**Chapter One**
-Back to The Past…?
Serena threw a blanket over Luna's head.
"Oh shut up, I don't need to study! I'll be fine for the exams! I've done at least…." Serena trailed off as she counted on her fingers. "I've studied a good ten hours in the past month Luna, so don't nag on me!"
"Oh, yes, your Majesty. You should get at least 5 points on your exams, your highness," Luna replied with a tint of sarcasm in her voice.
Serena whined. She hated studying more than anything. She'd rather be at Darien's house, on his balcony, staring at the moon. She loved those things. Daydreaming was her favorite. "Ugh, why can't I just go to the arcade or something?" Serena thought. But she knew she had to study in order to pass her last exam of her Junior year in high school. There was a knock at the door.
"Serena, dear?" Her mother's voice called. She stepped in the room. "I baked some cookies," she continued as she set a plate of double-fudge chocolate-chip cookies on the table. "You should be studying, Bunny." Her Mom said with a look of disappointment on her face. She left it at that, and walked out.
"Study!?" Serena said aloud. "Why study? As long as I have friends, family, and Darien, I'll be fine!" She looked at a picture of Darien, who was currently sick with what was thought to be cancer, but it wasn't really certain. There was still a lot of research to be done. "Right?" She crawled on top of her bed and looked out the window. Thoughts rolled through her head. "Will Darien be okay? How will I ever pass my exam? What's everyone else doing? I'm so--- tired…" Serena finally pulled the blankets over her head, closed her eyes, and eventually fell asleep.
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"Oh, Small Lady," Setsuna started. "Going into the past again would be very dangerous, you know that. When you last did that there was trouble with the people from the negamoon. I know that was when you were 7, and you're much older now, but… " She sighed as she knelt down next to Rini. Once again, Setsuna took a small necklace off her neck with a key on it. "You remember what to do, right Small One?"
"Yup!" Rini replied. "Thank you Pluto…I'll come back soon. And I'll visit often. And give Mommy this letter. Rini dug around in her pocket and pulled out a pink envelope with a heart on it.
Setsuna took the letter from Rini and smiled. She held her staff up. The garnet orb on it started to glow. "Now Small Lady!" Setsuna shouted.
Rini nodded and held up the key to her necklace. "Time Key! Take me back to the past!" A pink cloud appeared above Rini. She started floating up towards the cloud and waved. There was a lit path and Rini ran down it. But what she saw startled her.
*****To be continued*****
-Back to The Past…?
Serena threw a blanket over Luna's head.
"Oh shut up, I don't need to study! I'll be fine for the exams! I've done at least…." Serena trailed off as she counted on her fingers. "I've studied a good ten hours in the past month Luna, so don't nag on me!"
"Oh, yes, your Majesty. You should get at least 5 points on your exams, your highness," Luna replied with a tint of sarcasm in her voice.
Serena whined. She hated studying more than anything. She'd rather be at Darien's house, on his balcony, staring at the moon. She loved those things. Daydreaming was her favorite. "Ugh, why can't I just go to the arcade or something?" Serena thought. But she knew she had to study in order to pass her last exam of her Junior year in high school. There was a knock at the door.
"Serena, dear?" Her mother's voice called. She stepped in the room. "I baked some cookies," she continued as she set a plate of double-fudge chocolate-chip cookies on the table. "You should be studying, Bunny." Her Mom said with a look of disappointment on her face. She left it at that, and walked out.
"Study!?" Serena said aloud. "Why study? As long as I have friends, family, and Darien, I'll be fine!" She looked at a picture of Darien, who was currently sick with what was thought to be cancer, but it wasn't really certain. There was still a lot of research to be done. "Right?" She crawled on top of her bed and looked out the window. Thoughts rolled through her head. "Will Darien be okay? How will I ever pass my exam? What's everyone else doing? I'm so--- tired…" Serena finally pulled the blankets over her head, closed her eyes, and eventually fell asleep.
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"Oh, Small Lady," Setsuna started. "Going into the past again would be very dangerous, you know that. When you last did that there was trouble with the people from the negamoon. I know that was when you were 7, and you're much older now, but… " She sighed as she knelt down next to Rini. Once again, Setsuna took a small necklace off her neck with a key on it. "You remember what to do, right Small One?"
"Yup!" Rini replied. "Thank you Pluto…I'll come back soon. And I'll visit often. And give Mommy this letter. Rini dug around in her pocket and pulled out a pink envelope with a heart on it.
Setsuna took the letter from Rini and smiled. She held her staff up. The garnet orb on it started to glow. "Now Small Lady!" Setsuna shouted.
Rini nodded and held up the key to her necklace. "Time Key! Take me back to the past!" A pink cloud appeared above Rini. She started floating up towards the cloud and waved. There was a lit path and Rini ran down it. But what she saw startled her.
*****To be continued*****