The Runaway Princess
By: MoonFee
Chapter 5
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
A/N: To clear a few things up, here is why I chose the things I did that are similar to Untouchable. 1.) Mina went with Usagi because she is the only one that could pass as her sister, a reason why the two would be together. 2.) Mina and Malachite met at the stables because she wanted a place that not many people, especially other princesses, would be. All stables I have ever been to are normally pretty empty because everyone is out riding. She needed a place to think. 3.) Endymion and Usagi meet in the gardens, not a rose garden, and then Endymion takes him to a secret place. His secret place is a waterfall, where roses surround the pool of water. In a lot of stories I have read Endymion usually has roses. It would bias to say I stole it from this story or that. 4.) Daeva is similar to Daidi. Here's a hint, look up the meaning of Daeva at a web site that tells the meaning of names. (Use the one) This will tell you why I chose that name and on this topic, I like names that start with the letter "D." 5.) In my story Endymion is a jerk driven by his hormone, as he is in many stories. If you expect him to meet a pretty woman and not hit on her, or get intimate, I am sorry to disappoint you. Again, to say I stole this idea from one story would be very bias. 6.) As I have said before, I really liked the plot of Untouchable. I am using that to create my own story. If it really bothers you, don't read it. There are many people who do what I am doing. As long as they change the story around, it is not plagiarism. That is all I did, so deal with it.
And off topic, you should watch the new movie, Phantom of the Opera. They did a good job with it. Very awesome. And Simon Cowell rocks my socks.
In the Palace:
Once Usagi got to her room, she had a long talk with Mina about how men are stupid, especially handsome ones. She gave Mina a whole reencounter of her walk, minus her thoughts. After beating Mina over the head because Mina needed reinforcement that she did not like the prince, the girls both went to bed.
In Space:
(Flashback)
"You wanted to be informed when all the senshi were awake."
"What is your point!" said Daeva who was starting to get a headache.
"Well, they are awake."
"Excellent."
(End flashback)
Where the girls are held hostage:
"What… what happened? Serena!" cried an exasperated Lita when she woke up, in turn waking up the other girls.
"What!…We've failed. Daeva… has succeeded in destroying the moon. I just hope that Minako has succeeded in hiding Serenity from Daeva. We need to figure out how to escape." Said the ever-calm Amy.
"What's the use in trying to escape? Daeva got what she wanted. She has managed to destroy what we have come to love!" said Raye, slowly loosing her temper.
"Raye! Never give up hope! Our mission is to protect the princess. She is with Minako now, wherever they are. Can you find them Amy?" Said Lita, getting mad at Raye for being stupid.
"Luckily, no one can take my computer away without me giving it to them." (A/N: In my story, if they take it, they die! This just makes the story easier for me to write.) Amy pulled out her computer. "Wow!"
"What!" said a shocked Lita at the expression on Amy's face.
"I. I. I don't know where we are. It's not registering!"
"Well, what good does that thing do us now? We can only hope that Minako knows what to do. As long as Daeva doesn't know where the crystal is." Said Raye.
"Well, why don't you inform me of where it is? While you are at it, tell me where your bratty little princess is." Said Queen Daeva as she walked in on their conversation.
"We don't have an answer to either question, and if we did, we wouldn't tell you!" shouted out Raye.
"That is no way to talk to your queen! If it is the last thing I do, I will teach all three of you some manners!"
"You will never be our queen! I will die before that ever happens! Right girls?" said Lita getting in a fighting stance.
"Right!" said Raye and Amy in unison, jumping up.
"Well, we will see about that. Since you don't know how to show respect to your superiors, let me teach you." Said Daeva while throwing a huge blast of energy at the three senshi, forcing them into a wall and knocking them out. "There are ways of making people listen to me, you will just have to find out the hard way." Said Daeva with an evil laugh. "You there!" she said yelling at a servant in the background. "Clean up this mess. Make sure they heal properly! In order for them to do my biddings, they must be strong and alert. Hurry!" she stormed off, leaving the servant to clean up the blood covered senshi.
Back on Earth:
Usagi and Mina decided to take their breakfast in their rooms, and they asked Molly, who happily agreed, to join them. They enjoyed a little time of gossip.
"So Molly, what's the news of the palace?" said Mina.
"Mostly everyone is talking about the "service" that Beryl did for the prince. We all know what it is, but the funny thing is the prince's personal servant says that he can't stand her. He just used her like he does every other willing woman that comes his way." Said a happy Molly.
"Really, is this all that we have to talk about is him?" complained Usagi, tired of hearing about Endymion.
"Well, I guess not, but on another interesting note, between her introduction with the prince and dinner, Beryl disappeared. No one knows where she went. It's really funny since as a princess she should always have someone with her when she leaves the palace grounds. It would be very easy for someone to attack her to hurt her city." Said Molly.
"Ha! And she accused us of scheming to get the prince! She was probably out giving her 'services' to some other person." said Mina like she discovered Beryl's dirty secret.
"Who cares what that wench is doing?" said a bored Usagi. "After the looks that you got from General Malachite last night, I would think you would rather talk about him, Mina." Said Usagi.
"Well, it seems that you are smarter than I took you for. So he knows something good when he sees it. That doesn't mean anything." Said Mina. So it wasn't just me. He was looking at me. Good. All the better for making him fall for me. I just hope that not everyone from Earth is like Usagi says they are.
"Well, your highnesses, I had better get going. I will be needed for many other things and I am going to stop by my parents' later on today. I hope you enjoy your introductions." Said Molly as she left the two alone. After Molly left, Usagi and Mina chatted about nothing for a while until after lunch when they decided to depart. Mina wanted to get ready for her introduction, and Usagi was hungry after just eating lunch. Mina made sure to take an extremely long bath. Afterwards she dressed casually in a simple flowing peach sundress. After a light dusting of makeup, she was ready for her introduction.
At 2:45pm:
Exactly at 2:45pm, a servant showed up to Mina's room. "Princess Mina from Lunessa. Your introduction with His Royal Highness Prince Endymion is scheduled for 3:00 today. I am here to take you to the stables. Prince Endymion will meet you there to take you to where he wishes to go. Do you have any questions?"
"Not really. I'm ready to go." Said Mina as she fidgeted with her dress nervously. What if Malachite really is just fooling me like the prince does to all the women he's been with? Oh Selene! Why am I so nervous? He's just another man. I'm the senshi of love! I shouldn't be like this. He's just a man!
"Good. Right this way your highness." Mina followed the servant out of the castle to the stables where she found Endymion waiting impatiently.
"Thank you, you are dismissed. Hello Princess Mina. I am Prince Endymion, but since according to Malachite you really have not intentions of marrying me, you can call me Darien. All my friends do. I just ask that when we are shooting, that you stay out of our way. I hate distractions and I believe that you are one for my friend, Malachite or Mally as I prefer to call him."
"Well since we are dropping all formalities, you can call me Mina, since everyone else does anyway. And I guarantee you that I will not be in your way, I just ask that you stay out of my way. I haven't been shooting in a while…"
"I take that as you don't want us to accidentally get hit. If you are that much of a danger, I don't think we will give you a bow or any arrows." Said Darien with a friendly smile. "Mally told me that you said you could shoot better than any other man in Lunessa. It will be very interesting to see if you can shoot better than him, since no one else can. If you can shoot as well as you dress, I suggest that you join the shooting competition. We are holding many different competitions to see if any of the princesses have any guts to participate in sports that are normally meant for men. If I have to marry one of these bimbos, she better have some sort of backbone of her and not be afraid to show it off."
"I think I just might. What other sorts of competitions will there be?"
"Many, but to name a few: archery, ice skating, equestrian races, fighting, fencing, and many others. I am supposed to magically be at all the contests and keep up 'relationships' with the many princesses. I hate this. I am very grateful that you are willing to give up your introduction time to allow me to do what I want."
"No problem. I wouldn't mind practicing. Like I said, I am a bit rusty."
"Well, there will be plenty of time for you to practice. I suggest we get going before Mally loses his temper for having to wait."
"Alright."
They started off towards the woods. After a few minutes they saw Malachite waiting impatiently with archery equipment in a decent sized field. "It's about time you two showed up! I've been waiting for ten minuets! You do know that your introductions last for only 30 minutes."
"Ah, it appears that the princess who was supposed to be at 3:30pm cannot make it. She sent a letter saying something about being sick and needing to go home. I think that's the 4th one I've got today. I really don't care. It means more time for me. But the point is we have an hour."
"Well, that's good, but I don't think there is any sickness going around. Is there?"
"Who cares? Let's get practicing."
"You should care a little more about getting to know these girls. You will have to pick one as your wife."
"If worst comes to worst, I'll pick the one that annoys me the most so that when I get tired of her and have a mistress, she won't care."
"That's horrible! I can't believe you would view women like that!" said an exasperated Mina.
"I have never met a woman who is useful in more than one way. If you can show me one, beside yourself, I will gladly marry her. Until then, I will stick with my own views. Now Mally, I am ready to work on my aim."
"Jerk." Mumbled Mina under her breath. Mina decided to sit a while and watch the two men shoot. Not bad, he seems to always hit his mark, but he could work on his form a little. Darien is doing a good job with his aim. He doesn't need any help at all. It looks like they are increasing their distance. Maybe he can use some help. If Malachite pulls that string any farther back, he is going to break the string.
"Damn it! I hate it when that happens!" said Malachite as he broke his string. "What are you laughing at?" said Malachite as he heard Mina laughing so hard she fell over clutching her stomach.
"It's just that… I was just thinking to myself that it is a surprise that you didn't break the string, when you suddenly did. You don't have to pull it back so far to get it to go as far as you want it."
"If you're so good, then why don't you do it?" God I hate annoying gorgeous women.
"Fine! I will show you." Said Mina as she got up and took the bow and an arrow from Malachite. "If you would, push the target back more. More! More! There we go! Thanks Darien!" she yelled across the field. "Now, dear Mally, watch and learn." With that said, Mina took aim. She took into account the wind direction and speed and the distance of the target. She pulled back, but too far. And, she shot the arrow.
Malachite watched as the arrow flew way up into the air. "That is never going to hit the target. You practically shot it straight up! The wind is going to push it in the wrong direction."
"Just watch." They continued to watch the arrow as started declining towards the target. The wind started to push the arrow away from the target before pushing it towards the target. Then, it landed a perfect bull's eye. "So, what do you think about that?" asked Mina looking at Malachite to find him with his jaw wide open.
"That is impossible!"
"No, I believe I just did it. As I said before, you are pulling the string too hard. Look. Darien is heading towards us with as much shock as you. I feel special."
"How did you do that!" said Darien.
"I aimed."
"Obviously, but how did you know how the wind would act?"
"Watch the trees. See how they sway? That is how the wind will blow the arrow. It's not that hard to figure out."
"That's what you think. So, are you going to join the archery competition?" asked Malachite.
"I was, but if there is not going to be any competition, it would be really boring for me."
"Excuse me? I believe that I will put up more of a challenge for you than you expect."
"Really? Not from what I've seen today."
"Well, I suggest you join the competition, that way you can watch as I beat you. Today was a bad day for me."
"If you think that you can bring it, do so. Otherwise, stop wasting my time."
"Oh, I will beat you so hard, you won't know what hit you."
"I am shaking in my boots. I'll enter the competition just to prove to you that I am better. I suggest you start practicing. Until then, I am going to head back to my room. I am sure Usagi is probably bored."
"Come now, I am sure she can entertain herself. It can't take much to do so." Said Darien joining in the conversation.
"You know, she's not stupid. She can do a lot more than you give her credit."
"Really? Does that include eating more than anyone else?"
"Unfortunately, yes. If you want to be amazed I suggest…" started Mina before she got a brilliant idea. "I suggest you take her ice-skating. She is quite the good skater, and when she gets cold, ask her where her coat is. Whatever you do, don't give her one. She gave us a hard time when we were shopping about not needing one, I want to her freeze her butt off for it."
"And you were just yelling at me for being mean?"
"She deserves it. You can even tell her I told you to do it."
"Thank you for your permission, I did not know that I needed it. But, I think I will take her ice-skating. I haven't done it in a while."
"Good. I am leaving now. Have a good day." Said Mina as she headed back up to the castle.
"Well Mally, I can see why you want her. She is better than you at probably everything you can do. I bet that just irks you?"
"You have no idea. She is just gorgeous though. I have you even taken the time to look at her?"
"Not really." I've been busier looking at someone else who I can't seem to get out of my head. I swear, if I any more dreams like the one last night, I may be staying in my room a long time. The way her legs wrapped around me and how her eyes begged me for more. I don't think I can stand thinking about it.
Well, since you aren't listening to me, I don't think I'll put that thought in your head. I don't think I want you having those ideas about her. She is mine. Thought Malachite to himself "Well Darien, I'll see you later. You have your 4:00pm introduction. Have fun with that. I'll see you at dinner."
"Yeah, whatever. Bye."
During the introduction:
After Mina had left, Usagi went to the kitchens to get something else to eat for lunch. On the way she bumped into someone and was about to apologize until she saw who it was. "What are you doing here?" asked an angry looking red head.
"I was coming to get something to eat. I didn't know I needed your permission to do so. Now, if you will excuse me, I have more important things to do than to talk to you."
"Oh really? Does that include trying to gain the prince's attention, because if does, I highly suggest you don't try."
"What if it does?"
"I'm warning you. Leave him alone. I highly suggest you come up sick for your introduction. It seems that many princesses are, although they know that it is for the benefit of their life. If you value yours, don't go. He is mine." You will be one of the first people that I will have my mother exterminate on the planet. I don't want my hubby to be looking at you, and besides, you make me sick.
"Just because you have performed a few services for him does not mean he is yours. I really don't care who he picks, as long as it's not you. And if you think that threatening will stop me, it won't. Now if you will get out of my way, I need to reenergize."
"You go ahead and do that. No one wants a fat princess."
"Go look in a mirror."
"Why you little…"
"Princess Beryl?"
"What Tophet?"
"There is a message from your mother in your room. It is very urgent. She wants you to respond right away."
"I'll be right there Tophet as soon as a settle something. Go along."
"You must come now. It is urgent."
"We will continue this conversation later Princess Usagi. My mother calls."
"As far as I'm concerned, the conversation is over. Now go on ahead and run to your mommy." Said Usagi with a smirk. I bet your mother is probably worse than you are.
"Humph!" grumbled an angry princess as she walked away. I will get you, you stupid princess.
Now that that is done, I think I lost my appetite. She is extremely disgusting. How can anyone stand her? She does remind me of someone, although I'm not sure who. I have a feeling that I didn't like that person either. All well. Maybe I will get something to eat anyway. I don't care what she said. I'm not fat. With that last thought, Usagi went to the kitchen and helped herself to some food. Afterwards she went up to her room to take a nap, but found a letter on her dresser before she did. It read:
Dear Princess Usagi,
Since your introduction is at 7:00pm, which is right after dinner. The prince requests that you be ready to leave as soon as dinner is over, without having to return to your room. He also requests that you dress warmly and bring a coat with you because it will be cold where you are going. Good luck on your introduction.
Royal Welcomer, Aspasia.
Before Dinner:
Usagi woke up to Mina hitting her on the head with a pillow. "What was that for?" complained Usagi as she woke up.
"I have to tell you about my introduction!"
"It can't have been that great. Was he a jerk?"
"Actually, yes. But that's not the point. I went with him and General Malachite to practice archery."
"Mina! You know that on Earth women don't do those things!"
"I know, but they were impressed. I showed Malachite the correct way to do it, and then accepted to compete in the upcoming archery contest. He thinks he can beat me."
"You really showed him didn't you?"
"You have no idea. It was so funny. The prince just laughed at him and encouraged me to join the competition."
"Well that's great to hear. I should get ready because I won't have to come back to the room after dinner. I wonder where we are going. He told me to dress warmly and bring a coat. Can I borrow yours since I don't have one?"
"After the hard time you gave me about not needing one? No way! You can suffer. Now go take your bath. You don't want to go to dinner smelling do you?"
"Oh shut up! I'm going."
After an hour-long bath, Usagi came out smelling like strawberries wearing a beautiful dress. It was a full-length light pink dress with a draped neckline, slit flutter sleeves, and a ruffled hemline. And for a finishing touch, she put on a matching pink knitted poncho for warmth. She found Mina napping on the bed in the clothing that she was wearing earlier with the most hideous hair from sleeping on it. "Mina? Are you going to get ready?"
"Hmm… I'm ready."
"Look at your hair! It's a huge mess. Let me fix it for you."
"Oh. Okay."
"Are you okay? You seem a little out of it." Asked Usagi as she sat down to fix Mina's hair.
"I was just having my first peaceful sleep since we've been here." And that is because I was dreaming of a certain someone. He is so dreamy with his silver hair, and his blue eyes, and his muscular chest, and his strong grip, and…ooh. He is so dreamy. I just wish he were mine.
"Well, it's good to hear that one of is. There we go. That looks much better." Said Usagi as she put in the infamous red bow into Mina's hair. "Let's go down to dinner."
"Alright."
At Dinner:
Again, Usagi and Mina made sure to arrive a little early because they didn't want another spectacle with the prince. They managed to make it through most of dinner without any great spectacle, until the prince stood up to make a speech.
"I just wanted to let you know that several of our number have left to go home due to sickness." Everyone heard Usagi snort, but ignored her. Endymion continued on, "I hope the all you remember to dress appropriately for the weather. If you have to go home sick because you tried to impress me instead of dressing appropriately, you won't get to far in marrying me. The point is, I would rather see you a little less informal and healthy than not see you because you are sick." Again he was interrupted by another snort from Usagi. "Princess Usagi? Are you all right?"
"Oh! Yes, I was choking on my water. I didn't mean to interrupt. Please continue." Then she turned to Usagi and whispered, "I have something to tell you about those princesses going home sick." They indulged themselves in a conversation while Endymion finished up.
"What's up?"
"While you were at your introduction, I went to the kitchen to get something to eat. I ran into Beryl, who told me it would 'be good for health if I didn't show up to my introduction and be sick like a lot of princesses seem to be lately.' She forced them to go home."
"Who does she think she is, threatening other princesses? Does she want to start a war?"
"Mina listen. Something isn't right. She disappeared yesterday for a while without anyone knowing where she went. She is threatening the lives of princesses. Mina? Does she remind you of someone?"
"Actually, yes." Said Mina looking over to where she sat. "Who though?"
"I don't know, but whoever it is, I know that I didn't like them. It takes a lot for me not to like someone, and you know that."
"Usagi, that's just weird. You should be careful when you're around her. I don't trust her either."
"I know. I just want you to know to be careful too."
"I will. I must say, I like your dress."
"Thank you."
While they were talking, a servant came up to Usagi. "Princess Usagi?"
"Yes?"
"The prince wishes that you leave to meet him at the entrance of the palace for your introduction and that Princess Mina leaves to go wherever, saying that you are going to bed. He doesn't want the other princesses to suspect anything, so he will leave a few minutes later."
"Thank you." After the servant left, Usagi looked up to see Endymion looking right at her. When he saw that she looked at him, he winked at her, pissing her off. She grabbed Mina and had themselves excused. Usagi marched off to the entrance of the palace where she waited for the prince, but she found that he was already there.
"It is a wonderful evening is it not?"
"How did you…" he cut her off before she could finish.
"This is my castle. I know every secret passage about it."
"You know, it would be a lot easier for me to get along with the other princesses if you did not always acknowledge me with winks or what not. They seem to think that there is something going on between us, especially Beryl. I swear if I have to hear from her one more time about…"
"I don't care what you talk about with her. If you want to have a good time with me, don't talk about it."
"How dare you tell me what I can talk about or not!"
"It's not that hard. It looks like the carriage is here. Are you ready to go? Where is your coat?"
"I don't need one! Where are we going?"
"It is none of your business until we get there."
"It is my business!"
"Unfortunately you will have to wait."
"You are such a jerk!"
"That hurt my feelings. I would like it if you apologized."
"You're kidding, right?"
"No, I am not. Now apologize or we're not going nowhere."
"Well, I guess that we can stay here all night, because I am not going to apologize to you. I am not a child who needs to be told what to do."
"Fine. We will stay here until you apologize." I wonder how long it will take for her to apologize. Why do I care? I don't know. I just want to see how easy she will give in. Ten minutes later, after a long uncomfortable silence, he broke. "I forgive you whether you apologize or not. Now, let's go." I guess she is more stubborn than I thought. How interesting. Is she smirking at me? She looks really cute like that, although she is much cuter when she is angry. Maybe that is why I like to annoy her.
"I am glad to see that you know when to admit defeat. Now, where are we going?"
"I told you, you will have to wait until we get there. Oh, and I hope you don't mind, but our time together is an hour long. The princess after you went home sick. It is strange though. There are no sicknesses going around."
"Whatever. Let's go."
"I'm glad that you know when to cede to me."
"Oh shut up." Said Usagi while getting into the carriage.
Once they got in the carriage, Usagi sat on left side and looked out the window the whole way. Why does he enjoy annoying me? Doesn't he have better things to do with his time? He seemed so happy when he said that I will end up spending an hour with him. If he only knew why those princesses were really leaving. She could feel his eyes boring into the back of her head so she decided to turn around and look at him. He gave her shrug that said 'I'm not doing anything,' and turned to look out his window. Wow. She is really beautiful. Her soft peach skin, and blue eyes with an endless depth of emotion, and her full luscious lips, and her full breasts, and her slim waist, and her long legs. She's just… wow. It is amazing when she smiles. I wish she would only do that for me. I would love more than anything to be able to call off this stupid competition and say that I will marry her, but I can't. I know that Father would let me, but I don't want to force her into a marriage. I want her to come to me on her own free will. Despite all the stupid rumors, I want to be married for love. And, I want that person to be her. If only she felt the same way.
The carriage finally pulled to a stop at a frozen lake. "Ah, it looks like we are here. We are going to ice skate."
"Really?" said Usagi with great enthusiasm. "I love ice-skating!"
"That's good to hear. I don't have to teach you how." Endymion got out of the carriage and pulled out a bag from under the seat that Usagi didn't see and helped her out of the carriage. As they were walking towards the lake they saw a cloaked stranger walking on the far side of the lake. When Endymion yelled at him, he turned around and looked at them then ran off the lake. What Usagi missed that Endymion did not, was a wisp of red curly hair that fell out of the hood. I swear. If I find out that is Beryl, I might have to order her head chopped off. If she thinks that I will marry her, she is greatly mistaken. It's a good thing she decided to run. I wonder what she was doing.
"Well, that was strange. Oh well. Let's get going. I can't wait to hit the ice."
"You really do like ice-skating, don't you?" asked Endymion while they put on their skates and got on the ice.
"I told you, I love it. When I was little, it was one of the things that my mother and I shared. I remember the first time when I finally beat her. I was eight." started Usagi while laughing at the thought, "She went on and on about how she let me win. She was sour for the next few days. It was so funny to see because nothing ever got to Mother. After the second day, I thought she was mad at me, so I went to her room crying, telling her that I will never beat her again. She just looked at me and smiled. She said she was proud of me. It was then that I realized that she loved to play jokes on people, just like me. I really miss her."
"Oh what happened to her?"
"Well… she… I…" started Usagi while trying not to have a breakdown. Deep down, she knew that her mother was dead. She knew that she would never see her again. She couldn't feel the special bond that she shared with her mother. She couldn't feel it since she got to Earth. A single tear slipped down her face. She didn't realize it until she felt a gentle hand wipe it away.
"I'm sorry. It was none of my business." Said Endymion. I wonder what happened. She really loved her mother. It almost seemed like she didn't know what happened, but did. That doesn't make any sense, but that is how it seemed like. Wow, I am rationalizing things to myself. I think I should see a doctor.
"That's okay. Hey? Do you want to race?"
"Sure." Said Endymion catching onto the idea of changing topics to lighten up the mood.
"Ready, set, …" she didn't finish the phrase because she shot off.
"Cheater!" yelled Endymion as he took off after her, not noticing that they were headed in the direction of the ice where the 'stranger' had been.
Usagi was going faster and faster and decided to turn around and go backwards and see how far the prince was behind her. She didn't notice that the ice was getting thinner and thinner when it should have been getting thicker. She didn't notice that as she was going the ice was starting to crack until it was too late. She fell in the water with an unexpected scream for, "Endy!"
"Usagi!" yelled Endymion as he raced off towards her. He took of skates in a flash and walked carefully towards the hole in the ice, praying he wouldn't break it anymore. He didn't see her anywhere. "Where are you Usage!" He yelled out hoping to get an answer. He started walking around the hole when he saw her body floating under the ice. He could tell that she was unconscious. He kneeled down to the ice and hit it with strength that was unusual for an Earthling to have. The ice easily broke under the pressure of his fist. He reached down into the water and pulled her limp body out. Her skin was solid blue. He was rather happy to find that she started breathing when he pulled her out. He put his coat around her cold body and carried her off to shore, where he saw a peasant's barn. He took her inside of it where he undressed both her and himself. He wrapped the both of them up in his coat and lay down. (A/N: at the bottom.)He fell asleep with her in his arms.
Woo Hoo! Another chapter done. To address the A/N: If someone falls in freezing cold water and there is no help around. The best thing to do to prevent the person from dying of the cold is to wrap both their body and a warm body together, naked, in a blanket or something of that sort. The heat transfer from body to body is the best way to keep them alive. It does not work as well when the bodies are clothed because if the cold body is clothed, the wet clothes keep them cold. If the warm body is clothed, their clothes keep their body heat in. I just wanted to address that so you readers don't get any wrong ideas about what Endymion is doing. Thank you for the positive reviews. Keep reading and reviewing. Again, I ask that you allow me two weeks before you start giving hostile reviews about not updating. If you want good chapters, the wait is necessary. Thanks for all of your support.
MoonFee
