Title: Romance in the Silver Millennium Chapter 1: Rei's Love
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: www.caspermoon.com
Rated: PG
Type: love stories

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This chapter is about Rei's love so it's told only from her point of view. I'm using my
characters in these stories, of course. So you might want to read Dancing Earth before you
read this. You don't have to but just so you know where these characters are coming from.
So, anyway...I'll let you read. Enjoy yourself! Happy reading!

Oh yeah...I don't own Sailor Moon, yada, yada, yada.......but Alia and the knights are MINE!

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Rei stood impatiently outside Usagi's door. The door was wide open, so she could see that
Usagi was currently looking for a missing shoe. Rei's fingers busily tapped her hip where
her hand was resting. Trust Usagi to make them late...again.

"I FOUND IT!" Usagi yelled and slipped it on. "Let's go, Rei! We're late!"

"I wonder why," Rei said sourly under her breath.

The two princesses ran from Usagi's chambers to the docking bay. Rei was clothed in a simple
dark violet floor length gown with slits reaching her upper thighs. Black high heels clicked
as she ran. Loose long sleeves with slits to her upper arms joined her hair in flapping as
she sped down the hall. Usagi's pristine white dress reached the floor in a mass of fluff.
Her long hair flapping in the wind she was creating.

The two stopped just outside the docking bay. Neither looked worse for the wear so they
entered. As was expected, they were the last to arrive. Rei scanned the room. Their guests
hadn't arrived yet. They had been late, but thankfully so had their guests. Rei and Usagi
hurried to the receiving line. Usagi stood in-between her mother and Minako. Rei squeezed
in-between Minako and Ami. Makoto stood at the end. Rei's eyes scanned the room again. All
the inner princesses were present, standing on either side of her. Royal Moon officials were
scattered about the room. Guards stood at every entrance and around the Queen and Princesses.

Rei felt Ami lean forward to whisper in her ear. "We received a message that they are
beginning their docking procedures." Rei nodded and passed the word to Minako. By the time
the news reached Queen Serenity, the ship had already entered the bay. Rei looked at the
Queen. She seemed almost nervous. In all of her life, she couldn't think of a single moment
when Queen Serenity had been nervous. Rei was puzzled.

"The Royal Earthian Transport has arrived," the announcer shouted.

'Like we couldn't figure that out,' Rei thought crossly. She was more interested in the Queen.

The door to the ship opened and three young men stepped out. All were tall and dressed nearly
the same. The middle one wore white pants and a loose, long sleeved black shirt. Short black
hair capped his head. On his right, the man wore white pants and a loose, long sleeved green
shirt. Short brown hair complemented the color. The man on the far left had shoulder length
silver hair. He wore white pants and a loose, long sleeved red shirt. Rei couldn't help but
admire the looks of the silver-haired man.

The three men stepped off of the transport and walked to Queen Serenity. The man in the
middle gave a small bow while the two beside him knelt. The Queen nodded and smiled at them.
The three straightened and the Queen turned to Usagi.

"Prince Endymion, this is my daughter, Princess Serenity."

Usagi gave a shallow curtsy and Endymion gave another small bow. Rei noticed the suspicious
looks they gave each other. 'Interesting,' she thought, 'I guess this wasn't a visit that
the Prince really cared to make.' Prince Endymion glanced at his two companions.

"Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity, my friends, Ival the Green Knight of Sailor Earth and
Shawn the Red Knight of Sailor Earth."

Queen Serenity smiled at them. "My husband will be happy to see you both. Prince Endymion,
you are your sister's Black Knight are you not?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am."

Queen Serenity smiled again and gestured for them to proceed down the line. An announcer
stood waiting to introduce them. The three turned to meet Minako.

"The Princess of Venus is the head of Princess Serenity's court and the leader of the
Sailor Scouts," the small announcer piped. Minako gave a shallow curtsy; the three men
bowed. "The Princess of Mars is in charge of Princess Serenity's physic training." Rei gave
the same shallow curtsy as Minako before looking up. The three men bowed before also looking
up. Rei's eyes unexpectedly met the silver-haired man's. Rei found herself unbelievable
attracted to him. 'Shawn...' she thought silently, '...the Red Knight...'

Rei's eyes stayed on him as the three men continued down the receiving line. "The Princess
of Mercury is the head of Princess Serenity's Advisory Council....The Princess of Jupiter is
in charge of Princess Serenity's physical training." Rei barely noticed the sparks flying
between Makoto and the Green Knight, she was so caught up in Shawn.

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The welcoming party began breaking up and continuing with their normal duties. Minako was
given the task to escort their guests around the palace. Rei had planned to spend the day
in her fire chamber but found herself to distracted for it. Instead, she went walking around
the palace. 'If I was honest with myself, I'd admit the only reason why I am not in the
fire chamber is because I am hoping to run into him somewhere,' Rei thought sourly.

She perked up when she heard voices near the library. Turning from the corridor she was on
and walking down the steps. Her eyes were greeted by the sight of Shawn, Ival, and Endymion
speaking with Minako. Continuing down the steps, her eyes met Minako's. Minako looked
unhappy. 'I wonder what is going on...' Rei thought then she remembered. Minako was
expecting a call from home, her mother was worried that she hadn't fallen in love with anyone.
If Minako didn't stop her soon, she might find herself engaged without even knowing about it.

"The Princess of Mars will be taking you around from here," Minako said after receiving the
'go-ahead' look from Rei.

The three men turned to find that Rei was standing behind them. They seemed honestly
surprised. Rei got the feeling they couldn't believe they hadn't sensed her. Rei remained
silent until Minako had disappeared from sight.

"You may call me, Princess Rei," she told them. "Follow me."

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Rei left their guests in their quarters and headed to her own. The tour had been torture. She
could barely contain her emotions. Shawn's eyes had remained on her the entire time. She had
trouble trying to keep her eyes off of him. 'This is ridiculous!' she thought and threw
herself on her bed. 'She wasn't suppose to fall in love! Not yet anyway...but...Shawn...'
His name alone made her shiver. 'Looks aren't everything,' she told herself, '...but they
sure do help...'

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A ball was being held in honor of their guests and Rei knew it was time to start preparing for
it. She called two servants to help her. She bathed and washed her long black hair. She
toweled off and began dressing. Her skirt was black and floor length. A single slit ran up
the center in the front to her upper thighs. The waist line was low, showing her belly
button. Her top was high, leaving all of her stomach exposed. It was a dark maroon in color
with long loose sleeves. A low neckline allowed her to wear her favorite necklace, a black
onyx pendant that rested at the curve of her bosom. Her long hair hung freely down her back.
Black high heels graced her feet. She glanced in the mirror, she looked every inch like the
Princess of Mars. She heard a knock on her door. It was time to go.

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The ball was lavish and no expense spared. Rei was bored to tears. Minako was happy; thanks
to Rei's timely intrusion, she had been able to thwart another of her mother's matchmaking
attempts. She was currently dancing with the mayor of Crystal City. Ami was having a very
intense discussion with Thorian, the Moon Kingdom's ancient philosopher. Makoto surprisingly
enough wasn't in the kitchen helping out but had remained at the ball. She was speaking with
King Mikeal, Queen Serenity's husband. Until three years ago, when the Princess of Earth had
taken over her mother's duties as Sailor Earth, he had been the Silver Knight of Sailor Earth.
With the new Sailor Earth, the old Knights had stepped down, allowing their weapons to choose
new owners. King Mikeal said the only thing he truly missed was his staff. Usagi was dancing
with Prince Endymion and seemed completely annoyed with him and he looked the same. Rei's
eyes sought the crowd for Shawn but he was no where to be found. Makoto left King Mikeal and
Rei assumed she was heading for the kitchens. Rei sighed and looked longingly outside. She
glanced around again. Hoping that no one would notice she was missing, Rei headed outside
to the gardens.

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Rei sat on a bench near the Moon's famous maze garden. The garden was filled with plants and
flowers that formed a beautiful high maze. Rei's bench sat just at the entrance. Rei looked
up at the stars. She found Mars easily. In a rare moment of home-sickness she wished she was
still there. She closed her eyes and imagined she was back home. The heat and passion of her
home planet caused some to fear. The people all had strong physic abilities and fire was
nothing to fear. Freedom was strong and rules were few. Rei sometimes felt trapped by the
strictness of the Moon Kingdom. She felt lonely, and for once, her friends would not be able
to fill the emptiness in her heart. Slowly she opened her eyes and nearly screamed. Instead
of finding the stars again, she had found a pair of light gray eyes staring at her. Her heart
pounded in her chest as she realized who the eyes belonged to.

"Hello, Princess Rei."

"Lord Shawn, you scared me..."

Shawn smiled and sat beside her. "Why aren't you at the ball?"

"I could ask you the same."

"You could, and I would probably give you the same answer as you would give me."

"And that is?"

"Boredom."

Rei laughed.

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They spent the remainder of the night out in the gardens. They walked the maze, laughing
each time they reached a dead end. Light teasing and soft touches accompanied them. Hands
held and whispers filled the air. When dawn arose, it found them sleeping under a tree. Rei
curled up in his lap, cheek pressed against his chest, and his arms around her slim waist, his
head resting against hers.

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Rei woke to birds chirping. Her eyes opened slowly. She knew immediately where she was and
who she was with. But, she had no desire to leave yet. She could feel him stirring, his arms
tightened around her for a moment before relaxing. She looked up at him as he lifted his head,
and opened his eyes.

"Good morning," she whispered softly.

He smiled at her. "Good morning,"

"I have to go before someone finds out I didn't sleep in my room."

"I know."

"I'll see you later today, won't I?"

"Of course," he whispered before placing a chaste kiss on her soft lips.

They stood and entered the palace.

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However, someone already knew that Rei had not spent the night in her room. Rei entered to
find Minako asleep in her bed. When Rei shut the door, Minako woke up.

"What are you doing in here?" Rei whispered fiercely.

"Where were you all night?" Minako whispered back.

"That's none of your business!"

"Yes, it is!"

"I'm warning you!"

Minako got up and marched over to her, "I'm the leader of the Sailor Scouts! Where were you?"

"Absolutely not!"

Minako glared at Rei, then looked puzzled. "Why are we whispering?"

"I don't know," Rei said speaking in her normal tone.

"Tell me where you were, please? I'm worried about you, Rei."

Rei looked at her friend with a resigned expression. "Oh, alright..."

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"Rei, you're in love! I'm so happy for you!"

"Minako! Get a grip! I've only known him for one day!"

"We'll you know what Ami says, 'Time is reflective.'"

"That's 'relative', Minako. 'Time is relative.'"

"Right! Besides I am the Senshi of Love! I KNOW that you're in love."

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A week passed and Rei found herself more and more wanting to spend her time with Shawn.
Minako had been right. Rei had fallen in love. Rei sent a note to Shawn to meet her in the
palace gardens, he'd know where.

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Rei anxiously paced the area in front of the maze. A smile crossed her face when she saw
Shawn.

"Shawn," she said before he could embrace her. "There is something important that I need to
tell you." Shawn looked at her worried. Rei's heart ached at the expression of concern on
his face. "It isn't anything to be concerned about, really. It's just that I...I wanted...I
wanted to tell you...I love you, Shawn. There, I've said it. I'm going now." Rei turned from
the shell-shocked Shawn and headed for the palace.

"Wait! Rei!" he called.

Rei turned and looked at him. She wanted to escape. She doubted that he could have fallen
in love with her. There was just too little time. She wanted to leave with her dignity still
intact. "Yes?"

"You tell me that you love me, then leave me?"

Rei looked down at the ground, her cheeks pinking slightly, "I've things I need to see to."

"Oh," he said stepping closer to her, "All I wanted to say was, I love you, too."

Rei's head snapped up and her eyes met his, love shined from the gray depths. "Oh, Shawn," she
cried and embraced him. Their lips met in a tender kiss filled with sweet love.

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So...what do you think? E-mail me! I crave attention!

I kind of rushed through this chapter...i sorry...was it still good? The next chapter is
Makoto's Love, wonder where she went when she was suppose to be heading to the kitchens. Tsk,
tsk, Mako-chan.

Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me, desperate for the first chapter. I'm so sorry it took
so long. I gave you a taste with the prologue and then left you hanging. I love you!

Don't forget to visit my totally cool site: www.caspermoon.com. My stories go up faster
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~Artemis Luna Diana~