AN: I'm back ^_^ Exile was pretty boring, but here I am back to the wonderful world of fan fiction ^_^;;; Anyone missed me? Just kidding. *sweat drop* Well, I think that it's about time that I update this story, well this and my RGU/SM story, which I'll continue when I finish the series. And I don't know how long that's going to take. I'm at the Black Rose Dualist season, and speaking of RGU, I think that I'm traumatized for life now, after I saw the movie. Oh yeah, the first part of this chapter will be mostly about what happened in the Silver Millennium. One more thing, the relationship between Endymion and Queen Serenity might be a little weird, just warning you in advance ^_^ I got IM now ^_^ If anyone want to chat, my IM name is on my author's page ^_^

Thanks to: Skye (*huggles* I'm so happy that you like AnC ^_^), UtenaAnthyAntics, Aya (sorry, but I didn't have a mouse), moon (strange there are so many people who likes Aki/Usagi), Michi Hatabaki (if it weren't for your email, this would've been delayed for another three month ^_^), Alexandrea Orozco, Jess, Queen Cosmos, Kazeya, Galexz, mae (hehe, I just finished Angel Sanctuary, and I have to agree), Mara18, aya_mikage2002, Taiki, Aidenn-chan ( You know, I actually stole that line from the series ^_^;;;), Usa-chan (I hope that you are back from RPG land ^_^), Dani ( Does Chibichichiri need a box of tissues?), Lynn ( I think that you're the person who started the whole Aya/Usagi thing ^_^ I'll try to work in some moments for the twins), Ivory-chan ( ^_^ Another Touya fan! I'll add more of him next chapter ^_^;;;), Mika-chan (before you start screaming, yes I've updated Promises ^_^), Ma-chan (I'm glad that you like this, as I've said in the AN I'll update Untold Past when I finish with the series, but I'll email you about it for sure ^_^), and Catteni.

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Chapter 2

Muffled sounds of high heels clicking against the shinny marble echoed through out the majestic moon palace as everyone made way for the Moon Princess, who in her hast seemed to be floating on a cloud of white silk, as she made her way through the mazes of the white palace. A rosy hue coloured her alabaster cheeks, and her eyes quickly scanned the gardens for that one person.

"Princess Serenity!" the Luna, the advisor of Queen Serenity cried out as the Princess ran past her, picking up her long skirts. "Doesn't she know that this is inappropriate behaviour for a Princess?" the black cat sighed ruefully as her advice was unheeded by the empty hall.

Where is he? They told me that he should be here by now! The silver haired princess thought annoying to herself, as she passed the guards stationed at the gates. It was a close call back there with Luna. She saw the cat guardian, but she had to pretend not to, since who knows how long Luna would scowl her for her un-princess like behaviour.

As the only heir to the Queen, she wasn't allowed to leave the palace grounds unescorted, since there were many who opposed the power of the Moon Kingdom. But today was special. Today was the day that her beloved was returning. It had been so long since she last saw him. They have been engaged for five years now, but because of problems in his kingdom, Prince Endymion was kept away from his adoring fiancée, who waited patiently for his return.

Finally, after so long, she would get to see him again. A blush stole up her cheeks as she pictured him in her mind. He must've changed a lot, just like she had. Now, she wasn't just the skinny teenager anymore, but she have blossomed into a beautiful young woman, both in mind and body.

These slippers weren't really fit for running. Princess Serenity grimaced as she stumbled again on a pebble. Slipping the uncomfortable shoes off, she held them in one hand, and continued running on bare feet.

There! She could hear the sound of horse hoofs already. And that familiar mop of black hair! The silver haired princess doubled her speed as she realized that it was indeed her fiancé, only a few hundred feet away.

"Endymion!"

Not giving the prince time to react, Princess Serenity covered the distance separating them, and vaulted up in front of the Earth Prince. In her happiness, she missed the look of disdain on Endymion's face as she flung both of her arms around his neck. In one of her hands, still dangled her slippers.

"I miss you so much," the blonde princess whispered in his ear, tears of happiness filling her eyes. She could hear the Prince's bodyguards chuckling in the background. She knew that she was making a fool out of herself, but she couldn't help it after not seeing Endymion for so long.

Cold hands unwrapped Serenity's arms around his neck. "What are you doing here Serenity?"

A confused look crossed her face as the Princess looked up to Endymion. Didn't he miss her? She involuntarily shivered at that thought, but his eyes were so cold as he looked down at her.

"This isn't the proper behaviour for a lady of your status Princess."

Serenity blushed at the reprimand. It felt like he was scowling at a five years old. But looking down at herself, she knew that she deserved it. After all, her white dress was torn at the bottom, her feet were covered with her dirt, and not to mention her hair had fallen from their royal hair style. No wonder Endymion was angry at her, she must've looked like a mad woman right now. "I'm sorry, but I just wanted to see you."

"It's too dangerous for you to be out here Serenity," Endymion continued. "Kunzite, you can escorted the Princess back to the Palace first, and tell the Queen that I am very sorry for my fiancée's behaviour."

The white haired general nodded, looking at the moon princess in pity as hurt filled those expressive sapphire eyes.

"Hai, my lord," Kunzite bowed, before lifting the blonde girl onto his own horse.

~*~*~*~

"Usagi? Usagi?" Ami sighed again when no answer came. The Princess have been acting strange ever since she was sent back by Endymion. Their energetic friend locked herself in her chamber immediately after she got off Kunzite's horse, and refused to come out, except for when her meals were brought to her. None of her senshi were able to persuade her, not even the Queen herself could make the stubborn bunny come out. It seemed that this time, she was truly hurt.

"Odango! You can't hid in there forever!" the fiery princess of Mars called out. "Don't you know that you are being childish about this whole thing?"

Still no answer.

"Usagi-chan," the Goddess of Love tried. "The cook made some of your favourite ice cream! Let's go raid the kitchen together!"

Everyone stood still and listened. If there was anything the bunny couldn't resist, it was ice cream. It was totally quiet.

"Okay this is it!" Makoto cried out finally. "Usagi-chan, if you don't open this door by the time I count to three, then I'll blast it open!"

"One."

"Two."

"Three." Nothing happened.

"Jupiter Thunder Crash!" True to her word. The senshi of thunder wasted no time in keeping her promise. The rest of the senshi quickly took cover when the once sturdy door became a pile of dust and ash.

"Usagi!" everyone rushed into the Princess's chamber.

It was empty.

The wind blew in gently through the balcony. Everything in the room was in perfect order, despite the fact that the maid hasn't cleaned it in the last few days.

"Do you think she ran away?" Minako broke the silence. The idea was pretty crazy, but then again, it was Serenity they were talking about, the most unpredictable person in the whole universe.

For a minute, everyone tensed with fear, until Ami assured them. "All her clothes are still here. She' must still be in the Palace grounds."

"Let's split up and look for her then!" Rei suggested. Everyone nodded and jumped out the balcony, deciding to fine comb the entire Moon Kingdom if needed, to find their missing princess.

~*~*~*~

It was peaceful here. No one would disturb her here. After all that happened between Endymion and her, it was all too confusing. Even if she didn't behave like a princess, he didn't have to such extremes. Why? Why was he treating her so coldly? They had been very close before he returned to Earth. So what made her beloved change like that?

"I feel sorry for her."

A new voice interrupted her thoughts. Princess Serenity quickly recognized the voice belonged to Kunzite, one of Endymion's bodyguards.

Up in her snug shelter in the sakura tree, she could hear the foot steps approach the garden perfectly. It was wrong to eavesdrop, not to mention unlady like. But her curiosity to find out who Kunzite was talking about, prevented her from jumping down.

"Who?" Jadeite asked the question for her.

"The Moon Princess."

"Why do you feel sorry for HER?" Zoicite sneered.

"I just don't think that it's right for Endymion to play around with the Princess's feelings like that," the white haired general replied. None of the four men noticed the sudden tremor in the sakura tree.

"How else do you think the Prince will get stronger then? Without the power of the Ginzuishou?" Nephrite put in.

"I know that. But isn't he gong a little too far by pushing away the Princess and going after the Queen?"

"That can't be helped. These lunarians live too long. Who knows when the old Queen will die and pass the Ginzuishou to the Princess? We'll all be in our graves when the little rabbit finally becomes Queen. I don't think that Endymion can wait that long," Zoicite added. "And plus, the Princess can't even use the Ginzuishou properly. Endymion isn't a patient man. To tell you the truth, I'm not surprised that he's keeping the engagement to the Princess, while trying to win the Queen's hand in marriage."

"I don't care if he tries to woo the Queen, but at least break his engagement to the Princess first. It's dangerous to burn the candle at both ends," Kunzite retorted, showing the disgust he felt for his Prince's act.

"He's saving Princess Serenity as a back up, just in case the Queen rejects him." Nephrite said. "We shouldn't talk about this here. The brunet general added cautiously, looking around.

What they were discussing could be well considered as treason. Not even Endymion could save their heads if members of the Moon Kingdom knew. It would even be hard for the Prince to save himself. All the generals nodded and quickly filed out of the deserted garden.

Unknown to them, their whole conversation was over heard by the person who it concerned the most. When the Earth generals had gone, Princess Serenity nimbly jumped off from her favourite branch. Her face betrayed no emotions, except for the look of hurt and betrayal lingering in her sapphire eyes.

Not bothering to shake the sakura petals off of her clothes, the Princess numbly walked out of the garden. If what the four generals said were true, then she finally understood why Endymion had avoided her. He was just using her. They had been friends since childhood, didn't he even fell anything towards her? To think, he was the person she thought about the first thing in the morning, and the person she dreamt about at night. Only to find out so harshly that she didn't feel the same about her…and that he and her mother…

Tears filled her eyes as Princess Serenity thought about the Queen. Her father died when she was young, her mother had to rule the kingdom by herself while still finding time for her. And now, thinking back, the Queen did seem happier and smiled more when Endymion was around.

Does that mean that…that…her mother cared about Endymion the same way she did? A wave of anger and jealousy swept up in the blonde princess, which she quickly clamped down ashamedly. How could she be mad and jealous of her own mother? She had no one to blame for her situation but herself. If only she acted more ladylike… if only she mastered the Ginzuishou, then would Endymion accept her?

Too many ifs. No one could change the past. And even if she could, Endymion would still only see her as a step towards power. If one day, he found another woman more powerful than her…

"Usagi! There you are!" Mars cried out when she caught sight of the bunny she has been hunting for.

Without looking at her senshi, the Princess walked past the dark haired girl, as if she didn't see her.

"Usagi! Where are you going? We've been looking everywhere for you!" Mars cried out angrily when she was ignored, and reached out to stop the Princess.

"Let. Me. Go."

The dark haired senshi stepped back in surprise. The small hand in her grip was limp, and as cold as the words flung at her. "Princess, what's wrong?" Mars asked hesitantly.

Not answering, Princess Serenity slipped her hand away, and continued down the hall, leaving a very confused Mars behind.

"Rei! Did you find her?" Three voices behind the fire senshi woke up the dark haired girl from her stupor.

"Yeah, she went that way," Mars pointed down the hall, where they could still see the back of the Princess.

"And you let her just leave like that?!" Jupiter cried out In disbelief.

Not waiting for her fellow senshi to answer, the tallest girl prepared to dash down the hall, only to fall down, when someone attacked her from behind.

"Makoto!" the rest of the senshi cried out, they didn't even see the attacker before Jupiter was knocked out cold. Mars, Venus, and Mercury quickly formed a ring, getting ready to fight.

This time, it wasn't a physical assault, smoke swirled around the three inners, and before long, the rest of the inners were lying on the marble floor unconscious.

"Was that really necessary?" a soft female voice asked from the shadows.

"Even if we didn't intervene, they still can't change anything." Another woman answered the first, In a slightly masculine voice.

"Nothing can change destiny," the third voice said, a gleam of crimson flashed in the dark.

"Not even death," a young girl's voice finished as the four disappeared into the shadows again.

~*~*~*~

Luna frowned as Usagi began to trash around in her bed. Something wasn't right. She made sure that the power of her moon beam had only enough energy to reveal part of the blonde girl's memories; the past where she was in love with Endymion. The cat was positive that the rest of the past, the destruction of the Moon Kingdom and THAT other event were still hidden. So why was Usagi acting as if she was having a terrible nightmare?

Could it be? The feline's red eyes widened. She might have initiated the process of reviving Usagi's memories, but what if that strange power of hers inside the girl was breaking down the rest of the barriers?

She couldn't let that happen! Everything the inners and Endymion planned would be ruined. They had to keep Usagi from remember THAT. The black cat narrowed her eyes, the only way now was to wake up the sleeping girl, and to tell her everything.

With that thought in mind, Luna pounced on the girl, nails ready to scratch the fair skin on Usagi's arm … only to be punched across the room as the bunny waved her arms wildly in sleep.

"Usagi! Wake up!" the black cat hissed in pain. She hit the corner of the desk, and now was lying on the ground, the sharp pain keeping her from standing up.

There was no reaction from the girl, as the sleeping girl's peaceful face twisted into a troubling expression, and soft moans of distress filled the room.

~*~*~*~

She didn't know where she was going, only that an unknown force was guiding her to move mindlessly through the mazes of the Moon Palace.

No tears fell. For some reason, no matter how much she wanted to cry and scream out, she couldn't. IT was as if the ability to feel have completely disappeared from her heart. It wasn't bad, she felt no pain.

"Your Majesty."

Her feet stopped outside of the closed doors of the Queen's throne room. It was Prince Endymion's voice.

"Endymion, I won't punish you for what you did, but please keep in mind that you are my daughter's fiancé," Queen Serenity said in her regal tones, but she sounded breathless, as if her breath was stolen away by a passionate kiss of a lover.

"I beg your forgiveness my Queen, but I can not help myself. I have fallen in love, Your Majesty," the Prince of Earth replied humbly. "I mean no disrespect to your lovely daughter, but your beauty is like the brilliance of the sun, I couldn't help but to reach out and embrace it's warmth."

Outside, in the deserted hall, Princess Serenity smiled sadly, so it was true then, what the generals said. Those words, the ones that she wanted to hear spoken to her, were said passionately to her mother.

She turned away quietly before she could hear the Queen's answer. This time, she knew where she was going as the gentle force drew her closer… to the centre of the palace.

No one was guarding the double crystal doors, that held the most powerful weapon in the universe. IT was here, in this sacred shine that the holy Ginzuishou was kept. No one beside the Moon Family were allowed to go in. She herself had only passed through the crystal doors once.

But now, there was no doubt about it. It was calling out to her. Taking in a deep breath, Princess Serenity pushed open the doors and walked in.

She had to close her eyes against the raw energy that filled the crystal room. The whole room was made out of crystal, the walls, the floor, the ceiling all reflected the blinding white fire emitted by the single jewel that was suspended in the middle of this crystal prison.

"Holy Ginzuishou, are you the one that called me here?" the Princess heard her own voice ask, even through she didn't move her lips are all.

A soft warmth filled her wounded heart and the gentle beating of the warmth gave its answer.

"Why did you choose me?" the blonde girl asked again, her eyes glazing over.

"The Moon Kingdom is going to fall. I choose you to be the new guardian."

"New guardian? I don't understand…"

"You will." The crystal replied. "Tell me, do you want to leave this place?"

The princess hesitated, images of her mother and Endymion appearing in her mind. "Yes… how do you know?" Serenity asked, feeling like a child compared to this ancient presence.

"I know everything about you child," the crystal pulsed brightly before it slowly descended to the level of the Princess.

Wordlessly, she carefully lifted her hand.

"It doesn't hurt. I won't burn you," the crystal almost sounded amused. Nodding, the blonde girl touched the smooth surface.

An explosion of light swallowed the Princess. The after shock shook the whole moon, as buildings rocked, and the ground cracked open.

"What happened?" In the Queen's throne room, Prince Endymion yelled out above the chaos of falling debris. Even the Moon Palace couldn't withstand the stray power given off by the Ginzuishou.

"Serenity!" the Queen whispered in horror. "It's Serenity, she touched the Ginzuishou…"

"The Princess?" the Earth Prince asked in shock. "How can it be? She haven't mastered its powers yet!"

"It's impossible… but the Ginzuishou accepted her already," the Queen continued to whisper to herself, before a sudden thought came to her. "Lu…"

Before she could call, her faithful advisor burst through the doors to the throne room. "Your Majesty," the cat called out frantically, jumping over the debris. "The Princess is gone! Along with the Ginzuishou!"

~*~*~*~

Where am I? Was the first question that crossed her mind as she blinded against the strong morning sun. She was in a crystal room before… so how did she get here?

"She's away," a female voice giggled. It was a young woman with purple hair.

"Where am I?" the blonde girl asked, her throat hurting.

Instead of answering, the woman pointed to a glowing crystal in the blonde's hand. "Is that your mana?"

"Mana?"

"Where are you from?" a new voice asked. The blonde girl had to blink twice, the new woman looked exactly like the first.

"Where am I from?" The blonde girl blinked in surprise. Where was she from? Panic seized her for a moment. Her mind produced nothing except for blurred images, nothing that could help her. "I… I don't know…" she whispered out, but it was strange, why wasn't she scared or at least sad? "Who are you?"

"We are tennyos," the first young woman answered.

"Tennyos?"

"Do you have a name little one?"

"I don't remember…" the blonde frowned.

"Do you want to stay with us?"

"With you?"

"You can become a tennyo."

The girl nodded mutely, it wasn't like she had any other choice. She didn't have any memories left, and these two women was offering to take her in…

"You will be called Ceres then," the older of the two tennyos said, hugging their newest member. "And this," she said, putting a hand over the blonde girl's heart, "is your hagoromo…"

A sharp pain swept through her body, as if her soul was being ripped away from her body. A streamer of shimmering particles followed the tennyo's hand as it left Ceres's heart. The particles slowly gathered together, until it was dense enough to allow the blonde tennyo to recognize that it was in the shape of a robe, each thread seemed to be glittering with the light of the stars.

"Don't ever loose this," the older woman advised, handing the new hagoromo to Ceres. "Remember, a tennyo and her hagoromo are one. We can not live independently without our hagoromo, because it is our soul."

The blonde girl nodded, gently taking the breathtaking garment in her hands. The crescent moon symbol flashed once in protest, before it slowly transformed, into the round mark radiating with violet energy.

"What are you going to do with your crystal?"

The new tennyo looked down. The large jewel had ceased to glow, but it was still warm in her hands. As if to answer the older woman's question, the jewel, floated up above Ceres chest, and disassembled to tiny sparkles, before it merged into the blonde's body.

~*~*~*~

"Usa, Usa!"

Someone was shaking her. Slowly cracking open one sleepy blue eye, the sleeping bunny looked up at the person confusedly.

"Aniki? What are you doing here?"

"Luna woke me up with her meowing, and I came in to see what's wrong," Aki answered frowning, "you were tossing around, and sleep talking. Did you have a nightmare?"

"I…," the blonde girl held her tongue, come to think of it, was it all just a bad dream? For some reason, she felt as if she should know the people in her dream.

"Who's Endymion?"

The question caught Usagi in surprise.

"Endymion?"

"You were moaning his name in sleep," the male twin answered, his tone bearing a hint of jealousy.

"I don't know… It was such a weird dream…"

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Usagi hesitated, for some reason, she wanted it to keep it to herself. "It's okay, it was just a dream."

A hurt look passed on Aki's face. They had always shared everything. Whenever his imouto had a nightmare or during a thunderstorm, she would always slip into his bed. Could it be that she doesn't need him now? Perhaps there was another man in her life? One who means more to her than her aniki? His heart twisted, and he felt tears stinging his eyes. "'night then," Aki said in a tight voice, before he stood up to leave before his imouto could see his tears.

A small warm hand slipped into his own.

"Aniki?" a soft voice stopped him.

Aki took in a sharp breath as he looked down at the angel kneeling on the bed. His imouto's hair was loose and slightly tousled. Moonlight caressed her milky skin, highlighting her slender neck, and the pale blush that stole upon her cheeks.

"Can you stay with me tonight?" Usagi asked softly, looking away. "I feel safe when I'm with you. I don't want to have those dreams again."

Aki's eyes softened. Wordlessly, he sat down on her bed, and pulled her down with him, and covered them both with her blanket, which was faintly scented with jasmine.

The blonde girl smiled and gave a little peck to her aniki, before tucking her head under his chin, and closed her eyes happily.

Long after she feel asleep, Aki stayed up to look at his imouto. She looked so beautiful. "What are you doing to me Usa?"

~*~*~*~

Dawn found the twins asleep in each other's embrace, legs laced together, and arms held on tightly, not wanting to let each other go.

A black cat frowned, looking down at the siblings. Another problem that would have to be eliminated…