©2000-2007 by Serena CrystalMoon (Stacey Painter)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of it's characters!
This is my first fic, go easy on me! Please R&R!
... Marks a persons thoughts
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Chapter 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As the young Princess ran through the palace halls she became oblivious to everything; The tears appearing in her eyes, The wind in her face, Her long silvery-golden hair flowing out of her two odangos and smoothly gliding behind her, Even her heels clicking furiously fast against the pearly marble-tiled floor. They all went unnoticed as Princess Serenity fled through the corridors aimlessly. She ran until she couldn't run any longer. By this time though, she noticed she was close to the rose gardens. Her rose gardens. She desperately loved them with a passion unknown to her; they comforted her and made her happy when she was all alone.
Serenity sat down in a corner by her favorite water fountain, a large pearl colored unicorn with wings. It had a waterfall and many waterspouts with a large pool at the bottom sparkling brightly with crystal clear water. "Mother just doesn't understand the pressures I go through," she said aloud to herself as she swept her hand through the pool of clear cool water, her white silk dress pooling around her. It really was a lovely sight. A beautiful princess with silver-blonde hair, angelic features and a golden glowing crescent moon on her forehead; sitting on an elegant unicorn water fountain wearing a long, white, silk dress with gold designs and trimming around the bodice.
"Of course she does dear," her guardian cat Luna said as she walked up to her, "she went through it too when she was a young girl."
"How do you know that Luna? How could the lovely Queen Serenity ever know, what I'm going though?" Serenity cried as she looked up at the aged yet seemingly young and innocent midnight-blue cat with a glowing crescent moon on its forehead.
"Serenity, I was your mothers guardian when she was young. She went through the same thing you're going through now." Luna explained quietly to her Princess.
"I'm not her. I can't do this. I can't do this!"
"Yes, you can Serenity. It's in your blood."
"Luna, just stop. I can't do this. I know I can't. This is not my kind of life. I have to go. I have to get away from here." Cried Serenity as she ran back though the gardens and into the palace
"Serenity! What are you doing?" Luna exclaimed as she caught up with Serenity as she was entering her room.
"I'm leaving. I can't stay here any longer, I can't pretend to be someone that I'm not! Serenity cried as she fell to her bed.
"Serenity, you can't leave. Princess Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus are all on their way to the Palace to celebrate your 15th birthday, it's only 3 days away! You are the Princess and the Future Queen of the Moon. You cannot run away. We need you." Luna said convincingly as she sat with Serenity on her bed.
"I know this Luna, they are my best friends and my protectors but I cannot go on living this way. My life is being lived for me. I can never do what I want, I spend half of every day training as a senshi and I constantly have to take mother's place as ruler because she's trying to get Saturn, the last planet of our Solar System to join the Alliance Of The Silver Millennium. I cannot handle all of this I'm only a teenager and a young one at that...I'm not ready to rule a planet!"
"You will rule in time Serenity It is you're born right to become the Queen of the Moon and rule as your mother is now."
"Luna, I've made up my mind. It is early morning now and I shall leave before noon. Mother is once again at a counsel for the alliance of Saturn. She won't be back until late tonight and you have no way to contact her. I shall leave a letter to mother and my court, I cannot go on like this anymore." Serenity said as she got up to change her rumpled clothes.
"All right, Serenity. But be rest assured you will not leave without some type of protection. I will find a way." Luna said as she walked out of Serenity's room, "Now is one of those times when I wish someone not of noble blood could understand me." She said quietly to herself as she ran down the hallway to the Library.
As Serenity closed the door to her room she quietly began to cry. She loved her Mother and her court very much; she knew it would be difficult to leave them. Slowly she began to hum a lullaby, her mother used to sing it to her before she went to bed when she was little. She smiled as she remembered the carefree days now gone forever as she turned around and started to pack.
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Serenity looked up into the sky to see the beautiful sunset of pinks, purples, oranges, and yellows, she noticed the cold chill of the wind as it swept through her long loose hair which was now down from her usual style of odangos, seeing as how the particular hairstyle was known for being the Moon-Family-Hairstyle and she didn't want to be found. Wearing some old thin clothes she found in her maids living quarters she shivered and wrapped her arms around her chest. Knowing what a cold night it would be she decided to stop at an inn in the small town not far away, she hoped she wouldn't be recognized as the princess.
"Hey girl! Welcome to the Dewdrop Inn. I'm Lizzy, can I be of some assistance to you?" a perky brunette in a short pink dress-like uniform asked Serenity in a country-style accent as she walked through the door of an inn, in the town of Crystal-Lake.
"Yes, umm...I'd like a room for the night please." squeaked Serenity shyly
"Sure toots what's your name?"
"U...U...Usagi. Um. Usagi Moon." Serenity replied shyly
"Well, nice to meet ya Usagi! I'll show ya to your room."
As Lizzy showed Serenity to her room they passed a handsome, quiet, young man with dark jet-black hair and deep midnight blue eyes. Hmm...mysterious... she thought silently to herself as a cold shiver ran down her back.
Up a tall winding staircase and down a long dimly lit hall Lizzy led Serenity. "Here's your room. It's room B-12." Lizzy said as she stopped in front of a dark door on the right with "B-12" engraved on it with silver. Lizzy opened the door with a key and led Serenity inside. It was a small cozy looking room with a nice sized window and pink curtains, a pleasantly soft one-person bed, a night stand with a lamp, and a tall beautifully carved redwood dresser.
"Thank you very much Miss. Lizzy." Serenity replied in thanks
"Sure Sugar Muffin! There's a gold bell on the night-stand next to the bed, if you need anything just ring it and I'll be right up. Oh! And call me Lizzy. Miss. Lizzy's way to formal!"
"All right! Thanks again." Serenity said as Lizzy gave her the key and left the room.
As Serenity unpacked her things and arranged her room a bit she heard a strange noise behind her. When she turned around she found a very tired and somewhat shambled looking mid-night-blue cat sitting on her clothes. "Luna what are you doing here?" Serenity asked in surprised anger.
"You didn't expect me to let the only heir of the Moon Kingdom leave her birthright without some kind of guardian, did you?" she answered sarcastically
"Oh Luna!" Serenity said crossly, "You can stay 'cause I can't take you back to the palace now. But you have to stay in this room and out of sight, especially if anyone walks in! Pets aren't allowed in here."
"Fine, I'll stay in here. But I'm not a pet and I had better get some good food soon!" answered Luna
As Serenity left her room and found her way back downstairs, she decided to check out the tavern to see if they had any food.
"Hey! Hey guys look what we got here." called out a young man with sparkling white hair as Serenity walked into the tavern.
"Hey! Yeah you're right Kunz! A cute little blonde all alone." agreed another man with short sandy-colored hair. Their other two friends laughed along as they stared at her.
Serenity shyly walked past them and up to the bar to order a drink. As she turned around she noticed the mysterious looking guy she saw earlier was sitting alone in his corner booth, looking up at her? Ahhh...probably not. Serenity somewhat sadly thought as she blinked and noticed he was looking down at the table. But I could've sworn he was just looking at me! I guess not. she dully thought as she decided she had probably been temporarily crazy for a minute.
"Um...Hello...Is it all right if I sit here?" Serenity asked timidly as she walked up to the seat across from him.
"Oh, uh sure, go ahead." Wow! She's beautiful...man would I love to...whoa! I have to stop doin' that. I must keep a low profile as much as possible.
"Thanks!" Serenity replied as she sat down and started to drink her mug of mint tea. "So, uh, why are you sitting alone in this corner? Why aren't you in the crowd having fun?" Serenity asked innocently after a few minutes as she tried starting a conversation, completely forgetting about Luna's food.
"Well, I'm not really in the mood today for partying." He replied glumly
"Oh, well I'm not really in the mood for partying either. I saw these four guys when I walked in, they started saying some thing about me and wouldn't stop staring at me. They got on my nerves really bad and freaked me out."
"What did these four guys look like?"
"Umm...They were all about the same size, one had long silvery-white hair, one had short sandy-blonde hair and there was one with long dark brown hair and one with light brown hair in a ponytail."
"Sounds to me like they're just four pretty-boys who can't keep a girl." I can't believe I just said that but they have to be my guards, and I know them… I just hope they don't know I'm here.
"So, uh, what's your name?" asked the young man nervously.
"Oh yeah, Sorry. I sort of forgot to introduce myself! I'm U-Usagi Moon. Nice to meet you. Um, What's your name?"
"Uh...I'm M...Mamoru...K...Kamen...uh...nice to meet you Usagi." Whoa was that close. Endymion can't be found. Mamoru, that's who I am now!
"Oh the pleasure's mine." replied Serenity Mamoru...kinda cute...
After a while of small conversation they started feeling comfortable around each other. As the time passed, the tavern began to become busy with people getting off from work.
"Would you like to join me on the back porch, It's getting kind of crowded in here." Endymion asked Serenity as a guy was pushed into him.
"Oh...ummm...sure." She replied sweetly.
Endymion led Serenity out to the back porch where they talked and laughed for what seemed like forever. They had become fast friends. When they returned to the tavern, many were gone, including the four men that Endymion knew.
"Oh wow, it must be late and I should get some sleep. I'm so tired!" Serenity said as she furiously wiped at her eyes.
"Alright. See you tomorrow Usagi." replied Endymion, for they had made plans to go horseback riding the next day.
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"Serenity! Where have you been? It's an hour past midnight!" Luna anxiously asked as Serenity walked into their room.
"Oh! It's really that late?" Serenity said as she kicked her shoes off "I was out on the back porch talking to this wonderful young man I met. His name is Mamoru. He's so nice."
"Serenity! Tell me you didn't let this man know who you really are? The palace guards will be here soon enough and that's without rumors flying around that the Princess is in a Tavern not far from the palace, dressed as a young maid!"
"Oh calm down Luna. I said nothing of my past to show that I was a Princess and I introduced myself as Usagi. Usagi Moon. And besides talking to Mamoru, I pretty much stayed to myself."
"Oh that's good. But you know that we must leave this place early tomorrow morning, I have no doubt that the palace guards are probably already on the search for us. It won't take long for them to track us down."
"Oh but Luna, I made plans with Mamoru to go horseback riding tomorrow!"
"Serenity! We can't stay around here any longer than possible."
"I know Luna! But can't he come with us. At least for a little while?"
"Fine! But you had better tell him before morning, so as he's ready when we leave. And remember, You can't tell him the complete truth."
"All right Luna, I'll go find Mamoru and ask him if he'll come." Serenity squealed as she slipped out the bedroom door.
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Endymion returned to his room after walking Serenity to hers. As he lay down he drifted into a state of trance as he remembered the day he left his home:
--Flashback--
"Endymion! This is the last straw. You've gone and done it again." King Diamond said as he stood with his new wife in the throne room. "You're the crown Prince of Earth. You cannot go parading around on you're horse, doing as you wish and womanizing any woman you see!"
"Father, it is my life. I should live it as I see fit. Not how people want me to." And if I wanna go off riding and fuck some blonde girl, then come home three days later I will! It's my life. Not his. Endymion thought moodily.
"Yes, Endymion! Diamonds right. You can't go around doing this anymore." Queen Emerald said sweetly. No, he must stop. He can't do this while I am Queen! I have to control him, if I can't he may prove to be difficult when I make my move. He may be my stepson, but I will get control over him. He will be mine one day!
"Shut up, you evil bitch." Endymion sneered as he turned to look at the Queen in her short low cut black dress. Her bright green hair flowing down around her. God, what a whore! Won't dad ever notice what this evil witch is doing?
"Endymion! You will not talk to your mother that way." King Diamond said with an air of authority
"You are NOT my mother! I will not nor should I ever listen to you! You are as bad as my fathers' opinion of me or worse. At least I don't sleep my way into power, then try to get a quick fuck from my family members as I try to take over the throne!" Endymion sneered moodily only so loud that his so called mother could hear, he then turned on his heel and stalked out of the room and to his own.
"Endymion. We need to talk." Emerald seductively called out later that night as she walked into Endymion's room, closing the double doors behind her.
"We have nothing to discuss. Now leave my room." Endymion replied icily as he sat up from his laying position in bed, his hair muddled.
"Why of course we do my handsome 'son'. You know well what I'm here for." Emerald purred as she opened her robe to show her very low cut forest-green gown with small metallic green beads decorating the bodice with elaborate patterns, also revealing an enormous amount of cleavage, " you know you want me Endy. You know you can't resist me." came her low seductive voice as she pushed Endymion back onto his bed.
Hmm...If this is what she wants, then it's what she'll get! He contemplated slowly as he flipped her onto her back and kissed her deeply.
Oh! Now, I know I got him.
Endymion quickly deepened the kiss. Knowing it would send Emerald over the edge and make her try to fulfill her evil dreams of incest, lust and absolute power.
Ah! Finally. I've been waiting too long for this! Emerald silently sighed as she felt her insides melt.
Sure enough! I was right. Endymion thought as he felt her hands tremble as they tried to undo his belt buckle that usually holds his sword. Time to see what this bitch thinks after her ways with men are turned back on her! Failing in her struggled attempt he suddenly grabbed both her arms and pinned them above her head with one hand. He heard her quietly squeal in delight as he reached down with his other hand to slide her dress up. He felt her tense up, tremble, and stop breathing as he pushed a finger into her wetness. As he started pumping his finger in and out she began breathing again, yet faster and more haggard.
"Oh Endy!" She squealed happily. Time for my new man to get some well deserved pleasure! She decided as her hand snaked down his pants. What?! She nearly screeched aloud as her hand encompassed his deflated un-aroused manhood.
"See what you DON'T do for me!" Endymion said, his voice dripping with hatred and scorn. "Now get OUT you worthless whore."
At this Emerald got up and left heartbroken momentarily with vengeful thoughts filtering through her mind. Maybe this would be harder than she thought...
After she left, Endymion got up and fixed his belt. He then put his sword back in its sheath and walked to his favorite place to think. The middle of his Rose-Garden Maze, where he kept his horse, Storm. No one can ever find me there. I'm the only one who knows the way. Not even my father can find his way through the maze.
"I can't take this anymore. I can never be myself." Endymion said to himself as he sat upon Storm's back and made up his mind. I know what must be done. He thought as he braced himself for the dizzying lights that were sure to come. "All right Endymion. No more living two lives! No more being told what to do and what not to do. No more Emerald. It's time be yourself and start your own life!" he said proudly. "Earth Silver Millennium Power!" he cried as he was showered in mix of red and white swirling lights and blood-red rose petals. Now, he stood dressed as Tuxedo Kamen, his secret Senshi Identity of Earth. "Silver Rose Transport Power!" he quietly commanded as he and Storm were transported to the moon.
--End Flashback--
"Mamoru, Mamoru! It's me Usagi. Are you in there?" Mamoru heard in the far off distance as he was snapped back to reality.
"Usagi! Are you okay? What are you doing here?" Endymion responded sleepily as he opened the door
"Oh Mamoru, I'm fine but I must talk to you. It's rather important."
"Ok Usagi, but are you sure you're okay?" Endymion asked worriedly as he let Serenity in.
"Yes, I'm perfectly fine...ah...for now that is. Mamoru, I really like you, that's why I'm here...um, ya see the thing is um...I'm leaving very early tomorrow morning, I have to...and I was hoping you would come with me..."
"Um, Usagi...are you sure you're okay? Why do you have to leave?" Endymion asked worriedly
"Well ya see the thing is...a while ago I had been um...engaged. Yeah. My fiancé, Shinkobi, and I had been betrothed at birth. I was...um...to wed Shinkobi, but I did not love him so I ran away. I must leave here before noon tomorrow so that he does not find me, for I know he is searching for me..." Oh nice one Serenity! If he ever finds out you're lying, you'll have a lot of explaining to do.
"Oh, Usagi. Of course, I'll come. I must pack now. You go rest. I'll come meet you at your room at dawn." Endymion said as he held her hand and led her to the door.
"Thank you Mamoru, Thank you." Serenity replied sleepily as she made her way back to her room to sleep.
(-To be continued)
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Authors Note: I hope you all will like this story and I'm very very sorry if Endymion's flashback offended you in any way. I just hope you all understand that the flashback was important to this story for the reader to understand why Endymion ran away. Please review!!!
You can e-mail me at: edited: December 12, 2007 (I cannot remember the original date of when I had first wrote this.)