FOREVER CLOSER

By Tsuki1 and Crys

Chapter 3

PG-13

ANs: Well, another day, another Chapter...not that we're posting by the days...wish my

 brain worked that fast . anyhoo, hope you enjoy this chapter^.^ Thanks again to

 Crys for her wondrous Co-Authorness and thanks to Ely-chan who always manages to

 add that little bit extra when she beta's for us-so thank you Ely!!^.^ Also have to say

 thank you to Fin otherwise she'll get all upset heehee^.~  Lats but not least-thank you

 to all those reviewing and following this fic-your support means muchly to us! Enjoy!

~Tsuki1~

Other ANs: Uhm, Tsuki covered it all, other than the exact reason we're thanking Fin,

 but that's beside the point. So yeah...

~Crys~

Disclaimer: After the disappointment of finding out I don't own Mamo-chan (for

 which I'll forever be scarred *dramatic sigh*) I must now learn to live with the fact

 that neither Crys nor I own Sailor Moon in anyway shape or bishie.

~*~

Endymion stared at the vision before him. He felt like he was dreaming. It couldn't

 possibly be her...she was on the Earth... not on the Moon and yet, here she was.

 "Hello Endy," she smiled at him, her eyes shining radiantly.

Endy stepped forward hesitantly before widening his stride to sweep her up in his arms.

 She giggled as he swung her round before setting her down in front of him. Gazing at

 her, he brushed a strand of silky hair from her beautiful eyes. Eyes he had not been

 able to stop thinking of, dreaming of since he had first met her.

Something inside of him had changed that day. He began to open up to people and

 emotions he never knew existed and it was all because of her; because while he didn't

 know her name-he loved her. Leaning his forehead against hers, he closed his eyes,

 revelling in the feeling of being so close to her again.

 "I've missed you." he uttered softly, lowering his lips to touch hers lightly.

 "And I you." she managed to utter back.

 The moment was interrupted however, by the loud crash of the library door being

 thrown open.  "Princess Serenity!" Luna said, exasperated, "I've been looking for you

 everywhere! Honestly child--the guests from Earth have arrived and..." The lady with

 luminous eyes stopped short as she noticed with whom her princess was standing with.

 "Oh...Oh dear...I'm sorry for interrupting you Serenity.  I didn't realise you and your

 intended had met!" She smiled before turning to the door "I'll leave you two alone to

 get acquainted then." Closing the door softly behind her, she left the two young royals

 in an awkward silence.

  "P-Princess…?" Endymion questioned, his eyes showed a mixture of surprise

 and…was that hurt?

 Serenity opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out.

"You're the Princess? The Princess I'm to marry?"

"Yes." Serenity managed to breath, bowing her head. "I was going to tell you, I had no

 idea--not in my wildest dreams did I ever think this would be possible-that you and

 I..." she stopped, looking up, expecting to see comprehension but instead saw anger in

 her beloved's eyes.

 "How did you get down to Earth? Why did you come to me?" the Prince questioned

 harshly, stepping away from her.

  "Because I...I love you--I loved you from the moment I saw you," she  rushed on,

 feeling like nothing she could say or do could repair what damage she could have

 inflicted on him.

 "If you loved me--why couldn't you tell me who you were!?"

  "I couldn't! I wasn't even supposed to be there--if I told you, I may have never been

 able to see you again! Ever since the time I saw you in the Orbital room and learned of

 our bond I..."

  "Orbital Room?" Serenity stopped speaking at sight of the hard mask covering the

 Prince's face.  "What, pray tell Princess, is the Orbital Room?" he bit out and Serenity

 felt fear spread throughout her soul as she took in his emotionless stance.

  "It gives us the means to...to watch over Earth." Tears threatened the young princess's

 eyes as what she said registered with Endymion.

 "You spied on me!?" he accused angrily.

 "No! It has been the Moon's accepted mission to watch over Earth since the beginning

 of time! It wasn't to spy on you! I swear it Endy."

"How can you fall in love with me without even knowing me!? You're just as bad as all

 those other 'women' down on Earth. All you care about are...are looks and power! I

 refuse to be apart of your whimsical, immature fairy tales Princess."

"That's not the reason I fell in love with you Endy! I..."

"You will address me as *Prince* Endymion or have you so easily forgotten royal

 protocol Princess." His voice was cold and calculated and he refused to look at her.

  The Prince turned from her completely, and Serenity felt as if her heart had stopped

 beating. As he slammed the library door shut with such finality, she felt both her heart

 and soul shatter into a million pieces. The Princess let out a ragged cry as she crumpled

 to the floor in pained sobs.

~*~

 The 4 Generals sat in the small study at the West end of the Moon Palace, a few doors

 down from the Library.

 "You know, I heard the Princess has four guardians...and that they're women!" Jadeite

 spoke.

 "Don't be stupid Jadeite, as if women could be strong enough." Nephrite raised an

 eyebrow at the Kunzite's comment. "Not if they had the kind of powers that I hear they

 have."

 "Powers? These women have powers? Like us?" Zoisite's curiosity heightened.

 Nephrite nodded. "Each of them is from the other planets closest to the moon. There

 are four; Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury."

 "They're probably ugly--can you imagine? The lady from Mars is probably covered in

 warts and has fire periodically spurting out of her ears," Jadeite laughed.

 "Really? Warts you say?" a feminine voice enquired, causing all the generals to turn.

 Jadeite's eyes widened as he took in the beauty before him. His eyes trailed up her

 long slender legs, over her slim waist and generous bust. His eyes lingered there for a

 tad too long as he heard the elegant raven-haired beauty clear her throat. His eyes shot

 up and connected with violet orbs, at the moment glistening with hostility.

 What she wore stunned all the generals. It showed of every curve of her body. The red

 skirt came to about mid thigh and the body suit clung to her like a second skin. Jadeite

 gulped.

  "Jupiter," she called as an auburn haired girl with the same outfit except in green

 entered the room. "Tell me, do I have warts and fire spurting out of my ears?" she

 asked sweetly.

 Jupiter smirked, eyes flickering to Jadeite then back to the silently fuming Mars.

 "Definitely no warts...Mars," she had to force herself not to fall into a fit of laughter as

 Jadeite visibly paled. "But as for the fire, it comes out of your hands, though only

 when you're particularly vexed.  You just never know for sure, with a talent like

 yours."

She heard a light chuckle and was captured by the sparkling green eyes of the brown

 haired general, Nephrite. They seemed to remain captivated for an eternity. That is,

 until a yellow-skirted senshi, Venus, decided to introduce her-self. The girls had been

 outside the room, waiting or 'eavesdropping' as Ami had put it.

  "Honestly Mercury - it would have been rude of us to walk in while they were

 conversing" she smiled as she managed to convince the shy Ami to come into the

 room.

 Kunzite couldn't help but stare at the blonde vision. Her sky blue eyes sparkled with

 mirth as she took in the shocked generals faces.

 "Sorry we're not as ugly or scary as you thought," she quipped. She noticed that the

 dark haired general at the back of the room was quite enraptured by her small blue

 haired friend. A small conspiring smile curved at her lips as a devious plan began to

 form, but not before she caught the gaze of a silver haired 'and rather handsome' she

 thought to herself, general.

 Her heart began to thump a bit too erratically for her liking 'Hey, who's the senshi of

 Love here?! I should be making his heart thump erratically!' she berated herself.

 Never mind that he had the most amazing eyes she had ever seen, or the fact that he

 was looking at her like that with those same eyes...

 'Stop that!' she forced herself to look away. They all heard a door slam and saw the

 Prince of Earth stride past the door towards his room.

 "Serenity." Venus whispered hurriedly before rushing out of the room to the princess,

 the other senshi on her heels.

~*~

Sooooo...love? hate? Confused? Comments, Criticisms and Death threats are all

 welcomed;

 Siggy_Johnston@optusnet.com.au

Crystalshards01@aol.com

Thanks again for reading and have a nice day^.^