Dance of the Eclipse
DISCLAIMER: I do not own all of the manga of Crescent Moon. I only have books 1 and 3, and I have read volume 6, so if my information in inaccurate I apologize.
I am not a very good action writer, but bear with me and I'll try my best.
Chapter One: Eclipse
It was the night of a full moon. The Lunar Race was at the peak of their power. The club, Moonshine, was packed with laughing customers.
"Hey Mitsuru!" yelled Mahiru. Over at the bar, Mitsuru looked up. "Yeah?" he asked, "What do you want?"
"I need to ask you something later," Mahiru called back as she hurried to serve new guests.
Mitsuru shrugged and went back to wiping. Mahiru had gone back to her aunt's after that fateful night when the true song of the princess had been sung. Then she had come back three months later, saying she wanted to move back in with them.
Mitsuru hadn't minded that much- then. But now…now he wasn't so sure. Mahiru made him discontented and nervous. He liked her, he loved her, but he wasn't comfortable around her.
Later, Mahiru approached Mitsuru. "I wanted to ask you. My school is having a dance this Friday. Nozomu is going with Junko. Akira is going with Keiko, and I though Misoka could handle the music. You wanna come with me?"
"Um," said Mitsuru, not sure what to say.
"Don't worry," reassured Mahiru. "I'll let you think about it." She left to her room, leaving Mitsuru disquieted and nervous once again.
That night was a lunar eclipse. The moon shone brightly, very brightly. The sun was nothing except a red rim around the Earth. The Lunar Race had never slept better – until Mahiru woke in the middle of the night screaming.
"What is it?" Nozumu asked, as he, Misoka, and Akira gathered around her bed. Mitsuru had not awoken.
"I had a horrible dream," said Mahiru faintly. "Don't worry about me. Just a nightmare."
"I don't like this," mused Misoka. "The princess has had nightmares before, but… she has never been like this. And tonight of all nights, when she should be sleeping soundly…a night of a lunar eclipse. She could have had a premoniton."
"You mean I saw into the future?" Mahiru asked.
"Possibly," said Misoka. "What did you see?"
But before Mahiru could reply, there came an agonized scream, one of terror and fright, horrible to hear.
The voice that screamed the terrible scream was Mitsuru's.