Beauty Isn?t Everything
Chapter 2, a)
By Cosmic_Star
Rated PG

Hi, it?s me again.  Sorry I took so long to write this chapter, but what can
I say- school stuff got in the way (although that isn?t much of an excuse).
Anyway, usual disclaimer applies; Sailor Moon belongs not to me, but to
Naoko Takeuchi and a whole bunch of other corporate people.
Please mail me with comments and suggestion cosmic_star@hotmail.com

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(This chapter takes place approximately 10 years after the previous one,
making Serenity 15, and Endymion 19)

Serenity Tsukino was definitely not looking foreword to this summer, just
like she had not looked foreword to summer for as long as she could
remember.  If she were a normal girl, she would have been going to the
beach, and having endless parties all summer long.  Unfortunately, she had
to go to Kishumi cottage, and see Endymion, for what reason she could simply
not comprehend.  Kami she hated that arrogant swine.  He thought he was all
that, strutting around like he owned the world, and everyone should bow down
to him because of it.  He was so INFURIATING!  She had tried to be nice to
him, and what did he do, call her an ?Odango Atama?, laugh constantly at
her, told her she ate to much, and many more things.  He was 18, and acted
like he was 9!  All too well did she remember that stupid prank he and his
friend Motoki played on her?it was 10 years ago, and she still felt it, a
horrible aching in her arm and leg every time it rained.  And it was all his
fault.  She had never forgiven him for that, even if he was kind of cute.

CUTE? CUTE? What was she thinking?  That bullying snob?cute? Now that was
the biggest laugh she had ever heard.  The only things making her summer
bearable were the fact that Motoki was there.  At least he was nice to her.
And he was sure a hottie, with those big, blue eyes, and messy blond hair.
But, he was JUST a friend, and besides, she knew in her heart that he wasn?t
the one for her, besides, he never thought of her THAT way.

At least this year, she was allowed to bring a friend, after those horrible
summers of having to follow Endymion around.  With her and Mina-chan
together, Endymion would be very sorry.  She had been planning for years to
get back at him for his past antics, and with her best friend/cousin to help
her, this would be a summer to remember.

Speaking of Minako however, where was she?  The plane was due to leave in 10
minutes, and she still wasn?t here!  Serenity peered out the small window of
the elegantly furnished jet to see if her friend had arrived.  She was no
where in site.  Well, Mina-chan was not exactly the most punctual person,
and to try and change her would just not be, well?right.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming from the front of the jet.  Serenity
craned her neck- was it Minako?  Nope, it was just her parents.  They both
looked a little older now, her mother had fine lines around her eyes and
mouth, and her father had some grey around his temples, yet they were still
as elegant as ever.  Selene wore a long, white dress, with thin straps, and
pearl buttons all the way down to the hem, and a pearl necklace to match.
As well, her hair, like all the eldest women of their family was up in the
double-bunned odango style, flowing all the way down to her white-high
heeled adorned feet.  Apollo for his part wore a whit business suite, with a
silver tie.  Neither looked a day over 30, when in fact both were nearing
40.

?Serenity dear,? Selene told her daughter ?Please, do try to fix your
appearance, I?m afraid you look a mess.  If you hurry, you might be able to
change before your cousin arrives.?

?What?s wrong with what I?m wearing?? Serenity asked, inspecting her worn,
faded jeans, and ragged T-shirt.

?You know what I?m talking about.  Now go change before I get angry.  Your
lucky I planned for this, and packed you a lovely suitable dress.  So get a
move on before I get really mad.?

?Yes mother.?  And she went to the bedroom at the back of the jet, sulking
along the way.  She saw absolutely no reason to dress up, especially because
the only reason was because she was going to see the ?thing? as she called
Endymion.  That boy was so infuriating!  He thought he was soooooooooo
smart, and all that just because he was four years older than her.  While,
she was sure this summer would change his superior and snotty attitude.

Minako, her cousin, was the daughter of Serenity?s twin sister, Aphrodite,
and her fathers twin brother, Sol.  It was very strange, twin sisters
falling in love with, and marrying twin brother, but, what could she say?
She had one very strange family.  Even stranger, though Minako and Serenity
were not twins themselves, they had been born on the same day, were alike in
personality, and when the both had their hair down, they looked exactly
alike.  And Serenity intended to use this to her advantage.  She was going
to make Endymion see double.

Serenity quickly slipped on the dress her mother had picked out.  It was
certainly in style-at least she could give her mother credit for that.  It
was a short, thin strapped, empire waisted pink dress, with a silvery mesh
over top.  She then slipped her feet into a pair of comfortable silver
slides to match.  Just as she was fastening a pretty necklace around her
neck, she heard a rather large, and disturbing crash, followed by a fervent
flow of ?Gomen Nasai, Gomen Nasai??.?  She could have guessed.  Minako had
arrived.  She quickly walked outside to meet her erstwhile cousin.

?Minako!? she cried ?I?m glad you made it in one piece.?  She added wryly,
looking at her friends harried appearance.  Minako?s long blond hair was
tied back in a half ponytail, held in place by an elaborate gold heart clip.
  She was wearing a small, tight gold dress, held up by two very thin
spaghetti straps.  ?A little too old of a style? Serenity thought, but then
again, Minako was Minako, and doing this sort of stuff was in her blood.
Serenity then turned her attention to the jumble of bags lying at Minako?s
feet.
?Kami!  What are you doing?  Packing for a year?  We?ll only be gone for two
months.? ?Yeah.  Two very looooonnnnggg months.? She thought to herself as
she steeped gingerly over her cousin?s bags to give her a hug.

?Well,? Minako replied as she returned the hug ?I have to be prepared, ya
know.  Especially when we want to look alike for your ?little plan?.? She
said, whispering the last part so Serenity?s parents couldn?t hear.

?Shhhhhhhhh.  They can?t know.  I don?t want to get in trouble.  Let?s go
into the back room so we can discuss our plans.?

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As soon as the plane landed on Chiba soil, Serenity and Minako had finalized
all their plans.  Since both had the same length of hair, and relatively the
same features, they had formed a nasty little trick to play on Endymion.
When their parents were not around, whether they were at social gatherings,
or on business trips, Serenity and Minako would where the same clothes, and
put on identical hairstyles.  They would then make Endymion think he was
seeing ?double Serenity?s? by appearing, sometimes together, sometimes not.
Luckily for them, Endymion was not arriving at the cottage until tomorrow.
Apparently he was at some sort of extended basketball tournament for his
school.  So, even if he knew Minako was there, they had planned it so Minako
would look very different from her.  They had purchased several pairs of
disposable contacts in a brown colour, bought lots of make-up to change her
skin tone, and for a final touch, she had bought an entire gym back full of
one-wash hair dye in a light brown colour.  Endymion would never know what
hit him.  Finally, just to be safe they had told Serenity?s parents not to
be surprised if Minako looked different,  she was just experimenting with a
new look.  If they were lucky, the plan would go off without a hitch.  If
they weren?t, well at least it would be fun!
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The next day, the ?twins? were preparing for Endymion and Motoki?s arrival.
Minako now was a brown-eyed brunette, and subtle highlights on her face made
her look like a darker version of Serenity.  They were both wearing dresses,
and while Serenity?s was a long white number with tiny silver roses stitched
all over, medium sized straps, and matching silver, low heeled sandals and a
meant to give her an ?innocent? look, Minako was wearing a tiny little
gold-coloured tube top, and a long, tight black skirt meant to give her that
?daring sexy? look.  If Serenity?s parents were surprised at their nieces
behavior, they certainly didn?t show it, lucky for Minako,  they were not as
protective of her as they were of Serenity.

As the limo carrying Motoki and Endymion pulled up the on the long drive
way, Serenity?s breath caught in her throat as she saw the lithe form step
out of the car.  Endymion looked so , well different.  Gone were the gangly,
long limbed form, the too long (bellow his chin) hair, and the ugly, sloppy
clothes.  That Endymion was replaced with a broad shouldered, well-muscled
form.  His hair, slightly tousled was cut to just above his ears, and fell
over his amazingly deep, fathomless sapphire eyes.  He was so hot, it was
unbelievable.  She could tell from the stare on Minako?s face that she was
smitten as well.  And when Endymion?s eyes roamed shamelessly over her
cousin?s form, and he went over to kiss her proffered hand, she could feel
her face start to burn??.from jealousy?
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Okay, that?s it for this week.  I know this part is kind of short, but I had
to split this chapter into parts, because it going to be a long one, I am
expecting approximately three or so more parts to this chapter.  So, what
did you think.  E-mail me with comments, suggestion, whatever at
cosmic_star@hotmail.com.  I live for e-mail, I need it-PLEASE!  And I will
try  my best to have the next part by next week, if I don?t, its just
because of finals-you know how much time they take up.

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