Finding Heaven on Earth: Teach Your Children Well
AN: This is an idea I had while considering the relationship between Diamond and Wise Man both in canon and in these stories. I noticed how Diamond trusted Wise Man in canon and thought, there must be a reason for it. Trust is not something given easily. Why would he trust a man so obviously "evil." Note, I do not believe in pure evil as I think that contradicts the idea of balance. Clearly the Wise Man must have done something to gain the prince's trust, he must have at least mastered the art of subtlety. This story in the FHOE Universe is more a series of vignettes as opposed to a cohesive whole and will not exactly flow chronologically. Currently the plan is to focus on the relationship between Wise Man and the boys, I may decide to switch over to how things are going in the currently unchanged future dealing with WHY Queen Serenity and Pluto were eager to get Neo-Queen Serenity out of Endymion's hands.
What is This Feeling? Diamond discovers girls.
Prince Diamond sat in his ship as they neared the planet Earth. He was pleased to finally be going ahead with the plans he and his head advisor, Wise Man, had devised. Finally, he would get his revenge on the ones who killed his mother. He would get to keep his promise to his brother to show him flowers. At last, he would get to attain a better life for the people of Nemesis, as he had promised his father on his deathbed.
"Prince Diamond," Wise Man appeared on the bridge. "We are nearly to Earth."
Diamond nodded in acknowledgement. "Yes, deploy the fleet! Attack Crystal Tokyo without mercy straight from the beginning. I want them bowing at my feet by nightfall."
Wise Man bowed his head, unable to bend his waist due to an injury from when he was a much, much younger wizard. Beneath his hood, Diamond could not see the wicked smile the old wizard gave. A dark, malevolent smile as he imagined the sweetness of his own revenge on the White Moon Kingdom. It was a shame that the Earth would have to fall as well, but such is the fate of such vile betrayers. "Yes Your Highness, your will be done." The dark wizard vanished to relay the prince's orders.
"Brother," a younger man stepped from the shadows closest to the throne. "Are you certain about this? Are you sure we can trust the Wise Man?"
Diamond looked upon his brother. "Yes, Sapphire. I trust with Wise Man with my life. As should you," Diamond told him. "He is the one who raised us after Father died."
Sapphire wasn't so sure and his expression said as much. "Brother, you know I've never liked the Wise Man," he reminded his older brother. "How dare he try to take over for Father?" he added in a soft murmur.
As planned, the moment the fleet was within range of the White Moon Kingdom of the Earth (something Diamond couldn't quite grasp, why was the White Moon ruling the Earth again?), his warships opened fire on the palace and the city surrounding it.
He watched the battle from the safety of his ship, forbidden to join the fight by those worried what would happen to the planet if he were to die. Although, he knew there was at least one member on the council that would have encouraged him to join the fight if she could get away with it.
In the viewer, he saw her for the first time as she came out to challenge the one leading the battle at the time, Captain Rubeus. He wasn't completely sure he wasn't dreaming as he heard her command her own forces into battle, using that rock of hers to control a magnificent energy.
Sapphire noticed that his brother had gotten suspiciously quiet. Looking from the viewer to his brother, he was disturbed to see Diamond staring fixated at the woman on the screen. At about the same time, Wise Man reappeared to give an early assessment of how the battle was going. He too noticed the prince's eyes on the viewer.
"Brother?" Sapphire tried saying in a normal tone at first. When Diamond didn't answer, Sapphire tried again louder. "Brother?" Still no answer. "BROTHER!"
Diamond shook his head as he tore his eyes from the goddess in the viewer. "What?"
From where he hovered, the invalid old man laughed amused. "Diamond...have you and I had that talk yet?"
From his chair, Diamond blushed. "Talk? What do you mean? Is that the queen?" he asked the last question trying to get the attention off himself while positioning himself with his legs crossed suspiciously.
Wise Man allowed it for the moment. "Yes Prince, the White Moon's queen that is. Neo-Queen Serenity they call her. She is very attractive isn't she?" He said testing Diamond's reaction.
Diamond sighed involuntarily. "A goddess, Wise Man, she's a goddess. No mere human could possibly be as lovely as she. What is this I'm feeling Wise Man?"
Sapphire swallowed hard. "Should I leave?" This could be a conversation better kept private.
Wise Man shook his head. "What you are feeling is lust, Your Highness. Nothing more. It is normal for a boy your age. Normally you would have felt this earlier in your life, but I suppose that your teen years weren't exactly conducive to proper growth. It's caused by a release of something called hormones."
"What do I do about it?" Diamond asked logically. He didn't want to have to deal with this every time he saw a young woman and from what Wise Man was saying, that's what would happen. But it was strange. "And why do I never feel like this around Emerald or the Ayakashi Sisters?"
Wise Man considered the last question first. "It is most likely the fact that Emerald and the Ayakashi Sisters are not attractive in your eyes. With all that make-up they wear, cake-faces the lot of them." In fact, he had been wondering that for a while. He'd seen Emerald doing everything in her power to make herself appealing to the prince. It was revolting the lengths that slut was going to, especially for a man who had known her too long to ever be interested in her that way. "And there's not much you can do about it but let run its course, or allow the council to arrange a marriage for you."
Diamond made a face. The council kept wanting to arrange a marriage for him. He always thought that sort of thing was reserved for ladies of high-rank, but it seemed the people were very concerned about him producing an heir. Each time Wise Man had stepped in and put them in their places, insisting that the prince would marry when he was ready and not a moment before.
"That's what I thought," Wise Man nodded in understanding at that look. "Just put up with it as you need to, it will pass."