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Minako and Endymion

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"Who are you?" Prince Endymion asked the blonde before him.

"I am Princess Serenity of the Lunar Kingdom," replied a blue eyed girl in a pearl white dress with her yellow sun kissed hair pulled up in two buns on top of her head with the rest trailing behind her.

"Well Princess as I am sure you know relations between our two kingdoms are forbidden," Endymion informed her.

"Yes I know but Earth has so many wonderful flower that the Moon does not," Serenity told him.

"I am sure there are beauties in your Kingdom that are not found here on Earth," Endymion smiled at her before noticing there was another girl with the same golden colored hair in an orange dress with her hair pulled back with a red bow staring intently at him. "Who is the young lady with you?"

The girl quickly averted her eyes and stared at the ground. "I am her cousin, handmaiden, and guardian Minako of Venus," she replied shyly with a blush on her cheeks.

"Well Minako of Venus you better get the Princess back to the Moon before anyone else finds you here," the Prince of Earth suggested.

"Yes sir," Minako bowed slightly as he left.

Minako and Serenity stood from the field of flowers and turned their backs to Endymion as they looked up at the Moon. Endymion could not see but a crescent burned brightly on Minako's brow as the symbol for the house of Venus burned brightly on Serenity's brow. In a flash of orange and silver the two girls from another world vanished before his eyes.

"Yo! Endymion," someone called, "What ya doing?"

"My Prince I wish you would give up this nonsense about the princess of the Moon," a man with silver hair told him.

"The stars say the Moon only holds misfortune," a man with brown hair stated.

"Don't be so stuff Kunzite," replied a man with light blonde hair slightly past his shoulders and loosely tied back.

"She is real guys," Endymion turned to face his personal guard, The Shitennou. "I met her and she will be my wife."

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"What were you thinking Serenity?" the blonde in the pearl white dress asked as they reappeared in the Moon Princess' bed chamber. "No wait what was I thinking letting you talk me into this. I know I act as you sometimes to protect you but that stunt could have gotten us either killed or worse." Minako stopped pacing and looked at Serenity lying on her bed.

"I just wanted to see him for real," Serenity replied dreamily, "just once."

Minako sighed. "Guess we better switch back before your mother sees us like this," she told her cousin but the Moon princess did not hear her as she stated at the blue planet below.

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Months had past and Princess Serenity had not made another trip to Earth although it was not for lack of trying. On every attempt she had been caught by her newest guardian the Princess of Mars. Also Minako had forgotten the intense look which the Prince of Earth had given her while she had been masquerading as Serenity.

"I wonder what mother has to tell us," Princess Serenity said as she and her guardian walked the halls of the Moon palace toward the throne room.

"Probably that you should not neglect your studies as you do," a girl in an ice blue dress with short blue hair spoke as she kept her face in a book.

The five girls entered the throne room to find Queen Serenity speaking with five men who were mostly certainly not of the Moon. "Mother," Princess Serenity spoke up.

"Ah Serenity I am glad you and your guard are here," Queen Serenity smiled and embraced her daughter. "I have some wonderful news for you."

Princess Serenity was lost in her own thought as she stared at the Prince of Earth. In her mind her and Endymion were being drawn toward each other until she heard her mother's sharp voice which meant she had been caught day dreaming.

"As I was saying," Queen Serenity began again, "In an effort to improve relations between the Earth and the Moon, myself and Queen Gaia of Earth have decided that you two shall marry to join our two kingdoms.

Princess Serenity pinched herself and let out a yelp. "I am not dreaming," she thought.

"So unlike when I first met her," Endymion thought.

"As you have already guessed this is my daughter Princess Serenity of the Lunar Kingdom," Queen Serenity announced. Queen Serenity gestured to a brunette who was the tallest of Princess Serenity's guard, "This is the Princess of Jupiter, Makoto." Makoto bowed her head slightly and blushed as she looked at the brown haired man of Endymion's guard. Queen Serenity nodded to a raven haired girl in a red dress, "the Princess of Mars, Rei," who said nothing and stared at the men with a face of stone. "The girl with her head in a book is the Princess of Mercury, Ami," Queen Serenity said of the blue haired girl. Ami blushed at being brought attention to and shoved her nose deeper in the book. While Rei put an arm around her and drew her near protectively causing the blue haired girl to blush more.

"This," Queen Serenity placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder, "is my niece the Princess of Venus, Minako." Minako curtsied but did not break eye contact with the guest as the Queen continued to speak. "She will sometimes act as a decoy and impersonate my daughter Serenity. Even though they are cousins since birth they have been mistaken for twins."

"So it was her I met that day," Endymion thought. "She is even more beautiful now if that is possible." Endymion was about to ask if he could have a word with Princess Venus when Queen Serenity clasped his hand with Serenity's.

"I am sure you two would love to get to know one another," Queen Serenity smiled. "Why don't you show Prince Endymion the royal gardens," she suggested to her daughter.

"Yes mother," Princess Serenity replied as she tried to be lady like and not run from the throne room dragging Endymion behind her.

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"Princess Venus," Endymion called to the blonde with her hair pulled back in a red ribbon.

"How may I help you Prince Endymion," the Venusian asked. "Have you lost Serenity?"

"Actually," He began, "I wish to have a word with you."

"We are not betrothed," Princess Venus said, "it is not proper for us to be alone together."

"It was not proper for you and Serenity to come to my planet so many months ago," he countered.

"That was Serenity's idea," Venus informed him. "I went with her because I knew I could not talk her out of it. She has always loved your blue world."

"That is maybe so but I know it was you and not Serenity," he smiled, "that I fell in love with in that flower field."

"Love," Princess Venus quietly whispered.

"Yes I loved you from the moment I saw you," Prince Endymion told the blonde before him.

"How did you know it was me and not Serenity?" Princess Venus asked.

"I did not know until I met you and Serenity today but as soon as I did I knew you were the girl who introduced herself as Princess Serenity," Endymion paused. "You and Serenity could pass as twin yes but your eyes set you apart. You have the look of a leader while Serenity is still young."

"Serenity will be a great leader," Princess Venus stated.

"Perhaps," Endymion nodded, "but she is not there yet." Endymion stepped closer toward her. "Please Princess let me get to know you."

Venus stepped back. "That is not a good idea Prince Endymion. You are betrothed to my cousin Princess Serenity. She loves you and I will do nothing to break her heart. Besides I do not need a man I have my duty."

"She does not know me enough to love me," Prince Endymion refuted.

"As you do not know me, good day," Princess Venus quickly turned on her heels and continued in the direction she had originally been going.

"She is an interesting one Endymion."

"Yes she is Kunzite," he replied. "You better not let Zoicite hear you say that."

"I have no interest in her or any other woman," the silver haired man replied coolly.

"How long have you been there?" Endymion asked.

"Long enough," replied his second in command.

"I see," was all Prince Endymion said.

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"Artemis," Minako called entering the room.

"Mina," a white haired man ran to catch her before she fell to the floor.

"Why does my heart feel like it is being ripped from my chest?" she cried as tears came down her face.
Artemis held his charge. "You finally found the one from your dreams?" Minako nodded. "What did you see?"

"The silver cord, which comes from my heart and I always thought it lead to nowhere ended in his heart," Minako sniffled.

"Ended in whom?" Artemis gently asked.

"The Prince of Earth, Endymion Mamoru," she hiccupped.

"Isn't he," Artemis began.

"Betrothed to Serenity," Minako finished.

"I know I am one of Queen Serenity's advisors and I have always told you duty is what matter," Artemis told her.

"I know," Minako whispered.

"You are like a daughter to me," Artemis told the girl in his arms. "Sometimes you have to put your heart before duty."

Minako shook her head. "I will tell you the same thing I told him. I will never betray Serenity's hearts."

"Mina," Artemis whispered stroking her hair as the young girl cried into his chest.

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Serenity smiled and wrapped her arms around her lover's neck in front of her as she leaned in for a kiss. "Umm," Serenity moaned as the kisses went to her neck.

Hearing a noise her lover paused. "Serenity what if your mother of Prince Endymion find out about us?"

"I do not care," she said trying to press her body closer.

"You mother is the queen and you are going to marry the Prince of Earth," her lover insisted.

"Do you not love me?" Princess Serenity pouted.

"I love you my Princess. I love you with everything I am but I am a mere servant. I am not worthy of your love."

Tears filled the blonde's eyes. "Only if I could convince Mother to let me marry who I want," Serenity sighed.

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Endymion once again was dreaming he was in a rose garden with Princess Serenity who he knew was Minako Princess of Venus. Stepping up to her he gripped her shoulders. "Why do you fight your heart?"

"My life is to my duty, not my heart," she responded.

"Endymion," Slowly Princess Serenity's voice entered his mind. "Endymion," she repeated.

Endymion looked around and noticed he indeed was in the rose garden behind the Moon Palace with Princess Serenity. She was staring at him with those eyes that reminded him so much of Minako. "She really is beautiful," he thought, "but she is not Minako." He noticed she was leaning in to kiss him again. "Duty before heart," he told himself as she wrapped his arms around her pulling her into a kiss. In his heart Endymion knew he was kissing Serenity but his mind was imagining it was the princess of Venus he was holding.

Without warning Serenity broke the kiss and pulled away. "Endymion," she whispered not looking at him, "I am sorry. I can't do this anymore."

"Serenity," was all Endymion said.

"I never meant to hurt you," with tears in her eyes she turned to face him grasping his hands in hers. To her surprise she found Endymion smiling.

"I can no longer do this either," confessed the Prince of Earth.

"There is someone you love?" she asked relieved. He nodded. "This is great!" Serenity jumped up. "You can be my alibi for mother. He and the girls do not know I leave the palace to visit…" Serenity suddenly stopped.

"He doesn't know you like him," Endymion asked.

Serenity shook her head and blushed. "Oh she knows." She giggled and hid her face in his chest. "I am just no supposed to mention her. Others do not know she exists. I did not believe she exist until Haruka introduced her to me." Serenity quickly clamped her hand over her mouth. Then wide eyed she whispered, "You must tell me who you love."

"Minako," Endymion said in a whisper.

"Does she know?" Serenity wondered.

Endymion nodded. "But she did not want to hurt you."

"You must go to her," the Moon Princess insisted.

"What about our parents?" Endymion questioned.

Serenity waved him off. "We can worry about that later. You have to talk to Minako."

"But," Endymion began.

Serenity turned her back to him, crossed her arms over her chest and stuck her nose in the air. "Leave me," she demanded, "find Minako or I will never talk to you again."

"Serenity," Endymion insisted. Princess Serenity turned away from him more still not looking at the Earth Prince. Without another word he left the garden in search of the Princess of Venus.

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Endymion stood at her door. He had raised his hand to knock multiple times and once again had his hand raised but had yet to knock on her door. He had to laugh to himself as she could not remember ever being this nervous wanting to talk to a girl. Finally the Prince of Earth succeeds in knocking one the blonde Venusians' door.

"Enter," her voice floated to him through the white doors.

Taking a deep breath Endymion opened her door and entered her room, "Minako."

She quickly turned to face him. "I thought I asked you to leave me alone." Minako quickly strode to him to try and push him from her room. He quickly swept her into an embrace and a passionate kiss. When the kiss brook Minako took a step back and slapped him. "How dare you?" she fumed.

"It is okay," Endymion insisted. "Serenity knows."

The blonde slapped him again and this time he saw she had tears in her eyes. "How dare you hurt Serenity! She loves you! You are her intended!"

"No she doesn't," Endymion said. "That is what I am trying to tell you. Serenity told me to come find you."

"No more lies!" Minako's voice was getting louder. "Get out of my room!" Although she was not in her Senshi form a blazing gold chain appeared in her hands.

Defeated Endymion bowed. "As you wish Princess," He turned around and left.

After Endymion had left Minako slammed her door and slid down to the floor as tear fell from her face. "Why?" she croaked as she began to cry.

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Endymion lay in Serenity's bed chamber with his head in the blonde's lap as she stroked his hair. "I don't know what to do," he said frustrated quickly sitting up almost knocking heads with Serenity as she was leaning over him as she had been stroking his hair. "That woman is the most infuriating. She says she love me as I love her and yet when I come to her she sends me away." The Princes of Earth turned to look at the blonde. "We had your blessing!"

Serenity nodded. "Yes you did and you still do."

"Her problem," Serenity began. "Her problem is that she is proud warrior. Almost as proud as Rei which is why Rei dislikes the fact that Mother made a Venusian head of my guard instead of a Martian. Minako will always follow her duty and never her heart." This last part she said with sadness in her voice as she was how her words hurt Endymion.

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As Minako fought the invading forces of Beryl from Earth her heart broke as she saw Endymion protecting Serenity. "They truly love one another although my ribbon runs to him," she thought. A scream so primal tore from her lips as Minako watched Beryl kill Endymion and Serenity; with the Moon sword in one hand and her chain in the other she tore through the youma and Earthling soldiers in a blind rage until she almost reached the read headed woman floating above the battlefield.

"Not today princess," she heard a voice behind her. The solider of love and beauty turned to find Endymion's second standing behind her with his sword drawn.

"How could you betray Endymion?" Minako screamed with tears and blood running down her face.

Kunzite smiled. "She offered us power."

Both warriors screamed and ran towards one another thrusting their blades deep into the enemy. Before her spirit departed her body she saw Kunzite's eyes return to their proper color. With her last breath she tried to speak Endymion's name but the sound died on her lips as blood trickled from her mouth.

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Aino Minako awoke as Sailor V long before her Princess and the other Senshi awoke in a new time. Puzzled as to why she was reborn on Earth but also had her memories of the Silver Millennium making her long to see Endymion again. Hoping maybe this time they could be together. Minako moved from England to Japan and transferred into Serenity's school to find that now Serenity went by Usagi but that her Princess and Endymion had already found each other. The girls told Minako that Mamoru, which was now Endymion's name; had been captured by Queen Beryl who had also been reawakened in this time. Minako asked her former cousin about her boyfriend and saw the love in Serenity's eyes for Endymion.

It was then Minako realized that Serenity did not remember the past even though has had awoken as Princess Serenity which meant Endymion also probably did not remember that he has once loved her and not Serenity. Minako and the Senshi rescued Endymion and defeated Beryl but at the cost of their own lives. Brought back by the power of the Silver Crystal, Minako helped defeat aliens, villains from the future, a group bent on taking everyone's heart crystals to bring about the silence and an evil circus. Along the way they met the mysterious Outer Senshi and a child claiming that Serenity and Endymion were her parents. This child also showed them that Serenity and Endymion would rule Earth from Japan in a place called Crystal Tokyo. Minako's heart once again as it had during the Silver Millennium as she learned of the future for Serenity and Endymion which meant no future for Endymion and herself.

After the defeat of the Dead Moon Circus the Senshi met Senshi from beyond their solar system and fought the once great Senshi of the galaxy who had been corrupted by Chaos. Minako and the Sol Senshi lost their lives again but Serenity saved Galaxia and the world once again. With her crystal Serenity restored Earth and all who had been harmed by Galaxia and her forces. Minako felt a change in Endymion. He seemed more like the Endymion she had known over a millennia ago. Minako wanted to stop living when he married Serenity and formed Crystal Tokyo just as the pink hair girl had said.

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Minako sat on the ledge of her Miranda Castle which Serenity had restored when she created Crystal Tokyo along with restoring the Moon Palace although Serenity could not restore life to any of the other planets in their Solar System. Minako figured that she could breathe on Venus because of her Senshi powers. It had been many millennia but she still longed for Endymion and came often to her castle to be alone and think of him. Lost in thought the blonde Senshi Princess did not hear someone approaching. She screamed when someone wrapped their arms around her.

"Minako please listen to me," a male voice softly spoke in her ear.

"Endymion," Minako gasped turning around to face the Earth King. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you," he replied. "You have never stayed in the same room as I if someone else was not around."

"It is not right for a woman to be alone with another's husband," Minako informed him.

"I have been trying to talk to you for so long," Endymion told her. "Ever since the defeat of Galaxia and then more so after Crystal Tokyo was formed and Small Lady was born."

Minako turned her back to him and stared across Venus. "Go home to your family and your kingdom Endymion."

"Damn it Minako! Listen to me."  He spun her back around to face him. "You wouldn't listen to me back on the Moon Kingdom but listen to me now."

"You remember," Minako breathed as tears formed in her eyes.

"Yes I remember and our duties are done. We can put love first." It sound like Endymion was almost begging her. "After Small Lady was born Serenity and I truly remembered everything. Serenity found her soul-mate again. It was a beautiful reunion." Endymion took a deep breath. "I have been trying to get your to just talk to me but you always run away. Serenity still gives us her blessing."

"But the rumors of you and Setsuna," Minako asked.

Endymion smiled and shook his head. "Yes I have been with her before but I was sharing her. It is not being unfaithful if all the people involved agree on it."

"So you willingly had sex with another woman other than Serenity!" Minako yelled furious he would hurt Serenity.

"No," Endymion quickly replied trying to defend himself. "Serenity felt sorry for me because you would not talk to me and asked to join them once. It was nice but it was just sex. The whole time I was thinking of another."

"Endymion," Minako began to shake. "I have loved you for so long."

"And I you," Endymion again gathered her in his arms and looked into her yes. "For so long you have dodged my advances; please accept them now," Endymion leaned forward to kiss the blonde princess.

"Yes," Minako breathed as tears rolled down her cheeks and Endymion's lips crashed into her own.
Started Apr 21 2010 finished Aug 2011

Originally Serenity’s lover was Diamond and then I changed her lover to Setsuna. I was going to try and write it as to not give away a certain person or gender but was not sure how to write it.

The battle between Minako and Kunzite was inspired by V-babe’s amazing picture
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Fanart: iliowahine.deviantart.com/art/…

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My favorite pairing.