This is a beautiful story I had once posted on Fanfic.net before as well. I
love stories set back during the Silver Millennium and this one is one of
my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have writing it. It's not
finished yet but I'm sure with enough prodding I'll be able to get it out.
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Little feet were heard as they rushed through the glass halls of the palace. The satin slippers quickly turned and rushed into the throne room, more pattering feet heard behind her.
"Serenity..." A soft voice said lovingly as she watched the white haired child of four enter into the room. Her smile widened as she saw the golden haired child behind her. Suddenly the golden hair child caught up with the smaller one, wrapping her small arms around her, making both girls topple to the floor in giggles. The glorious Queen of the Moon descended from her throne slowly, the flowing moon silk hugged her body tightly, showing the curves of perfection as she descended gracefully down the marble steps. Both children looked lovingly up toward the Queen of the Moon, their play clothes made of white silk and did not glimmer as beautifully as the Queen's but suited them enough.
"My darlings... what do I owe the pleasure of your sweet company?" The Queen cooed as she bent down, extending her arms to them. Both children stood and rushed into an open arm, their giggles echoing throughout the room. Both girls snuggled their faces lovingly to their Queen and the Queen sighed in happiness.
"Minet... Serenity, there you are." Another female voice said from the other side of the room. A woman in flowing amber entered quietly, her dress in beautiful translucent layers that hugged her body gently. Her golden hair transcended down her back and she walked quietly over to the Queen and the two.
"Venet..." Queen Selenity smiled as she released her hold on the two children. Minet smiled and rushed to the other women and Venet swept her into her arms, swinging the light four year old into the air.
"Queen... you're hair is so beautiful..." A soft voice said near Selenity's ear and she felt fingers smoothly caress her pure silver locks. Selenity smiled at the small child and fingered a lock of her hair as well.
"It is as beautiful as yours sweet Serenity." The Queen smiled weakly, a small tug pulling on her heart as she heard the child refer to her only as the Queen.
"Serenity today is the day." Venet said softly, holding the golden haired child in her arms gently. "You shall begin your training to represent your Kingdom so that you may serve the Queen you adore... and the Princess you love." Venet said quietly, looking at the golden haired child in her arms. Suddenly the small four-year-old form swelled with pride and she looked at her beautiful Queen and smiled brightly. Two guards opened the doors to the throne room and two tall figures slowly strode in side by side. Both girls' heads snapped to that direction and they smiled. Queen Selenity finally stood, her frame as tall as the women who approached. A brilliant yellow moon shone on the woman's forehead and her black hair cascaded down her back in waves. The man beside her in white bowed and the women curtseyed.
"Your Majesty." They said quietly and Selenity smiled lovingly to her two advisors.
"Shall I be your student today?" Serenity asked eagerly as she glanced into the beautiful faces of Lunar and Artemis.
"Yes, you shall." Lunar replied softly as she took the small child's hand in her own.
"Princess Minet you shall join us too." Artemis said smoothly, his charming voice a pleasant tone to all as he held out his hand for the small Princess. Venet slowly released the child and Minet walked to the advisor and took his hand. Both bowed their heads softly to the Queens then left, each holding a child by their side.
Tears slowly welled in Selenity's eyes as she watched them go. She smiled when Serenity turned to wave goodbye. She lifted her hand in a soft goodbye and once the doors closed her tears released.
"Oh Venet!" She cried helplessly and the Queen of Venus rushed to her side, putting a hand upon her shoulder. Queen Selenity turned to her. "Why cannot she be mine? I want her to know who I am..." She sobbed quietly and the Queen looked at her sadly, her deep blue eyes staring into the midnight one's of her older sister.
"She is your own but you cannot... no one must know that Serenity is truly your daughter... We all have sacrificed greatly for the survival of our kingdoms Selenity...And we will not stop till our Children are safe and we are rid of the darkness that plans to control us." Venet said sadly, how many times had she and the Queen agonized over this topic yet it was the first time that the queen had cried.
"You're child knows that you are her mother... Tell me again why we have agreed to this foolish agreement." Queen Selenity said, her form turning away from her own sister. Venet looked away sadly, her heart ached that she could not have her own child Minet call her Mommy... she knew the deep ache that Serenity was feeling yet they had known long ago that this would be the way it has to be in order to protect their Kingdom.
"The Princess of the Moon would be in terrible danger if her true identity was known." A voice suddenly said from the other side of the room and both women's eyes turned to see the glowing form before them.
"Mother." Selenity said sadly and Selene smiled lovingly at her.
"You're daughter will be sent to Earth my sweet love and I shall be with her in spirit always... This is how things must be in order to protect her from the darkness that wishes to consume us all." Selene said sadly, the Goddess of the Moon looked at her two children lovingly and put a hand to each of their cheeks. "I have called upon the other Queens of the planets to assist you in this matter... they will watch over your children." She said and more tears slipped down Selenity's pale cheek.
"I could not bear to have her leave me... I want to hold her forever in my arms." Selenity cried softly and Selene gently kissed her forehead where the brilliant emblem of the moon rested and a sigh of sadness escaped the beautiful Queen's lips.
It had only been four years since she had lost her husband... a husband she loved more then the air she breathed. Silver droplets slipped down her cheeks and she quietly sat upon the end of Serenity's small bed. On the other side of the room Minet slept quietly, both girls being bathed in the soft moonlight of the evening sky. Gently she caressed a silver lock of Serenity's hair and smiled. She, her precious gem was all that was left from her great love and now to save her life she had to deny the precious being before her of a real mother. The story went that Serenity had been found as a gift from the Goddess and was to be raised to represent the glorious Moon Kingdom and live among the people of earth. She would be raised with the Princess and Prince of Earth... she would not be the first to travel to the Earth to be raised away from her heritage... Selenity could still hear Mara weeping for the daughter she would never see grow up but she was still ready to do her duty to save their worlds...
Suddenly the small form wiggled and Selenity looked to see her slowly waking. She yawned, a beautiful sound and her deep blue eyes blinked open. Selenity smiled lovingly at her. A smile came to Serenity's lips and she rushed into the Queen's arms. Queen Selenity smiled happily as she held her. Serenity looked back into the Queen's beautiful face and smiled more.
"Since I don't have a mommy.... can I pretend that you are mine?" She asked in a soft whisper and Selenity's eyes rushed with tears. She stroked the child's head lovingly and nodded.
"Of course... if only you let me pretend that you are my own." She replied quietly and Serenity nodded vigorously. She latched onto Selenity's form and smiled lovingly into her robes.
"Goodnight Mommy..." She whispered as she slowly drifted off to sleep in the Queen's loving arms. Joyous tears fell from her face and she sighed lovingly into her daughter's shimmering hair.
"Goodnight... my princess..." She said in a very quiet whisper and she held her daughter tightly to her chest, rocking her slowly back in forth into the deep hours of the night.
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Little feet were heard as they rushed through the glass halls of the palace. The satin slippers quickly turned and rushed into the throne room, more pattering feet heard behind her.
"Serenity..." A soft voice said lovingly as she watched the white haired child of four enter into the room. Her smile widened as she saw the golden haired child behind her. Suddenly the golden hair child caught up with the smaller one, wrapping her small arms around her, making both girls topple to the floor in giggles. The glorious Queen of the Moon descended from her throne slowly, the flowing moon silk hugged her body tightly, showing the curves of perfection as she descended gracefully down the marble steps. Both children looked lovingly up toward the Queen of the Moon, their play clothes made of white silk and did not glimmer as beautifully as the Queen's but suited them enough.
"My darlings... what do I owe the pleasure of your sweet company?" The Queen cooed as she bent down, extending her arms to them. Both children stood and rushed into an open arm, their giggles echoing throughout the room. Both girls snuggled their faces lovingly to their Queen and the Queen sighed in happiness.
"Minet... Serenity, there you are." Another female voice said from the other side of the room. A woman in flowing amber entered quietly, her dress in beautiful translucent layers that hugged her body gently. Her golden hair transcended down her back and she walked quietly over to the Queen and the two.
"Venet..." Queen Selenity smiled as she released her hold on the two children. Minet smiled and rushed to the other women and Venet swept her into her arms, swinging the light four year old into the air.
"Queen... you're hair is so beautiful..." A soft voice said near Selenity's ear and she felt fingers smoothly caress her pure silver locks. Selenity smiled at the small child and fingered a lock of her hair as well.
"It is as beautiful as yours sweet Serenity." The Queen smiled weakly, a small tug pulling on her heart as she heard the child refer to her only as the Queen.
"Serenity today is the day." Venet said softly, holding the golden haired child in her arms gently. "You shall begin your training to represent your Kingdom so that you may serve the Queen you adore... and the Princess you love." Venet said quietly, looking at the golden haired child in her arms. Suddenly the small four-year-old form swelled with pride and she looked at her beautiful Queen and smiled brightly. Two guards opened the doors to the throne room and two tall figures slowly strode in side by side. Both girls' heads snapped to that direction and they smiled. Queen Selenity finally stood, her frame as tall as the women who approached. A brilliant yellow moon shone on the woman's forehead and her black hair cascaded down her back in waves. The man beside her in white bowed and the women curtseyed.
"Your Majesty." They said quietly and Selenity smiled lovingly to her two advisors.
"Shall I be your student today?" Serenity asked eagerly as she glanced into the beautiful faces of Lunar and Artemis.
"Yes, you shall." Lunar replied softly as she took the small child's hand in her own.
"Princess Minet you shall join us too." Artemis said smoothly, his charming voice a pleasant tone to all as he held out his hand for the small Princess. Venet slowly released the child and Minet walked to the advisor and took his hand. Both bowed their heads softly to the Queens then left, each holding a child by their side.
Tears slowly welled in Selenity's eyes as she watched them go. She smiled when Serenity turned to wave goodbye. She lifted her hand in a soft goodbye and once the doors closed her tears released.
"Oh Venet!" She cried helplessly and the Queen of Venus rushed to her side, putting a hand upon her shoulder. Queen Selenity turned to her. "Why cannot she be mine? I want her to know who I am..." She sobbed quietly and the Queen looked at her sadly, her deep blue eyes staring into the midnight one's of her older sister.
"She is your own but you cannot... no one must know that Serenity is truly your daughter... We all have sacrificed greatly for the survival of our kingdoms Selenity...And we will not stop till our Children are safe and we are rid of the darkness that plans to control us." Venet said sadly, how many times had she and the Queen agonized over this topic yet it was the first time that the queen had cried.
"You're child knows that you are her mother... Tell me again why we have agreed to this foolish agreement." Queen Selenity said, her form turning away from her own sister. Venet looked away sadly, her heart ached that she could not have her own child Minet call her Mommy... she knew the deep ache that Serenity was feeling yet they had known long ago that this would be the way it has to be in order to protect their Kingdom.
"The Princess of the Moon would be in terrible danger if her true identity was known." A voice suddenly said from the other side of the room and both women's eyes turned to see the glowing form before them.
"Mother." Selenity said sadly and Selene smiled lovingly at her.
"You're daughter will be sent to Earth my sweet love and I shall be with her in spirit always... This is how things must be in order to protect her from the darkness that wishes to consume us all." Selene said sadly, the Goddess of the Moon looked at her two children lovingly and put a hand to each of their cheeks. "I have called upon the other Queens of the planets to assist you in this matter... they will watch over your children." She said and more tears slipped down Selenity's pale cheek.
"I could not bear to have her leave me... I want to hold her forever in my arms." Selenity cried softly and Selene gently kissed her forehead where the brilliant emblem of the moon rested and a sigh of sadness escaped the beautiful Queen's lips.
It had only been four years since she had lost her husband... a husband she loved more then the air she breathed. Silver droplets slipped down her cheeks and she quietly sat upon the end of Serenity's small bed. On the other side of the room Minet slept quietly, both girls being bathed in the soft moonlight of the evening sky. Gently she caressed a silver lock of Serenity's hair and smiled. She, her precious gem was all that was left from her great love and now to save her life she had to deny the precious being before her of a real mother. The story went that Serenity had been found as a gift from the Goddess and was to be raised to represent the glorious Moon Kingdom and live among the people of earth. She would be raised with the Princess and Prince of Earth... she would not be the first to travel to the Earth to be raised away from her heritage... Selenity could still hear Mara weeping for the daughter she would never see grow up but she was still ready to do her duty to save their worlds...
Suddenly the small form wiggled and Selenity looked to see her slowly waking. She yawned, a beautiful sound and her deep blue eyes blinked open. Selenity smiled lovingly at her. A smile came to Serenity's lips and she rushed into the Queen's arms. Queen Selenity smiled happily as she held her. Serenity looked back into the Queen's beautiful face and smiled more.
"Since I don't have a mommy.... can I pretend that you are mine?" She asked in a soft whisper and Selenity's eyes rushed with tears. She stroked the child's head lovingly and nodded.
"Of course... if only you let me pretend that you are my own." She replied quietly and Serenity nodded vigorously. She latched onto Selenity's form and smiled lovingly into her robes.
"Goodnight Mommy..." She whispered as she slowly drifted off to sleep in the Queen's loving arms. Joyous tears fell from her face and she sighed lovingly into her daughter's shimmering hair.
"Goodnight... my princess..." She said in a very quiet whisper and she held her daughter tightly to her chest, rocking her slowly back in forth into the deep hours of the night.