Title: For Evermore
Rating: PG Chapter: Prologue Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or anything related to Sailor Moon, but all other characters and Evermore are mine. Important author's note: I would like to thank Belle, Usako4Life, for the review! Thanks so much for caring!
Prologue
Two children lounged in the front yard grass. They counted constellations and made wishes on falling stars. One of the children was a little girl. She radiated innocence with twinkling azure eyes and golden hair that was spun into twin buns atop her head. The other was a young boy just slightly older than the girl. Obsidian hair hid his cobalt eyes. Yet his lips held a smile only a child's unconditional love could create.
"Dare?"
"Yes, Sere?"
"Do you believe in unicorns and fairies? The ones Grandma Iris tells stories about? Cause Mommy says they're just make-believe," the little girl asked, afraid of the boy's answer.
He grinned like a crescent moon. "Of course I do."
"Why?"
"Because I've seen them," he stated.
The girl needed no more assurance. Instead she grabbed the boy in a fierce hug.
"You're my best friend," she mumbled into his shirt.
"And you're mine."
Grandma Iris's voice brought the children's moment together to an end. "Time to come in children!"
Thump
She slowly opened her eyes a she heard sounds of muffled screams and struggling. The sleepy feeling she awoke with and fear quickly replaced it.
"Calm down, young Prince," whispered a voice from the room next to hers.
With owl like stealth, the little girl slipped from her bed and tip- toed to the next room. The door was slightly ajar, and with little hesitation, she pushed it open.
The sight that greeted her was one that no eight-year-old should see. Three cloaked figures were desperately trying to gag and restrain her best friend. She stood there a moment trembling.
"Darien!" she cried in panic.
The gray figures turned their hooded heads toward her. Only the dim glow of moonlight illuminated the room, creating shadows of the figures' faces. Because of the distraction, the young boy managed to remove his gag.
"Run, Serena! RUN!"
But the girl couldn't run even if she had wanted to. One of the wraith-like fgures glided toward her. She watched with wide eyes and it approached. The feeling of a rabbit being hunted by a fox crossed her mind, and she whimpered. With might only true devotion could muster, the boy twisted from his captors' grip and stumbled in front of the girl in a vain attempt to protect her. No child could stand up to these creatures.
"Protect her all you like, your majesty. She'll still be destroyed once we pass the barrier," one of the figures threatened.
With a grunt of rage, the boy charged the nearest wraith and knocked it to the ground. Shock, the wraith didn't respond immediately.
"You have to go! Now! Please!" the boy pleaded to his friend.
"I'm not gonna leave you," she whimpered as she ran to him and took his hand. "You're my best friend."
The boy started at their hands for a moment before pulling her to him. With a kiss on her cheek, he whispered in her ear, "And you will always be mine." Then he violently pushed the girl into the hall, slamming her against the wall. She cried out in fear and pain as a bright light filled the room.
"DARIEN!" she screamed. When the light faded, all traces of the boy were gone.
Author's notes: Some of you might recognize this. It was originally posted on A Sailor Moon Romance about four years ago, but now I've decided to revise it and re-post it. I'll try to update this as often as possible. And reviews are nice, but not necessary.
Rating: PG Chapter: Prologue Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or anything related to Sailor Moon, but all other characters and Evermore are mine. Important author's note: I would like to thank Belle, Usako4Life, for the review! Thanks so much for caring!
Prologue
Two children lounged in the front yard grass. They counted constellations and made wishes on falling stars. One of the children was a little girl. She radiated innocence with twinkling azure eyes and golden hair that was spun into twin buns atop her head. The other was a young boy just slightly older than the girl. Obsidian hair hid his cobalt eyes. Yet his lips held a smile only a child's unconditional love could create.
"Dare?"
"Yes, Sere?"
"Do you believe in unicorns and fairies? The ones Grandma Iris tells stories about? Cause Mommy says they're just make-believe," the little girl asked, afraid of the boy's answer.
He grinned like a crescent moon. "Of course I do."
"Why?"
"Because I've seen them," he stated.
The girl needed no more assurance. Instead she grabbed the boy in a fierce hug.
"You're my best friend," she mumbled into his shirt.
"And you're mine."
Grandma Iris's voice brought the children's moment together to an end. "Time to come in children!"
Thump
She slowly opened her eyes a she heard sounds of muffled screams and struggling. The sleepy feeling she awoke with and fear quickly replaced it.
"Calm down, young Prince," whispered a voice from the room next to hers.
With owl like stealth, the little girl slipped from her bed and tip- toed to the next room. The door was slightly ajar, and with little hesitation, she pushed it open.
The sight that greeted her was one that no eight-year-old should see. Three cloaked figures were desperately trying to gag and restrain her best friend. She stood there a moment trembling.
"Darien!" she cried in panic.
The gray figures turned their hooded heads toward her. Only the dim glow of moonlight illuminated the room, creating shadows of the figures' faces. Because of the distraction, the young boy managed to remove his gag.
"Run, Serena! RUN!"
But the girl couldn't run even if she had wanted to. One of the wraith-like fgures glided toward her. She watched with wide eyes and it approached. The feeling of a rabbit being hunted by a fox crossed her mind, and she whimpered. With might only true devotion could muster, the boy twisted from his captors' grip and stumbled in front of the girl in a vain attempt to protect her. No child could stand up to these creatures.
"Protect her all you like, your majesty. She'll still be destroyed once we pass the barrier," one of the figures threatened.
With a grunt of rage, the boy charged the nearest wraith and knocked it to the ground. Shock, the wraith didn't respond immediately.
"You have to go! Now! Please!" the boy pleaded to his friend.
"I'm not gonna leave you," she whimpered as she ran to him and took his hand. "You're my best friend."
The boy started at their hands for a moment before pulling her to him. With a kiss on her cheek, he whispered in her ear, "And you will always be mine." Then he violently pushed the girl into the hall, slamming her against the wall. She cried out in fear and pain as a bright light filled the room.
"DARIEN!" she screamed. When the light faded, all traces of the boy were gone.
Author's notes: Some of you might recognize this. It was originally posted on A Sailor Moon Romance about four years ago, but now I've decided to revise it and re-post it. I'll try to update this as often as possible. And reviews are nice, but not necessary.