C H A P T E R 8: REASONS
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Flashback...
Darien entered his room and he found a piece of paper in his bed. He read it
twice and he ran towards the topmost room of the castle.
"The Princess is going to be killed in the flat room."
Darien began to ponder on that short threat while he was running towards the
thin stairway leading to the topmost room of the castle. It was only him and
Danny who called the topmost room of the castle "Flat room" because it was too
large and flat.
"Did Danny write that?" was Darien's last thought before he opened the door and
saw Serenity tied up in a chair blindfolded and Beryl pointing the gun to
Serenity's head.
"Five!" Beryl screamed.
He ran towards Beryl and pushed her. "No!" screamed Beryl. Then he ran towards
Serenity but suddenly there was gunshot and he suddenly felt numb.
He laid beside Serenity in the floor and he felt his head throb.
"I'll be back." He heard Beryl hissed.
He looked at Serenity and his eyes moisten. "Don't forget me." He whispered
knowing that he would die.
"How could I forget you?" Serenity cried.
Darien smiled gently and winced from the effort of smiling. He felt his
heartbeat slow it's pace and he saw a vision of bright light and it engulfed
his body. He slowly closed his eyes.
"Just don't forget me." He whispered with his last breath.
End of Flashback...
The gunshot hit the wall beside Serenity. She opened her eyes and looked at
Darien and Danny holding Beryl against the wall while the gun in her hand fell
to the floor.
"What's going on?" The woman screamed angrily. "Danny, take your hands off me
or else!" She threatened.
"Or else what, Beryl?" Danny asked sarcastically while narrowing his steely
gaze towards Beryl.
"Or else I'll tell them what really happened, you idiot!" She screamed angrily
and bitterly.
"Go on. Tell them what happened because I don't care anymore. It was your idea
anyway and I just made the mistake of actually believing you." Danny replied
calmly and this only made Beryl more furious.
"What happened?" Darien asked the red-haired woman.
Beryl looked at Darien longingly and smiled seductively. "Danny helped me
planned everything. He helped me trap Serenity and he also helped me discard
you so he could get the crown, isn't that right, Danny?" She purred.
Danny looked at Beryl with disgust clearly evident in his handsome face. "You
see Beryl, I only did that because I was completely infatuated with Serenity
not the crown, you slut!"
Danny looked at Darien. "Darien, do you remember receiving a note in the castle
telling you that Serenity was in danger?" He asked.
Darien nodded. "Your also the one who sent that messenger today, didn't you?"
Darien asked with a half-grin tugging on his lips.
"I guess it's obvious, huh?" Danny laughed.
"Don't believe Danny, Darien! He's lying! He wants the crown! He wants to kill
you! Please listen to me. I'm really telling the truth! I promise." Beryl begged.
"You really think I'm so gullible to believe you again, Miss Beryl?" Darien
asked her scornfully. "For one, I know he wants Serenity and he sent me a
letter so that I could save her and I'm ready to forgive him for that but
you..."
Beryl gritted her teeth and waited for him to continue.
"You are going to prison!" Darien announced and then he grabbed Beryl and gave
her gun to Danny.
"Listen! Everyone! It's all Danny's idea! Please!" Beryl screamed.
"I'll be right back." Darien announced and then left the house with
Beryl.
Danny looked at the bewildered Serenity and smiled tenderly. "Serenity...long
time no see, sister." He said in a joking manner.
Serenity looked at him and she began to cry. "Oh Danny, I really thought you
betrayed me and Darien."
"But I did." Danny whispered while wiping the tears in her eyes. "And I'm
sorry. What I did was wrong. I was so obsessed with you but now, I realized
that I was just infatuated with you."
"Yo...you betrayed Lita too." Serenity said and she continued to sob.
Danny smiled and place his hand on her head. He held her chin with his other
hand and said, "Listen to me, Serenity. I...I'm going to marry Lita. When you
left the castle, I...realized the difference between love and infatuation. I
was infatuated with you and I was not able to notice that I was in love with
her."
Serenity's eyes lightened up with happiness. "I...Thank you!" She sobbed
happily and she hugged Danny tightly.
"Why! You're Danny the Prince's brother, aren't you?" Miss Robins asked him in
the doorway while she was still trying to catch her breath.
"Miss Robins!" Serenity said happily and she ran towards the old woman.
Danny stood and shook the woman's hand. "Yes, I am." He said unable to stop
smiling because for the first time since the last accident, he was able to
right the wrong's he did in the past.
He took Serenity's hand and asked, "Sister, are you ready to come home?"
Serenity looked at him in the eyes and said happily, "Of course." She grabbed
Miss Robin's hand and said to the kind old woman. "Let's go, Miss Robins."
The next day, it was announced that the Prince Endymion was alive and everyone
rejoiced. There was huge welcome back party given to him by his friends and old
time acquaintances.
The party was a huge success and women wore their best silk gowns and men had
on their most expensive tuxedos.
"Welcome back Prince Darien Endymion the 2nd!" Danny announced as he hugged his
brother fiercely.
Everyone cheered and applauded.
"I also welcome back our beloved Princess Serenity!" Danny continued after
hugging his brother. He then went to the smiling Princess to kiss her hand.
Everyone cheered once again and especially the single men.
Serenity laughed silently and she and her Prince exchanged amused glances.
"You're still the most sought after woman even though you're married!" Darien
said exasperatedly.
Serenity giggled. "And you're still the most sought after man that girls would
die for even though you're married." She replied with a grin.
Darien laughed and kissed her cheeks.
The music started and everyone started to dance in the large ballroom. "Would
you like to dance, Princess?" Darien whispered in Serenity's ear.
"Of course, my love." She answered softly and she held his hand as they walked
down the huge staircase leading to the dance floor.
As they started to dance, Darien got something from his pocket. It was a small
black box and he gave it to Serenity. "This is something for you. I bought this
for you when I was still Mr. Harrison and I think it would go nicely with your
gown tonight." He said tenderly.
Serenity was touched by his tender words and tears came streaming down her
lovely face. She opened the box and found an amber earrings with a necklace and
bracelet. Each jewel was lined with Diamond and in the middle was a round red
ruby.
"Thank you" She whispered. She hastily wiped away her tears of happiness and
she hugged Darien. "I love you."
Darien smiled lovingly and said, "I love you too, darling. Well...try it on. I
bet the jewels would glitter brilliantly if you wear it." He took the necklace
and helped her put it on.
Serenity smiled happily and spun around. "How do I look?" She asked cheerfully.
"Beautiful!" Darien replied and he grabbed her hands and they both danced like
professional dancers. Some people stopped dancing just to admire the perfect couple.
For Serenity, she felt like she was in Nirvana. She felt like she would never
be sad again and that starting from now on, she would be happy.
"May I?" Danny asked Darien. The Prince laughed. "Don't keep her all night
long. She's mine" He told Danny jokingly. "Oh go on! Give those girls a chance
to dance with the Prince of their dreams." Danny replied with a lopsided grin.
"So, where's Lita?" Serenity asked Danny.
Danny looked at her as they danced slowly. He did not reply for a while.
"What?" He asked absent-mindedly.
"Where's Lita?" She asked again.
"Lita...she...we had a fight." Danny said quietly.
"What do you mean?" Serenity asked worriedly.
"I'm not sure if I would marry her. I...found another girl. I'm sorry but
lately, Lita has not been herself ever since I told her that you are Darien are
back."
Serenity looked down. "Oh...so who's the new girl?" Serenity asked unsure if
she should be angry with him or not.
"Her name is Kate."
"Wait a minute." Serenity said. "Didn't you just tell me yesterday that you
were in love with Lita? And now, your telling me you met a girl in just a
night?"
Danny shook his head. "Actually, I met Kathy a month ago. We were just friends
but when she told me of her real feeling yesterday. I...think that we are more
uhm...compatible."
"Look Danny, I really don't want to listen to you right now. You've hurt Lita a
million times already even if this is just an exaggeration. You betrayed Lita.
She lied for you and this is all you have to give her in return?" Serenity
asked him angrily and she left him standing alone in the dance floor.
"Serenity! Wait!" Danny called but she pretended that she did not hear him.
Serenity hurriedly walked towards her room. She changed to her night gown and
cried on her pillow. "I'm sorry, Lita. I'm sorry." She sobbed.
There was a knock at her door.
Darien entered and went to her bed. "Darling, what's wrong?" He asked her
gently while stroking her shaking back.
"I...Danny is going to break Lita's heart again." Serenity sobbed.
"Lita is that friend of your in the orphanage, right?" He asked.
"Yes and she is madly in love with that stupid heartbreaker brother of yours."
Serenity said angrily and continued to weep again.
"Let's find a good solution tomorrow morning, okay? I promise. Please stop
crying now it really hurts me to find you sad."
Serenity wiped her tears and hugged Darien. "I'm sorry." She said.
Darien kissed Serenity and stroked her cheek. "Don't be. Sleep my darling and
when you feel better then we can find a good solution to Lita's problem."
"You know, Danny told me yesterday that he was in love with Lita and that he
was going to marry her. Could it be that he was only lying?" Serenity asked.
"Shh...my love. I'll ask Danny when you're asleep." Darien said as he kissed his wife
goodnight.
"Don't forget to ask him about a girl named Kate." Serenity said sleepily
rubbing her tired eyes.
"All right." The Prince said softly and then he closed the door leaving the
Princess to fall asleep.
Darien looked at the huge ballroom and decided that he would ask Danny early in
the morning tomorrow. He glanced at the room which he shares with his wife but
she wasn't feeling very well so he went to the other side of the castle to
sleep in one of the guest room.
Serenity opened her eyes and sat up violently from her bed. She just had the
most terrible nightmare in her life. She dreamed that Beryl came back and shot
her in the head.
She inhaled and exhaled to ease the wild beating of her heart. She wiped the
sweat in her forehead and looked around her room which was very dark.
She lied down again and sense something moved. Could it be a shadow? "Darien?"
She asked. She stood up and lighted the candle near her bed.
She looked around the room to assure herself that she was alone and safe. She
walked towards the mirror and saw the black shadow again.
She turned her back and gasped. Her mouth was covered by a hand and she dropped
her candle making everything black and dangerous.
Morning came...
"Danny, I need to speak to you." Darien said as he walked inside his brother's
large room with creamy colored papered walls and vanilla carpeted floor.
Danny sat up from his four-poster bed and scratched his head. "What is it?" He
asked wearily.
"Are you going to marry, Lita? Serenity's friend?" Darien asked as he sat
beside his brother.
"For crying out loud, brother! I know who she is!" Danny answered irritatedly.
"Well?"
Danny looked at his brother and scoffed. "What do you think?"
Suddenly a maid barged in their room wearing a panicked stricken face. "The
Princess!" She screamed. "The Princess is gone!"
Darien stood up and felt his blood drain from his face. "Did you search the
entire castle?" He asked with a trembling voice.
"I...yes, your highness!" The maid stuttered and began to weep. "I went to her
room this morning to give her breakfast but there was no one!"
Danny remained quiet.
"I want a search immediately!" Darien roared and left the room.
"What could have happened to her?" He thought worriedly. He called the
authorities for an immediate search.
"I don't know if this is possible, your highness." The voice on the other line
said. "It would sound ridiculous."
"What is ridiculous?! My wife is gone!" Darien said angrily.
"Well...the Princess has just recently been found and now she is gone again.
It's...just so absurd." The voice said slowly.
"I do not care! Work on it or else you'll never have a decent job in your life
again!" Darien threatened and placed the receiver back to it's place harshly.
Days passed by and there was still no news of the Princess. Danny remained
quiet and nonchalant of the whole situation. Darien got drunk every night and
always made unkind remarks to anyone nearby.
"Your highness, you have a meeting at Oxford Street tonight." James, the butler
informed him.
Darien stared at him and drank the Port. "I'm drunk, James. Tell them I'm sick
and that my wife is gone and so am I." He laughed and hiccupped.
James sighed and shook his head. "This cannot be cancelled, my Lord. You have
already missed out on so many business deals already. I'm very concerned."
Darien placed the bottle on the table with a loud thud. "Business! Business!
Why doesn't anyone of you idiots understands that my wife is gone?! I need to
find her..." He said sadly and began to cry.
James didn't say anything and left his master alone. "There was no use to snap
the man out of his reverie." He thought.
Later that night, Darien went to Oxford Street with an aching head. "Damn!" He
swore. He told the driver to stop and he walked out of the carriage.
He walked and watched the people pass by. Some people who noticed him bowed
respectfully and went on their way.
Darien saw a familiar brown hair and saw Lita. Lita! He ran towards her.
"Lita!" He called.
Lita saw him and curtsied. "Your highness." She said.
Darien grabbed her shoulders and asked her desperately. "You know where
Serenity is, right?!"
Lita shook her head. "I'm sorry but may I ask? What happened? I'm afraid that I
have just arrived here. I have been traveling around Europe for a month and I'm
not so fond of news."
Darien stared at her and remembered something. "Were you and Danny in love?
What happened between you two?" He asked.
Lita gaped at him. "What are you talking about?" She asked.
"Serenity said that Danny told her you and Danny were in love." Darien
explained calmly.
Lita smiled gently and patted Darien's face. "Danny and I were never in love,
Your highness. In fact, your brother is a professional liar. He's been in love
with Serenity for a long time now and I don't think he got over it yet." She
said.
Darien stared at Lita as if he had just awoken from sleep.
"Trust me. I already had a bad experience with him and I never repeat my
mistakes. If Serenity is gone, it must have something to do with him." Lita
said before entering a building.
It was all making sense. Danny! Danny! He was the one who wanted Serenity to
live! He was the one who helped Beryl so he could have Serenity by himself. He
couldn't believe that Danny was a liar but he is and all the evidence points to
him.
Darien ran towards the castle and went into his brother's room.
It was empty. Darien punched the wall and kicked something. "Hi gorgeous!" A
feminine voice behind him said.
He looked behind his back and stared at a beautiful woman pointing a gun in his
head. "What do you want?" Darien asked angrily.
"I want you dead, your highness." She said simply.
"Kate!" Lita yelled and grabbed the woman's long ebony hair. "Aagh!" The woman
screeched. "Darien! Grab the gun!" Lita screamed.
Darien looked at the two women with open eyes. Kate? That was the name Serenity
told him to find out but he forgot. He should have listened.
"Darien! Grab the gun!" Lita screamed again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay, end of chappie! Well you thought it was already a happy ending, neh?! Well it isn't, it still has a long way to go. So was Danny just lying about having this mushy love affair with Lita? And who is this Kate? And what is Lita's connection with Kate and how come they know each other! Who kidnapped Serenity? Could it be Danny or could it be Beryl? Well there must be an answer for every question and you can only know by reading the next chapter which I am still unsure of the title. Hehe! For once, I'm not telling you the name of the chapter.=) Well as for now, Please REVIEW!!!!!! Medicine for me!!! Hehehehe! Love you all!!! And thanks for everythin'!! Woooooooopeee!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello everybody!! Thank you all for your support and reviews! I'm so sorry for this late update because I have been sick and still is but because I love you all. I finished this chapter!=) Enjoy chapter 8 and please don't forget to REVIEW!!!! It really cheers me up to have reviews! Honest! Ganbatte mina! Fanfiction rocks!!!!!!!!!!=000000000= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Flashback...
Darien entered his room and he found a piece of paper in his bed. He read it
twice and he ran towards the topmost room of the castle.
"The Princess is going to be killed in the flat room."
Darien began to ponder on that short threat while he was running towards the
thin stairway leading to the topmost room of the castle. It was only him and
Danny who called the topmost room of the castle "Flat room" because it was too
large and flat.
"Did Danny write that?" was Darien's last thought before he opened the door and
saw Serenity tied up in a chair blindfolded and Beryl pointing the gun to
Serenity's head.
"Five!" Beryl screamed.
He ran towards Beryl and pushed her. "No!" screamed Beryl. Then he ran towards
Serenity but suddenly there was gunshot and he suddenly felt numb.
He laid beside Serenity in the floor and he felt his head throb.
"I'll be back." He heard Beryl hissed.
He looked at Serenity and his eyes moisten. "Don't forget me." He whispered
knowing that he would die.
"How could I forget you?" Serenity cried.
Darien smiled gently and winced from the effort of smiling. He felt his
heartbeat slow it's pace and he saw a vision of bright light and it engulfed
his body. He slowly closed his eyes.
"Just don't forget me." He whispered with his last breath.
End of Flashback...
The gunshot hit the wall beside Serenity. She opened her eyes and looked at
Darien and Danny holding Beryl against the wall while the gun in her hand fell
to the floor.
"What's going on?" The woman screamed angrily. "Danny, take your hands off me
or else!" She threatened.
"Or else what, Beryl?" Danny asked sarcastically while narrowing his steely
gaze towards Beryl.
"Or else I'll tell them what really happened, you idiot!" She screamed angrily
and bitterly.
"Go on. Tell them what happened because I don't care anymore. It was your idea
anyway and I just made the mistake of actually believing you." Danny replied
calmly and this only made Beryl more furious.
"What happened?" Darien asked the red-haired woman.
Beryl looked at Darien longingly and smiled seductively. "Danny helped me
planned everything. He helped me trap Serenity and he also helped me discard
you so he could get the crown, isn't that right, Danny?" She purred.
Danny looked at Beryl with disgust clearly evident in his handsome face. "You
see Beryl, I only did that because I was completely infatuated with Serenity
not the crown, you slut!"
Danny looked at Darien. "Darien, do you remember receiving a note in the castle
telling you that Serenity was in danger?" He asked.
Darien nodded. "Your also the one who sent that messenger today, didn't you?"
Darien asked with a half-grin tugging on his lips.
"I guess it's obvious, huh?" Danny laughed.
"Don't believe Danny, Darien! He's lying! He wants the crown! He wants to kill
you! Please listen to me. I'm really telling the truth! I promise." Beryl begged.
"You really think I'm so gullible to believe you again, Miss Beryl?" Darien
asked her scornfully. "For one, I know he wants Serenity and he sent me a
letter so that I could save her and I'm ready to forgive him for that but
you..."
Beryl gritted her teeth and waited for him to continue.
"You are going to prison!" Darien announced and then he grabbed Beryl and gave
her gun to Danny.
"Listen! Everyone! It's all Danny's idea! Please!" Beryl screamed.
"I'll be right back." Darien announced and then left the house with
Beryl.
Danny looked at the bewildered Serenity and smiled tenderly. "Serenity...long
time no see, sister." He said in a joking manner.
Serenity looked at him and she began to cry. "Oh Danny, I really thought you
betrayed me and Darien."
"But I did." Danny whispered while wiping the tears in her eyes. "And I'm
sorry. What I did was wrong. I was so obsessed with you but now, I realized
that I was just infatuated with you."
"Yo...you betrayed Lita too." Serenity said and she continued to sob.
Danny smiled and place his hand on her head. He held her chin with his other
hand and said, "Listen to me, Serenity. I...I'm going to marry Lita. When you
left the castle, I...realized the difference between love and infatuation. I
was infatuated with you and I was not able to notice that I was in love with
her."
Serenity's eyes lightened up with happiness. "I...Thank you!" She sobbed
happily and she hugged Danny tightly.
"Why! You're Danny the Prince's brother, aren't you?" Miss Robins asked him in
the doorway while she was still trying to catch her breath.
"Miss Robins!" Serenity said happily and she ran towards the old woman.
Danny stood and shook the woman's hand. "Yes, I am." He said unable to stop
smiling because for the first time since the last accident, he was able to
right the wrong's he did in the past.
He took Serenity's hand and asked, "Sister, are you ready to come home?"
Serenity looked at him in the eyes and said happily, "Of course." She grabbed
Miss Robin's hand and said to the kind old woman. "Let's go, Miss Robins."
The next day, it was announced that the Prince Endymion was alive and everyone
rejoiced. There was huge welcome back party given to him by his friends and old
time acquaintances.
The party was a huge success and women wore their best silk gowns and men had
on their most expensive tuxedos.
"Welcome back Prince Darien Endymion the 2nd!" Danny announced as he hugged his
brother fiercely.
Everyone cheered and applauded.
"I also welcome back our beloved Princess Serenity!" Danny continued after
hugging his brother. He then went to the smiling Princess to kiss her hand.
Everyone cheered once again and especially the single men.
Serenity laughed silently and she and her Prince exchanged amused glances.
"You're still the most sought after woman even though you're married!" Darien
said exasperatedly.
Serenity giggled. "And you're still the most sought after man that girls would
die for even though you're married." She replied with a grin.
Darien laughed and kissed her cheeks.
The music started and everyone started to dance in the large ballroom. "Would
you like to dance, Princess?" Darien whispered in Serenity's ear.
"Of course, my love." She answered softly and she held his hand as they walked
down the huge staircase leading to the dance floor.
As they started to dance, Darien got something from his pocket. It was a small
black box and he gave it to Serenity. "This is something for you. I bought this
for you when I was still Mr. Harrison and I think it would go nicely with your
gown tonight." He said tenderly.
Serenity was touched by his tender words and tears came streaming down her
lovely face. She opened the box and found an amber earrings with a necklace and
bracelet. Each jewel was lined with Diamond and in the middle was a round red
ruby.
"Thank you" She whispered. She hastily wiped away her tears of happiness and
she hugged Darien. "I love you."
Darien smiled lovingly and said, "I love you too, darling. Well...try it on. I
bet the jewels would glitter brilliantly if you wear it." He took the necklace
and helped her put it on.
Serenity smiled happily and spun around. "How do I look?" She asked cheerfully.
"Beautiful!" Darien replied and he grabbed her hands and they both danced like
professional dancers. Some people stopped dancing just to admire the perfect couple.
For Serenity, she felt like she was in Nirvana. She felt like she would never
be sad again and that starting from now on, she would be happy.
"May I?" Danny asked Darien. The Prince laughed. "Don't keep her all night
long. She's mine" He told Danny jokingly. "Oh go on! Give those girls a chance
to dance with the Prince of their dreams." Danny replied with a lopsided grin.
"So, where's Lita?" Serenity asked Danny.
Danny looked at her as they danced slowly. He did not reply for a while.
"What?" He asked absent-mindedly.
"Where's Lita?" She asked again.
"Lita...she...we had a fight." Danny said quietly.
"What do you mean?" Serenity asked worriedly.
"I'm not sure if I would marry her. I...found another girl. I'm sorry but
lately, Lita has not been herself ever since I told her that you are Darien are
back."
Serenity looked down. "Oh...so who's the new girl?" Serenity asked unsure if
she should be angry with him or not.
"Her name is Kate."
"Wait a minute." Serenity said. "Didn't you just tell me yesterday that you
were in love with Lita? And now, your telling me you met a girl in just a
night?"
Danny shook his head. "Actually, I met Kathy a month ago. We were just friends
but when she told me of her real feeling yesterday. I...think that we are more
uhm...compatible."
"Look Danny, I really don't want to listen to you right now. You've hurt Lita a
million times already even if this is just an exaggeration. You betrayed Lita.
She lied for you and this is all you have to give her in return?" Serenity
asked him angrily and she left him standing alone in the dance floor.
"Serenity! Wait!" Danny called but she pretended that she did not hear him.
Serenity hurriedly walked towards her room. She changed to her night gown and
cried on her pillow. "I'm sorry, Lita. I'm sorry." She sobbed.
There was a knock at her door.
Darien entered and went to her bed. "Darling, what's wrong?" He asked her
gently while stroking her shaking back.
"I...Danny is going to break Lita's heart again." Serenity sobbed.
"Lita is that friend of your in the orphanage, right?" He asked.
"Yes and she is madly in love with that stupid heartbreaker brother of yours."
Serenity said angrily and continued to weep again.
"Let's find a good solution tomorrow morning, okay? I promise. Please stop
crying now it really hurts me to find you sad."
Serenity wiped her tears and hugged Darien. "I'm sorry." She said.
Darien kissed Serenity and stroked her cheek. "Don't be. Sleep my darling and
when you feel better then we can find a good solution to Lita's problem."
"You know, Danny told me yesterday that he was in love with Lita and that he
was going to marry her. Could it be that he was only lying?" Serenity asked.
"Shh...my love. I'll ask Danny when you're asleep." Darien said as he kissed his wife
goodnight.
"Don't forget to ask him about a girl named Kate." Serenity said sleepily
rubbing her tired eyes.
"All right." The Prince said softly and then he closed the door leaving the
Princess to fall asleep.
Darien looked at the huge ballroom and decided that he would ask Danny early in
the morning tomorrow. He glanced at the room which he shares with his wife but
she wasn't feeling very well so he went to the other side of the castle to
sleep in one of the guest room.
Serenity opened her eyes and sat up violently from her bed. She just had the
most terrible nightmare in her life. She dreamed that Beryl came back and shot
her in the head.
She inhaled and exhaled to ease the wild beating of her heart. She wiped the
sweat in her forehead and looked around her room which was very dark.
She lied down again and sense something moved. Could it be a shadow? "Darien?"
She asked. She stood up and lighted the candle near her bed.
She looked around the room to assure herself that she was alone and safe. She
walked towards the mirror and saw the black shadow again.
She turned her back and gasped. Her mouth was covered by a hand and she dropped
her candle making everything black and dangerous.
Morning came...
"Danny, I need to speak to you." Darien said as he walked inside his brother's
large room with creamy colored papered walls and vanilla carpeted floor.
Danny sat up from his four-poster bed and scratched his head. "What is it?" He
asked wearily.
"Are you going to marry, Lita? Serenity's friend?" Darien asked as he sat
beside his brother.
"For crying out loud, brother! I know who she is!" Danny answered irritatedly.
"Well?"
Danny looked at his brother and scoffed. "What do you think?"
Suddenly a maid barged in their room wearing a panicked stricken face. "The
Princess!" She screamed. "The Princess is gone!"
Darien stood up and felt his blood drain from his face. "Did you search the
entire castle?" He asked with a trembling voice.
"I...yes, your highness!" The maid stuttered and began to weep. "I went to her
room this morning to give her breakfast but there was no one!"
Danny remained quiet.
"I want a search immediately!" Darien roared and left the room.
"What could have happened to her?" He thought worriedly. He called the
authorities for an immediate search.
"I don't know if this is possible, your highness." The voice on the other line
said. "It would sound ridiculous."
"What is ridiculous?! My wife is gone!" Darien said angrily.
"Well...the Princess has just recently been found and now she is gone again.
It's...just so absurd." The voice said slowly.
"I do not care! Work on it or else you'll never have a decent job in your life
again!" Darien threatened and placed the receiver back to it's place harshly.
Days passed by and there was still no news of the Princess. Danny remained
quiet and nonchalant of the whole situation. Darien got drunk every night and
always made unkind remarks to anyone nearby.
"Your highness, you have a meeting at Oxford Street tonight." James, the butler
informed him.
Darien stared at him and drank the Port. "I'm drunk, James. Tell them I'm sick
and that my wife is gone and so am I." He laughed and hiccupped.
James sighed and shook his head. "This cannot be cancelled, my Lord. You have
already missed out on so many business deals already. I'm very concerned."
Darien placed the bottle on the table with a loud thud. "Business! Business!
Why doesn't anyone of you idiots understands that my wife is gone?! I need to
find her..." He said sadly and began to cry.
James didn't say anything and left his master alone. "There was no use to snap
the man out of his reverie." He thought.
Later that night, Darien went to Oxford Street with an aching head. "Damn!" He
swore. He told the driver to stop and he walked out of the carriage.
He walked and watched the people pass by. Some people who noticed him bowed
respectfully and went on their way.
Darien saw a familiar brown hair and saw Lita. Lita! He ran towards her.
"Lita!" He called.
Lita saw him and curtsied. "Your highness." She said.
Darien grabbed her shoulders and asked her desperately. "You know where
Serenity is, right?!"
Lita shook her head. "I'm sorry but may I ask? What happened? I'm afraid that I
have just arrived here. I have been traveling around Europe for a month and I'm
not so fond of news."
Darien stared at her and remembered something. "Were you and Danny in love?
What happened between you two?" He asked.
Lita gaped at him. "What are you talking about?" She asked.
"Serenity said that Danny told her you and Danny were in love." Darien
explained calmly.
Lita smiled gently and patted Darien's face. "Danny and I were never in love,
Your highness. In fact, your brother is a professional liar. He's been in love
with Serenity for a long time now and I don't think he got over it yet." She
said.
Darien stared at Lita as if he had just awoken from sleep.
"Trust me. I already had a bad experience with him and I never repeat my
mistakes. If Serenity is gone, it must have something to do with him." Lita
said before entering a building.
It was all making sense. Danny! Danny! He was the one who wanted Serenity to
live! He was the one who helped Beryl so he could have Serenity by himself. He
couldn't believe that Danny was a liar but he is and all the evidence points to
him.
Darien ran towards the castle and went into his brother's room.
It was empty. Darien punched the wall and kicked something. "Hi gorgeous!" A
feminine voice behind him said.
He looked behind his back and stared at a beautiful woman pointing a gun in his
head. "What do you want?" Darien asked angrily.
"I want you dead, your highness." She said simply.
"Kate!" Lita yelled and grabbed the woman's long ebony hair. "Aagh!" The woman
screeched. "Darien! Grab the gun!" Lita screamed.
Darien looked at the two women with open eyes. Kate? That was the name Serenity
told him to find out but he forgot. He should have listened.
"Darien! Grab the gun!" Lita screamed again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay, end of chappie! Well you thought it was already a happy ending, neh?! Well it isn't, it still has a long way to go. So was Danny just lying about having this mushy love affair with Lita? And who is this Kate? And what is Lita's connection with Kate and how come they know each other! Who kidnapped Serenity? Could it be Danny or could it be Beryl? Well there must be an answer for every question and you can only know by reading the next chapter which I am still unsure of the title. Hehe! For once, I'm not telling you the name of the chapter.=) Well as for now, Please REVIEW!!!!!! Medicine for me!!! Hehehehe! Love you all!!! And thanks for everythin'!! Woooooooopeee!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~