STORYTIME—MYTHS AND LEGENDS
By Krysia
Disclaimer: Story is original…characters are not. Truly a non-profit endeavor. {sigh}
"Even if she took it, what harm could it cause?" Venus shrugged. "It's just a book."
Chapter 3: It's Just a Book
Chibi-usa practically flew through the halls with Diana and barely took notice of her
surroundings. It wasn't until she reached her bedroom door that she stopped. She paused
and caught her breath before she turned the handle and entered her room. She quickly
closed the door behind her. She then walked over and gently deposited Diana on her bed
before hopping up next to her. It wasn't until she settled herself next to Diana that she
noticed that Luna P had followed her from the dining room.
Chibi-usa slid off the bed and grabbed Luna P. "Kitty Magic!" she cried as she bounced
Luna P. "Turn into a backpack." Almost instantly, Chibi-usa was holding a pink
backpack in her hand. She turned around and after unzipping the bag, she dumped the
contents onto her bed.
Chibi-usa showed off her treasures from the 20th Century to Diana, holding each item up
for better viewing. "Mina gave me a red hair bow to match hers. Rei gave me a good
luck charm. Ami gave me a study guide. Lita gave me cookies. Mamoru gave me a rose
and Usagi gave me some manga."
Diana got up and walked across the bed. She stopped and placed her front paw on a book
half-buried under Chibi-usa's souvenirs from the past. "What is this?"
Chibi-usa blushed and turned her face from Diana. "I borrowed it from Ami in the past."
"Borrowed it?" asked Diana suspiciously.
"I took it without asking Ami" admitted Chibi-usa. "But it was for a good reason!" she
cried as Diana opened her mouth to scold her.
She grabbed the book and frantically started turning pages. Once she found what she was
looking for, she thrust the book in front of the Diana. "See!"
The page she had shown Diana was a full-colored picture of a dark-haired man wearing a
simple cloth wrapped around his waist. He was lying on the ground with a shepherd's
crook next to him. A beautiful woman with long silvery-blonde hair had her arm flung
across the mid-section of the shepherd and her head upon his chest. She was dressed
scantily in a white flowing gown. Beneath the picture was the caption: Endymion and
Selene.
For a few moments, Diana was rendered speechless. "Is that supposed to be the King and
Queen?" she asked breathlessly.
"Yes. I asked mama and papa about the story and how it said that papa was a shepherd
and mama was the goddess of the moon. They told me how stories change over time
because people remember things differently when they tell it over and over."
"So, how are you going to return the book to Mercury-sensei that you took from her?"
asked Diana.
"I BORROWED it from Ami-chan" huffed Chibi-usa. "I will return it when I'm done
with it." Chibi-usa's eyes got wide and she clapped her hand over her mouth.
"What do you mean 'when you are done with it'?" Diana narrowed her eyes and studied
Chibi-usa. "What are you planning to do with that book?"
"Just read it" stammered Chibi-usa. "I was so busy in the 20th century that I didn't get a
chance to read all the stories in here. Look at them all." She pointed to various pages.
"Mercury will understand. In the past, she always was reading a book."
Diana looked dubious. "Well, if you are only going to read it, I guess there is no harm.
Please return it when you are done though. It would not look good if the crown princess
was accused of being a thief."
Later that evening…
Serenity closed the door to Chibi-usa's room. She smiled softly at her husband. "Chibi-
usa is out like a light. Traveling through time must have exhausted her. She wasn't even
aware of me pulling up her blankets and tucking her in. Serenity edged her way towards
their bedchambers. Yawning, she said, "I must admit to a tiring day. I'll just go to bed
myself." She waved him to stay as he began to rise as if to follow her to bed. "No need
to come to bed if you are not ready."
Endymion raised an eyebrow at her words. "Do you not wish me to come to bed with
you?" he asked. He rose out of his chair and began to walk towards her. Serenity flushed
under his steady gaze.
"No, that's not what I meant" began Serenity, obviously flustered.
Endymion pulled Serenity against him quickly before she realized his intentions. Her
arms flailed slightly as she fell forward into his arms, revealing the book that she had
been hiding behind her back.
"What's this?" Asked Endymion as he plucked the book from her grasp. "Some light
reading before bed?" He held the book over Serenity's head and just slightly out of
reach.
After a few minutes of trying to grab the book from her husband, Serenity stomped on his
foot, causing his arms to jerk down in reaction. She deftly grabbed the book and fled to
the bedroom with Endymion hot on her heels. After flinging the bedroom door closed
behind him, he tackled his wife onto the bed. After tussling for a few moments, Serenity
lay sprawling on the bed with Endymion pinning her down. The book lay next to them.
"Fine." Serenity began grumpily. "I took the book out the Chibi-usa's room. I figured
she probably brought it back with her, since that is something I would have done. I
wanted to see the story of Endymion and Selene that she was asking about. I was going
to sneak it back in her room once I was done."
Endymion chuckled at his pouting wife before kissing her nose and letting her up. Before
she could grab the book, he snagged it first. "How about we look together, Love?"
Checking the index first, Endymion quickly found the page. After staring at it for a few
moments, they looked at each other wide-eyed. Then Endymion quirked a grin. "Brings
back a few fond memories, ne?"
Serenity grabbed a pillow from the bed and whacked Endymion. She then flung herself
back on the bed, hands covering her face and groaned, "We can't let the Senshi see this!"
By Krysia
Disclaimer: Story is original…characters are not. Truly a non-profit endeavor. {sigh}
"Even if she took it, what harm could it cause?" Venus shrugged. "It's just a book."
Chapter 3: It's Just a Book
Chibi-usa practically flew through the halls with Diana and barely took notice of her
surroundings. It wasn't until she reached her bedroom door that she stopped. She paused
and caught her breath before she turned the handle and entered her room. She quickly
closed the door behind her. She then walked over and gently deposited Diana on her bed
before hopping up next to her. It wasn't until she settled herself next to Diana that she
noticed that Luna P had followed her from the dining room.
Chibi-usa slid off the bed and grabbed Luna P. "Kitty Magic!" she cried as she bounced
Luna P. "Turn into a backpack." Almost instantly, Chibi-usa was holding a pink
backpack in her hand. She turned around and after unzipping the bag, she dumped the
contents onto her bed.
Chibi-usa showed off her treasures from the 20th Century to Diana, holding each item up
for better viewing. "Mina gave me a red hair bow to match hers. Rei gave me a good
luck charm. Ami gave me a study guide. Lita gave me cookies. Mamoru gave me a rose
and Usagi gave me some manga."
Diana got up and walked across the bed. She stopped and placed her front paw on a book
half-buried under Chibi-usa's souvenirs from the past. "What is this?"
Chibi-usa blushed and turned her face from Diana. "I borrowed it from Ami in the past."
"Borrowed it?" asked Diana suspiciously.
"I took it without asking Ami" admitted Chibi-usa. "But it was for a good reason!" she
cried as Diana opened her mouth to scold her.
She grabbed the book and frantically started turning pages. Once she found what she was
looking for, she thrust the book in front of the Diana. "See!"
The page she had shown Diana was a full-colored picture of a dark-haired man wearing a
simple cloth wrapped around his waist. He was lying on the ground with a shepherd's
crook next to him. A beautiful woman with long silvery-blonde hair had her arm flung
across the mid-section of the shepherd and her head upon his chest. She was dressed
scantily in a white flowing gown. Beneath the picture was the caption: Endymion and
Selene.
For a few moments, Diana was rendered speechless. "Is that supposed to be the King and
Queen?" she asked breathlessly.
"Yes. I asked mama and papa about the story and how it said that papa was a shepherd
and mama was the goddess of the moon. They told me how stories change over time
because people remember things differently when they tell it over and over."
"So, how are you going to return the book to Mercury-sensei that you took from her?"
asked Diana.
"I BORROWED it from Ami-chan" huffed Chibi-usa. "I will return it when I'm done
with it." Chibi-usa's eyes got wide and she clapped her hand over her mouth.
"What do you mean 'when you are done with it'?" Diana narrowed her eyes and studied
Chibi-usa. "What are you planning to do with that book?"
"Just read it" stammered Chibi-usa. "I was so busy in the 20th century that I didn't get a
chance to read all the stories in here. Look at them all." She pointed to various pages.
"Mercury will understand. In the past, she always was reading a book."
Diana looked dubious. "Well, if you are only going to read it, I guess there is no harm.
Please return it when you are done though. It would not look good if the crown princess
was accused of being a thief."
Later that evening…
Serenity closed the door to Chibi-usa's room. She smiled softly at her husband. "Chibi-
usa is out like a light. Traveling through time must have exhausted her. She wasn't even
aware of me pulling up her blankets and tucking her in. Serenity edged her way towards
their bedchambers. Yawning, she said, "I must admit to a tiring day. I'll just go to bed
myself." She waved him to stay as he began to rise as if to follow her to bed. "No need
to come to bed if you are not ready."
Endymion raised an eyebrow at her words. "Do you not wish me to come to bed with
you?" he asked. He rose out of his chair and began to walk towards her. Serenity flushed
under his steady gaze.
"No, that's not what I meant" began Serenity, obviously flustered.
Endymion pulled Serenity against him quickly before she realized his intentions. Her
arms flailed slightly as she fell forward into his arms, revealing the book that she had
been hiding behind her back.
"What's this?" Asked Endymion as he plucked the book from her grasp. "Some light
reading before bed?" He held the book over Serenity's head and just slightly out of
reach.
After a few minutes of trying to grab the book from her husband, Serenity stomped on his
foot, causing his arms to jerk down in reaction. She deftly grabbed the book and fled to
the bedroom with Endymion hot on her heels. After flinging the bedroom door closed
behind him, he tackled his wife onto the bed. After tussling for a few moments, Serenity
lay sprawling on the bed with Endymion pinning her down. The book lay next to them.
"Fine." Serenity began grumpily. "I took the book out the Chibi-usa's room. I figured
she probably brought it back with her, since that is something I would have done. I
wanted to see the story of Endymion and Selene that she was asking about. I was going
to sneak it back in her room once I was done."
Endymion chuckled at his pouting wife before kissing her nose and letting her up. Before
she could grab the book, he snagged it first. "How about we look together, Love?"
Checking the index first, Endymion quickly found the page. After staring at it for a few
moments, they looked at each other wide-eyed. Then Endymion quirked a grin. "Brings
back a few fond memories, ne?"
Serenity grabbed a pillow from the bed and whacked Endymion. She then flung herself
back on the bed, hands covering her face and groaned, "We can't let the Senshi see this!"