Once Upon A December

Chapter Two

Rating: PG13 for later chapters

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or DN Angel.

I cannot believe you Daisuke! Makoto thought to herself as she ran blindly down the Earth Palace halls. How dare he just forget about her!

"I hate you Daisuke! I hate you, I hate you, I HATE you!" she screamed as she continued to run. While she was wiping her eyes she came to a different balcony. It was smaller than the one leading out of the ballroom, but it wasn't small. She was surprised to see that there was another man out there.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I didn't mean to disturb your time alone," she turned around to leave when the man spoke up.

"No need to apologize. If I didn't know better, I'd say that you need this alone time more than I do. Come, join me," he said with a wave of his hand.

Hesitantly Makoto joined him leaning over the balcony rail, staring at the houses below the hill the Palace rested on.

"Tell me about what's troubling you. It's better to let out your feelings rather then keeping them bottled up inside," the man said.

"Well," Makoto wasn't sure what this man was all about, but it couldn't hurt to tell him what happened. "I was talking with Daisuke-chan—"

"The prince?"

"Yes, he's my best friend."

"Ah, so you must be the infamous Princess of Jupiter," the man said, holding out his hand. "I'm Tomo Aino, Prince of Venus, pleased to make your acquaintance."

Makoto placed her gloved hand in his, but instead of shaking it Tomo brought it up to his lips and kissed the top of it. She blushed and took her hand back when he let it go, placing it behind her head. "Wow, I don't know about infamous…"

"Oh but you are," Tomo responded. "My sister talks about you a lot."

Makoto looked at him quizzically. "Your sister?"

Tomo laughed. "Yes, my sister. She told me that you two met about a year ago at princess training on the Moon Kingdom. Her name is Minako," he said, providing a memory for Makoto.

"Oh, Minako! I remember her, we got along real well," Makoto nodded her head at the memory.

"That's what she said." Tomo smirked and Makoto blushed again. "Now Makoto, tell me about why you were so mad at Sir Daisuke."

Makoto glared at the balcony floor. "Oh that," she said as she grabbed a strand of her long auburn locks and began to twirl it around her finger. "I said that I didn't want him to go to knight training because… well because he's my best friend! It made me sad so I ran out of the balcony and back into the ballroom. I expected him to come after me like any gentleman would, but instead I saw him with his parents talking with… with some GIRL," Makoto basically spat out the word girl.

Tomo laughed once more. He looked up to see Makoto glaring at him.

"What's so funny?"

Tomo looked at her as if she were a commoner who had just asked him for all of his gold. "Makoto, didn't his parents say that they were going to announce his betrothed tonight? My mother—"

"Betrothed!" she cried cutting him off. "What do you mean betrothed?

Suke-chan can't get married! He never wanted to get married! I have to stop this!" Makoto ran off of the balcony that she shared with Tomo back towards the ballroom.

Suke-chan can't get married! He promised me… we promised each other…

Quickly she stepped into the ballroom, which was still filled with people, in search of Daisuke. She found him in no time, standing with his parents who were laughing at something a young girl had said. She could tell that Daisuke was uncomfortable. After all, she was his best friend she could read him like a book! With long strides she made it there to see a close up view of the young girl and almost turned around and headed back towards the balcony with Tomo. But Daisuke had already spotted her.

"Mako-chan!" he called, beginning to walk towards her, but was stopped by his mother.

Makoto walked up to them and curtsied. "Mrs. Niwa… Mr. Niwa…" she said politely. Turning towards the girl and her family Makoto bowed again but spoke with slight hostility. "I'm honored to meet you. My name is Makoto Kino, crown princess of Jupiter."

The family was silent until the older woman nudged the younger one, who quickly curtsied. "Risa Harada, princess of Saturn. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Why don't Makoto and I show Miss Risa the gardens, mother?" Daisuke asked in a desperate attempt to get away from his parents.

"Oh Daisuke, I'm sure Miss Risa wouldn't—"

"That would be splendid!" Risa said taking Daisuke's hand and beginning to walk out, Makoto following.

The two families sighed. "Those children…" they said together.

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Risa let go of Daisuke's hand once they were out of their parent's sight and walked ahead through the quiet halls.

Daisuke looked to Makoto, who had her head turned away in anger, and sighed. She didn't do this often but was quite a pain when she did.

"Mako-chan," he said taking her hand, which she yanked back still not looking at him. "Mako-chan, please," he begged, taking her hand once more. This time she didn't pull away yet still didn't look at him.

"Look, I didn't know this was going to happen more than you did," he explained.

Makoto slowed her stride, Risa getting farther and farther ahead of them. "Daisuke," she spoke softly, though still not turning to face him. "You promised me…"

"Mako-chan, come on! I didn't know! There's nothing I can do about it. We both knew that it would someday come to be, what am I supposed to do?" Daisuke was beyond desperate. All he wanted was for his best friend to understand.

Makoto stopped and finally turned to meet his eyes. She sighed. "I know." She waited before going on. "It's just that, Daisuke, your life is moving so much faster than mine. You're already betrothed! You'll be going to knight training in not but a month! And me, Daisuke? How fast is my life?" Salty tears once more glided down her already tear stained cheeks.

Daisuke looked at his best friend with a look of compassion. "Mako-chan," he stopped walking and took both of her smaller, elegant hands in his. "Four years will go by before you know it."

"Plus you have princess training, coming up again soon," he looked at her with pleading eyes. "Please understand, Mako-chan. I will come back. I'll come back a man."

Makoto looked at the sloppy grin on his face and couldn't help but smile. Her eyes held their usual twinkle once more as she gripped his hands and stared at her feet, blushing. "Alright, Suke-chan."

Daisuke gave her a large smile at the sound of his usual nickname. "Good, then come on. My betrothed may get lost, and if mum finds her before we do…"

He didn't need to finish his sentence, Makoto understood. She gave him a quick hug and a peck on the cheek and looked ahead down the lavishly furnished halls. "Now, which way did she go?"

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Ok, yes, I noticed that my story is moving pretty sloooow. But it'll speed up later I just have to get this first part done so that you can understand happenings later on in the story. Know what I mean, know what I mean? Hahaha… (Yes I know I'm a dork)

Athena: Just go to and look up DN Angel or look in samisweet's story. And thanks a billion (haha, bet yadon't get that one much) for the review, you too, semisweet. My only two reviewers:(

Peace!

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