I'm back! I'm so sorry I haven't updated in so long. For those of you who don't know, I have actually written the whole story, but it's hard sometimes to find the time to type it up.
Now, don't kill me (Or I'll never get it all done!) But this will be the last update for 3-4 weeks. I'm going on holiday on Thursday and I won't be back until the end of the month. If I can get another chapter up before I go, I will, but no promises!
Thanks again and enjoy chapter 15!
Maid for You - Chapter 15
Serena had been dusting in his room when she heard him start to stir. Dropping the duster, she went quickly to his side. "Endymion?" She asked softly.
Her voice penetrated the fog in his brain and he forced his eyes open. "Serena?"
"Endymion!" She cried out his name in joy. Tears filled her eyes. He stared back at her, momentarily confused. Why was she crying? What was wrong. He turned slightly and saw her star locket on his bedside table. In a flash, he remembered everything.
"I must have become ill during the night." He realised. "How long?" He asked gently. Serena sighed.
"You've been out for twelve days. You had a fever……" She trailed off. Tears that were not as happy as the ones she had just shed, trickled down her cheeks. "Oh Endymion, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault!" He reached out and took her hand in his.
"Why did you leave me Serena? Don't you love me anymore?" Had somebody ripped her still-beating heart from her chest, it would have hurt less than the pain she felt upon hearing those words and the sorrow in his voice.
"Oh, Endymion, no! I could never stop loving you! That's - That's why I left." The prince frowned.
"I don't understand." He said, confused.
"I love you so much, I couldn't bear to see your reputation destroyed! But I knew if our relationship ever got out it would be, so when I couldn't keep it a secret anymore I just panicked! I - I didn't know what else to do, I'm so sorry! She started to cry again, her shoulders shaking as she tried to still her tears. Endymion pulled himself into a sitting position and pulled her close to him. His still-foggy brain didn't know what was going on, but he knew it must be of great importance for it to effect Serena like this. He held her until her tears abated and then spoke gently to her.
"Serena, I don't understand. What changed? Why couldn't you keep it a secret anymore?" She did not reply. "Serena, please." He begged. "Whatever it is, we'll get through it together. I promise." She looked up.
"Really?" She asked. He nodded.
"I swear it." She paused and took a deep breath. Looking him straight in the eyes, she said the words for the first time.
"I'm pregnant."
He was already pale, but at her words, all remaining colour drained from his face. "P-pregnant?!" He stuttered, shocked. She nodded miserably. "With MY child?" He asked.
"There's no one else." She whispered. Endymion's mind was spinning, Serena was pregnant, he was going to be a father! He desperately searched for the right thing to say.
"That's, that's, Incredible. Just, incredible!" Suddenly he laughed and hugged her tightly. "I'm going to be a father!" Serena was, to say the least, surprised at his reaction. She wasn't entirely sure what she had been expecting, but it wasn't this.
"You're not upset?" She asked.
"Why would I be?" He smiled. At that moment, nothing mattered more than Serena and the child she carried.
"But what about your parents?" She said, surely he hadn't forgotten? He shook his head.
"Don't worry about them. It's been terrible having to keep you a secret, I'm glad it's out. If they don't accept you, then they can find somebody else to be king." Serena was shocked.
"You'd give up the throne for me?" She asked incredulously.
"Yes. I'd rather not," He said honestly, "But if it came down to a choice between being king or being with you, then I'd choose you every time." Serena couldn't speak, she was so overwhelmed. She hugged him tightly burying her face in his neck.
As they hugged, Endymion remembered something. He pulled away and turned to the draw by his bed. He rummaged for a moment, then came away, a small black box in his hand. He opened it and held it out to Serena, revealing a gold ring with a diamond carved into the shape of a rose. He gently took her hand in his. "Serena, will you marry me?" Serena gasped, but she did not have to think about her answer.
"Oh Endymion! Yes!" Her hands were shaking as he removed the ring from the box and placed it on her finger. It was a perfect fit. She threw herself into his arms. "I love you." She whispered.
"And I you." He replied. His blue eyes were sparkling as he leaned down and kissed her.
Just as the kiss ended, the door opened and the King and Queen entered the room. They were greeted by the sight of their son, awake and aware, his young hand-maid wrapped tightly in his arms. "Endymion!" Cried the King in shock, "What are you doing with that servant girl in your arms!?" Endymion looked up.
"She's not a servant girl." He said firmly. "She's my fiancée."
"WHAT?!" The king could not believe what he was hearing. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD ENDYMION?! YOU CAN'T MARRY A COMMONER!"
"I can and I will." The Prince replied calmly, his arms still wrapped around Serena, who was shaking with fear. "I love her father, I wish to spend the rest of my life with her. And I shall - with or without your approval." Sol was furious. His face was red and his hands shook.
"YOU CANNOT RULE WITH A SERVANT FOR YOUR QUEEN!" Endymion smiled.
"You can find someone else to rule then." He said simply.
"WHAT?! YOU'D GIVE UP THE THRONE FOR THIS - THIS PEASANT?! WHY, IF I…"
"SOL!" Queen Gaia had had enough of her husbands ranting. "Stop yelling and stop talking about the poor girl like that! She's right in front of you for God's sake! And don't be so quick to judge. Yes, it's unusual, but there aren't any laws to say that he can't marry outside of nobility."
"You're on his side?!" Sol spluttered in amazement. Gaia threw up her hands in despair.
"Look at them Sol! Look at how good they look together! They belong together, it's so easy to see. And I know this girl." She smiled. "Nobility or not, she's perfect for him." Gaia remembered her son's anger the day Clara had beaten Serena and how quickly he'd appointed her his maid. She suspected they'd been in love for quite some time.
"But, but it's never been done!" Sol said desperately, knowing he was loosing. He'd never been able to stand up to both his wife and son.
"Change is good dear." Said Gaia sweetly. Sol sighed and gave up.
"Some King I am." He muttered to himself. Then he turned to his family. "Fine. Do as you please." He looked at Endymion. "Consider yourself lucky I don't have any other heirs." He glared at Serena. "She has much to learn. Teach her, make certain she doesn't embarrass me."
"Yes father." Endymion said seriously, though his heart was light. They'd actually agreed to the marriage!
Sol turned and went to leave the room. Before he did, he spoke to his son once more.
"I hope you are prepared for the reactions from the noble girls. They will NOT be pleased." Then, shaking his head in disgust and disbelief, he left.
Endymion couldn't take his father's words too seriously, he was too happy! Finally, he and Serena could truly be together!
Queen Gaia beamed at Serena. Unlike her husband, she was delighted that her son had found someone he really loved. "Welcome to the family dear!" She said, moving forward to hug the surprised girl. "Don't worry about the King, he'll come round. He's just stubborn!
"Thank you, your majesty!" She said, warmed by the Earth Queen's acceptance of her. The Queen laughed.
"Call me Gaia dear, everyone does! Though you might want to stick to formalities with Sol for a while!" Serena grinned and nodded in agreement and Gaia saw just how pretty the young maid was when she smiled.
Silence fell for a few moments and Serena began to sort through all the incredible events that had taken place in so little time. Something occurred to her. "Endymion?"
"Yes?"
"I find it a little hard to believe that you just *happened* to have an engagement ring to hand." The prince blushed and looked embarrassed.
"Actually, I, ah, I had it made about a month ago for you…… I hoped, well, you know….." He trailed off and Serena's heart swelled with love and joy. He really wanted this as much as she did.
The queen's eyes sparkled with laughter and she stood up. "I think perhaps I should give you some time alone! Endymion, will you be getting up today?" He nodded.
"Yes mother. I've certainly had enough sleep! Plus, I can't wait to start planning the wedding!
"There's no hurry!" Gaia laughed. "It can wait for a little while!"
"Actually it can't." Endymion told her, slightly nervously. Gaia frowned.
"Why not?" The prince coughed.
"Well mother, you see, the thing is, Serena, well, she's kind of - pregnant." The queens jaw dropped.
"She IS?!" She gasped and Endymion grinned.
"Isn't it wonderful?" He said, praying his mother would agree. Gaia was stunned.
"Well, yes, I suppose it is. But Endymion, you're not supposed to do THAT until AFTER the wedding!" The couple on the bed looked away, suddenly finding the blankets very interesting.
"Oops?" Said the prince somewhat sheepishly.
"Oops indeed." said his mother with an amused sigh. "Ah well, these things will happen." She grinned suddenly. "I'm not exactly in any position to judge anyway, after all, you were also conceived outside of wedlock!" Endymion's jaw dropped, just as his mother's had earlier.
"ME?!" Serena giggled at his shock.
"Yes dear, you." Gaia replied, sweetly. "Your father and I also couldn't wait."
"Oh." Was the only word that came out of the usually articulate prince's mouth. Gaia smiled.
"It's becoming a family tradition I think!" She turned her gaze on Serena. "How far along are you dear?" She asked.
"About two months." Serena replied. The queen nodded.
"Then we have a couple of months until you begin to show. No problem, we can organise a wedding in two months. We start today! I shall expect to see both of you in my rooms in one hour! With a final hug to her son and his bride, she left to begin planning the wedding of the millennium.
End Chapter 15
Now, don't kill me (Or I'll never get it all done!) But this will be the last update for 3-4 weeks. I'm going on holiday on Thursday and I won't be back until the end of the month. If I can get another chapter up before I go, I will, but no promises!
Thanks again and enjoy chapter 15!
Maid for You - Chapter 15
Serena had been dusting in his room when she heard him start to stir. Dropping the duster, she went quickly to his side. "Endymion?" She asked softly.
Her voice penetrated the fog in his brain and he forced his eyes open. "Serena?"
"Endymion!" She cried out his name in joy. Tears filled her eyes. He stared back at her, momentarily confused. Why was she crying? What was wrong. He turned slightly and saw her star locket on his bedside table. In a flash, he remembered everything.
"I must have become ill during the night." He realised. "How long?" He asked gently. Serena sighed.
"You've been out for twelve days. You had a fever……" She trailed off. Tears that were not as happy as the ones she had just shed, trickled down her cheeks. "Oh Endymion, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault!" He reached out and took her hand in his.
"Why did you leave me Serena? Don't you love me anymore?" Had somebody ripped her still-beating heart from her chest, it would have hurt less than the pain she felt upon hearing those words and the sorrow in his voice.
"Oh, Endymion, no! I could never stop loving you! That's - That's why I left." The prince frowned.
"I don't understand." He said, confused.
"I love you so much, I couldn't bear to see your reputation destroyed! But I knew if our relationship ever got out it would be, so when I couldn't keep it a secret anymore I just panicked! I - I didn't know what else to do, I'm so sorry! She started to cry again, her shoulders shaking as she tried to still her tears. Endymion pulled himself into a sitting position and pulled her close to him. His still-foggy brain didn't know what was going on, but he knew it must be of great importance for it to effect Serena like this. He held her until her tears abated and then spoke gently to her.
"Serena, I don't understand. What changed? Why couldn't you keep it a secret anymore?" She did not reply. "Serena, please." He begged. "Whatever it is, we'll get through it together. I promise." She looked up.
"Really?" She asked. He nodded.
"I swear it." She paused and took a deep breath. Looking him straight in the eyes, she said the words for the first time.
"I'm pregnant."
He was already pale, but at her words, all remaining colour drained from his face. "P-pregnant?!" He stuttered, shocked. She nodded miserably. "With MY child?" He asked.
"There's no one else." She whispered. Endymion's mind was spinning, Serena was pregnant, he was going to be a father! He desperately searched for the right thing to say.
"That's, that's, Incredible. Just, incredible!" Suddenly he laughed and hugged her tightly. "I'm going to be a father!" Serena was, to say the least, surprised at his reaction. She wasn't entirely sure what she had been expecting, but it wasn't this.
"You're not upset?" She asked.
"Why would I be?" He smiled. At that moment, nothing mattered more than Serena and the child she carried.
"But what about your parents?" She said, surely he hadn't forgotten? He shook his head.
"Don't worry about them. It's been terrible having to keep you a secret, I'm glad it's out. If they don't accept you, then they can find somebody else to be king." Serena was shocked.
"You'd give up the throne for me?" She asked incredulously.
"Yes. I'd rather not," He said honestly, "But if it came down to a choice between being king or being with you, then I'd choose you every time." Serena couldn't speak, she was so overwhelmed. She hugged him tightly burying her face in his neck.
As they hugged, Endymion remembered something. He pulled away and turned to the draw by his bed. He rummaged for a moment, then came away, a small black box in his hand. He opened it and held it out to Serena, revealing a gold ring with a diamond carved into the shape of a rose. He gently took her hand in his. "Serena, will you marry me?" Serena gasped, but she did not have to think about her answer.
"Oh Endymion! Yes!" Her hands were shaking as he removed the ring from the box and placed it on her finger. It was a perfect fit. She threw herself into his arms. "I love you." She whispered.
"And I you." He replied. His blue eyes were sparkling as he leaned down and kissed her.
Just as the kiss ended, the door opened and the King and Queen entered the room. They were greeted by the sight of their son, awake and aware, his young hand-maid wrapped tightly in his arms. "Endymion!" Cried the King in shock, "What are you doing with that servant girl in your arms!?" Endymion looked up.
"She's not a servant girl." He said firmly. "She's my fiancée."
"WHAT?!" The king could not believe what he was hearing. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD ENDYMION?! YOU CAN'T MARRY A COMMONER!"
"I can and I will." The Prince replied calmly, his arms still wrapped around Serena, who was shaking with fear. "I love her father, I wish to spend the rest of my life with her. And I shall - with or without your approval." Sol was furious. His face was red and his hands shook.
"YOU CANNOT RULE WITH A SERVANT FOR YOUR QUEEN!" Endymion smiled.
"You can find someone else to rule then." He said simply.
"WHAT?! YOU'D GIVE UP THE THRONE FOR THIS - THIS PEASANT?! WHY, IF I…"
"SOL!" Queen Gaia had had enough of her husbands ranting. "Stop yelling and stop talking about the poor girl like that! She's right in front of you for God's sake! And don't be so quick to judge. Yes, it's unusual, but there aren't any laws to say that he can't marry outside of nobility."
"You're on his side?!" Sol spluttered in amazement. Gaia threw up her hands in despair.
"Look at them Sol! Look at how good they look together! They belong together, it's so easy to see. And I know this girl." She smiled. "Nobility or not, she's perfect for him." Gaia remembered her son's anger the day Clara had beaten Serena and how quickly he'd appointed her his maid. She suspected they'd been in love for quite some time.
"But, but it's never been done!" Sol said desperately, knowing he was loosing. He'd never been able to stand up to both his wife and son.
"Change is good dear." Said Gaia sweetly. Sol sighed and gave up.
"Some King I am." He muttered to himself. Then he turned to his family. "Fine. Do as you please." He looked at Endymion. "Consider yourself lucky I don't have any other heirs." He glared at Serena. "She has much to learn. Teach her, make certain she doesn't embarrass me."
"Yes father." Endymion said seriously, though his heart was light. They'd actually agreed to the marriage!
Sol turned and went to leave the room. Before he did, he spoke to his son once more.
"I hope you are prepared for the reactions from the noble girls. They will NOT be pleased." Then, shaking his head in disgust and disbelief, he left.
Endymion couldn't take his father's words too seriously, he was too happy! Finally, he and Serena could truly be together!
Queen Gaia beamed at Serena. Unlike her husband, she was delighted that her son had found someone he really loved. "Welcome to the family dear!" She said, moving forward to hug the surprised girl. "Don't worry about the King, he'll come round. He's just stubborn!
"Thank you, your majesty!" She said, warmed by the Earth Queen's acceptance of her. The Queen laughed.
"Call me Gaia dear, everyone does! Though you might want to stick to formalities with Sol for a while!" Serena grinned and nodded in agreement and Gaia saw just how pretty the young maid was when she smiled.
Silence fell for a few moments and Serena began to sort through all the incredible events that had taken place in so little time. Something occurred to her. "Endymion?"
"Yes?"
"I find it a little hard to believe that you just *happened* to have an engagement ring to hand." The prince blushed and looked embarrassed.
"Actually, I, ah, I had it made about a month ago for you…… I hoped, well, you know….." He trailed off and Serena's heart swelled with love and joy. He really wanted this as much as she did.
The queen's eyes sparkled with laughter and she stood up. "I think perhaps I should give you some time alone! Endymion, will you be getting up today?" He nodded.
"Yes mother. I've certainly had enough sleep! Plus, I can't wait to start planning the wedding!
"There's no hurry!" Gaia laughed. "It can wait for a little while!"
"Actually it can't." Endymion told her, slightly nervously. Gaia frowned.
"Why not?" The prince coughed.
"Well mother, you see, the thing is, Serena, well, she's kind of - pregnant." The queens jaw dropped.
"She IS?!" She gasped and Endymion grinned.
"Isn't it wonderful?" He said, praying his mother would agree. Gaia was stunned.
"Well, yes, I suppose it is. But Endymion, you're not supposed to do THAT until AFTER the wedding!" The couple on the bed looked away, suddenly finding the blankets very interesting.
"Oops?" Said the prince somewhat sheepishly.
"Oops indeed." said his mother with an amused sigh. "Ah well, these things will happen." She grinned suddenly. "I'm not exactly in any position to judge anyway, after all, you were also conceived outside of wedlock!" Endymion's jaw dropped, just as his mother's had earlier.
"ME?!" Serena giggled at his shock.
"Yes dear, you." Gaia replied, sweetly. "Your father and I also couldn't wait."
"Oh." Was the only word that came out of the usually articulate prince's mouth. Gaia smiled.
"It's becoming a family tradition I think!" She turned her gaze on Serena. "How far along are you dear?" She asked.
"About two months." Serena replied. The queen nodded.
"Then we have a couple of months until you begin to show. No problem, we can organise a wedding in two months. We start today! I shall expect to see both of you in my rooms in one hour! With a final hug to her son and his bride, she left to begin planning the wedding of the millennium.
End Chapter 15