C H A P T E R 3: Stranger with a message
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello again everybody! This is chapter three and again. Enjoy and please
review!=) Thank you all for reviewers and readers for supporting this story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"What? Your going out of town?!" Serenity asked wildly, annoyed at the prospect
of being left alone.
"Yes but it's only for three days and I'll be back as soon as possible and
there's nothing to fear in this castle Serenity. You're perfectly safe." Danny
explained patiently.
"But I am not in the least bit scared, Danny. I just don't want to be left alone
with no one to talk to at all." She said quietly.
Danny looked at her and smiled tenderly. "Because your mind will just linger on
Darien, isn't it?"
Her big blue aquamarine eyes met his and for the second time, Danny saw sadness
linger in those eyes. "I understand." He said.
"Then you'll stay, right?" Serenity asked happily.
"No, but there's this girl I know who'd keep you company." Danny said.
"But I surely can't enjoy her company because I don't know her!" Serenity
complained and crossed her shoulders.
"Dear Serenity! You know this girl. She was your best friend then." Danny said
mysteriously.
Serenity looked at him and tried to recall if she remembered having a best
friend. "I don't think I had a bestfriend." She said stubbornly.
"Of course you don't remember! You have amnesia!" Danny laughed.
Serenity rolled her eyes and said, "I don't remember much of my life here in the
castle and how I met Prince Darien but I do recall all my memories as a child."
Danny stood up. "Very well! She's here right now." He said.
Serenity looked at her back and stared at a pretty girl with large green eyes and
brown wavy curls that reached down the girl's shoulders.
"Serenity!" The girl shrieked excitedly.
Serenity continued to stare at her and her eyes suddenly widened in recognition
to the girl. "Lita!" She gasped at ran towards the girl, opening her arms ready
to embrace.
"Serenity!" Lita shrieked again and ran towards Serenity and the two of them
hugged each other so tightly.
"Lita! Oh Lita! I miss you so much!" Serenity sobbed happilly in the girl's
shoulder.
"Serenity! I could have never guessed that you'd become a princess!" Lita laughed
happily while wiping the tears in her eyes.
"I could have never guessed that you'd be here in France!" Serenity chirped.
"Well Serenity! I gave you my word. I'll be going then." Danny interrupted them
grinning and started to leave.
"Danny!" She called.
"What is it?" Danny asked, looking at her with a gentle smile tugging on his
lips.
"Thank you." Serenity said sincerely.
"It is my pleasure, Princess." Danny said. "I'll see you after three days,
Serenity. Goodbye Lita."
"Take care!" Serenity said happily holding Lita's hand.
"Have a pleasant trip, Sir Danny!" Lita said shyly.
Danny stopped walking towards the door and looked at her. "Thank you, Lita." He
said and winked at her before opening the door.
When he left, Lita sighed and sat down at Serenity's huge four-poster bed. "Isn't
he so gorgeous, Serenity?!" Lita asked her.
"Well, I can't know since I look at him as a dear sister would look at her dear
brother." Serenity replied smiling and thinking that it would be nice if Danny
would marry Lita.
"Serenity, do you remember the time at the orphanage when I told you that I would
like to marry a Prince one day?" Lita asked her softly.
"Yes, I do." Serenity smiled and sat beside her.
"Well, I have decided to stretch that decision." Lita told Serenity, her eyes
green eyes shining with hope and love.
"And what is that?" Serenity asked. Her smile growing bigger.
"I have decided that even a prince's brother would do!" Lita said bobbing her
head up and down as if agreeing with her own decision.
Serenity burst out laughing and asked her, "Is that why your here in France?"
Lita's face suddenly became sorrowful and she shook her head slowly. "No, I...I
was transferred here." She said and then she suddenly cried.
"Lita, what's wrong? Please tell me." Serenity asked, her smile gone and replaced
with a concern look.
"I'm...I mean...back in Paris...I...I'm a prostitute, Serenity! Sir Danny found
me and paid me a huge sum of money so I wouldn't be one anymore." Lita cried
brokenly.
Serenity looked at Lita and felt her eyes dampen. While she was enjoying her life
then with Darien, Lita was offering her body just to support herself.
"Oh Lita! How could you?! You know I would help you if you'd ask!" Serenity told
her with a sorrowful voice.
"I couldn't! I didn't want to ruin your perfect life!" Lita said softly.
"I want you to listen to me carefully, Lita. If you need help, go to me! Your not
ruining anything." Serenity told her seriously and hugged her.
"Oh Serenity! I often wonder why your not yet a saint." Lita smiled and cried
again but it was only tears of joy and relief.
Morning...
Serenity covered her head with a silver hood and climbed Thunder. The horse
hoofed and fidgeted while watching it's master climb her.
"Hush now, thunder. We're going out to town today. Isn't that great?" She asked
Thunder who was innocently looking at her.
Serenity patted the horse's chestnut hair and smiled.
"Serenity! Are you okey?" Lita asked her, raising her brow and smiling a
mischievous smile. "Your body seems to be present but your mind is floating
somewhere in space."
"I just remembered something about Darien." Serenity said dreamily.
Lita's expression turned slightly grim but her face kept on smiling. "Darien is
the prince, right?" She asked with a strained voice.
"Yes. Have you met him, Lita?" Serenity asked lightly, her voice trembling
slightly. Instincts told her that something is not right and that Lita is hiding
something from her.
Lita looked at her blankly and then her face changed and she shook her head.
"Heavens no! When I arrived here. Everyone keeps on talking about his
disappearance." Serenity breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope he is well. One day I hope he would
come back here because I don't want to think of Danny as someone who lies just to
make me or anybody happy."
Lita turned her head and hid her strange expression.
"Are you okey, Lita?" Serenity asked. "Please tell me what's wrong?"
"Really, Serenity. I'm fine!" Lita smiled and climbed a black horse and went
ahead of her.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Serenity shouted out loud. Something was definitely wrong and
something tells her that she shouldn't go out but she did anyway.
The town was filled with peasants and people with rich background but one thing
that was common was that they were her to shop for something or to sell
something.
First,Serenity and Lita first went into some kind or market where different goods
were sold at a very cheap price. Serenity bought a silver jewelry box while Lita
bought a piece of painting that was said to be an Michelangelo original.
Then they watched an performance by a famous comedian named Lucas, who imitated
the duke of Sterling and a countess of Bromleigh and other important people.
"Look Serenity! He's imitating Darien!" Lita pointed out.
She looked at the comedian who was pretending to pick up a piece of wine glass.
He placed it back to the air and let the people imagine he was picking a bottle
instead. He drank the whole bottle and wiped his mouth with his sleeves.
Everyone laughed except Serenity.
"What is this?!" She exploded while glaring at Lita who was laughing with the
crowd. Suddenly a hand grabbed her and pulled her in a deserted alley.
"Who are you?! What do you want?!" Serenity wailed and looked at the stranger
watching her.
This stranger was no ordinary man. He was at least 6 feet tall and his shoulder
were built and strong and his brown hair reached his shoulders.
"Don't be afraid, princess. I just want to tell you something." He said gently.
She looked at him and her features softened. "What is it you want to tell, sir?"
"That girl your with is a very dangerous person. She killed some people I know
with her own hands. I saw her!" The man bellowed.
"What?!" Serenity gaped.
"Your companion is a trained assassin. You may be her next target. I even saw her
once in a nightclub in Aragon. She was seducing your husband."
Serenity shook her head unable to believe what this man was saying. She had known
Lita then and she was sure that Lita was no seducer or murderer. "Please, please
don't tell lies if they're not true."
The man squeezed her shoulders tightly and said in a final voice, "I know I am a
mere stranger whom anyone can't trust but I swear I am telling you the truth and
I only want the princess safe." Then he left hurriedly.
"Wait!" Serenity called but he didn't turned his head around. Her heart was
beating rapidly and she sat down slowly in the ground. She was sweating and
suddenly a memory struck her with a hard force.
Flashback...
"Serenity! Look out!" Darien roared and protected her.
"Boom!" she heard the sound of a gunshot and felt something wet in his shirt and
she looked up. His face was in terrible pain and she cried and looked at the
person who did this cruel thing.
She twisted from Darien's protective hug and saw a flash of brown hair.
End of flashback...
"Serenity! Here you are! I've been looking all over for you!" Lita said smiling
and wiped Serenity's forehead with her handkerchief.
"D...d...don't!" Serenity trembled and gulped.
"What's wrong? Your pale and you look sick? Is it because of the imitation of
Darien. Your still angry about it?" Lita asked with genteel voice and continued
to wipe her face.
Serenity stood up with shaking limbs and screamed, "Stay away from me!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you think?! Are you wondering?! The answers will be coming soon and also
the presence of our dear Darien! Hehe! So sorry he's not yet included because
well I can't just put him in the story when his role is not yet required, neh?!
But don't think I don't like him to be in the story. It's just I don't think it's
his time yet to put an appearance! Chapter 4 is "Arrival." This is a surprise and Darien
will appear on chapter 5!!! Chance!!! Well love you all and KEEP REVIEWING!=)))
GOD BLESS AND FANFICTION ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello again everybody! This is chapter three and again. Enjoy and please
review!=) Thank you all for reviewers and readers for supporting this story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"What? Your going out of town?!" Serenity asked wildly, annoyed at the prospect
of being left alone.
"Yes but it's only for three days and I'll be back as soon as possible and
there's nothing to fear in this castle Serenity. You're perfectly safe." Danny
explained patiently.
"But I am not in the least bit scared, Danny. I just don't want to be left alone
with no one to talk to at all." She said quietly.
Danny looked at her and smiled tenderly. "Because your mind will just linger on
Darien, isn't it?"
Her big blue aquamarine eyes met his and for the second time, Danny saw sadness
linger in those eyes. "I understand." He said.
"Then you'll stay, right?" Serenity asked happily.
"No, but there's this girl I know who'd keep you company." Danny said.
"But I surely can't enjoy her company because I don't know her!" Serenity
complained and crossed her shoulders.
"Dear Serenity! You know this girl. She was your best friend then." Danny said
mysteriously.
Serenity looked at him and tried to recall if she remembered having a best
friend. "I don't think I had a bestfriend." She said stubbornly.
"Of course you don't remember! You have amnesia!" Danny laughed.
Serenity rolled her eyes and said, "I don't remember much of my life here in the
castle and how I met Prince Darien but I do recall all my memories as a child."
Danny stood up. "Very well! She's here right now." He said.
Serenity looked at her back and stared at a pretty girl with large green eyes and
brown wavy curls that reached down the girl's shoulders.
"Serenity!" The girl shrieked excitedly.
Serenity continued to stare at her and her eyes suddenly widened in recognition
to the girl. "Lita!" She gasped at ran towards the girl, opening her arms ready
to embrace.
"Serenity!" Lita shrieked again and ran towards Serenity and the two of them
hugged each other so tightly.
"Lita! Oh Lita! I miss you so much!" Serenity sobbed happilly in the girl's
shoulder.
"Serenity! I could have never guessed that you'd become a princess!" Lita laughed
happily while wiping the tears in her eyes.
"I could have never guessed that you'd be here in France!" Serenity chirped.
"Well Serenity! I gave you my word. I'll be going then." Danny interrupted them
grinning and started to leave.
"Danny!" She called.
"What is it?" Danny asked, looking at her with a gentle smile tugging on his
lips.
"Thank you." Serenity said sincerely.
"It is my pleasure, Princess." Danny said. "I'll see you after three days,
Serenity. Goodbye Lita."
"Take care!" Serenity said happily holding Lita's hand.
"Have a pleasant trip, Sir Danny!" Lita said shyly.
Danny stopped walking towards the door and looked at her. "Thank you, Lita." He
said and winked at her before opening the door.
When he left, Lita sighed and sat down at Serenity's huge four-poster bed. "Isn't
he so gorgeous, Serenity?!" Lita asked her.
"Well, I can't know since I look at him as a dear sister would look at her dear
brother." Serenity replied smiling and thinking that it would be nice if Danny
would marry Lita.
"Serenity, do you remember the time at the orphanage when I told you that I would
like to marry a Prince one day?" Lita asked her softly.
"Yes, I do." Serenity smiled and sat beside her.
"Well, I have decided to stretch that decision." Lita told Serenity, her eyes
green eyes shining with hope and love.
"And what is that?" Serenity asked. Her smile growing bigger.
"I have decided that even a prince's brother would do!" Lita said bobbing her
head up and down as if agreeing with her own decision.
Serenity burst out laughing and asked her, "Is that why your here in France?"
Lita's face suddenly became sorrowful and she shook her head slowly. "No, I...I
was transferred here." She said and then she suddenly cried.
"Lita, what's wrong? Please tell me." Serenity asked, her smile gone and replaced
with a concern look.
"I'm...I mean...back in Paris...I...I'm a prostitute, Serenity! Sir Danny found
me and paid me a huge sum of money so I wouldn't be one anymore." Lita cried
brokenly.
Serenity looked at Lita and felt her eyes dampen. While she was enjoying her life
then with Darien, Lita was offering her body just to support herself.
"Oh Lita! How could you?! You know I would help you if you'd ask!" Serenity told
her with a sorrowful voice.
"I couldn't! I didn't want to ruin your perfect life!" Lita said softly.
"I want you to listen to me carefully, Lita. If you need help, go to me! Your not
ruining anything." Serenity told her seriously and hugged her.
"Oh Serenity! I often wonder why your not yet a saint." Lita smiled and cried
again but it was only tears of joy and relief.
Morning...
Serenity covered her head with a silver hood and climbed Thunder. The horse
hoofed and fidgeted while watching it's master climb her.
"Hush now, thunder. We're going out to town today. Isn't that great?" She asked
Thunder who was innocently looking at her.
Serenity patted the horse's chestnut hair and smiled.
"Serenity! Are you okey?" Lita asked her, raising her brow and smiling a
mischievous smile. "Your body seems to be present but your mind is floating
somewhere in space."
"I just remembered something about Darien." Serenity said dreamily.
Lita's expression turned slightly grim but her face kept on smiling. "Darien is
the prince, right?" She asked with a strained voice.
"Yes. Have you met him, Lita?" Serenity asked lightly, her voice trembling
slightly. Instincts told her that something is not right and that Lita is hiding
something from her.
Lita looked at her blankly and then her face changed and she shook her head.
"Heavens no! When I arrived here. Everyone keeps on talking about his
disappearance." Serenity breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope he is well. One day I hope he would
come back here because I don't want to think of Danny as someone who lies just to
make me or anybody happy."
Lita turned her head and hid her strange expression.
"Are you okey, Lita?" Serenity asked. "Please tell me what's wrong?"
"Really, Serenity. I'm fine!" Lita smiled and climbed a black horse and went
ahead of her.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Serenity shouted out loud. Something was definitely wrong and
something tells her that she shouldn't go out but she did anyway.
The town was filled with peasants and people with rich background but one thing
that was common was that they were her to shop for something or to sell
something.
First,Serenity and Lita first went into some kind or market where different goods
were sold at a very cheap price. Serenity bought a silver jewelry box while Lita
bought a piece of painting that was said to be an Michelangelo original.
Then they watched an performance by a famous comedian named Lucas, who imitated
the duke of Sterling and a countess of Bromleigh and other important people.
"Look Serenity! He's imitating Darien!" Lita pointed out.
She looked at the comedian who was pretending to pick up a piece of wine glass.
He placed it back to the air and let the people imagine he was picking a bottle
instead. He drank the whole bottle and wiped his mouth with his sleeves.
Everyone laughed except Serenity.
"What is this?!" She exploded while glaring at Lita who was laughing with the
crowd. Suddenly a hand grabbed her and pulled her in a deserted alley.
"Who are you?! What do you want?!" Serenity wailed and looked at the stranger
watching her.
This stranger was no ordinary man. He was at least 6 feet tall and his shoulder
were built and strong and his brown hair reached his shoulders.
"Don't be afraid, princess. I just want to tell you something." He said gently.
She looked at him and her features softened. "What is it you want to tell, sir?"
"That girl your with is a very dangerous person. She killed some people I know
with her own hands. I saw her!" The man bellowed.
"What?!" Serenity gaped.
"Your companion is a trained assassin. You may be her next target. I even saw her
once in a nightclub in Aragon. She was seducing your husband."
Serenity shook her head unable to believe what this man was saying. She had known
Lita then and she was sure that Lita was no seducer or murderer. "Please, please
don't tell lies if they're not true."
The man squeezed her shoulders tightly and said in a final voice, "I know I am a
mere stranger whom anyone can't trust but I swear I am telling you the truth and
I only want the princess safe." Then he left hurriedly.
"Wait!" Serenity called but he didn't turned his head around. Her heart was
beating rapidly and she sat down slowly in the ground. She was sweating and
suddenly a memory struck her with a hard force.
Flashback...
"Serenity! Look out!" Darien roared and protected her.
"Boom!" she heard the sound of a gunshot and felt something wet in his shirt and
she looked up. His face was in terrible pain and she cried and looked at the
person who did this cruel thing.
She twisted from Darien's protective hug and saw a flash of brown hair.
End of flashback...
"Serenity! Here you are! I've been looking all over for you!" Lita said smiling
and wiped Serenity's forehead with her handkerchief.
"D...d...don't!" Serenity trembled and gulped.
"What's wrong? Your pale and you look sick? Is it because of the imitation of
Darien. Your still angry about it?" Lita asked with genteel voice and continued
to wipe her face.
Serenity stood up with shaking limbs and screamed, "Stay away from me!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you think?! Are you wondering?! The answers will be coming soon and also
the presence of our dear Darien! Hehe! So sorry he's not yet included because
well I can't just put him in the story when his role is not yet required, neh?!
But don't think I don't like him to be in the story. It's just I don't think it's
his time yet to put an appearance! Chapter 4 is "Arrival." This is a surprise and Darien
will appear on chapter 5!!! Chance!!! Well love you all and KEEP REVIEWING!=)))
GOD BLESS AND FANFICTION ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~