hey all! here is a new fic i'm working on. enjoy! send feedback! kinda long, i know!

standard disclaimers apply: I don't own sailor moon or any of the characters related to it and i don't own the song either, so please don't sue me!

Don't find a fault. Find a remedy. - Anonymous Only the heart can change the heart. Friends are never far apart when they're together in the heart. Love doesn't imprison, it sets you free. My love for you - that is my only sin. - William Shakespeare If u live to be a 100, I want to live to be a 100 minus 1 day, so I'll never have to live without u. - Winnie the Pooh However far apart we may be, love will always carry me close to thee. - Tuxedo Mask/Kamen, Sailor Moon Super S

now on with the story . . . enjoy! . . .

please read the author's notes at the bottom. arigato!

Love Chronicles

~You Can Still be Free~

Cool breeze and autumn leaves Slow motion daylight A lone pair of watchful eyes Oversee the living Feel the presence all around A tortured soul A wound unhealing No regrets or promises The past is gone But you can still be free If time will set you free

Time now to spread your wings To take to flight The life endeavor Aim for the burning sun You're trapped inside But you can still be free If time will set you free But it's a long long way to go

Keep moving way up high You see the light It shines forever Sail through the crimson skies The purest light The light that sets you free If time will set you free

Sail through the wind and rain tonight You're free to fly tonight And you can still be free If time will set you free And going higher than mountaintops And go high the wind don't stop And go high Free to fly tonight! Free to fly tonight!

Savage Garden - Affirmation

Prologue:

Silence and darkness shrouded the narrow streets of the city. Not a soul walked there for fear of being robbed, or worse, killed. One could say that these fears had no basis, since the King and his son, the Prince have taken every step to ensure the safety of their citizens. Still, there were a few that lived their lives based on this, and other fears.

Fears of those who were *different* were prevalent throughout this district of the kingdom. It started during the fall of the Moon Kingdom. Many of the Moon's citizens left and sought refuge in the Planets of the Silver Millennium. But, without the Moon, these planets fell as well, leaving the remaining people to start over in the blue planet, Earth.

The royal family welcomed them, for the Moon Queen was the Earth Queen's best friend. Some people of Earth however, were not so understanding. They began to form unfound prejudices that lead to riots against the Moon people.

Despair plagued the remaining people of the Moon who only wanted their lives back. They never wanted to come to Earth, so they prayed for the return of their lost Princess. She was loved by all and was betrothed to the Terran Prince.

Some believed her to be dead, while others believed her to be alive and well, waiting for the right moment to come back and save them.

Those that believe her to be alive feel so because of the complex destiny the Fates have ordained for her to fulfill.

She would not let them down.

She would not die so easily.

She would save them.

She would rebuild their lost kingdom.

She would come back . . .

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A lone, weary figure ran through the quiet streets. It was very dark and there weren't any people around. She yelled for help, to no avail. Her long, blonde hair had come undone and she was very tired. She kept looking behind her, making sure that HE and his men didn't follow. She was so scared. She didn't know what to do anymore. All she knew was that she had to run . . . she had to get away. If she didn't, he would get her . . . and do things to her . . . things she didn't want to do. She HAD to run . . . she had no other choice . . . she had to get away . . .

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Chapter 1:

"Please someone! Help me! Please! HELP! Please! . . . " she pleaded as she ran faster and faster. She was beginning to feel hopeless . . . there was no one on the street . . . no one to hear her cries for help.

Darkness and silence surrounded her as she looked behind her once again. She didn't see anyone, but knew HE was there . . . HE wouldn't let her go *that* easily.

Not realizing what was in front of her, the distressed young woman bumped into something, rather, someone, who caught her.

She thought it was HIM and began frantically trying to get out of his hold. She begged him to let her go, let her be.

She stopped all of her attempts when she heard a deep, unfamiliar voice,

"Please miss. I'm not trying to hurt you. Are you alright? Why are you here by yourself in the middle of the night? The streets are . . . "

She slowly looked up at him with her sapphire blue eyes. His breath caught, blue clashed with blue.

'She's so beautiful . . . '

'Oh, thank the Gods its not HIM . . . '

He heard her sigh in relief as they continued staring intently at each other. Neither willing to let go of their gazes. A feeling of longing swept through them.

He began feeling *things* stir inside of him . . . these *things* . . . emotions, actually. He soon realized that *they* did not belong to him . . . they belonged to HER. He stepped closer to her and began searching her blue orbs for the truth. What he found was fear, anxiety, helplessness . . . he didn't understand why she felt these emotions . . . he didn't understand why he felt HER or the strong protectiveness for her.

Something had made him come out this cold and lonely night. Whatever force was at work, natural or unnatural, didn't matter to him. All that mattered was that *it*, this force, was drawing him to HER. He realized that he was completely under HER spell. He was entranced by her beauty and wanted more . . . he wanted to know more about HER . . . he had the sudden urge to hold HER, comfort HER, kiss HER . . .

He couldn't understand why though. Perhaps he didn't want to understand why.

'If anyone hurt my angel . . . wait, my angel?'

He was broken out of his thoughts by an angelic voice, her voice,

"I'm sorry sir. I should not have yelled at you. I did not realize who you were . . . I thought that . . . I thought that you were someone else. I'm sorry to have bumped into you. I-"

For the first time since he met her, he realized that she had been running, from who or what still remained a mystery to him. Her cheeks were flushed, her hair ruffled, and she was breathing hard.

He caught her gaze again, and time seemed to stop once more as they stared at each other. His gaze wandered from her eyes, to her lips, her neck, and the rest of her body. His eyes widened when he saw what she was wearing. She wore a long, turquoise nightgown with lace trimmings. It was sleeveless, leaving one of her shoulders exposed.

"What, or rather *who* are you running from?"

He couldn't help but ask. As soon as the words escaped his mouth, he regretted them. She looked at him with fear.

'She looks so terrified. What could make her so afraid?'

"Listen. I know that we just met and you probably don't trust me, but I can't help you unless you tell me. I can help you, but you have to help me as well."

She didn't say anything for a few moments. It looked as if she was contemplating the situation.

Had she not, just moments ago asked for help? Perhaps HE was the help she was searching for. HE did seem sincere enough. For whatever reason, she trusted HIM.

"Serenity," she whispered, lowering her head.

He was surprised at first, but then a smile tugged at his lips,

"Endymion," he answered, stretching his right hand to her.

She accepted. Once their hands touched, a feeling of warmth spread through their veins. Their souls screamed for one another, recognized their other half. Powerful waves of electricity passed through both of them. Neither wanted to let go, but the emotion past was too strong for them to handle, so they reluctantly pulled away.

Endymion ran his hand through his ebony hair. Serenity averted her gaze to the empty streets before her. He broke the silence by asking her,

"Serenity, please tell me what's wrong? Who are you running from? Why?"

She turned to look at him. She saw the concerned look in his dark blue eyes. She already knew that she trusted HIM, but . . . She lowered her gaze, as if ashamed of herself.

'She looks so vulnerable. Why won't she talk to me?'

There was another long silence, then she said softly,

"H . . . H . . . He . . . He wants me to sleep in his bed . . . "

It was hardly above a whisper. But he heard. He heard loud and clear. He understood what she meant and was filled with rage and anger. He somehow managed to control himself . . . only for HER sake. He had to get her out of the streets before whoever was after her, found her.

He took off his cape and wrapped it around her, then he put his arm around her waist. She stiffened at first, but then seemed to relax. He proceeded leading her to his home. They walked silently, until they heard a loud and threatening voice,

"SERENITY!!"

He heard the menacing voice and once again felt her stiffen. They looked at each other. She was terrified again. She began shaking uncontrollably as tears welled up in her eyes.

Nothing had to be said, he knew that the voice belonged to the man that she was running from. He thought frantically about how they would get out of this . . . They heard the footsteps come closer and closer. He turned around and saw a the shadows of about a dozen men advancing towards them at a fast rate. He wished for some sort of distraction.

As if on cue, he heard an all too familiar voice, as a thick fog cloaked the already dark streets . . .

Endymion smiled slightly. He owed THEM a huge favor.

He directed Serenity to a nearby alley before the fog lifted. They hid in the shadows, Endymion holding her close to his body. She was shaking frantically . . . she was scared and nervous, yet she somehow felt safe . . . protected.

She looked at him through her tear-filled eyes. He looked back at her and through his eyes assured her that everything would be alright. He brought one of his hands to her face and gently wiped the tears away. He then pulled her even closer into his warm and protective embrace. She returned the gesture by hugging him back.

No matter how safe she felt at that moment, more tears threatened to fall. He tried to comfort her with his soothing voice and gentle caresses. He kissed the top of her head as she buried herself deeper into his arms.

"SERENITY!!"

He felt her stiffen again. She shut her eyes tightly as even more tears fell from her eyes, staining her pale face,

"Please," she said softly into his chest, "don't let HIM take me . . . please . . . "

He hugged her tighter and whispered in her ear,

"I won't let HIM get anywhere near you. You have my word. I won't let HIM touch you."

She shivered slightly. She could feel his hot breath on her ear and found that she enjoyed the sensations it stirred within her . . . she couldn't explain why, but, for whatever reason she wanted more.

She knew that she was physically attracted to him. It was as if she was drawn to him by some force. She couldn't explain these feelings of security, hope, love, that she felt nor did she want to . . . right now . . .

there's chapter one! who is after serenity you ask? well, you're just gonna have to read to find out. i know, i'm cruel.

authors notes:

1. i don't own the song. its called you can still be free, by savage garden and its on their affirmation cd.

2. the story takes place during the silver millennium, it will follow the basic plot of sm, with a few adjustments noted here (there will probably be others):

a. the moon has been destroyed and queen serenity is dead. who destroyed the moon, you ask, well you just have to read to find out.

b. the inner senshi were sent to earth by their mothers so that they would have a chance to live. they ended up in the earth palace, where endymion's parents have let them stay.

c. the senshi and generals are items.

d. the inner senshi help the generals protect prince endymion, but they are still searching for their princess.

e. princess serenity was sent to earth as well, but she was separated from both the inners and the outers. she has no idea that she is the missing moon princess.

f. the outer senshi, with the exception of pluto (who was and still is at the time gate), where sent to earth as well. they got separated from the inners, but are searching for the moon princess too. only pluto knows who the moon princess is.

g. there will be a lot of tension between the inners and the outers, especially where serenity is concerned.

i think that's it. keep an eye out for chapter two.

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ja ne!

redrose