Hello everyone again! I'm starting to type this chapter while I'm still up at camp and hopefully I'll be able to post this soon. An apology ahead of time because I'm afraid that this chapter is much shorter than I wanted it to be. However I wanted to cut it off at a certain point so it ended up only half as long as my previous chapter. But I promise that chapter 10 will returned to its normal length. Enjoy!

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Chapter 9: Pasts Return

Serenity took several deep calming breaths and forced herself to drudge up memories that she'd buried long ago. She could still hear her own scream and the guard's taunting laughter, and the pain; the pain never seemed to go away.

"I was thirteen, and I had a painfully naïve look on the world. I was the high Princess of Jericho and no one would ever harm me because I was, well a Princess. I thought I was safe from everything, but I never thought that I would be attacked within the castle." She kept her eyes adverted not looking at him at all.

"The guard came out of nowhere probably just on his normal duty, he caught me and dragged me into a room. He-" Serenity voice caught and tears began to flow out of her eyes. "I hate telling you this." She said wiping her tears away, but more seemed to replace them.

"He beat me about the head a lot, and af-fter he r-raped me I was unconscious. My father didn't find me until hours later on the floor bloody and in a coma. I was in that coma for three days and I never wanted to wake up. There was nothing for me to go back to and I would have to deal with the shame… and the fear." Serenity clutched her arms suppressing a shiver. "No guard could be around me anymore, the next time I saw a guard after that I screamed and screamed and screamed. I was hysterical and I couldn't help but the one guard's face in my head again and again. I had nightmares, and rarely left my room.

I don't know what my parents felt about it, but they consented to my request and all guards were removed from the palace or at least to places I couldn't see them. I still have nightmares even today, and it will stay with me for the rest of my life, and I'll always see his face. His terrible face gloating and laughing at me; and the pain."

Serenity broke down sobbing and sobbing unable to help herself. And inside herself she silently waited for his rejection his look of disgust. Even her own parents' eyes had looked upon her differently, like she wasn't the daughter they'd had before.

But when she finally looked up at him his eyes were filled with such kindness and compassion. Serenity even saw a hint of tears that must've been for her; no one had ever cried for her before. She felt his now familiar arms close around her and like many times before she leaned on his strength. She'd laid out the memories in their stark ugliness and he'd accepted her, and that in itself made her the happiest girl alive.

After a few more minuets Serenity wiped away the reminder of her tears and pulled away form his embrace. "Endy, grant me my boon, what about you and Diamond?" she asked softly.

Endymion's face hardened in an emotionless mask immediately. Like her he took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh. He sat on the edge of the bed his eyes alive with memories. Serenity just kept silent and let him start in his own time.

"I'm come from a country called Terra; have you heard of it Serenity?" he asked. Serenity shook her head and he let out a harsh haunted laugh.

"Of course you haven't that's exactly how Diamond wanted it. When I was young Terra was a beautiful country everything was peaceful and we thought it would be that way for a long time. At that time my family ruled, and I was their sole heir to the throne."

"Y-you're a Prince?" Serenity gasped barley able to fathom it. Her beloved pirate a prince from a far away country.

"Yes Serenity I was and Terra was just opening itself up to communications with other countries, and Braeden was one of them. Back then Diamond's father ruled; Diamond and I were the same age of sixteen.

Our fathers first met each other in Braeden to begin communications about trade, but that's when Diamond father Avalos saw my mother. He became infatuated with my mother and repeatedly tried to win her hand. My father fast grew sick of it; my parents loved each other dearly and never thought to love another. So my father challenged him to one on one combat if my father won Avalos would leave my mother alone. My father defeated him and we thought to leave it at that.

We returned home peacefully, but a few months later Avalos attacked and invaded our country at full force. It was so unexpected and sudden that he gained control very quickly. He killed my parents and burned out cities to the ground. I wanted to stay and fight, but my generals managed to get me away on one of our ships with other refugees. Some of my people had made it to other boats as well.

Avalos claimed Terra as his own and once back in Braeden he used his dark magicks to cast a spell that erased Terra from the minds of everyone. We couldn't ask for help because no one knew that Terra even existed anymore.

We were able to locate many survivors; we grouped together and made a small settlement in another country. But most of us couldn't stand to sit by and do nothing, so we set out as pirates doing all that we could to harm Braeden indirectly. We raided their harbors, in other town we made sure their shipments never came in. And all the while we've been growing in strength, and soon Serenity I will take back my country.

Your engagement to Diamond would've allied him with Jericho so he could've called upon your father's help when we attacked. We couldn't let that happen so we had to break your engagement somehow. In the end we decided to kidnap you."

His voice fell away and silence settled. During his story his voice had grow soft with rage and dripping with hate, yet there had been so much sorrow tears had risen in Serenity's eyes yet again for his sorrow.

Serenity sat upon his lap and wrapped her arms around his head brining him close to her. It was her turn to comfort him; she rocked him gently back and forth as she felt a few tears soak into her dress. She could tell he tried to hold them back, but it was impossible when recounting such horrible memories.

"It's alright Endy. I'm sorry I made you relive that." She whispered softly into his jet black hair. He had every right to hate Diamond and more, his hatred was rightly justified.

"No, you needed to hear that Serenity, I promise you no one will hurt you like that again," Endymion said with a sure and steady voice, and Serenity believed him. They clung together both having expose their darkest memories to each other. Both of them wondered what the other would do; would they be accepted or pushed even farther away.

But dear Endymion, if I fall for you wills the rest of the world accept our union. Because it's not just me and you anymore. I care so much for you, but my own fear keeps me back… and the responsibilities I will have to eventually return to.