Disclaimer: Never owned it, never will.
Title: White Lies
Chapter: Three
Author: baby bunnie
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Chapter Three
Serena turned around as the thick woollen blankets tangled up her arms and legs. She felt a throbbing pain in her head as she struggled to open her eyes. She realized that there was someone sitting beside her. A name popped out from the back of her mind.
"Are you awake?"
Her hand reached up towards her head to try to stop the pain but was quickly pressed down by the person.
"No don't. The Healers just bandaged your head and stopped the bleeding." The man said.
"Darien?" Serena opened an eye.
"Y-- I mean, excuse me?" The man seemed familiar to Serena.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Serena opened her eyes.
"I am Prince Endymion of Earth, and you are in the Palace of Earth." The Prince answered.
"Oh." She closed her eyes. "WHAT?!" Serena shot up but quickly laid down when her head started throbbing.
"Relax. I--" Endymion was cut off.
"What am I doing here? How did I get here? Where's Darien? What's--" Serena stopped as she realized that she was in the Palace of Earth.
Prince Endymion chuckled. "This Darien you speak of, what does he look like?"
"Um… he has deep blue eyes, he is about six feet or so, and he has really beautiful, rich, ebony hair." Serena mentally slapped herself and blushed. 'Oh my god. How embarrassing!' She thought.
Endymion's eyebrows shot up. 'Wow. I didn't know that she got such a good look at me…' He blushed. "Hmmm… would you like to tell me where you last saw him? Maybe we can go look for him, Miss…" Endymion realized that he hadn't even known her last name, and they had known each other for almost a week. Well, he had known her.
"Serena." She said.
"Don't you have a last name?" Endymion asked, curious.
"Last name?" Serena frowned. 'I think Amy said something about last names. Oh yeah! Terrans have another name, don't they?' She thought and started panicking. 'Tsuki no… Tsukino!' Her eyes lit up. "Tsukino. Serena Tsukino." She smiled but then grimaced as her headache returned.
"Serena Tsukino. All right, Ms. Tsukino. Why don't you rest for a few days and then we can go look for your Darien." Endymion didn't notice his slip of tongue, but Serena did.
'My Darien…' She blushed again. 'Darien… What's wrong with me? Why can't I stop thinking about him?'
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The Moon Palace was in a frenzy. If word got out that the Moon Princess was missing, the people would panic.
"Luna! We've searched all the planets, inner and outer, but she just isn't anywhere to be found!" Artemis sighed. He shook out his sleek, white fur and stamped his feet in frustration.
"Yes, Artemis. The Queen is worried sick." Luna replied, frowning. "Where could she have gone?" She smoothed down her black coat.
"Serenity… where are you?" Artemis looked towards the sky.
Luna's ruby red eyes searched the endless night sky and settled on a distant blue orb. The only planet that hasn't been searched.
"That's it!" Luna jumped up. Artemis screeched.
"Luna! Try not to scare my poor hairs the next time you scream." Artemis grouched.
"Artemis! Come on! We've got to go to the Queen! I know where the Princess is!" Luna bit Artemis on the tail and started dragging him.
"Okay, okay. I can walk, you kn-- you know where she is?" Artemis snapped around and raced towards the palace gates. "Come on, Luna!"
Luna shook her head and ran after him.
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"Is everything ready you guys?" A tall brunette asked.
"Yes!" A young girl with short, blue hair confirmed.
"Great! I hope we'll find Rena. I miss her." A girl with waist-length blonde hair said.
"We'll find her." Another girl with dark eyes and raven hair said confidently and stepped into the teleporter.
~
Prince Endymion knocked on the door. "Ms. Tsukino?"
Silence.
He knocked again. "Serena?"
Silence.
"I'm coming in." Endymion called as he opened the door. He stopped as he took in the heart-stopping scene before him. His blonde angel had her hair down and was piled in a golden pool around her frail body, some of it trailing down the bed and touching the floor. The blankets and sheets were kicked off and were in a heap on the marble floor, and Serena was hunched over as if trying to penetrate the cold.
The windows were open and a breeze was filling the air. The silky, white curtains lifted and one could just barely catch a glimpse of the blue sky outside.
Endymion walked over to the bed and sat down on the bedside. He slowly moved over and reached for the blankets and pulled them over Serena's body.
'She looks so… peaceful… serene, even.' He thought.
"Darien… Please don't…" She whispered in her sleep.
Endymion cocked his head. 'What was that all about?' He thought quietly as he left the room.
Okay I know that was too short for yours and my own good, I'm really really sorry about the late update. I've been really sick and am still recovering, and I've missed most of my final exams and I have to make up for them, so I have been studying really hard. I'll understand if you don't want to review me because of my long delay, or if you've forgotten that this story existed… ^^;; But, it would really gimme a boost if you guys could review me. To make up for the late chappie, I'll update next week, again. Promise. I already have the chapter done. Thanks!
