Hello, moonies!
This story is for you all, so enjoy it!

Sailor Moon and all the stuff involving it was created by the great
Naoko-sama, not me! But, in the other hand, the story and some characters
like Arda, Etlio, Calice and Hyperion are mine, not their names cause I'm
borrowing them from Greek mythology and Tolkien's universe. I know that
there are like 1000 Hyperions, but I'm not taking that name from any fic,
so, don't blame me.

Well, if you want to say anything about the story, or just need something,
e-mail me to:
susyte@hotmail.com

Thank you to all me readers! I love you all!

Sincerely,

Lady Susyte

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Rising of a Silver Utopia
By
Lady Susyte


Part I: Never say Never...

Chapter IV

At last the day had arrived and Serena was very excited: for the first
time in her life she felt she was doing something to be proud of.
After spending the whole night packing her bags and reading every single
book about diplomatic relationships in the palace library, Serena was
ready to go to Earth, well, almost ready.
-Serena, stop moving like that! This way, I'll never be able to finish
fixing your hair -said Mina upset trying to concentrate in Serena's long
hair.
-Sorry, Mina, is just that I'm so excited! -said Serena looking into the
mirror in front of her.
-Well, there you are! What do you think? Am I a genius or what? -said Mina
handling a mirror to her friend.
-Mina, it's great! -says Serena looking into the mirror- but, do you think
it's appropriate?
-Appropriate? You look as a real queen! -said Mina smiling.
Serena was wearing a beautiful violet and pink strapless satin dress
decorated with pearls and golden embroidery. Her long hair was down, the
points curled at the end as if they were small whirls at the bottom of a
liquid gold cascade, all crowned with a wonderful gold tiara decorated
with little pearls in the upper end and rubies all over. In her neck, she
was using a pearl necklace and it matching earrings, and at last, a golden
bracelet in her right hand to give her good luck.
-All right, it's time to go -said Serena walking to the door, but before
she could reach it, Mina stopped her and giving the princess a closed
envelope, said:
-Wait! Before that, can you give this to Malachite?
-Okay -said Serena- but, are you sure he'll be at the palace?
-Sure! He's one of the prince's generals -said Mina blushing-, now, see
ya, Serena! Good luck with that treaty.
The princess hugged her friend and left searching for her mother.
Serena entered her mother's study to find her sitting on her chair in
front of her desk signing some royal document.
-Mother... -Serena said softly.
-For all the moon goddesses! -said the queen walking to where her daughter
were standing-. You look beautiful!
-Thank you -answered Serena blushing.
-My dear Serena, before you go, I have something for you -said the queen
looking for something in her desk.
-What is it? -asked Serena as her mother gave her a little box.
-Open it: it's an early birthday present -answered the queen smiling.
The princess opened the box carefully to find a little white gold key
with a diamond-like stone in the middle of a heart made from two crescent
moons.
-My gosh! It's the most beautiful jewel I've ever seen! -said Serena
amazed.
-Well, it's not just a jewel. You'll see, that little tear-shaped in the
middle of the heart is a fragment of the Silver Crystal -said Serenity
smiling-, so that little key would allow you to travel trough the time
and space. Use it wisely, Serena.
-I'll do it mum, don't worry -said Serena hugging the queen-, now, I must
leave.
-Good luck, dear -said the queen as Serena invoked the power of the key
opening a gate if moonlight that transported her to the blue planet.

***


Endymion were at the library reading about the moon culture: he had seen
selenites several times, but he never had the chance to meet one face to
face; usually, his father was the one who attended meetings with people
from the other planets, so now, he was very excited to be doing some real
king stuff. It was near midday and the sun was over the palace, filling
the place with colors as sunrays passed trough the stained-glass window
in the middle of the library's ceiling.
The prince was about to finish the chapter when the door went opened and
his mother entered the room walking towards his son.
-One of the servants told me that the Moon delegate had just arrived
-said the queen siting next to the prince-. Why don't you go downstairs
and welcome him? Your father and I will wait you both at the dinning room
so we could have lunch together.
Endymion nodded as he stood up, then he left the library walking towards
the stairs hopping to see a short fat guy, but instead of that, he saw a
beautiful princess. Once he was downstairs, he looked all around the room
searching for the moon delegate, but seeing there were just the girl and
him, he walked to where the princess were standing and asked seriously.
-Excuse me, have you seen the Moon delegate?
Serena turned around to face the man who was talking to her and answered
with a little smile on her face:
-I AM the Moon delegate.
-But...you're a girl! -said Endymion a little upset.
-Yes, so?
-Wait a minute, I know you -said the prince looking straight into her eyes-
you're the princess from the ball! Sorry I haven't introduced myself: I'm
Prince Endymion.
-I know who you are -said Serena coldly- you called me spoiled.
-I didn't call you spoiled, I just said that all princesses enjoy balls
while their people are starving -said the prince angrily.
-What's the difference? -answered Serena upset.
-Okay, I'm not here to argue with you -said the prince walking towards
the door-, now follow me. I'll show you the dinning room.
Serena started walking next to the prince not even looking at him, and
as they entered the room, she bowed deeply as queen Calice stood up and
with a warm smile on her face said:
-Serena, dear, come and have a seat. We were about to eat.
-I'm honored, you're majesty -answered Serena sitting next to the prince.
-So, the little brat is called "Serena" -thought Endymion as he saw her
siting next to him.
Lunch went on and occasionally, the queen or the king asked Serena
question about the moon and her mother just to make her fell less
uncomfortable. Then, the dessert was served and before the prince could
stand up and leave, the queen talked again:
-Endymion, why don't you go and show our guest the palace? She must be
tired and I guess it could be a good occasion for you two to know each
other before talking about politics. We'll meet here again at seven for
dinner.
The prince couldn't say no: he knew his mother quite well to know that
when she said anything starting with "why don't you..." did mean the same
as "do it or I'll kill you", so, looking seriously into Serena's eyes, he
stood up and said.
-Please, follow me princess.
She nodded and stood up walking out of the room with the prince.

The couple spent the afternoon together in a tour that could be called
anyway but "friendly". Endymion was cold and serious to Serena and only
opened his mouth to tell her where they where, but her, in the other hand,
just opened hers to say an ironic commentary about him. Certainly, the
company could be awful, but for Serena, that palace were one of the must
beautiful places she'd ever seen: every single detail from Earth were new
to her, and there was no doubt that the Royal Palace were the greatest
place in the planet. It was like a city in miniature, but of all things
there, nothing could delight Serena more than the gardens. She just stood
still glancing directly into each flower ignoring the confusion look on
Endymion's face.
-Hey, it look as if you've never seen a garden in your whole life -said
him with a serious voice-. Now, lets go. There are still many places you
should see.
-Oh, come on, there's nothing more exiting in this palace than lots of
rooms and corridors? I'm tired! Lets rest for a second -said Serena
angrily sitting on a bench.
-I was about to show you the training area, but I forgot you're nothing
but a spoiled little brat who's never touched a sword before and will
never do it because maybe she could ruin her manicure -said the prince
sitting next to her.
-You can't talk like that about me. You don't even know me -answered
Serena moving away from him.
-Well, you heard my mother. This time was for us to know each other
better -said the prince in a sarcastic voice.
Then both of them stopped talking as a heavy silence invade the place
making them fill even more uncomfortable than before.
-So you were at the ball, uh? Sorry, I didn't recognize you without your
silly hairstyle.
-Well, that "silly hairstyle" is a tradition on my planet, so now, you're
not just insulting me, but me culture -answered Serena with a sarcastic
smile on her face.
-Changing the subject, what do you think about my palace? -asked the
prince trying to calm her down before she exploded.
-Oh, it's huge! It remind me of your ego -said Serena not even looking at
him.
-That's it! I'm not going to deal with you! You're worst that I though:
you're not just spoiled and annoying, but you have to say an ironic
commentary for every single thing I say. You know what? The tour's over!
-said the prince standing up with an angry look on his face.
-Thanks God! -answered Serena-, now, will you do me the favor of showing
me my room? I want to be alone.
-Alright, HIGHNESS -said the prince- but after that, I won't talk to you
if it's not about the treaty.
-It's okay with me -answered her following him into the palace.
They finally approached a room at the end of a corridor surrounded with
paintings, and with a cold voice Endymion said.
-Well, here's your room, now I'll leave you alone, PRINCESS
He opened the door reveling a small but beautiful room. Serena examined
it from the door founding everything on it exquisite. Opposite to the
main door, there was a huge bed covered with a portiere surrounding it
with a fine curtain on pink veil. In one side of the bed, there was a
door connecting her bedroom with the bathroom, and in the other side,
there was a little living room conformed by two armchairs and a couch
next to marble chimney. At last, there was a French door surrounded by
large windows looking out at the balcony which was over the garden that
caught Serena's heart.
-It's beaut... -said Serena, but before she could finish the phrase,
Endymion was already gone, so she closed the door and sigh.
She opened the little door next to her bed and found an incredible
dressing room with a vanity, a full-length mirror and a huge wardrobe,
all surrounded by little windows covered with pink curtains. Next to that
room, there was a bathroom with all the comfort and luxury she could ask
for, and dividing both places, there were some Greek columns and pink veil
curtains hanging from them. At last Serena saw that all the three rooms
were decorated with lots of pink roses and white lilies. The princess
opened the closet and found all her dresses and a few new ones, as a gift
from her majesty, Queen Calice.
As the queen said, Serena was very tired after making her trip, so she
sat down on the couch looking outside the window.
-This place is really beautiful -thought Serena as she closed her eyes and
fell asleep.

***

-I hate her! I hate her! I HATE HER! -said Endymion entering the training
area were his generals were waiting for him.
-Who? -asked Jadeite.
-Her! I hate her! -answered the prince sitting in the wooden bench
surrounding the arena.
-And who's "her"? -asked Nephrite confused.
-The moon delegate: that little spoiled brat called Princess Serena!
-answered the prince upset- she's just a zillion times more annoying than
all the other princess, and not just that, she has to make this ironic
jokes about me, and...and, oh! I just...
-...hate her? -finished Malachite-. Well, maybe she's a little
temperamental, but...
-A little temperamental...? A little temperamental?! She's a wolf in
sheep's clothing! -interrupted Endymion.
The four men couldn't help but laugh out loud, making the prince even
angrier than before, so, with a cold voice he asked:
-What's so amusing?
-Nothing, is just that, it's the first time in my life I see you that
angry, and all because of a princess -said Zoicite trying to control his
laughter.
-Great, so I AM amusing! Well, I didn't came here to hear you guys
laughing at me! -said the prince leaving the place with an angry look on
his face.
Endymion entered his room and closed the door hardly before sitting next
to the fireplace glancing at the flames as if it were a mirror of his own
soul.
-My family, my friends: everyone's against me! -thought the prince out
loud taking his astronomy book in his hands-. Everybody loves her, but
they hadn't seen the devil behind those angelic features!
Then, he opened the book and started reading his book trying to forget
about Serena at least for a while:
-Chapter IV -he read out loud- the moon is a celestial body that revolves
around earth...
He closed the book and through it at the table saying:
-My family, my friends, and now, my books! Why everybody has to betray me?
I said it before and I say it again: this is gonna be a long week.
Then, he just laid down in his own couch looking outside the window trying
to relax a bit. A while latter, he looked at his star shaped watch:
-Six o'clock -he read out loud- I still have one hour 'till dinner.
He stood up and went to his bathroom, and took a long shower before
letting himself into the warm water filling his bathtub.
When he finished getting ready for dinner, it were almost seven, so he
walked to the dinning room following the same route as always. Every days
the same corridor, the mane stairs, the same pictures, and once again,
that lady in with the silver hair. This time he couldn't help but standing
still, with his gazed locked in those violet blue eyes.
-What are you staring at so concentrated? -asked Queen Calice standing
behind his son-. Oh, that painting...
-Yes, mother, is just that now I see how similar is princess Serena to the
lady in that picture -answered Endymion.
-Oh, that's because she's her daughter -said the queen smiling.
-What do you mean? -asked the prince confused.
-That lady in the picture is Queen Serenity, Serena's mother. We used to
be the best friends, until... -the queen suddenly shut up and with a sad
voice said-. Forget it, now we must go to have dinner.
-Mum, before you go, may I ask you something? -asked the prince turning to
face his mother.
-Of course, son, what is it? -said Calice.
-Why didn't you tell me that the Moon delegate was a princess? -asked the
prince a little upset.
-Well, you never asked -said the queen with a little smile on her face.
-But you told me "go and welcome him" no "her"! -said the prince flushing.
-I said that? Oh, I'm sorry -said the queen giggling.
-You did it on porpoise, didn't you? -said Endymion with a mean smile.
-Maybe... -answered Calice- I just wanted to surprise you.
-Well, you got what you wanted: I was certainly surprised -said the prince
approaching the dinning room being followed by his mother.


***


Serena woke up after having the same nightmare as always and she found
that is was almost half past six, so she stood up and turned on the lights
as she walked to the dressing room.
-I look terrible -thought Serena standing in front of the mirror-. I must
get ready before dinner. I still have half an hour.
The princess ran into the bathroom and took a quick shower, the she
entered the dressing room again and opened the wardrobe looking for
something to wear.
-Maybe I should be a little more careful at the garden, now, my dress is
all cover with dust -said the princess out loud looking each one of the
dresses hanging on the closet-. I think I'll use one of the dresses the
queen gave me.
She, carefully, took out one beautiful dark blue satin strapless dress in
which only a pair of strings attached behind her neck were hiding her
soft white skin on her symmetrical shoulders. Under her breast, there were
a line made of little shimmering diamonds, and from there, a long loose
skirt started falling 'til her ankles as a cascade covered with an other
veil skirt.
After dressing up, she sat in front of her vanity and carefully putted her
hair in her two buns, and surrounding each one of then, she putted a lace
made of little brilliants as the ones on the dress, then she putted on a
diamond necklace and it matching earrings.
-Well, I'm ready -said Serena standing up, then she took her watch and
look at it-. Five past seven! My gosh! I'm late.
She quickly putted her shoes on and started running towards the dinning
room. When she approached it, Serena stood still for a second to catch her
breath, and after fixing her dress, she opened the door softly and said
bowing:
-Sorry for my delay. I didn't mean to make you wait.
Everybody in the room turned to look at her, everyone but Endymion. He
just stayed with his gaze locked in the white tablecloth.
-Serena, dear, it's ok -said Calice smiling- now, have a sit.
The princess reached the table, and when she was about to sit next to
Endymion, he said coldly:
-Sorry, you can't sit there: that's Arda's sit.
-Endymion, don't be rude! Anyway, Arda's not coming today -said the queen
a little upset-. Now, Serena, your our guest, you can sit where ever you
want.
Serena sent a killer gaze to Endymion before sitting next to the queen,
on the opposite side of the table.
After that everyone went silent and a heavy silent invade the room. The
queen, trying to break the ice asked smiling:
-And, how was the tour around the palace.
-Fine -answered Endymion and Serena at the same with a cold voice.
-Oh, I see -said the queen a little disappointed- now, did you like your
room, Serena?
-I love it, majesty -answered Serena with a light smile-. It's perfect.
-You don't need to call me majesty: Calice is okay -said the queen
returning the smile.
Dinner went over quietly, and after finishing her meal, Serena left the
room, and looking that it was still clear, she decided to take a walk
through the gardens.
Everything in Earth were so different from the Moon, even roses smelt
different in that garden. Serena enjoyed every single second looking at
every new flower, smelling them and felling their soft petals, hearing
the birds singing; certainly, the palace garden was delightful for every
single sense, but even that way, Serena wasn't felling well at all. She
sat down on a fountain in the middle of a clearing surrounded by cherry
trees, and submerging her hand in the crystal clear water though:
-Who's this "Arda" anyway? I wonder if she's one of Endymion's friends,
or maybe she's his fiancée! No way, it can't be...
Serena shucked her head, and with a sad look in he face she said out loud:
-After all, who cares if he has a girlfriend? He's just an arrogant and
cold prince! I'd fell pity for any girl who has to be with him.
Then, she stood up and sighed walking outside the clearing getting inside
the cherry tree forest. After walking for a while, the princess finally
approached the forest's end, and found an astonish rose garden, and in
the middle, a gazebo covered with ivy and surrounded by rose bushes, all
in full bloom.
She started walking towards the little marble kiosk and sat on one of the
benches inside of it as the sun started setting behind the mountains.
Serena was impressed with the landscape: for the first time in her life
she was looking a sunset from Earth and it was even prettier than from
the Moon. The sky was all stained with colors: red, orange, pink,
yellow...as if it were the palette from an artist who's just finished his
master piece: all mixed-up and disorganized, but still, in perfect
harmony, but what she didn't know was that she wasn't the only one
staring at it; just behind her back, stood prince Endymion with his gaze
locked in the sky.
-What a beautiful sunset -he said softly entering the gazebo-. The
prettiest I've seen.
-What are you doing here? -asked the princess turning to face him.
-This is MY garden. I can come here anytime I want to -answered him.
-YOUR garden? I thought you princes where too busy fighting with swords
to have a garden -said Serena finding a perfect revenge.
-I just like to come here. It's very peaceful and tranquilizing -said him
ignoring the insult.
-They remain silent looking as the sky went darker and darker, but after
a long while, Serena decided to cut the silence between them.
-Why were you following me? I heard you when I was in the forest.
-The gardens are no safe place for a princess to be at night -answered him
looking at her.
-I thought you didn't care -said Serena looking away-. Anyway, I can take
care of myself.
-You're right, I don't care. I just wanted to be nice -said the Prince
leaving with an angry look on his face.
-Oh, sorry Prince Charming, you're so good -answered Serena ironically.
-Stop being sarcastic! If anything happens to you, my parents will kill
me! -said the prince turning to face her.
-So you're doing it for yourself, uh? First, I thought you were just
arrogant and cold, but now I see that you're selfish too -said Serena and
rose as she felt the little gazebo and the garden going towards the palace.
-She's impossible -thought Endymion out loud and sigh as he followed her
into the palace.
-Why are you still following me? I want to be alone! -said Serena angrily.
-I'm not following you: I live here! -answered the prince.
Serena didn't answered, she just started walking faster towards her own
room. She entered her chamber and sat heavily on one of the armchairs
taking off all her jewels. After catching her breath, Serena went to the
dressing room to put on her nightgown, then she sat on the little chair
in front of her vanity as she brushed her long loose hair.
-What's the problem with Endymion? -she thought out loud- I just can't
bear him! His so egocentric! Oh...I hate him! I hate him! I hate him!
It was getting late, and the princess felt really tired, so she decided
to get herself into bed and forgot about that guy, anyway, in a few hour
she'd be discussing politics with him, so, as soon as Serena rested
herself in the pillow, she was caught in a deep and peaceful sleep.