At the request of Serenity, Endymion did not come back until the
twins were sixteen. Serenity herself was only in her thirties and still
looked no older than twenty, a fact that irritated Rini.
"It's not fair! Why does my mother look so great? I'm supposed to be the daughter!"
"You are the daughter," Serenity would say used to the fight. "And you're beautiful."
Rini was indeed beautiful. Her scarlet eyes would glitter and shine when she was happy. Her pink hair reached her waist and surrounded her like her mother's did.
And then there was Darien. It was haunting for Serena to look at her son because he was Endymion all over again. His shoulders were strong and his eyes deep.
Serenity would smile to herself every now and then. She had the most beautiful children on the Earth and they were the most wonderful gifts God could have given her.
When Endymion pulled up in his carriage the second time Serenity knew she would have to explain to her children. She couldn't shoo them into the house this time. He stepped from the carriage and she caught her breath. He had barely aged and was still the strong man she'd once loved.
"Who is he mother? I feel like I know him," Darien said. Serenity turned to her son.
"You should know him. This is your father."
Rini gasped, "He's our father? Why wasn't he ever here?"
"Because Rini," Serenity said. "he left me alone. He's married to someone else."
"No I am not," Endymion said. "Raye died last year of typhoid fever."
Serenity covered her mouth with her hand. This news startled her and no matter how much she hated Raye, her death was depressing. "I'm so sorry Endymion."
He nodded silently and looked at his two children. "She's the spitting image of you Serenity."
"Darien could be your identical twin."
They smiled, but nothing could hide their confusion and sadness.
"Why don't you come inside the house Endymion and we'll explain this to my... our children."
They all sat around the wooden table looking at this small family they weren't used to having.
"We'll try to explain, but it'll be hard." Serenity said and took a breath. "When I was sixteen I fell in love with the Prince of the Earth." She looked sadly up at Endymion. "But I could not love him because I was the Princess of the Moon and the two kingdoms did not get along. We would meet secretly and love blossomed, but he found someone else and my mother found out. She exiled me from the Moon and stripped me of my royal duties. That's when I knew I was pregnant."
Endymion took over. "She confronted me about it, but I was already engaged to Raye and did not wish to break it. So I provided her with a good life in the country, but she told me I could not see you. It was fair enough since I would not marry her. Twelve years ago I found out my wife was unable to have a baby and I came here. I saw you two for the first time."
"I turned him away because I did not wish for you two to have to live the life I did. On my request he did not come back until now. You are the only living heirs to the Earth's throne."
"But how?" Darien said.
"I don't get it. Why didn't you ever tell us?"
Before either of them could answer a voice came from the doorway, "Serenity?"
Serenity mentally kicked herself, but pulled off a smile. "Endymion I'd like you to meet the man I'm in love with."
Author's Note: I love this story, but don't know who to set Serena up with. Definitely not Seiya. (Sorry I just don't like him) It's between Malachite, Jadeite, and Andrew. Hmm... Review and tell me you're favorite.
"It's not fair! Why does my mother look so great? I'm supposed to be the daughter!"
"You are the daughter," Serenity would say used to the fight. "And you're beautiful."
Rini was indeed beautiful. Her scarlet eyes would glitter and shine when she was happy. Her pink hair reached her waist and surrounded her like her mother's did.
And then there was Darien. It was haunting for Serena to look at her son because he was Endymion all over again. His shoulders were strong and his eyes deep.
Serenity would smile to herself every now and then. She had the most beautiful children on the Earth and they were the most wonderful gifts God could have given her.
When Endymion pulled up in his carriage the second time Serenity knew she would have to explain to her children. She couldn't shoo them into the house this time. He stepped from the carriage and she caught her breath. He had barely aged and was still the strong man she'd once loved.
"Who is he mother? I feel like I know him," Darien said. Serenity turned to her son.
"You should know him. This is your father."
Rini gasped, "He's our father? Why wasn't he ever here?"
"Because Rini," Serenity said. "he left me alone. He's married to someone else."
"No I am not," Endymion said. "Raye died last year of typhoid fever."
Serenity covered her mouth with her hand. This news startled her and no matter how much she hated Raye, her death was depressing. "I'm so sorry Endymion."
He nodded silently and looked at his two children. "She's the spitting image of you Serenity."
"Darien could be your identical twin."
They smiled, but nothing could hide their confusion and sadness.
"Why don't you come inside the house Endymion and we'll explain this to my... our children."
They all sat around the wooden table looking at this small family they weren't used to having.
"We'll try to explain, but it'll be hard." Serenity said and took a breath. "When I was sixteen I fell in love with the Prince of the Earth." She looked sadly up at Endymion. "But I could not love him because I was the Princess of the Moon and the two kingdoms did not get along. We would meet secretly and love blossomed, but he found someone else and my mother found out. She exiled me from the Moon and stripped me of my royal duties. That's when I knew I was pregnant."
Endymion took over. "She confronted me about it, but I was already engaged to Raye and did not wish to break it. So I provided her with a good life in the country, but she told me I could not see you. It was fair enough since I would not marry her. Twelve years ago I found out my wife was unable to have a baby and I came here. I saw you two for the first time."
"I turned him away because I did not wish for you two to have to live the life I did. On my request he did not come back until now. You are the only living heirs to the Earth's throne."
"But how?" Darien said.
"I don't get it. Why didn't you ever tell us?"
Before either of them could answer a voice came from the doorway, "Serenity?"
Serenity mentally kicked herself, but pulled off a smile. "Endymion I'd like you to meet the man I'm in love with."
Author's Note: I love this story, but don't know who to set Serena up with. Definitely not Seiya. (Sorry I just don't like him) It's between Malachite, Jadeite, and Andrew. Hmm... Review and tell me you're favorite.