Maid for You - Chapter 16
Well, I'm finally back! I'm sorry about the long wait, but to make it up to you, I'm giving you chapter 16 AND chapter 17!
This chapter is pretty much about the reactions of Serena's friends to her news. I hate it when you read something and think "How would this character react to this." And then the author never tells you! So if I've missed out anyone you wanted to see react, let me know and I'll do my best to fit them in later!
While Endymion bathed and changed, Serena went to see Jessica. Endymion had insisted that she could not continue as a servant if she was to be his bride. Although she would miss working with her friends, Serena understood why she could not continue as she was. Her marriage to Endymion would change her whole life, but she was so happy that any sacrifices seemed small.
Entering housekeeping, she found it empty, save for Jessica, who was doing paperwork in Clara's old office. She looked up as Serena entered. "Serena! How are you, how is the prince?" Serena grinned.
"I'm fine, Endymion is too. Jessica, he proposed!" She held out her ring-clad hand to the older girl. Jessica gaped and stared at Serena. She tried to speak, but words failed her. She had known that there was something between the prince and Serena, but she had never expected it to go this far.
"Serena, I, well, that's fantastic! Congratulations!" She said when she eventually recovered her voice. She moved from behind the desk to Serena's side and wrapped the girl in a hug. She was about to speak again when something crossed her mind. "Wait a minute - if you're marrying the prince, should I be calling you 'princess?!" Serena laughed.
"Princess?! Me?! Jessica, I may be marrying a Prince, but believe me, I'm no Princess!"
Having bid farewell to Jessica, Serena headed to the kitchens. After keeping her relationship a secret for so long, she wanted to tell the world! Running through the huge doors, she spotted her friend almost instantly. "Maggie!" Maggie turned and gasped.
"Serena! Oh my God! Are you alright? I've been worried sick!" She rushed over to embrace her friend. She whispered into Serena's ear. "I know, you know - about you and Prince Endymion." Serena's eyes widened.
"You do?! Who told you?!" She whispered, shocked. Maggie smiled at the memory of her strange conversation with the prince.
"He did." She replied. "He came and spoke with me when you ran away, in case I knew where you'd gone. He admitted then that he loved you and didn't know why you'd left." Maggie glared accusingly at Serena. "I didn't know either. Would you care to enlighten me now?" Serena smiled sweetly and whispered her reason into Maggie's ear. "What?!" She cried out. "Does he know?!" Serena laughed.
"He does now! I told him this morning!" Maggie was stunned.
"What did he say?" She asked. Serena sighed and lowered her head.
"Not a lot." She looked up at grinned. "He just asked if I'd marry him!"
"WHAT?!" Maggie's shriek almost split Serena's eardrums and drew the attention of everyone else in the kitchens. "Did you say yes?!" She questioned excitedly. Serena gave her friend a look of sheer disbelief.
"Maggie! Of COURSE I said yes! The kitchen maid squealed and threw her arms round Serena in a tight hug. "Maggie!" Serena gasped. "I can't breathe!" Instantly, Maggie let go of Serena.
"I'm sorry!" Maggie laughed. "I just can't believe you're getting married!"
"What was that?!" Cried Cookie as she spun around. "Serena's getting married?" She turned to the former maid. "To whom?" Serena was about to answer, but Maggie interrupted.
"Can I tell her?" She begged Serena. "Please?" Serena laughed.
"Go right ahead!"
"Oh thank you!" Maggie cried, then yelled out the news the entire kitchen. "SERENA IS GETTING MARRIED TO PRINCE ENDYMION!" No sooner had she spoken, then Serena was surrounded by the entire kitchen staff, all of them firing a barrage of questions at her. Laughing, she answered as many as she could before backing away.
"I'm sorry, I really have to go now!" She said. "I'll come back soon, I promise! She turned back to Maggie. "Thank you Maggie. For everything." The other girl smiled.
"Anytime Serena. Good luck!" Serena smiled and headed out the door. Before she left she whispered into Maggie's ear.
"You're one of my bridesmaids!" Then she was gone, leaving Maggie standing agape and in shock in the kitchens.
When she arrived back at their rooms, Endymion was ready and waiting. He smiled as she entered. "I'm glad you're back. It's time for lunch!" He glanced at the uniform she still wore. "Do you have anything else you can wear?" Serena paused and thought for a moment.
"I have a dress, but it's nothing fancy." She pulled out a dress of soft grey material that tied at the back with a pink ribbon. "Will it be alright?" She was extremely nervous, this was her first meal with the royal family. Endymion nodded. "That will be fine, it's only lunch!" Reassured, Serena changed and then went with her Prince to meet the King and Queen for lunch.
Halfway to the dining hall, Endymion's stomach made a loud growling sound. It was so unexpected, Serena couldn't help laughing. Endymion blushed. "I'm sorry, but I haven't eaten in over a week!" Serena smiled.
"It's alright." She said. "I haven't had much myself." She bit her lip. "I just hope my manners aren't too bad." Endymion reached out and took her hand in his.
"Don't worry." He said, squeezing her hand. "You'll be fine." He stopped outside the dining hall doors and smiled down at her. "Ready?" Serena gave him a shaky smile.
"As ready as I'll ever be!" She said nervously. Giving her hand a last gentle squeeze, Endymion pushed open the doors and led her into the Earth family's private dining hall.
When they entered, the King and Queen were already seated at the polished oak table in the centre of the room. Queen Gaia smiled warmly as they entered, a stark contrast to King Sol's scowl of disapproval. He had many hopes and dreams for his only son and none of them included a servant girl as a bride. But he could not bring himself to deny his son the throne.
Endymion led Serena to a seat next to the Queen. He then sat himself opposite her, next to his father. When they were both seated, Gaia turned to Serena. "Lunch is usually a light meal." She explained, "But because neither you nor Endymion has eaten properly lately, we're having something more substantial." Serena looked up at the Queen, trying to settle the butterflies in her stomach.
"Thank you - your majesty." She replied quietly. The Queen laughed. "You're welcome Serena! Now, let us eat!"
When the waitress, a girl named Louisa, came in to the hall, she nearly dropped the soup. She had not yet heard of the Prince's unusual choice of bride and was shocked to see Serena eating with the royal family.
Serena suppressed a laugh. She had a feeling the next few days would be very interesting.
End Chapter 16
Well, I'm finally back! I'm sorry about the long wait, but to make it up to you, I'm giving you chapter 16 AND chapter 17!
This chapter is pretty much about the reactions of Serena's friends to her news. I hate it when you read something and think "How would this character react to this." And then the author never tells you! So if I've missed out anyone you wanted to see react, let me know and I'll do my best to fit them in later!
While Endymion bathed and changed, Serena went to see Jessica. Endymion had insisted that she could not continue as a servant if she was to be his bride. Although she would miss working with her friends, Serena understood why she could not continue as she was. Her marriage to Endymion would change her whole life, but she was so happy that any sacrifices seemed small.
Entering housekeeping, she found it empty, save for Jessica, who was doing paperwork in Clara's old office. She looked up as Serena entered. "Serena! How are you, how is the prince?" Serena grinned.
"I'm fine, Endymion is too. Jessica, he proposed!" She held out her ring-clad hand to the older girl. Jessica gaped and stared at Serena. She tried to speak, but words failed her. She had known that there was something between the prince and Serena, but she had never expected it to go this far.
"Serena, I, well, that's fantastic! Congratulations!" She said when she eventually recovered her voice. She moved from behind the desk to Serena's side and wrapped the girl in a hug. She was about to speak again when something crossed her mind. "Wait a minute - if you're marrying the prince, should I be calling you 'princess?!" Serena laughed.
"Princess?! Me?! Jessica, I may be marrying a Prince, but believe me, I'm no Princess!"
Having bid farewell to Jessica, Serena headed to the kitchens. After keeping her relationship a secret for so long, she wanted to tell the world! Running through the huge doors, she spotted her friend almost instantly. "Maggie!" Maggie turned and gasped.
"Serena! Oh my God! Are you alright? I've been worried sick!" She rushed over to embrace her friend. She whispered into Serena's ear. "I know, you know - about you and Prince Endymion." Serena's eyes widened.
"You do?! Who told you?!" She whispered, shocked. Maggie smiled at the memory of her strange conversation with the prince.
"He did." She replied. "He came and spoke with me when you ran away, in case I knew where you'd gone. He admitted then that he loved you and didn't know why you'd left." Maggie glared accusingly at Serena. "I didn't know either. Would you care to enlighten me now?" Serena smiled sweetly and whispered her reason into Maggie's ear. "What?!" She cried out. "Does he know?!" Serena laughed.
"He does now! I told him this morning!" Maggie was stunned.
"What did he say?" She asked. Serena sighed and lowered her head.
"Not a lot." She looked up at grinned. "He just asked if I'd marry him!"
"WHAT?!" Maggie's shriek almost split Serena's eardrums and drew the attention of everyone else in the kitchens. "Did you say yes?!" She questioned excitedly. Serena gave her friend a look of sheer disbelief.
"Maggie! Of COURSE I said yes! The kitchen maid squealed and threw her arms round Serena in a tight hug. "Maggie!" Serena gasped. "I can't breathe!" Instantly, Maggie let go of Serena.
"I'm sorry!" Maggie laughed. "I just can't believe you're getting married!"
"What was that?!" Cried Cookie as she spun around. "Serena's getting married?" She turned to the former maid. "To whom?" Serena was about to answer, but Maggie interrupted.
"Can I tell her?" She begged Serena. "Please?" Serena laughed.
"Go right ahead!"
"Oh thank you!" Maggie cried, then yelled out the news the entire kitchen. "SERENA IS GETTING MARRIED TO PRINCE ENDYMION!" No sooner had she spoken, then Serena was surrounded by the entire kitchen staff, all of them firing a barrage of questions at her. Laughing, she answered as many as she could before backing away.
"I'm sorry, I really have to go now!" She said. "I'll come back soon, I promise! She turned back to Maggie. "Thank you Maggie. For everything." The other girl smiled.
"Anytime Serena. Good luck!" Serena smiled and headed out the door. Before she left she whispered into Maggie's ear.
"You're one of my bridesmaids!" Then she was gone, leaving Maggie standing agape and in shock in the kitchens.
When she arrived back at their rooms, Endymion was ready and waiting. He smiled as she entered. "I'm glad you're back. It's time for lunch!" He glanced at the uniform she still wore. "Do you have anything else you can wear?" Serena paused and thought for a moment.
"I have a dress, but it's nothing fancy." She pulled out a dress of soft grey material that tied at the back with a pink ribbon. "Will it be alright?" She was extremely nervous, this was her first meal with the royal family. Endymion nodded. "That will be fine, it's only lunch!" Reassured, Serena changed and then went with her Prince to meet the King and Queen for lunch.
Halfway to the dining hall, Endymion's stomach made a loud growling sound. It was so unexpected, Serena couldn't help laughing. Endymion blushed. "I'm sorry, but I haven't eaten in over a week!" Serena smiled.
"It's alright." She said. "I haven't had much myself." She bit her lip. "I just hope my manners aren't too bad." Endymion reached out and took her hand in his.
"Don't worry." He said, squeezing her hand. "You'll be fine." He stopped outside the dining hall doors and smiled down at her. "Ready?" Serena gave him a shaky smile.
"As ready as I'll ever be!" She said nervously. Giving her hand a last gentle squeeze, Endymion pushed open the doors and led her into the Earth family's private dining hall.
When they entered, the King and Queen were already seated at the polished oak table in the centre of the room. Queen Gaia smiled warmly as they entered, a stark contrast to King Sol's scowl of disapproval. He had many hopes and dreams for his only son and none of them included a servant girl as a bride. But he could not bring himself to deny his son the throne.
Endymion led Serena to a seat next to the Queen. He then sat himself opposite her, next to his father. When they were both seated, Gaia turned to Serena. "Lunch is usually a light meal." She explained, "But because neither you nor Endymion has eaten properly lately, we're having something more substantial." Serena looked up at the Queen, trying to settle the butterflies in her stomach.
"Thank you - your majesty." She replied quietly. The Queen laughed. "You're welcome Serena! Now, let us eat!"
When the waitress, a girl named Louisa, came in to the hall, she nearly dropped the soup. She had not yet heard of the Prince's unusual choice of bride and was shocked to see Serena eating with the royal family.
Serena suppressed a laugh. She had a feeling the next few days would be very interesting.
End Chapter 16