Rated PG13
By arcticflames
for being so nice to me and as a get well present. ^O^ She is the
creator of Sailor Sirius, http://www.oocities.org/Tokyo/Pagoda/7132
Hope you feel better ^.~
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. It is owned by its creator and
the companies who published the manga and animated the show. But the
story and the plot belong to me.
Author's Note: Do you really buy into that junk that Usagi is
*actually* graceful as a princess? Well, I don't and this is my
version of what really happens during the Silver Millenium. There are
hints of prejudice and stereotype in this story, but just keep in mind,
those are not my standings. I am just using them to make this story
funny. (Sorry if it's not funny. I am not a born comedian). If you
hate it, I am really sorry. Just a warning to all of my readers (yeah,
like I haven't given you one already!), I might just *kill* your image
of Usagi, Mamoru, and everyone in this fanfic, so read it at your own
risk. If you just really want to kill me, just remember I warned you
and you are the one choosing to read this story. Also I use the name
Usagi and Mamoru as their nicknames because Endymion and Serenity
just sound too formal. And I use Japanese names so read below if you
don't know them. Usagi and Mamoru have so many different name
because well, I don't know! Go ask Takeuchi Naoko and whoever
dubbed the anime!
A list of names in Japanese/English:
Endymion/Mamoru/Mamo-chan/Darien
Serenity/Usagi/Usako/Usa/Serena
Ami/Amy
Rei/Raye
Makoto/Lita
Minako/Mina
Key:
*...*= thoughts and emphasize on words
= flashback and repetition
Contact:
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ff.net: http://www.fanfiction.net ID: 150390
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The Unspoken Words
PG-13
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By arcticflames
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"Mamo-chan! Mamo-chan! Wait for me!" A blonde hair girl trailed
behind the ten-years-old as they climbed up the hill trying to hide
from their playmates. The little seven-years-old ran as fast as she
could and tripped over a small pebble on the way. Bending down, the
child whimpered at the size of the cut and cried out in pain hoping
the older boy would stop.
"Usagi, what's wrong?" Mamoru, the young prince of Earth
formally known as Endymion, sighed as he sat on the ground examining
the petite girl's cut. The cut wasn't big, but at the sight of
blood, Usagi couldn't resist crying.
"Wahh!" The blonde child's face was covered with tears. As the
future queen of the Moon Kingdom, the little Serenity, addressed as
Usagi by all of her friends, was just a crybaby. She looked around
for a tissue to wipe her tears. When she couldn't find any, she
grabbed Mamoru's sleeve and blew her nose in it.
Mamoru's stomach did a flip as he cringed at the thought of washing
his shirt again. *This is the fifth shirt this week* Mamoru thought
himself as Usagi wiped her tears on his other sleeve. *Next time, I
am bringing a box of tissue with me and say good bye to sticky, yucky
shirts.*
Usagi gazed at Mamoru with her sky-blue eyes with tears still
forming in her eyes. "Mamo-chan, it hurts."
Mamoru picked the slender girl up by her arm gently and guided
her to a pond nearby. The crystal clear pond reflected a perfect
image of the couple sitting on the edge while Mamoru cleaned his
playmate's wound with water.
"Mamo-chan?"
"Yes, does it still hurt?" Mamoru turned his head at the sound of the
bell-like voice. A tone of concern was in his voice, and he moved
closer to the blonde-haired child.
"No, it doesn't hurt anymore," Usagi replied shaking her head. "Thank
you. You are the best, Mamo-chan."
Mamoru blushed at Usagi's compliment and pretended to cleanse the
wound more thoroughly.
"Mamo-chan? What did you want to talk to me about?" Usagi cocked her
head wondering why her friend would want to talk to her without all
their playmate. She waited patiently while Mamoru fumbled in his
pocket and produced a small present wrapped in tissue paper.
"Ooh, food!" Usagi snatched the present away from Mamoru and unwrapped it
hastily. Without even looking closely at what laid inside, Usagi
placed it in her mouth.
"Usagi!" Mamoru looked at the girl in horror wondering how she could
snatch the present, open it, and put it in her mouth in a split
second. "It's not food."
Usagi choked realizing the hard object in her mouth was not
food. She tried to pry the out the golden sphere out
of her mouth. Obviously, her mouth was a lot wider when she was
hungry, because now, the small object was stuck in there. "Muh-cha!
Muh muh muh!"
Mamoru winced in embarrassment as he inserted his fingers into Usagi's
mouth. Slowly millimeter by millimeter, the object popped out onto his
hand. *Ugh! Gross, now my hand is covered with saliva!* Mamoru frowned
at the wet, slimy object. Usagi peered at the object holding in Mamoru's
hand while stretching her jaw and closing it.
"What is it?" Usagi asked gently when Mamoru placed the object
back into her hand. The carving on the object was of a quarter moon
decorated elegantly with swirls of stardusts danced on top by a fine
craftman. Usagi wiped the saliva remaining on the golden sphere
on Mamoru's shirt while Mamoru grimed at what was left of his clean
shirt.
"It's a music box," Mamoru twisted the little wire on the back of the
music box letting the sweet melody filled the air.
"It's beautiful!" Usagi sighed, closing her eyes taking the melody in
with her whole heart. She leaned again Mamoru using him as
a pillow and murmured in satisfaction.
"Usako," Mamoru gently lifted her off his shoulder and forced her to
look at him in the eyes.
Usagi opened her eyes unwillingly and glanced at the dark-haired
boy in curiosity.
Mamoru gulped while leaning closer and closer to Usagi breathing in
her sweet scent. Usagi cocked her head confused watching her playmate
closed his eyes and opened his lips slightly.
"There you are!"
Mamoru stood up rapidly hearing Rei's screeching voice. *Nice going,
Rei!* He sent a evil look to the Mars princess who was smiling
slyly at the couple.
Behind her were all of their playmates. There were the princesses from
the planets Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, known as Ami, Makoto,
Minako, and Rei to the rest of the playmates, and the four in-training
generals, Jedite, Zoicite, Nephrite, and Kunzite. They all had the sly
grin pasted on their faces moving their glances from Mamoru to the
unaware Usagi rubbing her eyes.
Jedite sauntered over to Mamoru smiling devilishly as he nudged Mamoru's
ribs with his elbow. He started out slowly but loud enough so everyone
could hear him, "So..did you K-I-...muf muh"
Before he even finished his sentence, Mamoru covered Jedite's mouth
with his hand hoping the clueless Usagi wouldn't know what they
were talking about. Mamoru smiled weakly at Usagi while rest of the
group stretched their stiff muscles from running all the way to find
the missing couple and watched the scene unfolding before them in
amusement.
Usagi's eyes widened after she figured out what Jedite was trying to
spell. "Mamoru, y-you were going to kiss me?" Usagi's voice raised
ten times higher than her normal pitch.
"Eww!" Minako commented disgustedly and covered her mouth when all
eyes were on her. Makoto slapped Minako's back and the nine pairs
of eyes concentrated on Mamoru once again.
Sweat began to form on Mamoru's forehead while he tried to come up
with a convincing answer. He released Jedite without knowing it, and
Jedite ran back to his group of in-training generals and signaled to
them.
"Mamoru and Usagi sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" the four
ten-years-old boys chanted the famous kissing song receiving giggles
from the young princesses.
*I better get out of this. FAST!* Mamoru looked anxiously around
him only to find himself surrounded with a group of bemused friends
and a confusing Usagi. Finally, a voice came out. "What are you
talking about? Who told you I am kissing Usako? Why am I even
kissing her for?"
*My gosh! Those are my own words from my big fat, lying mouth!* The
voice paused for awhile after Mamoru realized what he had said. "I
will not kiss Usagi ever! Even if she is the last girl in the
universe! That's just disgusting! She is a crybaby and the ugliest
girl alive!"
Mamoru looked uncomfortably at the group wearing a disappointing
_expression on their faces. He ran as fast as he could avoiding to
see Usagi's face. *There, I had done it. Just to save my face.
What a pathetic fool!*
*She is a crybaby and the last ugliest girl alive!* Mamoru's words
echoed in Usagi's mind as tears began dropping from her eyes again.
She thought to herself, *But why? Everyone said I was pretty. Why,
Mamo-chan? Why?*
A hand was placed on her shoulder, *Mamo-chan!*. Expecting Mamoru
coming back to comfort her, Usagi jerked her head up so sudden her
head bumped with her blue-haired friend's chin. It was Ami, the
princess of Mercury, who was just a little older than the rest of
the princesses.
Usagi wiped her tears off with the back of her hand staring at the
wet patch on her hand *This time, Mamoru's shirt is not here
for me. He is not here...anymore*
**********
Ten years later
A blonde hair girl with two buns on top of her head walked elegantly
down the aisle causing gasps of admiration and envy from the crowd.
She bowed in front of the queen of the Moon who sat in ease on the
throne.
The silver-haired queen with similar hairstyle smiled in satisfaction
watching her daughter attracting admirers. *She's all grown up now*
*Oh my goddess, Selene. Please make the time fly faster. These
shoes are killing me and I am soaking my back with sweats. And all
these people, STOP STARING AT ME!* Princess Serenity felt the
frustration building inside of her while smiling gently at everyone
dancing one dance after another.
In the mean time, four shadows appeared in a corner drinking
champagnes and watching the suitors offering the moon princess one dance
after another.
The raven-haired girl wearing a ruby dress nudge the blonde right
next to her. "So, how long you think Usagi is going to keep up?"
As the true descendant of the Mars, she had beautiful purple eyes and
dark hair reaching down to her waist.
"I bet she'll trip in the next five minutes," Minako, the blonde from
Venus and one of Princess Serenity's closest friend, placed a bet
on their ever beloved princess. "And I will bet my ring for it."
Minako held up her hand letting the girls admired the delicate ring
that was on her slender finger.
"Please," Makoto, the princess from Jupiter electrified her surrounding
with her auburn hair and emerald eyes, sighed at her friend,
"can't you guys have more faith in Usagi?" She looked sternly at the
two princesses who ignored her entirely. She gently rubbed the thin
bracelet on her hand before speaking one more time, "I am betting my
bracelet that she will trip in the next minute."
Minako gave Makoto a high-five watching their friend intensely. "Right
on!"
As if she was on cue, Serenity stumbled and crashed her weight into
the newcomer.
"Ahem!" Makoto coughed and held her hand out expectantly at Minako.
A scowling Minako reluctantly removed the ring from her finger and
gave it to Makoto. Makoto sent the blonde a 'Sailor V' victory sign
and tried the ring on her finger. "Ah! A perfect fit! Usagi has
never failed me before."
Rei patted Makoto's shoulder, "If I don't know better. I would say
you and Usagi planned this whole scene."
Makoto gave Rei a mysterious smile. "Aren't you just dying to know?"
The blue-haired girl from the water planet, who had watched the whole
scene unfold before her, shook her head, sending her short cropped
hair in every direction.
Unknown to the group of princesses, their bet had quickly exited the
scene after she knocked the newcomer over.
**********
"Ahh!" Usagi slipped her body into the crystal clear water from the
pond. Unwilling to go back to her room and be forced by her fellow
princesses, or worst, Luna, to attend her seventeenth birthday party.
She decided to take a refreshing bath in the pond hidden from the
rest of the group. She wriggled her toes sore from dancing for three
straight hours and lowered her body into the water.
Suddenly she surfaced from the water again and opened the music box
she carried with her everywhere. As the air was filled with the
sweet melody, she sang along with it in pure happiness.
**********
Prince Endymion rubbed the side of his stomach soothing the crash he
had experienced awhile ago in the party. All he saw was a pile of
blonde hair most of them stuffed in his mouth. He didn't even get a
chance to see who bumped into him.
He had escaped from the party barely as soon as he saw his chance.
*Damn to all those women there.* Mamoru shivered as he remembered
the group of women trying to tempt him with their sexy bodies. *That
was one scary mob!*
Walking in the forest for awhile, he remembered the last time he visited
the Moon. It was ten years ago on that horrible day when he
said those mean words to Usako. He lowered his head shamefully, *Usako*.
His eyes moistened at the thought of those words he had said to
her ten years ago. *Will you ever forgive me, Usako?*
Unconsciously, he stopped at the entrance of the pond. He was about
to turn around when he heard a woman singing a song:
"Fighting evil by midnight,
Winning love by daylight,
Everytime is a real fight,
She is the one named Sailor Moon,
She is the one named SAILOR MOON!"
"Whoo! Go Sailor Moon!" the blonde-haired woman clapped her hands and
stood up on her feet cheering for herself.
She turned around really to sing the song again when she saw the man
standing at the entrance.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" the woman's eyes narrowed to a slit, her dress
materialized, and she was ready for some actions.
She marched over to the tall, dark-haired man with deep ocean blue
eyes for a confrontation. Unfortunately, she stepped on the hem of
her dress and fell flat on her face.
Mamoru chuckled and offered his hand to the stranger. "Here, let me
help you."
He picked up the muddy young woman who was trying to wipe the mud off her
face making even a bigger mess. Mamoru searched in his pocket for
his handkerchief when his tuxedo coat was snatched away suddenly from a
corner. He stared at the blonde wiping the mud off her face with
his jacket. *That's so....Usako-like!*
"What?" Usagi questioned the stranger in front of her demanding to
know why was he staring at her. She was confused by her action also,
wiping her face on his coat. It was as if she knew this guy. He seemed
so familiar, his smile was like...
Bang! It suddenly hit her head.
"Mamo...chan?"
Mamoru stared at the blonde incredibly, "Usa...ko?"
He examined the blonde from head to toe again in awe looking at the
woman his Usako had grown into. She was now graceful with a
beautiful, curvy body figure that was every man's fantasy. *What?!
What was I thinking!*
SLAP!
"You sniveling jerk!" Usagi walked several steps back, and
miraculously she didn't fall back into the water.
Still in shock, Mamoru touched the spot on his cheek that was sure to
leave a mark for hours. *This is the first time I have been
smacked. But why, Usako? Why?* Mamoru looked at the angry
Usagi in disbelief wishing this was all part of a nightmare. It wasn't.
"What kind of sick mind you have? Watching a girl taking her bath?"
"Why would I even watch you take a bath!" Mamoru yelled back at
Usagi, his pride hurted beyond repair.
"Well," Usagi pouted, "I don't know. You are the one with a sick
mind!"
Knowing the conversation wasn't going anywhere, Mamoru retorted in
complete frustration, "Well, even with a sick mind, I wouldn't even
look at your body. It's....ugghh!" Mamoru looked away unable
to snap and lie to Usagi.
"What's wrong with it?" Usagi demanded.
*Two can play at this game* Mamoru smirked at the thought. "How
should I know! It's *your* body."
Usagi blushed a crimson red and ran back to the palace humiliated by
Mamoru's comment with tears running down her cheeks *I don't care. I
really don't care. H-he is nothing to me! NOTHING!*
**********
"Usagi?" Queen Serenity sighed at the relief that her daughter was
safe in her room. "If you don't want to stay at the party, you can
just tell me."
"Yes, I know, mother," Usagi replied formally to her elegant mother
and sank her head lower into her soft, pale pink mattress. *Just go
away and don't ask me what's wrong!*
"Oh my dear Usa, what's wrong?"
*Oh, joy! Here it goes!*
"You can tell me what's wrong. After all, I am your mother!" Queen
Serenity continued.
Usagi sighed desperately and poked her head out of the soft mattress.
She mumbled to the silver hair woman sitting at the edge of her bed,
"Don't worry mother, I am fine. I am just tired from all the
dancing."
"Well, then I believe you deserve a good night of sleep, " the queen
rose elegantly from her daughter's bed. While she was walking
outside the door, she turned, "It's a pity you didn't get a chance to
see Prince Endymion. He has become a find gentleman. Good night,
Usagi."
*Prince Endymion! What a joke! He's a gentleman. Yeah right! Like
in another millenium. What kind of gentleman stalks on defenseless
girl like me!* Usagi shifted uncomfortable in her bed carrying her
frustrated thoughts into her dream.
**********
In Usagi's dream
<I will not kiss Usako ever! Even if she is the last girl in the
universe! That's just disgusting! She is a crybaby and the ugliest
girl alive!>
"NOOO!" Usagi suddenly sat up in her bed panting. She sobbed, "Why,
Mamo-chan, WHY? Why did you come back at all to haunt me. Just
leave me alone! I-I..d-don't...n-need...y-you..."
**********
"Beryl!" Mamoru gasped surprisingly at the sight of his former
girlfriend. "What are you doing here?"
A tall woman with wild, frizzy red hair hugged Mamoru tightly. "What
do you mean what I am doing here, Prince Endymion? Of course I am
here. Where else will I be? After all, I *am* a royalty."
"Whatever, just get off of me!" Mamoru pushed Beryl aside roughly.
"What's wrong, lover boy? Don't you miss me?" Beryl wrapped her arms
around Mamoru again holding his chin to face her.
Mamoru pushed Beryl aside more roughly hearing chatter in the main
hall. Before he left, he threw a warning at Beryl, "Just leave me
alone, otherwise I will make you!"
Watching the dark-haired prince making his exit, Beryl's eyes narrowed
to a slit. "Oh, you will pay for this. Once I take over the Earth
and the Moon. You are going to be my slave FOREVER, *prince*."
**********
"Usagi!" Rei came into Usagi's room screaming at the top of her
lungs. "Get up!"
Usagi groaned and opened her eyes slowly at the hysterical Rei.
"What is it? And whatever it is, it better be good."
"Didn't you know? Mamoru and the four generals are here! AHH! I am
so excited to see them!"
"Yeah, I know, I know. I saw Mamoru yesterday," Usagi muttered and
got ready to roll back into her bed.
"You what?!" Rei yanked Usagi out of the bed. "You saw him already?
But you left in the middle of the party!"
"Which is why I am here for," Luna interrupted. "You know it's
dangerous to wander outside on your own, Princess Serenity. Now, I
want an explanation."
"Luna," Minako entered the room smiling brightly as sunshine, "don't
give Usagi a hard time. Look at the girl, she just woke up! So,
where did you saw Mamoru?"
A tightly arm wrapped around Usagi's neck tightly and a sly Makoto
asked, "Where, huh?"
Usagi yawned, still not awoke from the chattering around her. "Right
by the pond, when I was taking a ba-"
Her eyes flew open. *No! I can't tell them that*
"What were you doing?" Five pairs of eyes were glued onto Usagi
demanding an answer, even Ami seemed to be interested.
"Nothing!" Usagi scratched her head. *Quick! I got to think of
something...Oh! I know, just play dumb!* "What are you talking
about?"
Unfortunately, Rei saw through Usagi's disguise. She rose up and got
ready to leave, "Well, if you are not telling us. We will just ask
Mamoru. Let's go, girls."
"NO!" Usagi scrambled out of her bed and crashed into the four girls
exiting the door while Luna licked her paw ignoring the mess Usagi
made.
"USAGI!" four angry girls with their eyes burning a red flame snatched
Usagi by her collar.
Usagi trembled, feeling that her friends had just grown ten feet
taller. She gulped, "S-sorry!"
"So," Minako's voice returned to its normal volume smiling sweetly
(or devilish, take your pick), "why can't we ask Mamoru."
"Yeah, what were you guys doing out in the dark at the pond?" Makoto
asked again with the sly grin pasted on her face, a fist forming behind
her back ready to force the truth out of her friend.
*Quick! I really need a way out of this.* Usagi looked frantically
for any help from Luna and Ami, who appeared to be in deep thoughts.
Noticing that Ami was about to speak, Usagi sighed in relief. *Good
old Ami, always get me out of troubles like this.*
"Wait, you are at the pond?" Ami questioned Usagi again and it hit her.
Lowering her voice into a whisper, "Y-you were not taking a...b-bath,
were you?"
*But of course, there are exceptions* Usagi blushed in embarrassment
while screams of surprise filled the air including a meow.
**********
"Prince Endymion," the four generals chorused in unison when they saw
the prince entering the dining room.
"Oh, please!" Mamoru sighed, "You don't have to be this formal after
you four made the generals."
"Good," Jedite sighed in relief. "So Mamoru, where were you last
night?"
"Last night?" Mamoru repeated, his cheeks turned slightly pink
remembering the scene last night. He mumbled lowly in his breath,
barely heard by the generals, "Nothing, just went out for some air
after several dances. So, how was your night?"
"Good, we danced with the princesses. By the way, had you seen the
moon princess yet?"
"Usagi?" Mamoru glanced up at the mention of the moon princess.
*Should I tell them I had seen her already? Nah, that'll create more
troubles explaining about last night...* A flush returned to Mamoru's
face, causing confusion among the generals. After a pause, Mamoru
answered, "No, I haven't seen her yet."
Just at that second, the five princesses entered the room with an
ashamed Usagi bowing her head nodding once in awhile while her
guardian lectured her about morals and responsibility that came
with being a princess. They stopped at the sight of Prince
Endymion and the four generals; the princesses excluding Usagi gave
the prince a sly grin.
Mamoru groaned inside of himself. *They know. Nice going, Usako!*
Anger boil rapidly inside of Usagi at the sight of the five men before
her, especially Mamoru. She marched right to Mamoru, "It's all your
fault! You pathetic human stalked on innocent, defenseless girl like
me. Have you have no shame of what you done last night!"
"Wasn't that what I said a minute ago?" Luna mumbled shaking her head
at the mad princess.
"Meow-" with her long, slender leg, Usagi swept the black cat out of her
way crashing into a trash can and Luna screaming in pain. The trash can
shook violently against Luna's crash and dumped its contents onto Luna's
beautiful black fur. Luna glared at the bellowing Usagi before she left
the room.
"Umm, have you guys met already?" Zocite frowned and asked the couple
who were in deep argument.
"So it's my fault!" Mamoru yelled back. "Can't you even process
anything through your brain. It's an accident!"
"Yeah, it would be an accident," Usagi lowered her voice resting her
chin on her hand, "if anybody else other than you was involved in it."
Mamoru's handsome face twisted. *She's unreasonable!* He decided to
zip his mouth shunned and ignored her.
"Can someone fill us in?" Jedite asked meekly seeking help from the
princesses who had settled themselves down comfortably into the chairs
behind the arguing couple and watched the argument in amusement.
"WHY DO YOU EVEN NEED TO KNOW?" A screaming Usagi blocked
Jedite from talking to the princesses. Her sky-blue eyes clouded
with a fire that could burn a hole right through Jedite.
Jedite froze in his path and backed away crashing into other generals
right behind him. He whimpered as he avoided the evil eye Usagi was
giving him waving his hands in the air, "No."
"So, Mamo-chan," Usagi crossed her arms, eyes narrowing, "this is what
your generals are like? That's really sad they have to be this
way. Probably because they serve under a pathetic idiotic *leader*!"
*Oh, god, please let us survive this!* The four generals looked at each
other and began to scoop back as far from the flaming argument as
possible.
"Where do you think you are going?" Mamoru barked at the generals
sneaking quietly. *Oh, no. You are not going to get away with this.
Not with Usako thinking I am a failure.*
The generals groaned and hung their heads in defeat facing their
prince. In the corner, the four princesses laughed hilariously at the
fate of the generals.
Mamoru beamed upon hearing the laughter, *Bingo!*
He smirked at the group of princesses sending a chill down their
spines, "Oh, like you do a better job than me! Look at your followers!"
Usagi glared at the princesses sending a telepathic message, *You
all are going to pay for THIS*
Before a sound came out of Usagi's mouth, Queen Serenity entered the
room with Luna purring in her arm.
"Princess Serenity, that's enough!" the queen addressed her daughter
sternly using her formal name and continued, "That's not the way we
treat our guest. Apologize now!"
Usagi gritted her teeth, *You won this time, Mamo-chan, but I will
get back to you!* With some difficulties, Usagi opened her mouth, "I
am sorry, *Prince Endymion*"
"Meow," Luna purred with several sets of eyes on her wondering
what she had been up to.
*Oh, no!* Usagi's face paled, *You didn't tell mother about last night,
did you? Luna, oh you sweet little kitty, you didn't, right?*
Luna licked her paw and purred triumphly, "Meow!"
A strangled gasp escaped from Usagi's throat.
**********
Behind the closed door, Beryl snarled at the sight of the princesses
and the generals. Her eyes filled with hatred toward the moon
princess jealous of what she had. *One day, I will show you who is
in charge, PRINCESS*
**********
"Princess Serenity," Luna walked regally into the blonde-haired
princess's bedroom. "The Queen wants you to attend the dinner
tonight."
"Why?" Usagi lifted up her head, "What for? I never attended those
dinners with the ambassadors."
"This one is not about ambassadors. It's the alliance between Earth
and the Moon," Luna climbed up to the princess's bed.
"Yeah," a confused Usagi answered, "so, what does this has to do with
me?"
"Prince Endymion would be there," Luna yawned and rested her head
on the pillow.
"What?!" Usagi shook Luna's body screaming into Luna's delicate ears.
"Usagi! Put me down!" Seeing stars on top of her, Luna ordered
Usagi to stop shaking her like a stuff animal.
After a few moments, the impatient Usagi was ready to strangle the
guardian cat when the cat spoke, "This dinner is arranged for you and
the prince."
"And..." Usagi motioned Luna to continue elaborating on the dinner.
"And that's all I know," Luna stated leaping out of Usagi's bed with
a mad princess chasing after her.
**********
Usagi looked at herself for the final time in the mirror adjusting her
dress showing her curvy figure. The dress was of a flowing silvery
white with puffed short sleeves on the side and gold trimming all
over it.
Luna stepped into the princess room admiring the young lady. She
cleared her throat, "Princess Serenity, everyone is waiting for you."
"How do I look, Luna?" Usagi sucked in her belly and twisted around,
her dress trailing behind her.
Luna sighed, "Absolutely wonderful. Prince Endymion will be
impressed."
"Prince Endymion!" Usagi shrieked at the mention of the prince's name
and jumped several feet. "Who cares about what he think!"
"I never said you do," the black cat muttered under her breath.
"MEOW!" a sharp scream emerged from the cat's throat as she was
thrown outside.
Luna stared angrily at the closed door, *You really need to change
your attitude, Usagi. I really wonder how the prince can withstand
you! Poor Prince Endymion!*
**********
"It's a pleasure to meet you again, Queen Gaia," Princess Serenity
beamed at the brown-haired woman sitting right next to Prince Endymion.
Prince Endymion almost dropped his napkin at the sight of the
moon princess. Her golden hair shiny and smooth as always matched
the gold trimming on her dress; her sky-blue eyes sparkled while
smiling warmly to everyone *except* him. *She is still mad,* Mamoru
sighed glancing at the princess entertaining his mother.
"Serenity, you want to tell them the news?" Queen Gaia glanced at her
best friend, Queen Serenity, since childhood motioning her to announce
the news to the couple.
"Serenity, Endymion," Queen Serenity began watching the expressions
on the prince and princess's faces, "you are betrothed since birth."
Usagi spited out the soup onto Mamoru's face after she heard the new,
"What?! I am betrothed to *him*!"
Queen Serenity winced at her daughter's rude behavior and was
about to lecture her when Mamoru interrupted.
"Usako!" Mamoru shouted, wiping the soup off his face with a napkin.
"Can't you at least learn some manners!"
Sitting right across from her best friend and upon hearing her son's
words, Queen Gaia raised her eyebrow sharing a contact with Queen
Serenity, "Usa-"
"-ko?" the queen of the Moon immediately knew what her best
friend was up to. She motioned the door to her right and asked a
servant to bring her and Queen Gaia's dinner to the living room.
"Serenity," Queen Serenity called out to her daughter while heading
toward the exit with Queen Gaia, "Gaia and I would be in the living
room, ok?"
"What do you mean I don't have any manner?!" Usagi screamed
at the top of her lungs.
Queen Serenity shook her head sighing and walked out of the door.
Queen Gaia looked at her son noticing the color on his cheeks, which
she hadn't seen for years. *Seems like my son finally has found a
tamer. Wish you luck.* The queen of the Earth chuckled and followed
her best friend into the living room for a chat about the upcoming
marriage between the Earth and the Moon.
**********
Usagi sighed and stood at the rose garden she loved so much.
*I am betrothed to Mamo-chan. Am I happy?* Her heart beaten
faster at the mention of the prince, and a blush formed on her
cheeks reminding her of the night at the pond.
She kneeled down and touched the rose petals gently not
to separate it from the stem reminding herself of the times
Mamoru gave her roses. She smiled at each memory she and
Mamoru had shared together.
<I will not kiss Usako ever! Even if she is the last girl in the
universe! That's just disgusting! She is a crybaby and the ugliest
girl alive!>
The smile faded from Usagi's lips remembering the last day
they spent together. She buried her head into her knees crying,
lips quivering, *Stop it! Why you have to be so mean to me, Mamoru!
I don't want to hear it! Why, Mamoru? WHY? What did I do
wrong?*
"Hello, princess," a frizzy red-haired woman with a smirk on
her face pat Usagi on the shoulder. *Finally, a chance to be
alone with the princess.*
**********
*Usako*
Laying in his bed, Mamoru stared at the ceiling sketching the
face of his blue-eyed angel. He rehearsed the angry words she
had been shouting at him since the day he got here.
*Usako, I am sorry!*
Mamoru closed his eyes remembering the happy moments
he spent with Usagi. Usagi was always there when he needed
to be cheered. No matter how hard his training was, she was
his comfort and the *only* one that could bring a smile to his
face. A tear ran down Mamoru's cheek remembering that
fateful day ten years ago when he broke Usagi's heart.
*Stupid! Stupid me!* Mamoru knocked himself on the forehead regretting
his words. *Why was pride so important to me? Was it that important
to loss a friend over? Usako-*
Mamoru rubbed his head that was aching and spinning rapidly. He saw an
image of Usagi and Beryl in the rose garden, and Usagi was
backing up against a tree.
*Usako*
Mamoru jumped out of the bed grabbing his jacket and headed
toward the garden.
**********
"What do you want, Beryl?" a tear-stained princess rose up at the
sight of the red-haired cackling woman in front of her.
"What do I want?" a cackle emerged sharply from Beryl's throat
and cut through the air like a knife sending the moon princess a
step backward from the mad woman.
Noticing the fear in Usagi's eyes, Beryl advanced toward her, "I
want everything that you have!"
"Why?" tears started to flow in Usagi's eyes. "What did I do to
deserve this?"
"Why, honey," Beryl said sweetly, still advancing dangerously
toward the princess, "it's not your fault but it's just too bad
that you are the princess."
Beryl held out the dagger in front of her, "Why should you
have all of these luxuries? Why can't I have any? WHY?"
*Mamo-chan! Help me!* Usagi prayed silently in her heart,
tasting her own salty tears.
"But you are a princess, aren't you?" Usagi asked meekly with
her back against a tree.
"Me, a princess?" Beryl laughed bitterly. "I'm not even related
to Endymion. Can you believe that I have absolutely no royal
blood in me! The King and the Queen know, but they just
pretend they don't and ignore me. Do you know what my life
is like? Do you even know how hard it is to please the Queen
and *beg* her to let me come? No, you don't. All your life,
you have been surrounded with people that love and
cherish you. You have a perfect life and you don't even know it.
You don't deserve this life. I do. I hate you! I wish you are
dead!"
Usagi was in shock. Never in her life had she seen such pain
in a person. She took out the handkerchief in her pocket and
offered it to Beryl, who was trying to hold back her tears.
Beryl looked angrily at the princess. She shoved Usagi's hand
away, "Don't pity me! I don't need YOUR PITY!"
Beryl smashed the dagger into the tree sending a shiver
down Usagi's spine, "You don't deserve to live, *princess*!"
At that instant, a rose shot from the air heading straight at
Beryl.
Beryl lost her grip on the knife when the thorns stabbed
into her skin. She looked up and saw the angry prince
staring back at her with his sword ready by his side,
standing protectively in front of the moon princess.
"I will be back for both of you!" Beryl spit out the words and
ran into the forest.
Before Mamoru could chase after her, a pair of arm wrapped
around him and Usagi rested her body on Mamoru's back.
Mamoru sighed and faced Usagi noticing the tears on her
cheeks. He handed her a handkerchief, which she ignored and
wiped her tears on Mamoru's jacket.
"It's okay, Usako. Everything is fine," Mamoru pat Usagi's head
gently and hugged her.
"No, it's not, Mamo-chan," Usagi leaned toward Mamoru for
support. "She hates me. Why, Mamo-chan? Why?"
"Don't listen to her, Usako," Mamoru sat down with Usagi in
his lap. "She is just jealous."
Usagi shook her head more violently, and Mamoru held her face up
and dried her tears with a handkerchief. He lightly kissed
Usagi's forehead hoping that would make her feel better.
"And you?" Usagi lifted her head up.
"Me? What about me?" Mamoru looked questioningly at the
blonde head.
"Don't you remember?" Usagi looked away from Mamoru, tears forming
in her eyes again, "You told me you would never kiss me and that
I am the ugliest girl alive."
Mamoru closed his eyes, "I am sorry, Usako."
"Sorry?" Usagi's shoulders shook as she laughed bitterly,
"What for?"
"I...n-never.. meant it, Usako," Mamoru glazed tenderly into
Usagi's eyes. "Please forgive me."
Usagi closed her eyes and squeezed the tears from her eyes,
"If you never meant it, why did you said it?"
"I...w-was embarrassed in front of all of them," Mamoru confessed
watching Usagi's eyes turning into blue ices. He held onto her
arms tighter, "I am sorry, I...thought of my pride before your
feelings. Usako, please, say you forgive me, please."
Usagi shoved Mamoru's hands off of her roughly and stood
up, "I am not a toy, Mamo-chan! Why did you do this to me?"
Usagi broke down and sobbed, "A-and now you want me to
forgive you? NEVER! I will never forgive you ever, *Prince
Endymion*!"
Usagi ran all the way back to the palace with tears streaming
down her face leaving Mamoru behind.
*Usako, I'm sorry!* A single drop of tear hit the ground.
**********
To the Earth Generals:
Jedite, Nephrite, Zocite, and Kunzite
Please come to the cave we used to play hide-and-seek
in. I have something really important to announce to all
of you. And please don't let anyone know we are
meeting in the cave.
Prince Endymion
"Hey, Mamoru!" Jedite peeked into the cave and walked in it
smiling at the memories of playing hide-and-seek.
"Move alone, Jed!" Kunzite shouted right in Jedite's ear and
entered the cave followed by the two other generals.
A horase voice spoke, "Finally, I have been waiting for you."
**********
Rei pounded on Usagi's closed door, "Usagi? Are you okay?"
"I'm alright," a muffled voice spoke softly.
The group of princesses sighed and twisted the doorknob. They
gathered around the princess who was pretending to be still
asleep.
Makoto sighed, "Usagi, what's wrong? It's not like you to miss
breakfast."
"I am not hungry," Usagi replied, still not turning her face toward
her close friends.
Makoto and Minako exchanged a glance and forcefully turned
Usagi's body over. The group of girls gasped at the puffy red
eyes and the dark circles underneath them. Ami gently raised Usagi
into a sitting position and hugged her. A tear dropped from
Usagi's moistened eyes onto Ami's shoulder. The girls gather
around all together giving Usagi their supports.
After an hour, Usagi loosened her grip on her friends, "I am
hungry."
Minako dialed a button on Usagi's phone, "Bring in some food
please."
"Usagi," Makoto looked worriedly at her blonde-haired friend
still avoiding to meet their eyes, "you can tell us what happened."
Usagi slowly met the eyes of her worried friends, "I talked to
Mamo-chan last night."
Wiping a tear off her cheek, the moon princess continued, "He
told me why he said those mean words years ago."
"H-he said...he valued his pride...more than my...f-feelings,"
unable to hold the emotions bottled inside of her, Usagi broke
into sobs.
"That jerk!" Rei stood up angrily heading for the door.
"NO!" Usagi screamed pulling on Rei's arms, "It's not his
fault...I-it really wasn't his fault...but i-it...h-hurts...
s-so...m-much."
Grabbing onto Minako's shoulders, Usagi asked the princess of
love in a quivering voice, "D-does it hurt to love...s-someone?
D-does it...a-always h-hurt...l-like t-this?"
Minako looked away from her friend, wiping the tears off her
face. She couldn't answer the question since she was never in
love before. Silently, Usagi's sobs broke into wails.
Rei hugged her oldest friend, a tear dropping from her long eyelash,
"Usagi, it's alright. E-everything will be all right again. I-I will
promise you that."
"H-he asked me to forgive him, Rei," Usagi buried her head into
Rei's lap, trembling. "But I couldn't, I...j-just...c-couldn't."
"Usagi," Ami whispered softly and pat Usagi's back hoping to
soothe her heartache.
Makoto frowned, remembering the news she heard earlier, "But
Usagi, aren't you going to marry Mamoru anyway?"
"He won't marry me anymore, Makoto," Usagi choked, raising her
head from Rei's lap. "He hates me. H-he got to...after I told
him I will n-never...f-forgive...h-him...e-ever!"
Minako sighed and handed Usagi her handkerchief, "Y-you can
talk to him again. I am sure he will listen."
Usagi stared at the handkerchief remembering how she always
used Mamoru's coat. She slowly took the handkerchief from
Minako and dried her tears, "D-do you think h-he...will...
listen...to...me...a-again."
The girls were speechless unknowing what to say.
"Of course he will," a determined Ami reassured Usagi, shocking all
the princesses for the bold move, "he *has* to."
**********
Entering the bedroom, Mamoru looked confused at the four emptied
beds. *Where are they?*
He walked out of the room hoping to bump into one of the four
generals who were missing since last night. Instead, an angry
princess encountered him.
Rei looked down at Mamoru, "How dare you hurt my friend!"
Mamoru scratched his head, his eyes tired from lack of sleep,
"What are you talking about?"
"What am I talking about?" Rei grabbed Mamoru's collar roughly,
hissing in his ear, "Don't play with me, Mamoru. I am not as
sweet as Usagi."
Mamoru's eyes flew open at the mention of his beloved princess,
"Usako? What about her?"
Rei tore herself out of Mamoru's strong grip, "S-she had been
crying for the whole morning. Mamoru, if you have a heart,
talk to her."
Unable to hold her tears back anymore, Rei walked away
feeling sorrow for her friend. *I hope I am doing the right
thing, Usagi. Forgive me. I have to talk to him.*
Mamoru let his hand returned to his side watching Rei's
figure fading away. *Thank you, Rei. I will definitely
talk to Usako. Definitely.*
**********
Queen Gaia suddenly stood up from the chair. She roared
at the messenger kneeling in front of her, cloth torn beyond
recognition, "What do you mean the whole earth is completely
destroyed?!"
A bang was heard loudly in the room as the queen watched the
messenger falling to the cold, marbled floor. A triumph
glee was heard, and a bold woman entered the room.
"Beryl!" the queen gasped staring at the dark crystal the
red-haired woman held in her hand.
"Say bye-bye, my precious queen," Beryl pointed the dim crystal
at Queen Gaia.
**********
"Queen Serenity! Queen Serenity!" Artemis rushed into the
conference room. He panted for a second and continued,
"The Kingdom is under attack!"
Queen Serenity leaped out of her chair and rushed toward
the communicator screen.
Artemis shook his head, "It's no use. They destroyed Earth
already."
Taking a deep breath, the experienced queen asked, "Who are
'they'?"
"They are Countess Beryl...and...the four generals," Luna
bowed her head and answered Queen Serenity's question.
"Wha-?! Why?"
Luna sighed, closing her eyes, "They are under the influence
of a more superior power, my Queen. And they already killed
...Queen...G-Gaia."
*NO! It can't be! Gaia!* Queen Serenity shivered and held
herself steady by the edge of a chair sobbing over the death
of her friend.
Artemis avoided the Queen's eyes and made a suggestion, "We
need to take drastic actions now."
"First, we need to find a refuge for the princesses," the
Queen stood up and firmly ordered the guardians.
**********
"Mamoru!"
Mamoru turned around and met with four pairs of worried eyes.
Minako wiped off the tears swelling in her sapphire eyes, "We
couldn't find Usagi anywhere."
Makoto interrupted, sounding hysterically, "Do you know where
she is? Do you? We need to leave now. The Kingdom is under
attack!"
"I know," Mamoru eyes watered at the thought of his kingdom
totally vanquished in merely a night. A sharp tinge tagged
in his head, and Mamoru winced in pain. Like the previous
time, Mamoru saw the image of Usagi and Beryl, but this time
Beryl had a dark crystal in her hands.
He headed for the exit, "I know where Usako is! You guys go
ahead and leave! I will go get Usako! And you guys, leave
NOW!"
**********
Usagi waddled her feet into the pond wondering what she should
say to Mamoru. *Mamo-chan...I...*
Her thread of thoughts was interrupted. Beryl stepped out of
the shadow and walked toward the princess.
"We meet again, *princess*," Beryl sneered.
Reminded of what happened two nights ago, Usagi backed away
taking out her brooch. She demanded calmly with the royal
air in her voice, "What do you want, Beryl?"
"I told you before," Beryl wrestled the brooch out of Usagi's
hands and crushed it with her feet. She formed a ball of eerie
light with her crystal aiming at the princess, "I want you DEAD!"
*MAMO-CHAN!*
A body crashed into Usagi taking the blast full-powered. Usagi's
lips trembled as she watched Mamoru groaning in pain and breathing
in shallow air.
"M-Mamo-chan, w-why...did...you...do...t-this?" bending down on
her knees, Usagi held Mamoru's head delicately dripping tears
onto his face.
"U-Usako," Mamoru winced in pain, "I-I...want...t-to...t-tell...
you...s-something..."
"NO!" Usagi cried out shaking her head, "I don't want to hear
it."
"I-I...have...to...s-say...i-it...n-now," Mamoru raised up his
arm, intertwining his fingers with Usako's.
Usagi gently brushed his forehead and said in a soothing voice,
"It's okay, you can tell me later. You will be all right....
Y-you...w-will...b-be..."
"U-Usako," Mamoru continued again with much difficulty, "I-I
...S-should...h-have...s-said...t-this...to...y-you long time
ago...I-I...l-l-lov-"
"Bang!" Beryl shot another blast at Mamoru, and Mamoru's head
laid still in Usagi's lap.
"MAMO-CHHAAANNNN!!!!!" Usagi screamed witnessing the death of
her beloved prince. She stroked his head softly murmuring to
him refusing to believe the truth. "Mamo-chan, you are alright.
You will never leave me. NEVER! This can't be right. No!
It's not. You are right here with me. There is no way you
could be dead...We promise...w-we...p-promise-"
Beryl grabbed the unresponsive princess by her arm, "It's all
over, princess. Your prince is dead and you are next."
Usagi smiled a sad smile at Beryl and looked down at Mamoru,
tears running down her cheeks. "It's okay, Mamo-chan. I will
join you soon. I know what you...are...t-trying...
t-to...s-say...t-to...m-me. F-forgive...m-me...f-for...being
such...a...f-fool...I-I...l-love...y-"
The world went dark as the blast was heard again.
*Mamo-chan!*
**********************************************************************
First of all, I want to thank everyone who actually is reading this
message for finishing reading this story *wink* And here are some
of the oopsie and stuff like that I need to explain before someone
hunts me down with an axe in his hand (or could be hers) ^^;;
1). It has been awhile since the last time I watched a Sailor Moon
episode. After awhile, I am more in the fanfiction world so I
probably translated the song wrong, but don't scream at me. Just
email me and let me know, ok?
2). Hmm, Makoto making the Sailor V sign. Well, I meant it to be
kind of funny because it's Minako's signature sign. ^.^
3). I have seen a lot of different spelling for the four generals but
please email me if you think my spelling is wrong. Thanks!
4). Queen Gaia says Usagi is Mamoru's tamer? Well, that's from
"Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare, not the Digimon you
know. (yeah right!) *sweatdrop*
4). I know one of the most confusing things in this fanfic is probably
how I used the titles, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. Well,
most of the times I used them formally such as in front of public.
I used Usagi and Mamoru more often because they know each other
since they are little and are really close until Mamoru totally blows
it off!!
5). I know I didn't follow the Silver Millenium exactly and I probably
changed the personalities of Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion (Oh
yeah, definitely) and the way they died. But hey! It's my first
fanfiction. I am allowed to make mistakes, am I?
6). I am not sure whether Beryl has a Japanese name or not. So if she
does, please email me!
7). So how do you like the story? I spent a long time writing it. It
seems so much easier when I just brainstorming about it in my brain.
Anyway, email me any feedback such as was the story funny or sad and
did I offend you in some ways and anything else you want to tell me
about. I will accept any comment and criticism but if you just write
to me to say you hate my story without explaining why. I would just
ignore it. Ok! EMAIL ME! arcticflames0328@yahoo.com