Disguised Love
Chapter 2
The night of the ball had arrived. The musicians were tuning their instruments, the cooks were preparing the food, and the Princesses were getting dressed:
"Oh, Mina, that dress is absolutely gorgeous!" exclaimed Rei.
"Yes, Mina it really is, did you get the fabric from Mr. Deluca's shop?" asked Ami. While Mina, Rei and Ami were discussing the type of fabric used in the gown, Serena gazed out the window and sighed. "I wonder if he's changed any?" she thought to herself, "And if he has, I wonder what he looks like." Lost deep in thought she didn't notice Lita coming up behind her.
"Princess? Princess...SERENA!!!" she shouted.
Serena almost fell over backwards. "What!?" she said sounding annoyed.
"Sorry, but you looked like you weren't going to come out of your dream world." Lita replied.
"No, I'm sorry Lita," Serena started, "I just can't get over the way I feel about Darien."
She let out a long breath hoping that what was to come next wasn't of bad nature. Lita smiled at her, and motioned for the other three girls to come over to talk.
"It's about time you said something Serena, I thought you would never let us in on your feelings." said Mina.
"Yea," continued Lita, "You should have known it wouldn't take long for us to figure it out on our own."
"You mean you all knew how I felt?" Serena looked shocked when they all nodded. "How?"
"Well, let's just say I don't exactly use the sacred fire for just spiritual things." replied Rei blushing.
"And to answer that questioning look on your face...no I don't mind at all."
Rei and Darien had courted a while ago but that was over now; she had Prince Chad as her beloved.
"And besides," she thought, "Serena and Darien deserve one another."
The 5 friends shared a group hug just as a knock sounded on the door.
"Let's go ladies, The Earth Royals should be here soon." said Luna.
"Luna are you going to assume your human form tonight?" asked Serena.
Luna had two body forms. I know that sounds weird, but she, along with Artemis are Lunarian cats. Meaning that they can change from a cat to a human in mere minutes. Don't ask me how they do it. Another trick of magic. Luna thought for a moment, then said, "Yes Serena, I was seriously thinking about it, I would love to dance around the ballroom with the many available men;" she frowned, "You have no idea how hard it is to get noticed as a cat." The 5 Princesses laughed as they walked down the corridor towards the ballroom. Then the trumpets sounded. Serena took her place next to her mother whom was seated on her throne.
Queen Serenity smiled as the King, Queen and Prince of Earth entered the room. Standing and reaching out she hugged Queen Gaia, welcoming her to the palace once more. Serena stood back to await her turn to greet the family. She secretly stole glances at Darien who suddenly turned and smiled at her.
"We of the Moon Kingdom are pleased to have you here tonight Your Majesties," started Serenity; bringing Serena forward she said, "May I present my daughter Serena? She has been awaiting your arrival as anxiously as the rest of us." Serena blushed when her mother winked at her. "Thank you for coming Your Majesties. We are pleased to have you in our home once again." She said curtsying the way she was taught growing up. King Titan nodded his head, almost like an approval, whereas Queen Gaia, who grabbed her in a tight hug.
Serena then walked to Darien who bowed then took her hand and kissed it. The formal greeting of a Prince to a Princess. Although I sometimes wondered what she was thinking when he did that. The thought almost made me want to be young again.
Motioning for them to sit Queen Serenity then addressed the crowd who had gathered in the giant ballroom. Keeping an eye on me the whole time, she said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Lords and Ladies, thank you for coming to our very special gala ball." Gesturing towards the Earth Royals she continued, "We are here tonight to honor the Silver Millennium, and it's newest members to the peace, King Titan, Queen Gaia and their son Prince Endymion." The crowd broke into wild applause and whistles. Sitting again she motioned for the music to start; the ball had begun.
Chapter 2
The night of the ball had arrived. The musicians were tuning their instruments, the cooks were preparing the food, and the Princesses were getting dressed:
"Oh, Mina, that dress is absolutely gorgeous!" exclaimed Rei.
"Yes, Mina it really is, did you get the fabric from Mr. Deluca's shop?" asked Ami. While Mina, Rei and Ami were discussing the type of fabric used in the gown, Serena gazed out the window and sighed. "I wonder if he's changed any?" she thought to herself, "And if he has, I wonder what he looks like." Lost deep in thought she didn't notice Lita coming up behind her.
"Princess? Princess...SERENA!!!" she shouted.
Serena almost fell over backwards. "What!?" she said sounding annoyed.
"Sorry, but you looked like you weren't going to come out of your dream world." Lita replied.
"No, I'm sorry Lita," Serena started, "I just can't get over the way I feel about Darien."
She let out a long breath hoping that what was to come next wasn't of bad nature. Lita smiled at her, and motioned for the other three girls to come over to talk.
"It's about time you said something Serena, I thought you would never let us in on your feelings." said Mina.
"Yea," continued Lita, "You should have known it wouldn't take long for us to figure it out on our own."
"You mean you all knew how I felt?" Serena looked shocked when they all nodded. "How?"
"Well, let's just say I don't exactly use the sacred fire for just spiritual things." replied Rei blushing.
"And to answer that questioning look on your face...no I don't mind at all."
Rei and Darien had courted a while ago but that was over now; she had Prince Chad as her beloved.
"And besides," she thought, "Serena and Darien deserve one another."
The 5 friends shared a group hug just as a knock sounded on the door.
"Let's go ladies, The Earth Royals should be here soon." said Luna.
"Luna are you going to assume your human form tonight?" asked Serena.
Luna had two body forms. I know that sounds weird, but she, along with Artemis are Lunarian cats. Meaning that they can change from a cat to a human in mere minutes. Don't ask me how they do it. Another trick of magic. Luna thought for a moment, then said, "Yes Serena, I was seriously thinking about it, I would love to dance around the ballroom with the many available men;" she frowned, "You have no idea how hard it is to get noticed as a cat." The 5 Princesses laughed as they walked down the corridor towards the ballroom. Then the trumpets sounded. Serena took her place next to her mother whom was seated on her throne.
Queen Serenity smiled as the King, Queen and Prince of Earth entered the room. Standing and reaching out she hugged Queen Gaia, welcoming her to the palace once more. Serena stood back to await her turn to greet the family. She secretly stole glances at Darien who suddenly turned and smiled at her.
"We of the Moon Kingdom are pleased to have you here tonight Your Majesties," started Serenity; bringing Serena forward she said, "May I present my daughter Serena? She has been awaiting your arrival as anxiously as the rest of us." Serena blushed when her mother winked at her. "Thank you for coming Your Majesties. We are pleased to have you in our home once again." She said curtsying the way she was taught growing up. King Titan nodded his head, almost like an approval, whereas Queen Gaia, who grabbed her in a tight hug.
Serena then walked to Darien who bowed then took her hand and kissed it. The formal greeting of a Prince to a Princess. Although I sometimes wondered what she was thinking when he did that. The thought almost made me want to be young again.
Motioning for them to sit Queen Serenity then addressed the crowd who had gathered in the giant ballroom. Keeping an eye on me the whole time, she said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Lords and Ladies, thank you for coming to our very special gala ball." Gesturing towards the Earth Royals she continued, "We are here tonight to honor the Silver Millennium, and it's newest members to the peace, King Titan, Queen Gaia and their son Prince Endymion." The crowd broke into wild applause and whistles. Sitting again she motioned for the music to start; the ball had begun.