Hello! I'm sure you're all thinking 'OMG! She's finally updating Celeste Dragoon!!' O.O Lol. Well, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've had serious writer's block. Worse than before, but it finally let up with an idea that I got and I've made good use of the absence of writer's block. Lol. Oh yeah! I've decided to stop writing my Author's Notes in between every other sentence, instead my AN's are going to be at the end of every chapter. Here is chapter five, enjoy!
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Celeste Dragoon
Chapter Five: Forest of Despair
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'Grief- stricken? Where did I come up with that?' he thought with a hint of amusement. Shaking his head he turned around and came face to face with his four grinning friends Jediate, Zoicite, Nephlite and Kunzite.
"You know...it's not safe out here for you Endy-wendy!" Jediate said mimicking a baby's voice. Jediate had short, dark blonde messy hair, blue carefree eyes and he was 5'6" tall. Nephlite rolled his eyes while Kunzite bent over, picked up a stick and straightened up again only to whallop Jediate over the head with it. Nephlite was 5'8" tall, long wavy brown hair and had chocolate brown eyes. Zoicite also had long hair but his was light blonde and was tied loosely behind his back, he was 5'7" and had intelligent green eyes.
"Actually, Nozomi's elder wishes to speak with you," Zoicite said while Jediate moaned and complained about stick-wielding monkeys then ran away as Kunzite advanced upon him again. The three men turned and watched Kunzite chase after Jediate and they started laughing uncontrollably.
" Did...he say what for?" Endymion asked between laughs, when he didn't receive his answer from Zoicite he looked up to see him still shaking with silent laughter.
"THIS ISN'T FUNNY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yelled Jediate as he continued to run causing the three men to burst into laughter again. Kunzite wasn't going to hurt him, no, he was just going to make Jediate regret calling him a monkey.
"No, the Elder did not say what it was he wanted to speak with you but he did say that it was important," Zoicite replied after he regained his breath and stopped laughing. Endymion's blood ran cold and it took him some time to force himself to ask his blonde haired friend the next question.
"Do you think it has to do with my Father...?" Kunzite stopped and turned sharply, Zoicite and Nephlite's expression went grim and Jediate slammed into a tree. Endymion's eyes were filled with anguish, he had been sent from the capital city of Earth to Nozomi so nothing would happen horrible to him during the time of unrest. Even though his father meant well in trying to protect his only son and the crown prince of earth, Endymion was somewhat annoyed that he wasn't allowed to help.
"If it is, let us hope that it is only good news..." said Kunzite as he walked over to help the stunned Jediate up, Endymion nodded.
"Well, we better go to the Elder before he gets all cranky and peeved at us..." Nephlite sweat dropped as he remembered the previous time they had made the Elder annoyed. It wasn't pretty. Grinning they started their walk towards the dimly lit village, their destination the Village Elder's house. Unbeknownst to the five handsome men, a solitary figure hidden in the shadows of the trees had been watching them. The figure remained where it was until it was assured that it was alone then it stepped into the moonlight and was revealed to be the golden haired beauty, Selenity. Her eyes cautiously watched the direction the five men had taken for sometime before turning her eyes to the pale moon high above.
'Mother, I'm going to the Weeping Forest of Despair... the Unknown Crystal of Gaia is located within....wish me luck, for I do this for you,' She thought bravely, but her knees knocked together in fear and her teeth clattered. She was shivering also, despite the fact that it was a fairly warm night. Shaking her head, as if ridding herself of a nightmare, she turned to the north- eastern forest and started towards it at a fast pace. She reached the trees ten minutes later and stood there looking as far in as she could.
'Oh you have to be kidding!' Thought Selenity. 'These woods may go on for miles, where could I find such a crystal within? Must I randomly search everywhere?' With a deep breath she plunged in and began searching in any possible place where a crystal could be.
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Selenity's POV
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"Oh Selene...tell me what I must do to save the moon!" I whispered as I looked into the sky. Without warning all the trees around me shuddered and twist their branches together as if possessed by something. I could feel my hair stand on end and my heart beat it's way into my throat. As quickly as I could I turned my head every which way to find a direction which wasn't blocked from me. THERE! I dashed to my left as if a bolt of lightning had just struck me without looking I could hear the branches alongside me stutter to life and in slow motion it began to block my path. I was trapped.
"What...what have I done wrong?! Tell me...forest!" I yelled into it's depths. All I heard in return was silence and it was unnerving. When I had entered there were the sounds of birds and crickets accompanying me but now there was nothing, not even a breeze.
'Now I know why they call this The Forest of Despair...' The forest, my newfound prison, was dark and gloomy but some moonlight streamed in from the thick roof of the forest allowing some light. I slipped down to lean against the trunk of one of the trees as the feelings of numbness overwhelmed me. I was never going to be able to help my mother...I was never going to see the silvery beauty of the moon again, I was trapped...lost forever.
"No! I will not give in!" I yelled suddenly and it felt like I was waking from a dream. "Guardian of the Forest, I defy you! Use your abilities to force despair on others no longer! I came here to help others, either aide me or crawl into the dark abyss!" The forest's silence was broken with my yells and the echoes lent me some comfort in my living confines. Suddenly the branches which hadn't moved before shuddered to life and twisted themselves like snakes overhead, blocking out the once small amount light.
"Ssssssssso you think you can essssscape? I want to ssssssssee you try!" hissed a hideous voice from all around.
"Who are you, what do you want?!" The voice laughed and it sounded like fingernails pulled down a chalkboard.
"Who am I? I'm Makoto, the Guardian of the Forest of Dessssssspair! You called me, I came...now you mussst deal with me! Mha ha ha!!!" Then the snake voice of the guardian faded back into the unnatural silence of the forest. What is going to become of me is now the only question filling my thoughts...
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For any Makoto/Lita fans, take a deep breath, I think all the scouts are awesome and I wouldn't even consider doing anything to them. Just have patience and see what happens next. I'm so happy! I FINALLY updated this story! Yay!!!!! Lol. When I was typing this story I laughed so hard when Jediate hit the tree and I got goosebumps when I said that Makoto's laugh sounded like nails scratching against a chalkboard. Would that mean I'm so into my own stories so much that the emotion within transfers to me? Anyways, remember to review please! I spent two days typing this and several months trying to think it up! I'll get motivation to type the next chapter if you do review because when I'm on a deadline for other people I think faster. Thanks for reading and sorry for the looooong Author Note...
Angel-Of-Serene