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you don't have to wait for the next chapter to find out what happens any
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Chapter Eleven
Later that night, as everyone in the castle was asleep, the queen found herself in the midst of a somehow familiar dream.
She was nine years old, sneaking stealthily along the path in a rose garden. She quickly recognized it to be one of the gardens in the Silver Millennium. She heard a small giggle, then jumped around a corner. "Found you!"
A startled seven-year-old Selena looked up, then, with a squeal of delight, jumped up and took off running. Serenity took up pursuit, laughing as she ran. When she caught up with Selena, she was in a swing hanging from a tree.
"Push me, Serenity!"
The elder sister, old game forgotten as she went to push her sister on the swing. She took care not to push her too high, while making sure it was just high enough to delight the younger girl.
Several minutes later, they had both grown tired of the swing, and were now lying out underneath the stars.
"Serenity, have you ever made a wish on a star?"
Serenity smiled to her little sister. "No. Because I have everything I could ever want." She took the smaller girl's hand and squeezed it tenderly.
Selena smiled, looking back to the sky. "Well, I have a wish. I wish that we will be best friends forever."
As Serenity smiled again, there was a blinding white light that washed over everything, closely followed by a loud rumbling noise as the Moon shook beneath them. This seemed to last forever before the rumbling stopped. It was a few moments more before Serenity's vision stopped swimming before her. When it did, she almost wished it hadn't.
Somehow, floating before her, was her sister's completely lifeless form. Her dress and hair flowed beautifully in an ethereal manner. She appeared perfectly angelic, and for a moment, Serenity seemed to forget what was really going on. Then her thoughts caught up with her, and she could only scream out her sister's name.
"Selena!"
Neo-Queen Serenity jerked up into a sitting position in bed, breathing hard as Endymion sat up next to her with a concerned expression on his face. "What about Selena, Usako?" He used her pet name to try and get her to calm down as he reached out to touch her shoulder gently. As soon as he did, Serenity began sobbing, her shoulders shaking with the effort. He pulled her into his arms, holding on tightly as he waited patiently for to be able to tell him what was wrong.
After a few minutes, her sobbing calmed enough to allow her to speak. "I had the most horrible nightmare. Only, it seemed familiar somehow... Like I've had the dream before." She tilted her head back to look up into his loving and concerned face, tears still streaming their way down her cheeks. "Oh, Endymion... we're going to lose her."
Chapter Eleven
Later that night, as everyone in the castle was asleep, the queen found herself in the midst of a somehow familiar dream.
She was nine years old, sneaking stealthily along the path in a rose garden. She quickly recognized it to be one of the gardens in the Silver Millennium. She heard a small giggle, then jumped around a corner. "Found you!"
A startled seven-year-old Selena looked up, then, with a squeal of delight, jumped up and took off running. Serenity took up pursuit, laughing as she ran. When she caught up with Selena, she was in a swing hanging from a tree.
"Push me, Serenity!"
The elder sister, old game forgotten as she went to push her sister on the swing. She took care not to push her too high, while making sure it was just high enough to delight the younger girl.
Several minutes later, they had both grown tired of the swing, and were now lying out underneath the stars.
"Serenity, have you ever made a wish on a star?"
Serenity smiled to her little sister. "No. Because I have everything I could ever want." She took the smaller girl's hand and squeezed it tenderly.
Selena smiled, looking back to the sky. "Well, I have a wish. I wish that we will be best friends forever."
As Serenity smiled again, there was a blinding white light that washed over everything, closely followed by a loud rumbling noise as the Moon shook beneath them. This seemed to last forever before the rumbling stopped. It was a few moments more before Serenity's vision stopped swimming before her. When it did, she almost wished it hadn't.
Somehow, floating before her, was her sister's completely lifeless form. Her dress and hair flowed beautifully in an ethereal manner. She appeared perfectly angelic, and for a moment, Serenity seemed to forget what was really going on. Then her thoughts caught up with her, and she could only scream out her sister's name.
"Selena!"
Neo-Queen Serenity jerked up into a sitting position in bed, breathing hard as Endymion sat up next to her with a concerned expression on his face. "What about Selena, Usako?" He used her pet name to try and get her to calm down as he reached out to touch her shoulder gently. As soon as he did, Serenity began sobbing, her shoulders shaking with the effort. He pulled her into his arms, holding on tightly as he waited patiently for to be able to tell him what was wrong.
After a few minutes, her sobbing calmed enough to allow her to speak. "I had the most horrible nightmare. Only, it seemed familiar somehow... Like I've had the dream before." She tilted her head back to look up into his loving and concerned face, tears still streaming their way down her cheeks. "Oh, Endymion... we're going to lose her."