Serena again sat out on her precious rocking chair as she softly hummed a tune, as she read the Greek mythology for about the millionth time, but she barely even paid attention to the words, as a story of her own, a memory, came hurtling through her mind, as if it had happened the day before.

“It’s so pretty out here.” Serena said in awe, as she sat next to the teenaged boy. “Well happy birthday Serena.” He said in a smooth voice as she rested her head on his shoulder.

“Here you go.” he whispered in her delicate ear as she grasped a box that was laid in her hand, covered in a bunny, and moon wrapping paper, with a purple bow at the top.

“Oh Endymion you didn’t have to get me anything” she said, as she unwrapped the paper. But he laughed as he envisioned her if he hadn’t, stomping off and pissed, that he hadn’t thought of her.

“Well I did.” He said with a smile, as revealed her present. Dangling from her fingers was a silver chain with a small moon, at the end. “Go ahead and open it.” She did what he said at a beautiful soft tune emitted from the beautiful locket (sailor moon theme song tune, but slower, you probably know what I’m talking about.) She was amazed by the music. “It plays only when we are together.” Serena turned her head to look at him. “Then I hope it never stops.” She whispered and bit her lip. She turned back to the lake they sat in front of.

“It’s so beautiful.” She breathed in awe as she twirled it slowly in the air as the music still played.

Serena gripped at the little chain around her neck, so gently, sure not to break the old necklace around her neck. It sounded pretty stupid, but she read that when a clasp of a necklace moved down and placed itself above your heart that means someone is thinking of you. She knew it probably wasn’t true, but the necklace’s clasp never moved from the spot above her heart, and it gave her the slightest bit of hope, someone still loved her, and thought about her night and day.

She took a deep breathe as she blew out to the dark. It had been so long since she had seen the sunlight, not being able to visit Earth since the big war began. The moon was a beautiful place, for the most part, but it was the light for the Earth when it was cased in darkness, but where was the moon’s light. Now that her kingdom was gone, the moon seemed like a light for the Earth, but not being able to give light to it’s own people.

The Negaverse had stolen it all from her and she clenched at the arms of the chair, thinking of how she would destroy Queen Mettalia, and the awful witch Beryl. Knowing that when the time came, the princess would not give mercy to the demon of a woman, but it seemed that the time would never come, she was forced to say in this room forever, only let out to meet princes, and to eat, when the king snuck her out.

Serena turned her attention to the Earth, happy to see it so lit up with happiness, even though it’s kingdom must be in ruins too, without their prince. The Earth knew the pain the moon did, and that made her sad in a way, but it held strong, as the moon crumpled to bits.

She returned to her stories for only a moment before she heard a shriek of a voice. “Serena come down here, there are some men here to see you.” The young girl almost gagged at the thought of meeting another money grubbing, slob. She took a quick peak at the mirror before she left.

Her hair was no longer in her odangoe style, now just dragging behind her hitting the floor, and her bangs hung in her face. It was the color of a dulled yellow, no more luster or shine in it, just more like a dirty blonde, boring and dead. Her eyes shined no longer with a bubbly spirit but dulled to a crystal blue, without a sparkle. She walked over to her wardrobe set in one of the corners of the room, and she picked out her favorite dress, but putting it back almost instantly, the queen would not let her wear it and instead would send her back up to change, so she picked out the most gouty, puffy, sparkly dress. The queen’s favorite for such occasions as this.

Serena quickly got dressed and did nothing with her hair, as she opened the door that was now unlocked by the queen, as her cats followed her. Luna, and Artemis stood beside her, as Diana the still very young kitten played with the strands of hair that followed Serena.

Soon Serena was down stairs, walking down to meet the two gentlemen that had come to sweep her off her feet. Serena sat in her usual spot, at the head of the table, farthest away from the queen, as only the king sat by her side, for he had no fear of her knowing his thought, and she thought it was quite sad, because he had none.

Serena looked back and the two men that joined them at the table, both of them must have been over forty and already lost most of their hair. ‘Oh god.’ Serena thought as the men looked at her with hunger in their eyes. “Welcome.” Serena said hiding her disgust for the two men, and tried only to look at the only decent sight in the room, the turkey in the middle of the table.

Serena would barely touch it but it was beautiful all the same, with the glistening skin and the colorful vegetables set around it for decoration. Then as she heard the clack of footsteps across the marble, she saw another thing she could look at. Prince Diamond was a sight for sore eyes, she would admit, with his chin length silver hair, as it fell into his face covering his dark blue eyes, with such intensity behind them.

Diamond and her had had a past that was true, he was even her boyfriend at a point in time, but that was until… Her thoughts trailed off as she saw him sit down next to her. ‘Why was he sitting by me?’ She questioned, Diamond usually sat by his mother, barely even looking at the young girl during the course of the meal.

“Hello Serena.” Diamond said with a deep, but almost harsh voice. He had hardened features, and never cracked a smile, but as he sat next to her, it seemed that was all he could, like an idiot. Serena guessed she had that effect on people, specially the part of humanity that had something special between the legs.

Still the prince was careful not to touch Serena for fear of her ability. “Let’s begin shall we.” The queen said, announcing the beginning of dinner. As Serena watched all the people at the table, picking out the food they desired and putting it on their plate. She tried not to look at the horrid sight of the two men , eating their at their hearts content. All she could do was play with a napkin she had taking from the table, almost ripping it to shreds.

She felt the cats under the table lay by her feet as the young one still played with her hair, oh how she couldn’t wait to get out of there.

She ripped and ripped, until she felt a strong hand grab hers, a warmth she hadn’t felt in a long time. ‘Calm down.’ She heard Diamonds voice as she looked over to him, but he didn’t return the stare, but she saw the corners of his mouth turn up. ‘It’s okay.’ He thought as she read his thoughts.

Diamond’s hand was warm, had he really been holding her hand. She looked down and there was her proof. Did he know what he was doing? Well it was practically announced to the whole freaking palace, so she guessed he had.

The whole dinner, she hadn’t eaten anything. Not wanting to look like a pig, though the two men sure didn’t mind.

Instead the whole night she grasped the napkin, and ripped and ripped, when Diamond had let go of her hand. She still felt so agitated, just couldn’t wait to get up to her room. Back to her stories out on her balcony.

After an hour or two, her wish came true. It was now time for her to go back up to her room, her prison. Get back to her balcony, her freedom.

Serena didn’t bother with meeting the new men. They would just be sent away anyway. She would never see them again. Why the queen had made her meet them, confused her.

She knew that the queen, would just simply, make her marry Diamond. Maybe it was some kind of torture, a punishment. What did she do?

Of course she really didn’t hate the fact that she would soon be marring Diamond. She had fun with him when they were younger, but then he grew up.

He became a cold person, just like his mother. No longer having time for fun, and no longer smiling at the simple things in life. His heart had grown cold. He would be only a slight bit more pleasant around her. She could always tell he was acting.

Now when she felt his warm grasp, it seemed that he was back again, happy, not like his mother at all. Oh how she wished it would be true.

Serena was escorted up to her room. Led in by a servant, and the door closed behind her. A very familiar click as the door was locked.

Serena ignored every thing else in her room as she walked out to her balcony. It was especially cold that night. The wind brushing through her hair, and the stars shining bright, even through the clouds of gray.

She never used to see the stars, what had been so special that night. A sign of hope maybe.

No, it couldn’t be. No more hope for her. Stuck here the rest of her life.

So she sat again on her rocking chair, picking up her book, and placing it on her lap, opening it up.

She read it for about twenty minutes, when her eyes began to droop. She was quite tired, but she sure wasn’t ready to go to sleep yet. She was still very intent looking at the Earth.

She stood up from her chair, walked to the balcony, and gripped the cold stone railing.

She leaned over the railing, looking down the dark village beneath her. It seemed so cold down there, poverty everywhere, but of course with such a kingdom as this, and with such a queen. It was all clear to her.

Serena’s Hair fell over the railing, making her look as if she was Repunzel waiting for her prince to come. With her waterfall of brown hair, falling well past the bottom of the balcony, and maybe after a few years, there will be enough to have her prince to climb up. But who was her prince, and boy would that hurt.

Still she would easily bare it, if it meant she would get out of this place. Still, now she would need a prince, and that was gone.

Still Serena didn’t hate the idea of being with Diamond, it was a nice alternative. What was she thinking? She would never fall in love again, but no matter what she would get married.

There was no more hope for love, but a certainty for marriage. Would she live through it?

Serena was suddenly startled by a coo that had emitted from beside her. She turned her head to find a little blue pigeon beside her. It bobbed it’s head, and made a coo every so often.

She examined it for a while. Waiting for it to fly away, but it didn’t instead it lifted it’s little leg. Serena noticed a little metal tube tied around it, in a beautiful blue ribbon.

The young girl slowly walked over to the bird, not wanting to startle it. It didn’t move though, just perched there.

Serena simply untied the ribbon, saving it for later, and grasped the tube in her hands, popping the lid off.

Inside sat a little wrapped up piece of parchment, with a little piece of writing on it. She pulled it out careful not rip it. She unwrapped the piece of parchment, and read it.

Hi, what are you reading?

Serena almost couldn’t believe it was for her. But then why did the bird fly to her. At the moment she didn’t care though, she had a new friend. A person who wanted to talk to her.

She ran into her room, ripping of a little piece of paper, from a parchment that the queen gave her. She took her quill and wrote a quick message, onto it.

Greek myths, do I know you?

She read it over in her head. Before leaving out to the balcony she grabbed a piece of bread she had, and crumpled it up in her frail hands.

She walked out and spread it across the floor for the bird, it flew down to the food and quickly finished it, now ready to fly off with a message.

Serena stuck the note in the tin, and tied it to the bird’s leg with and old one of her ribbons. Sending it off flying with a smile.

So began a friendship. And a very mysterious one at that.