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Chapter 6

It took Serena four and half-hours now to clean all three rooms since she was very sour and every move that she made hurt her just a bit more. Stopping for awhile she sat down and breathed heavily afterwards she got back up to finish dusting the den.

Grabbing the duster she dusted slowly and it didn't go unnoticed by Melody. "Serena are you alright you look a little under the weather." Melody approached her and saw Serena's bruised cheek.

Before she could say anything, Serena cut her off. "I'm alright Melody don't you worry about me one bit!"

"Alright since it's a Saturday we can leave early." Melody started to wring her hands together, looking around the room. "We don't have that much to do. Happy belated birthday!" Melody approached Serena and enveloped her in a hug.

"Thanks Melody!" Serena watched Melody leave the room and went back to her chores.

Leaving it at that she went back to her own chores and left Serena. Finishing thirty minutes later she knocked on Heero's bedroom door, hearing no answer she went inside. Finishing his room an hour later she took his sheets down to do the laundry maids, "Oh we wash his sheets on Mondays and Fridays we'll put them back on his bed don't worry then everyone else is leaving. We'll see you on Monday, Sunday is our day off." Great everyone gets to leave early except for me, thank you bandits. Then knocking on his office door she entered and started to dust around it.

Heero doing his papers while sitting at his desk heard Serena enter and start moving around. Looking up he saw that she was moving at a very slow pace and thought nothing of it until he caught a glimpse of her face. He saw that her left cheek was bruised and there was a cut on her right check. Also on her neck there were bruises as well.

"Serena come here." Heero stared up at her as she entered.

Putting down one of his books she walked over there and held her head down. Getting up he lifted her chin and gazed at her bruises more fully, now also seeing that she had a busted lip as well.

Heero's stoic look took on a sour look as he continued to study her face, "Serena what happened to your face?"

Looking into a mirror she gasped and then thought up an excuse. "I…I bumped into a tree when walking home, I guess I hit it harder than I thought!"

Turning to leave as quickly as she could to get out of his gazing stare to do something else. Not buying her story he grabbed her arm and hearing her cry out in pain released her arm as he saw her collapse to the floor. Finally submitting to the pain that was all over her body, she curled up into a ball and then he knelt down beside her and picked her up and carried her to his room.

Rushing to get some hot water and some soothing salts he brought it back and wiped her face to ease the pain then lifting her sleeve he wiped that arm. "Serena do you have bruises anywhere else?

Nodding her head she responded, "Just on my other arm."

Taking a deep breath he asked her "Were you attacked last night?"

"Yes, but I got away." Serena responded as she gazed down at her arm. She was too ashamed at appearing helpless in front of him.

Nodding his head in response he proceeded to rub her other arm. After finishing he got up and helping her up he offered her to eat lunch with him.

Seeing that she made the lunch Serena was rather impressed at herself for thinking up of something so simple. A couple of sandwiches with drinks, and of course desert that was made the day before by Sarah who starting tomorrow would be working somewhere else.

"This is nice Serena, and you made a delicious lunch."

"Thank you Heero and I'm glad that you're enjoying it as well." Picking up the wrapped package he chuckled and really smiled at her. In her opinion a smile like that should have a person in jail for endangering the safety of all females!

"Well of course, after all I am eating lunch with a beautiful lady. Speaking of which I know that this is a day late but better late than never." Handing her the wrapped gift she was speechless and she started to cry. Feeling a hand on her cheek she looked up as Heero pulled his hand away with the offending tear. "You look beautiful and your tears shouldn't be falling down on such a pretty face."

Blushing a bit she opened the gift and gasped inside was a book, carefully removing it from inside the box she read what the book was about and busted out giggling. This to Heero sounded like the most beautiful piece of music he ever heard in his life. Finishing up their lunch they went to take a walk around the pond that had a few ducks in there. Neither of them minded when their hands found either other or entwined fingers together for the remainder of their walk.

Coming back to the house Heero picked up the book from the table and handed it to Serena. Then surprising her by giving her a hug she returned it with full measure. "You know Serena I can get used to this."

Looking up she asked him, "Get used to what?"

Smiling down at her he kissed the top of her head and whispered to her. "Used to hugging you and being around you."

Blushing she felt that he had a right to hear her reply to that statement. "Yeah, I can get used to this as well."

"Serena may I have the honor of seeing you safely to your home?" Giggling again with her musical voice she nodded her head. She accepted and he dropped her off at her house.

Once he made sure that she was safely inside he went over to a man who was sitting in a chair. He talked with him for a moment and they shook hands.

"Heero, I told you that I owed you a favor for your generosity to my family." The man smiled at him, "This favor I shall gladly do for you, and you have my word that it will all be legally done. Those kinds of people aren't worth stooping to their level."

Much later on in the night the men whom had attacked Serena were found and taken care of. Heero had told his friend that simply beating them up would do no good. After all it wouldn't solve anything, so instead his friend simply had led the police to them. In their hideout held more interesting things to have them arrested and sent to work hardest kind of labor for a few years.

A couple of weeks following he had grown accustomed to Serena's beautiful face. They would eat lunch together and even had dinner, whenever he wasn't out traveling for his business. Serena loved spending her time with Heero; she would spend her break time with him and if she couldn't then whenever they saw each other.

Even the other servants would comment on there growing relationship and smiled. In truth they were happy for the both them.

"Do you think that he will ask her to go steady with him?" Rose inquired while admiring her handy work at fixing the centerpiece for the entrance.

Shrugging her shoulders Maple responded the best that she could, "Don't know but all he needs to do is get past her status and it being an improper and shunned marriage because of her station."

"Well, I tell you I think this is just not right!" Maple quickly turned around looking shocked, "I mean I had bet that their feud would have lasted longer than it actually did! Now I have to pay the gardener two full meals! This is just embarrassing!"

"So Mina, spill how was your day trip to see Serena?" Lita sat her friend down in the kitchen and they all were eating cookies that Amy had baked that morning.

"Yeah did she even ask how we were doing or what? You've been back for a while and still won't tell us!" Raye was yelling at her to try and get some information out of her for the past 3 months.

"Stop it you two! Maybe there is nothing to tell and I'm sure that she did ask about us. Everything is fine with Serena I'm sure of it." Amy ushered the two down as she glanced at Mina, hoping that she would at least say something.

"Okay, Serena is in love with her boss Heero. But she is afraid to admit it because she doesn't know if he feels the same way." Mina tossed part of her hair behind her shoulder as she smirked, "But in my opinion I believe, wait I know for a fact that Heero does! He is very handsome and good looking might I add! I mean Lita you would have drooled over him; he is just too good looking!"

Raye had closed her eyes and started massaging her temples as she tried to control her rage. Her friends' rambling wasn't helping her relieve the stress that she was currently feeling at the moment. "Mina, please just continue please! PLEASE!"

Shocked Mina picked up where she had left off, "She was still confused about her feeling herself and wanted to straighten them out first." They all gapped at her then thought about it. "Well let's just say that Serena has met her match and that she has fallen in love. She told me that and she was going for him. She really does love him."

"Yeah, I'm glad for Serena it seems that she is finding her true love and all."

"She has to marry him!" All of them turned around to stare at Mina who suddenly stood up with a fire in her eyes. "I felt electricity when she entered the room and a vision. Those two are meant for each other, in other words they are soul mates and they're going to need our help when it's winding down for the final say so."

Nodding their heads they continued to plot on possible solutions as to what they could do and being dubbed 'the smart one' Amy had five plans drawn and ready.

In another part of the palace the Queen and King were talking in their bedroom. The Queen held a letter that had come from Spain.

"Dear, it seems that the Prince of Spain has gotten word that our daughter is gone." Marie looked at her husband.

The King appeared tired and shook his head, "Marie…what kind of mess has she gotten herself in? I just want my daughter home."

He nodded his head for her to continue what else that the letter contained. The Queen read over the letter again and then placed it down on her table.

Queen Marie smiled at her husband, "The Prince shall be making an appearance here. I won't tell Serena's friends."

Reading his map he was looking in nearby towns by the kingdom and thought more. "No, I'm going about this the wrong way; she wouldn't stick close to home at least. She wouldn't dare go to Spain either; she has to be somewhere in France or on the border of France."

Looking more carefully at the map he saw that there were seven towns close to and on the border of France. "It won't be that much longer Serena and then you will be home where you belong." Folding the map he mounted his house and with his guards went to the first city on the map.

Coming to a center road he halted his guards, sending four off in to search two different cities but if they find her to send one back to get him. "You two will go to the city lying in that direction and for you two the other city understood?" Nodding their heads they road off to go look for their princess, they too missed her and the happiness that she brought to the palace.

A few months later when she was dusting his office he hugged her, which they both had a habit for now as well and asked her, "Serena what do you think about being a live in housemaid?"

Turning around she meet his gaze and felt her heart burst to be close to Heero! "That sounds nice Heero, when do you have in mind?"

"Can you be moved in three days?" Nodding her head she skipped to finish the den, "At least I can be closer to her."

As Heero turned and exited the room Melody, Maple and Rose circled around Serena. Though she just ignored the three of them and just continued on with her chore. Finally not being able to bear the silence any longer they exploded into a flurry of questioning.

"Serena, so you're going to be his live in housemaid. That is so romantic!" Maple clasped her hands around Serena's and gleamed at her.

Serena tilted her head and furrowed her eyebrows, "What being a live in housemaid?"

"NO! Living under the same roof as if you two were an actual married couple!" Rose quickly replied while Maple let go of Serena's hands.

Stopping in her tracks she never thought of it like that. "Melody," turning around to face her, "Do you think Heero loves me? I mean really loves me for who I am?"

Melody just smiled warmly at Serena's confused expression. "I really don't know Serena. But if I had to choose I would say that he does."

Serena then went and hugged Melody, "You're a dear friend. Let's get our chores done!"

Grabbing her hands Rose announced to her, "Serena I'll take on your chores as well so that you can start moving in! I'm sure it won't take you long and I don't mind. You always help me and the others out with our chores!"

"Thank you, all of you are real sweet." As she turned and started for the door she heard coughing behind. Turning around the three of them smiled at her and pointed to her hand. Looking down she was still holding her duster. Smiling sheepishly she walked back and handed it over, then made a run for the door.

Serena rushed to go back to her apartment informed her landlord and paid him for that month's rent. She started to pack and was bursting with happiness. By the time night came she had already finished packing the clothes that she needed and her little amount of accessories and then even packed her shoes. Sitting down she thought that she never would be done after all it took her all that time just to pack the clothes and accessories, she still had to pack her books, pen and papers and to make sure that everything else was clear of her belongings.

"Thank goodness that the furniture isn't mine! That would have been a hard one there!" Softly laughing she looked around her.

She had her original one piece of luggage. But since she had been here, her possessions had increased and it did she had more things than she originally thought.

By the time night came Serena needed to pack six more boxes. "This is too tiring I'll need at least until the afternoon to finish packing!" Pushing the eight finished boxes out of the way she made her way to her bed and fell into a beautiful dream.

In the morning she managed to finish packing and only needing four out of the six boxes. Though she had forgotten to ask Heero how she was gong to be able to bring all of her belongings. Just as she was thinking about out how to transport everything she happened to look out of her window.

Samuel had come with a carriage to help her transport her belongings more easily to Heero's house and was there in about an hour and a half. Arriving there the other housemaids helped her unload and carry them to one of the second floor bedrooms were she would be living from now on until she probably, most likely not, found another job.

It rather was relaxing after a long day's work trying to move everything in and clear up the clutter. Of course by nightfall the room was already clean and Serena was tired from doing all of that, it felt even more tiring than her normal work. Lying down on her new bed feet near the head board and her head towards the end she closed her eyes. When opening them she jumped a bit when she saw two darker blue eyes staring right back at her.

Getting off the bed quickly she stood up and looked him eye to eye. "Heero! I'm sorry I didn't see you there! I'll go prepare dinner right now!" Rushing out of the room she was stopped by his hand on her upper arm.

"Don't worry about it Serena. Dinner has already been taken care of by one of the other housemaids. I was just coming up here to invite you to dinner." Blushing deeper she nodded her head in agreement and followed him downstairs to dinner.

"Thank you Heero, that is very generous of you." Serena kept her head to prevent him from seeing her blush.

As they walked he smirked and gave her his reply to her thanking him, "Well, I think that it was generous on my part. Though I think that something needs to be settled first before we begin on new grounds tomorrow."

Creasing her brows she pursed her lips as she thought over his sentence. To her it didn't make any sense or give any indication of what he was referring to. She folded her arms across her chest as she contemplated.

"Serena, don't worry about that right now." Heero informed her, as if he could hear her thoughts.

The dinner was of course excellent and they enjoyed each other's company. During the middle of the meal Heero had excused himself and didn't return until eight minutes later. Heero picked her hand up and kissed the back of it. She blushed again as she went to go to sleep in her own room.

As she entered her room she became on alert. There was something off about her room, but she couldn't put her finger on exactly what it was. After she had closed her door and walked into the center of the room is when the trap that was set sprang into action.

In an instant she was lifted up in the air right in the middle of a net with a note attached to it. After untangling herself as best as she could she rip the note from its hanging spot. Reading the note over she smiled to herself. It was a funny, yet surprising cute, note from Heero. Just as she finished reading her note water splashed down on her head, and then feathers followed right behind the water.

As she sat in Heero's trap Serena tapped her finger against her chin. She could really see the humor in this, she really could. "Well Heero, you really did a good job on this one. I must say I am impressed."

Now it had been a little over a year and they would always eat lunch and dinner together, slowly getting to know each other just a bit more. Serena already knew that she was in love Heero, it just took her over a year and she hoped and prayed that he felt the same. On one day he asked her to go for a walk with him and she accepted his offer.

While walking he talked to her about things that he was interested in and she the same thing. Turning around a bend they came across a field with nothing but flowers. Serena couldn't resist it any longer and ran into the field loving all of the flowers every where. Feeling a presence behind her she turned her head to see Heero putting a flower in her hair.

Before she could say a thing he kissed her on her lips briefly and replied, "You seem to be at home in the middle of all these flowers Serena." He smiled at her as he stroked her hair a couple of times.

Touching her lips she asked him, "Why did you kiss me?"

Looking into his eyes for the answer. Which was another kiss on her lips, "Because, can't a man who loves a woman give her flowers and gifts hoping to capture her heart and treasure her and her heart as gold for the rest of time?"

Tears running down her cheeks she laughed and hugged him fiercely. "Yes and it is with great joy that I give you my heart as you have given me yours for all time. I love you Heero."

Walking back up to the house Heero and Serena saw a woman in a very expensive dress and with red curls surrounding her head. Coming closer Serena could see that the woman also had teal blue eyes that went along great with her figure that was obvious in that dress. It clung to her perfectly and it was plum in color that really didn't match her hair or her eyes with her attitude in the way.

Seeing them approach she ran lady like towards them. "Heero, darling! How have you been this past year? I hope that today find's you well?"

Greeting her he kissed her hands and extended his arms. "That it does Samantha and it seems that it finds you well also."

Laughing flirtatiously she steered them towards the house. "Well I am just here to visit you for three days and then I shall return home. I'm sorry that over this past year I didn't contact you, I was awfully busy. But now I can spend three whole days with you in my company!"

Turning her head she eye balled Serena and said with a smirk smile. "You there!" Startled Serena jumped a little and looked and Samantha, "Well why don't you make yourself useful and take my bags in instead of just standing there like a scared thing!"

Her face becoming red from anger she was about to bite a comment back when she thought of a better idea and replied, "Why of course Madame. I will be glad to get your bag filled with your flirtations!" She then proceeded to get her bag.

Samantha was shocked; she was never talked back to and turned towards Heero, "Heero! Are you going to let this…this mere servant talk to me like that!"

Turning towards Serena who was coming with the bags in tow took two steps towards her. "Serena you can not treat my guest like this. She is a very important guest and I won't have you back talk to her! You will show the proper respect that Samantha desires!"

She stopped in her tracks and looking into his eyes she could tell that he was serious in what he was saying replying him with little sadness. "Of course, sir. I will show her respect that she was not fit to be born in!"

She ended up raising her voice at the end and stormed into the house and placing the belongings into the room which she would be using for the next three days. Then going to finish her chores as she ignored their voices and the laughter that filled the air.

AN: Um…I really don't have anything to say. Only that this story is almost over just a few chapters left. I just hope that next time I won't lose my disk of stories.