A/N: Here's chapter seven of my story. I hope you like it as much as i did once i finished writing it. Some thing may change in the next chapters ahead, like always, in an imaginary world and why not, in real life as well there's always someone who doesn't stand to see other people's happiness, so stay tunned to see what happens.

In other things, I changed some little things like the rating since...i think it will turn into something more, like, grown up. (not in a bad way) hehe. I just thought it was a good idea just in case.

I don't own anything (concerned to the original story...just the plot is mine).

Divinity

Chapter seven

Eros woke up smiling the next day, anxious to see her again, he got up really early and went to take a shower, took a clean shirt from his closet, clean navy pants from his drawer, a clean pair of dark socks. He decided not to wear his jacket this day, he didn't want his badges showing today, he just wanted to be Eros the man, not the prince. Putting on his dark cape, he wished he could to go out without it too but it was a cold morning so he had no other option.

"Good morning everybody" Eros said as he entered the dinning room, his parents were sitting eating breakfast in silence. He went to his mother and gave her a kiss on her right cheek. Then he sat down on his usual chair.

"Eros dear, are you alright?" his mother asked amazed.

"Of course! It's a beautiful morning isn't it?" he said smiling.

"Leonidas told me what you ordered him, good thinking son" said the king.

"Thank you father" he said taking a bite of his fruit.

"Dear, I know you hate to talk about this but, how is the wife hunting going?" his mother asked.

"I haven't hunt for any girl mother. Not yet."

"Yet?" his father said raising a brow.

"Yes. Yet" said the prince.

"So, you are considering the subject, you are going to look for a woman to marry" the queen asked as a smile formed on her lips.

"I am mother" he finally said before getting up.

"Where are you going?" his mother asked again. "You haven't even finished your fruit dear!"

"I have a very important appointment, I'll be back late so I probably won't come home at dinner time, have a wonderful day. Mother. Father." He gave them a low bow and left.

He didn't even went for his horse, he left walking and whistling a melody. Smiling like a dork.

He was finally at their meeting place. Waiting for her. "Maybe I came too early" he said to himself.

"No, you didn't. I was already here" a soft voice was heard behind him. Eros turned to see her in all her glory, the sunlight did wonders to her face, her eyes, her lips. She was the sun, his sun. Everything about her was perfect.

Wearing a long shimmery lime green dress and matching slippers, her hair was braided this time with some flowers in it, her perfume today was lavender, her lips had a pink shimmery gloss"

"Where are we going today?" she asked smiling.

"Wherever you want" he said

"Let's walk to that road again...I want to see where will it lead us" she said taking his arm. He blushed.

*ten minutes later*

"No! that road will lead us to where we were five minutes ago!" he said out loud.

"I'm pretty sure this road it's different" she said covering the sun from her eyes with her left hand.

"Let's take this road" Eros said.

Yes. They got lost.

"We're lost" she said.

"I told you this was not the same road we took hours ago" he said tired.

"This is a nice place" she said "Let's stay here" she sat down on the grass, under a tall tree with long branches. Eros followed.

"Hey!, you are wearing something different today" she said pointing at his white shirt and navy pants.

"I do change clothes..." he laughed

"I know you do...it's just that you're always wearing the same clothes everyday" she said laying down, crossing her arms behind her head.

"They're not the same clothes, some of them are green or blue...even black!" he said

"Oooooh! What a change!" it was her time to laugh.

"You're a girl, you have more options" he said looking down at her. His eyes spotted her necklace.

"I like your necklace" he said pointing at the stone. She grabs it with one hand.

"Thank you" she said.

"May I take a look at it?" he asked

"Sure..." she said sitting up again.

"It's a beautiful stone...what's it's name?" he asked, not touching.

"It's a golden crystal" she said. He stared at it, he loved how the crystal captured the sun.

"Looks like if it were alive" he said marveled.

"It is" she said looking at the stone.

"Huh?..I don't understand"

"This stone holds all the power and lifeforce of this planet, for it was made by the god of the Sun" she said.

"Wow...that's amazing, you hold so many stories" he said

"But, if it was made by the god of the sun why are you wearing it?" he asked again.

"Because I'm his grandaugther and I'm the only one who can control it, not even my parents could"

"Oh..I see, you're pretty interesting Gaia" he said giving her his best smile.

"Thank you..." she blushed.

"Your life must be very interesting too, you have a many traditions" she said.

"Not as much as you, I'm a prince...big deal...I'm also in the army...I had to learn how to protect our kingdom..." he said.

"So you know how to use weaponry?" she asked

"Of course" he gave her a soft laugh.

"Oh! Me too!" she said excited clapping her hands softly.

"You?...you know how to master a sword?" he asked amazed. This girl has everything. "Of course! She's a goddess!" He tought.

"I'm very good with the sword. I learned from the best" she said.

"Really, who?" he asked lifting an eyebrow.

"My father was an excellent swordsman and from Ares, the God of War" she said

"Wow...you can kick my butt easily" both laughed. "But, why do you say your father was an excellent swordsman, isn't he anymore?"

"There haven't been too many wars...gods don't tend to fight too much when you are not the god of war." she laughed "so..he dedicated his life to my mother and lost his practice, but he can still kick your butt in many other ways!" she laughed.

"I know" they stayed in silence for a little while.

"We have so many things in common" he said.

Her eyes were so mystical, her lips so inviting, her skin like porcelain. She was perfect.

"Yes we have...I guess that's why I feel good when I'm around you" she said.

Their faces were only inches away. Their hearts were racing fast, their eyes closing slowly. The next thing they both knew is that they were kissing softly. When they realized it they parted.

"I'm sorry" he said... "I-I.." he couldn't even finish what he was trying to say. Her face was with a surprised expression. Not knowing what to say either.

"I will understand if you want to leave" he said looking down. She turned her face to him.

"I don't want to leave" she simply said. He raised his head and looked at her.

"It won't happen again...I promise" he said with seriousness in his blue eyes.

"What if I want it to happen again?" she asked. "Would you be mad at me?"

"What?...no!" he said. He felt her hand caressing his cheek, then his lips... finally she got closer and met his lips with hers.

"It's forbidden" he said. "We can't do this..."

"I know Eros" she said sadly.

"But I have strong feelings towards you...since that day you fainted by the lake" she said her fingers combing his brown hair.

"You...I-I've been having strong feelings towards you since I laid eyes on you for the first time...god...Gaia, you're beautiful, gracious, funny, elegant...perfect"

"I love you Gaia, I really do. I can't stop thinking about you" Eros confessed.

"I love you too Eros..." she took his hands

"But we can't be together" he said looking down at their holding hands.

"It can be our secret" she said.

"My parents expect me to marry soon, I coudn't marry someone else knowing that I love you" he said

"Wait for me..." she said "We will find a way..." she said before she kissed him again, deeper this time. Their day was going smoothly, none of them knowing there was someone seeing them from afar.

The day went fast, they had finally admitted their feeling for each other and it was time to part ways. When Gaia returned from her date with Eros she felt in the mood to take a long bubble bath, drink some wine and then go to bed, so she could go and visit his lover the next day.

When she got to her room and opened the door she was taken by surprise by her visit.

"Serenity!" she said.

Serenity was sitting on her bed with a serious face.

"Where were you Gaia?" Serenity asked.

"Outside" she said taking off her slippers. "What a pleasant surprise!...I was..." Gaia said

"I saw you Gaia" Serenity interrupted.

"What?...what are you talking about Serenity?" Gaia tried to sound calm.

"I saw you with that man" she said again.

"What were you thinking? You're going to be in a big trouble if you don't stop seeing that man!" she said standing up. "I saw you kissing him!"

"Yes, Serenity...yes! I did! I kissed him!" Gaia said raising her voice.

"Why...?" Serenity said almost a whisper.

"Because I found love in him...we share the same feelings, we share a same life... we both were raised and trained to be guardians of our land, we both were looking for love and didn't have any luck until we found each other!" she said angry, tears forming in her golden eyes.

"But it's forbidden Gaia please, understand that!" her lavender haired friend said.

"Isn't everything forbidden for us?" she said raising her arms in desperation.

"We are not allowed to leave our shrines or castles...like little porcelain dolls, we have to study all day long, we have to do what they tell us to do...marry the man they want us to marry...have the children they want us to have!, I can't do that anymore Serenity!" she said, hot tears staining her procelain face.

"I'm not marrying the man they want me to marry Gaia...I chose my lover" Serenity said.

"And so am I Serenity...the only difference is that he's a mortal prince, he just owns a piece of land from the planet I own, I don't want a god, I want love" she said her tears kept falling.

"Gaia..." tears invading Serenity's eyes as well.

"The only men that approached me were people who only wanted my power...my strength, I was a trophee to them. That night at the ball I was sad because I couldn't have what you had what everyone had...Love...I wanted love not just a man to marry. I saw you all happy, dancing and laughing and I wanted that, for me." Gaia's voice sounded desperated, frustrated.

"The other night I went to a party with him and everybdy were so warm and nice to me, they never questioned my origins, where I came from, they just accepted me for who I was that night, they opened their arms for me, I am the Goddess of Earth and never met a single human until now...you are the only person that does that for me here...mother and father, I know they love me but, I can't go and tell them how I feel because for them I have to be strong and take care of my planet, marry someday...yes, but only to have an heir...I want a baby out of love...not by law. I want love Serenity...and I found it...with him." Gaia couldn't take it anymore and fell to the ground crying.

Her fisted hands pounding the marble floor. Serenity couldn't stand to see her friend suffering the way she was so she kneeled and hold her friend in a warm embrace.

"Cry..Gaia...cry...let it out" she said almost like a whisper.

"I love him Serenity...I love him" she said crying on her friend's shoulder.

"I know you do...but it worries me...you know what happens when you break the rules..." Serenity said.

"I don't care about the rules anymore Serenity!" she said her her voice loud. "Don't you..."

"I don't want you to get killed!" Serenity said in a cry of desperation interrupting her friend.

"...Serenity..." Gaia parted from the hug and saw her friend.

"I don't want you to get hurt!" Serenity said crying desperately.

"...Serenity..." Gaia said softly.

"You're my best friend Gaia, what am I suppose to do without you?" she asked crying.

"We'll still be friends forever Serenity. I promise" Gaia said.

They both cried until they fell asleep. Waiting for a better morning.

The next morning Serenity opened her eyes and saw a very warned out Terran princess sitting by the edge of her large window looking outside.

The sun making her skin glow a golden shade, her tousled raven hair moving with the fresh morning breeze.

"You woke up early" Serenity said while she straigthen her long white dress. Directing her gaze to the sky she scratches her head softly. "What time is it?"

"Early..." Gaia answered absently.

Serenity at the sight of her best friend longing for her lover came towards her, "Come with me to the Moon Gaia..." Gaia turned to see her friend with an amused face, her lips formed a warm and small smile.

"I will go, but not today..." she said softly.

"Are you going to be at my wedding?" Serenity asked worried.

"I will, I promise...I would never miss it, besides I have to go and see if my dress is ready" Gaia said standing up. "Just give me a couple of days"

With a sigh Serenity hugged her dear friend. "I'll be waiting for you" she let go and with that she left the room.

A load knock was heard early in the morning, the sun couldn't come in into the large room with woodened walls, "Your Majesty!" a louder pounding came at the door.

"Enter!" he said loudly still laying in his bed.

"Majesty, you moth...what is going on in here? Why is the room so dark?" Leonidas asked walking to one of the windows and opened it.

"Argh...what?..." Eros mumbled under the covers.

"Your mother wishes to have a word with you" He said simply. "Now...please get up!"

Eros sat, "I can imagine what her words are...Have you found someone to marry? Hurry, hurry! Marry so I can have grandchildren!, the kingdom needs an heir!" he said running his hand into his dark chocolate hair.

"Well...she does have a point Your Majesty...the King and Queen married when they were two years younger than you" Leonidas said, Eros's clothes in his hands.

"I'll take a shower first...tell her I'll be with her in a few minutes" he said getting out of bed.

"Very well" Leonidas said before he left the room.

"Dear God...not again" Eros said in a low voice and then walked in to his bathroom.

It was a slightly cold morning, the fresh breeze caressing the flowers in the gardens, the sun was shining with no clouds in the sky... it was a sign that spring was near.

The gardens were more beautiful now that the spring was near, he saw his mother sitting in a small gazebo having her breakfast, she noticed him in the distance and waving at him stood up to greet her son.

"Good morning dear" Queen Narella said, her light peach dress caught the light of the sun, her soft silk gloves caressing her son's cheeks. Her light brown hair in a low ponytail and her crown shining proudly at the top of her head.

Eros walked in fully dressed in his army uniform, dark green pants and jacket, his medals on his left shoulder, his sword at his right, his black boots well polished.

"Good morning mother" Eros said kissing his mother's cheek.

"Sit, dear. I want to share some news with you...do you want some tea?" she asked while pouring jazmine tea in a clean porcelain cup.

"Thank you" he said taking the small cup, sipping the tea he asked "What news? I just was told by Leonidas that I had to wear something formal..."

"Right, well... we will be having company and I wanted you to look your best" she said, taking a sip of her tea directing her soft brown eyes to her son.

"Visitors?" he asked arching a brow. "Who's coming?"

"Some friends of ours" she said with too much confidence.

The Queen didn't know if it was a good idea to tell him all the details, she was actually scared for him to get upset and dissapear for the rest of the day. She had plans for her son.

"The Duchess of Aragon is coming with her husband the Duke and their child" she said taking a cookie.

"Ah...well, I will be there to give my greetings, but then I'll have to go. I have some things to do" he said.

"Can't you leave those things for later? We don't usually have too many visitors" she said slightly upset.

"Mother, since father is going to be busy attending our visitors, I have to take charge of the kingdom matters...you know that" he said.

"I know dear, but you can do little today and the rest tomorrow or until they leave..." she said placing her cup on the white table surface.

From behind them a maid walked by and then asked for the queen permission to get close.

"Your Highness, the're here" she bowed.

"Good!" the Queen stood up taking her son's hand. "Come now, your father must be waiting for us at the entrance, we must give our greetings to our visitors"

A large carriage came closer to the Palace's entrance, four brown horses were pulling it, the habitants of the little town inside the palace were interested in the new carriage that just had arrived.

Murmurs could be heard in the distance, the king was already there to greet them and soon after the queen and prince were joining as well. Eros felt suspicious with this 'unexpected' visitors, he was almost sure his mother had something in mind.

As the small door opened, a high heeled foot shows first. Then, a lady came out the carriage, "Too much ruffles" Eros thought, her blonde hair was curled up in a half ponytail, her white skin was almost too white to be real, like if the sun never kissed it, her pale blue dress was a little too tight for her chubby figure and was actually surprised how it matched perfectly with her umbrella, then a man stepped out, a tall man. He had a very large mustache, dark brown coat and pants, white gloves in his hands. His hair looked so thick and glossy like if he was wearing loads of wax, his small eyes even looked smaller when the sun hit them.

"Oy!" The man greeted. Waving his large hand at them.

"Welcome dear friends!" King Odell said getting closer to the elegant yet unique couple. "Long time no see" the man known as Duke of Aragon said with a smile on his face.

"Narella! Oh my! It's been so long!" the Baroness said out loud.

"It's so good to see you Romina!" Queen Narella said happily hugging her friend.

Eros was feeling more and more uncomfortable, he felt like he was being ignored, big time. He didn't know what to do...run, hide or go and talk to the people outside who was also watching the events going on. "Gaia...I want to see you..." he tought.

"And who is this young and handsome man over here?" asked the chubby Baroness.

"This is our son, Eros" Queen Narella said proudly.

"Nice meeting you Duchess...Duke, it's wonderful to have you here visiting us" Eros finally said shaking hands with the mustached man.

"Well, aren't you a gentleman" The man said, you have a true prince right here Odell" the duke said.

"Oh...didn't your child come?" the Queen asked.

"Oh yes!..." the woman answered all too excited.

Everybody turned to see the carriage and finally it's last passenger stepped out. A girl. Eros couldn't believe the beauty before him.

Her tall figure was not bad at all, her dress clung to her curves in a very provocative way, her hair do was impecable, soft curls framing her face, blond hair, light brown eyes, a tiny mouth, white skin. Too pale...just like her mother. "Do they spend all of their time inside a box or what? Why are they so pale?" Again, too many ruffles on her dress and her lavender dress matched her umbrella also full with ruffles. Pink ruffles. Oh dear God..." Eros thought.

Everything except for the dress full of ruffles and her incredibly pale skin was fine...that, until she opened her mouth to speak.

"I was asleep and suddenly had this huge urge to vomit...so I had to. I'm sorry I took so long" she said while curling one string of her hair between her fingers. The three royals were shocked by this girl's brutal honesty.

"Oh...it's okay, dear" The queen said trying to make the girl's first words a total blur. "This is my son, Eros" she said, then motioned towards him.

"Oh my... you're gorgeous" the girl answered. "I'm Lady Charmindy...nice to meet you" she extended her small glovered and probably pale hand to him.

He took it and had no other choice but to kiss it slightly. It wasn't a very pleasant picture in his mind imagining this girl vomiting inside the carriage and wiping away her mouth with the very same glove he is now kissing as a welcoming greeting.

"Nice to meet you too" he said, trying to sound sincere, calm and not upset by his mother's options for potencial wives for him.

"Why don't we go all inside and freshen up? Lunch is almost ready to be served" Queen Narella said trying to change the subject quickly.

While the Duke and King Odell talked about politics during lunch, the Baroness, the girl and the Queen talked about the latest gossip.

Eros just sat there saying nothing, thinking of nothing else but his secret lover. "I wonder how are you doing...where you are...if you miss me as much as I am missing you..." he could hear in the distance a blur of voice, mumbling a sound similar to his name.

"Eros, dear!" the queen said louder.

"Uh...y-yes mother?" he said startled. A hand on his chin and the other at the rim of the table.

"Where are you..?" she asked annoyed.

"Sorry...I have some things in mind...Your were saying?"

"Why don't you show Lady Charmindy the Palace?, you have to go to the rose gardens" the Queen said to the girl.

Eros was in the middle of a mental crisis, he wanted to see Gaia, but he knew he was going to be stuck with this girl for a long time until they leave and who knows when that's going to happen.

He needed a miracle this time and soon. As if his words were heard, a familiar voice was heard.

"Your Majesty" Leonidas bowed.

"Yes! My salvation is here!" Eros thought.

"Yes, Leonidas...?" she asked dryly.

"May I have a word with the His Highness?" he asked, still looking down. He wasn't finished speaking when Eros was already up.

The Queen wasn't happy by his interruption. "Very well..."

Eros excused himself and walked with Leonidas away from the rest.

"What is it Leonidas?" Eros asked anxious.

"Some of the generals need to talk about the enemy positions" he said seriously. "But I guess this will have to wait..."

"NO!" he said out loud. Leonidas widened his eyes in surprise.

"Leonidas...please, take me out of here...I can't stand this girl...I can't stand my mother right now, she's being unreasonable"

"The girl seems to look okay to me..." Leonidas said scratching his head and looked back at the girl in subject.

"The girl is beautiful, yes, but everything gets ruined once she opens her mouth to speak" Eros said rubbing his temples.

"Okay...so...I will sound worried and in urge for your assistance in our meeting" Leonidas said.

"Fine" Eros turned to see his mother, the Duchess and...the girl.

"Mother, Ladies...something unexpected and incredibly important came up and my presence is required, I hope you understand" he said in a very serious tone.

"Oh...aren't you going to take me to the gardens? You said you were going to take me there!" a very spoiled Charmindy said crossing her arms on her chest.

"I'm sorry...but, maybe some other time...This matter is important" Eros said and bowed.

"I am important too!" she said again in a very spoiled and annoying tone. He closed his eyes at the sound of her high voice tone. He left not before a very faked "I'm so sorry" was told.

"Thank you so much Leo, that was torture" he said with honesty in his words.

"Wow...she was that bad?" Leonidas asked almost laughing at his friend's situation. "Please excuse my words but...sometimes it sucks to be you"

"I know...so, now, tell me what's so important that required my full atention and presence?" he asked while they kept walking to a secret path that led to a secret garden. Once they reached the place his eyes went wide and his heart started to beat faster.

Sitting by the fountain a small figure was seen, her dark hair blowing in the wind, her long and breezy dress hugging her body. A golden hue envolving her body, she turned her face to him.

"Amor..." she breathed.