Chapter 10
"Princess Ami of Mercury," the soldier announced as Minako and
Usagi strained in their seats to see the blue-haired princess. Finally, the
shy girl looked up and they smiled and waved at her. She blushed and
immediately put her head back down.
After all the formalities, the second after the queen instructed
them to show her around, they ran towards her and each grabbed the
girl's wrists. They ran out of the room giggling as the royal subjects smiled
at the way the Venusian princess made their own princess more outgoing
and definitely much happier. "Be careful!" Artemis shouted after Minako,
who turned around and winked at him. He immediately turned beet red.
"So, Ami, right?" Minako said happily as she slowed down and began
walking backwards, facing the two princesses. A soldier walked by her
and he smiled at her. "Hi, Kevin." After only two days of training with the
soldiers, she'd learned everyone's name and began a new way of training
for them that seemed to work fantastically. Although everyone insisted
that she settled down first, she wanted to make something of herself. So
she began by training the soldiers. It's amazing how much that girl has
done in a week.
"Princess," he said as he bowed his head and kept walking.
"Wow, you actually got him to talk, Minako. I thought he'd never
crack. So Ami, what do you like to do?" Usagi asked sincerely.
"Well…I…" the blue haired princess began softly as she kept her
head down.
"Come on, don't be shy. We're going to be living together from now
on so we may as well get along. Look, I know that it's hard to be on a new
planet, but it's much easier to get through that with friends. So what do
you say?" Minako stopped and smiled at the girl. She bent down to make
sure that Ami caught the smile with her head down.
Feeling much better and relieved, Ami sighed and looked up, finally
holding her head high. "I've never really had many friends before…" she
said softly. Immediately, Usagi and Minako looked at each other with a
confident smile.
"Not when we get through with you! Come on!" Usagi said as they
ran quickly down the hall, grabbing Ami's hand as she ran. They reached
Ami's quarters, which were on the other side of Usagi's. They almost
gasped when they saw all the technology in the blue part of the palace.
The Princess of Mercury, however, just walked in happily and settled on
her newly made bed. She's glad that her room has already been set and
she didn't have to go through the agony of unpacking.
"Well, since that's out of the way, let's go!" Minako said cheerfully.
For the first time since she's here, Ami smiled brightly and nodded to her
new best friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Princess Makoto of Jupiter," the soldier announced as a tall girl
with auburn hair up in a ponytail walked up to the throne and bowed.
From the side, Minako and Usagi didn't have to strain their necks
anymore; Ami has provided them with binoculars. The three hid behind
the great white pillar in the corner of the room so they would be out of
sight. They weren't suppose to be there and they knew it. Ami had
struggled so she wouldn't have to disobey the queen's orders, but the
two princesses managed to work their "charms" and dragged her there.
"All right, Minako, Usagi, Ami, you can come out now. Since you're
here you may as well show Makoto around," the Queen said as she kept
her gaze straight. A sly smile creased her beautiful face. Then slowly, the
three girls came out from behind the shadows. All the royal subjects
smiled at them, trying to hold back laughter in the royal court. Artemis
just sighed and shook his head. Minako's always been prone to getting in
trouble. "Next time you spy, try not to be so loud."
The three princesses smiled and two of them blushed under
everyone's gaze. But one in particular just smiled proudly and kept her
head up. "Your Majesty, nothing gets by you. So we probably weren't that
loud, you just have magnificent hearing," Minako said loudly, enough for
the whole room to steal giggles from the young princess' bravery in
confronting the queen. Even Queen Serenity couldn't help but laughed
along.
The tall girl felt out of place as everyone seemed so familiar with
everyone else. She looked down and began playing with her fingers and
staring at her feet, sure signs of nervousness. Minako noticed this and
immediately excused the rest of the princesses and herself and hooked
her arm with Makoto's while they walked out the door. It was awkward
though, seeing how she had to bend her waist a little to adjust to the
princess' height.
They talked about almost everything as they explored Makoto's
quarters. The color theme was green, surrounded by wonderful gardens
and plants. The whole place had a homely feeling that made the Princess
of Jupiter sigh and think about home. "Well, now that I've got the
homesick part over, are there any cute guys here?" she said cheerfully to
her new friends. They all squealed in delight as they explored the subject
deeper.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Princess Rei of Mars." With the introduction, a raven-haired girl
whose hair ran down to the back of her knees walked up. She shown with
pride as all eyes were on her and her own pair of amethyst eyes sparkled
with curiosity. However, there wasn't a hint of a smile on her lips. The
hall filled with a deafening silence until loud voices from outside made
everyone's attention go towards the doorway. The Queen's head snapped
up as she recognized the voices.
"We're late, we're late, we're late!" a girl's voice murmured as a
display of peach, blue, green, and white dresses ran from the courtyard.
The girl in front with a peach dress approached the step to the room
first with her dress and golden hair flying behind her. "Sorry we're late,"
she huffed, still running as she approached the step. With a finishing
touch, she missed the step and tripped, sending herself flying and sliding
on the floor as everyone watched in amazement. She stopped at the new
princess' feet and looked up. "Hi."
The princess' eyes were wide and her mouth gaped open a little,
but it wasn't hanging. She still held the posture of royalty, but she was a
bit surprised by the girl's sudden movements. After processing all the
actions in her head, she closed her eyes and smiled at the messy blond,
who smiled back. A connection was made between the two and they
knew that they could learn much from each other. The other three
princesses approached the door and tried to slip in without anybody
noticing and was thankful that Minako created such a diversion. They
had to laugh themselves at how ridiculous the Princess of Love looked.
"Quite an entrance, Minako," the Queen said from behind. Minako
looked up at her and then at Artemis on the side, who coughed
continuously and signaled for her to get up. She noticed that she's still
on the floor and quickly got up and bowed, at the movement, her bow
slipped off of her hair
"Thank… you… Your Majesty," she said, trying to catch her
breath. She eyed her bow lying on the floor in front of her and knew that
everyone was staring at her loose hair. She'd had part of her hair held up
by a red bow since the second day of her stay. She seemed much more
mature with her golden strands falling partly in her face. With that
innocent face, everyone understood why she's the senshi of beauty and
love.
With one swift movement, Rei retrieved it from the floor and
handed it to the out of breath princess. With a smile, she took it and
stared at the princess' eyes. They were like shimmering jewels. With them
standing together, everyone thought that they're the two most beautiful
women in the galaxy. "Queen Serenity, may I show Princess Rei around
the palace and her quarters?" she asked with a bow.
"Minako, even if I said no, you would probably do it anyway," the
queen said in her clear voice. Her voice rang like a bell throughout the
court. Everyone else in the room laughed and agreed with the queen. The
young princess usually gets her way one mischievous way or another.
"If you say so, Your Majesty. Come on, Rei, let's go," she said as the
other princess followed her out the door. As they walked down the
hallway to Rei's quarters, they heard a shout from behind them.
They both turned around and a blond collided with Rei in a hug.
Three syllables escaped from Rei's lips when she saw the girl's hair. "O-
dan-go" The girl looked up with a confused look on her face. Rei then
pointed at the two buns on the girl's head.
"Rei, that's Princess Usagi from well, here. And that's Ami and
Makoto, from Mercury and Jupiter. They're our fellow senshi and Usagi
is the one we're training to protect," Minako explained as she separated
Rei and Usagi's glare. "Let's go."
They arrived at the Wing of Fire in the palace just to see the
servants leaving, finished with setting the place. "Why is it that they
arrange everything for the other princesses except you, Minako?"
Minako nodded and smiled to some of the servants who were
leaving, they smiled back. "I told them to arrange the princess's rooms. I
figured they'd be tired after the long journey." 'It's also harder to forget
a place if you have go through everything from there one by one,' she
thought. They all nodded at her and continued to walk. They realized
how the quarter of Mars earned the name of the "Wing of Fire".
Everything there was in the color of fire; red, orange, or yellow. "Well,
now that we're all settled, let the training begin!"
"Princess Ami of Mercury," the soldier announced as Minako and
Usagi strained in their seats to see the blue-haired princess. Finally, the
shy girl looked up and they smiled and waved at her. She blushed and
immediately put her head back down.
After all the formalities, the second after the queen instructed
them to show her around, they ran towards her and each grabbed the
girl's wrists. They ran out of the room giggling as the royal subjects smiled
at the way the Venusian princess made their own princess more outgoing
and definitely much happier. "Be careful!" Artemis shouted after Minako,
who turned around and winked at him. He immediately turned beet red.
"So, Ami, right?" Minako said happily as she slowed down and began
walking backwards, facing the two princesses. A soldier walked by her
and he smiled at her. "Hi, Kevin." After only two days of training with the
soldiers, she'd learned everyone's name and began a new way of training
for them that seemed to work fantastically. Although everyone insisted
that she settled down first, she wanted to make something of herself. So
she began by training the soldiers. It's amazing how much that girl has
done in a week.
"Princess," he said as he bowed his head and kept walking.
"Wow, you actually got him to talk, Minako. I thought he'd never
crack. So Ami, what do you like to do?" Usagi asked sincerely.
"Well…I…" the blue haired princess began softly as she kept her
head down.
"Come on, don't be shy. We're going to be living together from now
on so we may as well get along. Look, I know that it's hard to be on a new
planet, but it's much easier to get through that with friends. So what do
you say?" Minako stopped and smiled at the girl. She bent down to make
sure that Ami caught the smile with her head down.
Feeling much better and relieved, Ami sighed and looked up, finally
holding her head high. "I've never really had many friends before…" she
said softly. Immediately, Usagi and Minako looked at each other with a
confident smile.
"Not when we get through with you! Come on!" Usagi said as they
ran quickly down the hall, grabbing Ami's hand as she ran. They reached
Ami's quarters, which were on the other side of Usagi's. They almost
gasped when they saw all the technology in the blue part of the palace.
The Princess of Mercury, however, just walked in happily and settled on
her newly made bed. She's glad that her room has already been set and
she didn't have to go through the agony of unpacking.
"Well, since that's out of the way, let's go!" Minako said cheerfully.
For the first time since she's here, Ami smiled brightly and nodded to her
new best friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Princess Makoto of Jupiter," the soldier announced as a tall girl
with auburn hair up in a ponytail walked up to the throne and bowed.
From the side, Minako and Usagi didn't have to strain their necks
anymore; Ami has provided them with binoculars. The three hid behind
the great white pillar in the corner of the room so they would be out of
sight. They weren't suppose to be there and they knew it. Ami had
struggled so she wouldn't have to disobey the queen's orders, but the
two princesses managed to work their "charms" and dragged her there.
"All right, Minako, Usagi, Ami, you can come out now. Since you're
here you may as well show Makoto around," the Queen said as she kept
her gaze straight. A sly smile creased her beautiful face. Then slowly, the
three girls came out from behind the shadows. All the royal subjects
smiled at them, trying to hold back laughter in the royal court. Artemis
just sighed and shook his head. Minako's always been prone to getting in
trouble. "Next time you spy, try not to be so loud."
The three princesses smiled and two of them blushed under
everyone's gaze. But one in particular just smiled proudly and kept her
head up. "Your Majesty, nothing gets by you. So we probably weren't that
loud, you just have magnificent hearing," Minako said loudly, enough for
the whole room to steal giggles from the young princess' bravery in
confronting the queen. Even Queen Serenity couldn't help but laughed
along.
The tall girl felt out of place as everyone seemed so familiar with
everyone else. She looked down and began playing with her fingers and
staring at her feet, sure signs of nervousness. Minako noticed this and
immediately excused the rest of the princesses and herself and hooked
her arm with Makoto's while they walked out the door. It was awkward
though, seeing how she had to bend her waist a little to adjust to the
princess' height.
They talked about almost everything as they explored Makoto's
quarters. The color theme was green, surrounded by wonderful gardens
and plants. The whole place had a homely feeling that made the Princess
of Jupiter sigh and think about home. "Well, now that I've got the
homesick part over, are there any cute guys here?" she said cheerfully to
her new friends. They all squealed in delight as they explored the subject
deeper.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Princess Rei of Mars." With the introduction, a raven-haired girl
whose hair ran down to the back of her knees walked up. She shown with
pride as all eyes were on her and her own pair of amethyst eyes sparkled
with curiosity. However, there wasn't a hint of a smile on her lips. The
hall filled with a deafening silence until loud voices from outside made
everyone's attention go towards the doorway. The Queen's head snapped
up as she recognized the voices.
"We're late, we're late, we're late!" a girl's voice murmured as a
display of peach, blue, green, and white dresses ran from the courtyard.
The girl in front with a peach dress approached the step to the room
first with her dress and golden hair flying behind her. "Sorry we're late,"
she huffed, still running as she approached the step. With a finishing
touch, she missed the step and tripped, sending herself flying and sliding
on the floor as everyone watched in amazement. She stopped at the new
princess' feet and looked up. "Hi."
The princess' eyes were wide and her mouth gaped open a little,
but it wasn't hanging. She still held the posture of royalty, but she was a
bit surprised by the girl's sudden movements. After processing all the
actions in her head, she closed her eyes and smiled at the messy blond,
who smiled back. A connection was made between the two and they
knew that they could learn much from each other. The other three
princesses approached the door and tried to slip in without anybody
noticing and was thankful that Minako created such a diversion. They
had to laugh themselves at how ridiculous the Princess of Love looked.
"Quite an entrance, Minako," the Queen said from behind. Minako
looked up at her and then at Artemis on the side, who coughed
continuously and signaled for her to get up. She noticed that she's still
on the floor and quickly got up and bowed, at the movement, her bow
slipped off of her hair
"Thank… you… Your Majesty," she said, trying to catch her
breath. She eyed her bow lying on the floor in front of her and knew that
everyone was staring at her loose hair. She'd had part of her hair held up
by a red bow since the second day of her stay. She seemed much more
mature with her golden strands falling partly in her face. With that
innocent face, everyone understood why she's the senshi of beauty and
love.
With one swift movement, Rei retrieved it from the floor and
handed it to the out of breath princess. With a smile, she took it and
stared at the princess' eyes. They were like shimmering jewels. With them
standing together, everyone thought that they're the two most beautiful
women in the galaxy. "Queen Serenity, may I show Princess Rei around
the palace and her quarters?" she asked with a bow.
"Minako, even if I said no, you would probably do it anyway," the
queen said in her clear voice. Her voice rang like a bell throughout the
court. Everyone else in the room laughed and agreed with the queen. The
young princess usually gets her way one mischievous way or another.
"If you say so, Your Majesty. Come on, Rei, let's go," she said as the
other princess followed her out the door. As they walked down the
hallway to Rei's quarters, they heard a shout from behind them.
They both turned around and a blond collided with Rei in a hug.
Three syllables escaped from Rei's lips when she saw the girl's hair. "O-
dan-go" The girl looked up with a confused look on her face. Rei then
pointed at the two buns on the girl's head.
"Rei, that's Princess Usagi from well, here. And that's Ami and
Makoto, from Mercury and Jupiter. They're our fellow senshi and Usagi
is the one we're training to protect," Minako explained as she separated
Rei and Usagi's glare. "Let's go."
They arrived at the Wing of Fire in the palace just to see the
servants leaving, finished with setting the place. "Why is it that they
arrange everything for the other princesses except you, Minako?"
Minako nodded and smiled to some of the servants who were
leaving, they smiled back. "I told them to arrange the princess's rooms. I
figured they'd be tired after the long journey." 'It's also harder to forget
a place if you have go through everything from there one by one,' she
thought. They all nodded at her and continued to walk. They realized
how the quarter of Mars earned the name of the "Wing of Fire".
Everything there was in the color of fire; red, orange, or yellow. "Well,
now that we're all settled, let the training begin!"