Danger, Protection, Love

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This is probably my favorite Sailor Moon couple of all times. Please do not judge me too much on my grammar, spelling, and other stuff. Thanks for all of those who have supported me through my writing. ;)

Chapter 1: An Uninvited Guest

"Small Lady, you must hurry up and get ready. The party is in an hour!" my friend Hotaru ushered me. I rolled my eyes and ran up the stairs after her. I had just rounded the corner to my hallway when I knocked into something.

"Ouch! I am so sorry I didn't mean…" I apologized.

"It is alright Rini. No harm done," replied the person I hit. I looked up and saw Helios, my best friend in the entire world. Helios is the guardian of the Golden Crystal and the ruler of Elysium. His hand stretched out to me. I took his hand and he helped me onto my feet. "Are you okay?"

"Yes I am. Walk with me?" I suggested to him. Side by side we walked to my bedroom door. Hotaru was already there panting. She turned away when she saw us together. We came to a halt in front of my door and faced each other.

"Helios, are you going to the party tonight?" I asked casually. His face flushed as he glanced at me.

"Of course I'll be there Princess! You do not expect me to miss your 16th Birthday Party, do you?" Helios smiled, bowing to us as he did. Hotaru and I curtsied in return. I watched with a little regret as Helios left. Once we were inside my room, Hotaru laughed.

"You are so love struck Small Lady! I will admit that, that friend of yours is a handsome man. I think that you two would be a cute couple." Picking up my hot pink dress from my bed, I blushed. Her statement was true, but I could never let either of them know that I was secretly crushing on Helios.

"We are just friends Hotaru, besides I do not stand a chance. Every single girl in the whole kingdom is in love with him. Helios would not like me in that way if his life depended on it." I replied pulling the dress over my head. I walked out and Hotaru scoffed at me.

"Whatever! He likes you and you know it," she said exasperated. She helped me lace up my dress in the back. The dress itself was a hot pink color, with a fluffy bottom, and it was strapless. After she laced me up, I put on my shoes and laced up the back of Hotaru's dress. Our conversations were limited to few to none since our nerves were kicking in.

It was time for us to head to the grand staircase. Hotaru descended down them before me, because, as was accustomed, the Birthday Girl was to go down when announced. "Now announcing the future queen of the Silver Millennium, Small Lady Serenity!" the announcer exclaimed. I took a deep breath and started down the winding staircase. As my audience came into view, I smiled a shy smile at each one of them. Finally, I made it to the bottom and took the hand of Helios, who was to be my escort. It seems to me as if my luck is changing for the better.

"You look beautiful tonight Rini." Helios murmured as we approached my parents. I bowed to Helios and then to my parents before taking my rightful place on my Father's left side. Beside me, Helios stood acting as a Guard for me. The ballroom was beautifully decorated in pink and silver decorations. All of the moons and hearts had been created exactly as I had hoped they would.

"You may all resume dancing," I said loudly enough that those in the back could hear me. Daddy grabbed my right hand and kissed it.

"Tonight is your night Princess. You should go and join in the dance." I looked at my dad and matched his smile.

"Rini, I think you should go and have some fun. Tonight is the last night you have as Small Lady Serenity. Tomorrow you will become Rini, Princess in Training," imputed my mother. Leaning forward I grinned and nodded to her. I stood up and grabbed Helios's hand, startling him. I dragged him over to where Hotaru and her boyfriend, Peruru, were standing. Peruru was my dream elf, who had helped me back in Tokyo when I was younger. The four of us bowed to one another in greeting. We laughed about how we girls always dance to weird songs.

"Hotaru, do you want to dance?" Peruru asked her as a slow song came on. The song was played by the orchestra instead of the DJ that Dad hired from the Earth Kingdom. Hotaru nodded at her boyfriend and took the arm that he had extended towards her.

"Now is your chance to dance with him Small Lady," she whispered to me. Peruru finally got her out on the dance floor after about 3 minutes of finding an empty spot. I could feel Helios tense beside me. I looked at him questioningly. His eyes focused on me as soon as I met them.

"Would you do me the honors of dancing with me tonight, Your Highness?" Helios questioned bowing. My face grew hot as I took his hand.

"Helios…of course you can." I replied. His face was just as red as mine was by the time we made it to the center of the dance floor. We were silent for a while as I tried not to step on his feet. I can dance perfectly well, but when I am with Helios, I get terribly clumsy. I spotted Hotaru and Peruru with my parents. I did a small wave, sending the four of them into smiling fits. What was with them? It wasn't as if I had never danced with my best friend before!

"Rini, you won't step on my feet. Trust me, right now I think that you could not dance more flawlessly." Helios whispered. I looked up into his eyes and smiled. The music came to a sudden halt as the Entrance Doors flew open. Everyone moved from the dance floor to the sides of the room so that they would be out of the way. Everyone that is, except for me and Helios. A suddenly new figure walked into the room. In a flash, my father was standing beside me and Helios.

"Who goes there? Why have you disrupted this ball?" Daddy questioned. The figure became clearer as he stepped into the light.

"Why King Endymion, do you not remember your old pal? Has these girls brainwashed you that much?" said the man. I gasped as I realized who it was…Fiore.

"Fiore, what are you doing here?!" demanded my father. Fiore laughed a menacing laugh. Helios tightened his grip on my arm.

"To put it simply, I have come here to take your precious daughter from you. Since you destroyed someone I truly cared about, I felt that it was time to return the favor," he explained. I cringed into Helios's side as I listened to Dad's old friend. Behind me, I could hear my mother gasp in fear. I turned and saw that she too had stood up. She moved slowly towards me, it seemed that Fiore was watching the group of us.

"You will come nowhere near my daughter Fiore. I have had to show you before that we are not your enemies, but your friends. Why is it that you do not understand that?" She seemed calmer then I did at the moment. I guess it came from all of the experience she had as a Sailor Scout.

"I did believe it for a long time Serenity. Once again I was tossed unto a different planet; I realized that you ALL just used me as an excuse to get your precious Endymion back. Now hand over the girl or else all of you will die!" Fiore threatened.

"You cannot have her!" Helios cried from beside me. In a manner of seconds Helios was no longer Helios, but Pegasus. He only ever changed forms when something bad was going to happen. So this must mean that now is a good time to panic. I stroked his mane for comfort.

"Stop this Pegasus! If I don't cooperate with him, then everyone will pay. I cannot have that." I whispered letting go of him. His eyes went from looking at Fiore to me and I could hear him mentally in my head.

Rini, I will NOT sit here and watch you give yourself up. If something horrible were to happen to you then I would never been able to forgive myself. Just please…let me protect you. He begged me. I shook my head and ran out in front of the group.

"Leave them alone! If it's me you want then come and get me!" I screamed.

"Rini, no!" my parents cried in unison. Pegasus whinnied in agony. Fiore laughed again.

"What a smart little girl you are. Now, come here." He demanded.

"I don't think so!" I spat running around him. I dashed outside of the Crystal Palace and into the courtyard. Since I live on the moon, there is an edge, unlike Earth. Its weird since the moon is also round, but now is not the time to think about this kind of stuff. I need to focus on getting away from Fiore. I fell right by the edge of my kingdom that overlooked the Earth. If I go two more inches, then I am a goner.

"Princess, if you fall, then you will not be a lick of fun. Now come here." Once again I rolled my eyes at him. This time a spit at him, hitting him right in the face. "I see, if that is the way you want it." He inched closer to me and I had no where to go. I lost my footing and fell off of the edge. I screamed loudly as I saw the faces of my parents and Fiore!

"No! Rini!" cried my mother. Her voice was faintly audible from the distance I fell. My fall finally ended when I hit something. I opened my eyes to see what had broken my fall. What I saw completely amazed me.

"Oh my gosh, Pegasus!" I exclaimed shocked.

Did you honestly think that I would let you die? What kind of man do you think I am?! I could hear the laughter that he was trying to suppress.

"I'm so glad that you are the one here to save me and not someone I don't know." I laughed grasping onto his mane as he went higher in the air. It was not the first time that I had ridden on his back, but something about this particular time was different. Now it seemed as if he was the only one in the universe who cared.

I understand. I was informed by your parents that Fiore has left the palace, but you are not safe there. They ordered me to keep you safe; even though that is what I was going to do anyway.

"If we cannot go home, then where are we going to hide out at?" I asked. Underneath me, Pegasus shook with what seemed to be laughter.

Rini, we are going to Elysium. Besides, no one but me, you, and the people of Elysium no how to get into the kingdom. I tensed at his words. Would someone from Elysium tell Fiore that I was there? There is no need to worry. You will stay with me at the Palace. Just remember that everyone loves you there and will do anything to protect you. I promise you that.

"Thank you Helios." I replied kissing the back of his neck.

You are most welcome…Rini. We continued our long journey to Elysium where I would help him rule until the scouts defeated Fiore once and for all….again.

That is the end of my first chapter! Please read and review so I know what I can do for the other chapters!! Much thanks to all of those who read my stories!!!!