Chapter 8
Arrangement and Shock
The next day passed fast for Serena and Darien, because even after they got back into their house, they never spoke once. Serena and Darien didn't even bother to look at each other. Weeks passed and the situation was the same. Serena and Darien avoided each other like the plague. They only talked when it was necessary, but even so only saying maybe a sentence or so. No one really said anything to the two because they didn't even know why the two just suddenly stopped talking to each other. Six weeks passed before the silence had gotten unbearable to the rest of the group. The group came up the decision - something ha to be done about the situation with Serena and Darien.
"Darien, we have to talk." Malachite told him while they were in class.
"Why do we have to talk?" Darien asked not really wanting to talk to anyone about what happened that night.
"After school, I'm taking you somewhere, just me and you." Malachite stated.
"Yea, okay whatever." Darien stated, not really caring.
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"Serena, what is wrong?" Amy whispered to her in class. "It's not like you to just coop up and not talk about anything."
"I just don't… want to talk about it." Serena told her looking at her desk.
"Serena, please." Amy begged and Serena shook her head refusing to talk about it. Jedite and Zoycite looked at each other then nodded their head in agreement.
"Serena," Zoycite said and Serena turned and looked back at him.
"Come with us after school." Jedite told her and she tilted her head to the side.
"Why?" Serena asked.
"You're coming with us after school." Zoycite simply stated.
"It doesn't look like I have a choice does it?"
"Nope, not really." Jedite smiled.
"Then why ask me, when you obviously made up my mind for me?" Serena asked turning around and the two boys just looked at each other.
"Is it just me, or did she take on some of Darien's personality traits?" Zoycite whispered to Jedite and he nodded his head in agreement.
School passed once again he same as usual, Serena stayed in her class room to eat and Darien was outside away from everyone for lunch. It was the end of the day before everyone knew it. Jedite and Zoycite took Serena by both her arms and dragged her with them towards town. Malachite took Darien to a park away from town. The rest of the group went home.
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"Okay so spill, what happened to the happy go lucky Serena?" Zoycite asked as they made their way deeper into the town.
"What are you talking about?" Serena asked looking away from Zoycite.
"Something happened between you and Darien, so what was it?" Jedite stated and Serena had a flashback of that night. She shook her head.
"The truth is that I'm disgusted with myself." Serena said to herself but she could never tell them that.
"Did you two do something that wasn't meant to go that far?" Zoycite just guessed.
"Is it that you regret doing something with him?" Jedite also guessed.
"Was he the one who tried to force you into doing something?" Zoycite asked.
"Was he protecting you from Seiya?" Jedite asked.
"Did you get…?"
"Stop!" Serena yelled interrupting Zoycite. "It's my fault okay! It's my fault and I feel so disgusted with myself I can't stand it!" Serena started to cry. Zoycite and Jedite looked at each other then at
Serena.
"What's your fault Serena?" Jedite asked.
Serena sat on a bench in between the two boys and explained everything that happened and what took place.
"Serena, that's no one's fault. It could have happened to anyone." Jedite explained.
"Things happen; it's nothing to be disgusted about." Zoycite told her patting her back as she cried.
"But you don't understand. He hates me now because of what happened. I crossed a line that shouldn't have been crossed between us." Serena was still crying.
"Why don't you just try talking to him about it?" Jedite asked.
"I'm sure if you guys just talked everything would be okay again." Zoycite told her.
"No, I can't talk to him. I can barely handle myself let alone try to talk things out with him!"
"What if," Jedite started saying.
"We talk to Darien for you." Zoycite finished Jedite's sentence.
"I couldn't possibly, ask you guys to play a middle person. That would be just wrong."
"No, its okay, we'll do it!" They both said at the same time smiling at Serena.
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"Okay Darien, we're alone now, so please explain what happened." Malachite told him.
"I just don't want t talk about it okay?" Darien coldly stated.
"But you need to or else you and Serena are going to keep making all of us feel uncomfortable."
"I bet its hard being around me isn't it?"
"Not really, you do have your moments though." Malachite confessed.
"Okay look, basically Serena asked me to teach her how to kiss someone. And I taught her more ways than what I wanted to. I didn't mean to end up going down on her. And I feel bad for putting her through that, and she hasn't had a conversation with me since that day. So obviously what happened made her feel very uncomfortable around me. So it's best that it's this way. I mean even if I did like her, she's the moon princess. It would never work out anyway." Darien explained.
"I think you and Serena need to talk to get why you're not talking to each other straighten out. Because I think you two have different views of the situation."
"I can't just go talk to her and make myself look like an ass."
"Then let me talk to her."
"No. The situation is better off this way anyway."
"Darien, you're miserable. You can't tell me that you aren't cause I can see it."
Darien rolled his eyes at Malachite and looked over at the pond.
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Serena just walked into the house and Darien was leaning against the stair case waiting for her. Her eyes widened in shock when he looked directly at her as she walked into the door with Jedite and Zoycite tailing behind.
"Serena, can we… talk?" Darien asked cautiously.
"Here's you're chase to talk to him!" Jedite said while Zoycite pushed the unwilling Serena closer to Darien.
"Um, sure… where at?" Serena asked timidly.
"You're room would be better." He stated as he started to walk up the stairs. Serena just followed in silence until they entered her room, which she shut the door and walked over to the bed.
"Do you want to sit down?" Serena asked but hoped he'd say no.
"No, I'm fine; I want to talk to you about what happened that night." Darien bluntly stated and Serena looked down.
"You must find me… disgusting huh?" Serena asked looking down at her bed. "Because I'm disgusted with myself."
"No Serena, I don't find you detestable at all. I want to apologize for making you feel uncomfortable. I should never have gone that far." Darien stated and she looked at him.
"Darien, am I not the one who told you that you could? I'm not mad at you at all, I'm mad at myself!" She said leaning on the bed in the direction Darien was standing. "I put you in such an awkward situation because of my selfish request! It's my fault that you and your brother keep getting into fights. It's my fault that everything bad keeps happening to you."
"Serena, nothing is your fault. My brother and I have never gotten along. Though I've only known him for about five years, he has always wanted anything that I have. And you're the first thing that I haven't given him. He's not mad at me because of you, he's mad at me because I refuse to give you up to him." Darien explained walking around the bed and knelt down in front of her. "Serena, please don't ever think you're a bother to me. Because you're not. Not at all really. And as for your request, I'm the one who accepted to do it. Who could refuse a beautiful girl that wants to be taught how to kiss? I know I would never be able to."
"So you really aren't mad at me then?" Serena asked looking into his eyes searching for the answer.
"Not at all Serena. I was only mad at myself for putting you through that kind of… situation." Darien smiled at her.
"Is it true… what Malachite told me a few days ago? About you having to find a wife?" Serena blushed and looked away from him. He stood up and his face turned into a more serious one.
"Yes, I have less than a year to find a bride. Well really I have less than 10 months now." Darien told her and walked over to her balcony opening up the windows and stepping out onto it.
"Who will you pick? Rei?" Serena asked following him. "Because if I'm correct, it has to be of royal blood right?"
"Yes, who I marry must be of a royal blood line. And I haven't decided who I should ask." he stated looking up at the starry sky. "I don't know who I should pick."
"On my eighteenth birthday," Serena started to tell him, "I will assume the throne of the Moon Kingdom. That is why I came to Earth, an oracle told me, that the man who is best fit to rule by my side, will be found on the Terran planet called Earth. Mother was against me coming here. But I want to find someone who can rule by my side with out trying to dominate the world because they have me as a wife."
"As the Prince of Earth, I can't let you marry someone from my planet. Our planets are barely at peace. Anything can tip the balance of that." Darien said now looking at her.
"I know, but I did want to see this planet so badly as well. If I can not find the person who is fit to rule by me, mother will appoint me someone to marry. So you see I want to at least try." Serena was still looking at the moon, as the moon reflected its pale light off of Serena's skin.
"Serena… I'm sorry but I can't let you marry someone from Earth." Darien told her and she looked over at him with sadness in her eyes.
"Will you at least… let me try to find him?" Serena looked into his eyes but his eyes held no remorse.
"I can't allow that Serena."
"Can I let you know of another prophecy that the oracle told me?"
"If you want to."
"If I find him, peace will be kept between all the planets. If I fail to find him, I'll die from the greed of my husband who will eventually want to take over the universe using the crystal only the royal moon family can use." Serena was looking into his eyes with a serious look on her face. "Please, Darien. I don't want to die."
"I'm sorry; I can't let you marry someone from my planet." Darien told her back.
"Darien, I've died once before because of a greedy guy who wanted to galaxy for himself. Please, please don't let me die again." Serena begged, her eyes brimming with tears.
"What do you mean you've died once before?" Darien asked puzzled.
"You may not know this, but I became Princess Serena, because Princess Serenity died over 500 years ago." Serena told him and he looked even more confused. Serena smiled at him. "Princess Serenity couldn't find someone she loved, so she was married to an Earthling named Darious. Once Darious learned of the Silver Crystal and its power, he used Serenity as a tool to try to take over the galaxy. The silver crystal split in two and one half of it shattered from Darious's demand for Serenity to conquer every planet. And Serenity died, for once the silver crystal is shattered, the owners' life is forfeit. But Queen Serenity couldn't just let her daughter die like that, so she shortened her own life span and gave her daughter half her life restoring the silver crystal. And from that day, I was born, and Serenity sleeps within me. Though sometimes I tend to inherit her personality, she mostly remains dormant unless my life is in danger. It's like I have a guardian angel always watching over me. But if I am to die again, then the silver crystal would cease to exist. So please, I'm begging you… let me find the person for whom I am seeking." Serena begged him.
"For whom you seek?" Darien asked and remembered to the one day that she had said a similar thing to him. "Serena, I am who you are looking for."
"What do you mean?" Serena's eyes widened.
"On the night of the full moon, one of the first days when I met you, you told me, "you are the person for whom I seek." and you did say that, ask everyone." Darien said to her and she was still in shock.
"Oh great." Serena said collapsing on the balcony.
"What's wrong?" Darien asked looking at her.
"If you're the one who I'm supposed to be with… then I really am going to die again." Serena said and tears started to fall down her face. Darien looked at her with pity. "Because I know, no matter how much I beg now. I'll never get any where, cause you hate me the most out of all the Princesses."
"I'm sorry to hear about that story Serena, but…" Darien was cut ff by Serena.
"I know! You can't accept someone like me! I get it!" Serena cried more.
"Serena please. I'm sure that there is someone else who can rule by your side." Darien kneeled in front of her, she looked up at him.
"Won't you please… at least give me a chance to see if you can like me or not?" Serena asked him.
"It's not about whether I like you or not Serena. It's against the rules of my country. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't marry you. You're the moon princess."
"You can't marry the moon princess, but you can marry a princess of Venus right?" Serena looked at him with a little bit of hope.
"But you're the sole hair to the Moon, either way I can't marry you."
"But Darien please at least…"
"No! I can't Serena I'm sorry." Darien interrupted her. "Serena, it will never work out between us. I can't put my planet at risk; you should know the duty of an heir to a royal family. Our planets are everything to us." Darien was hurt by his own words. "If it was up to me… I would marry you with out any hesitation. But it's not up to me Serena… I just hope that one day you'll be able to forgive me for saying all of this stuff to you…"
Serena looked at the ground she was already sitting on.
"It's fine… I understand. But promise me one thing…" Serena said standing up and walking to the doorway of the balcony.
"What is it you want me to promise you?" Darien asked with his arms across his chest.
"When the day comes… that the moon is at war with the Earth… promise me that you will kill me before I destroy this beautiful planet. I don't ever want to harm anyone… so please, at least promise that you'll kill me if I try to." Serena looked back at him with sad eyes before disappearing into her pitch black room. All Darien could do was watch her walk away into her room.
"I can't promise you that, stupid Serena. I could never kill you." Darien thought to him self as he walked through her room an out her door into the hallway.
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The next day came quickly and they were off of school.
"Next month, I'm returning to the moon." Serena announce while everyone was eating lunch. "I have no reason to be here any more."
"Serena, wait it's too early to go back, we haven't been here that long!" Rei complained to her.
"There is nothing I can do, if the person for who I was looking for doesn't accept me." Serena sadly smiled at Darien then looked around to the rest of the table.
"But Serena, please a least stay a little longer!" Ami told her.
"You guys are still staying here. I'm only making plans for myself to go back. You guys are still staying here for the rest of the time that you have the house."
"What happens when you go back home?" Malachite asked and Serena looked down.
"Apparently… Seiya has asked my mother for my hand in marriage already… and mother is taking it into mind. I now have no choice on who I marry." Serena said dismissing herself from the table and running to her room. Everyone sat at the table in shock at what Serena had just told them.
"Seiya… asked Queen Serenity?" Lita asked in disbelief.
"But Princess Serenity already declined Seiya." Darien said to himself aloud and they all looked at him.
"Wait, did you say Princess Serenity declined him? You saw her?" Ami asked him.
"Yes, at the first astrology club meeting she went to, Seiya asked Serena to marry him. Serena turned into Serenity and Serenity declined him." Darien explained.
"I'll go talk to Queen Serenity." Mina excused herself from the table.
"If you'll excuse me as well." Malachite said getting up from the table and walked up to Serena's room. He knocked on the door before entering.
"Ser, what's going on?" Malachite asked her and she looked at him.
"Darien made it very clear that he could never be with me. So what else am I going to do?" Serena asked him,
"Ser, look Darien is just confused that's all." Malachite tried to reason with her.
"No, I'm not," Darien said standing from the doorway and Serena looked away from Malachite.
"But Darien…" Malachite started to say.
"No, Malachite it's okay. I'm fine with it this way." Serena walked towards door to the balcony looking out the window. "It's fine this way. I was stupid to think that I would be able to find him and make him accept me." She then turned to look at the two boys. "I just hope… that I'll be able to have a child, before I die."
"Serena, please something can be done." Malachite told her, Darien just stood there not saying anything as Serena turned back around to look out the window.
"It's fine Malachite. For years you've been protecting me, and I thank you for that. I really do." Serena told him. "And Darien, it's okay, just please, don't forget the promise I asked of you."
"Serena I can't kill you. I would never be able to kill you, even if we were to become enemies. I wouldn't be able to bring myself to do something like that, not to you." Darien told her stepping into the room.
"You asked him to do that?" Malachite asked shocked.
"I told him, if I ever tried to destroy this planet, I want him to kill me," Serena told Malachite.
"That's why I've made up my mind." Darien said to them.
"Darien, please don't send me back right away. I'll leave in a month, I promise."
"Princess Serena, we're going to the moon today." Darien announced and Serena looked down in despair.
"I understand. I'll get my stuff packed." Serena said and Darien grabbed her wrist.
"We're going now." Darien said, walked over to her, and pulled her out of the room with Malachite following behind them.
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"Serenity my queen," Mina announced running into the throne room.
"Ah, my dear Mina, what is it you need?" Serenity asked.
"Decline Seiya." Mina told her.
"Now, who marry's my daughter is now my decision. Not any of yours"
"Yes, but Princess Serenity already declined him!"
"Wait Serenity did?" she asked.
"Yes, Serenity already declined him, so please do that same." Mina told her.
"How do you know this?"
"Darien told me." Mina replied.
"And how do I know that you all are not lying to me?"
"Because if I did lie, how would I know that Serenity lie dormant in Serena?" A voice rang through the hall.
"Darien, when did you get here?" Mina asked looking back at him.
"Just a few minutes ago." Darien said still having Serena's wrist in his hand pulling her along.
"Well, if Serenity declined him, I guess I have no choice but to as well." Serenity said looking away from the group of four.
"I want Serena to stay on Earth until the original date promised to her." Darien told Serenity.
"And why should I let her? You've already declined my daughter with out getting a chance to get to know her."
"I've decided. I want to get to know her better. At first I was against the idea completely… but as I realized that it could mean war between the planets… I won't accept… but nor will I decline yet. I'll give her a chance." Darien said and Serena's eyes widened. "I'll give her a chance to at least try to capture my interest and feelings."
"Serena, is this arrangement okay with you?" Serenity asked and Serena was still in shock at what Darien had just said.
"Yes, of course it is!" Serena responded a moment later.
"What the hell did I just do? Oh god father is so going to have my head on a silver platter and serve it to the wolves as a peace making treaty." Darien ranted in his head.
"Then it's decided, Serena will stay on Earth for the time being." Serenity stated and then dismissed all four of them. They went back to Earth.
"Thank you so much Darien!" Serena hugged him.
"Serena, you're going to have to prove to me that I should accept you." Darien said to her coldly.
"I know, Luna briefly taught me on how to court someone." Serena said walking into the house.
"No, I court you, you don't court me. Lady's never court anyone. Lady's flirt to get the men to court them."
"But… I don't know how to flirt." Serena said looking at him innocently.
"The hell you don't." Darien said in his head as he opened the door to let the other three inside the house. Serena went straight to and locked herself in her room to think. Darien went to the Palace to think more clearly. Malachite and Mina went to sit on the couch.
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"Oh god, I don't know how to flirt with a guy… what do I do…" Serena paced back and forth in her room. "Oh god, what'll I do, what'll I do, what'll I do?!" Serena was at a loss on how to handle flirting. She rustled her hair with her hands trying to think of ways. "Maybe I should ask the other girls? No they'll just laugh at me. Oh god what will I do? DARIEN I SO HATE YOU!!" she screamed into the room. "Oh I don't know what to do. I was just fine with the way things were going to work out, and now he has to go and throw a wrench in it." Serena sat on her bed and hung her head in defeat. "Oh I really am hopeless aren't I?" Serena asked herself as she lay down on her bed and drifted off to sleep thinking of how to flirt with Darien with out turning him off completely.
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"Father we need to talk!" Darien announced walking into the throne room and he saw Seiya there as well.
"Ah Darien, Seiya was just telling me he proposed to the moon princess." The king said a little irritated.
"I know, she declined him once, and so did her mother. Since we're on that subject father." Darien said and Seiya's face lit up in anger at the news. "I will be courting her from now on. I have the permission from both the queen and the princess."
"I knew this would happen one day. I was just hoping it wouldn't be you." The king said looking directly at Darien. "You know I don't approve right?"
"Yea, but I have my reasons. If what the oracle said was true, then it's the only way to stop a war between the planets." Darien replied and the king raised an eyebrow.
"So you're just looking after the Earth are you?" The king asked.
"It is my duty to protect my planet with my life. If I have to marry the moon princess to protect my planet; so be it." Darien said seriously. "Father please understand."
"I understand. You're just doing your duty to protect your future planet. I want to meet her." The king said to him.
"You already have." Seiya said carelessly.
"What does that mean?" the king asked looking between the two boys.
"The blond with the longest hair and bright blue eyes of the group of five." Seiya said again.
"She is also a princess of Venus father." Darien had to interject that. "Though she is only heir to the moon, she is also the second eldest of the King of Venus."
"Darien, although I do not approve of this marriage, I will stand by your side through it, but do you know what comes along with marrying a lunarian?"
"No father I do not." Darien stated.
"Immortality basically. You will remain like you are for years. You can not get sick; you won't die from any illness. The only way you would die is if you received a mortal wound." The king explained to Darien.
"Father, this is outrageous!" Seiya yelled. "I want her! I don't approve of this at all!"
"You may want her, but she and the queen have both declined you. You are not the one who she wants." The king told him in a solemn voice.
"I don't accept this! Father this isn't fair, just because he says it's for his planet or some shit like that, you accept it. He's in love with her!" Seiya yelled trying to get a reaction out of Darien.
"I do not love her father. Though yes she is kind of cute. When I made this decision it was not because I thought she was cute. I made it because if my planet is going to be at war in the future if she marries someone else, then I will step in. I do not want a war." Darien said coldly looking at his brother then looked back at his father.
"I would like to meet with this girl once again. Please arrange for it, Crown Prince Darien." The king said to him.
"I will father," Darien said bowing to him. "Actually if you'll give me about an hour to drag her out of the house, I can let you meet her today."
"Make it 2 hours, I have an appointment with someone in an hour and I don't know how long it will take." The king told him and then Darien left with Seiya trailing after him mad.
"It's not fair. You did this just to piss me off!" Seiya was ranting and Darien stopped and turned around to face Seiya.
"What I do is none of your business. And the only reason I'm doing this is because I do not wish for a war. Shut the fuck up and stop whining just because she declined you and accepted me." Darien told him looking straight into his eyes. You obviously don't know that if a war did break out, the moon would defeat any planet it came across. And that's why greedy people like you can never marry into the moon kingdom." Darien walked away leaving Seiya with his mouth open staring at what he just said.
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"Serena." Darien said as he flung open her door to see her sleeping. He walked over to her as she turned onto her back exposing her stomach to him. He thought that he would play with her a little bit. He sat on her bed and put his hand on her stomach.
"Mm, go away." She mumbled. He then started to kiss her stomach softly and she moaned. He smiled at the sound he had gotten out of her. "Darien." She moaned his name and this caught his attention. Serena slowly opened her eyes and saw Darien sitting on her bed next to her, she bolted up.
"Hello sleepy." Darien said grinning.
"What are you doing in my room?" Serena asked adjusting her shirt to where she looked appropriate."
"Just want to talk to you." He said crawling over to her, pushed her down and pinned her hand to the bed with his.
"This… doesn't look like talking." Serena said as she struggled to break free but Darien was to strong for her.
"Resistance is futile princess. I'm taking you to meet my father, so be in appropriate attire." He said leaning in closer to her.
"I've already met your father." She said still trying to break his grip.
"Yes you have, but you're now meeting him in a different manner." Darien said he could feel her breath on his face. He saw she was blushing at his closeness to her. "Serena, why are you so red?"
"You're… so close to me." Serena said as she was now looking straight into his eyes.
"Do you have an issue with me being so close? You are the one who is trying to get me to marry you. I don't see why I can't be so close to you."
"I don't have an issue with you being so close to me. But you being on top of me makes me nervous." Serena admitted.
"Is that so?" Darien asked and she simply nodded. "Serena, I won't hurt you, so you have no reason to be afraid of me."
"I'm not afraid of you Darien." Serena told him. "I'm just afraid that next time I won't be able to stop myself."
"Serena, don't worry, the next time that will happen. It will be at a time where there will no regrets from either of us." Darien told her and her eyes widened at what he said.
"What do you mean?"
"What I'm saying is next time it happens; we'll both be willing participants." Darien said to her. "Now please get ready to go." Darien said letting her up and walking out of her room.
Serena just laid there for a few minutes after he left and though about what he said before she got up and walked over to her closet to pick out a outfit. She settled on a white tube top and a forest green skirt that came to her knees. She looked at herself in the mirror before she slipped on green sandals and walked out the door.
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"Father," Darien announced as he and Serena walked into the throne room.
"Ah, Darien please come proceed. Serena walked a few steps behind him, as was done in the royal families. No Queen should walk in front of or beside their King; they walk at least two steps behind the King. Serena knew this very well. As they approached a whole group of people were standing by the throne.
"Oh god, please tell me he didn't." Darien thought to himself as they approached.
"Darien, I've invited a few family members here to… look over the young girl you are courting." The king said and then a 15 people came into view.
"Oh no, you said it was only your father!" Serena said backing up and tried to escape only to be caught by Darien around her waist.
"Serena, just deal with it. I didn't know either!" he hissed into her ear. Darien turned her to have her look at the group before them. She saw 16 pairs of eyes on her and she froze.
"Darien I can't do this." Serena said and just then she was pulled from his grip into the grip of a tall, tan, short brown haired guy with green eyes.
"Well, isn't she a pretty one, kinda small for your usual tastes isn't it Darien?" He asked then looked at Serena. "My name is Mark; I'm Darien's first cousin."
"Everyone, this is Princess Serena Tsukino." Darien announced and Mark looked at Serena with more interest.
"Serena… what royal family are you from?" Mark asked and Serena smiled at backed away slowly only to be captured by another boy, this time he has short red hair, red eyes, pale, had a few freckles and was as tall as Mark.
"I haven't heard that name on this planet before. Are you from another planet?" the red haired guy asked. "By the way, my name is Scott."
"You could say that…" Serena said squirming to get out of his grip but he only tightened it.
"Serena is it?" A black haired woman asked. She hand long black hair, midnight blue eyes, tan and but about Serena's height. "My name is Danielle. It's a pleasure to meet you, Moon Princess." Serena whirled around in the Scott's grasps to look at the woman who was speaking to her. "It's rare that we get visited by the Moon's royal family. If you're the one ho my nephew Darien is courting, I don't accept." She said bluntly. "Last time we had a lunarian as a queen, it was disastrous. We lost Darious, his cousin and Darious's wife Serenity. Because that stupid lunarian couldn't keep control of her crystal."
"It wasn't Serenity's fault that Darious was a greedy person who wanted the universe to be all one kingdom!" Serena stated breaking free of Scott and walked a few steps towards. "The universe can never be rule by just one person. Serenity knew this but Darious wouldn't listen to her! It wasn't Serenity's fault that Darious turned out to be that way! She died because his greed broke the crystal in half. He died because of his own greed." Serena took on Serenity's personality because of the subject.
"And how would you know any of this?" Danielle asked stepping towards Serena. "How would you know what happened? You weren't even born yet. What do you know of why they died huh?"
"I know because I carry her burden! I know because she lies dormant within me! You have no idea on what took place back then. Stories are past down from generation to generation. Lunarians can live for as long as 10,000 years! You weren't even born when I was reincarnated." Serena stated and Danielle's face was in shock and anger.
"Serena, that's enough!" Darien yelled at her. "If you are to be my wife… know your place!" Serena turned and glared at him. At first he was shocked that she looked at him like that, and then he was angered by it.
"Serenity that's enough. There is no reason to make Serena's personality change because you don't like the subject." Malachite said walking into the room and Serena turned to look at him, the look of hatred were still in her eyes. "It's okay, please release Serena. You do not need to come out. We will change the subject." Serena then looked around and her eyes lay upon Danielle, whose eyes were full on anger. Serena ran and hid behind Darien.
"That subject is very touchy to Serenity; please try not to venture into it again." Malachite said smoothly.
"How did you do that? How did you know?" Darien asked astonished.
"Serenity and Serena are basically opposites. Serenity won't back down from a confrontation, Serena would rather avoid them. That's how I knew what was going on. I was just passing by and heard the tone of her voice. I figured I'd intervene." Malachite explained.
"Father, why did you invite all of these people?" Darien asked him.
"I wanted to know if she would be accepted by some of the family members that's all." The king responded. "Serena, will you please come out of hiding?"
Serena poked her head out from behind Darien's back, and then slowly walked a foot in front on him.
"Serena I apologize for frightening you." The king said and Serena bowed her head to him. "But do you know what comes with being the Queen of two planets?"
"Yes. I already know. The one with the strongest blood line out of the couple is the planet they will stay on." Serena said straightening herself to look at him.
"And if that means leaving your precious Moon to stay on Earth, will you?" the King asked again.
"Yes, but if Darien has to leave the Earth, will you be able to let him go?" Serena asked back.
"Darien won't be leaving Earth, Stupid Moon Princess." Danielle said. "You actually think you're stronger than Darien? Ha, don't make me laugh."
"I know I'm not stronger than him, but I am more powerful than he is." Serena softly spoke while looking at the ground. "I know in strength I'm not where near Darien. I know I'm weak, but at the same time, I know I can protect him."
"And you think, because you hold the silver crystal, you are more powerful than Darien?" Danielle asked harshly.
"If Darien has a hold of me in anyway, he can not be killed by a mortal weapon. Shall we demonstrate?" Serena softly asked.
"Yes, Darien hold on to the stuck up girl, I'll try to cut both of you." Danielle said walking over to the weapon rack and pulled a sword out of it. Serena turned and walked back to Darien and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Trust me and don't freak out okay?" Serena whispered to him and he nodded.
"Here I come." Danielle said and Serena's eyes went a bluish white color as Danielle went to strike Serena, the sword was flung out of Danielle's hands. Serena turned around and held out her hand, and before the sword hit the floor it stopped in mid air. Serena moved her hand quickly and when Danielle turned around the sword was coming at her fast.
"Serena stop!" Darien told her.
"Don't touch me, or she'll be killed." Serena said and stopped the sword right in front of her chest. The sword then fell to the floor with a clang.
"I'm not good with sword fighting… but I am very good with levitating things." Serena said looking at Danielle, her eyes back to their normal blue color.
"How did you do that?" The king asked curious.
"It's something that I'm just able to do." Serena said looking at the ground again.
"She'll be a real jewel to our crown." A short green haired, red eyed woman said coming closer to Serena. "My name is Mystic; may I please see your hand?" Serena held out her hand to the women. Mystic traced the lines of her palm and her eyes widened in shock.
"What is it you see mother?" Scott asked coming up to her.
"I see twins. You will have twins, one will rule the Moon, and the other will rule Earth. Darien's and your destinies have been intertwined by fate. You wouldn't have been able to get out of this if you wanted to. This is the first time I've seen a palm like yours. You will truly make a great ruler for both planets. And I would be willing to have you as our Queen." Mystic said looking Serena in the eyes the whole time she was talking. Darien was a little shocked at the reading that was told.
"Twins… you mean I'm going to have kids…" Serena was in disbelief.
"Well, that is what happens when you have unprotected sex with someone." Mark said with a grin. "But from what I remember, you're blood line doesn't allow sex unless it's with you betrothed. So that means you're a virgin."
"That's not your business!" Serena turned red and once again hid behind Darien.
"Well, you two may go. It's been what, 2 hours since you've arrived? You must be tired. Please go and get some rest." the king said to them and Serena, Darien, and Malachite walked back to the house.
"Twins… kids…" Serena muttered as she walked into the house after a 15 minute walk back from the palace.
"Serena, you shouldn't be too surprised. That's what family's do, they have kids." Darien said laughing at her response.
"But… twins? Of all things twins?" Serena said again and then Darien scooped her up in bridal style and carried her up the stairs with Serena fussing the whole way.
"Hey what are you doing?" Serena asked as Darien took her in his room and tossed her on the bed.
"I want to teach you more." Darien said with an evil look in his eyes.
"Oh no!" Serena tried to escape from him grasp but he caught her and tossed her back on the bed. Serena laid there looking into his eyes wandering what he was thinking.