Title: Not Just A Memory: Chapter 6
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
Type: Romance
Rated: PG-13 (has blood scenes in it & some bad language)
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: Casper's Sailor Moon Site
http://caspermoon.net
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This story is based in the Silver Millennium except that everything is
totally different in respects to where the characters are and what
happens to them. Since I hate the name "Amara", Haruka's name is Alex.
You'll understand why I'm saying this later in the story. I will be
using both the English and Japanese names.
Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada, yada, yada...
***********************************************************************
"Hi!" chirped a cheerful voice. Before Prince Endymion could turn
around, he felt something crash into his back, sending him tumbling to
the ground. He could feel something resting on his back and heard soft
giggles. He turned his head and saw a blonde girl perched on his back.
"Hi!" she repeated, grinning at him.
Prince Endymion couldn't help but grin at her. "Hello."
"Who are you?" she asked cheerfully. "And what are you doing in my
garden?"
"This is yours?"
"Yep! My Mommy and Daddy gave it to me. I can grow whatever I want
here, and I've got lots of pretty flowers!" She stood up and smiled
at him again.
Prince Endymion stood up. "I bet I know a flower that you don't have
in your garden."
The blonde looked at him curiously, "Like what?"
"This." He pulled a beautiful red rose out of the air and handed it
to her. The little girl's eyes bugged out, and he laughed.
"Wow!" she cried. "What kind is it?" She sniffed at it, "It's
beautiful!"
"It's a rose, the most beautiful flower from my home."
"How did you do that? Where are you from?"
"I've always been able to do that," he paused for effect, "and I'm
from Earth."
"Wow!" She sighed, "I've never been there." She plopped down on the
grass, and he sat beside her. "My name is Princess Serenity," she
said matter-of-factly, "but Mommy and Daddy call me Serena."
"You're the Moon Princess?" he asked shocked. She giggled and he
smiled at her. "My name is Prince Endymion, but my friends call me
Darian."
******
Darian woke up with a start. He sat up, for a moment he couldn't
remember where he was. His eyes cleared of the last traces of
sleep, and he realized that he was in his bedroom in the Tokyo Palace.
He fell back in the bed and rubbed his hands over his face.
"It's been a long time since I had that dream," he said aloud.
The cheerful Princess had made her mark on him, and he had spent
much of his life in love with her...until Serena. He smiled wryly.
He had forgotten that Serenity was also called Serena. The only
women he had ever loved had the same name. He wondered idly what
Serenity would have looked like when she had grown. He felt that she
would have been the only one who could compare to Serena's beauty.
He was wide awake and unable to go back to sleep. He got up and
walked to the balcony doors. He rested his hands on the rail and looked
up at the Moon. No one had been able to go there since the death of
Queen Serenity. It's people were supposedly sleeping until their
Princess came to wake them. They would sleep forever. There was no
heir except Serenity. No one in the entire universe except Serenity
would ever be able to land and wake the people. She was the only one
who would be able to drop the barrier surrounding the Moon. Only...she
was dead and there would be no awakening.
His eyes traveled over to a balcony to his left. He knew it was the
one to Serena's bedroom. His heart swelled in his chest. He loved
her so much, but maybe Alia was right. Was it a love tinged with
sadness?
"Couldn't sleep?" a voice asked.
Darian whipped around and saw Alia leaning against the door-jam of the
balcony. "I was just thinking of you."
"I know; I felt your dreams. They surprised you, didn't they?"
"It was just a memory I hadn't thought of in a long time."
"That's not true," she said frowning.
"What do you mean?"
"It's not just a memory, Darian. It's a message."
"A message?"
"Why do you think it stayed with you? That one memory out of so many
you had with the Princess. Why that one?"
"It's when we met, the most important one."
Alia sighed, "You're not getting it."
Darien stared at her frustrated. "Then tell me."
"I'm not saying, it's for you to figure out." Alia smiled at him, "But
it just goes to show that I am much smarter than you are."
"Get out of my room and go to bed, you useless sister," he said laughing.
Alia laughed at him and walked towards the door to the bedroom. She
turned and looked at him. He had walked back into the room and was
watching her leave.
"Seriously, Darian, think about what I said."
She waited until he nodded before leaving, closing the door softly
behind her. Darian stood staring at the closed door. "What did she
mean 'a message'?" he spoke softly.
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"Serrrreeennnaaa..." Alex called softly. The lump on the bed shifted
and mumbled. "Serena..." Alex whispered. The lump grunted.
"Serena..." Alex's voice stayed soft and low as she repeated Serena's
name every few seconds.
"By the Goddess!" Serena sat up abruptly, covers flying everywhere.
"That has to be the most ANNOYING way to wake someone up!"
Alex bust out laughing and walked away from the bed. Serena glared at
her. Alex turned and grinned at her, "I guess you don't want to see
Darian today. I'll tell him your indisposed."
"ALEX!"
Alex was chuckling as she walked into the bathing chamber. Serena
stayed in bed for a few minutes longer, just on principle. Then she
bounded out of bed and walked into the bathing chamber. Alex was already
in the bath.
"Good morning, Serena!"
Serena gave her a pitying look, "I feel sorry for you..."
"Why?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"It must be hell being a morning person," she replied.
Alex laughed and splashed water at Serena.
"Why are you so cheerful?" Serena asked sullenly.
Alex smiled a mysterious smile, "I'm going somewhere at noon."
"Are you meeting someone?" Serena asked curiously.
Alex blushed. "That's my secret." Serena grinned.
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Alex stood in the center of the maze in the Tokyo Rose Gardens. She
was dressed in long black slacks and a long sleeved silvery blue tunic.
Black calf-length boots graced her feet and a slim sword rested at her
hip.
She was early, it wasn't quite noon. Her eyes wandered around the
empty center. Standing tall was a marble fountain with a reflecting
pool. She stepped over to the edge and gazed down at her reflection.
Serena had been the one who was more interested in appearances... at
least until the suitors had started appearing. Alex had never really
paid that much attention to her looks. She placed her hands on the
edge of the pool and leaned closer to the water. She studied her
face critically. Her nose was too sharp and her chin too pointy. Her
face was angular instead of the classic oval that was considered
beautiful. She heard footsteps but didn't turn around.
"Alex?"
"Tell me what you see."
Michelle walked over to the pool and looked down at Alex's reflection.
She studied the reflection, memorizing the features shimmering in the
water. "I see a beautiful, strong woman."
"Do you?"
Michelle looked up at Alex. "Yes."
Alex turned to Michelle. "Why did you want to meet with me?"
Michelle sat down on the edge of the pool. "I thought about that a
lot after I left you last night."
"What did you decide?"
"Because you are beautiful. Because you are stronger than I could
ever hope to be. Because I know I could trust you with anything."
Michelle looked down and linked her hands together. "I know that
even though I don't know you, I would give everything I had to you,
even my life."
Alex looked at Michelle. She was the image of the perfect beauty. Her
figure was graceful and clothed in a white dress that brushed the ground
and clung to her body. Instead of the coloring making her look innocent,
she seemed more like a seductress. A faint flush on her cheeks betrayed
her nervousness. Alex reached over and touched her chin lightly with a
finger, and Michelle looked up at her. Their eyes met. Alex leaned over
and brushed her lips across Michelle's. Their eyes closed, and they
kissed again. Their eyes opened.
"Come with me," Alex said and stood. Michelle stood and took her hand,
and they walked out of the maze together.
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{two days later}
Serena sat outside with Darian. They were speaking in soft whispers.
Every once and awhile, Serena would look up as a guard passed in front
of them. She smiled at Darian's pained look.
"I wish they would leave us alone," she said, voicing his own thoughts.
Darian smiled suddenly, "You want to get out of here?"
Serena raised her brows, "Just where are you planning on taking me?"
"Back to the forest."
Serena threw her arms around him in happiness, planting ecstatic
kisses on his face. They were laughing when their lips met in a
sweet kiss.
"I'll find Alex," Serena whispered.
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Serena walked towards the palace gates. She figured that if she staked
them out, Alex would have to pass through eventually. She had gone to
meet Michelle again. Alex had brought her to the palace to meet Serena
that first day. Serena was hoping the two would show up soon, like
they had been doing the past couple of days. Serena paced around the
courtyard for about ten minutes before she heard their voices. She
ran over to them quickly and looked around furtively. "We're sneaking
out, you coming with us?"
Alex grinned, "Sure, I can't wait to get out of this place." She
looked down at Michelle, "Think you could sneak off with us?"
A slow smile began to creep it's way onto Michelle's face. "Yes."
Serena grinned, "I'll go tell Darian to ready another horse." Serena
took off in the direction of the stables.
Alex and Michelle went up to Alex's room to grab a few things and then
went down to the stables. Darian and Serena were saddling four horses.
Without saying a word, the four took off. They thundered through the
streets of Tokyo and out into the fields that led to the forest where
Alex's and Serena's cottage was.
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"What do you mean you can't find them?!" Queen Cassiopeia asked in
shock. She stared in horror at the servant she sent to fetch Darian,
Alex, and Serena.
"Mother!"
The Queen looked up to see her daughter running towards her. She was
slightly out of breath as she spoke. "I think they have gone into
the woods."
"They must be heading for the girls' cottage," the Queen realized. "Can
you reach him?"
"No, something is blocking me. I can barely sense him; it's impossible
to talk to him." Alia shook her head. "You should have told him
that Queen Polaris and Princess Rei were coming to see if Serena was
the Princess."
"I didn't want to get his hopes up if we were wrong."
"Mother, I KNOW it's Serena."
"Cas! Alia!"
"Orion? What's the matter?"
"Father?" Alia said in shock. Her father was running towards them with
a worried frown on his face.
"A girl has just come to the castle claiming to be the Princess Serenity,"
he said once he reached them.
"WHAT?!" mother and daughter shouted together.
"This is too much for one day!" the Queen exclaimed.
"Queen Polaris has also arrived and is looking over the girl now."
"Well what are we standing around here for?" Alia asked and headed
towards the throne room with her parents at her heels.
The three crashed into the throne room. Queen Polaris and Princess
Rei stood side by side staring at a petite blonde girl. She was
the spitting image of Queen Serenity.
Polaris turned to her friend. "Cas..." She stopped. She hung her
head, Cas had told her of the Prince Endymion's love for Serena. She
couldn't continue. Rei placed a comforting hand upon her mother's
shoulder and looked Queen Cassiopeia in the eye.
"This is the Princess Serenity."
Alia stared in horror at the girl. "No! She can't be!"
"Alia!" King Orion said in shock.
"I won't believe it!" Alia shouted and ran out of the throne room.
She raced to her room and grabbed her communicator and a small dagger.
She climbed out of her window and dropped to the ground below. She
snuck into the stables and saddled her horse. She raced out of the
palace gates and was soon on the trail of her brother. "I don't
believe it," she whispered. "His dream wasn't wrong. I know Serena
is the Princess... and they are both in danger..."
***********************************************************************
The four travelers sat around a small fire, laughing and talking. They
were swapping stories and doing their best to embarrass the person they
were telling the story about. Alex had already humiliated Darian and
Michelle and was working on Serena. Serena had driven Alex into the
ground and sent Darian in soon after. Michelle had embarrassed Darian
so bad he had turned beet red for a good ten minutes. Darian had
gotten Serena right off the bat. The teasing was good-natured though
and met with laughs from every side.
Michelle heard the crack of a stick breaking first. "What was that?"
Four pairs of eyes scanned the darkness. A shadow moved towards them
and a pair of familiar eyes met Serena's. A Serena gasped in shock.
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CLIFFHANGER! so how was that? i think the last part is a bit
rushed but i can't figure out how i want it to play. i might redo that
section...i dunno...anyway! are you all happy with it so far? i wonder
who Serena saw? i'll go ahead and tell you it wasn't Alia, so who was
it? A MYSTERY!... that won't be solved until the next chapter!
E-MAIL ME! I crave attention!
And visit my AWSOME site! http://caspermoon.net
These......hold animal thoughts
These...''...hold human thoughts
These...""...hold verbal communication (of course)
Thanks to everyone who helped me with this story...yep, that's you
Amber! Luv ya dearly! Thanks to Andrea for posting it!
ANYWAY! Catch ya on the flip side!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
September 22, 2001; 2:17PM
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
Type: Romance
Rated: PG-13 (has blood scenes in it & some bad language)
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: Casper's Sailor Moon Site
http://caspermoon.net
***********************************************************************
This story is based in the Silver Millennium except that everything is
totally different in respects to where the characters are and what
happens to them. Since I hate the name "Amara", Haruka's name is Alex.
You'll understand why I'm saying this later in the story. I will be
using both the English and Japanese names.
Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada, yada, yada...
***********************************************************************
"Hi!" chirped a cheerful voice. Before Prince Endymion could turn
around, he felt something crash into his back, sending him tumbling to
the ground. He could feel something resting on his back and heard soft
giggles. He turned his head and saw a blonde girl perched on his back.
"Hi!" she repeated, grinning at him.
Prince Endymion couldn't help but grin at her. "Hello."
"Who are you?" she asked cheerfully. "And what are you doing in my
garden?"
"This is yours?"
"Yep! My Mommy and Daddy gave it to me. I can grow whatever I want
here, and I've got lots of pretty flowers!" She stood up and smiled
at him again.
Prince Endymion stood up. "I bet I know a flower that you don't have
in your garden."
The blonde looked at him curiously, "Like what?"
"This." He pulled a beautiful red rose out of the air and handed it
to her. The little girl's eyes bugged out, and he laughed.
"Wow!" she cried. "What kind is it?" She sniffed at it, "It's
beautiful!"
"It's a rose, the most beautiful flower from my home."
"How did you do that? Where are you from?"
"I've always been able to do that," he paused for effect, "and I'm
from Earth."
"Wow!" She sighed, "I've never been there." She plopped down on the
grass, and he sat beside her. "My name is Princess Serenity," she
said matter-of-factly, "but Mommy and Daddy call me Serena."
"You're the Moon Princess?" he asked shocked. She giggled and he
smiled at her. "My name is Prince Endymion, but my friends call me
Darian."
******
Darian woke up with a start. He sat up, for a moment he couldn't
remember where he was. His eyes cleared of the last traces of
sleep, and he realized that he was in his bedroom in the Tokyo Palace.
He fell back in the bed and rubbed his hands over his face.
"It's been a long time since I had that dream," he said aloud.
The cheerful Princess had made her mark on him, and he had spent
much of his life in love with her...until Serena. He smiled wryly.
He had forgotten that Serenity was also called Serena. The only
women he had ever loved had the same name. He wondered idly what
Serenity would have looked like when she had grown. He felt that she
would have been the only one who could compare to Serena's beauty.
He was wide awake and unable to go back to sleep. He got up and
walked to the balcony doors. He rested his hands on the rail and looked
up at the Moon. No one had been able to go there since the death of
Queen Serenity. It's people were supposedly sleeping until their
Princess came to wake them. They would sleep forever. There was no
heir except Serenity. No one in the entire universe except Serenity
would ever be able to land and wake the people. She was the only one
who would be able to drop the barrier surrounding the Moon. Only...she
was dead and there would be no awakening.
His eyes traveled over to a balcony to his left. He knew it was the
one to Serena's bedroom. His heart swelled in his chest. He loved
her so much, but maybe Alia was right. Was it a love tinged with
sadness?
"Couldn't sleep?" a voice asked.
Darian whipped around and saw Alia leaning against the door-jam of the
balcony. "I was just thinking of you."
"I know; I felt your dreams. They surprised you, didn't they?"
"It was just a memory I hadn't thought of in a long time."
"That's not true," she said frowning.
"What do you mean?"
"It's not just a memory, Darian. It's a message."
"A message?"
"Why do you think it stayed with you? That one memory out of so many
you had with the Princess. Why that one?"
"It's when we met, the most important one."
Alia sighed, "You're not getting it."
Darien stared at her frustrated. "Then tell me."
"I'm not saying, it's for you to figure out." Alia smiled at him, "But
it just goes to show that I am much smarter than you are."
"Get out of my room and go to bed, you useless sister," he said laughing.
Alia laughed at him and walked towards the door to the bedroom. She
turned and looked at him. He had walked back into the room and was
watching her leave.
"Seriously, Darian, think about what I said."
She waited until he nodded before leaving, closing the door softly
behind her. Darian stood staring at the closed door. "What did she
mean 'a message'?" he spoke softly.
***********************************************************************
"Serrrreeennnaaa..." Alex called softly. The lump on the bed shifted
and mumbled. "Serena..." Alex whispered. The lump grunted.
"Serena..." Alex's voice stayed soft and low as she repeated Serena's
name every few seconds.
"By the Goddess!" Serena sat up abruptly, covers flying everywhere.
"That has to be the most ANNOYING way to wake someone up!"
Alex bust out laughing and walked away from the bed. Serena glared at
her. Alex turned and grinned at her, "I guess you don't want to see
Darian today. I'll tell him your indisposed."
"ALEX!"
Alex was chuckling as she walked into the bathing chamber. Serena
stayed in bed for a few minutes longer, just on principle. Then she
bounded out of bed and walked into the bathing chamber. Alex was already
in the bath.
"Good morning, Serena!"
Serena gave her a pitying look, "I feel sorry for you..."
"Why?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"It must be hell being a morning person," she replied.
Alex laughed and splashed water at Serena.
"Why are you so cheerful?" Serena asked sullenly.
Alex smiled a mysterious smile, "I'm going somewhere at noon."
"Are you meeting someone?" Serena asked curiously.
Alex blushed. "That's my secret." Serena grinned.
***********************************************************************
Alex stood in the center of the maze in the Tokyo Rose Gardens. She
was dressed in long black slacks and a long sleeved silvery blue tunic.
Black calf-length boots graced her feet and a slim sword rested at her
hip.
She was early, it wasn't quite noon. Her eyes wandered around the
empty center. Standing tall was a marble fountain with a reflecting
pool. She stepped over to the edge and gazed down at her reflection.
Serena had been the one who was more interested in appearances... at
least until the suitors had started appearing. Alex had never really
paid that much attention to her looks. She placed her hands on the
edge of the pool and leaned closer to the water. She studied her
face critically. Her nose was too sharp and her chin too pointy. Her
face was angular instead of the classic oval that was considered
beautiful. She heard footsteps but didn't turn around.
"Alex?"
"Tell me what you see."
Michelle walked over to the pool and looked down at Alex's reflection.
She studied the reflection, memorizing the features shimmering in the
water. "I see a beautiful, strong woman."
"Do you?"
Michelle looked up at Alex. "Yes."
Alex turned to Michelle. "Why did you want to meet with me?"
Michelle sat down on the edge of the pool. "I thought about that a
lot after I left you last night."
"What did you decide?"
"Because you are beautiful. Because you are stronger than I could
ever hope to be. Because I know I could trust you with anything."
Michelle looked down and linked her hands together. "I know that
even though I don't know you, I would give everything I had to you,
even my life."
Alex looked at Michelle. She was the image of the perfect beauty. Her
figure was graceful and clothed in a white dress that brushed the ground
and clung to her body. Instead of the coloring making her look innocent,
she seemed more like a seductress. A faint flush on her cheeks betrayed
her nervousness. Alex reached over and touched her chin lightly with a
finger, and Michelle looked up at her. Their eyes met. Alex leaned over
and brushed her lips across Michelle's. Their eyes closed, and they
kissed again. Their eyes opened.
"Come with me," Alex said and stood. Michelle stood and took her hand,
and they walked out of the maze together.
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{two days later}
Serena sat outside with Darian. They were speaking in soft whispers.
Every once and awhile, Serena would look up as a guard passed in front
of them. She smiled at Darian's pained look.
"I wish they would leave us alone," she said, voicing his own thoughts.
Darian smiled suddenly, "You want to get out of here?"
Serena raised her brows, "Just where are you planning on taking me?"
"Back to the forest."
Serena threw her arms around him in happiness, planting ecstatic
kisses on his face. They were laughing when their lips met in a
sweet kiss.
"I'll find Alex," Serena whispered.
***********************************************************************
Serena walked towards the palace gates. She figured that if she staked
them out, Alex would have to pass through eventually. She had gone to
meet Michelle again. Alex had brought her to the palace to meet Serena
that first day. Serena was hoping the two would show up soon, like
they had been doing the past couple of days. Serena paced around the
courtyard for about ten minutes before she heard their voices. She
ran over to them quickly and looked around furtively. "We're sneaking
out, you coming with us?"
Alex grinned, "Sure, I can't wait to get out of this place." She
looked down at Michelle, "Think you could sneak off with us?"
A slow smile began to creep it's way onto Michelle's face. "Yes."
Serena grinned, "I'll go tell Darian to ready another horse." Serena
took off in the direction of the stables.
Alex and Michelle went up to Alex's room to grab a few things and then
went down to the stables. Darian and Serena were saddling four horses.
Without saying a word, the four took off. They thundered through the
streets of Tokyo and out into the fields that led to the forest where
Alex's and Serena's cottage was.
***********************************************************************
"What do you mean you can't find them?!" Queen Cassiopeia asked in
shock. She stared in horror at the servant she sent to fetch Darian,
Alex, and Serena.
"Mother!"
The Queen looked up to see her daughter running towards her. She was
slightly out of breath as she spoke. "I think they have gone into
the woods."
"They must be heading for the girls' cottage," the Queen realized. "Can
you reach him?"
"No, something is blocking me. I can barely sense him; it's impossible
to talk to him." Alia shook her head. "You should have told him
that Queen Polaris and Princess Rei were coming to see if Serena was
the Princess."
"I didn't want to get his hopes up if we were wrong."
"Mother, I KNOW it's Serena."
"Cas! Alia!"
"Orion? What's the matter?"
"Father?" Alia said in shock. Her father was running towards them with
a worried frown on his face.
"A girl has just come to the castle claiming to be the Princess Serenity,"
he said once he reached them.
"WHAT?!" mother and daughter shouted together.
"This is too much for one day!" the Queen exclaimed.
"Queen Polaris has also arrived and is looking over the girl now."
"Well what are we standing around here for?" Alia asked and headed
towards the throne room with her parents at her heels.
The three crashed into the throne room. Queen Polaris and Princess
Rei stood side by side staring at a petite blonde girl. She was
the spitting image of Queen Serenity.
Polaris turned to her friend. "Cas..." She stopped. She hung her
head, Cas had told her of the Prince Endymion's love for Serena. She
couldn't continue. Rei placed a comforting hand upon her mother's
shoulder and looked Queen Cassiopeia in the eye.
"This is the Princess Serenity."
Alia stared in horror at the girl. "No! She can't be!"
"Alia!" King Orion said in shock.
"I won't believe it!" Alia shouted and ran out of the throne room.
She raced to her room and grabbed her communicator and a small dagger.
She climbed out of her window and dropped to the ground below. She
snuck into the stables and saddled her horse. She raced out of the
palace gates and was soon on the trail of her brother. "I don't
believe it," she whispered. "His dream wasn't wrong. I know Serena
is the Princess... and they are both in danger..."
***********************************************************************
The four travelers sat around a small fire, laughing and talking. They
were swapping stories and doing their best to embarrass the person they
were telling the story about. Alex had already humiliated Darian and
Michelle and was working on Serena. Serena had driven Alex into the
ground and sent Darian in soon after. Michelle had embarrassed Darian
so bad he had turned beet red for a good ten minutes. Darian had
gotten Serena right off the bat. The teasing was good-natured though
and met with laughs from every side.
Michelle heard the crack of a stick breaking first. "What was that?"
Four pairs of eyes scanned the darkness. A shadow moved towards them
and a pair of familiar eyes met Serena's. A Serena gasped in shock.
***********************************************************************
CLIFFHANGER! so how was that? i think the last part is a bit
rushed but i can't figure out how i want it to play. i might redo that
section...i dunno...anyway! are you all happy with it so far? i wonder
who Serena saw? i'll go ahead and tell you it wasn't Alia, so who was
it? A MYSTERY!... that won't be solved until the next chapter!
E-MAIL ME! I crave attention!
And visit my AWSOME site! http://caspermoon.net
These......hold animal thoughts
These...''...hold human thoughts
These...""...hold verbal communication (of course)
Thanks to everyone who helped me with this story...yep, that's you
Amber! Luv ya dearly! Thanks to Andrea for posting it!
ANYWAY! Catch ya on the flip side!
~Artemis Luna Diana~
September 22, 2001; 2:17PM
