Here's the next chapter!!! :) See got it out before several weeks! I'm on a roll!!!!
Disclaimer found in prologue
Chapter 4 A dream?
'I'll just leave the drinks on the table, tray and all. Yeah
that's it. won't even look at them,' Serena thought to herself. He
was staring at her, and it was making her weak in the knees, twice
she almost tripped. 'Why is he having this effect on me?' she
thought.
"Why, I see Mina sends her love, how thoughtful," Wufei
sarcastically remarked.
"Wufei, I'd like you to meet my newest employee, Miss Johnson,"
Heero nodded towards her.
Serena looked towards the dark haired vampire and gave him her
most dazzling smile. 'I'll just show his friend all my attention.
That should get the point across,' she thought to herself.
"Why hello miss. Work here long?"
"Only a few nights sir. Will you be needing anything else?"
He looked her over and smiled.
'Don't you even think about it Wufei. I'll kill you,' Heero
thought.
'Oh keep your shorts on. I wasn't going to do a thing. But
since you won't claim her...' Wufei responded, after tapping into
Heero's thoughts.
The low growl sounding from the other side of the table
startled Serena. She gasped and quickly picked up her tray to leave.
Heero reached out to grab her wrist, only to jump from his chair to
catch the women who had passed out, before she hit the floor.
"What the hell happened? She can't be so weak as to pass out at
the simple sound of a growl could she?"
"No. She's having a flashback. It happened the last time too."
"Last night?" Wufei asked with a quizzical look on his face.
"So it happens often then?"
"No, not last night. In her last life time," Heero responded in
monotone.
He hefted her into his arms and headed toward the door that
would lead to his lair.
"Mina," he called over his shoulder, "Watch the place for a
while will you?"
"But I have to join Duo for a late night snack," she pouted.
"Just do it woman! Damn! You can never do what you're told can
you?"
"Never where you're concerned Wufei. At least let me find him
and let him know what's up before you go down Heero."
"I could watch the bar," Molly piped up, "It's really no
bother. Just tell me Serena's going to be alright."
"Yes Molly, she'll be fine. Mina go, but don't be long. I have
no plans to leave her side," he glanced down at the women in his arms
before moving down the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~ Serena's Flashback ~*~*~*~*~
She was standing in a courtyard of sorts, watching people run
from here to there. She couldn't help but notice the wear and tear in
their clothes, looking much like rags. She glanced down and noticed
her own garbs were unlike their own.
She was wearing a very heavy velvet gown in a dark blue, with
sleeves to her knuckles and a low collar, showing much of her bosom.
She quickly covered herself with her hands and glanced around in
fear. 'My God. Where am I? I should be in the bar with Mina, not
here.' She was so distracted she didn't notice a man approach her on
a horse.
"Lady Rena?" he asked. "Countess?" he asked again when he got
no response.
Getting off his horse, he came up behind her, drew his fingers
to his lips and whistled sharply. "Ho! Rena!" he shouted in her ear.
Serena, startled, turned to reprimand whoever had yelled in her
ear, but not being used to the dress and it's many layers underneath,
she tripped and collided with the man, knocking them both to the
ground.
"Lady Rena, please forgive me. I meant not to harm thee."
Serena looked to the man, confusion drawn across her face.
"Who?" she began to question.
"Quickly malady, your husband beckons thee. Make haste. Tis a
foal mood he's in."
She nodded slowly, taking the mans hand to help her up and
leaving all memories of being Serena Johnson behind her.
"What, prey tell, had him in yet another fit Nephrite?"
"More of our men have vanished."
"Come now Nephi, vanished? Mayhap they went to the village for
the night. Much like you?" she questioned teasingly and nudged him in
the ribs.
"Nay, we've searched everywhere. Tis puzzling. Where would one
go without one's belongings?"
"I do hope no harm came to them," she said as the approached
the steps leading to a beautiful castle.
"A murderer would not boade well in Castle Moon. Tis too caring
a place." he said.
"Go and retire your mount, I shall see about this."
Serena found her husband at the head table in the great hall.
He was waiting for her, so she quickened her pace.
"My lord, what's happened?" she asked.
"My men have disappeared Rena. Taken off during the night. We
have no trace of them. I don't know what to do, we've searched
everywhere."
A guard interrupted just then, "My lord," he questioned. Darien
nodded in acknowledgement. "Tis almost nightfall, my lord. Shall we
set watch?"
"No, I want all the men to sleep here in the hall tonight and
I'll keep watch. No one leaves."
"Darien," Serena said reaching for his arm, "are you sure
that's wise?"
"Rena, go upstairs, this no longer concerns you," he commanded.
"Of coarse it does," she argued, "Tis my home too."
"Leave me!"
Rena shook her head and ran from the room. How could her father
have ever chosen this man for her husband she'd never know. She stood
on the balcony in her room and watched the proceedings below. If only
he's listen to her. She knew someone else who could guard them all,
just as he'd been guarding her all her life. She sighed as the sun
set.
"Rena."
"Have you been taking our men?" she asked the man behind her
without turning around, knowing she was safe.
"Not I princess. I have been hunting the one who has though.
And guarding the castle from those that have turned. I want non to
harm thee." He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her
tiny form. She leaned back, relaxing in his arms.
"What goes on here!"? Darien demanded, having walked in her
room to this scene.
"Darien, tis not what you think."
"Be quite wench," he drew his sword, "Show your face and die
for touching what's mine."
Heero turned and smirked. Darien charged forward, set on
killing the man.
"No!!!" Rena screamed and jumped out in front of Heero, taking
the blade for him.
"No!!! Serena screamed and thrashed on the bed. Heero wiped her
forehead with a damp cloth that Mina had given him.
"Is she alright?" Duo asked.
"No you moron. She's feeling all that pain again." Wufei said.
Serena slowly opened her eyes and looked down at her stomach.
Seeing no blood she realized she was just dreaming again. She turned
to get off the bed, when she realized that it wasn't her own and she
wasn't in her room. "Where?"
"Don't worry, your safe." Heero said.
"You! You were in my dream. Only it was so real and you
couldn't have been there."
"But I was. I remember that day. I cried when you died in my
arms again. Then I killed that stupid husband of yours." he grinned.
"I...I don't understand."
"Leave us. We have a lot to talk about," he directed the
comment at the others in the room, who vanished.
"Wha?"
"Let me start at the beginning."
*A.N.* Yeah!!!! I got two out in one night! I rock! I need sleep!!! ZZZzzzzz x.x
*Hugs and Angel Kisses*
Disclaimer found in prologue
Chapter 4 A dream?
'I'll just leave the drinks on the table, tray and all. Yeah
that's it. won't even look at them,' Serena thought to herself. He
was staring at her, and it was making her weak in the knees, twice
she almost tripped. 'Why is he having this effect on me?' she
thought.
"Why, I see Mina sends her love, how thoughtful," Wufei
sarcastically remarked.
"Wufei, I'd like you to meet my newest employee, Miss Johnson,"
Heero nodded towards her.
Serena looked towards the dark haired vampire and gave him her
most dazzling smile. 'I'll just show his friend all my attention.
That should get the point across,' she thought to herself.
"Why hello miss. Work here long?"
"Only a few nights sir. Will you be needing anything else?"
He looked her over and smiled.
'Don't you even think about it Wufei. I'll kill you,' Heero
thought.
'Oh keep your shorts on. I wasn't going to do a thing. But
since you won't claim her...' Wufei responded, after tapping into
Heero's thoughts.
The low growl sounding from the other side of the table
startled Serena. She gasped and quickly picked up her tray to leave.
Heero reached out to grab her wrist, only to jump from his chair to
catch the women who had passed out, before she hit the floor.
"What the hell happened? She can't be so weak as to pass out at
the simple sound of a growl could she?"
"No. She's having a flashback. It happened the last time too."
"Last night?" Wufei asked with a quizzical look on his face.
"So it happens often then?"
"No, not last night. In her last life time," Heero responded in
monotone.
He hefted her into his arms and headed toward the door that
would lead to his lair.
"Mina," he called over his shoulder, "Watch the place for a
while will you?"
"But I have to join Duo for a late night snack," she pouted.
"Just do it woman! Damn! You can never do what you're told can
you?"
"Never where you're concerned Wufei. At least let me find him
and let him know what's up before you go down Heero."
"I could watch the bar," Molly piped up, "It's really no
bother. Just tell me Serena's going to be alright."
"Yes Molly, she'll be fine. Mina go, but don't be long. I have
no plans to leave her side," he glanced down at the women in his arms
before moving down the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~ Serena's Flashback ~*~*~*~*~
She was standing in a courtyard of sorts, watching people run
from here to there. She couldn't help but notice the wear and tear in
their clothes, looking much like rags. She glanced down and noticed
her own garbs were unlike their own.
She was wearing a very heavy velvet gown in a dark blue, with
sleeves to her knuckles and a low collar, showing much of her bosom.
She quickly covered herself with her hands and glanced around in
fear. 'My God. Where am I? I should be in the bar with Mina, not
here.' She was so distracted she didn't notice a man approach her on
a horse.
"Lady Rena?" he asked. "Countess?" he asked again when he got
no response.
Getting off his horse, he came up behind her, drew his fingers
to his lips and whistled sharply. "Ho! Rena!" he shouted in her ear.
Serena, startled, turned to reprimand whoever had yelled in her
ear, but not being used to the dress and it's many layers underneath,
she tripped and collided with the man, knocking them both to the
ground.
"Lady Rena, please forgive me. I meant not to harm thee."
Serena looked to the man, confusion drawn across her face.
"Who?" she began to question.
"Quickly malady, your husband beckons thee. Make haste. Tis a
foal mood he's in."
She nodded slowly, taking the mans hand to help her up and
leaving all memories of being Serena Johnson behind her.
"What, prey tell, had him in yet another fit Nephrite?"
"More of our men have vanished."
"Come now Nephi, vanished? Mayhap they went to the village for
the night. Much like you?" she questioned teasingly and nudged him in
the ribs.
"Nay, we've searched everywhere. Tis puzzling. Where would one
go without one's belongings?"
"I do hope no harm came to them," she said as the approached
the steps leading to a beautiful castle.
"A murderer would not boade well in Castle Moon. Tis too caring
a place." he said.
"Go and retire your mount, I shall see about this."
Serena found her husband at the head table in the great hall.
He was waiting for her, so she quickened her pace.
"My lord, what's happened?" she asked.
"My men have disappeared Rena. Taken off during the night. We
have no trace of them. I don't know what to do, we've searched
everywhere."
A guard interrupted just then, "My lord," he questioned. Darien
nodded in acknowledgement. "Tis almost nightfall, my lord. Shall we
set watch?"
"No, I want all the men to sleep here in the hall tonight and
I'll keep watch. No one leaves."
"Darien," Serena said reaching for his arm, "are you sure
that's wise?"
"Rena, go upstairs, this no longer concerns you," he commanded.
"Of coarse it does," she argued, "Tis my home too."
"Leave me!"
Rena shook her head and ran from the room. How could her father
have ever chosen this man for her husband she'd never know. She stood
on the balcony in her room and watched the proceedings below. If only
he's listen to her. She knew someone else who could guard them all,
just as he'd been guarding her all her life. She sighed as the sun
set.
"Rena."
"Have you been taking our men?" she asked the man behind her
without turning around, knowing she was safe.
"Not I princess. I have been hunting the one who has though.
And guarding the castle from those that have turned. I want non to
harm thee." He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her
tiny form. She leaned back, relaxing in his arms.
"What goes on here!"? Darien demanded, having walked in her
room to this scene.
"Darien, tis not what you think."
"Be quite wench," he drew his sword, "Show your face and die
for touching what's mine."
Heero turned and smirked. Darien charged forward, set on
killing the man.
"No!!!" Rena screamed and jumped out in front of Heero, taking
the blade for him.
"No!!! Serena screamed and thrashed on the bed. Heero wiped her
forehead with a damp cloth that Mina had given him.
"Is she alright?" Duo asked.
"No you moron. She's feeling all that pain again." Wufei said.
Serena slowly opened her eyes and looked down at her stomach.
Seeing no blood she realized she was just dreaming again. She turned
to get off the bed, when she realized that it wasn't her own and she
wasn't in her room. "Where?"
"Don't worry, your safe." Heero said.
"You! You were in my dream. Only it was so real and you
couldn't have been there."
"But I was. I remember that day. I cried when you died in my
arms again. Then I killed that stupid husband of yours." he grinned.
"I...I don't understand."
"Leave us. We have a lot to talk about," he directed the
comment at the others in the room, who vanished.
"Wha?"
"Let me start at the beginning."
*A.N.* Yeah!!!! I got two out in one night! I rock! I need sleep!!! ZZZzzzzz x.x
*Hugs and Angel Kisses*