Chapter 2
Serenity awoke the next day and thought back to thee previous night. She finally had a birthday, a real one. She could not believe it. She took the necklace out of the jewelry box that sat on the table next to her bed. She held it up to the morning light and watched the light dance upon it. She wondered why her mother decided to give her unborn baby her own necklace and not choose one like she did for her sisters. Lita's was an obvious choice since she loved the outdoors. Amy's also made sense since she was in love with the ocean. Raye's matched her fiery temper. Even Mina's matched her loveliness and personality. Her necklace though was a puzzle for her. True she has grown to love roses, but what was the meaning of the moon? And why was it so hard for her mother to choose a necklace for her. At least she had gotten something that had once belonged to her mother. She was grateful for that.
"Serenity, are you up yet?" a voice called interrupting her thoughts.
"Yes, father I am up," Serenity replied as she got out of her bed and moved over to her closet to get ready for the day.
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In the kitchen of the inn, Lita was instructing the cooks on what to make the guests for breakfast when Serenity joined her.
"Good morning sleepy head," Lita said cheerfully.
"Good morning Lita. What's is going on today?"
"The usual. Amy and Mina are in the garden picking flowers for the rooms and tables. Raye is setting up the breakfast tables if you would like to go help her."
"Alright, I'll go help Raye."
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Raye was carrying a tray of glasses to be but out in the bar area, where people could go get their morning coffee.
"RAYE!!!!" Serenity screamed as she came running into the room.
Luckily Raye's reflexes were very fast and she sidestepped the blur that was her sister avoiding what would have been a very messy accident.
"What do you want?"
"Lita told me that you needed help so I came," Serenity said with her eyes lowered. She did not want to face Raye's temper today. "Sorry I almost ran into you."
"It's alright. You just need to be careful. I mean you're eighteen now, you have to start acting like an adult," Raye told her sister. "I'm almost done in here why don't you just go outside and see if Amy or Mina need your help."
Serenity slowly turned away from her sister. No one ever wanted her to help them since they thought she was a klutz. She slowly walked out to the gardens. Hopefully, her other sisters would like her to help. After all, how much trouble could she get into picking flowers?
When she entered the garden, she did not see her sisters anywhere. She walked all through the gardens but could not find them. She went back into the kitchen to ask Lita if Amy and Mina came back.
"They are putting the flowers in water and then bringing them to the rooms," Lita informed her youngest sister.
"Is there anything I could help with?"
"Well everything is pretty much done for now. Why don't you go out and take a walk; it's a beautiful day out."
Her sisters did not try to be mean to her. It was just that she would usually end up making more work for them. She tried to be careful, but when her own family could not bear to look at her without remembering what they had lost, it was hard not to mess up. She wished she had someone she could talk to.
Serenity looked up to find herself in the gardens. She looked around and saw a few couples that were staying at the inn. They seemed to have gotten up early just to enjoy the few minutes of peace that exists only in the morning hours. She went to her favorite bench among the roses and sat down.
"I wish I had someone to share things with," she whispered into the air as tears formed in her eyes.
She looked up at saw something move at the point where the lake met the woods. When she tried to get a closer look, it was gone.
Am I imagining things now? She thought.
She looked again at the spot and saw whatever it was move again.
"Now I know I saw something that time."
She rose from the bench and started to walk towards the thing that was moving. As she was nearing the thing it moved again. She was having second thoughts about approaching the creature. Maybe she should go back and get Lita since she has hunting experience. She was almost to the creature now. It was not moving any more. It was hiding under a black piece of cloth. She slowly approached it now barely breathing or making a sound. Suddenly the cloth began to move. Serenity was frozen in her spot. The creature tossed off the cloth to reveal a man.
Serenity stared in shock. It was a man. He had ebony hair that fell in front of his midnight blue eyes. The man seemed to be moving very slowly as he tried to get up. He was almost standing when he collapsed. Serenity rushed to his side.
"Are you alright?" she asked, concern in her voice.
"I need to find . . ." he struggled to tell her.
"Yes? Who do you need to find?"
"I need to find the . . ."
"The what?" Serenity was even more concerned now. The cloth was really a shredded cloak and it was stained with blood. She moved it to reveal a long gash in his left side. "I need to get you some help. My sister, Amy is a healer. Just hang on."
"I need to find the s . . . sav . . ." with those last words the stranger passed into the world of unconsciousness.
****** AN: Well that's it for chapter 2. I thought this was a good spot to end it. I am flying writing this story. I'll try to update it at least every other day cuz I know that when I read a story I can't wiat til the next chapter. So I'll try not to leave you in suspense. Please keep reading and review. I love to hear what you have to say about my story. Love ya all, KoKo Belle
Serenity awoke the next day and thought back to thee previous night. She finally had a birthday, a real one. She could not believe it. She took the necklace out of the jewelry box that sat on the table next to her bed. She held it up to the morning light and watched the light dance upon it. She wondered why her mother decided to give her unborn baby her own necklace and not choose one like she did for her sisters. Lita's was an obvious choice since she loved the outdoors. Amy's also made sense since she was in love with the ocean. Raye's matched her fiery temper. Even Mina's matched her loveliness and personality. Her necklace though was a puzzle for her. True she has grown to love roses, but what was the meaning of the moon? And why was it so hard for her mother to choose a necklace for her. At least she had gotten something that had once belonged to her mother. She was grateful for that.
"Serenity, are you up yet?" a voice called interrupting her thoughts.
"Yes, father I am up," Serenity replied as she got out of her bed and moved over to her closet to get ready for the day.
******
In the kitchen of the inn, Lita was instructing the cooks on what to make the guests for breakfast when Serenity joined her.
"Good morning sleepy head," Lita said cheerfully.
"Good morning Lita. What's is going on today?"
"The usual. Amy and Mina are in the garden picking flowers for the rooms and tables. Raye is setting up the breakfast tables if you would like to go help her."
"Alright, I'll go help Raye."
******
Raye was carrying a tray of glasses to be but out in the bar area, where people could go get their morning coffee.
"RAYE!!!!" Serenity screamed as she came running into the room.
Luckily Raye's reflexes were very fast and she sidestepped the blur that was her sister avoiding what would have been a very messy accident.
"What do you want?"
"Lita told me that you needed help so I came," Serenity said with her eyes lowered. She did not want to face Raye's temper today. "Sorry I almost ran into you."
"It's alright. You just need to be careful. I mean you're eighteen now, you have to start acting like an adult," Raye told her sister. "I'm almost done in here why don't you just go outside and see if Amy or Mina need your help."
Serenity slowly turned away from her sister. No one ever wanted her to help them since they thought she was a klutz. She slowly walked out to the gardens. Hopefully, her other sisters would like her to help. After all, how much trouble could she get into picking flowers?
When she entered the garden, she did not see her sisters anywhere. She walked all through the gardens but could not find them. She went back into the kitchen to ask Lita if Amy and Mina came back.
"They are putting the flowers in water and then bringing them to the rooms," Lita informed her youngest sister.
"Is there anything I could help with?"
"Well everything is pretty much done for now. Why don't you go out and take a walk; it's a beautiful day out."
Her sisters did not try to be mean to her. It was just that she would usually end up making more work for them. She tried to be careful, but when her own family could not bear to look at her without remembering what they had lost, it was hard not to mess up. She wished she had someone she could talk to.
Serenity looked up to find herself in the gardens. She looked around and saw a few couples that were staying at the inn. They seemed to have gotten up early just to enjoy the few minutes of peace that exists only in the morning hours. She went to her favorite bench among the roses and sat down.
"I wish I had someone to share things with," she whispered into the air as tears formed in her eyes.
She looked up at saw something move at the point where the lake met the woods. When she tried to get a closer look, it was gone.
Am I imagining things now? She thought.
She looked again at the spot and saw whatever it was move again.
"Now I know I saw something that time."
She rose from the bench and started to walk towards the thing that was moving. As she was nearing the thing it moved again. She was having second thoughts about approaching the creature. Maybe she should go back and get Lita since she has hunting experience. She was almost to the creature now. It was not moving any more. It was hiding under a black piece of cloth. She slowly approached it now barely breathing or making a sound. Suddenly the cloth began to move. Serenity was frozen in her spot. The creature tossed off the cloth to reveal a man.
Serenity stared in shock. It was a man. He had ebony hair that fell in front of his midnight blue eyes. The man seemed to be moving very slowly as he tried to get up. He was almost standing when he collapsed. Serenity rushed to his side.
"Are you alright?" she asked, concern in her voice.
"I need to find . . ." he struggled to tell her.
"Yes? Who do you need to find?"
"I need to find the . . ."
"The what?" Serenity was even more concerned now. The cloth was really a shredded cloak and it was stained with blood. She moved it to reveal a long gash in his left side. "I need to get you some help. My sister, Amy is a healer. Just hang on."
"I need to find the s . . . sav . . ." with those last words the stranger passed into the world of unconsciousness.
****** AN: Well that's it for chapter 2. I thought this was a good spot to end it. I am flying writing this story. I'll try to update it at least every other day cuz I know that when I read a story I can't wiat til the next chapter. So I'll try not to leave you in suspense. Please keep reading and review. I love to hear what you have to say about my story. Love ya all, KoKo Belle