Chapter 7
Music Lessons

It was amazing! She was inside a vast room filled with nothing but musical instruments. She stared in astonishment at the mere number of them, let alone the variety. They walked to the middle of the room, where a performance stage rose from the floor. Placed in the middle was a finely polished grand piano. Sitting at the stool was a man a couple years younger than Demando. He looked just like Mamoru, save the blue hair and slightly lighter complexion. Demando pushed her closer.
"This is my little brother. He could teach you a thing or two about music." Then he whispered into her ear, "Although you might have more fun with him, I guarantee that I'll be more satisfying to your taste." She shuddered at his words and inhaled. This guy was so creepy.
Luckily, he left at that moment and she stood there, staring at the other man, afraid to move an inch. He wasn't like Demando, was he?
"I won't bite, you know. Also, no, I'm not a Demando clone. I'm the nice guy." She laughed nervously and walked closer. He moved over and she sat down beside him.
"So are you one of his lackeys, like Es-Emer-"
"Esmeraude? No, actually. I'm his brother, Saffiru. Occasionally, he makes me do his dirty work, but he doesn't really trust other people to get things done for him. He likes to do them himself."
"Oh," was all she could say. Usagi turned and looked at the keys. She placed her forefingers on two keys and, sneaking a glance at Saffiru, started to play the only song she knew.
Chopsticks. Each kinky note sounded strangely loud inside the large room. She finished the last two octaves with a flourish and giggled. It too also resonated and she sucked her breath in immediately. What was she doing? She was a captive in an unknown palace and here she was laughing as if she were just a visiting guest. She silently scolded herself at acting in such a way.
"Nice song, though it lacks some creativity," Saffiru said, smiling slightly. Usagi scoffed.
"As if you could do better than that," she said sarcastically.
"Maybe. Let's see how much you really know." He started to play a slow ballad with an ominous melody. After a few seconds of listening, it dawned on her.
"I know this one. Its Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven," she said excitedly. He continued playing and smiled.
"That's right. Well, now I know that you're not completely hopeless." She raised an eyebrow.
"Well, I was a princess in my past life, you know. I'm bound to know something about music." Saffiru nodded.
"Yes, almost every queen was a princess, or very special. You are both."
"What do you mean? I'm not a queen yet. Doubt I ever will be." Saffiru stopped playing. This girl, Usagi, she didn't know? Nobody told her that she is, in fact, the all-powerful Neo-Queen Serenity, future ruler of Crystal Tokyo. This could be useful to Demando.
"Excuse me for a moment, Usagi," he said quickly, disappearing from the room. Usagi stared at the empty space in front of her. This teleporting thing was getting on her nerves. And what was that all about?
Saffiru appeared in the main chamber, where his brother was studying a moving hologram in the middle of the room.
"My brother, I have some interesting information you might want to hear."
"As do I, Saffiru. Look here." Demando gestured to the hologram. Inside was an image of four senshi and a man in a tuxedo, standing in the ruins of Crystal Tokyo.
"They have come for Serenity. The senshi have traveled to the future."
"What do we do?" inquired Saffiru.
"We keep calm, is what we do. They've made it to the future, but that's all they've done. Now they must travel to Nemesis, which shall prove nearly impossible for them. Our defenses are stronger than ever. They'll never make it. Now, what did you want to tell me?"
"I have just spoken with Usagi. She doesn't know that her future self is Neo-Queen Serenity, which astounds me."
"No? Are you sure?" Demando asked. He was doing some quick thinking. That means that she doesn't know that her husband is Endymion. This would be perfect. Now he, the White Prince, could become the rightful King of Earth. He shared this idea with Saffiru.
"Yes, it could work. She knows nothing of what's supposed to happen. You could convince her that you are her husband in the future. If she believes you, then...
"Then?"
"Then I suggest you look forward to a wedding soon." Demando smirked and turned back to the hologram.
"Excellent."

A/N: Okay, I just caught my own mistake. When Usagi recognizes the song Moonlight Sonata, she says she should know about it because she was a princess in a past life. Well, if that was 1000 years from the present and Beethoven didn't write that until...well, I dunno...not 1000 years ago, then how did she know about it! Oh, and I'm too lazy to fix it, so screw all of you.

Well, now that that's outta the way...

Uh...I guess, here's the next chapter. Just...go already.