Chapter 3 - The Start Of Something
"Serenity?" Joey called after his sister as she walked away, looking determined. "Hey! Sis- SERENITY!" But she did not listen, just kept on walking. She was heading for where she usually went when she was upset. Her little 'den' in the woods, which her parents also owned.
She reached the edge of the woods, and wiped the leaves out the way. Joey watched guilty as she disappeared into the greenery. He put his head down, but knew there was no point following her.
Serenity was pushing her way through the trees and bushes. She was fed-up, and wanted so much to cry, but what then? 'Only GIRLS cry' she heard one of Joey's friend's voices in her head. Her dress had a trail around the bottom, her mother would kill her, but did she care? . . . she just kept on walking, until she reached a little clearing by a stream, where she came to sulk or ponder.
She looked down at the bottom of her dress and sighed, then sat down mindlessly by a tree, looking into the crystal clear water of the stream. In it, her hair fell from behind her ears into her face and she closed her eyes.
"Stupid life . . ." she mumbled to herself, picking up a small stone. She threw it into the water and watched her face moving around with the ripples in the water. She looked like anyone else, yet felt much different. She put out her hand and from the side of stream scooped up some fresh mud.
She felt it in her hand and using the crystal water like a mirror lifted it up to her face and drew a horizontal line on her forehead with it. Then some lines under her eyes and across her nose and cheeks. Then she wiped her hand on the fresh grass as best she could. Then she looked back to the water and smirked, she looked like an ancient warrior, preparing for battle with markings on their face.
*~*~*
She woke up a few hours later and looked up into the sunny sky, the mud had melted into her face and when she tried to wipe it off it wouldn't budge, it just stayed crisp and dry. She looked to see how far the sun had travelled through the sky and knew that her mother would be expecting her any minute. It did not matter that her face and dress were dirty, at least, it didn't matter to her.
She got up and began to walk home through the trees. Serenity decided to walk round the back way so that her mother didn't see her till she got cleaned up.
As se sneaked in through a side door, several butler's peered at her, she know very well she was in trouble but she had to sneak up through her room . . .As soon as she entered the hall, her plans set on sneaking up the stairs, her mother turned round and saw her. Gasping in horror, shr ran up to her, followed by Téa, they both looked terrified.
"Serenity!" her mother cried, bending down and looking up at his daughter in disbelieve. "What- what happened?"
"I fell" Serenity said calmly.
"Fell were?" her mother asked. She put a finger on a forehead and tried to scrape some off but it was dry.
"Near the forest" Serenity answered with a sigh.
"But it's dry, why didn't you come too find me straight away?"
"I- I-" there was a slight pause while Serenity thought.
"Well, it doesn't matter now. Téa, get her cleaned up and find a suitable dress. Oh honey, you look a sight!"
*~*~*
Her mother saw Serenity come down the stairs in a white and lemon dress, her hair curled and the mud totally gone. "Aww" she sighed, proudly. "My little girl, all grown up!" she went to hug her, but Serenity pushed away.
"Ma ma? What is this all about anyway?" Serenity asked. She didn't understand why she was being dragged around for no reason . . .
"Well, Serenity . . ." her mother started to sound serious. "You know, sometimes you come of age. And you know well, it is a woman's duty-"
"too get married to a suitable rich husband and have children" Serenity caucused mockingly.
"Yes" her mother continued. "Well . . . I want you to meet-"
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and two butlers went to answer it, each pulling one door. Serenity and her mother looked round to see a boy about Joey's age with a wave of black hair who was wearing a neat red suit, with a white shirt. He looked at Serenity with his beady eyes and smiled.
Serenity gasped, "as I said, I'd like you to meet Duke D. Devlin, your fiancée" her mother said, to Serenity's horror.
"Serenity?" Joey called after his sister as she walked away, looking determined. "Hey! Sis- SERENITY!" But she did not listen, just kept on walking. She was heading for where she usually went when she was upset. Her little 'den' in the woods, which her parents also owned.
She reached the edge of the woods, and wiped the leaves out the way. Joey watched guilty as she disappeared into the greenery. He put his head down, but knew there was no point following her.
Serenity was pushing her way through the trees and bushes. She was fed-up, and wanted so much to cry, but what then? 'Only GIRLS cry' she heard one of Joey's friend's voices in her head. Her dress had a trail around the bottom, her mother would kill her, but did she care? . . . she just kept on walking, until she reached a little clearing by a stream, where she came to sulk or ponder.
She looked down at the bottom of her dress and sighed, then sat down mindlessly by a tree, looking into the crystal clear water of the stream. In it, her hair fell from behind her ears into her face and she closed her eyes.
"Stupid life . . ." she mumbled to herself, picking up a small stone. She threw it into the water and watched her face moving around with the ripples in the water. She looked like anyone else, yet felt much different. She put out her hand and from the side of stream scooped up some fresh mud.
She felt it in her hand and using the crystal water like a mirror lifted it up to her face and drew a horizontal line on her forehead with it. Then some lines under her eyes and across her nose and cheeks. Then she wiped her hand on the fresh grass as best she could. Then she looked back to the water and smirked, she looked like an ancient warrior, preparing for battle with markings on their face.
*~*~*
She woke up a few hours later and looked up into the sunny sky, the mud had melted into her face and when she tried to wipe it off it wouldn't budge, it just stayed crisp and dry. She looked to see how far the sun had travelled through the sky and knew that her mother would be expecting her any minute. It did not matter that her face and dress were dirty, at least, it didn't matter to her.
She got up and began to walk home through the trees. Serenity decided to walk round the back way so that her mother didn't see her till she got cleaned up.
As se sneaked in through a side door, several butler's peered at her, she know very well she was in trouble but she had to sneak up through her room . . .As soon as she entered the hall, her plans set on sneaking up the stairs, her mother turned round and saw her. Gasping in horror, shr ran up to her, followed by Téa, they both looked terrified.
"Serenity!" her mother cried, bending down and looking up at his daughter in disbelieve. "What- what happened?"
"I fell" Serenity said calmly.
"Fell were?" her mother asked. She put a finger on a forehead and tried to scrape some off but it was dry.
"Near the forest" Serenity answered with a sigh.
"But it's dry, why didn't you come too find me straight away?"
"I- I-" there was a slight pause while Serenity thought.
"Well, it doesn't matter now. Téa, get her cleaned up and find a suitable dress. Oh honey, you look a sight!"
*~*~*
Her mother saw Serenity come down the stairs in a white and lemon dress, her hair curled and the mud totally gone. "Aww" she sighed, proudly. "My little girl, all grown up!" she went to hug her, but Serenity pushed away.
"Ma ma? What is this all about anyway?" Serenity asked. She didn't understand why she was being dragged around for no reason . . .
"Well, Serenity . . ." her mother started to sound serious. "You know, sometimes you come of age. And you know well, it is a woman's duty-"
"too get married to a suitable rich husband and have children" Serenity caucused mockingly.
"Yes" her mother continued. "Well . . . I want you to meet-"
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and two butlers went to answer it, each pulling one door. Serenity and her mother looked round to see a boy about Joey's age with a wave of black hair who was wearing a neat red suit, with a white shirt. He looked at Serenity with his beady eyes and smiled.
Serenity gasped, "as I said, I'd like you to meet Duke D. Devlin, your fiancée" her mother said, to Serenity's horror.
