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Also I don't own Sailor Moon. The plot alone is mine.

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The Forgotten Princess

Chapter 15: Welcoming Celebration

Last time: On The Forgotten Princess

"Selena!!" her eyes popped open immediately.

She knew that voice anywhere. It was none other than the prince. She frowned, if he found her in his best friend's place. Who know what he might do? She bit her lip trying to think of some way to get out of the room.

"Selena!!! Where are you?" he asked, his voice getting closer to the slightly ajar door, "I know you're down here somewhere."

She gasped while looking down at her attire, "Its Darien."

The story continues...

Darien slowly opened the door to see his maid sitting by his best friend's dressing room table. She was crouching over a bit as if asleep while her hands rest on the table. He smirked a little at this and then scold himself for ever thinking that she was Serena yet again. He wondered if he would ever learn his lesson and just stop his wishful thinking. But unfortunately that didn't look like it would work.

"Selena…" he whispered and she quickly turned her head towards him.

"Darien!!" she exclaimed causing him to look at her funny.

He coughed trying his best to clear his throat since for some reason he felt like he lost his voice.

"What are you doing here?"

The prince arched his eyebrow skeptically but she just giggled in response.

"Selena tell me, why you're here?" Selena continued to giggle making him even angrier than ever before.

But instead of smirking at her he just gave her an angry frown.

"You shouldn't be here. This room's off -limits to everyone including me."

There was immediate silence as the two stared at each other. Darien, as angry as ever and Selena just plain out confused.

Her light blue eyes glaring curiously at his midnight blue eyes. After the long pause Selena shook her head deciding to break the silence. She just couldn't understand what she had done to upset him so much.

"Darien, please relax it's been so long since we've last seen each other." she tugged lightly at her attire.

"What?!!"

He screamed looking at her with inquisitive eyes. Besides, what could she possibly be talking about? Before he could get a response out of her she abruptly gave him a huge hug. Prince Darien tensed at her action. What was she doing anyway? Did she not know she was not allowed to touch him? He couldn't believe that he was in his best friend's and once fiancée's bedroom hugging his maid. Way to honor her memory, huh? He slowly moved his hand from around her back while pushing her abruptly away. He just didn't want to be seen hugging his maid despite the way he felt about her. The young girl looked at him, confused by his action.

"Selena…" he whispered and she too gazed up at him skeptically, her crystal blue eyes glittering with joy.

She sighed a bit at his response. He was annoyed, that she could tell.

"Please Darien, my name is Serena." she tapped her forehead while also adjusting her maid outfit.

He grunted, 'Darien? What's wrong with her?'

Darien gazed at the blond girl in front of him. He couldn't get why she was acting like this. Was she sick or just trying to annoy him? He stuffed his hands in his pant pockets and frowned at her. What kind of game was she trying to pull? While the prince was having a mental battle with himself Selena was standing still in confusion. She continuously tugged at her uniform that appeared to be a white broad strap dress with gold linings in her mind. The raven haired young man grunted while ruffling his hair a bit.

'Might as well just play along.' he thought with a slight smile on his face.

"Serena." he began clearing his throat, "Um…What are you doing here?"

She giggled before turning around to her dressing room table. Slowly she reached for a small brown book in the drawer and showed it to the prince. He arched an eyebrow in shock.

"First of all Darien, I was preparing for the ball tonight which will be in a few hours, and you should not see me in my dress." she whispered hastily holding the book firmly in her grasp, "It should've been a surprise."

Darien scoffed and stared at her.

'What is she talking about? She's wearing her maid outfit.' he frowned, 'Is she hallucinating or just possessed?'

He chuckled more to himself at the thought of her being possessed. The young blond proceeded to place the book in his hands and he in turn gave her an inquisitive look.

"Other than that I was thinking of baby names." she paused watching his reaction with a smile, "What do you think about Rini if it's a girl and Ryo if it's a boy?"

The prince gulped. 'Baby names?'

He blinked once, twice and then three times.

'WHAT??!!'

"Selena… I mean Serena we're not even married." he replied hastily, pulling lightly on his collar.

She gave him a pat on the shoulder making him gulp out of nervousness. Who was this girl? She surely couldn't be his maid. After all, his maid had told him countless times before that she was not Serena, his princess but now she was acting as if she was indeed that same person. The prince muttered something under his breath when he noticed that she was holding his hand.

"What do you think Darien?"

"Huh? What?" he asked unable to turn his gaze away from her bright blue eyes.

"About the baby names. What do you think about them?" she gave him the cutest look she could muster up.

He gave her an irritated look.

"Are you serious?" he searched her eyes trying to see if she was playing or not.

Unfortunately he found out that she was serious.

However he couldn't help but try and hide the big blush on his face. What was she thinking talking about baby names?

"Of course I am silly. We're getting married." she smirked giving him a peck on the cheek while freezing him in his position, "Have you forgotten that our parents arranged our marriage from the time we were children?"

He gasped.

'How did she know that?'

The only ones who knew that information were his parents, Serena's parents, himself and Serena herself. He immediately grabbed Selena by the shoulders thinking that she had toyed with his mind enough for one day.

"Selena stop playing around. You're not Serena!!!" he gave her a harsh glare while gripping her shoulders tightly.

"B-But Darien y-y-you know who I am." she stuttered a bit, turning her head the other way, "W-What are you talking about? I'm not playing."

'She must be possessed with Serena's spirit.' he thought dully, 'This has to stop. This has gone on long enough.'

"Selena, snap out of it." he shook her shoulders once more and she staggered back a bit, instantly knocking into the dressing room table behind her.

The prince looked at her with his arms folded. She lifted her head up and slowly pushed herself off of the desk and then looked at the prince. Rubbing her back a bit she gave him a curious look full of confusion.

"Y-Your highness, what are you doing here?"

She blinked a few times and then took a quick glance around her surroundings. She was in Princess Serena's room but the last thing she remembered was hearing the prince call her name then blacking out by the desk. Other than that everything else was a blur.

'I was right.'

He frowned, "Let's go Selena."

Immediately he grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the room in silence. He didn't care who saw them but he just had to get out the room before his maid sent him crazy.

'What's wrong with me and why was I acting like this?'

PATIO BY THE GARDEN

In the far corner of the garden Queen Adena and Queen Serenity sat under a large umbrella enjoying the quiet environment of the Moon Kingdom.

"So Serenity, don't tell me you're planning to have a party tonight?" the raven haired queen asked, taking a sip of her tea.

"But of course Adena." the older woman replied eyeing her cautiously, "After all, I would like to celebrate the return of my niece and son."

Queen Adena stifled a laugh and then looked at her. She couldn't believe that her best friend had considered her son as her own. She placed her small white tea cup onto the table and sighed. How she wished things could've gone the way it was planned out twelve years ago. But as usual, in life you don't always get what you want. Serenity played with her long fingernails as if nervous. Adena could tell that just by the way she spoke she was thinking about her daughter, Serena.

Taking another sip she replied, "I understand."

"Darien will always be my son." Serenity smiled adjusting her blue dress.

They remained in silence as they thought over the matter that happened years ago. Serenity turned her attention towards her friend. So much had changed during the last three years and they were now not as they were then. The silver purplish haired queen remembered the words her husband told her just recently about their daughter. But she was determined to prove him wrong. Her daughter is alive and she would find some way to prove it even if she has to find out why Selena doesn't remember her. After a long silence she turned her blue eyes towards her friend whom seem to be lost in thought.

"Adena, I have an idea." the silver purplish haired queen replied brightening up a bit and breaking the silence.

"Huh? What is it?" the raven haired queen asked raising her eyebrows.

The other queen chuckled a bit while pressing down her dress, "How about we throw an engagement party for Darien and his new fiancée?"

Adena got up immediately almost forgetting her tea that nearly spilled on the table, "That sounds like a splendid idea!! We could start preparing right away."

Queen Adena giggled at her clumsiness.

"Then it's settled. We're having a party tonight, not an engagement party but a welcoming party."

"Okay. The engagement party will come later."

"Yes. Let's go find my other guests."

The two got up from their position and headed towards the inside of the palace to announce the news to everyone.

PRINCESS TRISTA'S ROOM

Trista stared out of the large window to admire the high mountains behind the palace. They were steep that she could tell but all she could do was admire how magnificent they were structured. Her room wasn't as big as the one in the Shields kingdom but she could get used to it. It was a regular size for guests. She slowly moved from the window and took a seat on the soft white sheets of the bed. Something about this place made her think about her home. How much she missed it and how she longed to see William. Her mind reflected back on the day when Amy gave her the letter from William.

FLASHBACK

Trista sat silently in her bedroom in the Moon Kingdom reading a book contently when a slight knock could be heard on the door. Thinking it was the prince she granted permission to enter. She was quite taken back when she saw a blue haired girl enter the room in her usual navy uniform. Ever since the beginning of her courtship with the prince they would meet every afternoon in the garden to get to know each other more and speak about the future roles they had to obtain. The prince would usually find her in her room or anywhere else in the palace at four in the afternoon and then they would journey to their spot which somewhere in the rose garden.

At first Trista never had a problem with it but after the first two months it felt like a tiring routine and she was beginning to get bored of it. I mean how could her mother except her to fall in love with the prince by just talking to him at four every day? Slowly she placed her book on the bed and looked at Amy's nervous face.

"Yes, is there something you need?" she asked curiously.

"Your highness…" she started with a bow, "This message was sent to you in a matter of high urgency and secrecy." she whispered the last part making Trista giggle a little.

The young princess immediately got off of the bed and made her way towards Amy. Since she was a bit taller than the blue haired girl she looked down on her with a wide smile.

"Thank you so much. I've been expecting this for a long time." she whispered, taking quick glances around her large room, "I beg you Amy tell no one of this. If my mother finds out she will force me to get married before the deadline."

Amy nodded a bit confused, "If I may ask what deadline is this?"

Trista sighed clutching the note deep in her grasp, "Can I trust you?"

Amy nodded in recognition, "Yes."

The raven haired princess touched Amy's shoulder and began relaying her story. She told her about the deadline she had set when she was told that she would be betrothed to Prince Darien. After finding out from her mother that the prince wanted to date her for a year she had settled in her mind to tell William about it. William, her secret boyfriend had been sent abroad by her mother to serve in another part of the country because of the secret rumors of a declaration of war upon her kingdom.

"William is still in the other part of the country spying on the enemy to see if the rumors are true." she replied taking a seat on the bed, "I must get married however to someone from another kingdom in order to stop the impending war. It's the only way to stop it since I am the only one next in line to the throne."

Amy gazed at the raven haired princess shock written in her eyes. Did anyone else know what this princess had to go through? The struggle she must have to deal with everyday of having an arranged marriage with someone she barely knows.

"The thing is I have to marry royalty but I don't want to marry Prince Darien." she sighed clutching the note tightly, "I want to marry William. Within a year's time he will return home and in that time I will leave to be with him. I don't care about my duties as a princess. I just want to be with him even if I'm the only royal left to rule to the throne."

"I'm very sorry to hear that." Amy replied wholeheartedly while touching her shoulder, "Surely you could tell your mother how you feel and find some other way to stop the war from occurring."

A heavy sigh could be heard from the black haired girl.

"That won't work but thank you Amy for your concern." she got up and gave her a slight hug, "Thank you. That will be all."

Trista replied sternly to regain her authoritarian voice. Amy nodded at this and left the room feeling rather sorry for the princess. She could never understand the reason for an arranged marriage but she guessed people had their reasons for doing it. She closed the door slightly and began walking down the hall.

'I hope everything works out for her.'

END OF FLASHBACK

The raven haired girl took back out the note from her book and read through it again. It read:

Dear Trista

I've just recently heard about your engagement to Prince Darien of the Shields kingdom and I'm very saddened to hear this. You must have your reason for not telling me. I can only assume it was because of your mother's influence. I know I'm not the right guy for you since we're from different worlds but I want you to know that those things don't matter to me. And I will always love you no matter what.

I can't say if I'll be back in time before your wedding but I will find a way to get you out of this arranged marriage before it's too late. I won't let you marry that prince, I promise.

Lots of Love

William

She sighed wholeheartedly while stuffing the note back into her book once again. She closed her eyes letting slight tear drops slip down her face. The room was silent but she knew what she had to do. She had to wait a little while longer and then break the news to the prince. She would just have to tell him that they couldn't get married. Surely he would understand. She wiped her tears away immediately as she saw her door open slightly. In an instant she closed her eyes knowing fully who it was.

"Trista." came a soft replied as the young girl snapped her eyes opened.

There in front of her stood her mother looking rather distraught and troubled. She frown a minute and wondered what was up. After all, since their arrival to the palace she noticed that her mother had been acting strange lately.

"Mother, are you alright?" she asked, concern lingering on her face.

"I'm fine." she replied sadly, "I just came to tell you that Queen Serenity requests us in the sitting room urgently."

"Alright mother." the young princess replied hastily heading towards the door, her mother following close behind.

Her thoughts about William had instantly disappeared as she exited the door with her mother standing to her left. As soon as the door was shut the sight that greeted Princess Trista was one that shocked her. There just a few feet away from her and her mother was Selena and Darien. The prince was dragging his maid whom look confused by his action but went anyway. Trista could see the mad look on his face but said nothing as he brushed passed them without even acknowledging their presence.

She stared down the hall bitterly wondering for a moment why she felt a little bit jealous at the way he was holding his maid's hand. Was he in love with the girl? Or was she just missing William? She couldn't tell what it was but she felt quite sad by the sight of both of them. At the same moment her mother was looking at her with a mysterious smirk on her face.

'She seems to be jealous.' she thought eyeing her daughter cautiously, 'This could work to my advantage. Maybe there is a way to speed up her wedding.'

She smirked noticing that Trista had already left leaving her standing there.

'Excellent things are finally falling into proportion.' Queen Olivia rubbed her hands together evilly.

THE PARTY

Selena moved her hand slowly across the prince's shoulder while brushing some lint off of his black tuxedo after she had finished fixing his tie. He gave a small smile while she just frowned and turned away. Darien gave a quizzical look at her retreated back and wondered what the reason for her recent behavior was but shrugged it off.

"Is there anything else you need, your highness?" she asked bitterly trying not to make eye contact with him.

"Not at this moment. I think you should get ready as well." he stated staring her seriously.

He gazed at the simple clothing she was wearing. A brown short sleeve shirt and a black skirt that resembled her maid skirt. Although she was on vacation she still had to look the part of a maid.

"I'm not going." she muttered, bowing her head.

"WHAT?!!" he narrowed his eyes a bit, "What are you saying to me Selena?"

The young blond turned her head the other way. When she turned back she was shocked to see Prince Darien in front of her staring seriously down at her. She gasped, stepped back and tripped on the small carpet in the middle of the room. A small shriek could be heard from her as she traveled towards the floor.

'Oh no!! What a time to be clumsy?' she thought getting ready to hit the ground.

But unfortunately the collision with the wooden floor never came. She opened her blue eyes to see a black tuxedo lingering in her face. She pushed herself out of the prince's arms and she could tell by the look on his face that he was surprised.

"What do you mean you're not coming?" he asked once again while folding his arms.

"I'm sorry your highness but I'm not in the mood for a party." she started lifting her light blue eyes to his dark ones, "Please tell Queen Serenity that I unable to make it. Good night Prince Darien."

She whispered, turning to leave. Darien looked at his maid with sorrow in his eyes. Besides her clear disobedience he couldn't help but feel guilty for the way he had reacted earlier this morning when she was acting weird. He just couldn't understand how this girl could make him feel this way. Was he falling for her? Or was he just feeling sorry for her? Before she could make it out of the room he grabbed her wrist and turned her around.

She gasped looking up at him nervously.

"Selena…" he paused placing his hand on her shoulder, she watched his hand and then his face, "I want you to come besides the queen wants all her guests to come. It's a way to make you all feel welcome."

Selena shook her head making her shoulder length hair fall out of its bun.

"I'm sorry Prince Darien. I think it would be better if my presence is not known."

"Selena, I don't know what's going on with you." he replied, stuffing his hands in his pants pocket arrogantly, "I need you to be there. That's a command!!"

He gave her a stern look but instead of complying with his request she turned to leave the room, her blond hair trailing down her back as she walked.

"Selena!!"

The young girl stopped for a moment as if to think the matter over, her hand resting on the door knob. What was she doing? Did she really insist on disobeying her master? She just didn't know why but she felt real mad after what happened this morning. Later in the day she could recall all that was said and now she felt bad about the way she had reacted. She just wanted to be alone and seeing the prince didn't make it any better. Selena was confused and everything and everyone in the palace was making her crazy. She couldn't control her thoughts anymore, the visions, and the memories. Every room, isle and scenery was bringing something back from the past and she kept concluding to herself that it belong to a dead princess. But did it?

She couldn't find the answer to that question but she knew the only way she could feel better would be to get away from the prince and everyone in the palace. Just until she could control herself and find out why she was having these memory relapses.

"I need you." his voice broke her out of her thoughts.

'You don't need me Darien. You need Serena and she's dead.' she thought bitterly, tears welling up to the side of her eyes, 'I'm not Serena, Darien. I don't even know who I am.'

She thought as she turned to look at him. The prince was quite taken back to see his maid crying.

"Selena, why are you crying? What's the matter? Was it something I said?"

"STOP IT!!!" she yelled startling him, "Stop treating me like I'm your equal. I'm not your wife or your princess!!!"

He stared at her stunned.

"I'm your maid and that's all!!!"

She opened the door and rushed out of the room bumping into Princess Trista on the way out. All that could be heard as she ran away was her constant sobbing. Trista turned to the prince a bit stunned to see him with his eyes cast to the floor.

'She's right. I'm treating her as if she's my princess and not Trista.' he thought looking up to see Trista staring him with a look of concern.

"What's wrong with her? I heard everything."

He bowed his head and then closed his bedroom door.

"Don't worry about it. She'll be alright, she's a maid after all." he replied sarcastically while looping his arm through Trista's.

The young princess didn't reply but knew the prince didn't meant what he had said.

'Selena, forgive me.'

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Well tell me what you think!! I made the deadline of the end of January. Yeah!! I worked hard on this chapter so please do not hesitate to tell me what you think. It's not as detailed as I would like in some areas and not as long too but I think it turned out great. Hope there is enough drama. And I'm gonna try to come up with more twists. This story has just a few more chapters till chapter 25. So leave a review so I can be happy. smiles. Ciao!!

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