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Chapter 16: Confusion

Last time: On the Forgotten Princess

'She's right. I'm treating her as if she's my princess and not Trista.' he thought looking up to see Trista staring him with a look of concern.

"What's wrong with her? I heard everything." He bowed his head and then closed his bedroom door. "Don't worry about it. She'll be alright, she's a maid after all." he replied sarcastically while looping his arm through Trista's.

The young princess didn't reply but knew the prince didn't meant what he had said.

'Selena, forgive me.'

The story continues...

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King Damien and King Rudolph stood outside on the balcony on the third floor of the palace talking about old times. They had not seen much of each other over the past three years and had a lot of catching up to do. Today however, they had spent most of the day together while their wives were busy about the palace making preparations for the ball.

"So, how has the Moon Kingdom been running these past few years?"

The flaky brown haired man paused for a minute, placing his hand under his chin.

"There have been lots of problems that slipped through the crack over the last two years. Many of the members on board of parliament have deceptively enslaved the villagers under our control. So many of our people are homeless and degraded and I sometimes don't know how that happened. We were only made aware of the some of the problems a few months ago because my advisor came clean about his involvement in the situation. He was one of the people trying to seek power and dominance over all people of the Moon Kingdom."

King Damien paused once again placing his hands on the balcony railing, "I am mostly to blame because at times when Serenity was going through her episodes it was a bit difficult to run the country great without having to worry about her health."

Rudolph nod with a slight smirk.

"Interesting. I can understand your pain. It is sad to hear that the village has deteriorated over the years."

The blond king frowned while turning his attention back to his best friend, "But is Serenity better now?"

Damien sighed, casting his eyes to the courtyard below, "Yes. She has been for a while but after seeing your son's maid I am afraid that she will soon fall back into her episodes once again."

"I see."

King Rudolph raked his blond beard and let off a sigh. He knew exactly what his friend was talking about it and he knew for a fact that the queen had a right to react the way she did. He himself could see the resemblance of the young girl to the late princess but as usual he kept his opinions to himself. The only thing he could reason out was that the young girl might have somehow lost her memory or something. In his mind, there was no way a girl could resemble the late princess and the queen so much without being the rightful heir.

The two remained on the balcony staring down at the courtyard in silence. What was to become of the Moon kingdom since there was no longer an heir? Rudolph gazed at his best friend and then closed his eyes. He had nothing to worry about because he had a son but Damien and Serenity had no one. Surely they would have to get a relative to become the new heir after all these years. The silence thickens and soon both men retreated back into the palace to prepare for the ball that was soon to commence.

IN THE HALLWAY

Selena ran as fast as she could down the palace halls and deep into the garden. She stopped for a moment by a small bridge and stared at the sight before her. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. A brown wooden bridge that appeared to be golden in the moonlight could be seen a few inches in front of her. Small white roses were piled up around the area and few of their stems were wrapped around the railings of the bridge.

To her far left there were small white roses that lay around in a small puddle. The young blond slowly made her way onto the bridge. She couldn't believe that she had acted that way in front of the prince, shouting at him and clearly disobeying his orders. What had gotten into her? She closed her eyes and began humming a tune her mother used to sing to her when she was a little girl. Selena could remember the times when she couldn't sleep because of her baby brother crying constantly at night. When her mother knew she had a rough time sleeping she would come in and sing a soft melodic tune to her and that would help calm her nerves.

'I miss you mom.' she thought with a sad smile, 'I wonder what you guys are doing.'

Selena opened her cerulean eyes and looked at the palace. There was much more to this place than what met the eye and for some reason she didn't want to find out anymore about it. Everything about and in this place gave her headaches.

'Maybe I should leave this place and go back home. I guess it would be better than staying here.' she thought leaning off of the bridge rail.

Slowly she walked down the bridge and headed towards the stable. Staying in this kingdom was the worst thing she could possibly do. Selena quickly took up an old saddle from the stable grounds and strapped it onto Sugar. She then hopped onto the horse and rode towards the palace gates. Unfortunately when she came to the gate it was locked. No guards could be seen at the gate at the time and she figured that they were either sleeping or depositing their duties. The young blond immediately jumped off of the horse and proceeded to try and open the gate.

'Man, how am I going to get out of here?' she pulled on the metal gate but to no avail it didn't budge.

Selena continued to shake the metal gate violently trying to figure out a way to open it when she heard a snarling and scraping noise behind her. She turned around in a quick motion and there standing in front of her with an evil look on its face was none other than a wolf. It had long claws and dangerous fangs as it gazed at the blond with its evil dark black eyes. Its skin was dark but she couldn't figure out what the color was due to the dim lights around the palace gates. She stood still in fright wondering what her next move should be.

'Where did that come from?'

Sugar began neighing and kicking up its legs high into the air as if to chase the wolf away but it didn't work. The wolf continued its snarling and growling at the young girl. Selena was scared and didn't know what else to do. She immediately jumped back onto her horse and galloped away rushing through the gardens while the wolf followed close behind. She kept looking back and wondering where this animal came from. To her knowledge the palace gates were securely guarded and the king and queen did not keep a wolf within the palace walls.

'How did this thing get in here?' she thought, turning back around while holding the bridle tightly.

A piece of her long blond hair made its way to her face blocking her view. Before she could get a clear view of her surroundings she was hit in the face. Upon reflex from the hit, she raised her right hand upwards and parts of her brown sleeve ripped across the tree branch that knocked her down. She fell to the floor with a loud thump while Sugar galloped away out of fright. After a few seconds she got up and scanned her surroundings. Rubbing her forehead, she saw small streaks of blood. Serena sighed didn't realizing until she felt pain how hard she had hit her head.

Sadly, she was a good distance from the palace and the gardens but somewhere close to the far east of the palace coming close to a cliff. A small metal gate blocked her way of seeing over the cliff clearly. The latch was securely fastened and a bit rusty so she knew she would have some difficulty getting it off. Selena could tell that this gate was rarely used or ever used often. Taking up a rock from the grassy bed, she began knocking the lock off. After a few minutes the small lock broke in half. As soon as it broke, she opened the small gate and slowly walked over towards the small cliff and looked down, rubbing her head slightly.

'It looks pretty steep.' she thought, 'I can see why they bordered it off.'

"Besides, why do these kingdoms have so many cliffs?" she whispered and without warning was pushed down the hill.

A loud scream could be heard as she tumbled dangerously down the cliff.

BALLROOM

Darien and Trista walked slowly into the large ballroom. They had not said a word to each other since Selena had stormed away. However, Trista was wondering if she should say something but decided not to. She didn't quite understand how the prince could be so formal with his servants. In her palace, any servant that had been that disrespectful to the royals was severely punished. But yet Darien had taken no such measures when Selena had yelled at him. She knew deep down that the prince had feelings for his maid but she somehow chose to ignore it.

Besides in her opinion it wasn't as if she loved the prince to even be bothered by that. Plus if he had feelings for another there was nothing she could do about it, neither should she feel hurt. The dark haired princess slowly released her arm from the prince's as they walked further into the giant ballroom. The room was already occupied by many guests and Darien and Trista could see that the event had already begun. Few of the guests were already mingling with other members of parliament while others were busy dancing and talking amongst themselves.

Queen Serenity could be seen up ahead entertaining a few guests when the prince and princess came into her view. She announced their arrival, made a small speech and officially commenced the ball.

Slowly the couple proceeded onto the dance floor following suit with the guests who were already dancing. Darien walked steadily holding Trista's right hand. She gazed at him skeptically but said nothing. Immediately they began to waltz to the serene music in silence. Darien sighed now and then, thinking back to what happened with his maid just a few minutes ago. He didn't want to admit it but he felt pretty bad for making the statement he did about Selena. He was sure she had heard but at the time, he didn't quite care. Now he felt really bad about it and chose just to wallow in shame.

"This palace is beautiful, Darien." the dark haired princess, mused taking him out of his thoughts.

"Yes, it is. I remember visiting here a lot when I was a child." he replied, solemnly.

His mind drifted back to a memory of his best friend, Princess Serena, a memory of them running through the palace after Serena had stolen his shoe in an attempt to tease him. The black haired prince closed his eyes while holding the princess close to him. What had he done to deserve this? He pushed Trista outwards allowing her to do a spin and then dipped her lightly, pulling her back up firmly in his grasp. They continued to waltz back and forth to the music.

"That's marvelous. You must've had a wonderful childhood." she whispered as he placed his arm around her waist pulling her into his embrace, "You're a wonderful guy Darien and I hope we have a good life together."

She smirked as she rested her head on his chest. The prince could see her smiling while looking at the engagement ring he had given her. And for some reason he wasn't too happy about it. Was this arranged marriage supposed to make him feel better? Despite the fact that he had lost his best friend as a child, what bothered him most was that he was beginning to have strong feelings for his maid. He dismissed the thought many times and even his parents saw this. But he didn't feel this way for one reason. Not only because Selena looked like his princess but also because of her kind heart and gentleness she showed to whomever she came in contact with. That is what attracted him the most.

He opened his eyes to see Trista staring up at him seriously.

"Serena, your princess..." she began slowly, staring him with her reddish brown eyes, "How did she die?"

Darien stiffened a bit at the mention of his best friend's name and remained silent. The dark haired princess gasped out of shock when she felt the prince release her from his embrace.

He stared down at her with dark eyes as if wondering why she had dared asked that question.

"I-I'm sorry."

She stuttered while her mid-back hair swayed lightly as she moved backwards.

"It is alright. My princess…my princess drowned. That's how she died." he muttered while placing his hands in his pockets, "Princess Trista, please excuse me."

He whispered and immediately disappeared out of site leaving her standing still in shock on the dance floor. Trista stared as the prince slowly disappeared from her eye site, her hands close to her chest. All that she could make out was his black tuxedo as he turned the corner. She couldn't understand why she had asked the question or even bothered to care but for some reason she was quite curious. What made matters even worse was that she was beginning to become attached to the prince. She knew for a fact that she was slowly becoming jealous of the way the prince would treat his maid so nicely. She closed her eyes and let out a deep exhale.

'Please forgive me William.' she thought as she touched her short peach dress, 'I have betrayed you in the utter most way.'

She cried silently and fled out of the ballroom, heading towards her bedroom. On the way to the exit of the ballroom she bumped into the king. His champagne glass fell out of his hand while he bumped back into the wall behind him. The large picture frame behind him on the wall also moved a bit arching sideways. A loud clinging sound could be heard in the distance as she turned to the king. Luckily none of the guests took notice to that.

"I'm sorry, your highness. Please forgive me."

"Why the sudden rush, princess?" the king asked, trying his best to steady her by placing his hands on her shoulders.

He could see that she was shaking lightly while tears streamed rapidly down her face. After a few seconds she looked up at the king.

"Did my son do something regrettable? Cause if he did I will definitely need to have a word with him."

"No." she shook her head lightly, "He did nothing of the sort. It was my fault."

King Rudolph arched an eyebrow, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am." she bowed as he released her from his hold, "Please notify the queen that I will be in my room for the remainder of the ball. Let her accept my apologies for being sick."

She whispered and with that left King Rudolph standing still in deep thought.

FOREST

Selena stirred slowly from her lying position on the dirt ground. She sat up in pain wondering how she had managed to survive such a fall. Looking upwards, she could see that she had only survived because the cliff wasn't as steep as she thought it was. There were small ledges on the sides that help to break her fall. However, all she could remember right now was tumbling down the cliff at incredible speed but yet she sat on the ground with just minor cuts and bruises. Her eyes searched desperately around the forest trying to locate her horse. But besides that, who had pushed her?

Her face was messed with dirt and grass and large dirt stains could be seen all over her maid uniform.

"Sugar!! Come on boy!!" she yelled, getting onto her feet, "Where are you?"

'Is he still in the palace walls?'

She slowly made her way towards a large clearing. Tall oak trees could be seen perfectly aligned in a semi-circle. To her far left was a small passageway that seemed to lead further into the deeper parts of the woods. Dusting off her uniform she sighed. How could she have possibly gotten herself into this mess? Besides losing her horse, she had no idea how she would be able to make it back into the palace gates without being detected. Surely the prince would be furious when he found out that she had disobeyed his orders once again. The young blond stood still in her position feeling completely lost. She did not know where she was and if anyone stood close by.

"Hello there, Ms. Selena Tsukino."

A deep baritone voice entered her ears. The young blond gasped immediately on impulse while instantly tripping on a rock. She landed face first on the dirt in pain. Groaning she sat up and stared in front of her, rubbing her nose slightly. Her golden hair spilled down to the right side of her face while she eyed the man ahead cautiously.

He had long black hair that was tied in a low ponytail and deep mysterious eyes that gazed at her with hatred.

"Who are you?" she whispered, struggling to her feet.

"My, that hurts Selena." he replied, portraying how shock he was by hitting his chest lightly, "How could you forget such a charming guy like me?"

Selena's eyes widen in fear.

'Who is this guy and what is he talking about?'

The young girl scoffed as she gave the tall man a harsh glare.

"Have you forgotten my promise? I came back to finish what I started a few months ago." he smirked while taking out a medium sized sword from its pouch.

She gasped, "Oh no, the silencer!"

He pointed his sword in her direction ready to strike.

"And here I was thinking you forgot me."

He immediately lunged towards her at high speed. Selena stood still in her position wondering how she would be able to get out of this situation. Sure last time, she was unable to fight and now she knew how to, but it would still be a challenge especially since she didn't have a weapon. When he was almost close enough to touch her, she turned to run away but he caught her by her hair, pulling her into his death grip close to his body.

'What am I going to do? Andrew's not going to save me this time.'

Selena stood still in shock as she felt the tall man's harsh grip tighten around her neck. Her hands instantly made its way towards her throat trying her best to release herself from his hold. But it was useless she was going to die.

"This was almost too easy." he whispered into her ear.

The young girl shivered in fright. She panted constantly as he tightened his hold on her hair. She cursed herself for letting him catch her so easily without being able to fight back. Selena winced in pain as he tugged at her hair again, arching her head sideways. She clenched her teeth as she felt him place a small dagger dangerously to her throat.

"Don't worry Selena this will be over before you know it." he replied hastily, breathing down her neck.

A slight breeze blew around them as they both stood still in that position for a few more seconds. Leafs could be seen being tossed harshly and lightly in the wind while a large cloud above slowly covered the moon causing the entire area to slightly darken. Selena closed her eyes and let out a shuddering sigh. She knew what she had to do, she had to be brave and fight back. Besides, she most definitely wanted to see her family once again so she had to hang on.

'If an attacker catches you like this, what do you do?' she thought, remembering what Andrew had said to her when he was teaching her to fight.

'Here goes.'

She immediately bit her lip and slammed her elbow harshly into the silencer's stomach. He cried out in pain and moved back a little. The knife he held slightly bruised a portion of her neck while he loosened his grip on the knife. He grunted a little but the young girl didn't stop there. She then stomped her feet on his left foot, his grip completely loosen on her due to the pain while she spun around indistinctly and slammed her wrist upwards hitting his nose callously.

He screamed, clutching his nose precariously, "Why you dirty little-"

He was unable to finish his sentence because Selena had kicked him hard in the torso causing him to fly backwards and landing ruthlessly on the dirt, a few feet away from her.

The blond girl stood still breathing heavily as she stared dully at the man on the dirt floor. She winched a bit as a small trail of blood rolled down from her neck where the knife had made a small incision. She touched it and stared at the bloodstain. No matter what, she had to win this fight. She slowly moved towards the grassbed, on which she stood and took up the dagger. In a quick motion, she cut each side of her skirt, causing two slits to appear on the material of the skirt at the side of each of her legs.

"Seems like somebody's got a little spunk." the silencer spat, wiping his bloody nose.

He got to his feet and took out another blade from its sheath that was securely fastened in a strap like device around his back. He sneered at her trying his best to intimidate her but unfortunately it wasn't working. He held both blades in his hands as he observed her cautiously. She had received some sort of training to pull off such an attack like that and he wasn't expecting it at all. The last time he had attacked her, she could barely hold a stick properly or even good enough in any way to protect herself. Now she was able to knock him down that easily. Something definitely wasn't right.

The silencer wiped his long black hair behind his back and frowned. He was not going to lose to a girl.

"Now Selena, don't tell me you learnt some type of swordsmanship?" he asked in a taunting tone.

The young girl just answered with a growl.

'Who does he think he is?' she thought bitterly, 'I'll show him that I can fight. I don't need Andrew or Prince Darien to save me.'

"Well…" he paused, eyeing her cautiously, "It's obvious that you've learned some sort of fighting technique but that doesn't mean that I'm going to let you win. So, why don't we make this easy for you and just give up?"

"Never." she whispered, dangerously as he lunged at her for the second time.

She waited until he was in reach to lift the dagger upwards. The metals cling upon impact while the two struggled for dominance. The silencer growled at the young girl while he continued to push his weight down on the sword in an attempt to knock the dagger out of her hands. Selena did her best to keep the dagger from slipping out of her hand but it was useless. She wasn't as strong as this man and if she didn't work fast she would end up losing her life in an instant.

'I got to do something.' she thought, squinting her eyes as sweat began flowing down her cheeks, 'I know what to do.'

She yelled almost catching the tall man off guard. The blond girl jumped a bit in her spot and then drove a high kick into the man's chin. Blood could be seen spouting out of his mouth while he staggered back dropping one of the swords in the process. She reached for it immediately and turned to look at him.

"Now we're even."

He growled dangerously at her, "You're gonna pay for that!"

ON THE BALCONY

The moon was full and radiant as it peek its silver rays out slowly from a large gray cloud while the bright white moonlight shown vibrantly onto the balcony casting a slight shadow on the queen below. The atmosphere was calm and cool as Queen Serenity stood silent over looking the palace courtyard. She sighed in defeat. Closing her eyes she mellowed in the serene feeling while a soft breeze caressed her short silver purplish bangs. She opened her eyes and sighed once again.

Why did she have to feel this way? Why was she feeling such uneasiness since the arrival of her friends? She felt joyous, happy and worried. Something just didn't feel right. The small view that she could see outside the palace gates looked almost too perfect and she couldn't help the bad feeling that was creeping up inside of her. She clasped her small hands in front of her face and closed her eyes once again.

'Damien, I know you don't believe that this servant girl is our daughter but I know in my heart that she is.' she bit her lip harshly, 'However, if I am wrong, I will finally have to accept that I have lost my daughter forever. I will also move on as well.'

She stood still as she felt a quick stab to her stomach. The pain moved rapidly upwards to her chest. Clutching her chest, she bent over the railing in pain, breathing heavily.

'What is this feeling?' she thought, gasping for breath, 'Why do I feel like I am dying?'

She gasped urgently for breath as she gripped the railing violently. Sweat could be seen dripping down her face and she soon found herself on the floor, still fighting to breathe. After a few more seconds the feeling subsided. She slowly pushed herself off of the floor and positioned herself into a standing position. A lone tear traveled from her eyes, down her cheek and under her chin then finally to the floor.

'What is wrong with me?'

Queen Serenity turned her gaze back up to the sky, letting her eyes settled again on the moon. She couldn't understand what had just happened to her but it felt as if she was on the verge of dying. What made things even worse was that she had this feeling before. The first time it occurred was when her daughter, Princess Serena's life was in danger. But that was years ago. It just wasn't right. Her daughter was dead according to all officials and people of the palace and village. Could this mean that her daughter was still alive? Or was on the verge of dying…again? She shook her head trying her best to relinquish such thoughts. How could she be so sure? She frowned, placing her hands to her chest.

'My darling, Serena.' she thought, sadly.

"Aunt Serenity." came a small voice almost startling her.

She wiped her eyes quickly, pushed down her floor length dress before turning around. There standing in front of her was none other than her niece, Princess Mina. She wore an off the shoulder peach floor length dress. She walked closer towards her aunt. Her blue eyes glittered with sadness.

"Mina my dear, what seems to be the problem?"

The blond princess sighed before coming closer towards the balcony area, "It-It's just that I have been thinking a lot since Darien's engagement to Princess Trista and I am wondering at this present time who will be taking over the Moon Kingdom when you step down as queen?"

The silver purplish haired woman's face grew grim. How could Mina know she was thinking the exact same thing? Queen Serenity moved forward and gave her niece a short hug. After releasing her from her embrace she gazed at the young girl lovingly with a brief smile before turning away to look at the moon again. She rested her hands on the balcony railing and Mina followed suit.

"Mina…" she began regretfully, "I do not know how to say this but you do know that you are second in line to the throne. After Serena's demised, we all knew you would have to rule sooner or later some day."

Mina turned to her aunt with fiery eyes, tears steaming down her face. The look on her face almost scared the queen and she let out a sigh knowing exactly how her niece felt. Sadly, she felt the same way when she was younger.

"I don't want it." she replied wholeheartedly.

"Mina…"

"I don't want to be queen. I want my own life." she whispered, turning her eyes upwards in defiance, "I want to walk my own path instead of leading other people."

Queen Serenity folded her arms and exhaled. Her purple eyes shone with compassion. Slowly she placed her right arm around Mina's shoulder. The princess gasped gazing upwards in shock.

"I felt the same way, Mina." she began, "Your mother was actually the one who wanted to be queen, her being the oldest. However, something changed in her along the way and she decided to pass it on to me instead. I was furious and refused to take over her role."

Mina looked at her aunt in shock. She could never imagine that a lady with such grace and elegance did not want to be a queen, because she never showed it. Mina sighed as her aunt took her arm from around her shoulder.

"After I met Damien, I somehow found the courage to go through with it and became queen of the Moon Kingdom." she gave her niece a genuine smile, "So even though you don't want it now. Who knows you might grow to like it and its perks? It's not as bad as you think it is."

Mina turned around and cast her eyes to the floor, "Maybe you're right."

"And if you need princess lessons, I will be able to help you." the queen turned around as well taking a look into the ballroom, "But you do know that I can be very strict when it comes to my lessons."

"Yes I know."

"Alright then, let's head back inside. I don't want to keep my guest waiting any longer than they should."

Mina and the queen headed towards the double doors but before Serenity was close enough to leave, she turned back and took a quick glance at the moon for no reason at all.

'Serena, if you are alive. I hope you are safe, my darling.'

FOREST

Selena gasped for breath as she collapsed onto the grass bed for the third time. This was worse than the first time. Why did it have to be worst than the first time? At least the first time she was attacked, she had a rescuer but now she was practically fighting for her life. She frowned as she gazed at the small dagger sticking out of her stomach. It wasn't lodged in too deep but she could feel pain surging throughout her entire body. How did she allow this to happen? One minute she was getting the upper hand of the guy and the next he had surprised her without warning and had used the dagger she held against her and had wedged it into her lower stomach. She bent over in pain as she coughed up blood. Her chest compressed in and out as if she was about to throw up but unfortunately nothing came. Breathing in slowly, she pulled out the dagger while a loud shriek followed. Holding her torso violently, she heaved in and out trying to fight off the pain.

"I told you that you were going to die." the silencer muttered, catching her attention up ahead of her, "No matter what you do. You're going to die…tonight."

She bit her lip, trying to make her way to her feet.

"Why are you doing this?" she shrieked as two fresh tears rolled down her cheeks, "I never did anything to you. Why do you want to kill me?"

He scoffed, taking a step forward. A heavy breeze came from out of nowhere and blew around them, sending Selena's blond hair high into the air. The moon could be visibly seen above and Selena couldn't help but wish someone was here to help her.

'Please Prince Darien I'm sorry for what I said. Please come and rescue me.'

After a long pause he answered, "I was ordered to kill you."

Selena's blue eyes widen dangerously in fear. He was ordered to kill her? But who would want that? She closed her eyes and in an instant the silencer was in front of her. He held her by the shoulder, staring her with his piercing brown eyes. She gulped and pushed him away with what little strength she had left. She picked up her sword and threw it a few feet away, and then in a quick flash did a front flip three times, landing a few feet behind him. He growled and rushed towards her.

'I have to think quickly, I have to do something.'

She moved towards the grass bed and grabbed her sword firmly in her grasped. She winced closing her left eye in pain while blood continued to seep out of her body. Stepping backwards, she bumped into an old tree bark on the grass. The tree had been cut away years ago and all that was left was the old brown bark roots that were still embedded into the ground. Turning forward she could see the silencer making his way towards her at lighting speed, his arms raised high into the air ready to strike at any minute with his sword. Selena gulped. It was now or never.

'I won't let you kill me.'

He came down towards her and she positioned her sword behind her back with her left hand, blade facing upwards. She closed her eyes as if waiting for impact of his sword on his skin. Counting slowly in her mind, she timed his movement and when he was close enough, she opened her eyes and forced her sword in his direction. At the rate he was going he didn't see her sword until it was too late. Everything else became a blur to Selena because before she could replay the events in her mind, the silencer was already laying face first upon her body, sword sticking out of his body. She gasped for breath while his heavy body laid on him.

"Get off of me." she muttered.

She could see the dull look in his eyes. His face was pale and his breathing became haggard in an instant. Blood could be seen at the tip of his lips. Her eyes relaxed a bit. She had punched his lungs.

"Selena…" he whispered as if remorseful for his sins, "Get away from the palace. Not everyone as is they appear to be. Your life is in danger. The queen hired me to kill you."

The young blond fought the urge to cry. The queen? Which one? There were three of them.

"Which one? Please tell me which one?"

"It was…it was Queen S-S-A-A-O-O..."

He muttered his last words before collapsing fully upon the young girl. His dead weight completely crushing her. She fought with all her might to push him off and when she finally did, she crawled away from him. Wiping her eyes, she couldn't help but cry. The sight of a dead man scared her and what was worse was that she had killed him in an attempt to save her life. But it still was hard to digest. She clutched her chest tightly and began wailing.

'Why? What did I do so wrong to deserve this?' she thought bitterly as a tear drop hit her head from above, 'Which queen wants me dead and why? Is it Queen Serenity, Queen Adena or Queen Olivia? Who is it?'

Selena cried even more at her thoughts completely draining herself of energy. What was even worse was that she was bleeding profusely and needed her wounds tended to immediately. The droplets continued to fall upon her and soon a heavy rain thundered down. She soon collapsed onto the grassy bed completely drained of energy. Her left hand stretched out on the grass as she took shallow breaths. After a few minutes she saw a dark figure walking towards her steadily. She panicked immediately.

'Please no...leave me alone. Don't kill me…' she thought sadly, before everything went black.

Okay. I hope you guys like this one even though you had to wait so long for it. Please tell me what you think. I can't say when the next update will be since I'm still on vacation but I'll try to do my best and finish this story as soon as I can. Sorry for the cliffhanger you guys but it's needed. Leave a review and let me know your thoughts.

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