Chapter 8: 'Accident'
"How far along are you?" Endymion asks her as she comes out of the room with a big smile plastered on her face.
"Aina says that I'm fourteen weeks along" Serenity says with a smile and Endymion grins before planting a kiss on her lips. She smiles and wraps her arms around his waist and he copies her. "They say it looks like a girl, but they can't be sure until I'm around eighteen weeks to twenty four. But I feel as if they're right." Serenity announces and Endymion grins
"Mm, want to bet? You seem pretty confident" Endymion comments with a smirk and Serenity laughs.
"Maybe I do. Don't you trust me?" she asks him with a grin and he chuckles and shakes his head.
"Of course I trust you, but if the guard and girls start betting, don't be surprised" he says and she laughs. "Come on, we have dinner with father" Endymion says grumpily and she frowns. Ever since the meeting with Beryl, Endymion hasn't left her side. As much as she, he was also suspicious of her. Trying to marry her way into the castle, then she took up a hospital assistant in the hospital, and was invited to many evening dinners, per Endymion's father's request.
Endymion walks in and looks around to see two remaining seats next to his father and beryl. Right next to each other. Serenity takes up the seat next to Beryl, While Endymion takes up the seat next to his father with a grumble.
"How was the check-up?" Hiroto asks Serenity and she grins.
"It was good. Aina says it might be a girl" Serenity says with a grin as she starts to cut her food. Hiroto nods with a smile and starts to eat. "She's healthy too" Serenity says and Endymion grins.
"That's good news, the heir is healthy and well" Hiroto says and Serenity watches as Endymion glares at Hiroto until he speaks up again. "Are you feeling any better Usagi?" Hiroto asks and she smiles.
"Yes…. Much better since I'm further along now" Serenity says as she continues to eat. "Mamo, are the girls and guard having a tournament tomorrow for their training?" Serenity asks Endymion and he nods before grinning.
"I'll kick Kunzite's ass" Minako says with a grin and Kunzite laughs.
"We'll see about that. Plus I think it's your ass that needs kicking" Kunzite says with a mischievous smirk and Minako continues to eat with a laugh.
"Kunzite, Minako…Language" Ami hisses as she eyes Serenity carefully. Serenity chuckles and shakes her head.
"Don't worry so much Ami, I'm older now, I can do and say what I please" Serenity says and Ami goes to speak again but Serenity cuts her off. "I'm not a fucking child Ami" Serenity says with a laugh and a smile. Ami laughs and smiles.
"Sorry, can't keep it in sometimes." Ami mumbles and Serenity smiles. "Sakura sent a letter for you Usagi. It arrived before dinner. I read through it, it's about coming back to the moon for a while. At least two months there anyway. Here" Ami slides a letter over to Serenity on the table. "It is. If you want to read it." Ami says and Serenity opens it.
Dear Serenity,
I miss you dearly along with the senshi on the moon and I hope you're finding some peace before your coronation in about eight months. I hope by the end of the month, you'll be able to come down for at least a month or two on the moon, prove to the citizens that it's not jisy for the alliance. I'll be pleased to hear the tales you and Endymion have been getting at while you've been away.
Love, Mother
A tear falls down Serenity's cheek when she realises how much she misses her mother and the moon, along with the people that worked there. She frowns and feels a warm hand brush her tears away. "Usako?" Endymion asks her and she frowns. "What's wrong?" he asks and she frowns.
"I just didn't realise how much I miss my Mother and everyone on the moon" she says and Endymion frowns. "We should go back, at least for a month. Plus we'll see her before you're coronation anyway in a month and a half time." Serenity says and he nods before pulling her into his chest where she cries.
"We'll go in two to three days, Ami could you write back to Usako's Mother saying that we will be leaving in two to three days" Endymion says and Ami nods as everyone leaves to go to their quarters. Endymion leads Serenity where, once they're dressed, they lie on the bed.
"Mamo" Serenity whispers as she hears his breathing even calmly and his arms wrap around her. "Mamo?" she asks him and he takes a breath in.
"Shh" He says and she's quiet. "I can feel her" he says as his hands lay on her stomach. She guesses that he's using his gift to feel for their daughter and she smiles.
"So you think it's a girl?" she asks him and he laughs with a nod.
"I hope so. Pure and kind hearted just like you" he mumbles with a sigh. "I love you" he whispers and she smiles and lets the darkness consume her.
"I love you too" she whispers as she falls asleep.
-Morning-
Serenity, as per usual woke up later than her husband, as he had other duties to attend. She sighs and moves to the other side of the bed where, not to her surprise, finds It empty. She sits up and looks around the room where she sees numerous bags and a shadow. "Mamo?" She says and she sees the shadow move. "I thought you would be with Hiroto" she says and then she walks towards the wardrobe where she decides between a pale blue and white dress or the pale pink and white dress. "Blue or pink?" she mums to herself before she hears footsteps.
"Serenity, you realise that I never wanted to be friends with you" A female voice says from behind her and she freezes. "Everything was perfect before you were in the picture. I was going to marry him instead, but you showed up and ruined everything" Beryl says and she frowns and turns around while throwing on the pale pink and white dress. "Now you and him have produced a lunarian spawn and I find that unacceptable. I'm supposed to be with him" Beryl says while fiddling with a sharp knife. Serenity freezes, and realises what she's here for once again.
"You're going to kill me" Serenity hisses and Beryl grins as she raises the knife. "Mamo will kill you if you do. He's never loved you in return, and what you call love isn't even love. Real love is like mine and his" she says as Beryl grins.
"Bye" Beryl says with a grin and lowers the knife. Suddenly the door bursts open and Endymion charges in with the guard, while Beryl still attempts to kill her. Serenity moves out of shock and the knife pierces her arm, cutting open the skin there. Endymion and Kunzite push Beryl to the ground and Nephrite takes the knife out her hands. Once they have Beryl under control, the court rolls in with her senshi, Aina and Hiroto.
"It was an accident" Beryl screams as they take her away to the dungeons.
"Oh my… what happened here?" Hiroto says as Aina walks up to Serenity and places her hands on the open wound, where seconds later it is healed.
"Beryl Father. Beryl tried to murder Usako. She's attempted for the second time" Endymion speaks and Serenity sobs. "Usako?" he asks her and she attempts to control her emotions.
"Usagi?" Minako asks as all the girls' crowd around her and she sobs. "Oh Usagi, we're so sorry" Minako says and she cries into Endymion chest softly.
"She…" Serenity sobs. "She was my friend…I trusted her and she attempted to kill me." Serenity sobs and Endymion frowns.
"I told you nothing good ever comes of her" he reminds her and she frowns.
"I know. And I'm sorry for her" Serenity says and he frowns. "Everyone has some sort of good in their soul" Serenity says as everyone follows her as she walks to the bed.
"Father, Beryl must have some sort of punishment" Endymion insists and Serenity frowns, but didn't speak up her thoughts.
"I didn't know she was capable of this" Hiroto says. "A public hanging tomorrow at noon" Hiroto says as he walks away once Endymion nods.
"A…A hanging?" Serenity asks him "Publically" she whispers and Endymion frowns.
"It must be done Usako. For you and our daughter" Endymion says and she nods before falling asleep. She had a plan.