Komban-wa. &Konnichi wa! I'm back! Lol, Thank you for the reviews! she throws all reviews up in the air. thank you guys! Yall are THE best! NOW!, HERE'S CHAPTER 4!!!!!

It wasn't long (but to Darien, it seemed like an eternity) when Serena's birthday came. He was forced to wear his best tuxedo.

Princess Serena wore her best, pale yellow dress. That night would be extra special because all her friends and other guests would be attending the party. There would be a ceremony where the best five would be chosen to go with Princess Serena to the Moon Shine Academy. Serena would attend school there and would be taught academics, but also grace, beauty and wisdom.

That night, Kings and Queens with their sons and daughters came to wish Princess Serena the best of wishes for her birthday. Serena was delighted to see the mountains of gift-wrapped boxes. But more than that, she was happy to see many of her friends whom she had not seen since last year's party. ...

First came Amy, the young princess of Mercury. She was an only child herself and was grateful to have someone her age to talk with. Her short blue hair shone under the starlight and the warm and intelligent smile hadn't changed at all. Her pale blue dress lightly touched the marble floor, showing only the tips of her shoes. Amy and Serena gave each other a warm welcoming hug.

Then came Raye, the princess of Mars. She and her older brother, Lancelot, (whom was called Lance for short) came walking in. Raye's brother was wearing a handsome suit, while Raye wore a sleeveless pink dress that covered her shoes completely. For a long time, Princess Serena and Princess Raye had always disagreed and argued, but that day, they gave each other warm smiles and a hug.

They were walking around the Moon Garden when they heard a shout.

"Hey Serena! Happy Birthday!" cried a cheerful voice. The three princesses turned around to see Princess Mina and Princess Lita. ...

Lita's green dress fell two inches below her knees and the color matched the pale sea-green bow that held her ponytail. Mina's dress seemed the most unusual of all. The pale yellow fabric shined as it turned into different shades of pale orange every time she moved.

"Oh Lita! Mina! It feels sooooo good to see you!" Serena exclaimed.
"Me too!" Mina shouted, giggling. "So... you're finally older like us!"
"Yup, yup, yup!" Serena giggled back.

The two new princesses joined the other three and chatted about what school would be like when suddenly...

"WELL, WELL, WELL... IF IT ISN'T THE MISS. 'I'M SO BIG 'CAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY'!" cried a voice. Serena frowned.

"Who's he?" Raye asked, with small hearts around her. "Oh... that's Darien... or should I say... Prince Endymion." Serena gagged. She looked at Prince Darien as he walked towards her. ...

Darien... stop being so mean!"
"Yeah... it's her birthday you know." Lita said, her fists clenched. She didn't like this guy in the first place.
"Heh... well, Happy Birthday Meatball Head." Darien said sourly.
"DON'T CALL ME MEATBALL HEAD!" Serena shrieked. Raye giggled.
"Why?"
"BECAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND YOU'RE RUINING IT LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO!"

"Heh... Meatball head." Darien chuckled and Serena burst into tears. Lita's fist clenched even tighter and Darien saw that. "Why is your fist clenched, malady?" he asked, looking at Lita.

"Because you're making a very good friend of mine feel bad... on her birthday especially!"
"Well..." Darien began as he frowned. "Why don't you take your best shot? Let's see what a little bitch can do. com'on show mewhat you've got." ...

Lita grinned as she glared at the chuckling Darien. She punched Darien directly at his stomach, making Darien groan in pain. "So... what do think a BITCH CAN DO.Now, what doyou have to say for yourself, Mr. Tough-guy?" Lita said sarcastically.
"N-not bad for a girl." He said. Serena stopped crying as she burst into fits of laughter. "What's so funny Meatball Head?"

"FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME, I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT!" she cried angrily. "YOU CAN BE SUCH A PAIN IN THE BUTT YOU KNOW!"

"Look who's talkin'! YOU'RE the one who seems to ruin my fun!"
"And what did I do?"
"You and my brother were betrothed."
"THAT WASN'T MY IDEA! I wouldn't be able to change that!..... AND WHY DO YOU CARE IN THE FIRST PLACE!?"
"WHY COULDN'T YOU BE BETROTHED TO SOMEONE ELSE?!
"
"Like who? Like you?!" Serena quickly covered her mouth, then let it go. ...

"Yeah... what would you do if you two got betrothed, Darien?" Amy asked quietly. Darien said nothing. He blushed a little but, that was gone before anyone could hardly see it.

"I'D GO CRAZY THAT'S WHAT! I DON'T KNOW HOW MY BROTHER CAN STAND BEING WITH HER!" he shouted.

Meanwhile, Prince Nicholas was looking for Serena when he heard the argument. He listened carefully, as he became angry with his brother.

"STOP ALL THIS ARGUING!" Mina shouted. "Man! I bet even my mother's love potions won't be able to make you two stop fighting. Darien... the way you argue with Serena is worse than Raye!"

"HEY! IS THAT AN INSULT?!"

"DARIEN! SHUT UP! I'VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM YOU!" Nicholas cried as he stepped out of the bushes. Darien sighed. Nicholas faced the girls. ...

"I'm sorry about Darien. He's really stressed out from being away from his home and friends." Nicholas excused. "He's really not like this. In fact... he can actually become a nice guy."

"I bet he can." Raye sighed, hearts forming in her eyes. Serena glared at Raye with daggers andslapped Raye's back, leaving Raye grumbling.

Just then, Luna and Artemis came running towards them. Serena gave Luna a big hug and one to Artemis as well. "Princess Serenity..."

"Call me Serena, Luna... and you too, Artemis." Serena giggled. She hated to have her friends call her Princess Serenity. The cats smiled nervously as they nodded.

"Then um... Serena, you must go to the ball room for the celebration to begin." Luna announced.

"And the rest of you come too... that includes you Darien." Artemis said with a raised eyebrow. He could hear Darien sigh heavily. ...

Serena giggled as she and her friends walked inside the ballroom, with the cats, Darien and Nicholas following.

After eating a wonderful dinner, it was time to open presents. She received a beautiful crystal vase decorated with small rubies from Raye, a stack of her favorite classic fairy tales bound with gold trimmings from Amy, a pretty dress from Mina and a hair bow with pure emeralds from Lita. Nicholas gave her a gold necklace with a diamond moon charm hanging from it. Serena knew that this was the best birthday she had ever had.

Then, Darien walked up to Serena and smiled warmly for the first time she could remember. "Happy Birthday, Meatball Head."

"Darien! I told you -." But before Serena could finish, Darien gave her his present. It was a rose, even prettier than the first one Serena saw. Serena's eyes grew wide as she held the rose delicately. "Thank you......Prince Endymion." She said softly.

"You're welcome. And call me Darien, like you always do." He chuckled. Serena nodded. ...

After the presents, soft music played. It was a tradition that the betrothed princess and prince must dance, even if the princess was young. Serena felt awkward about the age difference between Nicholas and her, but she kept her thoughts to herself.

She looked behind Nicholas's shoulder to see Darien kissing Mina's hand. She could hear Mina's giggle as she and Darien danced as well. Darien seemed to dance with everyone, everyone that is, except for Lita. Lita didn't mind at all, for she was eyeing the handsome Nephrite.

It seemed as though, Raye enjoyed it the most when Darien kissed her hand and danced with her as well. They looked attractive together and that made Serena a little jealous.

Suddenly, the music stopped as Queen Serenity stood up. Everyone grew quiet as they stop"Welcome to the Moon Kingdom. We are grateful for your gifts, but especially for your presence. As you know, there will be five chosen to go to the Moon Shine Academy with Princess Serenity for education and grace. I have chosen my five and they will be: Princess Amy from Mercury with her wisdom, Princess Raye from Mars because of her spiritual heart and soul, Princess Lita of Jupiter for her strength and bravery, Princess Mina of Venus for her knowledge of grace, beauty and love; and last of all, Prince Endymion of Earth." Queen Serenity finished.

Darien's jaws dropped. "B-but..." he began. And that's when Nicholas stepped up.

"That was my idea, Darien. I was the one chosen but I am needed to research and prepare for battle with the Negaverse. I made the decision with my father earlier when he called me and I decided you should take my place. Plus, if Princess Serenity is to be my bride in the future, I need for you and her to get along well." Nicholas said. King Mortality smiled proudly at his oldest son. Darien pouted as he glared at Serena. 'Holy SHIT! ICAN NOT survivethis!' Darien thought.Serena sighed as well... for that meant that Darien would have to stay longer. ..

.Suddenly, the candles dimmed, darkening the room. The windows shattered and the doors flung opened. The sky grew black as lightning and thunder broke out. A shadow walked through the doorway.

The King of Jupiter stood up as he commanded, "LIGHTNING, THUNDER, AWAY YOU FLY!" The clouds and the storm went away, as the stars came back. The shadow belonged to a man around the age of 35.

"King Soul." King Mortality growled. Nicholas and Darien gripped their swords.

"Ah, Queen Serenity. I see you've only grown fairer and more beautiful." King Soul said. Then he looked at Princess Serena. "And you must be the Princess Serenity who might help me conquer the Moon."

King Soul looked back up at Queen Serenity. "I had asked you a long time ago, but no, you went for that fool Knight Terra. I'm asking you again, let me help you rule the Moon Kingdom. Or at least give me your daughter's hand." ...

That made Nicholas angry as he shouted bravely, "NO! Your evilness will NEVER take over this beautiful kingdom... nor their beautiful daughter."

"King Soul, my husband and I had banished you a long time ago. You have no rights here, so away with you!" Queen Serenity demanded. "Or must I use my Imperium Silver Crystal and banish you again once more?"

King Soul frowned. "I am not afraid of you, your majesty. I will rule the Moon Kingdom. I will return." He said as he disappeared. Queen Serenity dropped in her chair, worried about what King Soul had meant when he said, "I will return."

That night when everyone left, Serena lay in her bed. The darkness with the shadows all around her scared her. It reminded her of the mean man who had ruined her birthday party. Tears flooded into her eyes.

But then, she looked at the crystal vase Raye had given her. Inside was the red rose, brilliantly shining. Serena smiled as she fell asleep.

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So how did you like it! I would like to give my thanks out to:

Richford: Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

Rock Freak2003: Thankyou! I'm glad you think it's nice.

Satyavati Patel: THANK YOU! um, sure we can email each other. That'll be GREAT! LOL! I MADE A NEW FRIEND! lol!

Shantella the caffine addict: lol, I like that word to! meatball head. lol! I'm glad you like it.

Becx: Yes. umm, I have introduce you the other girls. Um, I should have puttin this into my second chapter but Nick & Darien, they are likeher Gardians. & so are the senshi.

Thinks guys! & I want to say to everybody..... ARIGOTO &O-yasumi nasai!!!!!!!

Sweet-Usagi-16 Sayonara!!!!