As We Stare at the Moon
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A/N: I'm so sorry that chapter three and four are really short! Oh, and the poem at the end of this chapter is an original, so I hope you like it.
Artemis hasn't woken up yet... I pray he'll be okay... Holly let out a deep sigh and frowned as she looked at her husband. Artemis was paler than the sheets that covered him; he was almost a grayish color now.
"What's happened to you, my love?" Holly whispered quietly into the dark room. The only light was from the pale moon that shone through the foggy window above Artemis' bed. Holly followed the streaks of light from Artemis' face up to the moon and stared at the beautiful full moon.
I wonder...I wonder if anything will be the same...
I wonder...will Mika ever smile again...
...Will Artemis smile again...
Artemis...
Will you even live...
"Only the moon knows..."
Holly gasped and stiffened as she turned around to see Butler standing in the doorway. "You've been staring at the moon for awhile... I guessed you were asking it questions," he said quietly.
Holly's shoulder's relaxed and she grasped Artemis' hands in her own. "I was thinking about what will happen... You know...after all of this is over..."
Butler sighed and smiled Holly. "You shouldn't worry so much. I'm sure Master Artemis will be fine... And when we go home...everything will be back to normal. Mika will smile and so will you two... And I'll be waiting to protect you all."
Holly gave Butler a weak smile. "It's nice to think that way, but we must prepare for the worst as well... Just in case..."
"Holly... Say it with me..."
"Hm?"
"Repeat after me... Artemis will be fine."
Holly shook her head.
"It'll make you feel better, so just say it."
"Artemis... will be..."
"Fine."
"...will be..."
"...fine..." Butler whispered as he stared up at the moon.
"Artemis..."
"...will be..."
"...fine..." Holly sighed and turned away from Butler, so that she could stare at the moon as well.
"Good, now say it all together..."
"Artemis will be...fine..."
Tears made silvery tracks down Holly's face as she began to believe what she said. Artemis, her husband, her lover, her best friend, would be fine. They would all be fine...
Holly heard a sniffle and turned to look at Butler. Butler, the strong bodyguard, was rubbing furiously at his eyes turned around towards the door. Holly smiled, a true smile, an amused smile. "Dear Butler, it's okay... You can cry..."
"No, I can't, I shouldn't. I'm a bodyguard... I have to be strong." Butler stiffled a sniffle and pulled his arm down as he turned to face Holly and Artemis. "Who said I was crying, anyway?" Butler laughed a little covered his face again as he continued to laugh. It was a relieved laugh, he was happy, surprisingly so, that he had tricked his mind into believing what was surely a lie.
"The moon still has answered... But, I don't need it to answer me anymore," Holly said quietly as she rubbed her face and smiled at Butler.
So suddenly the rain comes down
Upon this injured heart...
But we all wait for
The moon
To show
Its radiant beauty.
When we see its
Shining rays in the distance,
We all run for it...
It's that pulling feeling
The gravity
Of finding
Our peace...
Oh
Dear
Moon,
With your
Pale beauty,
Shine down...
Come help me
Find a place
To rest
My
Head