Author's Note's: Just a random little thing I wanted to post up.

Overview: They were just young girls with heavy burdens upon their shoulders. The only solace that was given was in the comfort of the rising moon.


"Mmmm... Wha? The moon is up? Oh no." I slept all day and got no work done. Sitting up, I rubbed my eyes, taking notice that I was still dressed in my clothing from earlier and bothered not to take it off when I stumbled in. "... I do not care." This whole taking over the world was stressing me out more and more to the point that I cared for little of my appearance and my health was deteriorating. Getting up, I left my feet bare as I walked over to my closet. Undressing, I pulled out a sheer layered dress that was used for sleep. I never did wear the same thing twice to sleep... I just noticed that. Funny how random and sporadic your thoughts are when your not completely coherent. Taking off my dress, I laid it gently on my bed and shrugged on the sheer nightgown, I turned to the bathroom to get the bad taste out my mouth. Brushing my teeth, I took time to actually look over myself. Blonde wavy strands that felt too long to me sometimes. It reaches the floor now, since it has not been trimmed in a while, trailing behind me wherever I go. Finishing my teeth, I took the water and splashed it in my face to wake me up. Looking back up, with the water on my face, I took notice how my face not yet slender of a full woman but it has lost a lot of its baby fat. My eyes when not lightly powered in makeup looked very pretty. Ah, I should not ramble and continue to think about these thoughts. I have no time to worry on my physical beauty. Grabbing a near by towel, I wiped my face before hanging it back up delicately on the rail. Walking out the bathroom, I stopped briefly to retrieve the letter from the folds of my dress. Leaning on the railing, I held the envelope delicately in my hands, observing it. Turning it over delicately, I let my fingers float over the surface gently. "Who would send something like this?"

"Who indeed?"

"Oh!" Turning around, I nearly lost my balance from my feet slipping under me. I expected my back to hit the hard stone, but instead I felt a warm palm holding me up.

"For someone so elegant you are quite clumsy on your feet."

"Well excuse me for being shocked at someone who just appeared from thin air." Freeing myself from his arms I turned away from him. I was more than embarrassed, especially since I was in my night clothing with not a robe on to cover me.

"Well my dear, they don't call me Phantom for no reason."

A shiver ran through my body but I ignored it and kept my back to him, standing up straight and proud. "So I am guessing you sent the letter? You know if the guards had saw they would have taken it."

"But who else? Such ornate decorations and materials, I am glad you decided not to open it and that is exactly why I left it where I did. I knew that you would have found it easily and not let those thuggish brutes touch it and ruin the beauty of this piece of paper."

With a gust of the wind the envelope that was in my hand was now gone. "What?"

"Heh."

Turning around, I saw Phantom holding the envelope now with a smirk on his face.

"Stunned?"

"No, mystified. How did you do that?" He chuckled at me and with careful steps he approached me as if he was trying not to frighten me off. Like he could anyway... Standing in front of me, I heard my heart loud in my ears. I saw myself in his eyes, and I felt not like an Empress, but a mere woman. It was a weird sensation, but not a bad one.

"A good magician..."

Holding up the envelope, it spun like a dial on his finger slowly.

"Never tells his secrets."

And with that it glowed and it floated up to form a beautiful white rose. Grabbing my hands, he enclosed the rose in them before enclosing my hands in his. "Phantom..."

"I came here for the Skyia... But instead I got something much better tonight."

It took me a moment to realize what he was talking about but when I got it my cheeks bloomed bright with a blush that fully adorned my cheeks. "Phantom..."

"That still doesn't mean that I wont attempt to get the treasure of Evere from you."

And he had to ruin it. Tapping him gently on the head with my hand, I couldn't resist the small smile on my face.

"Well Mi'dear, the night is still young and many treasures await, I bid you adieu."

And with the grace and skill of a true thief he disappeared into a whirl of cards, kicking up wind as they flew into the moonlight sky. Looking up at the sky, I noticed how much brighter the moon seemed to be. "..." Holding the rose tightly in my hands, I went back into my room. Picking up my dress, I laid it carefully on the back of a chair before climbing into bed. Placing the rose on a pillow beside me, everything from earlier seem to melt away and with my hand on the rose I fell asleep with a smile on my face.


A/N: Im sorry if this seemed like a detail heavy chapter but I hope people can see the reason why I did it. As always please read and review ^_^