"Soft, as usual..." His thoughts after he'd kissed her. He'd think the same thoughts when they first met in those gardens and had their first kiss together.

Now wasn't any different, although it was one of their very passionate kisses. Her fingers were in his hair, either grabbing at it or just simply running through. His hands tended to wander down her body as he desperately pulled her closer even though she was already as close as two people could possibly be.

"Serenity..." He breathed after the separation of their lips. He loved the way that she looked at him. So full of love and joy of just being with him.

"Endymion..." She smiled, pulling him back into the kiss.

He was leaning on a tree as she sat on his lap, straddling his waist, her long dress covering most of the area around them. It was sweet and long, and he felt at ease.

"Your time here is short... remember...?" He said as he gently pushed her from him since he was already leaning up against a tree.

"I know... I just never want to leave you... If only this was not forbidden. We'd have much more..." She looked at the forest around them with a light blush on her cheeks. "... comfortable circumstances..."

He chuckled as she giggled. He enjoyed this time with her whenever she came to visit him at night. It was rare in the day time for her to sneak out but he still treasured every moment with her.

Endymion was just so in love with this woman.

A quiet, clear morning, it seems. Endymion woke up and rubbed his forehead. "That was... a bit of a strange dream..." His gaze shifted to the doors across from him. He wasn't sure of what he was feeling, but it was a new desire that he refused to think about much longer.

That dream was something new from the typical of seeing a woman in the distance or hearing his name being called out. The dream with Serenity seemed so odd, but it felt real, as if it actually happened before.

Getting up and ready for the day, he already made his way for breakfast.

"Where is Serenity, your highness?" Kunzite asked as Endymion entered the dining area.

"I've decided to leave her for the day. A bright and early wake up after being intoxicated for most of an afternoon must not be very pleasant." He heard Kunzite snicker to himself. "What?"

"Nothing, my King." It was definitely something.

Usagi awoke, feeling embarrassed and flustered over her dream. It wasn't a nee one by any means, but it was one of the few plesamt dreams she had ever since that day where she was revealed to be the Moon Princess.

Although, that dream of her and Endymion in that forest... her straddling him... the kiss... It all felt like too much for her to handle. It was too real andit ledher to wonder what Endymion's kisses would be like now... What Mamoru's lips would feel like...

Shaking her head with a blush spreading on her cheeks, she decided to finally get up and get ready. She decided on a simple tank top, leggings, and a skirt that reached her knees. It had been a while since she'd trained for battles, and considering the youmas had constantly given her looks indicating their wants to kill her, she had to be prepared.It would also be a good way of getting rid of these... "desires" that began to plauge her."Luna would be proud," she thought.

However, she wasn't sure how she'd accomplish this. The generals had their patrols and work when not attending to her, and maybe asking them to spar with her would result in something going wrong, thus pissing off the King. A youma would only make the others attack her on site and Endymion had his own issues to deal with. She did notice the extra furniture that she could practice with. It'd hurt like hell, though.

Sighing, she plopped herself down on the bed, annoyed and hungry. Figuring her hunger ought to be delt with, she quickly made her way to the kitchens and she looked to find what she could eat. Kunzite had saved her plate and she was completely grateful when she found it. It was still warm too. She could have cried tears of joy. She did.

After a delicious breakfast, she went back to her room and decided to settle for kicking around furniture that she'd never use since she hasn't been a princess for over one thousand years. It's all a fuzzy mess in her head and anything related to her past royal life was a blur.

For right now, she just needed to burn off certain feelings she had.

Endymion looked over many manuscripts in his time, but some of it was incapable of being deciphered. It was in a different language that wasn't of the Earth's multiple. It frustrated him to no end and his generals didn't help since they also did not know much about it.

He organized the ones that he could read into a pile seperate from the few he couldn't figure out yet. It didn't help that something was clattering through the halls either. Feeling more angry, he teleported to where he assumed the noise was coming from and appeared in his room and heard the banging coming from Serenity's room.

Wondering why the fuck she was making so much noise and how she was doing so, he walked through the doors only to almost get hit with a chair leg.

"Jesus! You sacred me!" She had another chair leg in her hand while the other rested on her forehead.

"What are you even doing, Princess?" He was both amused and mad.

"Well, I wanted to practice training and figured I'd go with the furniture pieces... then I realized it was a stupid idea, but I still wanted to kick something, so I went for the small chair in the corner of the room and..." She looked around at the pieces on the room floor, blushing and embarrassed. "It just escalated from there..."

"Why didn't you just ask one of the generals?" He deadpanned.

"You're all a busy bunch. Especially since you technically rule now. My memories tell me that much about being a King or even just a princess that living a life as a royal isn't as easy or simple as everyone tends to believe... Also..." She twisted the leg in her hands. "I don't know their schedules or where to find them..."

He wasn't sure if he found this as what others would call 'cute' or annoying. Endymion just had to run an annoyed hand through his hair as he used the dark magic to repair the chair simply without having to bother with it manually.

"You're a real piece of work that needs a lot of help, dear."

"What does it matter to you? I'm just being held against my will without a way to escape without dying in the process." She crossed her arms and looked away. "If anything, I just need to train more so Ican kick your ass so I can get out."

"Oh, young, stupid princess. You're so tiny compared to me, first if all, and second, your reaction time is much slower than mine. My senses are more intense here than anywhere else. I'd detect you before you'd be able to ever strike me at all." He was smug, and it pissed her off.

She threw an anger fueled kick at him, yet, youmas quickly appeared from a darkness that surrounded her and as one had forced her arms behind her, the other tied itself to her legs, and she fell onto the edge of her bed from losing her balance. She noticed the dark crystal shining in his hand, as he sent an icy glare her way.

"You're quite the feisty one, I'll give you that, Serenity." He stepped closer to her and leaned down to her level. "You are also smart, but clearly, not smart enough to know better than to attack your King."

Her heart raced rapidly in her chest from the sudden adrenaline rushing through her veins. She could hear it pounding loudly in her ears, of course, but she was fairly certain that he could too. Out of fear, her throat seemed to close up and something was holding her back from talking, but really, what could she possibly say right now? Her mouth just made small movements, but no noise came out. She was just open.

Then she watched his right hand reach out and caress her cheek as his angry red eyes bore into her scared blue ones. He was messing with her intentionally, as if he knew how he'd be able to affect her...

It didn't help when he roughly pressed his lips to hers, her face going red and her eyes widening in shock.

It all seemed like he was playing a game with her heart and her emotions. Despite how good he was at it, she refused to let herself give in to him. If this is how he was going to play, she'd have to play even harder to win. For right now, she couldn't do much other than subtly use the light of the crystal on him since he was clearly being physical with her.

She wasn't sure how long it lasted, but if he had gone on any longer, she probably would have given in. It seemed like enough time for him to explore, that was for sure.

"Looks like you're not as easy to break as I originally thought." His smirk showed off his amusement of the situation. "Besides, I was just a little curious. That last kiss wasn't as satisfying."