Serenay Moon
Special XXVI: Little Wish V: Purple hearted love
©2002 Kitty Ocean
Lady Gaia sighed while she looked at the setting sun. She just had returned to Serenay Moon and it took a lot of her powers, but she knew she had done the right thing. Derak had been reunited with his father after so many years. Finally they could be together again. It almost broke Lady Gaia's heart when she had to ask Derak to leave his father.
"Your friends need you." She had said. "I'm sure you'll be able to visit your father soon again."
Derak had nodded and said goodbye to his father. However, his father asked him one more thing before he left: "Do... do you think Liz is still alive?" Being worried about his youngest daughter.
Derak had smiled at him. "Don't worry about her." He had answered. "I just know she still looks out for us. She is just needed... somewhere else."
Lady Gaia had bit on her lips. She knew so well where Liz was and what her destiny was. Yet... she couldn't tell Derak. Not yet. Hopefully soon, or rather... never.
"So, how was your trip?" Lady Gaia didn't look back, but she knew her fiery sister was behind her.
"Ignis, I asked to be left alone." Lady Gaia stood up and walked away.
"You are no fun!" Lady Ignis put her hands in her hips. "I know what you need; let's go to the town!" She changed into her human form: Ember Burns. "I heard there was a going to be a great party!"
Lady Gaia stared at her. "How can you even think about parties while we have a crisis on our hands?!"
Ember sighed dramatically. "Jeez, you are just like Kim. Way too dedicated. We already had to give up so much; there is time for some fun! Even the Dream Fairies won't do anything anymore right now." Ember sat down on a rock and played with her curly hair. "They know we are always on guard."
Lady Gaia looked at her sister. "Don't tell me about sacrifices. From all the Guardians, you had to give up nothing at all!"
Ember jumped up. "Humph!" She puffed insulted. "I was just trying to be friendly. Whatever; go bathe in your own misery. I've made some sacrifices too." She walked away, leaving the Guardian of Earth behind. "More than you can imagine." She whispered softly and vanished in the cave.
Angry and annoyed, Yuugao walked through the dark corridors of their hideout. "Why didn't it work?!" She mumbled. "It was a foolproof plan!"
"It wasn't a Guardian proof plan." Yuugao looked into a room and spotted her older sister; sitting in a mediating pose.
"What are you doing?" She asked bored and completely not interested.
Tsukiyo kept floating through the room. "I'm busy with our revenge."
Yuugao sat down on the floor. "I'm getting hungry and impatient." She said. "In our old days, we took at least 1 dream a night. And now... I'm drying up! We haven't taken one single dream in 3 days!"
"Patience, little fairy." Tsukiyo folded her fingers. Suddenly she opened her eyes. With a firm look she smiled at her younger sister. "I've got a plan." Yuugao looked up. "And this time... it's even Guardian proof!"
The door to the cottage opened slowly. "Be careful." Mika said to Moka and helped him inside.
Moka smiled. "I'm fine Mika, don't worry."
"I'm telling you to be careful so you'll be careful!" Mika demanded. "The MC isn't a miracle facility! The Doctor said you should take is easy and you will!"
"Yes Nurse Mika." Moka then spotted a guy in the room. "Hey Derak!"
Derak stood on the other side of the room and didn't dare to look at his friend. "Hi..." He softly replied.
Moka walked at Derak and stretched out his arm. Confused, Derak looked at the hand. Moka smiled friendly. "Thank you for saving me Derak." Moka smiled.
Derak looked for a moment again at the hand and then smiled too. He grabbed Moka. "Come here you guy!" He smiled. "You scared the hell out of me back then!"
Kitt walked in also. "Well, what do you know... don't you think?" She said as a joke.
Mika looked at them with tears in her eyes. "How touching, 2 best friends getting back together! Don't you think Zach?"
Zach didn't look up. "Yeah, whatever." He looked at a piece of paper. "Just look at this bill! I never knew taxies would be this expensive!"
"It would have cost a lot less if you'd at least gave him the right address!" Kitt replied ticked off. "I told you it was number 13 ands not 33!" She then saw the mess in the room and sighed deeply. "Oh well, better get started. We might have done a lot yesterday, but not everything."
Kitt went into Moka's room and started cleaning up. They had decided Moka would rest in an other bed with Mika looking out for him while they would clean up his room.
Suddenly Kitt spotted the Dream Fairies bottle. "What's that?" Zach asked.
Kitt sweated. "Well, you know that story Lady Luna told us?" She avoided the subject. "About how she sealed Tsukiyo and Yuugao in a bottle after destroying some monastery?"
Zach nodded while picking up a part of the door. "Yeah, and?"
"Well, do you also know that story about an evil genie convincing anyone to let him get out?" Zach nodded again and saw then Kitt guilty looking at the bottle. "Sorry..."
Zach dropped the door. "You must be kidding!" He exclaimed. "You let those fairies out?!"
"It was Mika's idea!" Kitt defended herself.
"My God, YOU caused this?!" Zach sighed deeply. "Just great. We must let the Guardians know about this."
"Great idea!" Kitt agreed. "I'll wait here."
"And YOU will tell them!" Zach pointed at Kitt.
Lady Gaia walked through a forest. The things Ember had said to her kept on bugging her. "You don't understand..." She whispered and walked at a stone.
She kneeled at it and read the words. 'Here lies... my beloved wife... Rose Green'
Nervously she plucked at her hair. Whatever she tried, the pins that would have to keep her hair together kept on falling out. "Mom!" The girl cried and the mother came on running in.
Her mother smiled. "What's the matter Rose?" She asked.
"My hair!" Rose exclaimed. "I can't marry Michael looking like this!"
While she pointed at the hair her mother giggled. "Rose, honey." She smiled and helped with her hair. "You were just rushy."
"But mom!" Rose wanted to turn around but her mother turned her head back. "I have to be quick! The wedding will..."
Her mother finished the last pieces of hair and looked at her daughter. "There." She replied. "You look beautiful!" She put on the veil with white roses to finish it all off.
Rose jumped up and twirled around. "What do you think?" She proudly and eager asked about her white wedding gown.
Her mother sighed. "You look like a white rose." Was the answer.
Rose took her hands. "I know you wanted me to wait some longer before we would marry, but this just feels good."
Her mother embraced her. "I know Rose, I know that." She looked again at her. "Well, go! Knock them dead honey."
Rose gave her mother a small peck on her cheek and ran at the door where her father waited. "It's always the bride that's late; never the groom." He joked.
"Dad!" Rose replied sighing.
Lady Gaia touched the stone. She sighed deeply and her eyes became a bit watery. "I'll love you forever." She smiled. Between the grass on the ground, she touched the small ring and stood up again.
Rose looked down the hill. She saw a lot of people gathered and she knew why. Rose also knew who those people were standing down there; it was her family. Yet... for some reason... this wasn't her family any more.
A purple haired girl stepped next to her. "It's risky to be here." She said.
"I know, Lady Kim." Rose replied. "I just had to be here."
Lady Kim nodded understanding. "It's a closure... for them... and us."
"You don't have to stay here." Rose suggested. "You can leave if you want." Lady Kim stood still. "Don't worry; I'll return. I know my mission."
While Lady Kim walked away, Rose looked at the people down the hill. All were dressed in black and she saw her beloved Michael putting a rose before a stone. All then turned away and walked mourning through the fields.
When darkness had fallen, Rose walked down the hill towards the memorial stone. She pulled a ring from her finger and lay it down next to the rose. "Farewell Mother, Father... Michael..." And she turned away, with a heavy heart.
"You are kidding!" Derak exclaimed.
Guilty Kitt looked at Derak and smiled sheepish. "No, she is not." Zach had folded his hands. "She and Mika are responsible for all this mess."
"I already said I was sorry." Kitt sulked. "No need to rub it in."
Derak took off his sunglasses. "Boy, the Ladies are not going to like this!"
"Like what?" All looked up, seeing the Guardians standing in the doorway. All 5 walked in. "What did you call us for Zach?" Lady Aqua asked.
Zach looked at Kitt. "Kitt would like to tell you something." He said.
"Tell us what, Kitt?" Lady Gaia wanted to know.
Kitt played with her foot. "Well... uh... it's not that big of an issue... it can wait!" She hesitated.
"Kitt!" Zach corrected.
At that moment the doorbell went. Kitt sighed. 'Saved by the bell', she thought, while she saw Zach walking at the door.
Zach opened the door and suddenly a pair of arms flew themselves around him, almost choking him! "Hiya Zach!" The girl happily exclaimed and hugged him with all her force.
"K... K... Kimi?" Zach asked astounded.
To be continued...