I don't own Sailor Moon.
Guess what? Finally, more action between Serena and Darien, and even
a bit of Senshi and General interaction. I hope you enjoy this
chapter!
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
-CHAPTER 14-
The five princesses of their respected planets were all
gathered into princess Serenity's room as they got ready for the
ball. The Senshi had been especially pampering princess Serenity
so that she looked her best for Endymion.
"You know as we do that Endymion would care less what you
looked like, but it can't hurt to dazzle him." Mina said as she
brushed through Serenity's hair. Her hair was down from it's
usual two buns on the top of her head. Serenity sighed
impatiently as her friends pampered her. It was an hour before
the grand banquet, and then another hour before the grand ball
would begin. To long, in her opinion, before she got to see her
Endymion. Her Endymion...she liked the sound of that.
"I appreciate your help, but you need to get ready too. I
don't want to ruin your night if you fret over me." Serenity
said, chiding her friends. She took the brush from Mina's hand
and shoved her friend out of the door.
"Don't forget to make yourself up as best you can." Mina
said as she was pushed out the door.
"Remember to tell us about what you two do!" Reminded Lita.
"It's okay to flirt with other guys to make him a little
jealous, but not too much." Raye added.
"And don't forget to tell him how you feel!" The quiet Amy
put in her own words of wisdom before they were all shooed out
of Serenity's door.
'They act like this is a date with Endymion. I haven't even
seen him in the past couple days!' Serenity thought. Her friends
were dears, but they were a pain in the butt sometimes. She
opened the doors to her closet. 'What to wear?' She selected a
gold dress since the color for Terra was gold. It was strapless
and held to the top half of her figure until it flared out at
her waist. She put her hair up in its usual style. Serenity
looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She hoped that she
would impress Endymion.
-Dining Hall-
Princess Serenity floated through the doors along with her
mother. They had met outside the hall to be announced together
along with the Senshi and Queen Gaia. She had been surprised to
see Queen Gaia in Terra because of her history with King
Terrance. It seemed that she had not been the only one surprised
to see Gaia as many gasps filled the room when her name had been
called. Queen Gaia, however, seemed not to mind at all. In fact,
she sat down next to Terrance. Everyone recovered from their
shock and whispered excitedly, each person having a different
reaction and reason for Gaia being there.
There were at least five hundred people within the dining
hall. Around fifty tables were spread out around the grand
dining hall. She knew that there were one hundred contestants
that were participating in the tournament. Serenity guessed that
the rest of the three-hundred were family, fifty were royal
spectators like herself, and another fifty were servants. She
scanned the room until she finally saw Endymion.
He smiled at her as he pulled out a chair for her. He set
a plate of soup before her.
"You look gorgeous." He said to her smiling. Before he
could leave, she grabbed his hand and pulled his head close to
hers so she could talk to him quietly.
"Will you be at the ball tonight?" She asked, hope shined
in her eyes.
"Yes. Save a dance for me." He murmured into her ear. It
sent a tingle of electricity through her body.
"I will." She said before he left to serve other guests.
The Senshi, King Terrance, Queen Gaia, and Queen Serenity
all smiled as they watched the transaction between the two. Queen
Gaia turned back to talk with Terrance.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Gaia asked him.
"We'll finally be together," He said, as he grasped her
hand under the table, "so it is right. Besides, Serenity and
Endy shall be able to legally wed in public." Terrance said
smiling towards his son who was serving the guests. A pang of
quilt rang through him. He hated seeing his son act as a
servant. Endymion didn't seem to mind though. He seemed to be
fully enjoying himself. Terrance watched as Endymion said
something to make the Emperor and Empress of Jupiter's moon Io
laugh. Terrance's smile brightened. 'Everyone seems to love him.
No one will question whether he will be a good King or not. I
just hope everything goes according to plans.' Endymion finally
reached where both his parents were sitting.
"You know, you look like a married couple." He said with a
twinkle of laughter in his eyes as he put their soup onto their
platters.
"We still are. We never got divorced." Gaia said.
"And if everything goes as it should, Judis will no longer
be among us by this time next week." Terrance commented quietly,
as he took a glance over to where Judis and Beryl sat. Beryl
looked as though she knew something very important but would not
tell anyone about it. This gave Terrance an uneasy feeling, but
he just shrugged it off.
"And no more brown hair, green eyes, and weak looking body
for me." Endy joked. His parents laughed. Endymion gave them a
smile before going to the next guests.
Dinner passed with little event. Terrance stood up from his
seat.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight. It is
always a great pleasure to see my old friends, and meet new
ones." He smiled around at everyone. "I hope that everyone has a
good time tonight at the ball. Tomorrow, the tournament begins,
but tonight let's have fun. When you finish, you may all go down
to the ball room." He pointed to a set of large steps descending
into what was obviously the ball room. He gave his arm to Gaia
and escorted her down the steps to the ball room. Others started
to do likewise.
Princess Serenity looked around to see if she could find
Endymion in the crowd of people. She couldn't. Someone tapped
her arm from behind. Mina, Raye, Amy, and Lita stood behind her.
"Let's go dance." Lita said excitedly.
"Yeah." Raye said rubbing her hands together as she sized
up the guys that were around. Serenity allowed herself to smile.
"Why not?" The five girls walked down the steps to the ball
room. Serenity finally looked at her friends. She nearly giggled
at what she saw. They were all wearing the exact same dress as
one another except that hers was gold, Mina's was yellow, Amy's
was blue, Raye's was red, and Lita's was green. "I like your
dresses." She finally said giggling as they reached the bottom
of the steps.
"Why thanks..." the girls started to say when they looked
to see that they had ended up in practically the same dress.
They burst out into fits of giggles.
"Great minds think alike." Amy quoted.
"And dress beautifully." A male's voice came from behind.
Four men stood behind the girls.
"I'm Malachite." The speaker said. "And this is Jedite,
Nephlite, and Zoisite." Malachite said pointing as he pointed to
each man as he said their name.
"May we have the honor of knowing your names?" Jedite asked
with a charming smile. The girls were speechless at the handsome
men before them with the exception of Serenity who looked around
the ball room again for Endymion. None of the girls were
introducing themselves as they were too busy goggling over the
Generals. Serenity rolled her eyes and made the introductions
for them.
"This is Mina, Raye, Lita, and Amy." She said likewise
pointing to the girls. They smiled dreamily back. Even Amy. "I
am Serenity. Endymion has told me all about you four." Serenity
said smiling.
"He's told us a lot about you too." Nephlite said.
"Why don't you eight dance together?" Serenity said as she
tried to play match maker. Raye seemed to snap out of her daze.
"What about you?" She asked concerned.
"I have to find Endymion." Serenity whispered. Raye nodded.
"Well," Serenity continued, "what are you waiting for? Go and
dance." The girls said goodbye as they and the generals headed
off. Sere was left alone. She walked around the rim of the ball
room hoping to find Endymion. Serenity didn't see him anywhere.
It had been about forty minutes, and she was starting to
think that he wasn't even there. She had been asked to dance by
several men, but had refused. Giving up hope, she headed out to
the balcony. She leaned against the rail, wondering where he in
the world he was.
"I was wondering if I'd have to go in there or not." Endy's
voice rang from behind her. Serenity turned towards him.
"I was looking for you!" She said.
"Sorry, but Beryl started to stalk me so I left." He said.
Serenity giggled. Endymion took her hand in his.
"You promised me a dance right?" He murmured into her ear
as a slow song started. 'Perfect timing.' They both thought.
Serenity leaned her head onto Endymion's shoulder as he held her
right hand in his left, and let his other hand lie gently on the
small of her back. Her body was stiff. Serenity felt terribly
nervous.
Endymion felt her stiff form and frowned. 'What am I doing
wrong? She seems like she's afraid.' He laid his head on hers as
he started to stroke her hair. "Relax." He soothed. Serenity's
shoulders relaxed as his arms wrapped around her.
"It's so serene out here. The stars giving a soft glow of
light added with the dim light coming from the ball room, the
quiet yet beautiful melody, just the two of us." She thought out
loud.
"Mm-hmm." He put his forehead onto hers. She looked up into
his eyes. They turned a deep blue. She pulled away from his
grasp and looked at his eyes in surprise. They were green again.
It had happened the other night as well.
"What's wrong?" He asked concerned.
"Your eyes." She said. "They keep on turning blue. Perhaps
it's the moonlight. It happened the other night in the gardens
the first time. What's really weird is that they suit you better
some how. Like your eyes should be blue instead." Endy opened
his mouth like he was going to say something but then he closed
his mouth again and turned from her.
"Endymion?" She placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked
up at the moon.
"Your home looks so beautiful. Just like you." He turned
his head to look back at her. His smile melted her insides.
"Have you ever worried about being it's ruler before?" He
asked as he unconsciously pulled her into his embrace so that
her back was against his chest. They both looked at the moon.
Serenity was in heaven being so close to him.
"Indeed I've worried about being its ruler. I always wonder
if I shall do a good job. How can I be in charge of so many
people? How can I be in charge of their lives? But I know that I
will do my best, and that my friends will always be there with
me." She leaned her head back so that it rested on his chest. A
shiver ran through her body as his hands brushed her arms.
Endymion mistook it for being cold.
"You should go inside before you catch cold." He warned.
"But I'm so content right here, where I can feel your arms
around me. You're keeping me warm." Her words were mere whispers as
she began to drift off to sleep. Before long, she started to snore
quietly.
"Serenity?" Endymion asked. A quiet snore was his only
response. Endymion chuckled to himself. Gently he lifted her
into his arms, and with a swift leap he jumped off of the
balcony down three stories. With ease he ran to Serenity's room.
He looked up to where her window was, and then he jumped unto
her balcony. With movements like a cat, he laid her down on her
bed and pulled the covers over her. She snuggled closer into
them. Her eyes fluttered open slightly.
"Endymion." Serenity whispered, half asleep, still thinking
that she was dreaming. Endymion leaned over the bed to see what
she needed.
"Yes?" He asked. Serenity put her hand onto his face and
pulled his mouth down to meet hers.
Endymion gasped and closed his eyes. He licked her lips and
she opened her mouth so that he could kiss her deeper. 'She
tastes like honey.' Endymion thought as a million emotions
flooded through his body.
'He tastes like chocolate.' Serenity thought. She had to be
dreaming. Endymion was not kissing her like there was no
tomorrow. They broke apart for lack of oxygen. Both were dizzy,
but it was not due to the lack of oxygen either. Serenity's eyes
were glazed over as she looked up at him. She drew in a startled
breath. 'Endy? Is that you?' She wondered as she saw, but didn't
see her Endymion. 'His eyes, his hair.' She thought.
"I love you." She said. Her eyes were wide and honest. "But
why do you have to be a dream?" She asked, her eyes showing her
obvious pain.
Endymion drew in a breath. 'She thinks she's dreaming?'
"You're not dreaming Sere." He said in a hushed whisper.
"Of course I am. You're Endymion, but you don't look like
him. You look different. You look like the most handsome man in
the universe." She said.
"What...?" Endymion said. He stood up. Suddenly he realized
that he was taller than he should be. Taller than he should be
with his disguise. He rushed over to look in Serenity's mirror.
No longer did a skinny boy with brown hair and green eyes look
back at him, but a well built young man with black hair and deep
blue eyes. It was a dimly lit reflection of himself with no
light but the moon outside.
"How?" He asked himself. With a mental thought, gold light
surrounded his body and he was wearing his disguise again. He
sauntered over to where Serenity watched him with shock. Endy
grabbed her hands in his.
"You're not dreaming." Endymion told her firmly. She looked
at him with wide eyes. Serenity sat up into her bed.
"What's going on? Who are you? What have you done to Endy?"
Her eyes were wide with horror. Endymion grabbed her arms gently
but firmly.
"Sere look at me." Endymion said calmly.
"Who are you?" She asked again frightened.
"I am Endymion." He stated gently.
"You- you're...what did you do? Have you always been able
to change forms like that?" She asked calming down.
"What I look like now is a disguise." He said. He helped
her to her feet. "Come with me. You'll need more light." He led
her out onto the balcony where she could see him better in the
moonlight. He let his disguise wash away.
"Who do I look like?" Endymion asked, his blue eyes gazing
into hers.
"You look like Terrance." She said with quiet wonder. "But
your hair, and eyes. They look just like..." Realization hit
her. "Terrance is your father, and Gaia is your mother. Aren't
they?" Serenity felt numb. He nodded. She fainted into his arms.
I love leaving the story in places like this. What did you think
of that chapter? Review below. Oh, the
next chapter is the start of the tournament. - Jelp
