Author's Note: Hi everyone! Sorry for my loooooong leave of absence, I feel like I disappeared from the face of the Earth LOL. On my update, I told everyone I would post the new chapter within two days... i'm terribly sorry ^^" It wont happen again, I hope. I promise! On another note, i'm pleased to say I finally found a beta! I owe a lot to thisisxtasii. So, the story may have a slight bit change but it will be much more readable now. Thank you everyone! I'll reply to reviews next chapter, my apologies.

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Sailor Moon, but I dont. lol

(Chronos Dimension-The Door Of Space and Time)

"Father." Pluto spoke as she entered Chronos' throne room.

"Yes?" Chronos glanced up from his viewing globe, "What is it, my child?"

"Moon has awakened, as you predicted," Pluto said, not pleased. She was still skeptical of this so-called moon goddess.

"So it seems." Chronos nodded his head, "What is troubling you, Pluto?"

"She's already made a mess of things as it is! The moon goddess has already revealed her identity to a mere mortal and that is forbidden! What if the mortal were to reveal her true identity to the public? The planet of Earth is not ready for this. Mortals are ignorant and selfish creatures, if they ever found out a power such as the power of gods, they would use that to their own self-"

"Setsuna! That is enough," Chronos raised his hand to silence her.

"You know I am right, father," Pluto turned away to walk away, crossing her arms in defiance.

"May I remind you that Alise was a mortal too?"

Pluto froze at the mention of her mother. She never wanted to hear that name again, not after what she did to their family. It was the fact that she didn't even know the woman, yet she had great amount of hatred for her. She cringed at the thought of her, not after she tried so dreadfully hard to forget about her.

"Don't ever speak of that woman again, father!" Pluto shouted.

"That woman? That woman is your mother, Pluto. You will not speak of her that way," Chronos said. "She would be disappointed to see you this way." Chronos frowned at the way his daughter was acting.

I'm sorry, Alise. I have failed you once again. Even in your death, I am struggling to make you proud. Chronos shook his head disappointed in himself for not being able to raise Setsuna the way his wife would have wanted to.

Pluto began to laugh, "I could give a damn less the way mother sees me. My duty is to protect the peace of the galaxy, not to appease mother in her death. She left us, father. Why should I care if she didn't?" She looked at her father. Tears began to gently fall from her angered eyes.

"My dear daughter.." Chronos began.

Pluto wiped her eyes, not wanting to show her father her true emotions. She stood up straight, determination filled her eyes. "I'm sorry, father. I said things that should have not been said. She paused, "I will do my duty to this universe, as my destiny tells me. I will keep a close eye on the goddess, but also on that mortal boy too. I will make sure nothing stops the Moon Goddess from protecting the universe. I will be dismissing myself. Thank you." Pluto bowed and left the throne room.

Chronos sighed. He would have never thought things would go this far. For Setsuna to show this much hatred and distraught, it bewildered him. There was so much little the child knew, if only he could explain. Though, she wouldn't bother to listen, she was as strong willed and stubborn as Alise once was. Chronos chuckled, remembering her like it was yesterday. She was very stubborn and she never let a single soul tell her differently.

Oh, how he missed her...

(Earth Dimension- Tokyo, Japan)

Operation Serenity and Endymion: Phase 1!

"Mina, may I ask what the hell are we doing here?" Nephrite asked.

"Shh! If you don't be quiet, Endymion will notice we're following him!" Mina waved at Nephrite to be quiet. She didn't want their cover to be blown.

After seeing both Serenity and Endymion and their little scene back at the Astronomy club meeting last week, Mina made it a goal to set up them. It was quite obvious that sparks flew between the couple, but both of them were too ignorant to realize it. She had enough of it, deciding right there and then that it was her duty to give them the little "push" they needed to see that they were both perfect for each other! And she decided it should be a goal of the Astronomy Club's too.

So, here they were, following Endymion to the school library. Trying to be a sneaky as possible, they sat two rows behind him. Thankfully, there were a lot of people studying in the library today so it didn't look as noticeable.

"I don't understand why I have to be with you. Why didn't you make Lita or Amy do it. I'm sure they would be more than delighted to accompany you on your little schemes," Nephrite angrily smiled.

Mina kept an eye on Endymion, "Oh believe me, I would chose them over you any day. But everyone is too busy, so I didn't want to bother them. Lita has kenpo practice, Amy and Zoisite had to go tutor, and Kunzite had soccer practice! Everyone bailed out on me! You were the only one available."

"I think everyone was smart and filled up their schedule on purpose..." Nephrite smirked to himself.

"What did you say? I'm trying to stay focused here," Mina said.

"Nothing, nothing." Nephrite smiled.

A small vibration noise came from Mina's book bag.

"Ooh look! Kunzite texted me from soccer practice. He's so thoughtful!" Mina said cheerfully.

Nephrite shook his head.

I swear, these two are obsessed with each other! Everytime i'm with them they're always making googly eyes at each other or some weird ass lovey-dovey shit.

He looked at Mina and observed her expression. She looked so happy, just from the joy of hearing from Kunzite.

They must be so happy together, i'm glad they met.

Nephrite then thought of Lita and their first time meeting. Though, unlike everyone else, they were the least unexpected couple to get together. Back in middle school, Nephrite had been a relationship that was going on it's second year. He and the girl were smitten, and everyone thought they would last. That is, until Nephrite had caught her cheating on him.

-Flashback-

It was during their eighth grade dance, and eventually the whole school caught the girl having sex with another guy in the janitor's closet. A crowd of students surrounded them and the whole thing became a big fiasco. But, Nephrite being the gentleman he was, affirmatively told the girl that things were over between them and walked away without saying a word. He tried not to show it, but he heartbroken and felt like his world was crumbling to pieces.

Lita saw the whole thing in action. The number one thing she hated in life were cheaters. She herself had been cheated on before and even her father had cheated on her mother, therefore she already understood the boy that walked away from the scandalous scene. Hoping she wouldn't regret it, she ran after him, in hopes to cheer him up and give him the confidence that she wish someone gave her.

She found Nephrite sitting down on the sidewalk in front of the school.

"Hi, you look a little sad. Are you okay?" Lita asked as she beside him.

"Ha, does it look like i'm okay? Nephrite sarcastically shrugged her off, not wanting to socialize at the moment.

"No.. but it looks like you need someone to talk to," Lita replied, ignoring his sarcasm.

"Look. I don't know who you are, but I just had my heart broken. If you would do me a favor and leave me the hell along, that would be great. Thanks," Nephrite said, getting more annoyed by the second.

Lita began to laugh, amused at the great amount of effort Nephrite was using to try to push her away.

"What's so funny?" Nephrite looked up. He didn't think his sorrow was funny. Hell, getting cheating on isn't funny at all. Who does this girl think she is?

"It's okay to let it out, keeping it bottled up inside won't get you anywhere, mister grumpy pants." Lita smiled.

"What makes you think i'm keeping my feeling bottled up? Julia cheated on me. I'm over it. Everything is being taken away from me. Even my parents decided to leave me." Nephrite angrily shouted.

He continued, "They left me. Alone to fend for myself. Without even saying goodbye. Did you know that? I couldn't even beg for them to stay!"

Lita knowingly smiled. So there was more to this than she thought. His heart was already damaged and his girlfriend cheating on him just deepened that wound. He suffered the fear of being alone, a fear that can take a person's heart into a black abyss.

"That is the biggest lie i've ever heard, you know that?" Lita looked up to the sky.

Nephrite looked up. How could this girl know so much? It was like she could read his mind like an open book, not one detail hidden. He observed the mystery girl sitting right beside him. Her eyes sparkled as she looked up into the sky. They were full of sincerity, yet they unintentionally showed sorrow and grief. Unknowingly, he instantly felt a bond to her.

"What's your name?" Nephrite questioned, wanting to know more about her.

"Aren't the stars pretty?" Lita smiled, ignoring his question.

This caught him by surprise, he didn't see how the stars were relevant to anything. He looked up at the stars, "I guess? I mean, there's nothing really special about them."

"Oh, but there is. Each day, they fill up the night sky with their glowing presence. Without them, the sky would be a lonely black abyss." Lita mentioned.

An awkward silence came between them as they both looked up to the sky. Nephrite didn't know where she was heading with this. She was saying nonsense, as if she was speaking about the stars and the sky like she understood them.

"But do you know what is pretty extraordinary about them?" Lita looked at the stars with happiness.

"What?"

"When stars die, residual heat is left over. That heat makes the star still glow, even if it isn't producing energy anymore."

"And why do I need to know this?" Nephrite never really bothered to look into Astronomy, but this girl seemed like she had a real passion for it.

"Even after they are gone, they still shine brightly in the sky. Keeping it company until new stars appear to fill their place." Lita smiled once again, "I know that your parents are gone. You may not be able to love them like you used to and you may think they're gone forever, but they'll always be giving you their love. Even when they are gone."

"How do you know that?" Nephrite looked into Lita's eyes with hope

"I just do." she shrugged. She got up on her legs, knowing she got her point across.

"Julia wasn't the last one to love you, you'll learn to love again. I promise," Lita said as she began to walk back to the school.

Nephrite sat there, thinking about what she said. No one ever told him what she said, no one ever gave him hope the way she did. He smiled, forgetting the incident that happened with Julia. He would consider Lita's words.

"Wait a moment! I never got your name," Nephrite said as he stood up.

"Oh, right. I'm Lita Kino. Nice to make your acquaintance." She waved goodbye from behind as she walked away.

-Flashback end-

Nephrite smiled, he would never forget that day. Instead of it being the worst, it became a sign of hope. As the days passed on he got to know Lita more and more. By the time they were in high school, they started a relationship. She became the star of hope to his lonely sky.

"Nephrite! Nephrite! I think I spot something!" Mina shook his shoulder, trying to get him out of his day dreaming.

"What! What is it? I thought you were busy texting your boyfriend!" Nephrite shrugged off her hand, getting annoyed once again.

"Kunzite can wait. We're on a mission! Now tell me, who's that girl sitting next to Endymion! He is Serena's, not her's!" Mina glared at raven haired taking the seat right next to Endymion's. She smiled as she greeted Endymion and they began to engage in a conversation that they seemed to enjoy. To Mina, it seemed like they were very close judging from the small distance between the raven haired girl and Endymion.

Nephrite glanced in the direction Mina was pointing, wondering what was causing her so much distraught. He swore himself, "Oh for the love of all that is holy, out of all people..."

"Tell me now! Why are you saying that?" Mina kept pestering on, getting more and more curious at Nephrite's reaction to seeing the girl.

"That girl, is Raye Hino." Nephrite said, with full disgust in his voice. He didn't like where this was going. If Raye Hino was involved, that meant trouble. And from the looks of it, she had her eyes set on Endymion. Which made everything ten times worse.

Thanks for reading and please review. Oh by the way, did you guys think the Neph/Lita scene was okay? I thought maybe adding other couples would be alright... but if you guys just want full on Serena/Darien thats fine too! ~Neela