Title: PEACE AND WAR

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Authors Notes: Here's the next chapter. I'll try to get the next one up later today or early tomorrow. If I have time I'll try to finish the story. Please tell me what you think.


Serenity looked at herself in the full length mirror in front of her and couldn't help but grimace. To everyone around her she looked beautiful, but to herself she looked dirty. Her long lace wedding gown was more beautiful than she could ever imagine, and it was wasted on Prince Diamond.

"You look very beautiful," Mina said gently.

Serenity didn't answer. She let Amy finish up with the length and then unceremoniously slipped the gown off her shoulders and onto the floor. She pulled her day coat around her and resumed her spot by the window.

The two girls looked hopelessly at one another before carrying on with their task.

There was a soft knock at the door, and it opened before anyone could allow the person in.

Mina and Amy gasped at him, but Serenity just lazily looked at him for a brief moment, and then back to her staring into the rain soaked earth.

"You may leave us," he said waving his hand to the girls.

Mina and Amy looked to Serenity to fight him. It was most improper for him to be in her rooms unaccompanied. But Serenity said nothing so they had no choice but to follow the order. They hurried out of the room.

"This won't do at all," Prince Diamond said walking towards her. He stood just to her side, looking out at the window. "I had always heard that the sun shone nearly every day in your country and yet I do not think I've seen it since I arrived here."

Serenity said nothing.

Prince Diamond sighed. "It is not fitting for my future wife to never be seen."

"You think I care," Serenity finally said.

Prince Diamond just glared at her. "You are impressing nobody with these childish antics. You will start participating in your future."

"I would rather die," she said.

Prince Diamond went to her quickly and pushed her back into her chair so he was blocking her. Serenity just looked back up at him defiantly. He put his arms on either side of her, getting into her face.

"You think I will change my mind if you throw a tantrum?"

Serenity just glared at him. "Leave me alone."

He smiled at her. "I will enjoy breaking you in I think."

Serenity felt nauseous.

"Well then my future wife, I will see you on our wedding day." He started to walk out of the room. "That reminds me. I had news of your king," he said meaning Darien. "It turns our that he's left his country defenseless and disappeared into thin air. Whatever could he be up to."

Serenity tried not to react at it. She could feel his eyes on her.

"There is nothing he can do to stop this. He'd have to convince the whole world to follow him in order to cause enough of a commotion to save you."

Serenity just sat completely still, and eventually he closed the door behind him. The click echoed through her silent room. She could almost hear her heartbeat as if it were out in front of her. She could only think one thing. Darien was fighting for her.

She quickly got up and called Mina and Amy.

"Are you alright?" They came in quickly.

"I must get dressed," she said in haste.

"Why? What happened?" Amy asked.

"Please, just hurry," she said grabbing a dress. The two girls quickly tried to help her get into it. She seemed suddenly so frantic.

"What's going on Serenity?" Mina asked.

"He's fighting for me," she said out of breath. "Darien is fighting for me and I am sitting her wallowing in self pity. What kind of person would I be if I didn't also fight for him?"

The two girls stopped what they were doing.

"Serenity, you're going mad," Amy said.

She looked at her two friends and sighed. "I will marry him if that's what it comes to, but there hasn't been a wedding yet. I may not know much of war, but we can come up with a way to save our country without allying ourselves with him. We simply need more resources to fight with."

"You're thinking of starting another war?" Mina asked incredulously.

"No," Serenity said urgently. "I know nothing of wars, I said that. But we need to show him that we support him."

The two girls looked concerned, but they nodded anyways.

"What will we do?" Amy asked.

"I need to speak with my mother."

They quickly exited the room.


The Queen sat tiredly in the room across from Kunzite. She held her head in her hands, waiting for something to happen. When the King came in she didn't even stand up, just motioned for him to sit near her.

"I will of course help you find a way," she said before Darien could speak. "I cannot bare to see my daughter this way. She hardly shows any emotion at all. But I will not inflict war upon my people. I simply cannot do that."

Darien sighed. "We won't have to fight a war if they know they cannot win," he said gently. "You have my allegiance and with that comes those other countries who are loyal to me. Combine that with those loyal to you and…."

"And which ones are loyal to me?" The Queen asked with despair in her voice. "I have signed treaties with those all around us and yet when we were attacked they did not come to our aid. The whole world is at war. There is no one left to help us."

Darien could see that she had all but given up hope. "If the world was not at war, then there would be those available and willing to help." He pulled out the document again.

The Queen looked at it curiously. "What is this?"

"This is the beginning," Darien said. "One day I will complete this list and war will fade away into nothingness. Countries have been separated for generations and the wars have done little to nothing other than drain the resources from every Kingdom. Those who sign this treaty become part of those who are reaching for version of peace that is attainable. If one gets attacked, then we will join to uphold our values."

The Queen looked both curious and weary. "You have done this in only a couple of days?" She asked incredulously.

"It was started years ago," he said honestly. "I had the idea to start this union when I was a child but my father would hear nothing of it. Those who have signed have already diminished the war in their lands and they have all confirmed in the last couple of days that they hold firmly to this union."

"And what will happen if I sign it?" She asked.

"Then Prince Diamond will be committing treason if he continues on."

The Queen shook her head. "It will never work."

"I have just been to see his father, the King." Darien pointed to the last name on the scroll. "He is withdrawing his army from your lands as we speak."

"Then what has Prince Diamond left to stand with?" She asked.

"There are those who are faithful to him. His family was very unwilling to stand up against him, but they would rather see him emotionally hurt then ruined."

"He won't give up that easily," she said.

"All I can do is continue on with what I'm doing," Darien said almost urgently. "The only way I can stop this is to continuing joining together each kingdom until the whole land is united."

"But he is already here," the Queen said sadly. "The war has stopped."

"You must deny him your daughter."

"No," the Queen shook her head. "That is to much of a risk."

Darien leaned back in his chair in frustration. He understood her stubbornness, but he could not tolerate it.

"Then postpone it," he said simply.

"What do you mean?"

"If we are to negotiate the terms of this treaty then tell him he cannot marry your daughter until afterward. Send out invitations to all the ruling parties in the land to discuss and negotiate the new terms of this treaty. Surely with those names already on the document others will come. Serenity need not marry."

The Queen regarded him with a steady confidence and, every so slowly, she nodded.

Darien tried not to smile with relief.

"The invitations will be sent," she said. "Prince Diamond will still marry Serenity but only after the negotiations have taken place. We will see who arrives. If there is no one to stand with your ideals of peace then there will be not stopping it."

Darien watched as she delicately signed the treaty, her beautiful signature curling around the page. Kunzite and Jedeite both witness it.

"Then you and I are now at peace," he said simply.

She smiled sadly and nodded. "It would seem so."


End of Chapter Sixteen.

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