Serenity sighed softly and glanced around the ballroom. 'Not one man has asked me to dance, or if they have, they always excuse themselves at the last minute.' She sighed again. 'Damn Spanish men aren't anything but cowards. Afraid to ask a woman to dance.' She looked back at the dancing couples and felt terrible. 'I wish I could just leave.'
Endymion, also, was wishing he were somewhere else. His mother had forced him to dance with some Italian chit and he wished that Beryl was here so he would have an excuse to leave, although when he gave that idea a second though, hew would rather have Serenity in his bed. 'Why, what a good idea...' He thought with a smirk.
Finally the dance ended and Endymion decided he would ask Serenity to dance, she looked terrible lonesome, not too mention Endymion wanted to feel her in his arms. However as he approached the thrones he noticed someone had beaten him to it, but as Serenity stood to join him the man suddenly looked frightened and excused himself cowering. He raised a brow but then saw his father grinning as the man walked away. Endymion sighed and thought, 'Father, what are you planning now?' As he approached, Phillipe smirked and nodded in approval as Endymion bowed in front of Serenity. "Might I have the pleasure of a dance, mademoiselle?" He said, his French accent deep and husky, as he lifted her small palm to her lips, kissing it gently. She nodded and smiled.
"But of course, your highness." Endymion smiled in return and led Serenity to the dance floor, placing one hand on her waist and intertwining his fingers with hers as they began waltzing around the floor.
"So, my lady, how are you enjoying my ball?" Serenity sighed but forced a smile to her face.
"Oh it is very lovely. I am having a marvelous time." He detected her falsehood and smiled gently, tilting her chin up so that she looked him in the eye.
"Never feel that you should lie to me, my dear." She blushed and bowed her head ashamed and flustered, her voice wavering as she spoke. 'How does he frighten me so?'
"I... I am dreadfully sorry, your highness... forgive me." He laughed heartily and whispered in her ear. "How could I not forgive such an angel?" She blushed again, but smiled up at him.
They continued to dance, enjoying each other's company. When the clock struck 11, Serenity yawned and Endymion laughed, remarking how he had *tired her out*. He offered to escort her to her room and she accepted, not seeing Haruka anywhere nearby. Endymion grinned like a mad-man and thought that this night might get even better.
As the neared Serenity's wing, he slowly slipped his hand into hers nonchalantly, grinning down at her when she looked up at him shocked.
"Goodnight, Prince Endymion." She whispered and curtsied when they stopped in front of her door , but he grabbed her hand again and tilted her chin up.
"Call me Endymion." She smiled and nodded, but noticed hos his eyes strayed form hers and got darker as they neared her chest. "Serenity... You are so beautiful." He whispered recapturing her gaze and slowly lowering his head to hers. "So very beautiful..." His lips were about to touch hers when he heard and arrgravted *hmmph* behind them and saw Haruka, sword in hand. She cursed him away in Spanish.
"Excuse me, your highness, for my rudeness, but obviously someone as smart as you appear to be has heard the rumors spreading of you two and I will do my best to protect the reputation of my princess. Now if you will excuse us, we must talk, since you have obviously not told Serenity of these rumors." She pushed Serenity into her room. "Goodnight, your majesty," And with that she left a very stunned Spanish Prince in the hallway. For two reasons.
One. He had almost kissed Serenity and that woman had interrupted them.
Two. Serenity was in Elisabeth's old room.