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Let's Start at the Very Beginning

-CHAPTER 12-

Beryl had been in Judis's room when Endymion had come in.
However, since Endymion had been in disguise, she had had no
idea that it was Endymion she was watching. She watched silently
as he seemed to just look over Judis. Not really liking Judis,
she had half hoped that the intruder would kill him. After the
man had left, she walked over to see what he had done. She
checked for a pulse. 'Oh well.' She thought after finding one.
Looking him over, she sensed no poison had entered his body, or
anything deadly. It was if nothing at all had happened. She went
to see if she could find the mysterious trespasser.

-The next day, on the moon-

"Serenity love, I have a surprise for you." Queen Serenity
said to her daughter.

"What is it?" Princess Serenity asked excited.

"We're going to go to Terra early for the tournament," she
added with a grin, "You'll be able to spend some extra time with
Endymion." The princess squealed with delight.

"Really? Whenever we have been to earth, we have always
gone to Atlantis. I was too young to go to the last tournament
since I was only six. And, Endymion raves on and on about the
rose gardens!" She hugged her mother. "Thank you! When did you
decide this?"

"Luna thought that you would like it." The Queen told her.
"I can't believe that I didn't think of it myself." She smiled.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Ask someone to help you pack
while I do likewise." Queen Serenity smiled again at her
daughter before they both went to pack their bags.

Within the next half hour, they were on their way to Terra.
Princess Serenity was extremely excited. Several servants, as
well as Luna and Artemis, had come along with them to Terra. The
Senshi would meet them later. Some servants from Terra came out,
and Serenity was distraught to see that Endymion was not among
them. She head hoped that he could take her to here room.
Instead a blonde boy with green eyes took her bags and showed
her to her room.

"Excuse me...uh..." Serenity tried talking with him.

"Andrew." He supplied for her.

"Thank you. Have you seen Endymion?" She asked. He turned
to look at her.

"Princess Serenity right? It's nice to meet you. Endy talks
of you quite often. However, I am sorry to say that no, I have
not seen him. Actually, I have not seen him in a few days." He
said sadly. "It's really odd. We were supposed to set up the
decorations together for the ball these past three days, but he
was called away by the King. I haven't seen him since, and
what's odd, is that he lives with my family." He said.

"Oh. Thank you." Serenity remembered Endymion telling her
about Andrew. They were really good friends from what she could
tell. It was unlike Endymion not to talk to his friends. Of
course, Serenity was also worried that he had not been seen as
of recent.

"If I see him I will let him know that you are looking for
him, or if I hear anything about where he is, I'll let you
know." Andrew said as he placed the bags down in the room she
would be staying in. The room was practically drowning in light
pinks.

"I love pink." Serenity said as she looked at the room.

"Endymion choose out the guests' bedrooms. He must know
that you like pink." Andrew remarked. "If you need to find your
way around, there is a map on your dresser, or pull that rope
over there." He pointed to where it was. "It leads to a bell
that will sound your personal servant. Good day Princess."
Andrew said as he headed to leave.

"Just Serenity, please." She said.

"Good day Serenity." He smiled, bowed, left, and Serenity
was left alone.

Serenity inspected her room. She wanted to know where her
mother's chambers were. She mentally kicked herself that she had
not asked before Andrew had left. 'I really don't want to have a
maid rush to me just for that. The maid may not even know where
my mother is.' She sighed. Serenity walked over to the dresser
where the map laid. She picked it up and looked it over. Down at
the bottom of the map, an unmistakable penmanship caught her
attention. It read:

Dearest Serenity,

How are you? I heard that you were coming a few days early,
so I decided to help you out a little. To find your mother's
room, turn right from your room, and go three doors down on the
left. When they arrive, I will tell you the where the Senshi's
rooms are, as well as their parents'. To get to the kitchen,
turn left down your hallway until you reach the stairwell. Go
two floors down and it is the first door on your left. There is
a powder room in your chambers. If you need to speak to me, I
will be serving dinner tonight. Although, we may bump into each
other sooner.

Love Always,
Endymion.

'"Dearest Serenity", and "Love Always" for me? Has Endymion
thought of us as more?' Serenity wondered. 'I have to wait until
tonight to see him.' She put her clothes away except for a light
blue dress she would wear to dinner tonight. It would be awkward
for her to have Endymion serving her dinner. When he had been on
the Moon or at Atlantis, he was always working in the garden. He
did not seem like a servant then. Things were so complicated.
With a sigh she looked over the letter again. She smiled. He
knew exactly what to expect of her. He even knew that she would
need to talk to her mother. She sighed again. 'I'm hopeless. I'm
falling in love with a servant. That is, if I haven't fallen
already.' With one more sigh, she took the letter and went down
the hallway to talk to her mother.

Queen Serenity was unpacking her things when a knock came
to her door. She glided across the floor and opened the door.
Her daughter stood before her.

"Hello Serenity love, come in." She said with a frown. It
was clear to her that something was bothering her daughter.

"Mother, we need to have a talk." the Princess sighed, she
was doing that often.

"Is there something wrong?" Mother asked of her daughter.

"I don't know." She sat down on the edge of her mother's
bed. Queen Serenity hugged her daughter.

"Tell me."

"Promise not to get mad?"

"My child, I could never be mad at you." She stroked young
Serenity's hair. It had been a long time since they'd had a
mother and daughter talk. "What's wrong."

"I think, I think I'm in love with someone." Serenity said.
Queen Serenity hid a knowing smile.

"And this is wrong how?" Queen Serenity asked, trying hard
to repress a school girl's giggle.

"He's a servant."

"Have you told Endymion how you feel about him?" She asked
smiling.

"Not yet, I was-" Serenity cut off her question as she
realized what her mother said. "How did you know?" Queen
Serenity practically rolled her eyes.

"Just because you have yet to realize it, doesn't mean that
everyone else hasn't figured out that there is something between
you two." She stated matter of factly. Princess Serenity had
heard it from her mother that Endymion might have the same
feelings for her that she had for him and Luna now, but she
would not get her hopes up. Not yet.

"You're not mad?"

"No."

"But he's a servant!" Serenity said exasperated. Queen
Serenity laughed. "Mother, there is nothing funny about this!"
The princess said.

"Yes there is. I'll tell you later, but right now, dinner
will be starting in twenty minutes and you should go get dressed
if you want to impress your guy if you see him later." Queen
Serenity winked.

"Mother! Such words from you?" Serenity left her mother's
chambers even more confused. As far as she knew, there was still
a law that forbid her to marry anyone of such a low status. With
any luck, her mother had changed that law. She doubted it
though. Serenity would just have to wait until dinner to figure
out anything else.

-At dinner-

Princess Serenity floated across the room to her chair. She
would sit in between her mother and King Terrance. She had yet
to meet him, but he seemed very nice. His son Judis and the girl
that sat next to him, on the other hand, did not seem to have a
bit of kindness in them. Judis eyed her in a way that made her
blood run cold, and Beryl glared at her with daggers.

Serenity looked around to see where Endymion was. She did
not see him. The man that put her food before her had been
Andrew. She turned to King Terrance. It would only be fitting of
her to talk with him. He was her host after all.

"Are you going to participate in the tournament this year?
I know that you have in the past."

"No. I am going to be watching this year." Terrance said.

"Will your son be in the tournament?" Serenity asked.

"Judis will be in the tournament." He said, taking a sip
from his glass. Serenity noticed that there was something odd
about how he had phrased his answer. Serenity dismissed it.

"What do you think of the gardens here?" Terrance asked.

"I have yet to have the pleasure of walking though them."
She said.

"I shall have someone take you around after dinner." If
Serenity hadn't known better, she could have sworn that Terrance
had nearly laughed. She had dismissed the thought. Maybe he'd
had too much whine. "Dessert please." Terrance said after Judis,
Beryl, both Serenitys, and he had finished their dinner.

A hand removed her dinner plate and replaced it with a
plate with a piece of cake on it. A very familiar hand, linked
to an even more familiar person. She smiled up at Endymion.

"Hello Serenity." He said quietly.

"Will you be able to come and talk with me later tonight?"

"Perhaps." He whispered before clearing away Terrance's
plate. King Terrance smiled very kindly to Endymion. Serenity
did not notice the piece of paper that Terrance discreetly
handed to Endymion. Endymion pocketed it quickly.

"Hello Endymion."

"Hello Terrance." Serenity found it odd that Endymion had
addressed Terrance by his first name. Serenity tried to ignore
it, but there were too many odd things that she had noticed.
Then again Endy called her mother and Queen Gaia by their first
names. Actually, that wasn't quite true. Endymion called Gaia
"Mother Earth." What did it matter if Endy called Terrance by
his first name? Again, she brushed the thought aside. She
wouldn't bother trying to figure anything out tonight. There was
too much else racing through her mind.

Endymion sauntered around the table to clear Beryl's plate.
The look Beryl gave Endymion made Serenity's blood boil with
possessive jealousy. It was clear that Beryl was very interested
in Endymion. Judis glared at Endymion when Endymion took Judis's
plate. Endymion ignored the both of them. Serenity ate her
dessert and waited impatiently for dismissal. Endymion came up
and stood by her chair. Leaning down, he whispered in her ear.

"Excuse me, but King Terrance has given me orders to take
you to the gardens," he glanced at Beryl and Judis "alone."

"That would be wonderful Endymion." Serenity said. Endymion
pulled her chair out and escorted her to the gardens. Beryl and
Judis seethed with jealousy, but knew it would be suspicious to
go and follow them. They did not even know where the two were
heading since Endy had whispered it.

"How did Terrance ask you to take me to the royal gardens
without my knowing? I was sitting right next to you and I did
not hear a word go between you two." Serenity said.

"King Terrance keeps a small notepad. He slipped a note to
me when I was clearing up the dishes."

"The King keeps a notepad? How odd." Serenity mused.

"He has only started keeping one as of recent." He said.

"Why?" Serenity asked.

"It's a secret." Endymion smiled knowingly. Serenity stuck
her tongue out at him.

She stopped to look at the roses. The sun was setting and a
glow came over the garden, making in look incredibly serene.

"Will you be able to come and talk with me tonight? I have
not seen you in a while." Serenity said looking up at the stars
that had appeared.

"It is already night." Endymion said with a cocky smile.

"Very funny, but are you?"

"You mean staying in your room tonight? I don't think that
I should."

"Why not Endy?"

"Sere, we're both sixteen. You should start having suitors.
I can tell that I'm keeping you from having them."

"I don't care." Serenity said. She gripped tightly onto
Endymion's arm. "You're more important." Her voice cracked as
she started to sob. Endymion cupped Serenity's face in his hands
and brushed her tears away.

"Why is a beautiful princess crying over such a lowly and
undeserving servant?" Endymion asked. Serenity looked up to
answer. Their eyes locked. For a moment, Serenity could have
sworn that his eyes had turned from their green color to a deep
midnight blue. She gasped. "What's wrong?" Endymion asked
concerned.

"Your-your statement. You're not a lowly and undeserving
servant, and you know that." Serenity said. 'It must have been a
trick of the moonlight.' "Besides, you are not keeping me from
having suitors." Serenity was getting tired of this subject. He
was very right in saying that he was keeping her from having
suitors since she was only concerned with him. She just realized
that no one else was nearly as important to her. He meant more
to her than she had ever thought. Endymion pulled from
Serenity's grasp. She felt the loss of his warmth immediately.

"I feel like I've been lying to you." Endymion said.

"How so?" Serenity asked. Endymion would never lie to her.

"I've been keeping secrets from you." He said quietly. 'I
have to tell her.' He thought. He knew that his parents might
not want him telling her, but he had to.

"I've kept secrets from you too." Sere said, not knowing
exactly how to respond to his statement.

"I feel like I've been lying to everyone...I need to tell
you. But not here, and not now. These secrets involve my family.
And I want to make sure it's alright if I share them with you."
He didn't know why he wanted to tell her. 'Maybe it's because
she's your best friend.' A voice said in his head. 'Or maybe,
it's because you want her to be more than your best friend.'
Another voice whispered tauntingly.

"Come on." Serenity said, taking his hands in hers.

"Where are we going?" He asked.

"You have to escort me back to my room. You wouldn't leave
a damsel alone in the dark, would you?" She asked teasingly.

"Perhaps." He said teasingly. She made a sound like she had
been insulted. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "But I
would never leave you." Endymion pulled back quickly. He had
gotten extremely flustered when he had leaned close to her. Her
smell had intoxicated him, and a chill had swept over his body.
He quickly recovered. Endy took her hand and led her back to her
room, the entire way back wondering what he had felt, and
wondering if he even wanted to know.

Serenity had felt electricity flow through her body when
Endymion had taken her hand in his. She had nearly fainted when
he had been so close to her. It was different than what normally
would happen to her. She realized that instead of just feeling
content in his presence, she felt whole. By the time they
reached her room, they had both come to the same conclusion.

"I don't think you/I should stay the night." They said in
unison. They giggled nervously. Neither asked why, afraid of
having to reveal their reason for coming to the same agreement.
Endymion, afraid of what Serenity had done to his senses when he
had gotten too close, and Serenity, afraid of her realization
that she was in complete love with him.

"Tomorrow then?" Serenity asked, hoping a night of dwelling
on this information would be long enough to know what to do.

"The rose gardens, at lunch." Endymion said, hoping that he
would know what he was feeling by then.

"Goodnight Serenity." Endymion said.

"Goodnight Endymion." She replied. Serenity went into her
room thinking her best bet would be to go to bed early, and try
and get as much sleep as possible.

Sleep was the last thing on Endymion's mind. He headed down
to his father's chambers hoping that Terrance would have answers
for what he was experiencing. If he listened to his heart, he
would have already known he was in love.

::Jelp runs to the nearest forrest carrying buckets of sap:: Okay,
I know how sappy that chapter was. The next one may be sappier!
(Is that a word?) Well, I hope you enjoyed it. Things started to
get a more romantic, and the romance only builds! Review below - Jelp