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It was him, the mysterious prince, here. Did he see me earlier? Oh no, I am probably going to go scolded by him as well. I curtsied and bowed my head, half out of good training and half to hide my embarrassment. I was so close to him, closer than I had ever dreamed I would be. This close I could see the deep, ocean blue of his eyes, his strong jaw, and the firmness of his arms and chest. He was everything a prince should be and he was breathtaking.

As I came up from my bow I saw his lips turn into a sly smile. As he bent down into a bow of his own. "Princess, there is no need for you to bow for me. It is I that should bow for you." I felt a blush come across my face, was he not mad? "I saw you earlier leaving my kingdom…again. So I decided to come and formally introduce myself. I am Prince Endymion of the Earth. It is truly a pleasure to finally meet you." I took his out stretched hand in my own and tried to debate why he was here. He didn't seem mad or threatening even though he saw me leaving.

I needed to muster up the strength to say something. I took a deep breath and smiled politely. "Nice to meet you Prince Endymion, I am Princess Serenity. I am terribly sorry for coming down to Earth, but as you can see we don't have much nature and free air as you do. I hope you accept my apology, it will not happen again."

"On the contrary Princess, I wish you would visit more. Until just earlier I had no idea who you were, although I had seen you visiting. I had hoped you would come introduce yourself, but since you hadn't I decided to come and take matters into my own hands." What was he saying? Did he truly want to meet me this bad? Just as I had this thought, he brought my hand to his mouth and placed a soft kiss on the top. I felt my breath catch in my throat and the heat surge towards my cheeks. He let out a chuckle at my obvious embarrassment and I had the feeling that this was the reaction he was expecting.

"I hope I am not intruding Princess, but I was wondering if we could get to know each other. After all, we will both be ruling and protecting Earth at the same time. It is in our best interests, I believe, that we are on good terms. Is that alright with you?" I just nodded shyly.

"The only problem is that I have been getting in rather a lot of trouble for coming down to Earth. If my guardians saw you here, they would certainly tell the Queen. I would hate for us both to get in trouble. I am sure that you have guardians as well?"

"Oh yes, my Shitennou, they would not take kindly to my trip here. However, my life is rather unexciting and I believe that I deserve to break a few rules before I become king." He smiled widely and I couldn't help myself from smiling right along with him. I can't explain this feeling, but it's as if there was a string between us and I couldn't help but feel as if I was being pulled closer to him.

I took his hand and we walked around the deserted courtyard a bit before finally finding an alcove under the balcony of the kingdom. We sat for a while just talking of inconsequential things, although in hushed tones and with quiet laughter. I'm not sure how much time we spent there, but it certainly didn't feel like it was long enough. As we said our goodbyes, he took my hand once more and kissed it.

With the promise of another secret meeting, I retreated back into the kingdom and watched him walk away. I could not understand why we were forbidden to meet. He was the most humble and kind man I had ever met. I quietly snuck back into my room hoping to avoid seeing anyone. I was successful and quickly laid in my bed, therefore if anyone were to ask I had been taking a nap. I wasn't quite sure what had happened today, but I knew that it was the most wondrous day of my life.

As I arrived back at my own kingdom, all I could think about was her beautiful smiling face. I had never felt so close to someone in my existence, yet here I was feeling tethered to someone I had only just met. She was the most amazing women I had ever met. I now know that I had to see her again, but how could I constantly slip away? Kunzite would no doubt keep a closer eye on me as soon as he heard of my trip.

As I sighed and sat against a large tree, I contemplated my next move. I needed to find out why us knowing one another was forbidden, and if there was any way to bridge the gap between the kingdoms. They protected Earth as we did, why would we not be able to work together? I would find out, but first I had to see her again. This time I would find something to bring here, something that would show her the impact she had on me in this short amount of time.

As I rose I saw Kunzite walking towards me. Hopefully he would assume that I had just been on a stroll, and not realize how much I had defied him. I took a deep breath and got ready to deceit the one man I trusted my life with. If he saw thru me, I may never get the chance to see the Princess again. And I'm not quite sure if I could handle that. "Hello Kunzite, what are you up to this beautiful evening?"

He took a glance at my face and shook his head. "Well I had been looking for you but it seems you've been here all along. I wasn't sure if you had maybe gone to sneak a peek at the Princess." He raised a questioning eyebrow at me and by the look in his eyes I knew he hadn't found out yet, but had a suspicion.

"Well I took a stroll in the forest for a while and then sat and read a book until it started getting dark. I thought you may be getting worried so I decided to return and enjoy the view of the lake. I hope I didn't worry you too much." He cast his eyes down, feeling guilt for suspecting me. I couldn't stand lying, but in this case it was vital.

"My apologies my Prince, dinner shall be served soon. You should go get washed up." He walked away and I smiled knowing that I was safe to at least one more trip to see her. The next dilemma was figuring out when that was going to be. The only thing I hoped for was that it was very soon.