"Where am I?" Serena asked bluntly as she sat up abruptly on the bed. She
clutched her side with a wince of pain.
"Careful," the young man stated slowly, "You are wounded and have not had much rest from your attack. Let me go get my sister." He stated softly. He sat up from the bed and started to the mahogany door on the opposite side of the room.
"Wait," Serena cried softly, "Will you just tell me who you are or where I am?"
"My name is Jadeite, of Jason, but you are safe here. That is all you need to know. Now let me get my sister so she can bandage your cuts and heal your bruises."
The thin young man with icy blue eyes and short blonde hair walked to the door. Moments later he was gone and Serena was alone in the dark room to contemplate the recent happenings.
Serena studied her surroundings, the room was elegantly designed with a large bed and a comfy mattress. Dark red wallpaper wrapped around the walls with dark gold and red drapes masking the natural light from the windows. A large stone fireplace was opposite the bed and a blazing fire was in it. A velvet chair was against the walls in the corner with a small wood table beside it. At the end of the bed a large chest was open and Serena could see that it was filled with blankets and fluffy pillows.
Serena looked around once more and smiled, she did like the room as eerie and dark as it was because it suited her personality, her lifestyle. The only light was not from the window but the glowing fire and candelabra beside the bed. Serena lay back down on the bed with only the slightest feel of anxiousness. Despite her situation, she believed she was safe with these strange people.
The door clicked once as it opened and Serena raised her head to see whom this new stranger would be. She squinted against the bright light of the hallway and the shadowed outline of the female figure.
"Hello!" The feminine voice called out cheerfully.
"Hi," Serena replied meekly.
The female figure was tiny, like Serena, and she walked carefully towards the bed. She carried a tray in her hand. The tray was set down on the nightstand beside the bed and the girl sat on the edge of the bed and smiled.
"The name is Pyro, a.k.a. Raye. I see you met my 'brother.' He was told to put you in our room so I could treat you. Now where shall I begin?"
"Uh, Raye can you tell me what is going on here? I mean not to sound rude or anything, but Jadeite doesn't look like your brother." Serena asked as the unveiled her shoulder.
"Well," Raye stated slowly as she started to massage the upper arm, "Jadeite isn't my brother. Its just a term because I brought him here and made him part of the family. I mean I have sisters and one older brother as well. He is the head of this whole thing and you are going to meet him once you are better. As for what is going on here each and every one of us comes here because we have powers of some sort. Let me leave it at that or to put it simple, everyone here is unlike a normal person for some reason. We're all outcasts and there is no other place for us."
"I see. How do you come to or gather to this place?"
"Well we are recruited or saved from dreary awful lives and brought to this sanctuary. My brother saved me from harms way and took me in. I owe him my life and I plan to help others as he has helped me. There all finished!" Raye smiled and her violet eyes twinkled. Her purplish black hair was pulled into a loose braid and a few strands hung loosely along the sides of her face.
"Thank you. Your brother sounds great, really dedicated and passionate. I'd love to meet him sometime." Serena smiled genuinely and relaxed even more.
"Well good cause you are to be escorted to see him as soon as you were healed and now you are. Let me get your escort. It was nice meeting you. Good luck in the future." Raye walked out of the room without another word or a look back.
Moments later there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" Serena called. The door had opened and a head popped through.
"Ready to go?"
'Well its now or never Sere, I hope I can figure out what is going on here. "Yes." Serena got up from the bed with out hesitation and walked to the door. "Hi. I'm Serena."
"I'm Ice, well Ami. Nice to meet you." The pair walked in silence and Serena studied her companion's appearance. The woman was tiny with bright blue eyes and dark blue, almost black hair. She was trim and wore thin glasses over her eyes. After walking through endless corridors Ami stopped infront of a large wooden door.
"We are here. I am afraid I must leave you here on your own. I wish you the best of luck Serena." Ami whispered before backing away into another corridor.
'Why does everyone keep wishing me luck?' Serena wondered before she raised her hand to knock on the large ornate doors. The doors swung magically open and Serena tried to peer into the darkness.
With cautious steps she entered the room until she was fully emerged in the shadows of darkness. The doors slammed close and the bang echoed throughout the room. Serena jumped slightly before regaining her composure.
"Welcome to Shadow." A dark voice stated softly.
Serena spun around and looked for the source of the voice. "Thank you for the welcome. May I ask where you are so I don't bump into you?"
"You won't bump into me," he paused, "I can assure you of that Serena."
"How do you know my name?" Serena asked slowly as she felt her way around the room. She felt a comfy sofa with her hands and sat down on it cautiously.
"I rescued you."
"Meaning what?" Serena asked sarcastically. "I never said my name out loud, we've never met, and I never told you. Besides I don't know where I am or who I'm speaking too!" Serena burst out.
"I shall answer your questions one at a time. First, I heard Ice say you're name. Secondly, I already told you are in Shadow. And finally, I am Mamoru, or Darien."
"I see. Care to tell me why I am in Shadow?" Serena felt a breeze of air flutter by her but with the darkness in the room she couldn't tell if he had walked be her.
"You are in Shadow because you needed rescuing."
"Well thank you for that."
"It is my mission to save those who need saving, protect those who need protection. I have nothing else to offer this dreary world that rejected me."
"You sound so sincere and passionate about life. How could the world reject you?" Serena asked softly as she turned her body to scan the darkness for shapes.
The lights flared and a fire roared in a fireplace, Serena screamed. A tall figure, dressed entirely in black, was standing before her. He towered over her and his shadow cast an eerie pattern on the wooden floor.
"Why did the world reject me?" Darien asked softly but in a commanding voice, "Because I am different and they are afraid of those unlike themselves."
"I am not afraid of you Darien." Serena whispered as she rose to her feet. She brushed a stray piece of blonde hair behind her ear and smiled at him.
Darien looked down at her and she gasped. Darien was the most handsome man she had ever seen. He had dark blue eyes whose gaze was currently fixating her to her spot and tousled ebony black hair that fell ruggedly into his eyes. He was a foot taller than her and he was extremely built from what she could tell.
"I am glad to here that but once you now of my differences," he paused and looked away, "I think you may change your opinion."
"Try me."
"Fine." Darien took a few steps back before briefly closing his eyes. He lifted off the ground with ease like a bird and stayed floating in air. With another close of his eyes he gently brought himself back down to the ground.
"So you can fly. Still not frightened here." Serena smiled sarcastically.
"Alright, you asked for it." Darien smiled wryly before flicking his wrist. The flames suddenly leapt up into a roaring blaze and then they consumed his body. All the while he stood still with a sardonic grin on his face. He flicked his wrist once again and the flames danced back to the fireplace.
"That was supposed to scare me?"
"Well no," he smiled at her slowly, "Its just something cool I can do. Speaking of cool." He breathed deeply and then blew out air that crystallized the moment it left his mouth. He smiled before winking and waving his hands. Waves of water filled the room and extinguished the fire in the pit. All the while Serena and Darien remained dry.
"How?" Serena asked softly as she walked up to him.
"Eh, its something I have always been able to control. I can move extremely fast, hear things far away with ease, heal people, oh and the little fact I have telepathy and telekinesis."
"Everything sounds great. Wait a minute! Telekinesis?"
"Yes that's how I knew your name. I just didn't want to frighten you off right off the bat."
"Oh. Well are there any drawbacks?"
"Unfortunately yes." He looked down before gazing into her crystal blue eyes. "Everyone I knew abandoned me once they found out. I can't go near natural light, meaning sunlight, because it burns me to a crisp, and if I get wounded very badly I can die and not heal myself."
"That's terrible!" Serena cried as she sat down beside him. "Why though? Why after the world shut you out and shunned you did you offer to help?"
"I had to."
"I think not after how cruel and heartless they were to you I would be outraged. How on earth can you help them?"
"It's not a choice for me to live in the night or in shadows. I just don't want others to experience the same pain and suffering I did so I bring them here, especially if they have power. With all of my families power we can help the people and hopefully change their views that we aren't evil but merely people who live normal lives with added benefits."
"Wow. Why me though?"
"You were in trouble and I had no other place to take you."
"Oh, well thank you. I don't know what I would have done with out your help or you saving me."
"Its what I'm here for." He stated simply as he laid back against the back of the sofa. "Unfortunately though," he started, "I have to ask you and to forget what you have seen here."
"What?" Serena asked outraged at the thought.
"I can't have you telling everyone of the freaks you have seen. Or where you were to see them. There are organizations out that try and hunt us down even though we are only trying to help. I can't have an organization like that coming after us or you because we rescued you so I ask you to never speak of this place to anyone or to mention you have met us."
"I understand and I promise never to speak a word of this to anyone." Serena vowed.
"Good. Never come back here Serena for it could mean your life. If you need to contact us, we will find you. Good luck and please remember your promise."
"Darien, I promise with me life to never tell a soul. I'll see you again."
"No," Darien stated softly as he raised his hand to her cheek, "You won't."
Serena felt a wave of warm energy surround her body and when she opened her eyes she was standing in front of a large torn down old building. She turned abruptly to see any sign of the once majestic interior or the elegant bedrooms but she only saw crumbling brick and stones.
"Careful," the young man stated slowly, "You are wounded and have not had much rest from your attack. Let me go get my sister." He stated softly. He sat up from the bed and started to the mahogany door on the opposite side of the room.
"Wait," Serena cried softly, "Will you just tell me who you are or where I am?"
"My name is Jadeite, of Jason, but you are safe here. That is all you need to know. Now let me get my sister so she can bandage your cuts and heal your bruises."
The thin young man with icy blue eyes and short blonde hair walked to the door. Moments later he was gone and Serena was alone in the dark room to contemplate the recent happenings.
Serena studied her surroundings, the room was elegantly designed with a large bed and a comfy mattress. Dark red wallpaper wrapped around the walls with dark gold and red drapes masking the natural light from the windows. A large stone fireplace was opposite the bed and a blazing fire was in it. A velvet chair was against the walls in the corner with a small wood table beside it. At the end of the bed a large chest was open and Serena could see that it was filled with blankets and fluffy pillows.
Serena looked around once more and smiled, she did like the room as eerie and dark as it was because it suited her personality, her lifestyle. The only light was not from the window but the glowing fire and candelabra beside the bed. Serena lay back down on the bed with only the slightest feel of anxiousness. Despite her situation, she believed she was safe with these strange people.
The door clicked once as it opened and Serena raised her head to see whom this new stranger would be. She squinted against the bright light of the hallway and the shadowed outline of the female figure.
"Hello!" The feminine voice called out cheerfully.
"Hi," Serena replied meekly.
The female figure was tiny, like Serena, and she walked carefully towards the bed. She carried a tray in her hand. The tray was set down on the nightstand beside the bed and the girl sat on the edge of the bed and smiled.
"The name is Pyro, a.k.a. Raye. I see you met my 'brother.' He was told to put you in our room so I could treat you. Now where shall I begin?"
"Uh, Raye can you tell me what is going on here? I mean not to sound rude or anything, but Jadeite doesn't look like your brother." Serena asked as the unveiled her shoulder.
"Well," Raye stated slowly as she started to massage the upper arm, "Jadeite isn't my brother. Its just a term because I brought him here and made him part of the family. I mean I have sisters and one older brother as well. He is the head of this whole thing and you are going to meet him once you are better. As for what is going on here each and every one of us comes here because we have powers of some sort. Let me leave it at that or to put it simple, everyone here is unlike a normal person for some reason. We're all outcasts and there is no other place for us."
"I see. How do you come to or gather to this place?"
"Well we are recruited or saved from dreary awful lives and brought to this sanctuary. My brother saved me from harms way and took me in. I owe him my life and I plan to help others as he has helped me. There all finished!" Raye smiled and her violet eyes twinkled. Her purplish black hair was pulled into a loose braid and a few strands hung loosely along the sides of her face.
"Thank you. Your brother sounds great, really dedicated and passionate. I'd love to meet him sometime." Serena smiled genuinely and relaxed even more.
"Well good cause you are to be escorted to see him as soon as you were healed and now you are. Let me get your escort. It was nice meeting you. Good luck in the future." Raye walked out of the room without another word or a look back.
Moments later there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" Serena called. The door had opened and a head popped through.
"Ready to go?"
'Well its now or never Sere, I hope I can figure out what is going on here. "Yes." Serena got up from the bed with out hesitation and walked to the door. "Hi. I'm Serena."
"I'm Ice, well Ami. Nice to meet you." The pair walked in silence and Serena studied her companion's appearance. The woman was tiny with bright blue eyes and dark blue, almost black hair. She was trim and wore thin glasses over her eyes. After walking through endless corridors Ami stopped infront of a large wooden door.
"We are here. I am afraid I must leave you here on your own. I wish you the best of luck Serena." Ami whispered before backing away into another corridor.
'Why does everyone keep wishing me luck?' Serena wondered before she raised her hand to knock on the large ornate doors. The doors swung magically open and Serena tried to peer into the darkness.
With cautious steps she entered the room until she was fully emerged in the shadows of darkness. The doors slammed close and the bang echoed throughout the room. Serena jumped slightly before regaining her composure.
"Welcome to Shadow." A dark voice stated softly.
Serena spun around and looked for the source of the voice. "Thank you for the welcome. May I ask where you are so I don't bump into you?"
"You won't bump into me," he paused, "I can assure you of that Serena."
"How do you know my name?" Serena asked slowly as she felt her way around the room. She felt a comfy sofa with her hands and sat down on it cautiously.
"I rescued you."
"Meaning what?" Serena asked sarcastically. "I never said my name out loud, we've never met, and I never told you. Besides I don't know where I am or who I'm speaking too!" Serena burst out.
"I shall answer your questions one at a time. First, I heard Ice say you're name. Secondly, I already told you are in Shadow. And finally, I am Mamoru, or Darien."
"I see. Care to tell me why I am in Shadow?" Serena felt a breeze of air flutter by her but with the darkness in the room she couldn't tell if he had walked be her.
"You are in Shadow because you needed rescuing."
"Well thank you for that."
"It is my mission to save those who need saving, protect those who need protection. I have nothing else to offer this dreary world that rejected me."
"You sound so sincere and passionate about life. How could the world reject you?" Serena asked softly as she turned her body to scan the darkness for shapes.
The lights flared and a fire roared in a fireplace, Serena screamed. A tall figure, dressed entirely in black, was standing before her. He towered over her and his shadow cast an eerie pattern on the wooden floor.
"Why did the world reject me?" Darien asked softly but in a commanding voice, "Because I am different and they are afraid of those unlike themselves."
"I am not afraid of you Darien." Serena whispered as she rose to her feet. She brushed a stray piece of blonde hair behind her ear and smiled at him.
Darien looked down at her and she gasped. Darien was the most handsome man she had ever seen. He had dark blue eyes whose gaze was currently fixating her to her spot and tousled ebony black hair that fell ruggedly into his eyes. He was a foot taller than her and he was extremely built from what she could tell.
"I am glad to here that but once you now of my differences," he paused and looked away, "I think you may change your opinion."
"Try me."
"Fine." Darien took a few steps back before briefly closing his eyes. He lifted off the ground with ease like a bird and stayed floating in air. With another close of his eyes he gently brought himself back down to the ground.
"So you can fly. Still not frightened here." Serena smiled sarcastically.
"Alright, you asked for it." Darien smiled wryly before flicking his wrist. The flames suddenly leapt up into a roaring blaze and then they consumed his body. All the while he stood still with a sardonic grin on his face. He flicked his wrist once again and the flames danced back to the fireplace.
"That was supposed to scare me?"
"Well no," he smiled at her slowly, "Its just something cool I can do. Speaking of cool." He breathed deeply and then blew out air that crystallized the moment it left his mouth. He smiled before winking and waving his hands. Waves of water filled the room and extinguished the fire in the pit. All the while Serena and Darien remained dry.
"How?" Serena asked softly as she walked up to him.
"Eh, its something I have always been able to control. I can move extremely fast, hear things far away with ease, heal people, oh and the little fact I have telepathy and telekinesis."
"Everything sounds great. Wait a minute! Telekinesis?"
"Yes that's how I knew your name. I just didn't want to frighten you off right off the bat."
"Oh. Well are there any drawbacks?"
"Unfortunately yes." He looked down before gazing into her crystal blue eyes. "Everyone I knew abandoned me once they found out. I can't go near natural light, meaning sunlight, because it burns me to a crisp, and if I get wounded very badly I can die and not heal myself."
"That's terrible!" Serena cried as she sat down beside him. "Why though? Why after the world shut you out and shunned you did you offer to help?"
"I had to."
"I think not after how cruel and heartless they were to you I would be outraged. How on earth can you help them?"
"It's not a choice for me to live in the night or in shadows. I just don't want others to experience the same pain and suffering I did so I bring them here, especially if they have power. With all of my families power we can help the people and hopefully change their views that we aren't evil but merely people who live normal lives with added benefits."
"Wow. Why me though?"
"You were in trouble and I had no other place to take you."
"Oh, well thank you. I don't know what I would have done with out your help or you saving me."
"Its what I'm here for." He stated simply as he laid back against the back of the sofa. "Unfortunately though," he started, "I have to ask you and to forget what you have seen here."
"What?" Serena asked outraged at the thought.
"I can't have you telling everyone of the freaks you have seen. Or where you were to see them. There are organizations out that try and hunt us down even though we are only trying to help. I can't have an organization like that coming after us or you because we rescued you so I ask you to never speak of this place to anyone or to mention you have met us."
"I understand and I promise never to speak a word of this to anyone." Serena vowed.
"Good. Never come back here Serena for it could mean your life. If you need to contact us, we will find you. Good luck and please remember your promise."
"Darien, I promise with me life to never tell a soul. I'll see you again."
"No," Darien stated softly as he raised his hand to her cheek, "You won't."
Serena felt a wave of warm energy surround her body and when she opened her eyes she was standing in front of a large torn down old building. She turned abruptly to see any sign of the once majestic interior or the elegant bedrooms but she only saw crumbling brick and stones.