Wow. That was fast, wasn't it? I'm currently on holiday break so I can
spend a lot of time working on this story. I will try to work on my other
stories as well, but I make no promises.
One other thing, I'm not planning to give every detail of the 8 years of Serena's training. That would be so boring. ^.^
Dark Destiny
The prince dashed forward, "Get a grip on yourself Serena!"
The storm disappeared, and Serena collapsed.
She sat there, with her head in her hands, "Ouch." Struggling back tears of pain, she forced herself to calm down.
"I'm fine now, and my name's Serenity. Don't forget that."
Slowly, she pulled herself up. Tottering on her feet, she fell straight into Darien's arms. With a muffled protest, she pushed herself off him, and staggered. Andrew came to assist her.
Serena turned to crying body of Kelvin, "You're not worth my time. Just don't mess with me again."
A loud applause sounded in the air, cut off by the Duke marching in with the king at his heels, "What in the name of Golden Crystal is going on here?!"
He paused and glanced at the bruised face of Kelvin, and then the panting Serena, "A fight huh?"
"Both of you, I want you to report to me when your lessons are over with. I expected better of you Kelvin, picking fights from a new page, and you Serena, for letting yourself get angered by him."
"I'm sorry m'lord," Serena looked down, shamefaced.
"All of you! Get back to your exercises or I'll have you all by the ears in my office. Got that?"
Sullenly, everyone returned to their places and began again.
"That was a really great fight you had back there. Where did you learn that kind of skill?" Andrew asked, clear admiration on his face.
"A friend of mine."
********
After hand to hand combat, was horsemanship. Each page was required to pick out 2 horses from the royal stables. Since Serena already had Silver, she only had to pick out one other. As she walked down rows and rows of stalls, she found none that suited her. They were all raggedly looking ponies.
"Can't find a horse?"
"There are no horses here," Serena turned toward the hostler.
"If you want a horse, there's one in the back there."
"Thanks."
"He's brother to the prince's horse. I'm not really suggesting that you take him, cause he'll dump you second you step up into the saddle. Aye, vicious temper he has, 'tis the devil himself."
Serena ignored him as she gaped at the horse standing in front of her. A stallion of magnificent height stood in front of her. His head was poised in the air, with pointy ears, a delicate nose, and black amber eyes, which held a fiery flame. His black mane flowed down like the waves of the sea, his muscles rippled under the fine coat of midnight black. "Wow, what's his name?"
"Doesn't have one. We just called him the devil."
"I'll take him. I think I'll name him Midnight Destiny." Slowly, she entered his stall, holding one hand in front of her. Midnight paused a moment, before curiously sniffing her hand.
"Well, I'll be darned. You really have a way with horses. He's yours, seeing how you're the only one who could handle him. Not even the prince can, and that's why he had to settle for his brother. Good luck with him."
"It's almost as if you're destined to be for me," Serena whispered. Grinning, she saddled him. All this time, he stood obediently, swishing his long tail back and forth. When she was done, he gave her a gentle nudge, and she led him out.
Utter silence reigned, as the boys stared at the horse that stood next to Serena. Jaws dropped, drool drizzled, and eyes blinked. The prince stood in a state of shock, at his side stood Midnight's brother, whom he had named Black Gold. How was it that this puny girl could gain this horse's trust in one go when even he had tried and failed miserably for months?
"Interesting choice Serena. Let's see if you could ride him. Everyone, mount up!" the riding master called out.
In one sooth move, she vaulted onto Midnight's back. Sitting up there felt great, and she couldn't help but feel proud that she had gotten so far. The riding master was pleased that Serena was such an expert horsewoman. He gave her more complicated exercises to strengthen her legs and communicate more with her horse more.
Whey the boys headed for the fencing arena, she was in a pretty good mood, and ready to prove herself further. With a short introductory lesson, they were once again assigned to a partner to practice the drills. To her dismay, Serena found herself facing the blue-eyed prince.
"How did you get the devil to listen to you?"
"Who wants to know? Oh, and his name is Midnight Destiny now, so you can address him as such," she retorted, parrying his blow.
"I worked with him for months, and only got broken ribs in return."
Serena winced at their swords clashed with each other. She stood her ground, "Maybe he just needs a woman's touch."
"He's a magnificent horse, isn't he? He could have been one of the best with my training."
"It's always about you again, isn't it? You don't believe that someone else lower than your mighty status could do something better than you. I was wrong to expect someone better than an egotistical, stuck-up, and selfish prince. What is it with boys and their I-own-the-world attitude?" (an: Hey, can anyone answer that question?
"But, my dear Serena, you seem to forget that I do own this world."
"You're such an ass."
Darien's laugh ran out, clear and deep.
********
"I can't believe we have so much homework! How in the hell of the world are we supposed to finish this?" Serena whined, shifting her books.
"You just do what you can. Hey, what class do we have next?" Jadeite looked around for his schedule.
"Magical studies," Andrew replied, waving the schedule in front of his nose.
"Do you guys have the magical power?" Serena asked.
"We all do," Darien gestured toward his generals.
"What about you Andrew?"
"I don't have much magic like the prince or his guardians. I can only do simple things like light a candle and such."
"That reminds me," Malachite cut in "you know, royalties are the ones that holds the most magic. Yet, you have more than I've ever seen anyone hold, including the king. Where are you from? Your magic is indeed rare."
"I.. I don't know my parents. A friend of mine and I were found on the doorsteps of an old lady, who took us in and raised as one of her own. There has been no clue to where I'm from, except a locket."
"Can I see it?"
Hesitantly, Serena revealed a heart shaped locket, and waited as the head general looked it over. Finally, he returned it to her, his face grave, "Serena, do you know that Prince Darien's betrothed?"
She shook her head.
"Well, he is betrothed to the princess of the moon, Princess Serenity. The decision was made when the princess was born. To celebrate this union, Darien presented little Serenity a locket, the exact copy of the one you hold in your hand Serena."
"Whoa, whoa. Hold your horses. First of all, like you said, this could just be a copy, and as for my name, I just liked the sound of Serenity, so I adopted it as my name. To be exact, I named myself after Queen Serenity, or just Serena for short. Besides, the princess is not missing, is she?"
"Far as we know, no. But there's been no contact with her for quite a while," Darien interrupted.
"It's just a coincidence, some really bizarre coincidence," Serena protested.
"She might be right. It could just be some coincidence. Besides, the princess is still alive, so she can't possibly be her."
"Don't scare me like that. Come on, let's get to class."
The professor had long white hair, and his aurora radiated power, "Welcome to my class students. There's a new student in this class is that not so? Step up please Serena. I just need to test you for magic."
"She has magic Artemis. We've all seen it," Darien spoke up.
"Is that so? Well Serena, step up anyway. Do you know how to control your magic yet?"
She shook her head.
"I see. All right, you'll practice meditation. Reach inside of yourself and clear your mind. See if you can use your mind to control it.
"Now.. for the rest of you guys, turn to page 88 of your textbook, 'the origins of magic'.."
End of this chapter
Okay, you'll probably tire of me repeating this again and again, but one more time: REVIEW PLEASE!
On a happier note, I'm going to start up on my other stories again.
One other thing, I'm not planning to give every detail of the 8 years of Serena's training. That would be so boring. ^.^
Dark Destiny
The prince dashed forward, "Get a grip on yourself Serena!"
The storm disappeared, and Serena collapsed.
She sat there, with her head in her hands, "Ouch." Struggling back tears of pain, she forced herself to calm down.
"I'm fine now, and my name's Serenity. Don't forget that."
Slowly, she pulled herself up. Tottering on her feet, she fell straight into Darien's arms. With a muffled protest, she pushed herself off him, and staggered. Andrew came to assist her.
Serena turned to crying body of Kelvin, "You're not worth my time. Just don't mess with me again."
A loud applause sounded in the air, cut off by the Duke marching in with the king at his heels, "What in the name of Golden Crystal is going on here?!"
He paused and glanced at the bruised face of Kelvin, and then the panting Serena, "A fight huh?"
"Both of you, I want you to report to me when your lessons are over with. I expected better of you Kelvin, picking fights from a new page, and you Serena, for letting yourself get angered by him."
"I'm sorry m'lord," Serena looked down, shamefaced.
"All of you! Get back to your exercises or I'll have you all by the ears in my office. Got that?"
Sullenly, everyone returned to their places and began again.
"That was a really great fight you had back there. Where did you learn that kind of skill?" Andrew asked, clear admiration on his face.
"A friend of mine."
********
After hand to hand combat, was horsemanship. Each page was required to pick out 2 horses from the royal stables. Since Serena already had Silver, she only had to pick out one other. As she walked down rows and rows of stalls, she found none that suited her. They were all raggedly looking ponies.
"Can't find a horse?"
"There are no horses here," Serena turned toward the hostler.
"If you want a horse, there's one in the back there."
"Thanks."
"He's brother to the prince's horse. I'm not really suggesting that you take him, cause he'll dump you second you step up into the saddle. Aye, vicious temper he has, 'tis the devil himself."
Serena ignored him as she gaped at the horse standing in front of her. A stallion of magnificent height stood in front of her. His head was poised in the air, with pointy ears, a delicate nose, and black amber eyes, which held a fiery flame. His black mane flowed down like the waves of the sea, his muscles rippled under the fine coat of midnight black. "Wow, what's his name?"
"Doesn't have one. We just called him the devil."
"I'll take him. I think I'll name him Midnight Destiny." Slowly, she entered his stall, holding one hand in front of her. Midnight paused a moment, before curiously sniffing her hand.
"Well, I'll be darned. You really have a way with horses. He's yours, seeing how you're the only one who could handle him. Not even the prince can, and that's why he had to settle for his brother. Good luck with him."
"It's almost as if you're destined to be for me," Serena whispered. Grinning, she saddled him. All this time, he stood obediently, swishing his long tail back and forth. When she was done, he gave her a gentle nudge, and she led him out.
Utter silence reigned, as the boys stared at the horse that stood next to Serena. Jaws dropped, drool drizzled, and eyes blinked. The prince stood in a state of shock, at his side stood Midnight's brother, whom he had named Black Gold. How was it that this puny girl could gain this horse's trust in one go when even he had tried and failed miserably for months?
"Interesting choice Serena. Let's see if you could ride him. Everyone, mount up!" the riding master called out.
In one sooth move, she vaulted onto Midnight's back. Sitting up there felt great, and she couldn't help but feel proud that she had gotten so far. The riding master was pleased that Serena was such an expert horsewoman. He gave her more complicated exercises to strengthen her legs and communicate more with her horse more.
Whey the boys headed for the fencing arena, she was in a pretty good mood, and ready to prove herself further. With a short introductory lesson, they were once again assigned to a partner to practice the drills. To her dismay, Serena found herself facing the blue-eyed prince.
"How did you get the devil to listen to you?"
"Who wants to know? Oh, and his name is Midnight Destiny now, so you can address him as such," she retorted, parrying his blow.
"I worked with him for months, and only got broken ribs in return."
Serena winced at their swords clashed with each other. She stood her ground, "Maybe he just needs a woman's touch."
"He's a magnificent horse, isn't he? He could have been one of the best with my training."
"It's always about you again, isn't it? You don't believe that someone else lower than your mighty status could do something better than you. I was wrong to expect someone better than an egotistical, stuck-up, and selfish prince. What is it with boys and their I-own-the-world attitude?" (an: Hey, can anyone answer that question?
"But, my dear Serena, you seem to forget that I do own this world."
"You're such an ass."
Darien's laugh ran out, clear and deep.
********
"I can't believe we have so much homework! How in the hell of the world are we supposed to finish this?" Serena whined, shifting her books.
"You just do what you can. Hey, what class do we have next?" Jadeite looked around for his schedule.
"Magical studies," Andrew replied, waving the schedule in front of his nose.
"Do you guys have the magical power?" Serena asked.
"We all do," Darien gestured toward his generals.
"What about you Andrew?"
"I don't have much magic like the prince or his guardians. I can only do simple things like light a candle and such."
"That reminds me," Malachite cut in "you know, royalties are the ones that holds the most magic. Yet, you have more than I've ever seen anyone hold, including the king. Where are you from? Your magic is indeed rare."
"I.. I don't know my parents. A friend of mine and I were found on the doorsteps of an old lady, who took us in and raised as one of her own. There has been no clue to where I'm from, except a locket."
"Can I see it?"
Hesitantly, Serena revealed a heart shaped locket, and waited as the head general looked it over. Finally, he returned it to her, his face grave, "Serena, do you know that Prince Darien's betrothed?"
She shook her head.
"Well, he is betrothed to the princess of the moon, Princess Serenity. The decision was made when the princess was born. To celebrate this union, Darien presented little Serenity a locket, the exact copy of the one you hold in your hand Serena."
"Whoa, whoa. Hold your horses. First of all, like you said, this could just be a copy, and as for my name, I just liked the sound of Serenity, so I adopted it as my name. To be exact, I named myself after Queen Serenity, or just Serena for short. Besides, the princess is not missing, is she?"
"Far as we know, no. But there's been no contact with her for quite a while," Darien interrupted.
"It's just a coincidence, some really bizarre coincidence," Serena protested.
"She might be right. It could just be some coincidence. Besides, the princess is still alive, so she can't possibly be her."
"Don't scare me like that. Come on, let's get to class."
The professor had long white hair, and his aurora radiated power, "Welcome to my class students. There's a new student in this class is that not so? Step up please Serena. I just need to test you for magic."
"She has magic Artemis. We've all seen it," Darien spoke up.
"Is that so? Well Serena, step up anyway. Do you know how to control your magic yet?"
She shook her head.
"I see. All right, you'll practice meditation. Reach inside of yourself and clear your mind. See if you can use your mind to control it.
"Now.. for the rest of you guys, turn to page 88 of your textbook, 'the origins of magic'.."
End of this chapter
Okay, you'll probably tire of me repeating this again and again, but one more time: REVIEW PLEASE!
On a happier note, I'm going to start up on my other stories again.
