Silver Millenium Fic. It tells all of Serenity's story, her father, her mother, Endymion's mother, her entire court, Luna, Artemis. It'll be long, the rating will change and it takes a while for me to write new chapters. Chapter Three up! REVEIW!!! b-bai
Rated: Fiction K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 13,072 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Updated: May 29, 2001 - Published: May 6, 2001 - id: 276033
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Okay! there is a lack of FEEDBACK. FEED ME! C'mon, u know you want to! N E wayz. Remember, no one's perfect. I stress that. This goes into how it is with Solstice and Serenity, they ARE NOT perfect. If you are looking for fluff, thou hast cometh to the wrong place. It will have fluff, but there is predudace, manipulation, there will be sex, affairs and- I'll let you Reveiw me and find out. Also, I (thanks to eva) think that a lot of a person is thier parent. On to the fic:
The Love that Refuses to Die:
Chapter One: Love and Hate is not an Issue When it Comes to Treaties.
About an hour and a half later, the royal family was coming to the end of their tour. Serenity saw an enchanting little flower. Small flowerets of the royal color itself, purple. The stable plant supplied a unique aroma.
"Do you know what flower this is?" she asked under her breath.
Her parents kneeled behind her and smiled. 'It's just like her to be attracted to this flower,' Queen Serenity thought.
"That, my dear, is a forget-me-not. Its also know as the flower of true love, that's what it means." After he said this he wrapped his arm around his wife.
"True… love? Is true love like how I love you and mommy?" She asked. She turned around and unfixed her gaze from the flower.
Queen Serenity giggled. "Not exactly sweetie, we love you more than words can say but true love is like how I love your mom and how she loves me," King Solstice replied. Queen Serenity laid her head on his shoulder.
"And one day you'll fall in love with a man and get married too," Serenity said.
The princess made a face, but it softened. "A man? I think getting married would be fun and pretty, but me falling in love with a boy! Ew." She turned back to the flower. "Where's it come from anyway?" She asked.
Her father smiled weakly, "They come from Earth, remember the blue planet in the sky at night?"
Unconsciously Sere glanced up, but realized she was indoors. "Earth is really pretty, when I'm older, I want to go there." Her eyes became glassy, 'why am I thinking of a prince?' she thought, but her peaceful thoughts were interrupted by:
Her father made a grunt in the back of his throat. "No you don't. Earth holds nothing but trouble for some one as innocent as you," he said harshly, Sere turned sharply.
The Queen elbowed him and gave him a 'don't you dare put ideas in her head' look. Sere looked horrified, she turned yet again and caressed her plant. "How can a planet like that have such beautiful flowers, there must be some good."
Queen Serenity smiled but gripped Solstice's arm in warning. 'My daughter, always thinking the best of people.' "Yes Serenity, you are definitely right. The Earth and the Moon Kingdoms don't get along too well right now, but that's soon to change." When the King had opened his mouth the Queen dug her nails into his flesh with each word.
"Hmm," he said. He pulled his other arm out from behind her and rubbed the sore spot.
His daughter, perfectly in character then turned back around 'Doesn't she get dizzy?' and asked, "Can we have food brought to us?" That received laughs from both parents.
After their daughter was finished pigging out on lunch she amused herself by chasing a butterfly around the willow they sat under (the one with the hanging prisms).
The King sighed, 'here it comes.'
"Sol," Serenity said in a serious tone.
"Yes, love?" he asked, he knew it. And he had wanted to avoid this talk on his last day here.
"You know. You have to let it go. You may not want to make peace but I do. And I don't want our daughter growing up to be prejudice. While you were gone I was thinking about talking to Queen Terra…" She began.
"We don't need an alliance with them, Serenity, and they don't want one either. Our Kingdom is the most powerful Kingdom in this solar system. Why would we-"
"They are the closest neighboring body we have. They have great potential and-" she slowed cautiously only to have him interrupt.
"They'll bring trouble, they're egotistical and self-centered. They don't want to be co-dependant; the whole lot of them and you know it. They'll only bring trouble," he thought he had finally won that argument. (Ha, guys, they never learn.)
But Serenity continued her original sentence when all was silent except Sere's giggling, "They have a son around Sere's age," she finished triumphantly. Oh yes, she had won; let's see him argue that.
It took a while to sink in. "You don't mean… Serenity, you're not serious." He gave her a stern look but her confidence remained.
"And what other Prince is there? Tell me, what alternative do we have?" she asked haughtily.
"Well, um, we could wait for one of the other planets to have a son…" he winced at the idea's stupidity himself.
"None of the Queens are even pregnant, that makes this boy of yours four years younger than our daughter already? And if one of them were pregnant there is no guarantee that it would be a male. Plus we can't just choose any prince." She had it all worked out…
"After they stop getting older the age difference won't matter." Solstice jumped pathetically, the Queen raised her finger to his mouth.
"And with all this talk of her court being all girls… What shall she do during her teenage years? Doomed to spend them alone or with only the female sex? Oh, wait!" Solstice's eyes lit up with hope but when he saw his wife he knew she was about to crack a joke, "there has been talk, what about Princess Uranus?" At this she leaned against the tree and laughed.
Solstice did smile, but it ended in a sigh and a shaking of the head. "Serenity, how are you going to pull this off?"
"Well, while you're gone I thought I'd try to socialize a little…" The King groaned. "And make some arrangements for courtship." The King was about to say something but she put her finger back in its prior position. "Just leave I to me. It's better this way. It's well known that you don't get along with, ahem, Earthlings. If my daughter is to be married, it will be to some one she loves, if that means keeping her on the moon with her only male company being Endymion and his court, then so be it." She giggled and leaned back into Solstice's arms while rainbow reflections danced across her features.
"Terra, my dear, how are you?" The Queen rushed down the steps to encase poor Terra in an unceremonious bear hug.
"Serenity, I'm fine, it has been a long time indeed. How are you?" Terra untangled herself from the blonde. They looked like opposites, Terra had ebony black hair in contrast to Serenity's silver and deep purple eyes in contrast to the latter's light blue. Her hair was long and wavy with some of it tied back behind he hair and a thin gold crown rested on her head like a headband with only little jeweled balls of gold showing out from under her mane. Terra's skin was more tan and her black, violet and emerald green gown pooled out in layers from her flank.
"Same as always, I miss my husband but now I have my daughter to entertain me." She laughed and Terra laughed in return.
"I know, who knew we would be the mothers that we are. I remember our plans of adventure and carefree days under the stars as children. Before the war." Ah, so back to business it was.
"Yes, it's a pity. In fact, I was thinking," She wrapped her arm around her old friend's shoulders as she led them up the palace steps and towards the party, "Maybe its time for a treaty?" she asked. Terra's surprise shown immediately, 'But Solstice would never agree to that, besides, it has been so long… Long overdue indeed, this requires more collaborating.'
"We should talk," she said as they were swept up in a rush of media and polite greetings from esteemed rulers. It took almost a half an hour to get to a table alone with Serenity.
Terra sat down. "A treaty? Are you sure that's what your people want? This is quite unexpected," she asked after the formal greetings that were required. By 'your people' she was also indirectly referring to Solstice. And by 'this is quite unexpected' she was implying her people might not be too thrilled.
"All my people are ready," Serenity was sharp, she had caught on. "As unexpected as it is, it is long over do, don't you agree?" Translation: 'My husband's wrapped around my little finger and if your people are anything like my people, this is beyond called for.'
"Well, I think that this would be wonderful. The war is in the past and prejudices must be forgotten. However, my people's pride is at stake. I'm sure that if I persuade my husband this is possible, but the treaty will be an unstable one. It might last no more than a dozen years," Terra said. She had lowered her voice and leaned in.
Serenity got that look on her face, the look that said she had a conniving plan. "A dozen years is all we need. If in a dozen years our kingdoms were to be joined, then the treaty would remain, permanent, I would say." Her eyes twinkled.
One of Terra's eyebrows went up in understanding. "Endymion and Princess Serenity?" She smiled broadly, "Serenity, you are too much! This is brilliant, but how?"
Serenity laughed, "I have it all planned out. Neither of us would want our children to marry some one they don't love, right? Well, what if Endymion was to come and spend a week here every year? They could grow up together, and if they got along well, every year we could increase his stay until they finally, well, you get it. The trick is to keep them away from interfering parties.
"We can't tell them it's an arranged marriage because I doubt that would go over well. So, the newest bill being passed is that princes don't have to marry princesses and visa versa. We simply keep the old law until they want to get married so that way, Sere's court and Endymion's can get along and Sere is left to Endy." She finished. Terra acquired an old gleam in her eyes long ago lost.
"Serenity, the way you work these things out is scary. But, if this works, it is one of the most important and wonderful things to ever happen to our kingdoms. I don't see why the treaty wouldn't pass, we get a treaty with our most powerful neighboring Kingdom and you get an heir desperately needed. You know what I'm going to do? I'll stay over here and call some of the senate for negotiations to begin immediately, the sooner the better. Do you mind if I stay as a guest?" It was strictly a formality question. They stood up, already knowing the answer.
"I would love to have you stay. You and your family are always welcome," then she whispered, "and always have been."
About a month and a half later:
Solstice stood tall, fully clothed in his white gold armor and fine gold crown, complete with sword. Serenity stood beside him in her white dress, the only difference was that she wore her crown for the signing also. The gold crescent moon on her forehead matched her thin, lightly jeweled crown that had ceremonial strands of gold running through her silver streams of hair.
Endymion stood on the other side of the treaty table with pen in hand. He first brushed his sandy brown hair away from his eyes. His green eyes focused back from his wife, who was smiling happily, back to the paper as he signed it. He wore the traditional Earthling black armor himself, deign similar to that of the Lunarian but opposite color.
Terra wore a slightly different kimono-like gown made of silk and the same ceremonial crown atop her head as Serenity. She rushed to give Serenity a hug as the crowds watching them roared their applause. They were atop a podium in the courtyard previously described, which was full to the brim with anyone who could afford the trip, lived near enough to come of was an important ambassador or senator.
Not too long after:
"You have to leave again daddy? But you just got back! I want you to be here for my birthday." Serenity looked at him sadly. He felt just as bad but it couldn't be helped.
"It can't be helped baby, besides, you'll be so busy with school, aren't you excited?" Serenity made a face.
"No! I don't want to work on school! I already have mom teaching me to be a princess, and Luna too. Plus I need to learn how to use my powers, its too much work!" she crossed her arms and stopped walking. They were again in the greenhouse.
'She looks so cute when she's angry… I shouldn't, but I have to.' Solstice concentrated and briefly stopped time in order to imprint her pose into his memory, like a mental picture. He suddenly felt as if some one had whacked him upside the head. It made him lose concentration. 'Pluto… sorry sis.'
Serenity blinked, "what just happened?"
"Nothing, sweetie, don't worry," 'Wow, she noticed, amazing. I don't think she realizes how powerful she is.' He kneeled and held his daughter at arms length. "I'm going to miss you, but don't worry, when your court comes, they'll help you with school and training." He pulled her into his arms and hugged her, "I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you. Don't forget me, okay?" He pulled away and was shocked to find he had tears pooling in his eyes. 'Don't cry in front of her.'
This was unlike any other mission he had had to go on. More dangerous and serious:
*FLASHBACK*
"Serenity, we just received word. The guardian planet is being invaded," Solstice began, the look on his wife's face turned to horror.
"No…"
"But for right now, Galaxia is taking care of it. She should be able to stop Exaultrus," he was stopped by the clatter of his wife's brush hitting the floor; her face was pale.
"Exaultrus, he's, awake?" Her husband went over to her and wrapped his arm around her, his comforting touch made her jump; her eyes went wide with fear. "But the Guardians sealed him in the planet, how did he escape? It's not possible. What of the guardians?" Solstice turned away.
Her eyes filled with tears, "We don't know, they sealed themselves in the planet with him but, if he's powerful enough they won't win." He pulled her closer into his arms, "I'm sorry, hopefully Queen Galaxia will get there in time." She nodded and sobbed into his shirt.
Almost one year later…
"My King, we bring sad news," the messenger had barged into Solstice's office unannounced.
"What?" he asked, clearly annoyed, he wanted to finish this paperwork so that he could take his daughter to the Greenhouse.
"It's an emergency," he pulled out a paper, sure that it would have better words than he and recited, "From her previous mission to the guardian planet one year ago," Solstice froze, 'Emergency, guardian planet? Shit.' "Queen Galaxia has not returned. We fear that the evil plaguing her heart has started to take control and she has isolated herself for fear of safety of all.
"Of her mission, it has been established that the Guardian Senshi are still fighting and holding up the planet's shield. A call to arms is hereby issued to all eligible Guardian Senshi (including his majesty King Solstice) of nearby Solar Systems. You are to report to the Council of Guardians immediately.
Signed,
The senate republic of the Guardian Planet
The king took in a deep breath, so this is it. He had to leave his family and world to go and fight in a dangerous war that could decide the fate of this galaxy.
Yes, he was a Guardian Senshi, he and his sister. Actually, his sister wasn't old enough and therefore didn't need to take on that role yet unless Solstice died. It was his job, as a Universal Guardian, to protect the Guardian Planet when his time came and his duty as of now was to guard the gate of time.
He was only around his family for weeks at a time between all that and being a king. Now it had caught up, he may never come back.
"Thank you," he took the outstretched letter from the messenger. "Please, go and get my wife."
Serenity hugged him gently, she didn't let go either, she only hugged him. Soon tears were streaming down her face and he was stroking her hair and whispering words of comfort in her ear.
"Please come back to us," She whispered back. "I love you."
"I love you. Don't forget me." He handed her a potted flower. "Take care of this plant of true love, I'll always be with you. I know Sere will like it." They slowly walked down the corridor.
"You should talk to her, you're going to miss her birthday," Serenity said. He stopped walking. The king simply nodded and closed his eyes in concentration for the transportation.
Golden flash.
*END FLASHBACK *
They were alone for the last time. The royal family was waiting just inside the time gate, it was the only place they could truly be alone at such a time.
The silence was broken by Solstice, "A Space Guardian will be here to bring me to the Guardian Planet." He lifted Sere into his arms; she clung to him. When a tall orange haired woman materialized in front of them he knew it was time to go. She was from Mercury if his memory served him.
"Hello, King Solstice. Are you ready?" she asked, her eyes looked like transparent fire trapped in ice.
"Hello, Metra. Yes, let me just say goodbye to my family." He looked at his daughter and kissed her on the cheek. Then he hugged them both and kissed his wife lovingly. Lastly he handed his daughter to Serenity and put a hand on Metra's shoulder. "I love you both, goodbye."
Serenity started to cry and Sere waved frantically. "Bye! I love you!"
"We love you. I love you! Goodbye." Serenity said, softly then loudly then softly again. Solstice smiled warmly and dematerialized.
Serenity did not truly cry until she was alone in their room that night.
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