(A/N: This is my first Sailor Moon fic in a long time. Criticisms are welcome, but please be gentle...)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of it's characters
Love in the Moonlight
Prologue: So Far Away
Princess Serenity woke from her slumber very reluctantly. Rising, the princess heard the voices of her attendants. She also heard footsteps, letting her know they were coming to help her.
I should wait. Mother would be furious if I tried to do anything myself. She sat down again, her eyes transfixed on the view of Earth from her bedroom window. Serenity sighed quietly, resigning herself to loneliness as she tried to break her locked gaze.
Contact between Earth and moon is forbidden. You know that!, the forlorn princess chided herself. Yet she couldn't help thinking there was more to life than this moon, this isolation.
All she had was the isolation. The rest her mother had forbidden. She was desperate to go to Earth, but her mother was afraid to let her go. Queen Serenity knew the forces that inhabited Earth, and she feared her daughter's life would be ended there. Since the moon couldn't be left without a queen, the Earth was off limits. Many in the kingdom, including the princess and her court, knew the law was ridiculous. So, even though Earth was very far, they began the secret travels there. They had kept it secret because the Princess knew her mother's orders would stand firm, even if she was protected.
"She does have that right. I am her only daughter, after all, and heir to the moon's throne. I've got to be sure my people aren't left without a queen."
Even if it means living and dying without my Endymion, I have a responsibility to uphold.,the princess thought to herself. She still believed Endymion was her destined love, that she'd never take anyone but him. But if it was destined, then her mother would see it. Serenity knew that. A sudden voice from the doorway made her jump.
"I've come to dress you, highness.",called a voice from the doorway. Serenity whirled and found her helper standing there
"Very well, Molly. I must be prepared for anything today."
"Certainly, highness.", the servant girl whispered. She sensed Serenity's troubled heart, but dared not say a word. Once dressed, Serenity stepped out onto her balcony for a breath of fresh air before going to meet the queen. Her eyes fixed on the Earth again, as desire swelled within her. She couldn't, she wouldn't think about that at a time like this.
My duty is first to the moon, then to myself. It may not be what I want, but as future queen, it is what must be. Besides that, she knew a love between Earth and Moon could never work. Not when they were so far away...
(A/N: I know it's weak but that's the start of things. I'm hoping this will get better, as I haven't written Sailor Moon fanfics in quite a while.)