moonlight by: lady serenity rated: PG - PG-13 chapter 2 The moonlight was so beautiful that night as the little girl swung on the swing. "Higher papa, higher!" She whispered to her father whom shook his head at that. She looked up at the moon. It was so beautiful tonight. 'The higher I swing, the closer I get to her...' She thought, as she closed her eyes. She was so beautiful, the princess that she adored. The coldness of the night made her shiver. "I'm getting closer to you Serenity..." She whispered, as her father stop swinging her as he went to catch his breath. "Hotaru-hime, it's getting really dark, you do need your sleep hon." He said to her, as she jumped off the swing and into her father's arms. "Hai papa..." She looked up at the moon once more and disappeared into the darkness once more with her father. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sweet sound of a guitar filled the air as the idol sat in front of the mike by alone strumming his hands on the guitar as it played a beautiful song. "This song is called Mayonaka Hitori (Alone at Midnight) and it's for the someone special who holds the key to everything." His white bangs covered his eyes as he began to sing, strumming the guitar with graceful movements. "Kamereon no toiki Nigotta emerarudo Betsu ni iya ja nai kedo Wareta sangurasu Mikazuki no geemu kontorooraa Futari oite sotto nukedasu Aidoru no sekai kara... Benkyou, ressun, soshite mayonaka Tameiki bakari, nemurenai... Nemurippanashi no keitai denwa Purinsesu wa, ima doko ni..." (The deep sigh of a chameleon An impure emerald I don't really mind it, but Broken sunglasses Crescent moon game controller Leaving the other two I softly slip away From the world of idols Studying, lessons, and then it is midnight Nothing but sighs, I can't sleep My cell phone is still lying asleep Where is our princess now...) "Ashita mo mata, ano hito wo sagashi Maiku ni sasayaku" (Again tomorrow I will search for her Whispering into the mike) "Kiiroi bara no hohoemi Himo no kireta basshu Betsu ni iya ja nai kedo Gyakuten no tokei Yaru ki nai gin no sabaibaru naifu Futari oite sotto nukedasu Shounen no sekai kara..." (The yellow smile of a rose Sneakers with cut shoelaces I don't really mind it, but A reversed watch A silver survival knife I won't use Leaving the other two I softly slip away From the world of boys...) "Meikuappu, sentou, soshite mayonaka Hoozue bakari, tsurai dake... Tsuraku seizahyou, utsusu monitaa Purinsesu wa, ima doko ni..." (Make up, battle, and then it is midnight Just resting my chin, only hardships... The painful star chart displayed on the monitor Where is our princess now...) "Ashita mo mata, ano hito wo sagashi Gitaa wo tsumabiku" (Again tomorrow I will search for her Strumming my guitar) "Benkyou, ressun, soshite mayonaka Koohii ireta, nan to naku... Naze da ka ooku toketeku miruku Purinsesu wa, ima doko ni..." (Studying, lessons, and then it is midnight I made coffee, somehow or other For some reason most of the milk is melting away Where is our princess now...) "Ashita mo mata, ano hito wo sagashi Maiku ni sasayaku" (Again tomorrow I will search for her Whispering into the mike) (Translations by Alex Glover.) He opened his eyes, which were closed for awhile after he sang that song, trying to picture her in his mind. The crowd went wild as he bowed. 'I hope she got out message... where are you dear princess? Do you not know that we are searching for you? That we _need_ you?" He wondered to the wind as he walked backstage to where his brothers were. "You did good Yaten," the tall dark one said as he let out a soft smile. "Hopefully. Come on you two, let's go before the girls start to kill us..." Yaten and Seiya nodded at their brother. "Hai, let's." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The green haired lady kept on sewing as she looked at the dress. She was making it for her. Like she promised to do so long ago... and never was able to do so. She was always alone, no one to talk to, except for her. *"Puu! Mommy said that you are coming to my birthday tomorrow, is that true?" The little princess of the moon asked her. She looked down at the child whom came up to her knees. She bent down and picked her up. "Yes princess, I am." Her eyes lit up as she jumped up and down and clapped excitedly. "Yay! I'm so happy that you can come Puu!" With that she hugged her friend as she smiled. * "Ohh princess, I need your light, this loneliness is killing me." She whispered, as she continued sewing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Serenity...' 'Serenity...' The voice filled her head as she shivered. "Nani? Who is Serenity?" She asked, as she looked around. Darkness surrounded her as the voice pleaded for Serenity. 'Serenity....' "I DON'T KNOW WHO SERENITY IS!" She yelled into the darkness frustrated. 'Serenity....' She woke up from the dream, as sweat beaded down her face. 'Serenity...' The voice called out once again as she yelled out in frustration. "Who is she?! Why does her name haunt me in my sleep?" She questioned the air as nothing replied her. The quietness of her home scared her. Alone. She was alone. It was frightening to know that she was alone and she probably would be alone forever. 'While Serenity is never alone, always loved, always cherished...' she thought bitterly as hatred builded for this 'Serenity' that she didn't even know. But what was to know about her then that she seemed to have a hold of her dreams... She looked at her clock which blared 2:37. She sighed as she thought to herself what a long night it was going to be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The blue haired girl waited patiently for her new friend. 'She knows the princess. To think all those dreams those many nights are finally piecing together.' She looked up from the book that she wasn't really reading to see the raven-haired priestess enter the cafe. "Hello Ami-san." She said softly, as Ami nodded. "To you to, Hino-san." Rei frowned at the formalities. "Ami, it's Rei." She said, as Ami turned a soft pink, as she nodded in understanding. A waitress came to take their orders as Rei turned to Ami. "Do you think there are others?" Ami asked her, as she wasn't sure how to answer that. "There might be, but that doesn't mean we should trust them when they come along." Rei said sternly, as Ami frowned. "Hai... I guess so..." Rei put a hand on her new companion's shoulder. "But it is good to know that I am not alone." "Yes, it's wonderful." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He walked into the garden with his hands in his pockets. Summer was coming to an end and soon autumn would enter in. The cherry blossoms would then slowly fill the streets with the beauty and he would be alone again for another year. His dark ocean eyes looked down at the ground. He wanted to find *her*, Serenity... Just thinking her name makes his heart tremble. For all he knew, she might not even exist, that his mind was making all this up. His heart sunk. 'If that was so, why bother to hope?' He thought, as he kicked a rock from ahead of him. He smelled the sweet scent of the roses as a lone tear trickled down his cheek. He sat down on a bench, as he listens to the lonesome wind whisper into the air. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The blond trudge into the garden of roses. The scent was so rich, so wonderful. 'I don't think Serenity would ever get to smell the summer roses like I do. She is probably to high in her world to even take a look around her and know that she isn't the only thing in this world.' She thought, not knowing why she had so much hatred for someone that she didn't know. She looked at the thousands of roses as she reached out to pick a red rose. Her finger then got pricked on her stem as a drop of blood exited from it. She ignored the pain as she picked it fully. After doing so, she smiled and broke off all the thrones. The wound had disappeared into nothingness as she smiled at her founding. It was a beautiful red rose that was in its peak of bloom. She continued on as she saw a man with his eyes closed... crying? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The wind whispered softly into his ear as he felt a familiar presence around him. His eyes opened as he saw that no one was there. He lowered his eyes as he saw a beautiful red rose by him. Enclosed with it was a note. "Don't cry, Remember that tears are just tears, But they won't stop your hurting. You aren't alone, There are people out there that care, That understands. Happiness is a mile away, You just have to understand, That sadness is just apart of it. A rose is a rose, Beautiful and bold, Most importantly, it only blooms for you and I." He looked at the rose, as he held it in his hands. It glowed a beautiful golden color as he felt power serge into him. In his place was a man in a black tuxedo... and a kaman. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I quit! I'm not looking for an editor anymore. Let the mistakes stay and forever be that way! I, Lady Serenity, have NO patience at all. Not only have I been dying to post this story up, but I can't cause I have to wait for my editor… So from now on, it's just the little Microsoft Word spell checker! ^^… *Giggles*, anyways, hopefully you enjoyed. If not then, have fun waiting for the next chapter! Anyone who wants to send me a little piece of inspiration for ANY of my stories is more then welcome. Roses has a 1000000000000000 feet wall right in front of it. Destined is slowly coming along (very very slowly Serina!). And Moonlight, aren't you happy I even HAVE this chapter? Anyways, talk to you later! Lady Serenity