Author Notes: Hey all it's me again!! I hope nobody missed me too much
smiles nervously at the empty crowd okay....nevermind! shrugs off
nervous feeling anyway! This is my third fanficcie that I'm posting, if
you haven't noticed. Well, this one contains Princess Serenity and Prince
Endymion. It's about Princess Serenity proving to her family that she's
more grown up than they think she is, but she never expected to fall in
love when she went to Earth. That's just to clue you in a bit on what the
story is about. So now I'll damare! On with the ficcie!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this ficcie except for Starlight. She is, however, a character of my own creating. This story is also mine, so please ask if you plan to post it (A.N. Yeah....right! Like anyone loves my writing enough to steal it)
Title: In the Light of the Moon
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: StarlightAyla@aol.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 1: Stepping into the Real World
Serenity stormed away from the fiery Mars princess. 'That's the last straw!' she thought angrily. As soon as she rounded the corner, the silver- haired princess broke into a run. She passed servants, who only stopped for a second glance at her before heading back to work and they also didn't notice the watery tears streaming out of her crystal blue eyes.
She opened a door and walked into the opened room, closing the door behind her. She locked the door and leaned against it. She, then just let it all fall out of her. Serenity's small body wracked with sobs as she slumped to the floor. Her small whimpers and cries went unnoticed by all the others in the castle and life went on her as her soul was enveloped by loneliness.
Hours passed and Serenity's tears ceased when she could cry no more. But, the time was well used by her mind. For she had finally had a plan to prove to all of them, even her mother, that she was grown up.
*Flashback*
Queen Serenity tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for her daughter. The planets' ambassadors chattered quietly to one another as the Queen made no noise, but her face creased with lines of annoyance. 'We can't begin the meeting without her. Where *is* she?' the Queen thought frustrated.
Serenity then burst into the door, panting. She walked to her mother and curtsied rather gracelessly. She then turned on the others in the room and did the same, but a lot more gracefully than before. She then took her seat next to her mother who sat down after a glance from Serenity. She smiled politely to the Queen, but received a look that said you'll-pay-for- embarassing-me.
The meeting went smoothly and Serenity's tardiness went unnoticed, or maybe unmentioned, by everyone, but the Queen. The ambassadors had dispersed from the room and Serenity had stood up t got, after a long uncomfortable silence, but the Queen called her back.
"Serenity. Sit back down," she ordered harshly. Serenity did as told after a wince of hurt on her part. The Queen, however, got up and sighed at her daughter, exasperated. "I can't believe you were tardy to a meeting with ambassadors!"
"But mother-" Serenity tried to explain. Her mother wouldn't allow it.
"Don't 'but mother' me! You shouldn't even *dream* about being late to a meeting with ambassadors!! When I was your age, I was running the meetings!!!"
"Mother! Please let me-"
"No, there is no excuse," the Queen said, angrily. Queen Serenity turned and looked out the window. She stared at the terrain of the moon and sighed. "Do me a favor, Serenity, and grow up. Be more responsible from no one. Is this clear?"
"Yes mother," Serenity answered, unhappily.
*End Flashback*
Serenity stood up and wiped her tears away with the backs of her hands. She stalked over to her large closet with determination flowing through her veins. She opened the doors and began scrounging through her many dresses and such. She pulled out a black tunic and black breeches. She laid them on the bed before she returned to the closet. She pushed all the dresses to one side to reveal a wide selection of cloaks. She pulled out an emerald green cloak with small crystals all over it reminding her of stars. She closed the closet and changed quickly.
When she was done she walked over to the mirror. Serenity sighed softly as she pulled her silver hair out of its traditional 'meatball' style hair. She then pulled it up into a high ponytail which reached to her mid thigh.
Serenity pulled the hood over her head which hid half of her face in darkness. She glanced at herself in the mirror and reached up to tough the long silver strands of hair. She looked like a completely different person, thankfully. She then reached into her closet and pulled out a brown bag. She slung the bag over her shoulder and headed out of her room, after checking the halls for servants.
After a few minutes of walking, she wandered into the kitchen. None of the servants gave her a passing glance because they just thought she was an ambassador or a visitor of some sort. She grabbed three things of bread and two bottles of water as she walked passed. She put them all into her bag and headed out of the kitchen.
She had to wander to the east wing of the castle where the transports were. She found a woman walking with her servant girl towards the east tower and decided to follow. She walked alongside the servant girl and her mistress. The servant girl kept giving her funny looks, but Serenity pretended not to notice. The mistress then caught on and decided to stop. Serenity, however, had to keep going so she didn't look suspicious.
Serenity wandered into the next room she saw and peered out of the slightly closed door to the purple-haired servant girl and the mistress of hers. The mistress seemed to be explaining something to the girl. 'Probably got in trouble for staring at me,' Serenity thought, half bitterly half amused. But, then, that didn't seem the case at all. The mistress went into the library leaving the servant girl by herself. The purple-haired girl seemed to be looking for something, or someone, after her mistress left.
Serenity wandered out of the room she was hiding in and the girl smiled as soon as she saw her. The girl ran up to Serenity and smiled as soon as she got to her. "Hey there! I thought I was losing it," she said.
"Hi," Serenity said, slightly nervous. "I'm sorry, but do I know you?"
"No, and I don't think you would. My name is Starlight," she said, holding out her hand. Serenity shook it. "Are you the princess?"
"Um.....no.....my...my name is.....Serena! Yeah that's t. It's Serena. It's a pleasure to meet you," Serenity answered.
"Same here. What're you doing on the moon this lovely Earth day?" Starlight asked, slightly curious.
"Well, I'm visiting a friend. You're from Earth right? Would you mind if I asked you a favor?"
"Yeah sure! What's the favor?"
"Would you mind if I accompanied you and your mistress back to Earth?"
"I don't know. I'd have to ask the mistress. She might agree. Maybe we could strike a deal."
Serenity beamed at Starlight. "Oh, thank you so much!! Would you Mistress mind if I stayed with you for awhile?"
"I don't know, but you could probably work at the castle. That's where we live," Starlight stated, matter-of-factly. "The Earth is a really lovely place to live. Where are you from?"
"Come, Starlight," Serenity said, taking Starlight's arm. "I must show you something before we go. You may be able to help me with my 'problem'." Serenity pulled her into a guest room and locked the door behind her. She turned to the purple-haired girl after a few moments of silence. "That princess you spoke of before, were you referring to Princess Serenity?"
"Why yes. I was. I heard she was quite beautiful and wandered the halls gracefully each afternoon. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of her," Starlight said, disappointment evident in her voice.
"Well, you not only catch a glimpse of her, you met her," Serenity replied, happily. She removed her hood to reveal the crescent moon on her forehead, which only appears on the forehead of a royal Lunarian. "For you see, Starlight, I am she."
"Oh-M-Gosh!! You're really her?!" Starlight asked, pacing around Serenity in disbelief. She played with a few strands of silver hair before reaching her hand up and feeling the coldness of the crescent on Serenity's forehead. "You really *are* her! My, my, you're even more beautiful than I can even imagine."
"Thank you," Serenity blushed.
"Why, may I ask, are you going to Earth? Business?"
"Not Business. You see my senshi and my mother all believe I need to 'grow up'. So, I'll be independent for a week, maybe two, to prove them wrong. They all told me one way, or another, that I'm irresponsible. My mother when I was late to a meeting because I went too long at fencing practice with Princess Jupiter. Princess Mercury when I didn't do so great on my pop quiz math test. Princess Venus when I poured the tea wrong and spilled it on the table. Princess Jupiter when I forgot that the best offense is a good defense. Princess Mars when I tripped over the ribbons of my dress because they were too long. So, you see, being a princess isn't so great," Serenity explained.
"You're funny," Starlight giggled and shook her head. " You sound just like our Prince, Prince Endymion. It's a shame that royal life isn't all that great. From the way you put it, my life is much better because I'm poor. Come. Let's talk with my Mistress."
Starlight took Serenity's wrist and led her out of the guest room. Serenity had enough time to put her hood back on before she was dragged out of the bedroom. She brought Serenity into the room her Mistress had wandered into. When she closed the door, Serenity realized it was another guest bedroom. Serenity was looking at various things in the room until her eyes set upon the Mistress. She glanced back nervously at Starlight who smiled and urged her to go on.
Serenity cleared her throat before she curtsied. From a curtsied position she began to speak. "Mistress," Serenity began," My name is Serena. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind me accompanying you, humble Mistress, and your servant to Earth? I wish to get a job at the castle."
"Serena, huh?" she said. "I am Negotiator Orphen. Pleasure to meet you Serena. Yes, you may accompany my servant and I. Is that all you're taking?"
Serenity glanced at her bag and nodded, yes. "Then we shall be on our way," Orphen answered, standing up. She waved her hand towards two large black bags that looked quite heavy. "Well, aren't we lucky, Starlight. You have another servant to help you," Ophen said, leaving the room.
Starlight smiled at Serenity. "It's okay, Princess. I'll carry both."
"Nonsense," Serenity said, grabbing a bad and throwing it up on her shoulder with little trouble. "And remember, my name is Serena, not Serenity."
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yay!! Chapter 1 is finshed!! dances Anywayz, I have two done and three almost done, I just have to type them and it's really hard for me to type long periods of time cause I have CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)! But, that's okay!! I'll have them up in like a day or two...me promise!! Tanky for reading ~KaBunny~
Review or e-mail please~~ StarlightAyla@aol.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this ficcie except for Starlight. She is, however, a character of my own creating. This story is also mine, so please ask if you plan to post it (A.N. Yeah....right! Like anyone loves my writing enough to steal it)
Title: In the Light of the Moon
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: StarlightAyla@aol.com
Rating: PG
Chapter 1: Stepping into the Real World
Serenity stormed away from the fiery Mars princess. 'That's the last straw!' she thought angrily. As soon as she rounded the corner, the silver- haired princess broke into a run. She passed servants, who only stopped for a second glance at her before heading back to work and they also didn't notice the watery tears streaming out of her crystal blue eyes.
She opened a door and walked into the opened room, closing the door behind her. She locked the door and leaned against it. She, then just let it all fall out of her. Serenity's small body wracked with sobs as she slumped to the floor. Her small whimpers and cries went unnoticed by all the others in the castle and life went on her as her soul was enveloped by loneliness.
Hours passed and Serenity's tears ceased when she could cry no more. But, the time was well used by her mind. For she had finally had a plan to prove to all of them, even her mother, that she was grown up.
*Flashback*
Queen Serenity tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for her daughter. The planets' ambassadors chattered quietly to one another as the Queen made no noise, but her face creased with lines of annoyance. 'We can't begin the meeting without her. Where *is* she?' the Queen thought frustrated.
Serenity then burst into the door, panting. She walked to her mother and curtsied rather gracelessly. She then turned on the others in the room and did the same, but a lot more gracefully than before. She then took her seat next to her mother who sat down after a glance from Serenity. She smiled politely to the Queen, but received a look that said you'll-pay-for- embarassing-me.
The meeting went smoothly and Serenity's tardiness went unnoticed, or maybe unmentioned, by everyone, but the Queen. The ambassadors had dispersed from the room and Serenity had stood up t got, after a long uncomfortable silence, but the Queen called her back.
"Serenity. Sit back down," she ordered harshly. Serenity did as told after a wince of hurt on her part. The Queen, however, got up and sighed at her daughter, exasperated. "I can't believe you were tardy to a meeting with ambassadors!"
"But mother-" Serenity tried to explain. Her mother wouldn't allow it.
"Don't 'but mother' me! You shouldn't even *dream* about being late to a meeting with ambassadors!! When I was your age, I was running the meetings!!!"
"Mother! Please let me-"
"No, there is no excuse," the Queen said, angrily. Queen Serenity turned and looked out the window. She stared at the terrain of the moon and sighed. "Do me a favor, Serenity, and grow up. Be more responsible from no one. Is this clear?"
"Yes mother," Serenity answered, unhappily.
*End Flashback*
Serenity stood up and wiped her tears away with the backs of her hands. She stalked over to her large closet with determination flowing through her veins. She opened the doors and began scrounging through her many dresses and such. She pulled out a black tunic and black breeches. She laid them on the bed before she returned to the closet. She pushed all the dresses to one side to reveal a wide selection of cloaks. She pulled out an emerald green cloak with small crystals all over it reminding her of stars. She closed the closet and changed quickly.
When she was done she walked over to the mirror. Serenity sighed softly as she pulled her silver hair out of its traditional 'meatball' style hair. She then pulled it up into a high ponytail which reached to her mid thigh.
Serenity pulled the hood over her head which hid half of her face in darkness. She glanced at herself in the mirror and reached up to tough the long silver strands of hair. She looked like a completely different person, thankfully. She then reached into her closet and pulled out a brown bag. She slung the bag over her shoulder and headed out of her room, after checking the halls for servants.
After a few minutes of walking, she wandered into the kitchen. None of the servants gave her a passing glance because they just thought she was an ambassador or a visitor of some sort. She grabbed three things of bread and two bottles of water as she walked passed. She put them all into her bag and headed out of the kitchen.
She had to wander to the east wing of the castle where the transports were. She found a woman walking with her servant girl towards the east tower and decided to follow. She walked alongside the servant girl and her mistress. The servant girl kept giving her funny looks, but Serenity pretended not to notice. The mistress then caught on and decided to stop. Serenity, however, had to keep going so she didn't look suspicious.
Serenity wandered into the next room she saw and peered out of the slightly closed door to the purple-haired servant girl and the mistress of hers. The mistress seemed to be explaining something to the girl. 'Probably got in trouble for staring at me,' Serenity thought, half bitterly half amused. But, then, that didn't seem the case at all. The mistress went into the library leaving the servant girl by herself. The purple-haired girl seemed to be looking for something, or someone, after her mistress left.
Serenity wandered out of the room she was hiding in and the girl smiled as soon as she saw her. The girl ran up to Serenity and smiled as soon as she got to her. "Hey there! I thought I was losing it," she said.
"Hi," Serenity said, slightly nervous. "I'm sorry, but do I know you?"
"No, and I don't think you would. My name is Starlight," she said, holding out her hand. Serenity shook it. "Are you the princess?"
"Um.....no.....my...my name is.....Serena! Yeah that's t. It's Serena. It's a pleasure to meet you," Serenity answered.
"Same here. What're you doing on the moon this lovely Earth day?" Starlight asked, slightly curious.
"Well, I'm visiting a friend. You're from Earth right? Would you mind if I asked you a favor?"
"Yeah sure! What's the favor?"
"Would you mind if I accompanied you and your mistress back to Earth?"
"I don't know. I'd have to ask the mistress. She might agree. Maybe we could strike a deal."
Serenity beamed at Starlight. "Oh, thank you so much!! Would you Mistress mind if I stayed with you for awhile?"
"I don't know, but you could probably work at the castle. That's where we live," Starlight stated, matter-of-factly. "The Earth is a really lovely place to live. Where are you from?"
"Come, Starlight," Serenity said, taking Starlight's arm. "I must show you something before we go. You may be able to help me with my 'problem'." Serenity pulled her into a guest room and locked the door behind her. She turned to the purple-haired girl after a few moments of silence. "That princess you spoke of before, were you referring to Princess Serenity?"
"Why yes. I was. I heard she was quite beautiful and wandered the halls gracefully each afternoon. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of her," Starlight said, disappointment evident in her voice.
"Well, you not only catch a glimpse of her, you met her," Serenity replied, happily. She removed her hood to reveal the crescent moon on her forehead, which only appears on the forehead of a royal Lunarian. "For you see, Starlight, I am she."
"Oh-M-Gosh!! You're really her?!" Starlight asked, pacing around Serenity in disbelief. She played with a few strands of silver hair before reaching her hand up and feeling the coldness of the crescent on Serenity's forehead. "You really *are* her! My, my, you're even more beautiful than I can even imagine."
"Thank you," Serenity blushed.
"Why, may I ask, are you going to Earth? Business?"
"Not Business. You see my senshi and my mother all believe I need to 'grow up'. So, I'll be independent for a week, maybe two, to prove them wrong. They all told me one way, or another, that I'm irresponsible. My mother when I was late to a meeting because I went too long at fencing practice with Princess Jupiter. Princess Mercury when I didn't do so great on my pop quiz math test. Princess Venus when I poured the tea wrong and spilled it on the table. Princess Jupiter when I forgot that the best offense is a good defense. Princess Mars when I tripped over the ribbons of my dress because they were too long. So, you see, being a princess isn't so great," Serenity explained.
"You're funny," Starlight giggled and shook her head. " You sound just like our Prince, Prince Endymion. It's a shame that royal life isn't all that great. From the way you put it, my life is much better because I'm poor. Come. Let's talk with my Mistress."
Starlight took Serenity's wrist and led her out of the guest room. Serenity had enough time to put her hood back on before she was dragged out of the bedroom. She brought Serenity into the room her Mistress had wandered into. When she closed the door, Serenity realized it was another guest bedroom. Serenity was looking at various things in the room until her eyes set upon the Mistress. She glanced back nervously at Starlight who smiled and urged her to go on.
Serenity cleared her throat before she curtsied. From a curtsied position she began to speak. "Mistress," Serenity began," My name is Serena. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind me accompanying you, humble Mistress, and your servant to Earth? I wish to get a job at the castle."
"Serena, huh?" she said. "I am Negotiator Orphen. Pleasure to meet you Serena. Yes, you may accompany my servant and I. Is that all you're taking?"
Serenity glanced at her bag and nodded, yes. "Then we shall be on our way," Orphen answered, standing up. She waved her hand towards two large black bags that looked quite heavy. "Well, aren't we lucky, Starlight. You have another servant to help you," Ophen said, leaving the room.
Starlight smiled at Serenity. "It's okay, Princess. I'll carry both."
"Nonsense," Serenity said, grabbing a bad and throwing it up on her shoulder with little trouble. "And remember, my name is Serena, not Serenity."
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yay!! Chapter 1 is finshed!! dances Anywayz, I have two done and three almost done, I just have to type them and it's really hard for me to type long periods of time cause I have CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)! But, that's okay!! I'll have them up in like a day or two...me promise!! Tanky for reading ~KaBunny~
Review or e-mail please~~ StarlightAyla@aol.com