Title: Tales of the Silver Millennium
Author: rAiNeDaNcE (Jennilynn Kho)
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Email: jennjennkho@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon and it's original characters. Short and sweet.
Author's Notes:
This is my first fic! It centers basically on Serenity and Endymion's life during the reign of Queen Serenity. The first part is a general introduction to the setting and some of the characters. The others will be onstage in the later chapters. Well, I'll keep it short. ENJOY! =)
Tales of the Silver Millennium: First Steps
The young prince and his guards stood with their mouths agape, taking in the splendor and majesty of the palace that now stood before them in all its glory. It was their first time ever to pay a visit to the White Moon Kingdom, a place much too familiar to them in stories told by the Earth elders and their school mentors. Now they understood the passion with which their tutors tried to describe, futilely, to a bunch of restless and growing boys, the grandness of the planet that they soon would be ambassadors to. It seemed like magic everywhere they looked, from the placid silver lake that graced the sides of the palace, to the tall columns intricately adorned with all kinds of precious silver and gold metals that lined the walkway leading to the palace doors, and the palace itself, stretching as far as the eyes can see, glowing with its very own magical silver light.
"Wow." It was all the ten-year old prince, with all his lessons in language and literature, could say at the moment. His four friends nodded their heads in sync, dumbstruck at the sight that lay before their eyes. It was all too different from home. Whereas the Earth with its blue waters and lush green forests provided a cheerful and homey paradise to the Terrans, the Moon was different. "Silver and Magic," the prince managed to get out after still a while of staring in fascination at the landscape. Four heads again nodded in mute agreement, for indeed, those two words seemed the most appropriate to describe the land they were now on.
"Endymion! Endymion!"
The prince was startled as he realized his name had been called quite a few times already. Shaking his head to clear his mind, he walked over to where his mother, Queen Rainella, and his father, King Dominic, along with the rest of their earth entourage were patiently waiting with smiles of amusement at the five boys' reactions to the White Moon Kingdom.
"If you just keep on standing there, Serenity will be sending out search parties for us in a minute!" King Dominic joked, clapping his son on the back and laughing at the still-dazed expression on his face. The Queen smiled, ruffling the young prince's ebony hair affectionately, a gesture which immediately resulted in an "Aww Mom!" from Endymion who blushed to the roots of his hair at the laughing coming from his four Royal Guards, Kunzite, Nephrite, Zoicite, and Jedaite. The latter were only about a year or so older than the Prince, but their intensive training in magic and swordsmanship for the Prince's protection had rendered them precociously mature and had earned them the respect and regard for them as warriors by the Terrans.
"So there you are!" exclaimed a clear, gentle voice. The Terrans looked up simultaneously to see that the Lunarians, instead of the customary greeting at the Moon Palace doors, had opted to meet them halfway through the walkway. "I was wondering whether you had forgotten the path leading to the palace," the gentle voice, now directed to Queen Rainella, continued teasingly.
Five pairs of young, male eyes stared unblinkingly at the source of the melodious voice. In front of them stood a nymph, no... a faerie... but far, far more exquisite and beautiful than all the faerie pictures they had ever laid their eyes on on earth.
The woman stood tall, her stance elegant and majestic. Her hair was the lightest shade of pink, dancing silver highlights appearing every time the long tresses caught the faintest breeze. The hairstyle was unique, two spun silken balls lying on top of the Queen's head. From the balls hung twin silver waterfalls, the ends of which trailed to the ground. She wore a dress of the purest white, simple and unaccented except for a golden moon-shaped brooch that graced the neckline. The back of the dress was adorned with thin silver lace shaped in the form of faerie wings, lending the perfect touch to the ensemble.
Full, sensuous lips curved in amusement as crystal blue eyes gazed upon the five young men openly and unabashedly gawking.
"I welcome you for the first time, young Prince," Queen Serenity greeted formally, though her eyes twinkled with merriment as her words went unregistered in the young monarch's staring eyes.
"Endymion!" Queen Rainella admonished gently, causing the prince to finally snap out of the trance he was currently in.
"Yo... you're ma... majesty," Endymion managed to get out, unable to believe that he was actually taking and now bringing soft, ivory-white hands to his lips. He almost swooned as an unfamiliar yet sweet and intoxicating smell filled his nostrils and clogged up his already foggy mind.
"You're so sweet."
Endymion froze, the words he blurted out snapping him back to reality. "I... I mean... that you're sweet... no! You taste... no! Smell..." he stuttered, blushing and wishing some youma would just come charge at him and swallow him up.
"Great, just great! All your etiquette training and all you have to say to her *Supreme* Majesty is that she smells sweet. But *even that* you had to foul up and tell her *she's* sweet!"
Endymion groaned in agreement to what the voice inside his head said, his embarrassment compounded by the unmanly snickering his guards were so desperately trying to cover up.
"Well, we better get a move on before we turn into statues here," King Dominic piped up, deciding that Endymion's humiliation was enough, for one day anyway.
The Terran entourage murmured in agreement, moving to follow the Lunarians who had turned back to the palace led by Queen Serenity.
The Prince lagged behind, his rosy cheeks still not quite returning to their normal tan.
"Go, go Endy!" Jedaite chanted, prodding Endymion's back with his sword hilt, eliciting more laughs from the other three guards.
Endymion glared. Some friends.
And a whole day in the Moon Kingdom had yet to pass.
AN: Well, that's it for now! Hope you liked it, and don't hesitate to email me for any suggestions or anything else you want to say about the story. Just don't be too harsh to a neophyte fanfic writer, ne? ^o^
Author: rAiNeDaNcE (Jennilynn Kho)
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Email: jennjennkho@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon and it's original characters. Short and sweet.
Author's Notes:
This is my first fic! It centers basically on Serenity and Endymion's life during the reign of Queen Serenity. The first part is a general introduction to the setting and some of the characters. The others will be onstage in the later chapters. Well, I'll keep it short. ENJOY! =)
Tales of the Silver Millennium: First Steps
The young prince and his guards stood with their mouths agape, taking in the splendor and majesty of the palace that now stood before them in all its glory. It was their first time ever to pay a visit to the White Moon Kingdom, a place much too familiar to them in stories told by the Earth elders and their school mentors. Now they understood the passion with which their tutors tried to describe, futilely, to a bunch of restless and growing boys, the grandness of the planet that they soon would be ambassadors to. It seemed like magic everywhere they looked, from the placid silver lake that graced the sides of the palace, to the tall columns intricately adorned with all kinds of precious silver and gold metals that lined the walkway leading to the palace doors, and the palace itself, stretching as far as the eyes can see, glowing with its very own magical silver light.
"Wow." It was all the ten-year old prince, with all his lessons in language and literature, could say at the moment. His four friends nodded their heads in sync, dumbstruck at the sight that lay before their eyes. It was all too different from home. Whereas the Earth with its blue waters and lush green forests provided a cheerful and homey paradise to the Terrans, the Moon was different. "Silver and Magic," the prince managed to get out after still a while of staring in fascination at the landscape. Four heads again nodded in mute agreement, for indeed, those two words seemed the most appropriate to describe the land they were now on.
"Endymion! Endymion!"
The prince was startled as he realized his name had been called quite a few times already. Shaking his head to clear his mind, he walked over to where his mother, Queen Rainella, and his father, King Dominic, along with the rest of their earth entourage were patiently waiting with smiles of amusement at the five boys' reactions to the White Moon Kingdom.
"If you just keep on standing there, Serenity will be sending out search parties for us in a minute!" King Dominic joked, clapping his son on the back and laughing at the still-dazed expression on his face. The Queen smiled, ruffling the young prince's ebony hair affectionately, a gesture which immediately resulted in an "Aww Mom!" from Endymion who blushed to the roots of his hair at the laughing coming from his four Royal Guards, Kunzite, Nephrite, Zoicite, and Jedaite. The latter were only about a year or so older than the Prince, but their intensive training in magic and swordsmanship for the Prince's protection had rendered them precociously mature and had earned them the respect and regard for them as warriors by the Terrans.
"So there you are!" exclaimed a clear, gentle voice. The Terrans looked up simultaneously to see that the Lunarians, instead of the customary greeting at the Moon Palace doors, had opted to meet them halfway through the walkway. "I was wondering whether you had forgotten the path leading to the palace," the gentle voice, now directed to Queen Rainella, continued teasingly.
Five pairs of young, male eyes stared unblinkingly at the source of the melodious voice. In front of them stood a nymph, no... a faerie... but far, far more exquisite and beautiful than all the faerie pictures they had ever laid their eyes on on earth.
The woman stood tall, her stance elegant and majestic. Her hair was the lightest shade of pink, dancing silver highlights appearing every time the long tresses caught the faintest breeze. The hairstyle was unique, two spun silken balls lying on top of the Queen's head. From the balls hung twin silver waterfalls, the ends of which trailed to the ground. She wore a dress of the purest white, simple and unaccented except for a golden moon-shaped brooch that graced the neckline. The back of the dress was adorned with thin silver lace shaped in the form of faerie wings, lending the perfect touch to the ensemble.
Full, sensuous lips curved in amusement as crystal blue eyes gazed upon the five young men openly and unabashedly gawking.
"I welcome you for the first time, young Prince," Queen Serenity greeted formally, though her eyes twinkled with merriment as her words went unregistered in the young monarch's staring eyes.
"Endymion!" Queen Rainella admonished gently, causing the prince to finally snap out of the trance he was currently in.
"Yo... you're ma... majesty," Endymion managed to get out, unable to believe that he was actually taking and now bringing soft, ivory-white hands to his lips. He almost swooned as an unfamiliar yet sweet and intoxicating smell filled his nostrils and clogged up his already foggy mind.
"You're so sweet."
Endymion froze, the words he blurted out snapping him back to reality. "I... I mean... that you're sweet... no! You taste... no! Smell..." he stuttered, blushing and wishing some youma would just come charge at him and swallow him up.
"Great, just great! All your etiquette training and all you have to say to her *Supreme* Majesty is that she smells sweet. But *even that* you had to foul up and tell her *she's* sweet!"
Endymion groaned in agreement to what the voice inside his head said, his embarrassment compounded by the unmanly snickering his guards were so desperately trying to cover up.
"Well, we better get a move on before we turn into statues here," King Dominic piped up, deciding that Endymion's humiliation was enough, for one day anyway.
The Terran entourage murmured in agreement, moving to follow the Lunarians who had turned back to the palace led by Queen Serenity.
The Prince lagged behind, his rosy cheeks still not quite returning to their normal tan.
"Go, go Endy!" Jedaite chanted, prodding Endymion's back with his sword hilt, eliciting more laughs from the other three guards.
Endymion glared. Some friends.
And a whole day in the Moon Kingdom had yet to pass.
AN: Well, that's it for now! Hope you liked it, and don't hesitate to email me for any suggestions or anything else you want to say about the story. Just don't be too harsh to a neophyte fanfic writer, ne? ^o^