Back in Time. A Love Story.
By oranjitenshi
Chapter 5 Memories Part 2
Disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon.
A/N: Yet again I'm late with the update, but this time I couldn't help it, the day before Christmas Eve one of my grandmothers died and I couldn't concentrate much on the writing for some time, but here is the new chapter and I have a complete idea of what is going to happen on the last two chapters.
On a brighter note I want to tell you minna something I forgot to mention, in my story Serenity and Endimion are only 3 years apart in age, so when they first met Serenity was five and Endimion was eight. Well, now on with the story and remember to review and tell me what you think.
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Days went by and Serenity and Endimion became closer with every minute they spent together, but the meeting between the Moon and Earth had to come to an end and both children had to say they're goodbyes.
"It has been a pleasure to have you all here King Alexander, I hope you come again soon" said Queen Serenity as they headed towards the gates.
"The pleasure was ours as well Queen Serenity…we will surely come to see you and your daughter again soon" answered King Alexander.
"Besides I don't think the children like the idea of separating so soon, they have been together for only a couple of days but they act as if they have known since birth" said Queen Gaia seeing as the prince and princess approached them with their faces down.
"Yes they have become really close on a short time, it's really wonderful" said Queen Serenity looking at the children.
"Come Endimion, say your goodbyes. We have to be leaving soon" said Queen Gaia.
"Yes mother" answered the young prince "Well Sere I guess I will see you again sometime"
"We will still be friends when you come back won't we?" Serenity asked looking at him with sad eyes.
"Do not worry Sere we will be friends forever, it is a promise"
Afterwards the Earth committee left to their planet. Serenity and Endimion met many times during the next three years when their parents got together to discuss political matters.
With every visit, both of them found in the other not just a friend but a confident in which they could talk about their dreams and fears.
Endimion started to look at Serenity as the little sister he didn't have, he also felt that he should protect her from everything.
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Things were fine for a while, at least until each of them me what would be their guard. Endimion being older met his guard first, which consisted in four boys around his age. Each of them had a special power that would help the prince when the time came.
Serenity on the other hand had to wait some time before meeting her guard but the time had finally come for her to meet them.
"Are you excited Serenity, to be meeting your guard today?"
"Yes mother I can not wait to become friends with them"
"That is good my child, you will be meeting them shortly"
With that, mother and daughter entered the main hall where four girls stood. Each girl was wearing a princess attire of a different color. The one closest to the left wall had an orange dress, her hair was golden like Serenity's but pulled up by a red ribbon, she looked like she was kind and hyper. Next to her was a girl with a red dress and black hair, she had a mysterious aura around her, all that Serenity could tell was that she had very special powers. Next to the last, was a tall girl with a green dress, her hair was brown pulled up into a ponytail, she looked tough but Serenity had learned long ago to not judge people by their appearance. The last girl was dressed in blue with matching hair; she was standing a bit behind the tall girl, that was her shyness coming through.
"These are the girls that are going to be your guard Princess; I will let them introduce themselves" said Luna appearing behind the girls. First came the blond girl, she took a steep forward.
"I will be your first in command, my name is Minako and my guardian planet is Venus"
"I will be your second in command, my name is Rei and my guardian planet is Mars" said the black haired girl.
""I will be your third in command, my name is Makoto and my guardian planet is Jupiter" said the brunet girl.
"I will be your last in command, my name is Ami and my guardian planet is Mercury" said the shy girl.
Princess Serenity them stepped forwards and looked at each girl.
"I am glad to meet each and every one of you minna and I hope that we can become really good friends"
After all the presentations were finished, the girls started talking of the things each of them liked.
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At the same time at Earth, Endimion had just returned from dinner and was looking out his window towards the sky, specifically to the moon, when his guard came into his room.
"Hey Endy, what are you doing looking so intently to the moon?" asked Jedite with an annoyed voice.
"He is just thinking about that 'girl' he always talks about" said Kunzite entering the conversation.
"Hey… don not judge her if have not even met her" answered Endimion.
"Come on Endy, she can't be any different from the other girls around here" said Jedite.
"That is what I said before I met her those many years ago"
"Well lets drop this subject for now, is late and tomorrow we have training bright and early" said Ziocite to bring an end to the discussion.
"Ziocite is right, let's go to bed" said Nephrite
"Ahh… come on Ziocite, Nephrite… we have not had fun for so long" whined Jendite.
"We will have fun when we finish our training in a month Jedite" was all the answer Jedite got from Kunzite.
A few months past in which each royal got acquainted with their guard and were fastly becoming friend. The girls inseparable even some of them tended to fight and Serenity became more like a child her age as she wasn't only surrounded by adults all the time.
Five years went by before the Earth's royal family decided to go once more to the Moon Kingdom. Endimion was very excited to see Serenity again but his friends weren't so happy, they didn't particularly like any type of girls, so they used to prank them and make their lives miserable, he didn't know what to do about that.
The trip to the moon was as tedious as the last time but at least now the prince had some company to talk to.
"Is nice to finally go to this kingdom you always keep talking about, that means new meat we can make miserable"
"I don't know you guys, Serenity is nice girl and mother would be very mad if we did something inappropriate"
"Come Endy; don't tell me you are a chicken"
"I'm not a chicken Jedite!"
"Then prove it!"
"Oh… alright. You want prove, you will get prove"
And as soon as the boys got out of their transport, the mischief started. That's how the girls met them; they started to get mud on their hair and dresses. The princesses were afraid to roam the castle halls because they knew that 'the monsters', as they called the boys, would be waiting at any corner with one of their pranks at the ready.
"I can not believe you told us that the leader of that bunch was nice Sere" said Rei looking at her reflection on the mirror, remembering how the dress she was wearing at the moment had been a victim of the monsters and their mud a few days ago.
"Well Endy was nice the last time he was here, but that rime those boys were not with him. I tell you, he is not a bad person"
"Sere we want to believe you, but you have to admit that a person that pulls your hair and calls you names is hard to accept that is your friend" Makoto told Serenity.
"I won't give up on him, I know what I saw. We promised to be friends forever"
"But you must remember Sere that people do change" said Ami looking directly at the princess while Minako nodded to show her agreement.
Serenity didn't answer. She walked towards her window seat and sat there to stare towards the sky, focusing on the blue planet, tears blurring her sight. She knew Endimion and he wasn't like that. The sadness in her eyes didn't pass unnoticed by Minako being the scout of love; she knew when people were feeling strongly.
Suddenly, Serenity heard a clicking noise coming from the window; she looked down and saw a figure in the shadows, it approached the light when she showed interest and the form of the prince of Earth appeared. He made a sign to her to come to where he was. The little princess didn't know what to do; her friends wouldn't let her out if they knew her true intentions.
"I am going to see my mother; I'll be back in a few minutes"
"You want us to go with you?" Ami asked.
"No Ami-chan that's alright, I will go by myself"
With that she went out the room and when she knew the scouts weren't following her, she started running towards the gardens. Even though she didn't notice Minako knew where she was headed, she had a feeling about those two but she wasn't sure what it truly was yet.
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"Endy! What are you doing outside so late?"
"I needed to talk to you, it was very important"
"Well… what is it?"
"I…I wanted to tell you that… none of the things I said to you… the bad things… they are not true, I did not mean them"
"I knew it Endy! I knew you were not like that. That our promise was still true"
"We promised to be friends for ever and we will be"
After that, the children hugged, but things weren't going to be so easy. Endimion would have to make an important choice that night.
"Endy! You brought us an easy catch" said Jedite.
"So what is it going to be boys; hair, clothes, face, all of them…" said Nephrite.
"I say all of them, she is easy for that" said Ziocite.
"Guys stop it! You will not do anything to her anymore" said Endimion stading in front of Serenity.
"Come on Endy, don't tell me your braveness is gone out the window" said Kunzite.
With that all the generals used their speed to appear behind the Moon Princess and started to tease her.
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On the window that Serenity had been minutes before, the scouts where observing everything, they couldn't believe the princess had lied to them about where she was going. After the generals appeared there was very little reasons for them to stay at the room, Makoto could be seen readying herself for a fight, Rei as fuming first at Serenity for exposing herself and secondly at the generals because she knew they were going to take advantage of her, Ami on the other hand was deeply analyzing the situation to take the best course of action, finally Minako somehow knew that they shouldn't fret for the princess' wellbeing, that Endimion would protect her. Then the 'attack' on the princess started, and the girls started to get on their transformation posses when Endimion had had enough.
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Back at the garden, Endimion couldn't believe the generals were making fun of Serenity after he had told them not to. She was the first friend he had ever had; he couldn't just stand there, watching how they treated her like dirt.
"Stop it this instant! It is an order general!"
"You can not be serious Endy"
"Yes, I am serious. And if you do not want my mother to know about this you four will stop pranking Serenity and the other princesses. Is that understood?"
"Yes prince" the generals answered leaving Serenity and Endimion alone.
"Hey… are you alright?" asked Endimion kneeling besides the crying princess
"Thank you Endy… for defending me"
"That is what friends are for right?" he answered smiling at Serenity.
"Yes you are right. Now we can show the girls that you are not mean like they thought"
"We can go to the lake tomorrow for that"
"That would be wonderful" she answered cleaning the rest of her tears away from her face.
"Come on, let's go. I will accompany you back to your room"
"Alright"
After a few moments they arrived to Serenity's door. She turned around to look at Endimion's face, there was still something that was bothering him, it was written plainly on his face.
"Is there something wrong?"
"I just… I want you to know that I am really sorry for what I have done to you and your friends. It was not the right thing to do"
"It is alright Endy, really I…"
"No Sere… Serenity. I understand if you do not want to be friends anymore, but…"
"Endy! Listen, you already apologized to me back at the garden and you even stood up for me in front of your generals, these actions speak for themselves. I know that you meant every word. And remember… we will be friends fir ever… it was a promise"
Those were the last words Serenity spoke to him that night and with a very bright smile that could outshine any sun in the universe, Serenity gave the young prince a kiss on the check and turned to enter her room.
Endimion stood there stunt. He didn't know what had happened; but, as he had suspected when he had seen her for the first time, she wasn't like every other girl. That feeling he had felt some years ago retuned, he had to protect that innocence she had form everything, it was a quality he wasn't going to let her lose.
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The next day Serenity, Endimion and the girls left bright and early towards the lake, Endimion had apologized to the scouts as well, assuring them that the generals would be no problem for then on. As the hours went by, the girls started to warm up toward Endimion accepting him in their group.
That afternoon they played a lot of games, swam in the lake, took the horses to the forest to make a picnic. It was a fantastic day, in which Serenity told Endimion about the lifestyle and costumes of the Moon, while Endimion told them about the sights of Earth and how beautiful the flowers were on the spring time. Serenity seem very interested in a particular flower called a rose and the prince promised that he would bring her some when he returned to the Moon.
Sadly the day gave pass to the evening and the children had to return to the palace, when they entered the came across with the generals at the gardens, when they saw Endimion with the princesses they fled to the other direction. The group just ignored them and went strait to dinner were they continued with their chat.
The next days were spent in a similar fashion, on which they would go out in the morning and return on the evenings. The generals were giving Endimion the cold shoulder, they believed he had betrayed them, but the prince didn't take it seriously, he knew they would come around at some point and while that happened he had his new friends to hand out with.
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A/N: There you have it minna! I really liked this chapter, is really cute. Again I apologize for the tardiness but with my grandmother at the end of last years and trying to maintain my notes at my second year at college, trying to find time to sit and write is a little difficult.
So Endimion and Serenity, as I said before, are three years apart so at the end of this chapter and the beginning of the next they are 15 and 12.
OH and please remember to review on this story I like to know what you think and what I could get better at. See you next chapter!!