disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon, or any of the characters. they belong to Naoko Takeuchi.
AN: wow... I don't think I ever realized how short this chapter is. sorry lol I will try to make the others a bit longer. but I hope you enjoy it!
~Rayleen Evens
~chapter 1.
It was late evening, as a young girl sat on the banks of a small river. Nothing could be heard, apart from the sweet song of birds nearby, and the gentle rush of the river. A cool breeze blew with the smell of wild flowers. She sat there in the sweet essence of it all, as she closed her eyes, letting it surround her. She soaked it in willingly, as she gently placed her hand in the river, letting the cool water run through her fingers. She looked into the water at her reflection. A young girl about 6 years of age looked back at her. She had long ebony hair that reached to the mid of her back, and piercing dark violet eyes. She leaned closer to the water, watching it shimmer, as the sun leaked through the canopy of trees. Suddenly, a dark shadow was cast over the river. As it did so, it seemed to silence the forest. A gust of wind blew by carrying a faint cry in the distance. "Come to me …"
The girl jumped to her feet in alarm. She stood still, listening for anything. Nothing. All had gone quiet.
"Come to me…" came the voice. She looked around, franticly searching for the person calling.
"Over here…look...over there…come to me…" she heard the voice echo. It was no more than a whisper now. "Over here…" she turned and looked across the river. What she saw puzzled her. A dark shadowy path lay just beyond the river, leading deep into the forest. She had never noticed this before.
"Come to me…" the voice called out to her. It was almost hypnotic. She found herself staring at the path, unable to look away. She felt a sudden urge to cross the river and go toward the voice, come over her. It was like someone had a hold on her, pulling her in…
"Rayleen." Came a voice from behind her. She spun around to see a woman, early in age, with long flowing black hair and the same dark violet eyes, looking down at her. She was beautiful. Tall and slender, with a kind and serious face. Rayleen took one more glance around before looking back at her mother.
"Rayleen what are you looking at?" when she did not answer her. She knelt down, took her by the shoulders and looked into her eyes. The girl was deep in thought. Something had disturbed her.
"Are you alright?" she asked, A hint of worry in her voice. She gently pushed the hair out of Rayleen's eyes.
"Come. We'll talk of it later. We must get home." Taking her Daughter by the hand, she led her away.
As they walked, Rayleen took one last glance at the river. All had returned to normal. The shadow was gone, and she could hear the bird's sing happily, as if nothing had happened.
As she turned away, she heard a gentle sigh on the wind…
~End of chapter 1~