Author Notes: Um, just a little warning – I used a couple of swear words in this one, about… five, I'd say. None of them are the "f" word though, and I tried to use them in moderation. Enjoy!
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Eyes wide, Endymion gaped at the couple, shifting his eyes to Serena; who looked like a deer caught in headlights, and Andrew; face pale from sickly fear of what the prince may do to him. The phrase, "you could cut the tension in the air with a knife" was an understatement for the situation; you would need a chainsaw to hack at the dangerous silence. Finally, as if exasperated by the mere silence itself, Endymion asked, "What the hell is going on here?"
Silence was once again a reply, until Serena valiantly replied, "Nothing." There was an icy, cold edge to her tone, and Endymion was momentarily startled by it. She never used the "bitch" voice with him… that was exclusively given to Diamond the pervert, as they affectionately liked to call him.
"I'm sorry Serena, but I don't believe expressing your love for Andrew is considered nothing. Especially when he returns the favor!" he retorted, throwing Andrew a frightening glare.
"It's none of your business anyways! What would you care? It's not like I was yours to begin with – it isn't as if I meant anything to you," whispering the latter more to herself than to him. Endymion noticed a watery sheen collect on her eyes, but thought nothing of it. He was too busy realizing in wonderment, that Serena really wasn't his.
"What's the matter Prince Endymion? I'm sorry if this has just come to you now, but unlike the rest of the female population here, I'm not in love with your egotistical self!"
Liar - Serena could almost hear Andrew's thoughts, he himself was fighting off a grin that was forming at the corners of his mouth. Receiving a glare that clearly told him to "shut up," he did as he was told, and amused himself by staring at his boots.
"Yah, well… you know you're not allowed to be in the boy's dormitories at night anyways! What's wrong? You finally realized I was out of your league and decided to go for Andrew?" the prince suggested, partly speaking what he feared.
Though the room was dimly lit, you could see Serena's fair face turn bright red; Endymion believed it was because he was right, and became disappointed. Before he could cast another sarcastic retort, Serena spoke, eyes blazing with a fire that made the prince nervous.
"For your information, Andrew is sweet, kind, thoughtful, everything you're not! He would notice if I parted my hair differently, which by the way, I did today. He's worth ten of you, considering how overbearing you've been all week! He, unlike you, also respects me – and don't give me that drivel about respecting me. If you respected me, you wouldn't even suggest such a thing going on between me and Andrew!"
"If Andrew's so great, why don't you just marry him?" Endymion replied, wanting to crawl into some corner, feeling like his heart had been stomped on.
Andrew, to his great surprise, leapt to his feat, and exclaimed words that brought more impact than all the verbal abuse Serena and Endymion had exchanged all night,
"For Christ's sake, you moron, I'm her brother!"
Serena whirled her blonde head so quickly; bestowing him a "what the hell do you think you're doing?" look, which he knew he deserved. Endymion, on the other hand, looked as if he was experiencing an epiphany. His eyes widened in sudden realization, as if it was beginning to all make sense. Finally, he stared at long and hard at Serena, (who was squirming uncomfortably under his scrutiny) and then at Andrew. Again, he nodded as if this agreed with his suspicions.
"It all makes sense," he muttered to himself, "the day she came here – you weren't surprised at all at her arrival. You were always quick to defend her, and you would always glower at the sight of Diamond, whenever he would hit on Serena. Mind you, we always thought you had a crush on her…" Suddenly he stopped, and then asked a question, "So… you aren't merely a farmer noble? You're… cousins with the Princess! Why didn't you tell us? You could have avoided a lot of slurs because of it – the boys would have at least treated you with more respect."
"That's exactly the point. They would have all treated me differently; I wanted to be treated just like the rest of you!"
"If we're finished playing, "The Life of Serena fa Toren," I'm going to my room, to think of different ways to torture you (and here, she gave Andrew a pointed look) for revealing our secret. Once I'm through with that, I intend to think up different ways to torture His Highness, if he should reveal the newly found secret." And then with full intention of stalking off and making a spectacular exit, Endymion grabbed at her shoulder.
"Oh no… you're not going anywhere. You're coming with me, and we're going to practice that kick all night if we have to. By the time we're through, you're going to be so good at that damnable kick; you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed."
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"No, no! Like this! Here!" Endymion yelled, frustrated. He stood above her lying frame, waiting for her to get up. When on her two feet once again, he stood behind her and planted his strong hands on her waist. "You take this foot like this," he instructed, grasping her well-toned thighs, and slowly rotated it in a counter-clockwise direction. "Then you take this leg, and thrust it around your body, so you spin and hit your enemy in the neck, or face."
Both were breathing heavily now, Serena's back was pressed up against his torso, and her head was turned back, lips in close proximity with his. He had stopped moving her legs altogether and his hands had settled on her waist, wrapping his arms around her and pressing her tightly against him.
"Serena," Endymion whispered voice low and nearly inaudible.
"Mmhmm?" she answered,
"I like your hair best when you part it to the left, like you did last week."
Smiling, she moved her body around, and snaked her arms around his neck. Tilting her head to the side, she parted her lips slightly and kissed him full on the lips. As he kissed her back, she could feel his arm tightening around her waist. Their kisses became more fervent, until Serena finally managed to pull back, realizing how late it was.
"Good night, Your Highness," she said, bowing, but a smile was surfacing on her face.
"Farewell, Lady," he replied, taking her hand and kissing it softly. He wore a dazed expression, but he looked satisfied with what had occurred that night. He watched her walk away, then stop at the door of the room to turn around,
"Oh, and Prince Endymion,"
"Yes?" He replied, grinning as he wondered if she wanted to continue where they had left off.
"Tell anyone of what just happened, and I will bloody your face to the point where that will be the last kiss you are ever bestowed."
Still grinning, he nodded, and bent down to put on his boots. This had been some night.
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