Title: The Silver Millennium Ambassadors - Luna's view point part III
Author: Ree
Theme: Cats
Genre: General
Version: Manga/Anime Silver Millennium
Rating: G

The cats and all their friends are all from the imaginations of Takeuchi Naoko. I'm not that creative.

The Silver Millennium Ambassadors
Luna's view point part III

Luna sat on the platform set up in front of the spaceship. She could see her family out of the corner of her eye. They looked so proud of her. 'And why shouldn't they be? I'm going to be an ambassador's assistant right after graduating from school. That is an unprecedented achievement. If only they knew...but I'm never going to let them know how I ended up here. Or why I was chosen.'

She spotted Ambassador Joi standing near the head of the diplomatic corps, Ambassador Evrul. Frustration roiled around in her stomach. She could not accept the way Joi had forced her to take this position. Her eyes focused on Ambassador Evrul. 'I wonder if he knows?' She hoped not. Sweeping her gaze around the platform, she tried to spot the ambassador she was being sent with. She didn't see anyone.

Then she heard Evrul comment to Joi. "Here he is. Now we can start."

She followed his gaze, and saw that the new ambassador was pure white. 'Not only opposite genders, but opposite colors. His white to my black. I wonder what else is opposite?' As he sat next to her, she hoped that he wasn't in on it as well. She felt him look her over. 'But he probably is.' She looked back at Evrul as he addressed the gathering.

"We are here today to send off our new ambassador and his assistant to the Silver Millennium empire of the Solar system. They will be our ambassadors to the whole system, but will reside in the Moon Kingdom."

Evrul picked up a necklace that had a golden crescent hanging on it. "Artemis, please transform and come forward."

Luna caught a look of dismay on Artemis' face right before he shifted forms. 'He doesn't like to transform?' She found it hard to believe. The ability to change used to be part of a game in her house. It wasn't until she was in school that she learned that most Mauns couldn't transform. She let her mind wander through those happy corridors in her mind.

"Luna, please transform and come forward." Evrul's voice pulled her out of her memories. Transforming she moved to stand next to Ambassador Artemis. Evrul looked at her, his face wreathed with uncertainty. Then he asked her the fateful question, the one she had been dreading. "Do you accept our charge?"

She almost said no. It was her last chance to reject their plan, to break free of the cage they had built around her. But, she had signed the paper, and a small part of her wanted to go. She just didn't like her job description.

Hoping for the best, she nodded her head slightly as she spoke. "I accept."

Evrul placed the seal around her neck, and the crowd started cheering. Then she heard Evrul whisper. "Good luck. It is time to go."

When Artemis offered her his arm she felt like his partner. 'Maybe this won't be so bad after all.'