Justice for the Moon, Chapter Thirteen
The morning's antics went off without a hitch, 'cept for the fact that Malice felt my presence, I'm sure he did. I was concentrating on him directly while Malachite checked the rest of the coach.
Everyone seemed to settle in alright. Or at least I thought so until Nate suggested I go and see Sammy. As no one had yet to start skating, I teleported into Sammy's room. He was startled as he saw the Moonlight Wanderer stand tall with the staff in front of him. I then saw terror in his eyes as he back away from me.
I gently laid my staff at my feet and spoke softly to him, "What's the matter Sammy? Besides the fact that you're scared of me." I smiled encouragingly at him.
He seemed to relax a little. He smiled back and asked, "Well you seem to know Serena, so I guess I can trust you, right?"
His face was full of hope, so I smiled, nodded and sat down on his bed. I was amazed as he threw himself into my arms and cried. I rocked him soothingly and he eventually spoke.
"I miss her. Mum and dad went berserk on her and I was cared they'd do the same to me. I know we fought a lot, but I did love her. None my friends were invited here and I thought Serena and I might spend some time together, but now she hasn't come." He sobbed violently and I held him tighter.
"Sammy," I said and forced him to look at me, "Serena loves you, I know she would have loved to spend time with you here."
"Do you know where she is? Can I go to her?" He looked hopeful again, but this time I shattered it.
"I know where she is, but you can't reach her."
He thought about this for a long time and then asked, "Can I stay with you then?"
"Sammy, my friends and I are doing something too dangerous for you to be with us." He looked broken-hearted. "This will be over soon and I promise you, Serena will come back and explain everything to you."
"Can't you tell me?" He looked up at me, pleadingly.
"I'd love to, but it's way too dangerous for you to know now." I think he understood this. He was about to ask me something more when I heard someone walking towards his door. I put my fingers to my lips and pointed to the door, and then moved to his balcony. My staff was still on the floor as the door started to open. "Return" I hardly moved my lips, and the staff returned to my hand.
I waited around for the person, my adopted mum, his real mother, to leave.
"Sammy", she said, "get ready, we're about to watch a film and have dinner." I heard his usual whine of complaint that sounded almost all the time, as did Ilene. I smiled in remembrance as she added, "And don't start that, you need to be there to be put into skating groups and hear the safety rules."
From another world, a darker world, I heard my name being called, "Princess Serenity, I know you're hear, I call you forth." It was Malice.
I relayed the message to the Lords and they told me he was on the ice. I turned quickly to look at Sammy and saw his mum was still there. I hurriedly wrote a note.
"Sammy, I'm sorry I have to go so soon, but I am urgently needed. Find Molly and Melvin, they will look after you.
Whenever you need me, think of me in your mind and I'll Try and come to you.
Yours forever The Moonlight Wanderer"
I placed it magically on his bed, and jumped away to the Lake. To where that lowlife scum waited for me.
The morning's antics went off without a hitch, 'cept for the fact that Malice felt my presence, I'm sure he did. I was concentrating on him directly while Malachite checked the rest of the coach.
Everyone seemed to settle in alright. Or at least I thought so until Nate suggested I go and see Sammy. As no one had yet to start skating, I teleported into Sammy's room. He was startled as he saw the Moonlight Wanderer stand tall with the staff in front of him. I then saw terror in his eyes as he back away from me.
I gently laid my staff at my feet and spoke softly to him, "What's the matter Sammy? Besides the fact that you're scared of me." I smiled encouragingly at him.
He seemed to relax a little. He smiled back and asked, "Well you seem to know Serena, so I guess I can trust you, right?"
His face was full of hope, so I smiled, nodded and sat down on his bed. I was amazed as he threw himself into my arms and cried. I rocked him soothingly and he eventually spoke.
"I miss her. Mum and dad went berserk on her and I was cared they'd do the same to me. I know we fought a lot, but I did love her. None my friends were invited here and I thought Serena and I might spend some time together, but now she hasn't come." He sobbed violently and I held him tighter.
"Sammy," I said and forced him to look at me, "Serena loves you, I know she would have loved to spend time with you here."
"Do you know where she is? Can I go to her?" He looked hopeful again, but this time I shattered it.
"I know where she is, but you can't reach her."
He thought about this for a long time and then asked, "Can I stay with you then?"
"Sammy, my friends and I are doing something too dangerous for you to be with us." He looked broken-hearted. "This will be over soon and I promise you, Serena will come back and explain everything to you."
"Can't you tell me?" He looked up at me, pleadingly.
"I'd love to, but it's way too dangerous for you to know now." I think he understood this. He was about to ask me something more when I heard someone walking towards his door. I put my fingers to my lips and pointed to the door, and then moved to his balcony. My staff was still on the floor as the door started to open. "Return" I hardly moved my lips, and the staff returned to my hand.
I waited around for the person, my adopted mum, his real mother, to leave.
"Sammy", she said, "get ready, we're about to watch a film and have dinner." I heard his usual whine of complaint that sounded almost all the time, as did Ilene. I smiled in remembrance as she added, "And don't start that, you need to be there to be put into skating groups and hear the safety rules."
From another world, a darker world, I heard my name being called, "Princess Serenity, I know you're hear, I call you forth." It was Malice.
I relayed the message to the Lords and they told me he was on the ice. I turned quickly to look at Sammy and saw his mum was still there. I hurriedly wrote a note.
"Sammy, I'm sorry I have to go so soon, but I am urgently needed. Find Molly and Melvin, they will look after you.
Whenever you need me, think of me in your mind and I'll Try and come to you.
Yours forever The Moonlight Wanderer"
I placed it magically on his bed, and jumped away to the Lake. To where that lowlife scum waited for me.