"We don't have flowers like these at home."said Serenity, as she looked at the rosebushes once more. "They look so…"she waved her arms helplessly, trying to find the right words. "But there are a lot of fountains, of course not as many as on Mercury or on Neptune. However, on the Moon, some of them made of diamond or silver. Sculptures, too."

"I've seen some pictures of Lunarian art. It's very beautiful."said Endymion.

"Oh, it is! I think it's very romantic. There have been different art movements on the Moon, but I think the most beautiful ones were done by Selene's great granddaughter, Selene IV. I'm not really that good an artist,"she admitted. "And I know I'll never measure up to her standards, but, as a matter of course, I was taught to paint and sculpt and everything."

"Well,"began Endymion. "I wasn't taught to paint. I don't think boys, in general, are taught things like that. Most of my lessons took place outside."

"I can't wait until we go to the Moon, and you see the ballroom! It's the most beautiful in the Galaxy! There's no glass, either. In place of it, there's diamond."

Behind them, stood Venus and Kunzite, as neither the prince nor the princess went anywhere unescorted by at least one of their guardians, in case their services either as guardians were called upon. Or if either the prince or princess found themselves requiring anything. Kunzite looked just as indifferent to the sunshine, trees, or flowers, as he did at the ball the other night, Venus noted.

"Don't you ever smile?"she asked him.

Kunzite drew his attention from the prince and princess, and turned to Venus. He must still be watching them from the corner of his eye,she thought.

"Pardon me?"

"I said don't you ever smile?"she asked again. "You always look so serious."

"Smile?"

She thought he sounded as though he didn't know what the word meant.

"You know, like I am. Right now."she said. "Like if you're cheerful."

He may not even know what that meant, she thought. All the more reason for getting him to smile. She was sure she would eventually get him to change his attitude. After all, probably the only reason he never had was because he had never come across a Venusian before. And she was the princess of Venus.

This had to be the most bizarre conversation he'd had with anyone in a long time, if ever, he thought. At least he didn't remember anything like it.

"Well, if there is something to smile about."he answered, turning his attention back to the prince and princess.

"Why don't you tell me a little bit about Earth? Prince Endymion is certainly telling Princess Serenity."

"What the prince says is accurate. If you are curious about Earth, there is the library. You will find anything you need there."

"I'm not really that interested in books. I just don't read very much."she was about to mention that Mercury was the one who liked to read, but for some reason, decided not to. "And a book won't tell me what I want to know. What do you think about Earth? What do you like most about it?"

Kunzite frowned. Just why did she insist on distracting him? He didn't like to be distracted. He simply liked to perform his duty, which as one of Prince Endymion's guard, was to protect the prince, and as leader of the prince's Guard, was to see to it that the others did their duty as well. At least that was how he saw it. After all, wasn't that what he had been trained as one of Prince Endymion's generals? And had become the leader of his Shitennou.

"Don't you think your attention would be better directed towards the princess, who is, after all, for lack of a better term, your charge?"he asked harshly.

"Oh."

Seeing her expression, Kunzite wished he hadn't been so tactless. Her smile disappeared, and her eyes lost their excitement. It was curious, but he thought she did look nicer when she smiled. Almost as though she were another person. He'd never thought, or maybe even been aware of that before. He never really noticed people's expressions. He wished she would smile again.

"I'm sorry."he apologized. "I didn't mean to sound so harsh. I shouldn't have spoken to you that way. After all, you are a guest here, and a guardian of the princess."

Venus simply nodded. She was looking at him curiously, he noted, though her smile didn't return. He decided to disregard it, and turned his attention back to the prince and princess.

Fortunately, it seemed as though they thought that a conversation between each of their guardians was of no importance, and to be disregarded, although Endymion and Serenity were completely unaware of the conversation going on behind them, between Venus and Kunzite, because they continued with their own.

"-and I would expect you to be a good husband."Serenity was finishing her sentence.

"What is a good husband to you?"he asked.

Serenity looked puzzled.

"What would you consider a good husband?"he rephrased his sentence.

"Oh. Um…"she thought for a while. "I don't think I've ever thought of that before."she finished slowly. "But…"she considered it for a while, and trying to figure out how to put it into words. "I would expect you to…be fun!"she smiled. "To be romantic,"she sighed. "To keep surprising me with the most with the most romantic gestures."

"Like giving you flowers."he said.

Serenity shook her head.

"No, that's pretty ordinary. Everybody does it. And I've gotten flowers before, especially when I was a debutante. Uff! I couldn't find vases for them all! Everyone send them from their own planet. Although some of them were pretty nice, or had a nice scent. It should have to be something...something more…symbolic."

"Now I know what not to do. So no flowers."

"Maybe a few, only great now and then, pretty ones. But I wouldn't have a problem with you giving me chocolates!"she smiled. "I love chocolates! Dark, milk, white, all of them! Especially if they come in pretty shapes, or have something special written on them, and in a pretty box. And when it's in a chocolate fountain. Or with caramel in it. I also expect you to not forget my birthday! Or an anniversary." she said, looking a bit stern. "And, of course, all the usual things Mother, Luna, Artemis, and the Guardians talk about."she said nodding. "You know, respect me, and all that."she finished.

"I should have brought a notebook with me!"Endymion said.

Normally, he would simply have turned, and Kunzite would have written it down, or if he didn't have a notebook handy, he would immediately have gotten someone to do it.

Serenity giggled, and looked a little embarrassed.

"I guess most of what I said does sound rather childish doesn't it?"

"Not at all."he assured her. "I like it."

Both of them found themselves wishing that their rank didn't obligate them to go everywhere with escorts.

"If the other Lunarians are like you, I'm looking forward to going to the Moon."Endymion finally said.

"Oh, no!"she exclaimed. "I do hope you won't other Lunarian women to have anything in common with me, because I'm very jealous!"

"The Moon itself, though, sounds wonderful."he said.

"Earth is beautiful, too. Now I don't know which is more wonderful. Earth or the Moon."

"I guess each has it's good points, but we can argue about that after I've seen the Moon. Then we'll decide."

"Of course."