Chapter 2- The Unexpected Prince
Serenity stared at his hand with a puzzled expression. She didn't move an inch.
"She's stubborn," he thought, "Well, considering the circumstances, I don't blame her."
"So why bring you up here If I'm not going to do anything, right?" he asked the question for her, "Well I can't stand the way Bruno treats women. Since I caught him in the act this time, I told him to bring you up to me so you could get away. You can sleep on the couch over there if you like," he motioned to a red sofa with silver and gold embrioderment.
Serenity stood up, feeling a little bit safer, but she still refused to move anywhere or say anything. She watched the young man's every move, confused thoughts streaming through her head. "Why is he acting like this all of a sudden? He's an Earthling! This is not what I expected from him."
He tried to look as friendly as possible, going back to his normal business and sitting down at a desk with a bunch of paperwork. He occasionally glanced over to see if she had moved at all. "The more I look at her, the more familiar she seems. I wonder if I've seen her somewhere before?"
A few more quiet moments passed before he made an attempt at small talk, "Be glad I did bring you here, or Bruno would have had his way with you."
Serenity gave him a smirk in response. He smiled at the look. "Well, he would have tried."
Serenity smiled and supressed a giggle. It seemed safe to assume that he really had brought her up here for the reasons he had said, but she still wasn't about to trust him fully.
"So what do you think about the Earth-Moon war?" he asked, trying again to get her to talk.
Still no response.
He was getting a little frustrated, for some reason he really wanted her to talk to him. It just seemed like she would make for good conversation. He continued on, "The whole thing used to be just a little family rivalry, but it grew into a war, and now there has been more battles then previous years combined."
Serenity tilted her head. She knew his tone of voice all too well, it came from someone who was speaking of something no one else would listen to. He left the desk and flopped down on the bed with a look of frustration and desperation as he added his personal opinion. "Really I think the whole thing makes absolutely no sense. I've talked to my parents, and they don't even know why we're fighting anymore!"
Serenity realized that strangely enough, they had a lot in common. She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully at him and broke her silence, "You're not like I thought you'd be."
"Oh so you CAN talk," he grinned.
Serenity smiled in response. He looked at her as if expecting something, but she just blinked.
"Plan on telling me your name?" He raised an eyebrow.
Serenity thought about it for a few seconds then figured it couldn't hurt. "Pri-, er, Serenity," She had almost slipped out of habit. She was obviously used to adding the title to her name.
"I'm Endymion, Prince of Earth," He introduced himself as well.
Serenity's eyes widened. "Prince of- Wow! No wonder that guard obeyed him so quickly. This is too weird; I thought he'd be the worst of all, but of all the people I've met, he's the only decent one!" she thought.
"The way I see it," Endymion continued his thoughts on the war, wanting to vent them out to someone who actually listened for a change, "We could gain so much more by being allies. I mean the Moon Kingdom has the Imperium Silver Crystal, more technology, and a powerful alliance with the other planets."
"And Earth has space, natural resources, and a beautiful landscape to offer the moon," Serenity sat down next to him gracefully. She looked at him, her original opinion of him quickly beginning to change as she caught his glance.
Blue met blue for the first time without anger; searching each other's spirits. Endymion found himself lost in those sparkling blue pools, "Those eyes.. scared, yet confident; worried, yet determined; so kind and just plain... beautiful. Wait a minute.. She's only a prisoner. What are you thinking?" He realized where his mind was headed and quickly stood up. Suddenly, his hand went to his shoulder in pain and he groaned.
"What is wrong? Are you hurt?" Serenity asked, not even minding that he had been boring into her soul. In fact, she almost missed their locked gazes, though she didn't realize it.
Endymion smiled, "Nah, I'm alright, just a little tense from training."
"Oh... well maybe I could help," she offered, motioning for him to sit down in front of her.
Endymion blinked in surprise. "Wow, once you break through her shell she sure is trusting. I probably shouldn't do this, but my shoulder really hurts, and she did offer.." Back facing, he knelt down in front of her and she rubbed his shoulders gently.
He sighed softly, the tension melting away. Before she even began meassaging just her touch had lifted most of the pain. Her aura seemed very comforting.
"Serenity! What the hell are you doing?" her mind screamed at her, "He's an Earthling- and what's more PRINCE of Earth, the place you're at WAR with!" "But he is so different," another voice argued, "He's not rude or vulgar at all, in fact he seems very friendly and caring."
Meanwhile, Endymion was trying to sort everything out as well, "This is so strange she's only a prisoner, but she sure doesn't act like it. There's just something about her. I wish I knew what it was.."
Serenity smiled as she continued to work her hands around his shoulders. "Oh he is really muscular too, I bet he's strong and fast and- no Serenity, you're not! You can't! You're Princess of the Moon! Stop this at once!" She finally gave into logic and ended the massage.
Endymion came crashing back to reality at the loss of her touch. He rolled his shoulders a bit to get the feeling back, then turned his head to look at her. "That's much better. Thank," he paused as she looked at him with an even more intense gaze than before, "You."
They stared at each other at this fairly awkward moment, each trying desperately to figure out what the sensation that kept going between them meant. Thier stiffness was broken when Serenity leaned forward a little and both closed their eyes.
"Serenity, not again! Stop! you can't betray your home like this!" She fought every natural instict and pulled away as her mind won out again.
Endymion stood up and looked at her gazing toward the floor. "What was about to happen??" He asked himself silently, even though he knew very well what the answer was.
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OOO can't you just feel the heat in the room?? How long will they be able to
fight what they're feeling?? What will happen if Serena gives in?? What if
Endymion finds out who she really is???? 0.o
Find out in the next chapter!
EMAIL ME!!! dannigirlsos@yahoo.com!!
Serenity stared at his hand with a puzzled expression. She didn't move an inch.
"She's stubborn," he thought, "Well, considering the circumstances, I don't blame her."
"So why bring you up here If I'm not going to do anything, right?" he asked the question for her, "Well I can't stand the way Bruno treats women. Since I caught him in the act this time, I told him to bring you up to me so you could get away. You can sleep on the couch over there if you like," he motioned to a red sofa with silver and gold embrioderment.
Serenity stood up, feeling a little bit safer, but she still refused to move anywhere or say anything. She watched the young man's every move, confused thoughts streaming through her head. "Why is he acting like this all of a sudden? He's an Earthling! This is not what I expected from him."
He tried to look as friendly as possible, going back to his normal business and sitting down at a desk with a bunch of paperwork. He occasionally glanced over to see if she had moved at all. "The more I look at her, the more familiar she seems. I wonder if I've seen her somewhere before?"
A few more quiet moments passed before he made an attempt at small talk, "Be glad I did bring you here, or Bruno would have had his way with you."
Serenity gave him a smirk in response. He smiled at the look. "Well, he would have tried."
Serenity smiled and supressed a giggle. It seemed safe to assume that he really had brought her up here for the reasons he had said, but she still wasn't about to trust him fully.
"So what do you think about the Earth-Moon war?" he asked, trying again to get her to talk.
Still no response.
He was getting a little frustrated, for some reason he really wanted her to talk to him. It just seemed like she would make for good conversation. He continued on, "The whole thing used to be just a little family rivalry, but it grew into a war, and now there has been more battles then previous years combined."
Serenity tilted her head. She knew his tone of voice all too well, it came from someone who was speaking of something no one else would listen to. He left the desk and flopped down on the bed with a look of frustration and desperation as he added his personal opinion. "Really I think the whole thing makes absolutely no sense. I've talked to my parents, and they don't even know why we're fighting anymore!"
Serenity realized that strangely enough, they had a lot in common. She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully at him and broke her silence, "You're not like I thought you'd be."
"Oh so you CAN talk," he grinned.
Serenity smiled in response. He looked at her as if expecting something, but she just blinked.
"Plan on telling me your name?" He raised an eyebrow.
Serenity thought about it for a few seconds then figured it couldn't hurt. "Pri-, er, Serenity," She had almost slipped out of habit. She was obviously used to adding the title to her name.
"I'm Endymion, Prince of Earth," He introduced himself as well.
Serenity's eyes widened. "Prince of- Wow! No wonder that guard obeyed him so quickly. This is too weird; I thought he'd be the worst of all, but of all the people I've met, he's the only decent one!" she thought.
"The way I see it," Endymion continued his thoughts on the war, wanting to vent them out to someone who actually listened for a change, "We could gain so much more by being allies. I mean the Moon Kingdom has the Imperium Silver Crystal, more technology, and a powerful alliance with the other planets."
"And Earth has space, natural resources, and a beautiful landscape to offer the moon," Serenity sat down next to him gracefully. She looked at him, her original opinion of him quickly beginning to change as she caught his glance.
Blue met blue for the first time without anger; searching each other's spirits. Endymion found himself lost in those sparkling blue pools, "Those eyes.. scared, yet confident; worried, yet determined; so kind and just plain... beautiful. Wait a minute.. She's only a prisoner. What are you thinking?" He realized where his mind was headed and quickly stood up. Suddenly, his hand went to his shoulder in pain and he groaned.
"What is wrong? Are you hurt?" Serenity asked, not even minding that he had been boring into her soul. In fact, she almost missed their locked gazes, though she didn't realize it.
Endymion smiled, "Nah, I'm alright, just a little tense from training."
"Oh... well maybe I could help," she offered, motioning for him to sit down in front of her.
Endymion blinked in surprise. "Wow, once you break through her shell she sure is trusting. I probably shouldn't do this, but my shoulder really hurts, and she did offer.." Back facing, he knelt down in front of her and she rubbed his shoulders gently.
He sighed softly, the tension melting away. Before she even began meassaging just her touch had lifted most of the pain. Her aura seemed very comforting.
"Serenity! What the hell are you doing?" her mind screamed at her, "He's an Earthling- and what's more PRINCE of Earth, the place you're at WAR with!" "But he is so different," another voice argued, "He's not rude or vulgar at all, in fact he seems very friendly and caring."
Meanwhile, Endymion was trying to sort everything out as well, "This is so strange she's only a prisoner, but she sure doesn't act like it. There's just something about her. I wish I knew what it was.."
Serenity smiled as she continued to work her hands around his shoulders. "Oh he is really muscular too, I bet he's strong and fast and- no Serenity, you're not! You can't! You're Princess of the Moon! Stop this at once!" She finally gave into logic and ended the massage.
Endymion came crashing back to reality at the loss of her touch. He rolled his shoulders a bit to get the feeling back, then turned his head to look at her. "That's much better. Thank," he paused as she looked at him with an even more intense gaze than before, "You."
They stared at each other at this fairly awkward moment, each trying desperately to figure out what the sensation that kept going between them meant. Thier stiffness was broken when Serenity leaned forward a little and both closed their eyes.
"Serenity, not again! Stop! you can't betray your home like this!" She fought every natural instict and pulled away as her mind won out again.
Endymion stood up and looked at her gazing toward the floor. "What was about to happen??" He asked himself silently, even though he knew very well what the answer was.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OOO can't you just feel the heat in the room?? How long will they be able to
fight what they're feeling?? What will happen if Serena gives in?? What if
Endymion finds out who she really is???? 0.o
Find out in the next chapter!
EMAIL ME!!! dannigirlsos@yahoo.com!!
