When You Wish Upon A Star
"Starlight, star bright,
first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have this wish, I wish tonight."
Serena wished with all her heart as the shooting star raced across the inky sky. She slowly unfolded herself from the window seat and eased herself into bed. She normally took a long time to fall asleep, but tonight she just couldn't…seem…to keep….her eyes……..open. The girl's lids sealed as if magically draw shut and she fell asleep as if dead. Her breathing echoed across the silent room, only to be overshadowed by a light 'ping'. The window effortlessly slid open and a strong blue light filled the pink room and with so much light everything looked washed out.
The blue light began to rotate quicker and quicker , until it was a blur of blue and sparkles. From the back of the ball sprouted two of the most iridescent and filmy wings that could ever have existed. They unfurled as leisurely as the ball of light was rapidly turning. The folds of a light blue, shimmering gown descended from the bottom of the ball untill it became a pearly blue gown so bright it was blinding. The ball of light was now spinning so fast it was creating its own heat and glowing a bright cherry red of hot metal. All of a sudden a loud 'pop' resonated through the room, the ball exploded into a million sparks, and a fairy of indescribable beauty and elegance hovered above Serena's sleeping form.
The loud noise startled Serena from her sleep and she sat up in alarm. Serena gazed upon the gorgeous fairy in awe and respect, feeling suddenly shabby in her ice cream cone pajamas. Not knowing exactly what to do she tried to speak but found her voice shut off. Instead of panicking, she looked at the fairy and saw a small smile of reassurance before the magical being began to speak.
"I caught your wish little one and what a wish it is. So strong and full of hope." she held a bright white ball of fire in her left hand and when she set it afloat, Serena's voice emanated from it.
"Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish, I wish tonight. I wish that I would find my true love as soon as possible. Even though I have friends and family I just don't feel loved like everybody should feel. Please, please, please guide me to my knight in shining armor on his white horse and let him see me for me, not the face I paint on for the world."
The room fell into silence after Serena'sringing voiceout. She was afraid it would have awoken her family, but there were no signs of them coming to check on her, so she was convinced she was safe from discovery. The fairy smiled again. Not an indulgent smile to a foolish young girl or a sarcastic smile that stings, but a genuine smile that she'd never felt before. It made her heart fill with hope and joy as if it would burst.
"Now young one, I've had request for beauty, charm, money, love, but I have to admit you are the first whose asked to be guided to their love. You see that nobody but yourself has the power to create it, but you have the wisdom to asked for help. I'm sure your family would be surprised to find you have wisdom greater then those much older then you, but lets keep this our little secret." she smiled again and sat down on the bed.
"Um…what are you doing here Ms. Fairy? I mean, uh, are you going to grant my wish of true love or help me or something?" she asked timidly. The fairy smiled at her and put a conspiratory arm around Serena's shoulders, leaning in to whisper,
"My name is Ashahara and I'm a fairy of wishing. I'm here help you find your true love because with your heart being so strong it can't be distressed or it upsets the balance of the universe. I can't tell you exactly who your love is or when and where you'll meet him but look for blue splatters of sparkles and that will be a hint. They might be on a wall, the floor, a person who will help in the search, almost anything but the man himself." she rose from the bed and touched Luna You can call me three times for help in a dangerous situation because you are fated to get into many problems that you won't be able to save yourself from. Good luck child." and with that she levitated into the air and started to revert into her ball of bright light.
Serena stared in astonishment at the fairy and a pressure that had built up in her chest seemed to ease away. She blinked and Ashahara was gone, only the spots in her vision and the smells of lilacs were any proof she'd been there. Serena didn't know whether or not to believe what had happen, so she judiciously went back to sleep, never knowing what life had in store for her now that she had mystical help.
So, this came to me as I listened to that Disney song. She's kinda the Pinnochio fairy and the Cinderella fairy put togeather. There will be no Sailor Senshi in the story and I don't know how many of her friends will be in it. Hope you like it and I hope to update soon.