Fire burns
Written for sm_monthly Silver Millenium month, January 2008
Theme: 2. Fireworks
Princess Serenity's birthday was meant to mark the end of the Moon delegation visit. The celebrations reflected the importance of both events, and culminated in a flamboyant fireworks.
Which also demonstrated the skills of Endymion's Generals, or at least one. Zoisite, whose magic was so closely associated with fire, was in charge of it.
Gathered on the Earth palace's great balcony, guests agreed that he put all his heart into it. The show was magnificent and lit up the sky entirely. Zoisite's silhouette was all that could be seen of him in front of the changing wall of illuminations, arms extended as he commanded his pyrotechnic spells.
The Moon princess and her Guards cooed excitedly, cuddling against their fiancИs - except Mercury, whose fiancé was at the center of the fury. None of them noticed the ember escaping from it, until Venus' gown suddenly burst into flames.
Servant girls shrieked, Venus for once was too startled to react. Within seconds, Mercury and Kunzite's combined spells had extinguished the flames, and Venus only had to deplore the loss of her favorite dress, and being drenched from her head to her toes. She gracefully accepted Zoisite's apologies for the incident, and walked away with Mercury to her room to fix the damages.
Once she had left and everyone resumed talking, Kunzite caught Zoisite's eyes. The younger general lashed a small victorious smile, before switching back to a neutral expression.
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