Endymion slowly pulled away. Suddenly, the zigzag lines appeared once again on the monitor. Endymion stared at the screen, then turned his head and looked at Selenity. Selenity breathed in, then breathed out. Queen Serenity gasped. Everyone gawked at Selenity. Endymion held on to her hand. He kissed it and told her to wake up. Selenity woke up. Endymion was the first person she saw. She blinked a couple of times. Then she fully opened her eyes. She rubbed them a little. She blinked a couple of times again. She stared into Endymion’s eyes for a long time. She lay there, not moving a muscle. Suddenly, she got up and wrapped her arms around Endymion’s neck. She held on to him tight, as if to make sure she wouldn’t fall. Endymion stood there for a minute, not moving anything. Then, he wrapped his arms around her. She started crying.

“Oh Endymion. What happened? What happened?” Selenity asked, crying.

“Nothing. The only important thing now is you’re still here.”

“What do you mean ‘I’m still here’?”

“Never mind. Don’t worry about what happened.”

“How can I? I need to know what happened.”

“Selenity. Listen. Just push everything to the back of your mind.”

“Okay. I’ll try” she said, calming down.

Endymion turned to the doctor.

“Doctor, can I return Selenity to her home?”

“Not right now. She’s still a little shaky. It’s not good for her.”

“I understand.” He turned back to Selenity and kissed her hand. “I’ll be back Selenity. Don’t worry.” She nodded her head.

He went to the secret spot. He picked more flowers. Then, he saw a flower he had never seen before. It was white with a light pink stripe in the middle of each petal. It was the most beautiful flower he had ever seen. It reminded him of Selenity and decided to name it after Selenity. It also seemed to be the only flower of its kind, so he decided to leave it there and not pick it. Instead, he took some of its seeds and planted them so there would be more of them. Later, he returned to the hospital. Selenity was lying on the bed, motionless. When the door opened, Selenity tilted her head so she could see who was coming into the room. When she saw Endymion, she got out of the bed. She stumbled on a wire, but Endymion caught her in the nick of time. She could have gotten a concussion. He put Selenity back into her bed. She closed her eyes, then she opened her eyes. Endymion spoke to her.

“Hey you. What’s wrong? Why are you stumbling on wires?”

“When I saw you, I had to be in your arms.”

“Well, I could have just walked to your bed and held you in my arms.”

“But I had to be with you.”

“And tripping on wires would be worth being with me?”

“Yes!!”

“You must be crazy!”

“I am. Crazy for you.” She hugged him tightly. “I’ll never love another man. I’m crazy for you.” Selenity said dreamily.

“I am too” Endymion said, stroking her hair.

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One week later, it was time for Selenity to go home. Her wound was almost fully healed. It needed one more week to fully heal. Selenity was allowed and told to stay at Endymion’s house. After all, it was the closest house to the hospital. It would have taken Selenity an hour and a half to get to her house. Selenity was very glad to be staying at Endymion’s house. Endymion took her home. He called for the maid.

“Maid. Take Selenity to a room please. Make sure she’s comfortable.” Selenity spoke.

“No Endymion! I want to stay with you.”

“Selenity, you have to go. You need to get better soon.”

“Okay. If you say so.”

“Good. This is good for you. And don’t worry. I’ll see you right after you’re in your room.” He turned to the maid. “Maid, take her to the room she wants to be in. If she wants anything, get it for her. No arguments. Okay?”

“Yes Prince.”

“Good. Now go.”

“Yes sir.”

Selenity had decided to stay in the room next to Endymion’s room. She was asked if she wanted anything. When the maid was told what she wanted, she went to get it.

“Prince, princess Selenity wants you. She requested it.”

“Now, why am I not surprised?” he said to the maid. She gave a little laugh.

“You two are very in love, aren’t you?”

“Yes maid. We are.” he said, smiling. The maid laughed a little.

“That’s great. It definitely looks as if you two will never be separated by anything!”

“That’s true.” He smiled and finally walked up the stairs. Suddenly he stopped and ran down the stairs. “Maid, Maid!” he cried. “Come quickly.” She rushed over.

“Yes Prince? What is it?”

“Where is Selenity staying?” He put on a wide grin. The maid started to smile a little.

“You called me over just for that?” she asked.

“Yeah. Why?” he asked, already knowing the answer.

“Because I thought something terrible had happened. It seemed like an emergency.”

Endymion broke out into laughter.

“Ha ha. Very funny.” The maid said sarcastically. “The princess is in the room next to yours. Have a nice day.”

“Thank you maid.”

The maid walked off, laughing at herself. After that, Endymion walked up the stairs and opened the door to guest room.

“Selenity. I’m here.” He waited for Selenity to come rushing to him. He looked around. “Selenity? I’m here. Selenity?” He looked around again. He entered the room. “Selenity?” He looked around once more. “Selenity? Where are you?” Selenity wasn’t in the room. She was missing.

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He ran up and down the hallway. He called the maid on the intercom system and told her to search for Selenity. Endymion got worried out of his mind. He entered his room. Then, he stared blankly... at Selenity. She was sitting on his bed, looking at everything Endymion kept in his secret compartment. She smiled at him. He gave a half-smile. She got up and hugged him. At first he was confused. Before he said anything, she spoke.

“I love you so much. I never want to let go of you.”

“Me too, but, what are you doing?”

“I never knew you loved me this much. If I’d known that you did this, I myself would have made a place for you like this.”

“You wouldn’t have to do that. You’ve already made a place for me.”

“I have? Where?”

He took her hand and placed it across her heart. Then he said “Right here and if you made me more of these, this would be my favorite one.” A tear fell from her eye and she gave him a little kiss.

Then at the same time, they said to each other “I love you.” They smiled.

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Two weeks later, they went to a town fair. They were having a lot of fun together. They didn’t want the day to end. Then, they saw a fortune teller booth. They decided to go there. They were expecting a good fortune. The fortune teller then popped out of nowhere.

“Welcome my child” she said to Selenity. “Come in. Come in. Sit down.” They sat in the musty smelling chairs. “Your name is?” the fortune teller asked.

“Selenity” she answered.

“And yours?” the fortune teller asked, turning to Endymion.

“Endymion. Endymion for short.” he answered to her.

“Beautiful names” the fortune teller said. “My name is Esmerelda.” She gave a grin full of yellow and crooked teeth. The sight of that sent chills down Selenity’s spine. “Well, do you want you fortunes told or what?”

“Oh yes, please proceed.” Endymion said. There was a moment of silence. Then, the fortune teller spoke.

“Selenity, I see that you will be getting married to a fine young man.” Selenity smiled and turned to face Endymion. The fortune teller spoke again. “And Endymion, I see you marrying a beautiful girl.” Endymion turned to Selenity and smiled at her. “I see a good future ahead of you two.” Then, Selenity spoke.

“I know I’ll have a wonderful life with Endymion.”

“And I know I’ll have a wonderful life with Selenity.” Then, the fortune teller covered her ears and screamed a frightening scream.

“What is it?” Selenity asked.

“The spirits are telling me horrifying things.” she answered.

“What spirits?” Endymion asked.

“That doesn’t matter now! Tell me Endymion. Was there another girl that was madly in love with you? Like Selenity?” she asked frantically.

“Yes there was.”

“Did her name start with an ‘A’?”

“Yes, it did.”

“What was her name?”

“Anna.”

“Did she recently die?”

“Yes, she did.” Esmerelda covered her ears, trying to keep the voices of the spirits out of her head. “Why?” Endymion asked.

“The spirits are telling me that she’s coming back to haunt you.”

“I don’t believe in ghosts” he answered.

“No! You have to believe me! She’s coming back to haunt you. She wants to separate you two. She’s trying to keep you two apart.”

“How can she? Ghosts can’t be seen in daylight.”

“She’s going to haunt you in your dreams! That’s the only way a ghost can contact you.”

“So, what’s she going to do?”

“She going to kill you in your sleep!”