Vol. 12

Chapter 45

Selina Chase-Moon

Birth: June 30th

Age: 18

Colour(s): White

Metal: Silver

God/dess: Diana

Hermione Driscoll-Mercury

Birth: September 10th

Age: 18

Colour(s): Royal Blue/Yellow

Metal: Quicksilver

God/dess: Mercury

Marcella Guerra-Mars

Birth: April 17th

Age: 18

Colour(s): Red

Metal: Iron

God/dess: Mars

In a hot, clear day, Ellie in her two piece turquoise bathing suit was sitting at the edge of the college's outdoor swimming pool, dangling her legs in the water. She was looking into her reflection on the surface of the water. She thought of Troy Parisi complimenting her and dancing with her during the ball. So this is love... She snapped out of it when water splashed onto her face.

"There! There!" Selina in her one piece bathing suit was trying to get Ellie's attention while she's swimming around in the pool. Ellie turned away avoiding to get splashed again.

"Selina, you're such a child." Said Ellie in a low tone.

"Oh, you're too kind! Wait a minute...Then are you an old lady?" Selina said back.

"Well, not exactly old but mature. Because I'm... involved in a mature romance." Ellie admitted. Selina just stared at her with a clueless face until a beach ball hit her head causing her to under water for a few seconds and pop back pop.

"Ellie, you need to have someone to love first!" Said Selina with the finger of knowledge. Ellie blushed.

"Oh, please, Selina. Of course, I have someone." Said Ellie as she dreams on. Selina felt like a train hit her.

"What?! Then are you in love with Manny?! Oh, it better not be Wilbur or that idiot Eddie! You're too good for those guys!" panicked Selina.

"It's not them. I told you, it's a mature romance." Ellie struggled to hold it in. "Okay, I'll tell you. It's Mr. Parisi." Ellie confessed, blushing even more.

"WHAT?!" Selina yelled out.

"What? You don't have to act so surprised. I know he's a bit older than me, but an age difference doesn't matter when you're in love."

"Well...Anyway, he's absolutely not good for you!" Selina was flipping her hands here and there. Ellie got up not liking what Selina had said.

"Forget it, I shouldn't have told you anything!" Ellie waked away. Later on in the day, Selina went over to the St. Mark's church to inform the team of what she just learned.

"What will we do now?" Luna asked.

"We need to tell Ellie that Troy Parisi is Paris as soon as possible." Marcella suggested.

"Maybe we can wait a little and see." Hermione added.

"It's easier said than done, when you consider Ellie's feelings." Said Selina not looking too comfortable about the situation.

"We won't know how it'll go unless we try it!" Burst out Marcella.

"Hold on, Marcy. Selina, what do you think?" Hermione asked.

"Huh? Well, I think we ought to tell her, but..."

"Then, what are we going to do?" Luna asked.

"Anyway, just leave everything concerning Ellie to me!" Selina punched her chest to prove her strength but she herself too hard and started to cough. Luna felt embarrassed.

"Leaving it to Selina worries me even more." She sigh.

In the dark cool cave, a certain lady's patience has ran out. "Where has Paris gone?! He does not appear, no matter how many times I summon him!" A strong aura shined around Lady Pandora's surroundings scaring the demons around her. "Lady Pandora is furious! How terrifying!" They cried out.

"Paris, you had better be ready to face the consequences!" Pandora was scary looking when she unleashed her powers through anger. Appearing in the corner floating in a sitting position, Admete watches the lady letting out her anger.

Paris is already a candle flickering in the wind. How I pity him. She thought to herself then laughed in excitement. At the mansion of Paris, in the middle of no where, Paris was thinking of his next move.

I no longer have time to worry about stealing souls. Now I must obtain what I need in exchange for the celestial globe. Disturbing Paris' thoughts, a annoying laugh was heard. He looked up to see Admete floating above him as she watches him. "You again! What do you want?" He demanded.

"My, you shouldn't treat me so coldly. Lady Pandora is furious. She is looking for you." She informed him.

"Midas told you to come check up on me, did he?"

"Well, well...From your attitude, you don't seem to have any good plans ready." She mocked him.

"Mind your own business! Get out of here!" He yelled.

"Oh, how scary, Here's some friendly advice. Why don't you retire, before you truly anger Lady Pandora?"

"Shut up! I will find the Moonstone and get the better of you!" Admete took that as an insult.

"You're terrible! The Moonstone is my assignment!"

"It doesn't matter who's assignment it is! Whoever get it wins! I'll get a hold of the Moonstone and restore my honor!"

"Unbelievable! Just you remember this!" She screamed at him as she vanishes. Paris went back to his thoughts.

"I cannot believe I lost my composure with someone as petty as Admete." He looked up to the stars in search of something. "The stars know everything. When the Sun creates a sinister perpendicular angle between Neptune and Mars, the guide to the Moonstone shall appear. And that is...the Medieval Sunstone." He brought out his hands together creating a bright light between his hands. Eventually it grew bigger and bigger until it filled the space. All of a sudden, it quickly shrunk to the size of his hands. The light disappeared and a clear stone fell to the ground by his feet. He picked it up and examine it. So, this is the guide that will lead me to the Moonstone. The stone started to glow yellow, Paris wasn't sure why it's reacting. The stone created an image of Ellie through light. "Is it saying that girl has the Moonstone?!" Paris grew curious. In the other part of the cool dark cave, Admete was snuggling beside Midas speaking out her thoughts.

"Midas, I am so upset!" Admete was hugging Midas hand for comfort.

"Let Paris do what he wants." Midas responded.

"But, Midas, what if he..."

"If Paris happens to get a hold of the Moonstone, we can just steal it from him!" Admete smiled at his response and cuddled in his arms.

"You are a genius, Midas."

"Admete, for the time being, let the monsters keep an eye on Paris." He suggested. Admete turn to her shoulder and ordered the command.

"Yakshini! I know you are there! You heard what he said!" Admete saw the woman in a sheer white sari wrapped around her and over her head, her face was covered by a ceramic white mask of a simple face.

"Yes, your wish is my command." Yakshini vanished in the shadows.

At the jewelry store, Selina went up to the apartments above the store and went to Ellie's door. She was about to knock but hesitated. "No, I can't."

"What's wrong? You're the one who volunteered for this, remember?" Luna who tagged along tried to reason with Selina.

"That was just a spur of the moment thing! Stuff like that happens all the time, you know?"

"It only happens all the time to you!" Said Luna in a hard tone. Selina was thinking of why to do this.

"What should I do? Oh, I know!" Selina had a lightbulb above her head.

"What are you going to do?" Luna had to know.

"This is a great chance! I should go talk to Wilbur for advice!" Selina explained or not much at all.

"I wasn't expecting much, but..." Luna was scratching her skull in confusing. The two arrived at the cafe but Luna waited for her outside as Selina went inside.

"Wilbur..." Selina called out while finding him flirting with a girl drinking her latte.

"This is one of my best. A touch of fresh milk, brown sugar for the exotic sweetness and Colombian coffee. Go ahead and drink it up, it's just perfect for you." Wilbur and his obsession. Selina grew uncomfortable.

Wilbur is drooling all over her! Oh, and he's so close to her! Wilbur, you're such a player! All of sudden, someone was behind her. "This feeling..." Selina turned to see who it was and at the same time not wanting to know either.

"Hi, Tomboy!" Eddie greeted her with a smile. She gave him a dirty look. "Hey Wilbur! If you keep ignoring her, your tomboy will turn into a drama queen." He yelled out to Wilbur.

"He's just kidding! I'm not a drama queen at all!"

"Oh, Selina! I didn't know you were here. Sorry about that." Wilbur walked up to the two.

"Hello, Wilbur!" Selina greeted back.

"I'm almost done with my shift. Selina, you want to go out for some sodas or something?" He offered.

"Yes, of course! I want to ask you for some advice, too!"

"Oh, I'll tag along. I've got nothing better to do anyway." Eddie butt in. Selina has gone white.

"What?!"

"That's a good idea." Wilbur agreed.

"Are you serious?!" The three went to a cafe completely different from the one Wilbur works at. The three settle themselves a table and started to chat. "My friend, Ellie, is in love with a bad person, but she doesn't know that he's bad." Selina explain not looking too good talking about it.

"And?" Wilbur asked.

"Well...What should I do in this situation? If I tell her the truth, Ellie will..." Selina was worried.

"I don't think you need to be in any hurry. You could wait and see a little." He suggested.

"That's true..." He thinks the same way as Hermione. Eddie put his cup of coffee down looking stiff.

"Waiting and watching won't change anything. Telling the truth is a form of courage, too." Eddie also suggested.

"Eddie is may be right." Wilbur agreed. "Ellie might get mad if you tell her the truth, but as her friend, it's something you have to tell her." Selina sat there and absorbed all of the information they were telling her. Selina smiled.

"Okay! Now that I feel better, I'm hungry! Excuse me?! I'd like a fruit parfait, mixed sandwiches, a strawberry short cake, and a glass of ice tea!" She yelled out her order. The two guys with her felt unease.

"Wilbur, do you have money?" Eddie asked looking broke.

"I think I can manage." Wilbur replied with a pressure.

"Don't worry! This is my treat today! Oh, could you bring me a mixed pizza, too?" Selina yelled out again. After all that food, Selina came back to Ellie's place with a pep talk. "Courage. Courage. Alright, you got to be brave, Selina!" She said to herself. Selina walked up to the door and knocked on it.

"Coming!" Said the other side. The door opened and Ellie popped her out to see who it is. "Oh, Selina. What's up?"

"Ellie! I'm going to say this with courage, but Troy Parisi is a bad person! On top of that, he's not normal! Oh, not what I meant! Anyway, he's a scary man! That's why you should never go out with him! So, just forget about him completely! Okay?!" Selina blurted all out in one breathe.

"But I'm..." Ellie was about to tell her something but Selina was already leaving.

"Okay? Just give up on it!" Selina smiled and walked off. Selina came back to the apartments. "I'm home!" She yelled out hoping Luna would hear her. Luna popped out of her office scaring Selina. "Where were you? You vanished when I came out of the cafe!"

"Yeah...You took too long so I came back here. So, did you told her?" Luna asked.

"Yes."

"Really?" So, you talked to Ellie?" Luna was double checking.

"Yeah! I finally worked up the courage and I told her everything!"

"So, did Ellie understand you?" Selina but a face of nothing. Luna panicked. "Wait, don't tell me you said all that, then just came back without waiting for a response. I can't believe you! Then, why did you even go there?" Luna grew mad.

"But I'm sure she understood me." Said Selina.

"I should have gone with you after all." Luna sighed. Back at Ellie's place, Ellie was in her room, writing a journal by her desk.

I know what Selina said, but...Oh, he's just so gorgeous! Mr. Parisi... The phone started to ring.

"Helen, it's for you. It's from somebody called, Mr. Parisi!" called out her mother. Ellie smiled with such joy.

Our hearts really must be linked together! Ellie grabbed the phone. "I got it, Mom! Hello? Yes. Central Park is close by, right? Yes, I'll be there right away!" She hung up the phone. "Mom, I'm going out for a bit!"

"What? But it's so late." Her mother came out of the kitchen to see Ellie but she was already gone.