Chapter 4: One Day My Prince Will Come
Melaena was surprised to see that she had appeared in her own room, as the prince already had seemed to have an affinity for using the dark crystal to teleport. He sat her on her bed.
"Thank you." She said and looked to him. His chin was raised as he looked around. The place seemed empty; a vanity, a chest, a dresser and a mirror...and a bed...but spaced in a way the darkness crept between it to make it seem open and vacant.
"The least I could do." He looked down at her with his amethyst eyes. So his eyes were from his mother...or she could guess at least...his father must have had blue judging by Sapphire...so many of the Moon seem to have.
"I still can't comprehend how a princess like you could have such limits to your powers."
"Either can I. Its purely exhausting." She said as she crossed her legs his eyes drawn to the slit that once again crept to her upper thigh. She caught him looking. "But I can't understand why a man as yourself could get banished from such a place as the Moon?"
"Ah so you do know." He said monotone, a masculine voice with certainty she thought. "Well considering the past of your mother I'd say you know enough about how they treat people who take to the ways of the dark crystal. I can't help my mother was a follower, but now I see there is only pride in that. My father couldn't fend for himself when they found out, but seemingly his death was perfectly timed with illness before they could judge what to do with a man who had relations with a follower of your mother. I was...close too..."
She noticed how his last words reflected some kind of self vendetta with something he failed to achieve...all the same she guessed it had to do with something that "daughter" she overheard about. "I've never been to the moon, but from the sounds of it I don't plan to. Funny how they seem to exile everything that is powerful that comes from it...its like they don't want the competition..." She spoke with a pride in knowing that her mother and herself were as equally powerful.
Diamond wondered if she was referring to him as well...something like himself that was powerful enough to threaten them...like her mother was. He was amused by this girl. "All the same princess, we can only increase our power now."
"Of course, and a generation of people like us, who knows what kind of revenge we could take for isolating us great people from their cold white light." She smiled coyly at him, certainly speaking of themselves as the rulers of the new dark moon.
"Better work on your teleportation skills then?" He asked still with his own sly smile.
"It's true...they do need some working on...all the same my mother's gift of seeing the near future does seem quite useful however." His eyes caught her casual glance to her small crystal ball. Sure her skills were minor now, but he didn't need to know.
"So you knew I was coming?"
"Just a small vision. My guardian fails to tell me much of anything these days...but I was thinking...what if you taught me to teleport? Being an ally of the future Dark Queen couldn't be that harmful."
"Why do I get the feeling I could get in enough trouble for just being in your room..." He looked at her with mischievous eyes.
"You could...but since nothing dangerous is happening I don't see the problem." Her eyes looked up at him in a devilish mock innocence.
"True...it would be less dangerous for you especially if it keeps you away from those the little spider who seems to prey on you." He walked a step closer. "Of course that ankle..."
"Will heal. The dark crystal's properties are of wide range. Plus whose to say the danger snuck in the room and made me fall here?" She said simply with a mock innocent shrug.
"Well the danger is going to leave now, I shan't make you fall anymore for me should I?" He grinned, as he turned to leave.
"It seems I am more danger to you than you too me...you'd be punished with more than a mere ankle injury should you get caught falling for me." She said, his ears taking in the edge of danger that lured him...he always wanted the unattainable. "I'll have my mistress tell you when to meet me again."
"So you want to see me again?" He bowed his head.
"Only to use you of course." She taunted him as the door crept open and he teleported just as quick.
"Did I here voices in here?" Eclipta entered.
" No...maybe my moaning though...It seems I tripped when I almost dropped the crystal ball I was trying to practice with. I injured my ankle...it seems a dangerous little spider scared me and caused this painful thing."
"Oh I knew that girl needed more practice with those things. I'll have someone look for it in here and handle your ankle." Eclipta rolled her eyes. "It seems today could not have been eventful enough."
"Something happen?" Melaena raised her eyebrow.
"Nice try." Eclipta said as she stopped herself from saying anything.
"You never tell me anything." Melaena crossed her arms. "But I don't care. I can find stuff out on my own now!"
"What?" Eclipta asked.
"I saw those men coming to our Dark Moon Palace."
"Hm." Eclipta said as she paced around the bed, her dark graphite shoulders rolling as she walked. "Seeing things now are we?"
"I am. You told me to practice."
"Well Princess, for your own safety I'd make sure you stay away from those men. You're mother is trying to prepare your Prince suitor for you...please keep your predictions to the minimal."
"...like my teleportation?" She replied with venom.
"Princess really. Let your mother deal with these things...when it is your turn you will understand why she did. Make no mistake, we are not the controlling hypocritical tyrants like the Moon people."
"...sometimes I wonder..." Melaena laid back on her bed.
"I'll have someone come in to check on your room...maybe a more formidable mistress...and fix that ankle." Eclipta left the room.
Melaena looked at her ankle. Well at least she met Prince Diamond...and will surprise them all when she learns to teleport...and predict her future Eclipta now...who now seemed to not want her to to predict anymore...speaking of which...
"Princess."
Melaena looked up expecting her typical maid...one of the moon rejects...when instead she saw Brenna.
"You're mother wanted me to get rid of that...spider."
"Oh yes...well...it should be-"
"Princess..." Brenna closed the door. "I know the spider isn't in here. I also think that something happened..."
"Well you were right about something...Sapphire is good looking...but he's also a bit...uptight...I prefer Prince Diamond...he's got much more class." Melaena said.
"You should watch yourself...if they find out..."
"They won't. You won't say a thing."
"I won't...but you do have another prince..."
"Who is this prince..."
"I can't say..."
"Well at least find out for me Diamond's back story...send it in a letter secretly tonight at 12...oh and is there a time when my mother is having another meeting or..."
"You mean when they will be busy?" Brenna asked.
"More or less." Melaena smiled with a mischievous smile.
"I'll add it to the letter." Brenna nodded.
"Oh and can you get a maid to fix this dumb ankle...or a dark crystal...oh and my future Princes name?"
Brenna looked at her."Uhm yes and..."
"Really...hmm. Well I guess I don't need a Mistress that can throw feathers...I mean those spiders are powerful...as gross as they are..."
Brenna sighed. "Look...Princess...the reason I need to be leader is I'm actually...supposedly related to the prince your going to marry...but if you must know..."
"So your a little royal...fair enough...go on please." Melaena looked at her triumphantly.
" ...his name is Prince Endymion. I must go now."
Melaena watched as she left the room. So her prince wasn't Diamond...still wasn't it her decision? Maybe...just maybe...things could swing her way...