Disclaimer: I do NOT own Sailor Moon, it's characters, or the Moon Kingdom, except for Amber, Amberlee, Cloe, and a surprise character coming up!
Years later, a few months before her 14th birthday, she was helping Queen Serenity prepare for the Silver Millennium ball.
"Can you take these ornaments to the ballroom, please?" Queen Serenity was asking now almost 14-year old Amber, handing her a box.
"Ok!" Amber ran as fast as she could without tripping or dropping the ornaments, and when she got there, gave the box to one of the women who was helping decorating the ballroom.
"Thank you, you're such a helper," the woman said to her.
"Your welcome!" Amber ran back to Queen Serenity. "Is there anything else I can do to help?" she asked.
Queen Serenity smiled. "Are you sure you aren't tired? You've been running around all day helping."
Amber shook her head. "Nope, I like helping, especially for something really special like the Silver Millennium ball."
"Alright then, go see if Serena is ready yet, and help her if she needs it."
Amber ran upstairs to Serena's room and knocked. "Serena, may I come in? It's me, Amber."
"Yes, you may," Serena replied through the door. Amber opened the door, walked in, and shut it quietly behind her.
"Serenity wants to know if you're ready yet," Amber said.
"No, not yet, I can't find my bracelet. Could you help me find it?"
"Ok, sure!" Amber started looking on the floor, while Serena looked on her bed and vanity. "I found it!" Amber replied, getting her head and arm out from underneath the bed. Serena's gold beaded bracelet (you know, the one Serena is wearing while she's dancing with Prince Darien) was in her hand.
"Thanks, Amber. I wonder how it got under the bed?" Serena took the bracelet from Amber and put it on. "Now I'm ready."
"Do you think this dress will work for the dance?" Amber asked. "I'm not going to dance, but I am coming anyways."
Serena looked over her dress. It was exactly like the dress she wore when she first came to the Moon Kingdom. "I think it will work, as long as you have some jewelry to go with it. Or how about you wear that new dress you got?"
"Ok! I'll go see if anyone else needs help." Amber rushed out of the room. She ran to where Queen Serenity was. "Is there anything else I can do to help?"
"No, not right now, but you'd better get ready," Queen Serenity replied.
"Ok!" Amber walked back up to her room, where Amberlee was admiring herself in front of the mirror. She had on a white dress that looked exactly like Amber's, and Amberlee had a silver dolphin necklace with a pink sphere on, which was Amber's bracelet, but she had given it to Amberlee. Cloe was on the bed, asleep, wearing the same clothes as Amberlee, only she didn't have a necklace. Amber smiled. Cloe is so cute, she thought.
"Hi Amber," Amberlee replied as Amber walked in.
"Hey, Amberlee," Amber responded, walking to the closet and pulling out a silver dolphin necklace like Amberlee's out of her jewelry box. She sighed, wishing that her mother was still alive. Queen Serenity was kind, and it was fun having Serena as an older sister-like figure, but she still wished for her real mother. Queen Serenity had given Amber the necklace and bracelet set the day she turned 13, saying that Amber's mother, Andrea, had once owned them and had given them to Serenity when she became queen. "Your mother would have wanted you to have them," Queen Serenity had said.
"Thank you very much. They mean a lot to me," Amber then replied, and she meant it. Having something from her mother was a little bit like having her mother with her. Amber had given Amberlee the bracelet to wear as a necklace, because she felt that it somehow… strengthened their friendship. Amber couldn't explain it.
Amberlee looked over and noticed her staring at the necklace. "You still miss her?" she asked gently.
Amber nodded. "I don't remember much of what the palace looked like, or many of my friends from that time, but I still remember my mother's bright red hair and gentle blue eyes. I also remember a little bit about my father, with his blonde hair, vibrant blue eyes, and his laughter. I wish they could be here."
Amberlee nodded, looking out the window. "I also remember that. Andrea was the first person I saw when she put that spell on me. I could tell she was a kind, loving person, just like you." Amber smiled, and put on the locket. She then found a silver sash that she tied around her waist with the knot on her right hip. Amberlee also found her matching sash and tied it in the same fashion. "I guess you'll never grow out of the dressing-alike thing, hey Amber?"
"Yea," Amber replied, smiling. "I might not do it as much when I get older, but I will every now and then. What time is it, anyways?"
Amberlee looked out the window to see the sundial below. "I can't really tell from here, but people are already arriving."
"Oh my heck! Serenity said I'm supposed to help greet guests. Are you coming too?"
"Sure, if Queen Serenity will let me help," Amberlee replied. Amber and Amberlee ran down to where Queen Serenity was, slowing to a walk in the ballroom, where it was starting to get crowded.
The two of them walked to Queen Serenity, who was talking to the queen of Jupiter. Amber could tell because of her brown hair and green dress. The rulers of each of the planets wore their different colors during important meetings or celebrations, like the Silver Millennium ball. The queen of Jupiter noticed Amber and Amberlee. "Why hello, Amber," she said to Amber. Queen Serenity then noticed Amber standing by her.
"Hello," Amber answered politely, then turned to Queen Serenity. "I'm sorry about not being down here earlier," she apologized.
"That's alright. Amber, this is Queen Jenna of Jupiter. Jenna, this is Amber, daughter of Andrea," Serenity introduced. "And this is Amberlee, Amber's guardian."
"Hello," Amberlee said, making a slight curtsy.
"I still remember when Amber first came here, and it's a pleasure to finally meet you," Queen Jenna replied.
"Is Lita here?" Amber asked.
"Yes, probably talking to Mina or one of the others."
"Thank you," Amber replied, making a curtsy, and walking away to find Lita. Queen Serenity and Queen Jenna resumed talking. Amber found Lita talking to Amy and Mina. She walked over to them.
"Hi Amber!" Lita replied. Amy and Mina stopped talking.
"Hello, Amber. How are you?" Amy asked.
"I'm fine. How about you guys?" Amber asked.
"Great! Say, are you going to dance with someone?" Mina asked.
"Nice try, Mina, but I think I'm too young for that kind of stuff. Besides, even if there are guys my age here, I wouldn't know any of them," Amber replied, embarrassed.
"Hey, Prince Darien's here. Where's Serena?" Lita questioned.
"I'll go get her," Amber replied, rushing up the stairs. She found Serena staring out the window in her bedroom. "Uh, Serena, Prince Darien's here. Just thought you'd like to know."
Serena turned to look at her. "Thanks. I'll be down in a minute."
"Ok!" Amber turned and walked down to the ballroom. When she got there, Mina was dancing with a guy on the dance floor, and Amy and Lita were talking where she had left them. "Who's Mina dancing with?"
"I don't know. He just came up to Mina and asked her to dance," Amy replied.
"Ah, romance. It starts in many ways," Amber said dreamily, hands clasped together.
"You can say that again," Lita replied. By then, Princess Serena was there. Prince Darien asked her to dance as soon as she got there.
"Those two are the perfect couple. You can tell how much Prince Darien cares for Princess Serena, and vice versa," Lita said sadly.
"Hey, don't worry, Lita, you'll find the perfect guy someday. I haven't got a boyfriend, either," Amy said to Lita.
"That's true." Lita stared off into space for a while, then turned back to Amy and Amber. "Where's Amberlee, anyways?"
"Oh, she's talking to Luna and Artimes, as usual," Amber replied. They usually spent time together, like Amber and the Inner Princesses did, because they were all guardians, the way Amber and the others were all princesses. Amber smiled in Amberlee's direction, glad that Amberlee had friends, too. Amber and the other princesses talked about lots of different things for a while (no one bothered to keep track of time), then they noticed that Serena and Darien weren't there. "Where did they go?" Amber asked.
"Oh, they're probably somewhere talking, but we probably shouldn't disturb them," Lita replied. "True love doesn't happen every day to the same people."
"Yea, that's true," Amber replied.
By them Raye had arrived and came over to where they were. "Sorry I'm late, guys, but we had some last minute things to do before we could leave," Raye
apologized.
"That's okay," Lita replied. "Serena didn't get down here herself until a few minutes ago, and she's been with Prince Darien the whole time."
"Really? Wow, Serena likes him more than she would admit to me."
"She doesn't just like him, she loves him," Amber said, "And he loves her back." Amber clasped her hands together and sighed. "True love is so beautiful."
"Then why don't you have a boyfriend?" Raye asked.
Amber separated her hands and scowled at Raye. "Hey, I'm only 13. I'm too young for stuff like that. I'm waiting until I'm 16. Even Queen Serenity says I'm too young."
"Uh-huh, sure," Raye retorted. Amber noticed a boy with brown hair about her age walking up to them. He held out his hand to her, and the others stopped talking, turning their attention to the two.
"Would you care to dance?" he asked.
Amber remembered him from somewhere, she just…didn't remember when or where, but she decided to figure that out later. "Of course," she answered politely. He took her hand and gently led her into the dance floor. She danced, avoiding eye contact with him. If only I remembered who he is, if I've met him before, she thought.
"You're abnormally shy, which is not the Amber I remember," the boy said, catching Amber's eye.
"Have we…met before?" Amber asked, unsure of how he knew her name.
"Don't you remember when we were younger, how we used to play together almost all the time? You usually have a better memory then that."
Amber's memory flicked on, and she suddenly remembered his name. "Marco? That's your name, right?"
Marco smiled. "Now that's more of the Amber I remember."
Amber smiled back, and they stopped dancing, given that the song was over. "Hey, it's been like 7 or 8 years since I've seen you last. Is it alright if I introduce you to my friends?"
"Sure, why not?" Amber led Marco to where Mina, Amy, Raye, and Lita were.
"Guys, this is my friend Marco. We've been friends since we were very young." Each of the princesses introduced themselves to him. Amberlee joined them.
"Hey, I remember you. You're Amberlee, right?" Marco asked.
"Yep, that's me," Amberlee replied.
All of a sudden the ground shook, and Amber almost fell over. Marco caught her.
"Are you alright?" Marco asked, helping Amber to her feet.
"Yea, I'm fine. Where's Amberlee?" Amber asked.
"Right here," Amberlee replied, laying on the floor. Amber walked over and set her back on her feet.
"The Negaverse is starting an attack!"
MU: Yea for cliffies! Updates coming soon!