Eternal Love...For You Chapter 2 By: Silver Star "My prince, I think it's about time we get back." Malachite said in his usual calm and cold voice. "Do we have to?" Prince Endymion asked. He knew he sounded like a five years old child but he just doesn't want to go back yet. "We just got here." "He's right, Malachite." The prince's second general, Nephrite said. Malachite sighed. "Alright, Darien." He said, using Endymion's nickname. "How about this? We'll separate up. Whoever want to stay in the woods could stay for another hour and whoever want to go back could go back." Endymion's third general, and the most smart one, Zoysite, suggested. "Yeah. I think that's pretty good idea." Jedite said. "I guess it's okay." Malachite said reluctantly. "Me and Endymion will stay here." Nephrite said. "Then, we three will go back and tell the Queen that you two will be back shortly." Zoysite said. Malachite, Jedite, and himself started to ride toward the direction of the palace. "See ya guys later!" Endymion yelled just before they got out of earshot. "So what do you want to do?" Nephrite asked, turning the horse toward the opposite direction. "I don't know." Endymion answered. "You don't want to go back because of the arrival of the Moon Princess, wasn't it?" Nephrite asked. Endymion's head shot up. "How the heck did you know?" He asked nervously, knowing that if Nephrite tell Malachite later, he would be sure to get a lecture. "Stars knows everything." Nephrite answered simply. When Nephrite first got chosen to be the second general, Endymion has been freaked out by his saying of 'Stars knows everything'. He has actually thought of him as a victim of a witch! And of course, Endymion was just 5 back then. Now, he's already 20 and so he's not frightened by Nephrite's saying anymore. "Why don't you want to meet the Moon Princess?" Nephrite asked him casually. "I just has a VERY bad feeling of what mother would do, and I have a bad feeling about the princess herself." Endymion said. Nephrite chuckled. Queen Gaia has been planning for Endymion to meet almost ALL the princesses in the galaxy. She has been hoping that Endymion would settle down and marry but he can never interest in one girl more than 5 minutes. "I've heard that the princess has incredible beauty." Nephrite said. "Yeah, and so does every other princess when you HEARD about her." Endymion said, rolling his eyes. "And besides, she's probably going to be just like all the other princesses, a brat." "What do you want to do?" Nephrite asked again. "I want to ride alone for a while." Endymion said. Nephrite considered this. Since the prince has the strange but powerful power, and since he has the great power of teleport, he should be able to take care of himself. "Alright." Nephrite said. "But go back to the palace in one hour. You could go back early if you like but no longer than one hour, understood?" "Thanks, Neph." Endymion said and then started to ride faster into the woods. Nephrite sighed and then started to ride slowly, taking in the beauty of nature. ******** Lita breathe in the clean air of the woods. "I love nature." She said to herself, walking down a small dirt road, still in her silk gown. She has brought her transformation pen in case of emergency but for now, she could just relax. After a while, she started to hear the sound of running water. She followed the sound and found the source beside a clearing. It was a small stream but very clear and you could see the bottom of it. She set beside the stream, and looked down at her reflection in the water. Her head suddenly snapped up at the sound of a horse coming toward her direction. She jumped up and took out her transformation pen, holding it in her hand but didn't transform. Nephrite slowed down when he heard the sound of running water, knowing that he has arrived at the small stream he founded yesterday. He went off the horse and tied it to a near-by tree, and then started to walk toward the clearing. Lita relaxed, thinking that the person is gone but to her surprise, a man with long reddish-brown hair walked into the clearing just as she was about to put away her transformation pen. Her immediate reaction to the man's clothing was to transform as fast as she can. She knows that gray and black are the Negaverse's main colors so when she saw the man's gray uniform, she immediately thought of the Negaverse. However, she did not miss the fact that this Negaverse general is VERY gorgeous. Nephrite walked into the clearing and came face to face with the most beautiful creature he has ever seen on the face of Earth. It's a girl, probably around 15 of age, very tall and beautiful. She has long brown hair that tied into a high ponytail and green eyes. She's wearing a long green silk dress, not the kind for peasant but the kind for highborn ladies. She's holding a weird looking pen with the sigh of Jupiter on the top. She looked at me, tense, ready to fight if necessary. "Jupiter Power!" Lita yelled, holding up her transformation pen. Immediately, lightning came out of the tip of the pen and engulfed her, starting the sequence of the transformation that will make her Sailor Jupiter. Nephrite stared, shocked at the transformation. Sailor Jupiter stood in front of the strange, but gorgeous, man. She looked at him closely this time since she has already transformed and was out of danger as long as his attack won't be too strong. Queen Serenity has put a protection shield on their Sailor Suite before they come to Earth. Queen Serenity said that the monsters from Negaverse have appeared on Earth more than on the other planets. The man seemed to be around 20 with a broad shoulder and muscular body though one could easily miss that because of his uniform but nothing can escape Lita's eyes if it's something to do with guys. His hair has the color of the richest soil. Lita stared at him. He stared back. "Who are you?" Lita asked and narrowed her eyes. Nephrite yelled at himself. He felt like whacking himself on the head right about now. He quickly straightened, and bowed to the girl. "I am General Nephrite, the second general of the Royal Guards of the Prince." He said smoothly. Lita thought with shock. She quickly recovered but hold in her fighting position. Who know if he is telling the truth. "And who might you be?" Nephrite, as he called himself, asked. "I am Princess Lita of the Planet Jupiter. Also know as Sailor Jupiter, at your service." Lita said and bowed deeper than he did. Nephrite thought, surprised. He suddenly bowed again. "Please forgive me for my rude behavior. I did not know that you were the princess of Jupiter." He said. Lita smiled inwardly. "That is alright." She said and smiled. She touched the gem on her tiara and immediately, she was back in her green gown. "May I escort you back to the palace?" Nephrite asked and held out his hand. Lita smiled and took his hand in hers. "Yes you may." ********* *In the palace* Raye stood up from her bed and stretched. She has been reading for over an hour and was a little tired. She thought and looked out the glass door that led to the balcony. The queen has been very nice and gives each of the girls their own room instead of sharing rooms. Raye's room was between Serena's and Amy's. Serena's room was in the center of the five rooms. On Serena's left was Mina and Lita's room and on her right was Raye's and Amy's room. Raye really like her room. The wallpaper was dark pink with like pink feathers swirling into it. The bed was a queen size bed with red cover and light pink pillows. The bed was in the center of the left wall. On the left of the bed was a dresser made out of red wood and was painted dark maroon-red. On the right wall was a closet the same wood and color as the dresser. On the other side of the door was a glass door, which led to a white balcony with silk white drapes on the side. She walked out the glass door and breathe in the clean air. Just then, she head horses coming in from outside. When she didn't see anything, she went inside and continued to read. ********** *In the Library* "Wow!" Amy exclaimed to herself while she looked around the Library. The Library was huge with rows and rows of book cases that goes all the way up to the ceiling which was really high. Amy calculated the space without the bookcases and was surprised to know that the Library has almost the same area as the ballroom that she as seen when she passed through the hall. There were two columns and ten rows of bookcases and none of them were half-empty. All of them are crammed with books. In the center of the two columns are three really long tables that were painted dark maroon-red color, the same color as the bookcases. She pull out some books and started to read them immediately. ********** *In the palace hall* Mina thought as she walked down a hallway that lead to her room. She has been exploring the huge palace for over an hour and still didn't get tired. On her way, she has passed a small ballroom, a big ballroom, the music room, the fun room, the Library with Amy in there, reading, and all the gardens. She came to a stop in front of her room. She open the door and walked in. The wallpaper was white with pale yellow hearts. The bed was a queen size bed with yellow cover and white pillows. The dresser was white and so was the closet. A white balcony behind the glass door. Basically, the room looks a lot like everybody else except the colors. She moved to sit on the bed but thought against it. She thought and moved outside the door again. With that, she bounced down the stairs...and right into somebody's embrace... To be continued... Want to know who Mina bumped into? Well, you'll just have to read the next chapter to find out! Tell me what you think at: bailuli@hotmail.com