MoonBall
Chapter 1: Betrayal
By: Lex and Whitney
(Serena's point of view)
I was walking down the sidewalk to where Raye's temple was, for the rest of the inner sailors had contacted
me through my communicator. They had said I should come to the temple right away, for they had something very important
to tell me. I wondered what they would possibly want to tell me but then I came to the conclusion that they had gotten
some more info on our new enemy and wanted to tell me the info also. 'After all, I am the leader.' Through the trees I began
to see the temple, and in seeing it I picked up the pace in my anticipation. When I got to the steps, I bounded up them and
then headed straight for Raye's room. As I was walking there I noticed the pink and red blossoms on the trees were falling
from the branches, which they had once stood on, to the green grass below, making the scene memorable. I was still walking
in the falling blossoms when I was stopped short by an object in front of me, an object that shouldn't have been there. I
looked up and saw that it was Darien, my boyfriend, my future husband, and my rescuer. My eyes lit up and I was about to hug
him when I noticed that his eyes held a coldness that I had never seen before, a coldness that was directed towards me. The
happiness in my eyes quickly went away and where filled with confusion instead. I took a few steps back to get a better look
at him. "Darien, what's wrong?" I asked.
"What's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong. You. That's what's wrong." My eyes filled with even more confusion at
his statement and his hard, cold voice and I guess he saw that because he continued. "What, I mean Serena, is that I no
longer love you. I used to but I just don't any more. For one I have found another. Someone who is more fit to rule than
you. Now I know that you might make a good queen but you just act like such a crybaby most of the time." He said all this
with a little less coldness. But I could tell that he just wanted to yell at me that he found someone better than me and
that I am such a crybaby and that I was weak and stupid. My eyes got teary but I refused to cry. I backed slowly away and
asked "Who?"
One word came out of his lips and it broke my heart even more. "Raye."
"Raye?" I asked, my voice filled with the hurt I was feeling and my eyes held the tears that were threatening to fall
at that very moment.
"Yes, Serena. I'm the one that Darien loves, not you." I looked at where her voice was coming from and saw her, with
the other inners.
"Raye how could you do this!? And Darien, how did your feelings just suddenly change!?" I asked, my voice starting
to rise. When no one answered I continued. "So are you planning on having Raye rule in my place!?"
"Yes." I looked at Lita, who had just spoken up, and my face registered with surprise.
"Do the rest of you think that Raye should rule as well?" I asked the
other inners, my voice barely audible. They all nodded their heads and I could tell that they wanted to say
more to me but didn't have the heart to. I couldn't stop them anymore, so I just let the tears run down my face,
blurring my vision. I backed slowly away and then turned on my heel, running full speed away from the temple
to the only place I knew to go. The park. As I walk through the park, I try to keep back my tears. What had
made Darien act like this? How could he choose Raye over me? We were going to be happy, is what I thought.
I quicken my pace to get away from the life that was just ruined by my love. A strange sound stops me in
my tracks. I look around but I see nothing but a circle of steam. At first I think the steam is a campfire,
but then remember that no one is allowed to camp in the park. The sound is coming from the smoke and I
decide to find out what it was. I inch my way toward it, making sure nothing would happen, and stand right in
front of it. I want to wave the steam away because it was starting to scare me a bit. I wave my hand
at it trying to blow it away, but instead, my hand goes strait through.
This time, I stick my right through the middle and look behind. My hand isn't there! I pull my wrist
out as fast as I can and back away. I try to scream but all that comes out is a little squeak as I hit the park fence.
Yelling for help wouldn't do any good because there was no one in about a million miles except my former friends.
But then, I realize that no matter how much I sound in trouble, Darien would never come. I think of Rini, but remember
that she is gone on a trip. I come to the conclusion that the steam is a portal, and the only way out of my problem
filled life. I'm sure that once I'm gone, they will miss me and want me back. But I won't come. I'll be gone
forever never to return. I bring up all of my courage and head for the ring of smoke. Just as I'm about to step
through, I hear a small voice. "And where are you going?" I spin around and spot Dianna.
"I'm leaving, Dianna. I just lost Darien and all my friends. Rini and Mom are gone, so they won't know.
There is nothing left for me here," I tell her softly.
"But it's not fair! Your have to be the Moon Queen," She strikes at me. I bend down and try to explain.
"Dianna. I can't be Moon Queen." She gives me a confused look. "Darien threw me away like an old rag. He chose Raye
over me. Everyone else agrees with him. Rini won't be able to talk them out of it and if Rini can't do it, don't bend your
whiskers trying." Dianna makes a run to the temple. 'She's going to try to talk Darien into taking me back,' I think to
myself.
I know I'm wasting my time waiting for Dianna, so I turn and step through the portal and as soon as I do,
I find myself falling. The ground rises to meet me faster that I wished. Everything goes black, but I can still hear
faint sounds. It seems like hours but I'm sure in the real world it has only been minutes. I hear someone walking toward me.
I want to move but can't, so I listen.
"Father! I found it," a voice says. It didn't sound familiar.
I hear another voice, only deeper. "It's just a girl. Leave it, boy. Come on! Your training isn't even half over. "
I could feel nothing. My body felt like it wasn't there. I hear silence. Then, the deep voice rings
in my head again. "Fine. What are we going to do with her?" The voices fade away, but I knew they were still standing
near me. I black out completely.
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There is chapter 1. ^_~ And yes, this IS a co-authored fic. Done by me and my hometown friend Whitney. So anyway,
please review and tell me what you think. And I am still working on Forbidden Romance. So don't worry about that not
getting done. It will get done. ^_^
Chapter 1: Betrayal
By: Lex and Whitney
(Serena's point of view)
I was walking down the sidewalk to where Raye's temple was, for the rest of the inner sailors had contacted
me through my communicator. They had said I should come to the temple right away, for they had something very important
to tell me. I wondered what they would possibly want to tell me but then I came to the conclusion that they had gotten
some more info on our new enemy and wanted to tell me the info also. 'After all, I am the leader.' Through the trees I began
to see the temple, and in seeing it I picked up the pace in my anticipation. When I got to the steps, I bounded up them and
then headed straight for Raye's room. As I was walking there I noticed the pink and red blossoms on the trees were falling
from the branches, which they had once stood on, to the green grass below, making the scene memorable. I was still walking
in the falling blossoms when I was stopped short by an object in front of me, an object that shouldn't have been there. I
looked up and saw that it was Darien, my boyfriend, my future husband, and my rescuer. My eyes lit up and I was about to hug
him when I noticed that his eyes held a coldness that I had never seen before, a coldness that was directed towards me. The
happiness in my eyes quickly went away and where filled with confusion instead. I took a few steps back to get a better look
at him. "Darien, what's wrong?" I asked.
"What's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong. You. That's what's wrong." My eyes filled with even more confusion at
his statement and his hard, cold voice and I guess he saw that because he continued. "What, I mean Serena, is that I no
longer love you. I used to but I just don't any more. For one I have found another. Someone who is more fit to rule than
you. Now I know that you might make a good queen but you just act like such a crybaby most of the time." He said all this
with a little less coldness. But I could tell that he just wanted to yell at me that he found someone better than me and
that I am such a crybaby and that I was weak and stupid. My eyes got teary but I refused to cry. I backed slowly away and
asked "Who?"
One word came out of his lips and it broke my heart even more. "Raye."
"Raye?" I asked, my voice filled with the hurt I was feeling and my eyes held the tears that were threatening to fall
at that very moment.
"Yes, Serena. I'm the one that Darien loves, not you." I looked at where her voice was coming from and saw her, with
the other inners.
"Raye how could you do this!? And Darien, how did your feelings just suddenly change!?" I asked, my voice starting
to rise. When no one answered I continued. "So are you planning on having Raye rule in my place!?"
"Yes." I looked at Lita, who had just spoken up, and my face registered with surprise.
"Do the rest of you think that Raye should rule as well?" I asked the
other inners, my voice barely audible. They all nodded their heads and I could tell that they wanted to say
more to me but didn't have the heart to. I couldn't stop them anymore, so I just let the tears run down my face,
blurring my vision. I backed slowly away and then turned on my heel, running full speed away from the temple
to the only place I knew to go. The park. As I walk through the park, I try to keep back my tears. What had
made Darien act like this? How could he choose Raye over me? We were going to be happy, is what I thought.
I quicken my pace to get away from the life that was just ruined by my love. A strange sound stops me in
my tracks. I look around but I see nothing but a circle of steam. At first I think the steam is a campfire,
but then remember that no one is allowed to camp in the park. The sound is coming from the smoke and I
decide to find out what it was. I inch my way toward it, making sure nothing would happen, and stand right in
front of it. I want to wave the steam away because it was starting to scare me a bit. I wave my hand
at it trying to blow it away, but instead, my hand goes strait through.
This time, I stick my right through the middle and look behind. My hand isn't there! I pull my wrist
out as fast as I can and back away. I try to scream but all that comes out is a little squeak as I hit the park fence.
Yelling for help wouldn't do any good because there was no one in about a million miles except my former friends.
But then, I realize that no matter how much I sound in trouble, Darien would never come. I think of Rini, but remember
that she is gone on a trip. I come to the conclusion that the steam is a portal, and the only way out of my problem
filled life. I'm sure that once I'm gone, they will miss me and want me back. But I won't come. I'll be gone
forever never to return. I bring up all of my courage and head for the ring of smoke. Just as I'm about to step
through, I hear a small voice. "And where are you going?" I spin around and spot Dianna.
"I'm leaving, Dianna. I just lost Darien and all my friends. Rini and Mom are gone, so they won't know.
There is nothing left for me here," I tell her softly.
"But it's not fair! Your have to be the Moon Queen," She strikes at me. I bend down and try to explain.
"Dianna. I can't be Moon Queen." She gives me a confused look. "Darien threw me away like an old rag. He chose Raye
over me. Everyone else agrees with him. Rini won't be able to talk them out of it and if Rini can't do it, don't bend your
whiskers trying." Dianna makes a run to the temple. 'She's going to try to talk Darien into taking me back,' I think to
myself.
I know I'm wasting my time waiting for Dianna, so I turn and step through the portal and as soon as I do,
I find myself falling. The ground rises to meet me faster that I wished. Everything goes black, but I can still hear
faint sounds. It seems like hours but I'm sure in the real world it has only been minutes. I hear someone walking toward me.
I want to move but can't, so I listen.
"Father! I found it," a voice says. It didn't sound familiar.
I hear another voice, only deeper. "It's just a girl. Leave it, boy. Come on! Your training isn't even half over. "
I could feel nothing. My body felt like it wasn't there. I hear silence. Then, the deep voice rings
in my head again. "Fine. What are we going to do with her?" The voices fade away, but I knew they were still standing
near me. I black out completely.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is chapter 1. ^_~ And yes, this IS a co-authored fic. Done by me and my hometown friend Whitney. So anyway,
please review and tell me what you think. And I am still working on Forbidden Romance. So don't worry about that not
getting done. It will get done. ^_^