"What are you doing here, Serenity? Leave while you still have a chance to do so," Endymion said, with a frown upon his face. Clearly, he was very upset with me.
I wasn't about to back down. I placed my hands upon my hips and stared at him. "I could ask you the same question, Endy. What was the point of making a promise, when you knew you'd break it?"
Endymion sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "Don't you see, Serenity? It's the only way to stop him."
"This is my fight, not yours. There is still time to stop this madness," I pleaded. "Let me handle Diamond my own way."
He shook his head. "I can't let you do that. We both know this feud has gone on long enough, as it is."
I grabbed a hold of his arm. "You will be banished for dueling with him. Let's go home and pretend this never happened. I need you to do this for me, Endy."
"I have already accepted his challenge. I'm not letting him get away with the hurtful things he has done to you," he spoke, looking out towards the morning sun.
Desperate to stop him, I pulled his arm back towards me and forced him to look at me. "What about me, Endy? What happens to me if you die?"
Endymion removed my arm with disgust on his face. "Everything does not revolve around you, princess. For once, can't you think of anything besides yourself?"
Tears pooled in my eyes, I didn't wipe them away. I wanted him to see the hurt he had just caused me. "I never said it was about me. You chose to fight him. No one forced you to accept his offer. I am only trying to stop you, idiot."
"I am not an idiot," he spoke forcefully.
I snorted. "Yes, you are. You're giving Diamond exactly what he wants. The only thing in this universe he can't have."
He looked back at me with confusion in his eyes. "What does Diamond want most in the universe?"
"What you already have," I answered. "Me."
Tears ran down my cheeks and Endymion bent down to kiss them away. I shivered, as I felt his warm lips touch my skin. "Don't cry, my love. It seems that all I do is make you cry."
He caught my face in his hands and fastened his mouth upon mine. I whimpered, when Endymion broke off the kiss and pulled me against his muscled chest. "I am so afraid to lose you. I can't live without you," I whispered against him.
Endymion rested his head on top of mine. "Don't talk like that. You make it sound, as if I will never come back to you."
Endymion reached down and pulled my hair back from my face and used his thumbs to trace the tears rapidly flowing down my damp cheeks.
"You're still going to fight, aren't you?" I asked. He nodded his head. "Is there anything that I can say to stop you?"
He released me and started to walk away from me. I tried to run after him, but a magical force field prevented me from doing so. "Don't do this to me."
I pressed my hands upon it, trying to free myself, but it was no use. It wouldn't even budge. "Damn it, Endy," I muttered beneath my breath. "You had someone help you build this force field."
Just as I said it, Endymion turned me around and flashed me an evil smile. He blew me a kiss and continued on to his destination. "I will never forgive you for this, Endymion. Revenge will be mine, when you least expect it."
I watched as Diamond and Endymion circled around each other. Endymion was having a hard time trying to block the attacks from Diamond's sword. Sweat dripped from each man, as they tried to find the other's weakness.
Once more I tried to free myself, by kicking the damn force field that was holding me against my will. It did no good, except for the pain and swelling in my foot.
I cried out helplessly, as Diamond's sword pierced through Endymion's heart. I heard Diamond laugh, as Endymion fell onto the ground. Somehow, in my sudden grief, I broke free and ran towards my fallen love.
I kneeled next to him and removed the sword from his heart. I pressed my hands against the wound, to try and stop the bleeding. "Don't give up on me, Endy! Don't you dare leave me! You said you'd always be by my side."
Endymion smiled up at me, even though he was in so much pain. He lifted his hand to stroke my pale cheek. "Forgive me, my love. I never meant for it to end this way," he coughed, bringing up blood.
I wiped the blood from his mouth, with the hem of my white dress. I lifted his head and placed him gently on my lap. "Don't say things like that. You'll see everything will be fine."
Always remember, that you have my heart and soul. I love you, my Serenity. Please, don't forget me," Endymion whispered for the last time.
"Endy," I spoke, as I patted his pale cheek. "Please, stay with me." I checked his neck for a pulse and found none. "No," I whispered to myself. "It can't be!" I shook his shoulders, trying to get a response from him.
I then realized I had just awakened from a dream and into a nightmare, in just a matter of seconds. Endymion was truly and completely gone from me. Never again would I see him, hear him, or touch him.
I laid my head on Endymion's chest and wept. "How could you leave me alone like this? Why is fate so cold and cruel to me?"
"Stop this nonsense! It's no use to cry over things you cannot change," Diamond spoke, with Endymion's blood still staining his white uniform.
I glared up at him from Endymion's chest. "How dare you speak to me after what you have just done! I don't care to hear anything you have to say."
Diamond stared down at me. "I am a patient man, but you have invaded my demands for far too long. I demand an answer, Serenity."
I looked up at Diamond with confusion in my eyes. "What are you blabbing about now? Did you not get the hint I gave you a few minutes ago."
Diamond yanked me from Endymion and pulled me closer to him. "You know what I am talking about. Don't play stupid with me Princess. I am not a man to be toyed with."
"Do you come with batteries? I hate toys that don't included the batteries, but in your case maybe that's for the best," I laughed at him.
Diamond jerked my wrist and pain shot through my arm. "Stop playing and answer the damn question. Will you be my queen and rule by my side?"
"How could you ask me that at a time like this? You have just killed the man that I loved," I said, with a venomous look.
Diamond looked amused. "Didn't Endymion tell you the rules of the duel?"
"What rules?" I asked.
Diamond smiled at me, which gave me the creeps. "You belong to me now, Serenity."
"You're lying. Endymion would never agree to such a thing. He was a man of honor, unlike you," I said, with a shaky voice.
Diamond glared at me with anger in his eyes. "It is not for you to question me," he said, as he pulled me closer to him.
I spit into Diamond's face and gave him my sweetest smile. He reached up and wiped the spit from his face. "That wasn't very nice of you, princess. Now, you will have to be punished for what you have just done."
I laughed and moved away from him. "What are you going to do? Put me over your knee and spank me. Please!" I said, while rolling my eyes at him.
He gave me a look and smiled evilly. "That would be kinky, now wouldn't it? I didn't know you liked that sort of thing, Serenity. It is a nice thought, but that wasn't the punishment I was talking about."
"Oh?" I said, trying not to act surprised. "And what punishment might that be?"
"You will marry me or I shall destroy the Moon Kingdom and all those in it," He spoke, with a smile.
I gasped. "How could you be so cruel? What have they done to you?"
"What have they done? They kept you away from me and forced you to marry that twit, Endymion. If it wasn't for them, you would be mine."
He walked towards me and tried to grab a hold of me once more, but I moved closer to Endymion's body. I reached down and picked up Endymion's rose sword and held it in front of me. "Stay back. Don't come near me," I yelled at him.
He laughed at me and withdrew his sword once more from its sheath. "You surprise me, Serenity. I never knew you could fight with a sword."
He continued to laugh at me, as I tried to run him through with the sword. I thought it would be a fitting end to kill him with the sword of my beloved.
After awhile of sword fighting, I realized he was playing with me. I knew then that he was a stronger and better fighter then me.
I knew what I was about to do would hurt my mother and my friends, but I didn't care. My life held no meaning anymore. I turned the sword around and pressed the tip to my heart.
Author's note: I do not own Sailormoon or its characters. The ideas and made up characters in this story are mine. DO NOT COPY!!!
