A/U: Hi, guys! Sorry about the whole confusion. I absentmindedly downloaded the wrong chapter. Please re-read this chapter or rather the last quarter part of the chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 11: Be a man!

'It has been two months since I got here... one week of smooth and rough sailing... and three days of dark clouds... (Sigh)' Endymion though, glumly. He doesn't know what to do anymore. He tried everything he could think from roses to being an obsessed stalker, but nothing worked. She still doesn't want to talk to him. He was getting frustrated and his hopes just couldn't stop plummeting down the drain.

Endymion just found out that the man was Prince Seiya, the heir to the throne of Mars. He also heard that he asked Queen Serenity for Serenity's hand in marriage and thank god that Serenity was already spoken for. However, the Mars prince proved to be difficult and rival in Serenity's heart. It didn't help either when it proved to be that Serenity has great affection towards the prince (Seiya). Endymion could only hope that all is not in vain. He promised to himself that if the agreement were the only way to keep her with him, he would use it in every way he can.

"He has been sulking here in his room for quite sometime now. Do you think something happened?" Nephrite asked. Endymion was sitting in a chair facing the balcony across the room.

"Dude, that's called lover's quarrel." Jadeite informed.

"I heard that the princess was avoiding him." Zoicite said.

"Yo Endy! What did you do this time?" Jadeite asked teasingly and Endymion only grumbled something under his breath.

"We should help him." Kunzite said.

"Yes, we should." Nephrite replied.

"So who has a plan?" Zoicite asked.

"I do!" Jadeite said cheerfully.

"Endymion is doom." Kunzite said.

"Yep, he is." Replied Zoicite.

"Hey hey hey! I have brain, ya know." Jadeite protested.

"We didn't know." They all said in unison.

"Just watch me." He said and walked towards Endymion. "Hey, Endy. What's eating your pants?" Endymion only grumbled incoherently under his breath.

"Oh I know, you're having problems with the Princess Serenity!" Jadeite said like an idiot as if it was a discovery of a lifetime.

"Shut up!" He grumbled silently.

"He he he... The princess was giving you a hard time, eh?" He teased.

"He is dead." Nephrite murmured silently that only Kunzite and Zoicite could hear. Two heads nodded in agreement.

"Shut up!" Endymion said in a normal tone, but his voice was hard as a steal.

"I'm impressed with the princess. She was the ONLY woman who didn't grovel from the sight of you. She must be praised." Jadeite continued.

"You will shut that big mouth of yours if you don't want to die." Endymion threatened.

"I heard that she was spending more time with that Prince from Mars. Do you think he was her boyfriend from before? Ya know, they are having a good jolly ol'time together, so maybe he was her ex or something." Jadeite ignored Endymion's threats and daggered looks.

"He was not her ex!" Endymion said, angrily while Jadeite smirked from the Prince's reaction.

"I see... but I heard the he proposed to her one day after his arrival and Serenity had almost said yes."

"She never said or implied saying yes to that bastard! I was there."

"Oh. Then the rumors wasn't true that she and the Mars prince are an item?"

"No, they are not an item as long as I'm still breathing."

"But the Princess sure does like him... A LOT." Jadeite said the last two words a bit loud.

"She was just nice to him, because they are friends and nothing more. Serenity knows that we are to be married in four weeks time."

"But she was spending all of her time with him and not you. Do you think she has a thing for him?"

"She doesn't have!"

"I see... then can I ask you a question?"

"You already did, idiot." Endymion murmured, angrily.

"Oookay, can I ask you two questions?"

"Get on with it!" The Prince of the Earth said impatiently.

"If she doesn't have a thing for him then why is she spending ALL of her time with him and with you?" Jadeite asked looking innocent.

"She... she... uhh... She was just accompanying him for the rest of his stay here." He finally answered after he was caught off-guard. He tried to regain his dark composure.

"But the Queen said he will be here until your wedding. Does that mean she will be with him until then?"

"Of course not!"

"What are you doing here then?"

"That is not your business, guardian!"

"Sorry, I just thought that you're losing your touch and all."

"That's ridiculous! No woman could resist me!"

"And you could always get any woman you want." Jadeite added.

"That's right. I can have any woman I pleased." Endymion said arrogantly.

"And the Princess Serenity is not any different." Jadeite said.

"Yes! She is just a woman like any other." Endymion agreed.

"And a woman has no power over a man." Jadeite said.

"What do you know, he could probably do it." Zoicite said as they watched the scene before them.

"Exactly!" Endymion thundered.

"Which means, Princess Serenity's rebellious behavior will not be tolerated." Jadeite continued.

"Yes! Such behavior must not be tolerated." Endymion said.

"A punishment is in order." Jadeite said while looking nonchalant.

"That's correct!" Endymion agreed.

"And the punishment has to be given immediately." Jadeite continued.

"Of course!"

"So you shall bestow it at once."

"Yes, In fact I shall do it right now." Endymion rises on his feet.

"Show him who's the boss." Jadeite yelled after him as if he was a devil and an angel conscience.

"I will show her who's the master. For it is 'I' who the master is and I will not tolerate her selfish behavior any longer. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" Endymion exclaimed like a king as he marched from the room, leaving the amused guardians behind.

"What do you know, our very own Jadeite has a brain after all." Zoicite said in mocked surprised.

"I told you I can do it." Jadeite stated proudly.

"I am sorry, Seiya, but I already told you that talking to my Mother was of no use." Serenity said apologetically. She and Seiya were in the yellow room having a tea.

"There's nothing to apologize, Sere. I know what I was doing and I kind of expected that this would happen. Of course, I couldn't help hoping for a chance of you. It's better to try than to regret the thing you didn't do." Seiya said and Serenity smiled.

"Are you alright, Sere?" Seiya asked.

"Of course I am why do you ask?" She asked in confusion.

"I've known you for a long time now and I know that something's troubling you. Is it the Earth Prince?"

"O-of c-course not!" She stammered, blushing.

"You haven't been speaking to him lately. Do you think you should forgive him?"

"That's out of the question. He deserves to be punished! He is an arrogant prince that needed to be taught a lesson."

"Arrogant? He always sends you flowers every hour of every day. He stalked you all the time AND he tried talking to you all the time, which you never seem appreciate."

"HA! All the things you said about him are what I called, a pain in my royal ass!"

"Then you're just going to ignore him?"

"Yes, that'll teach him that not all women succumb on his charms. I will not be timbered down by his honeyed voice."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course!" She snapped, impatient for him to believe her.

"Then prove it." Seiya challenged.

"Just tell me when and I'll prove it." She replied.

"Well, I want you to prove it now."

"And how the hell am I going to do that?" She asked.

"I thought if I told you when you are going to do it."

"Of course, I will do it. If I saw him." She finished with smug satisfaction. She intends to avoid him at all costs, so her boasting was not entirely false.

"Well, here's your chance now."

"Huh?"

"Your fiancee is coming over here, right now." Seiya pointed towards where Endymion was striding in.

"What!?" Serenity turned to where Seiya was pointing. Endymion was walking with large strides. His face was etched in a frown, his beautiful eyes were deep color of blue sapphires, and his lips thinned in what she could see was of anger. Serenity stood up and faced him bravely as he stopped in front of her.

"What can I do for you, Prince Endymion?" She asked tilting her head a bit.

"We need to talk." Endymion said in a hard voice.

"I believe we are done talking." She said haughtily.

"That's ENOUGH! I will tell you when or where we are done talking!" He roared as he grabbed her shoulders rather forcefully.

"Unhand me at once!" She ordered and gasped as Endymion slung her on his shoulder.

"What are you doing? Put me down! NOW!" She demanded, but Endymion only ignored her as he locked his arm behind her knees for support.

"Seiya, tell this barbarian to put me down!"

"I'm sorry, Sere. He's your fiancé and we had 'the' talk remember?" Seiya said, amused at the scene before him.

"This is different! Just tell him to put me down, no, better gut him instead!"

"Sorry." Seiya shrugged simply.

"Traitor." She mumbled under her breath. Endymion inclined his head at Seiya and left. Seiya chuckled as he watched the screaming princess disappear. 'It's about time.' Seiya thought, smiling. He was waiting for the Prince of the Earth to do something about his problem with Serenity and he smiled to himself when he saw him walking with utter determination written all over his face. He knows that the Prince was in love with Serenity and so does Sere, even though she kept denying it. He could see through their façade that they were in love with each other. He just had to wait how they'll admit their feelings towards each other. And he was sure that he would enjoy every minute watching the two densest people in the system.

"Put me down!" Serenity yelled.

"Are you deaf? I said put me down!" She commanded as she beat her clenched hands on his back. 'Gosh, his body is hard.' She thought appreciatively.

"I will put you down if you stop yelling and wriggling like you're having a seizure." Endymion said.

"How dare you say that to me? Where are you taking me?"

"To your room and we will have a talk."

"We are done talking! So better stop this arrogance and put me down!" She yelled, but Endymion ignored her.

Endymion opened the door and strode inside the room with a loud slamming of the door behind them indicating that it was closed.

"Now we're here in my room, will you please put me down already!?"

"As you wish, Princess." Serenity squeaked as Endymion threw her on the bed. She tried to get up, but he pinned her down. Endymion moved to straddle her and caught her wrists and held them on each side of her head.

"What are you doing? Get off of me!"

"I suggest you stop struggling. You know it's no use." He murmured as he looked into her eyes.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked in a low voice.

"I am doing this, because I can't get through to your pretty little stubborn head. You keep avoiding me and I am tired of following you like a dog."

"Well, you have my attention now, but do you have to pin me down on my own bed?"

"No, but I like our situation now. I feel more closer to you." Serenity blushed.

'What's wrong with me?' Serenity thought to her self. Her heart thumped hard inside her chest.

"Wha-what d-do you want t-to talk about?" She stammered, blushing.

"Ah, Serenity, Sweet Serenity, I only wanted to talk to you. To clear the air between us. I want your forgiveness." He murmured as he nuzzled her neck.

"If I forgive you. Will you get off me?" She asked, her breathing shallow.

"I believe I cannot grant such a thing. We have to do this, Serenity." He said, lifting his head to look at her again.

"I-"

"Shh..." He stopped her from replying by putting a finger on her lips.

"I want to get this burden over with. Please listen to me, Serenity." Serenity nodded and he took his finger from her lips and entwined the same fingers to hers instead of holding her wrists like a captive.

"First of all, I sent you those flowers, because I wanted to and not because I was trying to fool you. Do you remember the meaning of the Red and White rose? (Serenity nodded) I told you that Red means undying love and passion and White means pure love and innocence. I love you, Serenity. Shh... Don't speak just yet and let me finish. I swear to God that my love for you is true and pure. I admit that I had a lot of women before, but never have I felt something like this before towards a woman. God, do you know that you confused the hell out of me from the past weeks I was here? When I saw you with another man, I felt my heart broken. I got jealous, because he has your affection and I don't. I tried to understand thinking that he was just a friend, but the pain is still there. Then I saw you kissing him and my heart broke into tiny pieces, I feared that I've lost you. It hurts too much, Serenity. I felt jealous, betrayed, and hurt. I wanted to punch something or someone, so I punched him instead. I tried blaming him about the rage I felt, but I know that the person to blame is I." He explained. The pain and fear was evident in his eyes.

"But... but you were so against marrying me. I clearly heard you that you'll not marry me, because I look a disaster." She murmured as tears began to form on her eyes.

"Yes, you are right. I was against marrying you when we were little. Don't you know why? (Serenity shook her head) It's because I was young and wanted to experience more about life. When I found out that I was to marry you, I panicked. I think that my life was already written in stones and nothing was there for me to do, but to follow it. I have dreams and goals, Serenity, that I wanted to fulfill first. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"

"Yes, I understand now. Thank you for telling me..."

"Yes?" He asked as he saw a question in her silver eyes.

"Then you like me back then?" She asked, hope was twinkling in those crystal depths that was her eyes.

"Mmm... Well, as a young boy of course, looks is very important, especially if the girl is to be your bride. In your case, I was blinded." He teased.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" She punched him playfully in the chest.

"What I mean is, you have issues when you were young."

"I knew it! You never like me and now I know you lied to me." She murmured and bit her lower lips to keep the tears from falling. She was hurt.

"I was young and foolish, Serenity. What more can you expect with a boy? But when I said I liked you before, I mean it. How can I not like you? You were so innocent and kindhearted little girl everybody likes you... I LIKE YOU."

"Are you saying that you love me now, because I don't look ugly anymore?" She whispered looking away from him, afraid that it was true.

"No... I love you, because I saw the little girl from the past and fell in love with her. Even though you have changed a lot, you're still the sweet innocent girl, but in this case, the girl grew into a beautiful woman. Serenity, I fell in love with you, because of your heart and not with your body. Well, maybe a little bit of your body— Hey! Okay-okay, maybe a LOT of your bod— Oww!" He exclaimed as she punched him again, but this time, it had a bit of a force with it and all he could do was to chuckle.

"Wench, of course it was your heart. It was your heart who captured me and made me fall in love. Serenity, sweet Serenity, can you ever find in your heart to forgive me? Please?" He begged maybe for the first time in his life. Serenity turned to look at him again, tears had already rolled down from her eyes.

"Please, Serenity. Please forgive me... I am lost without you." He felt his eyes burn from the fear that she would never forgive him.

"I- I forgive you, Endymion." She whispered.

He closes his eyes at the over whelming happiness. "Thank you, love." He hugged her and nuzzled his face once again on her neck.

"Endymion..." She breathed out.

"I love you, Serenity. I swear that I will make you love me eventually. Don't worry, I won't force you into anything. I will wait if I must. Just please let me love you and I will make you the happiest woman in the whole system."

"Oh Endymion... I... already love... you..." She said and felt him stiffened.

Author's Note: I hope this clears out everything. Till then!