Obsession
By
September Slater
As
he strode through the silver halls of the Black Moon Palace, Diamond carefully
balanced his wineglass in his hand, with his pinky and ring finger on one side,
and the pointer and middle finger on the other. And though it seemed like an elegant task, it was no trouble for
him, for he had done it for countless years. Plus, Diamond was anything but
elegant. His outer looks were quite
deceiving.
"Diamond,
there you are, darling! Oh, I mean, good day, Prince." Emerald came running
up to him, then realized she was out of line and stood straight, her head bent
forward in a sign a acknowledgment of his authority.
"Good
day, Emerald." was all the light-footed man had to say.
Emerald
smiled and her heart leapt with joy. It
wasn't often that the ignorant prince took any heed to her whatsoever. So she
smiled and took off, happy of her accomplishment of the day.
Diamond
rolled his eyes and kept walking. To
him, she was a nuisance and he couldn't wait for her to fail a mission, which
would give him a reason to execute her. He constant emotions were, to him, a
waste of valuable energy.
Diamond
saw his brother, Sapphire, heading towards him. Diamond groaned. This always meant some bad news.
"State
your business." Diamond replied bluntly.
"Is
this any way to speak to your brother?" Sapphire asked scornfully.
"Is
this any way to speak to your prince? Now, I repeat, state your business."
He was not amused by his brother's come-back. He was always trying to leave the
prince speechless, but the silver-haired man was as quick in wit as he was to
drink wine.
Sapphire
sighed.
"Wiseman
again. He seems to have found some new
way to take over Crystal Tokyo and wants to meet with us both in twenty minutes
downstairs." His blue eyes lost their sparkle as he began to speak of the
wiseman. He had always loathed his help, but since he was not prince, he had no
power to do anything about it. And
Diamond liked having the old kook around.
"Very
well, I shall meet you there in time. Go now." Diamond gestured his
brother to leave. Then he waltzed to
his room. Making sure nobody was looking, he shut the door and reached behind
one of his curtains. There, in the darkness, was a button. He pressed it.
Suddenly,
as if out of nowhere, an image of great beauty and color was holographed onto
the wall. It was a giant picture of Neo
Queen Serenity, the Queen of Crystal Tokyo and the owner of the Ginzouishou, or
Imperial Silver Crystal. None of that, however, mattered to the prince. He sat
down upon his bed, for he could not stand.
He always became weak at the sight of he, and yet, it gave him such a
power not even she could possess.
"Ah,
lovely Queen, how I long for the moment when I can meet you, look deeply into
those beautiful blue eyes and not the empty holograph of which I loathe, kiss
those soft, pale lips, feel your soft skin against mine and-" the prince
trembled with pleasure. "Oh, I wait for the day. And though it seems
impossible, it will happen. I will make
it happen. Because I always get everything that I want. Everything." And
with that he held his wine glass high in the air, then gulped it all down as if
there was no tomorrow.
.
Reaching up, Diamond
ran his hand along the slender lines of Neo Queen Serenity's image on the
wall. Across her hair, onto her
collarbone and was about to feel to lower areas.
Suddenly, he heard
the knob of his door beginning to move.
Startled, he jerked
his hand back from the holograph and reached behind a column in his
bedroom. Pressing a button, the holograph
snapped off.
Slowly, the door
opened and Sapphire shyly walked in.
"Diamond, you were
supposed to meet Wiseman and me downstairs twenty minutes ago to talk about our
plans for Crystal Tokyo. Why didn't you-" the prince's brother stopped mid
sentence. Glancing to the area where
Diamond stood, he remembered about the holograph. Looking to his brother, he
sighed.
"Diamond, you're the
ruler of Nemesis. You've got so much on
your hands, especially now since the mission to take Crystal Tokyo
captive. Maybe, if you had paid to
attention to any of the meetings we've had so far, you would know that to get
the Ginzuishou and Crystal Tokyo, we have to get past the queen. With careful planning, you could figure out
how you're going to follow out your mission, and maybe do something about that
aching desire of yours, huh?" Sapphire had walked over to Diamond, and lifted
his chin with his hand.
Diamond sighed and
glanced at the ground, taking on the look of a child who knew he did something
wrong. He nodded.
"Alright, now, let's
go downstairs. Wiseman's waiting"
Sapphire's smiled dropped again at the name. He was quite manipulative with
Diamond and made him do many things, saying that they would help him rule. The
old man had made Diamond begin the futile mission of capturing Crystal Tokyo,
even though it really had nothing to do with anything.
The
old man's bitter he thought and him and Diamond tapped
quickly downstairs.
The man in the cloak
sat in impatience in the middle of the room.
"Finally, now we can begin." He said,
irritated.
The two men sat down
to listen to Wiseman.
"Our plan," he
paused to put drama into the statement and glance scornfully at Diamond. "is to take over Crystal Tokyo, as you
know. But since it is coming upon the
time that we must take action, here is my upcoming strategy. If before…" the
man spoke easily, but loudly, obviously in a leader's tone.
Diamond looked away
and smiled.
The Queen. Neo Queen Serenity. Would he actually get to see her? Would this
be it? This would take a lot more
planning than the wiseman could plan. How…
Suddenly, an idea
snapped into Diamond's head.
If the Prince took
away someone precious to the Queen, say, oh, I don't know, her daughter, then
the Queen would be so busy looking for her, she would be caught totally off
guard when Diamond appeared. Or maybe, he could hold it ransom… for her! Such a tactful lure!
Why
didn't I think of this before? This is such a vital part of the plan! Sapphire was right! I do need to start paying attention to the
plans! It took such a short time to figure this out, too!
All he would have to
do was take hold of the Queen's daughter for a little while, though he was not
fond of children, it would be worth it.
Oh, it would be so worth it! And, of course, he would have to find
a way to get her into his room…
"And once the Queen
comes to protect her crystal, we attack!" wiseman finished, beaming.
Diamond snapped out
of his daydream.
"NO!!!" he shrieked
before he could do anything else, then covered his mouth in shock.
Wiseman turned his
head and looked and Diamond contemptuously.
"And you, my Prince,
have something better in mind?" he asked, almost smiling.
"Yes, old man, I
think I do." The prince shot back.
"And what, pray tell, is that? Need I remind you
that you are the one who has not attended any of these meetings, even though
they are to show, I mean, help you know what to do." Diamond missed the
slip-of-the-tongue, but Sapphire caught it. The blue-haired man glared at the
figure in the black cloak.
"It's not a
difficult task, I can assure you I'll
get it done."
"As Prince of
Nemesis, you better. We have a limited amount of time, you know."
"I'll finish the
mission, old man, and it will take less than your limit- I'll have the entire
task done in two weeks. I give you my word."
Diamond boasted.
"And if this is not
done by your appointed time…?" Wiseman asked, inquisitively.
"Then… I will hand
over my royal title to you." Diamond said easily.
"You're sure that
you are willing to do this?" Wiseman scoffed.
"You dare to doubt me?"
Diamond laughed. "Old man, you are as stupid as you are aged. I know what I am
doing." He laughed again and walked away.
Sapphire, with a
panicked look on his face ran up to Diamond.
"Diamond, how the
hell do you think you're going to do this?!?" he asked quietly but stern.
The prince turned
around with a raged gaze.
"How dare you swear
in my presence!" he slapped Sapphire across his face.
The dark man held
his cheek in pain.
"And furthermore,
how dare you insult my wits!!! Don't you know that I will succeed?!?" he
slapped his brother again, this time much harder.
"You're so naïve- I
can't believe you're my brother!!!" Diamond stormed away.
"Neither can I."
Sapphire whispered and flinched.
Diamond walked away,
furious.
The
nerve of him! I can't believe him, that, that arrogant ingrate!
Diamond fumed to himself.
Easily shaking the
rage, he dipped down for a moment into his private wine cellar, grabbing a
bottle of Strawberry Zinfandel and a cork-popper. Smelling it lightly, he
smiled and waltzed out of the large room.
Locking the door, he
turned around. Letting out a startled
breath, he was surprised to find Emerald walking to her room. She looked at him, grinned, and turned back
to her door, fiddling with the lock.
Glancing at her, up
and down, and thinking of her feelings for him, a thought popped into his mind.
Since he had a lot to do in a month, maybe… Thinking for a second, Diamond bit
his lip. It should work. He smiled, and
popped the cork.
"Hello, Emerald." He
called to her lasciviously.
Startled, she looked
at him and brushed the hair out of her face.
"Um, h-hello, my
Prince." Emerald giggled her obnoxious giggle and Diamond was tempted to bring
his hand to his ear. Instead, he smiled sensually. He looked away, then to her, making a gesture with his hand for
her to come with him.
The woman blushed
and looked around. She was the only one
in view.
"Emerald." Diamond
whispered her name.
"Um, y-yes, my prince?" she asked
nervously. Had he had too much wine…?
"Come here, Emerald." Diamond was an exceptional
actor and aced in faking emotions, and even though he was strongly against her
feelings for him, what he was doing would help him get the job done.
Emerald walked slowly over to him, surprised,
trying to look sexy, though her surprise was evident. She tripped once, but
regained from it quickly and contained her embarrassment.
"Yes, my Prince?"
the woman grinned.
"I just wanted to
tell you," Diamond began as he suddenly took two wineglasses out of nowhere and
started to pour the Zinfandel slowly, almost sensually, into one of the
glasses,
"-how incredible you
look tonight. I don't know why I didn't
notice it earlier."
"Thank you, my
prince. Thank you so much!" Emerald
beamed.
"And I was wondering if you would like to
share a glass of wine with me. In my room." Glancing into her eyes, Diamond
smiled a realistic smile, and looked back to the wine.
Emerald was
momentarily speechless, blushing intensely.
"I would love to, my
Prince." She nodded.
"Diamond." He
blurted.
"Excuse me?" Emerald
asked him sweetly.
"Call me Diamond."
Diamond spoke through clenched teeth, even though they were wrenched into a
smile. It took a lot of his effort just
to utter nice comments- he despised her so.
But, it would be something he had to deal with for awhile…
Diamond opened the
door gentleman-like and ushered her in with a swift stroke of her backside.
Emerald giggled, sounding like a teenager again. Diamond flinched.
The prince sat on
his bed with the wine, then motioned for her to come over.
"Sit down, Emerald."
He offered.
"Um, yes my prince."
Emerald sat down as she was told.
"I told you, dear
Emerald, call me Diamond." The prince smiled and brushed his hand briefly
against hers.
"Okay… Diamond."
Emerald grinned and almost giggled at his name.
Diamond handed her a
glass and took his in his hand.
Clinking it against hers, he sipped from the glass and slid closer to
her body.
"So, Diamond, um,
what are you going to do about the 'Crystal Tokyo' situation? Uh, not to be
inquisitive or anything." Emerald asked politely, as to not overstep her
boundaries. Diamond found it amusing, even though he didn't favor her question.
"It's all worked
out, but I'm planning to make a fool out of Wiseman. That man has overstepped his
boundaries." The prince smiled and moved a little closer to Emerald's body,
their sides touching.
"Um, uh, w-what is
that p-plan, Diamond? I-s it okay to a-ask?" Emerald stuttered. She bit her lip
slightly, but it was not the topic of discussion that made her stutter.
"I'm going to keep
it a secret and take all of you by surprise." The prince smiled in true
satisfaction, though she didn't have the slightest clue why.
Suddenly, he
realized that she was trembling.
What's
this rat's problem? He sighed to himself, slightly
irritated. Instead of outwardly setting off these signals, he decided to fake
sympathy.
"Emerald, dear,
what's the matter? Are you alright?" he questioned, pressing her to his body
comfortingly, seemingly concerned.
"I don't get it…
I've waited forever for the moment… the moment when you would hold me to your
body… but now that it's actually happening, I don't know what to do… I'm
nervous…" her body shook harder, almost in pulses.
Lifting her chin
with his fingers, he looked into her eyes with false compassion.
"Don't be
afraid. It's alright." He smiled, then
greeted her lips with his.
Rubbing her back with his hand, and yet
pressing her to him while they kissed, her tremors subsided and she began to
kiss him back amorously. Diamond's hand
ran against her face, a move of a lover. They slid softly to his bed and kissed
with even more vigor. As the prince's hand move around, Emerald's dress fell
slowly, then quicker. Kisses became
more sensual, then moved off of the lips. Diamond's tongue trailed down her
neck, he collarbone, then to her breasts. As he teased her, she became more
eager to meet his body.
When they finally joined each other's bodies,
it was surprisingly wonderful. Diamond
didn't have to try as hard as he thought he was going to have to. He was much surprised by her passion. He wasn't aware that one person could hold
so much feeling, so much ardor. Suddenly, the picture of Neo Queen Serenity
popped into his head. As Diamond
thought of her, notion came to mind that someday, he would be making love to
her. Diamond was aroused by the thought, quivering in desire. This titillated
him and he expressed what he felt to Emerald; she was there and was fairly
experienced at making love. This made her aflame, the fact that he was the one below, inside, all around
her, so she put all of her soul and flame into him. The more energy she showed his body, the more exquisite he
envisioned Serenity and more aroused he became. They kept exchanging physical
emotions like that until neither of them could move. Just before he fell
asleep, her flopped his arm around Emerald's body, too tired to be disgusted by
the fact that it was Emerald.
