An Elemental Destiny
"You gotta help me Sailor Moon!"
"Usagi!"
"Odango Atama! You're late again!"
"Usako."
Serena Tsukino sat up in her bed with a jolt before groaning and turning off her alarm clock. Still groggy, she untangled herself from the sheets and shuffled to the kitchen.
" Good morning, Serena."
"'Morning ' Mara"
Amara looked up from the paper she was reading.
"You look like you just had a run in with a Rotweiller."
"Gee thanks. I didn't sleep that well. I've been dreaming again."
"Really? That's surprising. You were so doped up on chamomile that I'm surprised you can walk straight.
Serena sighed and pulled a candle and pack of matches out of the cupboard. Lighting the candle, she began to play with the flame, shaping it into a butterfly.
"You know, you probably shouldn't be playing around with your magic like that."
Serena raised an eyebrow as Amara shred a page of the paper into pieces and stirred them up into a tiny cyclone.
"You're on to talk. It's relaxing. Keep those papers away from me."
"I'm stubborn, not thick headed. That's your department. What did you dream about this time?"
"Same as it's been for the past week. Four girls, some kid and that guy."
Amara halted the cyclone, letting the papers fall to the floor.
"Anything catch your attention? Any symbols?"
"Nope, it was more like watching a film of flashbacks."
"Maybe they're just memories from a past life."
"You're probably right." Serena blew out the candle and stood up, stretching, "Goddess have mercy on my poor, sore back."
"Whose bright idea was it to dig up dandelion roots?"
Serena put on the kettle and began making herself a cup of tea.
"I was running low."
"Hm, whatever. I'm gonna go see if the mail's here yet." Amara said, standing up and walking out of the room.
By the time Amara returned, Serena's cup of tea was ready and she was sitting down again.
"Anything for me?"
Amara thumbed through the envelopes.
"Bill, bill, credit card offer...hey, what's this?" Amara said, pulling out a large envelope.
"Lemme see!" Serena said, standing up.
"Hold your horses! There's one here for you too." Amara said, passing a second envelope to Serena. Serena took it and read the return address.
"Hogwarts? And how do they know what room I sleep in?"
Opening the envelope, Amara pulled out a heavy piece of paper and began to read aloud.
"You are invited to come to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It had come to our attention that you are a possessor of a previously unknown and rare magic. We would value the chance to meet you and your friend, Miss Tsukino. Please respond, via owl, ASAP. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore."
Serena set down her own letter.
"Mine say's the same thing. What do they mean, 'via owl'?"
Amara shrugged, "Anything else in your envelope?"
Serena turned it upside down and shook out two tickets and a small piece of paper. Picking up the paper, she read aloud.
"Kings Cross station; via the left hand staircase of the downtown Tokyo Subway. Platform 9 3/4, leaves at 11AM, September 1st. Do you think we should go?"
Amara shrugged again.
"Why not?" She grabbed a sheet of paper, quickly wrote an acceptance and folded it into a paper airplane. Then, walking to the window, she threw the plane out of it, at the same time, calling for a breeze. The air held the plane still, waiting for directions.
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." The breeze took off at a breakneck speed, carrying the plane with it.
"Think that'll work?" Serena asked, walking up behind Amara.
"It should. The wind seemed to know what it was up to."
"You gotta help me Sailor Moon!"
"Usagi!"
"Odango Atama! You're late again!"
"Usako."
Serena Tsukino sat up in her bed with a jolt before groaning and turning off her alarm clock. Still groggy, she untangled herself from the sheets and shuffled to the kitchen.
" Good morning, Serena."
"'Morning ' Mara"
Amara looked up from the paper she was reading.
"You look like you just had a run in with a Rotweiller."
"Gee thanks. I didn't sleep that well. I've been dreaming again."
"Really? That's surprising. You were so doped up on chamomile that I'm surprised you can walk straight.
Serena sighed and pulled a candle and pack of matches out of the cupboard. Lighting the candle, she began to play with the flame, shaping it into a butterfly.
"You know, you probably shouldn't be playing around with your magic like that."
Serena raised an eyebrow as Amara shred a page of the paper into pieces and stirred them up into a tiny cyclone.
"You're on to talk. It's relaxing. Keep those papers away from me."
"I'm stubborn, not thick headed. That's your department. What did you dream about this time?"
"Same as it's been for the past week. Four girls, some kid and that guy."
Amara halted the cyclone, letting the papers fall to the floor.
"Anything catch your attention? Any symbols?"
"Nope, it was more like watching a film of flashbacks."
"Maybe they're just memories from a past life."
"You're probably right." Serena blew out the candle and stood up, stretching, "Goddess have mercy on my poor, sore back."
"Whose bright idea was it to dig up dandelion roots?"
Serena put on the kettle and began making herself a cup of tea.
"I was running low."
"Hm, whatever. I'm gonna go see if the mail's here yet." Amara said, standing up and walking out of the room.
By the time Amara returned, Serena's cup of tea was ready and she was sitting down again.
"Anything for me?"
Amara thumbed through the envelopes.
"Bill, bill, credit card offer...hey, what's this?" Amara said, pulling out a large envelope.
"Lemme see!" Serena said, standing up.
"Hold your horses! There's one here for you too." Amara said, passing a second envelope to Serena. Serena took it and read the return address.
"Hogwarts? And how do they know what room I sleep in?"
Opening the envelope, Amara pulled out a heavy piece of paper and began to read aloud.
"You are invited to come to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It had come to our attention that you are a possessor of a previously unknown and rare magic. We would value the chance to meet you and your friend, Miss Tsukino. Please respond, via owl, ASAP. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore."
Serena set down her own letter.
"Mine say's the same thing. What do they mean, 'via owl'?"
Amara shrugged, "Anything else in your envelope?"
Serena turned it upside down and shook out two tickets and a small piece of paper. Picking up the paper, she read aloud.
"Kings Cross station; via the left hand staircase of the downtown Tokyo Subway. Platform 9 3/4, leaves at 11AM, September 1st. Do you think we should go?"
Amara shrugged again.
"Why not?" She grabbed a sheet of paper, quickly wrote an acceptance and folded it into a paper airplane. Then, walking to the window, she threw the plane out of it, at the same time, calling for a breeze. The air held the plane still, waiting for directions.
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." The breeze took off at a breakneck speed, carrying the plane with it.
"Think that'll work?" Serena asked, walking up behind Amara.
"It should. The wind seemed to know what it was up to."