"Princess Serenity's Revenge" (part 4)
-by Charlyne
Okay, here's chapter 4! Find the answer to some, or all, of your
questions. Read on, please!!
Send all flames, comments, praise, etc. to: charlyne@hotmail.com
Enjoy the story!! And sorry again for having such long chapters!!
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"Mamo-chan!" Princess Serenity yelled as she sat up quickly in bed,
throwing the covers off. Her heart was pounding and she heard footsteps
coming towards her room.
"Usagi, hunny, are you all right?" her mother asked worriedly as she
opened the door and flipped on the lights. She was followed by her
father, the scouts, and her guard, Brawnson.
"Yes, mother, I'm fine. It was just a bad dream," Princess Serenity
answered. Behind her mother she saw the scouts and Brawnson leave.
"Was he here? Why did you yell his name?" her father asked sternly.
"No, papa, he wasn't here. And I said, I was only having a bad dream,"
Princess Serenity replied.
"You still didn't answer one of my questions! Why did you yell out
*his* name!?" her father demanded, taking a seat on the edge of her bed.
"Because, papa," she explained, "I was being taken away by some weird
monster, or something, and he was trying to save me. But before he
could, the most powerful monster stabbed and killed him."
Tears started to flow out of Princess Serenity's eyes. It had been five
whole months sense they had seen each other and the princess wanted to
see him more then anything in the world - no, in the universe.
"But, sweetie, it's been five whole months, haven't you forgotten him
yet?" her mother asked, confused. She'd been sure her daughter would
have forgotten the prince by now.
"No, mum, I love him too much to forget him. Don't you understand?"
Princess Serenity laid back down and covered herself back up. "I'm okay
now, really I am."
"Well, dear, if you're all right now, goodnight," her father whispered,
getting up and giving her a kiss on the forehead; right where her
crescent moon symbol was. Her mother did the same, then turned off the
lights and shut the door as she exited.
"They would never understand, the couldn't," she whispered to herself.
Then she decided to get up.
She got out of bed and walked into her washroom. She pulled her hair
down out of its twin buns and brushed it out. She wanted to do something
different with her hair for once. She tried putting it up in a
pony-tail, then a half pony-tail. She looked just like Minako! She took
her hair down and brushed it out again.
"I'm definitely not putting it up how it usually is," she told herself.
She let her hair all the way down so that it swept the floor.
'Perfect,' she thought.
She walked out of her washroom and went over to her closet to pick out
a dress. It had to fit, not be too tight, and it had to be nice. She
flipped through the closet, admiring each dress. When she got near the
end she found a gorgeous white gown with a high waist. It would expand
outward over her tummy before showing any signs of her pregnancy. After
putting on the dress, slipping a pair of white house shoes on, and
taking a brush to her hair once more she stepped in front of her full
length mirror; admiring her beauty. As she exited her chamber she
twirled a strand of her long blonde hair around her finger. She
carefully walked down the stairs and gracefully entered the dining area.
"Mother? Father? Hello?" she called, her voice echoing. Was anyone
here? Then she heard the sound of laughter and music coming from the
ballroom. 'The guests must be here all ready,' she thought, walking
towards the big room at the end of the hall.
She peeked her head in and saw her mother talking to a young man who
had a striking resemblance to Mamoru, but with longer hair. 'This must
be that Seiya boy,' she thought, taking a moment to stare at him. He was
handsome, but not nearly as handsome as her Mamo-chan.
"Mother!" Princess Serenity called. Her mother, upon hearing her name,
looked over towards the door and noticed her daughter. Princess Serenity
could see her mom pointing her out to the boy, who nodded in agreement
to whatever she was saying. She saw her mother's hand wave her over, so
she entered the huge room, her long hair flowing behind her. She noticed
her mother's shocked expression when she noticed that her hair wasn't up
in its usual style.
"Hello, mother, is this the boy?" Princess Serenity asked, taking a
seat next to her mother.
"Yes, this is him," her mother replied, picking up some of Princess
Serenity's hair. "Why isn't your hair up the way it normally is?" Her
mother looked a little angry.
"Because, mum, I didn't feel like wearing it that way. Is it all right?
Just for tonight, please?" Princess Serenity asked, taking her hair away
from her mother. Apparently her mother didn't want to argue with all the
guests around.
The boy cleared his throat, and they turned their attention to him.
"Oh, yes," Queen Serenity turned to face the young man once again,
"this is Seiya." She pointed to him and he bowed.
"Hello, pleasure meet you," Princess Serenity said cheerfully, and
extended her hand.
Seiya took her hand and kissed it lightly. "The pleasure's all mine,"
he replied smoothly. "Would you care to dance?"
Queen Serenity got a little excited at the way their meeting had
progressed so far, but fear crept into Princess Serenity's eyes. She
could' t dance with him, he'd find out that she was pregnant!
"I'm sorry. Perhaps later?" Princess Serenity told him quickly. She
didn't want to hurt his feelings, but she couldn't let anyone find out.
Her mother gave her an insistent look, but didn't say anything.
"Sure, later," he repeated, looking at the queen then sadly walking
away. Luna padded into the room and tugged on Princess Serenity's dress.
The princess looked down and saw the black cat holding a letter in its
mouth.
"I'll be right back," Princess Serenity scooped the cat up into her
arms and dashed out of the room leaving her mother with a perplexed look
on her face.
"Mamoru told me to give this to you," Luna said. Princess Serenity took
the letter out of Luna's mouth, quickly unfolded it, and read it
silently.
My sweet Usagi,
That's great..... I think. Your pregnancy will help to keep us
together. They can't take away our child, can they? I'll try to be at
the masquerade ball tonight. I'll be wearing a tuxedo, a top hat, a
cape, and, of course, a mask. If you don't see me, or I haven't come
yet, I'll meet you on the balcony at midnight. If your parents see us,
introduce me as "Tuxedo Mask" and I'll try to change my voice a bit. So,
Ill see you there, my sweetest. Hugs and kisses.
Love,
Mamoru
Princess Serenity held the paper up to her heart. She was so happy that
he'd be here. All the while, Luna was in a state of shock. She'd been
reading over Princess Serenity's shoulder and she couldn't believe what
she'd laid her eyes on. The princess was pregnant!
"Usagi, does your mother know?" Luna blurted out. Princess Serenity
knew exactly what her guardian cat was talking about. "No matter, I'm
telling her!" Luna stormed off towards the ball room to find the queen.
"Luna, no, please! I'll, um, tell her tomorrow. Please don't ruin the
party, mum looks so happy!" Princess Serenity begged, grabbing the
cat's tail.
"Ow!" Luna yelled in pain. "Fine, then, I won't tell her just yet. But
I will her you don't tell her by 8:30 tomorrow night, got it? Now, let
go of my tail!" Princess Serenity let go of the small black cat's tail
and let out a sigh of relief. Luna looked a little concerned, but then
she saw Princess Serenity. She had a big smile on her face and a look of
peace in her eyes. She looked so happy; how could anyone ruin this
moment?
"Princess, are you out here?" came a male voice. It was Seiya.
'So much for the moment,' Luna thought. Princess Serenity stood up and
handed the note to the cat, who rushed upstairs and hid it.
"Yes, I'm here," Princess Serenity called back. She straightened up her
dress and walked over to the double doors of the ballroom. "I'm coming."
Despite her efforts to stay away from him, he took her hand and lead
her back into the room. She glanced over at the grandfather clock in the
corner, it read 11:50. 'Only ten minutes, thank goodness,' she thought.
Then she saw a man sneak out onto the balcony; it was him. It was her
Mamo-chan! Stars lit up in her eyes as she watched him leave the room.
"I'm going to go get some fresh air, all right?" Seiya nodded his head
and Princess Serenity rushed off to the belcany. She opened the doors,
but found no one. She looked around, serveying the whole place. No one.
Then came a voice.
"You're ten minutes early. That's very not like you, Usagi. I'm
impressed," a man stepped out from behind the door, a grin on his face.
"Hey, odango atama! Where are those odangos for yours?" He laughed.
Princess Serenity swirled around, and upon seeing the description her
Mamo-chan gave, her eyes lit up. She gave him a questioning look and he
smiled and nodded his head yes.
"Mamo-chan!" she shouted, but not too loud as to disrupt any of the
goings on. She ran to him and gave him a big hug, getting as close to
him as her growing tummy would allow. He wrapped his cape around them
both and hugged him back. He didn't hug her very tightly, because he
didn't want to end up hurting her, or the baby. When they parted from
the embrace, he looked her up and down.
"May I?" he asked, extending his hand towards her stomach. She nodded
and he touched it, feeling his growing child inside. "When are you going
to tell your parents?"
"Tomorrow," Princess Serenity responded, "Luna told me I had to or else
she will."
Prince Endymion looked shocked.
"You.... told her!?" her stuttered incredulously.
Princess Serenity once again nodded. "It's not my fault, though! She
was reading over my shoulder," she told him. Just then the large clock
struck midnight.
"I...," she started, but he hushed her before she could finish. He
brought her close once again and kissed her. It was a deep, passionate
kiss. One that told her they'd be together forever, no matter what. Not
noticing that they had an audience, Seiya, they kept kissing. Seiya's
heart lurched when he saw the two of them. He'd really liked Princess
Serenity, and it killed him to see her kissing some unknown man. When he
saw Queen Serenity walk over he quickly shut the door.
"What's going on out there, Seiya? Where's my daughter?" Queen Serenity
asked, looking him straight in the eyes.
"Um, nothing, ma'am," he said, trying to cover up for the princess.
Queen Serenity saw right through his so-called cover up and pushed him
aside. She opened the door and, right there in front of her, saw her
daughter kissing.... who? Who was this masked man her daughter was
kissing so passionately?
"Princess Serenity!" the queen yelled sternly. Princess Serenity was
startled and jumped. Prince Endymion was caught off guard, too. "I
demand an explanation, young lady!"
Her mom sounded majorly pissed off and Princess Serenity fumbled for an
excuse. Prince Endymion just blushed.
"Well?" the queen was growing impatient. Princess Serenity didn't know
just how to put it. Should she just blurt out that she was pregnant
right now? In front of Seiya?
"Mum, well, um.. You see, I, um...," Princess Serenity searched for
words.
"I think I better be going now," Seiya told them, feeling akward and
embarrassed. He left the balcony and walked through the crowds of
dancing people.
"Queen Serenity," Prince Endymion said in a voice deeper then his own.
The queen had an odd feeling of deja-vous, but she just couldn't place
the boy in her memory. (Remember, it's been five months sense she's seen
him), "I'm sorry I caused such an inconvenience. I'll be going now.
Good-bye, my Usagi." He hugged and kissed her one last time, then
started to walk towards the balcony door.
"No!" Princess Serenity suddenly shouted. She ran over to Prince
Endymion and grabbed his arm. "Don't go again. I can't live any longer
without you." She looked up at him with big, pleading eyes.
"But I must go, my odango atama. Don't worry, I'll be back to visit you
and, um, yeah. You know," Mamoru said. He didn't want to get caught, but
he also didn't want to leave. "I love you." She still didn't let go.
"And who? Who will you visit other then my daughter?" the queen asked,
trying to find out more about the young man. Luna had walked in and was
watching as Princess Serenity searched for the right words.
"Mum," Princess Serenity whispered.
"Yes, dear?" Queen Serenity replied.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but I guess I have to," Princess
Serenity began. She clutched Prince Endymion's arm harder. He knew she
was going to tell her mom. "I'm, um,.. Well, him and I, um,.. Mum, I'm
pregnant!" Princess Serenity quickly hid behind her love.
Queen Serenity's face turned red with anger. "You're what!?" she
screamed. The music inside stopped and everyone looked over at them.
"I'm pregnant," Princess Serenity replied sheepishly. She clutched
Momoru's arm even tighter, cutting off circulation.
"Ow, odango atama! Not so tight!" Prince Endymion laughed, trying to
lighten the mood. But he forgot to change his voice and the queen
instantly recognized him.
"I should have know it would be you, Prince Endymion!" the queen
shouted, pointing an accusing finger at him. "How dare you talk my
daughter into rebelling like this! How dare you *rape* her!" Queen
Serenity didn't even try to hid her anger, not one bit.
"But, mama, he didn't talk me into it! And don't even say that he raped
me! He didn't and wouldn't! Besides, he didn't even want to do anything
in the first place! It was my fault!" Princess Serenity told her as she
began to cry. She lessened her grip on Mamoru's arm.
"It's okay, Usagi. It'll be okay," Mamoru comforted. He took her into
his arms and wrapped his cape around her. She cried into his shirt,
soaking it all the way trough. He kissed her lightly on the head and
gently rocked her in his arms. "We'll be all right, the three of us. Me,
you, and our child." Princess Serenity's sobs turned into whimpers and
he kissed her on the head again.
"Hunny, look, you knew this wasn't the answer. Why did you do it?"
Queen Serenity asked softly. She hated to see her daughter so unhappy.
She saw how much they cared for each other, but she was way too steamed
to keep her cool for much longer. Her daughter didn't answer, she just
kept crying.
"Well, young man," Queen Serenity's voice turned harsh again, "I guess
we'll just have to heighten security, we don't want you to sneak in
again. And if I ever catch you around my daughter again, I'll kill you
myself! Now leave!"
Princess Serenity gasped. 'No,' she thought, 'this can't be. Mum has to
understand!'
Prince Endymion lowered his gaze and slowly let go of his princess.
"Good bye," he mumbled, and walked out of the palace. Princess Serenity
shot a nasty look at her mother and then ran up to her chamber. She laid
face down on her mattress and cried into her pillow. Downstairs her
mother apologised to the guests and told them that the party now had to
end. For a whole a month after that Princess Serenity didn't talk to her
mother, and her father was too angry to talk to anyone.
~end part 4~
Oh my jeeze! Mamoru's been banished! What will happen?! *heh heh* Guess
you'll just have to wait!!! I know and you don't! Ha, ha!! *giggles*
Don't worry, don't worry. You'll find out soon enough what happens
between Usagi and Mamoru. And what about the baby?? You'll just a have
to wait!!! :-p
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