A/N: Not much to say at the moment, so on with the fic!

Disclaimer: Yes! I own Sailor Moon! I also own Card Captor Sakura, Inuyasha, Digimon, Naruto…the list goes on! Happens to glance out window while typing Anyone have any idea why men in black suits are pulling into my driveway? They're wearing very grim expressions…

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Chapter Four: Sink or Swim Into Desire

"Stupid, arrogant, egotistical prince!" Serenity muttered as she sat at a fountain's edge. Sighing in frustration, she swung her legs over and brought her knees up to her chin, letting her white gown flow around her.

"Argh, I hate him!"

A deep chuckle suddenly startled her out of her thoughts.

"Hate is such a strong word don't you think Princess?"

Turning her head, she found the Prince of Earth standing only a few feet away.

"What are you doing here, how did you find me?" she demanded in annoyance, averting her gaze from his.

"I followed you," he answered simply, taking a seat besides her on the fountain's ledge.

"And why would you do that Prince; haven't you aggravated me enough for one day?"

She met his deep blue eyes for a moment, not knowing why every time she did, she felt herself drown in them.

Her question went unanswered as Endymion's gaze locked with hers.

'Her eyes,' he thought, as his own bored into them, 'So, so deep and icy blue; like an ocean filled with frosty glaciers.'

"Tell me Princess," he said, finally finding his voice, "Why do you look at me with such disdain? Ask yourself, do you really hate me as you say?"

The Moon Princes raised an eyebrow as she continued to stare at him intently.

"Of course I do, I can't stand you," she replied flatly, "After all, what'd you expect? You come waltzing into my kingdom expecting that I'll immediately throw myself at you just like all your other past conquests? That'll NEVER happen!"

Endymion only laughed softly as he suddenly leaned in, causing Serenity to visibly stiffen as his nose brushed against hers.

"We'll see about that Princess," he murmured. "You may THINK you'll have your way, but you are forgetting that as of tonight in a matter of hours; we'll be playing in MY kingdom, and in my kingdom, I ALWAYS get what I want."

Recovering from his closeness, a smirk played across Serenity's lips as she crossed her arms.

"Is that so Prince?" she asked, her eyes twinkling with the slyness of a cat, "Well, here on my kingdom, I too always get what I want, and what I want right now us to be rid of your presence!"

And before he knew what she was up to, she shoved Endymion hard, watching amusedly as the Prince of Earth flailed his arms before falling into the cold water with a splash.

Serenity lay across the ledge of the fountain, clutching her stomach as uncontrollable giggles overtook her.

"Oh my god! You should've seen the look on your face, it was priceless!" she managed to squeal out as Endymion surfaced, glaring at Serenity in fury.

"Why you little…!" he growled.

His words went unheard by the Moon Princess, whose eyes were now clenched shut, tears of laughter rolling down her cheeks. So lost in her fit of laughter, she never noticed as Endymion slowly and silently crept over. Her giggles were then replaced by a surprised squeak as she felt two familiar strong arms encircle her waist. Eyes shooting open, she managed to catch a glimpse of Endymion's malicious smirk before dragged her into the water.

He waited patiently, smirking in triumph as Serenity's head finally popped back up.

"You jerk, what was that for?!" she shrieked.

Endymion opened his mouth to speak, witty retort already in mind. But as he took in the image of Serenity shivering and soaking wet before him, his train of thought was lost.

His rapidly darkening eyes took in the little fact that her pristine white gown now clung to her body like a second skin. He bit back a stream of incoherent sayings as he also noted that the soaked white material had become slightly transparent, leaving his imagination's eye to ponder and what lay underneath.

Unaware of what she was doing to him, Serenity rolled her eyes in annoyance and waved her arms in his face to regain his attention.

"Hey, Prince Jerk-A-Lot, I'm still talking to you, quit ignoring-!"

He suddenly grasped one of her waving arms by the wrist, pulling her towards him until her chest was crushed to his.

His eyes glinted with the blue flames of his sparking desire for her, and he couldn't help but take in her innocence as a crimson blush crept into her face.

"You're a damn minx," he murmured, his tall frame towering over her tiny one as his lips began inching towards hers, "How else can you make me loose all self control so quickly?"

For the first time that day, Serenity remained silent. She wasn't sure if it was because of his comment, or if it was because of his approaching lips. Heck, maybe it was the fact that his dark eyes mesmerized her, rooting her to her spot. All she knew was that as soon as his mouth closed over hers, she LET herself get lost. And it didn't seem to matter to either of them that they were standing waist deep in the middle of a fountain; all they appeared to care about was the ferocity of the kiss they shared.

Endymion nipped and sucked at her bottom lip, then trailed his tongue over it, seeking entrance into her sweet, small mouth. Serenity immediately sub came to the silent request, involuntarily letting a soft moan escape her lips.

If just looking at her had made him loose control, her moan made him loose all sanity.

It wasn't until they both heard the sound of rustling leaves that they sprung apart as if on fire. They stared at each other, listening intently, waiting for someone to jump out and catch them any moment. Instead, they heard the voices of the senshi a good distance away.

"Sorry Princesses," they heard a guard say, "We haven't seen Princess Serenity or the Prince of Earth, but we will round the gardens once more to make sure."

"Thank you;" replied Rei, "If you do spot them, please inform them that they are due to leave for Earth shortly."

As they heard retreating footsteps, Serenity began to make her way towards the edge of the fountain, but as she did, Endymion's arms encircled her once more.

":Don't move," he warned, "The guards are still out there."

Serenity glared at him annoyed, "So? Does it matter? It's my palace, I can do what I please, now LET GO!" she hissed.

She struggled under his vice like grip, but the more she did, the tighter he held on.

"Oh, but it does matter Princess," he whispered from where he stood, pressing her back into him, "Do you REALLY want your guards to find you like this? Soaking wet and with lips thoroughly kissed?"

Serenity stifled the whine that was threatening to leave her throat.

'Did he HAVE to be right?!' she asked herself, 'Ugh, but he IS! I can't let anyone see me like this!'

Craning her neck to meet his eyes, she stuck out her tongue at him.

"I loathe you!" she muttered.

Snickering, Endymion took advantage of their current position to nibble on her earlobe.

"Well get used to me Princess," he whispered into her ear, "Because we are going to be together for a long time."

Serenity snorted in reply, but remained silent as they waited for the coast to be clear.

Once they were certain the guards had given up the search; Serenity finally forced herself out of Endymion's hold and climbed out of the fountain.

"Where are you going?" he asked as he followed her through the maze like gardens.

"To my chambers where else?" she replied as if it were blatantly obvious, "I'm going to climb the trellis into my room; there is NO WAY I'm going inside through the main entrance looking like this!'

"And what about me?" he asked as they reached the vine covered wall that led up to her balcony, "I don't exactly want to show myself like this to everyone either and I sure didn't bring a spare change of clothes!"

Serenity gave him a cold, mischievous smile as she began climbing, "Aw, too bad, the big bad Prince of Earth is all wet!" she taunted, "Sadly Prince, it's out of my hands."

She flashed a full on grin now as she reached the top and swung her long legs over and landed gracefully on the balcony's floor.

"Well," she announced, "I really must go change now, I think you can find your way back right? Don't worry, if you get lost, just holler, I'm sure the guards will be more than happy to help you out!"

Endymion watched in fury as she turned her back on him and walked into her room, slamming the balcony doors shut and locking them behind her.

"Why that scheming, little brat!" he growled as he shot one last glare in the direction of her room before stalking back into the gardens, "When I get my hands on that tiny neck of hers…!"

His words trailed off into a stream of undecipherable mutters, still, he vowed that as soon as he was alone with her, he'd give her a lesson or too on just WHO she was messing with.

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It was a good twenty minutes later when Endymion finally found his way into the palace. He ignored the looks the passerby maids gave him as he asked directions on how to get to the room with the transportation grid.

"Poor man," he heard them whisper as he walked by, "I guess no one warned him of Princess Serenity's temper!"

Hearing their girlish giggles ignited his anger once more. With fists clenched at his sides, he stalked into the transportation room, receiving the confused/bewildered looks of his parents, the senshi, and Queen Selenity.

All but Serenity eyed him with raised eyebrows, yet none dared o speak first.

"Are we leaving for Earth now?" he asked stiffly.

"Yes, but Endymion, what happened to you?" asked Queen Lizette in concern; she faced a maid that stood by the door, "Miss would you please bring my son a towel to dry off?" then returned her gaze towards her son expectantly.

Endymion's gaze flickered over to Serenity, who had a hand over her mouth to keep from bursting out laughing.

"It's a long story mother," he mumbled as he faced the Queen of earth once more, "I'd just like to get home and change.

Nodding sympathetically, the queen faced her husband expectantly, who gave a curt nod. Facing Queen Selenity, he held out a hand, which the queen took and shook firmly.

"It was a pleasure getting to talk to you again Selenity," he said kindly, "But it is time for us to go; I assume we'll be seeing you shortly on Earth for the wedding am I right?"

The moo Queen nodded as she eyed her daughter.

"Of course," she replied, I could never miss my daughter's wedding day, you'll make sure she stays out of trouble in the time being right?"

"Of course, don't worry Selenity, she will be safe with u," assured Queen Lizette, "Come Serenity!"

The Moon Princess sighed dejectedly as she turned and faced her royal guards.

"Well, goodbye for now," she said softly, as the four Princesses crushed her in a tight group hug.

"We'll miss you Sere," they chorused tearfully.

Smiling sadly, she then faced her mother, throwing her arms around her tightly.

'Goodbye mother," she whispered.

"Goodbye Serenity," said the queen quietly, "Please try to behave alright?"

She gave her mother a tiny smile and nodded.

She finally faced the King, Queen and Prince of Earth.

"I'm ready," she said softly.

But as she was helped into the transportation grid and looked at what she was leaving behind, she couldn't help but feel as if though she most definitely wasn't ready for what lay in store for her on Earth.

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A/N: Well, there you have chap 4! I'm a little disappointed in myself for not writing more, but oh well, maybe I'll make up for it in the future chapters. For now, hope you enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed writing it:)

Peace & Love; Shadow's Moon Hime