Chapter 15: Bonding and Shock
Following Queen Serenity's death, the funeral took place, and so did the coronation. Endymion noticed that Serenity was not herself anymore. More people were looking towards her for examples, and she still had the cloud if depression hanging over her head. Endymion handled the Earth's documents while Serenity handled the documents and stuff from the moon, which was barely any.
He noticed herself building a routine. She'd get up, have a shower, get dressed, Take the six-month-old to breakfast. Skip breakfast as she would spend time with the infant outside, then make her way to the study, where she would finish documents until lunch. Then she would eat lunch and then Feed Small lady. Once she was done, she put her daughter to sleep, then dinner would arrive, she would feel Small Lady, place her in her lap while she ate and then quickly ate, before sending her off to bed. Then, by the time endymion came back, she was asleep.
So, he devised a plan. He would interrupt her daily schedule. He woke up early and completed all the needed documents for the month before going back to sleep, when he would wake up at the same time Small lady started crying. "I'll get her" Serenity says, and he pushes her back on the bed.
"No" he says as he stands up. She watches him as he brings the crying infant back to the bed. She starts to sing until Small lady calms down. She stands up and places the small child onto her hip before Endymion takes her from him. "Go have a shower" he says, and she does without complaining. He places his daughter into her corner of the room before walking into the bathroom. Serenity screams and he laughs. "It's just me" he whispers as he undresses and climbs into the shower.
"What are you doing?" she asks, and he smiles.
"I need to talk to you" he says.
"And you couldn't do this outside the shower?" her voice seems on the verge of giggles.
"No, we'd be interrupted then" he says, and she frowns, he places his hand on her cheek. "I just need to know if I've done something wrong" he says.
"You haven't done anything. I'm perfectly fine" she says.
"Then why are you acting so sad and not eating properly?" he asks, and she shakes her head.
"The doctor recommended I'd make a schedule so I'd get in a habit and I would stuff anything up and it would help me…" she whispers quietly, and he laughs cold and bitterly.
"And this schedule includes skipping breakfast, ignoring your senshi, your sisters? And your husband? I barely see you anymore. When I wake up, you're at breakfast, then by the time I'm there, you're going back. I only see you in the office and your so focused that I feel bad interrupting you". He explains and she looks down and clutches her towel tightly. "Then lunch is the only time apart from dinner I see you. But you just quickly eat and then leave. By the time I'm busy training or finishing a document, you're asleep in bed" he says. Then she starts to cry.
"I'm sorry" Serenity cries. "I just thought that if I was so serious all the time people wouldn't think I'm not fit to be queen or I'm immature, not fit to be a mother." She cries and he hugs her gently.
"Honey, no-one thinks that of you" he says. "True, your immature but you'll always put the people first, including our daughter. And I hope that Usa becomes just like you" he whispers, and she smiles.
"Really?" she whispers, and he nods.
"Of course. Get dressed" he says, and she laughs before walking into the closet with him. He's the first to finish and he walks out the room before picking up Small Lady. Not long after, Serenity walks out and takes their daughter from his arms.
"Let's go eat" she says to the six-month-old and Endymion grins as they walk down into the dining room to find everyone eating. The stop when they see Serenity and Endymion together. "I'm sorry" she says as she hands Small Lady over to Endymion. "I'm sorry I'm being so rude and selfish and…I just thought that since mama died that…everyone would think differently of me and that I was-"
"Usagi, no-one thinks that of you" Minako says and everyone nods. "You've been through so much. So much more than us and I think that you'll be the perfect queen for Earth and Silver Millennium". Minako says. Serenity smiles.
"Mama" Small lady squeals as she reaches her arms out for Serenity. Serenity gasped and both Endymion and her eyes locked… their daughter had said her first word. Serenity smiled and spun her daughter around in a circle.
"Oh my gosh Chibi-usa" she grins as Small lady laughs at her mother's antics.
"Come on you two, eat" he encourages as he slips his daughter out her arms and places her in her highchair. Serenity eats quickly before taking Small Lady off her husband so he could eat.
"Mama" Small lady laughs as Serenity plays games with the six months old, the senshi watch with a big grin on their faces. Then Endymion hears Minako say something quietly to Kunzite next to him. Endymion drops his fork and looks at them in shock.
"You're kidding" he says, and they look at him in shock.
"Oh… We didn't think you were listening". Minako says and he shakes his head.
"I wasn't, I just overheard on accident." Endymion says. "It's your information to share, not mine" Endymion says and everyone turns to Minako and Kunzite.
"I don't want to say yet" Minako says and Serenity frowns.
"Mama" Small Lady whines and Serenity picks up her daughter. Then, Small Lady pulls Serenity's hair from one of her buns.
"OW" Serenity winces and Endymion could tell it hurt by the tears threatening her eyes.
"Come on Usako, Let's go to the lake" he says, and she nods. As soon as she walks out she whines.
"She really hurt me" she whines, and he laughs. "What are you laughing at?" she snaps and he kisses her cheek gently. "Will you tell me what Minako was saying before?" she asks him, and he grins.
"Usa's going to have a small second cousin, and a very powerful one too" he says.
"MINAKO'S PREGNANT?" She screeches. And he nods. "Oh wow" she mumbles, and Endymion laughs before wrapping his arms around Serenity. She smiles. Then, he couldn't help but remember what his wife's pregnancy was like.
"You know. I thought you were bad. But u think she'll give you a run for my money" he says, and she laughs.
"I wasn't that bad" she giggles as she kisses her daughter and places her in her bed. Endymion grins.
"Please, you whined all the time about it" he says, and she blushes.
"Well, you try it sometime soon" she grumbles, and he laughs.
"Not planning on it" he says. She smiles.
A/N: Just wondering. What should I do with Like… Serenity having another kid? And if so what gender. It will be like a majority vote because I really want to see what kind of plot twist it will have because I never have a story planned. I sometimes end up diverging from the original storyline. Plus I only have a few chapters ahead at a time.
Anyway, I thought this would be a cute way to show that Small Lady is growing up. And some Endymion / Serenity bonding.