Note: Thank you all for the feedback on chap 2. That's why I quickly came
out with part 3 for all of you.
Ch 3 Mirrors of Comfort
Serenity backed up her arms coming together in a shy manor. Why is it she could be so comfortable with Seiya before yet now she felt like she could only say the wrong thing. "Seiya." Curling her fingers around in her dress she looked up at Seiya with a smile just wanting wrap her arms around her and just tell her how much she missed her. "I.Where.How you been?"
Seiya leaned against the wall her arms crossed over her chest. Seiya ran her hand up her biceps never letting her eyes look at Serenity. "I've been good."
Serenity took a step forward reaching for Seiya. When Seiya pulled away, Serenity's eyes filled with sadness. "I haven't seen you in so long. Where have you been?"
"It's the way I preferred it Sere." Seiya turned her back to Serenity. "What would be the use of sticking around if I can never have what I want huh?" Before Seiya could walk away she felt Serenity's arms wrap tightly around her.
"Do you have any idea how much I've missed you? I don't think a day went by when I didn't think of you, wondering where you have been what you happen to be doing."
"I'm sorry Princess.but I can't say that I've done the same." Seiya pulled herself out of Serenity's embrace and turned to face her.
"Princess.What is wrong Seiya? You know you do not have to be so formal with me! We are.friends.aren't we? I thought you loved me."
"Correction Serenity, I LOVE you. But I don't have anyone to share that with! You want to know why I haven't been here until now? It's because I can't to be in the same room with you. Watching you play house with the damned Endymion!"
"I had no choice in marrying him Seiya and you know it!" Serenity's eyes filled with anger as she waved a hand in the air. "Do you really think my mother would have let me be with you when we had to forge this alliance?"
"Did you ever thinking about asking her Serenity? Maybe she would have understood! But I think I put more stock into this relationship than you ever had did. I was willing to walk up to the tallest tower of this palace and scream out so everyone could hear how much I loved you. Would you have ever been willing to do that for me? No because not only would it effect your reputation, you wouldn't be able to form that "precious" alliance with eart.." Before Seiya could finish her statement a hand cracked across her cheek sending her aback.
"How dare you! Every year I looked forward to seeing you! Being able to talk to you like we used to. Just to be able to tell you that I never stopped loving you! Tell my mother you say? Fine if that's what it takes for you to realize that I love you I'll do it! If you want me to shout it to the heavens so be it! I can't believe you'd have the audacity to say that I didn't put any stock into our relationship. It wasn't me that stormed out on it." Tears fell from her light blue eyes as she began to shake. "I distinctively remember you telling me that you would never give up on us no matter what. That you would always love me and we would always be friends. But it was you that left after my wedding YOU! Not me!"
"Cause it was then Serenity that I realized I would never get to have you the way I want you. That I would never be able to hide my feelings. Sure it may have worked for awhile but I would one day slip. I'd talk with you and I'd want to touch you. And one day I would! How would that look Sere huh? Do you really think it would look good for the precious Princess to appear to be having an affair? I really don't think so. And if that meant removing myself from the picture so be it. But I never once stopped loving you!"
"Then that makes two of us." Unable to hold herself back any longer Serenity threw herself at Seiya wrapping her arms around her waist. Loving the feeling when Seiya wrapped her arms around her in turn.
Seiya pulled away from the embrace letting her hands linger on Serenity's. "This is all great Sere, but I can't let you ruin the family you have created for me. Just knowing you are willing to do it makes me smile. I can't let you walk out on your daughter and husband."
"Seiya you know me, I would never walk out on my daughter even if you asked me to. She may be Endymion's baby but she is also mine. She is my life."
"Which is exactly why I could never come between you and Endymion." Seiya ran a finger lightly down Serenity's cheek. When Serenity leaned into her touch Seiya leaned down and kissed her lightly before turning away. "Which is exactly why a talk like this won't be happening again." Seiya waved over her shoulder and walked away leaving Serenity leaning against the wall in confusion.
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Yaten turned back around the corner with a grim look on her face. "Oh Seiya, what have you gotten yourself into this time?"
Ch 3 Mirrors of Comfort
Serenity backed up her arms coming together in a shy manor. Why is it she could be so comfortable with Seiya before yet now she felt like she could only say the wrong thing. "Seiya." Curling her fingers around in her dress she looked up at Seiya with a smile just wanting wrap her arms around her and just tell her how much she missed her. "I.Where.How you been?"
Seiya leaned against the wall her arms crossed over her chest. Seiya ran her hand up her biceps never letting her eyes look at Serenity. "I've been good."
Serenity took a step forward reaching for Seiya. When Seiya pulled away, Serenity's eyes filled with sadness. "I haven't seen you in so long. Where have you been?"
"It's the way I preferred it Sere." Seiya turned her back to Serenity. "What would be the use of sticking around if I can never have what I want huh?" Before Seiya could walk away she felt Serenity's arms wrap tightly around her.
"Do you have any idea how much I've missed you? I don't think a day went by when I didn't think of you, wondering where you have been what you happen to be doing."
"I'm sorry Princess.but I can't say that I've done the same." Seiya pulled herself out of Serenity's embrace and turned to face her.
"Princess.What is wrong Seiya? You know you do not have to be so formal with me! We are.friends.aren't we? I thought you loved me."
"Correction Serenity, I LOVE you. But I don't have anyone to share that with! You want to know why I haven't been here until now? It's because I can't to be in the same room with you. Watching you play house with the damned Endymion!"
"I had no choice in marrying him Seiya and you know it!" Serenity's eyes filled with anger as she waved a hand in the air. "Do you really think my mother would have let me be with you when we had to forge this alliance?"
"Did you ever thinking about asking her Serenity? Maybe she would have understood! But I think I put more stock into this relationship than you ever had did. I was willing to walk up to the tallest tower of this palace and scream out so everyone could hear how much I loved you. Would you have ever been willing to do that for me? No because not only would it effect your reputation, you wouldn't be able to form that "precious" alliance with eart.." Before Seiya could finish her statement a hand cracked across her cheek sending her aback.
"How dare you! Every year I looked forward to seeing you! Being able to talk to you like we used to. Just to be able to tell you that I never stopped loving you! Tell my mother you say? Fine if that's what it takes for you to realize that I love you I'll do it! If you want me to shout it to the heavens so be it! I can't believe you'd have the audacity to say that I didn't put any stock into our relationship. It wasn't me that stormed out on it." Tears fell from her light blue eyes as she began to shake. "I distinctively remember you telling me that you would never give up on us no matter what. That you would always love me and we would always be friends. But it was you that left after my wedding YOU! Not me!"
"Cause it was then Serenity that I realized I would never get to have you the way I want you. That I would never be able to hide my feelings. Sure it may have worked for awhile but I would one day slip. I'd talk with you and I'd want to touch you. And one day I would! How would that look Sere huh? Do you really think it would look good for the precious Princess to appear to be having an affair? I really don't think so. And if that meant removing myself from the picture so be it. But I never once stopped loving you!"
"Then that makes two of us." Unable to hold herself back any longer Serenity threw herself at Seiya wrapping her arms around her waist. Loving the feeling when Seiya wrapped her arms around her in turn.
Seiya pulled away from the embrace letting her hands linger on Serenity's. "This is all great Sere, but I can't let you ruin the family you have created for me. Just knowing you are willing to do it makes me smile. I can't let you walk out on your daughter and husband."
"Seiya you know me, I would never walk out on my daughter even if you asked me to. She may be Endymion's baby but she is also mine. She is my life."
"Which is exactly why I could never come between you and Endymion." Seiya ran a finger lightly down Serenity's cheek. When Serenity leaned into her touch Seiya leaned down and kissed her lightly before turning away. "Which is exactly why a talk like this won't be happening again." Seiya waved over her shoulder and walked away leaving Serenity leaning against the wall in confusion.
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Yaten turned back around the corner with a grim look on her face. "Oh Seiya, what have you gotten yourself into this time?"