Embracing Destiny
Disclaimer: Don't own... wish I did, but sadly, it never comes true.
By Selenity Jade (Jadesama@aol.com)
Chapter Twelve: Coronation
Rated: PG
"Queen?" Serenity repeated stupidly. "Me?"
The older Serenity nodded slowly, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yes, my daughter. You are now Queen."
"But-"
"But what, dear? You have the power, especially now."
"But you are still young, Mama," she whispered. "We're in the middle of a war. I don't know what to do!"
Her mother stood up and brought her confused and frightened daughter into her embrace. "Dear, you are more than ready for this. If you were not, Selene wouldn't have shown herself to you."
"How-?"
"I could feel her, dear. Don't worry so much. I'm still here; I'll always be here when you need me. Only now, I'm no longer Queen. You are. Calm down, we must return before your Endymion begins to worry."
~~~
A soft knock at the door startled the new Queen as she sat numbly on her bed. She walked sedately over to the door, opening it to reveal her dark-haired Prince frowning worriedly at her.
"Endy," she greeted quietly, opening the door wider for him to enter.
"Sere, what's going on? Your mother is grinning like a school girl and preparing for some sort of ceremony and you look like you have seen a ghost."
She sighed and shook her head absently, plopping gracelessly onto the bed again. "She's planning the coronation ceremony," she told him, her voice devoid of emotion.
He blinked. "Coronation? For whom?"
"Me," she whispered.
"What? Why?"
"I'm the Queen now."
"What?!"
~~~
"Venus!" Mars called as she ran into the large ballroom. "What's going on? What's the party for? We're in the middle of a war!"
Venus turned her troubled blue eyes on her comrade. "I know, but this isn't exactly a party..."
"Then what's the celebration for?"
"It's for the coronation."
"Of whom?"
"Serenity. She is to be Queen."
"Serenity?! Now?!"
~~~
"Mercury! Did you happen to hear what this celebration is for?" Jupiter asked running up to her fellow Senshi outside of the large ballroom.
Mercury nodded. "Princess Serenity is being crowned Queen."
"She's what?!"
~~~
Uranus and Neptune stared at their mysterious comrade, both pairs of eyes showing confusion at the sudden smile that had appeared on the Time Senshi's usually expressionless face.
"What is it, Pluto?" Uranus inquired.
"We had better go to the ballroom," the tall Senshi stated, the grin still lingering on her lips.
The lovers shared a bewildered glance. "Why?" Neptune asked.
"It is time for the celebration," Pluto answered as she started walking down the long hall.
"What celebration?" Uranus demanded, following after.
"Why, the coronation celebration, of course," the Guardian of the Time Gate said happily without stopping.
"Of whom!?" Neptune snapped, finally irritated at their friend's cryptic answers.
"Our Princess is to be crowned Queen in a few moments. Surely, you don't want to miss that," she said, speeding up.
"What?" Uranus asked and glanced at Neptune. "What happened to the Queen?"
Neptune shrugged and ran to catch up with the Time Senshi, leaving Uranus to follow after, cursing.
~~~
A young dark-haired woman glanced up sharply in surprise, her attention falling from the gentle flowers she had been arranging. She smiled faintly and stood on her feet, hurrying out of the large room. "Finally," the Senshi of Silence muttered to herself as she ran the long distance to the ballroom.
~~~
Endymion watched the woman he loved be crowned Queen of the Moon from the side of the room, hiding in the shadows. He watched the tiny woman he had fallen so hard for stand on trembling legs and smile bravely at the assembled group after having been crowned Queen of the entire galaxy. He watched as she turned frightened eyes to his, her terror echoing deeply within his soul.
He forced a smile on his face, trying to reassure the woman he cared more for than he could possibly have dreamed. She returned the smile just as forced, but he was relieved to see her fear ebb, if only a bit. She knew he'd be there for her, no matter what her title or duties.
There was only one thing he didn't understand. Why would the Queen, an admittedly 400-year-old woman, turn over her crown, her planet, her galaxy to her daughter, only 21-years-old, in a time of war?
~~~
AN: Yes, very, very short! But, I had to! It just had to end there... I'm sorry! *wails* It's an interlude! That's all...
Lovies!
Disclaimer: Don't own... wish I did, but sadly, it never comes true.
By Selenity Jade (Jadesama@aol.com)
Chapter Twelve: Coronation
Rated: PG
"Queen?" Serenity repeated stupidly. "Me?"
The older Serenity nodded slowly, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yes, my daughter. You are now Queen."
"But-"
"But what, dear? You have the power, especially now."
"But you are still young, Mama," she whispered. "We're in the middle of a war. I don't know what to do!"
Her mother stood up and brought her confused and frightened daughter into her embrace. "Dear, you are more than ready for this. If you were not, Selene wouldn't have shown herself to you."
"How-?"
"I could feel her, dear. Don't worry so much. I'm still here; I'll always be here when you need me. Only now, I'm no longer Queen. You are. Calm down, we must return before your Endymion begins to worry."
~~~
A soft knock at the door startled the new Queen as she sat numbly on her bed. She walked sedately over to the door, opening it to reveal her dark-haired Prince frowning worriedly at her.
"Endy," she greeted quietly, opening the door wider for him to enter.
"Sere, what's going on? Your mother is grinning like a school girl and preparing for some sort of ceremony and you look like you have seen a ghost."
She sighed and shook her head absently, plopping gracelessly onto the bed again. "She's planning the coronation ceremony," she told him, her voice devoid of emotion.
He blinked. "Coronation? For whom?"
"Me," she whispered.
"What? Why?"
"I'm the Queen now."
"What?!"
~~~
"Venus!" Mars called as she ran into the large ballroom. "What's going on? What's the party for? We're in the middle of a war!"
Venus turned her troubled blue eyes on her comrade. "I know, but this isn't exactly a party..."
"Then what's the celebration for?"
"It's for the coronation."
"Of whom?"
"Serenity. She is to be Queen."
"Serenity?! Now?!"
~~~
"Mercury! Did you happen to hear what this celebration is for?" Jupiter asked running up to her fellow Senshi outside of the large ballroom.
Mercury nodded. "Princess Serenity is being crowned Queen."
"She's what?!"
~~~
Uranus and Neptune stared at their mysterious comrade, both pairs of eyes showing confusion at the sudden smile that had appeared on the Time Senshi's usually expressionless face.
"What is it, Pluto?" Uranus inquired.
"We had better go to the ballroom," the tall Senshi stated, the grin still lingering on her lips.
The lovers shared a bewildered glance. "Why?" Neptune asked.
"It is time for the celebration," Pluto answered as she started walking down the long hall.
"What celebration?" Uranus demanded, following after.
"Why, the coronation celebration, of course," the Guardian of the Time Gate said happily without stopping.
"Of whom!?" Neptune snapped, finally irritated at their friend's cryptic answers.
"Our Princess is to be crowned Queen in a few moments. Surely, you don't want to miss that," she said, speeding up.
"What?" Uranus asked and glanced at Neptune. "What happened to the Queen?"
Neptune shrugged and ran to catch up with the Time Senshi, leaving Uranus to follow after, cursing.
~~~
A young dark-haired woman glanced up sharply in surprise, her attention falling from the gentle flowers she had been arranging. She smiled faintly and stood on her feet, hurrying out of the large room. "Finally," the Senshi of Silence muttered to herself as she ran the long distance to the ballroom.
~~~
Endymion watched the woman he loved be crowned Queen of the Moon from the side of the room, hiding in the shadows. He watched the tiny woman he had fallen so hard for stand on trembling legs and smile bravely at the assembled group after having been crowned Queen of the entire galaxy. He watched as she turned frightened eyes to his, her terror echoing deeply within his soul.
He forced a smile on his face, trying to reassure the woman he cared more for than he could possibly have dreamed. She returned the smile just as forced, but he was relieved to see her fear ebb, if only a bit. She knew he'd be there for her, no matter what her title or duties.
There was only one thing he didn't understand. Why would the Queen, an admittedly 400-year-old woman, turn over her crown, her planet, her galaxy to her daughter, only 21-years-old, in a time of war?
~~~
AN: Yes, very, very short! But, I had to! It just had to end there... I'm sorry! *wails* It's an interlude! That's all...
Lovies!