Second chapter out! Yeah!!! I wish more people would review it. Do you guys like my story? I'm rather fond of it myself. I have about three more long crazy ideas like this one, and then I guess I'll be back to writing stories about Bejiin and Ekaterinn. (Sorry Ekat. . . just have to have my lil Sailor Moon fetish).
A couple (two . . .wahhhh) people asked where this story comes from. I'm sorry I forgot to tell you all that. This story is first season. The exact spot is taken from the manga. (I've left my manga in my dorm, so gomen I can't tell you the page. Oh wait, Ekat says it's book 2 of mixx on page 132. If you're looking for a reference point from the anime, think around 'A crystal clear destiny' you know the episode where Serena follows Darien into the starlight tower?)
Ekat also asked me a question about Serenity's royal guard. Why are they there? Well, Naoko Sensei didn't add the outer senshi until the S season, but, they would have been around before that in Sailor Moon's universe. . . so I decided to let Beryl find them, and since she remembers so much, well she has them under almost the same control that she had Endymion's four guards under. Well kind of, except that Haruka and Michiru love their princess. . . just like Uranus and Neptune did.
Wow I have a lot of comments. But I must remind everyone that I don't own Sailor Moon, and although I am currently working on my own manga (San. Yeah we love you San!!!) I wish I'd thought of Sailor Moon ^_~.
Kiss Eternal
Chapter 2: Perhaps I'll remember you forever.
Serenity glanced uncomfortably at the 'earth attire' Michiru and Haruka had chosen for her. "You're certain that this sort of thing is suitable for a princess?" she asked uncertainly. Haruka gave a wolfish grin. "Of course it is princess. And besides, it looks wonderful on you! No one will be able to take their eyes off of you!" Michiru walked over and playfully slapped Haruka. "What about me?" she asked as she stood in her long black satin dress. Haruka smiled earnestly as she said "You look elegant as always." Glancing at Michiru's dress, Serenity frowned. "If Michiru can wear that, must I wear this skirt? I've never shown off so much of my legs before in my life! This is humiliating. Besides, how shall I play the cello in this?"
Michiru picked up a black dress jacket and put it on Serenity's shoulders. "Remember, Serenity, you have to gain the loyalty of as many people as you can. We'll need a strong following when we face Endymion. Haruka is right in asking you to wear this as I think more guys will be susceptible to your charms in this attire." Serenity frowned as she tried to pull the leather skirt further down. "I have never shown my knees in all of my life!" she exclaimed as she laced up her black boots and grabbed her briefcase. "However, if you think this will be beneficial to our cause, I'll wear it. Well, I suppose we should get to school." Serenity said as she walked out of the door of their penthouse. Michiru and Haruka hurriedly followed her.
Mamoru yawned as he reached his shoe locker. He had spent another sleepless night studying. Although he wanted to sleep, every time he shut his eyes he saw her. She was impaling herself on his blade, the sharp metal slicing through the soft skin of her belly without even a protest. The red blood, her red blood, poured out of her and drowned him; its' metallic taste overwhelming him as his soul cried out in agony. He wondered if Usagi was all right in the Dark Kingdom. She was so different from the Princess Serenity of his memories and dreams. Serenity had been a delicate beauty with the innocence of a child and such trusting eyes. Her eyes were still the same, he supposed, but he felt that her fragility was gone. Serenity could not have survived if she had been captured by the Dark Kingdom, or could she?
Mamoru was still comparing Usagi to the princess when Motoki decided to tell him the exciting news. However, Mamoru was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't hear him. //Well I am certainly different than I was. Endymion was a playboy. He had a different girl every week, well, until he met Serenity. Perhaps he didn't really have so many girls; instead I'd imagine that they had him. I've always only loved her. Nothing could change that. Usako, my love, I promise we'll save you soon.//
"So?" Motoki asked. "Huh?" Mamoru said as he put on his school shoes. "Do you want to go to the concert or not?" Motoki said exasperatedly. Mamoru looked up to see a girl pass by. She wore a knee length black leather skirt with slits partially up the sides and a black jacket. He wondered how this girl could get away with not wearing the uniform as he noticed her hairstyle. She had odangos just like Usagi.
"Motoki Kun?" Mamoru said, "Do you know who that girl is?" as he pointed to the odangoed blond. Motoki glanced at the girl and sighed. "Of course, Mamoru Kun, that's one of the musicians in the trio that just joined Azabu. Now do you want to go to their concert or not?" Mamoru nodded a yes. "How about we bring Rei Chan and her friends?" he suggested. Motoki grinned. "Great idea!" Motoki said happily.
Motoki was ecstatic. He had managed to cheer Mamoru up. He just knew it would work after all the trouble he had gone to get those tickets. //Tickets! Now I have to get four more of them! Aghh! This is going to be impossible. Maybe I could make friends with someone in the trio.// "Well I better get to class" Motoki said as he left in search of one of the three musicians.
"Haruka, Michiru, I've finally found you!" Serenity shouted as she reached her two generals. "Sorry Princess, we were getting our classes scheduled." Haruka said as she patted the girl on the head. Michiru glared at Haruka. "Remember, she may be our princess, but here she is just Serenity." Haruka nodded as she brushed a piece of hair off of her black suit. "Right. At any rate, we need to get to homeroom, or we'll be late." Michiru smoothed out her long black dress and nodded. "Oh by the way, when your mother heard about our plans for the trio, she sent Tate. She suggested that we give lots of concerts, as she thinks that we can gain control of people through our playing. I guess you'll want to practice a little bit before our first competion this afternoon. We're in the music program here at Azabu, so you shouldn't have any problem getting a practice room." She said as she handed Serenity a large black case. "Well, lets get going!" Haruka said as she grabbed Michiru's hand and rushed off to their homeroom.
Mamoru sighed as she walked out of his physics class. Although he was physically on the campus of Azabu High, his mind was elsewhere, namely still reflecting about Usagi and the girl in the leather skirt from that morning. He didn't even notice as he bumped into someone. He was knocked off of his feet with the force of the collision. He quickly muttered an apology as he stood. He looked up to see the cold green eyes of the same girl he had been thinking about all day. She leaned against a large black case. Mamoru stared at her, expecting her to say something, anything, but instead the girl stared at him intensely. Unable to bear such a look from the girl, Mamoru shut his eyes in submission.
He opened his eyes slowly as he inhaled an enticing smell of cherries and vanilla. He could feel her at his side and he smiled running his hands through her silky blond hair. It was down now, long and beautiful, the unusual hairstyle had been take out hours ago, right after they had retreated to her room, moments before he had taken off her dress. Endymion glanced around her darkened room warily.
He certainly hadn't intended for his evening to occur in such a fashion, and he was certain Lady Beryl was furious at being stood up. He also wondered if the angel in his arms wasn't angry with him. Although she had to have known of his reputation, she had let him seduce her, and she had given herself to him. He glanced at his angel and he sighed. He wished that they could remain like this forever, but he'd have to let go of her sometime. He didn't even know her name. He had stolen the innocence of a complete stranger, and an angel at that. //Fine mess you've gotten yourself in to Endymion. You can't keep her even though you want to and you don't even know her name.// Not even the prince of the Earth could keep an angel from returning to heaven, especially this one.
"Serenity!" Haruka shouted as he came up to the two. "We've been looking for you everywhere. We have the competition in one hour! Honestly, you cellists are all the same, troublemakers. I bet you're not even ready. Did you ever find a practice room? Well lets get going, Michiru wants to work on the Dvorak, and we still have a competition to win!" The girl with the green eyes nodded and picked up the black case following the short blond haired 'guy' who had been yelling at her leaving Mamoru to wonder what he had just remembered.
Motoki sighed as he put the last of his books into his locker. He hadn't been able to find a member of the trio all day. "How am I ever going to get four more tickets?" he asked quietly as he shut the locker. He watched as a blond haired guy charged down the halls. He looked like he was in a big hurry. Following a little behind him was a blond haired girl that looked like Usagi-Chan. She was carrying a cello. //I bet she's in the trio!// he thought as he picked up his briefcase. "Excuse me miss?" The girl stopped and put down her cello. Turning to face Motoki her green eyes blazed. "Yes?" she said softly. Her voice sounded like silver bells, jingling softly. //Her stare is so intense. All right Motoki, just ask her if she's in the trio. You can do it, five little words.// The girl smiled and said "I don't think we've been introduced. I'm Serenity and. . ." Motoki didn't hear any more of what she was saying. He couldn't hear anything at all. His world was reflected in her green eyes and there was nothing else.
//Wow, these people certainly are easy to control. I had no idea that I could gain their loyalty so quickly.// The boy was still concentrating on her eyes, and she knew that he would do anything she suggested. "So what is your name?" she asked softly. "Motoki" he replied instantly. "All right, Motoki Kun. Why don't you pick up my cello and carry it to rehearsal for me. You'd like to hear us play wouldn't you?" Motoki's face lit up. "I'd love to." He replied automatically. //Good, once you hear us play, you'll be loyal to the Dark Kingdom forever.// "Well lets get going Motoki Kun." Serenity said as she started walking. Picking up the cello Motoki responded "Yes Serenity Hime."
"Ami San? I need you to look at some readings!" a voice sounded from above her head. Ami looked up to see the black form of Luna walking along the fence above her head. "I went to the arcade last night to do some more readings on Usagi Chan, and there was a lot of new data. The computers say she is back in Tokyo." Ami stopped walking. "What? But that isn't possible Luna. She would have sought us out by now. Besides, the Dark Kingdom isn't full of imbeciles. They aren't going to allow her to just leave. They need the Silver Crystal, right Luna." The cat nodded. "But Ami, how could our computers be so wrong?" Ami shook her head. "No machine is infallible. Could I take a look at the data?" Luna flung a small silver disk at Ami, which she caught and put in her small computer. "This is highly irregular Luna. It even picked up her energy signature briefly? I don't understand. Let's check the computers tonight, but in the mean time, don't tell anyone. We don't want to get their hopes up in vain." The cat nodded. "We better get to the meeting. Rei will be furious if we're late."
Something I need to explain for all you anime lovers, Usagi and Mamoru aren't really that much different in age in the manga. In fact, Mamoru goes to a really elite high school called Azabu Tech. Guess what? It really exists, as does the school that Usagi goes to, and so does the one Rei goes to. My Japanese teacher in high school actually went to Rei's school ^_^. Cool huh? At any rate, in Japan, the first thing you see in a school is the shoe lockers. They make you take off your shoes and put on these things that look a lot like bedroom slippers to walk around inside with. I guess it keeps things cleaner. On another note, if anyone has ever been to Kyoto, I'm modeling Azabu after a school called Ristumeikan, because I never got to go to Azabu while I was in Tokyo. So that's why there are so many stairs (235 to be exact and that's just outside of the school!). I decided to call Usagi Serenity Kurai for the duration of her reign as princess of the Dark Kingdom. I didn't know what last name to use because I don't know Beryl's however, Kurai means dark. Also, Serenity's cello, my little addition to the Silver Millennium, is named Tate (prounounced Tah-tay). Tate means hand held shield (usually made of bamboo) and yes that definition is straight out of my eiwa jikan. ^_~ Well I've taken up enough of your time with silly notes. As usual, if you have complaints or comments, please send them to me. (Bejiin@aol.com) Also if you have an idea you'd like to see used in this fic, I'm still open to suggestions.
Ja Mata Minna Sama!
Bejiin Ripley