Allison
			Montgomery


Hi guys!!! Here's chapter four, I hope that all
of you didn't get bored with the story after reading
 chapter two, but I had to do descriptions and
 know I can really start writing. For those
of you who e-mailed me THANk X!!!!!!
The usual disclaimers apply. Sailor Moon is
 the property of Naoko Takeuchi.


			3 Ancient Romances

Mina blinks her eyes and looks again at her
 two friends who are kissing on the balcony.
 ' What do they think they're doing!' she thought
 ' Never mind that, I'm going to find out!' Mina gets
 a determined look in her blue eyes and,lifting up
 the skirt of her gown, marched out onto the balcony
 before Damon had a chance to stop her.
 Serena, sensing that someone was approaching
them, broke the kiss and turned around.
 She saw Mina marching out with an
 almost angry look in her eyes, right behind
 her was Damon, he paused for a minute
 to close the doors to the balcony and then followed.
 Mina reached them first.
	" What the heck are two doing!?" she almost screamed.
	"Mina," Endymion said, " calm down! I it's
 not like we were doing anything bad, just,..... kissing." Mina
thought this over and then asked more softly,
	"I meant why were you two kissing? Sorry,
 but I don't like being left out of things."
	"It's alright," Serena said. " We were
kissing because, well, Endymion visited at my birthday
 just a few months ago, remember?" Mina
 nodded and Serena continued," Well, we found out we were in love."
	"Why didn't you tell us?" Damon asked softly. "Never
mind, it's almost time for me to speak you two can tell us why later."
 Mina followed Damon in and Endymion and
Serena followed them. Damon went up to his Aunt.
 Said something to her then got up on the platform.
	"I was informed a few minutes before
the ball that I would have to speak, " Damon
said to the guests. "I know that you are all
 pretty much enjoying your selves, so now
 I think we need a little entertainment, what do you think?"
	"YES!!" the guests said.
	" Good, I would like to ask
 Princess Venus to come up here and sing for us," Damon
motioned for Mina to come up and she did, but as she
 passed him she shot him a I'm-going-to-get-you-for-this look.
 Mina walked over to the pianist in the orchestra
 and whispered something to him. The pianist
 nodded and got up, then Mina began to speak.
	"Since Prince Neptune graciously
 volunteered me to sing, although I don't know
 how he knows that I can since he's  never heard me, how about we get him
up here to sing with me? Come on up Prince Neptune, hope that you can
sing well!"Mina
smiled at Damon and as he got near
her she whispered "Gotcha back now".
 Damon just grinned because Mina was
 assuming that he had a rotten voice 'I'll
 show her!' he thought.
 Dimly he heard Mina asking for requests,
 one little child shouted "SING JINGLE BELLS!" Mina
 agreed as his parents tried to shush him and looked
 around very embarrassed.
	"It's close enough to Christmas time
 to sing 'Jingle Bells' Don't you think?" Mina
 asked him, he nodded. Mina sat down at the
 piano and started playing the introduction to the song
(she was a talented pianist as well as a talented singer).
 Mina started the song in her beautiful soprano voice:

	" Dashing through the snow,
	In a one horse open sleigh,
	o're the fields we go laughing all the way." Damon took
 over in a smooth baritone(he's also a talented singer)
	"Bells on bobtail ring, (Mina seemed slightly
 surprised at how good Damon was)
	Making spirits bright,
	What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song to-night!"
( They sang the refrain together.)
		" Oh, Jingle bells,
		jingle bells,
		jingle all the way.
		Oh, what fun,
		it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
		Jingle Bells,
		jingle bells,
		jingle all the way.
		Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!"
	(Damon)"A day or two ago,
		I thought I'd take a ride,
		And soon Miss Fannie Bright (glancing at Mina)
		Was seated by my side!"
	(Mina)"The horse was lean and lank,
	  misfortune seemed his lot,
	 he got into a drifted bank and we, we got up sot!"
	(together)"Oh, jingle bells
	 jingle bells jingle all the way!
	 Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
	 Jingle bells
	 jingle bells
	jingle all the way
	 oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!"
	(Damon) Now the ground is white so go it while you're young.
	 Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song.
	 Just get a bob-tail bay, two-forty for his speed,
	 then hitch him to an open sleigh and crack!
	 You'll take the lead! Oh!
	(together) Jingle bells
	 jingle bells
	 jingle all the way.
	 Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
	jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way.
	 Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! "
 They finished singing and stood up.
The guests where all clapping wildly,
 and Mina curtsied while Damon bowed.
After several minutes the orchestra started playing
 and everyone started dancing again. Lita and Darren
 came up and started exclaiming about how they never
knew that those two could sing. Finally Lita realized
 that they weren't listening to her.
	"Mina!? What are you looking at?" LIta
 followed Mina's gaze to the balcony, " What are you lo---" Lita
 was cut short as she saw what the two were staring at,
 Darren followed Lita's gaze and gasped. Endymion and
 Serena were out on the balcony, they were sitting on the bench kissing.
	" Oh, my gosh," Darren muttered. Endymion and
 Serena stopped kissing and saw their friends
 stairing at them.Mina looked very angry at both of them.
 Serena saw Mina's look, it had
 changed from sad to angry in seconds.
	" I think that we should explain," Serena
said to Endymion. He nodded his agreement
 and they gestured for their friends to come
 out on the balcony so that they could talk in
 private. When all six of the Princes and
 Princesses were on the balcony Serena
 and Endymion started explaining ,they
 filled lita and Darren in with what they
had told Mina and Damon earlier.
	" We're sorry that we didn't
 tell you earlier, but it just wasn't the
 right time," Endymion explained.
Lita Damon and Darren nodded,
 but Mina exploded.
	" And just when WERE you
 going to tell us?!  On your wedding day?!" Mina shrieked at them.
	" No----" Serena was interrupted by Mina.
	" So when WERE you going to tell us!?" Mina asked.
	"Mina, Let them explain," Damon told her.
Mina looked like she was going to say something
 else, but she saw that Damon really meant it so
 she just stood there sulking. Serena and Endymion
continued to tell the others what they
had told Damon and Mina earlier.
	" And we were going to tell you the
next time we were all together.
We were going to tell you after the ball." Serena said to everyone, but
Mina in particular.
 Just then Mina looked like she wanted
to go hide somewhere. Damon saw her
and suggested that they return to the ball.
 Everyone filed out and started dancing.

To be continued....


The words and arrangement of
  ' Jingle Bells ' was done by J. Pierpont.

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