Hi, minna! Here is chapter 3 of my story. I want to
thank all who have written me, all comments and
suggestions *were* appreciated! Thanks goes to
Mako-chan, Sidnei, Ely-chan, Ropa-chan, and Usako, and
the rest of my pals on icq for encouragment. I dont
own Sailor Moon, and I never will...^^ Now, on to the
fic!

Emerging of a Princess
Chapter Three
by: Sailor Starlite
jupiterlightning@yahoo.com

Serena ran a hand through her hair as she walked up
the steps to the temple. She knew Raye would NOT be
happy with her. She winced at the cruel words that
would come from her mouth. At least Raye hadn't
noticed anything strange when they battled the youma.
Tuxedo Mask, did though. And that could be bad. 

Raye's eyes smoldered with barely surpressed fury
when Serena walked in the door to her room. How *dare*
she be with Darien? How dare she skip a meeting, how
DARE she ignore the call of duty until the last
minute, then throw her tiara and walk off??!! She may
be the leader, but Raye was sick of it. Serena
however, just gave Raye a cool look and took her place
beside Amy on the rug. 
"Serena! What were you doing with MY boyfriend?"
Serena smiled. "Raye, he is NOT your boyfriend. And
the reason why I am with him...well, that is for us to
keep to ourselves. I do not spill my personal life for
your benefit, Raye." Serena was still feeling woozy.
She realized it was because of her being away from
Darien. 
Serena didn't want to pass out in front of everybody,
so she stood up quickly. "Raye, I gotta go. I'm sorry
if it seems that I stole Darien off of you. It's not
true." She smiled at everybody and practically flew
out the door, and down the steps.  To get away faster,
she changed into Sailor Moon. She lept over the
rooftops, and away from her friends. What she didn't
count on was running into Tuxedo Mask.


Darien recognized Sailor Moon's energy, and on
instinct, he transformed along with her. He could
sense her clearly, but knew she was not in any danger.
For some reason, it was just her. He smiled a little
grimly. This was the perfect chance to confront Sailor
Moon about that energy she used, and why she was
keeping it a secret from everybody. He lept onto the
nearest rooftop, and ran into Sailor Moon. 

Sailor Moon let out a frightened squeek when she made
contact with the tuxedo of the masked hero, and backed
away a few paces to look into his face. She knew why
he was here. He had seen her use her personal energy,
and he wanted an answer. Hanging her head in defeat,
she told him all that she could. Or tried to at least.
She saw two Tuxedo Mask's for a moment, and her world
spun crazily. She fell foward, Tuxedo Mask catching
her on instinct. Before Serena passed, out she
realized how familiar Tuxedo Mask felt to Darien.....

When she awoke, she found herself staring into Tuxedo
Mask's tender blue eyes. *He* looked at *her* that
way? She blused at the thought, and immediatly felt
guilty. Tuxedo Mask wasn't Darien, and Darien wasn't
Endymion!! Why was she being so unfaithful to Darien.
Then she realized with a start, the exact similarity
in the way Tuxedo Mask and Darien felt. She never had
the opprutunity before now to sense that. She stared
into his eyes, for once not hidden by his mask, and
she smiled. It *was* Darien. There was no need to let
him know that she was Sailor Moon, though.....

Darien was relieved when the young superhero woke up.
It was just like Serena! Did he have that effect on
girls lately? He noticed her intense stare, and
decided it was time to get down to business. After
all, this girl was *not* his Serena. And he wanted
answers from her. 
"Sailor Moon." He said sharply. Serena winced at his
cold tone. It sounded like he was fed up....and she
knew that he wanted answers. She didn't tell Darien,
but she knew that Tuxedo Mask would not take some
half-baked excuse as an answer, and would sense her
lies. She took a nervous breath, and began her story.
She heard her guardian chuckling in her mind, and she
wondered what they knew....

"Okay, Tuxedo Mask. I know you saw everything last
night. The enemy was too powerful for me to use my
tiara by itself, so I had to resort to the power
inside of me. The power of the Royal Family of the
Moon." He saw his eyes grow wide, and she bravely
continued. "A thousand years ago, I was called
Serenity. I lived on the Moon, with my Mother and my
guardians.  They are the Sailor Senshi. Or they were
termed that a thousand years ago. I still can't get
used to Luna's strange name. "Sailor Scouts." She
shook her head as if to clear it. 
"Anyways, when I was sixteen, I met Prince Endymion,
the Prince of the Earth. We fell in love, although the
first meeting did have its pitfalls. I can not
remember too much of that time, but I do remember that
we were soulmates, and were engaged a short time
after. It was not meant to last, however, for a force
outside of our world attacked us and our lives were
lost. We were reborn, but I never regained my full
memories, which included exactly what force attacked,
and what my precious Endymion looked like. I also was
not meant to regain even part of these memories, for
retaining my 'royal' ways, I am putting the true self
of me in danger. The only ways I could survive is if I
meet Endymion again, or regain the Silver Crystal. I
know you are looking for that gem also, but that gem
means my *life* my very exsistance to survive upon the
planet Earth."
She looked at him, pleading with her blue eyes. He
was silent, absorbing all of her story. Then he
regarded her with a speculative look in his eyes. "Can
you survive on the Moon?" He asked. "Perhaps the only
way to have Endymion come back to you is if you are on
the Moon. That is where your love ended, and perhaps
that is the only way it can be regained again." 
Serena looked at him, shocked. "But...but...he
belongs on Earth!" She spluttered. He cocked his head
to the side. "And you belong on the Moon. You regained
your memories on the Earth, and perhaps he will regain
his on the Moon. You have given me all the information
I needed. Goodbye, Serena." With that, he was gone,
and Serena wondering *how* he figured out who she was.


Tuxedo Mask de-transformed and leaned against his
bedroom wall, deep in thought. Sailor Moon *was*
Serena. He wasn't exactly sure how he knew that, but
some part of him knew that. Perhaps it was looking
into her clear blue eyes, and seeing the truth. Also,
his dreams...of a princess with buns and pigtails,
looking like Serena, like Sailor Moon. He
wondered...maybe.....could he be Endymion? He thought
about going to the Moon, and suddenly he knew that was
the only way that he and Serena could truly be
together. On the Moon. Now to retive Serena, and tell
her the truth of who he was, and what had to be done. 

Well, minna, its been a long while, but I finally got
chapter three out! *Loud cheers are heard* Please send
me e-mail! And if you MST me, just tell me so I can
laugh too! Ja!