Prologue:
In ancient times, it was said that the goddess Selene drove the moon across the sky. Each night she followed her brother Helios, the sun, to catch his fiery rays and reflect light back to earth. One night on her journey, she looked down and saw Endymion sleeping in the hills. She fell in love with the beautiful shepherd. Night after night she looked down on his gentle beauty and loved him more, until finally one evening she left the moon between the sun and the earth and went down the grassy fields to lie beside him.
For three nights she stayed with him, and the moon, unable to catch the sun's rays remained dark. People feared the dark moon. They said it brought death and freed evil forces to roam the black night. Zeus, King of the Gods, was angered by the darkness and punished Selene by giving Endymion eternal sleep.
Selene returned to the moon and drove it across the night sky, but her love was too strong. She hid Endymion in a cave; and now, three nights each lunar month, she leaves the moon to visit her sleeping lover and cover him with silver kisses. In his sleep, Endymion dreams he holds the moon. He has given Selene many daughters to guard the night. They are powerful and beautiful like their mother, and mortal like their father. Zeus was angered by Selene's pregnancy and punished the daughter's to earth. Before they were born, however, Helios tried to kill them to rid his sister's shame. The children were to powerful. Failing in his try, but also bestowing one of the daughters' a gift of the sun; producing one mortal goddess of the sun and moon.
Chapter one:
Alexandria Harmony clutched the amulet handing from her neck. The eclipse was overhead and the feeling of danger crept inside of her. It wasn't safe in Baltimore, New York in the first place, especially for two sixteen-year-olds. Her friend Julia was walking beside her on the empty street. Luckily they were only a block from her best friend Cassia Avery's house. Julia Kensel, Alex's other best friend was at her side. Alex glanced at her friend carefully while she gabbed about her recent encounter with Dean Laurent. The sexy, muscular, bad boy at Kayla's party that night; and how Alex had refused to let him bring them home with Cassia. There was something Alex sensed about him; his eyes were penetratable, and unapproachable. His left arm had a barbed wire tattoo on it and his long dirty-blond hair had been brushed back to shape his face. He looked like a predator to Alex. That's probably why Cassia wanted to dance with him in the first place.
Though he had tried to get Alex to dance with him first. He rubbed his finger down her arm and toyed with her hair while Alex was pushing him away. She almost lost control of herself and disappeared completely from the feeling it gave her, he wanted her. Alex didn't know why. Cassia had butted in at that moment. Alex had stood watch in the back while Cassia danced with him. He almost pulled the zipper on her dress down twice before she playfully twirled in his arms and pulled it back up. Half the time she didn't even recognize what he was doing to her, she was so lost in his eyes. His black and gold evil eyes. Alex's eyes couldn't take anymore at that point and moved her eyes to Julia, and how Brian was in the corner with her trying to create conversation. He was to shy of a guy to talk to her anyways.
When they were leaving, Dean offered to bring Cassia home; he invited us also. Alex immediately said no and started walking. She tried her hardest to read what he was thinking, but she only got glances of images. She grimaced when she saw the picture of him unbuttoning her own dress. Yet something inside of her longed for his touch, the same longing she had for Sam's touch. Though she wished she couldn't disappear and become breathless every time he tried to kiss her. Now Dean wanted to have her. Dean was something called the common whore. Her last look at Cassia was of Dean moving his hands seductively from her shoulder to her lower thigh. Passing some objects in-between, and biting her right ear. He was thinking of her body against his…and of her…cutting herself. Alex gasped at that image as the blood trickled down her arm and she rubbed it in a heart around his neck. At least if she got in trouble she could redo it all. One of the many good things of time travel, though Alex found it highly dangerous.
"Cassia, are you sure you don't want to come with us?" Alex asked.
"You guys go ahead." She breathlessly said when he finished kissing her neck.
"I still don't know why she would even go with him anyways. He was such a freak. Did you see his friends; I'm talking major emo people."
Alexandria's laugh filled the quiet street.
"Yea, he's a freak but…that's Cassia. I'm sure she'll be fine. She knows how to defend herself."
"I don't know. Especially with this guy, he just...he's scary."
"I know, Julia." Julia started talking about Brain then, but Alexandria just listened to the night. Still clutching her moon and sun amulet, she heard a male voice.
Don't worry Alexandria; she'll be perfectly fine
"Did you hear that?" Alex asked.
"Hear what?" Julia asked glancing around.
"I don't know; I just heard somebody's voice." She said. Maybe it was just in her head.
She cursed the ground while they walked faster down the street.
I told you, she's fine with me. The voice said again, this time with a laugh at the end. Alex jumped.
"There it is again." Alexandria said, glancing everywhere for a trace of someone of something on the street.
"You're seriously freaking me out Alex, stop it." Julia said smiling.
"I'm not kidding, Julia. I heard something." Then Julia glanced behind her.
"Ok." She laughed and walking in silence for a couple of moments before a sound made them jump.
"I just heard a footstep." Her eyes widened. They both broke into a run, not caring about their shoes falling off their feet. Alexandria passed a car and looked through the rear view mirror on her way. She saw something behind them, not knowing what it was though. Her molecules wanted to burst, but she wouldn't leave Julia behind. Her ribs started hurting when they turned the corner. She saw something out of the corner of her eyes.
"Adiuvo me nunc, O Mater Luna, servo nos; Regina Nocis." She heard, and then she realized that she was the one who said it. She didn't even know what it meant.
The only other language she knew was Spanish. Then the footsteps behind them stopped. They looked behind to find out who was there. Julia tripped on a broken branch from a tree and stumbled to the ground. She got up quickly though.
"I'm fine." She said, her head flying in all directions trying to see who was following them.
When they finally reached Cassia's apartment Alexandria breathed a sigh of relief. It felt like forever on that empty street, she felt a presence while she was walking. Then the voice, Cassia's building brought so much relief.
"I hope she's here already, I didn't see his car at all."
"Yea, I didn't either." Alexandria said as she rang the doorbell.
Cassia's mother opened the door. Cassia was adopted, her mother found her on her doorstep. She was short, and skinny. She had long hair that came down in tendrils; she loved to read and was very imaginative. She didn't know Cassia's secret either, which meant they had to be extra careful around her.
"Hello girls! I thought Cassia was with you?" Mrs. Arianna asked. Obviously Cassia hadn't made it home yet. Julie elbowed Alex in her side, Alexandria was filled with worry, but tried to cover it up. She didn't have very good acting skills.
"She got a ride home from a friend." She said, trying to find an alibi, "I'm sure they just stopped for smoothies somewhere." She added.
"Oh, that's fine. Do you mind calling her for me? I have a lot of work piled up for me." Alex thought that Mrs. Arianna looked frazzled.
"Sure." Julia said.
We went up to Cassia's room. It has yellow, pink, and green walls and wood floors. Her bed is full of different colors. Her room is like walking into a paint store. Colors are everywhere. Unlike my room, which has some accent colors in it.
"I hope she's okay, I wonder what he did to her." Julia asked.
"I don't know but I'm going to call her."
"Good idea, I'm going to the bathroom." Julia said.
"Cool, I'll be right back if I'm not here when you get out." Alex said looking towards the window.
"Sure." Julia was bouncing up and down at that point.
When Alexandria heard the door close she went to Cassia's window and opened it. Her backyard lights were on and the ones that lined the tree looked so beautiful. The moon was still hidden in darkness and thankfully all the lights were still on. Alex waited patiently while Cassia's phone rang. Then out of the corner of her right eye she saw a shadow climbing over the fence. Her molecules almost jumped all at once. She hadn't become completely invisible in a long time. Before the shadow could come any closer she let her molecules separate as they wanted and felt the gravity slowly disintegrate. She hovered over the room and slowly eased her way out the window, lowering herself to the ground. She got closer and closer to the shadow as it walked towards the stairs that lead to Cassia's bedroom. What if it was Dean? What if he was coming to get the rest of this prey? What would happen to Julia?
She was suddenly filled with confidence and reached her hand toward the shadow…and finally the light hit it.
"Cassie!" Alexandria screamed into the night. Cassia gasped and put her hand over her mouth to keep the scream in. Her head whirled around and up searching for a trace of Alex.
"Where the heck are you!?" She asked. Alex gathered up her molecules and watched as her skin began to appear, "Where the heck were YOU!?" Alex asked hugging her friend.
"He…he almost kidnapped me, and then I totally realized it. I was so lost in his voice. Then he told me to look in his eyes, and I…it just felt so horrible. I don't know, it was like his mind was entering my mind. I opened the door of the car and ran as fast as I could."
Alexandria looked at her friend's legs and saw the scratches on them. Her tan face was dry and her brown hair was wind-blown.
"Why didn't you just go back and fix it?"
"I couldn't, I was to worn out and stupid. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you." She said and her head dropped.
"Its fine Cassia, I'm just happy you're okay! Come on, let's go inside."
Alexandria climbed up the stairs and through Cassia's window. She grabbed her brush and gave Cassia some jeans and a shirt. Her dress looked like Dean had been playing with it.
"Why do I need to change?" She asked.
"You mother doesn't know you came home. Say you took a ride to Kayla's house to get your ipod and you changed at her house."
"Right." Cassia agreed when Alexandria was done.
"Go, before Julia get's back from the bathroom."
"Going." She said as she ducked through the window. As soon as she was out, she was back in.
"His friend's are out there." She said. Her face was pale and her eyes were wide. Alex made her way to the window and peered at the gang below the floors of the apartment.
"Its fine," Alex said as she closed the window. "I'll just distract your mom and you'll open the door and appear like you came through when you really were never outside."
"No wonder you're my friend." Cassia said taking the steps downstairs two at a time.
"Mrs. Arianna?" Alexandria asked when Cassia hid behind the family couch.
"Yes dear?" She asked.
"I was just wondering where Justin was, he wasn't in his room."
"He's sleeping at a friend's house tonight." She answered while folding a towel from the washing machine.
"Oh, I was just wondering." Alexandria saw Cassia quietly unlock the doors and turn the knob.
"Yes darling, it's a girl's night…" She couldn't finish because Cassia opened the door and turned to close it.
"Oh Dear! Cassia! Where have you been young lady!? I was so worried about you."
Alex was surprised; Mrs. Arianna was usually a little more laid back that that. She was strict, but laid back.
"I went to Kayla's house to pick up my ipod. Sorry I didn't get a chance to tell you."
"Call next time and where is your dress?" She asked.
"I changed at Kayla's house. It was bothering me."
"Alright, I'll discuss this with you tomorrow. Well you girls get settled and I'll make my famous ice cream Sundays."
"Thanks mom!" Cassia said and kissed her mother.
Julia appeared at the top of the stairs when Cassia and Alexandria came up. Her bleach blonde hair shone in the hall light.
"Cassia! You're back!" She screamed and hugged her friend.
"Yea, I'll tell you about it when we get to my room."
"Good." Julia said and headed for the bedroom.
The curtains on Cassia's window were blowing around when Alexandria opened the door. She stopped in her tracks.
"What is it Alex?" Julia asked.
"I'm sure…I could have sworn I closed the window. I didn't lock it, but I'm sure I closed it."
"Maybe the wind blew it open or something. That happens to me all the time." Julia said and jumped on the bed. Flinging her sandals across the room.
"Yea, maybe the wind did it." Cassia said, eyeing Alex. Alex heard Cassia think, Maybe it was them.
Alexandria shook her head.
"Why were you in the bathroom so long Jules?" Cassia asked; Julia burst out in laughter.
"Never eat the clams!" She said. Cassia started laughing too, Kayla's father was a chief but his seafood made everyone sick.
"Great, Now I have to go to the bathroom…ugh…and I ate the clams too Julia!"Alexandria said. She sot a glance at Cassia and headed for the hallway.