Luna is asleep. Isn't that cute? Why's she sleeping in the gallery? Good question.

Serenity sneeeeaks into the gallery and spots Luna, grinning all evil-like. She reaaaaches over and tickles the black feline's tummy. "Luuuuuna... Wake uuuup, sleepy kiiitty..."

Luna yawns, and stretches, claws outstretched. Hmf. "Princess," in a sleepy tone.

Prince Endymion comes down the stairs from above.
Prince Endymion has arrived.

Serenity smirks faintly at Luna, mumbling quietly enough, "You oughtn't fall asleep out here.. You're libel to get stepped or sat on." Smirk.

Luna hmmmmmms? Oh Terran alert! That Terran even! Luna eyes him sleepily, but still not terribly friendly.

Serenity blinks at Luna, then, and cranes her neck to peer at... "Oh... Endymion..." She smiles lightly in greeting.

Prince Endymion storms down the stairs, a scowl still on his face, it hasn't left since last night. .oO( /Why/ wasn't I told about this? ) He notices Serenity and.. that cat, as soon as he enters the hallway, and he scowls in that direction, although there is a lot of pain in his blue eyes. "Oh.... sorry.." He mumbles, and then whirls and starts towards the stairs again.

A certain sleepy kitty pad pads over to Serenity, and appropriates her arms.

Serenity blinks at that... And then again at Luna before following after Endymion. "Err... Wait... Endymion? Are you alright? Is something wrong?" She pauses in her questioning, finally, to take a deep breath and mutter, "I apologize if I somehow... Offended you."

Prince Endymion doesn't stop, slows only just slightly, "Offended me? No, I believe it is I who has offended you, I shan't bother you any further while you remain here." He doesn't dare look back, and continues to head off to the stairs.

Luna eyes Endymion from her vantage point in Serenity's arms, not seeming too upset about the prospect of him leaving. Great help she is.

Serenity, though, does stop, sniffling lightly, even. She squeezes Luna tightly to her chest and mumbles softly, "You haven't offended me, Endymion."

Luna mutters to Serenity, "Nxchpp bf gnflhng Vhnss pregnant hnd sfgnng nh knll Nfflmfs."
Luna whispers "Except by getting Venus pregnant and trying to kill Artemis."

Prince Endymion does stop now, whirling around to face the Princess, pain sparking in his eyes, "/How/ can I expect you to forgive me for that Serenity?" Realizing that probably sounds... odd, he adds, "I was only fooling myself before..."

Serenity's eyes widen at the feline in her arms, scowling at her. "Oh, be /quiet/..." Her tone and expression softens, then, as she glances at Endymion, smiling lightly. "Whether you expect it or not... I forgive you, Endymion." Her smile brightens, then, as she notes, "I know you're different, now... You've changed... For the better..."

Luna mutters to herself, "Mhghh, one lffnlh klss and fll fs fsmggvnn. Hp hnsf bmpspl kpnp away fsgm mp whph hhs sword."

Shaline arrives from the NorthWest Wing.
Shaline has arrived.

Shaline emerges from the hallway, kicking one foot up to adjust her sandal. When she's finished, she looks up, features growing cold at what she sees. Endymion earns a stony glare.

Prince Endymion continues to scowl, pain lancing through his eyes. .oO( /How/ can she be so forgiving about it? ) "Serenity... I'm... erm..." He then hears a scuffle of feet, and looks up, the pain in his eyes redoubling when he see's Shaline. Without a word, he whirls, and starts to walk away again.

Shaline strides forward as the prince begins to walk away. "Serenity!" Amazing how she can be so cold one moment, so warm and friendly the next. "Come play a game with me?"

Luna curls in Serenity's arms, eyes still on the departing prince.

Serenity blinks at Endymion, clutching Luna without one hand, and reaching out with the other. "No, wait... Please..." She mutters after him, pleading... SHe blinks, then, at Shaline, lips curling into a light smile. "Hello, Shaline... Er.... Game?"

Artemis arrives from the NorthWest Wing.
Artemis has arrived.

Prince Endymion doesn't say anything, but he stops, still keeping his back to everyone, shaking just barely noticeably at the shoulders.

Shaline nods, walking forward to block Serenity's view of Endymion. "Yes, a game. It's something we play back on Venus, and it can be terribly fun."

A white feline comes strolling down the hallway as if he owned it.

Luna is in Serenity's arms, she doesn't seem to be too sorry that Endymion is leaving, she even is helping him along with her cat-glare. Helpful, isn't she?

Serenity blinks at that, craning her neck in an attempt to peer around Venus at Enymion. "Err... How do you play?" She shifts Luna to the other arm.

Shaline is rather good at blocking, but makes it look like she's just stretching out, her smile happy. "Well, it's called 'truth or dare'.."

Slitted green eyes turn up to peer at Shaline. . o O ( Dear me, Serenity-sama playing /that/ with Venus-hime? There's no telling what she might say! )

Luna nudges Serenity's hand with her head. Scritch me.

Prince Endymion hunches his shoulder, after listening for a moment, and starts walking again.

Serenity blinks at Luna, but scritches idly. "It sounds interesting." She hops quickly to the side, calling, "Endymion, you don't have to leave! ....Why don't you join us?" She smiles sweetly.

Prince Endymion stops cold, peering over his shoulder back at Serenity, "Erm... I don't believe I was invited... exactly.." A quick... almost fearful stare at Shaline, then he starts to walk again.

Shaline's features fall. "I didn't..." She sighs and looks helplessly down toward Artemis, crouching to offer her arm. "Want up?" . o O ( Might as well see what kind of jerk this prince is. )

Serenity smiles lightly at Shaline. "You don't mind... Do you?" She smiles back at Endymion before getting a reply, noting, "See? You are invited. Come play."

Artemis peers carefully at Shaline, then Serenity, then Endymion, and finally back at Shaline. He hops into Venus-hime's grasp. . o O ( Well, /someone's/ got to make sure things don't get out of hand. )

Luna nudges at that scritching hand. Not there, /there/. Eyes just survey the situation in hand . o O (Oh this should be wonderful )

Shaline idly scratches behind Aetemis's ears as she stands back up, turning on the syrup in her voice as she says, "Yes, you should come play."

Prince Endymion quirks an eyebrow. .oO( Not /exactly/ ). Finally, with a look of defeat on his face, he turns and nods, "Fine.. I will..." He doesn't sound very thrilled though.

Serenity smiles brightly. "Good. The more the merrier, right?" She smiles lightly at Shaline, wondering, "Alright, how do you play?"

Luna sends a glance over to Artemis . o O ( This should be interesting if nothing else. )

Prince Endymion walks slowly over to the group, not looking very, 'merrier', at all. .oO( I imagine the rules involve further slashing at myself, since I was foolish enough to stay. )

Shaline's lips twitch upwards into a grin. "Well, you go around in a circle, asking one other person, 'truth or dare?' and if it's Truth, they have to tell the truth at any question you ask. If it's a dare, they have to do whatever you tell them to, no matter how silly or embarrassing." She looks the prince up and down. "I've never had the....fortune....of playing it with a male before. This should be interesting."

Kunzite arrives from the Marble Hall.
Kunzite has arrived.

Serenity is standing with Shaline and Endymion. She giggles lightly. "It sounds like fun..." She agrees. She shifts Luna to other arm again and smiles brightly. "Okay, ask me first."

Prince Endymion blinks, he really should have known better, with a game involving the word 'truth' in it.

Piercing green eyes turn immediately to stare at Shaline. . o O ( Moon protect us.. we don't need /another/ Venusian finding interest in Endymion, )

Kunzite takes a few steps into the room, the initial steps ringing out,but quickly dampening his footsteps as he comes upon the scene.

Shaline tilts her head to one side. "All right. Truth or dare?"

Prince Endymion is standing with Serenity and Shaline. However, he looks like he /really/ doesn't want to be there, his arms crossed and a frown still on his face.

Kunzite . o O ( I wonder who started this little scene... )

Serenity has yet to notice the general's entrance. She pauses thoughtfully, shoulders rising in a shrug. "Truth." She glances at Endymion and nudges gently with her elbow. "Cheer up. This is fun." She beams, rather brightly.

One cannot escape the notice of a cat. Artemis turns to look at the Terran Guardian closely. . o O ( Hey, isn't that the one that asked Luna to do tricks? *chuckle* Maybe he'll ask her again. ) Amused green eyes turn towards Luna.

Shaline looks thoughtful for a moment, then says, "All right. Do you miss home?"

Serenity blinks at that, brows furrowing faintly in a thoughtfull frown. "Of course...." She sighs. "I've never been away this long..."

Luna eyes Shaline with less approval than previously . o O ( And this is a game they play in Venus? ) Hackles rise at Kunzite's entrance. There's your show, Arty.

Kunzite doesn't miss anything either, and a slight smile spreads across his thin lips as Luna's hackles rise.

Artemis peers up towards Shaline as well. . o O ( That's /it/? Maybe this won't be so bad after all. )

Prince Endymion smiles, it's just not a real smile, that's all, and shrugs to Serenity, "If you say so..." He mumbles.

Shaline smiles, "I understand. Okay..um..your turn, Princess?"

Kunzite takes a few steps forwards, his boots hitting the wooden floor rather loudly. "Hello, Princesses."
Kunzite bows. "My Prince."

Luna finishes glaring at Endymion for now, since Kunzite is so much more of a target. My my, Artemis is coming third in the glare stakes today. What's wrong?

Serenity blinks at Kunzite's greeting, then smiles. "/HI/ Kunzite! ...Play with us?" Without giving him a chance to answer, she asks, "Truth or dare?"

Prince Endymion hears those boot, and turns and gives Kunzite a scowl, bowing slightly, "Kunzite." ..nothing more.

Kunzite blinks, caught off guard for a moment, then caught off guard again at the Prince's scowl, although his only noticable movement to the effect is a cool raising of his eyebrow. "Truth, Princess. It seems to be the least dangerous of the two, as long as one does not know the right question."

Luna mutters to Serenity, "ask him if hn hms s brain between nhnsf sfls."
Luna whispers "ask him if he has a brain between those ears."

Kunzite peers at Luna suspiciously. . o O ( I've never heard a cat make that sound.. )

Serenity blinks at Kunzite's... Answer, but does smile. "Alright... Umm... Uhh...." Curses.... /Plenty/ of dares are buzzing through her head, but... "Umm..." She grins rather evily, now. "Kunzite, is there anything Rose doesn't know about you? ...Tell the truuuuuuuth..." Okay, so maybe she isn't all that sweet and kind. She sighs at Luna, shaking her head.

Kunzite's lips curve into a smile. "No, Princess."

Serenity frowns disappointedly. "Well, that wasn't very much fun, at all."

Shaline blinks at Serenity, a few giggles escaping her. "Have you ever thought that you might be adopted? That was a /very/ good question, Princess."

Serenity giggles lightly at Shaline, though. "Really?" Hee. "Your turn, Kunzite!"

Kunzite hmms, softly. "This game is rather inappopriate."

The white feline gives Kunzite a look. If cats could talk, it would probably be saying, 'chicken'.

Prince Endymion nods in agreement with Kunzite, his arms crossed over his chest, he rather looks like he is pouting.

Luna eyes Kunzite with no more love than Artemis is. For different reasons of course. She mutters to Serenity, "Hsk hpm if Slsp could've pmsspbll phcknd any wshsl."
You sense Luna eyes Kunzite with no more love than Artemis is. For different reasons of course. "Ask him if Rose could've possibly picked any worse."

Serenity sighs at Luna again, shushing the feline... Err.. No. Not shushing. Just scritching. She rolls her eyes at Kunzite and Endymion. "Lighten up... This is fun. Now, ask somebody, Kunzite.."

Kunzite sighs quietly. "I'll pass my turn onto Prince Endymion."

Prince Endymion almost does, but then looks to Shaline and decided against it, continuing to frown and stare.

Shaline's brows arch at Endymion's look, "Yes, Prince?"

Prince Endymion shoots Kunzite a nasty look, then looks back to Shaline, sighing and mumbling, "What do I do again?"

Serenity sighs at Kunzite, rolling her eyes. "Oh, fine..." She smiles at Endymion, though, nudging again. "Ask someone if they want a truth or a dare."

Shaline prompts, "You ask, Truth or dare."

Kunzite . o O ( Perhaps you might ask Princess Serenity.. )

Prince Endymion sighs, his arms still crossed, "OK... fine..." He looks like a little pouting schoolboy. He looks around at each of the people. .oO( Well, there is only one of them that I want to talk to and who would want to talk to me.. ).. so he finally settles his stare at Serenity, "Princess?" He asks..

Luna looks up from Princess-scritches to eye Endymion suspiciously. She hasn't forgotten he's here just because Kunzite is a better glare-target.

Serenity blinks at that, but smiles again. "Who, me?" She smiles. "Okay... Truth."

Prince Endymion doesn't care what anyone thinks, he isn't going to let a chance like this go away, "Ok.. what do you /really/ think of me, Princess?" He then stares at Shaline briefly, not nicely, "Be honest, Princess Shaline here has already hinted at the truth."

Kunzite's lip curls up in a small smile.

Artemis turns his slitted gaze at Endymion. . o O ( I wish I could tell you what /I/ really think of you, you twit. )

If Endymion had saw that smile he would be glaring at Kunzite, but instead he is staring at Serenity, awaiting her answer with /much/ curiousity, and perhaps a little dread.

Luna turns her gaze up to Serenity . o O (Let's hope she has more sense than to say what I think she's going to say. )

Serenity blinks in surprise at the question. "Err..." She blushes furiously, gaze flickering downward. "Really? ...Well.... I think you're... Great, Endymion." SHe smiles lightly. "I... l...like you. A lot." She smiles brightly. Then she catches that last bit and blinks at Shaline. "Huh?"

Luna turns her gaze to Artemis, and if he happens to look back at her, gives him a cat-like shrug. She tried.

Prince Endymion should be the happiest guy in the world, but instead he sighs. .oO( I want to believe her, /really/ I do, but... how can she... after what I.. no.... what /he/ did! ).. and shakes his head, "You don't have to lie Princess... really."

Serenity blushes faintly. "Well, I suppose it's my turn, now..." She mutters, softly. She glances at Endymion, grinning faintly as she wonders, "Truth, or dare?"

Prince Endymion blinks back, but at least he's not frowning anymore, he's too surprised to frown, "Erm... are you allowed to ask me? It was just my turn... shouldn't you ask someone else?"

Serenity smiles brightly. "Of course I'm allowed!" ...SHe's a princess. She inches closer, wondering again, "Truth or dare?"

Rose arrives from the Marble Hall.
Rose has arrived.

Prince Endymion blinks at Serenity again, glancing at Kunzite real quick. .oO( I don't really like the sound of /dare/, and I guess if it's a truth I can't answer, Kunzite can always help me. ) Looking noticeable nervous, he answers, "Erm.. truth?"

A greeting dies on Rose's lips as she blinks at the gathering. "Uhm... hello."

Luna eyes Serenity from where she's in the Princess' arms. . o O ( If he's going to tell the truth )

Kunzite hmms. "Perhaps the game should end soon, before it becomes too inappopriate."

Serenity smiles brightly at Endymion. "All right, then... What do /you/ really think of /me/, then?" She wonders, smile -- as impossibly as is seems -- brightening. She blinks at Rose's greeting, and waves in her direction. "Hi!" She rolls her eyes again at Kunzite. "What do you mean, inappropriate?"

Rose echoes Serenity. "...Inappropriate? What are we doing?"

Kunzite sweatdrops slightly. "Nevermind.."

Rose laughs, walking toward Kunzite. "No, not nevermind. What's up, love?"

Kunzite says "They were playing some sort of Venusian game...", he flicks an eye towards the two. "They seemed to have stopped, so shall we go somewhere else?""

As far as Endymion is concerned, the room just suddenly emptied. .oO( She... she /really/ wants to know? ) Pausing for a long moment, he finally answers, after much deliberation, "I... I think you're great, Serenity, really... I do.." But then he sighs, "But... after what I did... how can you /possibly/ still like me?" He dares to ask, hanging on the answer to that.

Rose winks. "You weren't playing, too?"

Kunzite says "They didn't seem to be too thrilled with my performace."

Rose laughs. "Whyever not? What'd you do?"

Kunzite says "I said No."

Rose says "No?"

Kunzite nods. "Yes, No."

Serenity makes a face at Kunzite and Rose. "He /was/... But he's too afraid to, now..." Pbbt. She blinks, then, blushing faintly at Endymion. "I... I don't know... It's easy for me to forgive people." She smiles gently. "...And you seem... genuinely sorry for it."

Luna just eyes Kunzite . o O ( Which is about the only sensible thing he's done since I've met him. )

Rose laughs. "Said no to what, playing?"

Kunzite says "No, to the question."

Rose cants her head with a swing of hair, regarding Kunzite curiously. "What were you asked?"

Prince Endymion really, /really/ wants to believe that Serenity is telling him the truth, but he's still wary. Seeing an opportunity though, he takes it, "I am sorry..." he says, very sincerely, "really sorry... I know how much that must have... hurt you." He casts his eyes to the ground, ashamed, even though he didn't /do/ anything.

Kunzite says "Whether or not I hid anything from you."

Luna eyes Endymion . o O ( Sorry. Lovely. )

Rose considers this a moment, face thoughtful. "I think that all depends on what it is you're hiding."

Kunzite peers at the two. "Lets go someplace else, okay?"

The other two are ignored, as Serenity blushes furiously at Endymion. "I know you're sorry, and... You did hurt me, but.... I've forgiven you." She smiles, now.

Rose nods slowly. "Kunzite, is something wrong?"

Prince Endymion blinks, then blinks again, and then.. finally, he manages a small smile, /daring/ to believe, "You really mean it, don't you, Serenity?"

Luna . o O ( She usually has more sense than this. )

Serenity finally lets Luna drop to the floor. Errr.... Oops. She inches closer to Endymion, smiling beatifically. "Of course I do...."

For the first time today, Endymion actually smiles, broadly. Then.. he thinks about Shaline, oops. Frowning again, he fixes Serenity with a serious stare, "Listen, Serenity, I like you, a lot, a /whole/ lot. However, I... erm... I can't talk to you. None of your friends trust me.." (Not that I don't blame them.)

Luna . o O ( I wonder why? )

Serenity just keeps moving closer to him. "Why not?" She... pouts. "They just don't know you -- not like I do." She smiles again, now, adding, "You're a different person, now," Though, just /how/ different, she has no idea... "..They'll see that soon, honest!"

Prince Endymion sighs. .oO( I doubt anyone from Venus ever will.. ) But.. but.. he /likes/ this girl, so he smiles back, deciding to pretty much ignore those Venusians for the moment, "Serenity.... I... thanks, for believing in me. I am a different person now, really." .oO( /Careful/! )

Luna snorts up, and starts washing disgustedly. Dropped! Hmf!

Serenity flushes faintly again, but does nod slowly. "I know you are... And even if you weren't... I... I even liked you before... Though I must admit, I think you're even more wonderful, now..." Gush gush gush.

Luna rolls her eyes. . o O ( That's it, Princess. Play hard to get )