Cross My Heart
Author: Sea of Hazel
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon (gasp!). It belongs to the genious,
Naoko Takeuchi.
AN: Here's the second chapter! Hurray! Bet by this point you're
wondering about the title of this fic, huh? Don't worry, it is relevant
to the story! And by the way, in this fic Seiya is two years older than
Serenity. Not much of a difference, but it just makes it easier.
Well...that's really all i have to say right now so... e-mail me!

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Chapter Two: The Boy With Sapphire Eyes



"Ne, Luna?" princess Serenity said as she stared thoughtfully up at the sky.
The cat looked up at the mention of her name, her nap having been interrupted.
"Hai?"
"What did queen Kakyuu want with my mother?"
"I don't know. She didn't say."
The princess sighed and collapsed to her back atop the feild of
flowers. Her mother's clear purple eyes had become unusualy clouded,
as though something was always on her mind. She was worried.
"Shall we have our picnic now?"
Serenity smiled at the soft familiar voice and shifted her gaze upward
where her mother stood smiling down at her.
"Hai."


Serenity sighed, utterly bored, as she waited patiently alongside
her mother for this 'company' to arrive, somewhat confused as to the
reason why it was so important that she be there. She was rarely
obligated to greet the palace's guests, and for her mother to suddenly
order her at a moments notice had somewhat worried her. But before she
had a chance to think any further on the subject, a ship of an unfamiliar
kingdom landed and unloaded it's passengers, who greeted the royal
family with the utmost respect.
"Queen Serenity, by order of queen Kakyuu, queen of Kinmokusei, i bring
you the leader of princess Kakyuu's senshi, Sailor Star Fighter."
The queen nodded and the three heavily armored gaurds stepped aside
to reveal a young boy with waist length jet black hair tied back into a
ponytail. The boy bowed respectfully, all composer still in tact as
he stood before the Moon Kingdom's royal family, renowned for their
unsurpassable power and beauty.
"Seiya, i presume?"
"Hai." he said unwaveringly, head still bowed.
"I'm sure queen Kakyuu has informed you of our arrangment. You
shall protect the supreme princess in her senshi's absense, and
therefore, you will protect her with your life. Serenity will show
you to your room and you have the run of the palace and it's grounds.
If there are any problems, please inform me and i shall do everything
in my power to accomodate you. I will leave you to get better aquainted
with Serentity."
The queen smiled kindly as she bowed before dissapearing back into
the palace. The princess' brow creased in confusion at her mother's
words as she stared at the boy before her, now known as Seiya, the
one who would apparently be her temporary senshi. He lifted his
fathomless sapphire eyes from the ground and his gaze shifted to the
small princess.
"A--" he started, eyes wide and cheeks crimson, crumbling the cool
and calm image she had of him mere seconds ago.
"Hello. I'm Serenity."
She smiled, innocence present in all her features, as she curtsied.
His blush quickly faded and a smile creased his lips.
"Konnichi wa, Odango," he said as he playfully tugged on one of her
pigtails. "I'm Seiya."
"O-Odango...?" she repeated, momentarily faultering at the nickname.
He laughed as he watched her surprise give way to an angry pout, only
serving to make her all the more cute.
"My name is SERENITY! Not ODANGO!"
"Ahh, don't be mad, Odango... i'm just playing with you."
"So stop calling me that!"
"Iie... i don't want to."
She hesistated, slightly taken aback by the thought of a senshi who
refused to obey a princess' orders.
"Why not?"
His lips curved upward into an almost misceivious smile.
"'Cause you're so cute when you're angry."
She opened her mouth to retort but quickly shut it as a light pink blush
blossomed over her cheeks and left her at a complete loss for words.
He smiled, having landed the affect he was hoping for.
"Would you please show me to my room now, Odango?" he said, patting
her head of golden sunlit hair.
"H-Hai."


Princess Serenity walked swiftly down the ornate halls, an overly
smug senshi following close behind. Odango... the nerve of that boy! She
was a princess, not a food item! How could a boy a mere two years her
senior be so rude! And he was a senshi, no less!
She stopped walking, her anger having had grown to enormous proportions,
and clentched her small hands into white-knuckled fists.
"Ano... Odango? Why are we stopping?"
She noticably flintched at the nickname, but continued to remain silent.
"Odango...?" He tried again to claim her attention.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" she exclaimed, turning to glare at him with flashing
cerulean eyes.
She waited confidently for an apology, but instead found a smile to be
tugging at his lips, soon to be followed by laughter. She stood there,
dumbfounded, until his laughter subsided.
"You should consider yourself lucky, Odango... i don't give people
nicknames. You're special." he said as he leaned forward to kiss her
cheek.
She only stared at him, wide-eyed, having been at a loss for words for
the second time that hour. She then turned on her heels and crossed her
arms with a 'Hmp!', before continuing down the hall towards a large
door. She haughtily pushed it open.
"This will be your room for the duration of your stay. Please make
yourself comfortable. The maids will be in for fitting within the next
hour, and they will make for you whatever you want. I will see you tomorrow.
Goodnight." she said with little emotion aside from anger as she turned to leave.
"Matte, Odan... Serenity!"
She obidiently waited, half expecting him to laugh at her again,
but curiousity had somehow gotten the better of her.
"Gomen... if you don't want me to, i won't call you 'Odango'...
just don't be mad at me, okay?"
She turned to look him over for any hints of mockery hidden within
those fathomless blue eyes of his, but found him to be sincere.
"Oyasumi, Seiya." she smiled kindly as she left the room.
He sighed, a smile bearly visible on his face as the door closed
and the light footsteps dissapeared down the hall. He momentarily wondered
if this new feeling was know as a "crush," something he had yet to
experience. Well, if it was, he reasoned, he deffinatly liked it.
"Oyasumi... my Odango..."


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