A/N: Ah, another chapter ^_^ Lots of Endy and Sere kawaii-ness…I basically wrote this chapter cause I wanted to write a nice tender scene between the two :) I mean honestly, all you hear about Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion is "Oh, they're ChibiUsa's parents." What about their life? I know they love each other a lot and it's not shown enough in the anime or the manga, in my opinion ^_^ At least it's another chapter. If you'd like more to this story, let me know :) I'm not sure exactly where it'll end, or where it's going now, but you can always send me ideas. If you'd like to email me, let me know ^_^ Enjoy hehehehehehe and R&R if ya feel like it (though I'd really love it :D )
~Bunny
Disclaimer: I don't own love. It belongs strictly to its creators I only use it for the purposes of fiction. Any resemblance to real or fictional love is strictly coincidental.
Chapter 5: A New Light
Serenity lay in bed, watching the shadows of pre-dawn light creeping across the ceiling. Everything felt so different from before. In a way, she felt like her same old self, but she saw everything in a new light, and a part of her that had remained hidden from most of the world reacted to that. It confused her, yet she understood it perfectly. It had always made her wonder to think of what it would feel like to be the Queen, and now she knew, though she felt she still had some growing to do.
She reflected on the past few days, on all that had happened. She had been transformed from the carefree, giggly girl she still was at twenty-one – even if it was somewhat less that at fourteen – into a regal queen. Somehow she knew that in reality, it wasn't so different at all, but it still puzzled her.
Then, there were the exiles. Her heart had broken to see them go, yet was powerless to stop it. She had seen the convict who would become Wiseman, and was somewhat surprised. He was a madman, but you could never tell simply by looking at him. He appeared so normal, even intelligent and gentle. She shivered a little.
And then there was poor, poor Demando. She saw his face, his love-stricken, pain-filled face. She knew he cared for her, she knew what would happen to him on that god-forsaken planet, but she could not stop it. She couldn't stop any of it! She frowned a little, but knew that events must transpire as they were foretold. If only she didn't know how their fates would bring them to an end.
Suddenly a finger trailed from her ear, to the corner of her eyes, and traced the path down her cheek to her lips, sliding down to the corner. Smiling warmly, she nuzzled the hand brushing her cheek, kissing the backs of the fingers. She looked over to see Endymion propped on an elbow, smiling and watching her silently. She blinked and laughed a little.
"Endymion, just how long have you been watching me like that?" He smiled.
"Since the first day I saw you, Serenity." He leaned over to kiss her softly, covering her surprise and making her lips curve into a smile against his. She broke away and scooted closer, until she was snuggled against his warmth, and reached up to run her fingers through his hair, twirling bits between her fingers as they lay together, gazing into each other's eyes. They were completely oblivious to the world, only entranced by each other.
Endymion leaned down and kissed her again, this time lingering a bit longer. His hand reached up and cupped the side of her head gently, pulling her toward him. Serenity leaned up closer ever so slightly, but suddenly fell back with a gasp. Her lips parted and her eyes were wide.
"Oh!" Endymion looked down at her with concern, but she looked up him with wonder filling her eyes and her face. "Endymion…just now…it felt as though a star was being born inside my body!" Smiling, he reached down to place a hand on her belly, where one of hers already lay, entwining with it.
"It has been foretold, my wife. A new sailor scout shall be born." Smiling up at him from the warmth of their sheets, she seemed to glow. A smile crossed her face that would seem to linger for months, and her eyes had a new sparkle in them. Just now, she looked even more beautiful than she ever had, even to him. He gathered her in his arms, holding her close, and kissed her with all the love he had felt in his heart for years with her. For centuries.
Serenity melted in his embrace, and sighed softly when he pulled back to look at her. She could hardly believe all that had happened between them in the past eight years. They had loved each other past the point of anyone else understanding, and every second of it had been right, and true. She knew this, and saw it reflected in his eyes when he looked at her, like he was at the moment. She smiled.
"So Endymion, how does it feel to be the husband of a powerful queen whom you've always known you would marry and would be with forever?" She tried her best to sound like a nosy reporter and giggled a little at how ridiculous she sounded. Endymion grinned at her, and her eyes grew wide as he got out of bed and stood up, realizing his intent. Trying vainly to wriggle away, she squeaked when he scooped her up in his arms, sheet and all.
"It feels very nice indeed." He began walking off toward their bathroom with a struggling Serenity in his arms.
"Put me down you brute!" she said and playfully pounded his shoulder. "Unhand me! I'll have you know I'm the Queen and you can't treat me like common household furniture that you can pick up and move around whenever you want." Endymion laughed as he carried her off.
Despite her sudden change, Serenity was still Usagi at heart. She might seem different to everyone else, but she was still his Usako. That, he knew, would never change.