"…So I would like to offer a pact with you, the royalty of the planets. Whenever there is trouble with your planet, Lillith will help, as I hope the same will happen vise-versa", said the heir to Lillith, Sukoshi Hana. She stood in front of her mirror, nervously rehearsing her speech she was to give to the Queens of the solar system. She took a deep breath and looked over her appearance.
Her gown was a light lavender, circling her neck and attaching- by metal ring- to the rest, which flowed loosely to the floor. Her dark hair was fastened to the back of her head, only soft waves cascaded over their holding. She needed no makeup, she was an elegant beauty of seventeen years; her light eyes holding a maturity no one of her planet would know.
"Hana, are you ready?" Her door opened, and Alexian- her long time friend- stepped in. She took another deep breath, shaking her head a bit, her hands making their way to clasp at her chest. "You can do this, this is what you've been waiting for your whole life. You can get them to see the good in Lillith, if anyone can- it's you" he said reassuring, coming to take her hands in his. "You've spoke of nothing but this event since I've known you. You always wanted to bring peace between them and us, to ensure that Lillith will never again see what it did in your mother's reign" he said softly.
She knew he was right.
Her mother had protected her planet, even after becoming so sick. She had stood up to Chaos and lost her star seed in the great Sailor Wars. It was the only memory of her mother Hana had left. She could still see her image surrounded by light as the black mass moved toward her, and in one more instant the light went out and Hana's world went dark. Her father had lost all his will to live after her mother died, he could barely raise his own daughter. There was one thing that kept them all connected, now. After Chaos was finally destroyed by Princess Serenity, now Neo Queen Serenity, a star seed appeared in their kingdom. It was their mother's, but sadly, her body never returned- too much time had passed. Her great purple star was encased in a hall, where the people could come and see her anytime they wanted.
Hana stood there for a moment, "Okay, I'm ready".
"This is a waste of time, you know that Usagi" said Haruka, Queen of Uranus. She sat to her queen's left in her own throne, as did the rest of the queens.
"We don't really know that, Haruka-san", said Neo Queen Serenity, looking over at her friend with a soft smile.
"I don't know, it may be good for a boring day like this" said Minako, playing with a yellow flower.
"I haven't missed anything have I?", the great doors opened and Queen of the dark moon, Nehelenia came through. After being granted a second chance by Usagi, she had turned a new leaf and was now highly respected in the great kingdom.
"No, we've just arrived. We're still waiting for this young princess" Ami, ruler of Mercury said, moving to her throne. The other rulers were already there, seated and a bit impatient.
Just then, the doors opened and a young girl walked in- her nervousness was shyly hidden by the innocence that surrounded her. She was accompanied by a male guard, barely older than herself, who became stiff once seeing the rulers.
"You must be Sukoshi Hana?" Usagi asked softly, the girl nodded a bit and bowed. "Please have a seat, your welcome here" she said with a smile, trying to reassure the girl they weren't going to burn her at a stake anytime soon. After she was seated, it was silent; the other rulers took her in one by one, Haruka looked more like she was sizing her up. "Well now, what is this matter you wished to share with us?" the Queen asked. No one had really known why this meeting had been called.
"I-I…wish to make a suggestion to your highnesses…" the girl said nervously, then cleared her throat and begun her speech of bringing their worlds together. As she spoke, she looked about the room. Most of them looked intrigued, but some just took it as amusement.
When she was done, it was another type of silence, but this one was of thoughts. The princess of Mars sat contemplating, a dark look in her eyes. "Why have your parents not made this trip themselves? Or propose it themselves?" she asked, slightly harshly.
The girl tried to keep herself from faltering, Usagi could see that- pain had slid across her face in a mere glimpse. "My mother is not with us any longer, and my father is… well not living in reality anymore", she said and went on. "My mother didn't have a chance to propose such a thing, during the time she lived- there was not a known Moon ruler to speak with. She lost her life in the Sailor Wars to Chaos herself" she said, her head high. She was proud of her mother, even after she had been killed- Usagi considered he girl a bit more.
"I do not see why we should be so hasty to make arrangements now, there hasn't been any kind of evil activity since Usagi defeated Chaos", Michiru said holding her mirror in her lap.
"We will think on this a while longer Hana, and we will send word of our decision". Usagi stated softly, she knew there would be controversy if they dealt with this now. The girl nodded, she looked defeated. She thanked them for their time and left.
Rei's face grew even darker and Usagi asked what was the matter, "When I look at her I can see burning flowers, I'm not sure about this Usagi. There's something amiss with Lillith" she said, the guardians grew silent.