Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Unmei wa Utsukushiku ❯ The Princess Meets Endimion and Hotaru ( Chapter 7 )

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Extra:
am actually dedicating this chapter to Ai. She has been helping be keep my story straight all through this thing, and I think it's only fair to let her have a chapter for herself. Of course, I chose the chapter, and I wrote it but shh. Little details.

My Characters in this chapter:
GiaCeres

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took a step backward and gazed out through the crowd. 'How could I not have known it was him when he showed my the rose? He doesn't look like Ceres at all! I'm such an idiot!' She thought furiously, looking for any way out of this mess she had put herself in. Looking each direction, she had someone blocking her way. To her right, Minako was tapping her foot, wait for her chance to prove that Prince Endimion was a horrible person. To her left, Queen Gia stood, yelling at Prince Endimion, and her mother approached from the crowd before her.

Run! Anywhere! Run! ' Serenity had no idea what to do. 'If I run, where will I go? I'm so scared of this whole situation. ' Just then, an idea stroke her. The door! It was right behind her. All she had to do was turn and run. She glanced back at her mother, and then looked through the crowd. 'No one is watching. ' She then turned on her heel and left the room calmly, so she wouldn't attract attention. She let a deep sigh out as she walked out onto the front step.

sun had just set, leaving the air crisp. Serenity had no place to run, but she was determined to go somewhere. Running through the courtyard of the palace, she decided to let her feet take her where ever they wanted, and she found herself back at that lake. She sat down at the very bench that she had meet Ceres and Endimion on, staring out into the water. Serenity buried her face in her hands, she had no idea what to do from here.

know, that party is in your favor, and I didn't get an invite."

Ceres? ' She looked up, and there stood Prince Ceres, looking very happy.

wondered how long it would take for you to come here." He sat down next to her and looked up at the earth. "I wondered wether or not you really cared about me."

princess sat in utter confusion. One minute she wanted to just collapse into his arms and make everything just go away, but then next she wanted to run from him, scream. She couldn't speak much as she watched him get to his feet and turn to her. 'What should I do?' He extended a hand to her and smiled.

with me."

No! Don't go with him! Call for help! Artemis! Luna! Mother!' Despite the voices screaming in her head, she took his hand and let him pull her to her feet. 'Serenity, no! ' a voice called through her head, then she heard it again, but this time it sounded like Rei and Makoto.

Don't go with him!" the two yelled in unison as Minako, Queen Selenity, Artemis, Luna, Queen Gia, Prince Endimion and everyone else from the party came running outside. Serenity looked at Ceres and tried to back away, but he had a firm grip on her hand.

this time, Princess." Ceres said, pulling on her arm hard, forcing her to fly into him. He grabbed hold of her and turned to the others. "She is mine, and this kingdom will be mine as well!" Serenity fainted as she saw the swirling figures of her friends and family before her.

few hours passed and Serenity started to wake, feeling the aftermath of being pulled at Ceres. She sat up with a jolt, rubbing her arm. "Where am I?" she asked aloud to no one. The scenery had changed, they were no longer on the moon. Ceres had taken Serenity to Saturn, and locked her in a dark chamber.

on the cold, damp floor, Serenity began to cry. So much had gone wrong in this one week than anything had in her entire life. 'Now I'm stuck in this cold, dark, dingy old place. I don't know where I am or if I'll ever see anyone again. Are they going to kill me? ' She raised her head and looked around, alert. She stopped crying and stood up. Clearly, she was alone in the room, and every room has a door. She started to feel along the stone walls for any signs of a door, when she finally came across something wooden. She ran her hand down the wood surface and found that it reached the floor and as tall as she could stretch.

clever," a voice called from the over side of the door. "So you managed to find the door, but how were you planning on opening it, Princess?" Serenity strained to listen to the voice. It was not the voice of Ceres, nor was it the voice of any man. It sounded as if a woman were taunting her in her state of misery. She felt for the crack in the door and ran her fingers down to the floor, feeling for any sign on hinges on that side.

she found no hinges, she searched for another key. A point somewhere in the middle suggesting that there was a way out, and it wasn't a trick. She slid her hand over the metal piece, marking a doorknob of some sort had to be on the other side. Deciding that the other person had to have been on the other side, she put her back against the stone wall and slid down it, making sure she knew where the wooden door was. She would have to wait until that someone was gone.

room grew colder and colder as Serenity sat against the wall, shivering. She sneezed violently every so often and gained a terrible cough. Finally deciding the person must be gone, she stood up and felt for the door again. Just as she was trying to find a way to pry it open, the door flew open, flinging the poor princess to the other side of the room. Her eyes blurred from the bright and sudden light as she saw a figure coming towards her. " Who is it? Where am i?" she screamed, still unable to focus of the person before her.

are in the Saturn Palace," came a child's voice. "Why are you in this room?"

don't know," serenity admitted, rubbing her head. Her eyes cleared and she saw a young girl standing in the bright light. Her hair was a deep purple that matched her eyes. "Who are you?"

girl bowed slightly and spoke only her first name. "Hotaru."

Wait. You are the princess of Saturn!" Serenity got to her feet as the young girl nodded her head slightly, apparently looking over Serenity.

Princess." She turned and walked out of the room, leaving the door open behind her. It seemed that Hotaru had no more business with the princess, and just left. Serenity took this time to try to escape, but as soon as she walked out of the door, Ceres grabbed her and pulled her into a large office area.

thought you could just leave?" he asked, pushing her violently into a chair. She looked around the room, hoping to see something that would help, but al she found was an open window. Ceres laughed as she sneezed and rubbed her nose. "Did we leave you in that room to long?" he asked, leaning on the arm of the chair, "You won't have to go back into that room, if you just agree to marry me. If you refuse..." he moved closer to her and lower his voice to a whisper, "I'll have to kill you, your mother, and the entire Planetary Kingdom royal families."

small sqeak came before another large sneeze and Serenity got to her feet, pushing Ceres away as hard as she could. "Never!" she hissed, making a run for the window.

are three stories up. You wouldn't jump," Ceres called as she neared the open window.

me!" she yelled, getting up on the window seal, looking down.

Ceres could get to her, Serenity had jumped, falling from the third story window. She screamed as she plummeted, sure she was going to die.

daughter was just kidnapped by your son, and you're telling me not be rash?" screamed Queen Selenity, making everyone around jump. "Your son will pay for this, Gia. I will not have him running free after this!" She stormed out of the room, leaving everyone speechless.

are we going to do?" asked Minako quietly. "We have to save her."

where would we look?" asked Zoisite, as the group huddled together.

of course!" said Minako, matter-of-fact like.

would he go home? No one ever goes home!" said Makoto, trying to dismiss the idea.

said Minako. "He knew no one would look for him at Earth!"

others considered this before Kunzite broke the silence. "Where did Prince Endimion go?" Everyone looked up and sure enough, Prince Endimion was no where to be found.

he ran for it?" asked Minako, still convinced he was not a good person. "That is what his type do, you know."

went to save Princess Serenity!" said Ami, looking at the others. "You saw the way he looked when Serenity was taken, right?" Everyone shook their heads and Ami sighed. "He had previously met Serenity, and he liked her. Now he is worried about her!"

Ceres is his brother!" chimed in Rei, with an expression of dawning on her face. "So he might know where Ceres took her!"

he's gone to help him!" cried Minako, clearly not paying attention. Kunzite glared at her and the rest of the group followed suit.

get over it! Prince Endimion is not what you say he is, and this may be the time he proves it to you!" cried Makoto, annoyed by Minako's ignorance.

ever! I'm not giving in about this!" Minako cried, stalking away from the group. Kunzite shrugged and followed her, hoping to reason with her.

now we all think we know where Endimion is, but that still doesn't give us directions!" Makoto said angrily, pounding her fist into her hand. Everyone took a step back and thought for a second.

gasped Ami and Rei together.

Saturn wants control over the Planetary Kingdoms, right?" said Rei, answering the looks of utter confusion on the others' faces.

Ceres wants power," stated Ami.

that Ceres might have teamed up with Lord Saturn to gain power over the Planetary Kingdoms?" asked Makoto.

that doesn't make sense," reasoned Zoisite. "If Ceres wanted to control the Plantery Kingdoms, why would he go to someone stronger and smarter who wanted the same thing? There can't be two kings at one time!"

Lord Saturn only cares about destroying the Planetary Kingdoms, making rubble of it all. He wouldn't care to help a prince, a boy, take other what he wanted to destroy," said Nefurite, turning to Jaedite, the only one left to speak.

but Saturn won't work for himself. If an idiot boy comes prancing up saying ' I'll get you the Moon Princess if you give my the Planetary Kingdoms,' then Saturn may see it as an opportunity to get the Moon Princess and the Kingdoms," Jaedite added.

that all he had to do was get Ceres to bring him Serenity, and then he could just kill Ceres and destroy the entire Planetary Kingdom system," said Ami, continuing the proof of the idea.

why does Lord Saturn have Perillia? I mean, couldn't he just unleash her and destroy everything with one sweep?" asked Rei, giving everyone something to think about. "There has to be something about Serenity that we don't know." Rei reasoned. Everyone nodded and decided it was best to just wait and see what Queen Selenity had in store.