Chapter 1
She sat alone in her family's garden. She loved the flowers, especially the roses. This was the only place she felt she could go and think. She looked up to see the sun setting over the lake behind the garden. The lake was named after her mother, Serenity. She also bore the same name. She was the youngest of five children, all of which were girls.
Her oldest sister was called Lita. She looked the most like their father, Solario. She was tall and had brown hair usually up in a ponytail. Her green eyes challenged anyone who ever tried to hurt one of her younger sisters. She was most at home among the forests that surrounded them on two sides. She would go hunting with her father and liked to cook.
The second oldest had short hair. It was a deep blue that almost looked like the waves in the lake. She was by far the smartest person in their small town. She would help out the healers and was said to have the rare healing touch. Her name was Amy and besides being the smartest she was also the best swimmer. She would often be seen sitting among the waves.
Then there was Raye. She had a fiery spirit. No one would ever dare mess with the raven-haired beauty. People believed that she could see into one's soul, so no one outside her family ever looked her straight in the eye. She had a short temper, which would often go off at her sisters. It was also said that that she had the gift of divination and could tell a person's future within her sacred flames.
Next is Mina. She had blond hair that reached the back of her knees. She always wore a red bow that her mother gave her when she was little. People would stop and stare at her. She was said to possess power over one's heart. She was indeed very striking.
Finally there was Serenity. She had long silvery, blond hair that she wore up in two buns, with the excess falling down to the ground. She was the mirror image of her mother. She had eyes that matched the color of the sky. If people thought Mina was an angel, Serenity was a goddess. She rarely left her father's house. When she was born her mother did not even live long enough to name her. So she was named Serenity after her mother because she would hopefully bring some peace and serenity to their lives after her mother's death.
Now eighteen years later, Serenity looked more like her mother than anyone else. She often would sit and stare at the painting of her mother that hung in her father's inn, The Silver Moon Inn. Her mother had long lilac that was hair done up in the same way Serenity wore hers, which was where she got the idea to do her hair. It was a way that she could be close to her mother even though she never met her.
After her mother's death her father became sort of a recluse. He only went out hunting with Lita. He rarely talked to Serenity because she reminded too much of his wife Serenity. He worked very hard at his inn to keep it as a memory to his wife.
It just so happened that today was Serenity's eighteenth birthday and the anniversary of her mother's death. Birthdays were never a happy time for Serenity. It just served as a reminder that she was the cause of her mother's death. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She did not really believe that, but she could not help but feel that way. No one ever talked to her on her birthdays. It really depressed her, especially this year. Since she was now eighteen, she should have started getting suitors already.
Lita was twenty-two and she has received many suitors, but none of them could ever keep up with her so she refused them all. Amy at twenty-one has also had her share of suitors, despite the fact that she hardly put down her books. Though none of them stood up to her intellectual standards. They all seemed like schoolboys to her. Raye would have had many suitors at her twenty years of age, but no one could get past her fiery temper. Mina was getting suitors before she turned eighteen but turned every one of them down. She wished to wait for her sisters to find happiness before she started to search, also she was just nineteen and still had time.
Serenity was all alone and she only wished that she could find happiness before she died. So she sat out in the gardens wishing things could have been different for her.
"Serenity!! Dinner is ready! Come and eat before it gets cold!" a voice yelled from the kitchen window.
"Alright Lita! I'm coming!" Serenity got up and brushed herself off. With one last look at the sunset she sighed. "Maybe this year will be better." She whispered into the breeze.
When she reached the house, the smell cake filled her nose. She opened the door and almost fainted on the spot.
"SURPRISE!!!" everyone yelled.
"Happy Birthday Serenity," her father said as he gave her a big hug.
"What is going on?" Serenity stuttered.
"Why it's your birthday, dear sister," Mina said also giving her a hug.
"But you never study my birthday because of Mother,"
"Oh sister," Raye said. "Today is a special birthday. You're eighteen today."
"You are officially a woman Serenity." Amy smiled at her sister.
"Now my dear daughter, when your mother was pregnant with you she purchased something for you, as she did with each of your sisters." Solario explained. "For each of you girls she selected a necklace based on what she felt you would become." He motioned for each of his daughters to step up and show their necklace in turn while giving a description of each.
"For Lita she chose a golden lightning bolt with an emerald oak leave over it. For Amy she selected a sapphire water droplet with an icicle set inside it. For Raye she picked out a ruby flame with a raven floating inside. For Mina she decided on a yellow topaz heart with a red heart placed inside."
"Finally for you, Serenity, your mother thought long and hard on what to chose for you. So she picked this." Solario took out a black jewelry box and opened it. All of his daughters' eyes lit up at the piece of jewelry they saw.
"That was . . ." Amy began.
"It couldn't be . . ." Lita stared.
"Yes this was your mothers necklace. She thought it would suit you the best," her father explained. The girls looked from the necklace to Serenity.
Solario lifted the necklace out of the box. And placed it around Serenity's neck. It was a silver crescent moon with a red rose resting upon it. Serenity felt like crying. This was the nicest thing she has ever received from anyone. Her sisters took her into their arms and held her their until she stopped crying.
"Thank you so much. This means so much," Serenity said with a smile on her face.
"It was your mother's tradition. I just fulfilled her request. Now let's eat!" With that said the five girls and their father sat down to eat their dinner as a family. Serenity finally had a happy birthday.
******* AN: So what do you think? Please Review I need reviews to keep writing. Love ya all, KoKo Belle
She sat alone in her family's garden. She loved the flowers, especially the roses. This was the only place she felt she could go and think. She looked up to see the sun setting over the lake behind the garden. The lake was named after her mother, Serenity. She also bore the same name. She was the youngest of five children, all of which were girls.
Her oldest sister was called Lita. She looked the most like their father, Solario. She was tall and had brown hair usually up in a ponytail. Her green eyes challenged anyone who ever tried to hurt one of her younger sisters. She was most at home among the forests that surrounded them on two sides. She would go hunting with her father and liked to cook.
The second oldest had short hair. It was a deep blue that almost looked like the waves in the lake. She was by far the smartest person in their small town. She would help out the healers and was said to have the rare healing touch. Her name was Amy and besides being the smartest she was also the best swimmer. She would often be seen sitting among the waves.
Then there was Raye. She had a fiery spirit. No one would ever dare mess with the raven-haired beauty. People believed that she could see into one's soul, so no one outside her family ever looked her straight in the eye. She had a short temper, which would often go off at her sisters. It was also said that that she had the gift of divination and could tell a person's future within her sacred flames.
Next is Mina. She had blond hair that reached the back of her knees. She always wore a red bow that her mother gave her when she was little. People would stop and stare at her. She was said to possess power over one's heart. She was indeed very striking.
Finally there was Serenity. She had long silvery, blond hair that she wore up in two buns, with the excess falling down to the ground. She was the mirror image of her mother. She had eyes that matched the color of the sky. If people thought Mina was an angel, Serenity was a goddess. She rarely left her father's house. When she was born her mother did not even live long enough to name her. So she was named Serenity after her mother because she would hopefully bring some peace and serenity to their lives after her mother's death.
Now eighteen years later, Serenity looked more like her mother than anyone else. She often would sit and stare at the painting of her mother that hung in her father's inn, The Silver Moon Inn. Her mother had long lilac that was hair done up in the same way Serenity wore hers, which was where she got the idea to do her hair. It was a way that she could be close to her mother even though she never met her.
After her mother's death her father became sort of a recluse. He only went out hunting with Lita. He rarely talked to Serenity because she reminded too much of his wife Serenity. He worked very hard at his inn to keep it as a memory to his wife.
It just so happened that today was Serenity's eighteenth birthday and the anniversary of her mother's death. Birthdays were never a happy time for Serenity. It just served as a reminder that she was the cause of her mother's death. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She did not really believe that, but she could not help but feel that way. No one ever talked to her on her birthdays. It really depressed her, especially this year. Since she was now eighteen, she should have started getting suitors already.
Lita was twenty-two and she has received many suitors, but none of them could ever keep up with her so she refused them all. Amy at twenty-one has also had her share of suitors, despite the fact that she hardly put down her books. Though none of them stood up to her intellectual standards. They all seemed like schoolboys to her. Raye would have had many suitors at her twenty years of age, but no one could get past her fiery temper. Mina was getting suitors before she turned eighteen but turned every one of them down. She wished to wait for her sisters to find happiness before she started to search, also she was just nineteen and still had time.
Serenity was all alone and she only wished that she could find happiness before she died. So she sat out in the gardens wishing things could have been different for her.
"Serenity!! Dinner is ready! Come and eat before it gets cold!" a voice yelled from the kitchen window.
"Alright Lita! I'm coming!" Serenity got up and brushed herself off. With one last look at the sunset she sighed. "Maybe this year will be better." She whispered into the breeze.
When she reached the house, the smell cake filled her nose. She opened the door and almost fainted on the spot.
"SURPRISE!!!" everyone yelled.
"Happy Birthday Serenity," her father said as he gave her a big hug.
"What is going on?" Serenity stuttered.
"Why it's your birthday, dear sister," Mina said also giving her a hug.
"But you never study my birthday because of Mother,"
"Oh sister," Raye said. "Today is a special birthday. You're eighteen today."
"You are officially a woman Serenity." Amy smiled at her sister.
"Now my dear daughter, when your mother was pregnant with you she purchased something for you, as she did with each of your sisters." Solario explained. "For each of you girls she selected a necklace based on what she felt you would become." He motioned for each of his daughters to step up and show their necklace in turn while giving a description of each.
"For Lita she chose a golden lightning bolt with an emerald oak leave over it. For Amy she selected a sapphire water droplet with an icicle set inside it. For Raye she picked out a ruby flame with a raven floating inside. For Mina she decided on a yellow topaz heart with a red heart placed inside."
"Finally for you, Serenity, your mother thought long and hard on what to chose for you. So she picked this." Solario took out a black jewelry box and opened it. All of his daughters' eyes lit up at the piece of jewelry they saw.
"That was . . ." Amy began.
"It couldn't be . . ." Lita stared.
"Yes this was your mothers necklace. She thought it would suit you the best," her father explained. The girls looked from the necklace to Serenity.
Solario lifted the necklace out of the box. And placed it around Serenity's neck. It was a silver crescent moon with a red rose resting upon it. Serenity felt like crying. This was the nicest thing she has ever received from anyone. Her sisters took her into their arms and held her their until she stopped crying.
"Thank you so much. This means so much," Serenity said with a smile on her face.
"It was your mother's tradition. I just fulfilled her request. Now let's eat!" With that said the five girls and their father sat down to eat their dinner as a family. Serenity finally had a happy birthday.
******* AN: So what do you think? Please Review I need reviews to keep writing. Love ya all, KoKo Belle