"So do you have plans on playing again?" Mina asked as the group headed to lunch.

"It's still in discussion right now with our folks and manager," said Sara.

"We have until summer to respond. Our manager was gracious to give us this time off so we could relax, get comfortable in school, and tour Japan," Ryan added with a smile and victory sign.

"Oh, we can be your tour guide!" Serena jumped in excitement and grabbed his arm. "Right, Mina?"

"Yeah!" She pumped her fist.

Together they gave big puppy eyes at them. "Pleeeeaaaaase?"

The twins laughed nervously at each other. "We don't know."

Lita lightly punched the two. "Come on! It will be a blast!"

"It would prove to be fun and profitable." Amy grabbed her food and sat down.

Ryan gave her his best smile. "Well, if the beautiful Miss Mizuno says so then we would be delighted to have you as our guides."

Ami turned red all over. Serena and Mina poked and teased her about her state. They discussed their plans for the day and agreed to meet at Crown Parlor the next day.

When lunch was over Serena and Sarah headed for art class. Today they turned in their animal projects. Serena had chosen to draw rabbits playing in a meadow. She smiled at the happy atmosphere she placed them in. It was so peaceful.

"That's cute!"

"Thanks Sara. What did you do?"

Sara pulled out her draw pad and opened it. There before Serena were two mythical creatures: a Pegasus with a golden horn and Phoenix.

Looking at the Pegasus closer brought Serena into shock. "Helios!? That looks exactly like him!" she thought.

Both creatures hovered in space. Phoenix watched all the planets from the sun as Pegasus, above Earth, looked toward the majestic bird. The Sun, Earth, and Moon shone the brightest in space.

"Ah, this is the wrong book. Sorry." Sara quickly closed it and replaced it with another. Serena wished she could have looked at it longer. Something about it felt familiar. "Here it is," she said flipping to the middle.

A princess stood at her window with an open cage. Bandages were falling off as the bird flew away from the castle. As she watched it join other birds a wistful smile appeared on her face. Translucent wings were spread out from her back.

Serena caught the message of the picture. The girl wished to also be free from her imprisonment. She could picture herself long ago in the Silver Millennium. Many times she had to remain indoors, tied to her duties. It was one of the reasons she escaped to Earth. She could be free from all her burdens.

"Are you alright, Serena?"

Serena looked at her with misty eyes. "Huh? Oh yeah. The picture made me feel sad. The poor girl really wanted freedom just like the bird. What inspired you to draw this?"

Sara shrugged. "Honestly, I didn't know what to draw. Grabbing at straws I decided to draw a bird I saw outside our Dining Room. It reminded me of when I saw a vet unbandaging a bird and letting it free. Originally, that was what I meant to draw. Instead, the more I worked on it it became this."

Serena thought back to the other picture. "Why did you not use that other one I just saw?"

"That one?" Sara's voice got quite and slow. "It's my private drawing book. No one is allowed to see it."

At that the subject dropped and class began. The image remained within Serena's mind the entire time. After school, Sara and Ryan went back home, not able to join them for study. This was good as Serena wanted to discuss about the picture. It was in the middle of the study that the others noticed her full lack of attention.

"Earth to Serena! Anyone home?" Raye waved a hand in front of Serena's face, then proceed to knock on her head.

"Oow!" Serena yelled as she held her head. "That hurt!"

"Someone is home! I thought that head might have been empty."

"You big meanie! I just happened to be thinking about Sara's drawing."

Amy looked up from her book. "That's right. She is in art class with you."

"What are her pictures like?" Lita asked.

Mina leaned across the table. "Are they super amazing?"

"We turned in two projects this month and from what I saw I think she's a professional! And the advices I get from her are beyond helpful. I don't know why she's even taking the class!"

Raye crossed her arms. "Wow, sounds amazing."

Serena turned to her with big eyes. "It's the truth!"

"So what's got you thinking about her artwork?" Mina asked as she laid her head on the table.

Serena quieted down and asked, "Amy, remembered how Miho was able to draw Princess Kakuuya by simply listening to the Three Lights?"

Amy placed her book down. "Yes. Are you thinking that Sara can draw the real meaning by hearing or seeing certain things?"

Serena gnawed on her thumb nail. "I don't know. I accidentally saw a picture. She drew all the planets huddled together. Above the Sun was a Phoenix watching over the planets. Above Earth was a Pegasus. At first I was amazed by the artwork and fine details in it, but when I got a closer look, I was shocked. I'm pretty sure the Pegasus she drew was none other than Helios."

"Helios!?" they all yelled.

"Are you sure?" Raye had her hands on her hips.

"If that is Helios, why would she draw him?" Lita wondered.

"Maybe she saw him in a dream." Mina pointed out. "He is the keeper of dreams after all."

Amy thought about all this. "Hm, that might be true. But then why draw the planets and a phoenix instead of just him?"

Lita shrugged. "Maybe he inspired her to draw it."

"Or," Raye added, "we could simply be over-thinking things. Maybe she just likes mythical animals and outer space and decided to add the two together. Her pegasus wound up similar to Helios due to her brilliant imagination. End of hypothesis."

"Hm, maybe Raye is right," agreed Amy. "It is just a drawing. What we should focus on is studying."

Mina and Serena groaned. "But we don't wanna study!"

That night in Sara's room.

Sara was sleeping peacefully. Her balcony door was left open to allow cool breeze enter. On her vanity was her drawing journal already opened. The breeze managed to flip several pages to the right. There was enough moonlight to show what was drawn. Afar off in the distance was a magnificent kingdom. Two creatures faced each other as if speaking. One was a Pegasus with a golden horn and the other was a Phoenix. The breeze flipped a page again. This page had a childish drawing of the same Pegasus but standing next to it was a young boy. His clothing and hair was white, his eyes blue, and on his forehead was a golden horn. At the top of the page was one word: Helios.