Luna was lost in the deep blue of Artemis' eyes. This was a magical moment and Luna, despite never being a romantic herself, never wanted it to end. She felt time stop and she didnt care that they were standing in the middle of the dance floor alone, or that all eyes were on them.

She gasped a little as she let him pull her closer to him. She felt her heart race, and the heat rose in her cheeks. 'What is wrong with me?' She asked herself as she felt something in her chest that she never knew she was capable of feeling. Luna only waited in what seemed like forever as Artemis leaned into kiss her, and she was going to allow it.

Then the Queen called out. "Luna!" And without a thought to what she was doing at that moment Luna quickly turned her head towards her queen, and the kiss most likely meant for her lips was planed on her ear lobe. Suddenly Luna was alone on the dace floor and the white haired Mau she was unknowingly falling in love with was gone.

Luna raised a hand to her ear and smiled. The Mau woman practically glowed as she made her way to the queen. For a first kiss things didn't go as bad as they could have, Luna just smiled like a loon as she bowed to Queen Serenity. "Yes my lady?" she asked, still grinning. With a nod and a smiled Luna accepted the thanks and praise for the look of the gardens and ball room yet again from other visiting royalty and there were jokes of Luna going to work for other royal families but that would never happen. Luna didnt leave her home to work just anywhere.

All the while her thoughts kept drifting back to Artemis and the kiss on the dance floor. What had the white haired blue eyed Mau man done to her?

"You look happy." The queen commented once they were alone. Without knowing why Luna told the queen all that had happened before she was called away, and she smiled the enter time. The Queen smiled and laughed. "Seems some one is falling in love." Her tone teasing.

"Wha- Love?" Luna blushed at the thought. The thought wasn't that far off. "No can't be. It has to be the atmosphere of the party that got to us."

"Oh must have been." The Queen teased again, knowing that her advisors where falling hard for each other. "Go and find your prince charming, Luna. Have another dance or just sit in the gardens."

Luna nodded and left the queen's side and made her way to the gardens where she had seen Artemis take off towards. "Artemis?" She called walking around the smell of roses filling her nose. "Artemis I saw you take off this way where are you?" She asked panic rising in her chest. What if she had offend him in some way? What if he wouldn't talk to her again? The thought made her heart ache so badly that she had to take a seat on a bench by the rose bushes. Tears were gathering in her eyes.

"What's happening to me?" She asked quietly, before getting quickly to her feet and rushing off to her room. Where she closed the door behind her. The Black haired beauty pressed her back to the door and slid to the floor, fighting the tears from an imagined slight.

Artemis was laying underneath the rose bushes trying not get pricked by the thorns. He muttered at himself for picking a terrible hiding spot, when he heard a voice. She crawled to the outer part of the bush and saw Luna sitting on the bench. He could hear that she was fighting back tears in her voice. Artemis looked down on the ground and wondered if he offended her from trying to kiss her. Or maybe because he ran away? He looked back up at her and saw that she was gone. He crawled out from under the bush and jumped up on the bench. He glanced around and saw that Luna was no where in sight. 

'I have to talk to her,' He thought to himself. 'I hope I didn't make her cry...'


He jumped off the bench and before he went to go look for her Artemis picked a rose out of the bush with his mouth. He made sure the thorns didn't prick his tongue. Artemis ran back into the ballroom and saw that she was no where to be found. The only place left was her room. He dashed out of the ballroom and headed straight to her room. He stopped at her door and knocked on it with his paw still holding the rose his mouth. Artemis hope he could make things right.

Luna jumped at the sound of the knock on her door. She wasn't expecting someone, so who could be at her door? She took only a moment to wipe the just starting to fall tears from her eyes and she stood to answer the door.

"Hello?" She asked looking around but not down and seeing no one there. 'Well what was that?' She thought tilting her head in a cat like manner and starching her ear.

Artemis jumped, when the door opened up. He moved back a bit so the door wouldn't hit him in the face. He saw a puzzle look on Luna's face. Did she not notice him? He was standing right here!!! Then it dawn on him that he was still cat. He let out a sigh and felt stupid. Sometimes you don't notice when you're a cat. He thought about turning back, but that might startle her. So Artemis walked up to her and pulled on the bottom of the dress. 

"Down here," he spoke.

Luna blushed at the sound of Artemis' voice coming from the floor. She looked down slowly only to blush deeper red than she already had. "Are you trying to peek up my dress?" She said her face a bright scarlet red by this point and she pulled the fabric of her dress closer to her legs. "Because after the party I'm certain that would be a bad idea." She said without accusing right out that's why he can in his cat form. She thought for a moment to take her own but there was something in her that liked being bigger than the white Mau, she wouldn't admit she was falling in love with.

"WHAT!?" Artemis screamed by Luna accusing him as pervert. He took a step back and his cheeks were a deep shade of red. How dare she accuse of him of looking up her dress!! He was not a pervert thank you very much! With a flash of light he turned back into his human form. 

"I was not looking up your dress!!!" He spoke and looked fluster. "I was just trying to get your attention." He folded his arms. His cheeks were still a deep shade of red. "I was looking for you... I wanted to apologize..."

Luna was taken aback for a moment. She had only asked not right out accused him of any perverted activity. "Well excuse me." She said, her face burning. "I was just asking." She said her eyes suddenly dry from anger. "So you've found me what do you want?" She asked looking up at the now taller Mau.

By the moon, he had beautiful eyes that Luna could get lost in. She wanted to reach out to him, to dance with him here in the hall like they had at the party. She couldn't help how fast her heart was beating, if felt like it was going to burst from her chest. What was happening to her?

Artemis looked away with his arms still folded. "Like I said I wanted to apologize for my actions." He didn't want to look her in the eye. He was embarrassed by tonight events. Artemis then waited for her answer quietly. He wondered if she hated him.

Luna only could stand shocked for a moment. She didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure she could find the right words to respond to the other Mau. "I..ug." she couldn't find the right words. "I don't know what to say." This was the first time a male had wanted to apologize for his actions towards her. She never had this happen before. "I too apologize for my actions." She said blushing, she hadn't acted the lady she was suppose to be after all.

"Care to try the night over?" She asked with a smile. "There's still a party going on."

Artemis could be breath easily again. He was happy that Luna was giving him a second chance.  He just smiled at her and held out his arm to escort her back to the ball. She grabbed a hold of it and they made their way back. Once they were back in the ballroom, they heard the band was playing a new song and saw people dancing to it. His arm dropped to his side and Artemis turned to face Luna. He then did a little bow to her.


"Care to share another dance?" He asked as he looked up into her beautiful eyes.

Luna beamed up at Artemis. "I'd be delighted." She giggled and allowed the taller Mau to lead her to the dance floor. She felt like she was walking on a cloud her, feet never touching the ground. Her heart beat faster and her breath was short. Was this love? She asked herself not knowing the answer. 


Luna only hoped the some lasted forever. She never wanted this moment to end. This truly was the perfect night.

Artemis was happy that Luna was enjoying herself. He wondered if this was love. When the music end, the two left the dance floor and decided to talk the other party guests. They had to be good hosts after all! The party guests were enjoying themselves which made Artemis happy. It felt good when hard work was rewarding. 

After the party, Queen Serenity sent them off to bed. She told them that the help would clean up the mess. Artemis was thrilled that he could go to bed early. He walked Luna to her room and bid her goodnight. He then headed off to his room and changed into his PJs. He hopped into bed and was out like a log.

There was no way Luna could sleep. Her heart and mind where racing after the nights events. The dark haired woman couldn't seem to sit still. She couldn't stop smiling either. What in the world was going through her she didn't know. She stood on her balcony, the earth light pouring down on her. "I wonder if this is.." She trailed off. No she wouldn't say that, well at least not out loud, but was there anyway to deny what she was feeling? No, she thought her eyes sparkling and her heart thumbing against her ribs. 

Luna walked on clouds to her bath room, where she drew a hot bath shaking off her gown and letting it fall where it would she slipped into the warm water and let the soothing heat take away the tension of the last few days. 

Luna sat in the bath till it was nearly cold, once she dried off she put on her night gown and slipped under her covers, her eyes closing before her head was on the pillow, her mind replaying the wonderful events of the evening.

Several days have past since the ball. Both Artemis and Luna have been kept busy with work and taking care of princess. Unfortunately they haven't gotten any chance to spend some time together. The only time they see each other is when change shifts from watching the princess. 

On Sunday Queen Serenity decided to give the two the day off from their duties. Artemis slept in that morning (getting up around 9 which is consider sleeping in to him) and when he got up, he decided to take a stroll in the palace's gardens. When he arrived at the gardens, he saw it was beautiful day. Artemis hummed a simple tune as he walked around. He eventually sat down a on a bench and gazed up at Earth. Artemis then wonder how he should spend his day off.  He thought about visiting the city ( the moon's capital) seeing how he hasn't gotten to chance to explore the area around the palace. Then he wondered what Luna would be up to....

"That's it!!" He stood up as he talked to himself. "I can ask her if she would like to explore the city with me!" Artemis then left the gardens and headed to Luna's room. Once he got to her room, he knocked on the door. He hope that she was awake.

Knock


Knock..

Luna threw her alarm clock against the wall breaking it. It was her day off she hadn't set an alarm her mind reminded her. So what was that noise? 

Knock 

Knock...

Throwing her covers off, Luna rolled out of bed, her feet hitting the floor, her hair still a mess from her pillow. With eyes still in the throws of brushing off sleep Luna answered the door. "yes?" She said cracking the door, letting only the littlest of light in. "This had better be good." She said looking at the white blob in front of her that she didn't know was Artemis.

Artemis saw the door crack open and heard Luna's grumpy response. Was she really not a morning person? Artemis clear his throat a bit trying not sound eager. "Morning Luna, it's me Artemis. Since we had today off I was wondering if you wanted to go to the city with me? We haven't gotten a chance to see life outside of the palace.. I thought it would be fun to compare the capital city to the cities on Mau.." He was now just babbling and he was having a hard time from stopping himself.

'Crap!' The thought ran across her mind. It was Artemis at her door and here she was a total mess, with bed head. "Sure." She said her voice still filled with sleep. "Let me get ready and I'll meet you at the gates?" She suggested, hoping to buy herself some time and coffee before they went into town. It was a fun idea to compare the cities they knew to the one they now called home.

After Artemis left, with a smile Luna closed the door. "We got some work to do." She said to herself and started towards her bathroom. After a quick shower she tamed her hair and dressed in what would become her signature yellow dress. With well practices strokes she applied her makeup and was ready. Handing her coffee mug off to a servant she smiled as she approached the gates/

"Artemis!" She called waving her hand over her head like a child. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting to long." She said with a beaming smile.

Artemis stood by the gates waiting for Luna. He was slightly nervous about their trip. He was worried that he would embarrassed himself in front of Luna. Artemis just took a deep breath and told himself to calm down. Everything will be fine and they'll have a wonderful time. He then heard her call out to him. Artemis turned and saw her running toward him. He couldn't help, but smile, when hew saw her waving her arms at him. 

He just shook his at her. "I haven't been waiting for long. So ready to have some fun?"

Luna beamed up at the taller mau. "You bet!" She grinned. Grabbing his hand she darted out of the gate towards the town, her bare feet padding along nearly silently. She couldn't stop smiling. This was going to be a great day! She just hoped that she didn't embarrass herself. She knew she had this problem with cute things. She had a collection of them hidden in her closet.

"So where to first?" Luna asked, hooking her arm around Artemis' as they walked now towards the town.

Artemis turned a dark shade of red when Luna hooked her arm around his. She then pulled them forward and they began to walk toward the city. Artemis kept looking ahead trying to not trip. 

"I'm no..t..sure.," he replied jumbling up his words. He was still in shock from her grabbing a hold of his arm. When they arrived in the city, Artemis was at awe. It was quite huge and was filled with people. There were buildings for miles. This place was so much bigger than the cities back on Mau. Artemis was unsure where they should go first. "How about...you pick.."

Luna smiled up at Artemis. Her eyes were bright and the day was great. "Let's go..." She paused looking around. There was so much to see! This was nothing like the cities or town back on Mau, and she wanted to explore everywhere! "There!" She pointed to a little shop that had some cute little stuffed animals in the window. Luna would never admit to it openly but she love stuffed animals.

"Then maybe we can find and try this thing called ice cream." She said nearly dragging Artemis along. This was going to be the perfect day.

Artemis didn't get a chance reply, after Luna decided to where to go first. She just dragged him to the store. Again he didn't get reply to her suggestion about getting ice cream later. She pulled open the door to the store and dragged them inside of it. Artemis broke free of her grip and gazed around the store. It was nick nack store filled to the brim with cute things. He walked around and found a wall with nothing, but stuffed animals on it. He then wondered if he should buy Luna a gift on their little trip. He then turned bright red. 

'It might be too early to buy her a gift, Artemis,' he thought to himself. He folded his arms crossed his chest. 'Maybe just offer to buy this so call ice cream. Yeah that's it!' He just nodded to himself.

Luna looked around the store. She adored the overly cute and fluffy. As her eyes flitted around the store and it's wares, they landed on what looked nearly just like her in cat form. With a gasp and a giggle she picked the stuffed animal up. "This is to funny." She said holding the stuffed cat up in front of her. 

She realized now that Artemis hadn't see her in cat form, so he might not understand her joke. All the same she tucked the stuff doppelgänger under her arm and went about looking at the other wares. 

She wondered if she would find an Artemis doppelgänger too. Maybe she could have a matching set! The thought made her blush and giggle like a school girl.

Artemis glanced around and saw Luna no where in site. He walked around searching for her and was amazed at how big it was. He discovered a stairwell to a second floor. Artemis climbed it and discovered a room filled with more stuff animals. 

"Luna?" He cried out, but there was no answer. He walked around the room and finally discovered her behind a mound of stuff animals. It looked like she was looking for something. "Hey, you about ready to go?"

Luna turned to the sound of her name. She was smiling. "Hehe. Look what I found." She said holding up the stuffed animals that looked like her and Artemis' cat forms. She couldn't help her giggling. It was funny to her, and really she couldn't help it. "Look familiar?" She said grinning. "Sure just let me pay for these guys." She responded still grinning like a school girl. 

"I'll take these two." She said, and paid for the stuffed animals. "So where to next?" She asked the Stuffed cats peeking out of her bag, almost like they were watching the Maus on their date. Wait was this a date?

Artemis held back a laugh when Luna was buying the stuff cats. He found it amusing that she found stuff animals that looked like them. 

"We could walk around the city some more. I would like to see if they have a park," he replied when she asked him where they should go next. The two then left the shop and walked through the city. In the center of the city they found a huge park. They entered the park and saw people enjoying the beautiful day. Children were playing on the playground. Artemis spotted a lake and they walked over to it. The lake was huge and was filled with moon ducks and moon swans. He glanced around and noticed a vendor selling ice cream. "Luna, would you like some ice cream? My treat."

Luna was enthralled but the city around them. There were such sites to see and so many things to do that Luna doubted she would ever get to do them all. She gasped at the sight of the park. It was beautiful. So much bigger than the palace gardens, but the same plants grew here too. 
"Oh that sounds wonderful." She smiled at Artemis.

Artemis then walked over to the vendor and got in line. It was a very short line and when it was his turn he asked for two vanilla ice cream cones. He hoped Luna liked vanilla. He just realized he forgot to ask her what flavor she wanted. Artemis handed the man money over and grabbed a hold of both cones. He then made his way back over to Luna. When he approached, Artemis tripped over a hole in the side walk and lost his grip of one of the ice cream cones. The ice cream ended up on Luna's clothes. In panic he ran back to the vendor and grabbed some napkins. Artemis rushed back over to her and handed her the napkins.

"I'm so sorry!!" He apologized.  "I can be such a clutz." He then started to laugh nervously. Artemis couldn't believe what just happened. He hoped Luna wasn't mad at him.

As Luna cleaned the ice cream off Artemis stood there nervously watching her. She hasn't said a word to him. Was she mad? Did he ruined her dress? Was this it?

"I'll go buy you a new one!" He spoke up hoping his offer would make Luna forgive him. He then dashed off back to the ice cream vendor.

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