The Language of the Heart / Prologue An Alternative Universe Story Author: Empress E-mail: empress_chan@yahoo.de ***AN: Hi minna-chan! This is my first fanfic and I was inspired to write it when I visited the palace of Versailles last year. Huge thanks goes to my editor Fly-chan for helping me out with my story and to Laz-chan for posting my fanfic at her wonderful site.*** Disclaimer: No, I don't own BSSM but I wish I would do!!!*** Prologue 02/14/2001 "Beeeeeeeeeeeeep!" rang the clock through the apartment of Serenity Angélique del Grazzi, Serena for short. But in the next moment there came a loud thud and a muffled groan from the bedroom. "Why for goodness sake are there Mondays on Earth?" screamed Serena as stood up from her bed and rushed to the kitchen. "Why, why can't I be at work early for once? But no! I just had to stay awake in the night when I should sleep instead on searching for information about Louis the Fourteenth! God, I'm so pathetic, right here I'm talking with myself when I should be at the University, grrrrrr!!" With that Hurricane Serena rushed through her apartment, all the time babbling to herself. About 10 minutes later there stood Harvard's youngest, and not to mention most beautiful, professor in the living room. * Author's POV * Mumbling apologies towards pedestrians whom she knocked down, Serena ran to her car when suddenly a strange light blinded her. All went black and Serena fell into unconsciousness. Some time later she woke of the sound of a voice that asked: "Serenity, my child are you awake?" Serena opened her eyes to see a beautiful woman in her late thirties standing beside her bed. She had soft light gold-brown eyes with long black curly lashes. Her lips were a full pink and it matched her straight short nose, her fair skin and rosy cheeks. But what stunned Serena the most was that this lady wore a beautiful dress that looked like a European princess's gown from the seventeenth century! "I'm sorry but I don't think we met. Who are you ? And can you tell me what happened to me ? to be continued ... ************************************************************************ Did you know that I LOOOOOVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEE e-mails???