The sky was grey as she looked up at the clouds, as she entered the park. She couldn't help but laugh at how it matched her mood. They had received word from the Dark Moon wishing to have a meeting to negotiate a treaty between themselves and Earth.

She had felt the blood drain from her face as she turned to catch her husband's eye. It was looking back at the man he had once been. His face was a mask of indifference and it hurt to see him like that. But she understood why he was doing it, as the past was catching up to them. Her brows furrowed, or was it the future?

Endymion had excused himself and after he left the room, she felt the tug of the Golden Crystal flare, indicating that he had used the crystal. She sent an apologetic glance to the attendant, and silently asked Luna to take over. Luna nodded and she lifted her skirts to find her husband. She exited the room and closed her eyes as she tried to find Endymion, with the help of her own crystal. Finally locating him, she smiled as she realised where he was and transported herself to the park.

It was a special place for them, and she really shouldn't have been surprised that he chosen this location. All of the battles that they had faced here, before they knew who they really were. As she passed the lake where they had shared that special boat ride, before their future daughter literally fell into their lives. She glanced around to see if she could see him, but could only reminisce about picnics that they had shared near the rose bushes. Walking forward she paused as she looked at the playground, where he sat on one of the benches that mothers and fathers sat on to watch over their children playing. However, today there were no children sliding down the slide, the weather chasing them away. Walking on the footpath, she followed it to around where he sat and her heart broke as he held his head in his hands.

She sat down next to him and placed a hand on his back, rubbing it reassuringly. "Are you alright?"

He sighed loudly and he lifted his head to stare at her sadly, "No." She smiled softly, waiting patiently for him to talk. She knows that he will tell her when he's ready and she hopes that he will tell her what's bothering him sooner rather than later, knowing how he gets when he's bottling something up. Her eyes follow him as he turns to the playground. Her hand doesn't leave his back when he sits up, knowing that he needs to feel her just as much, if not more than she needs to feel him in this moment. "I hate that we know the future." He pauses and she can feel his pain, through their link. "I hate that we're going to have to meet with him, and that when we do he's going to become obsessed with you. I hate that he's going to try to take you away from me and…he's going to succeed." His voices breaks and tears begin to well in her eyes at his pain. He's lost so much in his life and she doesn't want him to lose anything else, but she knows that he will lose her as well. Not just once, but twice. "But what irks me the most is that because of this whole situation, I'm not going to trust you. I'm going to send those nightmares to myself and push you away."

Serenity's breath caught as she relieved that moment when she felt like her whole world ended. They had barely had any time to reconnect after the battle with Ail and An before the Dark Moon attacked. She swallowed uncomfortably as she tried to remain brave for her husband, "You only did that because you wanted to protect me."

When he turned to look at her she smiled softly at him, moving her hand to brush away the hair that fell over his eyes. He caught her hand and brought it to his lips, pressing his lips against the skin of the back of her hand. He glanced down at their joined hands, "I hurt you."

She shook her head, "It doesn't matter now Endy, and you've more than made up for it now." And he had, in so many ways. He had protected her so many times, because he loved her and that was all that she could ask for. She let out a breath that she didn't realise she was holding, when he turned his eyes to her again. Feeling the love in his sapphire orbs, she smiled at him, "I was going to tell you tonight, but I think now's as good of a time as any." His eyes narrowed and she knew he was anxious to know what she wanted to tell him, she laughed softly as he asked her what it was. "We'll always have obstacles that we have to face Endy, but we'll do it together. As a family."

He shifted his gaze from her eyes to her still flat stomach and he reached out his free arm to rest where their child grew. "You're pregnant?" She nodded and tugged her hand from his, placing her hand over his. His eyes grew with wonder and she leant her head on his shoulder, as he brought her closer to him, wrapping an arm around her shoulder and down to her hip. "Do you think it's Chibi-Usa?"

She glanced down at their joined hands, "I don't know. I hope so, I miss her." Serenity smiled as he pressed a kiss to her head. She looked around the playground, content to be in her husband's arms.

"We'll have to bring her here."

She agreed, "We can make happier memories here."

"We've had some pretty good times here." She pushed away from him, an eyebrow raised as she silently challenged him to name some. "The boat ride-"

"That Chibi-Usa landed on us, and then demanded the Silver Crystal?" She laughed, amused at his first pick.

"Ok, what about those picnics that we had together?" She smiled, leaning back at him as she remembered all of those glorious summer days, eating all of the food that he had prepared for them. The watermelon, the ice cream, the ramen noodles with beef and vegetables, her stomach rumbled as she recollected the tastes of each food. She blushed as she felt Endymion's voice vibrate through his chest as he laughed. "Come on," he nudged her softly, "let's go back home and we'll feed the two of you."

She nodded, sitting up slightly as she allowed him to stand up and then help her to her feet. If this was what the next few months were going to be like, she was more than willing to endure it, both the good and the bad. She could only hope that it would be for the better, for all three of them.