I am not sure exactly how long this story will be, but i estimate
that it will be about 12 chapters, plus a prologue and an epilogue.
Then I plan to have this as only the first story in a series of
probably 4 stories.
Disclaimer-i do not own the Sailor Moon characters. I am borrowing them from
Naoko Takeuchi. The rest of the characters are invented by me however.
Prologue:
One chilly, colorful autumn day a baby was born. She was
only a little baby girl with gentle, light purple eyes and a tuft
of light purple hair growing on her head, but she was the rightful
heiress to the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium. She
gurgled and smiled in the arms of her mother, Queen Selenity, but
one day she would only feel coldness towards the woman who tried to
destroy her love. She turned and smiled at her father, King Stephen,
but someday all she would know of him was that he was a cruel man
who tried to control her and alter destiny. She shifted in her mother's
arms because she was uncomfortable, but she needed to get used to this
because her life was doomed to be full of uncomfortable, painful
feelings. She was destined to see the death of her parents, her love,
and her only daughter. She was destined to see the destruction of her
beloved kingdom, but she was also destined to be a wise and gentle
ruler. However, that is the future and this is the present. Right now
she is only a tiny baby cuddling in her mother's arms.
Queen Selenity looked down at her daughter lovingly. "She is
beautiful is she not darling?" Although the queen had asked King
Stephen his opinion, she could already anticipate his answer. Stephen
was always predictable like that.
"Very," he answered unexpectedly. Queen Selenity's head shot up
in surprise, and then her gaze softened. She kissed King Stephen softly
on the cheek. Well I guess he is not so predictable after all, Queen
Selenity thought. She had been expecting him to answer with his usual
"I guess," or "Sure,"or another vague answer similar to that............
.........................................................
Princess Serenity turned four years old; she was out in
the palace gardens with her father and mother. She tugged on her
father's pant leg. "Will you spend time with me daddy?" she asked
innocently, her light purple eyes sparkling with hope and anticipation.
"No, I have got work to do. As a King my duties have to come
first. You understand?" he asked, not truly listening to her answer.
Tears sprung to the little girl's eyes. *What have I done to make daddy
never want to spend time with me,* she wondered sadly.
Once Princess Serenity had grown older, specifically once she
grew to be five years old, she had already learned that there were
certain ways a princess was to act, certain things a princess was to
say, and certain things a princess could not do or say. She despised all
of these rules. When she ate in front of her mother or father she
always ate in the proper way. However when they were gone, and it was
only her, or her and her guardians, she ate sloppily, messily, dirtily
even, and she was proud of it. Serenity had four guardians called senshi.
All the moon princesses had that, in fact. Callie, Lily, Maddie, and
Trina were her four guardians. Callie was the leader of her senshi. She
knew that they were meant to protect her, but she was not truly good
friends with them. She was only five years old, and they were all eight
for one reason, and for another reason she felt they did not understand
her or her need to escape the life of a princess. She may have been only
a child, but Serenity already had a burdened life with the pressures her
parents were constantly putting on her to look and act perfect.
"Serenityyyy," Callie whined, annoyed. "Why can you not you eat
the way that you are supposed to?"
"I can," Serenity replied simply. "I just choose not to."
"Princess Serenity," Queen Selenity said sharply, appearing in
the doorway. "You will listen to your top guardian, and you will eat your
food in the correct manner," she chastised.
"Yes mother," Princess Serenity mumbled, as she began to eat her
food in the proper fashion....................
Years later, after Serenity had turned nine, she was eating
breakfast with her guardians. After breakfast, she told her guardians she
wanted to go out for a stroll alone. Lily voiced her concern, "We need to
go with you to make sure you are not harmed, your royal princess."
"I will be fine. There have not been negative forces for over nine
centuries now," Princess Serenity argued.
"She has a point," Trina agreed.
"All right, but promise me you will be careful," Lily sighed.
Serenity smiled and agreed wholeheartedly. Of all the guardians, Lily was
probably her favorite. She was always a bit overly concerned for her, but
Serenity took that as a sign of affection. Even if it could get annoying.
*She is better than Callie who is always nagging on me for not doing things
perfectly, or Maddie who has never even shown a glimmer of affection for me.
Trina was okay but too logical. There was not much emotion in her, and
consequently not enough care for me,* Serenity thought to herself as she
ran outside the palace walls to meet her best friend.
"Miriam," Serenity yelled excitedly when she saw her blond-haired,
Venusian friend. "Oh Miriam, you do not know how glad I am to see you,"
Serenity said happily. Running up to her best friend and hugging her
with all her might.
"Glad to see you too Serenity," Miriam chuckled. "Long time no see,"
she said softly a few minutes later.
"Yes I know," Serenity said, "You do not know how glad I am to see
you."
"Your parents as demanding as ever hm?" Miriam questioned curiously.
"Worse even. If that is possible," Serenity chuckled. Serenity had
met Miriam last year, much like she was meeting her now. She had left her
room late one night when she couldn't sleep. The people at the ball her
parents were hosting were making a lot of noise. So Serenity snuck out to
have some time alone with her thoughts. Serenity had always been an
introspective girl after all. She had seen Miriam crying by a fountain in
the garden. Serenity knew for a fact that Miriam must be royalty, because
only royalty was allowed in the garden. She sat down next to the girl and
asked her what was wrong. She soon discovered that Miriam and her were
practically kindred spirits. Miriam was the princess of Venus, and she was
born only 10 days after Serenity. She despised life as a princess as much
as Serenity did. They both shared tales of how much they dreaded getting
older and always having to cater to others like fake, mindless zombies.
They wanted to help others, but they wanted to help with a spirit of true
giving, not just be rulers who were doing the "proper" thing. Serenity had
seen Miriam several times since then, but all of those times were over six
months ago, and Serenity had missed her. Miriam was the only person who
understood Serenity. They were kindred spirits, or as Miriam preferred to
say, they were soul-sisters.
"Young lady what are you doing out of the palace walls and without
your guardians no less??" King Stephen's voice boomed accusingly across the
courtyard as he stepped outside of the palace walls.
"I was only talking to my friend. Miriam and I rarely ever get a
chance to talk," Serenity said, trying to justify herself, but she knew
instinctively that it was no good. Her father never listened to her anyway.
"YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE YOUNG LADY," the King screamed. "GET BACK
IN THE PALACE NOW."
Serenity glanced back at Miriam who gave her a look of genuine
concern; she mouthed, "it will be okay. You have always got me with you in
spirit. We will see each other later."
"I do not know about your parents, but I hope that they do not
condone this kind of behavior from you either Miriam," King Stephen said
unkindly. "I shall tell the King and Queen of Venus what you two have been
up to." Princess Serenity and King Stephen walked back to the palace.
Miriam and Serenity were barred from seeing each other until they both
grew older and could make "wiser decisions" as Queen Selenity put it. This
age was determined to be twelve. So, for three years, these two
soul-sisters had to be content with their memories of each other. Serenity
cried almost every day after that, but she still had many happy moments as
well. She grew closer to her guardians, the senshi, over the next three
years. She also grew into a young lady as her body and mind began to
develop more. She began to see advantages to using her manners, at least
when she was in public. She obeyed her parents always now. Although she
did not always agree with their decisions, she abided by them because she
came to see that as the wisest course of action. She also began to become
interested in males. She was to go to her first ball on her twelfth
birthday, and she was also to see Miriam at the ball. Serenity had
been preparing for months for this night. Once it came she became very
excited to experience her first real ball as a woman, and quite anxious to
see her best friend for the first time in three years.
To be continued……..
that it will be about 12 chapters, plus a prologue and an epilogue.
Then I plan to have this as only the first story in a series of
probably 4 stories.
Disclaimer-i do not own the Sailor Moon characters. I am borrowing them from
Naoko Takeuchi. The rest of the characters are invented by me however.
Prologue:
One chilly, colorful autumn day a baby was born. She was
only a little baby girl with gentle, light purple eyes and a tuft
of light purple hair growing on her head, but she was the rightful
heiress to the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium. She
gurgled and smiled in the arms of her mother, Queen Selenity, but
one day she would only feel coldness towards the woman who tried to
destroy her love. She turned and smiled at her father, King Stephen,
but someday all she would know of him was that he was a cruel man
who tried to control her and alter destiny. She shifted in her mother's
arms because she was uncomfortable, but she needed to get used to this
because her life was doomed to be full of uncomfortable, painful
feelings. She was destined to see the death of her parents, her love,
and her only daughter. She was destined to see the destruction of her
beloved kingdom, but she was also destined to be a wise and gentle
ruler. However, that is the future and this is the present. Right now
she is only a tiny baby cuddling in her mother's arms.
Queen Selenity looked down at her daughter lovingly. "She is
beautiful is she not darling?" Although the queen had asked King
Stephen his opinion, she could already anticipate his answer. Stephen
was always predictable like that.
"Very," he answered unexpectedly. Queen Selenity's head shot up
in surprise, and then her gaze softened. She kissed King Stephen softly
on the cheek. Well I guess he is not so predictable after all, Queen
Selenity thought. She had been expecting him to answer with his usual
"I guess," or "Sure,"or another vague answer similar to that............
.........................................................
Princess Serenity turned four years old; she was out in
the palace gardens with her father and mother. She tugged on her
father's pant leg. "Will you spend time with me daddy?" she asked
innocently, her light purple eyes sparkling with hope and anticipation.
"No, I have got work to do. As a King my duties have to come
first. You understand?" he asked, not truly listening to her answer.
Tears sprung to the little girl's eyes. *What have I done to make daddy
never want to spend time with me,* she wondered sadly.
Once Princess Serenity had grown older, specifically once she
grew to be five years old, she had already learned that there were
certain ways a princess was to act, certain things a princess was to
say, and certain things a princess could not do or say. She despised all
of these rules. When she ate in front of her mother or father she
always ate in the proper way. However when they were gone, and it was
only her, or her and her guardians, she ate sloppily, messily, dirtily
even, and she was proud of it. Serenity had four guardians called senshi.
All the moon princesses had that, in fact. Callie, Lily, Maddie, and
Trina were her four guardians. Callie was the leader of her senshi. She
knew that they were meant to protect her, but she was not truly good
friends with them. She was only five years old, and they were all eight
for one reason, and for another reason she felt they did not understand
her or her need to escape the life of a princess. She may have been only
a child, but Serenity already had a burdened life with the pressures her
parents were constantly putting on her to look and act perfect.
"Serenityyyy," Callie whined, annoyed. "Why can you not you eat
the way that you are supposed to?"
"I can," Serenity replied simply. "I just choose not to."
"Princess Serenity," Queen Selenity said sharply, appearing in
the doorway. "You will listen to your top guardian, and you will eat your
food in the correct manner," she chastised.
"Yes mother," Princess Serenity mumbled, as she began to eat her
food in the proper fashion....................
Years later, after Serenity had turned nine, she was eating
breakfast with her guardians. After breakfast, she told her guardians she
wanted to go out for a stroll alone. Lily voiced her concern, "We need to
go with you to make sure you are not harmed, your royal princess."
"I will be fine. There have not been negative forces for over nine
centuries now," Princess Serenity argued.
"She has a point," Trina agreed.
"All right, but promise me you will be careful," Lily sighed.
Serenity smiled and agreed wholeheartedly. Of all the guardians, Lily was
probably her favorite. She was always a bit overly concerned for her, but
Serenity took that as a sign of affection. Even if it could get annoying.
*She is better than Callie who is always nagging on me for not doing things
perfectly, or Maddie who has never even shown a glimmer of affection for me.
Trina was okay but too logical. There was not much emotion in her, and
consequently not enough care for me,* Serenity thought to herself as she
ran outside the palace walls to meet her best friend.
"Miriam," Serenity yelled excitedly when she saw her blond-haired,
Venusian friend. "Oh Miriam, you do not know how glad I am to see you,"
Serenity said happily. Running up to her best friend and hugging her
with all her might.
"Glad to see you too Serenity," Miriam chuckled. "Long time no see,"
she said softly a few minutes later.
"Yes I know," Serenity said, "You do not know how glad I am to see
you."
"Your parents as demanding as ever hm?" Miriam questioned curiously.
"Worse even. If that is possible," Serenity chuckled. Serenity had
met Miriam last year, much like she was meeting her now. She had left her
room late one night when she couldn't sleep. The people at the ball her
parents were hosting were making a lot of noise. So Serenity snuck out to
have some time alone with her thoughts. Serenity had always been an
introspective girl after all. She had seen Miriam crying by a fountain in
the garden. Serenity knew for a fact that Miriam must be royalty, because
only royalty was allowed in the garden. She sat down next to the girl and
asked her what was wrong. She soon discovered that Miriam and her were
practically kindred spirits. Miriam was the princess of Venus, and she was
born only 10 days after Serenity. She despised life as a princess as much
as Serenity did. They both shared tales of how much they dreaded getting
older and always having to cater to others like fake, mindless zombies.
They wanted to help others, but they wanted to help with a spirit of true
giving, not just be rulers who were doing the "proper" thing. Serenity had
seen Miriam several times since then, but all of those times were over six
months ago, and Serenity had missed her. Miriam was the only person who
understood Serenity. They were kindred spirits, or as Miriam preferred to
say, they were soul-sisters.
"Young lady what are you doing out of the palace walls and without
your guardians no less??" King Stephen's voice boomed accusingly across the
courtyard as he stepped outside of the palace walls.
"I was only talking to my friend. Miriam and I rarely ever get a
chance to talk," Serenity said, trying to justify herself, but she knew
instinctively that it was no good. Her father never listened to her anyway.
"YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE YOUNG LADY," the King screamed. "GET BACK
IN THE PALACE NOW."
Serenity glanced back at Miriam who gave her a look of genuine
concern; she mouthed, "it will be okay. You have always got me with you in
spirit. We will see each other later."
"I do not know about your parents, but I hope that they do not
condone this kind of behavior from you either Miriam," King Stephen said
unkindly. "I shall tell the King and Queen of Venus what you two have been
up to." Princess Serenity and King Stephen walked back to the palace.
Miriam and Serenity were barred from seeing each other until they both
grew older and could make "wiser decisions" as Queen Selenity put it. This
age was determined to be twelve. So, for three years, these two
soul-sisters had to be content with their memories of each other. Serenity
cried almost every day after that, but she still had many happy moments as
well. She grew closer to her guardians, the senshi, over the next three
years. She also grew into a young lady as her body and mind began to
develop more. She began to see advantages to using her manners, at least
when she was in public. She obeyed her parents always now. Although she
did not always agree with their decisions, she abided by them because she
came to see that as the wisest course of action. She also began to become
interested in males. She was to go to her first ball on her twelfth
birthday, and she was also to see Miriam at the ball. Serenity had
been preparing for months for this night. Once it came she became very
excited to experience her first real ball as a woman, and quite anxious to
see her best friend for the first time in three years.
To be continued……..