Here is the third chapter! I hope you all enjoy, and gomen ne for the
long wait! I wanted to drag it out for EMSIT day!
Wandering
Chapter Three
by:Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
Serenity sank to the floor, oblivious to her surrondings. That girl was
Endymion??!! And again dying from a sword from an enemy she closed her
eyes in horror. How could this be? Where they reborn so quickly into forms that
she would never recognize? Would she not be able to be with her loved ones
ever again?
Her mind strayed back to when she first met Ella. How sweet the
child seemed.how she had grown up with no problems.. with love.. with a
loving mother. Now, though, she was no more. She had died so needlessly,
so unfairly. Her heart ached with it. She turned off the monitors for Earth and
locked the room up. She did not want to see the Earth just now. She just wanted
to be alone. She ran to her rooms, her footsteps echoing in the empty hallways,
the shadows reaching out to her. She felt so alone again. So horribly alone.
She saw Luna and Artemis on the way, glad that they, at least, had not changed.
That they were reborn to her, their forms unchanged.
She fell on her bed, and dreamed of happier times when she was
still surronded by friends and family; when the Moon and the planets around
it were filled with life. She missed those times, and wished more than anything
that she could call them back. It would never happen, though. So many years had
passed, and the only sign of them had just been killed. Why was she so dense to
see that? Why couldn't see sense her soul's connection to Ella? It had been
Endymion! It had been! She was so stupid.. so, so stupid.
~~
Flashback
~~
Serenity stared at the moon, lost in it's peaceful glow. She had never
known what the Moon looked like from the Earth, just as Endymion had never
known how beautiful his planet had looked from the Moon. She leaned up aganist
him, glad for this moment of peace, this time where they could be together, and
not worry about their guards finding them. They had such few times anymore.
Both sides had acknowledged their relationship, but everyone knew that nothing
good could come of it. Even Pluto shook her head sadly. She would not say a
word to the Princess or anyone else, but her eyes held pain-filled secrets.
"Endymion, do you think that this will last? This happiness that we
have right now?" Serenity looked up at Endymion, her blue eyes holding his,
searching for the truth in his gaze.
His gaze never faltered as he took his hand in hers. "Serenity.. I know
that it will not be okay. I can already feel the Earth starting to fight back. To try
and gain some ground aganist this evil that has formed. Can you not feel the
Moon struggle, Serenity?"
She nodded sadly. "I didn't want to admit it... I want to belive that the
Moon is strong enough to overcome the evil. We've always been so careful!
Always!"
Endymion held her tight aganist him, stroking her hair gently as he
spoke. "I know it's hard, beloved. Just think of the happy times we have had
already. Do not dwell on the evil, love."
Serenity nodded and let her tears fall silently onto his shirt. She
closed her eyes and held him as tightly as he did her. She never wanted to
forget this moment together. Such a bittersweet moment. She almost felt
that this would be their last time together. She leaned up her face silently,
ignoring the silent questions in Endymion's eyes as she saw the tears. She
then kissed him lightly on the lips, so gently as that it was like she was not
there at all. His arms tightened around her as he returned the kiss, both of
them basking in the moonlight, the rays watching over them peacefully.
Too soon, though, it had to end as the last light of the moon
vanished into the light of the sun. Serenity clung to Endymion tighter,
unwilling to let him go. She didn't want to leave him. She had lost so much
to find her soulmate. She didn't want to have to give him up so soon, and to
the light of the sun! That evil sun that had forseen their doom. The sunspots
on the sun that foretold of what was to come. What foulness that followed
after the sunspots appeared. Serenity made a small, choked sound as she
realized that it was hopeless. Even if they won the fight, they would never
truly win. So many of their people would die. On both sides. There was no
hope for it.
~~
End Flashback
~~
Serenity's fists curled into the bedsheets as the sobs racked her
body. It was their last time together. The last time before he died in front of
her. The last time they held eachother safe in eachother's arms. Before
Earth restarted her life, before she lived in solitude. She decided that she
would still keep her monitoring of Earth, but she would not go down to the
surface again until she saw all of her friends there at the same time. She
knew their forms would never be the same again, but she hoped that one
day they would show themselves for her to see.
She got up quietly and went to the control room, setting up the
monitors so they spanned aganist the Earth once more. The years went
by so slowly now. She knew how Pluto felt in a way. To see it pass by, and
not being able to do anything. To not be a part of the life that you saw
everyday, to be a part of the pain, yet seperate from it. It was hard on the
soul and the mind.
~~
Tokyo, Japan
Circa-- December 19, 2000
~~
Serenity looked around, shading her eyes from the bright sun.
The Earth had changed in the many years. With pain recollection, she
remembered the last time she was on Earth. Everything was so isolated.
Now it was all bunched together, that there didn't seem room to breathe.
It seemed that the land was finally nearing it's peak of perfection. Give
another century or so, and it would be a utopia. She knew that she had
promised herself that she wouldn't go down to the Earth until her friends
appeared, but something seemed to be calling her to the Earth. Reaching
for her. She took the cats, who were as fully old as she was, to the Earth
with her this time. She didn't want to be alone, wandering around aimlessly.
She had a purpose.
Serenity pushed through the crowds, glad that her warm cloak
kept the freezing winds from tearing at her. She wasn't used to such rough
weather on the Moon. Her face felt chapped, and she finally hauled herself
into a building to escape it. Her mouth dropped open at the beautiful site
inside. It was like a giant inside market, completly lit up. Hundreds of
people were shopping, and walking around, talking to friends or even to
strangers. There were groups of people, and some single. Serenity
was so happy to see so many people! It was almost overwhelming to
her senses. She wobbled a bit, and almost fell over. A hand grabbed
her before she completly toppled, and set her upright. She turned to
thank her benefactor, and smiled when she saw a young girl with red
hair pulled back.
"A..arigato." She said softly, bowing. The girl smiled. "It's no
problem! You look a little heavy headed. Are you feeling okay? Here,
let me take you to the cafe, and we can sit down together and warm up.
It's awfully cold out there, ne?"
Serenity nodded. Hospitality.. kindness... her eyes filled with
tears. Real people that were caring. She brushed the tears away, and
smiled.
"I would love that. My name is Serenity. What is yours?"
"My name is Unazaki. I'm so glad to meet you, Serenity.
Now, let's go have some hot tea."
Serenity was so busy being led off by the exhuberent Unazaki
that when the group of teenage girls passed her, she thought nothing of
it. The one girl in the middle stopped and turned around though, serious
eyes observing her.
There! That's the ending of that chapter! Happy EMSiT day,
minna-chan!!! Feedback is always welcome!!
long wait! I wanted to drag it out for EMSIT day!
Wandering
Chapter Three
by:Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
Serenity sank to the floor, oblivious to her surrondings. That girl was
Endymion??!! And again dying from a sword from an enemy she closed her
eyes in horror. How could this be? Where they reborn so quickly into forms that
she would never recognize? Would she not be able to be with her loved ones
ever again?
Her mind strayed back to when she first met Ella. How sweet the
child seemed.how she had grown up with no problems.. with love.. with a
loving mother. Now, though, she was no more. She had died so needlessly,
so unfairly. Her heart ached with it. She turned off the monitors for Earth and
locked the room up. She did not want to see the Earth just now. She just wanted
to be alone. She ran to her rooms, her footsteps echoing in the empty hallways,
the shadows reaching out to her. She felt so alone again. So horribly alone.
She saw Luna and Artemis on the way, glad that they, at least, had not changed.
That they were reborn to her, their forms unchanged.
She fell on her bed, and dreamed of happier times when she was
still surronded by friends and family; when the Moon and the planets around
it were filled with life. She missed those times, and wished more than anything
that she could call them back. It would never happen, though. So many years had
passed, and the only sign of them had just been killed. Why was she so dense to
see that? Why couldn't see sense her soul's connection to Ella? It had been
Endymion! It had been! She was so stupid.. so, so stupid.
~~
Flashback
~~
Serenity stared at the moon, lost in it's peaceful glow. She had never
known what the Moon looked like from the Earth, just as Endymion had never
known how beautiful his planet had looked from the Moon. She leaned up aganist
him, glad for this moment of peace, this time where they could be together, and
not worry about their guards finding them. They had such few times anymore.
Both sides had acknowledged their relationship, but everyone knew that nothing
good could come of it. Even Pluto shook her head sadly. She would not say a
word to the Princess or anyone else, but her eyes held pain-filled secrets.
"Endymion, do you think that this will last? This happiness that we
have right now?" Serenity looked up at Endymion, her blue eyes holding his,
searching for the truth in his gaze.
His gaze never faltered as he took his hand in hers. "Serenity.. I know
that it will not be okay. I can already feel the Earth starting to fight back. To try
and gain some ground aganist this evil that has formed. Can you not feel the
Moon struggle, Serenity?"
She nodded sadly. "I didn't want to admit it... I want to belive that the
Moon is strong enough to overcome the evil. We've always been so careful!
Always!"
Endymion held her tight aganist him, stroking her hair gently as he
spoke. "I know it's hard, beloved. Just think of the happy times we have had
already. Do not dwell on the evil, love."
Serenity nodded and let her tears fall silently onto his shirt. She
closed her eyes and held him as tightly as he did her. She never wanted to
forget this moment together. Such a bittersweet moment. She almost felt
that this would be their last time together. She leaned up her face silently,
ignoring the silent questions in Endymion's eyes as she saw the tears. She
then kissed him lightly on the lips, so gently as that it was like she was not
there at all. His arms tightened around her as he returned the kiss, both of
them basking in the moonlight, the rays watching over them peacefully.
Too soon, though, it had to end as the last light of the moon
vanished into the light of the sun. Serenity clung to Endymion tighter,
unwilling to let him go. She didn't want to leave him. She had lost so much
to find her soulmate. She didn't want to have to give him up so soon, and to
the light of the sun! That evil sun that had forseen their doom. The sunspots
on the sun that foretold of what was to come. What foulness that followed
after the sunspots appeared. Serenity made a small, choked sound as she
realized that it was hopeless. Even if they won the fight, they would never
truly win. So many of their people would die. On both sides. There was no
hope for it.
~~
End Flashback
~~
Serenity's fists curled into the bedsheets as the sobs racked her
body. It was their last time together. The last time before he died in front of
her. The last time they held eachother safe in eachother's arms. Before
Earth restarted her life, before she lived in solitude. She decided that she
would still keep her monitoring of Earth, but she would not go down to the
surface again until she saw all of her friends there at the same time. She
knew their forms would never be the same again, but she hoped that one
day they would show themselves for her to see.
She got up quietly and went to the control room, setting up the
monitors so they spanned aganist the Earth once more. The years went
by so slowly now. She knew how Pluto felt in a way. To see it pass by, and
not being able to do anything. To not be a part of the life that you saw
everyday, to be a part of the pain, yet seperate from it. It was hard on the
soul and the mind.
~~
Tokyo, Japan
Circa-- December 19, 2000
~~
Serenity looked around, shading her eyes from the bright sun.
The Earth had changed in the many years. With pain recollection, she
remembered the last time she was on Earth. Everything was so isolated.
Now it was all bunched together, that there didn't seem room to breathe.
It seemed that the land was finally nearing it's peak of perfection. Give
another century or so, and it would be a utopia. She knew that she had
promised herself that she wouldn't go down to the Earth until her friends
appeared, but something seemed to be calling her to the Earth. Reaching
for her. She took the cats, who were as fully old as she was, to the Earth
with her this time. She didn't want to be alone, wandering around aimlessly.
She had a purpose.
Serenity pushed through the crowds, glad that her warm cloak
kept the freezing winds from tearing at her. She wasn't used to such rough
weather on the Moon. Her face felt chapped, and she finally hauled herself
into a building to escape it. Her mouth dropped open at the beautiful site
inside. It was like a giant inside market, completly lit up. Hundreds of
people were shopping, and walking around, talking to friends or even to
strangers. There were groups of people, and some single. Serenity
was so happy to see so many people! It was almost overwhelming to
her senses. She wobbled a bit, and almost fell over. A hand grabbed
her before she completly toppled, and set her upright. She turned to
thank her benefactor, and smiled when she saw a young girl with red
hair pulled back.
"A..arigato." She said softly, bowing. The girl smiled. "It's no
problem! You look a little heavy headed. Are you feeling okay? Here,
let me take you to the cafe, and we can sit down together and warm up.
It's awfully cold out there, ne?"
Serenity nodded. Hospitality.. kindness... her eyes filled with
tears. Real people that were caring. She brushed the tears away, and
smiled.
"I would love that. My name is Serenity. What is yours?"
"My name is Unazaki. I'm so glad to meet you, Serenity.
Now, let's go have some hot tea."
Serenity was so busy being led off by the exhuberent Unazaki
that when the group of teenage girls passed her, she thought nothing of
it. The one girl in the middle stopped and turned around though, serious
eyes observing her.
There! That's the ending of that chapter! Happy EMSiT day,
minna-chan!!! Feedback is always welcome!!