The Light of the Moon.

Chapter 2

Several years later…

A little fairy was playing near the lake with one older fairy, the child's laughing echoed in the forest like happy little bells. The green trees, velvet grass and the beautiful flowers were laughing together with the little 'sunshine', indeed this little fairy was something wonderful, golden locks that adored her head were far more bright than the sun itself and her crystal blue eyes more clean and more blue than the sky above us in the summer day, her skin was glowing with inner shine with color of moonlight, on the pink lips always played a smile and a small blush never lived her cheeks. She was wearing a white sundress which was giving her a light of innocence to her look.

The older fairy was trying to catch the little, but she was stepping all the time on her long blue skirt, seeing her discomfort the child stopped. Thinking for a second she decided to make a proposition for another game.

"Luna, what would you say if I asked you to go to the sea with me?"

"I would say no, Serenity, besides it is time for the ceremony of your grandpa you wouldn't wanted to miss it, would you?"

"No, Luna,I wouldn't miss it for the world I love the Holiday of Equinox, grandpa makes great tricks."

"It is not tricks, Serenity, it is real magic. Some day then you will be grown up fairy you will able to do it by yourself, sweet heart."

"Ok, but can you show me some of the magic you do, please?"

"Not here, Serenity, you know that I can't contravene the rules, then we in the village then may be."

"I forgot about the stupid rules, why anybody would care about them!"

Luna kneeled besides Serenity, and looked straight in her eyes, not hiding the tears in her dark blue eyes.

"Stop it, Serenity I don't want to hear you say this anymore, you must follow the rules…or…the punishment is too harsh."

The voice of the older fairy cracked and she hugged the surprised child, the big tears sliding from her porcelain cheeks.

What did I said wrong?

"Oh, no. Luna don't cry, I will not say this anymore, please just don't cry, I swear I will not say this anymore!"

"Child, the deal isn't in what you say, the deal is to not mean what you say, and the way you say this it is seems that you mean it."

"I didn't meant it, Luna, I swear I will use to obey the rules, just don't cry."

"I just will hope you didn't meant it, Serenity, we will go tomorrow to visit your friend mermaid. Now, we must return to the village or else you grandpa will be not so happy."

"He is always not so happy and he smiles only then I am around, why Luna?"

Luna stood up and took Serenity in her arms, she walked towards the old tomb-stone near the old oak tree.

"Do you remember then I told you about your mother, well, your grandpa loved very much his daughter and you remind him of her; you have the same spirit and the same good heart, that's why he smiles only then you are around, Light of the Moon."

The little girl giggled and jumped down beside the tomb-stone. Only grandpa calls me like that…

"He comes here a lot, Luna… She gave us light…She brought us hope…She led us to the peace…She gave us Serenity…For that we will carry her in our hearts forever. What does that means, Luna?"

"She gave us you. Come on, Serenity we will be late for the ceremony."

"Ok. But you promised that we will see Michelle tomorrow."

"I even will let you to swim with her if we hurry up now."

"Thank you, Luna. Come on lets go what do we waiting for, I want to see the tricks grandpa does!"

She grabbed Luna's hand and started the run.

"Serenity, it is not…"

"Tricks, it is real magic, I know Luna, I know. Now come on lets run to the village."

15 years later…

A sandy blonde girl was running in the forest, behind her another girl out of breath was trying to catch with her fast friend. The first girl was wearing a tunic it was very easy for her to run, she was tall and had a very athletic structure for a female, her feet barely touched the ground under her if they touched it at all, it was as she was one with the wind. The second girl was wearing a long silk blue dress, the dress was as long as her long golden hair, she had a beautiful curvy figure and the dress was showing it, flying behind her on the trail of the wind she was leaving behind it was like she was flowing in the air but not as quick as her companion.

"Sere, I know that you can be quicker than that!"

Shouted the girl in the white, running more quickly than before if it was humanly possible, but after all there was no humans in the forest then.

"Stop, please I can't run anymore! Give up!"

Answered the fairy behind, the girl suddenly stopped.

"You are right…After all, Serenity, there is some things that fairies can't do and we can."

Serenity looked at her friend confused and then asked.

"And what is that Spirits of the Wind can do and Fairies can't?"

"You are amaze me sometimes, Serenity, we can run very fast, faster than you can."

She smirked, and Serenity glared at her knowing the only thing she could do in such situation she got angry.

"It is not fair, Amara, and you know it, I can't use my powers out of my village. You know that if could use my powers, I could win you with easy."

"Don't be angry Sere, nobody is stopping you from using your powers now and it is not as if someone could see you."

"Ok, one quick race to the sea, we going to pay an visit to Michelle on the water"

She smiled slyly, Amara didn't even said anything, it wasn't the first time Serenity breaks one of the most important rules. But nothing happened before and sure nothing will happen now.

The girls started to run at the same time, picking up the speed the girls practically 'melted' into the air, the only things you could see is some very quick spots of lights in the forest. They arrived at the beach in few seconds, the first to arrive was Serenity.

"I knew that I was quicker than you, you eat my dust! Michelle!"

She shouted to her friend happily, Amara sat down on big stone besides the water, but jumped quickly as very angry Michelle got out from the water. Her wet dress loosely hanging on her body and her hands in fists.

"Serenity! Why did you do this again? I told you not to use the powers outside the village! You have certain rules to follow!"

Amara tried to hide her chuckle, but Michelle saw it anyway.

"Why in the name of the Unnamed God you are laughing! You encourage her to do this it is your fault as much as it is hers!"

"Do you know how funny you just sound saying that!"

Amara was ready to burst into the laughing, then Serenity stopped her.

"Stop it, Amara! Do not be angry, Michelle, no one saw me then I used my powers, so there is no danger. "

Michelle looked at Serenity and blue met aquamarine, her gaze softened.

"I hope that nobody saw you Serenity, I just hope that your grandpa will not find this out."

"I am very careful, Michelle, so do not worry about me."

"Oh, how can I not worry then you are like my little sister and you put your life in danger for games!"

Exclaimed Michelle, the dark blonde near her chuckled trying to lighten the mood, apparently it was useless, the fairy and the mermaid glared at her.

"What?…She is so emotional, it must be a mermaid thing!"

She burst into the laughing. Serenity and Michelle exchanged a sly look. Not knowing what happened in the next seconds Amara fell in the water, and the mermaid and fairy burst into giggles.

"I will get you, you two! Just wait only I will get out from all this water!"

Trying to stand up she fell hard again on her butt, more giggles followed.

"Serenity!"

"Oh, it is grandpa, he must be very angry I told him that I will be home by the noon! I must go, bye girls, see you later!"

"Bye!"

Echoed two girls but Serenity was already nowhere in the sight. Michelle looked at her friend and asked her.

"Should we had tell her what day it is?"

"Nah! She will remember it…some time. Now, come on, we are invited too to the party!"

Running through the forest was easy but without using her powers she knew that it will take her a couple of minutes, so she tried as hard as she could to be in the village quicker than usual.

Grandpa will be so pissed off, I am already a couple of hours late. What day it is? He said it is something special today. But what?

Then she entered the village she didn't saw anyone, it was very unusual because the village was always alive with chatter, and now it was in complete silence. She rapidly went to the main building and entered, it was dark very dark and then…

"Surprise!"

The lights went on, and before Serenity could say something the room filled with happy yelling and laugh. Behind her entered Amara and Michelle, Amara hit her playfully in the shoulder and Michelle hugged her.

"Happy birthday, little one!"

"Oh, yea, it is my birthday today, I forgot!"

"It is ok, we always more glad to remind you about this."

"Honey, I have a present for you!"

A tall man called for Serenity.

"Grandpa, you shouldn't have."

Answered Serenity even if she knew that it will be something special.

"You know that on eighteenth birthday every fairy receiving a very special present, her wings, today it is your time to receive your special gift. Come near, child."

Serenity slowly approached her grandfather, everyone became silent, the archpriest touched with one finger her forehead, slowly behind her materialized a pair of silver-white butterfly wings. Serenity let out the breath, which she didn't realize was holding. Everyone gasped no one ever had a pair of silver-white wings before, they were beautiful.

"And that's is not all, Serenity, I have something else for you."

Sol, motioned and one priest came near him and gave him a small box, he took it and opened it. Inside was a little silver locket in form of heart and a design of moon on it, it was simple and in the same time magnificent.

"A locket?"

"Not just any locket, Serenity, look."

He opened it and above the locket appeared a ball of golden energy, then suddenly the ball cleared and inside it appeared a vision of the fairy - village, there was hundreds of fairies flying in the village, then appeared spirits of the wind in the forest, then lake, the mermaids near the sea.

"It is beautiful, grandpa, thank you."

Sol smiled, and closed the locket, then he gave it to her, Serenity smiled sweetly and wore it. Then she shifted with her wings and they disappeared, waiting for their mistress to need them again. Then she hugged her grandfather tightly and murmured happily.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!"

"Anything for my little Light of the Moon."

Then she didn't released him, he chuckled.

"I know that I am immortal but little air wouldn't be so bad."

Everyone laughed and Serenity blushed slightly.

"Oops, sorry, grandpa!"

"That's ok, honey."

Nobody saw a lonely figure in the corner of the room, dark cloak hiding the face of the stranger in shadows, a female voice started to whisper something in the air barely recognizable.

"Soon, little princess, the time for you to follow your destiny had arrived. Your life is about to change…today."

To be continued…

Tell me please did you like it? Hate it? Review please, tell me ideas, opinions anything, and threats are welcome too, so do not afraid to write it I don't bite (hard anyway ). I think that it is not so difficult to review it will take you a minute the most.

So thank you for reading the story, more action in the next chapter I promise. Did you liked the idea for Michelle to be mermaid, I must say that in the start I wanted the mermaid to be Amy, but I thought a better role for her in the next chapters.

Yes, if you asking in this story mermaids do not have a fish tail, just telling.

Any questions? REVIEW! V.

Happy New year!

Kisses,

Hugs,

Always yours,

The Darkness and the Light.