Title: The Swan Princess

Summery: Serenity is the princess from the moon, and Endymion is the prince from Earth. The kings and queens of each kingdom desperately want the two children to marry when they grow up, so every summer Serenity is sent down to Earth to spend quality time with Endymion. They hate each other at first. But when Serenity finally grows up, Endymion sees her in a different light. Endymion's jealous, power-hungry brother, Alex, turns to the dark arts in hope that he can make Serenity become his wife so he can be king, by putting her under a spell. It's up to Endymion to find her and save her from her enchantment.

Characters:

The Moon Kingdom and Court-

King Leodegrance- King of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Sun

Queen Serenity- Queen of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Moon

Princess Serenity- also known as Serena to close friends, daughter of the King and Queen of the Moon Kingdom and future ruler and holder of the Imperium Silver Crystal

Princess Mina- Serenity's cousin from the planet Venus (one year older than Serenity)

Princess Amy- Serenity's friend and princess of Mercury (one year older than Serenity)

Princess Lita- Serenity's friend and princess of Jupiter (one year older than Serenity)

Princess Raye- Serenity's friend and princess of Mars and Prince Endymion's cousin (one year older than Serenity)

Earth Kingdom and Court-

King Gereint- King of Earth and High King of all the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Mars

Queen Arianna- Queen of Earth and High Queen of the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Earth

Prince Endymion- also known as Darien to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, first in line for the throne

Prince Alexander- also known as Alex to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, second in line for the throne

Princess Marietta- also known as Marie to a very exclusive branch of nobles, daughter of the High King and Queen of Earth, third in line for the throne

Malachite- head of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion

Zoycite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion

Nephlite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion

Jedite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion

Disclaimer: I own neither Sailor Moon nor The Swan Princess.

Chapter 5: Revelations

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Six years later

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Moon Kingdom

"I am so happy that you guys are coming to Earth this year!" Serena shouted happily as she jumped off her horse. The white stallion whickered fondly to Serena. Serena turned to the stallion. "I will be back soon, Moonlight."

Serena and her friends had grown up to become pretty young ladies. Serena's hair was now very long and she was taller than Amy. Amy had kept her blue hair short, so when she did battle, it didn't bother her. Mina had grown her hair out, but it was not as long as Serena's and she was the same height as Raye. Raye's black hair was the same length as Mina's. Lita was the tallest one out of the five girls. Her hair was kept cut at her shoulders and always worn in a pony tail. They were just coming back from an early morning ride.

"Me too!" Mina agreed.

"I just want to admire the princes," Lita sighed dreamily. Raye knocked her over the head softly.

"You admire every male," Raye said. Lita giggled. They dismounted from their horses.

"The meadow gets more beautiful every year," Amy said as she handed the reins over to a groom. Serena and her friends walked up to the castle.

The morning sun was just beginning to rise. The girls had gone on one last ride before it was time to go to Earth in the latter morning.

"We have just enough time to freshen up and rendezvous at the transporter portal," Amy commented glancing at the sun.

"And then you guys get to meet the demon child," Serena gagged. "If I never saw him again, it would be too soon. I don't even see why we still have to go to Earth. I have told Father a million times that Endymion is incorrigible, but he won't listen. He just keeps saying 'Some day, you will see things in a different light'."

"Well, maybe you will," Mina said. She waved to a guard passing by. "You could one day fall in love with Endymion."

"That'll be the day when pigs fly," Serena answered. She rolled her eyes. "I wonder why Alex is never around though. You have to admit, Raye, he is a tad bit scary."

"Hey, I like Alex, even though he is shy," Raye said. "And what about Marietta? Remember she is throwing that ball near the end of our stay for her 'coming out'."

Serena laughed. Marietta was always talking about boys and this was just a way for boys to get interested in her.

Serena stopped and turned to face the others as they reached their chambers.

"Remember, we have to find a way to get Endymion really good this summer," Serena whispered so the servants and guards wouldn't hear. "I kept finding more paint on my body for 6 months after he dumped me and Raye in that tub of blue paint they were using to paint the shed in the garden behind Endymion's room."

"Yeah, I remember the screams from the shower rooms every time you discovered more," Mina giggled.

"We will help you," Lita said.

"I just don't think it's right though," Amy whispered.

"If that boy comes anywhere near me with glue again, I am not to be blamed for any injuries that he might acquire," Raye stated.

"Hey, we should get ready," Serena interrupted. "See you guys in half an hour?"

The girls agreed and went into their separate bed chambers.

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Earth Kingdom

"Why does summer come so quickly?" Endymion moaned from his desk in the study. Malachite, Jedite, Nephrite, and Zoycite laughed. Zoycite patted Endymion's head.

"Perhaps because you have fallen in love with a certain hot-headed princess?" Jedite asked and bent down on one knee to Malachite. Malachite took the cue and batted his eyelashes at Jedite.

"Oh, Endymion, you love me?" Malachite cooed to Jedite. Jedite produced a string from his jacket. He wrapped it around Malachite's finger.

"Serena, will you marry me?" Jedite laughed. Malachite gasped and twirled. Then he hugged Jedite fiercely. They burst into laughter. Endymion's cheeks burned.

"Hey, guys, we are 18 years old now. We aren't kids anymore. I have to get married in three years. Save the goofing off for when Serena arrives," Endymion said. Nephrite glanced at his watch.

"Which will be in five minutes," Nephrite stated. Endymion jumped up, knocking heads with Zoycite who was leaning over Endymion to read something.

"Dang!" Endymion shouted. "We are so late!"

Endymion, Malachite, Zoycite, Nephrite and Jedite ran from the room towards the transporter room.

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Transporter Room

"Hello!" King Gereint and Queen Arianna greeted Serena and the girls as they walked through the portal. The girls smiled and hugged the king and queen. "We are sorry Endymion is late. Alex is at his lesson and Marietta is in a meeting planning her ball."

"That's fine," Serena answered. Suddenly, a breathless Endymion and his guards ran up to the group. Serena rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrows. "How nice of you to be late."

"Only for you, Serena," Endymion teased. He smiled at Mina, Lita and Amy. "And you must be Mina." Mina nodded. "Lita." Lita shook his hand. "And Amy."

"Where is the library?" Amy asked. Lita playfully hit her shoulder. "Sorry."

"Well, we must be off," the queen said. "Endymion, show them to their rooms."

"But, Mother," Endymion whined.

"No buts!" Queen Arianna said sternly and swept out of the room after the king.

"Don't fall behind," Endymion glared at Serena and walked out of the room towards the west wing. His guard laughed and followed him.

"The nerve of that man," Lita glared back at the prince.

"He is going down," Raye whispered.

"This time, it's victory for us," Serena whispered back. Amy cleared her throat.

"We should follow them," she said. The girls scurried after the boys.

They walked quickly up to the girls' bed rooms. Endymion stopped in front of Raye's and Serena's.

"Go on in," Endymion opened the door for them. Serena stepped in.

All of a sudden, a snake fell on top of Serena. Serena screamed and screamed. Endymion, Malachite, Zoycite, Jedite and Nephrite burst out laughing at the sight of Serena dancing around with the huge fake snake on her. Raye started to grab the snake, but Serena managed to grab one end of the snake and twirled around with the other end flying in a circle around her. Raye and Mina ducked, but Endymion and Jedite got smacked in the head. They fell over onto Malachite and Nephrite and Zoycite. The snake fell to the floor.

"Serves you right," Amy scolded the boys. The girls cracked up at the sight of the boys moaning from getting hit, in a pile on top of each other. Then the girls went into their rooms. Serena and Raye were staying in the same rooms as the previous years and Amy, Mina and Lita were across the hall in another set of chambers just like Serena and Raye's, only with three bed rooms.

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The boys got even the next week when the girls were eating dinner. When the waiter lifted the lid on the main course, mice poured out of the plate. The girls screamed and ran from the room.

The girls' next victory was the following night. They crept into the boys' bed chambers. While the boys were sleeping, they went into the bathroom and poured dye into the shampoo.

The next day, when the guys had washed their hair, they came down to breakfast with different colored hair. Endymion's hair was pink, Malachite's was orange, Zoycite's was green, Nephrite's was purple, and Jedite's was lime green. The dye lasted for weeks.

On and on the pranks went, until one day when the girls went for a ride out in the forest.

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"The sun is so warm today," Mina commented. Sweat was dripping from her brow.

"It's the hottest day of the year," Amy said. "We need to cool off. And let the horses cool off too."

"What can we do?" Lita asked. She looked around. "Sit in the shade?"

"I have an idea!" Serena shouted. "Follow me!"

Serena jumped down from her horse. The other girls followed her example. Serena ducked under the foliage and began to weave her way between the trees. It was easy for they were wearing leggings and tunics.

"There is a tiny lake up here," Serena called back to the girls. "We can go swimming!"

"But we don't have any bathing suits!" Lita said. "What will we wear?"

"Uh, oh," Raye thought.

"We don't need swimming suits," Serena answered. "No one goes up to here. I found it when I was nine and I don't think anyone knows about it."

"Skinny-dipping?!" Amy shrieked. "That is not proper!"

"Neither am I," Serena giggled. Serena pulled back a bush and she and the girls went through the small entrance.

"Wow," the girls said as the saw the tiny crystal blue lake. A small cliff rose up across from the tiny beach they were on. A small waterfall cascaded down to the water. Trees and foliage surrounded the area, so it was secluded.

"Last one in is a rotten egg!" Serena shouted and threw off her tunic. The girls took off the tunics and leggings and jumped into the water. Serena cannon-balled in completely soaking everyone else. The girls swam out in only breast bands and underwear, for Amy was totally against swimming in the nude. Little did the girls know that a group of people were heading their way after a long hunt.

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"Shh!" Nephrite put a finger to his lips. Endymion, Malachite, Jedite, Zoycite and Nephrite stopped in their tracks.

"What is it?" Jedite asked. Nephrite was listening to something.

"I hear splashing," Nephrite whispered. Then, everyone heard the sound.

"Some one is at our spot," Endymion realized. "It sounds like girls."

"Oh, you don't think it's them, do you?" Zoycite asked. "What are we going to do, Darien? We walked out here for nothing now."

Darien (a.k.a. Endymion) spotted the horses tied to a tree. He smirked and walked over there. Untying the horses he smacked their rumps and set them off back to the palace.

"I guess we won't be the only ones walking back," Jedite commented. Darien motioned for them to go to the tiny lake. They walked over and peered from behind the foliage. Serena, Raye, Amy, Lita and Mina were playing in the water.

"Look! Their clothes are lying on the sand over there," Malachite pointed to the pile of clothes near the water. Darien smiled.

"I have an idea," Darien whispered. "Follow my lead."

Darien and his friends walked out of the foliage and onto the beach. Serena yelped when she saw him, falling off Lita's shoulders and into the water. All the girls gasped and sank into the water to hide from the boys' eyes. Darien smirked and picked up Serena's tunic.

"Put that down!" Serena cried and almost jumped up, but caught herself. Malachite grabbed Mina's clothes, Nephrite grabbed Lita's clothes, Jedite grabbed Raye's clothes and Zoycite grabbed Amy's clothes,

"Come out and make me," Darien taunted. Serena blushed and backed away. Darien laughed and looked over at Serena. "There is nothing to see anyways."

Serena gasped and blushed furiously. Lita splashed water at the boys. They jumped back.

"Give our clothes back!" Raye and Amy shouted.

"Or what?" Malachite teased.

"Or you'll be sorry," Mina answered. The boys laughed and picked up all the clothes and ran away.

"Good luck getting back to the castle in your underwear!" Jedite yelled as they ran away.

"Argh!" Lita yelled. "Stupid boys!"

"How are we going to get back?" Serena whimpered. She still felt stung by Darien's comment. "I don't want to be seen in my underwear!"

"Don't worry, Serena. We will sneak in," Mina said. "Let's go before it gets dark."

The girls walked quickly back to the palace. They snuck in through the garden. Servants and guards tried hard not to laugh as they saw the girls run as fast as they could in their underwear. Lita found some sheets hanging out to dry. They wrapped themselves in those and ran back to their rooms, but not before Darien and his friends saw them.

"They are so dead," Serena whispered when she got to her room. "I am going to get him back."

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Unfortunately, with Marietta's upcoming ball, the girls and the boys couldn't see each other as much. But that didn't stop Serena from formulating a plan.

"We have to look our best at the ball tonight," Serena said as she walked back and forth in front of her friends as they sat on her bed. "It's a masque, so what is everyone wearing?"

"I am going as a butterfly," Mina answered. "A yellow one."

"I am going to be a peacock," Amy said.

"I am going to be a horse," replied Lita.

"I think I am going to be a butterfly too, but a red one," Raye stated. Mina smiled.

"Butterflies together!" she yelled happily. "And what are you going to be, Serena?"

"That is a surprise," Serena smiled secretly. The girls laughed and left Serena's room to prepare for the ball that evening.

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A\N: I thought about being evil and stopping here, but I promised that Serena would get a revelation, so here it comes! (And something else happens too. Hee hee)

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Sun Down

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Serena had sent the girls ahead of her because she was taking so long to dress. She gazed at herself in the mirror. She wore a long strapless white dress. It was embroidered with silver thread as feathers along the edges. White feather wings came out from the back of her dress. Her mask was white with pearls and white feathers. She had pulled her hair all back, out of its usual "meatball" style, and curls fell down her back. Long white gloves covered her arms. A strand of pearls hung across her neck and ankle. She had white shoes on. Serena was going as a graceful swan.

"I am ready," Serena said to herself. "No one will recognize me. I can go through with my plan to get back at Darien!"

Serena took one last glance at the mirror and left for the ball room. There were not many people in the halls. Everyone was at the ball.

The first thing Serena saw when she slipped into the room through the side entrance was Marietta, in a bright gold gown, in the center of attention. Serena rolled her eyes and continued in search of her prey.

She saw Mina dancing with Malachite in a strapless yellow gown. See- through yellow wings were attached to her back. Raye wore the same except in red, and she was dancing with Jedite. Lita wore a pale black and purple. She was dancing with Nephrite. Amy was in the corner in pale blue with peacock feathers sewn to the dress, and she was with Zoycite.

Serena shook her head. The women were the only ones wearing masks, for the men thought they were itchy and threw them off as soon as they could. The poor men dancing with her friends were in for a big surprise when they found out who they were dancing with.

Turning around, she bumped into some one. Serena looked up into the deepest blue eyes she had ever seen.

"S-s-s-sorry, your majesty," Serena apologized. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. Why had her voice done that when she saw Darien? Darien just stared at her. Serena looked at his costume. He was wearing a knight costume. She smirked, her old self taking over. "Nice costume."

"Thanks," Endymion blushed. Serena giggled gleefully in her head. Her smile grew bigger. "Um, would you like to dance?"

"Sure," Serena replied.

Yes! Serena thought. My plan is totally working. Darien will fall in love with me and then I will break his heart. I am so bad.

Serena and Darien danced again and again. Time passed quickly for Serena. She forgot about her plan and only thought about Darien.

Weird, she thought. It's all most as if . . . No. I am not in love with Prince Endymion. He is a pompous jerk. Just get the plan over with, Serena.

Darien began to move them closer to the balcony overlooking the gardens. They stopped dancing as the night air hit them.

"Want to go for a walk?" Darien asked. Serena smiled and nodded.

Who is this girl? Darien thought. She is so beautiful and nice. I have to find out who she is.

"May I ask a favor?" Darien asked as they passed the first bed of flowers. No one was out there in the garden. They had it all to themselves.

"Ask, my prince," Serena replied.

"Call me Darien," Darien said. He stopped by a tall tree. The full moon glowed in the sky. Serena stopped too and looked up at him. He lost himself in her beautiful blue eyes.

"Darien," Serena repeated.

Darien took Serena's hand and pulled her closer to him. Serena bit her lip nervously and her eyes flickered from his eyes to anywhere but the man standing next to her. Darien's other hand gently turned her face towards him. Tingles of excitement and an emotion she hadn't felt before rushed through her. Her mouth parted slightly.

"Can I kiss you?" Darien whispered, his hand trailing down her cheek, as he leaned closer to her. Serena closed her eyes and tried to calm herself, but she found herself nodding to Darien's question.

Darien gently eased his lips over hers. A tiny shock passed through their lips. Serena gasped and almost pulled away, but Darien placed a hand on the back of her head and kept his lips on hers.

Serena put her arms around Darien's neck as the kiss deepened. Passion as they both had never felt before flowed through them.

Darien's hand twisted through her golden hair, loving the way it felt silky against his palm. His hand found the strings attaching Serena's mask and he gently untied them. The mask fell away. Serena stepped back and gasped. She tried to cover her face, but Darien saw who she was. He stood there, too surprised to move, just staring at her.

Serena pushed past him and ran. Behind her she could hear Darien trying to catch up with her. She ran back to the ball room and lost Darien in the sea of people.

"What have I done?" Serena asked herself as she sat on her bed in her room. "I am not in love with Darien!"

Oh, but you are, said the little voice in her head. You have loved him since you first saw him.

Serena gasped as she realized that that was the truth.

"Yes, I have," Serena whispered and laid back on her bed, staring at the ceiling. "I love Darien. But, he will never love me."

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A\N: Aren't you guys happy that I updated so soon? I am! Yay! Serena and Darien kissed. I didn't write that scene though. Sorry! I don't have the experience to write a scene like that! But I thought it was sweet. And Serena finally realizes that she loves Darien. I hope you like this sweet chapter. Review!!!! Thank you so much everyone who has reviewed! They inspired me to write this the next day after I put up chapter 4! Review more! 20 reviews and I put out the next chapter!

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~ Serena goes back to the Moon and begins her two year training for becoming Queen on the Moon. ~

~ Serena returns to Earth one last time. ~

~ Serena and Darien confront each other about their feelings. ~

~ Alex makes his big entrance. (Uh, oh for Serena!) ~