I don't own Sailor Moon. Simple as that.
This chapter is dedicated to Dreamer, who has always reviewed each
chapter, and to Sailor Debbie who bugged me to put it up.
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
-CHAPTER 6-
Gaia gasped as she saw who it was: Terrance. His face was
serene in the moonlight. It took her breath away.
"What are you doing here?" Terrance asked. He watched her.
He had seen what she had done. She had appeared from thin air.
'I wonder if she ever found out that I knew that she was a
goddess.' Terrance remembered one day watching his wife
disappear. He looked through some old books and found out that
only gods and goddess could vanish like that. In a way he had
felt angry at her for not telling him, yet he understood why she
had hidden it from him. She was afraid that if he knew about her
ability, she would reject him, for gods and goddess had always
been very much rejected from the people of Earth. He figured
that was why she had so many friends from other planets. Gaia
looked obviously nervous.
"What are you doing here?" He asked again in a gentler
voice. It really did not matter that she had not answered his
question. His eyes were looking her up and down longingly. She
still wore her long beautiful black hair in a braid. He
remembered the times that he would braid it for her. He longed
to run his fingers through her hair just like he used to.
"I...I.." she stuttered. 'Why am I so nervous around him?
Even though I have known him for so long, he can still do this
to me.'
"Well, you see I-" she was interrupted while still looking
for an excuse.
"Sorry I'm late but...I..." Endymion trailed off when he
noticed that his father was there too. Terrance was looking
terribly confused.
"You see since you have such nice gardens I wanted Endymion
here to see them. He is my new gardener during the week and I
thought he just might enjoy to work here." Gaia said, not lying,
but not exactly telling the whole truth.
"Remember I told you that I had to go home for the week and
that was why you could not meet my parents." Endymion said.
"Oh." Terrance was disappointed. He knew that they were
both hiding something from him. That made him feel all the
worse. Terrance knew that whatever they were hiding, it had been
the same secret that Gregory and Endymion shared. He loved Gaia
with all his heart, and it broke to know she was lying to him.
And what puzzled him so much was the fact that this boy, who he
had just met, was lying to him, and it hurt him as much, if not
more, than Gaia lying to him.
"We must be on our way." Gaia said as she turned around.
Endy looked at Terrance and started to make frantic movements
that looked like he was drinking something. Then he pointed to
Gaia, and made the motions for drinking again. Terrance caught on.
"Would you like to stay for something to drink?" Terrance
asked. Gaia turned around.
"We really must be go-"
"Yes. We would." Endymion replied for the both of them.
Gaia looked down at her son who was smiling innocently.
"Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt." She walked towards
Terrance. Endymion had another idea. He ran up and by a pure
'accident' bumped into his mother who fell into the arms of his
father.
"Oops. Sorry." He said, plastering another innocent smile
on his face. "I just remembered I have to go do...something real
quick before I go. Bye." He ran away from his parents as they
watched his retreating form.
"How about that drink?" Terrance asked. 'I really, really
like that boy.' He thought, watching the woman who was still in
his arms.
Gaia was thinking meanwhile; 'It's obvious what he's doing. He's
trying to play match maker. This is not going to help me.' She
then realized she was still in the arms of her beloved. Even
though she would love to stay in his arms, she reluctantly
pulled from his embrace, a light hue of pink on her cheeks.
"Come on." Terrance led her to the castle.
-In another part of the gardens-
Endymion happily ran. 'I hope they get back together. It
would be wonderful to have a family.' Then he started to think
about Sere. 'I really miss her. I want to stay with my father,
yet I really want to see her too.' He abruptly stopped as he
heard voices.
"Matallica said that there is only one earth goddess left.
She also told me that the only god on earth is her son. If we
can get this boy on our side, she said that he might just help-"
Beryl halted as she spotted Endymion. Judis had not seen him
yet. "I think we should stop talking for tonight."
"But you were just going to tell me-"
"Now!" Beryl hissed like a serpent.
"All right." Judis retreated. As he passed a blossoming
flower, he stomped onto it. Endymion seethed at Judis. Before he
could say a word to yell and Judis for destroying the flower,
Beryl was in his face.
"Hello. It is nice to see you again."
"Yes, well I must be going." He went to walk past her, but
she moved in front of him.
"What is the rush?"
"It is late and I really need to be somewhere-"
"Please? I shan't keep you long."
"I really need-"
"To stay here. I knew you would see it my way. Now, how old
are you Endymion?"
"Ten. Now I really must-"
"Ten?!" Beryl asked in disbelief. 'He's only ten? He is so
much more mature than Judis. There is something special about
this boy.'
"I am sixteen. I knew Judis' mother very well. She carried
Judis when I was five, and he was born when I was six. Where is
your mother right now Endymion?"
"I don't know. But I do know that I must go now." Endymion
once again tried to pass her, but she refused to budge.
"Who are your parents?" She asked.
"Who is Matallica?" Endymion retorted. 'Darn it he is smart.
If only he was on our side. That maybe be something to look into.
He would be a great asset to the Negaverse.' "Why do you not answer
my questions?"
"Why do you ask so many?"
"See! You will not give me a straight answer. You are
obviously hiding a secret from me. I love secrets Endy, and I
will find out yours."
Endymion paled a little at this. He felt as though she was
about to look right past his disguise and that she would see
that he had the same features as Terrance.
"Well obviously you are hiding secrets yourself. And don't
call me Endy." He said in a quiet yet somewhat threatening voice.
"Or what?"
"What do you mean 'or what'? There is no 'or what'. Just do
not call me Endy." He stated firmly.
"Is that a threat?"
"I suppose." He responded. Beryl was truly flustered. A ten
year old, a boy much younger than she was, was threatening her.
She had great powers that he could never even imagine. Beryl
instantly became both intimidated by him and obsessed with
finding out who this boy really was. "Well, if you must be on
your way, I shall let you go now." Endymion did not hesitate to
leave and stormed off.
"Beryl." A feminine inhuman voice spoke from nowhere.
"Yes Matallica?"
"Go to the castle's entrance. I have a feeling you maybe
able to find out more about our dear boy there." Beryl left the
gardens.
-Near the castle-
As they neared the entrance to the castle Gaia suddenly
paused and turned away from Terrance.
"I can not go through with this." She turned away but was
pulled back firmly but gently to meet the intense gaze of
Terrance. He searched her eyes.
"It's Judis, is it not? That is why you will not come back
home to me. This is all of my fault." He let his arms leave his
grasp on her shoulders to linger at her waist. He looked
pleadingly into her eyes.
"I would do just about anything I could to get you back,
and I know that to get you back would mean to give up Judis.
That I can not. Even though he is not our son, could you learn
to ever be with us? Could you ever learn to live with me again?"
Gaia tried so hard not to cry. She could see it in his eyes
that he would do anything for her. She also noted that when he
spoke of Judis she never saw any joy. Gaia used some of her
power to go further into his mind to see how he felt about
Endymion. What she found there gave her such a surprise that she
let out an audible gasp. Terrance had only known Endymion for a
very, very short period, but had not only trusted him, but
bonded to him. It usually took years for a father to form such a
strong bond with his child, but he had bonded immediately.
Terrance had felt Gaia reaching through his mind. She had
done this to him before. Whatever she was looking for most
definitely gave her a start because she gasped. Hopefully, the
gasp signaled something good.
"I would love to be with you, but not Judis. I refuse to
even let a slimmer of possibility pass that he is your son. When
I think back to when we were together, I could tell that you
would never betray me, not ever like that. That- that witch,
Serpentiara, must have done something to your mind. There must
be some kind of dark power that she had an ability to use. If
she did, then Judis might as well. And that girl, Beryl, she
might know the truth."
"You think that Judis is not my son either?"
"Are you saying you feel nothing towards him?"
"Oh, I feel something towards him alright; anger. He has been a
thorn in my side since the day that I found out about him. He
was the reason, after all, that you did not stay with me. It is
also hard to believe that he is mine when he does not think,
sound, act, or do anything else remotely similar to me."
Thinking about children that reminded him of himself, he
suddenly thought of Endymion. "You know, Endymion reminds me a
lot of myself, and you as well. There are so many likenesses.
You would think he was our son." Terrance gave a smile as he
walked over to a tree near the entrance. Gaia followed him to
the tree. She made up her mind right then and there that she
would tell Terrance the truth about Endymion. She had to. It was
unfair of her to not tell him.
"Terrance sit down. We need to talk." She motioned for him
to sit onto the grass. He did so and she did like wise. "Please,
do not interrupt me when I tell you this." She started to shake.
"Gaia, what is wrong? You're trembling."
"Oh Terrance, forgive me." She cried putting her face into
her hands to cry. Terrance was baffled. 'What did she do? I
would forgive her anything. It can not be worse than what I have
put her through.'
"Shhhh." He said soothingly. He gladly took the opportunity
to wrap his arms around her for support. "You can tell me. I
will forgive you for anything." Gaia stopped her crying, but
remained in his comforting arms.
"It is about Endymion. There is something you should know
about him, myself, and you. This is hard and I do not see how
you will ever be able to forgive me because-"
"I will forgive you Gaia."
Gaia was going to tell him everything, that she still loved
him, that he indeed have a son, but it was not Judis, it was
Endymion. That she was a goddess, and just about anything she
could possibly think of to tell Terrance. But then, she felt a
presence, an evil presence watching her. She could not tell him
now. Yet, she had just told him that he could not forgive her.
What would she say? Then it hit her.
Beryl, meanwhile, was watching from a hidden area.
"It was wrong of me to bring Endymion here. Forgive me. I
know that you would love for Endymion to stay with you, but I
really think that it would be better if he did not come back
here. I know that you already have a gardener and that you don't
need him so-"
"No!" Terrance suddenly cried. Gaia and Beryl were shocked
by his sudden outburst. Beryl nearly fell from her hiding spot
in her shock. "I mean, he does not have to leave. It's nice to
have a young child. Judis might be able to learn something from
him. I think that Endymion should stay. Maybe he could stay here
for good. He does not have to hassle Gregory and Margret. I
could get him his own chambers. Actually, I think it would be a
good idea if his mother and or father could come and live with
him here." Terrance was getting desperate. He just did not want
Endymion to leave. There was something about Endymion. It was
obvious that he was special.
Gaia was almost amused with Terrance's ridiculous ideas to
get Endy to stay with him. 'I don't believe how much Terrance
has bonded with Endymion. I really was not going to take
Endymion away because it would not be fair. All I needed was a
quick cover up. Then I would change my mind. But the reaction
from Terrance was not what I was expecting.'
"Endymion can only stay weekends. His mother does not wish
to live here. She has a problem with Judis."
"Yes, that is what Endymion told me. But what of his father?"
"His father does not have a say it what he does or does not
do." Gaia said getting very quiet.
"How could he not have a say in Endymion's life?"
"Just leave it at the fact that he does not know."
"But Gaia-"
"Please, Terrance, leave it at that." She brought a hand up
and touched his cheek. He immediately dropped the subject.
Terrance brought his own hand up and held hers.
"Stay with me Gaia, stay here. I love you. I need you."
"I can't." Gaia almost whimpered.
"Gaia, I would do anything to get you to stay. I would-"
"No you wouldn't. You would not give up Judis. As much as
you feel that he is not your son, you would never turn your back
on him for the fact that there is a chance. If you ever found
out that he was not your son, then you would give him to someone
else. But there is that chance." She took her hand from his and
put it at her side. "I need to go find Endymion."
"We never did get that drink." He said. She smiled.
"Endymion needs to get home." Terrance just thought of
something. 'The only way they would get home is if they
teleport. Gaia never told me straight out that she is a goddess.
I wonder if she knows I know. I guess there is only one way to
find out.'
"Gaia, why did you never tell me that you are a goddess?"
Beryl's ears perked up. 'Well, well, well So she is the
woman that Metallica said that was the only earth goddess left.
It also means that her son is the last earth god. But then who
is her son. I wonder.' She listened even more attentively than
before.
Gaia was surprised.
"How did you know?" She asked stunned. He smiled.
"I am a lot smarter than I look."
"I never told you because I thought that you would look at
me in a different way. You never did though; I would have
noticed." Gaia smiled at him.
"Well, there is an old saying; Never 'assume' because you
will make an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me.'" Gaia smiled. Another
question then arose in Terrance's mind.
"Does Endymion know that you are a goddess?"
"I told him that I have special powers."
"Why did you tell him and not me?"
"He is special."
"Is he a god too?"
"You are smarter than you look." She smiled grimly. "Please
do not tell anyone. Especially Endymion. I did not exactly tell
him that I am a goddess, and I would like to keep it that way.
He does not even know how special he is. Now, we really must be
going. ENDYMION!" She yelled. Endymion suddenly appeared from
the bushes. He had not been very far so he could know when he
should appear, but just enough away from them to give them
privacy.
"Yes Mother Earth?"
"It is time for us to go."
"Bye!" Endymion waved to Terrance.
"Bye." Gaia said.
"Good bye. Come back soon." Terrance said. He watched as
the two disappeared into a different part of the garden. Beryl
just smirked. 'Terrance does not know that he truly does have a
son. But it is not Judis, it is Endymion.' Beryl ran to her
chambers. She was very pleased that she knew the queen's secret.
Well, what do you all think? I hope you liked it. I personally
think this chapter was kind of corny, but it's important to the
plot. Please review in the box below. - Jelp
