Endymion strolled on through the town. Humans nowadays were a busy bunch who apparently rush to go everywhere that they need to. Two cars nearly would yave broken had they nearly hit him, but they were too close for his comfort.

The people were also very loud and seemed to only have a general idea of their day.

"How could anyone possibly adjust to the madness that is this?" He looked around, annoyed by a lot of the sounds and commontion that went on around him.

Someone then crashed into him, although he was still standing. Even more upset now, he looked down at the human who dared to rush into him and expect to live.

'It' was a woman. She had blue hair and eyes to match. Her face and hair looked to be a mess, as if she had not had any rest recently. Endymion then noticed the stack of papers she appeared to have dropped upon their collusion.

"Missing person's papers... for who appears to be Serenity... And her name now is Usagi Tsukino... Interesting." He smirked a bit and helped the woman stand, an idea forming in his mind.

"So sorry about that, Ma'am. I did not expect to see someone darting through the crowds." He spoke casually.

"Oh, no, no! I'm so very sorry, sir! I did not mean to run into you! I just haven't slept in quite a while...!" The woman rubbed her eyes of the sleepiness that plagued her. "But if you do not mind..." She grabbed one paper from the stack that was now next to her and not a sheet of paper was out of place. "Have... Have you seen my daughter...?"

"Her daughter, hm...?"

"Her friend Rei said that she was on her way home the last time she saw her, but she never made it back to us..." He noticed her voice crack a bit as her eyes were full of tears. "Just... I just need to know if anyone has seen her since that night!"

"So, a mother looking for her daughter. What an interesting turn. I guess this was a small thing I never accounted for. It's not a serious problem for me, but it might be in the future..." He thought for a moment before giving the woman a small smile.

"The girl with the two odangos? I didn't know you were her mother... I might have seen something when I went on my afternoon jog... I do remember seeing a girl with this hairstyle running ahead of me on the sidewalk." He lied skillfully. The woman's face brightened significantly.

"You... you saw her? Oh thank goodness, that makes me so happy!" The woman grabbed onto his arms and started shaking him, her tears still falling at a rapid rate.

"Ye... Yes, Ma'am...!" This woman was very strong and he now knew where the Princess got her mental strength from. "If you don't mind, how about I go with you and tell you of the details...?"

"Oh! Yes, of course!" She let go of him. "Sorry, again, about that! I'm just glad that I found someone who knows something! My name is Ikuko Tsukino." She held her hand out.

Smirking a bit, he took her hand and gently shook it. "Nice to meet you Mrs. Tsukino. I'm Mamoru Chiba. I'll be sure to tell you everything that I know."

!You'll be in my dreams, for sure!

Usagi felt very sleepy considering Endymion abruptly woke her up at (probably) five in the morning. She didn't feel like sleeping though, which is so odd for her.

Jumping up, she walked over to the doors and walked out, Nephrite joining her. "Good Morning, your highness."

"Hello Nephrite. You can just say 'Usagi' or 'Serenity.' You know I don't like those titles being thrown around by my friends." She smiled at him.

He smiled back at her. "Of course, Serenity. I am still a bit surprised that I am considered a friend even though we've tried to kill you."

"Oh, that wasn't you. That was the evil, and the guardians don't hold it against you guys either. If they do, we'll change their minds." She gave him a quick hug as extra reassurance.

"I appreciate your kindness, Princess. Where do you wish to head to for the day?" He asked.

"The library, I guess. I am missing out on school and, as boring as it may be, I think I'll force myself to read the old texts and stuff. I might learn something useful." She followed the general to where the library was since this would be her first time going.

Pushing the door open she gazed upon the nice architecture of the library. It's not grand in size, but it's not exactly small either. The table that greeted her was covered in old papers and books alike.

"Must be some things that Endymion left behind... I guess he really isn't as neat as he appears to be..." She snickered to herself, taking one of the books and looking at the images.

"These must be some old languages because I can't read a line of it." She placed it down on the table.

"It's old English, Serenity."

"English?! Well no wonder I can't read it! I'm bad with English..." She pouted sadly. "They teach it, but I just don't get it..."

"The King or one of us could help you with it, if you need some help." Nephrite suggested.

"I need a lot of help..." She flipped to the first page of the book and sat down in the closest chair. Nephrite pulled a chair next to her and began to slowly work with her on translating the book.

After twenty minutes that felt like forever for Usagi, Jadeite ran in with Zoicite in tow. He went next to Nephrite.

"Kunzite says that the King has reported himself to be returning later than expected, so we are to just continue as normal and to..." He smiled a bit. "...to let the Queen go to lunch at the necessary time or to let her roam the kitchens. Her choice. Also, just to keep an eye on her, we'll work in cycles by her side and tend to our duties after." Jadeite bowed and then left in a hurry with Zoicite staying.

"I'm supposedly here to take over as you also have duties you need to deal with, Nephrite." Zoicite explained.

"Yes, of course. Thank you, Zoicite." Nephrite turned to Usagi, who looked thoroughly confused. Nephrite bowed to her before exiting the room.

"Queen...?" Usagi asked, completely conflicted with her emotions.

Zoicite chuckled a bit. "I think it's a joke that Kunzite is trying to spread... I mean, the rings that you and the King wear..." He motioned to her left hand where the black ring was.

"Oh... oooh..." Her face turned red as she looked back down to the book. "As in... Endymion's... his...?

"Yes, I suppose so, Serenity. I take it Kunzite is in some trouble?" Zoicite chuckled some more.

"... No. It's good to have some inside jokes that Endymion doesn't know about. That just makes things more fun..."

"You sure? You're not looking very... 'chill' at the moment."

"Well, I don't know, maybe because I liked who he was back before he became evil Endymion..." She crosses her arms, blush now growing out of embarrassment.

"And it's not like I wanted to not marry him in the future... I just never thought that it'd be so soon... and without a proper ceremony...!" Her mind raved.

"You knew who he was when he was reincarnated?" Zoicite asked.

"Not very well. I wanted to know more, but then the whole evil thing happened with Beryl and stuff... The girls said to not trust him even though he never swore anything against us... I think... But before we found out about our past, I'd constantly run into him nearly everyday and it wasn't necessarily fun for either of us. Then we'd both be involved in something and the same thing of runners into each other would occur multiple times in one day. I grew used to it, but I'm not sure about him..."

"It appears that fate does not want to give you guys a break..." Zoicite joked, making Usagi smile a bit.

"I guess so... I don't mind it..." Usagi rested her head on her hands. Sighing, she got up from her seat. "I'm still hungry. I want to head back to the kitchens, please, Zoicite. Just until I learn my way around." Zoicite nodded, stood up, and held his hand out to her.

"I shall guide you then, my Queen." She smiled and rook his hand and he proceeded to lead her through the halls to the kitchens so she could raid the fridges.

.I would sure hope that's the case. Until next time, my dear.

Endymion was dragged by Ikuko to her home where he found Serenity. Her father and brother both appeared stressed out, but they were handling it their own ways. The boy was trying to read to distract himself to no avail while the man was typing up on a computer, trying to not cry himself. It looked like he had before since there were clear tear stains on his face.

"Kenji, Shingo, this man here has some information about Usagi!" Both turned their heads to her. "Go ahead and sit down, Mamoru. Do you need anything?"

Mamoru sat in a lone chair across from the couch. "Um, no, Mrs. Tsukino... I'll be fine." Even he could tell that this was going to take a while.

Shingo and Kenji joined Ikuko on the couch. They all eagerly awaited some information about their daughter, all leaning towards him.

"Tell us everything you remember!"

Comin up with the details for this will be difficult to strategize, Endymion figured.

"You told the lie and pretend to be me. You should have been more prepared." Endymion internally rolled his eyes at this and carefully began explaining what he supposedly saw that fateful day.

. It's stupid, but I miss you already.

"So I can even be in his room?" Usagi asked Kunzite.

"Yes, you have connection to his room through the doors between your rooms."

"Yeah, but I think Endymion wouldn't want me in his room..."

"Why not?"

"I dunno... I think that he thinks that I'll snoop around for my brooch..." She figured.

"Would you, Serenity?" Kunzite smirked.

Usagi giggled with a 'yes' and proceeded to walk into Endymion's chambers. "His room is really dark and gloomy..."

"It did originally belong to Beryl. I doubt she went to sleep, now that I think about it... She was usually so focused on the crystal." Kunzite inquired.

"At least she's mostly gone back to a normal life... hopefully." Usagi threw herself onto his giant bed. "He's gonna be so mad." She giggled.

"After a whole day of being gone, I think he'll be more tired when he returns. Wvwn being away from her for long can tire him out."

"Really? No wonder...That explains a lot more about him now. Since he became evil, I mean." Usagi looked through the glass doors to her right at his side of the balcony.

"It is almost sunset. Would you like to stay in the rooms for now?" Kunzite asked, moving to the doors.

"No, I'm actually tired too. After today, I don't think I want to wake up again."

"Alright Serenity. See you tomorrow."

"Night...!" He closed the door and Usagi laid comfortably in silence. The soft puffiness of the fluffy bed slowly made her want to drift off into a deep slumber.

"Serenity...?" Usagi sat up quickly, no longer feeling tired.

"Endymion..." He looked sleepy.

"I was away for much longer than I anticipated... My energy is mostly drained..." He couldn't give away about being with her family and making up a long, faux story about when 'Mamoru Chiba' last saw her. "I feel too tired to do anything else at the moment..."

"Should I go back to my room...?" Usagi asked. Endymion just rubbed his eyes and waved his hand at her.

"I don't care right now..."

Getting up from his bed, she decided to go and help him since he looked ready to fall over, and he did.

Onto her.

"You... uh, Endymion...? You're kinda really heavy..." Usagi sputtered since the man was much larger than her in size. All she got in response was light snoring.

"Did you seriously just fall asleep on me?!"