Vol. 14
Chapter 53
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
Jovana Meallan-Jupiter
Birth: December 5th
Age: 18
Colour(s): Orchid Purple
Metal: Tin
God/dess: Jupiter
"Oh, you woken up?" Eddie said when he entered the room. Selina just stared at him. Eddie stared back creating an awkward silence.
Eddie Aarden? W-What...What is he doing here...?! "Is this..."
"This is my home." He finished the sentence for her.
I'm in Eddie's home? But that means... Selina was trying to collect her thoughts and keep herself calm.
"Don't you remember?" He asked, her heart started pounding. "You were like comatose at a park bench with a high fever, so I took you in until you feel better. Can't leave you out there like a bum on a log." He tried to lighten the mood.
I remember that someone was talking to me...but I don't remember getting here. Selina turned to the bracelet and looked at it intently.
"You can have it if you like?"
"No! I can't...I already have something like that!" But why...Didn't I notice this before...? She looked at him in the eyes, The colour of those eyes, so deep I feel as if they are swallowing me. "...Oh man..." She then realized. Eddie knows she figure it out but she doesn't know if he figure it out.
"Is something wrong?"
"Um...I need to use the bathroom. Where is it?" Selina was not calm at all.
"Next door to the room." Eddie directed her and she moved real fast in the bathroom and locked the door. Selina turn on the sink's cool water and splashed her face with it hoping she could wake up from this dream. No use. This is reality. Eddie was the man in her dreams. Knock knock! The bathroom door knocked.
"Are you hungry since it is breakfast? I can cook you something quick before you go." He offered by talking through the door. Selina hesitated,
"Okay." She reply. Okay?! What's the matter with you Selina?! She stayed in the bathroom a little longer but eventually came out.
"You took awhile! Here's some scramble eggs, I hope you like them this way?" He pulled out a chair from the table near the kitchen and a giant window giving he view of the city. Selina sat on the chair and ate her eggs. "I don't think I ever see you this quiet before."
"Well it's not everyday that I wake up in some other man's apartment, especially in bed."
"Good point, at least you found yourself in clothes." He mention. Selina shrank a bit not feeling comfortable with the conversation. Selina checked the time and got up quickly.
"The eggs were great, but I have to go."
"I don't mind." Selina went to the room again looking for her shoes.
"Where's my shoes?" She yelled out.
"By the front door." Selina walked out of the room and went to the front door. She bent down to retrieve her shoes and put them on. When she got up and just opened the door, the door slammed shut immediately. Selina saw his hand had pushed the door shut from behind her. "Selina." He whispered in her ear. Selina's heart went up to her throat and her stomach flipped. She turned around slowly not ruin the intensity of the moment. "Selina, your shirt." Eddie handed her the white shirt. She looked at herself and never realized that she was in her tank top ever since. She took the shirt and smiled.
"Thanks...for everything that you've done." Selina walked out the door. Eddie closed the door after she left. The way he just called me, saying my name in that way... Selina leaned her back against the front door and stood there for awhile. Eddie on the other side was leaning his back against the door too. He looked at the bracelet in his hand and then kissed it. Selina brought the shirt up to her face and smell his scent and imagine the kiss of that night.
In the dark cool cave, Lady Pandora had one of her meetings. "There are a total of seven Iris's Gems. If we do not collect them all, we cannot obtain the legendary Moonstone. I assume you are aware of this." Midas and Admete agreed.
"Yes, my Lady."
"Yes, we do have one in our possession, but another was taken by this so called Guardian Earth! This is an appalling blunder."
"I am terribly sorry." Apologized Admete.
"Please do not worry, Lady Pandora. She is certain to come after the other Iris's Gems. If we attack him then, we will surely take back the Iris Gem from him." Said Midas.
"Then, get a hold of the other five of Iris's Gems at once. Search them out so we can revive the power of this box!"
The weekend ended quickly, Hermione was slowly walking to college bright and early. She was walking by a construction site as she was reading her accounting book. Behind her, a man was running desperately to catch up to her. "HERMIONE!" He screamed out. Hermione stopped and turned around to see who was calling her.
"Oh, Jesse. Good morning." Hermione greeted. Jesse Mancio had dark short hair and about the same height as her. He likes to wear plain shirts and jeans.
"Good morning. Well..." Jesse tried to think of something to say but he hesitated. He look up above her head.
"What is it? Is something the matter?" above Hermione the crane was lifting a metal beam high up. The beam lost it's balance and slipped out from the hold. "WATCH OUT!" Screamed out a construction worker. Hermione turned to see what was happening. The beam landed straight on to the cement truck, crushing the whole front of the vehicle and fell flat across the sidewalk, right in front of Hermione. Hermione just stared in shock of what she just saw. Her heart was beating so fast she couldn't breathe. She remembered she was talking to Jesse, she turned to see him but he wasn't there. "Are you alright?! Are you injured?!" A couple of the construction men ran to Hermione's aid, which she didn't need. At the college, each section or department release the test scores of the students. "It's the results of the midterm exams!" "Wow! My score is up!" Selina put on a somewhat of a smile.
"Oh, 70%. I can live with that. I'm not sure about Luna."
"Oh c'mon, your grade can't be that bad, Selina. If you study more, you'll for sure get a higher mark." Said Jovana.
"Speak for yourself!" Selina laughed. Selina pointed out Jovana's score under the technology department. 70% - Jovana Meallan. The two laughed then sigh.
"Oh, this is depressing." Said the two.
"Who's this Jesse Mancio in the top spot?" Yelled out a student. Every student body looked at this person score and it was perfect.
"Hermione is ranked second?!" Selina was surprise by the results.
"Wow, I guess there's always someone better." Said Jovana. Hermione walked by.
"Hermione, you were so close!" Mention Selina.
"I know. One more point would have gotten me a perfect score, but I guess I still didn't study enough." Admitted Hermoine.
She lives in a completely different world than I do. Thought out Selina with a depressing look.
"That dude who got the perfect score on the management department is in the same section as you, isn't he?" Asked Jovana, pointed out scores.
"Yes, he is! He just transferred to this college the other day! It's amazing how he did so well so quickly?! It's madding! Oh! It's him! Jesse!" Hermione called out to him. Jesse turned to who was calling him out.
"Hermione..." Jesse just stood there with a blush and ran off. Selina who was standing beside him thought of the impossible. Jesse was relaxing by a tree at the parkette. He was reading the college's paper with the article and picture of Hermione. It reads: Summer's Exam Results The Young Tycoon Hermione Driscoll Ranked #1 in the City. Jesse thought of when he came to do the exam.
Every student were in their assign seats concentrating very hard on their exam. Jesse was anxiously erasing a mistake on his paper. Then his eraser jumped out of his hand and landed by Hermione's hand who was sitting right next to him. Hermione took the eraser and handed it back to him.
"You should relax a little more. Good luck!" She whisper to him with a smile. Jesse stared and blushed. He took the eraser back calmly and nodded his head in acknowledgement.
"Hermione..." He said under his breath as he continues to admire the newspaper. Selina stood watch beside him.
"So, you do like Hermione!" Selina said it in a calm tone enjoying to watch Jesse's shocked expression going across his face more than twice. "That's from when Hermione ranked number one in the city, right? Have you had feelings for Hermione since then? Not too long!" Selina pressured him.
"No... I studied hard because my goal was to be like Hermione Driscoll and that's why..." Jesse tried to explained but Selina cut him off.
"I see, but you surpassed your goal. Good going!" Selina gave him a light nudge with her elbow.
"No, I'm not...I just happened to be right about what would be on the tests." Jesse looked out across the parkette and watch Hermione having a conversation with Jovana. "Hermione is far more gifted than I am! Besides, no matter how much I care for Hermione...No, it's nothing." Jesse shrugged off the subject. Selina stood there and watch him change his facial expressions.
"I understand! I, Selina Chase, will lend you a helping hand! Just leave it to me!" Selina ran off to the rest of the girls.
"Selina!" He yelled out. Selina stopped and turned to him. "You should be careful around water today." Selina gave him a funny look.
"What? Water?" Above her head, a window from a classroom opened and a maintenance worker threw out a bucket of water. The water splashed all over her.
"Ah, shit! I was too late!" Jesse said to himself. Selina looked up to see who it was and yelled out,
"In WHOS right mind gave you the idea that throwing out a bucket of water out the window?! ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?!" The maintenance worker looked down to see who it was that was yelling at him.
"Oh crap! I'm so sorry!" He was embarrassed to the bone.
"You're lucky that it's hot today! The nerve of that guy!" Selina walked off in wet clothes.
Later in the day, Eddie and Marcella were out in another date. Marcella wrapped her arms around his as they walk down the streets. "Eddie, where shall we go next?" She asked with a smile.
"Oh, right..." I'm getting a better idea about my past, bit by bit, but a lot of it is still unknown to me. Do I have no choice, but to become Guardian Earth and get a hold of the Moonstone?And on top of it all, her...
"Eddie!"
"Oh, sorry. What did you say?"
"Eddie, you've been acting weird lately. Did something happen?"
"No, it's nothing. Shall we go?"
"Okay." The two continue walking. They past by a fast-food restaurant. Sitting by the window, Selina and Jesse were drinking milkshakes and discussing about you know who. Selina took out a envelope and gave it to Jesse.
"Here, open it!" He looked at her funny and took the envelope. He opened and slipped out the photo of Hermione eating a hamburger. Jesse smiled and laughed.
"Is this for me?"
"Yup!" She took a sip of her shake. "It's not great, but isn't it so much better than a newspaper clipping? And she looks nice with that sort of silly look on her face." Selina looked over to her tote which carried her wet clothes and her belt buckle, it started to flash in intervals. The buckle is responding! Could this guy be...
"Thank you. I'll treasure this picture." Said Jesse. Selina shrug off, and went back to Jesse.
"It's no problem at all. So anyway, when are you going to tell Hermione that you like her?" She asked.
"Well, when I learned that I would be transferring to this college, I made up m mind. That if I could do better in college than her, I'd tell her how I feel!"
"That means you can do it any day now, right?"
"Oh, but..."
"Alright, when Hermione gets out of her boring meetings tonight, I will bring her to you! So, be ready!" Selina grabbed her bag and ran out of the restaurant.
"Excuse me...Selina!" Jesse was about to ask to wait up about didn't bother, instead he gazed at his new photograph. "Hermione..." Within the shadows, Admete watches over him as she holds on to the Sunstone.
"So, this man is one of the great seven spirits, who possesses a Iris Gem." she said to herself. Selina made to Hermione's office building, then walking by Luna saw Selina waiting by the doors.
"Hey, Selina."
"Hey, Luna. I've been wondering now that you came, but..."
"What is it?" Before Selina could say anything, Hermione stepped outside with other business people.
"Hermione!" Greeted Selina.
"Oh, Selina, what are you doing here?"
"I want you to come with me for a bit." Selina grabbed whole of Hermione's hand and dragged her along. "Let's go, Hermione!"
"Wait..." Hermione wanted to know were they going. Luna just stood there wondering what was Selina trying to say, so she follow them. Jesse was walking home from the restaurant looking gloom until he heard an annoying laugh. He looked up on a balcony of a building, and there was Admete.
"I've been waiting to see you, sir." She blew him a kiss.
"So, you're Admete?!" He yelled out to her. Admete was stun.
"What?!" She jumped off the balcony and landed in front of Jesse. "How do you know my name? Explain yourself."
"Ever since I was a kid, I've had the power to predict the future. And my power has been getting stronger these days. Thanks to that, I've also figured out who I am. An identity that I never thought possible." Jesse explained his story, Admete cheer in joy.
"Then that simplifies things. Now, turn into one of the greatest spirits and kneel before me." She ordered him.
"No! I rather die, then become a pawn for the Devil!" He rejected strongly. Admete got ticked off and blasted him.
"Samos!" Admete released a force that pushed Jesse across the street. "Be a good boy and just surrender." Admete took out the Sunstone and activated on Jesse. Meanwhile Selina was still dragging Hermione around.
"Hurry, hurry!" Rushed Selina. Hermione stood stiff still when she saw Admete using the Sunstone on Jesse down the street.
"That's Admete!"
"Oh no! Jesse is being attacked!" Selina added. Luna caught up with the two and her eyes glowed like a wolf in the dark.
"Both of you, transform NOW!"
"Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend me Your Light!"
"Upon the Rule of Mercury, Lend me Your Speed!"