A/N: I don't own sailor moon. If you find any mistakes please tell me. I'd appreciate it.

Chapter 2: The story begins

The celebrations that fallowed the announcement of the joining of the two halves lasted for many days. Shortly after they ended the two royal families announced the engagement between the heirs of the moon.

The comet princess Marina and the planet prince Jonathan had been friends for many years so they didn't have anything against the engagement.

In fact both were quite happy about the whole situation because they had been secretly meeting each other for a while now. Both of them had been worried because Jonathans parents had been the opinion that it was time for him to marry. And since every marriage between the two kingdoms hadn't turned out well in the past, both knew they wouldn't be allowed to be more then friends.

So they had secretly started a relationship three years ago. When their parents announced the engagement between them, they were as you can surly imagine thrilled.

A few weeks later the wedding was held. It was a splendid event. The freshly married couple was happy to be united at last and their parents were glad that at least that worked out for their children. Although they as well as some others were still worried that even though a joined moon now existed and prince and princess were clearly in love something that had never happened before in the past, the moon would not choose its heir from the new generation if there were ever any children born.

They could only hope that everything turned out alright and to believe in the moon to do what was best for its people.

As it was they needn't have worried. For a few years later the happy couple were gifted with a son that was shortly after his birth claimed by the moon.

The most surprising thing was that instead of carrying both symbols of the royal line he carried a white-blue crescent moon that shimmered silver an his brow. Prince Nubium was the first of the true moon royals.

Growing up was not much different then how the other heirs were raised. Except maybe that he had a lot more fun then they did because his parents were of the opinion that one learned better and fester if one was having fun while learning. That and Nubium wasn't taught how to protect the sun heir and or the Earth. Instead he learned similar things like the outer planet heirs did.

When he reached adulthood he decided to travel a bit. Since his ancestors had been friends with the outer planets he started his adventure there.

Before he left though he dressed in simple clothes and willed his birthmark to disappear so that he was able to travel without anybody recognizing him no matter how unlikely it was.

Nubium traveled through many planets meeting many people. It was however a surprise when he befriended the heir of Uranus.

Prince Antares and Nubium spend as much time together as they could with Antares being busy keeping the outer space safe with the rest of his team, the princesses of Neptune and Pluto and sometimes the prince of Saturn who was only rarely asked to join them because even though the people of Saturn were much like the other planets and not as mysterious as the moon the power that the heirs of Saturn wielded was feared by many.

It was at the wedding of Antares that Nubium attended (he was best man) where he was introduced to the high princess Serenity.

She was much like the sun herself. Full of life and light and he was pulled to her like a moth to the flame.

Together they danced and switched stories of their homes. And even though neither told the other who they really were they were good friends at the end of the festival and promised to meet again in a few days in the gardens of Love. It was a cozy place on Venus and both were looking forward to seeing each other there again.

It soon became their favorite spot to meet.

In that way many years past, Nubium spend his time traveling and learning more things about the solar-system he was born into and getting to know who he now knew to be the sun princess Serenity.

They had fallen in love a few months ofter getting to know each other better though Serenity knowing of her fathers opinion towards the moon begged Nubium to tell no one of their relationship.

So only his parents knew of his love for Serenity.

Meanwhile the high King not knowing that his daughter had already given her heart away started looking for mirage candidates for her.

Serenity upon learning this, hoping that her father might consider the moon, they were after all very powerful and a marriage between the sun and the moon would sooth the fear that many had about of the moon overthrowing the sun, stayed silent about Nubium and her relationship.

Her father though had convinced himself that what the moon wanted was power. Not magical power, no the sun King knew that the moon was one if not the most powerful beings of the solar-system but the kind of power he wielded and didn't want to make it easy for them if the wanted that power they would have to gain it through force. It wouldn't do to through the power in their face oh no.

The high King totality ignored the fact that the moon was peace and freedom loving.

His reasons for hating the moon went back to the time when the moon joined the alliance between the planets and the sun. It wasn't a good reason but for the sun King it was reason enough to hate the moon.

When the moon refused to serve the sun King and Queen instead choosing to take on a task very similar to that of the outer planets mission they were very up set for reasons of their own.

They felt that the moon was insulting them by refusing to add to the protection of the next sun heir. That the moon was implying that they were stronger then the sun and they should be the rulers in their stead.

Over the years the different rulers had different opinions of the moon. Some thought the moon wanted to some day overthrow the sun and rule in its stead. Others thought they simply wanted to be left alone and that was the easiest way. That was one of the nicer opinions.

Since Serenity didn't know how deep her fathers dislike of the moon went nor did she know that he would choose her husband for her.

So when her father told her he was throwing a ball in her honor she thought that she would see the marriage candidates her father had chosen for her. Not once did it cross her mind that her father might have had something else in mind like announcing her engagement with a stranger.

As the evening of the ball grow nearer and nearer the high princess found that she could no longer wait till the ball to see her Nubium again. Carefully she sunk out of the palace and went to the moon where she new she would find him.

Surprised he was but happy that she was here all the same. Nubium didn't have any idea that the high King planed on engaging his daughter to the King of Mars second son. If he had things might have turned out differently.

But he didn't know that nor that there was going to be an engagement party tomorrow evening for he had of course received no invention. Serenity not knowing this didn't bring it up.

Nubium had planed on asking her for her hand in marriage for a long time, so when he saw her, he thought it was the perfect time. So existed he was that he carried her ring around where ever he went. As soon as she agreed he would go and ask her father for his blessing.

Serenity agreed to marry Nubium the moment he asked her but convinced him to wait till the day after tomorrow because of her father. He agreed.

Since Serenity expected him at the ball believing her father had invited him and she planed on making sure that her father knew who she wanted.

So when the ball started and she couldn't see Nubium anywhere she began to worry. Every King and Queen along with their children were at the ball except those of Earth for they weren't part of the alliance yet. Some even had their own guards with them (the ones that guarded their planet) and allowed them to take part in the ball.

After another hour had past and there was still no sign of him and his family, she decided to ask her father where they were.

Her father laughed and replied: "I saw no reason to invite them. They are too different then us to fit in and would ruin your entire engagement party."

Realization came to Serenity's face. She realized that her father wanted what was best for her and because of that decided to chose a husband for her. He loved her, she knew this but at the moment it was hard to remember.

As all her hopes her father might except Nubium and her came crashing down around her.

Angrily she stood and replied louder then she meant to, drawing the attention of their guests: "How can I have an engagement party if my fiance was not invited."

The ball room was so quiet you could hear the sharp intake of breath the King made. "What?!" The sun King spoke so quietly that Serenity who was standing next to him had trouble understanding him.

Since her father didn't sound as angry as she expected him to be her hopes rose again and she told him everything, of their meetings, of the engagement and him wanting to ask for his blessing tomorrow.

Her hopes were dashed in the next few seconds as she saw how her father became even more angry.

The high King had forgotten their audience and in an angry voice he shouted at her: " Forget him! He is not worth the ground you walk on. You will marry the man I have chosen for you! Is that understood?!"

"But" she started. "I wont allow you to marry one of them! I shell hear no more of the matter! The day you marry him is the day I disown you!" he threatened her. "You will never be allowed to step foot on the sun again if you go to see him again. Be under no illusion I will know." He thundered. "Tomorrow you will break this engagement and if you do as I say I will forgive and forget this nonsense of marring one of the moon."

For the first time Serenity stood up to her father and disobeyed him. "You would make me chose between my fiance and my home" she whispered sadly already knowing the answer. "Yes" he said simply not even hesitating, being sure of her decision. What happened next was as much a surprise to him as to everybody else watching.

Serenity simply turned around and walked toward the door before she left she turned around again. Looking back at her father she said in a sad but firm voice: "Then we have nothing more to say father. I love both of you very much but can not live with some one for the rest of my life that I don't love. It wouldn't be fair to my husband nor to myself. Nubium would never have made me chose between something I love. You see only what you wanted to and not how I regarded the situation. And even though the decision was a hard one I can not find it in myself to regret it. Good bye father. I hope the next time we meet it will be under happier circumstances."

With that Serenity left and never set foot on the sun again for the rest of her life though not once did she regret her decision.

Her father true to his word banned her from her home.

"If she gives birth to the next high princess or prince, he or she will be allowed to stay on the sun but the rest of her line will forever be banned from the sun." He declared.

Serenity and Nubium married soon after.

Although he was not happy by the way she handled things, he was still relieved that she decided to stay with him instead of marring a stranger and at times he felt guilty for feeling so, knowing what she gave up for him.

Time passed and both Serenity and Nubium were very happy. Shortly after she announced that she was with child, news came of the death of her father and that he had made sure that she would be unable to set foot on the sun after his death. Still he had been unable to prevent that she and Nubium became the next high King and Queen.

To the moon they were still the prince and the princess since Nubium parents still lived.

A few weeks before the birth of her child Nubium and his parents were invited to a discussion on Neptune because Earth wished to join the what was now called the silver alliance.

Serenity too was invited but chose to stay at home where she would be comfortable with her unborn child.

It was lucky she did or she would have died in the accident that occurred on the way to Neptune. At least it was assumed to be an accident since no one knew what really happened because there were no survivors.

The people involved in the accident were the first victims of Metalia who had just placed a servant of hers on Earth. Though it would be many years till she was discovered.

The shock of the news that her husband as well as her other parents were dead sent Serenity into a deep depression.

One she only escaped when she went into labor.

Instead of giving birth to one child she had twins and both bore the mark of the moon on their brow.