Chapter 4- Going Home
The next morning Serenity woke up on Endymion's shoulder. Her head shot around trying to assess the situation of being in contact with a strange man in a strange place as the remembrance of last night slowly came back to her. She relaxed and just slightly wondered again what she was doing, but soon caught a glance of the sleeping Prince. "He looks so cute when he sleeps," she thought as she snuggled up to his head. His eyes opened and looked up into hers.
"Well, Isn't that a pleasant way to wake up in the morning," he grinned.
She cuddled closer giggling a little. Endymion looked at her lovingly and smiled, playing with her hair. A loud alarm and shouts of orders echoing throughout the halls suddenly ended their embrace. "We're under attack! Find the soldiers!"
Serenity and Endymion shot up.
"They're coming after you aren't they?" Endymion surmised.
Serenity was already up and getting dressed. Endymion started laughing to himself, and Serenity looked at him strangely. "What are you waiting for?"
"To see what you look like in my armor," he quirked an eyebrow and smirked.
She blinked, looked down at the blue jumpsuit she was wearing, took it off, and threw it at Endymion. He laughed and put it on, along with his sheath and the rest of the outfit. Serenity grabbed her dress, which had been washed and hung near the door, and got rid of her crescent moon mark again. They left and followed the crowd outside.
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"We've come for the princess! We know you have her!" the opposing general called, "We are ordered to use force if need be!"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" King Damion replied, his green eyes stormy with confusion and anger, "Where has Endymion gotten to? He's the head of the army he should be here by now!" he thought anoxiously running a hand through his dark brown hair.
"Princess Serenity!" The general replied indignantly, "We've tracked her to this very place! Now quit playing games and surrender her!"
Serenity stepped behind Endymion, afraid that someone might recognize her now.
"Don't you want to go home?" Endymion asked her quietly.
"Not with HIM," she pointed to the spiky brown haired, brown eyed and hardly built speaker of the group.
"Why not?"
"That is General Umino, my mother wants me to marry him."
"WHAT?! But I thought you said you weren't betrothed!"
Serenity laughed at the look on Endymion's face.
"Do not worry, we are not affianced. My mother tries to match me with people that would enhance the monarchy, but nothing is forced."
"Why'd she have to scare me like that?" Endymion thought to himself as his heart rate returned to normal. "Well anyway, you have to get home sooner or later. Everyone from the moon's looking for you."
"I guess you are right," she sighed, "but will I ever see you again?"
"I'll find a way back to you," he smiled reassuredly and caressed her cheek.
"Endymion do NOT put yourself in danger!" She grabbed his hand and looked at him defiantly.
He shook his head before nudging her to the front of the crowd, "Go!" he said solidly.
"Endymion!" she whispered angrily, glaring back.
"It's you isn't it?" he called, pushing her out in the open in front of the general before she could argue further.
Serenity closed her eyes and the moon mark appeared, but not before one last glare at the Prince.
"Princess!" Umino helped her up, "Are you all right? What did those beasts do to you?"
"I'm fine," Serenity gave Umino a forced smile.
Umino turned to the prince, his previous mood and tone of voice returning. "You made a good choice, we'll leave- for now."
Serenity took one last look at Endymion as she was escorted away. King Damion looked down at his son. "At least he made it, but how did he know she was the princess?"
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"Are you sure you're okay, my princess?" Umino looked over Serenity as they walked to catch any bruises.
"I'm sure," she cringed. She hated when he added the "my" to her title.
"How did they treat you?"
"Fine," she smiled inwardly at thought of how Endymion had "treated" her.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why won't you ever talk to me?" Umino stomped out in front of her, halting the line.
She glanced quickly at the looks of the others wondering what was going on before turning back to Umino, "You do not grasp the concept that I do not like you," she whispered as nicely as possible.
"How can you say that when you won't even give me a chance!" Some of the soldiers began snickering.
"I'm sorry you are just not my type," Serenity whispered. She usually tried not act like a spoiled brat and to fit in with the others, but sometimes being a princess came in handy, "and don't you EVER raise your voice to me again!" she huffed.
Laughter chorused among the ranks.
"Yes, princess," Umino turned red and slunk back into position.
They made their way back to the Moon Kingdom without another word.
~~~next up~~
The royal children have a talk with their parents...
Please tell me whatya think!!! I love hearing from you!!
The next morning Serenity woke up on Endymion's shoulder. Her head shot around trying to assess the situation of being in contact with a strange man in a strange place as the remembrance of last night slowly came back to her. She relaxed and just slightly wondered again what she was doing, but soon caught a glance of the sleeping Prince. "He looks so cute when he sleeps," she thought as she snuggled up to his head. His eyes opened and looked up into hers.
"Well, Isn't that a pleasant way to wake up in the morning," he grinned.
She cuddled closer giggling a little. Endymion looked at her lovingly and smiled, playing with her hair. A loud alarm and shouts of orders echoing throughout the halls suddenly ended their embrace. "We're under attack! Find the soldiers!"
Serenity and Endymion shot up.
"They're coming after you aren't they?" Endymion surmised.
Serenity was already up and getting dressed. Endymion started laughing to himself, and Serenity looked at him strangely. "What are you waiting for?"
"To see what you look like in my armor," he quirked an eyebrow and smirked.
She blinked, looked down at the blue jumpsuit she was wearing, took it off, and threw it at Endymion. He laughed and put it on, along with his sheath and the rest of the outfit. Serenity grabbed her dress, which had been washed and hung near the door, and got rid of her crescent moon mark again. They left and followed the crowd outside.
**********
"We've come for the princess! We know you have her!" the opposing general called, "We are ordered to use force if need be!"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" King Damion replied, his green eyes stormy with confusion and anger, "Where has Endymion gotten to? He's the head of the army he should be here by now!" he thought anoxiously running a hand through his dark brown hair.
"Princess Serenity!" The general replied indignantly, "We've tracked her to this very place! Now quit playing games and surrender her!"
Serenity stepped behind Endymion, afraid that someone might recognize her now.
"Don't you want to go home?" Endymion asked her quietly.
"Not with HIM," she pointed to the spiky brown haired, brown eyed and hardly built speaker of the group.
"Why not?"
"That is General Umino, my mother wants me to marry him."
"WHAT?! But I thought you said you weren't betrothed!"
Serenity laughed at the look on Endymion's face.
"Do not worry, we are not affianced. My mother tries to match me with people that would enhance the monarchy, but nothing is forced."
"Why'd she have to scare me like that?" Endymion thought to himself as his heart rate returned to normal. "Well anyway, you have to get home sooner or later. Everyone from the moon's looking for you."
"I guess you are right," she sighed, "but will I ever see you again?"
"I'll find a way back to you," he smiled reassuredly and caressed her cheek.
"Endymion do NOT put yourself in danger!" She grabbed his hand and looked at him defiantly.
He shook his head before nudging her to the front of the crowd, "Go!" he said solidly.
"Endymion!" she whispered angrily, glaring back.
"It's you isn't it?" he called, pushing her out in the open in front of the general before she could argue further.
Serenity closed her eyes and the moon mark appeared, but not before one last glare at the Prince.
"Princess!" Umino helped her up, "Are you all right? What did those beasts do to you?"
"I'm fine," Serenity gave Umino a forced smile.
Umino turned to the prince, his previous mood and tone of voice returning. "You made a good choice, we'll leave- for now."
Serenity took one last look at Endymion as she was escorted away. King Damion looked down at his son. "At least he made it, but how did he know she was the princess?"
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"Are you sure you're okay, my princess?" Umino looked over Serenity as they walked to catch any bruises.
"I'm sure," she cringed. She hated when he added the "my" to her title.
"How did they treat you?"
"Fine," she smiled inwardly at thought of how Endymion had "treated" her.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why won't you ever talk to me?" Umino stomped out in front of her, halting the line.
She glanced quickly at the looks of the others wondering what was going on before turning back to Umino, "You do not grasp the concept that I do not like you," she whispered as nicely as possible.
"How can you say that when you won't even give me a chance!" Some of the soldiers began snickering.
"I'm sorry you are just not my type," Serenity whispered. She usually tried not act like a spoiled brat and to fit in with the others, but sometimes being a princess came in handy, "and don't you EVER raise your voice to me again!" she huffed.
Laughter chorused among the ranks.
"Yes, princess," Umino turned red and slunk back into position.
They made their way back to the Moon Kingdom without another word.
~~~next up~~
The royal children have a talk with their parents...
Please tell me whatya think!!! I love hearing from you!!
