After the girls had left, Serenity sat alone in silence. It was dark, but she wanted the solitude and isolation. She never told her friends, but she dreaded going to the ball, wanting to run as far as she could and never look back. 'I only have two months left!'

Serenity sighed, knowing they would never find the perfect mate. Endymion would treat her kindly, but he didn't love her. The pain and loneliness went so deep that the princess had lost all abilities to cry or morn the despair. Slowly, she stood before her closet, knowing it wouldn't be appropriate for her to be late again. 'What do I wear? Black would match the emptiness in my heart and white is too traditional.'

Choosing a yellow dress, she let the soft satin carress her skin and fall to her feet. Soft words of Lunarian were spoken and her hair coiled ontop of her head in wavy curls, a few strands trailing the side of her neck and back.

As she finished, her four protectors had returned and they halted in shock. Serenity seemed to glow, and except for the smile that never reached her eyes, they thought she was perfect. Mars wore a red dress with flames around her stomach and back, a slit up one side that revealed a portion of her legs. Her beautiful black hair flowed behind her as she walked, hypnotizing people with her grace and elegance.

Mercury had a dark blue, spaghetti-strapped dress with ice flakes running up and down the seems and her bosom line. Her blue hair matched the gown perfectly and you could see a hint of red starting to stain her cheeks from all the admiring glances.

With a yellow dress that had cupid arrows and no sleeves, her long golden hair draping over her bare shoulders, Venus glided through the halls like she were the goddess of love. The girls shook their heads in wonder, knowing that she was already a heart breaker and would be for several years to come before someone beat her at her own game.

Jupiter wore green with lightning bolts intertwined with the whole dress, matching the electricity snapping in her eyes. She seldom had a boyfriend, her temper usually too much for anyone to handle. Only the five girls could stand each others differences and knew everything about the other.

"Serenity, aren't you going to get King Vegeta and his companions? You mother said they were invited." Venus was curious about them and wanted more than just a casual glance.

"Vegeta said he would come if and when he was ready."

"Figures he would be anti-social," Jupiter growled.

"Jupiter, you don't like the idea that someone is strong than you are. Why are you so hateful to people you've never met?"

"Who said I can't beat them? No *man* has ever defeated me and I'm not about to let them be the first!"

"Don't say I didn't warn you Jupiter. I've run into a lot of people and objects before, but nothing ever made me feel like I had broken my nose."

"What happened?" Mars gasped.

"I was in a hurry as usual and crashed into Vegeta. He didn't look to happy, thinking that I had attacked."

"They would think that!" Serenity glared at Jupiter, the silver aura starting to rise again. The girls knew then that she respected the Saiya-jins and refused to listen to anything about their characters or past.

"You know something, I think the alliance would benefit by having an alliance with the Saiya-jins."

"Serenity, you can't be serious!" Mercury touched her friends forehead, expecting to find a fever.

The small woman froze in her tracks, anger flashing in her eyes. "Do I strike everyone here as being stupid? Just because I sleep through class everyday and don't respond to the teacher's boring lectures, doesn't mean that I'm not aware of the events that occur throughout the alliance and the universe. No, I don't know a lot about the Saiya-jins. Do you want to learn the reason why? I don't care about rumors and never have! My heart tells me that those three could never be as evil as the shadows covering Earth at this very moment!"

"Does your mother know about this?"

"She's too blinded by my upcoming marriage to see the truth. If I wanted her to know, I would have said something three years ago. As for the Saiya-jins, if you have nothing nice to say about them, then we have nothing left to discuss." Serenity left the four girls standing in the halls. Never had they seen their friend so angry, but when they thought about her words, they felt ashamed.

"Now what?" Jupiter asked quietly.

"I think we better find and bring the Saiya-jins to the party.

"Sounds like fun," Venus replied happily. "Let's show them that Serenity isn't the only person with manners around here."

The girls turned around and headed towards the guest rooms across from Serenity. They knocked on the door that had a light underneath and waited patiently for an answer. After a few moments, the door was flung open, revealing Vegeta standing in front of them without a shirt and wearing only a pair of briefs. To say the girls' jaws hit the floor was an understatement and all except Venuts, turned around with flaming red cheeks.

Her blue eyes sparked with amusement and he tilted his head. "Are you not embarrased to see me this way?"

"Are you kidding? Being the daughter of Aphrodite, I see people dressed like yourself all the time, most of the time less! Have to admit, you're alot more built than the men of Venus though! Wow! How much do you work out every day?"

Every inch of his chest, arms and legs rippled with power and strength, making Jupiter wonder if they could defeat her after all. Instead of being afraid, the desire to challenge them started to run through her mind.

"What do you want?" he growled. Vegeta had tried to sleep, but every time he started to, he was interrupted.

"We came to apologize," Venus began. Vegeta blinked, never expecting this from Selinity's court. After his first meeting, he was under the impression that everyone, with the exception of Serenity, was going to give him the cold shoulder until he left Lunaria. "Second, we're here to offically escort you to the ball. This is not only for your sake, but Serenity's as well."

"What's wrong with her?"

"We sort of made her angry with us, something we thought impossible until the three of you arrived this morning. Not only have we not welcomed you, but treated you as if you were an enemy. Please allow us to make it up by taking you to the dance."

"Who said anything about going to a stupid dance?"

"Because we're not taking no for an answer," Jupiter challenged, whirling around and crossing her arms in front of her. She was daring him to back her down, but almost turned away from the spark of amusement in his eyes.

"I'm not dressed!"

"Then get that way, because we're not leaving until you three are beside us."

"Are you ordering me around?" Vegeta snarled dangerously.

"Jupiter! Serenity will kill us if we start a fight in the hallway! King Vegeta, excuse our friend, we're only trying to be persistent."

"Are none of you afraid of me?" He asked, too tired to throw him out of his room.

"Serenity said not to be," Mars told him. "If there were any evil in you, I would have felt it."

"Turn, Pars!" King Vegeta roared. The doors that joined his room opened, revealing two blurry eyed soldiers that were dressed like their leader. Again the girls blushed, but this time the rest of them didn't turn around like they had done with Vegeta. Turn's hair was in every direction and towered above the four girls. Pars resembled him slightly, but not as powerful. "Interesting, you're not afraid of us, but blush when we come out of our rooms."

"You called, your majesty?" Turn asked.

"Get dressed. We're going to a dance, or I'll never get any peace and quiet around here!"

"Throw them out then!" Pars suggested.

"The thought crossed my mind, but what else do we have to do around here?"

"Armor or formal?"

"Formal." Venus was clearly enjoying herself and had to admit the Saiya-jins were well equipped as they dressed, the other girls again whirling around at the Saiya-jins dressing in the open door way, their ears hot from embrassement. "You can turn around children, we're now presentable for this fiasco."

"We're not children!" Jupiter growled.

Pars came closer and smirked, "You blush like one."

"I don't fight like one!"

"Jupiter!" Venus commanded. "You had specific orders not to provoke the Saiya-jins!"

"Oh? And whose orders were those?" Vegeta demanded.

"Queen Selinity." Mercury led them through the halls, Venus and Mars in the middle, and Jupiter trailing behind with curses under her breath. If she had known how sensitive the Saiya-jins' ears were she would have kept them deep in her mind.

Pars chuckled and trailed back until he was beside the lightning princess. She scowled, hating his mocking expression; "If I didn't know better, I would almost say you were related to a Saiya-jin."

"I'll show you relations if you don't back off and leave me alone!"

"Don't make me laugh, princess. If you can even strike me, I might decide to give you a little more respect."

Jupiter itched to strike at his smug grin and could feel his two companions laughing at her as well. 'They can't be as strong as the Queen says!' "You would love that wouldn't you? You're not worth my time!" Sticking her nose in the air, Jupiter went to the ball alone, leaving her friends giggling behind her.

"I think she likes you, Captain Pars."

Vegeta glanced at Venus; "You think? I know for a fact that she does. Her scent and body temperature changed."

"How do you know that?" Mercury asked.

"You want a history lesson? I thought we were going to a dance, not class?"

"Book nerd," Pars teased.

Mercury glared at him, "Can you say anything besides snide remarks all the time? You may have a lot of power, but back it up with some brains!" She stormed off, leaving Mars and Venus with the Saiya-jins.

Pars growled, but Turn and Vegeta erupted with laughter. "You let a mouse get the better of you?" Turn curiously looked at Mars and Venus beside them, wondering if they too were going to lose their tempers and storm off.

"Do all escorts leave their guests?" Vegeta commented. Mars and Venus flushed, but remained silent. If they didn't arrive with the Saiya-jins beside them, Serenity would never forgive them.

Serenity tried to draw little attention to herself, but found that impossible as everyone begged to dance with her. 'Knew I should have worn the black dress.'

Sighing, she made her way to the back of the dance hall when a gentle touch brought her to a halt. "Hello, Serenity." Serenity turned and smiled.

"Endymion. Was your trip a safe one?"

"Is anything safe anymore?" For a moment, she saw a shadow pass over his eyes and noticed how tired he actually was. "Care to dance, or did you have something else in mind?"

The princess took his offered hand and started to dance with a grace that reflected the misery in their hearts. "Any luck?"

"Well... I didn't want to get your hopes up, but there is someone. I just don't know how she feels towards me."

Hope entered her blue eyes and Endymion wanted more than anything to make his friend laugh again. "Why not ask her? We're running out of time and the worse thing she can do is say no!" He gently brushed the stray tear from her cheek.

Endymion had no words of comfort for her, "Don't worry Serenity. Even if she does say no, I cannot allow a marriage that will make you unhappy for the rest of your life. My greatest desire is to have the talks we use to, as friends."

"I'm sorry, Endymion. I've forgotten that you hated this as much as I."

"Speaking of interests, what about yourself?"

Serenity blushed, "Still looking. Why get my hopes up for something that will never happen? Maybe I should marry you, at least it would be to my best friend."

Endymion chuckled and spun her around, "You wouldn't know what love was if it bit you on the nose. Stop isolating yourself all the time and allow someone to get close enough to see the person that I see."

"You always could read me like a book," she pouted.

"We've also known each other since you were able to take your first baby steps out of the cradle."

"Promise not to change."

"I wasn't planning on it, but you have a way of making things happen," he teased. Still, she could feel a heavy load weighing down upon his shoulders.

"Has nothing changed on Earth?"

"If you mean for the better, no. Not only has the shadow grown, but Elysion is the last standing kingdom on Earth."

"Is there nothing we can do to stop it?" Jupiter and Mercury came storming onto the dance floor. Mercury looked about to cry and Jupiter was shaking with violent fury. "What happened to them?" They pulled apart and went after the girls.

Endymion easily caught Mercury and brough her to a halt. "What's wrong?" She looked happy to see him, but Pars's still upset her. Her small body trembled and the tears she had been holding back came in a torrent. "Come on, before someone sees you." Quickly, with his cape wrapped around her shoulders, he led Mercury outside and let the fresh air calm her. "What happened?"

"It's silly, I don't even know why I'm crying about it."

"Then it's not silly," he scowled. "Mercury, in all the years we've known each other, you were never one to lie and I don't expect you to start now." She cried harder, making him feel like an idiot. Pulling her close, he wrapped his arms around her and whispered soft words into her ear. "I apologize, that didn't make you feel any better."

"It wasn't that. How can anyone ever want a book nerd?"

"What's wrong with a book nerd? I think you're attractive and prefer smart over stupid. Besides, where would I be without our physics and political debates if you quit studying?"

Mercury laughed and wiped some of her make up from her face, making Endymion smile. "You're impossible, but I needed that."

"What started this?"

"One of the Saiya-jins hit a soft spot. I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose, but it hurt and I left."

"Why are they here?"

"King Vegeta never said. He managed to give Queen Selinity a few more silver strands of hair. Serenity is their hostess while they stay in Lunaria and according to the law, no one can say or do anything."

"It wouldn't be wise. I've heard about their strength and power, but one thing I do know for certain is that the Saiya-jins will not attack unless they're provoked."

"Am I really attractive?" She asked, changing the subject. Mercury blushed and tried to pull away, but Endymion's grip brought her closer. "I... shouldn't have asked that. Please forgive me."

"For what?" Endymion's lips pressed against her ear, whispering what only she could hear; "All the oceans and jewels in the universe would pale at your beauty." His breath was hot against her neck and her cheeks burned. Mercury had never been this close to the high prince of Earth before, but found that she liked it.

"I think we're needed back inside," she whispered, unable to break from his spell.

"Think?" Endymion grazed his lips on the tip of her ear and nibbled, making her shiver. "Cold?" His mouth trailed hot and slow kisses down her neck, chin and finally to her mouth. At the last, he hesitated, remembering what Serenity had told him. 'I'll never know unless I try.' To his astonishment, Mercury kissed him first, her hands intertwining into his eboy hair as she molded herself against him.

"Actually, I'm warming up. I never knew that you felt..."

"I've liked you for several months, but never had the courage to tell you."

"Endymion," she said with a serious expression, "I don't like you." His eyes widened in shock and he started to push her away when she giggled and through her arms around his neck. "I love you and have before Serenity's mother declared her annoucement. After that I gave up my hopless dream."

"Dance with me."

"But... my make-up!"

"What about it?" Taking his cloak, he wiped the smudges off and kissed the last remaining tears away. "Now will you dance with me?"

"Gladly."

Everyone cleared the floor, allowing the couple to move as one. Neither saw Serenity smiling in triumph, all her worries vanishing at the sight of her best friend with Mercury. As if sensing her thoughts, he looked up and mouthed, *Thank you.*

Serenity had a difficult time catching Jupiter, finally cornering her at a buffet table. The princess had broken several glasses of the punch as she tried to drink them, blood dripping to the floor. Gently, she took the broken shards from her palm and sat her down on a bench. "Jupiter, what's wrong?"

"I thought you were angry with us?" Jupiter asked in confusion.

"I was. What's wrong?"

"You forgive way to easily bunny." She sighed and looked outside to the gardens, "Besides, you know how easily I get upset, especially when my strength is questioned."

"Who did that?"

"Captain Pars."

This time it was Serenity to give a gasp of surprise. "I thought..."

"Don't get the wrong idea, Serenity. I still don't like them, but you were right about not giving them a chance. That Pars! I swear I'm going to prove that he isn't as tough as he thinks!" Serenity glanced up when Endymion came gliding back in with Mercury, joy dancing in their eyes. Jupiter had never seen Mercury so happy, "What's up?"

"I don't have to marry Endymion," Serenity almost sang.

"Huh... Why not?" Then she understood and giggled. "I never would have pictured those two together in my wildest fantasies."

"Why; they're perfect together." Serenity felt like dancing and grabbed Jupiters hands after she had finished bandaging them. "Dance with me, like we did when we were little!"

Queen Selinity had come in and felt the change. With a heavy heart, she bowed her head, 'A promise is a promise, but Serenity must find a husband.'

No one saw five people enter the ball room, Venus's jaw hitting the floor. "That's not the couples I was imagining together," she laughed, mischief sparkling in her eyes.

"I think they're kind of cute," Mars teased. Jupiter and Serenity were dancing beside Mercury and Endymion, oblivious to everything around them.

Queen Selinity turned and nodded her head at King Vegeta. "I'm happy that you could make it tonight. Is there anything I can get you?"

Ignoring her offer, Vegeta moved through the crowd, his eyes glued on the two women. His tail waved in eager excitement and before she saw him coming, Serenity went into a spin under Jupiter's arms and into a tail that wrapped around her waist. A pair of strong hands settled on her hips and pulled her almost painfully close.

He was wearing a dark black suit with a purple cape flowing behind him, a crescent mark of the royal family on his left shoulder and a purple sash around his waist. "You made it!" Serenity shouted with joy.

"Blasted girls wouldn't leave me alone."

"They did that?" Serenity glanced at Mars and Venus who gave her a thumbs up and a V-sign. "They're great. What do you want to do now?"

The music changed and Vegeta could swear someone was reading his mind again. Selinity could be seen in the shadows, a hidden smile on her pale features. He placed a gloved finger on Serenity's lips and swayed to the furious beat. "Dance," he growled. Vegeta moved with a speed and grace that left the princess breathless and his hands remained firm around her hips as they moved across the floor. Several times he tossed her in the air, always catching her as she flew back down, making her blood rush with each spin.

All conversation and movement had ceased at the erotic and powerful dance. The Saiya-jin's tail seemed to dance behind him, twisting and twirling around their bodies that hypnotized the crowd. General Turn and Captain Pars smirked, seldom getting the chance or the women to join their leader. Without asking, Turn grabbed Mars and Pars snatched Jupiter.

Vegeta knew what they wanted and wondered if Selinity could really read his mind. Sending her a mental message, 'Can you make it faster and harder to dance to, something more Saiya-jin?'

Selinity smiled, letting him know she had received the thought and whispered a few words in an ancient language. Leaning closer to a gasping Serenity, "We're not finished yet, princess." Suddenly, a song that gave courage to warriors before a battle began to beat in their ears and the Saiya-jins' blood raced with excitement and longing. In unison, they tossed the three women in the air and grabbed them with their tails, spinning them all the way out and then back towards their open arms. Their backs were facing the Saiya-jins and could feel a pair of hands rest on their thighs. The music was so fast, that the girls were forced to let them lead. It was like nothing they had ever experienced and felt honored that they had been chosen.

Serenity shivered at the feel of Vegeta's gloves carresing her. Despite the dress, she felt as if she wore nothing. A low purr began in Vegeta's chest, quickly rising above the music and noise of the crowd. After the song had ended, sweat dripping off the three women, their dance partners looked eager for more. "You're not tired!"

Vegeta's response was yanking her further on to the dance floor, refusing to let her out of his grip or sight. "Serenity is so dense sometimes. If that isn't attraction, then I'm not the high prince of Earth," Endymion stated. The girls turned to stare at him, his arms wrapped possessively around Mercury's waist.

"Endymion, she's just having a good time," Mars said.

"No," Turn argued. "It goes deeper than that. This is the first time King Vegeta has allowed a woman, other than one of his own race, to dance our sacred battle song. They're bonding together, faster than two Saiya-jins."

"She's not a Saiya-jin, though!" Pars remarked with sarcasm.

"Does that matter?" Jupiter challenged. "He's stern and agressive towards us, but one look at her, and he forgets that he's a fighter for a few moments. Everyone can't help but feel that way around her. Serenity has a loving and forgiving heart, even towards the Saiya-jins."

"Pars, you wouldn't be able to stop it now anyway. You know how dangerous it is to interfere with a bonding Saiya-jin, especially with one that has the power King Vegeta does."

"Why is it dangerous?" Endymion asked, not wanting his friend to get hurt.

"If anyone were to try to claim her now, his instincts would take control and kill the competition."

"Is anyone strong enough to be his rival?" Mercury asked.

Pars and Turn looked at Mercury as if she had grown a second head. "Are you serious? No one in the universe can touch him, not even the two of us combined!"

"He's that strong?" Jupiter asked with excitment, the urge to fight glowing in her green eyes.

"Are you sure you're not related to us?" Pars was serios this time, his expression curious and confused. "I've never met anyone other than a Saiya-jin that likes to fight so much."

Mars laughed, "If you think she's bad, you should meet Uranus. Their strength is equal and one of these days we're going to find out who the stronger Sailor Senshi is."

"Sailor Senshi?"

"It's too complicated of a story to tell in a day, but if you're planning to stay for a while...?"

"I'm tired of this crowd anyway," Turn growled. "Let's go."

"What about Vegeta?" Venus asked.

"He can take care of himself." Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Endymion left the ball room, giving their guests the tour they were neglected.

Pluto appeared beside her friend Selinity, her expression blank. "I'm glad you could come."

"It will be for the last time," she replied sadly.

"What do you think?"

"There could have been a future with Endymion, but nothing will separate that Saiya-jin from the princess now. They are fiercly possessive of what they think belongs to them, especially a woman; I should know."

"Did a Saiya-jin not stay behind on Pluto as the others were allowed entry to Lunaria?"

"He's young and quickly growing with power. In a few years, he may actually give Turn a challenge for his position, it's hard to say."

"Will you find someone Pluto?"

"Maybe a few years ago I could have, but now... Now duties and destiny are calling me else where."

"Should I allow their relationship to continue?"

"If you don't want a war on your door step, leave them be. I came to give a warning; Vegeta is like no other Saiya-jin that has existed or will exist for several years to come. Wells of power lie dormant within, needing only a trigger to set them free. Serenity is that trigger if harm should befall her."

Vegeta grew weary of the dancing and people, wanting to do something else. "Would you like to fly?"

Serenity tilted her head, "I've never done that before."

Leading her to the balcony, he wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight against himself. Before Serenity knew what was happening, they were high in the air and hovering above the castle. There was a lot of ground to cover on the moon, Vegeta flying over it a few times. The air blew in Serenity's hair and she shivered.

"Can I show you something, a place that only my mother and I know of?"

"What?"

They were coming over a hill and she told him to land. Whispering, a large door appeared in front of them where there was none before. "What is it?" He asked with suspicion, expecting a trap.

"Come and I'll show you." The doors opened for the princess and allowed Vegeta to follow. His mouth fell open in a silent gasp, awed by the lake shining with ice around it and a tree in the center. How a tree managed to exist with no sunlight was beyond his comprehension, but he had learned that the Lunarians had strange abilities. "This is the sea of the Goddess Selene. People aren't aware of this, but it flows under the moon and through space, a river that is disguised like the stars."

"Did they teach you this in class?"

"I can sense it in the ground, in the air and in the stars; Endymion as well."

Vegeta growled at the mention of a rival, "Was he not at the ball tonight?"

"He was with Mercury. My worry no longer exists and I wish them the best."

"Who will you choose now that you're free?" he asked, coming up silenlty behind her.

"I never gave it much thought."

Vegeta pulled on a curl that was tickling her neck and wrapped it around his finger. She turned to stop him, but he easily manuvered behind her, keeping his finger on her hair. "What are you doing?"

His tail came out to tickle her nose, distracting her while he swiftly moved his hands into the mass on her head and broke it free to fall on the ground like a golden blanket. Her eyes widened in disbelief and she gave him a glare that almost made him laugh. "You shouldn't have done that."

Vegeta crossed his arms, "Do something about it."

Serenity stepped closer, but Vegeta underestimated the princess. Before he could defend himself, he was shoved back into the water, surprised to find that it was warm against his skin. Sputtering, Vegeta growled at her. Serenity backed away from the water, her hand over her mouth as she tried not to break out in a gail of laughter. His hair hung down to his waist and his tail looked silly. "You should keep the hair style."

Squealing, Vegeta was out of the water and had her in the air before she could run. "Wait, don't!"

"Turn about is fair play, Princess, especially revenge."

"Wait!!!" Vegeta tossed her in, hovering above the water as she came back to the surface.

"Don't throw me in next time!"

Vegeta went to help her out, when she grabbed his tail to yank him in. With a shout of pain, he fell into the water and didn't come back up to Serenity's surprise and fear. Diving under the water, she saw Vegeta sinking to the bottom, his eyes closed. With a strength she never knew existed, she grabbed his arms and pulled him back to the surface. Tiredly, she swam to the shore and laid him down on the bank with gasping for breath.

When he finally opened his eyes, he sat up and grabbed his tail. Checking to make sure it was still attached, his eyes snapped in rage and turned to the trembling princess. "What the hell were you doing, trying to kill me?"

She started to cry; "I'm sorry. I didn't know that would happen. All I wanted was to throw you in the water again!" Vegeta lowered his hands, the urge to kill her passing. Moving closer to her, he raised his power level to dry them both. He waited for her to stop crying, but the tears became wrenching sobs.

"Would you stop that! I'm not dead."

"You would have been if I hadn't pulled you back up. I almost started a war!"

Vegeta glanced at her with wonder, "You pulled me out of the water?" She nodded. 'How can this small girl have enough strength to do that?' Brushing the tears away, "Can you fight?"

"I hate fighting."

"Princess, despite your beliefs, there comes a time and place for battle. Will you allow all your friends and family to die because you refused to fight. Your enemies won't care if you're a pacifist or not, but you don't need to fight needlessly. You said you lifted me out of the water, a difficult task considering how much I weigh. Serenity, you have more power than all those women combined, you only need to learn how to focus it."

Serenity thought about what he said and knew he spoke the truth. Looking at the Earth she shuddered and realized that battle was on her doorstep, despite a desire for it not to be. "If you were faced with peace or fighting, which would you prefer to save your friends?"

She was never so confused, but in her heart she had decided. None of her professors had ever struck this kind of fear into her before and she looked at the King with sad, yet determined eyes. "I choose my friends. Vegeta, I've never fought a day in my life."

"Do you wish to learn?"

"My mother wouldn't approve, but for once I'm going to defy her. Tell me what to do and I'll make sure it happens." Her expression was serious and trusted him so completely that his heart ached and longed for a desire he never thought would be his.

His hand curved around her waist and pulled her into his lap. With his free hand, he cupped the back of her neck and brought her mouth to his. Instead of a curious kiss like the first time, he was demanding, passionate and possessive. Vegeta's blood raged in his ears and his mind was wanting only one thing. 'Make Serenity his!' His teeth grazed the soft skin of her neck and he stopped, wanting her to choose him of her own free will. Reluctantly, he stood up and offered his hand to the princess; "We begin tomorrow. I tell you this, once we start, you are to say nothing to your friends or mother. Also, I will not let you back out of training. Are you willing to do this still?"

Serenity looked at the ground for a moment, but with a determined blaze in her blue eyes, she met his challenge. "I promise to give you everything I have Vegeta. If there is a war, then I can't allow my friends or mother to die without trying to defend them."

Queen Selinity was in the throne room, thinking about Vegeta and Serenity when her crystal suddenly lept to life and flashed a bright silver. Luna, who had been sitting in her lap, jupmed up startled and ran to the crystal. "It's never done that before."

"Normally it only reacts when I call upon it, but we never knew that much about the crystal. The last time the crystal displayed a lot of power, was when the legendary Sailor Moon appeared five thousand years ago."

"Who was she?"

"Maybe Pluto or her father would know."