After sending Takeo and Isamu off, the Princess had retired to her chambers, telling her guardians she needed to rest. She hadn't felt the least bit tired, but she was so worried about the situation at hand that she wanted nothing more than to curl up in her bed and think.

In all her time in learning about her destiny and taking control of her destiny, had she ever had to worry about the future of her universe; even during the time that Chaos had been taking star seeds, she had not even batted an eye, knowing that Sailor Moon would handle the situation. Now the one hope she had truly had for thousands of years, no longer held onto her star seed, and they had not a clue where hers or any of the other senshi's star seeds were. But she would find them, somehow she would find them and return them to their owners.

She sighed deeply before rising off of her bed, and stretching before glancing around her room. It was a simple room, quite large, but simple. No windows, nothing on her walls, and only a few pieces of furniture; a large mahogany king bed with pink silk spreads, a matching armoire, a vanity with a large mirror, and a pink area rug covering the majority of her room. Her old room had been so majestic, full of color and crystals and light, but after the palace had been destroyed and they had been forced to relocate to a new planet, nothing about her room or any room in the new palace was majestic. They never fully felt home enough to make it feel truly like their home; a part of her knew that like her, everyone else hoped that someday they could bring back Takninko. It had been their true home, where her heart longed to be so badly. The thought of Takninko brought tears to her eyes.

With a brush of her hand, she wiped her tears away and sat in front her vanity, looking over her reflection. Just like her room she was simple, almost not fit to be a princess. Her long, dark golden hair didn't have the shine it once held and looked dull compared to the crystal and pearl crown that adorned her head. At one time, there had been a sparkle to her large pink eyes; now they only shined with the tears she had shed a few moments ago. The only part of her that still had a shine was the lone star embedded into the skin on her forehead, that forever shining silver star that represented the girl she was and the woman she was to become.

The woman she was to become.

The thought of her impending destiny made her shiver. She had been the princess for as long as she could remember, before she even knew her own name, she had known she was a princess. Everyone had bowed before her and awed at the heavy duty she was taking on at such a young age; she had barely been able to walk, barely able to talk, but it was a memory that had always stayed with her and confused her. She had not known what they were talking about until the attack on their planet then learning about what Chaos was doing. That's when Yoshinori began talking to her about her destiny, her destiny as queen; her destiny to rule everything and live forever, for she could only live so long as a princess.

Another sigh escaped her lips, this one much gentler then the last. When she had thoughts of her destiny and the unknown ahead of her, it always put her on edge, and to be more on edge now, it wasn't needed. She almost got lost in her thoughts again when a knock on her door interrupted her. A frown crossed her features; she had requested to be left alone for the rest of the night unless it was something serious. Part of her wanted to run to her bed and pretend she was sleeping, her better half decided that answer would be best. So much to her dismay she slowly walked to her door, throwing it open. The moment her eyes met with the deep purple eyes of the person on the other side of the door, her frustration melted away.

"Tamotsu-chan, you've returned! We weren't expecting the return to happen so quickly. Did everything go alright?" The princess stepped aside as she spoke to let the tall, handsome man step into her chamber. Tamotsu was positively the most handsome man in the universe to her; his deep eyes spoke of love, and his dark hair was a perfect shade of brown with a purple tint. He was her everything; her heart, her life, her protector.

Tamotsu laughed at the princess's questions, but only replied with an "Oh, Akemi-sama, I've missed you so much!" before sweeping her off her feet and slamming her door shut with his foot. He pressed his lips against hers with such passion it almost made her melt. Though as quickly as the kiss came it was gone and she was back on her feet with Tamotsu bowing at her feet. She looked down at his head as he bowed it at the floor, but she smiled as he lifted it to look at her; the smile left with the look he wore.

"Princess Akemi-sama, we had been called to return before would could reach the further galaxies. Yoshinori-san said that retrieving your crystals and jewelry that had been taken from Takninko was no longer of importance and we were going to be needed here. He has yet to fill us in on what is happening, saying that we must wait for you to tell us. My dearest, what is happening of such great importance? Is your destiny finally falling into place? Will you be queen soon?"

The princess, Akemi, furrowed her eyebrows at Tamotsu's questions. Yoshinori called them back? Did he think that all of the guards were needed? She could understand Tamotsu being called back, it was his destiny to protect her, he had been born solely to protect her. Akemi shook her head as she mumbled, "Yoshinori-san must know more information on the matter, he wants everyone here."

"What are you talking about?" Akemi looked up at Tamotsu, taking in his confused expression. Of course he wouldn't know, he hadn't been here when the news was delivered. She sighed, yet again, and took Tamotsu's hand, leading him to her bed. He rested himself in the middle of the bed, watching her as she sat herself next to him, pulling a throw pillow into her hand.

And as she told him about the news they had been delivered, the star seeds that were gone, and the mission she sent Takeo and Isamu on, Tamotsu never pulled his eyes off of his princess. When she had finished both sat in silence before Tamotsu dared to break the silence, "What are we going to do?"

Akemi stared at Tamotsu for a few moments before shaking her head, and looking down, feeling a mix of confusion and the worry she felt before. Even when Tamotsu pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead, the feelings didn't go away. They stilled stayed as she fell asleep in Tamotsu's arms.

So tell me what you think. I know the story is kind of slow, but I'm trying to introduce everything at the fastest pace possible without causing confusion. More on the attack in the summary to come, probably within the next chapter or two. Also, meanings of each of their names are to come, and which senshi each of them are.

A picture of the crown is is in my profile!

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