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Chapter Twenty-Eight

The rain beat fiercely down upon the rich soil of the Moon and as everyone else hid from the annoyance, one figure danced wildly around enjoying the sensation of being soaked. The figure that danced was cloaked in a thick woollen cape that was grey in colouring and covered the back of the person. The figure whirled more then and revealed its identity that was the Princess of the Moon, Princess Serenity. Serena looked so happy at that moment as she danced around under the blacked clouds that hung overhead. She was soaked through but she either was not aware of this fact or she did not care as she continued with her merriment and became only concerned with herself. She flung her hands out then and reached up as high as they would go and then her hood flew back. Her long blonde hair was tied into a tight bun at the base of her neck and her crystal blue eyes were alive with delight. A few strands of her golden hair came loose however from their binds and flew in front of her eyes as a small breeze appeared.

However, then as the breeze's intensity grew, Serena lost her footing as she danced and fell straight into a puddle that had suddenly emerged. She fell ruining her cloak and plain dark blue gown but nothing that a good clean could not solve but Serena looked contented with it. She laughed a little and then rose. She surveyed the damage that her fall had created and then she heard someone call her name. She whirled around as the water around her splashed with her movement and saw a hazy figure running in the distance. The haze cleared as the figure came closer and was surprised to see her guardian, Luna but in her human form. She appeared before the sodden princess looking less than amused and Serena laughed at her discontent.

"Why Luna it's a pleasure to see you," giggled the princess.

"Serena," Luna scolded as she looked over Serena's clothing that had been ruined by her fall, "why in Selene's name are you out here?"

"Because I love the rain," the princess stated simply and naively as a huge smile spread across her face.

Serena surveyed Luna and her saturated state as she giggled a little more. Luna really was a beauty in her human form, which was rare for her to turn into, and her thick curly long dark hair was pulled back into a similar bun as Serena's as her deep brown eyes were flashing with annoyance. Luna was wearing a pale pink dress that just reached her knees and showed a lot of her pale Lunarian skin. However, draped along her shoulders was a long deep green cape that covered her entire body that also included a hood that concealed Luna's beautiful dark hair. Serena smiled at the irritated Luna then and started to dance around in the rain again.

"Princess," Luna scolded again as Serena stopped to look at her, "you'll catch a cold if you continue to dance like that."

"I know but Luna, I haven't seen rain in what seems like ages, allow me this little happiness, please."

Luna looked at the beautiful but drenched princess and saw something that disturbed her a little. Luna loved Serena like she was her very own but she looked at her now and said something that hurt the princess.

"Serena, your mother is not best happy at your actions over the past few weeks, first with the incident with Diamond and then you stealing the crystal and scurrying off to save the girls…."

Serena looked at Luna with a shadow blazing in her sparkling blue eyes.

"Luna, how was I meant to react to both of those situations? My husband, whom I thought I was in love with, was sleeping with another woman, whist we were married and then the girls scarified themselves to save me. I wasn't about to abandon them in their time of need. They are my friends and I love them very much and I wasn't about to let them down," Princess Serenity explained with irritation in her voice, "so please I ask you again allow me this little happiness and I shall continue with my duties, when I am finished."

Luna looked at Serena with a shocked look of surprise. Serena had always been happy and cheerful and when things could not go her way, she had always cried, like a spoilt little child. She had never explained things fully and maturely but this was the first sign of maturity from the young princess that Luna had ever seen. Serena had looked mature and extremely regal even in her less than correct attire and Luna had been shocked. Maybe this display of maturity was a sign that change was near and this thought scared the dark-haired beauty a little. She knew she must tell Queen Serenity or maybe Serena's new sense of maturity was due to the events of the last few weeks because Serena had gone through a lot. However, Luna just looked at her ravishing princess and a smile appeared on her moist lips.

"Of course, princess. It was wrong of me to assume that you should continue with your duties, when you have been through so much these past few weeks. I am sorry but I shall inform the queen of your whereabouts and once dinner is ready, I shall send someone to fetch you."

Luna bowed once she had finished her little speech and looked longingly at the princess for a moment before she left. She looked happy but mature, wet but also ethereal. Serena really was the most breathtaking jewel within the Solar System and Diamond had been extremely lucky to have her. Yet he had discarded her the moment another floozy fluttered her eyes at him and shown him a little bit of leg or breast. Luna hated those kinds of women, who used their feminine charms to acquire what they wanted, instead of using their own minds and independence and Serena was beginning to become a very mature young women. She had been through so much and since her return from retrieving the Scouts from Neptune; they had begun to constantly surround her. They were extremely grateful for her rescue but as much as Serena had tried to save them, they again had saved their princess.

Nevertheless, Serena had done what she had set out to achieve and for that, the girls were grateful for they were exhausted in trying to gain contact with the Moon, Aimee most especially. They valued Aimee's commitment but once, they had heard Serena's terrified voice, in that hall; they all reacted as quickly as they could. However, Serena had eventually saved them all and they had all returned safely back onto the Moon. Serena was the last to return to the Moon Kingdom and she had landed with a quiet thud, clothed in nothing and placed in the middle of no-where. She had been completely exhausted after using the crystal, five times to teleport everyone back and the crystal uses more of its wielder's energy, if the travellers have to travel long distances and since Serena was still new to using the amazing power of the crystal, then it completely zapped her energy, when she did use it. So, here she was now, lying on the cold ground of some deserted place, where there was no-one to find her and save her.

Serena had been unconscious for a very long time and once someone had found her, she was freezing. She had been found by a manservant who had been sent out, along with many others, to search the area and try and locate the princess. He had called for help the moment he had seen her naked body and rushed over towards her. He took off the warm cloak he had been wearing and placed it tightly around the freezing princess. However, he admired her ethereal beauty before doing so but then quickly concealed his improper actions, when another manservant appeared by his side. They spoke quickly together for a few seconds and then the first manservant, who had found the princess, rushed off to inform the queen and the princess' guardians, that she had been located. While, the second manservant, who had taken charge of this particular search party, scoop the cold sleeping princess up into his strong arms and then began to walk slowly back to the palace, as the other members of the search party followed, happy that their princess was now safe.

Eventually, the search party made it back to the Moon Crystal Palace and with the help of a serving girl, carried the princess back to her official chambers. The manservant instantly left but was replaced by another three serving ladies and instantly, they all began to work on saving the princess. One instantly warmed up a steaming hot bath, while another prepared clothes and the bed and then just as the princess had been placed into the bath, with some difficulty, the physician arrived, followed by the queen. The serving ladies instantly stopped what they were doing and informed the physician of the actions that they had began to perform and he had agreed with all. The physician at this point ordered two of the ladies to prepare a piping hot meal for the princess and then once princess had been washed and clothed, he started to examine her. After several moments of the queen being desperately worried for her child, she was relieved to hear that the princess was just in a state of exhaustion and that rest and being well-looked after was the key to her recovery.

The physician left, once he was satisfied that the princess was going to be okay and then once the other two serving girls had left, the queen was left alone with her sleeping daughter. Queen Serenity had looked extremely nervous but worried at the same time at first but then once she had calmed herself, the only thing that passed through her body then was relief. Relief that her daughter was alright and that everything had almost come up rosy. However, the queen knew now that because of Serena's actions towards Diamond and Neptune, which included her rejection of her cheating husband and the single invasion of their realm, they were not going to be happy. The queen stayed with her daughter for a long while, just staring at her beautiful pale face and clutching her hand gently in support. She kept kissing and crooning to her as though she could hear her and eventually after a very long while, the queen left to debate about the fact that she had let down her daughter again and what she was now going to do due to the new events that had just taken place.