Two Worlds

Serenity awoke around mid afternoon; she sat up, rubbed her teary eyes and looked around in her room. She wondered why her eyes were so teary, then she remembered her dream. She dreamt of the first time Endymion and she met. She sighed and struggled to fight back the tears. She lost and tears flowed down her face, and onto her bed sheets. Why? Why had fate been so cruel to her? Why did everything have to happen the way they did last night? Why couldn\'t she have been born a vampire and be with him? Or vise versa? She started crying and sobbing as tears came down more freely. She clenched her bed sheets and her body trembled. Why is she crying so much? His kind had killed her father, brutally murdered him! She should be angry! She should hate him!
But she couldn\'t, if anything, she was feeling the total opposite of that. She loved him, and she still did. Even if he had yelled those things to her, he had come back to see her. Probably came back to apologize, and she ruined it. Now he probably hated her. She deserved to be hated, she said, or thought cruel and sad things. She didn\'t mean it, but she was so angry. She cried silently now, trying to calm her self.

\'It\'ll be fine; he can move on and now so can I. I will soon be married with the alliances and all, and happily ever after...right?\'

Serenity thought of marrying a stranger, someone who wasn\'t Endymion. \'NO! I can\'t. No matter how hard I\'ll try, I won\'t get him out my head. I love him, and I\'ll continue to love him, even if it kills me.\' Serenity started to sob again. Fresh tears made their way down her flushed cheeks. \'I must let him know that I didn\'t mean it, even if he hates me and never wants to see me again. As long as I tell him how I feel, as long as I can get it out my chest. I will see him tonight, not outside my walls, not at the lake, I will go to him. I will go to his land, and go to him.\' Serenity made her decision, tonight she would go to him, no matter what the cost.

It was around sunset when her lectures were completed and she was in the study. Which was more like a grand library. It was filled with books to the very top. It had stairs on each side of the room that connected at the top. She paced back and forth in the large room. Tonight, more like two hours away, she would put her cloak on and run into the forest to go to him. Hopefully this \'meeting\' that she had wouldn\'t last long. She stopped pacing and stared at the door. The door opened and her mother walked in with Artemis. He was tall with long white hair to the back of his waist. He wore somewhat of a white tuxedo with a black under shirt, and crescent moons on his belt buckle. He also, like Luna, had a crescent moon on his forehead.

\"Serenity darling, we didn\'t mean to startle you dear.\" Serenity just smiled at them both.

\"No mother, you didn\'t startle me.\" Artemis walked up to the princess, grabbed her hand and kissed it.

\"My how you\'ve grown. Someday you\'ll win the heart of a very lucky young man.\"

\"Someday Artemis, someday.\" Serenity said then smiled brightly at him. Her mother walked towards with open arms and spoke.

\"And that day is today.\" Serenity\'s eyes shot wide open. She looked at her mother, then at Artemis. Artemis had a sorrowful look. As if to say \'I’m sorry, I\'m tried.\'

\"His name is Prince Andrew. He is from planet Venus, remember him?\"

Serenity had a look of horror, and tried to calm down. He was once a crush, then it died because she had met Endymion.

\"Y-yes...I know who he is...\"

Queen Selenity and Artemis stepped away from her and announced that he would arrive tomorrow evening. They told her all the plans that were made when he arrived and all that she was going to do. They would get married in a month. A month!? \'Boy, mother doesn\'t waste any time!\' The wedding was already prepared and all that was needed was her wedding dress. Serenity tried to swallow all the information, but failed. She tried really really hard not to start crying, but it was no use. She looked at her hands on her lap and clutched them tight. She wasn\'t going to lose it, she wasn\'t going to lose it, she wasn\'t going to lose it...

\"Why!? Must I do this!? Can\'t I rule alone!? This is insane! I don\'t even...I....\"

Selenity and Artemis stood up and stared at her. Artemis tried to walk up to her, but she just flinched and moved away.

\"Princess, you knew of the alliances, we had this conversation along time ago...\"

Serenity didn\'t know what to do; she panicked and cried, cried hard.

\"But I don\'t even love him...I...I can\'t marry for politics...I...\"

Queen Selenity had about enough and was very much surprised at her daughters actions. She was a very lenient woman and this was too much. She didn\'t raise her this way.

\"Serenity, this is enough. We spoke of this a long time ago and you agreed. Don\'t you remember? Don\'t go back on your word. What\'s done is done.\"

\"But...that was before...I...we...\"

Selenity and Artemis leaned in to hear.

\"Before what? Serenity...?\"

\"Before I....before.....\" She couldn\'t say it. The pain bulged in her throat. She couldn\'t say that she had fallen in love with the enemy.

\"I...I...\"

Selenity lost her patience and scolded her. All this crying, it wasn\'t like her at all.

\"Serenity that is enough! You agreed about this and now you want to disagree about it now!? Now when he is on his way to see you?! NO! Young lady you must face up to you responsibilities and take them. I will not tolerate this behavior in this castle. Go to your room and prepare for tomorrow. He will not, and I repeat, WILL NOT see you this way.\"

Serenity bowed to her mother and Artemis. On her way out she bumped into Luna who was coming in. She didn\'t speak a word to her and just left. After that she ran towards her room. Luna saw the hurt in her eyes and stared towards Selenity and Artemis.

\"I take it she did not do so well?\"

Artemis and the Queen sighed. The Queen walked to a window and hugged her herself while she looked out on her kingdom.

\"Do you think I was too hard on her?\"

Artemis came behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.

\"No my lady. She\'s just a little hurt right now.\" Luna chimed in.

\"By tomorrow she will adjust and be her normal cheery self.\" The queen sighed again.

\"I hope you are right...I hope you are right.\"

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Serenity cried on her bed. How could she let this happen!? No, she can\'t give up. There is still hope for her. She got up from her bed, grabbed her silver cloak from her large closet and put it around her. She clipped it with a crescent moon barrette and slid the hood over head. She made her way out the palace and into the gardens with out no one\'s notice. She went to the secret passage and ran into the forest. She decided to just walk fast. The sun had set an hour ago and the sky was barely giving into the darkness. This made it easier for her to move through the forest. An hour and a half passed by and she made it to the lake. She took a drink of water and peered out the lake. Memories of Endymion came racing to her. They spent their fondest nights here. She wiped away the tears and kept on her voyage. Little by little it got darker and darker. The forest seemed to be getting colder and still. She could no longer hear birds or insects. It was dead quiet and it frightened her. She must be getting close to the castle. All of sudden she had a terrible feeling that someone was following her. She picked up the pace and kept her hands at her chest.

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Prince Endymion woke an hour after sunset and looked at his room. There were shreds of portraits everywhere. He then remembered what happened the night before. He grumbled in anger and got up. He cleaned his mess up and threw it out. He walked out of his room and walked slowly down stairs. The palace was a good six stories high and was built with hard cold stone. As he got to the main dining hall, his father was sitting at the end of the long dinner table. Endymion wasn\'t hungry at all. He still felt hurt and saddened that he lost the only one that would ever love him. His father stood up and motioned for him to come to him. He obeyed and was at his father\'s side immediately. His father was about his height, dark black hair with grey streaks. His eyes were so dark, they looked black. He had broad shoulders and always stood tall and firm. He had a slight tan and spoke with a European accent.

\"My son, something troubles you.\" Endymion knew he couldn\'t hide from his father.

\"Yes.\"

\"Would it be because of a woman?\" Endymion looked away, not wanting to meet his father\'s gaze.

\"I see. Have you heard of these \'alliances\'?\" Endymion quickly turned to his father.

\"Yes?\"

\"I have given it thought and have decided that we shall go through them as well.\"

\"Father, why?\"

\"The humans will be more powerful and that leaves us a bit vulnerable.\"

Endymion didn\'t say anything.

\"So I have chosen. She is a vampire witch, a good one at that. She will make a fine queen.\"

Endymion eyes widened and took a quick breath. He had always imagined Serenity and him getting married and having children. But he was about to marry some vampire witch?

\"Father, I-\"

\"Do NOT argue with me. I am still ruler and until you wed, I will make decisions for you.\"

Endymion stayed silent. He didn\'t know what to do. But then a thought came to him.

\'Serenity doesn\'t love me anymore. She clarified that by calling me a monster. She has probably been betroved already. Who am I to stop her? She will go on with her life and I with mine. Then, when we have had our children, we shall fight for the land. Fate...what a way. So why shouldn\'t I start anew with my life?\'

\"Father...when will she come?\"

\"Tonight. Don\'t be so eager my son, I hear she is beautiful. She shall meet your standards.\"

Endymion smirked and bowed before leaving his father. He made his way towards the front of the palace. There he met his generals.

\"Malachite, where is Jedight?\"

A tall man with shoulder length white hair and icy blue eyes came towards him.

\"He is patrolling the forest. We have heard news that there is someone \'special\' walking about.\"

Then another tall man came into distance. He had long waist wavy red/brown hair. He had dark brown eyes and pale skin. Following by closely was another tall man. He had light blonde hair tied in a ponytail that reached his mid back. He had stunning green eyes and pale skin as well.
Endymion spoke to the first one.

\"Nephlight, do you know of this \'special\' one?\"

\"No my lord, but Zoisight does.\" He motioned for the man behind him.

\"My lord, it is said she has great power. She is roaming the forest as we speak.\"

\"Will she be captured?\"

\"Yes my lord. Your father has instructed it.\"

Endymion tightened his jaw. He hadn\'t slain an intruder in awhile. Not since...no, he was not going to think about her. Besides, he had a lot of stress in, he could use stress reliever.

\"Make sure \'she\' is brought to the \'dungeon of pain\' and no one is to punish her but me. I want to be the one who will make her lungs scream out in pain.\"

Malachite bowed. \"Yes my lord. We will notify you after your father is done with her.\"

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Serenity sighed. Things got too creepy along the way, and she decided to head back. She had made it back to the lake and was staring in the water. She hurt so much. What a coward she was. Got scared and turned away from going to him. No, she wasn\'t a quitter! She\'s going to march right back and declare her love for Endymion whether or not he cared! She stood up with full confidence and turned around. But when she did she bumped into what seemed like a brick wall. She fell down and looked up. At first she thought it was Endymion, but her smile faded quickly when she saw the mans blonde hair radiate off the moonlight.

\"A little too late for you to be out here, don\'t you think?\"

\"I...uh...um...\" She didn\'t know what to say. She was starting to get scared.

\"You shouldn\'t be out here. You don\'t know what beasts are out here this late.\"

He helped her up and she stared at him. Trying to figure out who he was.

\"The name\'s Jedight.\"

\"S-Serenity...” she stuttered and realized she was trembling. Something wasn\'t right.

\"As in Princess Serenity? The Moon princess?\"

\"I...um...I must go. T-thank you!\" She tried to leave but he grabbed her by her arm and roughly pulled her to him.

\"Oh I think not \'Princess\'\" Serenity looked at his blue eyes. He meant to hurt her.

\"P-please! I have no money and m-my powers...if I get scared they go out of c-control!\"

His grip on her tightened even more. He gave a menacing smile.

\"Well then! Let\'s not get scared, shall we?\" His eyes began to glow red and he showed his fangs as he laughed.
Serenity had never seen this side of a vampire before! And it scared the living life out of her!

\"AAAAAH!!!\" She tried to struggle free but his grip tightened and his nails grew sharper, drawing blood on her arm.

\"Look what you have done. Now I will have to drink from you now!\" He laughed evilly.

She felt a sudden urge in the pit of her stomach. \'Uh oh!\' She tried to tell him, but he wouldn\'t listen. She felt a shock of power shoot from her chest to her head. Her crescent moon on her forehead glowed and shot out a bright beam. For a moment, the middle of the forest glowed in light.
Jedight screamed in pain as the light almost engulfed him. He let her go and ran in a tree; it sheltered him from the light a little. His body almost burned. He watched in amazement as the light engulfed around her. Then all of a sudden it came back down and the forest was dark again.
Serenity fought to get to her feet. Every time that happened, she felt so weak and tired. But once she was at her feet, she felt a hard slap on her face. It sent her flying into a tree where she practically bounced off and landed with a thud. Next she felt a tightening on the back of her cloak. She was lifted up by the cloak for Jedight to examine her. He looked at her with evil eyes and chuckled to himself. Serenity didn\'t have the strength to look at him, and fainted.