Chapter 16: Distanced.
"I Hate being away from you" Serenity whispers towards the holographic image of her husband. He sighs and smiles.
"If I could take your hand and hold it, I would right now within a heartbeat" Endymion replies to her. The voice and mouth movement out of timing by a little and she sighed heavily.
"How's Chibi-Usa?" she asks him, and he smiles.
"A little ball of trouble, she's gotten better at crawling for a Ten-month, almost Eleven-month-old" he says with a smirk. Serenity could hear the babble in the background and smiled. Endymion understood the hint and turned around in his seat. "Come here Usa, come talk to Mommy" he says and the fast thumps from the ground followed before Serenity saw her in his arms.
"He-o, Mama" Small Lady says in a high-pitched voice as her arms fall forwards to hug her mother. Serenity could imagine the shock in her face when she realised what was happening. "Mama's hiwhdi" Small Lady says in her gibberish and Serenity smiles.
"I'm here Chibi-Usa. Just not there" She says and Endymion frowns. Confused.
"How-?"
"Trust me Mamo, I've had to look after her for months. You'll get used to it." Serenity says with a smirk and he laughs. "I have to go; the council wants me again" she says. "I just don't understand why this is taking so long?" she shakes her head and Endymion frowns. "They're organising the outer senshi to come and meet me and for me to meet Pluto" She says. Endymion frowned deeply; he had never heard of these senshi, so he was concerned for her. "They live on the outer side of the solar system to protect anyone from the outside from endangering Silver Millennium and it's heir" Serenity Explains. Endymion sighs loudly before hearing a knock from her door. "I should go" she says and he nods.
"Love you" Endymion says and she smiles. "I'll be there In a few days" he says, and she nods.
"Ok" she says before standing up. "I love you" then she shuts her screen off before leaving towards command.
*Several Hours Later*
"Queen Serenity" Uranus says. "Prince Yaten of the stars is here to see you. We've assessed any danger and has concluded that he is no harm to you" they continue, and she nods.
"Let him in". Serenity says in a bored voice. He walks in and Serenity turns around. "Yaten. It's nice to see you. Different from seeing you brother for a change" she says. "How can I help you? Here to kidnap me for your brother or something stupid?" she asks, and he laughs.
"Let's just say between you and me Serenity, we both know how against I am to Seiya's motives." He laughs. But then. He's all serious. "I'm here to warn you. He's not going to kidnap you…yet. His intentions are to kill your husband and daughter before forcing him to mate with you" he says. "if that is really needed to be forced, since you aren't mated yet" he says. She was letting Endymion know, and he was organising everything needed.
"My husband knows well and has set everything up for their safety" she says, and he looks around the room; she guesses looking for hidden cameras and she just laughs. "I've mated with my husband. We're soulmates, and nothing, even your brother could even change that" she smiles, and he sighs. She noticed he looked relieved. "Thank you for coming out today, it must've taken a lot of courage for you to do this" she says and he sighs.
"Well, I just hope you can get rid of him. Taiki and his mate have moved away so there is only two of us heirs. So, I just hope it isn't him" Yaten says and she laughs.
"Well, if he wants power, he'll do anything to take it" Serenity says with a sigh. "Endymion's on his way with my daughter. You should go" Serenity says and Yaten nods solemnly. "Yaten, you'll make a really good king" She says, and he nods. Then, Uranus and Serenity escort him to the teleportation room. As soon as the doors open. Endymion and Small Lady appear and she gasps.
"Hey Usako" Endymion smirks and she screeches.
"MAMO!" She runs towards him before throwing her arms around him. He laughs as she buries her face in his chest. "I missed you so much" she mumbles and Endymion smiles.
"So did I" he whispers before he kisses her gently. Yaten resisted to laugh. He had never seen this side of the queen. She was kind, and formal but he had never seen this side of her; the bubbly and energetic side…and the side of her where she showed she was in love.
"I guess I should be going" Yaten announces and Serenity nods. "I hope everything works out for you two, you two deserve so much" Yates says before he steps into the teleporter. Then with a flash, he's gone. Serenity smiles as she scoops Small Lady off of her husband's hip.
"Mama" she squeals, and Serenity smiles and she kisses her daughter's face, making her laugh. "No" she squeals, and Serenity laughs with the infant. The senshi start to appear and Minako hugs serenity carefully, avoiding her stomach.
"Woah, you weren't this big a month ago" she eyes her, and she laughs.
"I hate it. But it's twins" she says, and serenity gasps and looks at Endymion. He looks at Serenity shocked. "Aina says it's two because I married another heir to a throne. But the lower throne on earth." Minako explains and Serenity sighs. She trusted her mother and her belief's.
"Congratulations" Serenity says.
"Usagi…you never know…" Minako says.
"Endymion, can you take Chibi-Usa to bed?" she asks him, and he nods. Once the door closes, she starts to cry. "I hate it. I want Chibi-usa to have a sister but I can't" Serenity sobs and Makoto frowns as she walks up to Serenity and hugs her.
"Wait so you and Endymion have tried?" Minako asks and Serenity shakes her head. "He refuses" she shakes her head.
"We haven't even talked about it…" Serenity whispers. "But I can't. He won't let me if he knew." Serenity asks. Then she reached out to Endymion to find him still at the door. He realises and leaves. He keeps trying to reach her, but she blocks him. "If it didn't require a sacrifice then I would. But I still will I just want to have as much time with Chibi-Usa before I want to make that change".
"Usagi!" Rei says angrily. "You can't think that" she yells and Serenity flinches.
"It's my choice. If I want it then I'm ready and no-one can change that" they start to argue. "Please don't tell Mamo… He'll be so upset with me if he finds out" she whispers and they nod.