Disclaimer : this entire fanfic uses (more literal nonword) nouns people, places, or things based on the sailor moon series by Naoko Takeuchi. I don't own sailor moon or the nouns associated with the story. And this goes for the enitire story meaning every chapter after this because I forgot to add one to each chapter and don't feel like updating each one as I just did with this.

Chapter one: marriage!

Light filtered in through the gauzy curtains, which swayed in the morning gentle breeze. Two cerulean blue eyes flitted open and adjusted to the silvery light of the nearly entirely white room. The owner of the blinking blue eyes sat up in her large soft snow white bed with oversized fluffy man pillows (AN: man pillows are (if you don't know) pillows that are maybe about a foot and a half across and 125cm to 2 meters (give or take) long (thus are very roughly the size of a man) and are excellent pillows because your head doesn't fall off the end as easily if you roll around at night plus they are fun to cuddle up to.) She pulled her fine silk sheets back and slid off of the tall bed. Her small well-formed feet hit the cool marble floor that spanned the entire palace she shifted through the canopy and looked at herself in the mirror. Two long golden blond braids of hair ran to down to her ankles her silk night gown fell to nearly touching the ground masking her long legs but surely failing to camouflage her graceful beautiful figure. Her face itself was sight to behold as she smiled sunnily into the mirror her joyful blemishless face lit the room. Even her delicate small hands were praise worthy yet still those large long lashed eyes did not see this and she fussed a bit in her mind over appearance. A knock came at the door from one of the adjoining rooms.

"Milady ye up yet?" spoke one of her senior attendants.

" Yes, please do come in Ikuko." she said. The double door to that room opened and she bustled in smiling and admired the girl. Ikuko had been one of Serenity's mother attendants but had been assigned to Serenity ever since the golden haired youth had been born she almost passed as a godmother of sorts.

"Princess the bath is ready." The girl broke her gaze from the mirror and focused.

" Thank you Ikuko.'' the girl said with warmth and smiled fondly at Ikuko as Ikuko moved to make up the bed and tidy the room. Serenity made her way to the adjoining room, tiptoeing quietly on the cold ground underfoot. As she bathed thoroughly her attendants Ikuko and Molly offered to help wash her back and her long hair. She accepted their help appreciatively as she wanted to get to breakfast soon, and before long finished. They helped her dress and do her hair quickly and she rushed down stairs to breakfast slow as she came to the outdoor table on a terrace leading to the garden where she and her mother usually ate breakfast she strode up as a lady should and seated her self wicker chair across from her mother who was sipping her tea and observing the garden. She turned her gaze from the garden to her daughter looking at her fondly at her but Serenity noticed a melancholy edge.

" Breakfast?" Queen Serenity asked offering her some pastry and tea from a near by maid she waved forward. Serenity accepted them happily and drank her tea quickly. After she had finished (as to not promote bad manners as prompting someone to speak when they have their mouth full) her mother spoke to her.

"Serenity, my darling, how do you do this bright morning."

"Lovely mother, thank you. And you."

"Do you see the butterflies this morning, dancing in the in the garden, drinking in the silver light of day. Serenity I am fine"

"Mother?"

"Daughter as you know diplomatic relations have always been stressed with the Earth " Serenity nodded to her mother who's lips tightened into and unhappy smile and then continued. "More recently there have been a number of trade disputes all ending badly sometimes even violently, not to mention diplomatic disgraces. The situation at best is tense and I've been in discussions with them for awhile (they seemed to have this inferiority complex that I can't begin to explain, but the king came up with the proposition of the imperial marriage of you to his son to resolve this conflict." Serenity's eyes widened. She paused and looked down at her tea cup and proceeded to explain this turn of events "he is near death Saturn can sense it and so can he, he must insure his kingdom." She slowly lifted her gaze and watched in pain, as her daughter grew stiff and silent. " Serenity I will not force you, and I wish I never had to ask this of you, this marriage." she nearly spat the last word in disgust, however her station would not allow her. She spoke again lamenting " my only daughter only sixteen." She sighed and regained her composure" If you go through with this you will save many lives and you will still be the sole heir and ruler of the moon kingdom." Serenity was silent for at there was the hum of bees in the garden.

"The son, what is he like."

"He is strong and responsible an exemplary heir to the throne more great and kind than his father though not as warm. He, I am told, by his blood has inherited the magic of his family he has healing abilities and is quite bright. But I see in him the arrogance of his father and for that matter much of the earthlings. He like all other humans has such great potential for good as well as evil. He is a good man, I think you could also keep a good influence on him with this marriage." She paused and added as an afterthought. " He is quite handsome also."

" I… could I think about this for a bit."

" Yes of course my dear. But the earthlings expect an answer with in the week." They both stood, her mother kissed her on the forehead and left. Serenity wandered about the garden dolefully pensive.

' To marriage or not?' she meditated on this question 'she says he is good man but you really never know 'good men' are not always that behind closed doors, though it is more difficult to hide vile deeds as a royal, little escapes servants ears and eyes and thus their rumor. Even if he is a good man, marrying a good man and marrying the right one is different. I have so many questions. But it comes down to this; if I do not marry him there could be war. I wish to be loved, love is wonderful from my people but they love me as their Princess. They do not love me as a woman or like should husband love his wife, I hope he shall at least be kind if not loving. I must forgo any guarantee of true love or happiness for my people, for them and only for them I will always be loyal.' She saw in her mind eye the beautiful blue marble like planet earth she enjoyed gazing at it at night. She swished into palace her mother stood up from her thrown.

" I will accept the kings proposal for my people." She said

" Thank you my daughter I will alert the king, the engagement ceremony will be in three days." Her mother's great voice trembled only slightly.