Chapter 11: Time Flies

Serenity knew that time flies fast. She would be able to tell you as her child was growing quickly as time flew behind her. Twenty four weeks into the pregnancy, twenty four weeks into marriage. She barely saw Endymion anymore, what with being king, running an entire planet. The earth was busy, sure she knew, but she thought she's still be able to see him. Her mother said that she didn't want Serenity to have to deal with the pressure of running the moon for the rest of her life, wouldn't pass over the crown, as much as the Council wanted her to. But that type of time, doesn't fly as quickly as she wishes.

Serenity would walk in at lunch, every day for the past four weeks and ask him if he needed any help. He always rejected her help politely and the maids would come in, deliver him his lunch and leave. Serenity spent most of her time reading…it was more common now as she needed to be well educated for the unexpected. The senshi thought of it as a miracle, her, Princess Serenity, the girl with A.D.H.D, the immature and hyper girl could be so quiet reading in the library.

Her daughter, was confirmed a girl a week ago, Endymion never even showed up after he was so busy. And by the time he would come back, she was asleep in bed and would wake up earlier and earlier each day, just to see him. She was getting desperate, the girls always tried to cheer her up, even when her daughter started kicking, and the girls were squealing over it, she wouldn't even smile.

He knew about things happening around the castle, important things, unlike her. She was tired. She wasn't eating. She was sleeping in the same bed with him, who now, for a week, hasn't showed up after he has fallen asleep on his desk, waking up the next morning, walking into their chambers, having a shower, cleaning up and going back to work. Hiroto tries to take over, but he, as the same with her, rejects him.

Now for the past two days, she hasn't come into his study, hoping her presence would help him finish quicker. But nothing but that hasn't changed. Hiroto, the guard and the girls tell him what happens with serenity, she had witnessed it first hand, but all he does is say "I'll talk to her tonight before I go to bed" and he continues. She cries herself to sleep, he doesn't even want to bother her as she sleeps, knowing how grumpy she would get if woken up early for no emergency. But they tried to convince him, that it was an emergency if he woke her up. But he sighed and shook his head before saying. "I'll try to finish early tonight" and continuing with his work.

Everyone in the palace has given up. And that's why she was leaving. Tonight. By herself. Without him. She didn't care if he didn't care…actually, the more she thought about it, the more obvious she did care about if he did or didn't care. She had already packed her bags, and stayed up way too late for her. She flung her bag over her back and walked to the door where as she went to open it, it swung open to reveal her husband.

"Usako? What are you doing up so late?" he asks her tiredly and she frowns.

"I was leaving" she says coldly as she tried to manoeuvre around him but he doesn't let her.

"Where are you going?" he asks her and she huffs.

"None of your business. You probably wouldn't even notice I was gone until I left anyway. Why try to stop me? I'm just going to leave anyway" she says angrily and his eyes raise.

"You didn't answer my question properly. And yes. It is my business" he says and she resists the urge to cry.

"Endymion. Move" she says and he doesn't move, but looks at her brokenly. "MOVE" she hisses and he drags her back into the room. "What do you think you're doing? Let me go" she hisses and he frowns. "ENDYMION" she warns with a frown and he pulls her over to the bed.

"Usako, you need to listen to me" he says and she frowns and starts to cry. "Hey…shh" he says as he pulls her to him. "Tell me what's wrong? You haven't been in my study for a while" he says and she frowns.

"You're always just…so busy and I…didn't want to…interrupt you so that…you'd finish earlier" she sobs. "I barely see you now…I had my check-up and you…you weren't even there…Aina confirmed it was a girl and… the other day she started kicking and…you weren't the first and…I'm just so lonely without you and…it feels as if we aren't important" she sobs and he frowns as he kisses her forehead. "And to make it worse…you won't let anyone help you" she sniffs and he sighs.

"What about I take a break? We go away to a distant part of the earth for a while. We could go to Italy. Or Australia. Or America. But they all speak different languages and you don't speak any" he says and she frowns.

"Non sottovalutarmi. Non significa che vengo dalla Luna, che non posso parlare lingue diverse" she says and his eyebrows raise. (Do not underestimate me. It does not mean that I am from the moon, that I cannot speak different languages.)

"Mi sorprendi sempre Usako. Che ne dici di andare a fare un picnic domani? Chiederò a Makoto di prepararci il pranzo." Endymion says and she smiles. (You always surprise me Usako. How about going on a picnic tomorrow? I'll ask Makoto to make us lunch)

"Sound like a plan. But first I need to sleep. And please. Wake me up early tomorrow if you really have to go to your study and work for the day" she says with a smile was she pulls him down onto the bed and lays down. He chuckles and lays next to her before she pulls herself up to him. "Night" she whispers and he smiles.

"Night" he says as he watches his angel fall asleep.

(A/N: The silver crystal can provide certain things. Like holograms and that shit, but its not futuristic or modern. You don't see cars everywhere in the story do we?)

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