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INEXPLICABLY INTERTWINED TRILOGY : I

Chapter (i):

The day was approaching quickly and despite what Queen Selenity of the White Moon Kingdom wished, she could do nothing to stop its arrival. This was the arrival of her daughter's 18th birthday, signaling the end of her childhood and her entry into adulthood. Not that she didn't already appear to be an adult but still there were certain discrepancies that classified her a child yet.

From the window that she now gazed through, the view of the Crystal Tower was revealed to her. An imposing height of 100 feet, no one besides the Lunarian Royalty was allowed beyond its perimeters. Anyone else who dared was burnt to a fry crisp. The public and any enemies had learnt this when a pawn had been sent to test its strength. She silently mourned to poor woebegone soul who unknowingly had gone into his death. But still, it had done its purpose and now no one dared come and attack the Kingdom, and all because of a small crystal that resided within the Tower, the Silver Crystal.

The significance of her daughter's eighteenth birthday meant that she now had to pass on the teachings to her daughter; in essence how to rule the Kingdom. The birthday signified so many things and she once again silently mourned the fact that her husband was not there to witness the passing of another of his daughter's birthdays. It also meant that her daughter had to marry within her 18th year. This little tidbit she would inform her daughter of later on.

Moving past the Crystal Tower, her gaze once more took in the lush beautiful gardens that encompassed all the flowers that her daughter loved to cultivate and the wall that surrounded the gardens to prevent entry of the general public. If she had gone on a higher storey, a view of the Earth would have been rendered upon her, but as it was, even if her interest in the planet was rising day by day, she did not muster the willingness to do so and gaze upon it.

A knock on her door broke her thoughts and she rose gracefully and called out in a sure voice, "Come in, Artemis."

The door opened and revealed that it was indeed Artemis behind the door. A tall man with pure white hair that reached his shoulder blades, he bowed in her presence and then stood, his dark blue eyes taking in her. Queen Selenity was the most powerful ruler in the Universe and yet she looked nothing like it, and therein lay the mistake of the enemies. She was tall and yet looked petite because of her figure. It was lithe and graceful and just bespoke of elegance. She wore a clear white dress with a low bodice, with lavender swirls, that covered her breasts enough to show a bit of cleavage. It was the traditional adult dress that the Lunarian Royalty wore. The lavender swirls on the bodice brought out the lavender colour in her hair that she wore in the style of two meatballs with long flowing streamers on either side of the head. It also went with her lavender-coloured eyes. And it was in the eyes that lay the power and confidence to rule an entire Kingdom.

"Good evening, Queen Selenity. How do you fare this evening?" the royal advisor asked.

"I fare well enough, dear Artemis. Now tell me, how goes your report?" she replied, "And come in and take a seat."

He entered and took the seat she indicated. "My Queen, I am afraid that the news is not too good. I took upon myself both of the assignments and neither yielded what we would have liked to expect. For both of the assignments, the results are increasing."

"I see," she said, and he sat patiently, waiting for her next command.

"Good work, Artemis. I will want written reports so that I can peruse through them later. For the former assignment, I want you to write down your observations every four days. Have a written report done by every twelve days and have them on my desk then. As for the latter, I will have to spend a bit more thought on it but not now, as Serenity's birthday is coming up. Now before you go, find Luna and send her up to me."

"Aye, My Queen. It will be done," with a faint blush on his pale cheeks, he stood up and exited the room.

Queen Selenity hid a small smile. She knew everything that went on in her castle, and if anything, she wanted to see this cat-and-mouse game that both her royal advisors were playing, albeit the fact that they were both cats, so in fact it was a cat-and-cat game.

Once Artemis had exited, she turned back to look through the window and her musings. It was now the month of May, and summer would soon be upon them, and it was in summer that they would celebrate in grand style the eighteenth birthday of her daughter, Lunarian Princess Serenity, heiress to the White Moon Kingdom.

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Said princess was in her chambers which were located in the west wing of the palace. It was at this wing that afforded the best view of the Terran Earth. It was so breathtaking to gaze at. A futon had been placed in the balcony and she sat perched on it, with her hands loosely folded on the railing and her head rested in the basket that her arms made. It was her favourite past-time: to just sit and gaze for hours at the beautiful blue-green earth.

She sighed. It was her fondest desire to go and visit the planet. But rumours of a vicious people and untamed wilderness stopped her mother from sending her there. From somewhere deep within herself, Serenity knew that there was something, something almost so tangible that she could touch it yet not name it, that existed on the planet solely for her. But enough thoughts of the planet, one of her Senshi had come with some interesting information for her and as of yet, she had deliberately not thought of it but now the time had come to do so. She recounted the scene in her mind:

Flashback:

The mirror was oblong and ornately carved. Gold gildings were etched on the frame in the shape of intertwining roses so that it matched with the interior of the room. In front of the mirror was a small seat with a cushion in the shape of a heart. On it sat the heiress to the Lunarian Kingdom, Princess Serenity. She was looking at her image almost disinterestedly as one of her Senshi, Sailor Venus stood behind her and took out the pins out of her hair, letting the silver mass of hair flow languidly and pool on the ground. The light overhead made the hair shine like pure silver metal as Venus brushed through it slowly and thoroughly. Her cerulean blue eyes eyed her Senshi, then finding that uninteresting, she returned to peruse her face once more. She knew she looked a lot like her mother but despite looking like her, she wished to have an almost different face with different coloured hair and eyes, along with a different personality. Maybe in a next lifetime … or maybe not, considering how long Lunarian royalty lived.

After brushing her hair, Venus retied her hair into the traditional Lunarian style that only the female royalty were allowed to wear: two buns on either side of her head with the long flowing streams of silver hair behind her. As she was almost done, Serenity made sure to thank her graciously. As she did so, a knock came on the door to her chamber.

"Yes, who is it?" she called out in a lilting voice.

"Sailor Mercury, at your service, Princess," the voice replied.

"Do come in, Mercury," Serenity said. The door opened and the blue-haired Senshi of Ice entered and stood at the entrance, waiting for her permission to enter some more.

"Venus, thank you for your time and for brushing my hair. I appreciate it greatly. Now if you will excuse us, I will like to have a talk with Sailor Mercury."

"Of course, Princess. It was my pleasure. I bid you adieu for now," with that, the Senshi of Love left.

"Come in Mercury and close the door behind you. Have a seat," said Serenity, motioning for her Senshi to sit on the accompanying love seat. After taking her seat, cool navy blue eyes turned to look at her Princess.

"Good morning, Princess. At least, I trust it has been good to you so far?" she questioned.

"Yes, Mercury, it has been good to me. Now tell me what you have come to tell me," said Serenity in a quiet undemanding voice.

"Well, Princess, being your one of guards and advisors, I thought I ought to let you know or at least have a warning of what is to come."

"Come for who, Mercury?"

She looked up at her and said, "You, Princess. Now it is generally known that if there is an heiress to the Kingdom and if she reaches her eighteenth birthday, she is to start learning to take over the reins of the Kingdom …"

"Ah," said Serenity softly, "so the time has come at last. I was wondering when it would come. It seemed most unlikely to me that I would remain a child forever. Eighteenth birthday you say?"

"Yes," Mercury confirmed, "but that is not the only thing."

This caught her attention and Serenity lifted her head to stare at her, "What else is there?" She barely masked her trepidation at hearing the answer.

"This is not a generally known fact so you will have never heard of this. By the end of your eighteenth year, you must be married," she stated matter-of-factly.

Serenity continued to stare and after some long moments when no emotions showed on her face, Mercury fidgeted a tiny bit, feeling a bit uncomfortable under the unwavering stare.

She offered a timid, "Princess? Are you feeling alright?"

This broke whatever trance the Princess had been in. "Yes, Mercury. I am alright. Although I did not want to hear it, I can't say I am surprised at hearing this. But I thank you for the forewarning."

"You are welcome, Princess. I suspect that as your eighteenth birthday is approaching, you will be most likely engaged in a conversation with Queen Selenity soon," said Mercury.

Then she got on one knee, took one of Serenity's hands and kissed it, asking, "May I request permission to leave, Princess?"

"Yes, you may request and it is granted," said Serenity a bit absent-mindedly, thinking that it was so unnecessary for someone who was supposed to be very close to her. Mercury murmured her thanks and walked out of the room.

Serenity stood and looked at herself in the mirror. Who am I? No, I think the more important question is, who am I going to become? Then she lifted her dress slightly and headed to the balcony to sit on the futon and not think for a while.

End of Flashback


End of Chapter One

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This is just a bit of an introduction. It's not what you might expect it is. Give me a fair chance and please continue reading until the very end and then decide if you liked reading it. It will be a long story and so it will be much more until Serenity and Endymion meet. So please read til the end and leave me a review telling me your opinion. Thank you.