Title: White Lies

Author: baby bunnie

Email: silvercrystal_11@hotmail.com

Chapter: 1

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Sailor Moon.

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The Village Square bustled as villagers shuffled from here to there. No one took notice of a young girl in rags, holding what looked like the remnants of a basket. The Princess of the Moon was visiting the planet that she has longed to see since she was a child.

Earth.

Ok. So maybe she isn't just visiting. So she ran away from her home, from her tall and elegant mother, the Queen of the Solar System.

'I'm sure they won't be that worried. I mean, I left a note and everything!' She thought.

Princess Serenity II was the heir to the throne of the Silver Millennium, Next Queen of the Solar System, leader of the Silver Alliance. She had long blonde hair that reached all the way to her ankles, put up in the Royal Moon Style, two buns at the top of her head, with the rest of her silky hair trailing down her back.

She also had pale, milky-white skin which she hid using the help of dirt and some of her powers. She also changed the color of her eyes, which were a light blue, to a dark sea blue. She also hid her crescent moon symbol, a symbol that symbolizes she is of Moon royalty. She often had suitors after her power and her beauty. She knew deep down that none of the Princes that has courted her had yet loved her for herself. That was the problem to being a Princess! She sighed.

Serena had used her powers to change her clothes to rags, and rubbed some dirt into her blonde hair. A basket made up of bits of twigs and leaves completed the whole look.

She had chosen to dress up as a poor beggar girl, who looked half-starved and homeless. Actually, she was half-starved. It had been three days since she's eaten a proper meal and she was tired of staying on Earth with no friends to comfort or help when depressed. Serena couldn't teleport back to the Moon unless someone on the Moon teleports her back.

She sighed again. That was the problem with Earth. It was the only planet in the Silver Alliance that she couldn't teleport to and fro freely. She didn't want to return anyway. She wanted to show her friends that she didn't depend on anybody to live, and she won't return until she proves her point.

All sounds suddenly dispersed and a silent hush fell upon the people. All heads turned as the sounds of hoofs clacking on the hard, cold cement became obvious to everyone listening.

It was the Prince of the Earth, Endymion, with his four bodyguards trailing behind him. Prince Endymion stopped in front of Serena and got off his horse, a strong black stallion with a speck of white on its flank.

Serena's eyes widened and she stood stock-still, too surprised to make a movement of any kind. The Prince had eyes that were hidden by a white mask he wore and tousled ebony hair that completed the whole royalty look. He was tall and well built, and his sword hung at his side, the cold hard steel had a mysterious shine to it that was unexplainable. His cape made a slight swishing sound as it fluttered in the cold, autumn wind.

No one knew what the Prince truly looked like, for when he rides out to the villages, he always puts on his mask.

Serena shivered.

"You name is…" His deep rich voice filled Serena's ears and she almost fell at his feet.

Her dignity stopped her. 'I am the Moon Princess!' She almost blurted out but stopped herself just in time.

"My name is Serena, your highness." She did a small curtsy. 'Darn! I knew I should have paid more attention in Amy's etiquette lessons!' She hoped she remembered most of them.

"I see. Well, Serena… I have been told to be looking out for a girl with blonde hair and…"

Her eyes widened and her legs chose that moment to run, and she ran. She ran past the crowd that had gathered around her and ran straight into the woods. She kept running until she tripped over a tree root and fell headfirst into a huge shrubbery that was at least eight feet in height and width. She looked up and saw a clearing among a cluster of tall redwood trees. It was quite spacious, about a half a mile in diameter. It was beautiful too. It was one of those bizarrely magical places that gives a summer's shine no matter what the season.

There must have been about ten to twenty trees surrounding the area and there were hordes of flowers nestled here and there. The wan afternoon sun gave a splash of honey light on the bare patch of field in the middle of the cluster of flowers that were nestled in the mulch. The trickle of creek water could be heard over the chirping of birds from unseen havens.

Serena got to her feet and walked into the clearing. Mother Nature cleverly hid it, for the shrubbery was so thick that no one would realize there was a paradise garden behind it. She walked past the clusters of rosebushes, periwinkle flowers and daffodils, and many other different kind of flowers that had names unknown to mankind.

The greenery was so beautiful and entrancing that anyone who had seen it would simply think that they had gone to heaven. The trickle of water reached her ears and she walked towards the sound. She squeezed through two oak trees and stopped in her tracks. The most beautiful scene greeted her.

There was water trickling over the rocks that led it to the creek and small fish here and there in the water. Serena sat down and decided to take off her disguise. She concentrated for a moment and let out a breath of air. It took up a lot of energy to hold her disguise and it felt good to finally rest for a bit. She no longer looked dirty and there was the crescent moon on her forehead.

Serena had on a pale dress with gold rings at the top of her dress, where it fastens behind her back and a big bow on the back of her waist. The dress fitted her well and showed off her slim figure, enhancing her curves. If you had looked at her in the eyes, you would find that she no longer had dark blue eyes but crystal blue ones that were a shade lighter then the sky on a sunny day.

Serena stood up again and walked back into the clearing. 'This will be my hiding place from now on.' She decided.

All of a sudden, she heard heavy footsteps coming her way. She quickly covered her crescent moon symbol but had no time to put on her dirty disguise. When she had covered her crescent moon, a golden light had shone through the trees, thus giving away where she was. The tall shrubbery parted and the footsteps got closer. She turned and ran, but someone caught her wrist. She was spun around, only to find herself looking into dark, stormy blue eyes.

"Milady, what are you doing here?" The man asked. Serena thought he looked familiar, but couldn't put her finger on it.

The man had silky ebony hair and dark blue eyes that had a feeling that its missing something. They were too cold.

"I… I was lost… and…" Serena stuttered, not knowing what to say.

*******A bit of recapping*******

Darien was walking around the woods, looking for the girl that ran away from him. 'What did I say that made her react like that?' he thought.

All of a sudden, there was a bright golden flash that came from behind a tall shrubbery. He waited a minute, and parted the bush, just in time to see a young girl in a beautiful white dress start running in the opposite direction. He quickly ran after her, thinking that he might be able to pry out some information of where the girl was. 'Serena, her name was.' He thought.

Darien caught the girl by the wrist, and spun her around.

"Milady, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"I… I was lost…and…" the girl stuttered.

"What is your name?" Darien asked her.

"Ser… I mean… um… is that important?" Serena asked nervously.

"Yes." Darien replied stiffly.

Serena glared at him. 'Now what do I do? I can't tell him my real name! He'll know that I'm the moon princess! No! Wait he won't! How would he know? Tons of people are named Serenity!' Serena gulped. 'I hope!'

"Well in that case, my name is Serenity." Serena put on her I'm-just-an-innocent-person face.

Darien gave a start when he heard that name. Wasn't it the name of the Moon Princess, Serenity?

"Serenity? Peace and tranquility? You look like you need a dose of that right now!" Darien chuckled.

Serena flushed. The nerves of that guy! She decided to suppress her anger and find out more about the man first. "What's your name then?" She asked.

"Darien." He replied.

"Darien…" The name rolled off her tongue. It just felt so right saying his name. "Endymion…" She said unconsciously.

Darien's eyes widened. "W-what did you say?" He took a step backward. 'How could she have known who I was?'

"Huh? What did I say?" Serena looked at Darien. "And what's wrong with you? You look like you've been bitten by a ghost!" Serena giggled. She found out that Darien was pretty fun once you get to know him a bit.

Darien's eyebrows wrinkled and he stopped backing away. "You forgot what you said?"

"I didn't say anything!" Serena defended herself.

Darien decided to let it drop. Since she didn't know or remember, there was no need to remind her. Darien realized that Serena was one of those carefree people who had not a care in the world. He decided that he liked her.

"Anyway, will the beautiful maiden come with me to my humble house?" He joked and held out his arm for her to take.

Serena giggled again. "Of course, Sire."

Darien was surprised. He had not expected her to use a tone of royalty, the kind of etiquette one uses at a royal ball. He quickly recovered and turned them around and headed towards his cottage near the woods. It was right near the creek that Serena had first found and he goes there for the summer to enjoy the view.

Serena gasped as she recognized the creek. "You live here?" She asked incredulously.

"Yep!" Darien answered.

Serena smiled a soft smile. "This is a nice place to live. I can't wait to see what your house looks like."

Darien stared at her. She seemed so familiar. He wondered if she was noble. From the looks of her dress, it seemed so… but then again, looks can be deceiving. 'And what about that flash of light?' The questions continued swarming in his head as one question led to another.

Darien was so busy thinking that he didn't notice his female companion untangle their arms and started lagging behind.

"Darien…" Serena's desperate moan brought him back to reality. He finally realized that Serena was a few feet behind him. He turned around.

"What's wrong Sere?" Darien asked, unconsciously creating a nickname for the blonde.

"I don't feel so good…" Serena stopped.

Darien hurried to her side. He put the palm of his hand on her forehead. There was no fever.

"Sere…" He murmured and put a hand on her bare shoulder. Serena shivered at his touch but did nothing. She knew what was wrong with her. She hadn't eaten for days! But Darien couldn't know that! He would start asking questions because of the way she was dressed and… there would be total chaos!

She couldn't help it but watch the world before her start to spin. She put a hand to her head and fell to her knees with a cry.

"Sere!"

As the darkness started to close around her, she cried out something that came to her mind, something that scared Darien out of his wits

"By the power of the Moon, heiress to the throne, I, Princess Serenity call…" The unfinished sentence hung in the atmosphere as Serena slipped into unconsciousness.

"Princess…?!"