DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE MOON CHARACTERS.
I AM JUST BORROWING THEM FOR THE TIME BEING.
CHAPTER 1: THE SECRET SLIPS OUT
~*~Ok everyone, just pretend for a minute that the only people who know about Serena and Stanton's forbidden relationship are the daughters, and the Atrox has no idea about their relationship either.~*~
Serena walked home lazily, her head spinning. The night was lightly illuminated with the moon's gentle glow. She was dressed in a jeans mini- skirt, with a rose-red colored halter top, and sparkly high-heels. Her hair was down in luxurious curls, flapping crazily in the night wind.
Serena had just downed eight full bottles of Smirnoff Ice, (probably drugged with Everclear) in the past 3 hours, and wasn't feeling so hot. Serena had nearly stumbled over herself when she saw a shadow move in the corner of her eye.
Immediately alert, Serena quickened her pace fearing the relentless night. She had never drunk so much before in her life. Although, celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Planet Bang was always a blast. She and Jimena would always have so much fun together, teasing all the sex-driven men. She remembered too clearly the time Jimena had nearly punched a guy's head in for putting his hands up her skirt.
It was kind of funny, but Jimena didn't think so. "Aye you loco vato!" Jimena screamed over the booming music, making dancers stare.
"Que?" Jimena spun around, shooting a look of pure venom at the dancers.
Serena's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Again, she saw a small shadow move across the moonlit concrete. What kind of fool would stalk a daughter of the moon under a full moon's glow? Maybe it was Stanton, playing devious tricks on her. But Serena has seen Stanton earlier this evening; he was so drunk he could barely recite his ABC's.
Serena could feel the fear building within her, but instinct told her there was nothing to be afraid of. She scanned the area again, but she could see or sense nothing. Serena glanced at her moon amulet. It lay lifeless against her chest. The wind howled and roared, as if it were angry with Serena. But even through the wind's noise she could hear a faint whimper coming from a nearby bush.
The whimpers grew louder, and Serena approached the bush with anticipation.
Behind the bush was Wally, her pet raccoon, curled up in a ball longing for warmth. "Wally!" Serena exclaimed, immediately picking up the shivering creature into her arms. "What are you doing out here?"
The small animal looked lovingly at Serena, its beady eyes shining in the moonlight. Could Wally have been the shadow following her all night long? Serena immediately dismissed the thought when she noticed how late it was.
As Serena made her way towards her house, she noticed all the lights were still on. Serena swore under her breath. Colin had been up waiting for her again. Ever since Jimena had introduced her to the wonderful world of alcohol, she couldn't keep away from it.
Too many nights she had come home feeling like she was some drunken bum. She thought of the alcohol as a way to escape the stresses of her life, mostly to forget about her forbidden love with Stanton. The sudden thought of Stanton made her body tingle with delight. She sort of hoped it was him stalking her, so she could see him again.
Serena clutched Wally in her arms, and slowly made her way to the back door. She gently eased the door open, careful not to make a sound.
Scanning the room for Colin, she gently set Wally down and headed straight for the kitchen. Her head pounded as she splashed cool water on her face. She popped a mini pizza into the microwave, turning around to see a stern look on Colin's face.
"Where did you go?"
Serena sighed, totally disregarding his question and said, "Want some pizza?"
"No. Where did you go?" Colin asked firmly.
"The Cinco De Mayo party at Planet Bang, you could have come if you wanted to." Serena said, annoyance rising in her voice.
"I told you to stay home," Collin said sternly.
Collin was mad because Serena had always been coming home drunk lately. Why did he always have to look out for her? Even in past times, Serena could remember him being overprotective with her first boyfriend.
"I said you could have come," Serena explained, her irritation apparent.
"Im just worried," Collin said, trying not to sound too straight forward.
Serena rolled her eyes as a sly thought crossed her mind. She gently pushed into Collin's mind, bringing sleep forward. Collin stared oddly at Serena for a moment, as if he knew what she was doing, but his suspicion vanished as his eyes began to droop heavily.
"Tired?" Serena asked innocently, talking her pizza out of the microwave.
"Yeah," Collin yawned. "We'll talk about this later."
Serena giggled to herself as she bit madly into her pizza.
A sudden abrupt wind rattled Serena's back door, as if demanding entrance. She could feel its evil yet dangerously irresistible vibes penetrating her mind. By then, she could tell it was Stanton. But something was terribly wrong. Serena could feel something urgent in the air.
"Let me in," Stanton whispered across her mind.
"What is it?" Serena asked, worried.
Stanton did not reply. Instead he rattled the door more, urging Serena to open the door.
Serena creaked the door open, Stanton's shadowy form entering the room. He floated nervously around her kitchen, hiding in the shadows.
"I can't materialize," Stanton said finally, his words coming out fuzzy and computer-like.
"Why?"
"I....." Stanton started nervously.
"I..........................I think the Atrox knows about......"
"Knows about what?" Serena urged.
"I think the Atrox knows about us," Stanton finally spat out.
Serena was confused for a moment, because the only other people who knew about them were the daughters.
"Stanton," Serena started nervously. "The only other people who know about us are the other daughters." Serena said voice shaky.
"I know that, but why would one of them tell? Did you do something?" Stanton asked questioningly. "Of course not," Serena said, trying to make her voice as firm as possible. At least, she didn't think she did anything. "Wait a minute," Serena started, trying to change the subject. "Why didn't the Atrox just kill you instead? Why did it leave you as a shade?"
"Because," Stanton began sadly. "The Atrox knows how much it hurts my heart to be able to see you but never be able to embrace you."
Serena looked at Stanton with sorrowful eyes, breathing in his longing.
"Death is too great of a gift the Atrox could have given me," Stanton said, his shadowy form floating gently.
Serena was overwhelmed by sadness and longing as she entered Stanton's mind. She sifted through his memories, both painful and joyful. Finally, she had found what she was looking for. Gently, she brought up a memory of her and Stanton caressing each other, so that he could feel her embrace at least in his mind. "I love you," Serena whispered gently across his mind.
Serena eased out of his mind, the memory of Stanton sweetly lingering in her head. She didn't know what had caused it, but a sudden abrupt anger towards the other daughters had been suddenly awoken. Why would they do something like this to her? No, how could they have done something like this to her? Tiny bits of anger flickered within her, making Stanton flinch. Serena had felt disgusted with herself for even considering that one of them let the secret out, but with only them knowing about her and Stanton, their were no other suspects. It had to be one of them.
Stanton could see Serena was angry. It sickened him as he entered her mind, her vicious thoughts swirling around him like angry bees. "Please don't be angry," Stanton pleaded, trying to calm her down.
"I'm not angry," Serena answered back forcefully. "I'll find out who did this to you," Serena promised. "No matter whom they are."
Stanton sighed heavily, slowly drifting back outside. Serena watched sadly as he disappeared into the night's jungle.
~*~Ok people, wut did u think????? R/R please!! This is my 1st fanfic and im kind of nervous...~*~
CHAPTER 1: THE SECRET SLIPS OUT
~*~Ok everyone, just pretend for a minute that the only people who know about Serena and Stanton's forbidden relationship are the daughters, and the Atrox has no idea about their relationship either.~*~
Serena walked home lazily, her head spinning. The night was lightly illuminated with the moon's gentle glow. She was dressed in a jeans mini- skirt, with a rose-red colored halter top, and sparkly high-heels. Her hair was down in luxurious curls, flapping crazily in the night wind.
Serena had just downed eight full bottles of Smirnoff Ice, (probably drugged with Everclear) in the past 3 hours, and wasn't feeling so hot. Serena had nearly stumbled over herself when she saw a shadow move in the corner of her eye.
Immediately alert, Serena quickened her pace fearing the relentless night. She had never drunk so much before in her life. Although, celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Planet Bang was always a blast. She and Jimena would always have so much fun together, teasing all the sex-driven men. She remembered too clearly the time Jimena had nearly punched a guy's head in for putting his hands up her skirt.
It was kind of funny, but Jimena didn't think so. "Aye you loco vato!" Jimena screamed over the booming music, making dancers stare.
"Que?" Jimena spun around, shooting a look of pure venom at the dancers.
Serena's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Again, she saw a small shadow move across the moonlit concrete. What kind of fool would stalk a daughter of the moon under a full moon's glow? Maybe it was Stanton, playing devious tricks on her. But Serena has seen Stanton earlier this evening; he was so drunk he could barely recite his ABC's.
Serena could feel the fear building within her, but instinct told her there was nothing to be afraid of. She scanned the area again, but she could see or sense nothing. Serena glanced at her moon amulet. It lay lifeless against her chest. The wind howled and roared, as if it were angry with Serena. But even through the wind's noise she could hear a faint whimper coming from a nearby bush.
The whimpers grew louder, and Serena approached the bush with anticipation.
Behind the bush was Wally, her pet raccoon, curled up in a ball longing for warmth. "Wally!" Serena exclaimed, immediately picking up the shivering creature into her arms. "What are you doing out here?"
The small animal looked lovingly at Serena, its beady eyes shining in the moonlight. Could Wally have been the shadow following her all night long? Serena immediately dismissed the thought when she noticed how late it was.
As Serena made her way towards her house, she noticed all the lights were still on. Serena swore under her breath. Colin had been up waiting for her again. Ever since Jimena had introduced her to the wonderful world of alcohol, she couldn't keep away from it.
Too many nights she had come home feeling like she was some drunken bum. She thought of the alcohol as a way to escape the stresses of her life, mostly to forget about her forbidden love with Stanton. The sudden thought of Stanton made her body tingle with delight. She sort of hoped it was him stalking her, so she could see him again.
Serena clutched Wally in her arms, and slowly made her way to the back door. She gently eased the door open, careful not to make a sound.
Scanning the room for Colin, she gently set Wally down and headed straight for the kitchen. Her head pounded as she splashed cool water on her face. She popped a mini pizza into the microwave, turning around to see a stern look on Colin's face.
"Where did you go?"
Serena sighed, totally disregarding his question and said, "Want some pizza?"
"No. Where did you go?" Colin asked firmly.
"The Cinco De Mayo party at Planet Bang, you could have come if you wanted to." Serena said, annoyance rising in her voice.
"I told you to stay home," Collin said sternly.
Collin was mad because Serena had always been coming home drunk lately. Why did he always have to look out for her? Even in past times, Serena could remember him being overprotective with her first boyfriend.
"I said you could have come," Serena explained, her irritation apparent.
"Im just worried," Collin said, trying not to sound too straight forward.
Serena rolled her eyes as a sly thought crossed her mind. She gently pushed into Collin's mind, bringing sleep forward. Collin stared oddly at Serena for a moment, as if he knew what she was doing, but his suspicion vanished as his eyes began to droop heavily.
"Tired?" Serena asked innocently, talking her pizza out of the microwave.
"Yeah," Collin yawned. "We'll talk about this later."
Serena giggled to herself as she bit madly into her pizza.
A sudden abrupt wind rattled Serena's back door, as if demanding entrance. She could feel its evil yet dangerously irresistible vibes penetrating her mind. By then, she could tell it was Stanton. But something was terribly wrong. Serena could feel something urgent in the air.
"Let me in," Stanton whispered across her mind.
"What is it?" Serena asked, worried.
Stanton did not reply. Instead he rattled the door more, urging Serena to open the door.
Serena creaked the door open, Stanton's shadowy form entering the room. He floated nervously around her kitchen, hiding in the shadows.
"I can't materialize," Stanton said finally, his words coming out fuzzy and computer-like.
"Why?"
"I....." Stanton started nervously.
"I..........................I think the Atrox knows about......"
"Knows about what?" Serena urged.
"I think the Atrox knows about us," Stanton finally spat out.
Serena was confused for a moment, because the only other people who knew about them were the daughters.
"Stanton," Serena started nervously. "The only other people who know about us are the other daughters." Serena said voice shaky.
"I know that, but why would one of them tell? Did you do something?" Stanton asked questioningly. "Of course not," Serena said, trying to make her voice as firm as possible. At least, she didn't think she did anything. "Wait a minute," Serena started, trying to change the subject. "Why didn't the Atrox just kill you instead? Why did it leave you as a shade?"
"Because," Stanton began sadly. "The Atrox knows how much it hurts my heart to be able to see you but never be able to embrace you."
Serena looked at Stanton with sorrowful eyes, breathing in his longing.
"Death is too great of a gift the Atrox could have given me," Stanton said, his shadowy form floating gently.
Serena was overwhelmed by sadness and longing as she entered Stanton's mind. She sifted through his memories, both painful and joyful. Finally, she had found what she was looking for. Gently, she brought up a memory of her and Stanton caressing each other, so that he could feel her embrace at least in his mind. "I love you," Serena whispered gently across his mind.
Serena eased out of his mind, the memory of Stanton sweetly lingering in her head. She didn't know what had caused it, but a sudden abrupt anger towards the other daughters had been suddenly awoken. Why would they do something like this to her? No, how could they have done something like this to her? Tiny bits of anger flickered within her, making Stanton flinch. Serena had felt disgusted with herself for even considering that one of them let the secret out, but with only them knowing about her and Stanton, their were no other suspects. It had to be one of them.
Stanton could see Serena was angry. It sickened him as he entered her mind, her vicious thoughts swirling around him like angry bees. "Please don't be angry," Stanton pleaded, trying to calm her down.
"I'm not angry," Serena answered back forcefully. "I'll find out who did this to you," Serena promised. "No matter whom they are."
Stanton sighed heavily, slowly drifting back outside. Serena watched sadly as he disappeared into the night's jungle.
~*~Ok people, wut did u think????? R/R please!! This is my 1st fanfic and im kind of nervous...~*~