Here's Chapter 2~ The Meeting
AN: Ok, I decided to make the story an epic of sorts. At first this was going to be a love/action
story, but then I got a whole bunch of new ideas while I was on vacation. It will definitely still be
a romance (I'm a romantic at heart), but it'll just be longer and a little more complicated,
hopefully I can pull it off. Oh, the First Chapter says "This Time"- ignore that, my mistake.
Read on, and please review!
Thanx to Gelasia, my editor!
Serena sat silently reading and sipping her White Chocolate Mocha on the
comfortable couch at Starbucks. The warm liquid slid down her throat, and she sighed
contentedly. It was mid-January and freezing! It sucked to be in Illinois. Pushing her
glasses up and curling by the fire on the big stuffed chair, she continued to read…
Serena stood up yawning, to get something more to drink. She was so tired.
School was really starting to wear her down. She needed something with caffeine!
Pulling out her purse she said to the girl,
"Venti regular coffee." Ew, she hated coffee, but gods she needed caffeine. She
opened her wallet to pull out a few bills when suddenly a hand laid down on her shoulder.
Immediately she jolted in response.
"Please, allow me," a deep penetrating voice spoke. She looked up, a little
confused. Her tired, hazy mind suddenly jarred awake faster than it could have even with
the caffeine boost. Dangerous. Sexy. The man was tall, really tall, in fact he towered
over her 5' 3'' frame. He had an incredibly beautiful sculpted face with gorgeous blue
eyes. He had black hair, and looked Asian. He wore an immaculately tailored suit with a
black overcoat over it. Alright, she thought, usually I go for the immature hot teenage
boy, but I can deal with this.
"uhhhh, that's ok, thanks, I've got it." she stammered, feeling incredibly stupid.
"Please, I insist," he persisted, he sounded almost old world, but not. It was
obvious he was some sort of Asian, but his accent sounded almost European, but also not.
It was very strange.
"Well, ok I guess." She said slowly. He smiled then, ordered a coffee, paid the
girl (who was gaping at him), and took their two drinks back to her seat. He sat next to
her and watched her.
"Um, well thanks, Mr. ahh-"
"Kincaid. Endymion Kincaid," he answered smoothly.
"Well, Mr. Kincaid, thanks for the coffee."
"Please, call me Endymion."
"Well, I'm Serena Lockwood, but you can call me Serena," she said with a smile.
This was followed by a long awkward silence. She swallowed uncomfortably fidgeting
with her hands. This guy was too good looking for his own good. He looked almost
familiar. Again she looked at him, nervously pushing her glasses up her nose, suddenly
feeling extremely young, immature, and ugly.
"Ummm…" she started, unsure of what to say, but knowing she should probably
break the silence. Then his face broke into a wide amused grin.
"You are confused," he interrupted softly, he voice hypnotizing her. She blushed.
"Well, yeah. I mean, you seem familiar."
"Do I?" he asked enigmatically, except she knew it wasn't really a question. Just
then her cell rang. She jumped and then dug it out of her purse, glancing at him. He
raised an amused eyebrow at her.
"Uh, hello?
"Hey Sere!"
"Hey Mina."
"Uh, yea, well we wanted to go to that new Lord of the Ring movie. Wanna go?
It's at 8:00. Plus, what's his name, Lego-something is in it, you know… he's like an elf
or something, he's so cute!" she giggled over the phone. Serena smiled as she listened to
Mina gush about the cute elf. Serena hung out with this group often. Although they were
not her closest friends, it seemed that lately she had grown much closer to them. Mina,
Lita, and Serena were the boy crazy ones of the bunch. Rei was too, but she was more
subtle about it, the seductive one. And of course Amy always had her nose in a book, so
there was no time for boys.
"Yea, sure, it sounds like a lot of fun. What time are you guys meeting?"
"Around 7:30 at the front. Ok?"
"Great, I'll see you there." She hung up and saw that it was 4:30. She looked at
Endymion apologetically. "Sorry… well um, Mr. Kincaid, it was wonderful meeting
you. But I gotta run."
"Endymion," he corrected. "Have dinner with me," he said suddenly, his voice
sending tingles up and down her spine.
"Um, well…" She knew she shouldn't. What if he was some psycho maniac who
would kill her. She wanted to go though! Something about him just drew her near. She
tried to convince herself it was his good looks, but there was a definite pull, something
she didn't understand. It was a little frightening.
"Well, I dunno, I… I… well I have a movie tonight, and I'm eating dinner with
my family."
"Tomorrow then, you will have dinner with me tomorrow." She immediately
balked at the obvious command in his voice. Maybe he wasn't such a good idea.
"But I have so much homework! I couldn't possibly-"
"It is only dinner, nothing more. I will have you returned home whenever you
wish. I promise."
"Well, I suppose. It is a Saturday night tomorrow. Ok, I'll have dinner with you,
but only dinner." She couldn't believe she was actually accepting this from such an
arrogant person, but she couldn't help it. There was still that odd pull.
"Wonderful. I will pick you up at 6:00."
"Great! Um… do you need my address?"
"No, I will find it." She looked at him with confusion. How could he possibly
know where she lived? She shrugged.
"Well, here's my cell number in case you need it," she said, writing it on a scrap
piece of paper and handing it to him. He took it and stood. He offered her a hand, and
she graciously accepted. His manner seemed so out of place. So old fashioned. She
sorta liked it. It wasn't her usual style, but it seemed so natural with him. He pulled her
up, and offered her his arm. She smiled and took it. It was then that she noticed many
people looking over at them curiously, almost awe-struck. Of course, Endymion seemed
to have that natural magnetic pull. They walked out together. "I guess I'll see you
tomorrow. Nice meeting you." He didn't say anything, but he picked her hand up, and
bent down to kiss it. Then he leaned over and kissed her cheek. She stared at him in
shock as he walked away towards his black Porsche Carrera. She silently walked to her
car.
AN: I'll write more about the past in the next few chapters, but here is a timeline until
then.
~ 5050 of the Golden Age of Terra~
Terran Years:
The White Age (8321-7125)- Birth of the Terra Dynasty and the creation of Elysia.
The Green Age(approx. 7125-6256)- The Apotheosis of the First Terra Order and ruling
of Terra transferred to posterity.
The Golden Age(6256-5032)-The Golden Age and the final Terra rule before the Great
Fall.
5060-Birth of Endymion Terra
The Black Age(5432-present)-The years of an un-unified Terra.
Lunarian Years:
The White Age- The rule of the Goddess Selene.
The Silver Millennium Alliance- Peace and prosperity under the first Serenity, Queen
Serenity.
The Shadow Year- The last year of the Silver Millennium. The fall of the Silver
Millennium, the Lunarian Empire.
AN: Ok, I decided to make the story an epic of sorts. At first this was going to be a love/action
story, but then I got a whole bunch of new ideas while I was on vacation. It will definitely still be
a romance (I'm a romantic at heart), but it'll just be longer and a little more complicated,
hopefully I can pull it off. Oh, the First Chapter says "This Time"- ignore that, my mistake.
Read on, and please review!
Thanx to Gelasia, my editor!
Serena sat silently reading and sipping her White Chocolate Mocha on the
comfortable couch at Starbucks. The warm liquid slid down her throat, and she sighed
contentedly. It was mid-January and freezing! It sucked to be in Illinois. Pushing her
glasses up and curling by the fire on the big stuffed chair, she continued to read…
Serena stood up yawning, to get something more to drink. She was so tired.
School was really starting to wear her down. She needed something with caffeine!
Pulling out her purse she said to the girl,
"Venti regular coffee." Ew, she hated coffee, but gods she needed caffeine. She
opened her wallet to pull out a few bills when suddenly a hand laid down on her shoulder.
Immediately she jolted in response.
"Please, allow me," a deep penetrating voice spoke. She looked up, a little
confused. Her tired, hazy mind suddenly jarred awake faster than it could have even with
the caffeine boost. Dangerous. Sexy. The man was tall, really tall, in fact he towered
over her 5' 3'' frame. He had an incredibly beautiful sculpted face with gorgeous blue
eyes. He had black hair, and looked Asian. He wore an immaculately tailored suit with a
black overcoat over it. Alright, she thought, usually I go for the immature hot teenage
boy, but I can deal with this.
"uhhhh, that's ok, thanks, I've got it." she stammered, feeling incredibly stupid.
"Please, I insist," he persisted, he sounded almost old world, but not. It was
obvious he was some sort of Asian, but his accent sounded almost European, but also not.
It was very strange.
"Well, ok I guess." She said slowly. He smiled then, ordered a coffee, paid the
girl (who was gaping at him), and took their two drinks back to her seat. He sat next to
her and watched her.
"Um, well thanks, Mr. ahh-"
"Kincaid. Endymion Kincaid," he answered smoothly.
"Well, Mr. Kincaid, thanks for the coffee."
"Please, call me Endymion."
"Well, I'm Serena Lockwood, but you can call me Serena," she said with a smile.
This was followed by a long awkward silence. She swallowed uncomfortably fidgeting
with her hands. This guy was too good looking for his own good. He looked almost
familiar. Again she looked at him, nervously pushing her glasses up her nose, suddenly
feeling extremely young, immature, and ugly.
"Ummm…" she started, unsure of what to say, but knowing she should probably
break the silence. Then his face broke into a wide amused grin.
"You are confused," he interrupted softly, he voice hypnotizing her. She blushed.
"Well, yeah. I mean, you seem familiar."
"Do I?" he asked enigmatically, except she knew it wasn't really a question. Just
then her cell rang. She jumped and then dug it out of her purse, glancing at him. He
raised an amused eyebrow at her.
"Uh, hello?
"Hey Sere!"
"Hey Mina."
"Uh, yea, well we wanted to go to that new Lord of the Ring movie. Wanna go?
It's at 8:00. Plus, what's his name, Lego-something is in it, you know… he's like an elf
or something, he's so cute!" she giggled over the phone. Serena smiled as she listened to
Mina gush about the cute elf. Serena hung out with this group often. Although they were
not her closest friends, it seemed that lately she had grown much closer to them. Mina,
Lita, and Serena were the boy crazy ones of the bunch. Rei was too, but she was more
subtle about it, the seductive one. And of course Amy always had her nose in a book, so
there was no time for boys.
"Yea, sure, it sounds like a lot of fun. What time are you guys meeting?"
"Around 7:30 at the front. Ok?"
"Great, I'll see you there." She hung up and saw that it was 4:30. She looked at
Endymion apologetically. "Sorry… well um, Mr. Kincaid, it was wonderful meeting
you. But I gotta run."
"Endymion," he corrected. "Have dinner with me," he said suddenly, his voice
sending tingles up and down her spine.
"Um, well…" She knew she shouldn't. What if he was some psycho maniac who
would kill her. She wanted to go though! Something about him just drew her near. She
tried to convince herself it was his good looks, but there was a definite pull, something
she didn't understand. It was a little frightening.
"Well, I dunno, I… I… well I have a movie tonight, and I'm eating dinner with
my family."
"Tomorrow then, you will have dinner with me tomorrow." She immediately
balked at the obvious command in his voice. Maybe he wasn't such a good idea.
"But I have so much homework! I couldn't possibly-"
"It is only dinner, nothing more. I will have you returned home whenever you
wish. I promise."
"Well, I suppose. It is a Saturday night tomorrow. Ok, I'll have dinner with you,
but only dinner." She couldn't believe she was actually accepting this from such an
arrogant person, but she couldn't help it. There was still that odd pull.
"Wonderful. I will pick you up at 6:00."
"Great! Um… do you need my address?"
"No, I will find it." She looked at him with confusion. How could he possibly
know where she lived? She shrugged.
"Well, here's my cell number in case you need it," she said, writing it on a scrap
piece of paper and handing it to him. He took it and stood. He offered her a hand, and
she graciously accepted. His manner seemed so out of place. So old fashioned. She
sorta liked it. It wasn't her usual style, but it seemed so natural with him. He pulled her
up, and offered her his arm. She smiled and took it. It was then that she noticed many
people looking over at them curiously, almost awe-struck. Of course, Endymion seemed
to have that natural magnetic pull. They walked out together. "I guess I'll see you
tomorrow. Nice meeting you." He didn't say anything, but he picked her hand up, and
bent down to kiss it. Then he leaned over and kissed her cheek. She stared at him in
shock as he walked away towards his black Porsche Carrera. She silently walked to her
car.
AN: I'll write more about the past in the next few chapters, but here is a timeline until
then.
~ 5050 of the Golden Age of Terra~
Terran Years:
The White Age (8321-7125)- Birth of the Terra Dynasty and the creation of Elysia.
The Green Age(approx. 7125-6256)- The Apotheosis of the First Terra Order and ruling
of Terra transferred to posterity.
The Golden Age(6256-5032)-The Golden Age and the final Terra rule before the Great
Fall.
5060-Birth of Endymion Terra
The Black Age(5432-present)-The years of an un-unified Terra.
Lunarian Years:
The White Age- The rule of the Goddess Selene.
The Silver Millennium Alliance- Peace and prosperity under the first Serenity, Queen
Serenity.
The Shadow Year- The last year of the Silver Millennium. The fall of the Silver
Millennium, the Lunarian Empire.
