~~~Chapter 6~~~
Endymion and Serenity hadn't seen each other for the last 5 days, they spent the first and second day together in the last week, but Serenity got roped into helping prepare for the wedding and she was now the bride's maiden of honor. Endymion got pulled into being the best man, so they had their own things to attend to. Serenity in her free time was making sure everything was good for when her parents came to stay; they were coming later that day.
"Serenity, where are you?" A voice sing-song-ed through the hallways. Rianet was calling her, probably wanting to chatter for a while. Serenity was in awe of her friend, she heard of people getting cold feet, but Rianet seemed totally in control of her emotions.
"Over here Rianet!" Serenity was telling where to hang a balloon for the pre-wedding feast. Serenity's stomach growled in anticipation. She hadn't had a decent meal in about a month. Before coming for vacation she had spent time talking to a French Kingdom about holding off all trade arguments until the summer was over, and the heat stopped getting to them, though she knew it was best not to discuss it either when people get tired of the ugly winter when it went on for so long. The food at the grubby pub was sickening and her stomach protested to eating another bite there after the first one.
"Serenity, you look utterly exhausted, perhaps you should lie down in the sun for an hour or two, I can take over for you."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm not the only princess you know. Plus you have had two burdens this whole week, ones that you should have assigned to servants, but you had to make sure it was perfect." Rianet hugged her friend. "That's what I was drawn to you at first, your attention to detail, nothing is too good for your friends."
"I'll see you tomorrow then, around 5?"
"Yes, and I'll see to it that the best servant with a great eye for good design finishes everything up. I'll talk to the queen about not giving you anything else to worry about."
"Thank you. I think I'll do as you suggested." Serenity bolted out the doors before anybody could change their mind. But as she lounged upon the long chairs she fell asleep, and that's where Endymion found her later that night. Jadeite gave him time off after seeing Rianet in the hallways and decided he wouldn't need Endymion anymore. Endymion didn't think so anyways. So he set out to find one very elusive person that he had looked for the last hour before finally seeing her by the pool, in a simple green dress, and deep asleep. He knelt down by her side and called to her.
"Serenity, Serenity, wake up girl." She mumbled something and stopped. He put his hands on her shoulders, gently shaking her and her eyes slowly opened. "Hey, sleepy head, if you don't wake now, you'll never sleep tonight."
"Is this a dream?" She yawned.
"No, come on, your parents are bound to arrive at any time. I'll check for a servant to bring you a cup of ginseng tea."
"No thank you Endymion, I'll be awake." She stretched. "I must have been more tired then I thought."
"You had a busy week. Let's go inside where it's a little cooler, I think that's why you're so tired." He didn't even wait for her to try to stand; he just picked her up very easily and walked inside. There he set her on her feet. "Hope your awake now, because they're starting to announce your family."
"Oh." She wined. "I don't look good enough to meet them now! They'll take one look at me and decide me not fit, and keep me in my bed until it's time to leave." She shook her head.
"Let's just go down now and greet them, I'll try to sway them to let you out of your room." And maybe into mine in a few weeks? He thought hopefully.
They entered the bottom to the entrance just as Serenity's parents were coming in. Serenity cheered and ran up to hug them both. Afterwards she pulled back. "Daddy, what's wrong? You look awfully worried, and strained."
"Nothing honey, just business." Her father lied.
"Liar." She declared. "If it's business you'd be able to tell me, so what is it?"
"Lestat has decided to use his abilities for evil purposes, we found out, and we attacked before he could do anything, but he escaped." He patted his daughter's head. "That's all for now, we just want to enjoy this month with you. I hope to meet your friend again, she was such a nice girl."
"Actually she's getting married."
"I can't believe King William pulled it off, I guess you do have to introduce them young and keep at it until they finally like each other. So when is Endymion getting hitched to the young bride?"
"Oh, daddy, it's not Endymion, but Jadeite, you remember him, right? He was my escort back home last time when Rianet caught the terrible illness."
"But I thought he and you were-"
"No daddy, we're friends, have been for a very long time."
"Husband, perhaps we should let our daughter eat, she looks terribly thin."
"Your right, of course Claudia."
"Of course I'm right Louis." The queen chided. She didn't have her daughter's looks; she had a different beauty, one of sophistication and delicacy. "What's wrong girl, nobody feeding you?"
"It is not that mother, I am sorry I concerned you." She smiled, before hugging them both again. "Now, I should bring you to your room, I picked it out personally, and redecorated it so it fit your needs."
"Your much too kind Serenity." Her mother mused affectionately. "I hope you didn't go to any great lengths."
Serenity shook her head. "No bother really." She turned around ready to introduce Endymion to them, but he was no longer there, she frowned but said nothing concerning that. "Now to your room, we'll have a servant send up the bags."
"And you'll tell me all about the wedding won't you? What your part is in it, and when it's happening." Her mother giggled like a schoolgirl with her daughter as they headed to their room. Only Serenity's father lagged behind, watching his women, he should never have introduced Serenity into the life of a settler. Her husband should have done it all for her, he was worried that Serenity may yet be effected by it. And now this business with Lestat, things were not right at all.
King Louis felt like he was being followed, he looked around and saw nothing, but did not see Endymion watching the family from afar. He knew now for sure that Serenity was suppose to be his wife, so he could care for her, and cherish her until the end of time. A mutual love blossomed between them, and they'll forever be together.
Endymion and Serenity hadn't seen each other for the last 5 days, they spent the first and second day together in the last week, but Serenity got roped into helping prepare for the wedding and she was now the bride's maiden of honor. Endymion got pulled into being the best man, so they had their own things to attend to. Serenity in her free time was making sure everything was good for when her parents came to stay; they were coming later that day.
"Serenity, where are you?" A voice sing-song-ed through the hallways. Rianet was calling her, probably wanting to chatter for a while. Serenity was in awe of her friend, she heard of people getting cold feet, but Rianet seemed totally in control of her emotions.
"Over here Rianet!" Serenity was telling where to hang a balloon for the pre-wedding feast. Serenity's stomach growled in anticipation. She hadn't had a decent meal in about a month. Before coming for vacation she had spent time talking to a French Kingdom about holding off all trade arguments until the summer was over, and the heat stopped getting to them, though she knew it was best not to discuss it either when people get tired of the ugly winter when it went on for so long. The food at the grubby pub was sickening and her stomach protested to eating another bite there after the first one.
"Serenity, you look utterly exhausted, perhaps you should lie down in the sun for an hour or two, I can take over for you."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm not the only princess you know. Plus you have had two burdens this whole week, ones that you should have assigned to servants, but you had to make sure it was perfect." Rianet hugged her friend. "That's what I was drawn to you at first, your attention to detail, nothing is too good for your friends."
"I'll see you tomorrow then, around 5?"
"Yes, and I'll see to it that the best servant with a great eye for good design finishes everything up. I'll talk to the queen about not giving you anything else to worry about."
"Thank you. I think I'll do as you suggested." Serenity bolted out the doors before anybody could change their mind. But as she lounged upon the long chairs she fell asleep, and that's where Endymion found her later that night. Jadeite gave him time off after seeing Rianet in the hallways and decided he wouldn't need Endymion anymore. Endymion didn't think so anyways. So he set out to find one very elusive person that he had looked for the last hour before finally seeing her by the pool, in a simple green dress, and deep asleep. He knelt down by her side and called to her.
"Serenity, Serenity, wake up girl." She mumbled something and stopped. He put his hands on her shoulders, gently shaking her and her eyes slowly opened. "Hey, sleepy head, if you don't wake now, you'll never sleep tonight."
"Is this a dream?" She yawned.
"No, come on, your parents are bound to arrive at any time. I'll check for a servant to bring you a cup of ginseng tea."
"No thank you Endymion, I'll be awake." She stretched. "I must have been more tired then I thought."
"You had a busy week. Let's go inside where it's a little cooler, I think that's why you're so tired." He didn't even wait for her to try to stand; he just picked her up very easily and walked inside. There he set her on her feet. "Hope your awake now, because they're starting to announce your family."
"Oh." She wined. "I don't look good enough to meet them now! They'll take one look at me and decide me not fit, and keep me in my bed until it's time to leave." She shook her head.
"Let's just go down now and greet them, I'll try to sway them to let you out of your room." And maybe into mine in a few weeks? He thought hopefully.
They entered the bottom to the entrance just as Serenity's parents were coming in. Serenity cheered and ran up to hug them both. Afterwards she pulled back. "Daddy, what's wrong? You look awfully worried, and strained."
"Nothing honey, just business." Her father lied.
"Liar." She declared. "If it's business you'd be able to tell me, so what is it?"
"Lestat has decided to use his abilities for evil purposes, we found out, and we attacked before he could do anything, but he escaped." He patted his daughter's head. "That's all for now, we just want to enjoy this month with you. I hope to meet your friend again, she was such a nice girl."
"Actually she's getting married."
"I can't believe King William pulled it off, I guess you do have to introduce them young and keep at it until they finally like each other. So when is Endymion getting hitched to the young bride?"
"Oh, daddy, it's not Endymion, but Jadeite, you remember him, right? He was my escort back home last time when Rianet caught the terrible illness."
"But I thought he and you were-"
"No daddy, we're friends, have been for a very long time."
"Husband, perhaps we should let our daughter eat, she looks terribly thin."
"Your right, of course Claudia."
"Of course I'm right Louis." The queen chided. She didn't have her daughter's looks; she had a different beauty, one of sophistication and delicacy. "What's wrong girl, nobody feeding you?"
"It is not that mother, I am sorry I concerned you." She smiled, before hugging them both again. "Now, I should bring you to your room, I picked it out personally, and redecorated it so it fit your needs."
"Your much too kind Serenity." Her mother mused affectionately. "I hope you didn't go to any great lengths."
Serenity shook her head. "No bother really." She turned around ready to introduce Endymion to them, but he was no longer there, she frowned but said nothing concerning that. "Now to your room, we'll have a servant send up the bags."
"And you'll tell me all about the wedding won't you? What your part is in it, and when it's happening." Her mother giggled like a schoolgirl with her daughter as they headed to their room. Only Serenity's father lagged behind, watching his women, he should never have introduced Serenity into the life of a settler. Her husband should have done it all for her, he was worried that Serenity may yet be effected by it. And now this business with Lestat, things were not right at all.
King Louis felt like he was being followed, he looked around and saw nothing, but did not see Endymion watching the family from afar. He knew now for sure that Serenity was suppose to be his wife, so he could care for her, and cherish her until the end of time. A mutual love blossomed between them, and they'll forever be together.