Vol. 3

Chapter 9

I'm Selina Chase, 18 years old, My birth metal is silver. I'm in the first year of college under the Managing Program, hoping to manage a hotel or a apartment building. I'm just a little clumsy and a bit of a complainer. That's about it. One day, a strange woman in black named Luna Lupo showed up and made me a Guardian of the Moon. But she wants me to fight bad guys. That makes me really nervous. Oh well, I guess everything will be okay. Hopefully.

In the middle of the night at the Crystal Tokyo Apartments, Selina seems to be having a strange dream. In her dream, Selina is running from something in the dark woods, almost pitch black. "Oh my God, What's happening?" She turned around to see what's chasing her. A mass of black evil has surrounded her. All of a sudden a man in green royalty jacket and pants appeared out of nowhere. "It's you from before." Selina exclaimed. He took out a handful of green leaves and threw it at the black mass, dissolving it into nothing. The black forest slowly changed into a forest of silver with falling white leaves upon them. "Who are you?" she asked but he responded to her by walking towards her and as close as he can get. He held her in his arms.

"Selina, I will always be near you." As she tries to figure out what's going on, especially who this man is, she heard a beeping sound. From being distracted, the man started to fade.

"Hey, where are you going?" When she woke up looking very confused, she continue to hear the beeping sound from her clock. She turned to her clock and shut it off. "I wish I didn't have class today." She dressed up into her usual clothing and left her apartment. She went down to the main floor of the building to collect her mail from her inbox. Majority was junk until an envelope appeared from the pile. Selina went back to her apartment and went to the living room to read her mail. She looked at the envelope to see where it came from. The address said it came from the Main Orphanage House of New York. Selina got excited, she desperately opened the envelope and took out the letter. When she started to read it, she found that the writing looks like it came from a child, she continue to read.

Dear Selina Chase,

My name is Ayla, you probably don't remember me. I'm in the same class as your little brother Buddy. A few days ago I found a stray cat and brought it to the orphanage, even the den mothers allowed me to keep it. She always sleeps with me in bed and stay close beside me. One night, the kitty decided to sleep somewhere else other than my bed, so one morning I heard screaming from the boys room, I ran to see what happen. My kitty was sleeping at the end of Buddy's bed, and apparently Buddy doesn't like cats. He found out it was mine and decided he wanted the cat to leave the house and doesn't want to be my friend anymore. I don't know what to do, I was hoping if you can help out since you know him better than anybody else.

From Ayla.

Selina put the letter in her pocket and stepped out of the apartment. She went down to the main floor and check in with Luna. "I'm leaving Luna." yelled out Selina. Luna came out of her office with a biscuit in her mouth.

"Where are you going?" Luna asked.

"I'm going to visit the orphanage after class, I don't know how long I'm going to take so don't panic if it's seem too long." Luna looked at her for a minute, digesting the message as Selina walked out of the building. Luna took her cup of tea and gulp it all down at once even with the biscuit still in her mouth. She ran after Selina.

"Wait! I'm coming with you." When she finally caught up with her she started to ask questions. "So why are you going to an orphanage?" Selina showed the letter to Luna.

"One of the girls form the orphanage asked me to visit them and try to solve a problem that accord between another child."

"It says in the letter that you have a little brother?"

"I don't have any parents, so I grew up in that orphanage throughout my whole life. Buddy lost his parents to a car accident when he was five. He had no other family member so he ended up in the orphanage. I first meet him when I was eleven years old, I took him in as my little brother since I never had one."

"Well this cat made a rude awakening for that boy."

"The cat probably went in the room by mistake thinking that Ayla was there."

"What's his deal with cats?"

"Actually, I'm not sure. We never experience anything like this at the house, and he never mentioned anything either. Anyways, what are you doing in that office of yours?"

"I'm looking for the Pearl of the Moon, others also called it the Silver Crystal."

"Pearl of the Moon? That is so ghetto." Selina looked at Luna in a odd way.

"Hey, I'm not the one who came up with this names."

"Well, I gotta try to get on Buddy's good side. See you later." Selina ran off.

Around downtown, a pet shop called, 'Pet Shop World'. Everybody from children to seniors were looking at the animal that were outside the shop. Luna pass by the shop and overheard the people commenting about and around the shop's animals. "How cute!" one goes, "Oh, she licked my finger! How cute!" a little girl said with a kitten. Luna looked at the children enjoying the company of the small animals.

How can a kid be so scared of a cat, especially if it's sleeping?

Inside of a dark cold cave, Lady Pandora sits upon her throne with black sphere staff. "Jason, do you have a new plan to steal energy?" Jason bows down to the floor with at most respect that a royalty can get.

"Yes , Lady Pandora. The monster Dirawong has set it up." replied Jason.

"Humans have many desires. Just a bit of catalyst can turn that desire into a very strong life energy. In other words, the energy flows freely."

"And we just take that from them?"

"It is all for what I want. Proceed carefully."

"Yes!"

At the college, before class starts Selina showed Ellie the letter she received. "Hmm. Buddy doesn't like cats?" Ellie goes.

"It looks like, and I don't know why. What ever it was , the fear from that hasn't disappeared."

"At least it was just a cat. I was once bitten by an alligator during a trip in France." Manny interrupted.

"Why an alligator, and in France, since when?" Selina asked.

"When I was a tiny baby, my mom probably left the latch open and set it next to me."

"A latch?" Ellie wondered.

"Manny, you don't mean a french handbag made out of alligator skin, do you?" Selina looks like shes ready to pound in his face, even if he is wearing glasses.

"You can call that to." he replied. The two ladies were pretty piss off for the stupid remark he said. At the orphanage, Luna went to check to feed her curious mind, ti see the boy for herself. As Buddy walks out the doors of the orphanage, a stray cat rubbed against his leg. He scream and jump a yard away from the cat. Luna almost laughed as she watches. Poor kitty, trying so hard to make friends. A girl, Ayla, ran up to him to see if he's okay. "Hey, Buddy are you okay?"

"That cat! Get that cat away from me!"

"Oh come on Buddy, she won't hurt ya. She wants to be friends with you, that's all." Ayla reasoned with him, well at least she tried to. Buddy looked up at her and feel bad for what he said and than blushed.

"Sorry to overreact, Ayla. A different kind of pet would be okay." he apologize.

"There's one that be perfect for you."

"oh yeah, like what?"

"There is a pretty neat store that just opened up. Let's go."

"Oh, alright." They both walked together to a new pet shop called 'Pet Shop Supreme'. It was all flashy and high end. When the two enter the store, they saw people glancing at tall glass casings that contains an animal inside.

"Doesn't it smell nice?" Ayla asked.

"It smells like perfume got over sprayed." said Buddy.

"This scent is coming from the pets here." Ayla explained,

"Really?" Buddy couldn't believe what Ayla was saying. He went up to one of the casing to see what kind of animals they were.

"Do you like this chinchillas?" The store owner asked. He wore a green golf shirt with khaki pants.

"These are chinchillas? They're funny looking." Buddy said.

"Yes, these are a very rare type of chinchillas that can emit a perfume-like scent. Each animal has a different scent." the store owner explained. Buddy looked at the chinchillas in amazement. As he stared at one in the eyes, the chinchillas eyes started to glow. Buddy became a bit dopey.

"I'll buy this chinchilla." He opened the casing and took the chinchilla out and held it. Ayla looking dopey too, was also holding a chinchilla.

"I like to buy this one. But it's expensive, right?" Ayla asked.

"Just bring the money when you can." said the store owner.

"Really?" said Ayla.

"That helps." Said Buddy. The store owner gave a creepy grin that can make you spine shiver. When the two children left the store with their new pets, they walk pass a stray dog looking for attention. The dog followed them and whimpered for their attention.

"What a nice smell." said Ayla.

"I know." agreed Buddy, the two totally ignored the dog and continue walking. The dog gave up and went back to where it was resting.

"As long as I have my chinchilla, I don't need anything else." said Ayla, the chinchillas that the two were holding started to glow. Beyond in the shadows, Jason collects all the energy that the chinchillas were absorbing. Selina went to visit the orphanage to check what's going on, in company with Luna.

"So he jumped from a cat, what to do?" Selina was filled in based on what Luna saw this morning.

"The cat doesn't have to be a house cat, you know." suggested Luna.

"What! That would worry Ayla and hurt her feelings. Anyways, shouldn't you be the wise one coming up with bright ideas? Talk about setting a good example!" Selina wasn't happy.

"Fine. I'll think of another plan." They enter the boys room to how Buddy is doing. They both found him sitting by his bed holding onto something fluffy.

"Hey Buddy! It's me, your big sis? I here you're having issues with cats and I'm here to help out the problem." Has she said that, the cat that Ayla found came by to see Buddy, She moved in slowly towards Buddy meowing very softly, not to scare him. "Let's go kitty, you can do it!" Selina encouraged the cat. When the cat got close enough, Buddy put on a nasty face and kicked the cat across the room. Luna and Selina were shock of what he did. Buddy held out his new pet making a point.

"This chinchilla is my new pet starting today. So hurry up and get rid of that cat." he demanded.

"What has gotten into you! Since when you kick helpless animals? I don't remember you being this way. You're being mean to the cat." Said Selina. Luna brought the cat over in her arms.

"The cat is fine. It's better that she stays away from him for now." Luna said

"I'm sorry you have to him like this. I was never this violent." One of the den mothers came by to tell them that tea is ready.

"Selina, why don't you bring your friend over for tea. You're coming too, Buddy." the mother said.

"Alright, let's go Luna." They went out of the room with the cat in their arms. At the table, each person had a cup of tea in front of them. The den mother noticed that Buddy had a chinchilla on his shoulder.

"That pet really does smell good." she commented.

"Doesn't it? And this chinchilla doesn't eat anything." said Buddy.

"Well that's good, money wise. What do you think Selina?"

"I do have to agree, it is cute but..." Selina had a bad feeling about the little pet.

"Well then, we'll keep the cat and the chinchilla. I think Ayla will be quite happy." said the den mother. Buddy got up from his seat with angst.

"No way!" Buddy went back to the boys room and removed all his school work from his desk and replace it with the chinchilla. He sat in front of it and stared at it. "You're so cute." The chinchilla glowed as he admires it.

The next morning, before Selina ran straight for college she stopped by the orphanage to see how Buddy was doing. She went to the boys room and called out for him from the door. "Hey, Buddy! You're going to be late if you don't hurry! Buddy! C'mon Buddy."

"I'm staying home today." he responded.

"What?"

"We'll always be together." Buddy said to the chinchilla. Selina peeked into the room to see what is going on. She saw Buddy sitting by his desk looking like a zombie and staring at that fuzzy chinchilla.