Emerald lets out a frustrated scream as she throws yet another object at the dark, damp walls. Sapphire just looks on with a bored expression as Emerald went on yet another one of her rampages. When he first rescued her the rampages would only happen every once in a while. But as time went by they got more frequent and grew in intensity. She was getting restless.
"Oh knock it off Emerald." Sapphire tells her in a tired voice.
"No Sapphire! I don't want to wait anymore! I want her dead!" The crash of yet another breakable object accenting her proclamation. Sapphire walks over and places a hand on her shoulder, her heavy breathing moving it slightly up and down.
"It will happen soon love. After all, she can't stay in the palace forever and we have spies watching the entrance, the moment she is outside of its protection she'll be yours to do with as you please."
"So what can I do for you Serenity?" Rei asks as she catches up with Serenity who has a sly grin across her face.
"Well I was going to invite you somewhere, but I'll understand if you have someone…opps I mean something, else to do." She says with a giggle.
"Oh shut up." Rei replies moodily.
"Geez Rei, don't get your panties in a twist. I'm just messing with you. And look, I know you're going to say that it's none of my business but I just want you to know that I think that you and Jadeite are perfect for each other." Rei in rare form returns Serenity's sentiment with a blush. "Now, you are going to help me go on a picnic."
"Serenity I'm not so sure we should do this." Rei says as she starts to pull a blanket over Serenity who is currently lying in the back of a wagon.
"Oh shush Rei, you're sounding just like Endymion. It will be fine. I'm sure Endymion has already told the guards not to let me out by this point, all you have to do is drive the carriage far enough away so that I can get out and we can enjoy this perfect day." Rei looks at her still a little skeptically.
"Okay, if you're sure." Rei says as she covers Serenity with the blanket. Rei climbs into the front of the wagon and grabs the reigns. Pulling up to the gate Rei tries her best to not look like she was smuggling a pregnant monarch out of the palace.
"Hello princess, where are you heading to this nice day?" Rubeus, one of their long-time guards asks.
"Oh, you know I was just planning on running to the local market and pick some things up for when the baby comes." A few small shuffles come from the wagon and Rei freezes making a few small coughs in hopes to cover up the noise. Rubeus looks to the back briefly and then turns back to Rei.
"Well, have a nice day princess." Rubeus says with a smile. Rei moves the wagon down the path as Rubeus watches her go still smiling as it disappears down the track.
Once they are out of sight of the palace Rei pulls over and helps Serenity out of the back.
"I thought for sure he was going to catch us. Why were you moving around so much?" Rei asks as she helps Serenity climb on the front of the wagon.
"Sorry about that, the little one was going crazy for a little there. I was just trying to get a little more room for her." Rei gives a little smile and starts the wagon moving once again.
"Still sure about the baby being a girl are you?" Pretty much since the beginning of her pregnancy Serenity has been adamant about the fact that the baby is a girl.
"Of course." Serenity says giving a bright smile. Rei just chuckles at her and they continue down the road.
AN: Sorry it's so short, but the next parts didn't really fit in this chapter, I really just needed it to finish setting up the scene and circumstances. Good news, however, is that I am finished with the spring semester so that means that besides working 13 hours a week I have absolutely nothing to do. I will be taking summer classes this year, but only a few and they don't start for another week or two. It is my goal to have this done before those start. Now my shout out to everyone who reviewed.
Brizzy-I'm happy that you seem to enjoy my stories and seem so enthused. :-) thank you for sharing your enthusiasm, it makes me happy when I see that people are enjoying my work.
Sassy618-I'm glad you enjoyed the little romance scene, I was a little worried that it was not up to par so I was happy to see that it made you happy :) Your review kept a smile on my face for a while too so thank you.
CaspianMiraz24-Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad that you enjoyed my other story and are enjoying this one. Also, thank you for saying you like how I made Serenity. I myself will find stories that I think don't really capture the characters we all know and love so I'm glad that this wasn't the case with mine. As for the parents both Serenity's mother (Serenity's father was killed in Far Longer than Forever) and Endymion's mother are living in Serenity's kingdom, which is a ways away from Endymion's kingdom where they are now. They will make an appearance toward the end of the story, but for right now they don't really know what is going on with the danger aspect because if Endymion told them they would come running which would make Serenity suspicious. They do, however, know that Serenity is pregnant and were planning on coming to see the baby. I hope that answers your question.
stephie 23-Thank you for letting me know that you like my pacing and my writing. I hope you did well on your exams. The action/adventure/danger/romance part is coming up so I hope you weren't to disappointed that it wasn't in this chapter.
As always thank you for reading and I always appreciate reviews ;)