Serenity's date with Andrew that night was a success and she came
home feeling assured that everything would be alright. That night when she
crawled into her bed she didn't know that her life would be turned upside
down and backwards the very next day.
A message came in the post that morning. It was sealed with wax and the royal crest as written on the front.
"You don't have to open it mother," Darien told her.
"Yes I do," she sighed and broke the seal. She pulled the letter out and read it.
"What does it say?" Rini asked anxiously.
"It says," she took a deep breath, "that our presence is requested at the Silver Moon Ball tomorrow night." At this point tears filled her eyes. "It says that the Moon and the Earth have finally reached an agreement."
"Mother don't-" Darien started, but it was too late.
"God damn it! Why couldn't they have done this sixteen years ago?! Why does the universe suddenly want me to come back?" She ripped the letter in two and took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Rini go upstairs and find you're best dress. We're going to this ball and we're going to look wonderful."
Rini nodded excitedly and ran up the stairs. It was her first ball.
"Mother, are you sure you want to go?" Darien asked.
"I'm positive."
The next night a carriage pulled up in front of the gate to pick the three up.
Rini stepped in first. She was wearing a white dress with no sleeves. It used to be her mother's and fit her perfectly. Her hair was down and curled at the ends just right.
Darien stepped in next even though he was taught to always let a lady go first. He was wearing a dark blue suit with wide shoulders. He hated how much it looked like Endymion's, but her mother told him he looked much better in it.
Serenity was helped in last. She was the most breathtaking of all. Her dress was silver and flowed down to her feet where it met the most beautiful slippers you've ever seen. Her hair was down and she wore a tiara ringed in diamonds in it. Her dress had long sleeves which went around her middle finger and then streamed down to her sides so that when she stretched her arms it looked like she had wings.
The ride to the castle was long and bumpy and many people looked out their windows to see who it was that was riding in the royal carriage. When they pulled up in front of the castle Serenity took a deep breath.
"Well here I go again."
Darien and Rini were quite nervous, but strode in with their heads held high. The ballroom was filled with people waltzing around. A band played in the corner setting the mood of the night. They made their way through the crowd and many people turned to stare at the magnificent trio. Darien had so many girls staring at him a slight blush rose on his cheeks.
And then they saw the thrones and Serenity could feel herself gagging. There was not one throne, but five. The three in the center were largest and the two on the sides were smaller. She knew now why she'd been invited.
Author's Note: Ah, sweet suspense. Actually is just my writer's block and you are suffering because of it. Anyway this chapter is so short because the next one is going to be really big. There's going to be a lot happening so I decided to stop here. Please review like ya do. Arigatou!
A message came in the post that morning. It was sealed with wax and the royal crest as written on the front.
"You don't have to open it mother," Darien told her.
"Yes I do," she sighed and broke the seal. She pulled the letter out and read it.
"What does it say?" Rini asked anxiously.
"It says," she took a deep breath, "that our presence is requested at the Silver Moon Ball tomorrow night." At this point tears filled her eyes. "It says that the Moon and the Earth have finally reached an agreement."
"Mother don't-" Darien started, but it was too late.
"God damn it! Why couldn't they have done this sixteen years ago?! Why does the universe suddenly want me to come back?" She ripped the letter in two and took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Rini go upstairs and find you're best dress. We're going to this ball and we're going to look wonderful."
Rini nodded excitedly and ran up the stairs. It was her first ball.
"Mother, are you sure you want to go?" Darien asked.
"I'm positive."
The next night a carriage pulled up in front of the gate to pick the three up.
Rini stepped in first. She was wearing a white dress with no sleeves. It used to be her mother's and fit her perfectly. Her hair was down and curled at the ends just right.
Darien stepped in next even though he was taught to always let a lady go first. He was wearing a dark blue suit with wide shoulders. He hated how much it looked like Endymion's, but her mother told him he looked much better in it.
Serenity was helped in last. She was the most breathtaking of all. Her dress was silver and flowed down to her feet where it met the most beautiful slippers you've ever seen. Her hair was down and she wore a tiara ringed in diamonds in it. Her dress had long sleeves which went around her middle finger and then streamed down to her sides so that when she stretched her arms it looked like she had wings.
The ride to the castle was long and bumpy and many people looked out their windows to see who it was that was riding in the royal carriage. When they pulled up in front of the castle Serenity took a deep breath.
"Well here I go again."
Darien and Rini were quite nervous, but strode in with their heads held high. The ballroom was filled with people waltzing around. A band played in the corner setting the mood of the night. They made their way through the crowd and many people turned to stare at the magnificent trio. Darien had so many girls staring at him a slight blush rose on his cheeks.
And then they saw the thrones and Serenity could feel herself gagging. There was not one throne, but five. The three in the center were largest and the two on the sides were smaller. She knew now why she'd been invited.
Author's Note: Ah, sweet suspense. Actually is just my writer's block and you are suffering because of it. Anyway this chapter is so short because the next one is going to be really big. There's going to be a lot happening so I decided to stop here. Please review like ya do. Arigatou!