Chapter 4: Endymion's little secret

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"Princess?" a soft voice called into the bedroom. Serenity groaned and looked up to see a girl her age entering the room. Endymion wasn't lying beside her.

"Who are you?" Serenity asked.

"Just a scullery maid," the young girl replied, curtsying. She entered the room more and set a black dress onto the bed. "I've come to prepare you for your wedding. It is to be in three hours time."

"What?" Serenity shouted, climbing out of her bed and looking at the scullery maid.

"It's Prince Endymion's orders. Your wedding is being set up at this very moment," the scullery maid replied.

"How dare that conceited bastard think that I'm going to marry him. He only wants my title and he won't be getting it," Serenity said.

"I'm terrible sorry, Princess, but there is really nothing that you can do. The prince always gets what he wants," the girl said. She approached Serenity and began to strip her of her nightgown, carrying over to her a black corset embroidered with tiny ebony stones.

"It matches his heart so well," Serenity commented as the scullery maid laced up her corset, having to clutch the bedpost so that she could stand still. She wasn't very fond of corsets, especially the way they accented her breasts so profoundly.

"Prince Endymion prefers dark colors. That's why your dress is what it is," the maid said, slipping the dress over Serenity's head. Serenity sighed and looked into the mirror as the maid tied the dress. It was completely sleeveless with a rather risky low neckline and belled out at her tiny waist. It trailed a little bit behind her and was as black as the night except for the dark red lining across the neck and around the bottom.

"Well, you can tell your Prince Endymion that this dress is very distasteful and if he wishes to see it ever worn it shall be on that of a girl willing to marry him," Serenity said. Before the maid could reply, the door opened.

"That's a rather amusing reply, child. But I do believe that Prince Endymion couldn't give a damn what you are willing to do," Endymion teased her, staring directly at her exposed cleavage.

"Seeing your bride on the wedding day is bad luck," taunted Serenity, her hands on her hips.

"Wearing a black wedding dress is bad luck as well, but who cares about bad luck when you are to become the king of the universe?" Endymion replied. Serenity scowled as the maid gently pushed her into the chair of the vanity and began to fix her hair.

"You shan't be getting my title," Serenity said after a period of silence between the royalties.

"Do you really believe that, little one?" Endymion asked, standing to the right of the princess. She turned her head sharply, causing the maid to jump slightly and pulling the hot curling iron away so not to burn either of their skin.

"Do you really believe that I'll say 'I do'?" Serenity asked.

"Oh, but you shall," Endymion replied, staring her right in the eyes. Serenity suddenly felt herself become light headed and she looked away from him and into the mirror. For some odd reason, she couldn't help but notice that she and Endymion did seem to make quite the lovely couple. With his handsome features and her extreme beauty she was sure that they'd probably produce rather handsome children. They'd all probably have her hair and his mysterious eyes, or some other exotic combination of their features. She suddenly felt herself feeling the extreme urge to explore

"Endymion, come on," Kunzite called, passing the bedroom. Endymion nodded off his best friend and looked back to Serenity. Without any warning, he leaned his head down and kissed her neck, giving her a slight bite. She gasped and went to smack him, only she couldn't for he wasn't anywhere to be seen.

"What is with him?" Serenity growled.

"It's just stuff that you wouldn't understand," the maid replied.

"As if! Tell me, what is it?" Serenity demanded. The maid gave a reluctant sigh and continued to curl the golden locks of the high princess.

"The prince isn't exactly what you would call human," the maid said.

"What is he?" Serenity asked, suddenly extremely interested.

"No one has ever been sure. You see, his father was a vampire and his mother was a sorceress sworn to kill vampires. They fell in love and obviously produced him. He inherited both of their powers to his advantage. He can teleport like his father and use magic like his mother. Only during some nights can he give a fatal bite, but usually his mothers powers overrule those of his father. The only power that hers don't overrule is that of hypnosis, which you've experienced already. He's quite good with it. He can get anyone to do anything he wants," the maid told her.

"I knew there was something completely off about him," Serenity muttered.

"Listen, Princess, marrying him is wiser then fleeting. He's vengeful," the maid informed her.

"Too bad because I won't be marrying him," Serenity said stubbornly.

"Yes you shall," Endymion said.

"Stop doing that!" Serenity shouted. She couldn't stand the way he kept just randomly appearing.

"You're dismissed," Endymion told the maid, nodding her off. She curtsied and ran off. "Damn, I always thought that you looked sexy when you're being an annoying bitch fighting in a battle. But now, well, I'm glad that we're almost married. I just might spare your life if you are as good as you look."

"Oh brother," Serenity said with a roll of her eyes. She stood up and within seconds, she was being pressed against his chest from behind. "What the heck?" she shouted.

"We have a few minutes before our wedding. I'm quite interested in taking a sample of what I'm almost entitled to," Endymion muttered, kissing her neck in seductive ways. Serenity only scoffed and tried to pull away except for the fact that he was the stronger of the two.

"Where is my father?" Serenity snapped. "And the senshi. Where are the girls?"

"Taken care of," Endymion replied, his breath hot against her soft skin.

"I want to see them now!" Serenity demanded.

"This will only take a second," Endymion said, nibbing at the skin adjoining her neck and shoulder. Instead of moaning in pleasure like was expecting her to, she stomped on his foot very hard with the sharp heel of her shoes.

"I want to see them now!" Serenity repeated.

"You'll pay for that, child," Endymion hissed at her. He pushed her onto the bed and pressed her body hard against his own.

"I'll make you a deal, Prince," Serenity said as if they were merely standing a few feet from each other and not locked in a very intimate embrace.

"Oh?" Endymion asked, looking down at her hungrily. It did not escape his gaze that her breasts were practically falling out of the dress with every breath she took.

"Let me see my father and the senshi and I will marry you," Serenity offered.

"You'll give me your title," he paused and grinned evilly, "and your body?"

"Willingly. Now let me see them now," Serenity said.

"Come, little princess," Endymion said, climbing off her and going to the door. "But, just in case you decide to go back on your promise." Endymion clamped a chain around her neck, holding the other end of it in his hands.

"Hey!" Serenity shouted. She tried to pry the cold metal from her neck but it was all in vain.

"Come on, child. Don't you want to see your loved ones?" Endymion asked. She scowled at him and followed him willingly through her old home into passages that she never saw. Her once beautiful home had suddenly turned into a black terror just beyond the passing of a door she had never noticed.

"Where are we?" Serenity asked, looking around. She gave a shiver, for it was very cold and the place gave her the worse feeling.

"Why, where we keep our most special guests," Endymion replied in a teasing tone. "Here are your precious senshi," Endymion said, opening the locked door into a dark room.

Serenity peered inside and gasped. The room was covered in black and red velvet with simple torches lighting the room. All around the room the senshi were bound in different ways. Ami had her arms and legs chained to a stone bench. It looked as though she couldn't move one part of her body independently except for her head. Makoto was chained up by her to the wall, her feet hovering just a few feet above the ground. Then there was Minako, who was chained all over her body to a pillar. Finally, there was Rei, who was bound to a wheel with a few knives stuck around her body, some dry blood on her shoulder. They were all gagged as if they had been yelling and the guards had gotten annoyed so they just stuck scarves in their mouths. Endymion had a proud smirk on his face.

"Girls!" Serenity shouted, running forward but getting a whiplash when Endymion pulled at the chain around her neck. "The girls! Let them go!" Serenity demanded.

"You said that you only wanted to see them. Now, follow me if you wish to peer at your father and stepmother," Endymion said. He was all too happy for Serenity's likings.

"Oh, I forgot about poor Maria," Serenity muttered.

"Behold, the once great Apollo and his pretty new wife, Maria," Endymion announced, opening another door. Serenity felt her knees go completely weak at the sight before her.

End of chapter!

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