Mamoru inwardly moaned "This is going to suck," not only did he have to act all nice to the brat Moon Princess, but Beryl was coming and she was never going to leave him alone! "Stupid girls and their estrogen!"
If there was one good thing about going to the moon it was that any where he was he could look out and see his beautiful Earth. He didn't need his father's constant (and tedious) lecturing to know how important it was for the Earth to be allied with the Moon. If only he could just skip all of the formalities! Eating proper, speaking proper, laughing proper, dancing proper, even breathing proper! And it didn't help that his father was hoping he'd fall in love with some 'nice young girl' in the near future.
The clocks chimed. "Time to go," he thought, pulling on his red and black cape. The door of his room opened. "Kunzite." The silver haired general stepped through the door.
"Yes majesty," he bowed his head slightly. Mamoru turned.
"Don't bow to me. And don't call me 'majesty' either." Kunzite smiled.
"Remember what your father said: We must keep up every traditional formality to ensure alliance with the Moon Kingdom. We wouldn't want to ruin his plans of controlling every kingdom in the Solar System, would we?"
"Don't make fun of him, you know that while it might be hard to tell, he really does just want peace." Kunzite moved to the prince, adjusting his cape.
"I must admit, I'm a little more excited about meeting this Moon Princess, she sounds like a real winner." Mamoru smiled, pushing Kunzite away.
"Let's hurry and leave so we can get this stupid trip over with." He looked out his window at the far away Moon. "At least the view will be nice," he thought to himself.
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"Crap!" Usagi hurriedly bent down to pick up the broken bottle she had knocked over. She looked back up into the mirror at her fogged reflection. A young girl of sixteen stared back at her, dripping wet with a white towel wrapped around her body. She had just finished putting her hair up into the traditional double bun pony-tail. The royal family of Earth had arrived twenty minutes ago and she still hadn't finished getting dressed!
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"Prince Endymion-sama! Where are you?" The shrill voice echoed through the hall.
"Please don't find me. Please don't find me." Mamoru crouched in the darkness of a deserted hall. Lady Beryl had somehow (how did she get there before him) arrived at the Moon Kingdom hours in advance of him, and he narrowly escaped the trap she had set for him.
"Prince Endymion! I just want to be with you! Really Endymion, is this any way to treat your future fiancé?" Mamoru shuddered. Her footsteps began to get louder as she approached his hiding place.
"Great Kunzite, you're there to protect me while I shower, but where are you when I really need you?"
"PRINCE ENDYMION!"
"God, I've got to find a better hiding place." Mamoru looked around the corner and pulled his head back just as Beryl turned the corner. Now in a real panic, he got up and started to run towards the other end of the hall. Her footsteps were ringing in his head, getting closer and closer. Seeing a door on his left, he opened it and stepped inside, closing and locking the door in one great swoop. He let out a sigh.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Mamoru turned.
"Crap." Usagi was standing behind her bead, covering herself with her sheets (having left her towel in the bathroom) and was looking very flustered.
"Who the hell are you!" Usagi screamed. Mamoru blushed profusely.
"I'm so- sorry… I didn't…. realize… you … dressed… no clothes… sorry." He tried to cover his eyes with his hand.
"Well?" Usagi was tapping her foot.
"Hmm?" Mamoru peered through his fingers.
"Are you going to just stand there watching me get dressed, or are you going to GET OUT!"
"Well, uh…"
"GET OUT YOU PERVERT!" She threw a book at him. Then another. Then another.
"Ouch! I'm going!" he fumbled with the door, but the lock was stuck.
"GET OUT!"
"I CAN'T! It's stuck!" He held up his hand as another projectile weapon came his way. Usagi paused.
"Use the other door," she said, trying to regain her composure.
"Yes… of course…um…" Mamoru slowly began towards the other door.
"Um what?" Usagi was very irritated.
"It's just… your sheets… they're kinda… well, um… see through." Usagi blinked.
"GET OUT YOU PERVERT!" Mamoru ran through the other door as another book came flying his way.