DISCLAIMER: I don't own Daughters of the Moon or any related things, but
I've made up some characters for this.
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With the address in her hand, Carmen walked down the street to Serena Killingsworth's house. The air still had a heavy, damp feeling from last night's shower and the sidewalks were soaked. The soft sound of her sneakers was the only sound on the sidewalk, it was a Saturday and some people still might've been sleeping in.
She turned down the corner and spotted a small, cozy house. First double- checking the address, she pressed the doorbell and waited patiently at the door.
Serena's head poked out and grinned. "You came." Her hair somewhat seemed wet from a shower in little ringlets and she was dressed in funky, clashing clothes, but it looked neat.
"I'm not too early, am I?" Carmen wondered aloud.
"No," Serena reassured her. She opened the door wider and continued, "Come on in. I have two friends here from a sleepover. The punk-ish one is Jimena and the other one is Tianna." She began to walk towards the kitchen, so Carmen followed her lead. Two girls, most likely Tianna and Jimena, where sitting around the table with hot chocolate.
"Do you like to go to Planet Bang?" Tianna asked and took a sip of her co- coa. Planet Bang was a popular teenage hangout in Los Angeles.
"I'm not allowed much. I don't feel like I'm missing out on much any ways, it's not like I have a boyfriend and I don't like to dance. Sometimes I go with Mackenzie, one of my best friends," Carmen admitted. Then she realized how idiotic that made her look by their expressions.
"Oh," was Tianna's answer. Carmen could already tell that she was into guys, looks, and dancing. "What do you like?"
"I'm on the La Brea girl's hockey team. And I like to draw, make things, and foreign language."
"The hockey team? That's cool. I went to the last game; what number are you?" She was friendly and surprisingly, interested.
"...Number five, center..."
"Center?" Jimena talked for the first time. "Wow. I'm the soccer goalie and Tianna is one of the best players. Catty and Vanessa, some of our friends, our on the team, too. Serena is our number one fan!"
Serena giggled and added to Jimena's comment. "You'd like Catty, she likes art, also."
Carmen wondered if she'd ever get to meet this Catty, she seemed nice.
"We'll introduce her to you some day," Serena said. Was it just coincidence that Carmen was just thinking that? "Want some co-coa?"
"Sure, thanks," Carmen said politely. Serena stepped out of her chair and started to prepare a package.
"Should we start telling now?" Jimena turned her head to Serena, who nodded. She took a deep breath and begin to explain. "A long time ago when-- "
"Actually, let me tell. I'll make it clear, because I know what it's like to be in her place," volunteered Tianna and looked at Serena for permission. Serena glaced at Jimena, who told her to go on. "Do you know the story of Pandora's box?"
"Yes. A box was opened, releasing evil into the world. The last thing to leave was hope," Carmen answered. What would this have to do with anything?
"There's an evil creature who wants to destroy hope, this is the Atrox. The Atrox has hundreds of people following it. That's where we, Vanessa, Serena, Jimena, Catty, me, and now you, come in. We're all sent by the goddess Selene to protect hope and we're—"
A small vibration came from Carmen's pants and she pulled out her two-way pager from her pocket. "Excuse me, but I have to do. My sister sent me a message; my mom wants me home. I'm really sorry but I have to go." I'M COMING was the message she returned to Cara and she gathered her things.
"You listen to your mom?" Jimena laughed. She didn't seem like the type that would.
"Sometimes. Serena, if it's okay with you, I'll come back tomorrow."
"Sure," Serena nodded and followed her out to the door. "Be careful."
"Of what? It's only three blocks away," Carmen blurted out, afterward she wished she had controlled her mouth.
"People. Dogs. Stalkers. Whatever," Serena winked as if she was joking, but Carmen doubted it.
One block away, Carmen saw a dog leashed to a pole in a yard. She smiled to herself, wouldn't it be fun if she was a dog for a day? Life would be different and a whole lot easier.
Without notice, her body began to pulsate. Her legs began to shrink and she found herself on all fours. Her face changed and felt mutilated, while a tail sprung out the back. The colorful world around her changed to black and white. She went to walk forward and her arms moved as well. She looked down at herself.
She was a dog.
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With the address in her hand, Carmen walked down the street to Serena Killingsworth's house. The air still had a heavy, damp feeling from last night's shower and the sidewalks were soaked. The soft sound of her sneakers was the only sound on the sidewalk, it was a Saturday and some people still might've been sleeping in.
She turned down the corner and spotted a small, cozy house. First double- checking the address, she pressed the doorbell and waited patiently at the door.
Serena's head poked out and grinned. "You came." Her hair somewhat seemed wet from a shower in little ringlets and she was dressed in funky, clashing clothes, but it looked neat.
"I'm not too early, am I?" Carmen wondered aloud.
"No," Serena reassured her. She opened the door wider and continued, "Come on in. I have two friends here from a sleepover. The punk-ish one is Jimena and the other one is Tianna." She began to walk towards the kitchen, so Carmen followed her lead. Two girls, most likely Tianna and Jimena, where sitting around the table with hot chocolate.
"Do you like to go to Planet Bang?" Tianna asked and took a sip of her co- coa. Planet Bang was a popular teenage hangout in Los Angeles.
"I'm not allowed much. I don't feel like I'm missing out on much any ways, it's not like I have a boyfriend and I don't like to dance. Sometimes I go with Mackenzie, one of my best friends," Carmen admitted. Then she realized how idiotic that made her look by their expressions.
"Oh," was Tianna's answer. Carmen could already tell that she was into guys, looks, and dancing. "What do you like?"
"I'm on the La Brea girl's hockey team. And I like to draw, make things, and foreign language."
"The hockey team? That's cool. I went to the last game; what number are you?" She was friendly and surprisingly, interested.
"...Number five, center..."
"Center?" Jimena talked for the first time. "Wow. I'm the soccer goalie and Tianna is one of the best players. Catty and Vanessa, some of our friends, our on the team, too. Serena is our number one fan!"
Serena giggled and added to Jimena's comment. "You'd like Catty, she likes art, also."
Carmen wondered if she'd ever get to meet this Catty, she seemed nice.
"We'll introduce her to you some day," Serena said. Was it just coincidence that Carmen was just thinking that? "Want some co-coa?"
"Sure, thanks," Carmen said politely. Serena stepped out of her chair and started to prepare a package.
"Should we start telling now?" Jimena turned her head to Serena, who nodded. She took a deep breath and begin to explain. "A long time ago when-- "
"Actually, let me tell. I'll make it clear, because I know what it's like to be in her place," volunteered Tianna and looked at Serena for permission. Serena glaced at Jimena, who told her to go on. "Do you know the story of Pandora's box?"
"Yes. A box was opened, releasing evil into the world. The last thing to leave was hope," Carmen answered. What would this have to do with anything?
"There's an evil creature who wants to destroy hope, this is the Atrox. The Atrox has hundreds of people following it. That's where we, Vanessa, Serena, Jimena, Catty, me, and now you, come in. We're all sent by the goddess Selene to protect hope and we're—"
A small vibration came from Carmen's pants and she pulled out her two-way pager from her pocket. "Excuse me, but I have to do. My sister sent me a message; my mom wants me home. I'm really sorry but I have to go." I'M COMING was the message she returned to Cara and she gathered her things.
"You listen to your mom?" Jimena laughed. She didn't seem like the type that would.
"Sometimes. Serena, if it's okay with you, I'll come back tomorrow."
"Sure," Serena nodded and followed her out to the door. "Be careful."
"Of what? It's only three blocks away," Carmen blurted out, afterward she wished she had controlled her mouth.
"People. Dogs. Stalkers. Whatever," Serena winked as if she was joking, but Carmen doubted it.
One block away, Carmen saw a dog leashed to a pole in a yard. She smiled to herself, wouldn't it be fun if she was a dog for a day? Life would be different and a whole lot easier.
Without notice, her body began to pulsate. Her legs began to shrink and she found herself on all fours. Her face changed and felt mutilated, while a tail sprung out the back. The colorful world around her changed to black and white. She went to walk forward and her arms moved as well. She looked down at herself.
She was a dog.