~~@ Part 2 @~~

The sun was setting over the darking ocean. A cool breeze seemed to blow towards shore,

hitting the lonely Princess like small dagers all over her body. Her tears had long since

stopped, she did know why she was being held captive on the Planet Earth, even though no

one would dare tell her, she had overheld the arrangements her Mother, Queen Serenity of

the Silver Moon, had made with Queen Terra.

Her Mind fell upon Endymion, why did he hate her so? He never seemed to care for her...

He never even treated her like a friend, at least not any more.. Many years ago they were

as close as two could be, inseperable. Serenity spent every summer on Earth; that is

untill one summer when Endymion seemed to have changed. He spent every waking moment away

from her, seemed to avoid her... that was the summer of her twelfth Earthian year. Since

then she never returned, spend her summers locked inside her room, located safetly inside

the Lunanitian Palace, that is untill the threats came. Indeed Serenity didn't know much

about the attacks persay, only that someone was threatening to kill her.

"How could anyone want to kill me?" Serenity whispered in the wind, her mind traced every

possible action that she could have done to deserve such harsh words. Serenity shivered as

the night wind grew even more cold, she could have headed in long ago, but she feel so

unwanted, that she choose to stay.

Alone figure watched the princess from the castle, his sliverly blond hair blew as he

woundered over the sandy beach.

"Here" Kunzite stated simply as he wrapped Serenity in a wool blanket, which she gladly

excepted with a small smile. They sat there just watching the moon raise, in the comfort

of silence. Kunzite could never understand why he felt so connected to Serenity, but he

want to protect her, just as he did his Prince, but the urge he felt toward Serenity was

different.

"We should head.."Kunzite finally started, breaking the silence but noticed that Serenity

had fallen asleep. With the grace of a swan Kunzite picked the girl up, and effortlessly

carried her to her room.

"Such innocentence... and puritly... I do not understand, but I since a great evil is

awaiting in the shadows..." Kunzite whispered as he laid Serenity down in her bed, his

powers as a High Holy Priest in the temple of Light, located in the Royal City of Atlantis.

Breakfast went as usual, the Princess bearly eatting as the King and Queen grew more and

more worried about her. The Prince left to do his trainning with his Guards, The Generals,

ingoring Serenity's presence.

"So Endy, when are you going to start treating the Princess as a human again?" Asked Zocite

as he charged at Endymion with an attack aimed at his chest.

"She's not human, she's Lunaitan..." Endymion blocked the attack, and wirled around

knocking Zocite off his feet, and then faced Nephite.

"What difference does that make? You're Earthian, her friends are from other planets, and

she still treats then like humans, because no matter where they are from they are the same

as you and I, we are all humans!" Nephite replied as he lunged at Endymion with the same

type of wooden staff but missed.

Endymion stood still, they were making sense, but still Serenity had a right to choose, as

did he. And after all He was nearing 20, he didn't want to be seen with a '12'year-old.

No matter how many years had passed, she didn't seem to grow older then 12...what was

wrong with her...

The day flew by quickly for Endymion as it was filled with the chores of a Prince, and

practice with his guard. It seemed that Serenity had disappeared after breakfast, he

didn't even see her at lunch, and it was now dinner time. And it was time that he brace

himself for the sight of her. It wasn't that she was ugly, Serenity was very pleasing to

his eyes, and his heart... he mentally added, but on second thought, if was she who he was

going to have to marry, unless of course whom ever wished to kill Serenity got away...

Endymion stopped in his tracks, in the middle of the hallway to the Dinning room. Was he

actually hoping that the Moon Princess would be killed? That his longest..ex-longest

friend would be murdered in cold blood? He shook his head, and leaned against the wall.

No of course not, Serenity was so full of life.. and love, I don't want to loose her,

but then why do I continue to push her away? Because she's not my type, and if she would

open her eyes she would realize that I'm not her's either...but what if we are? Endymion

shook his head again, and headed into the dinning room. Two chairs were left unfilled

upon his arrival, his and Serenity's. All through out dinner, one chair remained unfilled.

Upon the end of dinner, Endymion and his guard were set out to find the missing Princess.

Staff members were questioned, Guessed asked, and no one had seen the Princess since the

morning. Panic was rasing as the entire Palace was search and yeilded no results of

findging the Princess. Everyone split up to search the grounds. Endymion searched

their favorite meeting spot as kids: The Golden Imperal Rose Garden, a maze of roses. Left,

Right, Striaght, Right, Right...a dead end, he returned and went Left, Left, Right, up..

When there was a scream. A high pitched, female scream. One word came to his mind as

he raced toward the scream... SERENITY!!

Serenity lay unconcious as a hideous monester towered over her limp form, this was the

picture the greeted Endymion's eyes as he reached the center of the maze... and Reality

struct him... Serenity's life really was in danger...