A/N: Okay, so here is the beginning of my first Sailor Moon fic, ever! I hope you enjoy, and I just wanted to let you know that I own none of the characters in this story, and that even most of the plot ideas were thought up by Ms. Takeuchi. If I could trade for a day, I would, and gladly. Anyway, enjoy!

Prologue

She stared up at the stars in the sky, wonderment crossing her face. It was a beautiful night, with the silvery full moon highlighting the tops of the trees and flowers around her. She loved this place, with its quiet solitude and brilliant scenery. Her home was much different, and yet almost the same. It was lonelier there, even though she had more contact with people. She loved her home, but she loved even more the chances she got to escape to this planet.

"Princess, it is time to leave now"

She hid the small frown that momentarily crossed her face before she turned to face the girl standing beside her. "Yes, Suisei, I know." The Princess followed her friend and protector to the clearing that lay a few feet beyond them, where three other girls stood waiting. Sighing wistfully, she managed a small grin before addressing her protectors. "I do wish that we could stay, just a little longer."

A girl with long blonde hair reached out a comforting hand to caress her shoulder for a moment. "I know, my Princess. We love this planet as you do, but we cannot stay long. Daylight would make it impossible to return, and we cannot risk being seen. The Queen is calling us, and we must return."

The Princess Serenity nodded sadly, and the five girls formed a circle before joining hands. A bright light filled the clearing, and when it was gone, so were they.

The next morning dawned clear and bright on Earth, and the palace was full of activity even at this early hour. Nephrite stalked towards his Prince's rooms, angry once more at the audacity of certain others that he was forced to work alongside. Knocking impatiently at the formidable wooden doors before him, he barely waited a moment before barging into his Prince's bedchambers.

"My Prince, you must wake, and quickly." He strode over to the large window on the opposite wall and threw open the heavy blue curtains that covered it. Turning to face the bed, he started at the sight that was before him.

Or rather, the sight that wasn't. The bedcovers were in disarray, proving that while somebody had indeed occupied the bed at some point during the night, that person was no longer in the room. He sighed and hung his head, the brown waves of his hair pooling over his shoulders. His Prince was gone, yet again, thanks to the inattentiveness of his colleagues. Silently cursing Zoisite's name, he left the room quickly to go to the one place he knew that the Prince would be.

Nephrite found him, countless minutes later, in the gardens again. He stopped short to observe his Prince, and saw exactly what he expected to see. His Prince was sitting on a low stone bench, admiring the roses again. Sighing with exasperation, he left the cover of the trees to stand in front of the Crown Prince of Earth, and made no attempt to disguise his anger.

The Prince, for his part, ignored the man in front of him for a few seconds longer before finally raising his head. He tried to hide the mischievous smirk on his face, but failed miserably. "Did you need something, Nephrite?"

The pretence of ignorance was enough to send Nephrite over the edge. "You know exactly why I am here, Prince. You are supposed to be training right now."

The Prince allowed a full smile to break out on his face. "Zoisite said he would not mind if we skipped it this morning."

Nephrite sputtered incomprehensibly for a few seconds before blurting out, "And what about yesterday, and the day before? The King and Queen will have my head if you don't get around to doing some real work around here, and do not mention Zoisite in front of me today!" He seemed to go off into his own world then, speaking more to himself than to his Prince. "If I had my way, that little weasel would not be in charge of anything at all. Allowing our Prince to do whatever he pleases, allowing him to shirk his responsibilities… It's completely ridiculous!"

Crown Prince Endymion laughed aloud at that. "Please Nephrite, you need to calm down. Of course I will train, just not right now." His dark blue eyes sparkled with laughter, and even Nephrite could not be angry when his Prince looked so happy.

He bowed slightly at the waist, and when he raised his head his smile matched that of his Prince. "Whatever you wish of me, my Prince. But you must promise that this will be the last day you shirk your duties. Kunzite is getting very testy, trying to defer your parents from coming to watch you."

At this, the Prince paled ever so slightly and his smile dropped a little. "My parents want to watch me?"

"Well of course. They do not wish to be embarrassed at your party next month. If you are going to fight in a real battle against another, they want to see that you are ready with their own eyes." Nephrite grinned wider, finally divulging a secret that he had held for weeks now. "Especially since the Moon Court will be joining us to bless you on your birthday."

Endymion looked ready to faint at those words. The People of the Moon had not come to Earth since his father's coming of age almost forty years earlier. He had hoped that they would come to his own coming of age celebration, but since there had been no news he had assumed that they were not. Now, he would have to throw himself into his studies and practice like never before. He had to make a good impression on the People of the Moon. He had to prove that he was worthy to rule the planet that they watched over so protectively.

A/N: Okay, so that was the prologue! Let me know what you think so far, I know it was a little boring and short but the first chapter is ten pages so don't worry it will get much better! Reviews feed my inspiration, so don't forget to hit that little button down there and let me know!