Hours after the party was over, Selenity was still on the balcony, thinking about Endymion.

“Honey, it’s cold out there. You’ll get sick.” called Queen Serenity.

“Okay” Selenity called back.

“What were you doing out there?”

“I’ve finally found my prince charming, but he’s from Earth.”

“It’s Prince Endymion, right?”

“Yes, mother. I’ve finally found the man of my dreams and suddenly, the law is keeping us apart.” She starts crying again. “It’s not fair mother. We should be free to love anyone from any planet. It’s just not fair.”

Queen Serenity was surprised that Selenity could love a man from Earth this much.

“Selenity, I’m sorry but I don’t make the laws. If I did, this law wouldn’t exist, but I’m sorry. There’s nothing I can do.”

“It’s hopeless mother, just hopeless.”

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Endymion lay awake all night long, thinking about Selenity. Her beautiful eyes, her long shiny hair. He just had to see her again, somehow. The next morning, while he was studying, a letter came for him. It was from Selenity. It said:

Dearest Endymion,

I miss you so much. I want you back here with me. You’re my first love and my only love. Please write back now. I love you.

Always Forever,
Selenity

He wrote back right away. After he finished, he couldn’t stop thinking about her. Everything reminded him of Selenity. He just couldn’t get her off his mind. Later that day, he was at a tea party. When it was over, he told his parents he was going to his friend’s house. He didn’t go there though. He took a walk around the pond. He sat down near the water’s edge. When he looked into the water, the image of Selenity appeared. He rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating. The image of Selenity was still there. He turned around, and to his surprise, it was Selenity herself. They hugged each other for a long time.

“Selenity, how did you get here without getting caught by the planet guardians?”

“I said that I was your relative and that I couldn’t find my way to your place. They informed me that you were at a tea party and took me there. That’s when I saw you and followed you here.”

“Selenity, I can’t believe you did this. You could’ve been caught.”

“But I wasn’t, now was I?”

“No, you weren’t” he replied, a smile on his face. “I’m just glad to see you again.”

“I’m glad to see you again too.” she said with tears in her eyes.

“Selenity, don’t start crying on me now.” he said, gently wiping the tear away.

“Sorry. I’m just happy you’re here with me again.”

“Me too. But you must be careful when crossing planets. If you’re caught, you can be isolated in the isolation chamber and we’ll never see each other again.”

“I know. I’ll be careful.”

“Follow me. We mustn’t be seen here together. I know a secret place. No one knows it exists” he said in a whispery voice.

“Well then, take me there and I’ll see you there every time I ‘drop by’ to visit my ‘favorite relative’.” she said.

So he took her to his secret spot. It was an obscure place. It had a dark, mystical atmosphere. It had an exotic kind of surrounding. There were many flowers. Some were lilies, daisies, sunflowers, and Endymion’s favorite, rose. When Selenity looked around, she couldn’t believe that nobody knew that place existed. It was hard not to miss. Endymion also told her that he comes here to do his studying. It was always peaceful and quiet there. He also told her that there was a secret passageway to other planets. If you went through that passageway to go to other planets, it would lead you to a secret entrance on that planet. Selenity was amazed by this. Later on, they spent some quiet time together in their secret spot. Dusk was arriving and it was time for Selenity to go back home. Endymion told her to try the secret passage so she would be familiar with it. If she was ever to come back, she could cross planets through the secret passage. Endymion walked her back to the Moon. She now knew where the secret passage was and was planning to use the secret passage from then on.

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Tossing and turning in her bed, Selenity couldn’t get to sleep. So many things were on her mind. The secret passage, seeing Endymion again, illegally crossing planets. It was all too much for her, but it was all worth it. She didn’t know if she could keep on seeing him like this forever. She had to see him everyday without having to cross planets. The only way they could see each other everyday without crossing planets is if they married each other, but they couldn’t because 1) the man has to be the one to ask for your hand in marriage, and 2) you have to be 20 years old to get married. She had 4 more years until she could get married. There was an advantage though. Endymion was 19 years old, and he had one more year until he could get married. When he turned 20, he could ask for Selenity’s hand in marriage. What a delight that would be for Selenity. Later on, she was still tossing and turning, thinking about Endymion. Finally, she fell asleep.

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The next day, she went to see Endymion again. She (obviously) took the secret passage Endymion showed her. The excuse that she told her mother? She told her mother that she was going to Sailor Venus’s house and wouldn’t be back until late at night (after all, it takes one and a half hours to get to Venus from the Moon). She used her invisible spell and took the secret passage so no one would see her. When she reached the secret spot, she took her invisible spell off. She waited for Endymion to show up. Suddenly, she realized that Endymion didn’t know that she was there. No wonder Endymion didn’t show up. She had been waiting there for an hour. It was noon. Then, she heard a rustling noise. Panicked, she cast her invisible spell on herself again. She sat down, being as quiet as can be. She heard the rustling again. She tried to calm herself down but couldn’t help herself. She was about to leave when she heard the rustling stop. The birds starting singing their sweet song. She wondered if the person or whatever it was out there had left. She was still scared and was about to leave when she heard the rustling again. She stopped herself and crouched into a ball in the middle of the secret passage way. She stayed quiet, keeping her breath low and closing her eyes. The rustling stopped and the birds began to sing their song again. She still stayed quiet, her eyes still closed.

“Hey there, Angel and Petal. You sing your beautiful song for me? You two birds are so sweet.” She heard the gentle voice. She still stayed quiet, her eyes open (finally!). “You know what? You birds remind me of a special girl that I met. Her name was Selenity.”

She was surprised by what this person said. She then realized that the person that was making the rustling noises was Endymion. With her invisible spell still cast upon her, she walked behind his back. Then, she whispered in his ear, “And you birds remind me of a special prince I met. His name was Endymion.” He turned around, looking for the person that said that. He was stunned at what had happened. Then, he told himself to calm down. He sat himself down and tried to stay calm. He stared at the wall for a while and he told himself that he was just imagining that voice. He went to the back of the room and got a book. He was about to sit down when Selenity distracted him and made a flower drop onto the floor. He noticed the flower fall and went to pick it up off the ground. When he picked up the flower and put it back in place, he stood up and breathed in the fresh smell of flowers. He closed his eyes and took breathed in the scent of fresh flowers one more time. Selenity noticed that his eyes were closed and quickly took off her invisible spell. She stood straight in front of him and waited for him to open his eyes so he could see her. Then, when Endymion opened his eyes, he saw Selenity’s beautiful eyes. At first he was surprised. He stood still. He thought he was imagining things. Then, Selenity said, “And you birds remind me of a special prince I met. His name was Endymion.” She smiled and he smiled back. She made the move this time and kissed him.

“Selenity, I can’t believe you’re here. How did you know I’d be here at this time?” he asked her.

“Actually, I came here at 10:50.” she said, a grin on her face.

“Selenity, I can’t believe you waited for me here, for almost 2 hours!”

“That I did!” she said, her grin getting wider.

“I’m glad you came to see me today.” Endymion said.

“I’m glad to see you too.” Selenity replied.

“No no no. I have to tell you something though. It’s very important.” he said in a serious tone that Selenity had never heard.

“What? What is it? Have we been caught?”

“No. My birthday is two days from now. I’m having ball and my parents have already sent out invitations to everybody in the universe. But this ball is special.”

“Why? What’s so special about a ball?”

“On my birthday, I’ll be turning 20 and my parents want me to marry a girl on my birthday.”

“And your point is?”

“My point is I want to marry you.”

“Of course I will. On your birthday?”

“Not on my birthday. Today.”

“What? Say that again.”

“We’re getting married TODAY.”