OF PEACE AND LOVE: BOOK ONE
by Serene Midnight
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"A story that focuses on the two kingdoms, how Princess Serenity met Endymion and how peace between Moon and Earth was established. Action takes place during the Silver Millenium. Happy reading!"
Chapter Two: Curiosity
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Serenity returned to her lessons. However, her attention was focused on other things.
"Ami... how is the Earth Kingdom?"
"Princess... our lesson for today is the history of our own kingdom", she emphasised, "Why would you ask me such a question anyway?"
"Because...", she said as she turned to have a view of that kingdom that she had always wanted to visit. "I heard a lot of things about it. In the distance, I can even see its castle. Our kingdoms are so close. Though, we've never been there."
"I do not know, princess. Let us change the subject. As I was telling you..."
"Have you ever been there?", she interrupted.
After a short period of good thinking, Ami answered shortly:
"No."
Grabbing her book and trying to change the subject, she added:
"Now would you please pay attention to what I am trying to say?"
Serenity nodded.
"It is very important to know this important facts I am trying to tell you."
The Princess sighed. Sometimes she wished not to be a princess. All she needed was a little freedom. To travel all over the world and to do whatever she wants to do. This was, however, impossible. And she knew it.
Her mind was absent. She couldn't get that picture out of her mind. She was somehow meant to visit that place and felt that a whole new world was waiting for her and had to be revealed.
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Back in the Earth Kingdom, the Queen had great plans.
"What happens here?", she heard a voice behind her.
It was his son, Endymion. And he was amazed, whilst staring at the beautifully decorated room. All his servants were decorating the main hall of the castle and the ballroom, too. Each corner of it had its vase of fresh red roses, so fresh that anyone could feel their scent from the hall. The floor was shining and everything was of silver.
In the middle of the room, Queen Elana was pushing people around.
"Should I place this here, your Highness?", one of them asked.
"No, I think that is a better place.", she said, pointing with her finger to one of the huge windows of the room.
"Mother, what is going on?", he waited for an answer.
Endymion was puzzled. He had never seen the castle so bright.
"We're going to have a ball.", the queen answered, smiling, "We will invite all the girls from the kingdom and from other lands, too."
Endymion felt irritated and was about to roll his eyes, but forced himself not to. Was this the Queen's plan to find a fiance for him?
"Am I supposed to find the perfect girl this way?"
"Exactly!"
"I doubt it.", the young prince contested.
'How can I encounter love like this? How am I supposed to love someone I do not even know? How should I feel something for someone who probably wants nothing but my title?'
"You never know, son.", she encouraged him. "Why that sad look upon your face?"
Endymion sighed. He hated to be a prince. Just like Serenity, he longed for freedom. The last thing that he wanted was to have his life organized and to be forced to marry agains his will. And even if he had met someone special, that girl would probably be interested in him only as a prince, just like Beryl.
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Serenity had just finished her daily training, which was keeping her busy for almost seven hours per day. It was nearly nine o'clock, the time she was supposed to go to bed. But she couldn't sleep and she knew she would not be able to keep her mind focused on her royal duties until she visited Earth. That book and all the things that she did not know were haunting her.
'What if I went there?', she jumped out of her skin.
She got up. Now she knew exactly what to do. Grabbing her cloak, she crept outside of the palace. She didn't know how she was supposed to get where she wished, but was considering that she would be back to the palace early in the morning if she left then. And after all, it was the best thing she could do.
The princess left the palace carefully and mended her way to Earth to find her destiny. Or maybe just to find the answers to her questions.
Author's Note: Next chapter will be entitled "Meeting".
I do not own Sailor Moon, characters belong to Naoko Takeuchi. If you have any questions, feel free to note me. Thank you for reading!