A/N: Okay people, so since my birthday was a couple days ago, I decided to give you all a present. I had this floating around, finished on the same flash drive where this paper due on friday is (and I really should be working on it, but I'm not, I'm doing this.) And all of the names used in this chapter are real, I looked them up on different baby naming websites. So here's a list of who and what they mean.

Usagi/Serenity-Selia: Moon

Michiru/ Nereida-Assana: water Nymph- Waterfall

Minako/ Delphi: Love

Rei/ Aydan: Little Fire

Makoto/ Brigette: Strength

Ami/ Sophia: Wisdom

Haruka/ Zephyra: Wind

Setsuna/ Eternia: Eternity, Infinity

Hotaru/ Anastasia: To be Reborn

Chapter 5- Dreaming

Two hearts beat as one, and once again, two souls connected by time and destiny, shared the same dream.

Princess Serenity stood in the royal gardens of the Moon surveying her favorite section of the gardens. It appeared as a blue wave, pulsing and moving, like an ocean. However, in reality it was a collection of every species of flower from the Deep Sea planet, courtesy of the royal family. The rest of the garden was pretty much the same, different flowers donated by the different royal families in the Silver Alliance. The only flowers specific to the moon are wild mountain lilies, which are precious in their simplicity. The princess remembers well the day that the gardens were commissioned; it was the same day that she met her guardians. It was also the day she met the Prince of Earth, her fiancé. He was about 15 or 16 when they met, and at only 8 years old, she could tell that their relationship was not going to work. Glancing over to the gift the Earthlings brought with them, she winced at the sight of them. Roses, she thought, a beautiful flower, but the thorns cause it to become vain, and slightly dangerous. Much like the Prince of said planet.

Flashback

I sighed silently as I stood next to my mother and her advisor. Today was the day I was going to meet the princesses from the other planets, and I was not in the mood to stand still and wait for them. Fidgeting while I waited, I wished I were somewhere else playing. I wondered what the other princesses were like. I had heard that the inner princesses were around my age, but I didn't hear much about the outer planetary princesses.

I again sighed and twisted around some more, hoping by some magic force that if I looked at the door every two minutes, they would come faster

"Princess Serenity stop fidgeting," scolded my mother's advisor. I'm 8, what does she want me to do?

"But Luna," I whined, "They're never going to get here."

Luna looked down at me with her murderous intent clearly visible in her golden eyes. She was a tall, slender woman with long wavy dark blue hair. If she wanted to, she could transform into a small blue cat, but only when it was convenient for her.

Mother looked like she was about to step in and try to prevent the oncoming feud, but Artemis, her other advisor, appeared before any blood was shed.

"My Queen," he said in a deep voice, "the royals from the inner planets have arrived."

We all straightened and looked towards the door. Soon four royal families appeared, their planet of origin stated through their appearances. The royal family from Mercury's wardrobe consisted of light to royal blue, Venus was orange and yellow, Mars red, and Jupiter was leaf green.

All of the Queens rushed forward and embraced mother, shouting different things like "How great to see you again," or "It's been far too long." I've never met any of these people, just heard stories about them, so I know the last time they saw each other was sometime before I was born. All to soon, they turned their attention on me. By this time, I had edged partially behind Luna, getting ready for another explosion. Sure enough, they all cried out, each one trying to hug me, all the while exclaiming how I looked just like my mother when she was younger.

Finally, after all of the screaming and fussing, these strange people calmed down and introduced me to the four people who would become my closest guards, or inner scouts. The leader of the inner guards was the princess from Venus, she was blonde blue eyed, just like myself. Delphia was her name. The princess Sofia of Mercury was shy and small with blue hair standard of the people of Mercury. Princess Aydan of Mars had long raven colored hair, and a fierce flame burning behind her eyes. She seemed very scary, but also protective at the same time. Brigitte, the princess of Jupiter was a tall brunette that had a calm, kind aura about her.

From the look in their eyes, I knew we would be friends for a long time, but a sense of foreboding came with them. It wasn't going to be an easy friendship. After we all had gotten acquainted for a bit, and our parents went off to talk, I slipped out and went wandering through the gardens. New flowers of all sorts and colors were being brought today, in honor of the alliance and the oath the princesses take to always protect me.

Suddenly, an overwhelming scent filled me; it had to be from one of the new flowers, as I had never smelt this before. I followed the heavenly scent, until I came to what looked like an ocean of flowers. It was beautiful. I knelt down and touch one of the flowers, the source of the scent, and smiled.

"That one is my favorite too." A voice broke me out of my silent revelry. I turned, and my eyes found a pair of stars, it seemed, embed in a sea of blue. My eyes moved to the rest of her; she had aquamarine hair, and was absolutely beautiful, even though she seemed to only be a couple years older than myself. I couldn't take my eyes off of her, not that I wanted to. "You must be Princess Serenity." Her voice said again, and broke the spell that held me.

I stood up, and turned to fully face her. "Yes, you can just call me Serenity, and you must be one of the outer planetary princesses," I examined her wardrobe, "Neptune I'm assuming."

The other girl laughed and looked down at her clothing. "Yes blue is my favorite color though. I'm Nereida, Princess of Neptune, at your service milady," the girl said with a sweeping bow.

I giggled at the enchanting princess' actions and continued on with the play, "'Tis nice to meet you. I am assuming that it is you who is to be one of my guards?"

"Yes, I am the guardian scout of my planet, one of the outer scouts," Nereida laughed as the act stopped. "It really is a pleasure to meet you your highness."

I waved her hand, "Please call me Serenity, and the pleasure is all mine, I'm sure we'll be great friends."

Nereida beamed at me, I thought my heart was going to stop, "I'm sure we will."

Mother found us about an hour later. We were playing in the new Neptunian gardens, and having such a good time that I forgot about everything else. "Serenity," mother scolded me, "We were looking for you every where."

I looked down at my feet, then over at my new friend, who gave me a comforting smile, before looking back at my mother. "I'm sorry Mother, I was playing with my new friend Nereida, and I forgot what time it was."

Queen Serenity looked over to where Nereida was, and the former curtsied in respect to the queen. "You must be the princess from Neptune," mother stated.

"Yes, I am. My parents could not make it, and send their regards, and I came a little earlier than the other outer scouts to inspect the plants. That's when I met the princess," the Neptunian princess smiled at me, and I grinned at her.

Mother nodded her head, "Alright, well, the other outer scouts are here, so you both should come along."

We both nodded, and brushed the dirt off our clothing and headed inside. In the grand room of the palace, we saw a girl with a boyish haircut and a tall young woman with long dark green hair. The woman approached mother and bowed. "My Queen, the royals from Saturn were unable to come seeing as their child is still quite young."

"It is alright, Eternia, I did not expect the young princess Anastasia of Saturn to be able to make it." Mother turned towards Nereida and I, "Serenity, this is Eternia, the princess of Pluto. She guards the gates of time, so you will not see her often."

I curtsied to show respect to the older woman. The woman's eyes softened, and bowed before me. "Princess, it is a pleasure to meet you. This," she said turning back to the other occupant of the room, "Is Zephyra, princess of Uranus."

The boyish princess bowed, "A pleasure." Obviously she doesn't talk much.

I curtsied in response, and introduced Nereida to them. I was tired of all the introductions, and wanted to sneak off and play with my friend. However, before I got the chance, the other royals, and my new guardians came into the room. The queen of Venus came up to my mother, saying the royals from Earth came, bringing roses with them, whatever those are. Mother turned to me, "It's time to meet you fiancée."

My what?! I looked over to the door, and two people, dressed in vibrant (obnoxious) colors walked in, followed by a (haughty) young man with black hair, and dark eyes. He's like twice my age!!! I blinked; they can't be serious right? He stopped in front of me, and his stare made me just a bit uncomfortable. No one else seemed to notice, expect Nereida, who caught my eye, has she had joined the other scouts. The man bowed and held out his hand, "Prince Endymion of Earth, your highness." I reluctantly, put my hand in his, and he kissed it. I bit back the urge to wipe it off. He stood and bowed before my mother as well, before resuming his staring. His eyes made me uneasy; they were dark, and cold. Eyes are the windows to the soul. This thought didn't make me feel any better.

"I hear you brought roses with you for our gardens?" My mother asked, breaking the staring contest.

The prince turned to her with a smile (smirk) on his face, "Yes, they are very popular with our people back home, and we thought your people on the moon would enjoy them. As for the princess," he turned his gaze back to me, and I shifted, this guy is creepy. "I brought for you, a special red rose," he said pulling a flower from behind his back somewhere. He handed me the flower, and I pricked my fingers on the thorns located on the flower. A beautiful flower, I thought, looking at the prince, dangerous intentions.

End Flashback

Nereida and I have grown close over the years, Princess Serenity thought smiling as she caressed the blue flowers, close enough for mother to forbid her from coming to the moon. How I miss her, my love, my Assana. The princess thought about the day that they gave each other new names; it was the same day that their relationship began to change.

Flashback

Nereida had just turned 16, and I turned 14 in a month. We had become the best of friends, better than my relationship with the inner scouts, much to the surprise of my mother. We spent so much time together every time she came to visit, and today was no different. We were spending quality time together in my room, without disruptions. Suddenly Nereida stopped reading her book, because I hadn't heard the page turn for quite some type. I looked over at her, and she had something like a thoughtful expression on her face. "What's wrong?" I asked.

She looked up at me, "I want to call you something else."

"What do you mean?"

"Well," she said, getting up and sitting next to where I lay on the bed reading a book, "Sometimes when a person has someone they really care about more than others, they have a special name for them. Everyone calls you Serenity, or princess, I want something special, just for us."

"Hmm, " I thought for a moment, "I guess that could work, you think of a name for me, and I'll think of one for you." We both grew quiet as we thought. A name struck me, and I looked over at her, and saw that she had one too. "Assana," I whispered, "My waterfall, my river."

She smiled, and brushed a piece of hair off my cheek and whispered drawing closer. "And you are my moon, my Selia," she replied with a whisper as our lips met for the very first time.

End Flashback

It wasn't long after that, that Nereida was no longer allowed on the moon. However, I could visit her, but not for very long and not without an escort. I think mother was starting to suspect something. She even had Nereida's parents arrange a marriage with the princess of Uranus. However, no matter the obstacles, our love for each other continued to grow, and so did our bond. The only other one who knows is Delphia, the princess of Venus. Aside from Nereida, she's my best friend, and was very accepting, saying that a love like ours doesn't come around everyday. But, my mother is determined to marry me to that retched, cruel Earth prince.

"Serenity," came her mother's voice.

The young girl sighed, as she was broken out of her quiet reflection. "Yes mother," the girl replied, not turning to look at her.

"Prince Endymion will be at the ball tonight, try to be on your best behavior," the Queen sighed. She knew her daughter detested her fiancé, but she had no choice. An alliance between the Earth and Moon was destined and they were perfect together. A match made in heaven. The Queen thought that the girl would get used to the idea, to bad that the Fates were working against her.

"Of course mother, " Serenity replied. The Queen nodded her head in approval, before disappearing back into the palace. The girl sighed and glanced at her flowers; kneeling back down to caress the soft blue petals, she whispered, "Until we meet again." She rose softly, and returned to her room. Delphia was there.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.

Serenity sighed and flopped onto the bed, most un-lady like. "I don't know why mother just doesn't accept Nereida. She's the one for me, I know it."

Delphia sat next to Serenity on the bed a took her hand, "I know it too; she's your soul mate. Why my mother can't see this I don't know, or why they can't see that Endymion is a creep. Did you know he was involved with another woman before he met you?"

"Really?! What happened to her?" Serenity asked sitting up.

Delphia shrugged,"Nobody knows from what I can tell. He promised her love and marriage, but after seeing you, he left her in the cold; she probably left with a broken heart."

"That's so sad, but I guess I know sort of how she feels, not being able to be with the one you love."

Delphia took the princess' hand and squeezed it. "Don't worry princess, if you don't end up together in this life, you'll be together in another one. I'll make sure of it."

"Really," Serenity asked, wiping the tears out of her eyes.

The princess of Venus nodded her head, "Soul mates means that you are tied together forever, you can't fully live without the other."

"Thanks Delphia, aside from my love, you're my best friend."

Delphia smiled. "You're mine too Serenity. Now," she said standing up, "You better get ready for the ball. There is a rumor that a center Neptunian will be present tonight, in face of the coming war."

Serenity smiled, "We'll just have to wait and see."

That night at the ball, Serenity encountered a tall dark man in a mask. She knew whom it was, and was repulsed when he kissed her hand and swept her off for a dance. He smirked as he pulled her close, the hand on her back traveling further south. The princess almost pushed him away but she remembered the promise she made to her mother. She gritted her teeth and forced a smile. No one noticed any of this, save one, and said person slipped out of the room unnoticed.

Halfway through the night, Serenity slipped out to the balcony seeking fresh air, and a place to be alone. The Earth came in sight, and the girl stared at the turbulent waters of said planet. They reminded her of another planet and the person there she held close to her heart. Suddenly, the princess felt a prickle in her spine that sent her heart a flutter. "I thought you were forbidden from returning here," she said without turning around.

"The Queen thought it best I return in the face of the coming war," came a breathy whisper in her ear, "I am one of your guardians after all."

Serenity giggled as the hot breath tickled her ear. Turning, she embraced the person behind her, never wanting to let go. "I missed you Assana," she whispered.

The princess of Neptune smiled at the name her love had given to her, and pulled her close. "I missed you too, Selia," she whispered, bringing the younger girl in for a chaste kiss.

The two broke apart when they heard footsteps. Turning toward the sound, they watched as Endymion stepped out onto the balcony. "Ah, there you are Serenity," he said, stepping over to the Lunar princess, placing a hand on her back, possessively. Nereida tensed, and pulled her love just a bit out of his reach.

Endymion blinked, realizing for the first time that Serenity was not alone on the balcony. He turned toward the other princess and bowed. "Nereida, princess of Neptune, it has been a long time," he said, his gaze running her entire body, "long time."

Serenity tensed, seeing that gaze and stepped in front of Nereida, "Did you want something Endymion?"

"Ah," he said as if her was just remembering why he came looking for the princess. Turning to the Neptunian, he bowed slightly, "I wish to speak with Serenity alone if you please."

Glancing at Serenity and seeing her give a slight nod, Nereida consented. She bid the two farewell but stayed in the shadows to keep watch over her princess. Nereida listened as he told his story about how the Dark Kingdom had caused Earth to turn against the Lunarians, and how he would stay and protect her. After seeing the prince leave, the Neptunian returned to her love.

"Oh Assana," Serenity cried, tears forming in her eyes, "Is it really as bad as that man claims."

"I'm afraid so Selia. Your mother wouldn't call me here if she didn't need my strength in order to defend the kingdom," Nereida sighed, knowing full well it wasn't only the Queen keeping them apart.

"I don't want you to fight. I don't want you to get hurt," the princess cried clinging to her lover.

Nereida made shushing noises as she rocked her princess, calming her. Pulling back a little and tilting the younger girl's head so she could see into her eyes, Nereida said, "Don't worry darling, nothing can tear me from you, not even death."

The dream progressed to the destruction of the moon kingdom. The Earth attacked and the warriors of the Silver Alliance fell.

"Nereida! Nereida!!!" A frantic Serenity searched for her love among the fallen.

Finally, amidst the confusion and broken warriors, Serenity found her love, not to far from the fallen Earth prince. "Assana," the princess cried, falling to her knees. She cupped the warrior of Neptune's face in her hands, "Assana please wake up."

"Selia," the girl gasped out, turning slightly to look at her love through bleary eyes.

"Yes Assana, I'm right here."

"I'm glad that I got to see you one last time," Nereida murmured stretching out a bloody hand to the other girl's face. (A/N: yes that line is from beauty and the beast, don't judge me. It's a good line)

"Assana don't leave me," Serenity choked out, clutching to her other half.

"Well be together again. I love you Selia," Nereida whispered in her last breath, before fading.

"No, Assana, don't go," the princess cried, clinging onto the other girl's body. In her despair, Serenity searched for her lover's sword, but all she could find was Endymion's. Lifting it, and placing the tip of the sword on the spot on her chest where her broken heart continued to beat, "We'll be together again," she whispered, a tear falling down her cheek.


Okay, well that was sad wasn't it, and yes that is the end of the chapter, I'm sorry. I don't know when the next one is going to be done simply because I haven't written yet. I do have a feeling that there will only, at most, be about three more chapters if I make the next few long. I'm also growing tired of this fic. and I want it done. Now that you know what happened, what really happened anyway, and now that Darien belongs to the dark side, how do you think the battle should go down. I have a few ideas, I just want to know what ya'll think.

Review please, tell me what you think

Artistia