Chapter Four
As I enter my apartment and sigh a bit. I glance over to the VCR clock and see that it is almost 1:30 in the morning.
"Just a little walk huh?" I hear Endymion mutter.
"I had a lot on my mind." I reply as I walk into the sitting room to see him stretched out on the couch. I swat at his legs which he moves and I sit, making him put his legs on my lap.
"Did you now?" He asks, not really believing me.
I stare at him for awhile before smirking.
"Oh! All right! I went and saw Usagi. Gods."I mutter as I cross my arms.
"What happened to 'We'll tell them tomorrow'?"
"I couldn't wait. I wanted my sister back as quick as possible. And now I've got her."
Endymion sighs and shakes his head a bit.
" Serenity, you should have waited."
"I don't see what a few hours matters."
Endymion smirks.
"Exactly."
"Oh. Shut up Endymion. You don't know! At least Mamoru will remember you tomorrow without a lot of convincing and with minimal help!"
I shove his legs off my lap and stand.
"The Senshi will remember you when Mamoru and Usagi remember. But I have to go through pain! I have to remind them by sharing my......"
I trail off as I blink. I wobble a bit and faintly hear Endymion yell my name before slipping into darkness.
"Why mother? Why do you hate me so?"
"I do not hate, Serenity. I dislike a great deal." Queen Serenity replies bitterly. How dare her daughter ask her such awful things.
"Fine then. Why do you greatly dislike me?"
"Because you are a mistake Serenity. You being born could possibly cause problems in the future. You are a burden." The Queen speaks coldly.
"Then why not kill me? Or send me off to some deep galaxy and leave me there?"
"Because I am too good for that Serenity."
The princess balls her hands into tight fists, at her sides. Her voice is as cold as her mother's has been.
"No, Mother, you're not."
Queen Serenity backhands her daughter.
"Don't you dare speak to me like that! You are lucky to even be alive."
"For some reason, I don't agree Mother."
The young Princess glowers at her mother while rubbing her cheek.
"But, why am I alive, Mother?! Who is my Father, Mother?! Why have I not met him or heard from him, Mother?!"
"Get out of my sight you insolent girl! Get out of here before I make sure you don't wake up for a week!"
The princess curtseys and forces a smile.
"As you wish.....Mother."
And with that the Princess Serenity leaves the throne room and heads to her secret sanctuary to gather her thoughts and feelings.
"Serenity?" A voice calls, trying to stir me.
"Serenity?" It calls again but it sounds more familiar.
"Serenity, please, wake up." The voice sounds pleading ,desperate. And it's so familiar. I know the name of the voice......I think. Wait...
"Endymion?" I whisper softly, questioningly.
"Yes. Serenity, please, open your eyes."
I force my eyes to open part way. My eyes take a bit to focus on the very upset face of my lover. I feel very cold and very ill. But mostly I feel the sharp pains of a headache.
"Endymion? What happened?" I ask, very softly, barely above a whisper.
"I'm not sure. You were yelling at me one minute then you collapsed to the ground the next." He replies just as soft.
I begin to vaguely remember what had happened when I decide to sit up. I instantly feel a sharp, agonizing pain rip through my body. I cry out at the pain the movement has caused and quickly curl up into a tight ball, holding my head. I feel tears stream down my face because of this gruesome pain.
"Serenity! What's wrong?" Endymion speaks, alarmed.
I try to speak but only manage the word "head" as the rest are painful whimpers. Endymion quickly lays his hands on top of my head and begins to concentrate. After a few minutes the pain is dulled considerably until it finally vanishes. He removes my ands from my head gently and I lift my head up slowly to gaze up at him.
"Thank you."
He smiles and gathers me into his arms, gently hugging me. I cling to him, desperate for comfort. I'm not quite sure what hurt more, my head or my dreams.
"Serenity, what happened?" He speaks gently.
"How long was I out?" I ask abruptly.
"Serenity I..." I cut him off.
"How long?"
He sighs and runs a hand through his hair.
"About 13 hours." he sighs.
"Now tell me what happened."
I cuddle against him and glance around. He has moved me to our bedroom.
"I shared memories of the past with Usagi. It's a lot of effort on my part and is not done without great consequence. The pain is one of those consequences, but I'm happy you were here to help me. I will need you greatly for next time I wake up."
"What do you mean next time?"
"I need to show the others the past they have forgotten and they are nine while Usagi is only one."
Endymion sighs and holds me close. I know he wants to argue but I can see he has decided against it. I guess that it must be because he is tired.
"Sleep, my love. Sleep." I whisper in his ear and watch his eyes flutter shut. I listen as his breathing becomes slow and relaxed. I reach down to the end of the bed and get a blue, fuzzy blanket that is folded there. I cuddle beside Endymion and drape the blanket over ourselves. I lay my head on his shoulder before falling into my dreams again. Those awful nightmares and memories of my past.
Princess Serenity glances around cautiously down the long hall before touching the door knob to her private, secret sanctuary. The door swings open, silently. The young Princess enters quickly and the door shuts as silently as it opened. The room lights up once it senses an occupant. The room is plain and simple save for a few hanging tapestries on the walls and a short pillar that sits in the middle of the room. On top of the pillar lies a midnight black, velvet cushion. The princess doesn't hesitate as she walks to the pillar and removes the cushion and it's contents. She settles on the ground, leaning against the pillar and putting the cushion on her lap like she's done so many times.
"Crystal?" She asks quietly.
A flower shaped silver crystal lays on the cushion. Hearing the princess's voice it glows softly.
"She hurt me Crystal. Why does she hurt me?" She asks innocently and sadly.
As I enter my apartment and sigh a bit. I glance over to the VCR clock and see that it is almost 1:30 in the morning.
"Just a little walk huh?" I hear Endymion mutter.
"I had a lot on my mind." I reply as I walk into the sitting room to see him stretched out on the couch. I swat at his legs which he moves and I sit, making him put his legs on my lap.
"Did you now?" He asks, not really believing me.
I stare at him for awhile before smirking.
"Oh! All right! I went and saw Usagi. Gods."I mutter as I cross my arms.
"What happened to 'We'll tell them tomorrow'?"
"I couldn't wait. I wanted my sister back as quick as possible. And now I've got her."
Endymion sighs and shakes his head a bit.
" Serenity, you should have waited."
"I don't see what a few hours matters."
Endymion smirks.
"Exactly."
"Oh. Shut up Endymion. You don't know! At least Mamoru will remember you tomorrow without a lot of convincing and with minimal help!"
I shove his legs off my lap and stand.
"The Senshi will remember you when Mamoru and Usagi remember. But I have to go through pain! I have to remind them by sharing my......"
I trail off as I blink. I wobble a bit and faintly hear Endymion yell my name before slipping into darkness.
"Why mother? Why do you hate me so?"
"I do not hate, Serenity. I dislike a great deal." Queen Serenity replies bitterly. How dare her daughter ask her such awful things.
"Fine then. Why do you greatly dislike me?"
"Because you are a mistake Serenity. You being born could possibly cause problems in the future. You are a burden." The Queen speaks coldly.
"Then why not kill me? Or send me off to some deep galaxy and leave me there?"
"Because I am too good for that Serenity."
The princess balls her hands into tight fists, at her sides. Her voice is as cold as her mother's has been.
"No, Mother, you're not."
Queen Serenity backhands her daughter.
"Don't you dare speak to me like that! You are lucky to even be alive."
"For some reason, I don't agree Mother."
The young Princess glowers at her mother while rubbing her cheek.
"But, why am I alive, Mother?! Who is my Father, Mother?! Why have I not met him or heard from him, Mother?!"
"Get out of my sight you insolent girl! Get out of here before I make sure you don't wake up for a week!"
The princess curtseys and forces a smile.
"As you wish.....Mother."
And with that the Princess Serenity leaves the throne room and heads to her secret sanctuary to gather her thoughts and feelings.
"Serenity?" A voice calls, trying to stir me.
"Serenity?" It calls again but it sounds more familiar.
"Serenity, please, wake up." The voice sounds pleading ,desperate. And it's so familiar. I know the name of the voice......I think. Wait...
"Endymion?" I whisper softly, questioningly.
"Yes. Serenity, please, open your eyes."
I force my eyes to open part way. My eyes take a bit to focus on the very upset face of my lover. I feel very cold and very ill. But mostly I feel the sharp pains of a headache.
"Endymion? What happened?" I ask, very softly, barely above a whisper.
"I'm not sure. You were yelling at me one minute then you collapsed to the ground the next." He replies just as soft.
I begin to vaguely remember what had happened when I decide to sit up. I instantly feel a sharp, agonizing pain rip through my body. I cry out at the pain the movement has caused and quickly curl up into a tight ball, holding my head. I feel tears stream down my face because of this gruesome pain.
"Serenity! What's wrong?" Endymion speaks, alarmed.
I try to speak but only manage the word "head" as the rest are painful whimpers. Endymion quickly lays his hands on top of my head and begins to concentrate. After a few minutes the pain is dulled considerably until it finally vanishes. He removes my ands from my head gently and I lift my head up slowly to gaze up at him.
"Thank you."
He smiles and gathers me into his arms, gently hugging me. I cling to him, desperate for comfort. I'm not quite sure what hurt more, my head or my dreams.
"Serenity, what happened?" He speaks gently.
"How long was I out?" I ask abruptly.
"Serenity I..." I cut him off.
"How long?"
He sighs and runs a hand through his hair.
"About 13 hours." he sighs.
"Now tell me what happened."
I cuddle against him and glance around. He has moved me to our bedroom.
"I shared memories of the past with Usagi. It's a lot of effort on my part and is not done without great consequence. The pain is one of those consequences, but I'm happy you were here to help me. I will need you greatly for next time I wake up."
"What do you mean next time?"
"I need to show the others the past they have forgotten and they are nine while Usagi is only one."
Endymion sighs and holds me close. I know he wants to argue but I can see he has decided against it. I guess that it must be because he is tired.
"Sleep, my love. Sleep." I whisper in his ear and watch his eyes flutter shut. I listen as his breathing becomes slow and relaxed. I reach down to the end of the bed and get a blue, fuzzy blanket that is folded there. I cuddle beside Endymion and drape the blanket over ourselves. I lay my head on his shoulder before falling into my dreams again. Those awful nightmares and memories of my past.
Princess Serenity glances around cautiously down the long hall before touching the door knob to her private, secret sanctuary. The door swings open, silently. The young Princess enters quickly and the door shuts as silently as it opened. The room lights up once it senses an occupant. The room is plain and simple save for a few hanging tapestries on the walls and a short pillar that sits in the middle of the room. On top of the pillar lies a midnight black, velvet cushion. The princess doesn't hesitate as she walks to the pillar and removes the cushion and it's contents. She settles on the ground, leaning against the pillar and putting the cushion on her lap like she's done so many times.
"Crystal?" She asks quietly.
A flower shaped silver crystal lays on the cushion. Hearing the princess's voice it glows softly.
"She hurt me Crystal. Why does she hurt me?" She asks innocently and sadly.
