Hey minna! It's me again...I haven't
really written in a long time, so I
hope you guys haven't forgotten about
me. Well, this is a fic that takes
place in the Silver Millenium and
Serenity and Endymion and everyone
else don't die. Beryl never comes,
but there is always an underlying
evil that lurks around. But it's
NOT Beryl! Ok, enjoy the story!


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First Meetings
|Prologue|
By Leiliana
Rated : PG
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Princess Serenity dashed through the
large halls of the palace. Giggling,
she darted behind one of the large
stone pillars that lined the halls.
She fell silent, waiting for her mother
to pass by.


"Serenity! Oh, that girl...Serenity
Usagi Solaria!! Come here this instant!!"
Queen Serenity exclaimed. In softer
tones, she murmured, "When I get my
hands on her..."


Queen Serenity walked past another
stone pillar, but not before catching
sight of the ruffled white skirts of a
small gown behind it. "Now where could
that girl be? I swear, she's disappeared
off the Moon's surface!" She heard a
giggle. "Now, was that my Sere? Hmm..."
She turned around, walking towards a
stone pillar. "Is my little Princess
hiding behind...here?" She peeked
around and scooped up her daughter.


"Hi mommy!" Serenity said, hugging her
mother. "You caught me!"


"Yes, I did! Now are you going to take
a bath?" The queen said as she shifted
her 5-year-old daughter's weight onto
her hip.


The golden child nodded.


"That's my good girl." Queen Serenity
carriedher daughter to the center of
the palace. She passed a handmaiden on
the way. "Marion, could you take Serenity
to the baths? Her nanny is waiting there
for her. Besides, I have an important
meeting to attend to."


"Oh, of course milady." She was handed
Serenity, and started off for the baths.


In her child's mind, Serenity was already
hatching a devious plan. She innocently
knocked off Marion's eye glasses,
temporarily stopping Marion.


"Oh! You little..." Marion exclaimed.
She set Serenity down next to her, and
kneeled down to locate her glasses.
Once she found them, she shoved them
onto her nose. She turned around to
pick up the little girl.


"Serenity?" Marion called out. "Damn...
now where did that girl go?"


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Serenity giggled, watching Marion head
downthe hall. "Now I can go to the
Rose garden!" She ran the opposite way
down the hall towards a lighted opening.
She stopped there, and let the sunlight
stream onto her face. She smiled,
twirling around like her regular care-
free self. She stopped twirling, and
glanced around. Flowers of all colors
were blooming, giving off a heavenly
scent. She skipped through the rows of
flowers, humming a tune. Serenity stopped
when she came upon the roses. Kneeling
down, she inhaled their sweet smell. She
reached out with her tiny hand to caress
the deep red pedals. They feel like
mommy's silk dress, she thought.


Standing up, she closed her eyes and
continueddown the pathway through the
rows of roses. Suddenly, her reverie
was broken as she bumped into someone.
Gasping, she fell down onto the brick
walk.


"Kami-sama...gomen nasai!" she heard
a boy say.


Serenity looked up and found a boy
around her age holding out a hand to
help her up. She took the profferred
hand, and was promptly hauled up.


"Are you alright?" he asked, his deep
blue eyes showing concern.


Serenity nodded. "My name's Serenity!
What's yours?"


"My name is...Endy," the boy said,
hesitantly.


"Hi Endy!" Do you want to come play
with me?" She smiled at him. "We can
play whatever you want."


Endy looked down at the young girl.
She was smiling expectantly. What
was he going to say to this little
girl? No? He didn't want to play, he
wanted to go home. An idea popped into
his head. "I know a game we can play..."
He reached out and tapped her shoulder.
"TAG!! You're it!" He ran swiftly
away from Serenity.


Serenity looked at the retreating
figure in shock, but a few seconds
later she was sprinting after him.


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"For the last time, Serenity!!" an
enraged woman yelled. "We cannot
join the Silver Millenium!" She
slammed her fist on the wooden table.
The bang had a certain finality about it.


Serenity flinched, as though Terra's
fist had hit her. "But Terra! We all
know that a terrible thing is going
to come! Who knows when. It could be
here already," Serenity said amxiously.
She knew that last comment was false.
She would have felt it if it was close
to any of the planets, and she hadn't
felt anything yet. "We've already gotten
the inner planets, including Jupiter,
tosign the treaty. Please Terra, think
about the future generations. Your
little boy, my baby girl...think about
it, please."


Terra stood up. "I am thinking about my
little boy, Serenity. I just can't help
you by signing this treaty. Hell, the
only thing that I can dois hurt your
cause by signing this damn treaty!"
She rubbed her temples with a free hand.
"You know the Urasiuns, Neptunonians
and Plutonians hate the Earth! They
think we are weak! I would ruin your
chances of them signing the treaty.
Serenity, please. The Earth is safe
without your protection." With that,
Terra walked over to the large windows.


Serenity ran a hand through her long
ponytails. She knew what was wrong with
Terra. "You miss him, don't you?" Standing
up, Serenity began the short walk to the
Earth Queen. She placed a hand on Terra's
shoulder. "You couldn't've helped him, he
was very sick."


Terra wiped away the tears forming in
her eyes. "Yes, I miss him very much."
She turned to Serenity. "You know, if he
were still here, he would've signed the
treaty without so much as a yes." She
sighed. "He was so bent-set on bringing
peace to the Solar System."


Serenity nodded, and glanced out the
window. She saw a little boy race across
the front lawns, glancing behind him at
some invisible pursuer. Her eyebrows
furrowed in confusion. What was he running
from? She squinted her eyes to see better.


"What the...what is he doing?" Terra
asked, turning to Serenity.


"Playing tag." She saw the young pursuer,
and smirked. "And he seems to be running
away from my daughter."


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Endy glanced back, just in time to see
Serenity, skirts flying and cheeks
puffing, round the corner of the palace.


"Endy!" she called out, breathless. "This
is too hard!" She stopped and sat down
in the grass.


"Aww, come on Sere!" Endy replied. "You
almost have me!"


Serenity shook her head. She flopped
down onto her back, trying to steady her
breathing. "Too fast..." she gasped.


Endy trotted over to her, stopping
at her feet. He leaned over her, peering
down to see if she was still alive.


It all happened very fast.


Serenity moved her leg and tripped
Endy, making him fall across her
other leg. Smiling, she reached over
to the stunned boy and tapped his
shoulder. "You're it."


"You forgot to say tag." Endy gasped.


"Oh, I'm sorry. Tag!" she kicked him
with her free leg. He grunted in pain.


"SERENITY!" yelled a third party.


Serenity gulped. She knew that voice.
She sat up, and saw two very amused, but
very angry women. One was her mother,
but she didn't know the other. She
looked like royalty. "Hi Mommy..."
she said nervously.


"Serenity, weren't you supposed to take
a bath with Nanny?" Queen Serenity asked,
her voice very calm.


Serenity nodded.


"Well," she coninued, "did you?"


Serenity shook her head.


Queen Serenity crossed her arms. "What
happens when you disobey me?"


Endy felt terrible. This woman looked
very powerful. He shouldn't have played
with Serenity.


"Oh, Mommy, please don't!" Serenity
squealed, hiding behind Endy. "No
tickling!"


Was tickling a form of torture? Endy
thought.


"Oh, yes!" Queen Serenity chased her
daughter out from behind Endy and scooped
her off the ground. She then proceeded
to tickle the girl.


Serenity squealed again and started to
laugh helplessly. "Mercy!" she gasped.
"Mercy! I'll take my bath, I promise!"


Queen Serenity smiled. She let the girl
go. "Now, off you go!" She patted Serenity's
bum.


Serenity ran off, but stopped at the corner
of the lawns. She turned around and called
out "Bye Endy! I'll play with you later!"
With that, she ran around the corner and
out of sight.


Terra, who had been silent during the entire
ordeal, let a small chuckle escape her
lips. "You Moon Maidens...always the
quirky ones." She looked at Endy. "Did you
have fun with the Princess, Endymion?"


The Princess? Endy thought. He nodded
dumbly.


His mother smiled warmly. "That's nice."
She held out her hand and he took it.


By then Queen Serenity was waiting to say
goodbye. "We must get these two together
again to play in the near future."


Terra nodded. "They seemed to enjoy each-
other's company quite a bit!" She winked
at Queen Serenity.


Endy was confused. Did they mean get
married? Blech! Girls had cooties! But
Serenity was so nice, so carefree. He liked
her despite himself.


The two Queens hugged.


"I'll see you soon Serenity!" Terra said.


Queen Serenity waved. "Good-bye Terra!"


The Earth Queen desappeared in a flash
of light, her hand still gripping her son's.


Queen Serenity walked back into the palace.
She stepped into her meeting room and sat at
the head of the table. Pickig up the unsigned
document, she sighed. Maybe there was another
way to link the two planets. Her mind flooded
with ideas. But one stood out. Marry the two
future rulers.


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