I seem to be on a Sailor Moon writing kick lately. Here is my take on the Silver Millennium and the senshi and the shittenou's courtship. This is just going to be a romance. I'm not going to dwell on the Dark Kingdom and all that jazz. Just a nice love story. Make sure to review and tell me what you think.
His heart wasn't in practice Kunzite saw. He put his fingers to his mouth and whistled shrilly, stopping Nephrite before the other man harmed the daydreaming prince. Since Endymion's attention was elsewhere, he didn't heed the whistle and swung at Nephrite, catching him in the back and sending the auburn-haired man sprawling.
"Blast it," Endymion said, finally snapping back. "I'm sorry, Neph, I wasn't-" he was interrupted by all four of the shittenou. "- paying attention. Yes, we know."
Endymion gave a short laugh. "I really am sorry," he held out a hand to help his friend up. "It's just this proclamation that my parents have passed."
Kunzite raised one silvery eyebrow and said, "The marriage one? It doesn't affect just you, Endy. All of us of noble birth are being made to wed."
"But its stupid!" the prince fumed.
"It is," Kunzite agreed. "There isn't anyone on this planet I could foresee wedding, and since we are not members of the Silver Alliance, we don't have any other options. But this means our training shall be limited in the near future, and we should not neglect it."
The others groaned but assumed fighting stances. "Maybe," Kunzite drawled. "You should all just pray to the Goddess Venus for love."
/
The lone woman cursed, trying to tug her cloak from where it was hooked in the shrubbery, yet still keeping her hair and face covered. She let out another string of curses when her cloak ripped and sent her stumbling backward into a pair of hard arms.
"Those are very unladylike words coming out of a lady," an amused voice said as she righted herself, making sure that the cloak still covered her face.
"Well if you were there observing my predicament and didn't help, then you're not a gentleman, so I don't have to be a lady," she retorted, resisting the urge to stick out her tongue. She looked up at the tall, dark-haired man with the dancing blue eyes, and her breath was taken away. She recognized the symbols of nobility and gave a low curtsey. "But forgive me, my lord, that was uncalled for."
He studied her for a moment, trying to place her, but short of ripping her hood off, he wasn't able to hazard a guess. "I don't recall seeing you around here before."
"I'm visiting, and while my mother was occupied, I went for a walk," she said, softly. "And now I must go before she returns." The girl turned to leave and he grabbed her wrist.
"Let me show you the way," he said, surprising himself at the pleading in his voice.
"No, my lord, that would not be right," she said, pulling her wrist from his grasp and setting off quickly. She tripped over her cloak, causing the hood to fall for a moment and he caught a glimpse of silvery-blonde hair before she pulled her hood back up.
Endymion stood still watching the girl until she disappeared.
/
"I met a girl today," Endymion said walking into Jadeite's rooms and throwing himself across a lounging couch. "But I think I scared her."
His blonde friend laughed at the perplexed tone his prince gave off. "Perhaps you did. What is her name?"
Endymion frowned. "I forgot to ask it." Jadeite doubled over in laughter and Endymion threw a pillow at him. "She was in a hurry to get away, and I didn't have the chance."
"Well what did she look like?" his friend asked, sitting across from him.
Another frown. "I'm not sure. She wore a hooded cloak and all I saw was a glimpse of her hair. It was the most beautiful color. But her voice, was like bells. It was beautiful. And her hair was this silvery-blonde color. The same color as moonlight."
Jadeite stopped laughing and sat up quickly. "No Terran has hair that color."
Endymion sat up as well. "It seems I have an intruder in my midst."
/
"Serenity!" the dark-haired girl exclaimed, violet eyes flashing. "What could possibly have been running through your mind to make you think it was okay to go to Earth? There's nothing but savages down there!"
Serenity shrank back under the Martian Princess's gaze, but her tone was firm when she answered, "Not all of them. I met someone down there."
Mars groaned sinking down to the bed. "Oh, Serenity. I know that you've been upset over your mother's edict, but you can't go running off. If anyone of those Terrans found out you were down there, you'd be in trouble. Violating any number of treaties. Not to mention if someone got it in their mind to ransom you. There's a reason you have a guard, Serenity. Now promise me you won't go down there again, not without someone to protect you."
Serenity nodded, crossing two fingers hidden in her skirts. "I promise, Raye," she said, fully intending to go back to Earth again.
/
It was two days before Serenity found a chance to revisit Earth. This time she transported herself into the castle grounds, keeping an eye out for the man she met the other day.
She finally found him in the courtyard. He and his sparring partner were shirtless, wielding their swords with ease. She watched fascinated as the two of them went round and round. She crept closer and closer to them, lowering her hood so she could see better. As she moved closer, she tripped and landed ungracefully in the center of the sparring match, cursing.
"This time you have no excuse for unladylike behavior," an amused male voice said. "I just found out you were here, so I was not behaving unseemly."
Serenity accepted the outstretched hand and rose to her feet, trying her best to be graceful and not blush at the half-naked man in front of her. "Thank you," she said, bowing slightly.
She had forgotten about the man he was practicing with until he spoke. "Endy, you have an obligation to report non-Terrans."
She gasped and glanced up sharply, her hood falling off. "Oh you can't! I'll leave and never come back, but my mother would kill me if she found out I'd been here."
"Relax," the dark-haired man said. "I find you too intriguing to turn in. Besides," he said, glancing at the other man. "I don't have to if I don't want to. And I don't want you saying a word either."
The light-haired man shrugged. "Whatever you say, Prince Endymion."
The prince winced and walked over to his things and pulled a tunic over his head then gestured to Serenity. "Come sit with me. Talk with me."
Serenity cast a nervous glance at the man over her shoulder and said, "As long as this isn't a trap."
They talked for awhile, eventually the other man, whose name, Serenity found out was Kunzite, sat with them, silently.
Endymion reached out and traced the moon sigil on her forehead. "Do all Lunarians have these?" he asked, quietly.
Serenity shook her head, sending her pigtails flying. "No, it's a symbol of the females in my family. My mother and I are the only ones with them right now. My daughter shall carry it and so forth."
Their quiet moment was shattered when a familiar voice called out, "Princess! You're here again?! We have to go home!"
Serenity groaned and faced the blonde-haired senshi. Venus stood with her arms crossed against her chest and her toe tapping, a sure sign she was upset. Serenity leaned close to Endymion and whispered, "I shall be back," before heading over to Venus, who was sizing up the situation, on alert for any possible threat.
Kunzite stood and moved toward Venus and Serenity and smiled as he looked at the other girl. "It must be hard, having a bundle of curiousity for a princess," he said, softly.
"Kunzite!" Endymion scolded.
Venus looked at Kunzite, her blue eyes wide, and she blushed, before grabbing Serenity's hand and disappearing in a swirl of golden light.