Arabian Knight
Chapter: 2
Author: Lady Hiko
Email: ladyhiko@yahoo.com
Rated:
Now let's recap as to what happened last time...
The sultana, in need of air, stepped out on her balcony, taking in the warmth of the sun. It was a glorious day, even if HE wasn't there. Alexandria intended on enjoying it. The wind whipped about her face, cooling and soothing her all at once. And that is when she spotted it, the royal caravan, marked with a symbol she had not seen in years, a slightly raised circle of gold, with a golden cross embedded behind it. Her breath caught in her throat, her beloved was home. She rushed down the halls, barely missing bewildered servants as she zipped on by.
Reaching the base of the palace, she threw open the doors, rushing to the caravan before it even stopped. She pried open the entryway to the compartment that she knew was her husband's. There he lay, moaning in pain.
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The sultana frantically ran her fingers over her pained husband, trying to find the reason for his pain.
"Call the physicians!" she cried out as his pained moan deepened.
Physicians raced to her side, prying the desperate woman from his form. She thought to herself. All the while the physicians were tending to the sultan, no one noticed a pair of sky blue eyes peering from behind a tapestry, wondering what was happening.
"Well? What is it?! What is wrong with my husband?!" cried the frantic woman.
"Well, heh...heh...We honestly don't know, but if you'll let us bring him inside perhaps we could..." started one physician.
"I DON'T CARE! JUST *HELP* HIM!" The sultana shrieked as the physician removed the pained sultan from the compartment.
Meanwhile...
"Serenity! Get away from there!" ranted Luna as she pulled the now four-year-old girl away from the tapestry. "Do you want us to get kicked out?"
"No," mumbled the little golden child, looking down at her feet, and then pointing outside. "Who are they?"
"Well, umm..." Luna began, "They're umm...well, they're going to be your new parents, (in a way)."
"New parents?" questioned the little Serenity, pointer finger hanging from her mouth as she spoke.
"Umm...." Luna began, trying to change the subject. "Hey, you must be tired of all of this traveling, why don't we look around and stretch our legs. I bet there is a garden around here somewhere!"
"Really?! I love gardens! Let's go!" Squealed the small Serenity, mumbling afterwards, "Ooh! I hope they have some of those pretty pink ones!"
Shaking her head, Luna led the small child outside.
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Several hours later....
I awoke sometime in the middle of the night, the moon high in the sky, basking me with its silvery glow. I rubbed my eyes dully, not knowing what had awoken me, as I stepped out onto the balcony. A cool breeze swept across my face, the kind you could only feel at night due to the hot sun, carrying with it comfort beyond all bounds. But something else came with it this evening...some strange sound, barely heard but still there. I never heard it before, but it beckoned me to search it out, to find its source. So with the many skills I had earned in training, I scaled down the side of the palace.
I trailed the sound, so strange, yet sounding so...wet. I rounded the corner and into the rose gardens, where the sound became loud and clear. Over the hedge, I could see a child, around four, who was seemingly drowning in what I thought was a shallow cement pond that I had mother put in, while a woman was sleeping nearby on a bench. Still in my nightclothes, I rushed into the chest deep water to retrieve the little girl. Splashing madly, I grabbed her around the waist getting accidentally smacked in the face while the girl still tried to swim within my arms, crying all of the way.
"Shhhh..." I tried to soothe her while I pulled her out of the water. Sopping wet, she clung to me for dear life. She was crying so hard, but the woman, whom I suspect was supposed to be in charge of her, was still fast asleep. Seeing as that she wasn't going to do anything, I sat down with the girl, still sobbing, on my lap.
"Shhh...It's okay...It's okay...you're safe now. No more water, promise." I cooed. She wrapped her arms around my waist and continued her crying. "What is your name?" I asked the girl within my arms. Wiping her nose off on my sleeve, she whispered, "Serenity."
She then looked up at me, and I saw eyes of the purest of blues and hair that seemed to be spun of gold. She was absolutely adorable, sort of like a small golden bunny...A bunny who almost drowned. I should really check on her, but I don't want to scare her any worse.
"Hey listen, Serenity, would you like to play a game?"
Wiping her nose on her sleeve, she looked up at me, tears almost gone and in the most innocent most voice asked, "What kind of game?"
"How about tag?"
Pointer finger dangling from her mouth, she asked, "What's tag?"
Now that was a new one for me, but I had to get her to run so I could make sure she was all right.
"What is tag? What is TAG?! Why, it is the greatest game on earth!"
She still looked at me funny.
"Here, I'll show you."
I tapped her arm and ran. She wasn't following.
"Now you've gotta try to catch me!"
Now she was catching on. The little golden child began chasing me around the garden, golden odangoes flying everywhere.
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Above this wondrous scene lay another being. She lay there in her dawn-tinted outfit, midnight green hair spread about her, almost completely covering her as she watched from the roof top, chuckling to herself at every failed attempt for Serenity to catch the ever elusive Endymion.
Almost whispering to herself alone, she murmurs, "Now that's more like it." Unfurling her majestic lavender wings, she wisks herself off into the night in a wisp of gold, looking like a shooting star amongst the jeweled night.
~~~~~~~~Endymion~~~~~~~~~~
Suddenly she stops in our game and points a single chubby finger into the midnight sky.
"Look! A shooting star!"
I follow her finger and do indeed see her shooting star. It is moving slower than I had ever seen before. Nevertheless, I bent down beside her and whispered into her ear, "Make a wish."
She closed her eyes and tilting her head towards the sky, she put her hands into a prayer-like fashion. She looked so adorable with her head craned so high that her hair pooled at her feet. Slowly her head glided down and she looked directly at me.
"All done. Why aren't you making a wish?"
Amusement dancing in my eyes, I wished upon that star the only way I knew.
"Starlight,
Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may,
I wish I might,
To have this wish I wish tonight."
And I wished, I wished for many things, so many I cannot mention them all. But most of all, I wished for my dad to like me.
I turned my head back towards the little girl, only to find that index finger hanging from her mouth again, her staring at me curiously.
"What was that?"
"That is how I wish on a star. How do you do it?"
"I pray to Selene."
"Who is she?"
And as I then sat amongst the roses, she told me the story of the moon goddess and how she fell in love with an earthen prince, deep into the night. Soon her head was starting to tilt sideways in the sleepiest of manners and well within a yawn, she sleepily asked me, "What did you wish for?"
"Lots of stuff. What'd you wish for?"
Stealthily falling asleep, she mumbled, "Not tellin'." And then she was gone; embraced in the arms of Morphious beneath the blanket of stars in the sky. The moon shining high in the sky, making the whole garden seem aglow, I lifted the sleeping golden child, carrying her over to her beloved nanny, I tucked her within her nanny's warm embrace.
Sleepy eyed, I stumbled back over to the wall of my balcony and ever so lumberously I climbed back up to my room. Taking one last look to the garden below, I wondered if I would ever see that golden child again. I hoped so. My voice intermixing within the music of the night's wind, I whispered, "Goodnight, Serenity." And stumbled off to bed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*AUTHOR'S NOTES*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Gomen nasai, the chapter was so short, but it just seemed like a perfect place to leave off. Just wait until Momma wakes up to find those two sleeping in her garden. Imagine finding two complete strangers within her yard...*blinks to look innocent* You'll just have to wait till next chapter to find out what happens to Serenity.
Also I've noticed that I forgot to do the usual disclaimer. Oops!
Here goes nothing:
I do not own Sailor Moon,
I do not feel I need the doom,
Of finding lawyers in my room,
So please do not sue!
Last of all, I would like to give thanks to Pluto-san and Hoshi-san. Without the dangerous duo, I would not bother to even consider continuing my writing. Arigatou.
If anyone out there is actually reading this and likes my story, I am asking you, PLEASE, email me to tell me what you think.
Arigatou,
~Lady Hiko
Chapter: 2
Author: Lady Hiko
Email: ladyhiko@yahoo.com
Rated:
Now let's recap as to what happened last time...
The sultana, in need of air, stepped out on her balcony, taking in the warmth of the sun. It was a glorious day, even if HE wasn't there. Alexandria intended on enjoying it. The wind whipped about her face, cooling and soothing her all at once. And that is when she spotted it, the royal caravan, marked with a symbol she had not seen in years, a slightly raised circle of gold, with a golden cross embedded behind it. Her breath caught in her throat, her beloved was home. She rushed down the halls, barely missing bewildered servants as she zipped on by.
Reaching the base of the palace, she threw open the doors, rushing to the caravan before it even stopped. She pried open the entryway to the compartment that she knew was her husband's. There he lay, moaning in pain.
**********************************************************************
The sultana frantically ran her fingers over her pained husband, trying to find the reason for his pain.
"Call the physicians!" she cried out as his pained moan deepened.
Physicians raced to her side, prying the desperate woman from his form. She thought to herself. All the while the physicians were tending to the sultan, no one noticed a pair of sky blue eyes peering from behind a tapestry, wondering what was happening.
"Well? What is it?! What is wrong with my husband?!" cried the frantic woman.
"Well, heh...heh...We honestly don't know, but if you'll let us bring him inside perhaps we could..." started one physician.
"I DON'T CARE! JUST *HELP* HIM!" The sultana shrieked as the physician removed the pained sultan from the compartment.
Meanwhile...
"Serenity! Get away from there!" ranted Luna as she pulled the now four-year-old girl away from the tapestry. "Do you want us to get kicked out?"
"No," mumbled the little golden child, looking down at her feet, and then pointing outside. "Who are they?"
"Well, umm..." Luna began, "They're umm...well, they're going to be your new parents, (in a way)."
"New parents?" questioned the little Serenity, pointer finger hanging from her mouth as she spoke.
"Umm...." Luna began, trying to change the subject. "Hey, you must be tired of all of this traveling, why don't we look around and stretch our legs. I bet there is a garden around here somewhere!"
"Really?! I love gardens! Let's go!" Squealed the small Serenity, mumbling afterwards, "Ooh! I hope they have some of those pretty pink ones!"
Shaking her head, Luna led the small child outside.
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Several hours later....
I awoke sometime in the middle of the night, the moon high in the sky, basking me with its silvery glow. I rubbed my eyes dully, not knowing what had awoken me, as I stepped out onto the balcony. A cool breeze swept across my face, the kind you could only feel at night due to the hot sun, carrying with it comfort beyond all bounds. But something else came with it this evening...some strange sound, barely heard but still there. I never heard it before, but it beckoned me to search it out, to find its source. So with the many skills I had earned in training, I scaled down the side of the palace.
I trailed the sound, so strange, yet sounding so...wet. I rounded the corner and into the rose gardens, where the sound became loud and clear. Over the hedge, I could see a child, around four, who was seemingly drowning in what I thought was a shallow cement pond that I had mother put in, while a woman was sleeping nearby on a bench. Still in my nightclothes, I rushed into the chest deep water to retrieve the little girl. Splashing madly, I grabbed her around the waist getting accidentally smacked in the face while the girl still tried to swim within my arms, crying all of the way.
"Shhhh..." I tried to soothe her while I pulled her out of the water. Sopping wet, she clung to me for dear life. She was crying so hard, but the woman, whom I suspect was supposed to be in charge of her, was still fast asleep. Seeing as that she wasn't going to do anything, I sat down with the girl, still sobbing, on my lap.
"Shhh...It's okay...It's okay...you're safe now. No more water, promise." I cooed. She wrapped her arms around my waist and continued her crying. "What is your name?" I asked the girl within my arms. Wiping her nose off on my sleeve, she whispered, "Serenity."
She then looked up at me, and I saw eyes of the purest of blues and hair that seemed to be spun of gold. She was absolutely adorable, sort of like a small golden bunny...A bunny who almost drowned. I should really check on her, but I don't want to scare her any worse.
"Hey listen, Serenity, would you like to play a game?"
Wiping her nose on her sleeve, she looked up at me, tears almost gone and in the most innocent most voice asked, "What kind of game?"
"How about tag?"
Pointer finger dangling from her mouth, she asked, "What's tag?"
Now that was a new one for me, but I had to get her to run so I could make sure she was all right.
"What is tag? What is TAG?! Why, it is the greatest game on earth!"
She still looked at me funny.
"Here, I'll show you."
I tapped her arm and ran. She wasn't following.
"Now you've gotta try to catch me!"
Now she was catching on. The little golden child began chasing me around the garden, golden odangoes flying everywhere.
``````````````
Above this wondrous scene lay another being. She lay there in her dawn-tinted outfit, midnight green hair spread about her, almost completely covering her as she watched from the roof top, chuckling to herself at every failed attempt for Serenity to catch the ever elusive Endymion.
Almost whispering to herself alone, she murmurs, "Now that's more like it." Unfurling her majestic lavender wings, she wisks herself off into the night in a wisp of gold, looking like a shooting star amongst the jeweled night.
~~~~~~~~Endymion~~~~~~~~~~
Suddenly she stops in our game and points a single chubby finger into the midnight sky.
"Look! A shooting star!"
I follow her finger and do indeed see her shooting star. It is moving slower than I had ever seen before. Nevertheless, I bent down beside her and whispered into her ear, "Make a wish."
She closed her eyes and tilting her head towards the sky, she put her hands into a prayer-like fashion. She looked so adorable with her head craned so high that her hair pooled at her feet. Slowly her head glided down and she looked directly at me.
"All done. Why aren't you making a wish?"
Amusement dancing in my eyes, I wished upon that star the only way I knew.
"Starlight,
Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may,
I wish I might,
To have this wish I wish tonight."
And I wished, I wished for many things, so many I cannot mention them all. But most of all, I wished for my dad to like me.
I turned my head back towards the little girl, only to find that index finger hanging from her mouth again, her staring at me curiously.
"What was that?"
"That is how I wish on a star. How do you do it?"
"I pray to Selene."
"Who is she?"
And as I then sat amongst the roses, she told me the story of the moon goddess and how she fell in love with an earthen prince, deep into the night. Soon her head was starting to tilt sideways in the sleepiest of manners and well within a yawn, she sleepily asked me, "What did you wish for?"
"Lots of stuff. What'd you wish for?"
Stealthily falling asleep, she mumbled, "Not tellin'." And then she was gone; embraced in the arms of Morphious beneath the blanket of stars in the sky. The moon shining high in the sky, making the whole garden seem aglow, I lifted the sleeping golden child, carrying her over to her beloved nanny, I tucked her within her nanny's warm embrace.
Sleepy eyed, I stumbled back over to the wall of my balcony and ever so lumberously I climbed back up to my room. Taking one last look to the garden below, I wondered if I would ever see that golden child again. I hoped so. My voice intermixing within the music of the night's wind, I whispered, "Goodnight, Serenity." And stumbled off to bed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*AUTHOR'S NOTES*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Gomen nasai, the chapter was so short, but it just seemed like a perfect place to leave off. Just wait until Momma wakes up to find those two sleeping in her garden. Imagine finding two complete strangers within her yard...*blinks to look innocent* You'll just have to wait till next chapter to find out what happens to Serenity.
Also I've noticed that I forgot to do the usual disclaimer. Oops!
Here goes nothing:
I do not own Sailor Moon,
I do not feel I need the doom,
Of finding lawyers in my room,
So please do not sue!
Last of all, I would like to give thanks to Pluto-san and Hoshi-san. Without the dangerous duo, I would not bother to even consider continuing my writing. Arigatou.
If anyone out there is actually reading this and likes my story, I am asking you, PLEASE, email me to tell me what you think.
Arigatou,
~Lady Hiko