Mars
I knocked on Queen Serenity's door, slowly turning the knob and poking my head in.
"…Your Majesty?"
She quickly spun around, and with joy she ran over to me and hugged me.
"Oh, my precious girl, how I've missed you! I'm so happy to see you."
"I'm happy to be here," my eyes started welling up. "I'm so sorry for being so absent."
"You're here now. I forgive you."
She sat down on her throne and I fell to my knees. "Surely you know what happened with me and what I almost did, and how Jupiter stopped me and helped me think straight again. Now when I look back on it, I simply can't believe or fathom the fact that I was actually going to do that. I now realize the power of influence that the enemy can have on us. My first mentor once told me that no one should ever underestimate their ability to fall. I thought I understood that before, but now that it's actually happened to me… oh, please forgive me…"
"My dear Mars, you are completely forgiven and made new. If you'll let me, I will work in you and help you overcome these negative things that you have been facing. You are worth more than the finest gold to me, and I hope you know that no matter what, my love won't stop."
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The Moon Kingdom was usually pretty peaceful and quiet, or at least it used to be before we had all this military training going on constantly. But regardless of the circumstances, a lot of times when we really slowed down and allowed ourselves to listen, we could hear the Queen singing love songs over us. I heard her for the first time in forever today, crying out for her lost loves ones.
"Tiny heart . . . if you choose me, I'm waiting for you…"
I found Jupiter and Nephrite out on the front porch when I came back to the palace after my stroll.
"Hey girl," Jupiter gave a friendly smile. "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing much better, thank you. Nephrite, do you think you could give us a minute?"
"Sure," he stood up to leave us to our privacy, taking the rest of his sandwich with him.
"I'll come find you in a bit," Jupiter called out to him.
I took a seat. "I don't think I could thank you enough for the other night…"
"No thanks needed. I love you as my family and I'm here for you."
"I only hope to one day become that person for you too."
"You look a lot better today," she smiled. "I'm glad."
"I feel a lot better," I smiled as I turned my head towards the direction of Queen Serenity's song. "I'm made new."
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The Soldier
After more than a year of writing letters to my daughter and getting no response, I tried one last time.
Favorite One,
I love you so much. I miss you desperately. I know you are searching for truth, and your honesty in the last letter you wrote was beautiful. You are growing up and you need to learn for yourself what you believe and why. This is a good thing even though it can be confusing at times. Don't stop questioning, my love, and hear me when I tell you how I see it. I believe you feel like something is missing inside because you were created to commune with our Queen, the leader of the Moon Kingdom. She will show you what it means to truly be loved and will teach you how to love others. You aren't listening or searching for her and you will feel empty until you do. The Queen is known for singing over her children and if you listen to her tonight, you will hear her say:
"Tiny heart, stuck inside yourself, when will you open up for me? I love you so, and I want to meet you again, before one of us must go. Your lips touched every hand but mine. When will you get back to me? Tiny heart, you're not by yourself. When will you recognize the beat of my own heart, grieving in your hand? You crush me when you run that way. You will never know what you have done to me, and you will never know losing love from me, and you will never know a single day alone. If you choose me, I'm waiting for you...Always waiting."