**So this is the sequel to Battlefield of Love. If you haven't read that, I highly suggest you do so that you understand what's going on.**

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I hope you enjoy! It's a short beginning, but it gets the ball rolling…

Disclaimer: I do not own any Sailor Moon characters

Chapter 1: Welcoming

Neo-Queen Serenity briskly walked through the palace halls after just greeting Sailor Mercury and her daughter, Small Lady. The young princess had been living on separate planets every year for the past eight years in order to get an in depth look as to how the people lived, the different ecosystems, and what sort of different troubles could effect a whole nation of people. It was very eye opening for her and she even had to go into battle on two planets. So far she said her favorite planets were Venus and Saturn. Now that she had completed her universal training, she had to approach her parents with her final reports and see if they thought she was fit enough to end her studies once and for all.

"You little brat! GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"

Serenity stopped dead in her tracks as she saw her son Endymion being thrown out of his older sister's room. He slid across the floor and came to a screeching halt half way on the slick marble. His mother rushed up to him and was about to pick him up when he leapt to his feet and tried to go running after his sister. She held the little scoundrel back with a tight clutch around his torso.

"Whoa, whoa, what is going on?!" she exclaimed. "Rini's home for two seconds and already you're giving her trouble?"

"I didn't do anything wrong!" he whined as he tried to get out of his mother's strong grasp.

"He was going through my drawers, Mom!" she snapped.

"No I wasn't!"

"I caught you red handed!"

"Why would I go through your things?! You're a girl!"

"I don't know, you little freak!"

"I'm not a freak!"

"Yes you are!"

"Will you just look inside?!"

The princess rolled her hands up into fists and Serena tried to soothe the situation, "Go on Small Lady. Go look."

She stalked off into her room and pulled open the drawer to find a gift wrapped in glittering pink paper and tied up with tassels. She unraveled the present, her eyes wide with shock and opened it up to find a new brooch to hold her crystal for when she would surely morph into Sailor Mini Moon. The adornment was a golden star with a pink heart in the center. She turned to the doorway where her mother was standing with her brother leaning against her.

"Little Endy chose that for you," the queen announced.

"Th-thank you."

"You're welcome," he growled, still upset at the fact that his sister thought he was going through her things.

He removed his grip from Serenity's body and walked away back to his room, leaving the mother-daughter duo to duke it out if they so pleased. Serena pursed her lips as Rini sat on the edge of her bed, her eyes glued to the glittering object in her hand.

"You always think the worst of him," she said.

"He's my brother. What am I supposed to think?"

"That he's not like everyone else," she answered. "Have you ever heard him start an argument with you before? Has he ever pulled any pranks on you?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because Papa taught him how to be a gentleman," she mumbled.

"Right. And I thought I had taught you how to be a lady … I seem to have been mistaken."

She left her daughter to think about what she said and traveled to her husband's den. She found him sitting on the window sill, letting the light breeze waft into the room and the sunlight beam on his skin as he read over a file. His grey eyes jumped up to the figure that had walked in the room and a smile caressed his features.

"Hi," he said as she made it to his side, leaning against his shoulder. "How's the fairest of them all?"

"Tired of children," she said.

"What happened now?" he asked as he looked back at his paper work.

"You know how Rini gets. She always assumes the worst of her brother when in reality doesn't do anything wrong. I haven't ever seen him be rude to her, torture her, or pick a fight," Serena explained.

"What is wrong with that boy?!" Darien said mockingly.

His wife slapped his arm lightly and complained, "Seriously, darling. She still has such an attitude about her. I don't know that any of these trips to other planets have matured her in the slightest. She's in her mid-twenties. How has she not grown up yet?"

"She still lives with us, that's why."

"Do you think it's time we let her live on her own some place?"

"Yes, I do. I've thought that for a while, but you didn't listen to me."

"Oh, I listened, I just chose to ignore you," she said sweetly as she kissed his cheek. She rested the side her head against the top of his as she asked lazily, "Why doesn't she have any suitors?"

"Because she's still pining for Helios."

"She should really try to court other men…"

"You know what she'll say to that," he sighed as he averted his gaze back to her. "You never courted anyone but me so why should she think about anyone but Helios."

"We're different though."

"Are we? Are we really? Because they have kept their love for one another just like we did. They watch each other from afar … they're a regular Romeo and Juliet."

Serenity shrugged in response and then tore away from her husband. It was useless to try and compare two completely different relationships like theirs. She couldn't even remember her life before Endymion was a baby, much less her older daughter. The queen pushed herself up into a standing position and kissed her husband on his head as he continued to read over the documents in his hands. She strolled out of the room, down the long hallway, but paused suddenly when she heard harsh, whispered voices coming from Rini's bedroom. She leaned her ear against the door and listened closely.

"Are you going to tell your parents?" Hotaru asked.

"Not yet," the princess replied.

"You can't keep it a secret for long, you know. It's going to get out."

"I'll announce it once they tell me I've completed my studies."

"And what if they said your reports and analysis of the planets aren't adequate enough?"

"Well, it's not going to change anything. I'm Helios's wife. It's set in stone."

Serena gasped quietly and placed her hands over her mouth as she stepped away from the doors. Her eyes were wide with shock as she stared down at the marble floor. Her hands started to roll up and down into fists as she wondered what to do in this situation. She heard footsteps from down and jumped when she felt a pair of caressing hands grip onto her bare shoulders.

"Honey? What's wrong?" Darien asked.

She didn't answer. She simply lunged forward and burst into her daughter's room without warning. Her eyes shot daggers at her offspring and Rini leaped up further onto her bed. Her mother had never barged in like that before; she must have been pissed about something.

"How dare you!" she snarled, her face contorted with rage. "You go behind my back and get married?!"

"Married!?" Darien exclaimed. Confusion started to flood his features as he stared at the pink-haired, scared girl on the white fluffy bed.

"Who do you think you are, Small Lady Serenity?!"

"I'm Helios's wife, that's who!" she snapped back, her head held high.

"You're too young!"

"Says the woman who got married at sixteen."

"You are such a child! You still haven't matured in the slightest bit!" Serenity screamed. "I can't believe you! I don't even know what to say or do at this point!"

Darien squeezed his hands on Serena's shoulders and said calmly, but with a firm, disappointed tone, "Rini, you aren't allowed to see him."

"But—"

"You still haven't completed your training and your rebellious behavior has proved to us that your studies haven't taught you one of the most valuable lessons ever; maturity. As of now, you're moon grounded. You're not to leave the palace unless we say so and you are to report to me or one of the scouts after every meal for consultations and further discussions on your reports. Is that understood?"

"Papa—"

"Is that understood, Small Lady?" he interrupted, his stinging tone proving that this wasn't up for discussion.

"Y-yes father," she whispered.

The couple left their daughter's room in a huff and were approached by their son who had a look of fear riddled across his face. He had obviously heard the argument from his parents and was shocked by their tone of voice. Serena's expression softened and she lifted her little boy up into her arms with ease.

"Hi sweetheart," she said quietly into his ear.

"Why were you yelling?" he asked.

"Because your sister did something very stupid," she explained.

"So? She does that a lot."

Serenity giggled a little, "Yes, darling, she does, but this time it was unforgivable."

He snuggled up against his mother and decided to quit asking questions for now. Endymion was a smart kid; he took after his father. He knew that things would be answered in time along their own course.

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