Princess Sarah quietly pushed the doors open. What she saw was completely unexpected. She was in a bedroom, it was painted sky blue and had an adjoining bathroom.This is not good she thought as she looked aroung the room OH MY GOD she had just spotted Darien. He was in front of a mirror, putting on his shirt. Apparently he had just noticed 'She' was in the room as well and was staring at her through the mirror. Sarah couldn't help but notice his abs, beneath his unbuttoned shirt
"s..s..sorry, i..i thought your room was the dining hall" Sarah said
Prince Darien was too busy staring at Sarah's body, through the mirror, that he hadn't noticed she was talking.
"Pardon me?"
"I thought your room was the dining hall" eyeing him suspiciously, she was pretty sure he had been 'checking her out' "sorry, i bothered you" Sarah turned around and opened the door.Darien quickly strode up to Sarah and gently put his hand on hers, and pushed the door close again.
"If you don't know where it is then why don't you come with me?" Suggested Darien. He had
'I wonder where those two are" The Queen said to the King.
The doors opened and Princess Sarah and Prince Darien walked in.
hmm...looks like they've already started to like to know eachother thought the Queen
Darien pulled the chair out for Sarah and then sat directly opposite her.
"Well, i think we should get started" announced the King
The lunch was fantastic. The food was delicious. During the entire time Darien shot quick glances across the table,at Sarah. She even caught him once, looking at her, but she just blushed and stared at her plate.
After lunch, the King and Queen left to do "royal matters", and Prince Darien was left with Princess Sarah.
"Ooooh" gasped Sarah as she stared out the window "What a pretty lake, could we go there"
"Well, i would but..." Darien said apologetically. He walked next to Sarah, by the window
"but?" frowned Sarah
"We would have to go across the forest to get there, where bandits roam" Darien said softly, knowing that the bandits would definitely attack them or, more specifically, Sarah
"Oh" Sarah looked crestfallen
"But we can go to the celestial rose gardens" Darien said, trying to lighten up Sarah.
"Alright"
"You like roses too!" Sarah exclaimed
Prince Darien and Princess Sarah were walking together in the rose gardens.
"Ya!" Darien chuckled
"You know that your the nicest prince i've ever met" Sarah blushed
"Well, your the nicest , and the most beautiful princess i've ever met" Darien said softly
"Really?" She asked as she faced Darien, and looked into his midnight blue eyes
"Really" He whispered. Prince Darien's arms encircled her waist and gently pulled her closer. Gently tilting their heads as they got closer. Darien felt the warmth of Sarah's lips on his.She slowly put her arms around his neck as he caressed her back.
"Ahem" coughed a voice from behind the couple
Sarah broke the kiss, much to the dissappointment of Darien,and turned around to face the Queen!
"Oh my gosh, w..we were..er..um..." Sarah was clearly very embarrassed.
"It's all right dear" said the Queen cheerily "Darien i was about to tell you that we will be having dinner in a short while"
"oh ..ok" Prince Darien said, slightly sulky
"Don't worry honey, you'll get alot of chances to kiss Princess Sarah" The Queen winked
"Wow it's been a heck of a day" Sarah mumbled to herself as she lay on her bed "I actually kissed the Prince of Earth"
Sarah recounted the day's events when she remembered the beautiful lake at the end of the forest.
Maybe i should go tonight but ...Darien said there were bandits. Well they wouldn't be expecting anyone at night Sarah thought to herself. She made up her mind. She was going to the lake.
Sarah tied her hair into a high ponytail and put a white bow on it. She thought of changin g into something warmer but she was in too much of a hurry to get out before sunrise, that she kept on her white,strapless negligee that was made of light, thin material. It was tight fitting around her torso and fanned out at her waist . The gown was made long and fell past her feet, she had to take special care that she didn't trip over it.
Sarah quietly opened the door and made her way out of the castle. She went to the stables that she and Darien had passed earlier that day and picked a pure white mare, it's stall had a sign saying Snowflake. She let Snowflake out of it's stall and swung her leg over it's back and galloped into the forest.
10 minutes later, Sarah stopped her horse. It needed a break from all the galloping and Sarah's butt was starting to ache from riding Snowflake with no saddle. She studied her surroundings and realized that she was in a dark, foggy part of the forest. Sarah was starting to shiver from the cold when something rustled in the bushes nearby. Sarah's head snapped towards the bush.
"Who is it? Show yourself" Sarah said, her voice showing signs of fear
Silence. Just then,a horse's whinny was heard from behind her.
"Princess Sarah, what a pleasure to see you here" A voice said, it seemed to be coming from where the horse had whinnied
Sarah turned her horse to face a black stallion with a man that didn't look like a bandit but more like a prince. He looked like Darien but his hair was dark blue, Sarah thought he would've looked quite handsome if it wasn't for his icy blue eyes.
"W..who are you?" She asked, trembling with fear
" My lady, i am Sapphire" He chuckled
"What do you want?"
Sapphire guided his horse towards her. He ran his hand through her soft, silky, chocolate brown hair.
"You" He whispered in her ear
"STAY AWAY FROM ME" she screamed. She dug her heels into Snowflake's sides, and it galloped north, at full speed.
Sarah heard a thundering of hooves close by. That's not good she thought. She urged Snowflake to go faster.
"You can't escape from me!" shouted Sapphire
Sarah turned her head around to see how far behind Sapphire and his horse were They're only a few metres behind me, i won't be able to outrun him for long. She was too busy looking behind her, that she didn't notice a thorny bush in front. It came in contact with her dress and ripped it.She looked at her dress in disbelief. The whole bottom section was cut off and the tattered hem was only long enough to cover her underwear. She saw red blood oosing from a cut on her thigh, but she had no time to examine it because she noticed that they weren't moving.Uh oh.Snowflake was exhausted and had slowed to a stop.
"NO, Snowflake please" she begged the horse to go on. She heard the other horse stop closely behind. She turned around, instinctively. To find an two arms encircle her waist and heave her effortlessly, off the horse. It felt like she'd hit a steel bar. She gasped in pain as the wind went out of her.
She screamed and thrashed wildly, to no avail. Sapphire was immensly strong.In one fluid motion, Sapphire lifted her and dumped her onto the soft, damp earth. Sarah was suddenly on her back. She stared up in horror as Sapphire straddled her, pinning her down. Sapphire sat firmly on her mid-section, staring down at her with an icy glare. She closed her eyes.
Darien sat up in his bed. His instincts were telling him that something's not right. Sarah .He quickly changed into his "Prince Endymion" outfit, with cape and sword. Darien then bolted out of his room and continued to Sarah's room. He flung open Sarah's chamber doors and saw an empty bed. He searched her entire room. Where could she be? he thought as he stared out her window, he looked at the lake. he felt a wave of panic.
He rushed down to the stables. Darien's eyes studied all the stalls, when they came to a stop. There was only one stall unlocked, Snowflake. OH MY GOD.He quickly let his favorite stallion, a jet black horse,out of his stall, Coal Black, and jumped onto it. Then Darien led Coal Black into the forest.
He guided the horse at full speed towards the lake, he knew that Snowflake couldn't outrun his stallion.
Darien saw a white thing in the distance and he quickly rode to it. He was amazed when he discovered what it was. Snowflake.Apparently it had been heading back to the stables, because it had lost it's mistress.Darien grew very worried at this and sped off.
He didn't have to go far.He found Sarah but to his horror, being straddled by another man. He slipped off his horse and ran towards them, unsheathing his sword. Darien was about five metres away from them when he realized that Sarah's eyes were closed and the royal sun sign was glowing on her forehead. It suddenly let out a burst of golden light, blinding Darien momentarily. It lasted for only a few seconds. When the glow finally died down he saw Sarah and the man unconcious. Darien rushed to Sarah and lifted her limp form from underneath the man. He placed her upright on Coal Black and he climbed on behind her. He wondered where they should go, going back to the castle at this late hour in the night was foolish, there were bound to be alot of bandits. Staying in the forest was unwise as well. He made up his mind. They were going to the lake.
Darien gently laid Sarah on the grass by the lake.He sat next to her and watched her. She looks so innocent he thought to himself. He looked at her legs when he noticed that she was bleeding. The cut seemed to be on her thigh, the upper part of her thigh. He lifted her skirt up to reveal asemi-deep cut and a white lace underwear. Darien ripped a bit of material from his cape, to treat her wound.Darien wrapped her cut with the material. She whimpered. He quickly whispered sweet nothings in her ear, soothing her.
After he was done, Darien lay next to her and slept peacefully .
Next Morning
thud thud...thud thud...thud thud. What the?..Sarah slowly opened her eyes. Sarah was snuggled next to Darien with her head on his chest, listening to his heart. Her gaze turned towards the lake in front of her I don't remember going here. The sun was rising just beyond the horizon, casting warm red and orange rays onto the lake. It was breathtaking, Sarah slowly picked herself up and walked to the edge of the golden lake
Darien woke up to the sound of her getting up from his embrace, he quietly watched her slender form walk towards the lake. She really is the sun princess he thought as the sun rays hit her body, her hair shimmered a brillant reddish brown and her body seemed to glow with a golden aura
He crept up behind her and placed his hands on her waist.
"Why did you come to this lake?" he asked quietly
"Because it's beautiful, we don't have lakes in the Sun kingdom" She replied. She placed her hands on his, which were on her waist.
"It is as beautiful as you are" he whispered in her ear. Sarah smiled. He slowly pulled her back onto the dewy grass. They layed down next to eachother.
"Do you love me?" Sarah asked
"Of course i do"he answered as he nipped her ear "Do you?'
"Yes! Of course" She pecked him on the cheek.
"I thought so" He said as he rolled onto her and tickled her mecilessly.
"GERROFFF" Sarah squealed.
"Oooh, Sarah is being serious" He teased "Well, we'll have to fix that won't we?"
"Where are those two?"asked the King
"I have no idea, but they better hurry, King Apollo, and the other planet's royal families will be arriving soon"answered the Queen
"Your majesty, Princess Sarah and Prince Daien are nowhere to be found!" Adam said as he opened the door. He was panting from all the running he did.
"FIND HER" The king stomed. If Apollo finds out we lost his daughter.
"Darien...wait...dad...coming...soon" Sarah managed between fits of giggles
"hmm? what did you say?" teased Darien "I can't really understand"
"Maybe...i might...be...able to...tell you if ...stop..tickling me" she gasped
"oh, i dunno 'bout that" Darien cooed
OMG if dad finds out that i ran away., i'm soo dead. I gotta get back to the palace, and fast. But how can i get Darien off me. PING, i have an idea.
Sarah quickly moved her head up, towards Darien, and kissed him on the lips. Shocked, Darien slowed his movements and returned the kiss. She rolled over on top of him, and broke the kiss.
"Finally"she panted as she straddled him, so that he couldn't move."Didn't you realise that we have to go back to the palace, before your parents find out we're gone?"
"It doesn't matter, my parents know i can take care of myself" said Darien , clearly enjoying Sarah straddling him.
"Yeah your parents might not mind, but my father does" replied Sarah, looking worried
"But your father isn't here" Darien said. My head is telling me there's somethin that i forgot...oh shit.
"His majesty, King Apollo has arrived" announced the servant at the door
King Apollo stepped into the palace.
"What a lovely place you have Lily" Apollo praised
"Yes it's quite lovely isn't it" Replied the Queen politely, she was desperate to make some time before Apollo brought up the subject about his daughter"uh...would you like a grand tour of the palace"
"well...i was really hoping that i could see-"
"Good" The king said hurriedly "Let's get a move on"
15 minutes later
"these are the stables" The king pointed
"yes, i was wondering if i could see me daughter"Apollo asked
"well..er...you...see..."began the Queen
"Father!" a voice came. The three, spun round to see Sarah on a black stallion with Darien sitting behind her.
"Sarah, darling. What a pleasant-" Apollo sentence hung as he saw that Darien's hands were on top of her hands, which were on the reigns. His gaze lowered towards Sarah's tattered, unbelievebly short dress. His eyes bulged when he saw navy material wound around Sarah's thigh"What have you two been doing?' Apollo said aghast
Sarah opened her mounth to reply when Darien quickly said "we were out for a ride and Sarah's dress ripped"
Apollo turned towards the King and Queen.
"Uh...yes that's right, they went out about half an hour ago" lied the queen
"Heh Heh right, well i'll be going to change into something decent" Sarah said nervously as she slipped off the horse and dashed out
"I'll be ...uh..going to the gardens" said Darien and he quickly left
"Heh heh, kids" the king nervously laughs " Let's er.. carry on"
Sarah quickly changed into something "decent" and sped downstairs. Hmmm i wonder where Darien is. She ran into the rose gardens He's bound to be here somewhere.
Darien creeped up behind her, and quickly poked her on each side. She jumped. He chuckled deeply
"Darien" she sighed "You scared me"
"that's the whole point" he gave her a boyish grin
" But-" He cut her off as he gave her an earth shattering kiss. He was in the middle of playing with her tongue when they were interrupted.
"Ahem" coughed a voice behind them. Sarah quickly broke the kiss and turned around to see the queen. Yet again, but this time, the queen was accompanied by the king and Apollo..
"F..father" stuttered Sarah. "m...me and Darien w..were er...um..." she shot an uneasy glance at Darien, he was lookling highly frustrated for being interrupted with his pleasurable company twice.
"Don't worry darling, i have nothing against you and Darien. I'm just shocked that you actually like a nice, young gentleman" assured Apollo "would you like to show me where your dining hall is? I'm rather hungry" He left with the king and queen.
"Now where were we" Cooed Darien as he wound his arms around her waist and pulled her closer
Later on that evening, the Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus's families arrived. All the princesses greeted each other timidly and went upstirs to Sarah's room. Darien went outside to catch up with his generals and the kings and queens talked to eachother in the ballroom.
Upstair's in Sarah's room
"Hey you got a pretty neat room here" said Mina
"Thank you, you can sit if you want" said Sarah looking at them
10 minutes later
"You and Darien are in love! I can't believe it!" exclaimed Lita
"Wait till Serenity hear's about this" said Amy darkly
"Who's Serenity?" asked Sarah innocently
"Oh just the meanest bitch alive"said Raye
"um...right, well i gotta change into something so..."Sarah began
"We'll help you choose your outfit" Said the girls
They picked a beautiful fiery amber dress for Sarah and they put gold, glittery barrettes on each side of her head and let the rest flow naturally.Mina made a big fuss over Sarah's shoes until Amy pointed out that Sarah dress will be covering it when she was walking. Mina made Sarah wear some gold strappy heels in the end
"Well we better get going to the Dining hall" Sarah sighed
"OK LET'S GO" Said the other princesses in unison. they all went out the door and into the corridor
"um...Sarah do you know where the dining hall is?"Raye asked
uh oh
"Sarah darling, you look stunning" Apollo said proudly as he looked at his beautiful daughter. She blushed when she saw Darien staring at her body. Apollo noticed
"Sarah, sweetie, would you come over here for a minute" Apollo led her into the rose gardens "Since you are already a big girl and soon to be queen, i'd like to give you this. He lifted a long gold chain out of his pocket. It had the royal sun emblem as a pendant, which was the size of his palm and in the centre, where all the glittery rays fanned out, was a glittering sphere of amber."This is the Solar crystal, it has immense power, 10 times more powerful than the imperium crystal, and it has the unique ability to sense danger.
"Oh daddy" Sarah breathed "it's wonderful, but i can't"she said pushing it back to him
"yes, you must, you are nearly queen this is what keeps the solar system together" He walked behind her and gently put the necklace on "keep this with you, always"
"I will father" she whispered as she tucked the pendant under her dress, in between her breasts.
She walked quitely back to the dining hall and took her seat next to Darien.
"You look beautiful" Darien huskily whispered. Sarah giggled.
The dinner was perfect, full of chatter and laughter and it was soon time for the royalties to leave.
"Bye" waved Sarah as she saw the princesses leave
"Cya" they said
"Darien! Look after my daughter ok?" Apollo whispered to Darien
"Why?" Darien asked "She seems fine"
"Just look after her ok?" Apollo looked at his only child
"uh...ok"
Darien lay in bed awake, staring at the ceiling. Maybe i should check on Sarah. He got up and walked out the door.
He quietly turned the doorknob of Sarah's door, and stapped into her room. His eyes adjusted to the darkness and he turned towards her four poster bed, he pulled back the white gossamer curtains, that was surrounding her bed, and saw Sarah was sleeping peacefully. He sighed with relief and started to turn around but something caught his attention.
