A/N: Oh geez. . .it's been too long of a while since I've updated, hasn't it? Ugh, I apologise with all of my heart, lovelies, I truly do.

I sincerely want to thank each and every one of you for still keeping this story in your favourites/subscribing list, and for being so patient for this chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter and it's new writing style (I reread the past chapters. . .yeesh), and, once again, I am very sorry, I truly am. Words cannot describe how happy I am that you have all kept onto this story.

Enjoy chapter 6!

I do not own Sailor Moon.

Chapter 6

For the next few weeks, preparations were made for the alliance between the Silver Millenium and the Earth Kingdom, meaning everyone in both kingdoms was rather busy, the endless piles of work burdening each person.

Dimande had seemed a bit too cheery everytime a Lunarian - especially Serenity - would pass by him, yet his attitude would dissolve into what seemed like utter dislike once Endymion would enter, yet no one had actually paid attention to his sour behaviour due to the constant demands the new alliance was in need of.

A few days before the official alliance was to take place, Serenity fell onto the sofa in Venus' room, letting out a tired "huff" as she lifted up her bare feet, wiggling her toes. "Finally, a break!" she exclaimed tiredly.

"It's only for ten minutes." Venus replied, a worn-out look on her face as well as she sat down on her bed. "I can't believe we're in charge of the gifts. Being heir to the throne of the Moon Kingdom and the head leader of the senshi, you would think they would assign us jobs that would involve associating with the Earth royals."

"I don't think I can feel my fingers." Serenity complained, rubbing her hands together, "Who knew the Earthlings could develop such large presents?"

Venus laughed, nodding as she took off her shoes. "They were rather big, weren't they?"

"I opened one, and inside it was a grey oval-shaped figure with a handle. What in Diana's name am I supposed to use that for?"

"I think that was what they call a 'pan'." Venus laughed again, now laying back against her pillows, bringing her knees to her chest.

"A pan?" asked Serenity, cerulean eyes blinking in confusion, "It sounds so. . .weird. When I hit it against the wall, it made a loud noise, remember?"

"Yes, I do, Serenity. I'm the only one in charge of gifts along with you, don't you remember?" Venus rolled her eyes, "Or have you been too busy daydreaming about wanting to see Endymion again?"

The young princess let out another frustrated 'huff'. It was true. Ever since the Lunar Ball, the two lovers had barely any time to see each other, as the alliance had completely taken over. Serenity had been placed to take care of gifts and presents that were interchanged between both kingdoms with Venus, and Endymion had to go over the contract and the policies with Queen Serenity and Dimande.

Of course, Serenity had protested to this, claiming that, if both princes could discuss the alliance, then she should have the right to as well, but was simply ignored by her mother and told to be escorted out by whatever guards were present, which had greatly infuriated the princess.

"Well, time to get back to working, Serenity." Venus stood up from her bed, strapping on her orange heels, "Our break is over and you know how upset the queen will be if we continue to slack off."

"But I hate it!" complained the princess as she stretched out her arms, "I thought receiving gifts from Earthlings would give me a chance to talk to them about Earth, but no! I've barely any time to so much as say a single word to them as they hand me gifts with 'pans' and bottles of 'shampoo'." her lower lip quivered into a slight pout. "What about the history books, the stories, and-"

"In case you've forgotten," Venus sat next to her, a golden eyebrow raised, "an alliance is taking place, Serenity. That too, an alliance between two kingdoms who have a rather awful history amongst them. Things are not to be taken quickly nor slowly. That means that only events of importance are to be handled, not casual conversations. Now come," she grabbed the princess' hand and pulled her up, "we have presents to take care of."

"Fine, fine." Serenity mumbled in defeat as she followed her head guardian out of her room.

"So, as I was saying," Dimande continued to grin at all the Lunarians and Earthlings present, "the issue of the silver crystal remains at hand."

"Prince, as ruler of the Silver Millenium, I must decline to this." Queen Serenity replied, her voice loud enough for everyone in the conference room to hear. "The silver crystal is the Moon Kingdom's ultimate and most powerful weapon, and, because of this, the Lunarians must keep its location private to everyone else, including systems with whom we have have an alliance."

"But, your majesty, I have assured you that Earth's most powerful weapon has been sealed away, its location only known by my cousin and I." Dimande continued, "Prince Endymion and I are also the only ones who can use it, and we are the caretakers on the Earth side of this alliance. Please understand, we Earthlings could not handle the power of the silver crystal, nor can we control it, therefore we could not abuse it."

"Then why do you need it?" a Lunarian politician asked bitterly, his aqua eyes narrow with suspicion. "If you won't nor cannot use it, why should we allow your filthy soil-ridden hands on it?"

"Soleil!" snapped Queen Serenity, "Name calling is not necessary; you are a politician, not an infant!"

Soleil mumbled a quiet apology, yet his eyes did not leave the startled Dimande, who pursed his lips in worry. "I-It's alright."

"However, I am quite curious as well, Prince Dimande." the Queen raised a silver eyebrow. "What is it that you want with the silver crystal?"

"Well, there is a certain. . .problem. . .on Earth. . ." the prince ran a hand through his silver hair nervously, his voice rather hesitant, "Of course, since we Earthlings cannot use the silver crystal alone, we would need your help, or the princess' help-"

"Princess Serenity is not to use the silver crystal without my supervision." Queen Serenity interrupted, her voice cold and hard, "The only one who can use it is the current ruler of the Silver Millenium, who is me. Continue."

"I apologise." Dimande bowed his head, yet his amethyst eyes peered up at her nervously. "There is a slightly-problematic monster-"

"Dimande, stop this!" Endymion cut in for the first time during that meeting, and every individual's head turned to Dimande's right, where the younger, dark-haired prince was glaring at his cousin. "If we are to make an alliance with them, then we must tell the truth and not be bashful!"

"Endymion, shut up-"

"What do you mean, prince?" Queen Serenity was now turned to him, her silver eyes watching him carefully, her voice a bit calmer. "Is there something going on Earth?"

"Indeed, your majesty." Endymion nodded, and stood up, now looking at all the people present. "There is a disturbance occurring on Earth. Usually, we Earthlings have been living in prosperity and peace, but lately there has been some. . .unrest in the air."

"How do you mean?"

"People have died."

"Prince, everyone is bound to die one day-"

"Pardon me, your majesty," Endymion shook his head, closing his eyes as a frown took over his lips, "But these are not normal deaths."

"Not normal deaths?"

"No, your majesty. Perfectly healthy infants have choked on the breastmilk of their mothers, happy children have died by playing with their friends, servants have fallen off the stairs and broken bones. People have also gone missing."

"Missing?"

"Indeed. Neighbours will report people on their streets have gone missing for a few days, and then, they will randomly turn up. However, they are not the same person." Endymion bit his lip, his sapphire eyes now looking straight at the Queen. "It is as if they have been brainwashed, and we think that Metallia is the one responsible."

The room was silent for a few moments, and Dimande glared up at his cousin, grabbing him by his arm and pulling him down, his voice a low hiss. "Did you have to tell them everything?! Endymion, we're trying to get them on our side, not to scare them off!"

"The Lunarians are brave people, Dimande." Endymion retorted quietly, "It is our problem as it is happening on the grounds of our kingdom, and if they choose to help, then that is beneficial for both sides. If they choose not to, then they are not to be put at fault, and we should understand if they want to keep out of it."

"But-"

"Those are wise words, Prince Endymion." the Queen said softly, her eyes now looking at both princes with slight compassion. Dimande immediately let go of his cousin, who straightened up to nod at the Queen. "My people are careful, but we are not cowardly. If you think that Metallia is indeed the one who is behind all this, then we shall try to help you."

"Thank you, your majesty." Endymion bowed down, a small grin on his face. "I appreciate your help."

"Is there anything you could possibly tell me about the situation?"

Dimande spoke up at once. "We believe that there is a witch somewhere who has released Metallia's power, but, at the moment, we cannot find her."

"Very well." Queen Serenity stood up, which made every Lunarian stand up beside her, "I will allow you access to the powers of the silver crystal and I under the condition that the crystal and I are not to part, and I am the only one who can use it."

"Thank you very much, Queen." both princes bowed to the queen, the two of them smiling. "We really appreciate this."

"And, given the rules and issues at hand, will you both stick to this alliance and do your part?"

"I will." the King of the Earth, who had arrived the day before, nodded solemnly, his ruffled dark hair brushing over his eyes, which were focused on the long, shiny green paper that stood afloat in the air between him and Queen Serenity.

"I will." Queen Serenity nodded as well, and Princess Serenity could feel her stomach jump a few times.

She was finally part of a Moon Kingdom that was allies with the Earth monarchy. She had a higher chance of being caught with Endymion and not being chastised for it. She could finally learn more about the solar system, become a better ruler, and live happily with her friends and mother.

She could be happy.

The princess looked over at her senshi, who were all in beautiful, poofy (Serenity giggled) dresses of their respective colours, smiling as they watched their Queen take in the oath, as well as the Earth King and the rest of the Earthlings, who all watched silently.

Serenity looked past the Earth King's shoulder and noticed Prince Endymion, who was wearing sapphire-coloured armour with a long, black cape, his white-gloved hands folded against his chest. Standing next to him was Prince Dimande along with four other young men that seemed to be his age. They were all wearing grey uniforms, but each had a different-coloured clip on the side of their ebony-dyed belts, the tallest one wearing a golden clip.

Endymion caught the princess staring at him and glanced back at her. He looked at her for a few moments before mouthing, "You look beautiful".

Serenity looked down at herself. She was wearing a long, silver dress with lace embroidered around the bottom and waist, small golden moons decorated all over it. She quickly ran her hand through a ponytail, her pale cheeks blushing a light red as she mouthed back, "You don't look so bad yourself".

The prince smirked for a moment before quickly winking at her and looking back at the front of the ballroom. Serenity felt her cheeks flush further and she looked away as well, but could not help but constantly think of how dashing she thought he looked at the moment.

"Then, it is with this power that I declare both of your kingdoms as allies." the scribe announced, "This new alliance shall be called 'The Golden-Era Alliance'."

A roar of applause and cheers echoed throughout the room, and Serenity felt her heart swell with pride and happiness. It felt rather silly to be happy for such a moment, but she couldn't help it.

The Moon and the Earth were finally allies.

As noise in the ballroom began to increase with Lunarians and Earthlings interacting with each other, the melody of soft orchestral music taking over the hall. Serenity found herself gliding over to Endymion, who was grinning at her.

"It's a pleasure to finally be your ally, Princess." he said.

"I find myself filled with delight because of this event as well, Prince Endymion." she said softly.

"Flirting again, my prince?" a new voice asked, and the two royals turned around. Serenity noticed the man with the golden clip who was standing by Endymion during the ceremony, his waist-length silver hair longer than it had seemed before. His grey eyes glanced at Serenity, who immediately grabbed the sides of her dress and curtseyed. "Princess Serenity, pleased to meet you."

"I'm Kunzite, the head of the Shitennou, who guard the prince. Pleased to meet you as well." he replied, his voice unusually low, but clear enough for her to hear.

"Princess, who are you talking to-?" Venus' voice was cut off from behind her as the taller blonde looked at Kunzite. Serenity turned to her friend and gestured to the head of the Shitennou. "This is Kunzite, leader of the Shitennou who protect Prince Endymion."

"Sailor Venus, senshi of love and loyalty, leader of the senshi who protect Princess Serenity." she recited, as if it were imprinted in her mind.

Serenity saw a corner of Kunzite's lips pull up briefly as he watched her curiously. "Leader as well?" he asked, slightly grinning, yet his voice seemed obscured of any emotion.

"Of the senshi." she repeated, nodding slightly, her blue eyes watching him with a stare similar to that of the one he gave her.

"Interesting."

"I suppose so."

An awkward silence took over as all four royals looked away from each other and down at the tiled-floor, as if it were more interesting than each other. Finally, Kunzite spoke up.

"If the rest of your senshi would like to meet the other members of Shitennou, I'd be delighted to introduce them."

"Of course. Girls!" she turned and beckoned the rest of the senshi, who were still in the spots they had remained in during the ceremony.

As the senshi walked towards the rest of the Shitennou, Serenity looked at Endymion. "Would you like to accompany me to the balcony?"

He smiled and extended his elbow for Serenity to rest her hand on. "Of course."

As the two began to walk towards the entrance of the balcony, Serenity looked back in an attempt to make sure no one was staring at them, as she knew her mother would literally lock her in her bedroom if she had ever figured out.

As they reached the large balcony, Serenity picked up one of the pink carnations on the edge, her slender fingers caressing the petals carefully. "You know, ever since you showed me that rose, all of these flowers have seemed to never be enough. It's true that all of them are beautiful in their own way, but," she looked up, her azure eyes shining brightly, "I could not help but think of that rose."

Endymion chuckled, reaching into his armour pocket before pulling out another crimson-coloured rose. "Like this?"

The princess' eyes widened with delight as she took the rose, now gently pressing her fingers against the petals but taking caution to not touch the thorns. She began to laugh gently.

"What is it?" he asked, her contagious laughter making him smile.

"Last time I saw a rose, you told me my beauty could compare to a rose, which is beautiful yet a monster." Serenity said, looking up at him. "Does that mean that, like this rose, I'm beautiful yet dangerous?"

"Well, you are a female." he chuckled, sapphire orbs filled with amusement, "Females are bound to be dangerous creatures."

Serenity frowned. "How kind and non-sexist of you to say that, Prince."

Endymion laughed again, waving his hands. "You know that's not what I meant. What I meant was, yes, you are as lovely as this rose, as you make me breathless just by looking at you. And, in terms of being 'a monster'," he grinned and moved forward, his hands inching towards hers, "I'm sure you are rather dangerous, but I love fearless princesses. They're less likely to be damsels in distress, which takes the load off of me."

The princess pouted. "So, you're saying that we can't have a fairytale life? That I can't count on being rescued by you whenever needed?"

"I never said that." he rolled his eyes, "What I mean is, you're my kind of princess."

"Well, you're my kind of prince."

As the two silently kissed, Dimande watched from the other side of the ballroom, a glass of wine in his hands. He was ready to walk over and politely ask what it was those two thought they were doing, when-

"Ah, Dimande, my love!"

Shocked by the thought of hearing someone call him "my love", Dimande turned around, teeth barred, but immediately stopped, his expression melting into complete happiness when he took in the image of the person behind him.

Behind him was a young woman wearing a black strapless top with a large, cream-coloured skirt, her pale fingers curling jet black, wavy, waist-length hair around themselves. Her dark purple eyes smiled with kindness as she took his hands in hers.

"Nice to see you, Beryl." he grinned.

"Ah, well, they told me that there was going to be a celebration at the Moon because of the alliance, and I thought, 'why not join?'." Beryl grinned, "Where is Endymion? I'd love to congratulate him as well as the King."

"He's actually at the balcony with Princess Serenity." Dimande took her hand, "Come, I'll introduce you two."

"Princess, Endymion!" Dimande grinned, pulling Beryl towards him, "Look who dropped by."

"Lady Beryl." Endymion smiled and bowed down, taking her hand and gently kissing it. "It's wonderful to see you again."

"Of course, always the charmer, Endymion." she rolled her eyes but smiled.

"And this," Dimande gestured to the princess, "is the beautiful Princess Serenity."

"Nice to meet you." the Princess curtseyed, and the taller woman smiled warmly.

"It's nice to finally meet you, princess. You are indeed as beautiful as the legends proclaim you are."

"You're very sweet." Serenity felt herself blushing again, but the older woman simply laughed again, amused.

"Well, it was nice to see you again, Endymion. Serenity, I will see you again, I assume?" Beryl asked with a raised eyebrow, and then glided back towards the ballroom along with Dimande, who had quickly glared at Endymion before following her.

"She seems like a wonderful person." the princess giggled, and Endymion nodded.

"Beryl truly is. She's nice to everyone and is one of my and Dimande's good friends."

Beryl laughed as Dimande had cracked another joke, her cheeks flushing with humour. "Oh, Dimande, you sure know how to make a girl laugh."

"According to you, I assume so." he nodded, his lips forming a small grin. "However, the woman who I am in love with does not view me in the same way."

"Oh, Dimande, how you spoil this lady," the young woman laughed at her own joke before taking a sip of her wine. "Who is it?"

"Serenity."

"Ah, a fine girl. Why not ask her to dance?"

"Because she loves someone else."

"Oh?" she asked with a raised eyebrow, her mouth covered by her wine glass. "And who is it?"

"Endymion."

The wine in Beryl's mouth immediately turned sour. "E-Excuse me?" she asked softly.

Dimande sighed, nodding a bit sadly. "Yes, they seem to enjoy each other's company very much, but I cannot do anything to change it." His amethyst eyes turned to hers. "I guess love is something that can never be altered, no?"

The young woman's clutch on her glass hardened, but her gaze remained the same. "Serenity. . .and Endymion?"

"Yes."

"Mm." she simply took another sip, and Dimande nodded again, not recognising the look in her hard eyes. "Very. . .interesting."

A/N: Bwahaha I give way too many cliffhangers.

I'm sorry that this chapter was rather short, as I was rather eager to get this part out quickly and to all of you.

Reviews are much greatly appreciated! And, this story is most likely 45% finished in terms of plot, but I really want so add more unnecessary fluff/drama/literally anything, so if any of you would like to see anything more in the story (such as more romance between Serenity and Endymion, more POV from Dimande, more Shitennou/Senshi etc), please drop me a review and I'll gladly consider it! :D