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Serena and Darien walked into town while laughing and joking, but as soon as they reached the gates to the city they straightened their rags and knocked on the gate. A man opened the peeper and stared at them, looking them over.

"What brings you here?" asked the elderly man.

"We're servants of the Queen." Darien said. The man then opened the door.

"Welcome." He greeted them into the bustling city street full of people eager to do their shopping.

Serena's eyes lit up as she dragged Darien into the crowd of people. They passed numerous shops that Serena looked like she wanted to visit later on. When they passed the jewelry store and couldn't help but walk in. Darien, of course, followed. Serena looked at the jewelry. She noticed that most originated from the Moon, but some, some came from the other planets. Serena eyed the necklaces. She had to get one for the on coming Summer Solstice Ball, but hadn't brought any money this time.

"I like this one." Darien said pointing to a silver necklace shaped in a crescent moon with diamonds incrusted around it.

"Yah, I do too. Too bad I didn't bring that much money." Serena said sadly.

"Yah too bad." Darien said.

"Well, why don't we continue looking." Serena suggested.

"Ok."

They walked over to the far of the shop and Serena looked into the cabinet and gasped. There was a golden, star-shaped locket. Serena just stared at it.

"Um, excuse me ma'am, but can we look at this locket?" Darien asked the sales lady, "It's for the Princess." he added.

The sales clerk nodded and placed the locket on the top of the counter.

"This," she began, "Is from the Moon. Although most rocks are silver this one went to Mercury and they took it as close to the Sun as possible. They, then sent it to Pluto for cooling, wish took over 3 years. Then from there it traveled to Venus for the shaping of the star. Mars generously gave this blessed cord for the necklace. Then it was off to Jupiter where they struck it with lightening many times over so that the song will never lose power and made the rock stronger. Then finally on Earth they placed the insides of it, including the orb and song." Then the clerk opened the locket and a beautiful tune came out of it and a crescent moon twirled around a small Earth.

"Oh Selenity! I… The Princess would LOVE it!" Serena exclaimed.

"Then we'll take it." Darien confirmed.

"Hang on a second." Serena said to the clerk and dragged Darien to the other side of the shop.

"Darien! Do you realize how much that costs!" She exclaimed.

"Serena! Do you not realize that I have money enough for it?!"

"But Darien!"

"No Buts. You're getting it. Think of it as an early wedding gift, after all your mother is forcing you to marry soon…" Darien said sadly.

"I prefer not to think about it." Serena said grimly.

"Don't worry Serena, I'm sure that your Mother will pick someone great if you don't pick. After all it he has to be better than who I'm arranged to." Darien said nodding to the cashier, who started to wrap the locket.

"But Darien, I always hoped I would marry for love." Serenity said looking at the floor.

"didn't we all." Darien sighed as he paid for the locket and they walked out of the shop.

"Darien…I…I want to run away." Serena blurted out.

"Sere, you can't be serious." Darien said, unbelieving.

"Of course I am. I refuse to marry Seiya. He's arrogant, selfish and a player." Serena said forcefully.

"Sere, you can't just give up on your Kingdom. You have to stay, what good would it do your people?" Darien asked.

"I want to marry for love Dare, and Seiya is not the ideal husband. I have but three weeks to find love and get engaged before my 16th birthday and Mother announces my engagement to Seiya." Serena cried.

"Well, I am kind of in the same position as you Sere. Except I have 3 or 4 months until my 18th birthday. That's when we are announced on Earth. Right now, I regret, I am betrothed to Lady Beryl." Darien said sorrowfully.

"Beryl?! That hag? I'm sorry Darien, I was only thinking of myself. You have it just as bad, if not worse than I. It's just the Senshi have your General's and they are in love. I just envy them. I am scared that I shall never find that." Serena finished as they entered the palace gates.

"But just to make matters worse, your leaving today and Seiya is arriving tomorrow. He's staying here, at the palace, until my ball. He is hoping to get on my good side before Mother announces our betrothal. But if I have my way, I won't have to marry him." Serena stated.

"If you want I could stay and make sure that Seiya doesn't try anything." Darien offered.

"I don't want to burden you…" Serena said sadly as they entered hr room to get dressed in their Royal garments again.

"There is no burden. I get to protect one of my best friends from an evil ass, and I get to stay away from Beryl for 3 weeks. Bonus: I get to work out here. The moon has an awesome training center, and the Generals will be able to come up and see the Senshi and…" Darien ranted.

"Okay, okay. I get it, you can stay." Serena laughed as she tossed Darien his clothes. "And thank you." She smiled, then shut the closet door to get changed again.

About five minutes later Serenity walked out of the closet. Endymion was already dressed and sitting on her bed.

"I put your present in your top drawer," he stated.

"Thank you Endy. But you really didn't have to get that…"

"I know. But I did. It's fit for a Princess, and a Princess you are." He smiled.

"I know, but I wish I wasn't. Then I wouldn't have to deal with Seiya." She complained.

"But now, I'm staying and he won't be able to pull anything."

"Yah. Thank you so much. Maybe we should do tell Mother of your stay so she can send for the Generals." Serenity suggested.

"Okay, let's go." Endymion said and they walked to the Throne room.

"Oh, Endymion, I didn't realize you wanted to leave this early. I wasn't preparing to activate the transporter until later tonight." Queen Serenity called.

"About that Mother," Princess Serenity started, "Do you think that Endymion could stay until the ball? He wants to. And I think that the Generals and Senshi may want to spend some time together."

"It is fine with me Sere. But you do realize that you must entertain Prince Seiya also?"

"Yes Mother." She replied.

"Okay, I will prepare to have the Generals transported tonight. You may go tell the Senshi." Queen Serenity finished.

Endymion and Serenity walked back to the training grounds for the second time that day to talk to the Sailor Senshi.

Knock, Knock.

"Who is it?" Serenity heard Minako's voice call.

"It's Serenity and Endymion, open up!" Endymion called.

Rei opened the door and the two stepped in.

"I have great news you guys." Serenity said.

"Well, spill." Makoto said urgently.

"Endymion is staying until my Birthday ball, AND the Generals are coming." Serenity smiled.

The Senshi freaked. They were all jumping around and screaming before Ami finally came to her senses and asked.

"When are they coming?"

"Tonight," Endymion replied.

"Oh My God." and "What am I going to wear?" came from the girls. Rei broke away and managed to talk to Serenity.

"Serenity, you know that Seiya is coming tomorrow, he won't be happy about this."

"I know," Serenity sighed, "Rei, you know I don't trust him. He scares me. I can't marry him. You guys can't be around me all the time and Seiya will try something, I know it, so Endymion is staying to help me, to protect me."

"Okay Sere, but be careful, you know Seiya had a temper," Rei said gently.

"I will." Serenity smiled.

Walking away from the screeching training grounds of the girls, Serenity and Endymion walked silently.

"Serenity, what did Rei mean about YOU know that Seiya has a temper?" Endymion implied. If he had touched Serenity, Endymion would have his head.

"Oh, Rumors," Serenity lied, trying to avoid Endymion's eyes. She was a bad liar, but Endymion didn't push the subject… for now.

"I think I'm going to go rest before the Generals come, see you later Endy," Serenity sighed, hugged her friend, then walked off to her room.

~*Later that Night*~

The Senshi, Endymion, Serenity and Queen Serenity stood at the teleportation room awaiting the arrival of the Generals. Soon the portal opened and out-stepped Kunzite, the leader of the Generals, then Jadeite, second in command, then Nephrite, third in command, and finally Zoycite, fourth in command. When they saw the Senshi they all smiled consecutively, then as proper procedure, bowed to the Queen, then Princess, then Prince. After that was done they ran over to the Senshi and hugged them.

"Well, I see you need your time alone. I will see you all tomorrow at breakfast. Prince Seiya should be here by then." The Queen smiled then exited the room.

"I missed you," was the simultaneous reaction of everyone.

"We'll leave too, don't worry, we can al catch up tomorrow," Serenity smiled. She then grabbed Endymion's hand and they walked out the door.

"Where to now?" Endymion asked curiously.

"Let's go to my room. I have some imported chocolates, we can pig out or something," she suggested.

"Sound's great to me," he laughed as they walked down the hallway to Serenity's room.

They talked the night away and ate all of Serenity's new imported chocolates. They also fell asleep on Serenity's bed.

The next morning Serenity woke up to Minako jumping on her bed, and surprisingly, Endymion did too. Wait! Endymion was on Serenity's bed and the Senshi and General's (except for Minako) were staring in disbelief.

"Ugh. We must have fallen asleep, what time is it?" Serenity asked as if it were nothing.

"We have, oh, 5 minutes until breakfast," Jadeite laughed in a singsong voice.

"Great, I have enough time to brush my hair and throw on a new gown." Serenity smiled sarcastically.

"I have time to fix my hair and straighten my clothes, see you at breakfast," Endymion called running out the door, Generals after him.

"So what happened?" Makoto asked as Serenity threw on a new gown.

"What do you mean?" Serenity asked brushing her hair and putting it back up.

"Last Night," Minako stated.

"Nothing. We ate chocolate and fell asleep." Serenity said simply, "Now let's get to breakfast. Seiya's here and I don't want to be late."

'Actually,' she thought to herself, 'I don't want to go, but if I don't…'

Serenity and her Senshi arrived to breakfast all looking splendid and not a minute late. Endymion and the Generals showed up a minute later and they all sat down.

"Queen Serenity, you didn't tell me there would be other guests," Seiya said, sic kingly- nice.

"It was last minute Prince Seiya, I assure you. But you do not mind do you?" Queen Serenity implored.

"Of course not my Queen." Seiya replied.

"Serenity," the Queen said to her daughter, "How did you like Prince Seiya's visit to wake you up this morning?"

"Wha.. What?" Serenity asked fearful, "I… I must not of heard him mother." She regained herself. She had been asleep with Endymion this morning, Seiya will not be pleased. She chanced a glance at Seiya and he was glaring evilly at her. Sure she was the only on that had seen him, Serenity slinked back in her chair, and lost her appetite. But, Endymion had seen this also, and wasn't sure what went on between the two, but knew it wasn't good.

"Why aren't you eating?" Endymion whispered to Serenity.

"I'm not hungry."

"You're ALWAYS hungry, now eat." Endymion pushed.

"May I be excused?" Serenity asked her Mother.

"Of Course dear," The Queen answered.

Serenity wanted to get as far away from Seiya, or was it Endymion? As possible. As soon as she shut the dining room door Seiya asked to be excused and marched out of the hall. Endymion waited for a few minutes and followed, cueing to the others to stay behind.

When Serenity walked out of the hall her heart was pounding, she wanted to get as far from there as possible. About halfway down the hallway she felt a hand grab her arm.

"Endymion, not right now," Serenity said, not thinking. Then when her arm was wrenched back and to the man she realized that this man was not Endymion. It was Seiya. She tried to screech but he muffled it and shoved her into the closest room.

"Who the Hell do you think you are? Sleeping around like some common whore! You are mine!" He said pushing her to the floor.

"I am Princess Serenity of the Moon!" she bellowed back, regaining her dignity and standing then slapped him, hard across the face, "And how DARE you call me a whore, you know nothing, and NEVER will I be YOURS." Then she began to march off and he grabbed her by the hair and wrenched her back. He punched her in the stomach and as she lie on the ground he said,

"I will have you Serenity." And marched out.

A couple of minutes later Serenity heard her name being called out from the hallway. Soon she recognized it as Endymion's.

"I'm in here!" She managed weakly.

Next thing she knew the door was opened and Endymion was by her side.

"Kami, Serenity what happened?"

"I… I fell down the stairs." She said.

"And what? Crawled here? I don't believe you. But I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and drop it for right now, okay? Now come on, let's get you to your room," he said a gently.

Serenity tried to stand up, but the bruise on her stomach was too sore at that time.

"Ow," she yelped and would have fell if Endymion hadn't had braced her.

"Here," he said, "I'll carry you."

She nodded and he carried her off to her room. Serenity trying to hold back tears.

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