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~Chapter Two~
King Endymion's mouth dropped open. "What?!" he whispered loudly.
Neo-Queen Serenity couldn't look at him in the eye. She just sobbed into her knees. She didn't think she would ever be able to stop crying.
"Serenity. . ." Endymion started. He wasn't sure what to say to her. Well, at least he knew why she had cringed at his touch and was more like Serena. She had been. . .raped.
"Serenity, who did this to you?" Endymion suddenly demanded to know. The queen looked up and stared ahead.
"I. . .I can't say," she said.
"You can tell me. We have to know."
"Well, what if everyone finds out and they all think less of me and they don't want me to be queen and. . .and. . ." Serenity cried, here voice getting louder and louder until it echoed in the ballroom.
Unfortunately, it woke up all of the scouts. Sailor Mercury started walked down the stairs, followed by Mars, Jupiter, and Venus, all looking very bleary-eyed.
"Was goin' on in. . .here," Venus said in between a yawn. She rubbed her eyes.
Mercury noticed Serenity, since she could wake up fairly easy. "My god Serenity, what happened to you?!"
The urgency in Mercury's voice somehow woke up the other scouts, and they stared at the queen wide-eyed.
Serentiy didn't answer and kept sobbing.
"She was. . .raped," Endymion said, trying to keep his voice down. He didn't want to wake up the whole palace.
Jupiter's mouth dropped open. "Oh my god," she mutter and immediately ran to comfort Serenity, and the others followed. Soon Serenity was wrapped in a big group hug she really didn't want to be part of. She pushed everyone away.
"Please, I just want to be. . .alone right now," she said.
"But Serenity, we have to get you tested right away," Mercury said in her know-it-all voice. "We have to find out who did this to you."
Serenity's tears started flowing again. "I know who did it," she whispered.
"Who?" Mars asked. "Who did such an awful thing to you?"
Endymion stared at his wife. If HE couldn't have her tell, maybe her friends would. But if they couldn't, it would probably be a secret forever.
"It. . .was. . ." Serenity started. She wiped her eyes and took a deep breath, staring at the faces that were awaiting her answer.
"It was Niyoshi," she said in a rush.
"WHAT?!" everyone cried at once.
"But didn't you banish him to nemesis?" Mars said.
"Yes. . .I guess he wanted revenge," Serenity said quietly. (A/N: I have no idea if Niyoshi is a real name. My spell checker sure doesn't think so. And I'm pretty sure Neo-Queen Serenity banished the Black Moon family and others to nemesis AFTER she woke up the earth. But moving along. . .)
"That means he broke two laws," Jupiter said. "He somehow got past nemesis and. . ." she trailed off.
"Come on, let's get you to sleep," Mercury said. Her, Endymion, and Jupiter helped Neo-Queen Serenity off of the cold ballroom floor, up the stairs, and into her bed. She tried to sleep, but couldn't. All she could think about was Niyoshi and what happened.
Niyoshi and his red eyes.
~*~*~
~*Three Weeks Later*~
It was nearly a month since Neo-Queen Serenity's attack. Her bruises had healed, but she was still in pain and sick. She did everything she could possible for the earth in her room, and wouldn't even come out for meals. She wasn't happy anymore, and never even smiled.
Serenity was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling one morning. She was feeling a little better, but something was bothering her. . .
Her stomach made an awful gurgling sound. She rushed from her bed to the toilet and made it just in time.
"Serenity?" Endymion mumbled. He rolled over in bed and slowly opened his eyes. "Are you all right?"
"No," Serenity answered. This was the fifth morning in a row she had gotten sick. She was throwing up all the time, and felt so depressed. But she figured it was because of what happened.
Endymion finally got up and walked to the bathroom, where Serenity was sitting on the floor staring straight ahead. "I feel awful. I think Mercury should check me out."
The king raised his eyebrows. It was the first time in awhile she had actually suggested doing something. "I'll get her for you," he said. He called her on an intercom, and the scout of ice rushed up right away.
"So, Serenity," Mercury said when the queen had been settled into bed again. "What's been going on with you?"
"I feel so sick, Mercury," Serenity whined. She began crying again. "I keep throwing up. And I'm so depressed."
"I see. . ." Mercury trailed off. She then performed a bunch of tests on the queen. After a few hours, Mercury told King Endymion and Neo-Queen Serenity what was wrong with her.
"Queen Serenity. . .you're pregnant," Mercury said.
To be continued