A/N: Lovely Readers! Here we are with another chapter Of TOH! Yay! This one took me the longest to work on. I hope you enjoy it. As usual I own NOTHING of Sailor Moon. And, like always without further delay lets get into our story!
Silver Millennium
Location: Moon Royal Palace
Nephrite felt as if he was sighing for the hundredth time. How he got into this mess, he would never know. The Prince was his to protect so of course he had no choice but to be dragged along into this. He never could of imagine days ago when Endymion told them this plan of his, he would be in the position he was now.
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(Three days prior)
"Are you mad?" Kunzite exclaimed.
"No, I am not. I do not see one reason why this could not work. The Moon and Earth royals have not interacted with each other for centuries. No one would know I was the Prince of Earth." Endymion reasoned.
"Regardless of that, what are you going to pretend to be, a servant? You can barely manage to bathe yourself without a pretty maid following you. Give me a break. Your cover would be blown in days." Kunzite could not believe this was even up for discussion.
"Of course I won't be a servant. My father has taught me to train horses since I was young. I would work in the stables." He reasoned. "I just need a way to get to Serenity."
"The queen is not a foolish person Endymion. She wouldn't bat an eye at a stable boy. Regardless how handsome he is." Zoicite added.
"I am not talking about the Queen. I am not the fool you currently believe I am. I am talking about the Princess. The Queen's weak spot is for Serenity. It is known across the galaxy she keeps the girl quite sheltered." Endymion concluded.
"So what? You are going to bring an innocent into this?" Kunzite countered.
"Trust me when I say she won't be an innocent by the time I am finished." Endymion stated smugly.
"Lunarian Royals are only allowed to sleep with their husbands. It is a known fact that they have to keep their bloodline pure. It is against the law for someone in the Lunarian royal court to sleep with anyone else before marriage. They fear it could ruin the purity of the royal blood. To be ruined by anyone yet alone a Terran is something akin to treason." Zoicite stated in fact.
"So you plan to what? Make the Princess fall and love with you and take her virginity?" Nephrite inquired.
Endymion nodded with a smile on his face. "Precisely. Once I have finished what I came to accomplish, I will expose her to the council. Even a Princess is accountable to the law."
"Are you sure this is wise? What if you are caught? We will not be there to protect you!"
"Nephrite will be accompanying me. He will be working in the kitchens being that he's the only one of you with any particular special skills." Endymion quipped.
"I resent that!" Jadeite exclaimed. "I'll have you know I do laundry and cook very well.
"Yes, that is why you wear the same underwear for days on end and bum off our plates." Kunzite muttered under his breath.
"I just like to get my fair wear out of them. Forward, backward, and inside out." Even Endymion gave Jadeite a look of disbelief after that comment.
"Remind me again how he is a general?" Zoicite inquired
"Nephrite and I will leave for the moon in two days' time. I will make it known to our council that I will be off training and Kunzite will be placed in charge of the security of the castle while I am away. Any questions?"
"Yes, are you sure you know what you are doing? Are you even thinking of the possible consequences, Endymion? I do not see why any of this is necessary. " Kunzite tried to reason with him once last time. Knowing the point was moot. When the prince made his mind up there was no going back.
"I am well aware of what I am doing Kunz. I am going to make the Queen's world fall apart. She will think twice before crossing me again, and I can take care of my of myself. I can assure you if it is my emotional well-being you are concerned about, it is nothing you should worry yourself with. One fair maiden will not bewitch me and make me fall in love. Now meeting adjourned." With that, Endymion walked out of the room. Leaving a silence full of tension upon them. Neither of them knowing what the future held.
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(Present)
A guard greeted Nephrite and Endymion at the Palace entrance. Endymion had to admit to himself that the Moon's beauty was overwhelming. It had a glow of pale golds, and shimmering silvers. It was breath taking. The palace itself was a masterpiece with its pure white structures and beautiful gardens. It contributed to Endymion's bitterness.
"Halt! State your reason for entering the palace." The guard stood tall.
"I am Sir Darien and this is my friend Neph. We are here to see Mr. Popkins about the stable and kitchen position we are to start today." The guard regarded them warily and Nephrite felt his palms begin to sweat. He glanced over Endymion and took in his appearance. Even in peasant clothing, he still stood out. Nephrite would be amazed if they made it through this without being caught.
"Ah yes, Mr. Popkins already sent word that you would be coming. Go right through the gates and someone will be there to greet you." The guard gave signal to the towers to open the gates.
Endymion and Nephrite walked through the gates entering the Palace both marveling the wonders around them.
"The Lunarians sure have a beautiful home."
Endymion nodded his head a bit annoyed Neph was so taken in by the entire Moon's beauty. Nevertheless, he could not blame him it was hard not to be amazed. As they entered the Palace, two tall beauties awaited them.
'They must be two of the infamous senshi.' Endymion thought to himself.
He took in the raven-haired beauty first. She was a beautiful sight with pale skin, black hair down to her waist and violet eyes. She wore the color of red. A color that complimented her so well and from her bold glare he could sense her color matched her fiery attitude. Next to her stood an amazon beauty. Tall and with a bit of muscle complimenting her shape, she bore confidence. Her green eyes matched her uniform, and her brown hair was pulled back in a sleek ponytail. Her eyes were kind and she seemed to be more approachable than her fiery companion was.
"Welcome to the Moon! I am Lita! My companion and I were sent by the Queen to welcome you to the Palace. We will be escorting you to your rooms for you to settle in. Mr. Popkins is the head of the palace staff. He will be around later this evening to show you where you will be working and giving you your schedules. Please follow us and we will take you to the staff wing."
Both men followed the two Senshi.
"Does the Queen normally send the guardians of the princess to great commoners?" Endymion inquired.
"I see you have heard of the Senshi." She mused. "Of course! The Queen makes it her responsibility to make everyone welcome. Usually the princess greets people but she is currently occupied." Jupiter added and seemed to trail off into further thought.
"You have a lovely home. I must admit the Earth does not have the Moon's shimmering glow." Nephrite complimented.
"Why thank you. But as much as I love the Moon my home will always be Jupiter."
"Oh yes, I remember now the inner senshi are Princess' of their own planet." Nephrite added.
For the first time Mars spoke. "Yes, I am the Princess of Mars and Lita is the Princess of Jupiter. I am sure you will see the other Senshi around eventually. Amy is of Mercury and Mina is of Venus. I am Raye by the way.
"Mina? I feel like I've heard that name before." Endymion mumbled.
"Perhaps you have. Mina is the goddess of love. She is also known for her beauty throughout the galaxy most men have heard of her. She is not hard to miss." Lita added kindly.
"If you don't see here I am sure you will eventually hear her." Raye added as Lita elbowed her friend with a sly smirk.
They finally arrived at their rooms. "Well, this is it. If you have, any questions feel free to ask. Mr. Popkins, will be with you all this evening."
"I can't wait to check out the kitchens. Hopefully, I'll be able to get started tomorrow."
"You will be working in the kitchen? I help there in my free time quite often. Perhaps I can show you around tomorrow if you would like?" Lita added with pink staining her cheeks. She had noticed the brown haired man's god like features immediately and could not help but be dazzled.
"That would be wonderful. I look forward to it." He bowed and grabbed her hand laying a gentle kiss upon it.
"Until then." She gave a nod and turned to follow Raye.
It was until the women were out of his sight that Nephrite noticed Endymion was no longer beside him. He turned around to notice him putting away his things with a bit of annoyed look upon his face.
"I believe the goal was to keep a low profile. Now you are gallivanting off with one of the Princess' guards." He mumbled
"I am not. She is only showing me around the kitchens. Plus, I cannot help if I enjoy beautiful women. Relax, Endy. We are free from all of our royal duties. We might as well have a little fun with the women of the Moon why we are here." Endymion walked towards the balcony of his room and looked out releasing a sigh. He supposed Neph was right. It could not hurt to relax a little. Besides it would be more suspicious if they always acted tense and on alert.
"Just think the Moon could end up being our little piece of heaven." He heard Nephrite continue. It was then Endymion's breath caught. For below in the gardens, was an angel indeed. A silver haired nymph that astounded him. He hair flowing in beautiful ringlets behind her. Her white gown clung to her figure. He couldn't help but notice lustfully what beautiful it was. He watch her walk towards the Palace til she was out of sight. It wasn't until she was completely gone did he notice he was holding his breath.
"Perhaps you're right. A small piece of heaven indeed." For surely now it would be an angel who haunted his dreams.
