"Mum! I Don't wanna go to the meeting! They are always so Boring!!! Waaaaaaaa!!!!" Princess Serena wailed.

"Serena, You must learn to pay attention in the meetings, you're going to be queen sometime, you know," Queen Serenity replied. "And Afterwards, we are to meet the royal family of Earth. Remember! You must be there!"

"Awww...Mum! Do I have to? I'll probably be bored out of my skin..."Serena whined. Before the Royal meeting regarding the princess' guard, Rilla, princess of the sun, the queen and princess were having a discussion. Serena, as always, didn't want to go to the meeting. "One less guard, big deal. I'll survive. Mum, why are you being so overprotective?" inquired Serena.

"Rilla's getting married has caused a lot of commotion in the kingdom. Remember a few years ago? When your sister, Penelopy, was with one less guard, and she was attacked?" How could Serena forget? She and her sister had gone horseback riding that day, usually Penelopy's guard would come with them but she had other matters to deal with. Then an ugly monster with 5 heads and 7 arms had jumped out of the bushes at the side of the trail. *I was so frightened. Because of me Penelopy died* Serena thought, remembering how her sister had jumped in front of her when the monster had thrown a knife at her. Serena had desperately tried to forget the fact that Penelopy's death was her fault. *It's no use, this memory will haunt me forever.*

"All right, Mother. I'll go to the meeting," Serena said, too upset to argue.

* * *

"Did you hear about that Prince from Earth? He sounds so dreamy! And handsome! You're so lucky, Sere! I can't wait to meet him!" One of Serena's guards, Mina, the princess of Venus, whispered to Serena during the meeting.

"He can't be that handsome!" Serena replied.

"Ohh, but he is! I hope!"

"Mina, he could look like anybody! Of course you're going to like him, you fall for every new guy in the kingdom." *Except for Rick* Serena noted. Rick was a quite handsome duke of Neptune, and he had a huge crush on Mina, also he was two years older than Mina and herself which was 16. At that moment he was staring wistfully at Mina who was whispering to Lita, another one of Serena's guards and the princess of Jupiter and Rei, princess of Mars (another one of Serena's guards). The princess of Mercury, Amy, Serena's fourth guard was talking to her mother, the Queen Amilia of Mercury. Suddenly Rick blushed, meeting Serena's knowing gaze. Then he turned his attention back to the conversation that was taking place in the room.

"My Queen, the Royal Family of Earth have arrived," a servant said, rushing into the the room.

"Very well, we shall go outside to greet them. Come, everyone!" the Queen said calmly. Serena, on the other hand, felt so nervous she could faint. *I hope the family likes me*she thought.