The Light of the Moon.

By The Darkness and the Light.

Chapter 3

After the party every one went home, leaving Serenity and her grandfather to rest. Luna was last to leave she told Serenity to not tire anymore her grandfather because he is already too old for things like that, of course she told it then Sol was still in the room, so as quickly as possible the older fairy ran out of the room for her dear life, then her laugher died down Sol looked at his granddaughter and pouted.

"I can't believe that she told something like that."

"Oh, grandpa you always letting her to get you, she is just teasing you, that's all. You know that for all of us you will be never too old."

Sol looked at his grand daughter, she so much reminded him of her mother, he just was wishing that his daughter would be here to see her, all grown up fairy, free-spirited and kind-hearted just like her. He is so afraid that Serenity will have the same destiny as her mother, well that sure will not happened as long as he was there, he doesn't care how much rules she will broke or how much rules he will broke but he will never let her die like her mother, that was the promise he gave to himself then Serenity was born. But he knew that the citizens of the village and the others priest will never let him to leave her alive so he had thought already a plan to save her, even knowing that she didn't broke any rules yet but he knew that it was only the matter of time, if she will see some human in danger she will help him even if it means her, her life, it is just the way she is, it is in her blood.

"I know sweetheart, just Luna can sometimes make me very angry."

"Well, don't. It is my birthday after all."

"As you wish, princess, well I am going to sleep I am exhausted, may be Luna is right after all."

"Yes, I am sure she is right, you are too old for this."

Sol, glared at her, but then his glare change into a sly smile, so as Serenity was giggling, he came near and started to tickle her and she to giggle more.

"Say that I am not old for this! Say it!"

"Ok, Ok, grandpa, you are not too old for this, just stop I can't breathe."

She said through giggles, he stopped so she could to take her breathe, from very small age Serenity was very ticklish, so Sol would tickle her if she did something bad, like the time then she filled the Sacred Room, with butterflies so then the ceremony of Equinox arrived and the priests and he entered the room and the butterflies flee outside the whole village panicked, he never had a heart to punish Serenity for that so he simply tickled her until she said she wouldn't do it again and she didn't, every time she would do something it was different.

"If you will go to sleep, I will go for walk in the forest."

"But it is late, can't you wait for tomorrow?"

"Grandpa, I am a big girl now, I can protect myself from anything."

"From anything except your foolishness."

"Grandpa!"

"Ok, go wherever you want, just promise not to make something you will regret later."

"Ugh, grandpa!"

"Do we have a deal?"

"Yes."

"That's great, now I am feeling much better, good night, Serenity, I will see you tomorrow."

"Night, grandpa."

Then her grandfather went at last to his chambers, Serenity went in the forest.

The night was warm, full moon was brightening the dark forest, but she doesn't vanish all the shadows, the stars were glistering in the dark sky like millions of small diamonds spilled on the black velvet. The air was cool and had an aroma of night flowers in it, the smell of freshness was telling of the coming rain or maybe a storm, but a certain fairy with long blonde hair and blue eyes doesn't cared at all, she silently was walking in the forest towards her favourite lake. The creatures who was hiding in the shadows was whispering silent prophesies about the upcoming future, their prayers stayed unheard that night. Serenity made her way towards the place there her mother's tomb-stone was placed. She kneeled beside it and silently stared at the written words so long ago, unknown to her self she started to 'play' with the earth on the grave.

"I miss you so much mother, I know that probably someone would told me that I shouldn't miss you because I never know you, but I do. I do miss you, every one saying that I am exactly like you, but I really want to meet you. Today I became eighteen, eighteen years after your death, I just can't understand why you died, the fairies is immortal, or was it my fault?"

The tears start to run down her checks, in order to comfort her the sky made a thundering noise and started to 'cry' itself, soon followed the lightening. From the throat of the girl who was sitting beside the lake escaped a sob, her body shook and the tears mixed with raindrops were falling on earth. Serenity spotted something on the earth beside her, something small and hard, at first she thought that it was a rock but then the rain cleared it, and the lightening stroke again near by she could see that it was a shiny object, then she took it, she realize that it was a ring, a golden ring, the one of that kinds which was wearing kings. Serenity wore it thinking that it is probably a ring somebody lost then he was in the forest. Then suddenly she saw a vision, a fairy with a small smile, whispering something she couldn't make sense. The fairy had silver hair and silver eyes and was somehow very resembling Serenity of herself, they had the same face.

"Mother?"

Serenity questioned it, and the same second appear the same vision, only for much longer, and this time Serenity made sense of what this fairy was talking. The fairy was saying that it wasn't her fault, it was the rules which took her life, and then she told her that the ring was of the Serenity's father. The vision faded as soon as it came, leaving confused Serenity, she got up on her feet and decided to go and ask her grandfather about it, he never told her about her father, but she never asked. Not wanting to waste any time she started to run towards the village, but stopped on her track then she heard a very loud neighing, it was from the part of forest there was a big hill, she wanted to ignore it but then she heard a screaming. It made her to turn around and run towards the hill, then she arrived she become a witness of a horrid picture, a black horse was trying to drag the carriage out of the brink of precipice, the carriage has almost fallen but the horse didn't wanted to fall from cliff, but his hoofs were slipping on the dirt. Then suddenly another lighting and thunder followed and the horse slip from the cliff falling with the carriage, Serenity couldn't just stand there and doing nothing, she wanted to help and safe the horse and people that was inside of the carriage.

"No!"

Serenity screamed, followed the flash of light and the horse was standing near her and on the ground lay down a small girl, not older than ten years old, her dark hair a wet mess her violet eyes open widely and looking shocked on Serenity, the fairy kneeled besides her and helped her to stand up.

"Was someone else in this carriage!"

She tried to over yell the rain which was more strong than before. The little girl looked at her and then shook her head in protest. Serenity took the girl in her arms and set on the horse, riding as quickly as horse could they arrived together in the village, on the way the little girl closed her eyes and Serenity thought that she fainted but feeling the calm heart beat she understood that she only fell asleep in her arms feeling protected, even then the storm didn't stopped. Taking her to her house she lay her on her bed and then went to her grandfathers bedroom, she knocked few times and then she didn't received any answer she yelled.

"Grandpa! Open the door! Grandpa, it is me!"

Few minutes after the archpriest opened the door looking sleepily on his granddaughter but then he saw the terrifying look she had, he was more up then he ever could be. Forgetting about the ring she had on her finger she told him first of all about the little girl she had in her room and the horse, and then only she told him about the vision and the ring. Unexpected her grandfather was calm and listened to her until the end of her story.

"I am not so surprised as I should be, Serenity, I knew that this day would come but I didn't expected it to be so soon, but after all you was never a patient child, exactly as your mother, but this time I am sure the citizens will not allow you to stay here without any punishment. I think you should better leave the village."

"To leave the village! No, it can be."

"Or they will kill and the child you saved, you must leave immediately. Go to the near village of humans, they will not think of you as a fairy, may be somebody will help you."

"But grandpa what shall I do there, I am not the kind of theirs, I am not a human."

"You will know what to do, your heart will say to you what to do. After all you are a half human."

"What?"

"Yes, your father was the king of the South Kingdom, a human, your mother saved him and fell in love with him."

"Is he alive?"

"No, he died in war."

"What…"

"No others questions we don't have time for this."

Serenity was riding on the black horse, through the forest on her a dark cloak protecting her and a small girl in her hands from the rain, knowing that the horse couldn't take any much gallop, she let the horse walk, the rain was not so strong anymore, the storm had pasted. Serenity was thinking about how her life changed the last hour, she will not see her grandfather again or Luna the kind hearted fairy that was as her mother to her, or Michelle and Amara the mermaid and the Spirit of Wind that were like her older sisters. The girl in her arms shirked from her sleep suddenly, her eyes opened and she looked at the fairy above her.

"Hi. I am glad you woke up I was kind of worried about you. My name is Serenity. What is your name?"

The little girl blinked few times then looked around, and got sure where she was. Then her gaze fell on her blonde company.

"I am Hotaru, thanks for saving me."

"That was quiet alright, nice to meet you Hotaru."

"Nice to meet you too, Ms. Serenity."

"Oh, please don't call me Ms., Serenity will do fine, so tell me what was you doing in the middle of storm in the middle of forest all alone Hotaru?"

"I don't remember, the last thing I remember was then my mother and my father were pushing me in that carriage, saying that I must continue alone, we were trying to escape from the soldiers of the King."

"And why that?"

"My father was trying to organize a rebellion against him, because he is a bad King."

"Of what kingdom he is King?"

"He is the King of the North and South Kingdom, he is cold-hearted monster that terrorizing our kingdom for more than fifteen years. He is a tyrant."

To be continued…

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