Vol. 19
Chapter 73
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
Danica Szep-Venus
Birth: October 22nd
Age: 18
Colour(s): Pink
Metal: Copper
God/dess: Venus
In the apartment, all of a sudden "HOLY CRAP!" started the morning. Selina ran out of the building with such panic. "I'm late!" Luna watched her bolted through the street with a sigh.
"Here we go again, just like every morning." She said to herself. Selina was running with a slice of buttered toast hanging from her mouth, she then shoved it all in her mouth before entering the college.
"Ellie, good morning!" Greeted Selina as she saw Ellie running up to her.
"Good Morning!" Responded Ellie with a high five. Selina examine her with one eye.
"Ellie, you slept late, too?"
"Come on, Selina, I'm not like you. I was just trying to finish my assignments."
"Who said that I don't do my work? I finished them too!"
"I hope all of them. English essay, Math, Guidance, Management report...and creating a plan for the Management professor." Just hearing Ellie made Selina drown in her own mind.
"Just listing them makes me sick." Selina kneel to the ground with exhaustion. A black limousine pulled over in front of them and the chauffeur came out of the car. Selina got up with curiosity. "Wow! Who's the VIP? Huh?" Selina and Ellie saw three young ladies stepped out of the car and walked gracefully to the school. "What's going on?"
"Oh, don't you know?" Said Ellie.
"No, I don't know Ellie."
"Those girls are attending the Royalty Seminar at Alder Manor. Alder Manor as in the home of Countess Grace, who moved from England recently. Countess Grace is a well-known British aristocrat. At the request of high-class parents here, she has opened the Royalty Seminar." Explained Ellie.
"The Royalty Seminar? More like How to be a Snob Seminar."
"It trains you to be a graceful, cultured, young lady." Ellie ended the conversation. DING DONG!
"We'll be late!" Panicked Selina. The two ran inside for a home-run. Sitting quietly in class, Mrs. Lenz checked through everyone's assignments.
"Let's see, the assignment was to create a planning sheet for Management. Selina was already bored to death and began to daydream. She thought out of a royal ball...
"Lady Selina!" Said the announcer. "What a beautiful woman. And she's so elegant. She's the guardian of the Moon!" Selina wore a white roman gown with a silver moon on her waist. A man in green royal attire step up to her.
"My lady, will you dance with me?" Asked Lord Edward. The two danced and danced until a screaming Lenz interrupted.
"Have you done your assignment?!" Selina looked at her and stood up.
"Silence! Is that how you speak to a deity?" Lenz bow down to Selina almost kissing her feet.
"I'm sorry! Forgive me, Your highness!"
"How pleasant."
In the real world, Mrs. Lenz stood beside Selina and watched her daydream away almost half asleep. "Wake up. Ms. Chase!" Selina snapped out of it and looked up to her professor.
"Is that how you speak to a deity?" She replied.
"What are you talking about?" Lenz was caught off guard. Selina turned blue in embarrassment.
"I mean, I have my assignment right here!" Selina gave her the papers.
"Well...let's see...I can tell you now that it's not perfect."
"WHY NOT?!"
"DON"T YELL AT YOUR SUPERIOR! TO THE HALLWAY!" Next thing you know Selina is sitting outside of the classroom.
"This is bad, really bad. I should be able to act more like a lady." Selina said to herself.
"Good. I'm glad you realize that." Said Luna who appeared out of nowhere.
"Or else Eddie won't stop calling me a tomboy!"
"What in the world are you talking about?" Luna was lost.
In the dark cool cave, Lady Pandora set up a meeting with her two commanders. "Lord Edward. You will assist Lord Midas to defeat Guardian Moon and possession of the Moonstone."
"I refuse. I will cooperate with no one. I will do as I think best." Replied Edward.
"And I'll do as I think best." Agreed Lord Midas giving Edward the cold shoulder. Pandora smiled enjoying the intensity between the two.
"Very well. Bring me the dead body of Guardian Moon and the Moonstone."
"Yes, my Lady. That has already been arranged." Said Lord Midas.
"Excellent." Said the sly Pandora.
It's very late in the night, Luna was working on her laptop. RING RING. "Incoming Skype call? Since when?" She answer the call. "Hello?" Her screen only showed a silhouette of a man.
"THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM MONT OLYMPUS."
"Of course. Who else. What did Mercury have to say this time?"
"ACTUALLY HE WANTS AN UPDATE REPORT, ANY PROBLEM'S LUNA?"
"Well...Selina doesn't seem to understand her responsibility as a Deity. What should I do?"
"THIS IS A VERY DIFFECULT QUESTION..." The screen went black then snow with white noise in the background later a live image of Helios with a headset on and a laptop in front of him. "Oops!..." Helios pale skin turned bright red. Luna went blank.
"Helios!"
"I guess you figured it out. The transmitter isn't working well today." Helios laughed it off like nothing. Luna grew angry.
"I've been taking orders from YOU the times that I couldn't reach Mont Olympus?!" Luna punched the table.
"Well, sort of..."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, you never asked. Sorry."
"Honestly!" Luna sighed.
The next day, at Alder Manor, in the Tea Quarters were tables set up neatly with luxurious tea set and cucumber sandwiches. Three fancy dressed ladies sat in each table discussing amongst themselves with such politeness.
"Now ladies," A woman in a classy blue dress and long brown hair, placed her cup of tea down and opened up a book. "We will read a poem by Francis Heinech today. 'Golden arrows that reach me are a message from my beloved one. I am a captive of love, dazed by the arrowhead.'" Just outside of the window, hidden in the trees were two spies, Selina and Luna.
"Pretty good poem. OH MY GOD!" Flipped Selina.
"What's wrong?!" Luna thinking the worst.
"That's cheesecake from Greece!" Selina was drooling.
"Oh Selina..." Luna sighed once again.
"Ahem..." Said a man. The two panicked and looked down to who was getting their attention. "Ladies, if you have any business here, please use the front door." Said the butler.
"I...uh..." The branch supporting the two broke off and let them fall to the ground. The butler walked up to them.
"May I help you?"
"Let's see...err...I'd like to sign up for the Royalty Seminar." Asked Selina.
"I'm sorry, but you need a reference from a member."
"A reference? Err... She'll be my reference." Selina pointed out to Luna.
"I'm sorry, a commoner is not sufficient." The woman in blue laughed and walked up to the commotion.
"What a humorous young lady. I suppose a commoner would be a sufficient reference. I'm Countess Grace." She said.
"But..." said the butler.
"She's very understanding." Said Luna.
"It would be nice to have an interesting young lady like her. But there is one qualification."
"Qualification? Uhh...I'm not any good at the tea time, flower arrangement, cooking, sewing, formal dressing, or anything else, including studying. That's the way I am..." Selina admitted with such honesty. The Countess laughed.
"The deficiency is so massive that it's impressive."
"Ouch! That got to hurt." Said Luna.
"Edwin, bring it." Said Grace.
"Yes, ma'am." The butler came back with a frisbee. "Here." He handed it to Selina. "The Countess loves flying disc play. So we require the applicant to the Royalty Seminar to be proficient at it." Selina started to spin the disk at the tip of her finger.
"Alright! I'm an expert at this! There!" Selina released the disk and let it fly. The disk went through the open window between two ladies heads and cut the ribbons on their hair. It turned around and exit through the same window from where it enter and back to Selina's hand. The butler applauded.
"Very well done. Welcome to the Royalty Seminar." Said Grace.
"I did it!" Selina jumped in the air with joy.
At the St. Mark's Church. "What? Selina went to Alder Manor to learn how to be a real noble?" Asked Jovana.
"I'll bet she comes back crying in a minute or two." Said Marcella.
"But I'm impressed that she's trying to learn on her own initiative." Said Hermione.
"I wish she'd be a proper Deity." Said Helios.
"But what do you mean by a 'proper' Deity?" Asked Danica. "Can't she stay the way she is?"
"Of course not. She has to make it clear to everyone that she's a Deity." Said Helios.
"Why?" She asked again. Helios sighed.
"Otherwise, the Moonstone won't release it's full power." He clarify.
"Hey, why don't we join Selina?" Suggested Hermione.
"Agreed!" They all said.
What superficial girls. Thought out Helios.
In the meantime, Selina was doing frisbee practices with other students in a formal uniform. "They're so graceful." Selina flung the disk at her opponent and scared the girl. The disk came back to Selina's hands. "If I can be a lady by doing this, it's going to be a piece of cake." She said as she continues to play with the frisbee. From one of the upper windows, Countess Grace watches the ladies play frisbee.
"Is this how you wish it, Lord Midas?" Asked Grace. Appearing from the shadows, Lord Midas shows up.
"Guardian Moon uses a silver bladed disk as her weapon. That's similar to that game. And she is extremely clumsy." Said Lord Midas.
"So the one who is extremely skilled at the game but otherwise fails the Royalty Seminar is Guardian Moon. But would Guardian Moon fall into such a trap?"
"She will. That is how Guardian Moon acts."