A/N - Since we never learned what alternate names the Generals had I made up some that matched the first letter of their name in Sailor Moon. I don't own the characters but I needed some alternate names. Hope you don't mind.

Be prepared she has her eyes opened in this chapter.

Enjoy!

~Munchkin1978

Chapter 6 – Her

Detour

Continuing on, the travel party had stopped again shortly after for some food. We were close to a town so we could not stay long. People travelling the road would notice the carriages and question if it was the royal caravan.

Rei was right we were to be split up after we travel through the town. The prince had changed from his royal uniform to regular everyday clothes. Travel clothes like mine. His General Kunzite had done the same.

"General what is going on?" I asked ignoring the Prince at the moment.

"Earth as I said is at unrest. They know you have arrived Princess. We must travel as a split group now. It is the only way we are going to keep you safe till we get to the palace. I am sorry but you only get to take one of your maidens with you."

Rei had seen this and I chose Mina to come with us. She got along with General Kunzite well and could coordinate with him. I hugged the remainder of my court and told them not to say what we had on us. I entrusted Ami with my journal and some of my items of importance. I had a letter I kept from my mother and a few other items that remained. I put the hood of my cloak tightly around my head and turned to Mina and we followed General Kunzite to the waiting horses.

"Princess we can not be seen as royalty. You stick out like a sore thumb. You need to change your appearance before we go into through the town. It is not that I am being as you stated arrogant but this is to keep you safe."

I was about to scoff but what he said made sense. With the shake of my head I changed my hair color from silver to red. He watched as the silver hair changed within seconds. The moon charms on the cloak and travel clothes changed to ornate designs that remained hidden underneath. Mina changed her hair to brown to cover the bright golden blonde that no one on Earth would have.

"I can not keep the hair color. At night it will return to silver." I stated as a matter of fact.

"We will be staying the night in a small town 4 hours from here. On the border of Middle Earth."

"Endymion do you really think it will be safe for all of us there?" General Kunzite asked questioning his own question.

"They won't look for any of us there."

"Do you trust her?"

"No, not really but the options are less than favorable at this point."

"What is going on?" I demanded an answer. "I am standing right here."

"Well Princess, the delicate thing that you are we are going to see some not so pleasant things." He said to me. "Please do not speak unless spoken to when we arrive. We are only staying in a room there."

"Where are we staying?"

"I can't tell you that."

"Why not?" I huffed. "I can look after myself."

"Not at this place you can't."

"Then tell me."

"Not now Princess."

He lifted me up and put me on top of the closest horse. Mina mounted hers and the General mounted his. I pulled the cloak hood over my head and huffed under my breath. I hated this. I wanted to stay together.

"I don't like this Mina. Something is off." I said to her as she rode up beside me. "They are keeping something from us."

"If something happens I will be there."

I rode with Mina since she was the better rider. We rode through the town and stopped to pick up a few supplies to tide us over till the next stop. This detour we were taking we were seeing more than just trees. I saw people other than the traveling party we were with. I saw happy children playing in the fields. I saw homes and gardens. Nothing to the size of my mother's gardens on the Moon. I smiled when I saw them. The Prince happened to look back and was watching as I was looking at the children. I caught him looking and he actually smiled.

Mina and I followed them taking breaks every so often to rest. Since I was not an avid rider I was starting to get sore. The Prince had fallen back on his horse and sidled up to me. Mina took leave from beside me and rode up to the General.

"Princess. Your riding skills are just fine. I thought we would have to teach you on the way."

"I am a quick learner. Is the only reason you have chosen to speak to me." I was mad at him. He stopped me from seeing my home last night. He broke up my court and split us apart. We should have stayed together.

"I know you will object to where I am taking you. But no one will find you or any of us there. I wish you didn't have to see this place it is not a fair representation of Earth. It is a getaway for certain types of people who wish to hide and do…"

"And do what?"

"You are fragile and not of this planet. We must change not only our appearance but our names as well. I am Darien when I come here. You should change your name as well. We will be a travelling couple." He paused. "My brother is not to know I brought you here. He would disapprove along with my Father."

I starred at him. "Where are we going? Fragile am I?" I demanded. "If you have been here before why are you Darien?" I had a million questions but those three came out the fastest.

"We are going to what Earth calls a Brothel." He looked right at me and the smirk was gone. He was very serious and for a moment it scared me. "We must keep to our selves. Not draw attention. We unfortunately will be there for 2 days as the uprising one of the towns close by is being controlled."

"A Brothel. You are taking us to a Brothel?" I said a little too loudly with an awful whine attached to it. My mother would have scolded me. But she would have never taken me to a brothel.

"Yes Princess I am taking you to a brothel."

"Why a brothel? I know of them from Venus but we were only ever told the name and that it is not a place for a prince or princess to visit." I lowered my voice and knowing how I was behaving I stopped myself. I told my mother I would be brave. I had to be brave.

"No one will look for you there." He stopped his horse and eyed my face. "I think you are a Serena."

"I don't want to change my name."

"I am sorry Princess for the next two days you will be Serena while we are hiding there. I will bring you food and you can sleep. You must not be seen by the customers."

I was about to speak again when I gasped at the size of the brothel. It was like a small palace in the middle of nowhere. It was like the rest of the homes we had seen on the outside but much bigger. Some of it was in disrepair but when we pulled up and stopped our horses we were not the only people here.

The Prince dismounted his horse and told Mina and I to stay here with General Kunzite while he went inside to secure our lodging. A middle aged lady came outside with the Prince and was dotting over him moments later. General Kunzite came around the horses and got Mina and helped her off her horse. He then helped me off my own horse.

"Princess." He whispered. "You will now be known as Serena for the next few days. I have told Mina the same. Please we must keep you both safe." He paused. "I will be Kellan for the next few days. Mina can keep her name as it is common here. Darien has secured our stay for the two days."

I was about to speak when the lady came up with the Prince. She looked over the top. Her dress long and her breasts popping up and over the tightly drawn corset she was wearing.

"Well I had no idea Darien had someone to share his life with. I will be happy to have you both and Kellan you are welcome as Darien is. Please come with me."

I didn't say anything I just glared at the Prince. He took my arm without saying a word his eyes pleading with me to do as he had asked. Once we were inside it became very clear why Prince's and Princesses were not to be frequenting this types of places. If I could shield my 18 year old eyes I think I would have but the acts that were happening stirred something in me. I opened my mouth to say something but closed it back. I wanted to back up however the Prince had my arm and kept me close so I could not run.

There were half naked women draped over men older than they were in various acts of sexual prowess. I tried not to watch as I gripped the Princes arm more tightly than I must have thought. He placed his hand over mine to re assure me it was going to be fine. Mina was smiling at Kunzite as she whispered something to him. He had smiled back in surprise at what she had said.

"Now Darien my dear supper will be in an hour will you be joining us?"

"No Beryl we have been travelling and must rest. We will take our supper to our room."

"Of course."

She was taking us what seemed like the long way to the rooms upstairs. We had seen everything from multiple men to one lady, to one on one as she took us through the brothel. I was not amused and you could tell that from my facial expressions. I tried to keep my eyes forward and centered on a spot on Beryl's dress that had a nice bow with a crystal on it but my eyes did wander. I had just stopped trying not to see and my facial expressions had changed.

"Here we are a room for you Darien and Kellan you are just down the hall. No one will bother you both here."

Beryl left us standing there in the hallway on the top floor. The prince opened the door to reveal one very large bed and a very large bathing tub. The bed was not made and it looked like someone had slept in it just a short while ago by the looks of it. I stood at the door about to back out of it.

"Serena it is not ideal but it will keep you safe."

"Is one room for Mina and myself?" I asked.

"No to keep up appearances I will be staying here with you. You can have the bed." What this is not right. I can't do this. Not with him.

"This is no place for us. We can not stay here."

"We must until Jaedite and Zoesite have handled the route we need to take. Nephrite is with your court. They are safe. Mina is safe with Kunzite. It is what it is. You just need to stay put. This is no place for a princess to be. Or a prince for that matter."

"But you have been here before. You know her. Where you one of them like downstairs?" It was out of my mouth before I could stop it. I quickly put my hand over my mouth. "I'm sorry." I flushed bright pink not being able to stop it.

"I am not proud of the fact but yes I was." He was watching me and the way I would react. "It was a short time ago. Like I said I am not proud of the fact but I was hiding from my father and brother at the time and it happened."

I turned and grumbled at myself and sat down on the chair. I was not so sure of the bed at this point. I didn't have a choice I guess. I removed the cloak hood from my head my newly red locks spilling out as I removed the remainder of the cloak.

"I like the red but I like the silver as well. Reminds me of a time long ago." He said as he put down his satchel he had taken from his horse. "There is a bath if you wish to bathe. I know we have been travelling for a few days."

"That would be nice."

"I will secure some dinner and be back up in a while if you want to bathe. I am sure Mina is doing the same."

"You are different today. Not like the day we met." I said quietly. I was secretly hoping he had not heard me but no such luck.

"I didn't want to have to bring you here. But it was a last resort. There is so much unrest on Earth. I didn't understand it when I was little but the people on Earth were not given a chance to fight off the evil that was here from another planet. I am sure it is back again. Someone or something is against the moon kingdom and it is showing more now than ever."

"Your worried." I watched his face as his features changed. He was remembering the past.

"Yes. I think someone is controlling my Father. I see little instances but not sure if they are real or not. I don't know why I am telling you this."

"I don't know why either." I looked straight at him. The hard looks he had were gone for the moment. The creases by his eyes were fret with worry. "I think I will take that bath while you go down for food."

"I will be back in a little while." He left me sitting in the chair and closed the door behind him. I went to the tub and started to draw a bath of warm water. I sat on the edge of the bath and drew my fingers in the water as it filled.