Of Love and Duty
-by: the Yarnspinner-
the_yarnspinner@yahoo.com
A Sekkushiaru Roman
featuring characters from the anime "Sailor Moon"> Chapter 20 - The Return of Calm <
It was mid-morning. Mina and Queen Ardora stood together in the main hall of the Venus palace, accompanied by several of the leaders of the parliament. The Sailor Soldiers and their companions looked on. The day before, the queen's healers had pronounced her largely recovered from her ordeal, and she and Mina had summoned the leaders of parliament to witness the handover of the regency.
The Speaker of the parliament and the queen's legal advocate stepped forward, placing the document on the table.
"Your royal majesty. Your royal highness," the Speaker said. "This document asserts that her royal majesty is resuming the regency, and that her royal highness, having acted as regent, willingly returns the regency to the queen."
"Thank you," Ardora said, stepping forward and signing the document.
Mina then took the pen and signed. The Speaker signed on behalf of the parliament, acknowledging the transfer. He and Mina then stepped back, where he bowed to Ardora, while Mina curtsied.
"Your royal majesty, on behalf of the parliament, allow me to say that we are pleased you have been able to resume your duties," the Speaker said.
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker," Ardora said.
Mina stepped forward and hugged her mother. "Yes. I'm very happy to be able to give the regency back to you," she said. "I love you, Mother."
"I love you, my dear," Ardora said softly. "And I am so very proud of you."
Princess Serenity stepped forward and curtsied. "Your royal majesty, I wish to express the best wishes of my mother, the Queen of the Moon, for your recovery and your resumption of your duties."
"Thank you, your highness," Ardora said.
The others bowed or curtsied.
"Thank you all. I know you all have other obligations awaiting you, and I should arrange a meeting with my council of ministers," Ardora said. "And so I shall take my leave."
The queen turned and walked out of the room.
Mina rejoined the Sailor Soldiers, embracing Geoffrey and giving him a kiss.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The teleportation field faded, and the Sailor Soldiers found themselves on the teleportation platform outside the Atlantis palace with their companions. Kunzite stood there awaiting them with several servants. He bowed.
"Welcome home, your highness," Kunzite greeted Endymion.
"Thank you, Kunzite," Endymion replied.
The servants took the small bags the sailors brought with them, carrying them inside.
"If you have a moment, we have a briefing for you," Kunite told Endymion. "And I am certain Princess Serenity and the Sailor Soldiers will want to hear this as well.
Endymion nodded. "We'll be there shortly. Thank you."- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
They gathered in the conference room, where Kunzite, Zoicite, and Nephrite stood at the front.
"I'm sorry to ask you here so soon after your arrival," Kunzite said. "But I wanted to share this information with you."
"Has something happened?" Endymion asked.
"No," Kunzite replied. "We have simply been pursuing our investigations while you were away."
Zoicite stepped forward. "We have reason to believe the events on Venus were at least partly related to the occurrence of dark magic here on Earth."
"How is that possible?" Mina asked.
Nephrite removed the cover from the easel at the front of the room, showing a star chart and a chart of dark magic points. "We are just leaving this astrological conjunction," he explained. "By chance, these magic points are in a nearly matching alignment. The result is that the natural barriers between our universe and other dimensions were growing weaker. As we move out of that conjunction, the barriers will again grow stronger, and the dark magic points on Earth and the other worlds will diminish. This weakening was almost certainly what allowed the demons to escape to Venus, in spite of the precautions of King Philos' chief wizard."
"Can this happen again?" Rei asked.
"Yes, your highness," Nephrite answered. "It not only can, but it will. In fourteen months, we will experience an almost exact conjunction of six key astrological bodies and six dark magic points."
"So, we could face more of these problems," Endymion said.
Nephrite nodded. "It should be little more than nuisance value, unless..."
"Unless what?" Endymion asked.
"Unless someone happened to exploit this conjunction at just the right moment," he said. "If that should happen, a great deal of energy and demons from other dimensions could pour in."
"What is the likelihood of that?" Rei asked.
"Fairly remote," Nephrite said. "It would take some extensive preparations, and there will only be one point on Earth where it could be done. I haven't yet been able to project just where that will be, but I'm still working on that one."
"So, there's nothing we need to do with this just now, is there?" Endymion asked.
"No," Nephrite confirmed. "All we can do is gather as much information as possible in order to guard against any efforts to exploit this."
"Thank you," Endymion said.
Kunzite waited a moment for any further questions, then stepped forward. "Thank you all for taking time for this briefing. We will not detain you any further."
"Thank you, Kunzite," Endymion said, rising to his feet.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The Sailor Soldiers were waiting in the hall for Serenity.
"Is anything wrong?" Serenity asked.
"No," Mina replied. "We just wanted to know how long we were remaining on Earth."
Serenity replied. "Let me guess. You each would like some leave."
They looked at each other.
"Yes," Makoto finally answered.
Serenity thought for a moment. "Will two weeks be enough time with your young men?"
"Well, for myself, I'm not sure a lifetime could be considered enough," Rei said. "But two weeks is certainly a good start."
"I understand," Serenity said. "Just make sure you let me know where you'll be, in case something should come up."
They all nodded and hurried away.
"Sounds like they're all going to have good times," Endymion said, standing behind Serenity and embracing her.
She nodded. "Yes. It's nice to see them all so happy."
"And it's nice to see you happy, my love," he said, leaning down and pressing his lips to her earlobe.
She sighed and leaned back against him as her insides began to warm. "You make me very happy, my dearest."
"If your friends are going to spend the next two weeks with their lovers, perhaps we should do the same," he suggested.
"Are we going back to the lake house?" she asked.
"That was what I had in mind," he replied, turning her around and kissing her deeply.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Serenity and Endymion walked around the lake, hand in hand, pausing for deep, wet kisses.
After closing the door of the house, Endymion pulled her tightly into his embrace. She melded her body to his, rubbing herself across his swelling manhood, while they kissed deeply and their tongues danced together.
"Oh, my prince," she sighed.
As they kissed again, energy shimmered over them, washing away their clothes. He scooped her naked form up in his arms and carried her into the bedroom. Setting her down on the bed, he leaned over her and kissed her, before sliding down and suckling her nipple.
"Oh, yes," she groaned softly.
"Serenity... so beautiful," he sighed.
With very light motions, he brushed his fingertips over her smooth, creamy flesh, starting at the base of her neck. Moving outward along her collarbone, he felt a soft shiver run through her, then began edging down toward her breasts. He closed his eyes, focusing himself on the feel of her soft flesh through his fingertips.
She sighed as the feather-light strokes of his fingers sent bursts of pleasure through her. Their minds opened and she could feel the full measure of his love, warming her heart even as her center grew hot and wet with increasing arousal. His fingers began to slowly climb the twin mounds of her breasts, sending still more powerful waves of pleasure through her. She gasped as one finger rubbed over her nipple. It moved on, while other fingers caressed her breast. A finger circled the other nipple, making her breathing come short and fast. He then squeezed the nipple between a finger and thumb.
"Oh, gods!" she groaned, trembling with pleasure.
He cupped her breasts in his hands, going ever so slowly over every inch, feeling every bit of her two mounds with a loving and reverential gentleness. The nipples were swelled to firm buds, while her breasts were firm but soft under his fingers.
Finally moving down off her breasts, his fingers slid lower over her chest, with one hand sliding over to her side and tickling her ribs. As she squirmed, he leaned down and softly kissed her nipple, lingering over it and sucking.
The fire within her flared still higher. His sucking of her breast had seemed to last forever, driving her crazy with desire. As he pulled away from her nipple, his fingers continued down across her abdomen. One finger brushed across the center of her abdomen, edging closer to her navel, finally tracing its contours. He then resumed moving lower, causing anticipation to build within her, but his hands swept out to her hips, following the gentle curve of her thighs down across her legs. She moaned with frustration.
He swept over the smooth flesh of her legs, then brushed his fingers over her toes and the base of her feet, leaving her squirming again.
"Oh, my dearest," she gasped.
He smiled as his eyes gazed across her exquisitely beautiful naked form. His fingers began to slide up the insides of her legs, gently spreading them open. As he moved upward, his eyes drifted to her opening, already moist with her fluid. He leaned down and softly brushed his lips over her pubic mound.
She groaned at the gentle touch of his lips, while trembling in anticipation as his fingers lingered so near, yet short of, her opening where she most yearned now for his touch. With one finger, he traced her nether lips, brushing very softly over the outside.
"Oh, please!" she gasped.
Just then, she felt her nether lips being spread open and his fingertips rubbing the inside fold. He slid deeper, stroking her channel and sending waves of raw ecstasy washing through her. With a moan of delight, she shifted position, feeling his invading fingers sliding still deeper. Her insides were just on fire, pouring more of her honey down her channel.
"Oh, yes!... Oh, my prince!" she cried softly.
"My beautiful princess," he sighed, filled with both love and desire for this young woman who was his soul mate.
His fingers were coated with her honey as he continued to probe deep into her, caressing her insides. He stroked across the ring of inner muscles, setting off fresh tremors within her and leaving her gasping and crying with delight.
Her hand absently slid up to her breast, her finger circling her nipple, while intense waves of pure ecstasy washed through her from the ongoing stroking of his fingers between her legs. His fingers slid back, with one finger brushing over her jewel, swollen to a hyper-sensitivity. The shock of intense pleasure was like fire in her nerves, causing her entire body to lock up in orgasm and tearing a wordless cry from her.
He kissed her mound once more, then moved up over her to press his lips to hers. With a sigh of exquisite happiness, she embraced him, holding him close.
As he lay down beside her, she rolled closer to him, finding her body not entirely willing to move yet. They kissed again, while she ran one hand across his chest, brushing his nipples. Moving over him, she pressed her lips to his nipple, then slid down and took his swollen member in her hand and kissed his tip. Her tongue swept over the engorged tip again and again, while she heard him groan and felt his body tremble. Crouching over him, she slid a hand down to cradle his sac, her fingertips caressing the sensitive area just behind, while she took his tip in her mouth. As she sucked his tip, she stroked his shaft with her free hand, brushing him with light strokes as he had done for her earlier.
"Oh, Serenity," he gasped.
Shocks of pleasure burst from his tip as her lips rubbed over it again and again, while she continued to caress him with her fingers. She pulled away from his tip, and he felt the silky moistness of her tongue sweeping very slowly over his shaft. His fingers grasped the bed tightly as he struggled to hold himself in control.
She sensed his struggle, and was determined to sweep him away. Taking his tip back in her mouth, she sucked him intensely, while pumping the full length of his shaft with one hand. He groaned and his entire body shook in spasm, thrusting him up and sending a flood of his semen bursting into her mouth. She eagerly gulped it down.
As she licked him clean, he lay there feeling totally spent. Soon, she was moving up over him, kissing him softly as she went.
"My prince," she sighed. "You are such a beautiful man."
He smiled up at her. "You are the most beautiful and sexy woman," he replied softly.
She leaned down and kissed him deeply, her heart warmed by the overpowering love she felt for him.
After a moment, he slipped her onto her back, then kissed her nipple once more. He moved down, spreading her legs apart and began softly brushing his tongue over the smooth flesh of her pubic mound. Very slowly, he worked his way down over her mound. With every breath, his senses were filled with the aroma of her arousal. Reaching the edge of her nether lips, he could taste her sweet honey, only fueling his hunger for her. He felt a tremor run through her as he licked her opening.
She gasped as his tongue slipped through her lips and probed into her. His mouth pressed around her opening and she felt him drinking her in. His tongue probed into her again, this time lashing her jewel with quick, light strokes. Intense shocks tore through her as she soared ever higher. Her hands pressed into his head as he worked his magic on her, flooding her body with intense carnal pleasure.
He plunged his tongue deep into her once more, hearing her cries turn into ones of frustration as he abandoned her jewel to sweep more of her honey into his mouth. After gulping down her sweetness and taking a breath, he returned his attention to her swollen pleasure point, quickly sending her into climax.
"ENNNDDYYYMMIIOONNNNN!!" she cried, swept away in purest ecstasy.
He drank down the flood that poured out of her, then carefully licked her clean. Finally, as she lay there gasping in the aftermath of her climax, he moved up to drape himself over her, kissing her deeply.
"Serenity, my love," he sighed. "I love you so much."
Her response was cut off as he pressed his lips to hers once more. She enfolded him in her arms, holding him tightly, when he suddenly rolled them over. With a gasp for breath, she found herself on top of him. She kissed him once more, then sat up astride him, the burning desire within her growing still more overwhelming as she rubbed herself over the warm, bulging mass of his manhood. Placing her hands on his chest, she lifted herself up, quickly feeling his swollen tip against her nether lips. With a cry of pure delight, she pushed herself down, impaling herself on his bulging shaft, crafted by the fates for her alone. She trembled above him, gasping for breath as his member spread her wide, filling her up so exquisitely.
He groaned with euphoric bliss as the warm moistness of her womanhood enveloped him snugly, her inner muscles grasping him firmly. His hands slid up to take hold of her breasts while she began pumping slowly and firmly on his shaft.
"Oh, yes," she sighed, plunging him deep into her once more.
She felt his hands on her breasts, his fingers caressing her nipples, sending still more fiery waves of pleasure through her. With her next thrust, he pushed up through his hips to meet her motion, driving his shaft still deeper.
"Oh!... Oh, yes!... Oh, gods!... Oh!... My prince!... Yes!" she gasped, as they continued to thrust together repeatedly.
He slid one hand down and pressed his fingers into her bottom. With each motion, he felt her soaring higher, her gasps growing more breathless as they drove on and on. One more thrust, and she cried out wordlessly, seized by the full force of orgasm.
As she perched above him, her tightly clamping womanhood feeling every quiver of his shaft within her, their eyes met and she felt again the full measure of his love flowing from him. She smiled down at him, overjoyed at the thought that she would be spending the rest of her life with him. With a gentle motion, she eased herself up on his shaft, then pushed down again. As intense waves of pleasure tore through her, and her desire demanded still more, she pumped away faster and faster.
He gasped as he pushed up to meet her every thrust, burying his member within her. Pulling himself up, he kissed her nipple, then took the firm, aroused bud in his mouth and sucked it firmly. Her gasps and cries rang in his ears as he continued to suck her nipple.
She clung to him, holding him to her breast while maintaining her driving pace up and down on his shaft. Deep inside her, intense fire blazed as they had both surrendered to carnal need, their conjoined bodies giving physical expression to their love. Soaring ever higher, she once more went over the edge to climax.
"OOOHHH, YYEESSSS!!" she cried, her body locking up in the climactic spasm.
He lay back on the bed and pushed himself up into her, feeling his member quivering wildly within her snug embrace. His hands returned to her breasts as she began to move again above him.
She clamped onto him in ecstasy as she moved ever faster, pumping away with complete abandon. Already she could feel herself climbing toward another peak, as bursts of intense pleasure consumed her, driving her on. Her awareness was now reduced to his throbbing shaft deep within her, and the shared link between them.
"Oh, gods!... Oh!... Oh, yes!... So good!... Oh, yes!" she cried.
"My love," he gasped, feeling himself fast approaching the brink.
She felt the now exquisitely familiar sensation of his member swelling within her, sweeping her to orgasm with a wordless cry even as he climaxed, pouring himself into her with a powerful surge.
"Oh, yes," he sighed, going limp beneath her and feeling totally spent.
She lowered herself onto his chest, sighing contentedly as she felt his spreading warmth within her while his member slowly receded. Finally, she eased herself off of his penis, but remained draped over him, resting her head alongside his. He swept a hand slowly over her back.
"I love you," she sighed.
"I love you," he replied softly, kissing her.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Later, they sat together in front of the fire, each clad in a robe and kissing softly.
"This is so nice," she sighed. "I love having this chance to have some quiet time alone with you, my dearest."
"So do I, my love," he said, snuggling her closer to him. "And it's nice that your friends are each having the same chance."
She nodded. "They all need some time for themselves."
"So do you and I," he said.
"Most definitely," she agreed. "And for two weeks, that's what we have, my prince."
"Yes, it is," he said. He kissed her full on the lips. "And I'm certain there will be much more to come."
"Like all eternity," she said softly.* * * * * * * * * * * *
NOTE: This brings "Of Love and Duty" to a close. There remains plenty of material for additional stories, which I may get to some time in the future. Thanks to everyone who has responded with feedback. And of course, special thanks to my better half, Hopeless Romantic.You can now find all my yarns at http://strands-of-moonlight.my3gb.com and http://strands-of-moonlight.6te.net.
Always remember, good gentles, that a yarnspinner works from and within existing legends and stories. The characters of "Sailor Moon" belong to others. In spinning my yarns, I do not seek to infringe on their rights of ownership, but merely to join with other fans to spread the legend still further. "The moonlight carries a message of love." Enjoy.
-01.02.2001