Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny ❯ The grand dinner ( Chapter 2 )

 

Taiki leaned on a wall, waiting for Princess Ami and her guard to ask him for what ever they needed. The door to their quarters opened as Princess Ami emerged. She had fixed up her dress and added her crown to the top of her head. Her guard stepped out. He looked at Taiki and walked over to him.

 

“The Princess would like a tour of the palace.” The guard ordered.

 

Princess Ami walked up to the two men and her eyes slowly looked up, and she blushed and looked back down. “I'm sorry, there are not that many people so tall…” She whispered.

 

Taiki bowed to the Princess as he offered her his arm. “It's is ok. I am use to it. Ready for your tour?”

 

Princess Ami nodded. As she was about to take his arm, her guard stepped between them.

 

“Princess, you should not be so close to him. It is safer to hold on to my arm.” The guard then pushed Taiki aside as he extended his arm out to the Princess.

 

“That is alright… I am fine. You do not have to worry so much as our planets are not enemies.” She told the guard. She then looked at Taiki. “Do you have a library? I really do love libraries.”

 

Taiki smiled and nodded. It was his favorite place to go as well. He started to turn to lead them to the library when he felt small delicate hands take a hold of his elbow. He looked down to realize that Princess Ami had taken a hold of him. He then glanced further back to see that her guard was fuming. Taiki didn't want to start any wars but it was very apparent that it was what Princess Ami wished for. He moved his elbow to allow the Princess easier access to his elbow. She blushed and looked at the floor.

 

“This way to the library.” Taiki said to the guard. He heard the guard humph, but he never said a thing. Taiki led them to the library, which was one of the palace's biggest rooms. He opened the door for Princess Ami and her guard. Princess Ami let go of Taiki's elbow as she walked in to the room.

 

Princess Ami gasped with delight when she made it into the room. “So many wonderful books!” She then began to walk towards the bookshelves marked non-fiction. Taiki couldn't believe it, that was his favorite section of the library. She suddenly turned around. “Taiki-san, what are your favorite books? Do you have any?” Taiki looked at her and smiled.

 

“Non-fiction is my favorite. I love the story about one of our past queens who had a tragic-“Taiki stopped himself mid-sentence. “I'm sorry, I tend to get really involved with the books.” He heard the other guard snicker. Princess Ami could as well.

 

“Richard-san, I have told you in the past to respect our hosts. Have I not?” Her voice was soft, yet firm.

 

Richard suddenly stood up very strait. “Yes Princess Ami, you have.”

 

“Then why do you insist on insulting our hosts?” Princess Ami stepped towards Taiki, her eyes never leaving her head guard. “You will return to our quarters and unpack our things.” She ordered Richard.

 

“Princess, the queen has told me to always be by-” Richard began.

 

Princess Ami held up her hand and shook her head slowly. “You are to also do what I tell you to do!” She almost yelled at him. The librarian looked at them and put her finger to her lips, letting out a low hushing noise. The guard stood at attention and left the room, furious.

 

Princess Ami looked back up to Taiki. “I am very sorry about that. Now, as you were saying?”

 

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Yaten was moving some of his stuff into the drawers of the head guard's room for Princess Minako. He heard the princess in the room next to his also moving in. He was relieved to not have to sleep in the stuffy room he shared with most of the palace guards even if it was for only a couple of days.

 

The door that separated his and Princess Minako's rooms opened and the princess stood there, fixed up, and looking radiant. Yaten almost dropped his clothes looking at the golden sundress she had put on. It had orange flowers all over it. She had an orange bow in her hair.

 

“What was your name again?” She asked.

 

“Yaten…” He replied.

 

“Yaten-san, when will the dinner be?” Princess Minako asked.

 

Yaten replied, “Around 8 pm.”

 

Princess Minako grabbed a hold of his arm and looked up at Yaten from under her dark eyelashes. “Would you mind taking me on a tour?” She asked in a sensuous voice.

 

`GAG! NO!' Yaten's thoughts screamed. “I would not mind at all, Princess.” He did a small bow and guided Minako out into the halls.

 

Princess Minako gushed over all of the beauty of the palace. She laughed and smiled while Yaten guided her through the palace. Yaten guided Minako outside into the sanctuary. He cleared his throat. “This is the spring that the royalty use to bath in. To the right, is the royalty spring for women, to the left, the royalty spring for the gentlemen.”

 

Minako turned to face him. “Do the guards bath here?”

 

Yaten knew she knew the answer, being that she was of royalty. “No.” What is she getting at?

 

“There is no king, or prince, correct?” Here eyes filled with hopeful thoughts.

 

“No king or prince…” Yaten said slowly. “The spring is never used.”

 

Minako face broke out into a huge smile. “What else is there for you to show me?”

 

Yaten turned and guided the princess away.

 

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Seiya looked out the palace window, watching the sun go down on the last night his princess was going to be on the moon, in his protection. Tears streamed from his eyes as he punched the cold hard window seal. The cold reality was settling in as he felt the pain shoot up his arm. He began to taste blood… he was so upset, and hurt, that he didn't realize he had bitten his tongue, hard. He stood up strait and wiped the tears from his eyes. If he kept this up, everyone would start to wonder.

 

“Seiya-san?” Her soft voice came from behind him.

 

He quickly turned around and gasped. “Princess!” He rushed over to her, taking her hands as she had left them hanging by her side. He brought both hands to his lips, and kisses them softly. “What do you wish of me?” She looked at the floor. Seiya instantly grew sad. `Damn, I want to I really do but I can't risk it! Not her life!'

 

“Seiya-san, take me to the ball room. I would like to see how everything is going for my -“ She cringed. “-Wedding.”

 

Seiya nodded and guided her towards the ballroom. When they entered, Seiya looked around with Princess Serenity at how they were decorating the ballroom. There were a couple of groups of people sculpting some huge sculptures in the middle of the ballroom. Some of the palace maids were decorating the ballroom tables with lacy fabrics and roses, white for purity.

 

Princess Serenity looked over to see a new couple enter the ballroom. Her face started to glow when she saw who it was. “Princess Minako!” She quickly rushed over to the Princess of Venus and embraced her in a heart filled hug. “It is so good to see you!” Princess Serenity looked over to Yaten. “Hello Yaten.” She sang. Yaten smiled and bowed to his Princess. He then looked over to Seiya.

 

The two guards walked up to each other. “Hi Yaten,” Seiya said.

 

Yaten walked a little past Seiya and stopped when he found a spot out of earshot of the two Princesses. “Yo, Seiya.”

 

Seiya walked over to Yaten and looked at him with concern. “Ok, what is on your mind?”

 

Yaten arched an eyebrow. “Oh? Not so dumb after all?” Yaten said. He then sighed. “That Princess from Venus is all over me. I am so thrilled to be free of her even if it is for a few minutes. She is like a 10 year old in a candy store!”

 

Seiya smiled a little. “I am lucky Princess Serenity has matured enough to not be doing that stuff any more.”

 

Yaten looked at the princess. “I think she is just too depressed, I mean, damn, I would hate to be forced to marry a dumb prince or princess cause of world peace!”

 

“It's deeper then that, you know that.” Seiya's eyes looked over at the two girls. A look of sadness washed over his face. He quickly turned back to Yaten and laughed. “Well, I see that you're courting the enemy!”

 

Yaten's face turned red. “I am only doing what I am told!” Yaten hissed.

 

Seiya's voice got even louder, so that the two girls could hear him. “Wow, Yaten, I didn't know that you had feelings for the beautiful Princess Minako!”

 

Yaten's ears started to steam. “WHAT??!!!!” Before he could even think, he threw his first into Seiya's face.

 

Seiya didn't think, he returned the punch. “Stop denying it! You liked her since you first seen her!”

 

The two princesses blushed.

 

Yaten stumbled back a tad and smirked. “Oh?! I see… I believe that you also have feelings for our Princess Serenity!” `Take that!' Yaten thought.

 

Seiya smirked back, “Should I tell Princess Minako about your dreams?” True, Yaten did always think that Princess Minako was pretty… but he didn't want any one to know that.

 

Yaten threw another punch towards Seiya, but it never made contact. Instead, Yaten's punch was caught in the hand of a taller, more civilized guard.

 

“Don't you believe, that showing this kind of behavior in front of our Princess and our visiting Princesses is ill mannered?” Taiki said as he let go of Yaten's fist. “Apologize to the Princesses now.” As always, Taiki was level headed.

 

“We're sorry, Princess.” Both Seiya and Yaten said in unison as they bowed. They both gave each other sideways glares at one another though.

 

Princess Ami approached. “Princess Serenity, Princess Minako! What a pleasant surprise!”

 

Taiki stood at attention, letting the short blue haired princess pass him.

 

The three girls hugged and giggled.

 

BONG!!

 

Everyone looked up to hear the dinner bell ring. The guards all offered their arms to the Princesses and guided them towards their rooms so that they may change.

 

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Finally, dinnertime had come.

 

“Now, it is time to introduce our lovely guests, the Princess from the other planets who have come to wish our dear beloved Princess Serenity a happy marriage!” The queen's voice said loudly in the dining room. All of the guards stood around the room facing the huge wooden table in the center of the room. The walls were white and had a light marble glow to them. Three beautiful chandeliers hung above the giant table. Each chandelier had crystals decorating it. The giant wooden table had a lacey white tablecloth on it, as well as an ice sculpture of a swan in the dead center of the table. White roses also decorated the table.

 

The Queen urged the first Princess to come forth. The first Princess walked out towards the queen.

 

“Princess Rei, of Mars.” The queen announced as a raven-haired girl in a red and black gown stepped forward. Her hair was loose and her crown perched on top of her head. It was golden, with diamonds. Her dress was all red except for the black lace that was in the front of her dress, from her waistline down to the bottom of the dress. The bottom of her dress also had the black lace. Her beautiful violet eyes searched the room as she smiled to all in the room. She then stood next to the queen as everyone in the room bowed to the Princess. She curtsied back. Her host guard then guided her to her seat at the table.

 

“Next is the lovely Princess Makoto of Jupiter.” A brown haired girl walked gracefully into the dining room. Her lovely hair was pulled into a high ponytail and her crown was perched around it. She wore beautiful rose earrings, and her gown was green with pink roses all over it. It looked beautiful, but not a ravishing as Princess Rei's. Princess Makoto's eyes were green as well. Her eyes sparkled as she reached to the queen. The room once again bowed. Princess Makoto also curtsied to everyone and then her host guard took her hand and led her to sit next to Princess Rei.

 

“Next we have Princess Haruka of the Planet Uranus.”

 

Princess Haruka stepped into the room. Everyone let out a tiny gasp. Her short blond hair was neatly combed and she was wearing a tux. She had a delicate crown on top of her head. She didn't walk as graceful as the other two Princesses. Her tux was dark blue with white buttons. She walked over to the queen. The queen lowered her head slightly, shaking it with a sweat drop. She then regained her self.

 

Princess Haruka stood next to the queen, towering over her. Once again, everyone bowed and Princess Haruka bowed back. She didn't give her guard a chance to even step forward as she walked to her spot at the grand table. She flashed a sexy smile to Princess Makoto who in return turned bright red. Princess Haruka took her seat and waited for the next Princess.

 

“Um, next is Princess Ami of Mercury.” The queen gestured toward Princess Ami as she graced the room. Princess Ami smiled softly as she gracefully walked towards the queen. Princess Ami did a curtsy towards the queen and then stood next to her. Princess Ami's eyes wouldn't look out to the crowd though. She was much too modest for that. Her long dress was a deep blue, with a square neck that had a delicate white lace framing it. However, that was the only design on her dress. The sleeves were long and flowed down to her white gloves. She did a curtsy towards the crowd and then Taiki walked up to her. She looked up to him and let out a tiny sigh as he offered her his elbow. She took it and clung to it, and she began to stare at the floor.

 

Taiki guided her slowly towards the spot she would take, and he whispered, “Don't worry, I am here for you.”

 

Her head shot up and her blush deepened. “Thank you, Taiki-san…” She whispered back. She then was in front of her seat and saw Princess Haruka leaning back in her chair, smiling extremely sexy at Princess Ami. Princess Ami fell to her seat. Her blush was so deep that she felt like she was burning up. She began to sweat.

 

Princess Haruka leaned towards the girl and decided to tease her a little. “Oh? Isn't this just romantic?” Princess Ami's blushed deepened once more.

 

“Princess Michiru of Neptune.” The queen announced. Princess Haruka started to stand to get a better look at the dainty aqua haired princess entering the room. There were ohs and awes when she graced the room. Her beauty was very different from the other princesses. She smiled out to the crowd. She wore a dress that was different from the rest. Her dress was an aqua color. Her skirt was only to her knees in the front, but as it went to the back, it grew longer and flowed to the floor. Her dress was skintight and white flowers graced the front of the top. The dress had spaghetti straps instead of sleeves. She also wore aqua shoes and looked like ballet shoes. Her hair was done up so that half of it flowed through her crown, and the rest lay loosely around her face and shoulders. She scanned the room, until her eyes fell upon Princess Haruka. She gave her a gentle smile. She then walked over to the queen and curtsied in front of the queen. She then took a step next to the queen and the crowd bowed to her. Once again, she curtsied. A guard rushed to her side, blushing lightly.

 

“If only he knew,” Princess Haruka giggled.

 

Princess Michiru smiled towards Princess Haruka. Princess Haruka smiled back and took her seat, as did Princess Michiru.

 

“Next is Princess Minako of Venus.” Princess Minako graced the stage in a unique way and she walked sideways towards the queen. She wore a beautiful orange dress that had a low V in the front. She had on white gloves that went up to her elbows. Her hair was done up the same as Princess Michiru. Her eyes never left the crowd. She was soaking it all in. She wore a big smile and waved. She was so into the crowd that she didn't realize that she walked right into the queen. The two tumbled down and all of the guards came running. “I'm alright.” Everyone heard the queen say.

 

“OH MY GOD! I AM SOOOO SORRY!!!!!” Princess Minako shrieked. She jumped off of the queen and helped the queen up. “Please forgive me, your highness!!” She curtsied in front of the queen.

 

The queen waved her hand. “It is alright my child. I remember when my Serenity did the same thing.”

 

Princess Minako blushed out of embarrassment. Suddenly, there was erupting of laughter that came out of one guard. Princess Minako looked over the queen's shoulder to see Yaten practically rolling on the floor.

 

“HAHAHA! First the-tel-a-porter HAHA! Now th-is!!!” He held his stomach. The other guards started to snicker.

 

Princess Minako walked up to Yatin who had no control at this time. She turned her attention to the crowd once again. Yaten stood to her right, just a little behind her. She smiled gracefully to the crowd and smashed her right elbow into Yatin's gut. He fell over coughing as the princess said her apologies to the crowd, still smiling as if there was nothing wrong with Yatin. After Yatin regained himself, he guided the Princess to her chair.

 

“Next is Princess Setsuna, of Pluto.”

 

An older woman walked onto the floor. Her dark green hair and eyes were captivating. She wore a tight blue dress that had a bow on the side. Her crown was a little off to the side, which added even more flair. She smiled at the queen as she curtsied before the queen. She got up and turned to the crowd and nodded her head to them. A palace guard walked up to her and guided her to her seat.

 

“Next, is Princes Hotaru, of Saturn.”

 

The quiet young delicate girl graced the stage. She walked with her head held high to the queen. She wore a crown on her head and her shoulder length hair fell loosely to her shoulders. She wore a deep violet dress that covered almost every inch of her body. She wore black gloves. She did the same as the others as she curtsied before the queen, and then the crowd. A guard then led her to her seat.

 

“Now, it is time for my beautiful daughter to grace the stage. Here is Princess Serenity, of the Moon.” The queen announced as everyone stood up. Princess Serenity graced their presence. She wore a long white gown that was skin tight, until it got to about her knees where it flares outward. Like Princess Ami, the top was squared off, but the cut was much lower. Golden loops went across her chest. She had her hair up in two balls with the rest of her hair flowing loosely from each ball. She walked over to her mother and curtsied. She started to head towards Seiya when her mother held her hand out to her daughter. “Serenity, please stay here.” Her mother smiled meekly. “I now will announce the guest of honor…Prince Endymion, of Earth.”

 

Princess Serenity looked at Seiya with tears in her eyes. Seiya smiled and mouthed, “I love you.”

 

Serenity turned away from him to greet her husband-to-be. Her body shook with sadness. However, she will not meet him with sad eyes. No, that could cause war.

 

A man in armor walked into the room. He had short midnight black hair and deep blue eyes. His eyes met Serenity's and Serenity held her breath. Did she see sadness in his eyes as well? He walked to her and the queen took Serenity's right hand and Prince Endymion's left hand and put them together.

 

“You two will sit together at the head of the table.” The queen said softly.

 

The couple nodded to the Queen.

 

Serenity looked over her shoulder at Seiya one last time before she took her seat next to the Prince.

 

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It took all of Seiya's strength to not grab a hold of Serenity, and to take her away. He knew that if he did…. War would start. Seiya looked at all of the other guards who stood by the Princesses, protecting each one of them. Why can't he protect his Serenity? Why can't he take her away and make her happy? Seiya grimaced, knowing the answer. Cause she was a Princess, and he was only a guard.

 

As the dinner was served, all of the guards were dismissed so that they could also feed. Seiya took one last glance over his shoulder and left.

 

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After the meal was over, the queen shot a glance towards her daughter. Friends surrounded Serenity, and yet… she would not touch her food. She smiled meekly at the Prince. Everyone else seemed to not notice it. The queen's eyes fell towards a table not too far away… where the guards sat. Seiya… The queen spotted him easily. He was in the same state as Serenity… the two who would eat more then all of the guards… would not touch their food that night.

 

“Gomen…”

 

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Woo Hoo! Chapter 2 was a very long one! ^_^ However, I wanted to get more of the character's styles in and a little bit of comedy. Minako is one of my favorite characters… hee hee, Ok, if you want more, REVIEW!! ^_^

 

Here is a hint of the next chapter…

 

Serenity looked up at Seiya. Seiya stood only a few feet away… his back to her, guarding her.

 

She smiled as an idea came to her. She then let out a scream and held her breath as she sank into the spring.

 

Seiya quickly turned around and went running towards the spring and dove into it…

 

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