Blueeyeddevil06, as always, thank you for being my beta!

Endymion woke up extra early that next morning and smiled. He tightened his hold around Serenity and breathed her in. He loved everything about her. He still couldn't believe that she was his. He lightly chuckled over the fact that he was initially annoyed to hear she came visit. He was incredibly glad now.

She stirred, opened her beautiful eyes and looked directly into his, smiling. "Good morning, darling Endymion." She stretched and then cuddled with him. "How are you today?"

"Happy to have you in my arms." He kissed her nose.

She smiled at him and said, "And, I'm happy to be in your arms. They are very strong and sexy." She gave him a sultry look.

He pressed a kiss to her lips. "You are more tempting than a goddess."

She blushed and said, "That's not true."

"Did you forget that I had no trouble resisting Hathus? You, on the other hand," he laid her on her back and hovered over her. "You're irresistible." He leaned forward and gave her a passionate kiss. He quickly deepened it and explored her mouth. He pulled back and laid back down next to her. "I adore you."

"I adore you too." She kissed his cheek.

"Well, this is just too cute!" Mina stated.

Serenity threw her pillow at her. "You should announce yourself!"

"Hey, I'm here to make sure Endymion doesn't get caught in your bed. I have to have a little fun."

Endymion chucked and gave Serenity a peck on the lips. "I have to go, Darling."

"Fine. But, I'll miss you." She then looked over at Mina. "Time to go, Mina."

Mina rolled her eyes and left.

Endymion climbed out of bed and said, "I will see you soon." He then disappeared.

A very short time later, Endymion walked out of his tent. He immediately came face to face with Lord Elwes, who had a serious look on his face. Endymion grew nervous that he knew that just ten minutes ago he had Serenity wrapped up in his arms in bed.

Lord Elwes said, "May I request permission to speak with you in your tent? There is a matter I wanted to address with you directly. Serenity should, I believe, be left out of this."

Endymion's palms grew sweaty. He nodded and said, "Yes, please come in." They both entered his tent and sat down to talk.

"There's no easy way to approach this, but have you decided what to do about your title?"

That was not what Endymion was expecting at all. "What?"

"You and Serenity will not be able to rule two Kingdoms. If you try to, the surrounding Kingdoms will grow nervous that your country doubles overnight, and they will brace for war. They may even try to attack first." He sighed. "I hope she can forgive me for coming to you about this, but I know she would never ask you to give up your claim to your father's throne. One possibility is to name your first child as your heir, and to abdicate your position then. Your father is quite healthy, but should he not live long, a Regent could be set up for that child. Don't get me wrong. I hope your father lives a long time. I have a great respect for him. I was the one that suggested sending Serenity to your father when her mother insisted she was sent away."

Endymion sat back. He was relieved that this wasn't about his sleeping next to Serenity. This, in his mind, was easy to solve. "My brother, Arcas, would make a fabulous King. My father can make him the Crown Prince. I would gladly give that over to him. Plus, wouldn't the first born be needed as an heir to Luna?"

"No, well, we will need an heir eventually, but she is a demi-goddess." Lord Elwes looked puzzled by Edymion's question. "Why would we worry about an heir?"

"Every nation needs an heir. I get she is strong, but that doesn't make her immortal."

Lord Elwes laughed, "Well, no, but it kind of does, doesn't it?"

"What?"

"She's a demi-goddess. You know what that does for her lifespan. We aren't worried about an heir."

Endymion was getting frustrated. He didn't know what was going on. "No, assume that I'm clueless."

"She'll live for hundreds of years. Doesn't everyone know that? I thought it was common knowledge." Lord Elwes was perplexed now too. "Isn't it?"

Endymion put his elbows on his knees and rested his head in his hands. "That's why she was so upset. She admired my father for living on after my mother died because she knew that was what would happen to her. And, it hurt her so much to watch her mother, because she didn't want to live like her mother did." He was distraught. "I won't be able to be there for her when she grows old."

"You really don't know anything about demi-gods do you? You're her soulmate. They are bound together irrevocably. Once you find each other, you share her life span. You really didn't know?"

"I do?" He beamed and sank back in the chair. "What a relief!" He rubbed his face with his hands and said, "I will give my kingdom to my brother anyway. He will be a good King." He then smiled, "I get to be with her for hundreds of years?" He couldn't contain his joy.

"Yes." Lord Elwes was pleased that he reacted so well. "One more thing. Are your men sworn to you, or your kingdom?"

"Me. Thank you for thinking of that. Yes, they may stay with me when I renounce my claim to my father's throne."

Lord Elwes smiled and said, "That's a relief. I have a feeling that they will all be married soon also. They seem quite taken with Serenity's guards."

"Yes, Raye knocked Jadeite on his back and put a sword to his neck within the first minute she met him. He's been in love with her ever since."

"Ha! She needs a man like that. She's like fire and her husband will need to not be afraid of getting burned. She wouldn't ever really hurt him though." Lord Elwes paused and looked thoughtful. "We truly thought you knew about her lifespan. We weren't trying to hide anything from you."

"I believe you. I think your council doesn't understand how rare it is to have any connection at all with the gods. I have lived my life wholly unconnected to them until now. You will need to assume that anything you know about demi-gods is new to me. The first time I even met a god or goddess was when Hathus showed up in my tent."

The color drained out of Lord Elwes face and his hand shook. With a trembling voice he asked, "Oh, um… does Queen Serenity know?"

Endymion nodded. "I didn't know it was Hathus. I told her to get out and said if she came back, I would tell Serenity and she would have her killed." He tried to hold back his smirk when he watched Lord Elwes react.

"You… you resisted her?!" His eyes were huge. He was in obvious shock.

"Yes, I did. She was pleased for her niece." he didn't manage to contain his smirk any more.

Lord Elwes leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He then brought one hand up to cover them. With a thick voice he said, "I'm so very pleased right now."

Endymion realized that he was trying to hold back tears. He said, "I adore her, and apparently I have hundreds of years to spend with her. Thank you for coming to me with your question. You're right. She wouldn't feel comfortable asking me to renounce my title." He then smiled and said, "I think we both understand each other completely. I'm glad we are looking out for her and how to best serve her. I'm honored to know you Lord Elwes."

He had gotten his emotions under control and said, "I look forward to serving you Prince Endymion, my future King." He then bowed and left to take part in moving the army.

Endymion sunk back onto the couch and shook his head, "I'm going to outlive everyone else I know." And then he smiled, "And, I will spend that time with Serenity." He could handle that.

Kunzite asked for entry, and Endymion invited him in. Kunzite asked, "I thought you would be out already."

"I was going to be, but Lord Elwes wanted to talk to me about something. I am renouncing my title as Crown Prince. Arcas will be heir. He just doesn't know it yet."

Kunzite nodded, "I was wondering if I should mention that to you. I'm glad that he took care of that for me. You would have assumed my desire to stay with Mina had something to do with it."

"Are you going to marry her?"

"Yes. I just haven't asked yet. I needed to know what my duties would be and if I was free to marry her. Even if you married Serenity. If you kept your title, it was likely the four of us would be spending a lot of time away from you. We would need to be your hands and feet in your father's kingdom."

Endymion nodded. He was glad that his decision meant his men could marry too. "I have a question for you. Do you know anything about the lifespan of a demi-goddess?"

"Isn't it normal?"

"Nope. Apparently, as a demi-goddess, Serenity will live for hundreds of years. And, as her soulmate, I will share her lifespan. I just found out. They thought I knew."

"Wow, that's… wow. She won't have to live on without you like your parents have had to."

Endymion smiled at Kunzite and walked over to pat him on the back. "Got it in one. I appreciate that you see things like that." He liked how Kunzite always saw the good in every circumstance. "Well, let's get out of here so we can leave by sun up."