II. Secret Love: A Princess's Knight

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A/N: Hello :) Well here it's my way to wish everybody a great 2012. Hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own of the characters from Sailor Moon (Haruka Tenoh & Michiru Kaioh) everybody else in the story is mine. All rights to their respective original owners. I'm sorry if I'm misusing them.

Days earlier in Neptune….

A beautiful soft melody could be heard outside the Neptunian palace. A slender figure could be seen dancing around with a violin on shoulder in a magnificent rose garden. A gorgeous aqua shaded hair woman could be seen as she happily danced with the soft melodies her violin created.

"Whoa!" giggles uncontrollably filled the peaceful place.

Two strong arms embraced an exquisite waist from behind.

"I didn't scare you did I?" a harsh whispery voice asked into the musician's ears.

"No." The young beautiful woman turned to face the man that held her tightly. "I missed you, Adoki."

"I missed you too, Michiru."

Michiru Kaioh wasthe oldest daughter of the Neptunian royalty. The young princess had beautiful aqua hair and striking deep sea blue eyes. Michiru had a younger sister, Marina, with whom she grew up and shared many secrets and stuff .Kaioh Michiru was an innocent and gentle person. Everybody in the kingdom would have to agree that their future queen would be a great and fair ruler. Michiru wasn't really interested in ruling a planet, she was a pacifier and an artist, all she wanted was peace in Neptune. At the age of seven, her parents made Marina and her practice a musical instrument. While Marina chose to play the flute, she ventured to learn and love to play the violin. The King and Queen discovered that their daughter had indeed a real talent with her instrument, so they pushed Michiru into the arts world. Sometime later, they didn't prove wrong, and Michiru discovered she was a real good painter too. Michiru was an artist in all sense, ever dreamer and a helpless romantic. For an unknown reason to her, she found out that her father had prohibited any men in the palace or the planet to romantically approach her. Of course she had find the order ridiculous, she was turning 20 in a couple of months, she wanted to find a nice and young man with whom to fall in love, but her father refused to back down his order and would not give her a valid reason for his actions. However one day, when the Neptunian troops came back from an exploration, she met Adoki. She instantly fell in love with the handsome soldier, and started dating him six months ago without her parents' permission or her sister's knowledge…or at least that's what she thought.

"Adoki, please tell me you won't leave again." Michiru placed her head firmly in the man's chest.

"Michiru, I am a soldier and I have to travel and leave if I have to."

Adoki Shibatawas a handsome and trained soldier from Neptune. He wore dark brown hair and had big blue eyes; he was a strong and well-built man. He came from a low class family; his parents had died long ago and only left him a piece of land in Neptune, and that was all he possessed, besides his earnings from his job.

"But I want to present you to my father. I am sure that if we both talk to him, he will accept us and will give us his blessing."

"I'm not sure Michiru; I don't think he will like the idea of his elder daughter dating a simple soldier."

"But…"

Adoki hold her tighter in an attempt to distract his girlfriend's thoughts, suddenly his lips were pressed against hers. They kissed deeply and Adoki gently pushed Michiru to the nearest wall behind them.

"I love you Michiru." Adoki kissed once again the aqua haired woman.

"I love you too Adoki."

Two trained hands traveled down the three- fourth puffy pink dress of the aqua haired woman as they kept passionately kissing.

"Ah…Adoki," soft moans from the sea princess escaped her mouth as Adoki placed light kisses on her neck and his hands struggled to find what he looked for under the garments of the dress.

"I need you so much." The blue eyed sensually whispered between kisses as he tried to convince his girlfriend to go further.

"No…please stop." Michiru gently pushed him off from her. "I am a respectable woman and I am not going further than kissing before marriage." Michiru firmly said as she looked directly at the brown haired man.

Adoki sighed but nonetheless stepped close to his girlfriend placing a kiss on her forehead, "as you wish my princess."

"Michiru! Michiru!"

A soft voice yelled her name continuously.

Behind a large chestnut tree trunk a pair of brown big eyes carefully watched the two lovers. Belonging to the Neptunian royalty and second to the throne, Marina Kaioh was only a year younger than her sister. Marina was an attractive and young woman, she had inherited her mother's beautiful brown eyes and her hair was mixture of her father and mother's resulting in a dark blue tone hair. Even though the age difference was absolutely little, Marina always felt like all the attention and love from her parents were only provided to her older sister. Envy and hatred invaded her every time she saw her sister triumph, but she always found a way to mask all her jealousy and feigned to be faithful to her sister. She would do anything to see her sister suffer and fail, like she had herself done all of her life. A small smile formed on her lips as she recalled what she had heard her parents discussed a few days early.

Flashback

Marina had just finished her musical rehearsal and was about to head to her room when she heard altered voices coming from her parents' bedroom. The door was slightly open and she leaned next to the door on the white walls.

"Amaya I think is time we talk to Michiru. She must know about the plans we have for her." Hotaka's voice reasoned with his wife.

"Hotaka, Michiru seems very happy. I think we can wait a little longer before we talk to her."

"Oh woman, what do you want? You want to bring her to the ceremony and tell her 'oh by the way you're the bride go change' is not gonna work!" Hotaka exasperatedly tried to make his wife understand.

"Of course not…but haven't you heard of how Haruka turned out? She is a real tomboy! I have heard she is worse than a man, having all women she wants! I don't want my Michiru to suffer with a person like that Uranian."

"I am sure those all rumors and Haruka is not that bad. I am pretty sure Reizo educated her well and she will be able to reign Uranus properly and fairly, and as far as her tomboy appearance…well that will make it easier on Michiru."

Marina couldn't believe what she heard. She took her hands to her mouth as she tried to contain her laugher. Michiru, the almighty Michiru, the delicate and proper elder princess was engaged to a woman! An Uranian princess, that on top of being a really tomboy was also a womanizer.

Marina could not believe her luck. "If I had known before about this I wouldn't had have to…oh well is done anyways, but this is a lot better. My perfect sister doesn't know of what awaits her."

End of flashback

"Michiru! Where are you?" The soft voice of Marina echoed in the large garden.

"Adoki you have to go! That's my sister coming, she can't see you!" Michiru dragged Adoki by his hand and pushed him forwards.

"I don't want to leave." Adoki turned around, "I want to be with you."

"I also want to be with you, but not now…I have to go or else she will see you."

"Ok I will go, but I'll come soon again."

They got close and quickly shared another kiss before the yells from Marina could be heard again. Adoki disappeared behind a tall metal fence seconds before Marina stepped in front of Michiru.

"Michiru, what were you doing that you didn't answer me?" Marina inquired as she raised a fine blue eyebrow.

"N-nothing, I just got so caught up thinking." Michiru nervously smiled as Marina stared at her.

The blue haired woman just shrugged, "Mother and father are calling us for dinner and I think they also want to talk to you." Marina did her best to tried to suppress her smile and instead innocently added, "but don't worry, I don't think you're in trouble." She looked away from her elder sister and mumbled, "You never are."

The two Neptunian princesses headed towards the big dinner hall. Amaya and Hotaka were already seated and patiently waited for their daughters to start their dinner.

"How were your day girls?" Hotaka asked as he tried to break the uncomfortable silence on his table.

"Mine was very exhausting, Hitoki-sempai made me practice harder my flute solo." Marina nonchalantly replied, "but it looks like somebody else's was a bit more interesting ne Michiru?" the blue haired woman smiled and pointed her head towards her sister as she grabbed a piece of bread roll.

"Eh…not really, normal as usual." Michiru tried to sound as normal as possible as she gulped down her tea.

Hotaka looked suspiciously at his daughters but decided to ignore it. "Ah good, Michiru there is something I wish to talk to you…" a cold hand squeezed Hotaka's.

Michiru frowned as she saw her father stopping in the middle of his speech.

"Oh Michiru don't mind your father…is nothing really important." Amaya looked at her firstborn and didn't dare to look back at her husband.

"Oh Ok, I am done with my dinner. If you will please excuse me, I have to keep practicing my violin."

Without any other word Michiru left her family at the dinner table while Hotaka looked clearly irritated and Marina could do nothing, but wonder about when her parents would act.

Uranus- present time

"Hey Katsuru! Wait up man!" Haruka shouted to a tall green haired man as she ran after him.

"Hey Haruka, what's up?"

Oonishi Katsuru was a man in his mid-thirties of long green hair and sparkly blue eyes. He was the colonel of the Uranian army, only second to Sayame and one of the best friends of the blonde.

"Not much, I just wanted to inform you that I'm leaving Uranus for the weekend. I already talked to my mother and I will talk to my father as soon as I find him," the Uranian looked around the palace before she continued, "Sayame will be left in charge, so if something comes up you know who to turn to."

"Alright, but where are you going? Shouldn't you stay to complete your training? You're such a lazy person Haruka." Katsuru playfully commented.

"Argh I know about that stupid training and I will finish it later, right now I want to have some fun." Haruka winked before continuing, "I am going to Neptune to the beach house," Haruka smirked. "I think you should come, I'm meeting some friends over there."

Laughter erupted from the tall man. "Oh Haruka you don't change!" Katsuru laughed a bit more, "it sounds like a good offer, but I have responsibilities and work that has to be done before I have some fun." The green haired man said as he tried discretely to reprimand his friend.

"Oh c'mon you old people are so boring." Haruka groaned and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Who are you calling old kiddo?" A raspy voice asked from behind her.

"Sayame!" The blonde jumped up as she heard the well-known voice.

"The very same old man in person."

A silver haired man replied. Sayame Kinjo was the general of the Uranian army and best friend of the Uranian royal family. He had worked years for the Uranian army and had seen Haruka grow up. His brown eyes not only showed experience, but a loving glare for the young blonde princess.

"Oh Sayame we weren't talking about you. I promise." Haruka sheepishly smiled at him, "I was just telling Katsuru that he is such a boring person." Haruka faced her green haired friend as this one only glared at her. "I think my parents already told you, but I'm leaving to Neptune for the weekend."

"Hai, your father recently informed me. He is in his study and wants to talk to you."

"Oh ok, I was looking for him anyway."

Haruka said goodbye to her friends while the two men kept talking silently in the royal hall. Haruka however headed to her father's study. She had an excellent relationship with her parents, but she identified a lot more with her father. Reizo was very understanding and always offered her advices and showed her his love for her.

Haruka quietly pocked her head inside her father's study. Reizo sat calmly on his big chair, a lot of papers lay on his desk and he held a pair of white sheets on hand.

"May I come in?" Haruka silently asked.

Reizo looked up from the pile of papers and a smile formed on his lips. "Of course Ruka-chan, come in."

"Sayame told me you wanted to see me."

"Hai. Please sit down," Reizo gestured Haruka to one of the chairs in front his oak desk. "Your mother told me you want to visit our beach house in Neptune."

"Yes, I actually was gonna tell you personally…I want to go with some friends, it will only be for the weekend though."

"I don't see anything bad with that Haruka, but I must remind you of your compromise," Reizo looked down again at the pile of white papers in front him, "you must act like an adult now and take responsibilities. You will be 21 in a month and your life will change." The blonde man saw how Haruka's expression turned into a frown, "Haruka your mother and I only thought of the best for you. We really want to see you happy and complete. You might think of the marriage as a nightmare or punishment," Reizo stretched his hand to reach for his daughter's, "but look at me," beautiful teal orbs looked at big hazel orbs. "It is not; when you get married you will see that it is not that bad. Once you get your own family, you will love it as much as we love ours." Reizo firmly smiled as he squeezed his daughter's hand.

"I know father, and I already talked to mother. I will do my best and I will take things seriously whenever the time comes. That is why I have to have as much as fun as possible before I settle down." Haruka smiled as she squeezed her father's hand back.

"Ok Ruka-chan, just promise me you will behave and will take responsibilities when you come back."

Haruka groaned and sighed but nonetheless answered. "Ok father I promise I will be the best daughter and future…wife?" Haruka shook her head, "so one day I will be a great ruler for Uranus as you are."

"Excellent, well said Haruka." Reizo felt proud of his only child, "by the way your mother and I will be also leaving today."

"Yeah mother already told me. I just need to pack some more things and then I will leave…so I guess I will see you later." Haruka said as she started to get up from her seat.

Reizo put down the papers he still held on hands and walked over to his daughter's side and without any word he hugged her tightly. "I love you Haruka." Reizo hugged her tighter.

Haruka happily received the loving gesture and hugged him back. "I love you too father."

Neptune- present time

Few days had passed since Michiru played carelessly her violin in the immense rose garden. There she was again patiently sitting on a small bench inside a little kiosk adorned with big white roses in the vast garden.

A tender melody suddenly awoke her from her daydreaming. "I hope you like it." Adoki quietly sat next to the sea goddess. A small golden heart- shaped music box stood on his left palm.

As soon as she could Michiru turned away and faced her handsome suitor. "It's beautiful Adoki." She carefully took the music box from his hand a put it by her right ear. "Thank you." She got closer to him and pressed her lips tenderly on his.

"I heard the violin melody and I instantly thought of you in my last trip, so I bought it." Adoki said in a loving voice.

"Oh Adoki." Michiru launched herself towards him and hugged him. "I want us to marry," she whispered.

"I doubt your family will accept a simple soldier without fortune for their daughter." Adoki looked down at the floor while he softly spoke.

"I don't care if they will or not, I love you Adoki or don't you love me?" Michiru suddenly unsure asked as she sat back down and started sobbing.

Quickly Adoki sat down next to the aqua haired princess taking a white handkerchief from her hands. "You know there is nothing more important for me than you, I would go mad if I was to lose you." Adoki passed the white cloth across Michiru's cheeks trying to calm her down. "I have you in my heart." The brown haired man took the white handkerchief, kissed it and put it inside his forest green uniform pocket, right under his heart.

"I don't want to lose you either Adoki, that's why I want us to get marry." Michiru stopped her sobbing and looked deep into blue eyes much like her owns.

"I know love and I promise I will come and talk to your father when I come back from my next mission."

"Come back? Didn't you tell me you had a few days off?"

Adoki breathed in and turned his head away. "Michiru we have talked about this and you know my job. There is a little rebellion outside Neptune and I have to go."

"Ah…I didn't know that."

"Don't worry love, I promise I will come back."

At a not far distance a pair of brown eyes determinedly watched the young couple. A few hours after Adoki left Michiru, the elder heir to the Neptunian throne wandered around the palace.

"Michiru." A rough voice called the young princess.

"Father, what are you doing up? Your health is not the best right now; I thought the doctor said to keep you in bed for your heart condition." A concerned daughter reprimanded her father.

"Hai,hai but I needed to talk to you," Hotaka reached for his daughter's hand ,"even if your mother disagrees, you have the right know that…"

"Sir." A young man interrupted Hotaka as he hurriedly delivered the Neptunian king a white envelope to then quietly exit the room.

Michiru only frowned and waited quietly for her father to continue. "What is it Father?"

Hotaka looked at the white envelope and a smile adorned his face as he turned it back and saw the familiar Uranian emblem. He steadily opened the letter and read silently. "Good news," he smiled even more. "We will continue our talk later ok? I have to go and talk to your mother first."

An intrigued but obediently daughter nodded. "Ok father, I will go out for a walk. I'll be back for dinner." Michiru stepped closer to her father and placed a kiss on his cheek before turning around.

The salty scent from the ocean welcomed the young Uranian heir as her carriage rode the Neptunian streets. Haruka had left Uranus a few hours before and now sat on her big carriage alone; she looked everywhere as she tried to recognize the many streets and buildings as she rode down the way to her beach house. A beautiful sight shocked her; there was a stunning young woman of aqua shaded hair descending marble stairs from a large palace, she wore a light blue long-sleeve puffy dress and an umbrella in her right hand. Haruka discretely looked at her and as the carriage passed her, Haruka peeked out her head from the carriage to keep staring at the beautiful woman-the aqua shaded woman never noticed this and kept on walking.

"She is beautiful." Haruka mumbled as a small smile formed on her rosy lips.

Hours later Michiru happily returned to her room. She was surprised of whom she found inside her bedroom, but a big smile was plastered on her face.

"Marina!" Michiru unexpectedly hugged her younger sister.

"Ouch! Michiru careful!" Marina pushed off her older sister.

"What's wrong Mar-chan?" Michiru concernedly asked.

Marina's blank face was unreadable, but she looked directly at her sister. "Michiru..." Marina took a deep breath, "there is something I must confess to you."

Michiru didn't know what was up with her younger sister, but something told her it was nothing good. "What is it that you must confess to me Mar-chan?"

"Please promise me you won't get mad at me." Marina's eyes pleadingly sparkled as she asked. "I wouldn't bear if you would get mad at me."

The older princess looked skeptically at her sister, but nonetheless nodded. "I promise."

Marina looked relieved and then she continued, "I know about your secret," she decisively said.

"What secret?" Michiru nervously asked well knowing what her younger sister was talking about.

"I know about your lover…Adoki I think his name is." Marina said as she saw how her sister's eyes grew wide open.

"How did you find about him?" Michiru quietly asked.

"Why didn't you tell me Michiru? I thought we were very close, we always share our secrets." A very disappointed Marina replied.

"I…I don't know." Michiru sincerely said, "I was afraid of what you will say, but you didn't answer me. How did you find out?"

"Michiru, we are sisters and I know you very well. I know when something makes you happy or very upset and since a couple of months back I've seen you very happy all time," Marina took another deep breath, "one day when I was walking home from the plaza, Takida-san and I saw him exiting the palace when he jumped off a fence," the blue haired woman smiled warmly. "Takida-san told me he knew him and told me his name and…"

"Well you have found out about Adoki, but please don't tell father and mother!" Michiru pleadingly begged her sister interrupting the younger Neptunian.

Marina shook her head lightly. "I won't tell them anything because I don't want to worry them, but Michiru there is something else you must know about that man," concerned was written all over Marina. "Michiru that man doesn't favor you."

"What are talking about? You don't know Adoki; you shouldn't say things like that." Michiru angrily retorted.

"Michiru, I might not have treat or talk to him, but I do know some things I bet you don't know about him."

"What things? Of course I know Adoki perfectly well; I've been dating him for half a year now!"

"Then you must know that he is married and has a son?"

Michiru went pale from the sudden information. "What? No…you…you're…lying." Michiru stammered as her big blue eyes filled with tears.

"I didn't want to tell you anything until I confirmed it personally." Marina looked at her crying sister and she suppressed the happiness she felt inside her. "When Takida-san told me about it I couldn't believe it either."

Michiru looked up, tears falling freely down her cheeks, "then he must be lying." Michiru got up, a hopeful gleam in her eyes as she tried to deny what her ears had heard. "Yes, that must be. He…he is lying."

Marina slowly got up too shaking her head continuously. "No Michiru, he wouldn't have any reason to lie and I just told you I just confirmed it myself."

Michiru couldn't believe what her younger sister was telling her. It was a nightmare; it had to be a nightmare she thought. "How can you be so sure?"

The blue haired woman strangely headed towards the bathroom door and opened it widely. There a young woman with a small child on hands stood.

"Please step in," Marina called them. "Michiru this is Suki-san, Adoki-san's wife and the boy is little Adoki." Marina gestured to the woman and child as she presented them to her sister.

"Miss." The young woman bowed before the shocked princess, "your sister didn't tell much about what you wanted to talk with me, but as Adoki's wife I must respond for any fault my husband has committed."

Michiru could hardly breath, tears blurred her sight, but she intensely stared at the little boy of about two years with short dark hair and big blue eyes just like Adoki's. "Is really true then…you are his wife and he…" with shaking hands she pointed to the little boy. "He is his son?"

"Yes Miss, this is our child. He is a year and a half and Adoki and I have been married for three years now." The young woman suddenly looked sad, "but we hardly see him. He says he has to travel a lot, just yesterday he promised us he will take us to my parent's home outside the city."

Suddenly Michiru felt weak, very weak, she looked up to the ceiling and waved the woman off her sight. "Please take them away."

Marina quickly understood what her sister meant and gently took the woman and child out her sister's room, a few minutes later she came back inside the room. Michiru laid on her bed facing down, crying her soul out.

"It was better this way Michiru at least our parents didn't find out. Father couldn't have survived such a scandal with his weak heart." Marina sat down on the huge bed.

"I want to be alone Marina…please." Michiru said between sobs.

A triumphant smile adorned Marina and she happily exited her sister's room without her noticing.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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