A/N - Thank you to the reviewers that reviewed. It is much appreciated! I haven't watched Sailor Moon Crystal but I have the manga books. So I know kind of what happens as I believe Crystal follows them instead of straying like the English Dub version of the 90's

Here is chapter 4 a little longer this time.

I write to music and usually it is on repeat. Ruelle and Fleurie and usually Epic soundtracks for movies and such.

Enjoy!

Chapter 4 - Her

A Different Home

I must have fallen asleep shortly after that as I woke when the carriage stopped. Like me Ami and the others had fallen asleep as well and woke with a start. We must keep different time on the moon than on Earth. I sat up and tucked my satchel back under my cloak. General Kunzite opened the door and we all exited the carriage. It was dusk and tents where being drawn.

"General where are we? " I asked.

"We must go for a few more days before we reach the Earth's middle country. Come rest by the fire and eat. We will prepare the tents for you. We will rendezvous with the others in a small town not far from here."

"Others?"

"Prince Endymion and General Jadeite have scouted the route we will be taking. I am Prince Endymion's General Knight. As is Jadeite, Zoisite and Nephrite. We cover the 4 areas of Earth. The palace is directly in the middle which is where we are headed."

"General Kunzite how long is it to the palace?

"A week at least. If the roads are not clear then we may have to detour. Please don't wander your majesty. You don't know the area and there is some unrest on Earth. The Earth Kingdoms are not keen on the Moon kingdom at this time."

"Why does Earth not agree with the Moon Kingdom General?"

"They believe the Earth Wars could have been handled only by Earth. When the Moon stepped in to help the people here thought it unfair that we were not given a chance to resolve it on our own. I however was glad for the help. Not everyone feels that way still. They believe that the crystals from the moon will give them the power to be and do anything including taking over the royal family. This is why we must travel with out being noticed."

"If it is this bad why did the King send for me knowing of this unrest?"

"He believes that if the Earth sees that the two kingdoms unite that the unrest will stop and be at peace. It will prove to the people that we can be one."

"Thank you General for the information." I may only be 18 but I was brought up solely by my diplomatic mother. She taught me to be to ask questions and be diplomatic.

I stayed to myself with my cloak hood up. I ate some and excused myself and entered the tent early as my court and friends guarded the door. It had been a short day but yet it was the longest in a long time. I removed the hooded cloak from my head as my silver hair shone in the moon light. It was like I was glowing. I never noticed it when I was on the moon because there I was not looking at the moon I absorbed it while I was there.

"Princess you are glowing. It is like you are drawing the moonlight."

"Rei I am a daughter of the moon. I will always draw the moonlight when it is visible."

"We will stand watch. The General said there is unrest here. I can feel it. They know we are here from the moon. Something feels off."

I curled up not wanting to change. I fell asleep dreaming of the moon. Dreaming of a time before I could remember coherently. I was young it was before my papa died in the Earth war. The fighting had subsided enough for a gathering to recoup and plan the next stages. It was a party and I saw another young boy with jet black hair following another boy with bluish silver hair similar to my own. I watched them run circles around each other in the garden as the older one dangled something over the other's head. The younger one jumped high and fell hurting his hand. I had felt bad for the small boy that much I could feel. I did not remember this time. I must have pushed it away when my papa died.

I woke with a start. Ami was packing up the satchel she had and left and returned without a word. Rei and Lita where coming back in with smiles. They brought a plate of food and I sat up to eat.

"Princess you must eat something. You need to keep your strength up while we travel."

I smiled and ate some as I listened to them talk. They were talking about the other Generals and the area that we had stopped in. Lita whose family is from Jupiter wore green and gold all the time had mentioned how green and beautiful it was here. Rei was playing with the fire she could draw from her fingers. Mars and Mars families could draw fire if they were trained in the art of Fire reading. As I put the plate down I heard a commotion outside and as my guardians, they exited first to scout it out. One of the other tents had just come down and it also brought the arrival of Prince Endymion and his other General. I exited the tent without my cloak and locked eyes with the Prince. Dark eyes, a scowl, jet black hair and what looked like a jittery horse. Very similar to the young boy in my dream.

I must have made an audible gasp sound as I covered my mouth quickly. He smirked at my reaction. I could feel the arrogance radiating from him as I turned back into the tent and placed my cloak over my travel clothes. I returned outside and quickly walked past the Prince who was still on horseback and entered my carriage. I knew he was watching me while he was talking with his Generals. I pulled the curtain back just a little to watch him as he was boasting about something. I could hear him talk but not what he was saying. This was going to be a long trip if it was going to be like this everyday. There was something about him through that arrogance that intrigued me.

The tent was taken down and the carriage started to move shortly after wards. I closed the curtains but left enough for me to see the beautiful country side that Lita was talking about. It was so green and lush here. Not like the moon. We had gardens but the air was different. Time was different here. The moon was more silvery and white. The buildings were grand and the grass little. The palace was huge compared to other buildings on the moon but the forest here was much bigger.

I must have fallen asleep again because I was having the same dream again only it was a little bit later in the evening. The boys playing in the garden while our parents inside had a party. Only this time the dream continued the little boy with the jet black hair had picked one of mother's roses and he had presented it to me while I sat on the bench. A red rose. I had opened my mouth to talk but as soon as he gave it to me he left immediately and disappeared as his father had called out to him.

I woke again with a start. My hair glowing as it had the night before. We had stopped again as I tried to hide my hair inside the cloak. I remembered what the General had said about the unrest here. I was noticeable. I looked like I was from the moon. The carriage door opened and the Prince stood outside requesting that we exit for a rest break. He was irritated by something. I could tell that much. I didn't think he liked having us as charges. Something had hurt him and it was showing through.

I was hesitant to leave the carriage but he was waiting. My friends exited first and waited just outside the door. I came to the door as the Prince was waiting but instead of giving me a hand to help me down the step he took me by the waist and put me down on the ground. He smirked again with the irritation peeking through.

"Lunch will be soon. Don't wander Princess."

I glared at him as I was about to cry out to put me down. He did put me down beside the carriage but his arm lingered just a little longer before he walked away towards General Kunzite. I hadn't realized that my cloak had fallen open and my hair had spilled out. The two crystals I had on me where glowing. I quickly covered back up and stood off to the side while the food was prepared. I watched the Prince as he mounted his horse and rode on ahead in the road. He only turned once and caught me starring at him in the process. He smirked again and mouthed "Princess" at me and took off.

"Prince Endymion is quite arrogant isn't he?" I said out loud not meaning to.

"Princess Serenity?" Ami said

"Oh did that come out." I blushed at my friends who where now starting at me. I was not one to be petty but he was arrogant. Even if he was irritated.

"I don't know what to think of him. I don't know if we can trust him." Rei said. "He is very hard to read."

"He must be okay his General's follow him." Lita quipped. "Besides one of them is really nice. I was talking with him this morning. General Nephrite. He is from Upper Earth on the coast. His family has a home there."

"I think the Prince is arrogant." I said quietly this time. "I hope his brother is not like that if I am to marry him in a week or so."

An hour had passed and lunch was over. It was so green and lush here. Not like the moon. I could tell that Rei was trying to read the area and the some of the people around her and she was having difficulty. I entered the carriage again only to get blown into it by the Prince returning as he was galloping by. I stood my ground and huffed. I turned around and he was nowhere to be seen. I sat down by the window and peered out as we left. Once we started to move again and I drew the curtain closed against prying eyes of the traveling party.

It had felt like we had been traveling for weeks when it was only a day before we stopped again. This time I exited the carriage first without assistance and waited as the food was prepared. The tents were put up and dinner was served. I chatted with my friends about home and how much I had wished we were still on the Moon. I missed my mother and glazing at the other planets. I could not do that here. I could see the moon and the stars at night and the sun during the day. We were told again not to wander but I was curious. I wanted to see where we were. I stayed within the camp but I went to visit the horses. They were beautiful creatures with long hair like my own. I walked up to the temporary enclosure and felt the nose of the first one that came to me.

"You are beautiful. I am sure you must gallop like you are free when you are not restrained." I watched the horse's eyes as they almost nodded in agreement.

"He gallops beautifully."

I gasped and spun around to find the Prince standing there leaning against a tree. He was holding an apple which he gave to the horse that I was talking to.

"Have you ridden a horse before Princess?"

"Yes once. We don't have horses on the Moon. I was on Venus as a child when I rode one." I said quietly. I was not going to be rude.

"That is my horse. He is a stallion. Harder to handle if you don't know how to ride."

"I was not going to try to ride him." I huffed. "I just think they are wonderful animals." I paused and turned to go. "I'm sorry I bothered him."

"You don't have to leave on my account. I just don't want you wandering off. You are betrothed to my brother. I don't need him knowing that I lost you in the Woods. He will hold me accountable"

"I was not wandering. I was curious." I stopped and turned to face him before leaving him standing there. I was not paying attention and before I realized it I was in the forest. I couldn't hear the people we were with and I had no idea which way to go. I pulled my hood down to look around and again my hair started to glow in the moon light. I ran forward only to trip and fall and be caught by someone. They had me by the waist a grip I had felt before. A grip that had lingered just a little too long earlier. I turned and the Prince was face to face with mine. His dark eyes glittered in the darkness and his face was soft not the arrogant smirk I was used to seeing when he was in close proximity to me. He loosened his grip on my waist as I got my footing. Again his arms lingering just a little longer this time.

"Be careful Princess. You are going the wrong way. Camp is that way." He pointed us in the right direction and started to walk. "Are you coming? Like I said I don't want you lost in the woods."

I followed him and without saying a word headed for my tent. I stopped and turned back to see him watching me but not with a smirk but with eyes just as curious as mine was. He had softened just enough to let me see him through the arrogance he was portraying.

In the morning camp had left early and the Prince was back to his arrogant self. I had the same dream again which was starting to worry me. I didn't know what it meant. Who was the little boy and why was he in my dreams. It was getting to the point that it was haunting me every time I slept. Yet I wanted to see the boy again find out more of him.

We had made smaller stops through out this day. The trees didn't change. It was the same gravel road. It was just the speed that we were going that had changed. I could hear the General's men talking as they rode beside us. They were worried about a war breaking out before we reached the palace. Rei was frustrated. She didn't know enough of this planet to read the people around her.

When we stopped again in the evening I decided I was not going to wander but only visit the horses again. They were such beautiful creatures. When I arrived the Prince was there talking to his horse.

"She has no idea what it is like here. She is my brother's yet I have this urge to protect her. She will see what it is like with him. It is like he is from another planet. Father has control but not for long. He will take over Father I can see it. Not without the crystal my brother needs the Crystal before he can fully take over. Father entrusted me to find it. How am I going to find it when everyone on Earth can not be trusted? I can feel the War is coming again. There are uprisings in the towns. Can I trust you to keep my secret my noble steed? Helios"

He had turned to go and I slipped behind a tree so he would not see me. Once I had turned back to the enclosure he was gone. I went to the horses and just watched them. I hadn't realized but Endymion had done the same thing as I had. He had slipped behind a tree and was watching me. I saw just a bit of his cloak behind the tree out of the corner of my eye. I gave them all a pat and headed back to the camp. I ate a little supper and entered my tent.

I changed and returned to the makeshift cot that I had slept in for the last few days when we stopped for camp. I slept as my court kept watch. I entered sleep with the same dream. The two little boys playing and myself on the bench. The rose was given to me and the boy disappeared. I heard my father talking to the Earth King and the two boys behind the Earth King. He spoke of a marriage between worlds and the millennium crystals that would be the force of each of the planets in the solar system. I tried to focus on the words but I awoke again in the middle of the night. My guardians, my friends had been relieved of duty so they where asleep. I exited the doorway of the tent only to be stopped.

"Go back to bed Princess." I stopped to find the person that was talking to me.

"No." I said out loud. "This is my new home I want to see it at night." I lied. I was curious again. I wanted to stare at the moon and my home. I wanted to wish I was still there.

"Not dressed like that you don't." The voice came out of the shadows. Endymion stood with his cloak in his hands. With a flick of his wrist he had the cloak around my shoulders and pulled it close.

"Why are you watching me? Following me?" I guess I had stomped the ground with my foot like I used to do when I was a small child.

"I am to look after you." He was smirking again. Even though I could not see it. "Besides you can't go out looking like that. Someone would steal you away. You are glowing."

I realized that my hair was glowing again in the moonlight. "Arrgh." I turned and returned to my cot only to return his cloak. I was covered up with my cloak and stepped outside the door. "Here I do not need it."

"It is okay Princess. It will not bite. It is just a cloak"

"I don't want to owe you anything."

"You are going to be family."

"Are you always like this? So pushy so arrogant. So entitled to everything."

"I am Princess. I wouldn't say I'm always arrogant but I grew up entitled yes. I was born into this life. My brother has taught me to go after what I want. He always said I was too soft."

"And what of your Father? What has he taught you?" I asked before I could stop myself.

"My Father is grooming your future husband. I am the spare."

"That is an awful way to think of yourself."

"It is what it is."

"Is this why you smirk all the time? To try to hide the fact that you care what others think of you?"

"I smirk do I?"

"You're smirking now. I may not be able to see you since you're in the shadows but you are. I can hear it in your voice."

He stepped out of the shadows again and proved that he was smirking with a slight grin. "What about you?"

"I want to make my Mother and Queen proud. My Father died here on Earth when I was young."

"You don't have any other family?"

"I have my court. They are like sisters to me. But I am an only child. Royal child."

"And that doesn't sound entitled?"

"I guess I never thought of it that way. I'm sorry I said what I did."

"No apology needed Princess. You should get some rest we have a long day tomorrow."

I got the hint he was done talking. He stepped back into the shadows and I turned on my heel and re-entered the tent. He was a little less arrogant tonight. But something told me that this was not the last time we would have a chat like this.

I was changed and ready to go before the rest and I waited patiently. The prince was barking orders to his generals and they where complying with no questions asked. I watched from the carriage and watched him swing up onto his horse. He had called him Helios the other night.

We had only gone about an hour before we had stopped again. Endymion flew past on his horse followed by 3 of his Generals. Nephrite knocked on the door and explained there was trouble up a head and that they would be detouring. We would be rejoined later on. Rei was having a vision that we may have to separate the court and group. Nephrite explained that could be a possibility because now that the people of Earth where aware that the Moon Princess was here they would be seeking her out and the history of the crystal. I was alarmed and wondered what we had come into. Nephrite said not to worry that we were in good hands.

I peered outside the carriage as it started to move again. This beautiful country was divided. My mother did not know that or she would not have sent me here.

"Rei what did you see?" I asked.

"We are split you take Mina with you and the remainder go to the palace to wait for your arrival. 2 Generals go with us but the Prince takes Kunzite. That is all I can see."

"If we are split you must know I was entrusted with two crystals from my mother. They must remain with us and with me. No one else is to know this. If they are lost then we may perish here like my Father before us."

"Princess Serenity the Queen entrusted us with our crystals as well." Ami said. "She said we are to protect you at all costs."

"She has trained us well to look after you." Lita spoke in a whisper.

I smiled at my friends. They really were like sisters. I didn't dare write anything in my travel book I brought. I had things from home in it and all I could do was look at them while we traveled.