The Dark Prince Returns

Chapter Five: Defiled

Serena was lost to Darien. The one that he had loved, cherished, and held for so long had slipped out of his arms and left his heart for the man Darien hated most. "I understand…" Darien looked down at the floor. He couldn't stand to look at her any longer. It hurt him too much.

"Leave before he comes back." Serena said. He looked up at her and into her crystal blue eyes. They were tinted with evil. Those eyes were not the ones he had once loved. Darien walked over to the window and leaped out into the cold night.

Running over to the window, Serena watched him fall into the darkness. He jumped from one building to the next until he disappeared into the distance. When she couldn't see him any longer, she turned back to her room. She lay down on her bed thinking. She was so happy with Diamond, but somehow everything seemed so wrong, so out of place. She was about to fall asleep when a cold breeze brushed against her cheek. Se looked up to see Diamonds face staring down at her. He sat on the edge of the bed and stroked Serena's hair gently.

"I've been thinking," Serena began. She looked away from him and across the room. "Why do you love me?"

Diamond sighed. He crawled over beside her on the bed. Serena turned her head to look at him. "You're eyes were the first thing that drew me in." Diamond looked into Serena's eyes and smiled. "At that moment I knew I had to have you. Your smile was next. Then it was your laugh," He cupped Serena's face with his hands. She smiled. "The laugh that broke into a thousand pieces and spread joy around the world. Then, I loved you."

She didn't know what to say. Was this true? It had to be. Diamond leaned over and gently placed a kiss on Serena's soft velvet lips. She closed her eyes as he slowly slipped his tongue across hers. The sweet joy filled her. Diamond crawled on top of her, his body pressing against hers. He caressed her waist with his warm tender hands. He ran his hand up her silk shirt and under her bra in the back.

Serena stirred from a deep slumber many hours later. She felt week and couldn't move. Warm silk comforters covered her body. Serena lifted the sheets off of her and only then did she realize she was naked. Her heart stopped. Flashbacks filled her head.

She felt the bed move. Serena grabbed the sheets and covered herself in them. She turned around to see diamond looking at her with a pleased grin.

"Oh god…" Shock overcame her and she began to shake.

"Is there something wrong?" asked Diamond.

Serena did not answer. Tears began to fill her eyes and fall on the sheets. Betrayal, fear, and pain filled her. She was disgusted with herself.

"What…what have I done…?" she whispered to herself. "No…"

Diamond was not sure what to think of this situation. He wasn't sure what was going on. "Serena," he reached out to touch her, but Serena pulled away immediately.

"DON"T TOUCH ME!" she screamed, falling off the bed. There she lay, crying on the carpet floor. "What did you do…?"

"What are you talking about?" he continued, trying to answer Serena's question. "Did I…do something you didn't like?"

"Oh god…" Serena cried harder. The thought that she had done it willingly made her want to die.

Diamond got out of bed. He also had no clothes on, but he just walked up to Serena and tried to lift her face to his. She pulled away almost instantly. For a split second, Diamond had seen her face. Her nega moon was gone.

'No. The spell was broken! How?!' He thought, moving back. He couldn't leave her like this. How miserable was she? Diamond couldn't imagine what she was thinking. Probably about her prince. Then it crossed his mind. 'He would never forgive her for this. He would never welcome her in open arms.'

"You did it on your own free will, Serena," He said. "Now, what will Darien think of that?"

This can't be happening, she thought. This CAN'T be happening!

Diamond wrapped his arms around Serena and kissed her neck sweetly. "You're welcome here. You have to understand, Serena. You and I are one. You are my queen."

Darien opened the door to his apartment and stared blankly in front of him. It was quiet and lonely. Everything was neatly put away and in it's place. When he walked into his room, he saw bloodstains on the carpeted floor. As Darien sat down on his bed, he cried. He cried for his failure, for giving up, and for Serena.

"I can't BELIEVE this!" he said under his breath. "I could have done something! I should have done something!"

As he lingered among his mistakes, visions came into his mind; pictures as clear as day. He saw Serena, though it was an unhappy Serena. She looked like an angel without her wings. She looked like a miserable angel. Her face was pale and her eyes were red. It was obvious that this girl had been crying. Then the vision faded away as Darien heard someone knocking at the door.

"Come in…" he said. He didn't really want to see anyone at this time. He didn't want to tell anyone what he had seen. He didn't want them to feel as he did, to lose all hope.

Rei walked into his bedroom and looked at him with a sympathetic smile. She sighed and sat down next to Darien. "We'll get her back."

"I wish it were that simple."