Here is the next chapter! I am sorry you had to wait so long, but I have a lot of thing to do.

I want you all to know something. Rei is a positive character in this story. You have to wait and see how this whole thing will work out. Anyway, read and review please!

Chapter 28

"I can't believe you didn't tell us!!"

Serenity looked at her friends stunned. They just walked in her room while she was combing her hair.

"Mina? What are you talking about?" she asked confused.

"Kunzite told me last night!"

"And Mina told us." Lita added.

"About what?" Serenity glanced around nervously. Kunzite was trusted. He would never tell a secret to anyone. He would never betray Endymion. They couldn't know she was pregnant...

"Beryl!!" Lita cried.

"Oh, that."

"Oh, that?! We are your protectors! You should have told us!" Rei cried as well.

"Girls... really... I am fine, see?" Serenity rolled her eyes.

"Tell us everything!" Mina said.

"You already heard the story, didn't you?" Serenity smiled.

Mina flushed and laughed nervously.

"You don't need to be so worried about me. Endymion takes care of me. He was always very protective over me but now... I can't go in the garden without him going crazy with worry since..." Serenity suddenly stopped.

"Since?" Ami asked.

"Since... we got to the palace." Serenity answered quickly. She winced. It was a really weak answer.

The girls looked at each other frowning but didn't question Serenity about it.

"Oh I am really sorry guys, but I have to go." Lita stood up suddenly.

"You have to go? Where?" Rei asked.

Lita laughed nervously. "Yesterday... After Nephrite showed me around the kitchen, he said they would train today. I... well I said something like going there." Lita's face was red with embarrassment.

They girls chuckled.

"It is a date then." Mina smiled.

"No!! I mean, the Generals will be there too!" Lita said quickly.

The Senshi glanced at her hopefully.

"You know, I wanted to prove Kunzite that I was a good fighter since the day we met." Mina winked mischievously.

"What happened between you yesterday in the garden?" Serenity asked curiously.

"Nothing new." Mina smiled back, her eyes lit up with happiness.

"Maybe I will go with you too... I mean the library is really nice here, but... I... It is..." Ami downcast her eyes. She tried to seem nonchalant but she failed miserably.

"Ami? Can it be that Zoisite is more... interesting then your big love, the books?" Lita winked.

"No!"

"Choosing a man over your books?" Mina grinned.

"Let her be!" Serenity smiled warmly. Ami glanced at her thankfully. "Zoisite is the right guy for her." Serenity and Mina laughed out loudly seeing Ami's tomato red face.

"Let's go then?" Serenity asked finally.

"I am not really interested in it." Rei said quietly.

"Rei? Is there something wrong? Jadeite will be there too!" Lita coaxed.

"I don't care about Jadeite," Rei spoke quietly.

The girls looked at each other puzzled.

"Something happened yesterday?" Serenity asked worriedly.

"Nothing." Rei answered quickly. She tried not to look at anything in the room. When they walked in the room she saw the big bed Endymion spend the night... with Serenity and the balcony, where they kissed and hugged each other so passionately. Her heart filled with pain when she thought about it. She tried not to think about this, but she couldn't ignore Serenity. She could smell his scent all over her friend.

"Rei, please. I would like to see the Generals and Endymion training. It will be fun!" Serenity tried again.

Rei glanced up hearing the Prince's name. She knew it was a bad idea but she couldn't say no.

"All right."

The girls smiled and stepping out the room, walked to the training-room.

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Endymion shook his head. They stood in the middle of the training room. His friends used the 10 minutes break to talk about the Senshi. It was surprising but the always-quiet Kunzite was talking too.

"If I remember correctly, you said it was forbidden to think about a woman while fighting or training. It makes you lose concentration." Endymion said with a half grin on his lips.

"Well, well, well. Who is talking now?" Nephrite said.

"If I were you, I wouldn't say a thing. We are talking about how to get to know the Senshi better, while you are always thinking about your last or your next night with Serenity." Kunzite grinned back.

The men laughed out loud.

"I am the only sane one I see." Jadeite shook his head.

"What is up Jadeite? It isn't that easy to get the Princess of Mars, is it?" Nephrite smiled.

"Never mind her. Let's go training." Jadeite murmured.

Nephrite grabbed his sword and stepped toward Kunzite. Kunzite narrowed his eyes and watched his friend's every movement. He raised his brows when Nephrite suddenly stopped.

"What the-?"

"Ooooh sword fighting! I always liked it!"

The men turned toward the door stunned.

The Senshi and Serenity looked around the room curiously.

"What are you doing here?" Zoisite asked after a few minutes silence.

"I hope we didn't disturb you. We just wanted to see you training." Ami answered nervously.

"Of course not." Zoisite spoke quickly.

"Never mind us. Continue your training as if we weren't here at all." Mina smiled. 'Let's see how much we can distract you.' she thought.

It was a nightmare. Nephrite turned in the wrong way 3 times, Kunzite dropped his sword 2 times, and Zoisite didn't block the attacks, even Jadeite tripped over his own feet. When Endymion grabbed his sword on the wrong end, he sighed in frustration. The training was bad enough without the girls but now that they stood only in a few steps from them… 'As if we were 5 years old boys playing with swords.' he thought bitterly.

"Are you sure you can protect Serenity?" Rei asked.

"Of course we can! We are the best swordsmen in the army!" Nephrite said angrily.

"Dear God. I don't want to see your army then." Lita rolled her eyes.

"We aren't taking this training seriously, that is all!" Zoisite shouted back.

"Then prove it. Prove us how good you really are." Ami's eyes lit up.

"Prove it?" Jadeite asked puzzled.

"Fight against us." Mina answered.

There was silence for a while, and then Kunzite cleared his throat. "All right."

It took only a few minutes for them to find their partners. Kunzite fought against Mina, Zoisite against Ami, Nephrite against Lita, and Jadeite against Rei.

"What about Endymion?" Rei asked quietly.

"Later." Jadeite said impatiently. "When we train, there is someone who fights against the winners at the end. It will be Endymion now."

After a few minutes the fight began. Endymion watched his Generals proudly. Now that they were fighting the ones who distracted them before, they tried their best to prove them how good they really were.

First the men tried to be careful and gently with the girls. However they had to realize they were wrong. They had to give their best if they wanted to win.

Serenity watched them curiously. They took the fight seriously, however she noticed the caring in their eyes. She smiled, she could see and feel love everywhere. Looking around again, she noticed Endymion's sword beside her.

She frowned. Her mother never allowed her to learn to fight. She glanced toward the others again. They were so busy with the fight... Now was her chance! She stepped to the sword and took it in her hand frowning. It was heavy.

"It doesn't suit you. A little angel with a big sword." Endymion smiled from behind her.

He was standing across her when he saw her curious glance toward his sword.

"The girls are fighting with a sword too." Serenity said confused.

"Look at their swords again. They are slimmer and lighter." Endymion said and took the sword from her hand gently.

"Oh."

The Prince took her in his arms gently.

"Your friends have a bad influence on my Generals' concentration." he whispered in her ears and kissed her temple.

Serenity smiled and looked in his eyes. "I would like to learn to fight."

"What for? You don't need to." Endymion raised his brows.

"I know, but I would like to. Please." She looked at him with big blue eyes.

"We will talk about it later." Endymion sighed and kissed her lightly.

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"I can't believe he beat me!" Lita said angrily while Nephrite smiled proudly. It was a really tough fight. He was sure that the Princess of Jupiter could beat most of his men in a minute. Fortunately he had luck.

"I want revenge." Mina murmured bitterly. She made a tiny little mistake. She was so close to win when Kunzite hit the sword from her hand with a sudden movement.

Zoisite sat besides Ami frowning. Ami had a great tactic plain and beat him in 30 minutes. Maybe he shouldn't have think about her graceful movement that much... He will hear this from his friends for years. A woman beat him...

Jadeite sat in silence. He felt during the fight, that Rei was watching the Prince and Serenity all the time. When Endymion took Serenity in his arms Rei turned her head away from them. He wanted to give her some time and lowered his sword. He didn't think that the Princess of Mars would attack him in her pain. His arms hurt. Rei felt guilty about what had happened and put a wet towel on his injured arm.

"Now it is my turn, right?" Endymion stepped to them.

"You against the winners." Kunzite answered.

"Four against one?" Serenity asked worriedly.

"It is fine this way. They are tired after their first fight." Endymion smiled back at her.

"But..." Serenity stopped when Mina put her hand on her shoulder.

"Let's begin." Kunzite said.

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They were fighting for 40 minutes now. Rei lost at the very beginning. She couldn't concentrate. She was still worried about Jadeite's injury. Nephrite was the next to lose. Endymion hit the sword from his hands with a quiet movement. Ami was fighting hard but after 30 minutes she sat down beside Zoisite tiredly.

Kunzite and Endymion were breathing hard. Nobody could say who will win this fight. Endymion tried to use another tactic against him when someone stepped in the room.

"I am so sorry to disturb you, but the King and the Queen wish to see you and the Generals immediately. They are waiting in his majesty's study." A servant bowed.

Endymion stepped to Kunzite and they shook hands.

"Draw?"

"Draw." Kunzite smiled back.

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"It was so great!" Mina smiled happily.

"I want revenge." Lita murmured.

The girls were walking toward their rooms and chatted happily.

"What about some tea? We can wait for the guys and go horse riding later?" Mina asked suddenly. The girls nodded.

"I want to take a shower first. Meet you in an hour." Rei answered. The girls nodded and went to their room.

Serenity watched them smiling then turned around. She was really hungry so she went to the kitchen. She was thinking about what to eat when she ran into someone.

"I am really sorry, I wasn't paying attention." She said quickly.

"What a surprise to see you so soon Princess Serenity." A deep voice said and strong arms grabbed her wrists.

Serenity's eyes went wide. "Pr-Prince Diamond?"

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