Allison
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Sailor Moon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi. The usual disclaimers
apply. If some of the characters personalities seem changed, I'm very
sorry. Please do not sue me.

			3 Ancient Romances
			          Chapter 7

Damon left the transportation pad and went in search of his friends. Mina
found him first.
	" So where have you been hiding out?" Mina asked.
	" I haven't been hiding out," he replied.
	" Where have you been?" Mina asked.
	" I went home, to Neptune, to talk to my mother," he answered.
	"Oh, then I guess you missed the announcement."
	"What announcement?"
	" That Serena and Endymion's betrothal ceremony is in two weeks."

	" But, we already knew that."
	" Well...... while you were gone all the Queens set a dead line
for the rest of us, which is really unfair. We are supposed to pick
someone to marry by the betrothal ceremony." Mina told him.
	" WHAT!? How is that possible? All of the girls who were sent to
me are absolutely horrid!" Damon exclaimed. " What do Lita and Darren
think about this?"
	" I don't know, but they don't have to worry about picking
someone to marry any more," Mina said.
	" What do you mean?"
	" While you were gone Darren asked Lita to marry him, she said
yes."
	" Ummm," Damon said. They started walking back inside the palace
for dinner. As they walked in Mina glanced at Damon and thought,' He's a
lot nicer than any of the boys my parents have sent for me to see. He's
funny and good looking and all of the good things.Mina! He's your best
friend! Stop thinking that!' Damon noticed that Mina seemed to be
thinking hard so he left her alone. They entered the palace and went
straight to the dinning room.

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Serena, Endymion Lita and Darren were off doing something or other, and
Mina was bored. She decided to take a walk in the Royal Gardens. ' I'm
sure no one will mind,' she thought and walked out into the garden. She
walked almost to the middle before she saw a stone bench and decided to
sit down. Mina looked up into the sky, she could see the moon and tonight
was one of the rare occasions when the planet Venus was visible in
Earth's night sky.' I wish I could go back, but I must stay with Princess
Serenity until my court duties to her are finished.' Mina was deep in
thought and didn't notice that Damon had also come out to the gardens. He
almost didn't see her, but when he did he noticed she was looking up into
the night sky. Damon walked quietly over and sat down on the bench. Even
then Mina didn't notice him until Damon spoke.
	" Venus is beautiful tonight, isn't it?" Damon asked, correctly
guessing the object on which her gaze was fixed.
	" Yes, I wish I could go back," Mina replied.
	" Then why don't you?"
	" I couldn't leave Serena here alone, even if Lita would still be
here. Princess Mars and Mercury left her court because they were
homesick, I couldn't do the same thing." Mina answered. Damon stayed
silent for a minute.
	" I can't believe that I have to pick one of those girls my
mother ,sent to be my wife," he said.
	" Do you?" Mina asked.
	"What do you mean?"
	" Do you have to pick one of 'those girls' to be you wife?" Damon
stared at her, she was so beautiful.  He thought about what his mother
had said, ' Listen to you heart'.
	" No," he quietly  answered. Mina looked at him now. She didn't
even know why she had asked him that. Looking into his deep blue eyes she
felt as if she could drown in them. Damon felt the same way. MIna quickly
turned to look back at Venus, her heart pounding. Damon could hear
'Listen to your heart' repeating in his head. So he listened. Silently he
placed a hand on Mina's shoulder and turned her back around to face him.
her head dropped down to look at her shoes as he turned her around.
	" Mina, look at me," he whispered. She raised her head to look
into his eyes once more. Damon leaned towards her. Mina closed her eyes.
Just as their lips were about to touch the chimes in the palace tower
told them to return inside. They imadiatly pulled away from each other
and went inside.










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