Serena and Darien were in the transporter, and Darien could tell that she was beginning to get tired. "Now, milady, there is only one more place I wish to show you."
"Aww, but we just got started!" There was a somewhat whiney twang in her voice, and Serena winced. She was beginning to act adolescent.
"Now, don't argue with me. I'm your guardian for tonight." He smiled at her and kissed her cheek softly. "This next place is extremely beautiful, but it's also one of the coldest places on Earth. Be prepared for the chill, ok?"
Serena nodded a little. "I'll try."
Darien smiled at her in his dashing, playful way and then pressed the coordinates for the next destination.
When the sequence was complete, Serena could hear the wind howling outside. She looked up at Darien skeptically, and Darien wrapped his cape around Serena. "Now, don't give me that look. I know you'll love it. We can't stay for too long, though."
Darien opened the door and they walked out. Serena felt the ground give way underneath her, but only a little. Every breath she exhaled turned into a cloud and the ground was covered in a white blanket, with little diamonds decorating it. Serena looked up at the night sky, and saw the white flakes flowing down, like the feathers of an angel. She began shivering a little, and Darien pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her tighter. Darien leaned down and whispered, "what do you think, milady?"
Serena looked at the scenery a few moments before answering. When she finally did answer, she whispered, "It is so quiet, so pure. I've never seen anything so beautiful, Darien. This place looks like… I don't know… it's magical."
Darien smiled and nodded, he then said, "I think we had better go ahead and leave. I don't want you catching a chill."
Serena nodded, although she was reluctant to leave. She and Darien walked back to the transporter, and Darien began punching in the coordinates to the Moon. "Well, it's back to the Moon we go."
Serena nodded and sighed wistfully. The time was almost here to reveal her true self to him.
Darien furrowed his brow, and tried to punch the numbers in again. He then scratched the back of his head and looked at Serena, smiling a bit sheepishly. "It seems we can't get back tonight, milady."
Serena gasped and her eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
"Well, there's a time when interplanetary transportation is shut down until the next day, and I'm afraid we passed that threshold by at least three hours. It's about one in the morning. We'll just have to wait 'til the transporters reopen to go back."
"Oh…well…there's no way to get back?" Serena bit her bottom lip gently. She would get into so much trouble, and her mother was probably commencing a search party as they spoke right at this moment.
"I'm sorry. There's no way back to the Moon tonight. We'll leave early in the morning, though. I promise. Tonight, we can go to this cottage that I own. It isn't the biggest place, but it is extremely nice."
Serena nodded and feigned a smile. "That sounds wonderful, Darien."
Darien smiled back at her and punched in the coordinates, and they were off to the cottage of which he spoke.
Miranda walked into Queen Serenity's throne room and bowed to her. "Your Majesty," she said.
Queen Serenity started, but quickly regained her composure as she looked over at Miranda. "Have you heard anything, Miri?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I haven't."
Serenity shoulders slumped and she let out a small sigh. Her head drooped, as if she were going to give up "I cannot believe this has happened."
Miranda saw that her queen was about to break down, and she hated seeing her crying. "Your Majesty, you must remain strong. We will find her. Princess Serenity's court has told us that they are sure that she has not been harmed."
"I pray to the goddess that they are correct."
Miranda walked over to the queen and sat down on the steps that ascended to the throne. "Trust us, Serenity. We will find her."
Serenity looked down at Miranda and smiled. "You are right. I trust you all, especially you. You have helped me in so many ways."
Miranda nodded and smiled. "Now, why not go to sleep?"
"I couldn't possibly."
She nodded in understanding. "Very well, but don't keep worrying like this, it isn't good for you."
Queen Serenity nodded a little and looked out the window. Miranda quietly departed so that she could commence her search for the Princess, or at least the plan to get her. The royal court of Queen Serenity knew that Princess Serenity was somewhere on Earth, but they did not know where. The court of the Princess was working on honing in on her location, but that could take awhile, especially if that awful Endymion and Serenity were on the move.
"Aww, but we just got started!" There was a somewhat whiney twang in her voice, and Serena winced. She was beginning to act adolescent.
"Now, don't argue with me. I'm your guardian for tonight." He smiled at her and kissed her cheek softly. "This next place is extremely beautiful, but it's also one of the coldest places on Earth. Be prepared for the chill, ok?"
Serena nodded a little. "I'll try."
Darien smiled at her in his dashing, playful way and then pressed the coordinates for the next destination.
When the sequence was complete, Serena could hear the wind howling outside. She looked up at Darien skeptically, and Darien wrapped his cape around Serena. "Now, don't give me that look. I know you'll love it. We can't stay for too long, though."
Darien opened the door and they walked out. Serena felt the ground give way underneath her, but only a little. Every breath she exhaled turned into a cloud and the ground was covered in a white blanket, with little diamonds decorating it. Serena looked up at the night sky, and saw the white flakes flowing down, like the feathers of an angel. She began shivering a little, and Darien pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her tighter. Darien leaned down and whispered, "what do you think, milady?"
Serena looked at the scenery a few moments before answering. When she finally did answer, she whispered, "It is so quiet, so pure. I've never seen anything so beautiful, Darien. This place looks like… I don't know… it's magical."
Darien smiled and nodded, he then said, "I think we had better go ahead and leave. I don't want you catching a chill."
Serena nodded, although she was reluctant to leave. She and Darien walked back to the transporter, and Darien began punching in the coordinates to the Moon. "Well, it's back to the Moon we go."
Serena nodded and sighed wistfully. The time was almost here to reveal her true self to him.
Darien furrowed his brow, and tried to punch the numbers in again. He then scratched the back of his head and looked at Serena, smiling a bit sheepishly. "It seems we can't get back tonight, milady."
Serena gasped and her eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
"Well, there's a time when interplanetary transportation is shut down until the next day, and I'm afraid we passed that threshold by at least three hours. It's about one in the morning. We'll just have to wait 'til the transporters reopen to go back."
"Oh…well…there's no way to get back?" Serena bit her bottom lip gently. She would get into so much trouble, and her mother was probably commencing a search party as they spoke right at this moment.
"I'm sorry. There's no way back to the Moon tonight. We'll leave early in the morning, though. I promise. Tonight, we can go to this cottage that I own. It isn't the biggest place, but it is extremely nice."
Serena nodded and feigned a smile. "That sounds wonderful, Darien."
Darien smiled back at her and punched in the coordinates, and they were off to the cottage of which he spoke.
Miranda walked into Queen Serenity's throne room and bowed to her. "Your Majesty," she said.
Queen Serenity started, but quickly regained her composure as she looked over at Miranda. "Have you heard anything, Miri?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I haven't."
Serenity shoulders slumped and she let out a small sigh. Her head drooped, as if she were going to give up "I cannot believe this has happened."
Miranda saw that her queen was about to break down, and she hated seeing her crying. "Your Majesty, you must remain strong. We will find her. Princess Serenity's court has told us that they are sure that she has not been harmed."
"I pray to the goddess that they are correct."
Miranda walked over to the queen and sat down on the steps that ascended to the throne. "Trust us, Serenity. We will find her."
Serenity looked down at Miranda and smiled. "You are right. I trust you all, especially you. You have helped me in so many ways."
Miranda nodded and smiled. "Now, why not go to sleep?"
"I couldn't possibly."
She nodded in understanding. "Very well, but don't keep worrying like this, it isn't good for you."
Queen Serenity nodded a little and looked out the window. Miranda quietly departed so that she could commence her search for the Princess, or at least the plan to get her. The royal court of Queen Serenity knew that Princess Serenity was somewhere on Earth, but they did not know where. The court of the Princess was working on honing in on her location, but that could take awhile, especially if that awful Endymion and Serenity were on the move.