Shades of Purple

Don't Mess With My Love

"Um, hi?" Mars said, opening the door to an unfamiliar face.

"Hello. I'm here to see Venus. Is she here?"

"Yeah, I think so. One sec."

Instead of going to fetch me, Mars decided to scream as to be heard throughout the entire palace.

"VENUS! COME DOWN TO THE FOYER. SOME GIRL'S HERE TO SEE YOU."

I was in my room and heard her loud and clear. She continued to yell my name the longer I took to get there, up to the point where I was borderline jogging down there.

"Luana?!"

"Hi!" she excitedly exclaimed as we ran up to embrace.

"Okay, so you obviously know who this is," Mars said.

"This is my good friend Luana from back home. We've known each other for years."

I turned back to her. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you in ages!"

"Well, you know I've been a wedding planner for a long time now," she began. "And recently I planned a wedding for one of your kingdom's soldiers, and he and his wife were so pleased with the outcome, that they put in a good word with your parents for me at Magellan Castle. They contacted me and invited me to go in for an interview, and last night they gave me the news. I am now officially the kingdom's full-time event planner!"

"Oh wow, that's fantastic! I'm so excited to have you working so close, and I'm sure my folks are happy to have you too. Hey, you'll get to experience part of what I do now."

"Yeah, I'm stoked! I just wanted to deliver the news to you in person."

"That's so great. We won't have to be so far away now whenever I visit home."

There was another knock on the door.

"I'll let you two get that. I don't wanna intrude on your little jamboree here," Mars said as she walked away. Typical.

I opened the door and found my love standing there with a large rose, which he handed to me as we embraced.

"Hey you," I said. "Just decided to drop in?"

"I wanted to let you know that the prince is having a little gathering tonight. I know it's a bit last minute, but I would love to see you there."

"Okay, sure! Kunzite, this is my friend Luana from my hometown. She just showed up here and surprised me. Luana, this is my boyfriend Kunzite. He's from Earth."

"Nice to meet you, Kunzite. I don't think I've ever met anyone from Earth before."

"It's an honor to be the first. Pleasure to meet you." He bowed respectfully.

"Kunzite is the head general of Prince Endymion," I bragged.

"Speaking of which," he cut in. "I really must be getting back. But I will see you tonight, and your friend is welcome to attend as well." He kissed me on the cheek before departing.

"Aww, you two are meant to be," Luana said.

"You're gonna love Endymion's palace," I said after closing the door. "It's like nothing else on Venus or even here."

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We walked through the palace to the teleportation portal.

"So, how are you and Akio?" I asked.

"Oh, that... it's over with him, as of last week," she said, trying not to look sad.