girl. It's not like you'll ever see William again.' she thought trying to reason out in her head what to do, 'But I still love him.'
"Well...?" he looked at her getting a little tired of bending down on his knees.
"Uh…yes." she replied giving him a huge grin.
He smirked as he got up and gave her a huge hug. She smiled as she hugged him back and received a kiss on the forehead from him.
KITCHEN
Selena walked slowly into the palace kitchen to get something to eat. It was now lunch time and she was very hungry after such an intense battle with the prince. It had happened only a few hours ago and yet she couldn't keep her mind off it. For a moment she thought she had at least a chance of winning but she was wrong because he was such a trained fighter. She let off some steam as she thought of how the prince had almost kissed her. She couldn't believe it. Was he in love with her or in love with the memory of a princess?
'Boy things sure are turning for the worse.' she thought biting her lip harshly, 'I could've been fired for such a thing. All because the prince thinks I'm some princess. When will he get over it?'
She walked further into the kitchen making her way to sit in a nearby chair that was located in front of a table. She closed her eyes as she bowed her head, taking in a sharp breath. She had changed back into her maid outfit and was starting to feel pretty strange.
"Selena!" Lita replied startling her.
"Oh!" she gasped looking up, "Lita, you frightened me!"
She placed her hand on her chest trying to slow down her heart beat. She couldn't believe she didn't notice her presence before. Sighing she got out of the chair to get a glass of water, and then she sat back down in the seat. Lita came next to her in the chair and saw the look on her friend's face.
"Selena, are you alright?" the brunette asked curiously.
"I'm fine." she sighed feeling tears at the brim of her eyes as she gazed at her friend, "I just can't believe that he is proposing to Princess Trista today. I mean I know he's supposed to marry her but I thought he didn't like her that much…I just…I'm just so confused."
Lita sighed with a small smile. She wasn't expecting her friend to be affected so greatly by this. Every servant in the palace had heard the news days ago but Lita was even more surprised to see that it was bothering her so badly. It looked like she was beginning to like the prince even more than she had planned to.
"You must really love him huh?" Lita asked, playing skillfully with her nails while surprising her.
"Huh?" Selena looked at her shocked not knowing what to say.
'Love him.' she thought, her eyes widen in disbelief, 'Do I…love him?'
Before Selena could answer herself, Amy walked into the kitchen with a wide smile. She came and sat right next to Selena wearing her usual navy blue uniform. Lita hailed her and then she turned her attention back to Selena who seemed to be puzzled by her question. Amy didn't know what to think but she knew it had something to do with the prince. After all, she saw them dueling earlier this morning and was very curious as to what was going on. She giggled a little remembering everything she had witnessed and how the prince almost kissed his maid. Lita gazed at her blue haired friend curiously wondering why she was grinning merrily.
"What's so funny Amy?" Lita asked making Selena gaze up at her friend.
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking about what we saw this morning." she replied, making Selena suspicious.
"What did you see?" the blond asked getting curious by the minute.
Lita scolded Amy with her eyes as she tugged on her long brown hair. She wasn't ready to tell Selena that they were spying on her this morning. And that they practically saw everything. She sighed getting up to get the lunch she had made earlier for her friends. The king and queen had already been served lunch so the remainder was just for the servants.
"Selena, what Amy means is that we saw the whole thing this morning." she smiled as she placed two small sandwiches in front of each girl, "We saw the whole duel you had with the prince."
"It wasn't intention Selena. We were passing by to get ready to do our chores when we saw you two. We decided to see what was up and it's a good thing we did too." Amy chuckled with a wide smile, "Selena, you have nothing to worry about. The prince is practically in love with you."
"I doubt that. He thinks I'm Princess Serena as always and he getting pretty delusional if you ask me. And I know for sure that he will marry his princess." she stated sternly as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"Don't worry Selena. Things will work out for the best." Lita smiled as she too ate her sandwich.
Amy sighed as she dug through a small bag that she had brought with her. She pulled out two pieces of paper that were stuck together. She placed it on the table and glided it towards Selena. Selena raised an eyebrow as she looked at the paper.
"What's this?"
"It's the information you wanted." the short blue haired girl said with a smile, "I know it's not much but it's all I could find in Princess Mina's belongings. I hope it can help you to figure out who Princess Serena really is and what ties you may have with her."
She gave a quick smirk.
"Thanks Amy. I will do my best to figure out as much as possible and try to find out what my dreams mean." she replied as she got up, "I have to go now since the prince has not left me with anything to do, I will have to find something to do."
"That's good Selena."
"By the way where's Raye?" the blond asked a little worried of not seeing her raven haired friend.
"She's sick so you might have to tend to the queen for a bit today." Lita stated quickly.
"Alright I'll see you all later then." the young blond smirked as she walked out of the kitchen leaving her two friends behind.
'You'll get over this soon, Selena.' Lita reasoned with herself as she looked at her friend's retreating back.
MASTER CHAMBER
Queen Adena lay in her bed in silence. She wasn't feeling too good. Her head was spinning and she was starting to feel rather cold. She pulled her bed sheet high up to her chin. Letting out a deep sigh she thought of what was going on with Darien's proposal to the princess. She had to admit that she liked the princess but she couldn't help but see the difference in his maid, Selena. Although she couldn't stand the girl at first she slowly realized that she wasn't so bad after all. She sighed as she saw the large white door slowly open as her husband entered into the room.
"Adena darling, how are you feeling?" he asked as he made his way to sit on the side of the large king sized bed.
"I'm alright." she sighed as she shifted her body on the bed.
"You don't…" he paused a little while scratching his blond beard, "You don't look so good Adena."
"I told you I'm fine. It's just the flu." she argued a little, her brown eyes gazed at her husband curiously wondering why he looked so sad.
She turned her attention away from him since she knew what he was about to say.
"I haven't found out yet my dear." he stated solemnly while folding his arms, "I just don't know who put Gregory up to this."
"Do you think it's someone we know in the palace?" the raven haired lady asked warily as she turned towards her husband.
He smirked a little before replying, "It can't be. I've questioned all of them and those who seemed to have caused a threat were fired."
"Oh Rudolph you crazy fool." she stated sarcastically while he gave her an annoyed glare, "There must be some other way to solve this issue."
She sat up with her back resting on the bedplate of the master bed letting her bed sheet roll to her legs. She moved closer towards her husband and brushed her fingers through his short blond hair. He looked at her with a sly smile and then turned his attention away from her. He just didn't feel comfortable with the idea of someone threatening his life or the life of his family. He didn't know what else to do. And what made things worse was that he had no idea who would want him dead. Sure he had enemies but they wouldn't try to kill him in such a trivial manner.
"Adena my love, I think we need to get away from here," he started changing the subject, "you know for a while until we get this issue resolved."
The queen arched an eyebrow, "But where will we go?"
"How about the Moon Kingdom?"
"The Moon Kingdom?" she echoed as if unsure, "You mean Serenity's Kingdom?"
She looked at him and received a nod.
"Oh Rudolph." she shrieked as she hugged him tightly, "It's been years since I've seen Serenity."
"Then it's settled then. In the next two days we're journeying to the Moon Kingdom." he replied with a smile as he looked down at his wife while giving her a kiss on the forehead.
She snuggled against him for a while and then lay back on her bed. He played with her raven hair before getting up.
"Get some rest my darling." he replied with a smirk as he exited the chamber.
"I will." she whispered at his retreating back.
The queen lay silently wondering how it would be to see her long time best friend. After all, Mina was supposed to go to see her aunt for so long but she ended up spending more time with the prince's family than her own. She sighed as she took her head off of her pillow to see the door being slightly ajar.
"I'm sorry your highness I was just checking to see if you needed something." a voice stated softly.
"I'm fine…I just would like a-" she stopped suddenly at the sight before her.
She wasn't expecting to see what everyone was telling her was true, mainly her son and husband.
'Oh no it can't be.' she thought bitterly.
FLASHBACK
The large white door opened revealing a short blond with her hair dangling in its usual meatball hair style. She smirked sweetly as she walked into the large room.
"Hi."
"Hello there Serena, how are you my dear?" the queen asked as the young girl made her way towards her bed, "What seems to be the problem?"
The two sat together on the edge of the large bed.
"I can't seem to find Darien anywhere." the young princess sighed as she looked at the raven haired queen, "I don't know where he is. Queen Adena, what happened to your foot?"
The queen looked down at her ankle that was wrapped around in a white bandage and then back at the young blond. She smirked at her future daughter-in-law in amazement. The young girl would always say something that would amaze her. She sighed, as she rubbed her ankle from the pain.
"Oh that. I sprained my ankle while I was in the garden." she smirked getting up in a sitting position.
"Oh alright, I was just wondering, I hope you get better though." she stated coolly.
"My child, don't worry about that." Queen Adena smirked with her back resting on the bed head, "So, what seems to be the problem? It looks like there's a lot on your mind, my dear."
Sighing, the pigtailed blond looked at her future mother-in-law, "Queen Adena, I don't understand it." she bit her bottom lip in irritation, "My mother told me that when I get older I would have to marry Darien but I don't want to. I don't see why I would want to marry my best friend."
"Oh my dear Serena." the raven haired woman stated with a smile, as she touched the young girl shoulders, "Don't you like Darien?"
"Yes." she smirked happily, swing her feet from left to right.
"Well then you have nothing to worry about." the raven haired queen smirked at the six year old, "One day you'll understand that you can marry a friend."
"Well I don't get it. The idea of it is just horrible." she frowned, giving her a sour expression, "Why can't Darien and I just be friends forever?"
The queen patted her head a little, while getting up to her feet. She moved to her table and took up a portrait of her son and showed it to the princess. The princess gazed at it with a small smile.
"You guys can be friends forever, it's just that you and my son are destined to be married from the day you were born and one day you'll appreciate it and come to love him as a friend even more."
"Huh?"
"I believe that someone should marry for love and not for destiny, but one day you will come to love Darien so much…" she paused a little seeing the young princess's blue eyes sparkle as she placed the portrait back on the table, "that the thought of marrying him would be pleasant. But don't worry my dear. You're too young to worry about that anyway. I don't know why Serenity told you this so early."
She muttered the last part hoping that the princess didn't hear. Fortunately for her she didn't.
"I guess so." the princess sighed with her head bent low, she then looked at the queen with a smile.
The young blond got up as well and rush to hug the raven haired queen. The queen hugged her back while bending down on her knees, giving her a slight kiss on the cheek. She took the princess's hand and walked out of her chambers limping a little.
"Let's go find the others, shall we?" she smirked.
"Alright!"
END OF FLASHBACK
"Your highness, I was just asking if you would like something. Maybe you would like something to eat or drink?" Selena stated pulling the queen out of her thoughts.
She frowned at Selena only now realizing that there could be a possibility that what her son and husband were saying was true and that this girl looked so much like Serena. She sat up straight still staring the girl intently. She finally saw it after all those months of not believing. She finally noticed that Selena did look like an exact print of Serena, or at least a more mature version.
She shook her head a little trying her best to control herself.
"I'm fine my dear, there isn't anything I want now." she smiled a little taking Selena by surprise, after all the queen had rarely smiled with her and at times she thought the woman still hated her.
"Are you sure? I heard you were sick and since Princess Darien isn't here, I figured I should see if there is anything you would possibly need."
"No there is nothing I need. But you look a little tired." she whispered as if concerned, "You probably need a vacation. But don't worry my child you'll get one soon."
Serena stood by the door widen eyed at the queen. Since when did she care about her well being? Surely she was so sick that she didn't realize what she was saying. Serena nodded a thank you and then exited the queen's chambers.
OLD LIBRARY
Selena walked slowly towards the library. Amy told her where it was located. She groaned. She still was a bit perplexed that the queen was acting ever so nice towards her. And what shocked her more was that the queen called her 'my dear', a word mostly used by friends or acquaintances of family. She walked cautiously up the old rusty stairs that climbed upwards in a spherical format. She almost felt dizzy going around and around, but quickly shook the feeling off. She opened the old door that was hard to push open. Inside she gasped at the sight of books everywhere. There were bookshelves all over the place, stacked with books of all colors and sizes. She had never imagined the king and queen to be such readers but by the looks of the library her speculation was wrong.
The room was pretty clean and big. Despite the few dust that lingered in the corner of the room and walls. She walked into the room as if entering into another world.
"Wow!" she gasped as she made her way to a dusty table that was in the middle of the library.
Sitting down in an old chair she took out the two papers that Amy had given her.
Dear Serena,
Happy Birthday! I'm so sad that I can't come visit you for your birthday so I decided to write to you instead. There isn't much that has changed here in the palace since your last visit. I got a cat and I named him Toady because he moves so slowly. Mom is taking me on a trip to some of the islands up North and I wished you could be here with me. At times the trips can get pretty boring. At least I would have Toady to keep me company this time. I can't wait to see you and Aunt Serenity. I miss you guys so much.
Bye
Mina.
Selena sighed as she placed the paper she had just read on the table. For some reason, she felt as if she had read this short letter before. She didn't know why but it kind of scared her. She took out another letter that she had received and began reading it.
Dear Mina,
I am so sad that you couldn't make it to the palace for my birthday. But Darien came to my party and we had lots of fun. I got a horse from mommy and daddy. I was so happy that I named him Sugar. He is so sweet and friendly, at least to me and my parents. He doesn't like people much. He actually bit Darien once. I was laughing all day. I just wish you were here with me to see my horse. I can't wait to see you soon.
Lots of love
Serena.
Selena frowned. Why did these letters seem so familiar? She wondered if there was more to Princess Serena than she thought. After all, the dreams she had about the young girl made her feel sort of connected to her somehow. But now when she read the letters she felt as if she was actually the person who received and wrote the letters. She let out an exasperated sigh. The thing that bothered her most was that she couldn't remember certain things on her own about this girl but when she found something that was connected to her, it sparked memories. Could she be having visions from a dead princess or was her mind just playing with her?
She got out of the chair and walked over to the dusty old bookshelf that had old books on them. She wondered if any of them had some sort of mystery regarding the young princess. The blond servant couldn't help herself but she needed answers to the questions that were popping up in her head. She touched a navy blue book and as soon as she did, it fell to the floor. She placed it on the table, blowing off the dust off of it. The cover was old as she could tell and there was an old rusty clamp sealing the book up. She struggled to open it with a hair pin that once fastened her hair together. Fortunately, she got it open after minutes of trying. In the left corner of the cover of the book she noticed fancy writing. She read it.
To Darien from your Dad. I hope this book helps you with your transition phase. Happy Birthday.
She grinned as she turned the page seeing the title of the book. The Forgotten Princess.
'Nice name. I like it.' she thought with a smile.
Turning to the first page of the book and she began reading the first paragraph. The writing was old and scruffy but slowly she could make out what was written there. It was a story about a princess being destined to marry a prince from birth. The princess and the prince were best friends and one day their lives changed forever. Slowly she skipped through some of the pages that didn't seem to interest her much. She then gasped as came to a section that seemed to strike a memory. Carefully she read the lines, it said:
The Fantasy ball was held in honor of the young Princess Serena and on this day she would receive her crowing of the Imperial necklace. Much to her surprise and everyone an evil queen showed up threatening to take the crystal that Queen Serenity had away. But before she could, the young prince stepped forward and defeated the evil queen with his mighty sword. All was well in the palace once again as the evil queen was vanquished forever.
Later on that night Princess Serena and Prince Darien went for a walk in the woods with their parents. They passed a beautiful lake and both went to gaze upon its beauty. The young princess smiled at the prince while looking at the river currents. Before she knew it she slipped on the dirt and fell towards the icy river below. Miraculously the brave prince caught a hold of her hand before she fell into the water. He held her tightly but unfortunately she was slipping.
"Hold on Serena!" he yelled praying that he could save her.
"I can't hold on, I'm slipping!" she cried back desperately.
The prince tried to pull her up but sadly she fell into the river. All hope had seemed lost as the princess's body dove into the water below. However, the prince was not about to give up just yet. He didn't want to lose his best friend, so he ran as fast as he could towards the edge of the waterfall. He fastened a rope around his waist and swung from a tree branch as soon as the princess came to the edge scooping her up before she fell over the cliff.
"Thank you Darien." the princess smiled hugging her best friend when they were now out of dangers way.
"It was nothing." he smirked looking down at her.
Things seemed to be…
She stopped reading as she realized something. Something she hadn't remembered for quite a while. Rubbing her head from the pain she felt, she brushed up her slightly messed hair. She couldn't believe that this story was real. It sparked her memory of a nightmare that she couldn't recall before. The nightmare of a little girl falling over a cliff, and from reading this book she could remember the dream. Although the events were different she knew now that it had happened for real and it was not just a dream or illusion as she had thought before.
"I can't believe this! It's like I was there." the young servant thought out loud as she closed the book, feeling her heart rate speed up, "I can't believe that I remember this."
"You remember what?"
The young blond looked up to see where the voice came from. She shivered in her position wondering who could be there since according to her memory she was alone. Her blue eyes searched desperately for the person hoping that she wouldn't get caught.
"Who's there?"
That's it! I'm so sorry for the late update as I said before. I hope this makes up for it. Well in my opinion this chapter was practically boring, not much happening here. But anyway, please read and review and I'll try and update more frequently from now on. Catch ya later!
PhantasyDreamer