Chapter 5 - Once Remembered, Never Forgotten
A few days past, Serenity's parents had put off the wedding plans for a while and Serenity was sort of happy that they sort of understood. But it was not enough, because sooner or later she would have to get married, and she had nt yet met any boys she liked.
Serenity woke up and saw the rays of sunlight seeping through the window and winding around her room. She sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes. She pulled her quilt off her and stood up, her white flowing gown fell around her. She looked out of the window upon the many grounds her parents owned.
She turned around as there was a knock at her door and Téa entered without hearing to be allowed in.
"Téa?" Serenity cried, "Yes . . . What do you want?"
"Oh I'm sorry miss, but early breakfast. Your parents require you in the dining hall immediately"
"Ugh . . ." Serenity was slightly baffled, they always told her about any changes. "They never mentioned it"
"Yes, I know. It was rather- last minute. But I tell you, you better get down there. You know, don't want to upset them now, do we?"
Serenity nodded in agreement and Téa went out, closing the door firmly behind her.
*~*~*
Now dressed and ready Serenity made her down to the breakfast hall, where she knocked on the big wooden door before entering. "Come in" came her father's rough, but not angry sounding voice.
Serenity pushed the door open to find the room in it's usual state, the long brown table stretching out so it was only a few feet in front of her, and at the end sat both of her parents, looking up at her in a serious manner.
"Téa said you required me, is anything wrong?" Serenity asked, moving foreword.
Her parents looked at each other and then her mother looked back. "It's . . . hard, to explain dear. Please, take a seat" her mother pulled out a seat next to her and Serenity made her way nervously along their hall until she reached the chair, which she firmly 'plonked' herself down on, not really caring how lady-like it was.
Her mother looked back at her father, who leant foreword and looked his daughter in the eye. "Serenity. a few days ago . . ." Oh no, serenity thought, trying not to return her father's gaze as he talked. "You were introduced to your fiancée, Duke. You, did cause some trouble . . ." he was talking as if it was hard to basically say 'you were a little pain in the ass!'
Serenity looked up at him, but did not speak.
"We understand that you are nervous or worried" her mother sighed, "but as I said, it has to happen and trust me, Duke is a very loving husband-"
"He is not my husband!" Serenity cried, stopping herself suddenly as she finished, her parents remained calm, but their eyes showed that they were losing their patients.
"Err . . ." her mother continued, "well, you future husband, he will be very good at that. He is kind, generous, loving . . . there is no one better you could marry. So, personally, I don't see why you are causing such a fuss"
There was a silence for a while Serenity couldn't think of any immediate comebacks. "Ma ma" she said eventually. "I'm sorry. I just nee some time" Her mother looked annoyed once again, but to Serenity's surprise, her father nodded. "You can go" he said firmly. He put his elbow on the table and rested his head on it, looking at his wife as Serenity slowly made her way out.
She closed the door behind her and sighed, feeling the cold wood against her back. "All well?" Téa asked, coming to stand by her. Of course, she knew it wasn't, this was just a chance to be arrogant.
Serenity shook her head, and pulled away from the door, She began walking but Téa followed her. "What is it? What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm fine" Serenity said, making her way up the staircase, she did not want to talk to anyone, it had come to early, it was too much to take . . .
"But Miss, you just said you not OK . . ." Téa cried after her.
"Well I am now!" Serenity cried, finally getting annoyed at her maid and running off round a corner. Leaving Téa looking puzzled and disappointed.
Serenity made her way along one of the many deserted corridors of her parents' mansion, she held her hands by her side and allowed them to swing lightly. She continued to walk, ignoring her surroundings and trying to amuse her self with dreams where she did not have to marry, at least not so young . . .Coming back to reality, she began to think; it will happen, but why so fast?
Two people's voices interrupted her thoughts, and she turned to a wide opaque door where they were coming from, pressing her ear against the door she began to listen.
"So, I haven't seen you since the garden party!" came her brother's muffled voice.
"You neither! So, hows it going?" came another muffled voice, Serenity vaguely remembered from somewhere distant . . .
"Oh, a lot. You know how it is. So, what's all this about you? Kicked out your home. Why?"
"Oh, I really don't know. My old man just went mental. It was weird, not to mention scary. So anyway, poor old me gets left penniless, sometimes I don't think he thinks."
"Penniless?" came Joey's voice once again, "What will you do?"
If Serenity had been able to see the pair, she would have seen the other boy shrug, but she couldn't. Thinking she could no longer hear them, she pressed her ear harder against the pale wood, until she door finally swung open and she was sent flying, only to feel Joey arms wrap around her, and her chestnut hair cover her eyes.
"Serenity?!" she heard her brother cry in shock as she stood up straight and looked around, wiping the stray strands of hair out of her eyes.
"Now . . ." came the other voice, Serenity's attention was fixed towards him. "Why does that name sound familiar?" Serenity watched the brown haired boy eye her, she was sure she had seen him before, but where? Suddenly his eyes changed and he stepped forward with a smile. "Joey's sister right? Serenity, I'm Tristan, remember? I spilt orange juice over you a couple of years ago . . ."
Serenity looked up at the boy, as the memories flooded back to her . . .
A few days past, Serenity's parents had put off the wedding plans for a while and Serenity was sort of happy that they sort of understood. But it was not enough, because sooner or later she would have to get married, and she had nt yet met any boys she liked.
Serenity woke up and saw the rays of sunlight seeping through the window and winding around her room. She sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes. She pulled her quilt off her and stood up, her white flowing gown fell around her. She looked out of the window upon the many grounds her parents owned.
She turned around as there was a knock at her door and Téa entered without hearing to be allowed in.
"Téa?" Serenity cried, "Yes . . . What do you want?"
"Oh I'm sorry miss, but early breakfast. Your parents require you in the dining hall immediately"
"Ugh . . ." Serenity was slightly baffled, they always told her about any changes. "They never mentioned it"
"Yes, I know. It was rather- last minute. But I tell you, you better get down there. You know, don't want to upset them now, do we?"
Serenity nodded in agreement and Téa went out, closing the door firmly behind her.
*~*~*
Now dressed and ready Serenity made her down to the breakfast hall, where she knocked on the big wooden door before entering. "Come in" came her father's rough, but not angry sounding voice.
Serenity pushed the door open to find the room in it's usual state, the long brown table stretching out so it was only a few feet in front of her, and at the end sat both of her parents, looking up at her in a serious manner.
"Téa said you required me, is anything wrong?" Serenity asked, moving foreword.
Her parents looked at each other and then her mother looked back. "It's . . . hard, to explain dear. Please, take a seat" her mother pulled out a seat next to her and Serenity made her way nervously along their hall until she reached the chair, which she firmly 'plonked' herself down on, not really caring how lady-like it was.
Her mother looked back at her father, who leant foreword and looked his daughter in the eye. "Serenity. a few days ago . . ." Oh no, serenity thought, trying not to return her father's gaze as he talked. "You were introduced to your fiancée, Duke. You, did cause some trouble . . ." he was talking as if it was hard to basically say 'you were a little pain in the ass!'
Serenity looked up at him, but did not speak.
"We understand that you are nervous or worried" her mother sighed, "but as I said, it has to happen and trust me, Duke is a very loving husband-"
"He is not my husband!" Serenity cried, stopping herself suddenly as she finished, her parents remained calm, but their eyes showed that they were losing their patients.
"Err . . ." her mother continued, "well, you future husband, he will be very good at that. He is kind, generous, loving . . . there is no one better you could marry. So, personally, I don't see why you are causing such a fuss"
There was a silence for a while Serenity couldn't think of any immediate comebacks. "Ma ma" she said eventually. "I'm sorry. I just nee some time" Her mother looked annoyed once again, but to Serenity's surprise, her father nodded. "You can go" he said firmly. He put his elbow on the table and rested his head on it, looking at his wife as Serenity slowly made her way out.
She closed the door behind her and sighed, feeling the cold wood against her back. "All well?" Téa asked, coming to stand by her. Of course, she knew it wasn't, this was just a chance to be arrogant.
Serenity shook her head, and pulled away from the door, She began walking but Téa followed her. "What is it? What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm fine" Serenity said, making her way up the staircase, she did not want to talk to anyone, it had come to early, it was too much to take . . .
"But Miss, you just said you not OK . . ." Téa cried after her.
"Well I am now!" Serenity cried, finally getting annoyed at her maid and running off round a corner. Leaving Téa looking puzzled and disappointed.
Serenity made her way along one of the many deserted corridors of her parents' mansion, she held her hands by her side and allowed them to swing lightly. She continued to walk, ignoring her surroundings and trying to amuse her self with dreams where she did not have to marry, at least not so young . . .Coming back to reality, she began to think; it will happen, but why so fast?
Two people's voices interrupted her thoughts, and she turned to a wide opaque door where they were coming from, pressing her ear against the door she began to listen.
"So, I haven't seen you since the garden party!" came her brother's muffled voice.
"You neither! So, hows it going?" came another muffled voice, Serenity vaguely remembered from somewhere distant . . .
"Oh, a lot. You know how it is. So, what's all this about you? Kicked out your home. Why?"
"Oh, I really don't know. My old man just went mental. It was weird, not to mention scary. So anyway, poor old me gets left penniless, sometimes I don't think he thinks."
"Penniless?" came Joey's voice once again, "What will you do?"
If Serenity had been able to see the pair, she would have seen the other boy shrug, but she couldn't. Thinking she could no longer hear them, she pressed her ear harder against the pale wood, until she door finally swung open and she was sent flying, only to feel Joey arms wrap around her, and her chestnut hair cover her eyes.
"Serenity?!" she heard her brother cry in shock as she stood up straight and looked around, wiping the stray strands of hair out of her eyes.
"Now . . ." came the other voice, Serenity's attention was fixed towards him. "Why does that name sound familiar?" Serenity watched the brown haired boy eye her, she was sure she had seen him before, but where? Suddenly his eyes changed and he stepped forward with a smile. "Joey's sister right? Serenity, I'm Tristan, remember? I spilt orange juice over you a couple of years ago . . ."
Serenity looked up at the boy, as the memories flooded back to her . . .
