Terminology:
Io, is the innermost moons of the planet Jupiter. It was named after the mythological character Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of Zeus's lovers.
Athena: Goddess of wisdom, she's known for her calm temperament, as she moves slowly to a more passionate emotion. She is noted to have only fought for just reasons, and would not fight without a purpose.
A/N1:Someone said via MP that Silver Millennium stories are always so tragic, sad and… you are damn right! So, because of that I decided to write a different side of Silver Millennium that involves Jupiter and Mercury.
A/N2:The Drifter, dude, you make me think about Mercury and Jupiter's relationship and how it ended in my fanfic "The howling"… I hope I'd redeem myself with new fluff story!
BEDTIME STORIES
By: DeyoChan.
Part I
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Night had already fallen and a pair of giggling girls were playing running around chasing at each other in the house's huge backyard. A sleepily blue-haired woman watched them with mirth over the book she was reading. Slightly startled, she turned and felt a pair of arms wrap around her neck from behind feeling the so familiar warm body took a sit behind her.
Shifting closer to the blue-haired woman, the one behind her, began to lightly stroking her belly kissing her softly on the exposed shoulder.
"They are really cute, don't you think so Ames?" she said to her wife.
Nodding with a smile on her face, Ami snorted nodding amused, "Mmm, Eimi-chan will be a good big sister," both girls had done running stopping to recharge energies by drinking some juice box, the latest took a cookie breaking it in two offering one half to the little blonde in front of her.
Makoto's dreamy voice whispered in Ami's ear, "Yes, she will-" at that time both girls yawned heavily sitting in a lotus position over the tablecloth they were using for their improvised picnic, "Uh, finally a sign of fatigue," she said smiling.
Ami nodded again stifling a yawn on her own, "Bedtime girls!" She called at the girls, earning a couple of pouts and some negative answers at the order.
Helping her tired wife to stand on her feet, Makoto called the girls again, "Come on now, it's bed time," both girls rose heavily from their site walking into the house, "If you two take a quick shower, I promise I'll tell you a sto-" the green-eyed had begun to say but she was interrupted by both girls exclaiming excitedly.
"YES!"
"A STORY!"
Both children hugged Makoto excited by the knees before running upstairs as fireballs, Ami at their heels ready to help them to take a shower before bed.
...
After a few moments Makoto listen the bedroom door get closed, Ami was ready to fall asleep. The Tired woman was going through a really tiring moment in her life. Watching her lying on the pillow sighing heavily, made Makoto approaches to her gently and began to stroke her bulging belly with her right hand, she was about to embrace her when she heard Ami murmur something.
"What is it Love?"
Opening her tired eyelids, focusing her brilliant sapphires on emerald ones, she replied, smiling slightly, "That those two have threatened me to continue their little tea party in Eimi-chan's room if you're not quick enough and keep your promise, which was...?" she asked with interest.
Makoto rolled her eyes smiling slightly, "Oh, I thought that they'd be tired enough and forget about the fairy tale."
Shaking her head, the blue-haired withdrew the blankets from her wife's body, suggesting her to leave to Eimi's quarters and fulfil her promise, "Go where those two and-" a heavy yawn interrupted her, "sorry, go where Monia and Eimi-chan, tell them that history and come back to bed, your boys and I want to wake up in the morning with you by our side."
"Boys?" Makoto asked in surprise caressing Ami's belly frowning slightly, "Ames ... we are not sure they are-"
Ami chuckled, "Love, I am the doctor here and I can't believe that is me the one who trusts Rei-chan's word, she told us what the fire allowed her to see. It's okay, with the next ultrasound we will confirm they are twin boys," she said between yawns interrupted again, "-we will be here for you when you come back, I promise not to take us out of this bed for the remainder of the night," said that, she leaned up to Makoto before fully stretched back to lie on the now empty bed.
Resigned and with a sigh that exaggerated her slight irritation, Makoto left the bedroom leaving Ami quietly alone after such a hectic day in the hospital and was now helping her with both girls at home.
...
Makoto stopped to open the room door when she heard her daughter chatting with Harmonia. Eimi's voice made her stop in her tracks at the doorknob, the door was already slightly ajar.
"... And mommy said that mom needs go to the hospital in a few days and-"
"But auntie Ami works at the hospital Eimes,"
"Yeah, but she needs to go like a patient to get checked."
"Oh er, after that, will you little sister come home with her to play with us?" The sandy-blonde asked.
From where she stood, Makoto could perfectly look at the pair of girls sitting on the rug in the middle of the bedroom coloring in their coloring books. Harmonia wore little kitten pajamas prints, Eimi's had hers printed in atomic symbols, both were chatting without taking their eyes off from their draws.
It was a somewhat deep talk between the four years old girls, Eimi just reach Harmonia's age a couple of months ago. The little auburn-haired girl was four years too last May 24th, she was younger than Hrmonia only by four months. Smiling at the obvious concern of the girls, Makoto decided enter the room.
"Hey girls," she said closing the door behind her, "I see you are already dressed," both girls smiled looking up from their drawings, "on to bed, both of you." Makoto said smiling softly.
Nodding, both girls obeyed getting under Eimi's bed covers.
"Mommy, please tell us a pretty story-" said Eimi.
"Yea! It need to have Princesses," Harmonia pleaded with a sweet voice, the same tone Makoto recognize Minako uses with Rei when she wants something really bad, "-like a LOT of princesses."
Smiling, Makoto shook her head lifting the sheets covering both girls. Harmonia was a little restless and she shifts in her place while she spokes -this girl definitely has Minako-chan's energy- she thought. She picked Harmonia in her arms placing her beside Eimi, once again covering her with light sheet.
Knowing that her little girl was worried about her mother, Makoto took a sit beside the bed in the chair ready to start the story.
"Sweetheart, mommy needs to go at the hospital and see grandma' Saeko in order to tell us if we are waiting for you a little brother or sister," the two girls watched her talk with interest, "-her visit is not because there's something wrong with your mom, is just a simple checkup." She said kissing her forehead.
Eimi smiled excited, "Brother?"
"Brother, like as a boy?" Harmonia asked frowning slightly, "mommy says that it's nearly impossible for you guys to have a boy."
Makoto laughed softly, those were definitely Minako-chan's words, "Yes honey, it would be something unusual but we don't know for sure if is impossible." The sandy-blonde nodded doubtfully, "Besides, that's why auntie Ami and I will go to check it with the doctor, to confirm the baby's gender."
Harmonia's voice whispering dreamly, "I wish a have a sibling..."
Makoto raised her eyebrows and smirked, "Well first you should talk with your mommis."
Harmonia nodded excited, anxious huddling close to Makoto to hear the history, "I will do it when they are back from, Er... Where are my mommies auntie Mako?"
Makoto laughed softly, "In London honey, Rei-chan went to catch up with your mom, they'll back in three days tops, 'Monia-chan."
Eimi's voice reminded them the subject of their night meeting, "mommy... the story!" she said taking from the nightstand a book of stories handing it to Makoto.
Slightly startled, the oldest auburn-haired girl looked back at her girl, "Lots of Princesses, Uh?" She said thoughtfully watching Eimi and Harmonia nodding together, "Okay then, Many, many years… thousands of these ago, there was a Princess in a Palace on the moon. She fell in love with the…-"
The little auburn-haired girl interrupted her before she went any further, "mommy we already know the story of the Moon Princess and the Earth Prince-"
"Yes, we wanto to hear about the princesses!" At that Makoto raised eyebrows interested; that gave her an idea.
"Monia, Eimi-chan... have you ever heard the story named 'Princess Jupiter's Delirium for Mercury princess'?
Both girls excited opened their eyes shaking her head equally anxious, "Nope, but can you tell us?" They shouted wishfully at the same time.
"Okay, okay, this is a beautiful story about a somewhat scatterbrained girl that began to feel uneasy about one of her fellow Senshis..." Giggling, both girls let Makoto began with the story...
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Once upon a time, very long ago, in the Silver Millennium Era, the government capitol city of that place was located into a natural satellite that belonged to planet Earth. There, on the Moon, was a royal Palace, which housed the Princess and it's Queen. 'Of course, you already know this.'
The Moon's Queen had a beautiful relationship with the other planets of her kingdom, so much was it that once in a every so often they threw a festival called 'Interplanetary Union festivity', I know, is something not very originally. During this festival, which lasted two weeks, the best pupils and warriors of each planet attended representing their people. This time was the turn of the Royal Courts of each planet to represent themselves.
The princesses and princes of each planet would be the contenders in the last and more important event.
They compete with each other, whether it was a physical contest or an intellectual one, each planet disputed different titles: 'The wisest', 'The best strategist', 'Strongest' 'The best healer'... Well, to have a better understand in the matter it was as if it were the Olympics games, where you compete directly with another teenage of your age and same rank.
Each planet had a title to defend, for example: Mercury was almost always victorious in knowledge tests and rivaled directly with Neptune, ending in a pretty and interesting encounters to sudden death with their skills, both, intellectual and physical. Both cultures were studious in high degree.
The strongest title, we know that Jupiter breed one of the strongest and trained soldiers in the our galaxy but also Uranus did. So basically, these two planets were always the final contenders for that title.
It was also necessary to determine who, among all that the solar system, was the better emotionally controlled because we know that this is the leeway to full control their healing skills to a fallen comrade in battle and even regenerate an entire planet. This title was usually played by the rulers of the Earth and Saturn.
Finally they had the lidership competition, or as the sovereigns of Venus used to say, 'The true leader trial'. This competition was fiercely disputed by planet Venus and Mars for more than two centuries in a row, Venus winning the last couple of centuries. Which was a bit of ironic 'cause Planet Mars was known as the planet with best warriors strategists, it's own people couldn't remember a single decade of peace in their history.
Well, as we all know, Sailor Plut has always been the one who watches from the shadows the other Planets and advices Moon's Queen, so the inhabitants of this planet did not compete they simply attended as spectators.
Queen Serenity's plans went beyond the simple understanding between planets and intergalactic relationships: She planned to reconvene the Sailor Senshi court to care and protect the order of her kingdom as well as her sole heir, Serenity II. The competition that year was aimed to select from the elite between each planet, the most qualified soldier.
I will not delve into details of each fight between the Princess and the Earthling Prince, because I can't remember it very well- Erm, I do not know what happened.
All I know was that the best leader was won by Venus; once again, she shows how the faith and love she had in her team exceeded the cold mentality and strategy from Princess Mars.
The wisest planet was won by Mercury, beating Neptune by just five points, it was a close contest.
Finally we have Uranus and Jupiter, whose princesses besides great childhood friends were great warriors and-
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"Auntie Mako, my mom has never told me about the Olympics Games on the Moon!"
"Shhh 'Monia-chan, let mommy continue!"
"Oh, yeah-yeah, what happened with Mercury and Jupiter? Keep going...pleeeaseee!"
Makoto laughed quietly continuing with the story.
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After having obtained the greater honor for their respective planets, there was still a final competition. In this one would face directly and unapologetically the Princesses of each planet. They were separated in two teams. On that occasion the Queen Serenity had forget to mention to the young princesses the importance of that particular contest.
The White team was integrated by princesses Venus, Mercury, Princess Neptunehe and the Prince of Earth. The Gray team, was formed by the princesses of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
Forcing the direct competition between each planet only turned them apart and this particular competition needed cooperation between each planet it was absolutely necessary to get along with the different tasks they need to solve: Basically they need to think and work as a team.
The last task was a circuit with different obstacles that needed to be crossed or jumo them, targets to complete, tracks to run, fake attackers to dodge and fight and finally a huge lake that needed to be crossed carrying the banner of their team, which could be obtained after rescuing the 'kidnapped' pennant from the top of a tree hidden in the undergrowth of the fictional forest.
In the end, a well-prepared battle plan between Princess Mercury and Venus, took great advantage over the Gray team, in which Princess Mars along with Uranus still coming up with tactics and strategies to move towards their goal.
The Grey team's girls were in disadvantaged. Mars had obtained the banner after her turn when she rescued from a false fire the camouflaged doll that held their Grey banner. Uranus had recovered a few meters running towards the lake Gray banner team in hand, where at the lake shore she stretched her hand giving it to Princess Jupiter so she could start to swim the last task.
The Jovian Princess jumped into the lake swimming with all her might without looking back, she was about to reach the finish line when a navy blue blur surpassed her position. Reaching the barrier, where the finish ribbon was. Breathlessly, Princess Jupiter saw a blue-haired girl smiling; breathing hard, with a divine swimsuit may I add. She was Princess Mercury and she reached out to help the Jovian out of the water.
Startled, Princess Jupiter took the offered hand accepting the help, she was surprised to hear the soft voice of the blue-haired above the cheers of the spectators, "In addition to being a really pretty girl, Princess Jupiter, you are and excellent swimmer. I had never had so much trouble overtake anyone besides Neptune."
The Jovian warrior nodded smiling and blushed impressed. She had never paid attention, Princess Mercury was beautiful, she was the most beautiful girl she had never seen before. Receiving such a compliment from someone as beautiful as the Mercurian girl was a really overwhelming compliment.
Princess Mercury had beautiful and sweet blue eyes just a shade darker the color of her hair, which was short. She was shorter than Princes Jupiter and had the most beautiful smile. Mercury's eye color was the same as yours Eimi-chan.
When they were walking Princess Jupiter realized she had not uttered a single word, she wanted to say something to the beautiful blue-eyed girl walking by her side but was interrupted by a strong patting on her back along with a couple of voices behind her.
A quick glance behind her and she noticed the one who patted her in a consoling way, it was Princess Uranus with a twisted smile across her face realizing their team was defeated. Following close behind, were Princess Mars and Saturn chatting softly as the first one snorted dismissively gazing towards the insufferable Princess Venus. The blonde Princess hugged Mercury jumping happily holding her by the neck making her blush lightly while she was celebrating their victory.
Startling, Princess Uranus snickered squeezing Jupiter's shoulder, "You were perfect Jupi-chan, the problem here was that-"
"Mercurians are the best swimmers in our galaxy," joined the youngest black-haired gir to their chat, Princess Saturn. Making Princess Uranus frowning and rolls her eyes, "Uranus, dating Neptune had clouded your judgment...admit it. Mercurians are the best swimmers." She said amused smiling mockingly at the blush over her blonde friend's face.
Jupiter was next to Mars, finishing to dry her body with a towel watching the exaggerated celebration of Princess Venus at the other side of the field, it seemed thar her team was much quieter than she was. At her right, the Jovian could feel the flames of Princess Mars heating her surroundings the natural flames that emanated from her body unconsciously were growing by the time, "Mars, calm down, nothing will happens, this was a friendly competition." Jupiter finally spoke.
"Nothing you say? We only have to watch how impropriety she is celebrating. She is rubbing it in my face,-" Mars's rambling continued for a while longer, Jupiter was delighted watching Mercury receiving the trophy for best strategist and warrior in her team.
"Wow, that Mercury Princess besides being a beautiful girl, she is a very good strategist," Jupiter whispered to herself.
During the awards ceremony, Queen Serenity announced the purpose and the main reason of that friendly competition. 'Bad times were coming and it is time when every planet with a Princess as an heiress sends the avatar of their planet to the vicissitudes of the Moon kingdom to protect the heir to the throne, Princess Serenity.'
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"Oh-oh I know that story! The Princess of the Moon. "
"Yes, 'Monia but I also want to know the one mommy is telling us!"
"Oh yes, sorry auntie Mako...keep going, pleeeeeease."
Interrupted again, Makoto was about to continue when she look at the clock in the nightstand, "Girls is pretty late," she said, earning small groans and objections, "Eimi, 'Monia-chan will stay with us a couple of more days, what do you think if we continue with the story tomorrow night?" silence was her answer, both girls were upset and arms crossed by the decision of the adult in the room," Eimi..." she called in a warning tone.
"You promise mommy?" She asked in a whisper.
"Sure honey."
"Yeih!" both girls squealed at the same time.
"Now go to sleep, I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow."
Nodding in their places, both girls let Makoto kiss their cheeks before walking out of the room. Once the door was shut and the night light was on, the girls excited shared their conclusions about the story told.
"'Monia I think that history really happened!"
"Surely it did Eimes, mom had told me a similar one, but she includes the other princesses, Mars and Venus, along with others," the sandy-blonde said rolling her amethyst eyes.
"Hey, Monia, why do you think that our parents always tell us that planets had Castles and Princesses?"
"Well duh, because they existed." she said as a matter of fact.
Nodding, the small auburn-haired girl settled herself once again under the blankets closing her eyes looking to sleep as soon as possible and so the next night came faster and she get to listen the end of the story of those princesses.
"G-night Eimes..." whispered Harmonia feeling her eyelids heavy.
Without saying anything else the sleep took its toll on both girls and within minutes both were asleep, thinking and recreating the exciting adventures that those fictional princesses, the ones her parents invented to entertain them as night stories, fight for keeping the peace in the solar system and in the galaxy they inhabited.
::TBC::
Hi there!
Rvws and MP Are always welcomed! Those encourages me to keep writing!
If you are reading this it may means that you like the way I write OR you got here by an accident! (If it's the second option I apologize and, SCREW YOU GOOGLE!)
Anyways, I hope you liked this story. I was just thinking and talking with a really hard Mako/Ami shipper and I couldn't get out of my head how to tell the way Mercury and Jupiter had fell in love back in Silver Millennium and for a change make it less painful and more fluffy...
Okay, this is a 3 chap story. It is longer than I was expecting xD but no worries, it is already done. So I'm going to post Part II in a couple of days!
Did ya' know that Rvws feeds my muse? No?
Well NOW you know!
LATERS!
DeyoChan.