Chapter 2 of Silver and Golden Roses

Rated PG13

By Miaka Hime

Ohayo! I decided to send another chapter even though I only got one review. That's right only one. I was disappointed. So I decided, if I don't get more then ten reviews I'm not going to post this anymore, because there's not real point in sending something that no one's going to read So, Onagai, review!

Disclaimer: Gomen, I don't own Sailor Moon.

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Usagi packed what little things she had slowly; she wanted to savor being home for the time being, even if it wasn't her real home. Usagi stared at her last thing to pack the golden locket from the gods. She took the bit of jewelry and put it on hiding it under her blouse. "Usagi! Time to go." Usagi grabbed her pack and walked out the door with Yokuko to the palace.

Once they got there Yokuko gave her a quick hug and a kiss and watched Usagi go up to the guard. "Um, excuse me, I'm a trainee, where do I go?" The guard looked at the frail blond haired girl, she had on pants and a loose shirt she had her long hair tied into a neat bun. He held back a laugh and turned around just as a man came walking up. "This here is a trainee sir." He said with great respect. The man didn't take any notice to the man and looked at to be about two years older than Usagi. "Usagi I presume?" "Hai, how do you know?" She asked. "Well, you're a trainee, and you're the only girl who signed up." He said with a smile. "Come, the queen wants to meet with you and I still need to show you to your room." With that he turned and walked toward the palace. Usagi looked in Yokuko's direction. Yokuko gave her a bright smile and made a shooing motion. Usagi smiled back and turned to follow the man into the palace.

The palace was beautiful decorated in blues and reds with an occasional pink thing would turn up unexpectedly. Usagi didn't care much though. The boy seemed a bit surprised by her reaction, but didn't voice it. They than came into even more richly decorated area of the palace and they stopped at a large oak door. "This is your room." He said opening the door to reveal a richly decorated room.

It had a pink and white lace canopy bed, and a pale pink chair in the corner of the room. She had a polished chest at the end of her bed and a small table with a mirror and an assortment of women's hair things and make up. She had a handsome dresser with carved angels in the side, also she had a pair of double glass doors that opened to reveal a balcony and lastly she had a changing screen that was just a plain white.

"It's so beautiful, are you sure this is my room?" She asked.

"Yes, her majesty said since you were a girl you needed a better room, and she had this long speech about girls being light hearted and that boys and girls should not be in the same dorms. Also she wants to speak with you so why don't you set down your things and I'll show you to her privet sitting room?" He asked. "You might want to change." He said looking at her pants. "Of course, please excuse me for a few minuets." Usagi shut the door in his face and giggled.

Usagi went through her pack and found her best dress that was just a plain white and made out of a plain airy material and some sandals. She quickly changed and looked at herself in her mirror. She looked at least presentable. The dress came to about her ankles and it had short sleeves. She than opened the door. The boy behind it almost seemed to be fuming. "Sorry to have shut the door in your face." She said blushing slightly. "Is that the best dress you have?" He asked. "Yes, is it that bad?" She asked. "It's all right, I think I'm just used to lady's in waiting for some reason." He answered. They went a little ways down the hall and he opened a pair of large oak doors. She walked in and he shut the doors behind him.

Usagi looked around and found a woman in a deep green dress sitting by the fire on a richly upholstered couch. "You must be Usagi, please take a seat by me." She said with a smile. Usagi did as told. "Well, I see you're the only young lady signed up for the position of Endymion's guard." Usagi nodded. "I'm surprised that you had the gumption to do so." She said truthfully. "My adoptive father works for the king." She said. "Oh? What's his name?" She asked. "Kasuke." She answered. "I know of him, Kasuke usually helps him out doing things, a very bright man." She said. "Well, the reason I sent for you is Usagi, do you want to learn?" She asked.

"Yes." Usagi said truthfully. "Good. I wanted to be able to teach you. My husband was a bit skeptical, but he trusts my judgment." She said. "After practice, I would like it if you came here for lessons, do you think you'll be able to find your way?" Usagi nodded. "What will I be learning?" She asked. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you." She said with an infectious laugh. "You will be learning arithmetic, reading writing, astronomy and how to be a lady of course." She said with a smile. "I know how to read and write." Usagi said. "Really?" She asked. "Yes, before I came to live with my adoptive mother, my real mother taught me how to read, write and some math." She answered. "Well, than we'll just do a little review and concentrate on being a lady and your math." With that resolved a clock struck one. "You should probably get your tour done with, Jadeite." She called. The boy from before came into the room. "Please finish with her tour." She said with a smile. "Remember Usagi, tomorrow and everyday after practice." She said with a smile. "I'll remember my queen." She said curtsying to the woman before her. "Please call me Gaia." She said with another smile.

Usagi hurried out of the room and Jadeite showed her to the kitchen, and said she was to bring her meals to her room, or to the mess hall, which he showed her next. She than was showed the practice room and the outside practice area, he than showed her the gardens which he said he had excluded for the males. He lastly showed her where the thrown room need it be she was ever summoned there.

The two started back to her room as he told her some last minuet things. "Dinner is served at six o'clock every day, and breakfast is served at five on practice days and nine on none practice days lunch is at noon. Have you had lunch?" He asked her. "Yes, before I came." She answered. He than continued. "None practice days are Saturdays and Sundays, you are only allowed off the palace grounds from six to midnight, except on non-practice days in which you can be out from morning to midnight. Practice begins promptly at six thirty until eleven thirty." Finally he reached the door in which she was too go in.

"Will you be at the practices?" She asked. "Of course, it's my and the others job to over see the trainee's progress." He said. "Others?" She asked. "The other generals of Endymion's guard." He answered. Usagi nodded. "Alright, I have to go Kunzite is going to kill me for being so late." He than ran down the hall in a hurry. Usagi opened her room and walked in and saw a girl who looked to be about fifteen dusting and things. "Hello." Usagi said making the girl jump. "You scared me miss." She said. "I'm sorry, I'm Usagi, who are you?" She asked. "Kari Miss." She said with a slight bow. "Please don't bow to me I'm not even a lady, I'm a trainee." She said with a smile. "I'm sorry, I should have noticed since you don't wear furs and silk and things, but I've made that mistake before and the woman screamed at me for what seemed like days!" She said with a giggle. "I'm just here to dust and things, if you're here at the time I'm here, I'll draw you a bath." She said with a smile. "I have a bath?" Usagi said. "Yes, right down there." She pointed down the hallway that she hadn't noticed. "Come, I'll draw you a bath and show you your bathroom while were at it." Usagi walked into the room and found a bathtub and a sink and other things. On the counter she found all sorts of oils. "That one there you wash your hair with, that one you'll use later when you learn to shave your legs. That one's for after your bath and you'll smell good, that is one you can use in the bath to make bubbles, this one is also for your hair and that one and that one two. Oh! And this one's a lotion," She continued to list then contents of the bottles until she was done.

"I just need soap and shampoo." She answered.

The woman went and selected a normal looking bottle and handed it to her and than grabbed a bar of soap from many soaps.

"Well, what are all these soaps for?" She asked.

"Well this one is to make your skin soft." She said pointing at the one in Usagi's hand. "That one there, is for your face and the last one is just another one to make your skin soft but it has a lavender smell." She explained. "Oh and I almost forgot." The woman went back into the main room and came back with a little pale pink nightgown and a white fuzzy robe. The queen wanted to give you something to sleep in, because it's a bit warmer in the palace than cottages." She said. "She said that if it didn't fit to send me for a smaller one. She certainly has made quite a fuss over you hasn't she?" She said. "Yes, I was a bit surprised at that myself." Usagi admitted. "Well, I think it's because she can't have anymore children and she always wanted a little girl." Kari said.

"She almost always makes fusses over little girls." She said.

"Hey, I'm not that little!" Usagi defended. "I didn't mean to take offense." She said. "It's ok, I shouldn't have been rude." Usagi apologized. "Well, I'll draw your bath." Usagi nodded and went into her room to unpack. She quickly put her clothes in a drawer and her brushes and things on her vanity. Kari came in and lit a fire and than went back into the bathroom. She than came across the dress that she had come in that was much to small for her now, she put that in her chest along with her locket.

As soon as she was done Kari said she was leaving and would be back later with more firewood. She told her, her towel was in the bathroom. Usagi nodded and thanked her. Usagi set her change of clothes behind the changing screen. Usagi went into the bathroom and noticed that Kari had made bubbles for her. She smiled and quickly undressed and let her long hair down. She slipped into the tub and just enjoyed it until she finally took to cleaning herself with unscented soap and a regular shampoo. She than tied her towel about her and let the water out of the tub. She than walked over to her changing screen, and changed into some pants and a shirt. She pulled on some boots and heard a clock somewhere ring that it was six. Usagi walked to the kitchen and saw the other trainee's all waiting in line. She got into line and waited until it was her turn and a woman handed her a plate and a glass of milk. Most of the boys headed toward the mess hall but she headed toward her room. Once she got there she ate her food quietly and set her empty plate and glass out on a small table outside her door to be picked up.

By this time it was seven. Usagi noticed the pale pink chair and grabbed a book from her bag that she failed to put away and sat down. At about a quarter to nine Kari came back and put more wood on the fire. "I'm very glad that winter is almost over, it's warmer inside but its still very chilly outside." She said as she stirred the fire. "I agree." Kari stood up. "Well I'm going to go now. Good night Usagi." She said leaving.

Usagi went to her changing room having already laid out her pajama's she didn't have to go get them, and she changed quickly. Usagi blew out all the lamps except the one by her bed. She went over to her bed and pulled back the covers and crawled into bed, Usagi blew out the last lamp and fell asleep.

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Usagi awoke at five from someone banging on her door, they yelled at her too get up for training and to eat breakfast and go outside. Usagi quickly dressed and brushed her long hair and put it in a bun. She then proceeded to the kitchen and brought her food to her room.

After breakfast Usagi went to the training grounds. All of the boys seemed to be talking amongst themselves and Usagi felt oddly out of place. A loud voice told them to get in line and they did as told. A man with slick brown hair began to speak and Usagi guessed he was there to teach them.

"I am General Granite, I will be training you and I expect you to learn. Now, I want you each to go up to Kunzite over there." Granite pointed to a silver haired general. "And get your sword we will be divided into groups and you will learn within that group until your skills are tested and one of you is chosen as the last general." Usagi and the other boys all lined up in front of the boy he looked to be about fourteen or thirteen. When Usagi got to get her sword he handed her one that seemed a bit more slender and lighter looking.

A woman's sword obviously. Usagi didn't complain but got into the group he asked her to get into. Most of the boys looked at her as if she was nothing and snickered but she paid no attention. "Why are you here?" One of the boys asked in her group. "I wanted to become one of the prince's guard's." She answered. "Bull shit." He said. Usagi paid no attention to the profanity. "You just wanted to stay in a fancy room." He said angrily. "I didn't chose too." Usagi said acidly, this boy was getting on her nerves. "Yeah right, come on and let's see what you got!" He taunted. Usagi didn't move "Why should I?" She asked. "Because I said too! Now come at me." He said his anger flaring. "Hell no, I might hurt you." She said.

This got him going. Usagi was surprised when he charged at her. Usagi moved over to the side and he met air. He turned around and came at her and slashed at her before she could move. Usagi blocked him and kneed him in the groin. He fell over. Usagi looked up just when she saw Jadeite standing there laughing. "What's so funny?" She asked. "He's just deserved that for so long, every knew person in our group he has to harass." He continued to laugh. Usagi just shrugged and stepped over the boy who was still on the ground.

"Now today lets just do some one on one. I'll pick the first two and after we get a winner we'll have someone go up against him or her." He said looking in Usagi's direction. "Now, Usagi, you can go up first against he looked at the boys and pointed to a blond haired boy. "You." The boy went over and got into a ready stance.

"Usagi, we've been working with sticks up until this moment, and I wasn't sure you were ready, are you? Do you have any clue what you're doing." Usagi nodded. "A little." "Ok get out there and don't feel bad if you lose." Usagi got into a ready stance as well.

The boy was the first to come at her and Usagi just stepped out of his way and with a quick flick of her wrist disarmed him and had her sword at his throat. Jadeite gave him a sign that he'd lost and sent another one at Usagi. Usagi charged this time, Usagi knew that he was going to leap to one side so she ran at him stopped just as she was going to crash into him, he jumped to the side out of habit and she disarmed him while he leaped.

Soon Usagi had beaten every trainee and didn't feel one bit challenged. She had, had extensive training on the moon in this area since she was three, and moonchildren seemed to act more like a child of six when they were three, so she was quite aware of what she had been doing. Jadeite frowned. He needed someone to beat her or at least test her. He looked around; she had beaten all his trainee's than he spotted a boy sitting next to another general with dark black hair. Jadeite gave a whistle to get his attention, when the boy looked up he gave a jerk of his head toward the group. The boy came up and Jadeite pointed toward Usagi and nodded. The boy smiled.

Usagi wiped the sweat off her brow and just barely noticed that someone was running at her, trying to get the element of surprise, Usagi whirled around and her sword met iron.

Soon the two were fighting heavily. Usagi for once got what she wanted and that was a fight. The silver haired boy, Kunzite, interrupted Usagi and the boys fight however.

"Lord, it's lunch." The boy gave her a dashing smile and ran in the opposite direction. "Hey! I wasn't done!" She yelled at his back. "Next time!" He yelled over his shoulder. "And I'll beat you!" He yelled. "After all I'm a boy!" He added. Usagi about strangled him for that comment. 'This was the beginning of a hateful relationship.' She thought.

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