Chapter 2
The group split up with each of the girls escorted by
the generals. Endymion coughed uncomfortably as he
walked beside Serenity but was warmed a bit when
Serenity looked up at him and smiled, evidently
forgetting that they hated each other.
At the bedroom he paused.
"What?"
He motioned to the door. "Aren't you going to open
it?"
"Open what?"
"The door."
Serenity smiled wryly. "You're the man. Show you have
manners and open the door for a lady."
Endymion snorted and put his hands in his pockets.
"Well, Miss Princess who - has - everything - handed -
to - her - on - a - silver - platter, you have all
your body parts. Oh, I get it. You're afraid you'll
break a nail."
"Nail? Ha! I'll have you know I've done some rough
stuff, probably more rough than you! You have no room
to talk, PRINCE Endymion. You're just as spoiled as I
am!"
Neither of them moved for a few minutes.
"Well someone's got to open the door."
Endymion grinned and pushed his hands deeper into his
pockets. "It's not my bedroom.."
Serenity smiled as she laughed silently and watched
Endymion walk away and opened the double doors to her
room. "It's pink! I love pink!"
Endymion skipped past the open door behind Serenity.
"I know."
"How?"
"Your friends told me, I told my mom, she arranged
it."
"That's...unusually sweet of you."
Endymion smiled. "I'm just chock full of surprises,
Moon child. You have no idea."
"I bet," Serenity mumbled under her breath.
"Well, Meatball Head..choose an action. Whatcha going
to do?"
"First I'm going to pound you into a Prince burger!
DON'T CALL ME MEATBALL HEAD!"
*******************
"What took you so long," Mina asked as Endymion and
Serenity joined their friends in the gardens.
Endymion sighed. "Miss Priss here had to put
everything away and then take her time cleaning up."
"I was dirty!! Traveling from one planet to another
happens to be a very dusty process!"
"Any plans for the day," Endymion asked, breaking the
silence that had settled among the group.
"We thought we'd sample some of the cultures here on
Earth," Amy replied.
Lita grinned. "She means we plan on shopping."
"I didn't say that, Lita- "
Raye smiled from her position, her hand on Amy's
mouth. "You know how you mix things up when you read,
AMY." She grinned at the generals. "We wanna see what
Earth has to offer us shopping wise."
"Well, what are we waiting for?! I want rhinestones!!"
Serenity said as she jumped up and grabbed Mina's
wrist, running in the direction of the local market.
The Prince and his four generals sat there in silence.
"Well, are we going after them or are we just going to
sit here like five idiots sitting in a garden?"
Jadeite asked.
Malachite hit Jadeite on his head. "Of course!"
"Oww! That hurt, you know!" He reached over and
smacked Malachite. "See? It hurts! Don't hit me again,
Malachite!"
When they caught up with the girls, they froze. Each
one was talking animatedly to another man. The guys
gasped and then hid behind the hedges where they were
able to watch unseen.
Jadeite clenched his fists. "I swear if he lays one
hand on Raye, I'll kill him!" The man with Raye lauged
and put his arm around her. "That's it! He's dead!"
Jadeite drew his sword and prepared to leap over the
bushes that kept them hidden from view.
Endymion laughed as his friends restrained Jadeite.
"Calm down. She can handle herself. Watch."
Raye frowned and moved the guy's arm from around her.
The guy looked confused for a moment and put his hand
on her shoulder. Raye elbowed him in the stomach and
stormed off.
Jadeite grinned. "That's my girl."
"Hmph, you may not have to worry about Raye but what
about the rest of us? Look at them. Lita's all over
that guy!" Nephlyte pouted.
"Wait, where's Serenity?"
"Right here!"
The guys jumped and turned around slowly. Serenity
stood behind them and smiled. "I knew you wouldn't
have the guts to stop anything." She smiled up at her
companion. "Diamond, this is Endymion and his friends.
Guys, this is PRINCE Diamond."
Endymion frowned. "Serenity? Can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, sure."
"No. Away from 'curious ears'." He grabbed her arm and
pulled her away from Diamond. "What are you doing?"
"Meeting people. Namely Diamond."
"I don't like it, Serenity. Diamond is bad news. He's
got a bad rap about getting his female servants to
fall in love with him, taking advantage of them and
leaving them."
"Diamond's not like that."
"How do you know? You've known him for 15 minutes!"
Serenity smiled and crossed her arms in front of her.
She laughed. "You're jealous."
The group split up with each of the girls escorted by
the generals. Endymion coughed uncomfortably as he
walked beside Serenity but was warmed a bit when
Serenity looked up at him and smiled, evidently
forgetting that they hated each other.
At the bedroom he paused.
"What?"
He motioned to the door. "Aren't you going to open
it?"
"Open what?"
"The door."
Serenity smiled wryly. "You're the man. Show you have
manners and open the door for a lady."
Endymion snorted and put his hands in his pockets.
"Well, Miss Princess who - has - everything - handed -
to - her - on - a - silver - platter, you have all
your body parts. Oh, I get it. You're afraid you'll
break a nail."
"Nail? Ha! I'll have you know I've done some rough
stuff, probably more rough than you! You have no room
to talk, PRINCE Endymion. You're just as spoiled as I
am!"
Neither of them moved for a few minutes.
"Well someone's got to open the door."
Endymion grinned and pushed his hands deeper into his
pockets. "It's not my bedroom.."
Serenity smiled as she laughed silently and watched
Endymion walk away and opened the double doors to her
room. "It's pink! I love pink!"
Endymion skipped past the open door behind Serenity.
"I know."
"How?"
"Your friends told me, I told my mom, she arranged
it."
"That's...unusually sweet of you."
Endymion smiled. "I'm just chock full of surprises,
Moon child. You have no idea."
"I bet," Serenity mumbled under her breath.
"Well, Meatball Head..choose an action. Whatcha going
to do?"
"First I'm going to pound you into a Prince burger!
DON'T CALL ME MEATBALL HEAD!"
*******************
"What took you so long," Mina asked as Endymion and
Serenity joined their friends in the gardens.
Endymion sighed. "Miss Priss here had to put
everything away and then take her time cleaning up."
"I was dirty!! Traveling from one planet to another
happens to be a very dusty process!"
"Any plans for the day," Endymion asked, breaking the
silence that had settled among the group.
"We thought we'd sample some of the cultures here on
Earth," Amy replied.
Lita grinned. "She means we plan on shopping."
"I didn't say that, Lita- "
Raye smiled from her position, her hand on Amy's
mouth. "You know how you mix things up when you read,
AMY." She grinned at the generals. "We wanna see what
Earth has to offer us shopping wise."
"Well, what are we waiting for?! I want rhinestones!!"
Serenity said as she jumped up and grabbed Mina's
wrist, running in the direction of the local market.
The Prince and his four generals sat there in silence.
"Well, are we going after them or are we just going to
sit here like five idiots sitting in a garden?"
Jadeite asked.
Malachite hit Jadeite on his head. "Of course!"
"Oww! That hurt, you know!" He reached over and
smacked Malachite. "See? It hurts! Don't hit me again,
Malachite!"
When they caught up with the girls, they froze. Each
one was talking animatedly to another man. The guys
gasped and then hid behind the hedges where they were
able to watch unseen.
Jadeite clenched his fists. "I swear if he lays one
hand on Raye, I'll kill him!" The man with Raye lauged
and put his arm around her. "That's it! He's dead!"
Jadeite drew his sword and prepared to leap over the
bushes that kept them hidden from view.
Endymion laughed as his friends restrained Jadeite.
"Calm down. She can handle herself. Watch."
Raye frowned and moved the guy's arm from around her.
The guy looked confused for a moment and put his hand
on her shoulder. Raye elbowed him in the stomach and
stormed off.
Jadeite grinned. "That's my girl."
"Hmph, you may not have to worry about Raye but what
about the rest of us? Look at them. Lita's all over
that guy!" Nephlyte pouted.
"Wait, where's Serenity?"
"Right here!"
The guys jumped and turned around slowly. Serenity
stood behind them and smiled. "I knew you wouldn't
have the guts to stop anything." She smiled up at her
companion. "Diamond, this is Endymion and his friends.
Guys, this is PRINCE Diamond."
Endymion frowned. "Serenity? Can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, sure."
"No. Away from 'curious ears'." He grabbed her arm and
pulled her away from Diamond. "What are you doing?"
"Meeting people. Namely Diamond."
"I don't like it, Serenity. Diamond is bad news. He's
got a bad rap about getting his female servants to
fall in love with him, taking advantage of them and
leaving them."
"Diamond's not like that."
"How do you know? You've known him for 15 minutes!"
Serenity smiled and crossed her arms in front of her.
She laughed. "You're jealous."