Ya'll thought I had Forgotten about it huh huh? Nope. Haven't. I've just been EXXTREMMEEELLLYYY busy. ALOT of stuff has been happening so yeah but I WANTED TO FINISH THIS. (and my other stories heehheh) so i'm back! And worse than ever!...no ...wait wait... Thats not right... heh oh well. But don't think just cuz i said "I WANTED TO FINISH THIS." that it means i'm gonna jip ya'll out and make this a short lil' thing. No way. I made this story in the begining to be long and its gonna be just how i meant it to be. So GIME REVEIWS. cuz reveiws are a girls best freind. :-D

Love Ya'll!

-Sugar

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Chapter 3: Pillows and Tears.

"Oh how dare he! The little...Stupid little... I'd like to take his little.. and just UMPH UMPH UMPH!" Serena huffed, pounding and jumping on the pillows on her bed.

"Well now, pretty little one, what has you in such an uproar?" Pluto protruded, stepping into Serena's bedroom.

"Hmph!" Serena huffed once more, and sank to her knees on her bed.

Pluto took the hint and went to sit on her bed with her.

Pluto sat gently on the edge of Serena's enormous bed and turned to face her.

"He's such a... a Something!" Serena hissed.

Pluto remained silent for a moment.

"May I ask you a question Serena?"

"Of course, Pluto. Your a dear friend."

"Why is it that this man has you so riled up?"

"He completely insulted and distorted one of my favorite paintings in the castle!"

"Serena dear, that was simply a point of view. And also this certainly isn't how the Serena I know would react to simply a painting. I know your passionate and expressive, but Princess Serena is neither short tempered nor rude."

Serena remained silent.

"Well child, speak up."

"I suppose I might have been a little defensive ... but no ones ever fought back like he did. Even when I wanted them to... OH! he just..Burns my pillows! Especially when he calls me 'princess'. And his stupid annoying gorgeous deep blue eyes seem to gleam when he mocks me. It makes me so mad!"

Pluto smiled.

"All right then." Pluto said, getting up. "Just try to give Prince Adonias a chance, all right Serena?" Pluto said, starting to leave the room.

"Prince Adonias?" Serena said, confused. "Oh no, I'm talking about Prince Darwin."

Pluto stopped dead in her tracks.

Her eyes momentarily showed a hint of worry.

"Very well little one." Pluto said quietly. "Then clear up this misunderstanding with the young prince and concentrate on getting to know Prince Adonias a little better."

Then she left the room.

After she was gone Serena nodded to herself in agreement and quietly went to bed.

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The next morning when Serena woke, she quickly bathed, dressed, and hurried out the door to look for the man who she says 'Burns her pillows'.

After searching almost the entire castle, Serena was convinced that he had simply dropped off the face of the moon.

And then a thought struck her.

The Rose Garden!

Of course, that was the only place she hadn't looked.

Serena quickly rushed to the rose garden. (A/n. Mellow-Dramatic I know, I know.)

Serena arrived at the garden, which was safely nestled behind the castle, by the crystal pond.

The air was crisp and fresh. The cool nip of the early morning still evident in the air.

Serena loved the smell of morning.

She shivered as the cool air nipped at her bare arms.

Immediately she spotted the prince, and she wasn't sure what came over her but as soon as she laid her eyes on him, she ducked behind a tree.

She peered around the corner of the tree, intently watching his every move.

He seemed to touch the roses so carefully. His fingers felt every petal with such delicate care, as though it would shatter at any moment. His chest inflated as he in-took the pure smell of the precious flower still living vibrantly on its bush.

Crunch.

Serena stepped on a branch.

She gasped and ducked her head behind the tree once more.

Her heart was beating so fast she thought that it might pop out of her chest.

Had he spotted her?

Silence.

She peered around the corner of the tree.

He was gone!

"Ya know princess, its awfully rude to eves drop."

"AAAGGHHH!" Serena wailed, spinning around.

She now was standing a few feet away from the Prince.

"Well, Prince Darwin, Its quite not nice to startle someone like that."

"My apologies." He said and bowed slightly.

'Somehow I don't quite think that was very sincere.' Serena thought to herself, but she nodded all the same.

It was silent a moment.

Serena tried her best to look everywhere else except at the Prince.

"Um..well..." She mumbled. "Prince Darwin I--"

"-Darien." He interjected.

"Yes, Yes of course, Prince Darien, I was looking for you so that I may apologies for my behavior yesterday. I was quite rude and I apologies."

"Might I ask you a question, princess?" He asked, twiddling a rose on a bush in his hand.

"Certainly."

"What exactly made you get so riled up yesterday, that you are now apologizing for? It couldn't have been merely what I said."

Serena's posture straightened and she held her head up high, confidentially and assuredly, for princess's are always sure of themselves. She marched up to him with the highest dignity and maturity she could muster and said.

"I don't know."

She turned from him.

And then she walked off -slowly at first- then more quickly as the level of embarrassment over what she had said grew greater and greater.

Darien smiled to himself, as she walked off.

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As Serena entered her room, she calmly shut her door, walked quietly over to her bed, laid on the bed face down, grabbed one of her nice fluffy pillows, placed her face in it. And proceeded to let out one of the most blood curdling screams ever made on this side of the moon.

Her fists poundedher pillow.

"'Why were you mad?' I don't know! Next its gonna be, 'How old are you?' or 'When's your birthday?'..and...and... I'LL SAY 'I DON'T KNOW'! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Serena bawled, crocodile tears pouring down her cheeks.

After a few minutes she sniffled a bit and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Why do I care so much what he thinks." She sniffled, whining to herself.

"I don't care what he thinks. No, I don't care. I don't care! YEAH! I don't care!" She repeated victoriously.

She was quiet a moment.

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sniffle. sniffle.

"WAAAHHHHHHHH! HE THINKS I'M AN IDIOT! WAAAHHHH!"

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GIME GIME OH GIME REVEIWS! YEAH!