. Mangetsu ni Endymion yo
"So what's it like to kiss him?!" Minako asked excitedly.
"Nanda?! She kissed him?!" Rei turned a glaring eye on Usagi.
"No way, I thought you've only known him one day? This is scandalous!" Mako was all giddy and jumpy, very unlike herself.
"Well according to the data I've collected, Usagi has known Endymion a total of three days. She was in guise though, so I guess the three days are erroneous." Ami stated matter-of-factly.
"In English, for those of us born anywhere but brainiacville, please?" Minako said incredulously.
"Depending on how you look at things, Serenity has known Endymion for 3 days." Ami said plainly. She tossed an 'oh my god' look at Mina.
Serenity was sitting cross-legged on the bed in a simple white nightgown. She looked lovingly at her four friends. It was hard to explain her love to them, because it was hard to explain to herself.
"Minna, urusai desu." (everyone please be quiet) Usagi requested quietly. The four princess' chatter stopped. "Kissing him is. . . amazing. His arms protect me. His lips meeting mine. . . warms my soul. His breath is sweet. The way he looked afterwards on the dance floor, like he really. . . it was pure bliss." and with that, she sighed at the memory.
"Princess," Rei said formally "we'll be retiring."
"Wait, we will?" Makoto asked, a little disappointed.
Rei answered with a stern look.
All four princesses quietly stood up, and retreated from the room. Rei was the last out the door, and she looked at Princess Serenity a long moment. Serenity returned the look, a conversation of the eyes between friends that needed no words.
Rei closed the door.
Instantly Serenity jumped up and donned her ball-gown from before. She knew Endymion loved it. She strolled dreamily over to her vanity and began to put her hair back up into odango. In her mind she muttered the steps, concentrating very hard.
Just as she was prepping the hair on the other side of her head, there came a knocking at the entrance of her apartments. Serenity could sense a strong darkness in the presence knocking on her door. It bewildered her, but shrugged it off as a pissed Endymion, seeing as she was in fact an hour and a half late.
"Just a moment please!" She called politely to whomever was summoning.
Padding up the 2nd Storey
Livid was hardly the term to describe Endymions anger. Concern was barely the word to call his feelings of worry. He was topping the third flight of stairs, readying to make his way up the last flight. He had decided to go straight for Serenity's room. It's not like anyone important was out on the third floor at 12:30 in the morning.
He dashed up the final flight. . . and when he rounded the top onto the landing, he heard a knocking sound from up the corridoor. Strange since again, who was out on the third floor at this hour?
Endymion took long strides trying to act as casual as possible. The closer he got to the sound, the more he realized it was knocking on Serenity's door. That was odd, who would Serenity have visiting at this hour? What was going on? He rounded the corner, and caught only a glimpse of a cape going into Serenity's room. It was another 10 doors down, hard to tell if it had been a males cape or a females.
Sternly, he trudged heavily down the hallway. 5 big strides and he was outside Serenity's door. He raised his boheameth hand, and pounded the door. From within his Princess called sweetly "Come in my love!" like she hadn't completely abandoned him.
Endymion swung the door open. . . and what he saw left him speechless.
In another room on the Second floor
"I can't help it Mars. I want Serenity's love with Endymion to flourish. She's been waiting for this her entire life practically. I can't just tell her about Tranquility. It'd ruin her." Minako said detrimentally.
"You're telling me, Venus, that you want us all to hide the fact that Prince Endymion is now going to have an illegitimate child by Tranquility since he left her for Serenity? I mean. . . that could posue an immense threat to the future of the Terran and the Moon dynasties, especially now that they may join. Not to mention. . . honour? Oh and the fact that the baby will need a Father and a Mother. It's only proper. Furthermore-" Mars was cut off by Jupiter.
"Look, Rei, I know it's hard to accept holding that kind of secret. . . but can't we trust Endymion? And it's not like Tranquility would use the bastard to her advantage. I mean from what Mina has said, and from the plain fact that Tranquility is a living, breathing human, we know she couldn't do that. It's just too cruel." Makoto had such conviction and worry in her voice, it was very unlike her.
"A jealous woman now, though." Ami pointed out solemnly.
"There's nothing more dangerous than a woman in love who was betrayed by her hearts only desire and love. Endymion was just that to Rachael. She is also from a bad name. The Tranquility bloodline hasn't exactly proven themselves trustworthy to Mooninites over the years. . ." Mina said, hating to talk poorly of a friend. But she knew it was a fact everyone had been ignoring.
"What do we do? If Endymion doesnt tell Serenity soon. . . who knows what Tranquility will do to get him back. Or worse, what she'll do to harm our Princess." Rei was tired. Her head was throbbing. "This just isn't right. . . keeping it from Usagi. I know she's been waiting for love. . . but what kind of marriage would they have if he never told her? Where would the trust be? Nowhere. What's love without trust? Nothing. . ." She thought to herself.
"We should go to her then I guess," Minako began, defeated "and tell her. There doesnt seem to be a better choice." and she ended shaking her head. Everyone knew it, it was written all over the Venusian Princess' face. She couldn't bear to break Serenity's heart like that. None of them could.
The four Princesses got up, and slowly began the ascent to Serenity's room with heavy hearts.
End Chapter
a/n: Okay so first things first. Big apologies to any readers dying to read this chapter. I know I know, how can I be such an ass. Well. . . stuff happens. I just wasnt feeling motivated, though admittedly I had nearly this whole chapter drafted. Anyways. Yeah, left it on a cliff again. I really like doing that don't I? Well it wouldn't keep you reading if I didn't. Well then. . .next chapter, here I come :D
