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Story Fourteen: Scar Tissue

Summary: Serenity had dared to take a chance by loving Endymion, and at dawn she would have to live with the consequences of that love.

Rating: M'ish

Warning: Blood.

Genre: Angst/Romance/Lust

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In the moon's reflection a set of slender fingers danced, carefully, ever so gently pretending the rippling surface were the strings of a magnificent harp. Oh, how she longed for a whimsical sonnet of a tune but settling for the ode of the forest's night. The ripples strengthened, turning to waves that lapped at the ends of her corset. A tug now served to catch her attention but she stayed like a willow, unmoving.

A familiar smooth hand cupped her chin; forcibly tilting her hand back he caught her lips with an immeasurable fierceness. Deeply, a probing yet demanding tongue seemed to wish nothing more than to drag her still beating heart out from her throat, turned violent. His arm- having some envy of a boa- coiled around her torso pulling her back against his bare chest.

Lady lust growled; he prayed for redemption, gripping the tool to salvation: A heavy golden embroidered, hunting knife.

The blade's tip sweetly caressed, leaving strawberry colored kisses up her abdomen upon breaking through the binding lace of her corset.

Hungrily he swallowed her stunned gasps, biting down on her lower lip in response. Releasing her, he had her spun around and facing him in only a solitary fluid movement. Already his green coated eyes had scanned the bleeding exposed skin, longing to palm her breasts. "Usako," His voice practically grinned at the informality. "Lie to me," He requested.

"I love you, Mamoru." Serenity's voice remained even, almost convincible.

That is, if he hadn't dared to stare deeply with the depths of azure, that betrayed her so absolutely.

"Try again," Endymion's voice almost pleaded.

"Tomorrow," This time it could be blamed on her traitorous voice box that shook with each syllable. "You'll forget, but I will still love you forever."

"The truth, please." Endymion's face paled.

"It was a lie, their accusations have merit," Serenity began once again, finding it easier to be dishonest. "I don't love you in the way I've led you to believe. The child-"

"-enough," Endymion sternly objected, his resolve faltering at the mention of the child that still resided in her womb. "Are you ready?"

Without hesitation Serenity nodded, "Yes."

"On three," Endymion instructed.

Violence met her lips again, sweet, demanding and torturous violence. Gasping into his mouth she gripped the tops of his shoulders, feeling the blade's tip on her left breast.

Strawberry gashes spelled an X.

"I don't love you either," Endymion wondered if it were apparent that the lies were slipping through his whitened teeth.

3.

A cool breeze swept across the lake's surface, Serenity closed her eyes.

2.

Pressing his lips together Endymion furrowed his brow while raising the knife above his head.

1.

Sighing, Serenity prayed her final prayer, awaiting the pain.

Endymion breathed, hands shaking he swiftly lowered the blade aiming for the proper spot but his blurred eyes made him miss by several inches. He released his grip, allowing the spotless silver to fall into the water. "I can't," His voice broke, tears running down his cheeks. "Call me what you will," He began, closing the distance between them. "But I just can't," He possessively hugged her trembling form to his, allowing the drops of moister to descend onto her golden mane.

'Tomorrow, my heart will die,' Endymion promised, covering her exposed skin in beautiful butterfly kisses.

At dawn Serenity had a date with the gallows for crimes against the royal crown. For the young Princess had dared to win the love of a King, branding her soul eternally as an adulterer.

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AN: I know, it's sad and cruel really, but I just couldn't get it out of my head. I'm in a weird writing mood right now, I feel like just writing something really twisted. Just a warning for the next drabble, eh, my funny bone will probably kick back in tomorrow.

Speaking of funny bone, I actually came up with a third and fourth installment of the Dazed and Confused universe storyline but like I wanted to get your guy's opinions. Would you like to see me post more to that particular storyline or would you like me to leave it alone considering that this is a collection of one-shots and I already pushed the envelope with a second installment?

Though this twisted thing couldn't come at a worst time I ended up working on TB for 9 hours today, and guess what? I only have a page to show for it, so many pages went in my trash bin. Le sigh. So fans of that story, I haven't forgotten about it, it just won't come out of my head. :cries:

AngelMoon Girl (-Smiles-), Sakanscales876, SailorMoonFanForever, Satine86 (lol), Moonkiss, SelenityHyperion (You should write that, I would love to read it), BeeDiddy, Roswellchick (Because Motoki interrupted them), Midnight blue08, Secluded Sapphire, CharmedSerenity3 and Jessicam242 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REVIEWS!! I actually got nervous about the whole c-block line and almost took it out, but I'm glad that you guys liked it and mostly found it funny.

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