First Meeting

Serenity goes to Earth in hopes of meeting the Prince and isn't disappointed. That is, until she sees his sword fighting skills first hand.

"Who are you?"

Serenity practically jumped out of her skin as she spun around. When she saw a man with jet black hair, ocean blue eyes and in full armor pointing a sword at her, she instinctively brought her hood higher and unsheathed her own sword. She recognized him from images Sailor Mercury had shown her; he was the Prince of Earth. At least, she hoped he was-she had heard that he was an excellent swordsman and couldn't wait to find out if it was true.

"I'm... I'm lost," She hit herself upside the head mentally. If this really was the Prince, she highly doubted he would be anywhere easily accessible.

"Oh really? You just happened to get past the guards in the surrounding area and get inside the Royal Gardens?"

"So you are the Prince of Earth? That's great news! Would you mind dueling me in a one on one sword fight?"

He almost dropped his sword in surprise, and really looked at her. She was wearing a flowing skirt that went all the way to her ankles, where he could just make out pale yellow boots. She had a jacket that resembled his Shittenous' uniform, but it was white with a golden ribbon around it as a belt, where the sheath for her sword was. There was a cape tied around her neck with a hood, which she had up, and had a regal air to her.

"May I ask why? I don't mean to be rude, but you wouldn't win. I have been trained by the best on this planet."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

He shook his head before answering, "If you insist."

They simultaneously put the flat of their swords on their chests and took a bow. Serenity lunged forward when they stood straight, and Endymion immediately parried. He went for her side that she'd purposely left open and she went forward, blocking the attack, simultaneously forcing him to move backwards. She kept moving onwards, hitting his blade with her own and maintaining her offensive strategy. He tried on many occasions to get the upper hand, but she wouldn't give him any opportunities. All Endymion could do was keeping his defense up, so that she didn't have a chance to strike any weak spots.

Even so, he forgot an important lesson that Kunzite had told him over and over again; keep an eye on your opponent and your surroundings. Serenity didn't forget, and when he fell backwards into the water fountain, she took the opportunity to jump in, land on his weapon and put her own to his throat. Only then did they realize her hood had fallen during the fight.

"You're..."

"Yeah," she stepped back, lifting it back in place. She put her sword away with a victorious smile on her lips, not bothering to hide her smugness as she said, "You know, you might have been trained by the best on this planet, but there are other planets out there. Need a hand?"

"Sure," when he took her extended hand, he pulled her in the water, causing her to yelp in surprise. He laughed harder than he had in a long time as she pushed herself into a sitting position. Her face was completely covered by her hood as she spit some water out of her mouth.

He tugged it up and smiled at her, "Prince Endymion from Earth, heir to Elysian and this planet."

She shook his offered hand and replied, "Princess Serenity from the Moon Kingdom, heir to the Silver Millennium."

"I thought princesses were taught to curtsy?"

"And I thought princes were taught to bow, and how to charm a lady. I suppose both of our expectations were not fulfilled."

He let go of the wet clothes and ran a hand through his hair, "Touché. You know, you just keep on surprising me. You're not what I would expect for an heir to such a powerful kingdom."

She took the cap off her face and said, "Let me tell you right now; I am not a typical princess,"

"I can tell. Might I ask what you're doing here, breaking many laws in the progress?"

She smiled brightly at him, unknowingly sending his heart fluttering, "I've always loved sword fighting and when I learned in my studies that one of the best swordsman, you, was on Earth, I had to come. Not only would I get to fight with someone who may be able to defeat me, but I'd be on Earth, the he beautiful planet that was always forbidden. I couldn't resist. Besides, I've been practicing teleportation in the progress."

"What?"

"Do you honestly think this is my first visit here? I've been trying to find you for ages. I've been able to test out my magic that's been developing recently just by coming here. It's fine though, rules were made to be broken. Well, that's what Jupiter says anyway."

They both stood up and Endymion berated himself for the butterflies in his stomach-not that she was doing much better. Both tensed up when they heard,

"Endymion! Don't think you're going to skip your studies by hiding in the gardens!"

"I'd better go..." She looked behind her nervously. The prince might not mind the fact that she was Lunar, but his guardian probably would.

"Wait! Can you come again?"

She smirked at him, forcing herself to stay calm. This was just another Prince, it was fine, she could still speak and act normally.

"Sure. But only if you promise to get better by the time I get back. I was anticipating a challenge."

With a final wink, she was gone.

End (?) of First Meeting

By SailorNerd

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, but it sure is fun to pretend!

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed this story! Now, I wasn't planning on continuing this but I have a few ideas… If you guys want more chapters, please let me know since I'm leaning more towards leaving it as-is. Until then, hopefully you'll hear from me soon!