Author Note: Hello there minna-sama!!! I told you most likely a day or two,
hehe!! Well, anyway, I'm going to start messing with POV's cause I'm not
getting too much across the way I want it anymore, but you'll know when I
change. Trust me! It will be written in a very obvious location, if you
know what I mean! Sorry for the inconvenience and arigatou for
understanding! On to the ficcie!! (sings the ants going marching one by
one HURRAH!! HURRAH!!) Oh thanks for reviewing!!
Disclaimer: Um yeah.....I think we all know who worships the ground Naoko- sama walks on, ne?
Title: In the Light of the Moon
Author: Me....duh!
E-mail: StarlightAyla@aol.com (please e-mail me! I'm sooooo lonely tears)
Rating: PG
Chapter 2: New Beginnings
~~~~~~~~~~Serenity' POV~~~~~~~~~~ (noticeable enough?)
The Earth was the most beautiful thing I had ever laid eyes upon. Not only was it beautiful from the Moon, but even up close it was beautiful. I was inside of a castle and seemed to be in a tower. For miles, I could clearly see the beautiful foliage which was covered in white. although the Moon had constant temperatures for the Earth year, the Earth had four seasons in which is rained, was extremely hot, snowed, or was cool and leaves fell off tress in various colors. This was all according to stories that I had heard from my mother when I was a child. But, from the acres of white I could see before me that very moment, I believed every word of it.
"First time on Earth Serena?" Orphen asked, snapping me out of my amazement. "It's beautiful in the winter. At least, that's what I think. When I go have a talk with the King about your job, Starlight and you are free to do whatever you please."
I gave a quick curtsy before I followed her and Starlight down the many stairs. I wandered through the halls, looking at all the paintings from under my hood. We all entered a room largely decorated in maroon.
When Starlight placed the bag on the floor, I did the same. Orphen looked at us in silence for a few moments before walking to the door. She gripped the handle and turned back to us. "You're dismissed," she said, opening the door. We curtsied before leaving.
As soon as the door had shut behind us, Starlight grabbed me and began running off to who-knows-where. But, I soon found out we were going to the servants' quarters. As soon as she walked into the room, I knew I was in the servants' quarters. A few of the other girls looked at us before leaving the room empty to us.
I was tossed onto a bed like a forgotten toy, but I didn't notice because I was too busy looking around. By the time I had finished looking around I saw Starlight looking at me eagerly.
"What?" I asked, hesitantly. She handed me a cream-colored turtleneck, light tan pants, and a dark tan jacket. I took off my cloak and changed quickly. Starlight smiled at me when I was done and shook her head. "What is it this time?"
"Well, we need to cover that up," she replied, poking my crescent moon. Starlight opened up the night stand drawer and pulled out two Band- Aids. I shook my head and jumped onto the other side of the bed.
"You can't put those on me," I said, moving a little farther away.
"Why not?" Starlight asked, very confused.
"Well, the crescent is a symbol of who I am. And, without it, I won't remember my past or where I'm from. I'll have to be given a memory. Luna told me a story once of a princess who hid her identity to love a man from a different world from hers. In order to do so, she covered up her sacred marking. They married, but the man was deceiving the wife. When the princess tried to return to her kingdom, she couldn't remember her past. She was left with an eternity of loneliness," I explained. "That's why I don't want to cover up my crescent."
"Has that ever happened before?"
"Well, no, but-"
"Then it's settled," Starlight beamed. "I'll put the Band-Aids over your crescent and say you're my cousin. I'll give you your past back in a week or so. When it's safe, I'll take the Band-Aids off and you can go home!"
I didn't say anything to that, but just stared at her with a little worry. Okay, a lot of worry. But, it wasn't for her, it was for me. 'What happens if I can't go back? What happens if I don't remember? What will happen to my kingdom?' I thought. "I don't think this is such a good idea," I answered. I could tell that I didn't have any in this matter because she already had the Band-Aids out. I just shook my head and turned to the window. It had begun to snow, but very lightly. "Besides, I think I can-"
I never finshed because everything went black.
There was a voice calling me and the world was shaking. When my eyes flew open, my cousin was shaking me and calling my name.
"Sorry, Starlight," I said. "I must have dozed off. What time is it?"
"About 1:30," she replied, sounding relieved.
"1:30?! I'm so sorry!! Let's go," I jumped up off the bed and reached under it to pull out two pairs of ice-skates. "I can't believe I forgot we were going ice-skating!"
"Serena!" Starlight yelled, catching my attention. "Don't worry. We still have plenty of time."
I nodded as we left, after grabbing gloves and a scarf. While wandering down the hall, I spotted a man indulged in a book. He had midnight black hair and ocean blue eyes. He looked to be a knight and by the way he walked I would've guessed the same.
'He's so cute,' I thought as I pictured him in my mind. 'Studying when he couldn't get any higher on the military scale.'
When Starlight and I finally made it tot he lake, there was light powder on the ice. As I sat down and took off my boots, I smiled as the snow continued to fall lightly. when I finished tying my skates, I pulled my silver hair out of it's pony tail and put it up in it's traditional meatball hairstyle.
I stood up and skated gracefully out across the ice. I did a few spins as I skated slowly around enjoying the snow until my cousin tried to trip me. We then spent our two hours trying to trip one another or hit one another with snowballs. My cousin had duties to attend to in the kitchen, so she left me to myself.
~~~~~~~~~~3rd Person POV~~~~~~~~~~
Endymion wandered outside in commoner's clothing, hoping nobody would recognize him. He just wanted to go for a peaceful skate before he had to return to his studies. As he approached the lake, however, he saw someone already skating. 'Please,' he thought. 'Please, Kami-sama, send me someone who doesn't know me.' He sighed as he decided he didn't mind one person. Besides, it was only a young silver-haired girl. Endymion sat on the banking next to the lake to put on his skates.
Serenity had no idea that she wasn't alone anymore. She just continued to skate, oblivious. She did various spins and jumps and tricks, enjoying the feeling of the cold air on her face and in her hair. She didn't sense the other presence on the ice when Endymion skated out. Endymion, however, had a plan to remedy that. He was going to get that pretty girl to notice him.
Endymion picked up speed and began to skate backwards. He then did a double axle and landed gracefully, with plenty of speed to spare. He then began to spin, using it to wear off his speed. He had Serenity's attention when he began skating backwards, however. She was watching all his movements closely, mentally noting that he wasn't just a brain. Endymion dropped out of his spin by doing a few back flips. He ended his 'routine' by twirling to a stop.
Serenity clapped, happily and very impressed. "That was wonderful," she said, skating towards him. "Hi. My name is Serena." Serenity held out her hand.
'What a stroke of luck,' he thought, beaming at Serenity. 'She doesn't know who I am. Thanks, Kami-sama.' "Hi," Endymion shook her hand. As soon as he touched her there was electricity and his heart skipped a beat. "My.....name is....uh...Darien. Pleasure, M'Lady. Care to skate with me?"
"Sure," Serenity said, taking his hand in hers. They both liked the warmth they received from the other, just from the simple touch of their hands. Endymion noticed the Band-Aids on Serenity's forehead. She, on the other hand, noticed him noticing and decided to tell him. "I was reaching for the pot on a shelf and the shelf fell. It hit my forehead and made a small cut. Nothing to worry about."
Endymion beamed at her. They already understood what the wanted. 'Am I in love?' he thought. "Do you believe in love at first sight?" Endymion blurted out. He then blushed and looked at his feet.
"Maybe," Serenity answered, not noticing Endymion's nervousness. As they skated on, they had small conversations. All these conversations were very simplistic and only there to cover up the silence or rather to make sure there was no silence. They were content with one another and discussed pressures of school and friends. They discussed their hardships. 'Darien' mentioned how much he had to do as a prince without actually saying he was one. 'Serena' told of her life as a servant. She also told him that she was just visiting her cousin and would be leaving soon.
Although Endymion took great interest in Serenity he found that her leaving was okay. "So, Serena, I have to go back up to the castle," Endymion said, stopping and sitting on the banking to take off his skates. "How about we meet here again. Tomorrow?"
"Sure," Serenity answered, smiling. "How about around 9ish?"
"At night?" asked Endymion. He was done taking off his skates and was having trouble getting his boots on.
"Yeah," Serenity said, trying to help him. Endymion stood up and tried to push his foot down into the boot. Serenity was kneeled on her skates on the ice trying to hold his boot. She slipped as Endymion lost his balance and fell over. Serenity landed on her back on the ice while Endymion caught himself before he landed face down on top of Serenity. They looked at each other for a few moments. Silence dragged on through those few moments. They were lost in each others eyes. Both were trying to decipher the emotions in the other's eyes. And their face were so close, that any closer and their noses would touch.
"Sure," sighed Endymion. He blinked before crawling off of Serenity. "Sorry," he blushed," I'm such a klutz." He reached his hand out to help her up. Serenity took hi hand and he pulled her up easily. "Well, I'll be going now." Endymion bent over and picked up his skates.
When he turned around to say good-bye, an uncomfortable silence passed between the two. Should they kiss? Hug? Or just say good-bye? Serenity answered all those questions. "Well, bye, Darien," Serenity said, putting her hands on his shoulders. She pulled him down a little closer to her as she stood on the tips of her ice-skates. She kissed his cheeks lightly causing a blush to creep into them.
"Bye," he whispered as he turned and walked back towards the castle. 'Wow! Who would've thought I'd run into a guy like that here,' Serenity thought pleasantly, as she skated happily. Serenity was still dancing on the ice when her cousin finally cam back out.
"Serena!! Let's go!! We have to start cooking for the ball tonight!!" Starlight yelled out to her. Serenity stopped her spin as quickly as possible. She then began looking around for a person for the voice she just heard. She spotted her purple-haired cousin and skated over to where she left her boots.
Bet the time she finished changing from her skates to her boots, Serenity had been slightly annoyed by her cousin's insistence. They walked back tot he castle in silence. Partly because Serenity was angry and partly because Serenity's mind was on a certain ebony haired man.
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Yay!! Chapter 2 is finished!! dances on table with purple flying monkey sings like Bunny Do you wanna dance and hold my hand....oh baby!!! Do you wanna daaaannccccceee!!! clears throat Okay...I'm done!! Please give me at least a little itsy bisty feedback!! Peas and Carrots? Thanks anywayz...member!! StarlightAyla@aol.com (And yes....that is the name of the character I'm using....she's actually a purple haired elf that uses a REALLY big sword. And her full name is Starlight Ayla Miaka X! (the tenth) She's a princess from me and my sis's Atlantis Three Grand Series.....Wouldn;t you like to know? If you really do...just e-mail me about it!!) Ja mata ne!!
Oy!! Sorry AngelUsa for making the Queen look bad....she'll play an important part in this later!! sniff, sniff She's very mysterious and I promise to make her look better!!
Disclaimer: Um yeah.....I think we all know who worships the ground Naoko- sama walks on, ne?
Title: In the Light of the Moon
Author: Me....duh!
E-mail: StarlightAyla@aol.com (please e-mail me! I'm sooooo lonely tears)
Rating: PG
Chapter 2: New Beginnings
~~~~~~~~~~Serenity' POV~~~~~~~~~~ (noticeable enough?)
The Earth was the most beautiful thing I had ever laid eyes upon. Not only was it beautiful from the Moon, but even up close it was beautiful. I was inside of a castle and seemed to be in a tower. For miles, I could clearly see the beautiful foliage which was covered in white. although the Moon had constant temperatures for the Earth year, the Earth had four seasons in which is rained, was extremely hot, snowed, or was cool and leaves fell off tress in various colors. This was all according to stories that I had heard from my mother when I was a child. But, from the acres of white I could see before me that very moment, I believed every word of it.
"First time on Earth Serena?" Orphen asked, snapping me out of my amazement. "It's beautiful in the winter. At least, that's what I think. When I go have a talk with the King about your job, Starlight and you are free to do whatever you please."
I gave a quick curtsy before I followed her and Starlight down the many stairs. I wandered through the halls, looking at all the paintings from under my hood. We all entered a room largely decorated in maroon.
When Starlight placed the bag on the floor, I did the same. Orphen looked at us in silence for a few moments before walking to the door. She gripped the handle and turned back to us. "You're dismissed," she said, opening the door. We curtsied before leaving.
As soon as the door had shut behind us, Starlight grabbed me and began running off to who-knows-where. But, I soon found out we were going to the servants' quarters. As soon as she walked into the room, I knew I was in the servants' quarters. A few of the other girls looked at us before leaving the room empty to us.
I was tossed onto a bed like a forgotten toy, but I didn't notice because I was too busy looking around. By the time I had finished looking around I saw Starlight looking at me eagerly.
"What?" I asked, hesitantly. She handed me a cream-colored turtleneck, light tan pants, and a dark tan jacket. I took off my cloak and changed quickly. Starlight smiled at me when I was done and shook her head. "What is it this time?"
"Well, we need to cover that up," she replied, poking my crescent moon. Starlight opened up the night stand drawer and pulled out two Band- Aids. I shook my head and jumped onto the other side of the bed.
"You can't put those on me," I said, moving a little farther away.
"Why not?" Starlight asked, very confused.
"Well, the crescent is a symbol of who I am. And, without it, I won't remember my past or where I'm from. I'll have to be given a memory. Luna told me a story once of a princess who hid her identity to love a man from a different world from hers. In order to do so, she covered up her sacred marking. They married, but the man was deceiving the wife. When the princess tried to return to her kingdom, she couldn't remember her past. She was left with an eternity of loneliness," I explained. "That's why I don't want to cover up my crescent."
"Has that ever happened before?"
"Well, no, but-"
"Then it's settled," Starlight beamed. "I'll put the Band-Aids over your crescent and say you're my cousin. I'll give you your past back in a week or so. When it's safe, I'll take the Band-Aids off and you can go home!"
I didn't say anything to that, but just stared at her with a little worry. Okay, a lot of worry. But, it wasn't for her, it was for me. 'What happens if I can't go back? What happens if I don't remember? What will happen to my kingdom?' I thought. "I don't think this is such a good idea," I answered. I could tell that I didn't have any in this matter because she already had the Band-Aids out. I just shook my head and turned to the window. It had begun to snow, but very lightly. "Besides, I think I can-"
I never finshed because everything went black.
There was a voice calling me and the world was shaking. When my eyes flew open, my cousin was shaking me and calling my name.
"Sorry, Starlight," I said. "I must have dozed off. What time is it?"
"About 1:30," she replied, sounding relieved.
"1:30?! I'm so sorry!! Let's go," I jumped up off the bed and reached under it to pull out two pairs of ice-skates. "I can't believe I forgot we were going ice-skating!"
"Serena!" Starlight yelled, catching my attention. "Don't worry. We still have plenty of time."
I nodded as we left, after grabbing gloves and a scarf. While wandering down the hall, I spotted a man indulged in a book. He had midnight black hair and ocean blue eyes. He looked to be a knight and by the way he walked I would've guessed the same.
'He's so cute,' I thought as I pictured him in my mind. 'Studying when he couldn't get any higher on the military scale.'
When Starlight and I finally made it tot he lake, there was light powder on the ice. As I sat down and took off my boots, I smiled as the snow continued to fall lightly. when I finished tying my skates, I pulled my silver hair out of it's pony tail and put it up in it's traditional meatball hairstyle.
I stood up and skated gracefully out across the ice. I did a few spins as I skated slowly around enjoying the snow until my cousin tried to trip me. We then spent our two hours trying to trip one another or hit one another with snowballs. My cousin had duties to attend to in the kitchen, so she left me to myself.
~~~~~~~~~~3rd Person POV~~~~~~~~~~
Endymion wandered outside in commoner's clothing, hoping nobody would recognize him. He just wanted to go for a peaceful skate before he had to return to his studies. As he approached the lake, however, he saw someone already skating. 'Please,' he thought. 'Please, Kami-sama, send me someone who doesn't know me.' He sighed as he decided he didn't mind one person. Besides, it was only a young silver-haired girl. Endymion sat on the banking next to the lake to put on his skates.
Serenity had no idea that she wasn't alone anymore. She just continued to skate, oblivious. She did various spins and jumps and tricks, enjoying the feeling of the cold air on her face and in her hair. She didn't sense the other presence on the ice when Endymion skated out. Endymion, however, had a plan to remedy that. He was going to get that pretty girl to notice him.
Endymion picked up speed and began to skate backwards. He then did a double axle and landed gracefully, with plenty of speed to spare. He then began to spin, using it to wear off his speed. He had Serenity's attention when he began skating backwards, however. She was watching all his movements closely, mentally noting that he wasn't just a brain. Endymion dropped out of his spin by doing a few back flips. He ended his 'routine' by twirling to a stop.
Serenity clapped, happily and very impressed. "That was wonderful," she said, skating towards him. "Hi. My name is Serena." Serenity held out her hand.
'What a stroke of luck,' he thought, beaming at Serenity. 'She doesn't know who I am. Thanks, Kami-sama.' "Hi," Endymion shook her hand. As soon as he touched her there was electricity and his heart skipped a beat. "My.....name is....uh...Darien. Pleasure, M'Lady. Care to skate with me?"
"Sure," Serenity said, taking his hand in hers. They both liked the warmth they received from the other, just from the simple touch of their hands. Endymion noticed the Band-Aids on Serenity's forehead. She, on the other hand, noticed him noticing and decided to tell him. "I was reaching for the pot on a shelf and the shelf fell. It hit my forehead and made a small cut. Nothing to worry about."
Endymion beamed at her. They already understood what the wanted. 'Am I in love?' he thought. "Do you believe in love at first sight?" Endymion blurted out. He then blushed and looked at his feet.
"Maybe," Serenity answered, not noticing Endymion's nervousness. As they skated on, they had small conversations. All these conversations were very simplistic and only there to cover up the silence or rather to make sure there was no silence. They were content with one another and discussed pressures of school and friends. They discussed their hardships. 'Darien' mentioned how much he had to do as a prince without actually saying he was one. 'Serena' told of her life as a servant. She also told him that she was just visiting her cousin and would be leaving soon.
Although Endymion took great interest in Serenity he found that her leaving was okay. "So, Serena, I have to go back up to the castle," Endymion said, stopping and sitting on the banking to take off his skates. "How about we meet here again. Tomorrow?"
"Sure," Serenity answered, smiling. "How about around 9ish?"
"At night?" asked Endymion. He was done taking off his skates and was having trouble getting his boots on.
"Yeah," Serenity said, trying to help him. Endymion stood up and tried to push his foot down into the boot. Serenity was kneeled on her skates on the ice trying to hold his boot. She slipped as Endymion lost his balance and fell over. Serenity landed on her back on the ice while Endymion caught himself before he landed face down on top of Serenity. They looked at each other for a few moments. Silence dragged on through those few moments. They were lost in each others eyes. Both were trying to decipher the emotions in the other's eyes. And their face were so close, that any closer and their noses would touch.
"Sure," sighed Endymion. He blinked before crawling off of Serenity. "Sorry," he blushed," I'm such a klutz." He reached his hand out to help her up. Serenity took hi hand and he pulled her up easily. "Well, I'll be going now." Endymion bent over and picked up his skates.
When he turned around to say good-bye, an uncomfortable silence passed between the two. Should they kiss? Hug? Or just say good-bye? Serenity answered all those questions. "Well, bye, Darien," Serenity said, putting her hands on his shoulders. She pulled him down a little closer to her as she stood on the tips of her ice-skates. She kissed his cheeks lightly causing a blush to creep into them.
"Bye," he whispered as he turned and walked back towards the castle. 'Wow! Who would've thought I'd run into a guy like that here,' Serenity thought pleasantly, as she skated happily. Serenity was still dancing on the ice when her cousin finally cam back out.
"Serena!! Let's go!! We have to start cooking for the ball tonight!!" Starlight yelled out to her. Serenity stopped her spin as quickly as possible. She then began looking around for a person for the voice she just heard. She spotted her purple-haired cousin and skated over to where she left her boots.
Bet the time she finished changing from her skates to her boots, Serenity had been slightly annoyed by her cousin's insistence. They walked back tot he castle in silence. Partly because Serenity was angry and partly because Serenity's mind was on a certain ebony haired man.
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Yay!! Chapter 2 is finished!! dances on table with purple flying monkey sings like Bunny Do you wanna dance and hold my hand....oh baby!!! Do you wanna daaaannccccceee!!! clears throat Okay...I'm done!! Please give me at least a little itsy bisty feedback!! Peas and Carrots? Thanks anywayz...member!! StarlightAyla@aol.com (And yes....that is the name of the character I'm using....she's actually a purple haired elf that uses a REALLY big sword. And her full name is Starlight Ayla Miaka X! (the tenth) She's a princess from me and my sis's Atlantis Three Grand Series.....Wouldn;t you like to know? If you really do...just e-mail me about it!!) Ja mata ne!!
Oy!! Sorry AngelUsa for making the Queen look bad....she'll play an important part in this later!! sniff, sniff She's very mysterious and I promise to make her look better!!