Story: Black Rose
Anime and Book: Sailor Moon and Twilight
Pairings: Serenity/Endymion (main focus, but all normals apply)
Rated: Teen
POV: Endymion
Summary: Endymion and Serenity have been reborn repeatedly after the attack on the Moon. They Silver Crystal continues to grant Serenity's final wish: to be reunited with her love. Sadly, Serenity dies during her eighteenth year because the enemy is still after her life. Now, a thousand years later, Serenity has befriended the Cullens, a family of 'vegetarian' vampires. On a walk with Bella Cullen, Serenity falls, facing death once again. Endymion comes out of nowhere and so do the Scouts! Now, the Scouts are determined to save their princess with the help of the reluctant prince, but the willing vampires. Why is Endymion so unfriendly and distant? He isn't the same anymore - something is majorly different. And no one knows what it is, but could it be related to something so close? And why does he keep answer unspoken thoughts?
Author's Notes: I really enjoyed writing this chapter. I like the story, but I will say up front that it is a little confusing, but don't let that scare you! Just follow along, understand, and enjoy!
I watched her fall to the cold ground from the high branches of a tree nearby. I knew this was going to happen soon. Her time was always up when it came to her eighteenth year. Though, I never suspected that she'd be surrounded by a family of vampires; vampires that tried to protect her and vampires that ran towards her limp body, hoping to catch her in mid-flight. I growled quickly under my breath when the dark brunette caught my princess's body and held her to her to her chest. I saw a few of the bloodsuckers move swiftly to where my sound came from, but went back to the problem at hand:
The corpse of my past lover, my princess, Serenity.
I saw her pale pink lips trembled out a few soft words to the female vampire cradling her. Then, her strikingly blue eyes close, and her head fell back. I knew it was the end again for her. I shook my head. Why did it always have to repeat? Why couldn't they just let her live in peace? She did nothing wrong. All fifty five times over the past thousand years, she was innocent.
I couldn't let myself sit up there anymore. Before I had time to rethink my thoughts, I had dropped to the ground and ran towards her. I swiftly pulled her away from the brunette, and hugged her in my own marble arms. She felt so fragile and cold. Her pale face was whiter than usual as death tried to settle into her form, but I could still hear the faint, unbalanced beat of her heart. I knew I could try as always to save her, but the past would come back to my mind like a flash, reminding me that it would never work. How could I heal her soul when mine was gone, burned away with no remorse from the flames?
"Hey!" someone yelled in surprise from behind, but I paid them no attention. From the very beginning, she always held all my interest, and now, with death displayed on her face, I couldn't break away. I guessed that the same someone tried pulling me back, but her hand – I think it was a she – failed and slid off my silk shirt. I growled when she tried to pull Serenity away instead, and she jumped back – this time I was sure it was a female – surprised again. Silence lingered in the air for a few more seconds until another voice - a male voice - spoke.
"Who are you?" he asked in a smooth voice. I didn't answer. I just wrapped my arms tighter around my princess, but carefully so I wouldn't break her any further. I put my face in her soft, smooth silver hair. It spilled over my arms on lightly brushed the cold ground. I noticed absentmindedly that it wasn't as long as it used to be. It would only reach her mid-back if she was standing. Though, that wasn't exactly important right now.
"What happened to her?" I hissed at the man who stood just a few feet behind me.
"We don't know," the woman bloodsucker whispered, "I was talking with her, and then something happened so fast, and she was falling."
"Why is she in this dress?" I asked more calmly. It was hard to concentrate on only one thing, and I didn't really want to talk about how she died this time. I looked down at the glittering, strapless silver gown that adored her petite body. I eyed the slit the rose to her hip on her left side for only a split second before my eyes roamed over the rest of the ancient dress. It had been centuries since I'd seen it. I turned to look over my shoulder at the woman who spoke before. She had buttery gold eyes like the man that had his arm wrapped around her waist. Her hair was a deep brown that flowed down to almost to mid-back straightly. I presumed that the male voice belong to her partner. His hair was a bronze color and it was styled boyishly. They were both remarkably good-looking vampires, but no one could be compared to Serenity in my eyes.
The woman shook her head. "She wasn't at first. When we decided to take a walk in the woods, she was wearing everyday clothes: jeans, t-shirt, sweater, and shoes. Then, she started singing softly to herself, but kept getting louder and louder until there was this bright flash of white. When the light vanished, she was wearing that dress and falling."
"Falling?" I repeated slowly to myself. I saw that part, but I must have come right after her power erupted. I saw the woman nod.
"Now, can you answer our question," the man said, "Who are you?"
I smirked, despite the situation. "Endymion."
"How do you know Serenity?" another woman asked. Of course, I didn't forget that they weren't the only ones here. There were three other women and three other men. Their eyes were all the same auburn color. My gaze met this woman's eyes. She was smaller than the others with spiky black hair.
"I've known Serenity for a very long time," I said, knowing they needed to know, "I'm her past lover."
I heard someone gasp loudly from the edge of the small clearing. It was a gasp I had heard before in the past. I closed my eyes slowly, not daring to reopen them to the nightmares that was frozen at the edge of the woods. They were always skipped over before so why were they here now?
"Endymion?!" the same person said astonished, "How-? When-? Wha-?"
"I'm not a ghost, Mina," I said coldly, "Far from it, unfortunately."
"YOU! How are YOU here?!" a fierce voice boomed from behind Mina.
I sighed. I didn't need this right now. I knew I should have just stayed on that branch, and watched silently. I gave up trying to heal her awhile ago, anyway. Why did I come down this time?
"Oh, I outta-," the voice's owner began as her hands curled into fists, but a gloved hand placed itself on her shoulder.
"Calm down, Raye. We don't have time for you to try," – I smirked -, "to murder Endymion right now. Serenity is lying there within an inch from death as we speak. We need to help her."
"What can we do, Amy?" a sweet voice asked. I saw Michelle come into the clearing with Amara at her side and Trista and Hotaru only a few paces behind. Hotaru's purple eyes studied me carefully and then they flickered to Serenity in my arms. Her eyebrows creased together in thought. I looked away from her, and saw that the bloodsuckers made themselves blend in with the line of the woods. I presumed they didn't want to stand out.
I heard Amy exhale loudly so I turned to look back at her. She was shaking her head as she snapped her mini computer shut. The others were murmuring to her, trying to make sure I didn't hear, but unknown to them, I heard it all clearly.
"What is it? Can we save her?" Amara asked.
"Are we too late?" Mina whimpered with tears in her sky blue eyes.
"Is she still alive?" Lita asked as she kept glancing between Serenity and Amy.
Amy sighed again. "I don't know. The results are all mixed up."
"I can heal her, can't I?" Hotaru asked with shy, but wise eyes.
Amy looked down at the small girl. "I don't think it will be enough. The crystal needs to be restored fully too as well as Serenity's life force."
"What about Endymion? He has stronger healing powers than Hotaru," Trista mused aloud, "Maybe if they combine their powers then Serenity and the crystal will both be fully restored."
Her words made all eight of them turn to look at me. I still had Serenity clutched in my arms, but I slowly loosened them. Instead, I tucked my arms underneath her, and lifted her off the ground. I moved my body to face them with a sullen look on my face. I looked at Mina, the leader under Serenity.
"No," I said with no emotion. Mina's eyes connected with mine, and I saw the confusion in her eyes.
"Why not?" she whispered. She still held my eyes, but I could no longer stand it so I looked away, back into the woods behind her.
"I can't be around her nevertheless bring her back to life," I hissed. Her silky dress spilled over my arm like a fountain. She was limp in my arms, which made them feel heavy with despair. Though, she was as light as a cloud. I didn't even notice her weight.
"She's been looking for you all these years, and you can't even give her life again!" Raye said through gritted teeth.
"Raye," I began, but stopped. I only shook my head. Stupid Pyro. She always got to me in every wrong way. If I ignored her, then it would be a lot easier to keep my temper. My temper was not something I wanted to lose control of.
"Why can't you help her, your highness?" Amy asked softly. I saw the bloodsuckers look at me with wide eyes at the mention of my title. I glared at them in my mind.
I growled beneath my breath. "Whatever you do… do not call me that. I'm far from being royalty now."
"Oh, stop with the confusing lines, Endymion!" Mina finally snapped, "We're not asking you to draw blood here! We're only asking that you help Hotaru with your own abilities to heal our princess! Is that such a difficult task?"
I sighed, exasperated. I knew the vampires would be staring astonished again. They were revealing too many secrets. Maybe they didn't realize that we weren't alone. I doubted that, though. Should I actually do what they ask? Did they even have the right to ask me such a favor? They were only her guardians. If you ask me, where have they been all times Serenity has gone through this?
Did I even have the right myself to call upon the ancient golden crystal hidden inside me. My soul was supposed to be wrapped around it, but now that my soul was gone, the crystal just reposed there silently. It was like a burden, a reminder of the past. If the crystal did still respond to me after all these years, would it succeed to healing her? Was it strong enough or had it been dormant for too long?
I looked at all eight of the Scouts. They were glaring at me with their power filled eyes. The looks they were giving me made me think I didn't really have a choice. Serenity was their biggest responsibility. They had to do everything in their power – everything possible – to make sure she was safe.
"I promise, Serenity, I will never let anything happen to you. Nothing. I will do everything in my power to make sure you can see each sunset and sunrise."
The words froze me in place. It was the night before the war that killed us both the first time. Looking down at the angel in my arms, I knew I had that promise, at least, to keep. If this was one, the only, thing I could do for her, then I was going to take it. I wasn't doing it for her friends – the Scouts or those bloodsuckers – but for her.
"Fine," I said firmly.
"Hold on, hold on!" one of the bloodsuckers said as they came back into the clearing. The one that spoke was very burly and big. He had short hair, and those same gold eyes.
"What?" I growled. I stepped back, making sure Serenity wasn't in their reach. Another man, a blonde, came up to stand beside the burly one.
"Hello, Endymion and all of you," He said, gesturing towards the Scouts, "I'm a Carlisle Cullen. This is my family. I can see that this is a private matter, but I must offer our help. Serenity was a new friend of ours, and we took quite a liking to her. Please, consider letting us help."
The Scouts gazed at the beautiful – as much as I hated to admit it – man. I could sense they were thinking about accepting his offer, but I knew they couldn't actually let them help. They were vampires! They could kill them and her!
"You-," Mina said quietly, "There's something different. You're not… human, are you?"
My eyes widened at her observation. This was her first time seeing them, and she already figured out that they weren't normal? She was quick. But what did that mean for me?
Carlisle froze briefly, but recovered just as quickly. "What are you talking about?"
"Carlisle, you can't fool us. We're more than meets the eyes," Mina said, chuckling. "Let me think. Hmm…. I'm guessing you and your family are the legendary cold ones of Forks. Am I right?"
Carlisle chuckled. "I can see you're confident with your answer. I guess it's only fair if I say it's the truth or not."
"Carlisle!" The bronze-haired man hissed at him, but Carlisle held a hand up to silence him. He nodded at Mina, and her eyes lit up brightly.
"Well, now! That's a surprise! To think that Serenity could even befriend a coven of vampires! I always knew she was remarkable," She said, laughing. Carlisle joined her. "Of course, you can help! We'd be honored."
"Besides, we could use all the help we can get," Amy said, typing on her computer again, "We need to build a machine to help Hotaru and Endymion's powers cooperate together without hurting her."
"How do we do that?" Carlisle asked as he stepped towards the Scouts. The action took me surprise, especially since Amy did not shy away when he reached her. Confusion and astonishment clouded my mind, and I sat back down. I needed to think. I held onto my princess. She was beginning to feel cold. Carlisle and Amy's conversation became nothing my mumbles in the background as I tried to look at things more clearing from my own thoughts. Vampires and the Scouts are planning on working together to save Serenity? Was that even legal? I could feel it. It was curling throughout my body: the unknown conclusion to this story. Could vampires and the Sailor Soldiers really succeed in working together to save her? And what about me? How long could I hold on without snapping?
That's the end of the Prologue. I hope you enjoyed it. Just to let everyone know, I'm writing this fanfiction so I can get a basis for a original story of my own. When I finish this, I will create that, and of course, A LOT of the story and details will be changed. I hope the next chapter will be out soon. Thanks for reading. Merry Christmas - if I don't update before then.
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