Hello! This is the first story I've ever written and published or shared with anyone... I know it's not the best and all critisism is welcome! I appologize in advance for all or any grammar and spelling mistakes I may not have caught.

The current rating for this storry will be T but will be changed later on due to lemons.. sorry

Disclaimer: I do Not own Sailor Moon or Any of characters except those I have made up and the story plot.

Chapter 1 of TsukiHime,

The Welcome

Prince Darien stepped into the Crystal Palace with a sense of amazement. It looked as thought everything was made of crystals.

Well no duh! It is the Crystal Palace after all; they wouldn't call it that for no reason, he reprimanded himself; still this was just a jewel among many upon the Moon according to his father who normally came as representative for the Earth.

The room was quite large and was completely empty. He hadn't been expecting a huge welcome party, but he had been expecting at least the Queen and her daughter. Suddenly a beautiful middle aged woman hurriedly swept into the room. She could only be Queen Serelaina of the moon. The slight irritation in her stunning blue eyes and features were replaced with a warm motherly smile at the sight of him.

"Welcome, Prince Darien, to the Moon Kingdom and May I be the first to welcome you to the Crystal Palace. I truly hope you find your arrangements to be comfortable and to you liking," she said in a melodious voice.

She had a regal air about her that was fit to commend. It could go with out saying that she could control a whole room just by her mere presence.

Then realizing he was being rude he bowed deeply replying, "Thank you for having me Your Highness. I also send apologies from my father for not being able to attend, and I give mine in advanced for any offences or such, that I may cause during my stay and-"

Before he even finished his sentence the room was suddenly filled with muffled giggle s. He looked up to see four young women standing behind the Queen. The group appeared to be two or three years younger than him; other than age each one was as different from the other as could be with out being the opposite sex.

All were pretty but it seemed slightly paled beside that of the Moon Queen's radiating beauty. They were grinning and even Queen Serelaina's kind smile seemed amused.

The blonde one stepped foreword and curtsied deeply. If Darien guessed correctly he thought that she was a little older than the other three. She cough slightly clearing her and said, "As the leader of the Guardians, protect Princess Serenity, I welcome thee Prince of Earth," stopping she turned her head slightly glancing behind her at her friends who giggled again, "And I highly doubt you will offend any one during your stay."

Here she stopped and shot a nervous glance at her Queen before continuing who barley nodded her head, "I also regret to inform you that currently the Princess seems to be missing, and has been for several hours. There is no need to worry, she will be perfectly fine… that is until we find her hiding spot. Now if you'll excuse us, we must continue out search." And with that she curtsied again and murmured some reassuring words to the Queen before her and the Guardians promptly left.

The look of irritation returned to Queen Serelaina's face; she wiped her hands on the front of her dress, no doubt in an attempt to suppress her anger. "I am terribly sorry about this but I must attend to the problem. I'll have some one show you to your room and if you wish for something to eat there is a rope with a small bell that leads down to the kitchen. If you pull on it some one will bring you some supper."

Her tone was quite a contrast to her facial expression but he supposed that it was a trait all her women shared, for they seemed to be very good at hiding what they wanted to remain hidden. And with that she hurried out of the room and was quickly replaced by an elderly maid with a cheerful face.

"Oh my! I suppose you are King Vincent's son, Prince Darien," she said in a cheery tone as her face. Darien opened his mouth to reply but she continued on with out a response. "Why, no need to answer my dear, I would recognize your father's looks any where, and if I do say so myself, what a good looking man he is, oh and so noble too."

As they walked out of the room and into a large hallway, Darien could not stop his thoughts from wondering to how much this cheery little maid reminded his Aunt Betsy back on Earth. Aunt Betsy was always has a bright and happy disposition, and they always got a long because she was so honest; she could always make him laugh when he was sad or pissed off, not to mention that she had to qualms over saying what every one else was thinking.

When Darien started listening to her again she was prattling on about the kingdom, the current economy, his father, his home planet, his journey, his father, the masquerade coming up and once again his father. He began to get a little worried over the maid's attachment to his father and about everything he did while here. Once again his attention began to wonder, but this time to his surroundings; he couldn't help but feel a child-like sense of wonder at the Crystal Palace's architecture. He was suddenly really grateful at having been so fortunate to see such beauty in his life time.

By the time he started to listen… again... the cheerful little old maid was telling him about his room, "Why your father stays in this very room on his visits, and it is a great honor to be located in this wing," and with that she pointed to a pair of beautifully silver gilded doors. In the very center of the intricate silvery maze was a crescent moon; he tried to think of where he had seen that symbol before when it hit him, oh yeah! The Queen's forehead had the same symbol. The maid looked back checking to see if he was looking and nodded to herself when she saw that he was adequately impressed before continuing on. "Those are the doors to Princess Serenity's room, our beloved and mischievous moon princess."

Upon hearing this he gave a start as this conjured up the memory that the Princess was currently missing, or had been. He mentally cursed himself for forgetting and interrupted the maids chatter asking, "Excuse me but the Princess is missing is she not? And pardon me for asking but it seems to me that there should be a bit more of a sense of panic or at least worry in the Palace, or does this happen often?"

The cheery old maid chuckled to herself before answering, "Why you are just as sharp and observant as your father. And as much as it is embarrassing, yes her royal highness does disappear every now and then." Before she had even finished talking he had stopped walking and was gaping at the doors to his room. They were an exact replica of his father's doors back on earth.

I wonder which one was furnished first; if my father visited here and had them recreated at home or if he asked them to be made here since he was the one who normally comes here, he thought to himself. The maid didn't seem to notice and continued on and proceeded to push open the doors.

She set down his bags, which he had completely forgotten about or he would have carried them himself. The maid had never commented on them or how heavy they were, which he knew they must be.

Coming back to reality he found that the maid was thinking out loud as she put away his stuff into the closet. When she was finished she turned towards him saying, "Well you're probably weary from your trip but her Majesty, Queen Serelaina, says that all of the Palace and the Palace grounds are open to you." She turned to leave then faced him again adding, "If you ever feel up to it, your Highness, I highly suggest that you visit the Royal Gardens. Also, if I'm not mistaken, I believe your father helped in their design." And with that she took one final glance around the room, and with a nod to herself when she was satisfied she finally left.

Well... the first chapter is done and I'll have the second one up soon. The story is written down a little in adavnced so that part will come quickly.