The Black Rose Curse
By Princess Serena Chapter 1
Hey! I'm back! Hope you liked the Prologue. Here's
Chapter 1! E-mail me at VanillaChick32@yahoo.com.
Now, on with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Sailor Moon characters, except the ones I make up, if I do make any up.
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Around six in the morning, Ilene woke up. She sat up in her bed and looked around. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and stretched. Then she got up, ready to work.
As she was putting her hair up in a ponytail, a baby cry came from the corner of the room. The baby! Ilene ran over to the old, ratty cradle and picked Serena up. I can't believe I forgot all about her! Good thing Susan had her baby recently and bought a cradle from a peasant.
Ilene walked over to a cabinet and took out a bottle. She picked up the pitcher and poured milk into the bottle. After she filled the bottle, she set the pitcher down and sat in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth and feeding the baby.
In the other room, she heard someone get up. A girl about 21 years of age walked out. She had red hair that ended in the middle of her back, and bright, blue, amazing eyes. She yawned and walked over to Ilene. "Hey. Thanks for feeding my. wait, that's not my baby." Ilene looked up at her. "No, she's not, Susan. I. heard a noise in the back last night and went to see what it was. It was her," she gestured to Serena, "and I decided to take her in."
Susan nodded. "What'd you name her?"
"Serena."
"That's a very pretty name."
Ilene nodded, still thinking about the woman that she met last night. Who was she? What was she trying to save her baby from?
Susan yawned. "Well, I have to go get Susan. Do you think you'd be able to work today? I could take care of her, if you want. Molly and Serena could play together!"
Ilene smiled. "That would be great! Thank you so much."
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Ilene hurried through the castle to the laundry room, carrying a big basket. She bumps into something and the basket flips over and lands on her head, the laundry falling on the floor. She lifts the basket from her head and looks at the person she bumped into. "Oh! I'm so sorry my prince!" She stands up and bows, then starts picking up the laundry.
Darien chuckles. He starts helping pick up the laundry.
Ilene looks at Darien. "So, where were you going in a hurry?"
Darien smiled. "I'm going to go see Susan! I want to play with her baby!"
Ilene giggled as she finished picking up the laundry. She stood up and looks down at him. "While you're there, play with the baby I found outside last night." She smiled and walked away, toward the laundry room.
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Darien watched the servant hurry away. He smiled to himself. Now I get two babies to play with! When they grow older, they'll be close to my age! Then we can do stuff outside! This is so cool!
Darien continued down the corridor and to the servants quarters. He knocked on an oak door toward the end of the hallway and heard a voice inside. "Come in!"
Darien opened the oak door and walked inside. "Hello, Susan!" Susan was feeding her baby.
Susan looked up and smiled. "Hello, my prince." She bowed her head slightly. "There's a new playmate in the room next door."
Darien smiled. "Thank you!" He walked into the room and saw a baby lying on the floor, kicking her feet and giggling. She had a head full of golden hair, and there was something about this one he liked a lot.
He poked his head into the next room for a second. "What her name?"
"Serena." Susan smiled.
"Serena," he repeated, letting the name sink in. "That's cool. How old is she?"
"Ilene told me that she took her to the doctor and the doctor said she was about 2 days old, but that was last night. So she would be 3 days old."
"So she was born on," he counted, "June 30th?"
Susan shrugged. "That's what I'm guessing."
Darien nodded and walked back into the room. He sat on the floor next to Serena, watching her entertain herself.
He turned Serena toward him and she looked up
at him with big, blue eyes. She sat there, just staring up and him and him staring down at him. All of a sudden, a gold crescent moon flashed on her forehead for a second.
Darien blinked, not sure of what he saw. He picked her up slightly and dragged her into the room where Susan was. Darien set Serena down on the floor next to him and looked up at Susan. "Where did Ilene find her?"
Susan shifted Molly in her arms and looked down at the little prince. "She said she found her outside the door last night around 2 in the morning."
Darien blinked. "What was she doing up that late?" "She said she felt something was going to happen, so she stayed up. And I guess she was right." Susan shrugged and put the bottle on the side table next to her. She stood up and held Molly. She walks into the other room and lays her in the cradle. She walks back out and puts on her old sun hat. "Molly's sleeping. I'm just going to be outside milking the cow. Tell me if she wakes up, ok?"
Darien gave her a thumbs up. "You've got it!" Darien watched as the red head left the room and closed the door. He looked back down at the little baby in front of him. Her eyes were half closed and the carpet under his mouth was all wet. (AN: yeah, I know. It's gross, but that's what baby's do! I got my resources from my friend, you know who you are! ^_-) Darien smiled at his new little friend. I'm drawn to this little baby, and I don't know why.
Darien shook his head, getting rid of the image of the crescent moon that appeared on her head a little while ago. Who was she? How'd she get here? Why didn't her mother want her? And why did that crescent moon appear on her head?
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Ilene walked into the laundry room and smiled at the woman across the room. "Hello, Tamara."
The blonde looked up and smiled. "Hello, Ilene."
Ilene walked over to Tamara and put the laundry basket right next to her on a wooden table. She sighed. "I have to go talk to the King and Queen."
Tamara looked up, a slightly confused look on her face. "Why?" Ilene sighed again. "It's a long story. But to make it short, I found a baby outside last night, and I need to know what job she's to do when she gets old enough."
Tamara nodded and looked back down at her work. "Oh. Interesting. What's her name?"
"Serena. I have no idea where she came from and why she was at my door at 2 in the morning."
"Oh, well, you'd better go. I need some help here." Tamara winked at Ilene and Ilene smiled.
Ilene walked out of the laundry room and headed down the castle corridor toward the throne room. As she walked, she passed many paintings of the little prince with his mother and father, and his relatives. She also saw many paintings of flowers and scenery.
She turned the corner and saw the throne room, the guards guarding the door. Ilene approached them and cleared her throat. "I would please like to talk to the King and Queen about a new child in the servants quarters."
The guards nodded and opened the door. One of the guards whispered to another, and nodded. The guard inside walked up the long, red carpet to the throne. As she neared them, she could hear them laughing and talking.
The guard walked in front of Ilene and stopped in front of the steps up to the throne. The king and queen quieted down and looked at the guard. "This servant would like to speak to you about a new baby in the servant's quarters."
The king nodded. "You are dismissed." The guard left and closed the door. Ilene bowed to the king and queen. "Your majesties." She stood up and continued. "The is a new baby girl in the servant's quarters and-"
The queen cut in. "Is this you baby?"
"No, your majesty. I-" Ilene stopped, wondering whether she should tell the king and queen about the woman last night at her door. She told Ilene not to, but this is the king and queen we're talking about! But, would it really matter how she came upon this baby anyway? All that mattered at the moment was that the infant was here, and she would have to work in the castle, or she would be thrown out on the street. "I found her outside of my door last night at 2 in the morning."
The king nodded. "Go on."
"Well, your majesty, I was wondering where she should work when she is older."
The couple whispered and then nodded. The looked up at Ilene. The king spoke, "When the prince grows older, he will, of course, need clothes. We are short on tailors and were wondering if she could learn how to sew, and then make clothes for the prince and other servants around the castle. So maybe she could sew clothes." The royal couple smiled at her.
Ilene bowed. "Yes, of course, you majesties. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it." Ilene bowed one more time before turning on her heel and walking out of the room.
Well, Ilene thought, Serena will have to learn how to sew. Susan can teach her, since she is a tailor.
Ilene smiled to herself, happy that she had a child to take care of. It's what she always wanted. She walked down the hallway, thinking about this as she skipped back to laundry room.
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Whew! One chapter down! I hope you liked it! E-mail me with your comments and suggestions! If you have any story ideas, e-mail them to me and they just might end up in my story! ^_- Thanks for reading!
VanillaChick32@yahoo.com
Love ya! ¤~Sere~¤
By Princess Serena Chapter 1
Hey! I'm back! Hope you liked the Prologue. Here's
Chapter 1! E-mail me at VanillaChick32@yahoo.com.
Now, on with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Sailor Moon characters, except the ones I make up, if I do make any up.
***
Around six in the morning, Ilene woke up. She sat up in her bed and looked around. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and stretched. Then she got up, ready to work.
As she was putting her hair up in a ponytail, a baby cry came from the corner of the room. The baby! Ilene ran over to the old, ratty cradle and picked Serena up. I can't believe I forgot all about her! Good thing Susan had her baby recently and bought a cradle from a peasant.
Ilene walked over to a cabinet and took out a bottle. She picked up the pitcher and poured milk into the bottle. After she filled the bottle, she set the pitcher down and sat in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth and feeding the baby.
In the other room, she heard someone get up. A girl about 21 years of age walked out. She had red hair that ended in the middle of her back, and bright, blue, amazing eyes. She yawned and walked over to Ilene. "Hey. Thanks for feeding my. wait, that's not my baby." Ilene looked up at her. "No, she's not, Susan. I. heard a noise in the back last night and went to see what it was. It was her," she gestured to Serena, "and I decided to take her in."
Susan nodded. "What'd you name her?"
"Serena."
"That's a very pretty name."
Ilene nodded, still thinking about the woman that she met last night. Who was she? What was she trying to save her baby from?
Susan yawned. "Well, I have to go get Susan. Do you think you'd be able to work today? I could take care of her, if you want. Molly and Serena could play together!"
Ilene smiled. "That would be great! Thank you so much."
***
Ilene hurried through the castle to the laundry room, carrying a big basket. She bumps into something and the basket flips over and lands on her head, the laundry falling on the floor. She lifts the basket from her head and looks at the person she bumped into. "Oh! I'm so sorry my prince!" She stands up and bows, then starts picking up the laundry.
Darien chuckles. He starts helping pick up the laundry.
Ilene looks at Darien. "So, where were you going in a hurry?"
Darien smiled. "I'm going to go see Susan! I want to play with her baby!"
Ilene giggled as she finished picking up the laundry. She stood up and looks down at him. "While you're there, play with the baby I found outside last night." She smiled and walked away, toward the laundry room.
***
Darien watched the servant hurry away. He smiled to himself. Now I get two babies to play with! When they grow older, they'll be close to my age! Then we can do stuff outside! This is so cool!
Darien continued down the corridor and to the servants quarters. He knocked on an oak door toward the end of the hallway and heard a voice inside. "Come in!"
Darien opened the oak door and walked inside. "Hello, Susan!" Susan was feeding her baby.
Susan looked up and smiled. "Hello, my prince." She bowed her head slightly. "There's a new playmate in the room next door."
Darien smiled. "Thank you!" He walked into the room and saw a baby lying on the floor, kicking her feet and giggling. She had a head full of golden hair, and there was something about this one he liked a lot.
He poked his head into the next room for a second. "What her name?"
"Serena." Susan smiled.
"Serena," he repeated, letting the name sink in. "That's cool. How old is she?"
"Ilene told me that she took her to the doctor and the doctor said she was about 2 days old, but that was last night. So she would be 3 days old."
"So she was born on," he counted, "June 30th?"
Susan shrugged. "That's what I'm guessing."
Darien nodded and walked back into the room. He sat on the floor next to Serena, watching her entertain herself.
He turned Serena toward him and she looked up
at him with big, blue eyes. She sat there, just staring up and him and him staring down at him. All of a sudden, a gold crescent moon flashed on her forehead for a second.
Darien blinked, not sure of what he saw. He picked her up slightly and dragged her into the room where Susan was. Darien set Serena down on the floor next to him and looked up at Susan. "Where did Ilene find her?"
Susan shifted Molly in her arms and looked down at the little prince. "She said she found her outside the door last night around 2 in the morning."
Darien blinked. "What was she doing up that late?" "She said she felt something was going to happen, so she stayed up. And I guess she was right." Susan shrugged and put the bottle on the side table next to her. She stood up and held Molly. She walks into the other room and lays her in the cradle. She walks back out and puts on her old sun hat. "Molly's sleeping. I'm just going to be outside milking the cow. Tell me if she wakes up, ok?"
Darien gave her a thumbs up. "You've got it!" Darien watched as the red head left the room and closed the door. He looked back down at the little baby in front of him. Her eyes were half closed and the carpet under his mouth was all wet. (AN: yeah, I know. It's gross, but that's what baby's do! I got my resources from my friend, you know who you are! ^_-) Darien smiled at his new little friend. I'm drawn to this little baby, and I don't know why.
Darien shook his head, getting rid of the image of the crescent moon that appeared on her head a little while ago. Who was she? How'd she get here? Why didn't her mother want her? And why did that crescent moon appear on her head?
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Ilene walked into the laundry room and smiled at the woman across the room. "Hello, Tamara."
The blonde looked up and smiled. "Hello, Ilene."
Ilene walked over to Tamara and put the laundry basket right next to her on a wooden table. She sighed. "I have to go talk to the King and Queen."
Tamara looked up, a slightly confused look on her face. "Why?" Ilene sighed again. "It's a long story. But to make it short, I found a baby outside last night, and I need to know what job she's to do when she gets old enough."
Tamara nodded and looked back down at her work. "Oh. Interesting. What's her name?"
"Serena. I have no idea where she came from and why she was at my door at 2 in the morning."
"Oh, well, you'd better go. I need some help here." Tamara winked at Ilene and Ilene smiled.
Ilene walked out of the laundry room and headed down the castle corridor toward the throne room. As she walked, she passed many paintings of the little prince with his mother and father, and his relatives. She also saw many paintings of flowers and scenery.
She turned the corner and saw the throne room, the guards guarding the door. Ilene approached them and cleared her throat. "I would please like to talk to the King and Queen about a new child in the servants quarters."
The guards nodded and opened the door. One of the guards whispered to another, and nodded. The guard inside walked up the long, red carpet to the throne. As she neared them, she could hear them laughing and talking.
The guard walked in front of Ilene and stopped in front of the steps up to the throne. The king and queen quieted down and looked at the guard. "This servant would like to speak to you about a new baby in the servant's quarters."
The king nodded. "You are dismissed." The guard left and closed the door. Ilene bowed to the king and queen. "Your majesties." She stood up and continued. "The is a new baby girl in the servant's quarters and-"
The queen cut in. "Is this you baby?"
"No, your majesty. I-" Ilene stopped, wondering whether she should tell the king and queen about the woman last night at her door. She told Ilene not to, but this is the king and queen we're talking about! But, would it really matter how she came upon this baby anyway? All that mattered at the moment was that the infant was here, and she would have to work in the castle, or she would be thrown out on the street. "I found her outside of my door last night at 2 in the morning."
The king nodded. "Go on."
"Well, your majesty, I was wondering where she should work when she is older."
The couple whispered and then nodded. The looked up at Ilene. The king spoke, "When the prince grows older, he will, of course, need clothes. We are short on tailors and were wondering if she could learn how to sew, and then make clothes for the prince and other servants around the castle. So maybe she could sew clothes." The royal couple smiled at her.
Ilene bowed. "Yes, of course, you majesties. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it." Ilene bowed one more time before turning on her heel and walking out of the room.
Well, Ilene thought, Serena will have to learn how to sew. Susan can teach her, since she is a tailor.
Ilene smiled to herself, happy that she had a child to take care of. It's what she always wanted. She walked down the hallway, thinking about this as she skipped back to laundry room.
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Whew! One chapter down! I hope you liked it! E-mail me with your comments and suggestions! If you have any story ideas, e-mail them to me and they just might end up in my story! ^_- Thanks for reading!
VanillaChick32@yahoo.com
Love ya! ¤~Sere~¤
