What's Done In The Dark: The King's Concubine
Dear Diary 3
Serena was torn. Go or not go was the question that kept burning in her mind all day. She was so consumed with fear and her private thoughts that nothing she did turned out right and made more trouble for the other servants to clean up. As the day approached night and the time of the meeting drew nearer, she retreated to her room.
Why should I have to dishonor myself for the selfishness of a king!? He fumed with anger.
"No! I won't go. I won't go!" she told herself.
But what will happen to Seiya then? What will become of my beloved brother?
A knock came at her door.
"Who is it?" she asked with apprehension and fear. No he couldn't be here! No I don't want to go! Her silent cries echoed loudly in her head.
"I have been sent by the king on private business." An unfamiliar voice came from the other side of the door. She rushed to the door and opened it. An arrogant face and brown eyes belonging to a young boy of about her brother's age reflected in her own silver blue orbs. She had brown hair and wore glasses over his eyes.
"Yes?" she asked timidly.
"Are you the song singer and story writer?" he asked. Those were the titles granted to her because she had the ability to spun stories from anything and sing songs with the voice of a bird.
"Yes?"
"Then come with me." he said and turned to leave.
"For what reason?" she challenged.
"I have been asked by the king to escort you to the ruins." He said.
"I am afraid I have no business with said king so I asked to you remove yourself from my sight before I call for the guards." She said boldly, she knew she was probably making a big mistake in disobeying the king but she couldn't do it! She would not become his play toy!
"The king says that if you refuse there will be hell to pay."
"Then I will quench the hell fire with the cold rains of the heavens." She stood her ground.
"Then a good night to you lady." He said and left her. Returning back to her room she closed and locked her door and put the only dresser she had against it. No one was getting into her room tonight!
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The young boy on a black horse rode through the early night air into the compound of the grave. He knew he had no right to ask why the king wanted to see a servant girl in the middle of the night but he was damn curious!
As he reached the ruins, he tied the harness to a post and walked through the ruins to the hideout of the king. As he descended into the underground city, he walked in darkness until a bit further away he saw the silent figure of a rather impressive man he knew well was his king.
"My King." He said and graced the floor with his knees with his head bent.
"Where is she James?" he asked with patience.
"My Lord, she…that is….the lady, she refuses to come." He said with shaking voice. No one dared refused the king and here a slip of a girl had the guts to even challenge him!
"Oh, is that it. When you told her the punishment for her refusal, what did she tell you?" he asked and for a minute the boy just sat silently.
"Speak boy, I have not much patience." The king said, a deadly anger lasing around each word.
"My Lord…she….she said that she would quench down the hell fire with the cold rains of the heavens." The boy replied.
"Did she now. You may go. Let what has transpired tonight be wiped completely from your memories boy if you know what is good for you. or do you also want to quench the hell fire with cold rains of the heavens too?" he asked the boy and he shook his head vigorously.
"God boy, now run along." The boy scrambled to his feet and ran out of the underground city with not a second glance back.
With his retreat, the king's breathing became heavy, his eyes narrowed into a dangerous glint and he smacked his fisted hand on the side of the wall he leaned on.
"You think you can play me for a fool? Let see you fight my hell with your heave rains." He said and left the ruins with intentions most unpleasant for Miss Serena.
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Aloud knocking on the door startled the sleeping Serena. Hurriedly she sat up, looked at the cracks in her window and knew the morning g was still young.
"Who is it?"
"It's me Molly. Come on, open up. It's urgent news!" Serena's long time friend said. She was a young girl with red hair and brown eyes with many freckles.
Serena rushed to the door and pushed the dresser aside before opening the door.
"What is it Molly?" she asked.
"You are to travel with Sir Adams. He said to wear this and hurry for your carriage leaves in an hour."
"travel, whatever for?" Serena asked in alarm.
"I know not but it is urgent. Hurry up and go bath. I will get some food for you." the red haired said and left. Not knowing what to do, Serena took Molly's advise and took a bath. Returning from the bath, she found a pink dress neatly lay on her bed. It was a summer dress that would be tied around the neck and end at her ankle. Underneath it was a pink small heeled sandal. She blinked; it was all so very beautiful. Why was she the one to wear it?! She felt the material and knew it w as silk. Beside it was a brush she would use for her hair and a scarf. Without question she put on the dress. Molly came to find her combing her hair.
"Eat, I will take care of your hair." She said as she set the food in front of Serena and took the brush. As she ate the other girl brushed her lengthy hair.
"Molly, what's this all about?" she tried again.
"Serena I honestly do not know. Lady Eleanor and Lord Adam woke us up urgently that there was a need for travel and we needed to dress you up and feed you for you were to go with him." Molly explained.
"And you know not where we will be going?"
"No." there was no more conversation and when Serena finished eating, she brushed her teeth and the scarf was wounded over her head.
"What's taking so long? Sir Adam's await you!" the head of the servants burst into the room.
"We just finished." Molly said.
"Where is your pack?" the servant leader asked.
"What pack?" Serena asked in confusion.
"Oh I forgot, you are to pack anything of value to you. You will not be returning for a while so says Sir Adams." Molly said. With a sigh she opened her dresser and packed a bit of her clothes, took out her hidden diamond necklace, her harp, the new hair brush, her tooth brush and a teddy bear that had been given to her by her brother when he was little. It was torn and old but it was her most prized possession along with the necklace.
"I'm done." She said and the head servant nodded. She followed the two out of here room with a last glance to her room scared with her cloths from her hurried packing.
The stepped out of the house and walked fast to the stable where a red carriage was awaiting them. Mr. Adam's stood beside the open carriage door.
"Sir…" she began.
"Not now Serena. Get in!" he said and with her stuff she was forced in. after giving a few instructions and kissing his wife goodbye, he settled on the seat in front of Serena and they began their journey to this new unknown place.
"Mr. Adams, where are we going?" she asked.
"You will know when we get there." Was his simple reply. Two minutes later he was asleep. The carriage traveled on for hours, at mid day they stopped to have lunch before continuing. By four pm they entered into an unfamiliar forest. From the window Serena watched their passage, her eyes huge from all the new sights she saw and the new smells and the awakening of her sense to other things. She had never thought she would leave the little town of Titan an now for the first time she was leaving and didn't even know where she was going. As they entered deeper into the forest, the tress became space out and soon what she saw was a marble road leading to a house that would belong to a middle class family but by it splendor, it was a home fit for a king!. The thought made her shudder. The carriage stopped and soon the door was popped open. Mr. Adams stepped out of the carriage first and then helped her out.
"Follow me My Lady." A servant woman with waist blond hair, blue eyes and a red ribbon atop her head said to Serena.
"Go." Mr. Adam told her when she looked at him and with her things in her hands, she followed the servant woman. The inside of the house sparkled, a testimony of how well it was kept. However she didn't have the pleasure of indulging her eyes, she was quickly ushered up several flights of stairs and down a dark corridor they walked to the other side of the house where a double door stood closed. the servant knocked.
"You're guest have arrived." The servant woman said. Serena looked at the girl then back at the door. She was expected? She was a guest to this grand house? Whatever for? A noise made by a cane hitting the ground three times reached their ears and the woman opened the door.
"Please go in." she said.
"Um… Thank but what is your name?" Serena asked.
"Mina, My Lady."
"I am no Lady Mina, I am just Serena. My I know the name of my inviter?" she asked.
"It shall all be explained in due time. As for now all I can say is enter to face your destiny. Good Luck." Mina said and Serena did not miss the little bitterness and sarcasm she used to say Good luck.
"Thank you Mina." Serena said and with a nod the servant girl left. Serena entered the dark room and closed the door behind her. as she walked deeper in, light from everywhere suddenly came on. There were endless candles lit with fires and the fire place blazed with a fir of it own. She blinked at all of this display and looked up only to have her heart stop. The one man she had hoped to never see again in her life sat on a couch watching her with an amuse smile.
"So, did you bring your heaven rains? My hell fires are lit, Serena." Darien drawled out as he took a sip of the red wine in the wine glance he held in between his fingers.
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