Usagi walked into her bedroom. She was seventeen years old and had long,
flowing, blonde pigtails, held up by two buns that resembled meatballs. She
had a sad air to her, even though she looked perfectly content with her
life. She walked to her vanity, lowered herself gracefully onto the stool
before the mirror, and began to brush her long blonde hair.
Behind her, a tall man with shoulder-length white hair and an upside- down crescent moon walked into the room and stood behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead, not noticing the cringe that came from his beloved Serenity. He whispered into her ear, "You'll join me for dinner tonight, dearest, I assume." She only nodded her head in reply, but that seemed to be good enough for him. He straightened himself up, kissed her once more, and left the room.
Usagi finished brushing her hair and flopped down on the heart-shaped bed. She closed her eyes and thought of the first time, two years ago, when she had first been brought to this bleak, dark moon, called Nemesis.
***Flashback***
Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Scouts stood paralyzed as Prince Demando made his way over to Sailor Moon. He grabbed her and the two of them disappeared.
He reappeared back in the Black Moon Kingdom Castle, on Nemesis, holding the lifeless body of Sailor Moon in his arms. He walked into an all white room and slowly laid her down on the large bed. He snapped his fingers and her sailor fuku disappeared and was replaced with her white Neo Queen Serenity gown. He sighed, admiring her beauty, and left the room to go deliver orders for the death of the Sailor Scouts.
Usagi awakened and looked around. "Where am I?" she asked aloud.
"On Nemesis," came a blunt reply from the shadows. A confused look came on the young princess's face. "Who are you?" she asked.
"I am Prince Demando, your future husband, my queen."
***End of Flashback***
She sighed and stared up at the ceiling. "I miss Mamoru," she said to herself, and then quickly clapped her hand over her mouth as a servant walked by her bedroom door, which Demando had left open. She had almost forgotten that if any of the names from her past life were mentioned, by anyone, they would be killed. "Except for me," she said aloud. "There's always some special punishment for me." She thought of the first night that she had spoken her thoughts aloud to Demando.
***Flashback***
Usagi, dressed in a pale pink spaghetti strap gown with matching shoes and bows for her buns slowly walked into the dining room, and to her first meal alone with Demando. She shivered thinking about being alone in a room with him and shivered to think what he might do. She curtsied and sat down across from him. He nodded and they began to eat.
Usagi stared at a painting behind Demando. He smiled to himself, thinking that she was admiring him. She began to doze off over her dinner and mumbled, "Mamoru…" Demando sprung up from where he had been sitting, knocking his plate to the floor and sending his wine goblet flying into the wall and hitting it with a crash. Usagi snapped awake, and realizing what she had said ran for the door, but it was locked. Demando teleported in front of her, held her wrists together with one hand, and with his free hand, snapped his fingers. Usagi was bound to the very chair she had been sitting in.
"If you ever, EVER, say that name in my presence again, I'll…" His right hand raised up to slap her. Usagi shrank down in her chair. Demando's eyes softened and he leaned in towards her. She tried to pull her hands in front of her, realized that they were bound behind her, and started turning her head from side to side, hoping with all her heart that he wouldn't kiss her.
His hands came up and held tight to Usagi's rosy cheeks, and he leaned in even closer. Tears began to run down her face, but Diamond seemed totally unaware of their presence as he passionately kissed her.
***End of Flashback***
He had never gone through with that threat, but then again, she had never mentioned her everlasting love for Mamoru in his presence. Only in her dreams, and whispering his name at night to herself were the only times that she had said his name aloud, although she thought of him day after day.
Usagi rolled over and looked at the bunny clock sitting on the glass nightstand. "5:30," she said. "I'd better get ready, if I'd like to stay on his good side, if he has one."
She got up just as a servant knocked on the door.
"Miss," the young girl said, "I'd like to start your bath for you, if that is okay with her highness."
"It's fine," replied Usagi, as she went to her closet to pick out a dress for that night.
Ten minutes later, Usagi was settling into a nice hot bath. She sighed and leaned back, enjoying the warm steam enveloping her. She grabbed her favorite loofa and lathered it up with soap. Her arm reached over her shoulder and she started to wash her back. From outside the bathroom, she heard her bedroom door open. "Hello?" she called. No answer came in response. She quickly finished up in the bath, a little upset that her long, relaxing bath had been interrupted. She threw on her long, pink bathrobe with the little crescent moons on it over her dripping wet body and cautiously opened the door and peeked out. She saw Demando sitting on her bed, cross-legged, staring at her.
Usagi let out a shriek of terror. "What are you doing here??" she screamed.
"I believe that I live here, my dear," he replied, smirking.
"What's so funny?" asked Usagi, who was beginning to regain her composure.
"Your face," he replied sarcastically.
She made a face and calmly walked to the bed and picked up her choice outfit for the night; an ankle-length periwinkle dress that sat on the edge of her shoulders with golden trimmings and the matching tiara. Demando nodded at her choice, and Usagi returned to the bathroom, this time, locking the door behind her.
She sighed and hoisted herself up onto the counter and stared in the mirror, thinking. "What does he want?" she thought to herself, "He never comes in, uninvited, without a reason." Then, she heard the door close. She opened the bathroom door again, only to see that Demando was gone. "Hmmm," she thought to herself, "That was strange." She quickly put on her dress and began to fix her hair.
She re-twisted the buns, and this time left a strand on each side of her head down, so it sat on her shoulders, giving her an older look. She added a touch of blush and eye shadow to her face and gently set the tiara on top of her head, between her odangoes. She made her way out into her bedroom, allowing the steam from her hot bath to leave the room and went to her vanity and picked up a pair of golden crescent moon earrings. "I'm taking a risk by wearing these, but they are the only pair of earrings that match my outfit," she mumbled to herself.
She took a last look in the mirror before opening her bedroom door. "Well, here goes nothing," she thought. "I just hope he's in a good mood tonight," she thought, remembering two nights ago, when he had threatened her. She adjusted her tiara and stepped out of her room and began to walk towards the dining hall, towards Demando, and his evil plan.
Behind her, a tall man with shoulder-length white hair and an upside- down crescent moon walked into the room and stood behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead, not noticing the cringe that came from his beloved Serenity. He whispered into her ear, "You'll join me for dinner tonight, dearest, I assume." She only nodded her head in reply, but that seemed to be good enough for him. He straightened himself up, kissed her once more, and left the room.
Usagi finished brushing her hair and flopped down on the heart-shaped bed. She closed her eyes and thought of the first time, two years ago, when she had first been brought to this bleak, dark moon, called Nemesis.
***Flashback***
Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Scouts stood paralyzed as Prince Demando made his way over to Sailor Moon. He grabbed her and the two of them disappeared.
He reappeared back in the Black Moon Kingdom Castle, on Nemesis, holding the lifeless body of Sailor Moon in his arms. He walked into an all white room and slowly laid her down on the large bed. He snapped his fingers and her sailor fuku disappeared and was replaced with her white Neo Queen Serenity gown. He sighed, admiring her beauty, and left the room to go deliver orders for the death of the Sailor Scouts.
Usagi awakened and looked around. "Where am I?" she asked aloud.
"On Nemesis," came a blunt reply from the shadows. A confused look came on the young princess's face. "Who are you?" she asked.
"I am Prince Demando, your future husband, my queen."
***End of Flashback***
She sighed and stared up at the ceiling. "I miss Mamoru," she said to herself, and then quickly clapped her hand over her mouth as a servant walked by her bedroom door, which Demando had left open. She had almost forgotten that if any of the names from her past life were mentioned, by anyone, they would be killed. "Except for me," she said aloud. "There's always some special punishment for me." She thought of the first night that she had spoken her thoughts aloud to Demando.
***Flashback***
Usagi, dressed in a pale pink spaghetti strap gown with matching shoes and bows for her buns slowly walked into the dining room, and to her first meal alone with Demando. She shivered thinking about being alone in a room with him and shivered to think what he might do. She curtsied and sat down across from him. He nodded and they began to eat.
Usagi stared at a painting behind Demando. He smiled to himself, thinking that she was admiring him. She began to doze off over her dinner and mumbled, "Mamoru…" Demando sprung up from where he had been sitting, knocking his plate to the floor and sending his wine goblet flying into the wall and hitting it with a crash. Usagi snapped awake, and realizing what she had said ran for the door, but it was locked. Demando teleported in front of her, held her wrists together with one hand, and with his free hand, snapped his fingers. Usagi was bound to the very chair she had been sitting in.
"If you ever, EVER, say that name in my presence again, I'll…" His right hand raised up to slap her. Usagi shrank down in her chair. Demando's eyes softened and he leaned in towards her. She tried to pull her hands in front of her, realized that they were bound behind her, and started turning her head from side to side, hoping with all her heart that he wouldn't kiss her.
His hands came up and held tight to Usagi's rosy cheeks, and he leaned in even closer. Tears began to run down her face, but Diamond seemed totally unaware of their presence as he passionately kissed her.
***End of Flashback***
He had never gone through with that threat, but then again, she had never mentioned her everlasting love for Mamoru in his presence. Only in her dreams, and whispering his name at night to herself were the only times that she had said his name aloud, although she thought of him day after day.
Usagi rolled over and looked at the bunny clock sitting on the glass nightstand. "5:30," she said. "I'd better get ready, if I'd like to stay on his good side, if he has one."
She got up just as a servant knocked on the door.
"Miss," the young girl said, "I'd like to start your bath for you, if that is okay with her highness."
"It's fine," replied Usagi, as she went to her closet to pick out a dress for that night.
Ten minutes later, Usagi was settling into a nice hot bath. She sighed and leaned back, enjoying the warm steam enveloping her. She grabbed her favorite loofa and lathered it up with soap. Her arm reached over her shoulder and she started to wash her back. From outside the bathroom, she heard her bedroom door open. "Hello?" she called. No answer came in response. She quickly finished up in the bath, a little upset that her long, relaxing bath had been interrupted. She threw on her long, pink bathrobe with the little crescent moons on it over her dripping wet body and cautiously opened the door and peeked out. She saw Demando sitting on her bed, cross-legged, staring at her.
Usagi let out a shriek of terror. "What are you doing here??" she screamed.
"I believe that I live here, my dear," he replied, smirking.
"What's so funny?" asked Usagi, who was beginning to regain her composure.
"Your face," he replied sarcastically.
She made a face and calmly walked to the bed and picked up her choice outfit for the night; an ankle-length periwinkle dress that sat on the edge of her shoulders with golden trimmings and the matching tiara. Demando nodded at her choice, and Usagi returned to the bathroom, this time, locking the door behind her.
She sighed and hoisted herself up onto the counter and stared in the mirror, thinking. "What does he want?" she thought to herself, "He never comes in, uninvited, without a reason." Then, she heard the door close. She opened the bathroom door again, only to see that Demando was gone. "Hmmm," she thought to herself, "That was strange." She quickly put on her dress and began to fix her hair.
She re-twisted the buns, and this time left a strand on each side of her head down, so it sat on her shoulders, giving her an older look. She added a touch of blush and eye shadow to her face and gently set the tiara on top of her head, between her odangoes. She made her way out into her bedroom, allowing the steam from her hot bath to leave the room and went to her vanity and picked up a pair of golden crescent moon earrings. "I'm taking a risk by wearing these, but they are the only pair of earrings that match my outfit," she mumbled to herself.
She took a last look in the mirror before opening her bedroom door. "Well, here goes nothing," she thought. "I just hope he's in a good mood tonight," she thought, remembering two nights ago, when he had threatened her. She adjusted her tiara and stepped out of her room and began to walk towards the dining hall, towards Demando, and his evil plan.