In the Stars

Ami

A/N: I meant to continue with this...until I realized I had no stable internet at my hotel for Comic Con and then I got sick upon arriving home, so... First day back writing! :D Hope you like!

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The sight of her long blond hair as it flows behind her running figure tips me off. In a perfect world the princess right now would be sitting in her room studying like she promised me she would. After all she is the last heir to the throne of the Silver Millenium and she has much to learn before taking the crown and the fate of the moon in her hands. She must have been down on Earth again. My lips purse together and I up my pace in order to catch up to my princess.

For weeks she has been sneaking off to meet with Prince Endymion from the Earth Kingdom despite the warnings everybody has given her. Every time she steps foot on Earth she has the possibility of being killed, just as Endymion has the same chance upon arriving on the moon.

Their relationship is just far too risky.

"Princess."

My voice causes her to stop cold in her tracks. She turns and gives me a sheepish smile and a shrug. "Ah, M-Mecury. I-I was just coming to find you! Wh-Who knew you would be...right...behind me." She trips up on her story and I can tell she knows she already lost the battle. Serenity has never been too great of a liar. Which is good for the senshi. Not for her.

I just continue to stare at her knowing any minute the real story will be pouring out of her. How she only went down for a few minutes. How Endymion would never let anybody ever hurt her.

"I was only gone for fifteen minutes, this time!"

"That's not what I want to hear, Princess. You were supposed to be studying-you should know better."

"I'll study now! I promise you!"

"Do I need to have Mars and Jupiter stand guard at your door all the time?"

She squeals in protest and I smile as I grab her arm and lead her back to the library. There she has a view of Earth and will only end up distracted, but it's better than nothing. My threat was empty to begin with. With all this tension between kingdoms, my favorite part of the day is seeing Serenity smile with love in her eyes.

The day she stops smiling is the day I give up on life.

I wipe at my eyes as my alarm wakes me from my sleep. Next to my pillow I see my English book next to me and I shake my head. Studying until I sleep is the worst way to study, but if only there were a few more hours in the day.

But my dream-I almost liked it more than my studying. If today was a free day I would certainly like to curl back up and dream about this princess. She's so beautiful and carefree. But the character I played in my dream, I console with her. Her princess's happiness is the one thing of importance in her life. I'm sure if I had a good friend, the same would go for me.

Studying is not a friend, though. And I still have to study for my test before classes start. After all, it's not like the princess of my dreams is real. She is the complete opposite of anybody I know.

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Another school day passed and now straight to cram school. Mamma told me about the Crystal Seminar-they wanted to sponsor me for attending the school. A full scholarship just to sit in the classroom and study as normal. I don't mind it-if Mamma thinks it's okay. As long as it isn't like the other cram school that wanted to pay me for attending. The thought of being paid to study makes me uncomfortable.

Studying isn't all that unique. Everybody has to do it. Or-should do it. I think of the blonde I saw earlier whose friends teased her about failing her test. The girl didn't seem to mind failing. I sort of envy her. All I have is school, if I failed a test I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

A movement out of the side of my eye causes a gasp to fly from my throat and I turn to see this black cat sitting on one of the barriers between car. An angel? It looks up at me curiously and I cannot help but smile. Such a cute kitty. She came out of nowhere! My hand reaches out and I scratch under its chin. Before long it hops to my shoulder and I straighten up. Cats don't typically act this way, right?

It doesn't matter. For the first time in a long time I allow myself to continue smiling. "You're so fluffy," I whisper to the cat. "If I didn't live in an apartment, I would take you home."

"Hello!"

I turn, my eyes widening. Nobody ever talks to me on the street. That is, unless they heard about my grades and national ranking. "Hmm?"

In front of me I see the girl from earlier. The one who failed her test and shrugged it off. Looking at her now she reminds me of someone. "Well, are you okay?"

"You are?"

She just smiles and points to the kitty on my shoulder. "That's my cat. I'm sorry if she scared you." The question I asked is left unanswered but I don't mind at all.

Heat flushes my cheeks and I shake my head. "Not at all!" I pull the kitty into my arms and smile at the blonde. "She came down so suddenly I thought she was an angel!"

"Luna? An Angel?"

Oh no! I've said something wrong! This is why I don't keep much friends. I always seem to say and do the wrong thing. My cheeks burn red and I take one look down at the kitty in my hands-Luna. "W-What was I thinking?" I murmur to the cat before holding it out to the girl. "I'm sorry."

Her hands brush against mine as she takes Luna from me with a giggle. Is she laughing at me? But as our hands touch I flinch. The castle from my dream earlier. And then it hits me. My eyes meet the bright blue eyes of the blonde and I inwardly gasp. No. Impossible.

The girl in front of me. She looks just like the princess from my dream. The lovestruck, reluctant to study, Princess Serenity. Bu-But that's impossible, right?

Unless...

Unless fate has something planned for her. Planned for me too?

Was my dream the past? Or the future?

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A/N: Next up, Rei! I hope to get her chapter out before I start school on the 14th, so...fingers crossed! :D Until next time!

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