Author's Note: Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon a nice lady on the other side of the world does, in saying that I guess you can't sue me ^_^
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Prologue
A light breeze blew through the rose garden carrying the scent of the roses to a balcony up high of a palace. There was a princess up on that balcony staring at the night sky and the stars. She inhaled the sweet scent of roses and then sighed. She was feeling immensely alone. Her long hair whipped her face as the winds began to pick up speed. There came a knock from her bedroom door. So she sighed again and went inside.
"Setsuna?" came a voice from outside.
"Enter." came the reply.
"Oh, mother. Do you require my service?"
"No. I just came to check on you. You left the table a little early and I was worried. Is something wrong?" the queen asked.
"There is no reason to worry. I was just a bit tired and so decided to retire to my room early." Setsuna answered, trying to sound as sincere as possible.
"Yes, well good-night then sweetheart." The queen knew there was something Setsuna wasn't telling her. She had no idea to what it might be but she knew in time she could get Setsuna to tell her. Whatever was bothering her had been for a while now. As she stepped out of the room she mentally kicked herself for not paying more attention to her daughter when had she started to seem distracted. Oh well there was nothing she could do about it. She let out a loud sigh and walked to her room, she walked in and closed the door behind her.
Setsuna threw herself upon her bed and stared at her ceiling. Her ceiling had been painted with a picture of the solar system with the royal families of each planet. There was Mercury's royal family the king, queen, and their daughter Princess Ami. Venus's, Mar's, Jupiter's, Saturn's, Uranus's, and Neptune's royal families the kings and queens and with their daughters Minako, Rei, Lita, Hotaru, Amara, Michelle. And there was also the Moon. Queen Serenity with her daughter Princess Serenity Her family and herself were also there.
Then she looked at Earth's royal family, their king, queen, and son. Endymoin. She suddenly felt a pang of loneliness. She blinked back tears. She had never felt so lonely before. Sure she did spend a lot of her time alone, but it was because she preferred it. Her mind went back to the last ball she had attended on the moon; it had been so long ago. She had only gone because Michelle and Amara had asked her to join them. That was when she had started to feel so lonely. If she could only remember when that strong feeling of loneliness had truly started….
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Setsuna had spent a good part of the day trying to find something to wear to the ball that was going to be held at the Moon Palace that night. After hours of trying on the same dresses on dozens of times, she finally settled on a dark forest green gown. It was a strapless gown and had a very long slit up the right side. The dress hugged her like a second skin. She wore her hair down with small braids and had diamonds adorning her hair.
"Why do I feel so excited about going to this ball?" she asked herself aloud. There had not been one time that she had actually enjoyed herself at one of these events. So why was she so excited about this one? It would be the same as all the rest of the balls. All the guests would arrive and then Princess Serenity would make an entrance with her fiancé. Queen Serenity would make some announcements and she would give an account of how the evening was going to be spent. It would usually be a feast and then there would be the dancing for the rest of the night. She avoided these events at all costs. She would only go when her parents went and when she had nothing else of interest to do. As she stepped out of her room, to tell her parents she was going now, she bumped into her mother.
"Oh, I am sorry mother! Are you o.k.?" Setsuna asked.
"Yes, yes I am just fine. I was going to tell you that your father and I have decided to join you at the ball tonight. I also need to tell you something else. Queen Serenity, your father and I have arranged this ball for you" she paused to see what her daughters reaction would be. She was afraid that her daughter would dislike the idea of a ball being held for her. Before Setsuna could respond her mother continued, "We think it is about time that you start accepting suitors so that you will be married before you come to the throne. Don't say anything let me finish first. Your father and I want to give up the throne early. We are getting to old for all of this. It puts us under a lot of stress and we can not handle it all. It is too much! Please do not argue. If you do not find anyone you truly like then you can find a husband for yourself."
Setsuna looked at her mother. She tried her best to hide her annoyance. They were only trying to help her, she knew that but she couldn't help being annoyed. She let out a sigh and nodded her head in agreement. Feeling her excitement quickly vanish she turned and went back into her room.
Later that night during the feast Setsuna felt many people staring at her and she was starting to feel a bit self-conscious. She was seated to the right of Queen Serenity, which was usually Princess Serenity's seat. Now Princess Serenity sat across from her on Queen Serenity's left. The feast seemed to go on for hours and hours. Finally the feast ended and the part of the night she had dreaded most came. They went to the ballroom where at the north end was a red velvet chair. Queen Serenity took Setsuna's arm and led her to the chair and told her to sit. She sat down and Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity, Prince Endymoin, her mother, and father gathered around the sides of the chair. A considerably long line formed to ask the Queen and King of Pluto for their permission to court Princess Setsuna.
Setsuna had expected mostly Plutonians to want to court her and as she looked around she saw that a lot of people from all the planets had also come. She wondered why so many people wanted to court her. She was simply herself. She had been at the ball where Princess Serenity's suitors had come to ask for permission to court her and she knew that not as many people had asked for permission to court her.
All the faces were a blur to her. After what seemed like a couple of minutes Queen Serenity announced that the dancing would now commence. Setsuna had to dance with all the suitors who had come. By the time she was done dancing with them she was exhausted. She tried to flee to the dining hall but was unsuccessful. She felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She let out sigh as to warn the person that she was not in the greatest of moods and then she turned around and let out an "Oh! Prince Endymoin I'm sorry I thought it might be one of my suitors."
He let out a laugh. "Well I didn't realize that those suitors could be so annoying. I apologize on the behalf of my kind. And if it doesn't annoy you too much I was wondering if I could have this dance?"
She felt her heart flutter. "Of course I'd be glad to."
"Well Setsuna I must say you look absolutely stunning tonight." Setsuna's face turned a deep red and, Endymoin, upon seeing this laughed again.
"I don't look that great" she said keeping her eyes on the ground as they danced.
"I see you are a modest person. I like that in a person."
Setsuna looked up at him and she noticed how handsome he was and felt her heart flutter. She immediately looked down. They spent a lot of time dancing and talking and they both came to find that they greatly enjoyed each other's company.
"Well Setsuna you have graced me with your company but I am afraid I must go now." he took her hand and kissed it softly. Setsuna shivered. He smiled at her and left. She followed him with her eyes. Endymoin went over to Princess Serenity, whispered something in her ear that made her giggle and they left the ballroom. Setsuna looked around and spotted Rei, Ami, Minako, Lita, and Hotaru each dancing with someone and Amara and Michelle chatting pleasantly in a corner. Though there were hundreds of people around her Setsuna suddenly felt so alone. She walked to the gardens. There she collapsed to the ground and cried and cried. And from the shadows someone watched her…
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A.N: ^_^ who is this person who's watching her ^_^ oooooo the suspense!!! I'm sure someone wants to know who this person is… but if I don't get any reviews or e-mail you'll never find out =) I'm evil *evil laugh* and I'm sorry of any of you think this chapter was too short but it was only the prologue it was originally supposed to be much shorter.
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Prologue
A light breeze blew through the rose garden carrying the scent of the roses to a balcony up high of a palace. There was a princess up on that balcony staring at the night sky and the stars. She inhaled the sweet scent of roses and then sighed. She was feeling immensely alone. Her long hair whipped her face as the winds began to pick up speed. There came a knock from her bedroom door. So she sighed again and went inside.
"Setsuna?" came a voice from outside.
"Enter." came the reply.
"Oh, mother. Do you require my service?"
"No. I just came to check on you. You left the table a little early and I was worried. Is something wrong?" the queen asked.
"There is no reason to worry. I was just a bit tired and so decided to retire to my room early." Setsuna answered, trying to sound as sincere as possible.
"Yes, well good-night then sweetheart." The queen knew there was something Setsuna wasn't telling her. She had no idea to what it might be but she knew in time she could get Setsuna to tell her. Whatever was bothering her had been for a while now. As she stepped out of the room she mentally kicked herself for not paying more attention to her daughter when had she started to seem distracted. Oh well there was nothing she could do about it. She let out a loud sigh and walked to her room, she walked in and closed the door behind her.
Setsuna threw herself upon her bed and stared at her ceiling. Her ceiling had been painted with a picture of the solar system with the royal families of each planet. There was Mercury's royal family the king, queen, and their daughter Princess Ami. Venus's, Mar's, Jupiter's, Saturn's, Uranus's, and Neptune's royal families the kings and queens and with their daughters Minako, Rei, Lita, Hotaru, Amara, Michelle. And there was also the Moon. Queen Serenity with her daughter Princess Serenity Her family and herself were also there.
Then she looked at Earth's royal family, their king, queen, and son. Endymoin. She suddenly felt a pang of loneliness. She blinked back tears. She had never felt so lonely before. Sure she did spend a lot of her time alone, but it was because she preferred it. Her mind went back to the last ball she had attended on the moon; it had been so long ago. She had only gone because Michelle and Amara had asked her to join them. That was when she had started to feel so lonely. If she could only remember when that strong feeling of loneliness had truly started….
*~*~* FLASHBACK*~*~*
Setsuna had spent a good part of the day trying to find something to wear to the ball that was going to be held at the Moon Palace that night. After hours of trying on the same dresses on dozens of times, she finally settled on a dark forest green gown. It was a strapless gown and had a very long slit up the right side. The dress hugged her like a second skin. She wore her hair down with small braids and had diamonds adorning her hair.
"Why do I feel so excited about going to this ball?" she asked herself aloud. There had not been one time that she had actually enjoyed herself at one of these events. So why was she so excited about this one? It would be the same as all the rest of the balls. All the guests would arrive and then Princess Serenity would make an entrance with her fiancé. Queen Serenity would make some announcements and she would give an account of how the evening was going to be spent. It would usually be a feast and then there would be the dancing for the rest of the night. She avoided these events at all costs. She would only go when her parents went and when she had nothing else of interest to do. As she stepped out of her room, to tell her parents she was going now, she bumped into her mother.
"Oh, I am sorry mother! Are you o.k.?" Setsuna asked.
"Yes, yes I am just fine. I was going to tell you that your father and I have decided to join you at the ball tonight. I also need to tell you something else. Queen Serenity, your father and I have arranged this ball for you" she paused to see what her daughters reaction would be. She was afraid that her daughter would dislike the idea of a ball being held for her. Before Setsuna could respond her mother continued, "We think it is about time that you start accepting suitors so that you will be married before you come to the throne. Don't say anything let me finish first. Your father and I want to give up the throne early. We are getting to old for all of this. It puts us under a lot of stress and we can not handle it all. It is too much! Please do not argue. If you do not find anyone you truly like then you can find a husband for yourself."
Setsuna looked at her mother. She tried her best to hide her annoyance. They were only trying to help her, she knew that but she couldn't help being annoyed. She let out a sigh and nodded her head in agreement. Feeling her excitement quickly vanish she turned and went back into her room.
Later that night during the feast Setsuna felt many people staring at her and she was starting to feel a bit self-conscious. She was seated to the right of Queen Serenity, which was usually Princess Serenity's seat. Now Princess Serenity sat across from her on Queen Serenity's left. The feast seemed to go on for hours and hours. Finally the feast ended and the part of the night she had dreaded most came. They went to the ballroom where at the north end was a red velvet chair. Queen Serenity took Setsuna's arm and led her to the chair and told her to sit. She sat down and Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity, Prince Endymoin, her mother, and father gathered around the sides of the chair. A considerably long line formed to ask the Queen and King of Pluto for their permission to court Princess Setsuna.
Setsuna had expected mostly Plutonians to want to court her and as she looked around she saw that a lot of people from all the planets had also come. She wondered why so many people wanted to court her. She was simply herself. She had been at the ball where Princess Serenity's suitors had come to ask for permission to court her and she knew that not as many people had asked for permission to court her.
All the faces were a blur to her. After what seemed like a couple of minutes Queen Serenity announced that the dancing would now commence. Setsuna had to dance with all the suitors who had come. By the time she was done dancing with them she was exhausted. She tried to flee to the dining hall but was unsuccessful. She felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She let out sigh as to warn the person that she was not in the greatest of moods and then she turned around and let out an "Oh! Prince Endymoin I'm sorry I thought it might be one of my suitors."
He let out a laugh. "Well I didn't realize that those suitors could be so annoying. I apologize on the behalf of my kind. And if it doesn't annoy you too much I was wondering if I could have this dance?"
She felt her heart flutter. "Of course I'd be glad to."
"Well Setsuna I must say you look absolutely stunning tonight." Setsuna's face turned a deep red and, Endymoin, upon seeing this laughed again.
"I don't look that great" she said keeping her eyes on the ground as they danced.
"I see you are a modest person. I like that in a person."
Setsuna looked up at him and she noticed how handsome he was and felt her heart flutter. She immediately looked down. They spent a lot of time dancing and talking and they both came to find that they greatly enjoyed each other's company.
"Well Setsuna you have graced me with your company but I am afraid I must go now." he took her hand and kissed it softly. Setsuna shivered. He smiled at her and left. She followed him with her eyes. Endymoin went over to Princess Serenity, whispered something in her ear that made her giggle and they left the ballroom. Setsuna looked around and spotted Rei, Ami, Minako, Lita, and Hotaru each dancing with someone and Amara and Michelle chatting pleasantly in a corner. Though there were hundreds of people around her Setsuna suddenly felt so alone. She walked to the gardens. There she collapsed to the ground and cried and cried. And from the shadows someone watched her…
*~*~* END FLASHBACK*~*~*
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A.N: ^_^ who is this person who's watching her ^_^ oooooo the suspense!!! I'm sure someone wants to know who this person is… but if I don't get any reviews or e-mail you'll never find out =) I'm evil *evil laugh* and I'm sorry of any of you think this chapter was too short but it was only the prologue it was originally supposed to be much shorter.