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Chapter 12 - Her

Rendezvous

I woke up on my side with a blanket laid over me. Endymion was sitting on the floor beside the bed with his head and back laying up against the bed. He was asleep. Kunzite was at the foot of the bed snoozing doing the same. Mina was still sleeping and she too had a blanket over her. I gently with out waking Endymion brushed a strand of his jet black hair away from his face. He was at peace right now. His features were always fret with some sort of worry. I just starred at him.

"Do you like what you see Princess?" He whispered and turned his head into my hand.

"I do. You are peaceful today. Your not fret with worry yet."

"You are safe."

I stepped out of the bed and sat with him on the floor. "Where are we headed to today?"

"Home."

"What will we do?"

"I haven't found what I need to break my father free of the control my brother has."

"Would it be this you are looking for?" I pulled the golden crystal necklace from between my breasts. "I heard you the other night. My mother told me to give it to the King."

I took the necklace off and placed it in Endymion's hands. He looked at it and then to me. "You had it? The moon kingdom had the crystal the whole time?"

"I guess your father left it with my papa before he died. He entrusted it to my mother who in turn entrusted it to me to return to your father."

"Thank you Princess. You don't know what this means." He kissed me quickly before the others noticed. "The crystal connects to the center of the palace. It goes into the core of the Earth this is why the palace, the Golden palace is in middle earth at the center." He looked me in the eyes. "With out it the Earth is vulnerable to all evil and could be destroyed at any time."

"It will work to help your father?"

"I hope so."

"I have a letter for your father. From my mother."

"Everything will have to remain as it is. I will have to have time to place the crystal but upon arrival to the palace everyone will be waiting for us." He looked at the crystal in the palm of his hand and then back at me. "I have a plan but you may not like it much." He paused. "Do you trust me?"

"Yes."

"As much as I want to keep you hidden from my brother I will have to present you to him. You will have to keep him occupied and stay safe while I present the crystal to the core in the exact moment you are to be married. In presenting the crystal it will dispel the evil taken over in the palace, in my father and the Earth."

"We are to be married as soon as I arrive." I said alarmed. "He will take me away from you won't he."

"I won't let it happen. I will protect you." He placed his hands on mine to stop the frantic thoughts. "I will always be here for you Serenity. In this life and the next."

I turned my hair red again and stood up. My eyes turned green and I watched as Endymion stood with me. We both went to the window to greet the day. I stood and watched the sun rise and the moon disappear. I trusted him. I had only known him for a few days but I trusted him. I trusted him with my heart and my life.

"Stay here with Mina and Kunzite. I will go prepare the horses." I nodded and looked out the window as I saw Endymion head to the barn. He came back some time later with his sword on his hip and Kunzite's weapon in his hand. It was just as Mina had awoken.

Once Mina and Kunzite where up and going we had the remaining bread and left the room for the first time in 2 days. I clutched Endymion's arm just like I had when we arrived as we went through the quiet brothel. Various ladies were in states of undress sleeping with the men they had been looking after. We were just about to exit the door when Beryl came out of nowhere and stopped us.

"I can't have you leave here before the Wise One can take her Prince Endymion."

Endymion stood in front of me and he had his sword drawn. "No Beryl. The Wise One has met his match and if you have fallen in with him than you are wrong."

She laughed an awful laugh that chilled me to the bone. "I have more than fallen in with him. I am his queen. I take what energy I want and give it to him. I had taken some of yours at one time."

The doors locked shut at the wave of her hand and I was pulled back from Endymion with Mina as we were tangled in what looked like vines and roots. She was using dark magic. Being confined with no escape caused the fear well up inside of me. I had not just found my love but I was going to loose everything as well. The silver crystal on my wrist sensed that and before anything else had happened a burst of bright light tore through the brothel cleansing the evil that had shown itself. The men and ladies awoke with clear heads. I had turned back to the silver haired moon princess in the process as the crystal separated the evil from the good. The vines dissipated the door unlocked and I floated back to the ground taking my place with Endymion. Instead of me tangled in vines the crystal had turned it around on her. The necklace around her neck shattered as the evil escaped only to manifest itself into another gem upon her head.

I pulled at Endymion and the 4 of us left quickly. We should have taken some of the innocent humans in the brothel with us but we did not want to wait to see what happened next. We left as quickly as we could. I wanted to get away from this place. Tears fell from my eyes as they formed small crystals which collected before me and placed themselves around my neck.

We stopped after we put some distance from us and the brothel behind. I dismounted without help and just curled up on the ground in a heap of tears and crystals. What had I been sent to? Why was I here? Was this what was meant for me? Am I the one that will end everything? I cried out and when Endymion reached me he stopped his horse and flew off of him and reached the ground with out a second thought.

"Serenity, Princess." He pulled me to him as the crystals formed around us. They shielded us from the outside world. I cried as the crystals entered my body. They entered me but they also entered Endymion. They were tying our life forces together.

"Serenity your life force is tied to your love. Should one of you die the other will die with you and then you both will be reborn. Always to find each other as this is your destiny."

I stopped crying as the crystals that had formed returned and entered into one crystal. The silver crystal was now around my neck hidden from the world around us.

"You die I die Endymion. We are one destiny." I said raising my head to his. The voice had said we were tied together. Bonded as one.

"Princess," he had my head in his hands and nodded he understood me.

Mina had dismounted and came to help me up. She bowed to me and then to Endymion. "You both will be King and Queen."

All this had been too much. Travelling here, leaving the moon, finding out Endymion was the boy in my dream and falling in love with him. Now my mother said we were bonded for all time. My eyes went blank and I fainted. Blacking out entirely falling again to a heap on the ground.

"Serenity, Princess." I heard my name being called as I came to. I was in Endymion's arms. My hair had turned back to silver and when I opened my eyes the blue was gone and just the silver remained. "Please, love wake up. I know you are scared. But I need you to open your eyes for me. I need to know you are alright." I was exhausted. Knowing my future and destiny is tied to another is not only something new but knowing I will be queen scared me.

I stood up being wobbly after what had happened. "Can you ride?" He asked. I didn't think I could at this point. "Never mind you can ride with me for a while till your footing comes back."

He placed my cloak over my shoulders and covered my hair as he put me up on Helios and mounted behind me. He had tied my horse to his and we continued at a walks pace.

"Where are we Endymion?" I asked some time later. I had been quiet the whole ride. Weak but watching my surroundings.

"We are home." He pointed ahead. The sprawling grounds of the palace were before us. He stopped and dismounted Helios and helped me down. "I will protect you and us."

I could feel the tension in him return. His facial features hardened. He had changed just enough that I had noticed. He kissed the top of my head and I had to mount my own horse. We had to ride separated from now till we reached the palace. I could the feel the crystal within me and the piece that I was wearing. It knew something was happening.

We rode closer to the gate and realized that we were ahead of the others even though we were two days behind their travels. They had been waiting for our arrival in the forest before they entered the palace grounds.

Ami, Lita and Rei were waiting with the other generals as they saw us ride up. I had dismounted with the help of Endymion and I went to the other and hugged them. He held both horses and led them to the other generals. When I looked back he smiled and nodded that everything would be okay.

"Oh Princess we were so worried. We arrived yesterday and you were not here." Ami said.

"I was held up."

Mina told them everything that had happened. Including the Wise One appearance through Beryl. She told them how we had to stay in one room and that the crystal manifested around me and drew Endymion in. She said how Endymion was destined to be King and I the Queen.

"Serenity."

"Yes Rei. My mother appeared and bonded Endymion and myself to the crystal."

"I can not read this earth. The people here are different than that of Mars. I don't know if it is just the fact that we are people of a star but certainly I should be able to read something."

"My mother gave us a warning. If one of us dies the other will die and we will be reborn."

"That is quite the warning." Ami said. "Does that mean all of us are reborn?"

"I don't know Ami. I don't want to find out if don't have to."

I re entered the carriage on my own to sit down. I was still quite weak from the crystal manifesting within me. I sat on my own for a little bit before Endymion came in.

"Princess…."

"Endymion." I smiled as he kneeled before me taking my hands in his.

"I need to tell you what will happen next. Now that your silver crystal has bonded us together we must be the same in our actions. I don't want to give you to my brother but to keep up pretenses I will instead bring you to the King first. I will be there always at first. When my brother comes in he will seem grand at first. He is controlling. I don't think the crystal will let you be controlled. In our custom here on Earth you must be courted first. This is where he will try to control the situation and sway you to marry him today. It is your choice. The wedding, as is all royal weddings happen at the golden core. This is when I will provide the core its crystal back. Hopefully dispelling any further evil from this earth."

"I am to be alone with him aren't I?"

"Yes and that is what worries me."

"The crystal will protect me. I am bonded to you. You will know if something happens."

"I know but I am afraid if I am too late…"

"Please don't worry. I will be safe with you close by." I hoped I was right. I felt I was right.

I took my hands and tipped his head up to face me. He was closed off. He was worried. I kissed him and softened at my touch. He gave me one last kiss before he left the carriage and the girls entered. With a shake of my hand I had changed from travel clothes to a pale silver and gold dress with a crown atop my head. If I was going to be presented to keep up pretenses than I needed to look the part. The girls did the same. We started to move and when we reached the palace doors I was shielded by my court. I saw Endymion look at me through my friends as I caught his gaze. I blinked and prepared myself.

Entering the palace behind Endymion and his generals made it more official. It was then when I saw the King and who stood beside him things would go differently than what Endymion had said. I could not draw alarm or they would suspect something. I could not see Endymion but I could feel him. I could also feel his brother and the power that radiated from him.

"King Michael of Earth, Father I present to you Princess Serenity of the Moon and her court."

The girls who were shielding me stood to the side revealing me to the King and Prince Diamond. I removed the hood of the cloak I had around me. My silver hair spilling out behind me. I curtsied as I stepped forward towards the King. I locked eyes with Endymion's brother as a grin of true power came over his face. I didn't falter but moved forward separating myself from my court. "Your majesty."

And so it began.