Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Dementia Concerto ❯ Still... ( Chapter 1 )

Dementia Concerto

A Sailormoon Fanfic by Q.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon. Quite honestly, I don't want to own Sailormoon. I do however, own Grey Haze, and Princess Erycandrea/Sailor Cassiopeia. Please don't use them without my permission. To learn more about Haze, please go to http://www.geocities.com/asylumrpg . You could also go to my Mediaminer gallery. http://www.mediaminer.org/user_info.php?id=3601 Or email me at Q_slash@hotmail.com

This work of fan fiction was inspired by the songs that just happened to be playing while writing or editing the work. For An interesting effect, listen to the songs, while reading the story, though it is not required. Enjoy.

Part I

Still - Alanis Morrisette

"I am the harm that you inflict. I am your brilliance and your frustration, I am your immaturity and your indignance.... and I love you still."

The Handmaiden gazed out the window, to the night sky. Her heart throbbing dully in her chest. Like so many times before. She is past tears; she's been shedding them nightly for months on end. She has accepted her new position. Her princess's position.

However, she was no where near accepting this life of labour to be her fate. Oh no. But how can one change ones fate the girl wondered.

"Haze!" A voice snapped from behind her, and the girl turned from the window, startled to see her princess standing in the chamber doors. "Get away from that window, and help me with this ghastly gown!"

Haze exhaled, her alabaster eyes taking one quick glance to the window before she approach princess Erycandrea, who was holding her svelte arms out at her sides, as if being crucified. The Handmaiden made her way behind the Princess and began unlacing the satin ties at the back of the gown.

"Oh," She sighed. "Oh that is better."

The dress was pale gold, and had no sleeves nor straps. But its had layer upon layer of voluminous skirts, making the princess appear as if she were some sort of anthropomorphic volcano rather then a person.

The Handmaiden finished undoing the ribbons in back then slowly, almost hesitantly, ran her palms down the princess's sides, until she reached her hips. At this point, Haze carefully pulled the gown down the length of the princesses body.

Beneath the gown was a sheer white slip.

Haze reddened somewhat.

The princess stepped out of the gown as she ordered Haze to put it back in the wardrobe. She then sat at her dresser, watching the reflection of Haze shuffle about, dress in hand.

"Hurry, you foolish servant! I wish to sleep!"

Haze's head lowered submissively at the chiding, robotically replacing the dress in the closet before returning to Erycandrea. Standing behind the princess, haze removed the fasteners in her princess's lovely strawberry blonde hair. Erycandrea let the hair tumble down to her mid back and pointedly handed the brush to Haze.

Haze gently brushed her princess's hair, pale hands floating through the fair tresses. The scent of the hair wafting to her nose. What a beautiful scent. Tenderly she tended to the Princess's hair, careful to make sure every strand was in its proper-

"OW!" the Princess shrieked, grabbing the brush from the handmaiden. "That hurt! What are you trying to do? Kill me?"

Haze's eyes lidded partially, unamused. "Erycandrea, you're bing absurd-" she tried to reason.

"You WILL refer to me as "your majesty"!" the Princes hollered, "see this?" Erycandrea pointed to her small gold tiara resting on her forehead. The tiara rarely ever left the princess's brow. Only in bathing and sleep did it. It even remained the same static hunk of metal when she was in her Senshi form. The orange topaz set in the centre of the tiara reflected Haze's eye back at her. "This means I'm the leader! Im the princess! Im in control of your pitiful life! Got it?"

Haze's eyes widened at the sting the princess's words held. All she could do was hold her fists at her side. The Dull throb of her heart was changed. It now pounded with anger and rage and an intense urge to lash out at her beloved princess.

"Get out!" The princess sneered, pushing Haze back from her.

Haze blinked, then hastily bowed, before pivoting on a foot and hurrying out of the chambers.