A/N- well this was a fast post. They wait wasn't that horrible this time! Anyways, I hope you like this chapter and remember to review, though I don't think that you need a reminder because you guys are great at it!
InuYashaJunkie- Thank you! Don't worry more chapters are on the way. The end has yet to come into sight.
Fellow- You're lucky I'm on spring break other wise the ASAP part might not happen. For the rest of this week the chapters will be coming out pretty steadily and pretty fast hopefully.
Moon Titan- I think everyone was wondering the same thing as you so don't worry. I decided it was long enough and I know Sere is a blonde, but she isn't that dumb. Anyways, they still have more problems facing them and Darien has some choices to make that will decide what life he's going to live…
Sailor Libra24- You'll be happy to know that you'll only have to bug me for a couple chapters… maybe one or two. I'm not like other authors and the plot I have in mind needs them to be together pretty soon. But as I've said before there are going to be complications, but Darien and Serenity are strong and they'll get over it soon so don't worry.
Ffgirlmoonie- O alright. They are mature, but I'll be hiding most of those aspects because I'm not a very good writer in those areas. Mainly because of the one bf I had and we barely saw each other so I have no clue what the hell I would be talking about. But yes, all the characters are having "R" relationships, it's kind of easy to see sometimes…
raye85- the happy and "together" part of their relationship is coming up so you won't have to wait long, but there are always problems and Sere and Dare will have to fight to stay together…
Snick3rDooDl3- I like the tattoo part too, but didn't know what they should have so I just did something simple. This chapter shows how he'll cope with his new found past so you don't have to wait long!
Dorothy- Hope it wasn't too bad of a wait!
Alexandria18- Thank you for taking that time! I try to make my writing descriptive enough so you can see it play out and I'm glad to here it is working.
VcChick- Now what? Hm… that's for me to know and you to find out ;)
cosmos serenity- Don't worry I plan on writing more. I'm writing the prologue to this story and I have some ideas for other stories after this one. I'll write the prologue at the same time as I'm writing this, but the others will wait until after this story is done.
mysterious advisor- hopefully the wait wasn't that horrible. Endy was her pet name in the past so I thought it would be appropriate for her to call him that now.
Leann- Don't worry, I'm posting as fast as I can! And the story is just getting good!
eliza-morgan22- Thank you! I thought that they would need some clues to put the pieces together. Plus parents are a huge impact on a person's life so I didn't want Darien to forget them completely. Beryl… he remembers her for another reason which is why I'm writing the prologue. Diamond, that is later to come, but they all have meaning.
The next morning Darien woke up to Serenity sleeping with her head on his chest, her arm draped over his stomach, and a leg intertwined with his. Darien's arms were encircling her waist, making sure that she would be there when he woke up. Her shirt had fallen slightly off her shoulder, revealing tan skin for his eyes.
Knowing the sun had come up and everyone else was probably awake Darien tried to get up only to have Serenity whimper in her sleep and hold him tighter to her. "Serenity, we need to get up." Darien groaned. He looked back down at his sleeping goddess and an idea came to him.
He bent down so he could kiss Serenity's shoulder and started laying butterfly kisses up and down the smooth skin. Serenity moaned in her sleep and moved her neck giving Darien better access to more skin. Darien's butterfly kisses soon led to Serenity's lips where he gently laid a kiss on them.
Serenity's eyes opened slightly at the soft caress on her lips, but she still thought she was dreaming. "Good morning princess." Darien whispered when he broke the kiss.
"Hm? Another five minutes please." Serenity mumbled before laying her head down.
"You can have all the time in the world for sleep, but I need to get up." Darien said.
"But I don't want you to. I'm comfy." Serenity whined.
"Come on Sere, I need to get up." Darien said taking her arm and lying it by her side."
"But Endy…" Serenity stop realizing the name she just said.
"Don't call me that." Darien whispered harshly. He quickly got up as Serena rested her weight on her arms.
"I'm sorry Darien, but… but it just comes so naturally to me now." Serena said.
"I know Serenity, but it's just hard for me right now. Yesterday morning I woke up not knowing about my past and who I was just like I have been everyday for the past couple years. Then I went to sleep knowing who I was. It's such a big change that I… I just don't know how to cope with it right now." Darien said sitting on the bed. Serenity crawled over and leaned on Darien's back as she rested her arms around his neck and put her head on his shoulder.
"I knew there was a reason I was falling in love with you even though I had promised not to love anyone other than Endymion. I would have eventually fallen through that promise and loved you as Darien. Now I can love you as Darien the pirate and Endymion the prince." Serenity whispered in his ear. "I won't have to make that choice if the occasion ever arose. If it had I don't know who I would have chosen."
Endymion smiled at Serenity's confession and covered her small hands with his larger ones. "You know I love you too." Endymion said. He turned around and gave Serenity a quick kiss before getting up and changing. "Just one thing, don't mention it to anyone right now, alright?"
"Of course, you can tell them when you want. I think Amy will figure it out pretty fast considering how smart she is." Serenity said.
"I have a feeling we aren't going to be able to keep this secret for long because Mina's usually good at figuring people out, Rei has some ability to know when people are hiding things and lying, and Lita will probably just figure things out as they go." Darien said.
"You're probably right, but we won't have to worry about that now." Serenity said.
"Now get changed because everybody is probably up and waiting for us." Darien said as he walked to the door. He smiled at Serenity once more before leaving the room and walking towards the dinning room.
Sure enough everyone was sitting their eating and drinking and talking about yesterday's events and what is to come. "There you are!" Jadeite said as he saw Darien enter the room.
"I hope you guys left some coffee for me." Darien said as he sat down.
"Of course." Lita said pouring Darien a hot cup. Darien nodded his thanks to Lita when she finished pouring his cup. "Where's Serenity?"
"Right here." Serenity said as she walked in. She was tying up the last of her hair in her usual meatball fashion. "What did you make this morning?" Serenity asked.
"Pancakes and some sausage I picked up from the market yesterday." Lita said as she grabbed a plate for Darien and Serenity. "How are you doing Mina?" Serenity asked as she cut a piece of her pancake off.
"I'm doing better. Yaten really scared me though and I'm just happy to be home." Mina said.
"Me too. I'm sorry I caused so much trouble." Serenity said as she lowered her head. Darien squeezed her knee under the table in a sign of reassurance.
"Serenity, we're sorry for making you so distressed, but we didn't know that it bothered you." Mina said.
"But that was still childish." Rei said.
"REI!" Lita, Amy, and Mina yelled.
"Rei's right. What I did was childish and not only did I put myself in danger, but I put Mina and the guys in danger. I wasn't thinking of what could happen when I did it." Serenity said.
"We understand Serenity." Amy said giving her friend a hug.
"What are we doing today?" Lita asked trying to get the topic to change.
"We need to make a plan on what we're going to do next." Malachite said.
"We've decided that it might be good if you girls come with us for a while on the ship." Jadeite explained.
"But what about your crew? I'm sorry, but most pirates don't have manners like you guys." Amy said.
"They won't know you're there." Zoicite said. "We'd sneak you guys on tonight and then set sail tomorrow. As long as you guys stay in our cabins you'll be fine."
"Are you sure?" Serenity asked.
"Don't worry, we're also stronger than they crew and even if they did try anything they'd be caught and they know the consequences of disobeying one of us." Darien said.
"What are we going to do once we're on the ship?" Lita asked.
"We'll decide once we get there." Darien said.
"Alright, when do we leave?" Serenity asked.
"Later today. We'll need to gather some things before we go and you guys will need to get cloaks long enough to hide your entire body." Darien said. "Malachite and I are going into town after breakfast to talk to the men and make sure that they know to be on the ship tomorrow morning and no sooner. When we get back we shall leave from Triste. We will stay in the shadows until we get to the docks. Once there we will get to the ship and into the cabins. Hopefully no one will see anything."
"What will happen if they do?" Serenity asked.
"We'll think about that if it happens." Nephrite said.
"Aright, what do we need to get ready?" Lita asked. Over breakfast they got a list together of what was needed and what could be left behind. Amy had to part with her dear books, Lita had to leave her cooking behind, Mina didn't have anything to leave except for a few trinkets Malachite had given her, and Rei would have to leave her fire unattended too. Serenity was going to have to leave her hair down for a while because the two buns are too distinguished as her royal hair style and it would be easier to realize who she was.
"We're leaving." Darien announced. Serenity walked up and gave him a hug before letting go and watching him get on his horse. Mina hugged Malachite and watched as he joined Darien.
"We'll be back soon and be ready when we come." Malachite said. Everyone nodded and went back to their work except Mina and Serenity who watched Darien and Malachite disappear.
"Something happened between you two." Mina said stills staring where Malachite had disappeared in the horizon.
"We had a talk and came to a very agreeable understanding." Serenity said looking at Mina.
"Do not worry; I won't make you tell me." Mina said. "I've known Darien ever since I met Malachite and I know how he likes keeping things to himself. I can only guess he asked you not to share and that you don't want to yet."
"You are partly correct." Serenity smiled before turning around and finished packing. Mina smiled and followed Serenity back into the house.
After a while everything was packed and they were waiting for Darien and Malachite to return with news from Triste. Mina and Serenity had returned to a bench outside of the house and were once more watching for their lovers. Soon a dust cloud started growing then Malachite and Darien came into view.
"They're here!" Mina yelled into the house.
Everyone walked outside and waited for Darien and Malachite to reach the house. Jadeite, Zoicite, and Nephrite went to get their horses ready and started putting their various items on their horses.
"Are you guys ready?" Darien asked as he reached the house.
"Neph, Zoi, and Jed, are getting the horses ready right now. We just need to get a couple things on your horses and we'll be ready." Rei said. Darien nodded and he started packing things on his horse while Malachite was packing things on his.
"We're ready to go now." Nephrite said walking around with his horse.
"Where's the crew?" Zoicite asked.
"We gave them enough money to get drunk so they're at the pub getting some beer." Malachite explained. "And knowing them they won't be doing anything other than drinking until the morning comes."
"Then we should hurry." Mina said standing next to Malachite. The guys helped the girls onto the horses before getting on behind them.
When everyone was on they took off for Triste where the ship was waiting them. After about half an hour of riding Triste came into view of the riders. Serenity started getting nervous, but Darien just held her closer to him. "Don't worry, nothing will happen to you." Serenity bit her lip and nodded her head as she relaxed into her chest.
The group finally reached the city and on the outside of the city they took their things off the horses and let them loose. "What are you doing?" Serenity asked.
"They know the way home. Don't worry." Darien said. "Now put your cloak on." Serenity pulled the hood over her head and wrapped the cloak tighter around her. The guys surrounded the girls forming a tight circle around them so that even if someone did see them they hopefully wouldn't see the girls.
"Everyone is still in the pub." Malachite said as he glanced over at the window to the pub. The crew's boisterous laughs could be heard and some figures moved clumsily through the pub. "And they're drunk." Malachite added with a smile.
"They're reliable because they'll do what we say. Especially when that comes to free beer on their account." Darien said.
"There's the dock." Jadeite said. "Where's the dock master?"
"Enjoying a free drink or two." Malachite said with a smile.
"Now hurry before he remembers what he was hired to do." Darien said. They group hurried their steps as they reached the ship. Serenity had never seen such a magnificent ship before. She'd seen her father's navy, but the ships were all the same, made of wood and had cloth sails and had cannons out the side. Darien's ship was dark and mysterious like the man himself. The outside was painted in blues, purples, and blacks. The pirate flag waved proudly from the mast and looked down over the ship as if it was guarding it.
"Here, let us help you." Jadeite said. He helped Rei onto the ship and took her to their cabin. Zoicite helped Amy and showed her to the cabin they would be sharing. Nephrite and Lita did the same thing and Malachite and Mina followed them. Darien and Serenity were last because Serenity wanted to look at the ship.
"Can't I just see a little bit of the ship?" Serenity pleaded.
"Not now." Darien grunted.
"Please?" She begged grabbing his arm. Darien stopped in front of the door knowing she wouldn't be quiet unless he showed her the ship.
"There's the mast, the pirate flag, and…" Darien went on pointing to everything as he gave her the name. "There I showed you the ship." Darien said with a smug smile.
"That's mean." Serenity huffed as she walked inside Darien's cabin.
"Look, I know it was mean, but I'll show you the ship next time I know that the crew is off. Right now we have to keep you hidden." Darien explained.
"Alright, but realize that I'm keeping you to your promise." Serenity said.
"I wouldn't anything else." Darien muttered.
"Will I be able to see everyone else?" Serenity asked.
"Maybe, we'll see how things work out and if you guys can visit at night." Darien said.
"You promise?" Serenity asked.
"Of course." Darien said leaning down and kissing Serenity.
"You want to know something." Darien said in between kisses.
"Hm?" Serenity moaned.
"I'm going to have to learn how to wake up early again." Darien said with a smile.
"Then maybe I should sleep somewhere else?" Serenity said.
"I said I'd have to wake up early, not stay awake." Darien answered as he moved to her neck.
"Well then, as much as I enjoy this, we should get some sleep." Serenity said wrapping her arms around Darien. Darien backed up and kissed Serenity once more before leading her to the bed and letting her lay down. Darien got in next to her and held her close to him before falling asleep.
Everyone got settled in during the darkest part of the night and fell asleep as soon as everything was in place. They all missed the pair of eyes that had been hiding behind the pub. The pair of eyes that watched the ten figures, instead of five, board the ship and disappear into the captain's quarters.
A/N- So it isn't as long, but now they are moving! The next chapter will be up soon so don't worry. I have a birthday party to attend tomorrow for a friend so if the chapter is posted tomorrow then it will be at night. The prequel story will be started and hopefully posted tonight. Thanks!
