A/N: hey people, this is my first fic, and it might've of been better if my
friend would've been available to look over it for me. It may not be the
best, but I tried! Well, thanks for reading it!
Um, just another lil note! I'm just made a few revisions on this chapter by separating the paragraphs into smaller ones as a suggestion from a reviewer! She said, people can get lost in bigger paragraphs especially late at night. *shrugs* though I can definitely understand that! I didn't reword anything so no worries! *smiles*
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
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Chapter 1: The Dream
Serena motionlessly laid on her bed deep in thought. Her velvety soft blanket comforted her as she lightly slid her finger back and forth across it. It had been two weeks since Darien had first started to avoid her. She looked up at her window as the sound of birds chirping filled the silence.
'What could possibly be wrong now', she wondered. 'He doesn't seem to be troubled at all whenever I see him like he was when he had those strange dreams. He doesn't seem to care at all and now he's only spending time with Rini; I don't know what's gotten into him this time. Maybe he's...' Serena pondered on as Luna jumped onto the bed.
"What's wrong Serena?"
"Oh nothing," she replied with a sigh.
"You can't fool me Serena, it's easy to tell when you're unhappy. Come on; I know I can't do much, considering I'm a cat, but maybe talking about whatever it is will help you."
"Thanks for caring Luna," Serena said giving her a hug, "but I'm ok, just not feeling well."
Serena gently laid her head on her satin pillow as she closed her eyes and exhaustion overtook her.
"Poor girl," Luna thought, as she snuggled into Serena's arms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Serena's Dream)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As Serena opened her eyes, she found herself in what appeared to be a castle. She looked around as she walked down a hall with no apparent end. The hall was outstanding from its shiny marble floor to its stain glass windows. With the sun shining through the windows, the hall was filled with brilliant shades of color. It was filled with unique and amazing sculptures that contained such intricate details.
She stopped to look at one of a winged horse with a horn she recalled as Pegasus. She smiled remembering him helping them so long a go. As she lingered on the sculpture, something caught her from the corner of her eye. She quickly turned as she stood in front of a life-size portrait of a family.
The portrait was dazzling as was the family. There was a man, a woman probably his wife and a young girl; she guessed it was their child. The man had jet-black hair and was attractively strong and muscular for his clothing showed it, but what caught her gaze were his eyes. Those piercing smoky eyes could seduce any girl. They were filled with mystery and yet comforting at the same time.
'Hmmm, they kinda remind me of Darien's eyes.' He wore a white suit made of silk with a lavender cape attached to it flailing behind him.
Next to him was his stunningly beautiful wife. She had long silky golden hair, put up into balls on the top of her head that glistened in the sun, as the rest hung down below her waist. Sitting on the top of her head, laid a dazzling tiara made of pure gold. In the middle was a ruby carved into a heart outlined in gold with more sparkling gems next to it making it seem even more glamorous than it already was.
But just like her husband, her eyes were piercing too, except hers were ice blue and filled with such curiosity and happiness. Her full, red and luscious lips formed a comforting smile with the power to melt anybody who was greeted with it. Above on her creamy skin, a hue of pink spread across her face bringing out her high cheekbones.
She had a slim structure and was wearing the most beautiful and extravagant gown Serena had ever seen. It was an ice blue, to match her eyes and had thousands of diamonds and jewels that were sown into it. It flowed down to her glass slippers clinging to every curve of her body.
Now looking closely at her, you could see the delicate transparent wings that spread out behind her. Most would say they were attached to the dress to give her an angelic look, but in truth, they were part of her body symbolizing eternal life. Angel wings were only given to the purest of soul and heart and were never given to anybody for nobody had reached the standards...except her. She was simply perfect as Serena put it. She suddenly noticed a glowing of light on her forehead. She couldn't make out what it was except that it made her face glow even brighter.
In between them stood the young girl, their child. She held the most cheerful smile on her petit face. She had cotton candy hair put up into two cone-shaped pigtails, but it shimmered just like her mother's. It hung to her shoulders, resting on her pale white skin. She had humungous cinnamon eyes that showed her excitement and delight just like her mother's eyes. She wore a similar dress to her mother, except it was white with cherry designs at the rim and had on shiny red shoes to match. Serena also noticed that the child had that same glow coming from her forehead that her mother had. She studied the portrait a bit longer with a puzzled look on her face.
'Where have I seen them before' she thought, 'especially the kid. She looks a lot like'... Suddenly Serena stopped as a look of shock crossed her face.
"Oh my God! That IS Rini!" she shouted. "If that's Rini, then...Serena's hand flung to her mouth, "then...that must be me and Darien!"
Serena stood open-mouthed in front of the portrait. It really didn't look like her that much; then again this was the twentieth century where her and Darien were King and Queen and she'd already had Rini so of course she'd look different.
"That must mean, I'm in Crystal Tokyo...and this must be our palace," Serena gasped.
A bit more curious, she started walking again at a faster pace, in subject to explore her future home.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~some hours later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After walking awhile, and still fascinated by the palace, she spotted a window in the distance with light pouring in from it. Anxious to see what the surroundings were, she ran toward the window. Standing on her tiptoes, she peered out of the window. A smile spread across her face as the scene before her unfolded. What she saw was a marvelous city. Millions of comfortable houses surrounded the palace, which was made of crystal, since the part she saw sparkled in the sunlight almost blinding her. The streets were filled with people as they greeted each familiar face. Everybody seemed so happy and at peace.
'If this is what my future holds, I'm the luckiest girl, or should I say "queen" in the world,' Serena thought. 'It's like living in the perfect fairy tale.' Chuckling to herself, her smile suddenly turned to worry as Darien sprung to mind.
'But how can this happen if Darien doesn't love me, or seem to love me,' she wondered, turning away. 'If he doesn't love me, this won't happen for we won't get married, and I can't marry another because we're destined to be together. MY HEART WOULD NOT LET ME EVEN IF I WANTED TO AND I DON'T!' Serena stopped. Her life was too complicated already, why make it even more confusing when the only thing this thinking was doing, was giving her a painful headache. 'Maybe this is a premonition, trying to tell me everything will work out,' she hoped, trying to be optimistic. 'Yeah, that's it!'
A little more confident, Serena once more gazed upon the future Crystal Tokyo, though what she saw made her heart stop for she did not see Crystal Tokyo anymore, but a beautiful garden filled with blossomed roses and a star-filled sky twinkling above. But the thing that scared her most was the marble blue orb gazing back at her.
"What happened?" she screamed, "one moment I'm looking at Crystal Tokyo, and the next, I'M ON THE MOON!"
Serena rubbed her eyes making sure she was seeing right, but the blue planet still hung in front of her.
"This can't be happening," she whispered, unconvincingly.
Serena turned around and headed in the direction of the portrait, her heart racing. She spotted it and slid to a stop, a smile plastered on her face. Looking up at it once more, she frowned, for it had changed. The portrait still contained her and Darien, but no Rini. They certainly weren't King and Queen for they looked younger and were dressed in simpler clothing than what rulers would wear.
She wore a flowing white dress that covered her feet, which contained many layers of ruffles. On the top was a sequence of golden circles with a small white one in the middle connected together in a straight line all the way around the top of the dress. On her shoulders were white silk balls with little cuffs at the edge. Around her neck, she wore a beautiful pearl necklace with matching pearl studs in her ears. In her hair also lay three small pearls in a straight line diagonal from each of her balls. That's what Rini had in her hair in that other portrait.
Darien was dressed in a black armor with the design of a golden lion engraved in it. Underneath he wore a radiant shade of rouge that clung tightly to his arms and chest showing off his masculine body. He wore black silk pants with black shoes on his feet. Attached to his armor was a brilliant electric blue cape that laid motionless at his body with tiny creases in it. At his waist, hung his metal sword, light as a feather, but as hard as a diamond.
He held Serena close with his hand resting on her waist as she rested her head on his shoulder. They seemed at peace, but something about Serena's eyes gave her a shiver. Her eyes looked happy, but deep inside they held a deep sadness unknown to the human eye.
'Sadness that sure triggers a lot of memories, but this portrait is of course of us as Princess Serenity and Prince Darien. Serena concluded, for I remember it like it was yesterday. The pain and suffering we went through. Darien was only allowed on the moon for political and business matters, because the Earth and Moon were still at conflict even though no war had been declared.' Tears slowly made their way down Serena's pale cheek.
'We fell in love, during times of peace, but when the disagreements and debates started, we were forbidden to love each other. We were simply told to forget each other and dismiss our feelings just like that. But by then our feelings were so strong, it was unbearable. So many times we tried to sneak off to each other's planet, but security was so strong, we were always caught and severely scolded. Even my mother, Queen Serenity, tried to help us for she was very fond of Darien, and supported our relationship, but even she failed.'
'After a while, we just stopped trying. The pain, hurt too much so I only saw him at our meetings. I looked forward to those meetings and yet dreaded them, because all I could do was watch him. I couldn't kiss or even hug him. All that was required was a simple curtsy and a "hello". I soon became depressed for I felt all alone. I felt dead inside. Each meeting, he took another part of me with him, and little by little my soul died, till there was nothing left but an unfixable broken heart. Not long went by, before the day came when I committed suicide. I can still remember what I said to the witness' of my suicide. It was right in the middle of a meeting when I stood up and said...'
"Excuse the interruption but I have something to say before the end..." People started to get this really confused look on their face that I almost started to laugh, but I remained with a serious look fixed on my face "...Thanks to you all, I've become dead inside. I once was alive, full of happiness and love..." at that moment I looked deeply at Darien and we held each other's gaze a few seconds before I continued "...until you took it away from me. You took what mattered the most to me and made it forbidden because of a stupid rivalry you made into a war.'
'Now, I have nothing left to live for. You murdered my soul and left me with a useless broken heart that's unable to love anybody." At that moment, I turned to my mother and saw the insecurity and fear in her eyes. I didn't want to hurt her, but I could not live with out Darien, so with a deep breath I ended my speech "I will always love you mother and hopefully HE will always know I love him and will forever. Until the day we will finally be able to be together, I bid you all a farewell and the utmost hell for a future, for you have earned it." With that, I took a deep breath, gripped the dagger I had brought with me tightly as my life would soon be over. "Farewell!"
'I uttered my last word as I plunged the dagger into my chest hoping the pain would end quickly... My body fell limply to the ground and I closed my eyes shut as light surrounded me. I remember hearing Darien scream my name as I stabbed myself and then feeling his body underneath mine, holding me as I died. I could tell there was another body on the ground close to mine, and by the sound of her "scream" I figured it was my mother. I longed to apologize, and comfort her, telling her it wasn't her fault, but I couldn't.'
'For all I knew, suicide was the best way to deal with my sorrow. It had gotten to a point where talking to my closest friends, even my mother, was useless. Whatever they said to me, I never heard, for I always was aching for him. My suicide had a positive and negative outcome. Eventually Darien killed himself too, his grief too much for him to handle, and by then, the Earth and Moon had, had enough of all the misery.'
' They made a peace agreement and their alliance to each other withheld, but no matter how many good things happened, Queen Serenity never smiled again after that day and banished herself to the depths of her room for the rest of her life. She became careless and cold-hearted, always hating and blaming herself for my death. The only time I recall that she smiled again was after I was reborn on Earth and Luna had taken me and the scouts back to the moon. She seemed really happy but I knew, I felt inside me, that she yearned to hold me, to go back in time and reverse the dramatizing events.'
Suddenly Serena jumped, snapping out of her train of thought at the sound of soft music coming from inside the castle. She listened carefully trying to figure out what it was.
"It sounds like some sort of waltz or ballroom music," Serena said, walking a way from the portrait.
As she distanced herself from the portrait, the music grew louder and louder until finally she came upon a set of glass doors. She struggled with the handles, but gently pulled the doors open to a beautiful spacious room, lined with crystal chandeliers along the ceiling.
At the far end of the room she spotted two silver thrones with the crescent moon symbol engraved into it, which she presumed was where she and her mother sat. Beneath the thrones lay a ruby red rug with golden tassels at the edge, which encircled the thrones. The whole room was marble floor except for a wooden dance floor at the opposite end of the thrones.
Next to the wooden floor, stood a black marble Grand piano, and as she laid her eyes upon it, she sighed, for she loved the piano. Day after day she would stay late after school to play it when she was young. Feeling the slippery cool ivory keys underneath her fingers made them numb along with the cheery tunes that rang forth. Her music teacher even offered to give her free lessons if she promised to practice and so she played for many years till that fatal day when she was informed that her teacher had died from a heart attack.
The staff still allowed her to practice after school, but it just wasn't the same anymore. It was so much fun to pluck away at those keys with her music teacher, sitting next to her, smiling and laughing, but now that she was gone, that feeling was gone too. She tried playing it again some months after her teacher's death, but couldn't bring herself to do it. After she left the school that day, she never laid another finger on a piano again.
Tearing her gaze from the piano she felt tears form in her eyes as she quickly wiped them away. Suddenly the eerie silence became known to her as a light breeze trickled down her spine.
"I wonder where the music went?" she wondered aloud.
Standing in what she guessed to be the ballroom, she found herself staring at the looming shadows on the walls as her heart beat quickened. Hurriedly, searching for a light switch, she tripped over a flowerpot and fell, crashing to the floor. As the shadows now grew bigger, she squeezed her eyes shut and quickly jumped to her feet, finding the light switch.
She clicked it on as the gloomy darkness was filled with light. She slowly opened her eyes as the breath-taking scene unfolded before her. The whole room sparkled in delight as the dance floor was now filled with couples. Serena blinked adjusting to the brightness, as her mouth hung open in awe.
"Now I really must be going crazy," she thought, seeing the magically appeared group of people chatting away.
She folded her arms feeling uncomfortable at some of the weird looks people were giving her when she noticed her normal clothes had been replaced by an elegant white gown, flowing down to her now glass slippers. She stared down at her dress when she heard someone call her name.
"Serena, oh Serena."
She looked up to find her mother, cheerfully smiling, sitting in the throne motioning for her to come over. She hesitated for a moment, and then slowly, taking a deep breath, started her walk across the room. As she walked closer, more and more gazes fixed upon her with little smiles plastered onto their faces. She became nervous as she approached her mother, not knowing what to do.
She hadn't been a princess for over a thousand years, plus having not seen her mother just as long put butterflies in her stomach. She stopped in front of her mother, noticing a young man standing next to her. As her gaze lingered on him, she observed his ruffled jet-black hair, his piercing smoky eyes, and his muscular body. She knew those eyes. They could only belong to Darien, or rather Prince Darien presently. She smiled as he held her gaze.
A/N: Well there's the first chapter! Review PLEASE! I want to know if it's any good! I'm begging you! *gets down on knees* I really want to know! I'm open for healthy criticism. Understand HEALTHY criticism, but nonetheless criticism. So push the button and give me a word or two! Thanks a bunch! ~Kelly
Um, just another lil note! I'm just made a few revisions on this chapter by separating the paragraphs into smaller ones as a suggestion from a reviewer! She said, people can get lost in bigger paragraphs especially late at night. *shrugs* though I can definitely understand that! I didn't reword anything so no worries! *smiles*
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Chapter 1: The Dream
Serena motionlessly laid on her bed deep in thought. Her velvety soft blanket comforted her as she lightly slid her finger back and forth across it. It had been two weeks since Darien had first started to avoid her. She looked up at her window as the sound of birds chirping filled the silence.
'What could possibly be wrong now', she wondered. 'He doesn't seem to be troubled at all whenever I see him like he was when he had those strange dreams. He doesn't seem to care at all and now he's only spending time with Rini; I don't know what's gotten into him this time. Maybe he's...' Serena pondered on as Luna jumped onto the bed.
"What's wrong Serena?"
"Oh nothing," she replied with a sigh.
"You can't fool me Serena, it's easy to tell when you're unhappy. Come on; I know I can't do much, considering I'm a cat, but maybe talking about whatever it is will help you."
"Thanks for caring Luna," Serena said giving her a hug, "but I'm ok, just not feeling well."
Serena gently laid her head on her satin pillow as she closed her eyes and exhaustion overtook her.
"Poor girl," Luna thought, as she snuggled into Serena's arms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Serena's Dream)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As Serena opened her eyes, she found herself in what appeared to be a castle. She looked around as she walked down a hall with no apparent end. The hall was outstanding from its shiny marble floor to its stain glass windows. With the sun shining through the windows, the hall was filled with brilliant shades of color. It was filled with unique and amazing sculptures that contained such intricate details.
She stopped to look at one of a winged horse with a horn she recalled as Pegasus. She smiled remembering him helping them so long a go. As she lingered on the sculpture, something caught her from the corner of her eye. She quickly turned as she stood in front of a life-size portrait of a family.
The portrait was dazzling as was the family. There was a man, a woman probably his wife and a young girl; she guessed it was their child. The man had jet-black hair and was attractively strong and muscular for his clothing showed it, but what caught her gaze were his eyes. Those piercing smoky eyes could seduce any girl. They were filled with mystery and yet comforting at the same time.
'Hmmm, they kinda remind me of Darien's eyes.' He wore a white suit made of silk with a lavender cape attached to it flailing behind him.
Next to him was his stunningly beautiful wife. She had long silky golden hair, put up into balls on the top of her head that glistened in the sun, as the rest hung down below her waist. Sitting on the top of her head, laid a dazzling tiara made of pure gold. In the middle was a ruby carved into a heart outlined in gold with more sparkling gems next to it making it seem even more glamorous than it already was.
But just like her husband, her eyes were piercing too, except hers were ice blue and filled with such curiosity and happiness. Her full, red and luscious lips formed a comforting smile with the power to melt anybody who was greeted with it. Above on her creamy skin, a hue of pink spread across her face bringing out her high cheekbones.
She had a slim structure and was wearing the most beautiful and extravagant gown Serena had ever seen. It was an ice blue, to match her eyes and had thousands of diamonds and jewels that were sown into it. It flowed down to her glass slippers clinging to every curve of her body.
Now looking closely at her, you could see the delicate transparent wings that spread out behind her. Most would say they were attached to the dress to give her an angelic look, but in truth, they were part of her body symbolizing eternal life. Angel wings were only given to the purest of soul and heart and were never given to anybody for nobody had reached the standards...except her. She was simply perfect as Serena put it. She suddenly noticed a glowing of light on her forehead. She couldn't make out what it was except that it made her face glow even brighter.
In between them stood the young girl, their child. She held the most cheerful smile on her petit face. She had cotton candy hair put up into two cone-shaped pigtails, but it shimmered just like her mother's. It hung to her shoulders, resting on her pale white skin. She had humungous cinnamon eyes that showed her excitement and delight just like her mother's eyes. She wore a similar dress to her mother, except it was white with cherry designs at the rim and had on shiny red shoes to match. Serena also noticed that the child had that same glow coming from her forehead that her mother had. She studied the portrait a bit longer with a puzzled look on her face.
'Where have I seen them before' she thought, 'especially the kid. She looks a lot like'... Suddenly Serena stopped as a look of shock crossed her face.
"Oh my God! That IS Rini!" she shouted. "If that's Rini, then...Serena's hand flung to her mouth, "then...that must be me and Darien!"
Serena stood open-mouthed in front of the portrait. It really didn't look like her that much; then again this was the twentieth century where her and Darien were King and Queen and she'd already had Rini so of course she'd look different.
"That must mean, I'm in Crystal Tokyo...and this must be our palace," Serena gasped.
A bit more curious, she started walking again at a faster pace, in subject to explore her future home.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~some hours later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After walking awhile, and still fascinated by the palace, she spotted a window in the distance with light pouring in from it. Anxious to see what the surroundings were, she ran toward the window. Standing on her tiptoes, she peered out of the window. A smile spread across her face as the scene before her unfolded. What she saw was a marvelous city. Millions of comfortable houses surrounded the palace, which was made of crystal, since the part she saw sparkled in the sunlight almost blinding her. The streets were filled with people as they greeted each familiar face. Everybody seemed so happy and at peace.
'If this is what my future holds, I'm the luckiest girl, or should I say "queen" in the world,' Serena thought. 'It's like living in the perfect fairy tale.' Chuckling to herself, her smile suddenly turned to worry as Darien sprung to mind.
'But how can this happen if Darien doesn't love me, or seem to love me,' she wondered, turning away. 'If he doesn't love me, this won't happen for we won't get married, and I can't marry another because we're destined to be together. MY HEART WOULD NOT LET ME EVEN IF I WANTED TO AND I DON'T!' Serena stopped. Her life was too complicated already, why make it even more confusing when the only thing this thinking was doing, was giving her a painful headache. 'Maybe this is a premonition, trying to tell me everything will work out,' she hoped, trying to be optimistic. 'Yeah, that's it!'
A little more confident, Serena once more gazed upon the future Crystal Tokyo, though what she saw made her heart stop for she did not see Crystal Tokyo anymore, but a beautiful garden filled with blossomed roses and a star-filled sky twinkling above. But the thing that scared her most was the marble blue orb gazing back at her.
"What happened?" she screamed, "one moment I'm looking at Crystal Tokyo, and the next, I'M ON THE MOON!"
Serena rubbed her eyes making sure she was seeing right, but the blue planet still hung in front of her.
"This can't be happening," she whispered, unconvincingly.
Serena turned around and headed in the direction of the portrait, her heart racing. She spotted it and slid to a stop, a smile plastered on her face. Looking up at it once more, she frowned, for it had changed. The portrait still contained her and Darien, but no Rini. They certainly weren't King and Queen for they looked younger and were dressed in simpler clothing than what rulers would wear.
She wore a flowing white dress that covered her feet, which contained many layers of ruffles. On the top was a sequence of golden circles with a small white one in the middle connected together in a straight line all the way around the top of the dress. On her shoulders were white silk balls with little cuffs at the edge. Around her neck, she wore a beautiful pearl necklace with matching pearl studs in her ears. In her hair also lay three small pearls in a straight line diagonal from each of her balls. That's what Rini had in her hair in that other portrait.
Darien was dressed in a black armor with the design of a golden lion engraved in it. Underneath he wore a radiant shade of rouge that clung tightly to his arms and chest showing off his masculine body. He wore black silk pants with black shoes on his feet. Attached to his armor was a brilliant electric blue cape that laid motionless at his body with tiny creases in it. At his waist, hung his metal sword, light as a feather, but as hard as a diamond.
He held Serena close with his hand resting on her waist as she rested her head on his shoulder. They seemed at peace, but something about Serena's eyes gave her a shiver. Her eyes looked happy, but deep inside they held a deep sadness unknown to the human eye.
'Sadness that sure triggers a lot of memories, but this portrait is of course of us as Princess Serenity and Prince Darien. Serena concluded, for I remember it like it was yesterday. The pain and suffering we went through. Darien was only allowed on the moon for political and business matters, because the Earth and Moon were still at conflict even though no war had been declared.' Tears slowly made their way down Serena's pale cheek.
'We fell in love, during times of peace, but when the disagreements and debates started, we were forbidden to love each other. We were simply told to forget each other and dismiss our feelings just like that. But by then our feelings were so strong, it was unbearable. So many times we tried to sneak off to each other's planet, but security was so strong, we were always caught and severely scolded. Even my mother, Queen Serenity, tried to help us for she was very fond of Darien, and supported our relationship, but even she failed.'
'After a while, we just stopped trying. The pain, hurt too much so I only saw him at our meetings. I looked forward to those meetings and yet dreaded them, because all I could do was watch him. I couldn't kiss or even hug him. All that was required was a simple curtsy and a "hello". I soon became depressed for I felt all alone. I felt dead inside. Each meeting, he took another part of me with him, and little by little my soul died, till there was nothing left but an unfixable broken heart. Not long went by, before the day came when I committed suicide. I can still remember what I said to the witness' of my suicide. It was right in the middle of a meeting when I stood up and said...'
"Excuse the interruption but I have something to say before the end..." People started to get this really confused look on their face that I almost started to laugh, but I remained with a serious look fixed on my face "...Thanks to you all, I've become dead inside. I once was alive, full of happiness and love..." at that moment I looked deeply at Darien and we held each other's gaze a few seconds before I continued "...until you took it away from me. You took what mattered the most to me and made it forbidden because of a stupid rivalry you made into a war.'
'Now, I have nothing left to live for. You murdered my soul and left me with a useless broken heart that's unable to love anybody." At that moment, I turned to my mother and saw the insecurity and fear in her eyes. I didn't want to hurt her, but I could not live with out Darien, so with a deep breath I ended my speech "I will always love you mother and hopefully HE will always know I love him and will forever. Until the day we will finally be able to be together, I bid you all a farewell and the utmost hell for a future, for you have earned it." With that, I took a deep breath, gripped the dagger I had brought with me tightly as my life would soon be over. "Farewell!"
'I uttered my last word as I plunged the dagger into my chest hoping the pain would end quickly... My body fell limply to the ground and I closed my eyes shut as light surrounded me. I remember hearing Darien scream my name as I stabbed myself and then feeling his body underneath mine, holding me as I died. I could tell there was another body on the ground close to mine, and by the sound of her "scream" I figured it was my mother. I longed to apologize, and comfort her, telling her it wasn't her fault, but I couldn't.'
'For all I knew, suicide was the best way to deal with my sorrow. It had gotten to a point where talking to my closest friends, even my mother, was useless. Whatever they said to me, I never heard, for I always was aching for him. My suicide had a positive and negative outcome. Eventually Darien killed himself too, his grief too much for him to handle, and by then, the Earth and Moon had, had enough of all the misery.'
' They made a peace agreement and their alliance to each other withheld, but no matter how many good things happened, Queen Serenity never smiled again after that day and banished herself to the depths of her room for the rest of her life. She became careless and cold-hearted, always hating and blaming herself for my death. The only time I recall that she smiled again was after I was reborn on Earth and Luna had taken me and the scouts back to the moon. She seemed really happy but I knew, I felt inside me, that she yearned to hold me, to go back in time and reverse the dramatizing events.'
Suddenly Serena jumped, snapping out of her train of thought at the sound of soft music coming from inside the castle. She listened carefully trying to figure out what it was.
"It sounds like some sort of waltz or ballroom music," Serena said, walking a way from the portrait.
As she distanced herself from the portrait, the music grew louder and louder until finally she came upon a set of glass doors. She struggled with the handles, but gently pulled the doors open to a beautiful spacious room, lined with crystal chandeliers along the ceiling.
At the far end of the room she spotted two silver thrones with the crescent moon symbol engraved into it, which she presumed was where she and her mother sat. Beneath the thrones lay a ruby red rug with golden tassels at the edge, which encircled the thrones. The whole room was marble floor except for a wooden dance floor at the opposite end of the thrones.
Next to the wooden floor, stood a black marble Grand piano, and as she laid her eyes upon it, she sighed, for she loved the piano. Day after day she would stay late after school to play it when she was young. Feeling the slippery cool ivory keys underneath her fingers made them numb along with the cheery tunes that rang forth. Her music teacher even offered to give her free lessons if she promised to practice and so she played for many years till that fatal day when she was informed that her teacher had died from a heart attack.
The staff still allowed her to practice after school, but it just wasn't the same anymore. It was so much fun to pluck away at those keys with her music teacher, sitting next to her, smiling and laughing, but now that she was gone, that feeling was gone too. She tried playing it again some months after her teacher's death, but couldn't bring herself to do it. After she left the school that day, she never laid another finger on a piano again.
Tearing her gaze from the piano she felt tears form in her eyes as she quickly wiped them away. Suddenly the eerie silence became known to her as a light breeze trickled down her spine.
"I wonder where the music went?" she wondered aloud.
Standing in what she guessed to be the ballroom, she found herself staring at the looming shadows on the walls as her heart beat quickened. Hurriedly, searching for a light switch, she tripped over a flowerpot and fell, crashing to the floor. As the shadows now grew bigger, she squeezed her eyes shut and quickly jumped to her feet, finding the light switch.
She clicked it on as the gloomy darkness was filled with light. She slowly opened her eyes as the breath-taking scene unfolded before her. The whole room sparkled in delight as the dance floor was now filled with couples. Serena blinked adjusting to the brightness, as her mouth hung open in awe.
"Now I really must be going crazy," she thought, seeing the magically appeared group of people chatting away.
She folded her arms feeling uncomfortable at some of the weird looks people were giving her when she noticed her normal clothes had been replaced by an elegant white gown, flowing down to her now glass slippers. She stared down at her dress when she heard someone call her name.
"Serena, oh Serena."
She looked up to find her mother, cheerfully smiling, sitting in the throne motioning for her to come over. She hesitated for a moment, and then slowly, taking a deep breath, started her walk across the room. As she walked closer, more and more gazes fixed upon her with little smiles plastered onto their faces. She became nervous as she approached her mother, not knowing what to do.
She hadn't been a princess for over a thousand years, plus having not seen her mother just as long put butterflies in her stomach. She stopped in front of her mother, noticing a young man standing next to her. As her gaze lingered on him, she observed his ruffled jet-black hair, his piercing smoky eyes, and his muscular body. She knew those eyes. They could only belong to Darien, or rather Prince Darien presently. She smiled as he held her gaze.
A/N: Well there's the first chapter! Review PLEASE! I want to know if it's any good! I'm begging you! *gets down on knees* I really want to know! I'm open for healthy criticism. Understand HEALTHY criticism, but nonetheless criticism. So push the button and give me a word or two! Thanks a bunch! ~Kelly