Title: The first true love Author: Me: Rei-chan E-mail: kool_n_crazy@hotmail.com Homepage: www.geocities.com/nlcarolyn Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon but I do own the characters that I made up. A/n: Please tell me what you think so I improve. Once long ago the universe was at peace and Queen Serenity kept it that way. Serenity was the ruler of the Moon Kingdom and also Queen Julianna's, from earth, best friend. She had two kids a boy, Athens, and a girl, Serena. Athens was seven at the time and Serena was five. The two were playing and chasing each other around in the flower garden. "Athens wait up I can't run any more. I don't want to play anymore." Serena lifted up her skirt even high so she can stretch her short legs even futher. "That why your not supposed to eat so many sweets." Athens said as he kept on running. Serena continued to run until she ran into something or rather some one. Serena fell on top of the person and she quickly got off and as she backed up she tripped again. Athens saw that his sister fell and then he ran up to Serena. "Are you okay?" Athens asked in full concern at his little sister. He picked her up in his arms. "Yeah." Athens looked around and saw that a boy his age was helping a girl about Serena's age. He walked up to the two. The boy had jet black hair and ocean blue eyes. The girl had dark shimmering blue hair and deep violet eyes. "Are you okay Amethyst?" The little girl nodded the boy helped her up and then took the boys hand. The boy saw Athen walk over so he looked at him. Their eyes met and Athen started to talk. "I'm sorry if my sister caused any trouble for you." Athens gently let Serena down and the looked back at Darien. "It's no problem but she should watch what she's running into next time she could get hurt." "I haven't seen you around before who are you?" "I am Prince Darien from Earth and this is my sister, Amethyst. You?" "I'm Prince Athens and this is my sister, Serena, we live here." "It's a pleasure to meet you. I..." Darien was interrupted by a soft tug on his jacket. Darien bent down to Amethyst's size, "What is it?" "Mother's waiting." at these word sorrow filled his eyes. Darien rose back up and looked at Athens. "I'm sorry but my mother is waiting for us. I hope we meet again." "Then I won't hold you back, another time." "Another time." Darien the took Amethyst and put her on his shoulders. The two headed back to the palace. *~~~~~~~~* Inside of the castle.... Darien was walking in with Amethyst on his shoulders. The two were happy but when they saw their mother their face sadden once more. He let Amethyst down and she ran to the other boy in the room and jumped on him. Darien walked up to his mother and hugged her. Her eyes were red and swollen and full of tears. "Mother it's alright. Well see Amethyst again someday." Queen Julianna patted her son's head and then looked over at Amethyst playing with the other boy. "Tranquillity bring you sister over here." The boy obeyed the commands and then walked over to his mother. Amethyst ran over to her mother and rested her head on her lap. "Amethyst you have leave with Queen Serenity now to your father." Amethyst nodded with her head still on the lap." "Why mother, why? Why did father do this? He loved her like all of us do." Tranquillity walked up to his younger brother and put his hand on his shoulder. "She has to go to Nemesis, Darien. Father's orders have to be obeyed. Her father's waiting over there for her." "Why can't we all be a happy family. I can't leave her I'm her big brother." "So am I feel it too but she has too." Darien's eyes were full of tears and Tranquillity held Darien against his body. Queen Serenity walked in the room. "I'm sorry to interrupted Julianna but we have to leave now." Queen Serenity put a hand on Julianna's shoulder in comfort. "Alright." Queen Julianna stood up. Darien and Tranquillity walked up to Amethyst with all their courage. "Amethyst before you leave we want you to have this." Tranquillity took out a box and handed it to Amethyst. She opened it in delight it. After she took the wrapping paper off there was a red velvet box. Amethyst opened the box and saw a dazzling silver locket. The locket was beautiful engraved delicately was the name Amethyst. Under the name was a small Sakura. "Thank you." Amethyst jumped up and kisses both her brothers. Tranquillity took the necklace and put it on Amethyst. "I have to leave now. So good-bye." After that she ran to hold Queen Serenity's hand. "Remember Amethyst don't go causing trouble. We'll always be with you inside." Darien waved and the two disappeared. "I'll miss you." Darien said under his breath. *~~~~~~~~* On Nemesis... "This is where you live now Amethyst. I know it isn't the best place but you're going to live with you father here you should be happy." Queen Serenity picked up the child and embraced it as if she was her own. She then walked to the throne room. Inside were three anxious people, two boys and a man. "Why Queen Serenity I haven't seen you in a while how are your kids?" King Quartz stood up and greeted his guest. "They are fine King Quartz, you know exactly why I'm here so I'll hand her over to you and then we can chat again." Queen Serenity gently put Amethyst on the ground standing. "Here is your daughter, Amethyst." King Quartz went up to Amethyst and kneeled down. The two boys stood behind King Quartz and looked at Amethyst. "Hello Amethyst. Do you know who I am?" Amethyst nodded. "You do you think I am?" "Your my father and King of Nemesis." "You are very wise you know that. For a kid your age would have been too scared to even answer me." "What do I have to be scared of. Your my father and the two behind you must be my brother." "Yes they are. Their names are Diamond and Sapphire. I hope you will get along with these two when you live here." King Quartz stood up and looked at Serenity. "Queen Serenity thank you for bring her here. Also when you see Julianna again can you please tell her that I will take care of Amethyst and she will not have to worry." "I will do so for you. I hope you all well and I must really be going." "Yes Queen Serenity." King Quartz said in agreement and lead her to the teleporting pod. Queen Serenity followed and then said her good-byes to King Quartz and then left to go back to the moon. Quartz walked back to the throne room and saw that Amethyst was on top of Sapphire. "Amethyst get off of me." Amethyst didn't let go but laugh. "I mean it or else I will call the tickle monster of Nemesis to get you." "He won't get me. I'm sure of it." "What makes you so sure?" Sapphire said. "You and Diamond are here to protect me." The two brother's face slowly turned in to a smile. "And why would that be?" "Your my big brother and that's what big brothers do and I think that the tickle monster is on its way cause I feel it so close." Amethyst gripped on Sapphire harder and looked terrified. "Amethyst I was only kiddin about the..." Sapphire was interrupted by a small hand going back and forth on his side. "Stop..." Sapphire said between laughs. "that... you... little ...squirt... or... else...you're.... going... to... get... it." "Not until you agree to give me a piggy back ride." "Okay... you...win." the tickling stopped and Amethyst smiled. "You're always too serious." *~~~~~~~~* Five years later.... "Diamond! Give me that back." Amethyst was running after Diamond because he took her gift that she was going to give to her father. "You have to catch me first." then he ran into a pole. "oof" Amethyst snatched the box out of Diamond's hand and ran to her father's meeting room. She peaked into the room and saw him talking to Wiseman. "Father?" Amethyst said as she slipped into the room. "Oh Amethyst, dear come in a sit by me." Amethyst went up to the chair and sat down next to him. Quartz turned to look at Wiseman. "We will finish later. Now leave." Wiseman vanish and Quartz looked at his only daughter. "Happy birthday." "Yes it is my birthday is that all you came here for?" "No I got something for you." Amethyst handed the box that was wrapped in shimmering paper to Quartz. "Open it." Quartz slowly opened it and saw a little pocket watch. On it said to my beloved father. "I hope you like it." "Yes I do I really like this gift. Thank you." "Your welcome." then Diamond and Sapphire ran in. "There you are Amethyst. We were looking all over for you." Amethyst turned away and Diamond walked up closer to Amethyst. "Are you still mad at me? I promise I won't do it again." Amethyst quickly turned around and then tagged him. "Tag you it." Amethyst ran quickly out of the room before Diamond could respond. "I'm going to get you." He turned around to tag Sapphire but he wasn't there, Diamond turned around once again and saw Sapphire running out of the room. "I'm going to get both of you." Diamond the ran out the room to tag his siblings. Quartz stood there smiling at the scene. Wiseman then appeared behind Quartz. "King Quartz have you decided when we are going to attack Earth for our revenge." "I have decided not to, ever since Amethyst appeared here everyone has had a happy life again. Everyone has forgotten about the vengeance." "Everyone but me and once we destroy Earth the Doom Phantom shall arise and be invincible." Quartz turned around to look at Wiseman. "What do you mean?!?" "I will do this with or with out your help." Wiseman shot a beam of energy at Quartz and he fell to the ground. "Father!!!" Amethyst ran to her father's side. "Please don't die please." "I love you, and tell your mother that as well." then Quartz's body went limp. "You killed my father." Amethyst's eyes burnt with rage. She shot her own energy beam at Wiseman and he tried to block it. "You're going to pay for what you did to my father." Wiseman then busted into parts flying into every direction. Amethyst thought he was gone but he wasn't. Wiseman got himself back together once more and shot Amethyst. She was able to block it for a little while. "You are nothing but a royal pest. Thanks to you my plans had been delayed." Amethyst teleported out of the way and to who knows where. She was too weak to do anything so she let the force take her to where ever it was taking her. *~~~~~~~~~~~* On Nemesis... "What do you mean father's dead?" Diamond did not know how to feel. "He was killed by a Earthling, my prince." "Where's Amethyst?" Sapphire asked knowing something was wrong and that Wiseman was not telling the truth, but what he most feared was that Something happen to Amethyst. "After I saw what had happen I banished her from Nemesis since she was half Earthling." both Diamond and Sapphire stepped back a step. "I can't be true! You're lying. Where is she now?" asked Sapphire. "She died up in space." "No!!! I refuse to believe that." Sapphire disagreed. "She would have came to us first. I just can't be." "I'm sorry Sapphire, Diamond but it is true, and now Diamond is the heir to the throne of Nemesis. You from now on are the Prince of Nemesis, Prince Diamond." *~~~~~~~~~~~* Some where on the milky way... An arrow shot straight at the center of the target. "Hey Scorpio beat that. " A boy stood there handing a bow and arrow to the boy named Scorpio. "Okay Sagittarius." Scorpio said with ensuisasium. He took the bow and arrow from Sagittarius and shot it at the target. It hit the arrow that was already there and that arrow split into two. "See I told you I could do it." Then another group of boys walked up. "Hey Sagittarius do you know what that is in the sky?" "I can't..." Sagittarius squinted to look at the floating object. "really see it but I bet I can shoot an arrow at it. You want me to, Pisces?" "No don't do that there might be someone in it." "You really think so Pisces?" "Yeah I was looking at it earlier and I saw something that looked like a person. Gemini can you make out what it is?" "Sorry." "Taurus?" "Nope." "Cancer?" "No can do." "Virgo?" "I think that it is a UFO" everyone looked at Virgo in confusion. "I stands for unidentified flying object." "Didn't mother tell you to stop reading those science fiction novels." another boy asked. "Well yeah but didn't mother tell you to stop spying on me Leo?" "I'm going to go tell mother." "Yeah you go do that Capricorn." said Pisces. "You don't have to she's already here." two other boys walked up with a lady that was dressed very elegantly. "What are you boys talking about this time." "It's that floating bubble up there." Pisces said as pointing the location of the bubble in the air. The lady looked at the bubble and gasped at what she saw, Amethyst. The bubble suddenly popped and Amethyst fell out and straight down at a rapid speed. "Hurry save her before she crashes." the lady ordered and the twelve boys stepped into order and threw Leo up to catch her. Leo caught her and landed with a soft thud. "I caught her." the lady rushed forward and looked at Amethyst. "It can't be her." the lady said to herself. "It can't be who?" Pisces asked. "She is Princess Amethyst from Earth and Nemesis." the lady told her boys. "You mean that's her?" "Yes now quickly take her in the palace so we can treat her." Leo picked her up and walked quickly behind his mother towards the palace. *~~~~~~~~~~~* A couple minutes later in the palace... "Where do you want me to put her mother?" Leo still had Amethyst on his back. "Bring her in here." the lady opened the door to a unoccupied room. Leo put her down on the bed that was neatly made. "Go tell one of the servants to bring me some bandages and a bowl of water." the lady took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the sweat forming on Amethyst's fore head. "and go tell Libra to make so outfits for her. "Yes mother." Leo ran out of the room seeing the nearest servant and yelling at them to get the stuff. Meanwhile Libra walked up to Leo. "Is she going to be alright, Leo?" Leo turned around to look at Libra. "I dunno but I think she will be cause mother told me to find you and make some outfits for Princess Amethyst." "I'll get right to it." Libra turned around and walked to his chambers. *~~~~~~~~~~* A couple days later... The lady put a new wet cloth on Amethyst's forehead, and Amethyst began to stir. "Where am I?" Amethyst tried to sit up but couldn't bare all the pain and she flopped back down on the bed. "Be careful Princess." the lady sat there. "You're on the milky way." "Who are you?" "I figured that you would not remember, it was too long ago. I am Queen Melina, and my sons are all part of you court. They are called the Zodiac Warriors." Amethyst closed her eyes so she could think and then all the pieces were put together. "I remember." Amethyst tried to sit up again but Queen Melina gently push her down. "You should rest." Amethyst closed her eyes and fell fast asleep. *~~~~~~~~~~~~* Six years later.... "Very good Princess." Amethyst was with her court inside the palace practicing their fighting skills. "Ahem." a servant was standing at the door. Amethyst stopped and looked at the servant. "your grace the queen wants to meet you in you chambers alone." "Tell her I'll be there in a couple of minutes." the servant nodded and back out of the room. Amethyst put her sword back in it's slash and took out the hair band that was holding her hair up in a high ponytail. "What do you think she is going to tell you?" Leo said as her was picking up the rest of the sword that were on the floor with the help of Taurus. "I don't know but it must be important because she never interrupts our training unless it was important." Amethyst took a brush and brushed her long black hair so not a strand was out of place. Then she brushes all the dirt off of her skirt with her hands. "Well I got to go so I'll see you later." "Se you later Princess." Amethyst disappeared in to thin air and appeared again in her chambers. She saw Queen Melina sitting on her couch. "You wanted to see me Queen Melina." "Yes there is a ball that I want you to attend. The ball is going to be held in the moon kingdom. It is for everyone." "You want me to go?" "Yes, it lasts for five nights." Queen Melina stood up and walked towards Amethyst. "The prince shall be choosing a bride," Queen Melina brushed back Amethyst's hair so it was not covering her face. "I really want you to go." "Prince Athens' is going to have a ball for his bride?" "Yes you heard me right. I asked your mother and King Nereus and they both agreed to let you go as the princess of Earth." "Alright I'll go." "You will also need to have four people of your court go with you, because they are going to be your escorts." "Okay." "I would also advise you to take Libra with you so he can help you with all you dressing needs." Queen Melina started to walk toward the door. "Queen Melina, when is the ball going to be held?" "In two months." with that Queen Melina walked out of the room. Amethyst thought for a minute before yelling. "SOMEBODY!!!!" "Yes your grace." a servant appeared in front of her door and bowed down. "What may I do for you?" "Go get me Libra and tell him to come here." "Yes." The servant backed away and a couple minutes later she saw Libra walking in. "Is anything the matter, Princess?" "You are going to go to the ball that is going to be held in two months with me." "What about the others?" "What about the others?" "Aren't they coming too." "Only three others but I thin that I will chose those who have the best qualities." "Yes Princess that will be wise, and do you want me to make you any new dresses.?" "That is why you are going. Whatever you want to make I'll wear, but I do want you ask you this." "oh what is it princess?" "Keep the dress simple enough so I can dance with some with it on, alright?" "Oh alright. Princess if you have any free time this afternoon can you come by my room because I just finished a dress this morning." "Alright, before you go do you think that Leo, Gemini, and Virgo would be a good choice? "I go with what ever you go Princess." "I'm asking you for an opinion, and if you keep saying that it will be like me asking myself the same question." "Then I agree to you idea. I do really think that Leo , Gemini, and Virgo are the best out of all the Zodiac Warriors." "Thank you and if you don't mind telling them the news because I want to take a bath right now." "Of course Princess I will tell them and I hope you enjoy your bath." Libra then stepped out of the room and Amethyst went in her closet to get something to wear. She got her things and then went into her own personal washroom. She turned on the water faucet that was in the bath tub and let it run. She poured some bubble stuff in it and started to take her clothing off. Soon the room smelt sweet as roses because of the bubbles. She turned off the water and laid slowly in the tub. She began to think about things. The first thing she thought about was whether King Nereus still thought of her as a daughter or that he thought of her as a person in banishment from his planet. Then she thought about her brothers the ones from Earth and Nemesis. They had told her that they were going to be there for her but now she had spent the past six years by herself living on the milky way with none of her brothers. She wondered if they'd miss her. They probably thought she was dead after all these years. She only knew that her mother, Queen Serenity and King Nereus knew that she was still alive other than the people that were in the palace. She had spent half and hour in the tub thinking and now was the time to get out. She slowly got out and took a towel and wrapped it around her body. She walked in front of the mirror and opened the cabinet inside was her locket. She opened the locket and looked at the pictures inside. On one side was her mother, Darien, Tranquillity, King Nereus and herself. On the other side was her father, Diamond and Sapphire. She looked at the picture of her and then looked at the mirror. The only thing that still look the same was her eyes and hair. She then hurries and got dressed because it was almost time for dinner. She got on a long skirt that touched the floor. The skirt was just an ordinary skirt but it had three different layer of ruffle on it the inside layer was white and the outer layer was light blue. It was not fully at all it went straight down perfect for fighting. She wore a top that matched it. It was a long sleeve shirt and it had a part in front that was all white and the sleeves and the back were light blue. Amethyst hurried and dried her hair. As soon as it dried she put her favorite butterfly clip on one side to keep her bangs from going in her face. She quickly got some socks on and slipped on her slippers. She was about to leave but before she did she slipped the locket on and left. There was one more hour until dinner so she decided to take a walk in the garden. She walked in the rose garden. Roses were always her favorite flower. She loved the smell of them, sweet, that was how they smelt like to her. Her favorite rose color was white. She like all of them but she liked white the best. She sat down on the edge of the of the rose bed. "Princess, dinner is ready and Queen Melina has royal guests over so she expects you to be on time." the servant stood at the entrance of the rose garden. "Who is here?" Amethyst was surprised because Queen Melina had no told her that they were going to have guests over. "The royal family of the other Galaxy. They came here on a unexpected notice. They had arrived while you were taking your bath." Amethyst stood up and started to walk back to the palace to the dinning hall. When she walked in the grand Duke announced her arrival. "Princess Amethyst has arrived." Amethyst walked in with grace and sat down next to Libra. "Well I see your on time today." "Yeah I was just in the gardens. Did you tell them yet?" Some of the gourmet chicken was being passes around. "Yes and they are very happy about it." Amethyst took the tray of chicken and put a small amount on her plate and passed it to Libra. "Leo and Virgo didn't even argue once since I told them ." "That's good to hear." Amethyst then looked around the table and she saw the guests and that included a prince. "Who is he?" "He is Prince Jason and he is the son of the King and Queen sitting next to him." Prince Jason caught a glimpse of Amethyst looking at him and he blushed. The King had also saw what had happen between the two and he started a conversation between him and Queen Melina. "Queen Melina tonight's dinner is very delicious." "Thank you King Mika." "You also have a very beautiful daughter." to everyone that visited the Milky Way Amethyst was Queen Melina's daughter. At the sound of that Amethyst almost choked on her food. "That is true." "Have you found a suitor for you daughter?" as the words came out Amethyst choked on the chicken a bit more. She looked at Queen Melina with pleading in her eyes. She did not want to marry yet at least not until she fond someone that she loved. "I have a couple in mind but I think that matter is not important right now because look at her she is just sixteen and I will not force her to marry anyone that she does know or like." a smile shot across Amethyst's face. She knew that noting was going to happen. "Oh who do you have in minded?" "Oh I have Prince Athens in mind and also the prince of Fanlia Kingdom on Gaea in my mind and only them." there was a frown on Prince Jason's face. Amethyst quickly finished her dinner a nd stood up. "Mother my I be excused from the table I don't not feel so well." Queen Melina had understood what that had meant. It meant that she did not want to listen to this conversation anymore. "Yes you may I advise you my daughter you should go outside more often." "I'm going to be with Midnight if you need me." Midnight was Amethyst's black stallion. Amethyst pushed in her chair and walked out of the dinning room and teleported to the stables. She walked inside and saw that there were some new horses that were in Midnight's stall. She opened the stall and saw that the other horses had a blanket on them. On the blanket was the same symbol that king had on his chest. "Who's in charge here?" Amethyst said in a very tempered voice. A duke appeared in front of the stable. "I am." His voice was strong but somewhere in there it was shaking. "Do you not know that no other horses get to be in Midnight's stall?" "Uhh... Yes I did know that." "Then why is she three other horses in my horse's stall. I want them removed from this stall right away." "Yes... Princess." The duke then went in front of Amethyst and took the horses to another stall. After all the horses were gone Amethyst walked in her stall and looked at Midnight. "Hello Midnight do you miss me?" the horse neighed in agreement and nudged her to put a saddle on. Amethyst put the saddle on and got on and the two rode into the open meadow. "Having fun?" The horse nodded it's head. "Take me wherever you want." the horse turned around and started galloping at full speed. *~~~~~~~~~* Three hours later.... Amethyst was putting Midnight back in it's stall and groomed him before she left. Then she remembered that she had to go try on some dress for Libra so she teleported to the front of Libra's chambers. "Libra can I come in?" Libra soon appeared in front of the door opening it for her. "Princess I didn't think that you would come here tonight." "I know it's late I can come back tomorrow morning?" "No, no it's okay. I'll get the dress out for you." Libra soon came out with a lovely dress that was elegant. "Here try it on." Amethyst took at it and then walked in the washroom. The dress was one whole part but the top looked like a tube but with to straps in front to tie on the back of the neck. The skirt was poofy and big but very beautiful. The tube was a lavender color with pinkish whitish lining for the top and the bow up in front. a fluffy whitish pinkish cloth went around the waist and formed a bow at the back. The bottom of the dress was all pinkish whitish except for the front. It split in the middle and there was a layer of salmon it shows a bit and it split again and showing the lavender part, It came with gloves that went past the elbows. Amethyst wore the dress and admired it in the mirror. "Princess are you done?" "Yeah hold on." Amethyst bent down grabbing the ends of the dress to make sure she didn't rip it. "You...you..." "So?" "You look magnificent." Libra went around the Amethyst admiring every angle of his master piece. "I had thought it looked it's best one the hanger but I was wrong It looks like a gift from the gods on you." "Libra stop it you're making me blush." "You look prettier when you blush." Leo, Gemini and Virgo had just walked in. Seeing Amethyst dressed like that shocked them. The three of them stood there absent-minded. Amethyst turned around seeing the three of them. "Can we help you?" Gemini shook his head. "You look beautiful Princess." Virgo nudged Leo. "and we need Libra to make us tuxedoes. "Also..." Virgo added in. "Princess we were wondering if you needed dancing lessons." "Well I guess." Leo came up and held his hand. "You mean now." "Yes Princess and when you are at the ball you will be the center of spotlight. No one will be able to take their eyes off of you." Amethyst took Leo's hand and Virgo started some music. Amethyst and Leo went around the room in unity and Leo lead very well. I tent on like that for a couple of minutes. "I... I think I'm going to go change now." Amethyst let go of Leo and went in the washroom. Leo was totally dazed out until Gemini came and tapped Leo on the shoulders. "Huh?" "You really danced out there. Like professionals. I wonder where she learned to dance like that. Her body move together in intuition." "I had lessons a while back when I was four." Amethyst was now in the same clothing that she had come in with. "I'm going to go to bed." with that Amethyst left the room and headed to her own. *~~~~~~~~~~~~* Two months later.... "Princess, you can leave your belongings here and I will take you to Queen Serenity." Leo dropped all of the bags next to the bed and followed Amethyst and the duke. Gemini, Virgo and Libra were all outside with their armor on. They waited a while before Leo came out of the room he was sharing with Libra with his armor on. Amethyst was wearing a simple white silk dress that touched the floor and hugged her body to show her small waist line and everything on her chest. The straps were only a centimeter wide and it showed off her shoulders. Her silver locket dangled on her neck. Soon they got to the throne room and Queen Serenity was sitting in the throne with Queen Julianna sitting next to her. "Mother?!?!" Amethyst was in surprised. Her Mother looked at her in happiness. "Amethyst how have you grown into a beautiful young lady." Her mother stood up and walked down to have a closer look at her daughter. The two embraced in a warm loving hug until Amethyst stopped. "Where's Darien and Tranquillity?" looking up to her mother's eyes. "They don't know that you are alive. They think that you are dead." "They do?" "Everyone does but tonight you shall make your grand appearance. In the past six years only me King Nereus and Queen Serenity knew that you were still alive beside the people in the palace on the Milky Way." Queen Serenity stood up. "Now you should go freshen up and get ready for the ball tonight, and if you want you may use any on the training rooms in this palace I give you order if they do not let you thought tell them to come talk to me." "Thank you Queen Serenity. Thank you for everything." Amethyst and the others bowed down and left the room. *~~~~~~~~~~* One hour later.... "Don't let your guard down Leo. Keep your guard on at all times." Amethyst, Leo, Gemini, Virgo, and Libra were in a training room somewhere in the palace. Amethyst and Leo were in a duel until Amethyst sweeped Leo with the five foot long stick that they were using. "Aww Leo fell to the ground begging for mercy by Amethyst." Virgo said as he walked up. "Let's see if you can do better." Leo threw his stick to Virgo and caught it. The force that Leo used to throw the stick was too much it made Virgo fall on the ground. "Hey that wasn't fair. I wasn't ready." Amethyst looked at Virgo. "When you are in a battle the opponent will not wait for you to be ready. In fact they will use that as an advantage. Once you let your guard down and the opponent know you will not be able to get your guard back up again." "The Princess is right, Virgo." Leo said as he got up. Gemini took the stick and swung it hard at Amethyst. She blocked the stick with her own and they started to duel. Meanwhile, Prince Athens and his court were walking in the room from the entrance on the other side of the long room. Athens' court was Lord Andrew, Lord Greg, Lord Chad, and Lord Ken. "Athens do you know why those people down there are here I thought that we were the only ones allowed in here." Andrew said to the Prince. "I don't know but I want them out of here because this is my training room, why don't you go over there to tell them to leave." "Why don't we all go because we might be out numbered. Also we will have you to back us up. You probably have higher standards that them." "Alright." then the five of them head over to the other side. The stick was going straight towards Amethyst's face she blocked the hit by turning her head sideways. "Gemini you do want your princess to have a black eye now would you?" Amethyst then bent down in style and started to attack the legs. Finally Gemini got tired of backing up and she sweeped him the same way she sweeped Leo. "Princess you are getting really good at this stuff." "You bet I am." Amethyst looked over Gemini's shoulders and saw five people coming over. "Who are they?" Athen had heard the question and answered for her. "I am Prince Athens and these people are my court. May I ask who you are? You better have a good reason because this is my private training room." "Oh I didn't know that but Queen Serenity told us that we could use any room we want," Amethyst paused to look at Athens, " and that includes this room." "Okay then but by order of the Prince I order this court to leave this room." "Oh really but I'm not a part of any court. The court that you see behind me belongs to me." "Oh really." Athens sounded interested. "You fought pretty good a moment there. How about I challenge you to a duel? It's okay if you don't want to I don't want the princess to sweat now do I?" "Alright I accept. Chose your weapon." "I chose the stick." Athens kicked the long wooden stick up into his hand. "I will let you attack me ten time before I will attack." "Really?" Amethyst then started to swing the stick. Athens was really surprise on Amethyst's actions but blocked most of them. "You still want to go easy on me?" Amethyst said as she finished the tenth move. Athen was starting to attack but these attack were like ants doing nothing to harm her. "No I think I will go full force on you so you better watch out." Somehow Athens manage to knock out the stick from Amethyst's hands. She began to block with her fore arm. Athens held the stick with two hand one on each end and Amethyst jumped kicked the stick out of his hands. Athens jumped back into a fighting stance. "You want to keep on dueling you lost you stick." Amethyst as she got in her own fighting stance. "You bet I do. I will not back down on a duel ever. First one to get pinned down loses." "got that." Amethyst jumped in behind Athen and before he could react Amethyst sweeped Athens making him fall on his knees. Athens had lost, he had lost his first duel to a girl. "I win." "Yes you did." Athens said as her got up. "You are very good. No one has ever won me before. No one." "There's a first for everything. Now I must go back to my staying chambers to get ready for dinner. I hope I see you then, Prince Athens." Amethyst started to walk out of the room. "Wait you haven't told me what your name is." "I am Princess Amethyst." with that she left the room with her court following. Long after her exit Athens was still looking at the door. A hand went across Athens' face and back again. "Prince Athens?" Ken said for the tenth million time. "PRINCE ATHENS!!!!" said all his court. "huh?" Athens said still with the dreamy voice. "Has the Prince fallen to the ground for a girl." said Chad. "I would too but I have my girl already." said Andrew. "While we are talking about girls I think we should hurry and get dressed for dinner." "Right." Athens snapped out of his trance and walked out of the room. "Well I wonder if Princess Amethyst will be able to tame Prince Athens?" "You mean if Prince Athens will be able to tame our Princess." said Libra as he walked in the room to get something he forgot. "Who are you, and what do you mean?" Greg asked. "I am the Princess' closest friend and also part of her court and by that way I say the Prince should tame our Princess because she is as wild as tiger. She has never let a guy lay eyes on her." "Oh well let's see if we can get them together." "I'm sorry I cannot betray my Princess by doing that. I have to go now." Libra picked up the folder that was laying on the bench and left. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~* At dinner.... Amethyst walked in the large dining hall and looked around. The place was big there was five long tables that fitted a hundred people per table. "Princess Amethyst if you want I will show you your seat." the duke stood there by the door. "Yes if you may." Amethyst followed the Duke and he took her to the table where Queen Serenity, her mother, Prince Athens, Prince Darien, Prince Tranquillity and two other girls sat. "You will be the lucky one and you will be seated next to Prince Athens for all of your meals. Dinner will start in ten minutes." "Alright." Amethyst walked up and Athens saw her and stood. up. "Why Princess Amethyst you have came. I had arranged so you would sit by me." Athens pulled out the seat and pushed it in as Amethyst sat down. "How thoughtful of you Prince Athens." Darien and Tranquillity were surprised to her the name Amethyst. "Amethyst dear I'm glad you could come here so early." "Hello mother." Amethyst looked in the direction of Darien and Tranquillity. "Hello my brothers." Darien and Tranquillity both had their eyes opened wide and their mouth wide opened. "Ame...Amethyst?" Darien had manage to stutter. "Yes." "You're alive." "What else would I be? Dead?" "That's what we heard." Amethyst let out a little chuckle. "I was never dead even ask Queen Serenity and Mother they had known that for a long time." dinner was starting and the servant put a tray of food in front of everyone. "Hey did you guy know that someone was able to bet Athens in a duel today?" Princess Serena said with ensuiasm, "I heard that this person was from another galaxy, and he is going to be at the ball tonight." "Really I wished I was there to see it." Darien said. Amethyst looked over to Athens. "Was there another duel that I did not see because I thought I was the first person that ever pinned you down." Athens looked into Amethyst's eyes, he was falling in them. "No." Athens the looked away to look at Serena. "Serena I was only in one duel today and it was with Princess Amethyst here and she is the one that won." "What? Athens my big brother was beaten by a girl in a duel." everyone at that end of the table laughed except for Athens and Amethyst. "You know what that is kind of funny. It was so ironic that I was beaten by a girl." Athens smiled and so did Amethyst. The rest of the dinner was full of questions coming from Darien and Tranquillity. Then dinner was over and Amethyst hurried to go to her chambers to take a shower. *~~~~~~~~~* A half hour later... "Princess what do you want to wear tonight?" Libra went in the closet and looked inside for a dress. "I don't know Libra. You chose." amethyst was shouting from the other side of the room in the washroom drying her hair. Libra showed up shortly with the same dress that he had shown her the same her two months ago. "I suggest you wear this one, Princess." "Alright." "I'll be back in a couple of minute because I have to go take a shower myself." "uh-huh" Libra then left. Amethyst took her time changing into the dress. When she walked out of the washroom Leo, Gemini, Virgo, and Libra were all standing there in their white tuxedos. The tuxedos had a gold trimming on it. Amethyst sat down on the stool of the make-up table and brushed her hair. After she brushed her hair she faced the mirror and put on a light pink lipstick that shined. Amethyst then put on a pair of white pearl earrings on. Amethyst them wore a pair of white high heals. A servant knocked on the door and Leo went to see what the big deal was. Leo then came back carrying a rectangular shaped velvet box. "What was that all about?" Amethyst said as she stood up and looked at herself in the mirror. "Queen Julianna wants you to wear the tiara of earth for tonight and the rest of the evening." "The crown of earth?" "It's right here." Leo opened the box and showed the tiara to Amethyst. The tiara was made of silver and there were small bits of diamonds on the tips and edges. Each line was as delicate as a rose. "Wow." Amethyst said in much admiration. Libra stepped up and took the tiara from it's box and set it on her head. The tiara glimmered on her head. The tiara stood of because of her black hair. "You look wonderful." Gemini complimented. "It's not that I needed to have the tiara to look beautiful... right?" "That is true you were beautiful from the start." "We better go now before we are late and that wouldn't be good." Virgo said as he pushed everyone out the door. "I have to be at the beginning remember." Everyone was walking in front of Amethyst. "Oh yeah." then they all waited for Amethyst to catch up and there all walked up to the ballroom. The grand duke was announcing everyone's arrival. Amethyst was suppose to be the last person to be announced so she could make an entrance. "Princess Sakura is the daughter of King Nereus' best ambassador. Her escort is Lord Dimitri, one of the best knights in the universe." Princess Sakura and her escort walked in. Meanwhile at the bottom of the staircase. Athens was bored out of his mind, none of the Princesses had caught his attention. "The last Princess to be announced is Princess Amethyst from earth. Following her is four of the Zodiac Warriors, Leo, Gemini, Virgo, and Libra." the five of them walked down the stairs and the heard gasp and ahhs. They finally got to the finally got to the end for the staircase and there stood Queen Serenity and Prince Athens. Athens looked at Amethyst in amazement. Amethyst did a curtly and the others did a bow. Then the music had started. The Princess rushed towards Athens hoping that they would get one dance with him. Amethyst looked around and saw Prince Van. The two's eyes met and he walked over to her. "May I have this dance Princess?" "Certainly Prince Van." Amethyst took his hand and they all danced to the beats of music. "Did you know that you look wonderful? Just like how I had imagined you with a lovely dress on." "Oh why would you imagine that huh?" "Oh I just always want to see you in an elegant gown." "Oh," the two danced silently through the rest of the time. Athens had seen the sense and want Amethyst even more but looking at Amethyst with Prince Van made him burn with anger. "Prince Athens don't you think that Prince Van and Princess Amethyst look cute together?" said Princess Sakura which was in his arms dancing. The song stopped and Athens walked over to Libra. "Libra?" "Yes Prince Athens." "You have been with Princess Amethyst long enough so tell me who is that guy she is dancing with." Libra could sense the jealously in Athens' voice. "Oh you mean Prince Van? He's just a real close friend of the Princess. He already has a fiancee." Libra could see Athens' face relax and the he walked over to Amethyst. "Excuse me. May I have this dance, Princess." Amethyst stopped and looked at Athens and let go of Van. Van went off some where else. "You know that you look beautiful tonight, no more that beautiful." "Thank you" amethyst blushed a bit. "You look like a treasure that the gods have blessed us with." Athens looked in Amethyst's eyes and saw that it was sparkling like the clear night sky. Athens leaned closer to Amethyst. And closer, and closer. They felt their breath on each other. Amethyst's heart skipped a beat. Athens leaned his head toward the side. "Princess Amethyst." someone had ruined the perfect moment. Amethyst looked over Athens' shoulder seeing Prince Jason. "Would you do me the pleasure and let me have this dance?" "Huh..." "Jason can't you see that she is dancing with me?" Athens said to his childhood friend. "Oh I'm so sorry Athens. I'll let you continue." Jason then left with disappointment. "I think that he did that on purpose because he does not want you to kiss me." "Yeah so do I. I just keep thinking that something is wrong with him." Athens gripped Amethyst tightly not wanting to let go. "Do you want to take a walk with me in the garden I can use a break from the crowd it makes me get all stuffy." Athens nodded and the two left the ballroom with out any attention. As the two walked in the garden the earth shone brightly lighting the pathways of the garden. "This place is so beautiful." Amethyst said as she saw the garden of white roses. "Yes it is but not as beautiful as you." Athens sat down next to her and stroked her face with his hands. As he stroked her face he saw that she was getting goosebumps because it was cold out. Athens took of his tuxedo jacket and put it around her. Then he looked back in her eyes. The two came closer and until their lips brushed gently on each other. "Prince Athens," Princess Sakura was running towards them. "you left with out telling anybody. Are you okay?" Sakura stopped suddenly when she saw that Athens was with Amethyst. "Princess Sakura why are you out here? Shouldn't you be inside where it is warm. It's really cold out here so I advise you to go inside." "But what about you?" "I'm fine. I live on the moon remember. It's always like this every night." Sakura looked disappointed and she left. After seeing leave far from sight. Amethyst started to talk. "Seems like everyone is trying to bother us huh?" "Yeah every time when the moment seems magical someone ruins it." the two stayed outside for a long time looking in the sky. Amethyst had her head on Athens' chest. "Do you want to go horseback riding with me tomorrow morning?" "Sure but can we make it right before lunch because I tend to over sleep sometimes." "Sure anytime is fine with me as long as it's okay with you." "I think we should be getting back right now it's really late now. The ball is probably over by now." "You're right." Athens stood up holding out a hand to Amethyst. She took it and stood up and the two started to walk. After walking a while they came to Amethyst's chambers. "I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow." "Yeah tomorrow. Sweet dreams." "You too." Amethyst kissed Athens on the cheek and disappear behind the door. Athens walk dreamily to his chamber and laid down on his bed. "Oooo Princess Amethyst has capture our Prince's heart. Now the two will get married and live happily ever after." said Ken. "And they will have two kids a boy and a girl. What a perfect ending." added Andrew. "What are you guys talking about? I only met her today." "Ahhh love at first sight." Ken, Andrew, Greg, and Chad laughed. "Just get out I have to go to bed." "And dream of you precious princess." added Andrew. "oh like you guys are not in love?" Athens got off of his bed and pushed everyone out of his room and closed the door. Athens then sighed. How the feeling felt so good inside. It was the first time that he ever felt that way. It felt so good, he wanted to see Amethyst again. His heart raced as he thought about Amethyst. The more he thought the faster his heart went. Athen got to the bed and closed his eyes. He fell asleep dreaming about how Amethyst was his bride. *~~~~~~~~~~~~* The next morning or afternoon.... "Oh man I'm late, why didn't you wake me up?" Athens was yelling at his court. "We tried but you would wake up so we decide to let you sleep in,." answered Ken. "Also we didn't want to disturb you in your wonderful dream with Princess Amethyst." added Andrew. "Oooh." then Athens looked at the time again. "Oh no I'm going to be late for the date." "What date?" asked Chad. "I didn't say date did I. I meant appointment." Athens got on a new clean shirt and ran outside to Amethyst's chambers. Meanwhile over on the other side of the palace. "Princess wake up. It's almost noon." Gemini looked at the sundial out side in the garden. "No make that past noon." "Let me sleep a hour longer I'm soo tired." "You have to get up now unless you want to miss lunch too." Gemini pulled the blanket off of Amethyst and threw it on the ground. "Princess you have to get up." "No I don't if you keep bugging me I'm going to give you a black eye when I do wake up." "Princess I'm begging you on my knees Please wake up." Gemini got on his knees. "Gemini your pathetic." Leo went up to Amethyst. "Princess you have to get up now." "I'll give you a black eye too. If you don't be quiet." "You're asking for it." Leo took the pitcher of icy cold water and spilt it on Amethyst's face. She quickly got out of bed and started to walk to the washroom. "See that did it." "Yeah it did now I'm going to wake up Virgo." Leo took the half empty pitcher to the room next door. As Leo walked out he saw Prince Athens. "Prince Athens, it's nice to see you. Now that you're up. I suppose you were sleeping." "Yeah I was, did Amethyst wake up yet." "Yeah just a moment ago. I had to use the jug of water to wake her up. You're welcome to come in her room she's in the washroom right now." "Thank you." Athens turned to walk in the room. Gemini had left and there was no one else in the room. After ten minutes of waiting amethyst finally came out wearing the same outfit that she had once worn on the Milky Way when they had the surprise visit but this time pale orange. Amethyst's hair was sticking to her face, Amethyst looked up and saw Athens. "Prince Athens! I didn't know that you were here." "I just got here. I heard that you just got up." "Yeah, but they had to drench me in soaking water." Athens let out a small chuckle and he stood up from the chair that he was sitting in. "And now are you ready for our date." Athens walked over to Amethyst where she was brushing her hair. "Yeah." "Did you bring your own horse?" "uh-huh" Amethyst stood up and Athens held his arm out. Amethyst took it and they both walked to the stables. Inside there were many fine horses. All of them had a fine coat of fur on and they all stood proudly in their stables. "Which horse is yours?" "That one." Athens pointed at the finest of all of the fine horses, the horse was brown and he was all neatly groomed and everything. Athens went in the stall and took the horse out and lead it to the saddle area. "What's it name?" "Thunder. Why don't you show me where your horse I'll go get her for you." "I can get it and she is a he." Amethyst went back a couple of stalls and found her horse, Midnight. "Hey there Midnight." the horse neigh and jumped up and down wildly like a bronco. "Whoa boy clam down I'm going to go riding on you okay?" the horse nudged his head against Amethyst and then followed her to the saddle area. Athens looked at Amethyst. "Is that your horse?" "Yep, his name is Midnight." Amethyst quickly fastened a saddle on Midnight's back and put on the reins. "Your horse looks wonderful just like you." Athens said as he got on his horse and galloped towards Amethyst. "Thank you, now where are we going?" Amethyst got on her horse and looked at Athens. "I was thinking about a ride in the meadow. What do you think?" Midnight nodded his head. "He wasn't talking to you Midnight, but I do think a ride in the meadow sounds great as long as there is nobody else with us." "Why would there be someone with us?" "Because that Princess from last night is over there going in the stable." "What?" Athens turned around and saw Sakura over there. Athens quickly galloped over to her, "Princess Sakura what are you doing here?" "Athens I was looking all over for you I thought you were sick because you were not at breakfast. I see that you are not sick and you're riding your horse. May I come with you?" "No you may not I have an appointment with riding with someone else." "Who would that be?" "Princess Amethyst and now we must go you are delaying us. Maybe you can ride with me sometime later this week." "Oh." "Athens are we going or not?" "Yeah." Athens turned the horse around and galloped towards Amethyst. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Ten minutes later..... "Beryl, Beryl where are you?" yelled a girl in a long clock with the hood on. "Who is there?" "Beryl it's me I want you to do me a favor?" the girl took down her hood and it showed her face, it was Sakura. "Oh Princess Sakura what do you want me to do for you?" Beryl stepped out of the shadows and walked up to her. "I want you to get rid of someone for me." "Who would that be?" "Princess Amethyst of Earth, I want you to do anything you want to her as long as I get my prince back." "Consider it done. I will have the mission carried out by my four generals by the end of this week." "Thank you Beryl." "No, thank you." after that Sakura left the room. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* In the Meadow... "Is something the matter Amethyst?" Athens wrapped his arm around Amethyst they were sitting by the creek. Their horses were grazing the open meadow. "I don't know but I just felt something that was erie." "It's okay. Are you hungry?" "Yeah I didn't have breakfast remember." "Neither did I. It was the first time I ever over slept." Athens took a basket of food off of the side of the saddle. Athens took out a checkered blanket and laid it on the grass. "I hope you're going to like this." Athen then took out the food and set it on the blanket. "You really didn't have to do this." "Yeah I'm going to let you starve to death cause you didn't eat breakfast now am I." Amethyst smiled. "I haven't been treated like this in a long time." "Why is that? You have friends." "Not really they wouldn't have become my friends if I hadn't been put through this position, I never really had real friends except for Kyle and Nikki. I haven't seen them since I still lived on earth, and Van his is the one and only true friend that knows what I have been through." tears were running down Amethyst's cheeks. Athens put his arms around and pull her close to her. "It's okay I promise you that I will be there for you no matter what and no matter what happens I will trust you forever in this lifetime and in all the l ifetimes after I promise you that I will never ever question your actions, but you have to promise me to things." "What would those two things be?" "First I want you to promise me that you will never forget me no matter what." "Done." "and the second thing is that you are going to eat all this food here on this picnic blanket." "Alright but you have to help me devour all this." Amethyst wiped her tears and Athens handed a sandwich to Amethyst. She bit into it. "You know this is really good." "I know the best chef in the palace made these." "Really. How about this we both have a little dinner by ourselves tomorrow." "Who's doing the cooking?" "I am and you better eat all of it or else." "Or else what?" Athens smiled mischievously. "Or else I won't go to the ball for the rest of the time and you would be all alone with on one to pull you out of the mad girls that want to dance with you." "Oh that is scary. Scarier than when Serena found out that someone had beaten me in a duel. She never had ever dreamt of that." "Do you want a rematch?" "Nah I think I just want to lose once." Athens looked at Amethyst. "You what?" "Umm." "You are different than all the other girls that I have met. Your special in some way. I feel like some one else when I'm with you." "Thanks. Oh I forgot." "What did you forget." "You owe me a kiss from last night and that I still have your tuxedo coat in my chambers." Athens put his strong arms around Amethyst's waist and tilted his head towards her lips when they were about to kiss. "Prince Athens I'm glad I found you." Athens groaned and turned around and saw Ken. "What is it?" Athens was getting tried from all the interruptions when he was getting close to Amethyst. "And what ever it is it better be important." Ken walked up to Athens and bowed. "Princess Sakura just got attacked by a monster from the universe and Queen Serenity suggests that we cancel the balls for the upcoming week because she is afraid that more Princess will get hurt." "That's fine with me. Have them leave as soon as possible." "And what about you Princess Amethyst?" Ken said in Amethyst's direction. "What about me?" "Are you going to leave too?" inside Athens was hoping that she would never have to leave his side. "I don't think so I'm going to stay here a while to do some catching up with my brothers and mother. It is okay right?" "Uhhh." "If she wants to stay she should, if you are saying there is no place for her I'll let her stay at my chambers." Amethyst blushed a bit and stood up. "Yes it will e fine Prince Athens but you do not need to give up your chambers. Queen Serenity arranged it so her chambers is across from yours." Amethyst blushed even more. Athens looked at Amethyst and smiled. "Is that all for now?" "No that is not all Queen Serenity wishes to see you as soon as she can she says that it is extremely important that you discuss this." "What can be so important?" "I don't know my prince. At would be all for now. I'm sorry that I interrupted you," Ken said and turned away and walked over to Amethyst. "and Princess Queen Julianna wants to talk with you. Your brothers will be there as well. After that Greg shall show you your new chambers. All your stuff have been removed from the other room and set in the new one." "Thank you for letting me know." "Prince Athens let me clean this mess you two can go back and meet the queens." "I hope it isn't an trouble for you." "No not really. I think that you too need sometime alone together." Athens saw something that looked some what like a wink. The two got on their horses and rode off back to the palace. *~~~~~~~~~~~~* Later with Queen Serenity.... "You wanted to see me mother." "Yes. I wanted to ask you do you and Princess Amethyst have something going on between you two? You two seem awfully close." "I...I... cannot explain mother." "Well try and amuse me." "Okay... I miss her when ever I'm not around her." *~~~~~~~~~~* At the same moment but over with Queen Julianna... "You wanted to see me mother." "Yes I wanted to ask you do you and Prince Athens have something going on between you two. You seem awfully close" "I...I... I can not explain." "Well try and amuse me." "Okay... I miss him when ever I'm not around him." *~~~~~~~~~~* Saying at the same time.... "I feel this feeling that I've never felt before when ever someone mentions her/him. Also I...I...." "You what?" both queens asked at the same. "I think I'm in love." *~~~~~~~~~~* With Athens.... "Why do you love her?" Queen Serenity said with curiously. "She's different from the rest of the girls. Amethyst thinks about others before she thinks of herself. When I first saw she we connected like that. It's like we were meant to be." "That is all, Athens you may go back to your chambers and I want you to look after Amethyst." "Why?" "Because after Princess Sakura got hurt I suspect that the Negaverse has more from where that came from." "How is Princess Sakura?" "She's not that badly hurt but still she won't be able to use her left arm for another couple of weeks." "Oh." "If you want you can go see her." "That's alright." then Athens left the room and went to his chambers. *~~~~~~~~~~* With Amethyst.... "What do you like about him?" "He's sweet and romantic. He is very supportive. He always knows when something is wrong. He never gives up. He real fun to be with but when he need to take matters seriously he takes them serious. He makes me feel real special. Mother, I think I'm in love." "Well you can go to your chambers now. Greg!" "Yes Queen Julianna." "You can go show Princess Amethyst to her new chambers now." Greg nodded and gestured Amethyst to follow. Soon afterwards, they came to a lobby. "Princess Amethyst your chambers are right over there." Greg said pointing to a set double doors. "If you need anything all you have to do is holler and someone will come to you. Now I must go. Is there anything I can get you before I leave?" "No it's okay." Greg turned around and walked away. "Hey Greg?" Greg turned around looking at Amethyst. "Is there anybody else that have chambers here?" "There is only Prince Athens." Greg then vanished. "Only me and him huh." Amethyst looked around the lobby and saw that there was a grand piano. The Piano was white and polished, the top of the piano was opened and put to a slant on it's hinges. The outline was a delicate gold color. The seat was white also and the cushion was a gold color that matched the piano. Amethyst sat down on the on the seat and lifted the cover of the keys. Amethyst put her hands on the keys and started to play a sweet melancholy song. The song was beautifully played, it was like the notes danced in the room. Athens had just walked in he looked at Amethyst with a daze. He finally came up to Amethyst and sat next to her. "You play really good," Athens said in her ear lightly. Amethyst abruptly stopped and looked at Athens. "Athens I didn't know that you were here." "I just got here keep on playing." "Okay." Amethyst placed her hands back on top of the keyboard. Soon the music filled the air and this time each stoke was with passion and envy. The note then slow but softly broke down to a complete stop. "Do you like it?" "Yeas. It's like nothing I've ever heard." Amethyst then stood up and looked down at Athens. "I'm going to go take a shower and maybe afterwards we can go sown to the kitchen and I'll make something for us to eat, we didn't really have a lunch today." all Athens could do was nod his head and Amethyst walked by. Athens sniffed the air smelling the magnificent smell of the rose. Before he could say anything to compliment her she vanished behind the set of double doors. The doors then came to a close. Athens then walked to his own chambers took a shower. *~~~~~~~~~~~* A hour later.... Amethyst sat down on the seat in front of the make-up table and slowly brushed her hair. She was wearing the same outfit except this time it was light green. When she was done she walked outside to the lobby. There stood Athens holding a single white rose. Athens was wearing a white shirt and pants that were beige. "Are we going or not?" Athens asked Amethyst, "Depends are you willing to take me. If I go by myself I'll probably get lost and stave to death before I find the kitchen." "Gladly as long as you do the cooking." "If you promise not to give me any put downs if it's bad." Athens held out his hand and Amethyst took it. "Why in the world would I do that. I'll get all of it even if it tastes like dirt." Athens lead Amethyst to the kitchen going down a couple of corridors, "Hey. Are you criticizing my cooking you haven't even tasted it." Athens and Amethyst swung their hands between each other. "No that not what I meant." "Good." finally they reached the kitchen. There was no one in there, just them. Amethyst put on an apron and took stuff out of the fridge. She took out a variety of food and then started to chop the vegetable. "What do you want me to do while you're cooking?" Athens asked hoping that there was something to do. "What do you know how to do?" Amethyst said while she sliced the beef into really thin slices. "Lots name one and I'll do it for you." "Okay. You can start the fire underneath the stove so it'll be ready when I'm done." Athen walked over to the pile of little thin twigs and put them in the opening under the stove and lit a fire. "I' m done." "Keep it going I need the pan to be really hot to make this taste good." Amethyst hurried and cut the onions and tomato. She found some unused dough for some bread and sticked them in the oven and Athens went over there to light the fire. "Are you done yet?" "Almost." Amethyst chopped some mushrooms up and put all of the chopped and sliced up food on a separate plate. She walked over to the stove and poured some oil on and put in the garlic that she had chopped up. She took the spatula and stirred it around. After that she put some onions in and stirred it around and put the lid of the pan on and left it that way to get the bread out. Athens was sitting there trying to keep the fire going. Athens stood up as he saw Amethyst walk up. He had black stains of ashes on his face. "You look funny." "What do you mean?" "Look at you your face is covered in ashes." Athen looked around and found a silver plate and looked in it. He then laughed at himself. Meanwhile Amethyst took the bread out of the oven and walked back over to the stove. She opened the lid and stirred it once more before she put the mushrooms in. She let the mushroom shimmer for a moment and she poured some flavoring in. The whole room then smelled sweet and wonderful. After that she put the beef in and stir the stuff once more. She put in a hint of salt ad pepper. "Need any more help?" "Yeah I'm almost done. Can you hand me a plate and get some silver ware out." "uh-huh." Athens put a plate out and in front of her. Amethyst let the meal shimmer on the stove while she but the tomatoes on the rim of the plate and made a little carrot broom. After she was all done. She poured the meal in the middle of the plate and when the entire pan was empty she put down the pan and put the little carrot broom on the top. She them sliced the bread and placed them like fallen dominos. She took both of the plates to the table that was in the kitchen. "I'm finished and I hope you want to eat." "You bet I do. This smells great. I hope it tastes even better." Amethyst smiled and put each plate down on the table. Athens put his arms around Amethyst's waist and helped her take off the apron. "You have to let me go Athens." "I never want to let you go, I never want to leave you. I want you to be there besides me. I want you to be there when I need you and when you need me." Amethyst grabbed Athens' arms and turned around putting them one her shoulders." "I will always be there for you. I will never turn you down no matter what happens even if the Negaverse takes me I promise you that I will never turn you down no matter what. I...I..." "Shh, let me tell you this first." "What?" Amethyst said as she rested her head on Athens' chest. "I...I... lo..." then Darien and Serena walked in. "Hey Athens did we miss something it smell really good." Darien said while patting Athens on the back. "Darien do you mind we were in the middle of something and I thought you had some other things to do." Amethyst said to her brother. "We are going to so that something but we needed to get some dinner first." Darien looked around to see the plate of food. "Do you mind us eating with you guys." "Yes we mind. We haven't." "That looks really good also there is al ot here why don't we share." Serena said as she let go of her grip in Darien's hand. "Look you guys can have it all okay. I'm going to go to bed I don't feel so well." "Are you sure you're okay?" "No I'm not I feel dizzy." Amethyst tried to take a step but feel down and blacked out. Athens caught her before she hit the floor. "Amethyst! Amethyst! Come on don't scare me like that, Please wake up." a servant ran in and saw Amethyst in Athens' arms and ran to the medical ward of the palace to get the doctor. Darien fell to his knees and looked at his sister's face in terror. Later the doctors came and told that they had to get Amethyst to her chambers before they can check her up. Athens picked up Amethyst's body and took her to her chambers. *~~~~~~~~~* Meanwhile.... Princess Sakura had just saw the whole magical scene. She quickly walked back to her chambers before anyone could see her. When she walked in she was greeted by four people. "You guys have done well, really well." "Thank you for the compliments Princess, Beryl says she is going to be gone by midnight tomorrow." "That is good to here, does Beryl have any new plans to take over the universe?" Princess Sakura said as she took the sling off of her left arm. "Queen Beryl wants to carry out those plans a week after tomorrow. That is if you are alright with it." "Marvelous, tell her she can quicken the battle I don't really mind as long as she get Prince Athens for me attack right after Princess Amethyst goes is fine with me. Also please tell her thank you for all she has done. If she needs any favor just ask." "We have to leave now Princess Sakura. We will tell the Queen your regards." "I'll see you then Jedite, Nephrite, Zoicite, and Malachite." "'Till then." then the four head generals left. Princess Sakura smiled to herself. "Good-bye Princess Amethyst. I hope you are going to have a nice life with the Negaverse. As long as you don't ever come near my Athens I'll be your friend." Princess Sakura put the sling back on and walked out to her balcony. "Athens you will be mine. For now and forever." *~~~~~~~~* In the lobby.... Athens was walking back and forth almost burning a hole in the carpet. Finally someone came out of the room. Athens walked quickly to her and asked. "Is she going to be alright?" the doctor just looked away. "Answer me. Is going to be alright?" "We've done everything that we can. I'm sorry Prince Athens. She's not going to last very long." "What's wrong with her?" "Something is entering her mind and shutting it down. Well not exactly shutting down but she's going through a coma like stage and if she is able to make it. She will have a chance but right now there is nothing that we can do." "Can I go in?" "Yes you can Prince Athens." Athens walked to the door and pushed it open. There on the bed was laying Amethyst. Her face still had all colors to it but why did this happen all of a sudden. Then he remembered. "Is something the matter Amethyst?" Athens wrapped his arm around Amethyst they were sitting by the creek. Their horses were grazing the open meadow. "I don't know but I just felt something that was erie." "It's okay. Are you hungry?" Could that have been true did she actually feel it go through her body. How could he have think that it was okay. Then he thought of another event that hat happened. "You bet I do. This smells great. I hope it tastes even better." Amethyst smiled and put each plate down on the table. Athens put his arms around Amethyst's waist and helped her take off the apron. "You have to let me go Athens." "I never want to let you go, I never want to leave you. I want you to be there besides me. I want you to be there when I need you and when you need me." Amethyst grabbed Athens' arms and turned around putting them one her shoulders." "I will always be there for you. I will never turn you down no matter what happens even if the Negaverse takes me I promise you that I will never turn you down no matter what. I...I..." Did she know that was going to happen or was is just a coincident. Athens walked up to Amethyst and sat down on the chair that was already there. "You have to hang in there. You have to fight it. You have to come through I know you will." a tear tickled down his cheek. He took her hand and held it close to his body. "I never had a chance to tell you. I never had a chance to tell you that I loved you. Please Amethyst come through just for me." Amethyst didn't even move. She laid there motionless. Athens sat there all through the day refusing to leave and eat. Athens was devastated. The time was ticking, Amethyst only had a couple of hours left. *~~~~~~~~~~* At midnight the next day.... Amethyst struggled to stay alive from the curse. She needed to tell him just once. That she loved him. She heard the prep talk that Athens was giving her, but the force that was between him and her was too strong. Finally she broke through. Athens was sitting there still holding her hand. He felt happy when he saw Amethyst's eyes flutter open. "You're okay." "No...I'm not." Amethyst said weakly. "I can't keep fighting this forever. I need to tell you this before I go. I love you and no matter what I will always be apart of you. good-bye." "No Amethyst don't leave me we ca fight this together." just as these words came out of Athens' mouth the grip that was in Athens' hands vanished. "Nooo," Suddenly there was a strong black wind that went in the room and Athens saw four people walk in. "Who are you and what do you want?" "We are the four head generals of Negaverse and what we want is her." Zoicite pointed to Amethyst. "Queen Beryl have very big plans for her. Don't worry she'll be in good hands." "You! You are responsible for all this." "Why thank you for the compliment but that should really go to Queen Beryl." "Zoicite, we have to leave now Queen Beryl wants her as soon as possible." "NO, you may never have her." "Watch us." Malachite threw a blast of energy to Athens making him fly across the room and slamming against the wall hard. "Hurry we must go before Queen Serenity comes here and uses her Silver Crystal." "Right." said the other generals. Jedite waved his hand in front of Amethyst and a black flame engulfed her. "Done." after that a black portal opened and the four generals walked in. *~~~~~~~~~~* In the corridors by Amethyst's chambers.... "What was that?" Athens' court heard something hit the wall hard." "Better go check it out." the four of them nodded there heads and ran to the chamber. They enter the room seeing Athens on the ground against the wall unconscious. "Prince Athens!" Andrew yelled a went over to him. Ken and Greg looked around and saw that the balcony window was shattered open and Amethyst was gone. On the bed was a single white rose. "Princess Amethyst is missing." Ken concluded to. "No she's not." Athen was waking up, she slowly stood up with the help of Andrew. "The Negaverse took her, they were responsible for her illness." "What the Negaverse took her?" "Yes they said that Queen Beryl wanted something that had to do with her." "What can she have any help to? Sure she can fight really well but she doesn't have any special attacks like your mother or you." "Yes she does." Queen Julianna walked in and looked at Athens. "She's not who you think she is." "Why do that?" "She's only part earthling, her father was King Quartz of Nemesis. Her powers are more powerful then you can imagine." "But what can they do with her. She's just going to refuse to work with them." Ken asked. "They can brainwash her, and make her turn against us. The four head generals were Darien's best friends until the Negaverse took them to their side." "That is possible but believe me it won't happen. Amethyst knows how to preserves things like memories. They can try to brain wash her for a entire millennium but it still won't have any effect on her." "That means she's going to be endangered. we have to go and save her." "That is possible too but most unlikely. Amethyst can change her power waves to evil but inside she will still be good. No matter what Amethyst will be alright. I know it." "You are right Julianna." a man in royal clothing walked in the room. "Amethyst is strong." "King Nereus. We didn't know that you were here." Athens and his court bowed. "King Nereus may I ask why are you here?" "The Negaverse has taken over Earth and they are on their way over here to take over the moon. I have come to warn Queen Serenity. I have also bought the remains of my finest knights." "Nerues did you take Kyle and Nikki with you?" "Why in the world would I leave them behind. Of course I took them with me, they were and always will be considered as the best knights on Earth." "Prince Athens!" two cats ran in the room. One black and the other white. "What is it Luna, Artemis?" "The Negaverse is attacking right now." "What!!!" everyone said at the same time. *~~~~~~~~~~~* Meanwhile.... "Queen Beryl we have got Princess Amethyst." "A job well done my generals." Beryl waved her hand and Amethyst teleported to a pod. "Soon she will be on our side. Once she is one our side on one will be able to stop us." "Queen Beryl should we continue and attack the moon now?" "Yes do that now." "Yes my Queen." the four generals left and Beryl stood there looking over at Amethyst. "I will await for you to come. I will keep you in here until needed and I also hope that you are as strong as Wiseman says." *~~~~~~~~~~~* Towards the end of the battle.... "Serena!" Darien said as he was losing grip of Serena's hand. "Darien!" a blast of energy hit the two killing them. The two then yelled in pain before dying. "No Serena!" Queen Serenity looked up in the sky and saw her daughter. Meanwhile, Athens and his court were dueling the four generals from the Negaverse. The swords made sparks as they hit each other. "Let me tell you again. Hand over Amethyst." Athens eyes wee burning with rage. "No Serena." Athens heard his mother yell. "No Serena hang in there." Athens yelled out hoping that his sister heard him. "You are going to be sorry that you even touch Amethyst and my sister." "Really. If you want Amethyst back what are you going to give me." "I think I'll give you boost to go to hell a lot faster." "You drive a hard bargain Prince Athens but I'm sorry I can't except." "Queen Serenity, you mustn't use the silver crystal." Athens heard that and stabbed Malachite in to abdomen. After that he ran to his mother. "Mother, please don't use the silver crystal." Athens ran and looked at his mother. "Please don't." "Athens I have to in order to keep the peace in the universe." Queen Serenity took the crystal and put it on the moon wand. "Moon Crystal Power." "What? No you can't do this. You won't get rid of me that easily. I still have more pawns to my game. Ahhhhh." Beryl and her army disappeared and Queen Serenity collapsed. "Mother are you okay?" "Queen Serenity you beat them." Luna said. "No I just sent them back to the Negaverse. If I had destroyed them I would have destroyed Serena and the others and now I will send them to a future on Earth." a tear fell down. "Why are you so sad Queen Serenity." "None of them will remember me or anything that has happened on the moon." "I will stay with you Mother." "No you must go with them. Serena and them will need you help if the Negaverse ever breaks free again." "I understand." "I will send everything that you will need to fight the Negaverse." the people of the moon started to arise and head towards Earth. A bubble appeared around Athens and he fell unconscious. two time capsules went around Luna and Artemis and they both fell asleep. "Good-bye my family and friends." Queen Serenity's body went limp.