On top of the rooftop she stood. It
was only a little bit past midnight when the screams occurred. The moonlight
shined down on the city. Car's horns blared as the wind picked up through her
pigtails. The town of Crossroads was loud at this time of night, but she was
used to it. The enemy, the screams, and the shadows. It was all becoming a
nightly routine. Footsteps were coming up the stairs. She spun around, her big
blue eyes glaring at the door. She took a footstep forward, leapt off of the
building onto the windowsill. The guard opened the door, peered around, and
then turned around and closed the door. The girl climbed down the side of the
building, jumped down, and sped down the dark alley. She failed once again. She
could not find the victims. She wondered if any of the other girls found them,
or even a clue. A young girl of age 14, long blond hair and baby blue eyes, no
taller than 4'9", stood outside of the temple. She slowly crept up the stairs,
hoping not to wake the shrine keeper. Halfway up the stone steps, she heard
whispers. She ducked down and tried to listen, wondering if she recognized the
voices. It took a minute to find out that the voices were of Raye Hino and Mina
Aino. She moved up the rest of the stairs, and stood up in front of the two
girls. The young Priestess, or known as Raye, looked up at Serena. The fire
crackled as she pulled her long black hair back.
"Did you find anything, Serena?"
Raye asked.
"No, nothing. What about you two?"
Serena questioned. The other girl, Mina looked up. She stood up and stared
straight into Serena's eyes.
"No, maybe Amy or Lita found something," she replied.
"For the people's sake, I hope so,"
Serena said as she turned around and looked into the moon. It was not long
until footsteps were jogging up the case. Serena, Raye, and Mina all peered
over, finding it to be Amy and Lita.
"Find anything?" Mina
looked over at Lita and Mina, who were trying to catch their breath.
"No, nothing," Amy said as
she sat in front of the fire. "Nothing once again."
"Same here," Lita said as
she wiped her forehead and stared into the sky. "I do not know if we will
ever get to the bottom of this mess." She sighed as she fixed ponytail in
her long, brown hair.
"I hope we do soon, for the
sake of the people," Serena said as she turned around and slowly walked
down the stairway.
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Slowly Serena watched her black
shoes pace in the dark night. It must be late whispered in her mind. She walked
up her driveway and crept into the backyard. The window was still open as she
climbed the side of the house. Finally she reached the top, slid into her room,
and took off her previous outfit. She put her pajamas on as she sat into her
bed. She set her alarm clock for 7:00am, and crawled under the covers. As she
lye down, she stared at the ceiling. Her cat and guardian, Luna, was already
asleep at the foot of her bed. Serena closed her eyes and the next thing she
knew, she was dreaming again.
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