Back in Time. A Love Story.
By oranjitenshi
Chapter 6 Memories Part 3
Disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon.
A/N: Hi minna! Well here we have another chapter, this chapter is going to be pure fluff, well at least most of it… this is the last part of the memories, so must kinda know what happens at the end of it. I want to thank all of you who have read the story so far, it going to end real soon just one more chapter after this one. Remember to review… (Before I forget in this chapter the ages of Serenity and Endimion are 18 and 21.)
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After the difficult start with the scouts and the generals, everything became calmer and slowly everyone became friends after the boys let their pride slide. But all good things once more finished and the royal family had to return to Earth, so all the children had to go through the separation and in case of Serenity and Endimion for a second time.
The years passed slowly and as the children became adolescents different ideas came into the minds of the boys specially the generals towards the girls.
On the other hand being older also meant that each of them had to follow a certain protocol and rules demanding public affairs, which in time meant that every moment they spent on the public eye they were being scrutinized by everyone.
"Endimion… Endimion, where are you?" called queen Gaia. Endimion had become quite a gentleman; all the girls in the kingdom had some kind of crush on him or at least on one of his generals that had matured like him.
"I am here mother, is there something wrong?"
"No everything id fine. I just wanted to inform you that queen Serenity send a letter; they are going to throw a ball in honour of the princess' birthday and they want us to go"
"Alright mother when would we be leaving?"
"We will leave in two days time, so prepare yourself and remember to tell the generals about this"
"I will mother"
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"We must hurry, everything has got to be ready by tomorrow evening when the guest start to arrive" said queen Serenity.
"Yes you majesty" answered the planning committee that had gathered on the dance hall.
"This ball is going to be a total success you Majesty" said Luna approaching the Queen.
"Yes I hope so Luna. By the way, did queen Gaia confirm their presence at the ball?"
"Yes she did, she said they would be glad to attend. Are we going to still keep this from the princess?"
"Yes, I explained to Gaia on the letter that I wanted this to be a surprise for Serenity, she will be so happy to see him again"
"You still believe that they are united as the goddess prophesized?"
"Yes, I believe they are the couple that the goddess was talking about in the ancient script, but even with that in the bottom I feel a feeling that I can't understand completely"
"Is it something bad?"
"I not totally sure but something that I truly know is that both of them belong together, I felt it the first time I saw them together and I still do"
"And how are we going to distract the princess so she won't get to know about the prince's arrival?"
"I have already talked to the girls about that, so they are going to take Serenity to the lake the morning of her birthday until sundown that will be enough time for them to arrive and not be noticed by her"
"Alright your Majesty, I will continue to supervise that everything here continues to go smoothly"
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With all the planning for the ball the hour went by in a flash and the day of the awaited ball finally came. This morning we find princess Serenity sleeping in her room, when a knock came from the door.
"Serenity, Serenity are you awake?" asked Minako sticking her head into the room. All she saw was a bundle that was cuddled under the cover. She slowly approached the bed were she finally saw the sleeping form of the princess, so she started to shake her shoulder trying to wake her up. "Come on Sere, you have to wake up is your birthday!"
"Please Minako-chan just five more minutes, is mny birthday after all"
"No buts come on get up from that bed. The girls and I have planned a wonderful morning for you and you are not going to miss it"
"Alright, alright, I am up"
"That is better, hurry up we will be waiting for you on the front lobby"
After Minako got out from the room, Serenity stretched, and looked out the window. It was a beautiful morning, the sky was blue with not one cloud in sight, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. Suddenly, Serenity remembered her friend from Earth, she missed him a lot. They hadn't seen each other since the last time he had come to visit, only a regular letter that would come on the new communication network that had been established between the two planets not so long ago. She didn't know the reason why she had remembered him today, but now she wanted so much for him to be there right know.
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After a moderate wait in lobby, the girls finally went out of the castle. When they reached the lake they started to run towards the water, there they stayed for quite sometime until the sun was really up in the sky and time for lunch came. Ami started to place the picnic they had brought with the help of Makoto, while Serenity, Rei and Minako were running around teasing each other.
"Come on girls, lunch is ready" called Makoto after she and Amy had finished.
"Thanks Mako-chan, everything looks great!"
"Well it is your birthday I wanted to make it special"
After lunch Minako and Rei took out a small cake for them to share and sing a Happy Birthday to Serenity.
Sometime later, the girls decided to take a walk on the clearings near the forest entrance, they picked flower and found a few wild deer and bunnies. The girls were having so much fun that when they remembered about the ball it was almost sundown. The Princesses hurried back to the castle to clean themselves and to get ready for the ball.
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While the girls had theirs fun on the lake, the Earth committee had arrived to the palace. Endimion was taken aback when it was only the Queen and her advisor the ones to meet them at the entrance.
"Serenity is so good to see you once more!"
"Is good to see you also Gaia, you to prince Endimion"
"The pleasure is all mine queen Serenity"
"My husband sends is apologies. He could not come, we had a meeting with all the directors of sector, and he couldn't avoid it"
"Is alright Gaia I understand what that is like"
"Excuse me your Majesty but if a may ask, where is princess Serenity?"
"You did not tell him Gaia?" 'So he noticed she was not here to receive him, so that is why he had that look on his face when he looked towards the doors'
"No I did not; I was waiting to get here"
"What did you have to tell me mother?"
"That the princess does not know that any of us arrived for her ball. It is meant to be a surprise for her and that means you and the generals will have to stay in your room until the time of the ball"
"Alright mother"
After that everyone was guided to their rooms where the generals started to tease Endimion with what had just happened.
"So Endy, a little disappointed are we not?" asked Jedite.
"What are you talking about?"
"Simply, just the face of a lost puppy when you didn't see the princess at the entrance waiting for you" said Kunzite
"Or the face you had when they literally told you you couldn't see the princess until tonight" said Naphrite.
"Or the way you just wouldn't stop talking about her when we knew we were coming" said Ziocite.
"Alright I got it! Don't need to rub it in"
"Come on Endy, we know you like the girl. Always have and always will. Take this surprise as an opportunity to sweep her of her feet, to romance her like any other man can" said Jedite in a melodramatic way.
"Strangely I agree with Jedite. Take this moment to show that you care for her more than just a friend, that you have feelings for her" said Kunzite.
"Do you guys really think I should?"
"Of course Endy, we have known you liked that girl since the night you defend her from us at the garden. Go for it" answered Ziocite.
"But what if she doesn't feel the same way?"
"You won't know that until you try. Besides why would your mother and the Queen go through with all of this if she didn't feel for you one bit?"
"I suppose you are right, I will do it. I will tell her tonight"
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The girls were gathered in Serenity's bedroom waiting for her to be called into the ballroom.
"I do not know why mother wanted to make this ball for me, apart from you there is no one I know down there. And with all those people there I will feel uncomfortable"
"Well Sere for one is for you to get used to the big crowds, when you become queen you will need to stay calm at places like that. And secondly, it can be that bad, perhaps there will be someone there that will get your attention" answered Ami.
"Yes, there could be someone down there that is destined to be the love of your life, imagine that" said Makoto
"You know I an not looking for someone like that"
"Yes we know you have liked Endimion like since you were born" said Rei
"Leave her alone Rei, I know I felt something between them when I saw them together. You should take the opportunity to talk to him about it the next time you see him" replayed Minako
"Oh I couldn't do that, he only cares for me as a friend or a sister but not like that"
"Believe what you want but I know what I saw and there is more than meets the lie" said Minako.
"What meets the eye Minako-chan you got it wrong" said Ami.
"You are always getting wrong Minako"
"Ups…."
They started laughing when the door opened and Luna appeared into the room.
"It is time girls follow me"
So they started walking through the hall up to the ballroom door.
"You will be announced one by one. Serenity you will be the last" said Luna before entering the room.
The guards started to call each one of the princesses; first came Minako, then came Rei, and lastly Ami.
Serenity was starting to get anxious as she watched her friends entering the ball. She had never felt this nervous before in her life. When she heard her name being called, she pulled a smile on her face and started to walk forward.
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Endimion and the guys had been in the ballroom for almost an hour and still there was no sign of Serenity or the girls. He couldn't believe how nervous he was, not even sword fighting with Kunzite ha made him this nervous before.
He started to look around the room to get his mind cleared, he could see a lot of grown people, mostly dignitaries from all over the system that had come to honour the Queen's wishes, he had a feeling Serenity didn't know many of them. I t would have been a very boring ball if the girls had only them to talk to.
Once more his thoughts drifted back to his princess. Wait a minute his princess, she wasn't his, at least not yet, how did that fall in there? Endimion didn't know what to think anymore.
"Calm down Endimion, you seem that you are going to have a nerve attack at any moment"
"Mother! You startled me"
"Sorry but you were deep in thought, what is bothering you?"
"It is nothing mother…"
"Of course it is if it has you like this. Tell me is this about a certain princess you have been anxious to see?"
"How did you know that?"
"Well I am your mother is my job to know this kind of things"
"I don't know if what I am doing is the right thing?"
"Just follow your heart son it will tell you what is right"
"Thank you mother"
"You are welcome dear, now go and wait for the princess she should not take much longer"
Queen Gaia was right five minutes later one of the guards started the announcement.
"May I present to you the princesses of the inner planets. Princess Minako from the planet Venus" Minako appeared at the top of the stairs, she was wearing an orange gown that went down to her feet, and her hair was pulled up in a complicated yet elegant bun. All of the presents were mesmerized by her. It didn't take her long to get to the bottom of the stairs and waited at one of the sides. "Princess Rei from the planet Mars" Rei came into the room wearing a red spaghetti strap dress with matching hills and her hair was down as usual. She slowly descended the stairs and walked to stand next to Minako. "Princces Makoto from the planet Jupiter" Makote came in next wearing an green dress in a Greek style, her hair was in its usual ponytail, and she had little earrings that in the form of the rose that Endimion had talked the last time he ha been there. "Princess Ami from the planet Mercury" Ami reluctantly appeared through the door, she was wearing a modest blue gown that matched perfectly with her hair. Now all the princesses stood on one of the sides of the stairs waiting for the guest of honour.
"And now we present her Royal Highness, Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom" Serenity then entered the room and took everyone's breath away, especially Endimion's. She looked magnificent in the traditional moon princess gown with her hair in the royal buns with a tiara adorning her head.
Endimion thought that if he would die that day, he would die as a happy man, seeing Serenity in such a way, she was glamorous to say the least as she descended the stairs were her friends were waiting for her, she hadn't noticed him yet, but she wasn't looking at anyone in particular he noted, she was scared that everyone was watching her every move.
As the princess got to the bottom the Queen approached.
"Dear guest, we are here right known to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of my daughter. This day is very important as she from this moment on will have total access to the Imperial Silver Crystal. We thank you for being her with us tonight and please enjoy yourselves"
With that all the guest dispersed on the ballroom, some couples started dancing, other were talking animatedly. Serenity turned around looking for her friends but couldn't find any of them; she started looking through the crowd until she heard a voice calling to her.
"Would you do me the honour of granting me a dance princess?" said the voice. Serenity turned around only to see the face of the person that had plagued her thoughts all morning.
"Endy!" exclaimed Serenity as she ran to were he was standing an enveloped him in a hug. She was having a hard time believing that he was truly there with her at that moment. "How did this happen? When did you get here?"
"Surprise! I got here this morning with my mother and the rest of the guys"
"How is it that I did not see you this morning?"
"It was a surprise so when the girls got you out of the palace I came here and had to hide all day in the same room, it was torture to spend so much time with the guys locked in a room is enough to drive you insane"
"It can not be that bad" Serenity said trying not to laugh at his predicament.
"Believe me when I tell you it was"
"Either way I am really glad you are here it has been ages since the last time we saw each other"
"I am glad to be here too. And yes it has been quite a while and look at you, you have turned into a lady, you look stunning tonight" Endimion commented as he took her hand and kiss it. At this action Serenity blushed and didn't know what to do.
"Well you are quite handsome yourself. I am sure that a lot of the ladies down there are trying to get your attention"
"Yes they try but I am not really interested in any of them. So what about that dance I asked for before?"
"I believe I could give you at least one dance tonight" she said trying to sound uninterested and failing miserably.
"It would be an extreme honour if her Highness would grant me one"
"You are very flattering prince, I would grant the honour you seek"
At that time each and every one of the scouts and the generals were observing the development on the conversation between Endimion and Serenity.
"Do you think they know that they are bluntly flirting with each other?" asked Rei, trying to understand the princess behaviour.
"No I don't think they are aware of it but I think it is working setting the mood" answered Minako looking intently at the couple.
"I think you are right Minako-chan, Endimion finally opened enough to admit he has feelings for Serenity, but I don't think that he truly knows what he is doing" said Kunzite looking at Minako.
"I don't know about you but I won't be standing here all night watching the two new lovebirds flirting back and forth so, dear Rei would you grant me this dance" said Jadeite giving Rei his most charming smile.
"If I don't have any other choice, why not" she answered taking his hand and walking towards the dance floor.
"I think we should do the same, Mako-chan would grant me a dance" said Nephrite.
"I guess, come on lets go" she answered.
""What about you Minako, do you want to dance with me?"
"You know I don't mind, let's go"
"So Ami do we join the group?"
"I don't know, I don't want everyone to be staring at me all the time"
"That will be a little hard considering that you look beautiful tonight, but we just have to concentrate on us and our friends, it does not matter what the others might think"
"Well if you put it that ways I guess it would be alright" Ami concluded with a nod. Instantly all the couples were on the dance floor, each not minding what the others were doing. But that didn't mean that the queens didn't notice this action.
"Are you seeing this Serenity?"
"Yes I am, and I must say that I am really impressed they developed so fast into their relationships, but I think the most noticeable are Serenity and Endimion"
"I agree entirely. They can't take their eyes away from the other and are in a completely different world right know"
"I guess this means I will have five more permanent residents at the castle have I not?"
"I think that you will, I mean the relationship between our planets is progressing and now we will have to have a permanent developer for the end of the negotiations"
"You are right, I believe you really are"
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What the queens were absolutely right about was that the princess and the prince were in a totally different world, a world were the only thing that matter was the other.
"You are a great dancer Endy, I did not know this part of you"
"That happens when you a have a beautiful partner, with that is not so difficult" Endimion told her and once again a blush appeared on her checks. He was starting to love to make her blush, she just looked so adorable.
"Please you are just saying that to indulge me, I am not really that pretty"
"Of course you are not pretty" at that comment Serenity's body tensed up "You are complete gorgeous, you have all the man in this room mesmerized. That is enough prove"
This brought a bright smile to Serenity's face, she felt she was in heaven and didn't want to come down from that cloud any time soon. Being in his arms had a warm and securing feeling, and being so close to him was completely intoxicating.
At the same time Endimion was having the same thoughts over his mind, the feeling of her in his arms and the aroma of her perfume was driving his senses into an overdrive.
"Sere how about if we go outside to the gardens for a moment there is something I want to give to you"
"Alright Endy, is getting a little bit crowded in here"
And so they started to walk towards the gardens.
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"It appears that Endy is finally making a move" said Kunzite
"He was going to make a move? When did he decide that?" said Minako
"This morning when we made him see that waiting was a mistake"
"I think is good you did because Serenity was not going to make the first move. They really do belong together, I have felt it ever since I saw them together at the garden that night years ago"
"I just hope that they'd be happy together" said Ami looking at the retrieving couple.
The girls and the generals had stopped dancing some time know and had started to observe once more what the royal couple was doing, it didn't come as a surprise when both of them started to walked away from the festivities.
But they weren't the only ones that had their eyes on the prince and the princess, their mothers hasn't stopped looking at them since the dance started. The queens were really delighted to se their children being together not only that it will be good for their kingdoms but also queen Serenity had told Gaia about the prophesy that had been made and that she thought meant them at this moment. But the lunar ruler couldn't take away that feeling that even though those two were destined to be together there will be a lot of hardships for them, she just hope that everything would turn out alright for them.
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Serenity and Endimion walked for a very long time through the palace gardens, they were in a comfortable silence, but inside Endimion was trying to figure out what he wanted to say, he knew that he felt strongly for Serenity, when he was away from her he couldn't think of anything but her and when he was near her she had all his attention. He didn't know if she had any kind of feelings at all for him, after all they had spent very little time together during their life, but somehow everything felt right when she was around.
He turned to look at her and saw she was distracted by the star in the sky and took a moment to bluntly stare at her and memorize every little detail of her face just in case what he wanted to say had a difficult ending.
"Is a beautiful night is it not Endy?"
"Yes Sere, it is very pretty but not as pretty as you are" (A/N: I know is very cliché, but I just love it when they say that, lol. Let's continue with the story)
"Please Endy don't say those kind of things, you make me embarrassed"
"It looks really cute when you blushed, but that was no the reason why I told you to come here with me tonight, actually there are two reasons"
"And what would those reasons be"
"Do you remember that day when we went to the lake with the scouts and I started to tell you about the Earth's flowers?
"Yes you talked about a lot of them and all the colors. I was thrilled to just imagine everything"
"Well if I remember correctly then you asked me to bring one of them to you"
"Did you bring it Endy? Did you bring the rose?"
"Yes I did and I brought you one of each color I found" Endimion said going into the bushes into a hiding place were he took out a dozen roses and handed them to her. It was a gorgeous bouquet; in it there were yellow, pink, orange, white and red roses, all of the mix up with each other.
"Endy they are more exquisite than I thought and their smell is sweeter too. Thank you so much for this" she said giving him one of her shiniest smiles
"There is nothing to thank dear princess; I was pleased to serve you" the prince answered making a little bow in front of the moon princess.
"I also wanted to thank you for coming all the way from your home just for my ball, it means a lot to me" the princess said hiding her face by looking towards the ground.
"I already told you Sere, I am here because I want to. I really missed not seeing you" answered Endimion, making Serenity start to blush.
"I really missed seeing you too; I was so relived when I saw you and the generals in the hall. I thought that I me and the girls would have to manage through all those people we don't know"
They looked deeply into each other's eyes. There was something there that none of them knew but deep down logged for. Know Endimion knew what was difference between Serenity and the other princesses he knew, it was not only that brightness in her smile, but also it was the twinkle in her eyes every time she laughed, or when she was looking at him like just at that moment. Also he now knew he wouldn't be able to leave her like the past two times, he had to tell her what he felt. The only thing that would make him leave the Moon Kingdom would be a rejection from her part.
"Sere, would you walk with me for a moment?" Endimion said not looking away for one moment from her eyes.
"Yes, let's go"
They started to walked, Serenity looking intently at the roses in her hand memorizing every little detail, she would treasure them for ever, and it would be the thing that would remind her of him. She didn't know if she was going to see him anytime soon after he left again to his planet and his duties.
"I would really like to visit your planet one day"
"I am sure one day you will be able, once all the negotiations finish and I will be your special chaperon"
"Oh you are so kind" said Serenity laughing at his comment.
"Well it is true; I will show you the best views in all the country"
"I am positive it will be delightful"
"There was another thing I wanted to talk with you"
"What is it Endy?"
"I… I just…I can not hide my feelings anymore"
"What do you mean Endy?"
At that moment Endimion stopped and turned to look at Serenity, she looked concerned about him; he knew it was now or never.
"I have been having this sense of emptiness inside of me ever since I was little. There was nothing I found that could fill it until I met you those many years ago. When I am with you every bit of emptiness leaves me. At first I did not know what it was or what it meant, but know I know"
"And that is Endy?" Serenity was extremely nervous, he had only said words like that in her dreams, dreams she didn't talk about with anyone not even the scouts knew about them 'Could it be that Endy really…has feelings for me?'
Endimion approached Serenity and took her face in her hands. "That you are the light that lifts my darkness, the warmness that fills my heart, my reason t have a dream in life. Serenity after all this years, your smile, your wonderful heart and your care for others has made me want to be more than just your Sere. I…I have fallen in love with you and I wanted to know if you would let me be the one that you love?"
Serenity was in tears at that point, not even in her most beautiful dreams had he been so sweet, he loved her and wanted her to love him in return. "Of course I will let you; I have loved you to for a long time Endy"
The prince thought he was going to burst with happiness at any moment, his dream princess loved him too. He smiled at her and closed the distance between them. Serenity knew he was going to kiss her, she had waited so long for this moment, it was entirely perfect. Serentiy closed her eyes and finally his lips joined with hers on a light kiss, in an eternal promise. Endimion put his arms around her waist to bring her closer and deepened the kiss as Serenity warped her arms around his neck and started to play with his hair.
As the kiss deepened, both of them lost track of time and thought. The only thing present in their minds was the felling of the each others lips joining together. Endimion couldn't get enough of her, she tasted so sweet and intoxicating that he felt addicted to her from the first time their lips touched, but he had to take it slow he didn't want frighten her by being to forefront.
Finally their lips separated due to the need of oxygen in their lungs. They looked at the others eyes. The prince saw that her eyes were glazed. He smiled once more and caressed her check. She was so sweet and gentle, but at the same time so fragile, that is way he always thought he had to protect her from everything that was bad in this world.
After a few minutes more of being in each other arms, they started to walk back to the ballroom. They had been out a long time out and everyone must be thinking were they had gone to.
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The girls were starting to get worried, they didn't know were Serenity and the prince had gone to, even though they knew that nothing will happen to her while she was with him they couldn't help to worry.
When they had decided that they couldn't wait much longer, the couple entered once again through the garden's door. They looked extremely happy, and Serenity had a shine in her eyes that had not been there before.
"Do you notice something different in Sere?" Ami asked feeling strange for not being able to decipher it at first sight.
"There is something strange about her, something different now that you mention it" Rei said eyeing closely at the couple that now was entering once more on the dance floor.
"Could it be?" Minako said out loud.
"What are you thinking Minako-chan?" asked Ami.
"Don't tell me… you don't think?" said a perplex Makoto.
"It could be Mako-chan"
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT? EXPLAIN YOURSELFS"
"Calm down Rei, what I am trying to say is that I think that the prince told Serenity he loved her"
"How did you come to that conclusion?"
"That is easy pyro, the look on both of their faces when they entered, they way Sere's aura changed, they way they are looking right now"
At that moment for either the princess or the prince nothing else in the world existed but them. They just wanted to feel the others presence. But the girls weren't the only ones that noticed the change. The queens noticed the change in their children at the moment the entered back at the party. At that moment they gave each other a knowing look and went back to enjoy the festivities.
Hours later the ball had come to close and Serenity and Endimion were walking towards her room, they had had the most wonderful evening in their lives. The parting moment was something they had been dreading. When they arrived to the said room, the princess turned around to look at her prince.
"I had a spectacular night, all thanks to you Endy"
"I had a wonderful night also; I hope we can repeat it sometime soon"
With that he bent down and kissed her lips lightly.
"I will see you tomorrow my princess"
"Yes I will see you tomorrow my prince. Good night"
"Good night, sweet dreams"
Afterwards she entered her room and the prince started his walk towards his room. When Serenity entered, she couldn't miss the colourful flowers that lay in a vase by her bed, they were the roses that Endimion had given her that night, which she had given to a maid before they returned to the party.
It had not passed more than five minutes when the girls came bashing in, asking a million questions at a time.
"Girls, girls please one question at a time, I don't understand what you are saying"
"He declared didn't he Sere?"
"What are you talking about Minako-chan?" Serenity questioned even thou she knew what they wanted to know.
"Come on Sere you know what we meant, tell us everything"
"Well…yes he did and I told him I loved him too"
"But Sere what about the details, you can do better than that"
"You really are interested aren't you Rei?"
At that moment all of the scouts nodded, and Serenity started telling them everything that had happened at the garden. By the end of the tale, a lot of sighs and giggles could be heard from inside the room. At the same time, in the prince's room the generals were interrogating him much on the same matter.
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The next morning Queen Gaia summoned her son to her chambers.
"Did you want to see me mother?"
"Yes Endimion, I wanted to talk with you about some things"
"What is it mother?"
"You know that we have to return home by tomorrow because your father wants us to be back by then, but there has been a little change in the plans"
"Are you saying that we are leaving today?"
"No dear, not something like that I am leaving tomorrow but as the negotiations are going so fluently I want you to stay here until the treaty is signed"
"Are you serious mother? You are going to let me stay?"
"Yes, I already talked with your father. Your generals will stay with you of course, but you really have to attend to the meetings Endimion not just delight your new found love with the princess"
"How did you know about that mother?"
"Because I am your mother. Queen Serenity and I knew something like this would happen at some point in your lives since we saw you two the first time you separated"
"Thank you mother this means a lot to me"
"I know dear, know go I believe there is a certain princess you want to see right know"
With that Endimion dashed through the hallways looking for the princess, until he encountered with Minako.
"Good Morning Minako-chan, have you seen Sere somewhere? I can't find her"
"She told me she was going to be in the garden this morning, she could still be there"
"Thank you so much" and started running once more through the hallway leaving a smirking Minako to look after him.
As he went into the garden, he could clearly see her standing by the pond. When she heard the foot steps she turned and smile at him.
"I just heard the most delightful news ever" Endimion said twirling her around him.
"What has got you so happy this morning?"
"For one the fact of seeing you lovely face once more"
"Please Endy, you are making me feel embarrassed" she said blushing.
"It is the truth, and the second reason is that mother told that from now on and until the peace treaty is signed I get to stay here with you"
"Really Endy, you are staying!"
"Yes, I won't have to leave tomorrow"
"That is so wonderful; I didn't know what I was going to do when you left again"
"I couldn't have left you not after last night" He said as he kissed her once more.
The time after that day went very quickly. In the next weeks Endimion attended the peace meetings with the queen and the rest of the members of the counsil, and spent all his free time with his princess. Also a romantic environment was not only surrounding them, the generals had started to have some kind of romantic connection with the scouts. Jedite spent a lot of time with Rei, Nephrite with Makoto, Ziocite with Ami, and Kunzite with Minako. All of them were very happy and the Queen was glad but she knew something was coming, something so big that would crush that happiness.
Queen Serenity didn't know how right she had been at that time. Everything started with the murder of one of the dignitaries from the outer planets that was on the meeting. The blame was placed on a conspiration from Earth and had the queen vanish the prince to his planet. After that things just got worse because a strong dark energy attacked the planet and internal wars started to rise within the countries. And the chaos started.
Endimion knew that his planet was lost when the evil Queen Beryl had broken down the last barrier that separated the castle from her forces, so he fled to the moon kingdom to tell his princess was talking about.
That is how that horrible night when all of them died at the hand of Beryl and her forces. When the generals turned by her dark power killed the ones they loved on cold blood and how the prince and the princess died at the hand of the awful witch.
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At that moment Usagi was finally able to open her eyes and looked she was back to her own time and had tear coming down from her eyes.
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A.N: Well there you have it minna!! This is the longest chapter I have done so far and I am so exited. THERE IS JUST ONE MORE CHAPTER LEFT!!!!!! n.n Thanks to all of those who have reviewed or just read my story. There is just one more chapter left for me to finish, but I already have future plans for more stories. The next one will be another Usagi/Mamoru romance.
See you on the next chapter……