Disclaimer: I do not own Bishoujo Senshi SailorMoon (BSSM aka SailorMoon). It is owned and copyright to Takeuchi Naoko & all other affiliations. I'm just borrowing the characters, as you can plainly see. Enjoy! - SailorCreative

Heart Untouched,
A Different Usagi

By SailorCreative

Act I
Unwanted Destiny

The music played, gently filling the air with its soft melody. As the tune drifted in and out of the atmosphere, clouds danced in rhythm. The haunting symphony somehow tainted everything and everyone who take notice of it with sadness. However, there was one that could not be touched, such as it were. Basked in an eerie light, the silent one watched with unmoving eyes, as pale as the moon itself. Unwavering, the listener could only sense the beating of her frigid heart. Moving amongst shadows, the light shuffle of feet indicated once more that the sweet, gentle harmony was unheard...

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The sun filtered through the gazebo covered in numerous assortments of flowers which were blossoming in late spring. Four figures bathed in golden light could clearly be seen waiting for something. The meekest hid her face with her soft, navy blue hair, searching for something with equally navy blue eyes. Her frame was small, and she sat straight up with her hands firmly intertwined on her lap, eyes cast down.

Sitting across from the blue-haired maiden was one with chest-nut colored hair pulled up into a ponytail elegantly adorned with pink roses that would break if they were touched. Her emerald eyes sparked when the light hit them and even though the brunette was the tallest she appeared to have a motherly sense about her and strength beyond comprehension. Yet she was composed of exceeding sophistication even now as dark-haired one looked on to the white thorny, rose bush patiently waiting.

Standing next to her a beauty with long, sunshine splashed hair accompanied by eyes bluer than the sky hummed quietly to herself. Though she was very delicate looking, she appeared to be strong-willed as well. One would say she contained an inner glow that none could hope to compare to. The maiden shrugged a little as she ran her fingers through her silky mane.

In the farthest corner of the gazebo, the last of the four sat with legs crossed and arms folded. Her amethyst eyes flashed angrily, burning deep within her soul as they waited in silence. She tossed her raven-colored locks; which swept across her back all the way to her bottom, the last of her patience nearly spent.

"What could be talking her so long?" the ill-tempered one inquired, tossing her hair once more. "Could be anything," the blonde noted plainly. "Well it's not like we can leave without her," she replied hotly, "Doesn't she know how important it is to her kingdom?"

The brunette sighed inwardly, "Mars please don't start. I'm sure she'll be here soon enough." The one she referred to as Mars stood straight up, "She's late every single time, Jupiter! I swear she does this just to piss me off!"

In the corner of her eye she saw the blue-haired one look up at her, "Do you have something to say Mercury because I'd love to hear it." Mercury quickly cast her gaze at the ground, a small shiver running down her spine.

"Mars, her being late doesn't give you an excuse to act like this," the blonde remarked. "Venus is right," Jupiter chimed, "If you're mad at her don't take it out on Mercury."

"You sh-could… resolve problems… with the one causing them…" Mercury mumbled, crossing her fingers in her lap. "I would if she-"

They turned their gaze to find a servant, her cheek bruised. "I'm... Sorry to interrupt." Her mousy voice irritated Mars to no end and nearly made a comment on it untilVenus had rushed to examine the bluish-purple mark which was beginning to form rapidly. "What happened?" Venus inquired, her eyes examining it closely. The girl bit her lower lip, dark eyes falling into the abyss only she could see.

"It's nothing that concerns you, dear Venus."
Right behind her, an angel with pastel skin & sapphire icebergs stared down at them. "I'll be alright," the mousey girl insisted, wrestling herself from Venus's grip.

"Princess-I can't believe that you'd-"

"May I remind you that you we stand upon my kingdom and among many who are influenced under my whim? I should think not."

In the distance, a bell tolled telling all that it was eleven o'clock.

"We're late because of your foolishness once more Venus. Can we please move along, I'm late… as usual." The princess floated between them and headed toward the teleporter.

"I can't believe her sometimes," Venus grumbled under her breath.

"How can you not be livid around her?" Mars insisted her arms folded once more. Jupiter sighed, "Nothing we can do, and it's out of our territory."

Mercury stood up quietly and followed their princess, "Not matter what… we… should... we must follow her." With sad eyes she looked onward to her duty. "We need to hurry up before she gets worse, c'mon." Venus led the rest of their group as they followed their Princess as she entered the teleporter and slipped her key in, "Earth."

Strands of pure white wrapped around her body as she reappeared in the telelporter on Earth, specifically just inside the gates of the Earth Kingdom. The princess readjusted her dress, to make sure not to give anyone the pleasure of staring at her bosom. The dress she wore possessed transparent sleeves and the neckline was accented with lace. Lacy edges trimmed with silver ribbon fastened on the front in the center dangled and embraced her body as she walked while her hair was adorned in white roses in her bangs and ondagos. On earth she could have easily been mistaken for a moon goddess, but the feature that stood out the most were her eyes, which at all times despite her beauty remained cold and empty. No warmth could be detected, as the two black holes sucked the life out of those who dared to gaze into them.

The courtyard on Earth was filled with cherry blossom trees. Beyond that there were exotic flowers that were breed and brought in from foreign countries, and then strange species of other plants that could only been found in the earth kingdom itself heightened the mysterious beauty of it all. When a light breeze brushed against her cheek, the princess didn't move to hold herself for warmth. Nothing could have been bitterer than the frozen clutch that had entrapped what used to be a heart.

Soon enough, the rest of her court had arrived and the princes moved on, headed for the two large oak doors which opened upon their arrival.

"Welcome to our kingdom, Princess Serenity! "

Serenity brushed off the servant's warm welcome, reminding herself that she wasn't here for pleasantries and uncomfortably adjusted her dress once more. The rest of the court apologized to him, and continued to follow their 'royal pain.'

When she accessed the throne room she was greeted by several people, but didn't even bother to acknowledge them even in good humor. Upon reaching the King and Queen, the Serenity curtsied, but was a little quick to regain her posture. "He's in the garden. However, I'm afraid he asked to not be disturbed "

"Your majesty, I'm afraid that I don't have time for the prince's nonsense. I'm sure that whatever he's doing can be put on hold for one hour. Unless you would rather I return home for this week." The princess secretly hoped that he would send her away and abide by his son's wishes but mother would be furious if she didn't persist in talking to him.

"Savio will lead you to him," the King ushered at once. The one he referred to as 'Savio' gestured for them to follow. The others stayed behind as Venus accompanied them until they had reached a door made of wood and glass. Through the glass you could plainly see the prince pondering by a lake, most likely in deep thought.

Serenity opened the door quietly and seated herself across from the prince, her expression displaying slight annoyance with his silence. Venus thanked Savio and walked back to the throne room, her eyes meeting with the others. 'Here we go again.'

They sat there in silence for a while, the ducks in the pond quacking and splashing noisily as he threw bread crumbs at them. "I don't suppose you've accepted it yet."

"Not in the least. I suppose you think that I'll break down and throw myself at you," she snapped. "It's not like I asked to be betrothed to you, either."

Endymion stared into the two pools of ice. "There are plenty of women out there that I'd gladly take as my queen. In fact, any girl with an actual heart would do," came his reply as he finished feeding the ducks. Almost on que the ducks left to escape her when she stood up. "Why don't you do something then?" she insisted.

"I told you, there's nothing I can do. Do you think after the first 5 years I was just hoping for you to 'throw yourself' at me? I don't see why you just don't try to make the best of it. You probably never even considered at least being friendly."

"I try not to amuse others with humor; I really don't see the point in it since it doesn't benefit me in any shape or form."

She sat down again and crossed her legs, "I hate coming here, and I've hated coming here since I first set foot! I hate being on Earth and the one thing I hate more than being here is being here with you! The thought of bedding with you and bearing your heir is more than I can bear!" She seethed through her teeth, her small hands in balls as she watched his eyes fill with hurt.

Her pale lips pursed together, her heart seeming to pound in her head. How infuritating he was! At last she was able to tell him to the full extent what an agony and an annoyance this all was. Why did he not feel the same? Why did he persist to 'make things work'? Surely two people from such different worlds could never mix.

"I'll leave you to your thoughts. Please reconsider-I simply cannot marry you, Endymion. Find yourself an earth girl and elope-hopefully if she bears your heir they will reconsider. If you don't find a way soon, I will. That is a promise you can be sure of.

'I will get out of this marriage, even if it means going against my own mother, the entire moon kingdom or even the entire universe. It cannot be my destiny to wed the Prince of Earth! It can't!'

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Notes
The following chapters will be longer, but I just wanted to introduce you into the characters and the surroundings, etc. Yes, Usagi / Serenity wasn't such an ice-princess in the past, but that's the beauty of fan-fics. I'll probably be taking my time with this one.

10/16/05
- This act has been re-revised at least two times now. I realized that before I started the next act, I'd have to edit the previous ones for grammar or spelling mistakes more thoroughly than before. Also, I added a little more dialogue and some other descriptions here and there to 'fill in' this act since it's somewhat short. If there's still any mistakes feel free to point them out for me, it's greatly appreciated!