Chapter Two: To Dance on the Moon
A waltz was on the slight breeze that passed over the castle. Inside the castle walls there were people dressed up in thier finest and dancing about. The wine was sweet that evening and the atmosphere was light and happy. The earth was rising on the moons horizon, and out the long paned windows of the doors, you could see the silvery glow of the Princess.
Serena longingly stared at the earth. She had been in a daze for the past week. Everything seemed so different to her now. It wasn't just the kiss. The earth had intrigued her, mostly Elysion. The warm winds that blew the fresh scent of roses over the land, the way the birds sang thier songs of beauty. Everything just seemed perfect there. Like her own world on the moon, yet so very different.
"Serena?" a kind voice asked as a hand fell on her shoulder. Serena turned around to see the raven haired Rei's worried expression. "Are you okay? You've been acting so strange since your trip to the earth last week. You told us the conference went well. Did it?"
"Yes, it went very well," Serena replied with a sigh as her gaze returned to the earth. "I just wish I could go back to the earth."
"What for?" Rei replied with a very questioning glance as she fixed the skirt on her long, flowing ball room dress.
Serena smiled. "There are many beautiful things on that planet, and many beautiful places too. I want you all to come and see it."
Rei smiled and patted Serena on the head like she would a little kid. "Come back to the Moon, Princess. You need to go and dance. Come on in with me." Rei placed her hand on Serena's back and lead her in, although not without a slight try at a refusal from Serena.
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"Mother!!! I have the perfect idea!!!" Serena exclaimed as she burst through the door of the study. Serenity looked up from her book that she was reading. As did the head of the deep blued hair of Ami, with a scowl very plain in her expression.
"Serena... can't you tell me this 'idea' of yours later. I'm busy researching different areas of economic development," the queen replied, trying not to sound like she was telling her to go away and trying not to laugh at the sudden outburst.
"Something, your highness Serena, should be doing..." Ami said with a raised eyebrow towards Serena.
"Oh Ami, I have so much time before I have to worry about that," Serena replied cooly. "Besides, what we need is something a little more exciting than a book."
"Oh really? What on earth could be more exciting than a book?" inquired the Mercurian genius. She was already immersed in her texts again.
"Yes," asked the queen inquisitively. "What would that be?"
"We should have a ball."
"Oh, my silly Serena," The queen said with a little chuckle. "We have grand parties every night, and you were so very distracted last night. We are having one this evening, you can wait that long."
"No, it wouldn't be any sort of party. It would be a ball. With the grand lords and ladies in our Alliance."
"You mean a courtly affair? I thought you hated those sort of things?"
"Well I do, but I long for association outside of our little hamlet on the Moon."
"Serena...."
"Mother, what use are all the rooms and affairs of this castle if there is no one to occupy them? You longed for such things after I was born."
"Yes I did," Serenity said with a faint smile. "What do you suppose we do then?"
"Make it magical." Serena winked at her mother.
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Endymion stared out across the land as the warm wind blew over it, causing the grass to ripple slightly. Up in the sky he could see the slight light glow of the moon, which was coming out with the setting sun.
She's up there, he thought. She's up there glowing with the radiance that is her. Something that I don't think I'll get enough of.
"Earth to Endymion....." Kunzite said mockingly as he leaned against the door way. Endymion snapped out of his daze and turned around to see the white haired general staring back at him with a curious grin on his face. "Could it be her again, my prince?"
"What in the world could you be talking about?" Endymion said in a hasty manner as he walked through the doorway, his long flowing black and red cape brushing against the gray suited man.
"Well considering you said her name the other day looking at the sky and sighing into the wind, I'd say it was that young beautiful Princess on the Moon."
"Spying on me i see..."
"Not quite, my prince. You've been acting quite strangely for the past few days and well, I chose to find out what it was. Still, you know that a relationship as such is not--"
"It's not what Kunzite? A good idea? Goes against everything that I was taught and what's acceptable? You don't think i know this?"
"Prince, I don't know what to say to you. Why don't you try looking at other women? You've refused them all and said that one day, she'd appear before and and that would be that."
"And so I've found her. And if I can't have her then there shall be no future for Elysion."
"And how could you make such a hasty decision? You are the crown prince of the Earth and you can not make such a decision so hastily. You have to remember your position."
"I can't forget that position, but if the forbidden fruit is the last thing that could keep me alive, then I'll eat it without regret." Endymion walked out of the room.
"The heavens will not be happy with your defiance Endymion. Lets just hope they don't try to take their vengence out now."
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"The Royal family on the Moon wishes to have a Grand Ball of the Silver Alliance?!" Endymion exclaimed in a shocked and happy manner.
"Yes. We we're curious what your oppinion would be on this Endymion," the king said to him. "We we're curious if you'd like to join us."
"I'll go!!! Lets go today!!!" Endymion turned and almost ran out of the room if his father didn't laugh outloud and call him back.
"It's not for another month Endymion. Honestly, what has gotten you excited so all of a sudden?"
"Well.... The both of you really never ask me to go along with you..."
"Well you should best be prepared to start. You are coming of age now, and who know's what can happen. There's been some uprisings in the countryside. Nothing to be too alarmed by though."
"Well.... what are we waiting for? We have a ball to prepare for!"
A waltz was on the slight breeze that passed over the castle. Inside the castle walls there were people dressed up in thier finest and dancing about. The wine was sweet that evening and the atmosphere was light and happy. The earth was rising on the moons horizon, and out the long paned windows of the doors, you could see the silvery glow of the Princess.
Serena longingly stared at the earth. She had been in a daze for the past week. Everything seemed so different to her now. It wasn't just the kiss. The earth had intrigued her, mostly Elysion. The warm winds that blew the fresh scent of roses over the land, the way the birds sang thier songs of beauty. Everything just seemed perfect there. Like her own world on the moon, yet so very different.
"Serena?" a kind voice asked as a hand fell on her shoulder. Serena turned around to see the raven haired Rei's worried expression. "Are you okay? You've been acting so strange since your trip to the earth last week. You told us the conference went well. Did it?"
"Yes, it went very well," Serena replied with a sigh as her gaze returned to the earth. "I just wish I could go back to the earth."
"What for?" Rei replied with a very questioning glance as she fixed the skirt on her long, flowing ball room dress.
Serena smiled. "There are many beautiful things on that planet, and many beautiful places too. I want you all to come and see it."
Rei smiled and patted Serena on the head like she would a little kid. "Come back to the Moon, Princess. You need to go and dance. Come on in with me." Rei placed her hand on Serena's back and lead her in, although not without a slight try at a refusal from Serena.
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"Mother!!! I have the perfect idea!!!" Serena exclaimed as she burst through the door of the study. Serenity looked up from her book that she was reading. As did the head of the deep blued hair of Ami, with a scowl very plain in her expression.
"Serena... can't you tell me this 'idea' of yours later. I'm busy researching different areas of economic development," the queen replied, trying not to sound like she was telling her to go away and trying not to laugh at the sudden outburst.
"Something, your highness Serena, should be doing..." Ami said with a raised eyebrow towards Serena.
"Oh Ami, I have so much time before I have to worry about that," Serena replied cooly. "Besides, what we need is something a little more exciting than a book."
"Oh really? What on earth could be more exciting than a book?" inquired the Mercurian genius. She was already immersed in her texts again.
"Yes," asked the queen inquisitively. "What would that be?"
"We should have a ball."
"Oh, my silly Serena," The queen said with a little chuckle. "We have grand parties every night, and you were so very distracted last night. We are having one this evening, you can wait that long."
"No, it wouldn't be any sort of party. It would be a ball. With the grand lords and ladies in our Alliance."
"You mean a courtly affair? I thought you hated those sort of things?"
"Well I do, but I long for association outside of our little hamlet on the Moon."
"Serena...."
"Mother, what use are all the rooms and affairs of this castle if there is no one to occupy them? You longed for such things after I was born."
"Yes I did," Serenity said with a faint smile. "What do you suppose we do then?"
"Make it magical." Serena winked at her mother.
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Endymion stared out across the land as the warm wind blew over it, causing the grass to ripple slightly. Up in the sky he could see the slight light glow of the moon, which was coming out with the setting sun.
She's up there, he thought. She's up there glowing with the radiance that is her. Something that I don't think I'll get enough of.
"Earth to Endymion....." Kunzite said mockingly as he leaned against the door way. Endymion snapped out of his daze and turned around to see the white haired general staring back at him with a curious grin on his face. "Could it be her again, my prince?"
"What in the world could you be talking about?" Endymion said in a hasty manner as he walked through the doorway, his long flowing black and red cape brushing against the gray suited man.
"Well considering you said her name the other day looking at the sky and sighing into the wind, I'd say it was that young beautiful Princess on the Moon."
"Spying on me i see..."
"Not quite, my prince. You've been acting quite strangely for the past few days and well, I chose to find out what it was. Still, you know that a relationship as such is not--"
"It's not what Kunzite? A good idea? Goes against everything that I was taught and what's acceptable? You don't think i know this?"
"Prince, I don't know what to say to you. Why don't you try looking at other women? You've refused them all and said that one day, she'd appear before and and that would be that."
"And so I've found her. And if I can't have her then there shall be no future for Elysion."
"And how could you make such a hasty decision? You are the crown prince of the Earth and you can not make such a decision so hastily. You have to remember your position."
"I can't forget that position, but if the forbidden fruit is the last thing that could keep me alive, then I'll eat it without regret." Endymion walked out of the room.
"The heavens will not be happy with your defiance Endymion. Lets just hope they don't try to take their vengence out now."
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"The Royal family on the Moon wishes to have a Grand Ball of the Silver Alliance?!" Endymion exclaimed in a shocked and happy manner.
"Yes. We we're curious what your oppinion would be on this Endymion," the king said to him. "We we're curious if you'd like to join us."
"I'll go!!! Lets go today!!!" Endymion turned and almost ran out of the room if his father didn't laugh outloud and call him back.
"It's not for another month Endymion. Honestly, what has gotten you excited so all of a sudden?"
"Well.... The both of you really never ask me to go along with you..."
"Well you should best be prepared to start. You are coming of age now, and who know's what can happen. There's been some uprisings in the countryside. Nothing to be too alarmed by though."
"Well.... what are we waiting for? We have a ball to prepare for!"