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"Wake up, my child," a familiar voice echoes through the darkness. Wake; yes, time to wake. For how long have I been living in dreams; for how long apart from the world I love? My eyes, long since closed, struggled to meet the light. But when the haze cleared, I was met with a familiar face.

"Mother," I cried out as I reached for her.

"My darling little moonlight," she whispered as she returned my embrace. "The Fates call upon you once again, my child." We parted and I my questioning gaze met her strong eyes.

"What do they want this time?" I did not mean to sound so hateful. Well I did, to a degree. But it was not my mother's fault that things turned out this way.

"You are being sent back to Earth; although it is different then what you know," she explained. She had seen the happiness in my eyes when she mentioned Earth. I had hoped to be sent home. "This world has magic as ours did, but here there are witches and wizards and other magical creatures of legend. There is a dark wizard, named Lord Voldermort, who has attempted, for some time now, to take over the wizarding world and destroy all non-magical life. He must be stopped." She looked to see if I had absorbed everything. I had; and I answered what I thought was my new mission.

"That is all, Mother? Easy; this Lord Voldermort will not be able to defeat me." I was not trying to be cocky or anything. I am not egotistical in any way, but I do know the power I hold and no mere mortal could stand up against me and win.

"You shall not be the one to kill him, Serenity," she said with a gentle smile.

"Then what is the reasoning for waking me." Once again, I was being rude. It's not really my fault though. While just Serenity or Usagi, I am polite and kind, that's the way it should be. But now I am also Cosmos, and that part of me gets pissed off easily. It's very understandable; Cosmos exists alone, and is not meant to associate with the living. So, not so much of a people person. Mother does not seem to be phased. Guess she understands my annoyance at having the Fates ruin my life, every chance that they get.

"There is a prophecy that a young boy by the name of Harry Potter will be the one to defeat him. You are to aid in the Dark Lord's defeat. You shall become a student of Hogwarts, a wizarding school in Great Britain, and there meet Harry."

"I understand, Mother," I said solemnly. I did not want to aid in this war. I hate fighting and to top it off, this is not even my fight. Also, I have to go back to school. As if it was not already bad enough. I do not even understand all that they want me to do. Obviously befriend this Harry Potter person, because I really need to make more friends for the Fates to take from me. I sound so cynical. Ironic really; I used to be such an overly happy person. Maybe that girl still lives inside me somewhere. I certainly hope so. I am not sure that I can survive this if she does not. Why do the Fates make this more than it needs to be? They want me to save this boy but they could have saved him by just letting him lead a normal life. For me to destroy Voldermort would be easy. Simply done, and then I could return to my dreaming.

"You must return to Earth, Serenity. This world still needs you," tears gathered in her crystalline eyes as she said this. Something was wrong. Could it just be that she understands that I do not want to go? Probably not, she would tell me to serve my duty and that hopefully one day the Fates will take pity upon my soul and let me finally live my life.



"The others will not be with me, will they?" I asked, for whatever else could it be. If I was with them then there would be no reason for sadness. I guess I knew that they would not be returned to me yet, but it hurt to say it aloud.

"Always within your heart and soul will they exist. But they will not be with you, no. Maybe one day the Fates will allow you all to be together again, but for now the others shall stay in death." She looked me dead in the eyes; her own filled with sympathy and worry, almost as though waiting for my heart to break. But it already had. A lone tear snaked down my cheek. I had not even realized that I was crying. I reached up to smear it away, but before I could my mother reached for my hand. She griped it tight, trying to offer whatever comfort she could. "I am so sorry, Serenity. I wish that things could be different." She turned away from me. She blamed herself for not being able to save me from such pain, and she did not want me to see. I did though, and it hurt.

"Then I shall always hope." It was then I noticed my vision blurring. "Mother," my voice sounded scared. Though my dreams had always brought me comfort before, I did not want to be alone again. I loved my mother and I wanted to be with her, not thrust into some strange world and forced once again into battle.

"We shall always be with you, Serenity. I love you." And she was gone. Only blackness remained of where my mother stood. What is to become of me? was my last thought before I knew no more.

to be continued...

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