Hollo out there. I actually go this one in almost on time. ^_^ Standard disclamers apply. Pleas visit my web page at http://www.angelfire.com/sd/serene and E-mail me at Serene_chiba@hotmail.com I really want your imput on this. There will be one more chapter out after this one. There also wont be a sneak peak this time fore fear I might spoile it for all of you. Anyway enjoy. All I want For Christmas is my Serena part 4 by Serene "I'm home." "Hi, where have you been?" Darien said coming into the living room. "I just decided to take a walk." "Hmm." "Darien, do you have any pictures of Serena?" "Huh, yeah." Darien's eyes seemed to dim slightly. I guess it still hurt him to think about Serena. "Why do you ask Serene?" "I was just curious. If it's OK with you I would like to see them." "OK. Give me a minute." He went upstairs to his room. I went into the kitchen to get something to drink. The aroma of something in the oven said that Lita was creating another masterpiece. "Hi Lita." "Huh, Oh. Hi Serene. How are you doing?" "Fine, you?" "OK. I just got back from fighting another battle. You should have seen it. This Sailor Sun came out of nowhere and removed whatever spell was on Mars. She really is something else." "Cool. What are you backing this time?" "Chocolate chip cookies. I have a sweet tooth." She explained. "Hey, keep your dirty fingers out of the dough. Here." She smiled and gave me a spoonful of dough. "Thanks." She smiled again. "Here they are." Darien said. He came in with a few thick photo albums. "Aren't' they the photo albums from before we lost Serena?" Lita asked surprised. "Yeah. Serene wanted to see them." "Really. You interested in whet we did before you showed up?" She asked a little amused. "Yeah. I'm just curious about this Serena you guys keep talking about." Lita giggled a little. We spent most of the afternoon looking at photo's and telling stories form a time long past. I think it was good for Darien to remember Serena as the girl she was before she was kidnapped. I managed to cone a picture of Serena from Darien. It was one of the items on the list the spirit gave me. I find that Darien has a hard time saying no to his only living relative. To tell you the truth he spoils me. I guess it's a good thing I don't ask for much. I went up to my room when we were done and pulled out the envelope that the spirit gave me. I pulled out the papers it contained. There was a map, a list, and a few sheets of instructions for performing the ceremony that she needed. I put the picture in the envelope and looked at the list. The Moon Talisman. (That was at the Tuskinoe's) The Luna Pen (also at the Tuskino's) The star locket. (That was in Darien's room.) Serena's ashes. (In a fancy vase in Darien's Room.) Picture of Serena. (I had that) Holy water of Mercury (at the Cherry Hill temple) Holy fire of Mars (at the Cherry Hill temple.) Locks of hair from all the scouts (I was studying to be a hairdresser so all I had to do was say I needed the practice.) Next I read over the instructions. Go to the ancient chapel of Mother earth. Outside it's front gait wait for the moon to shine like a spotlight on the chapel steps. A portal will open. Go through it. When you emerge you will be in the ruins of the Moon Kingdom. Follow the map to the Chapel of the Moonlight Alliance. There is a fire pit to the right of the altar. Light it with the sacred flame of Mars. Don't worry about wood. The pit has been conditioned by the Silver Crystal to maintain flame without fuel. Transport the flame in an oil lamp. Thrust the oil lamp into the pit to light it. Then sprinkle handfuls of Serena's ashes into the fire chanting "Power of the Moon, Power of Light, Bring the princess within my sight." Repeatedly until the last of her ashes are in the fire. Then throw the locks of hair in one at a time saying the same chant with the planet of that person's planet in place of moon. Then put the star locket on the ground next to the fire and open it. Toss the picture Of Serena into the fire followed by the holy water of Mercury. Finally hold the Moon Talisman out in front of you saying "Power of the Crystal, Power of the Moon Light, Bring the Princess Back to life." That was it. "Sounds simple enough. I wonder what the Luna pen is for." I wondered to myself. I looked at the clock. It was 9:00 PM. I had one day to get everything together. I slept as well as I could last that night. I would be a busy day tomorrow even if Aries didn't attack. Considering what was going through my mind I slept well. I woke from the dream at about five and couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to plan how I was going to get everything. After I spent about an hour planing I got up and went through my morning the way I always did. After Breakfast I headed out the door. "I'm going out for a while." I called as I opened the door to leave. "Where are you going Serene?" Lita called from the kitchen. It was about 11:00 "I think I'll go to the mall for some last minute stuff." "OK. Bye." "Bye." I left but I wasn't heading to the mall. I walked to the Tuskino's. It wasn't that far from my place. In fact it was just a few blocks away. I walked by it every day when I went to school. Anyway when I got there their car was just pulling out of the drive. "Bye Sammy. Be good while we're gone." They called to their son who just left the front door. "I will bye." He said then left. "Hi Serene." "Evening Mr. and Mrs. Tuskino." I said politely. "How's your Christmas so far?" "Good. Serene, do you have some spare time right now?" "Yeah, I guess. Why?" I said not really wanting to know. "Sammy isn't feeling very well. Would you mind staying with him for a while?" "Sure." I said. (I don't believe this. I don't have to sneak in to get the Moon stuff after all.) "Thanks. Bye." They said and drove off." "I went up to the front door and knocked. "Sammy. It's Serene." I called through the closed door. Sammy opened the door. When He saw it was me he let me in. "Hi Serene." "Hey. So what is this I hear about you not feeling well?" "Huh. Oh, I just miss Serena. She always loved Christmas. She would spend almost all her time with us, her friends, or stocking the Christmas tree." He smiled for a second then I faded. "I seem to be hearing a lot about Serena these days." I commented lightly. "You're Darien's Kid sister aren't you?" He asked. "Yeah." "Well I'm not surprised. She and Darien were really close if you know what I mean. Dad always hated the age difference between them, but I don't think anything could have kept them apart." He paused a moment." I was a real tragedy when she disappeared. Everybody who knew her was devastated. Even Luna seemed to mourn her. I still say that'' what happened to her. She missed Serena so much that she just gave up and left. I still miss her. Luna I mean." It seemed to do him some good to talk about it. "Sammy, is it OK if we go into Serena's old room or has it been turned into something else?" "We couldn't' bring ourselves too change her room, but I don't think it would hurt to visit it. Why." "I'm just interested in what kind of person she was. I've made it a project to find out as much as a can about her as I can." "I see. Well follow me." Sammy led the way to Serena's room. I had to admire him for t he way he was handling this. Sammy is a really nice guy. Hi is about 15. He is a lot like Darien. He likes to hide his emotions but He doesn't have trouble making friends. He is so sweet and sensitive. OK, I like him. As in LIKE. Sammy and I met in school one day and have been the best of friends ever since. His parents are a little weird. Ilene is real nice and sensitive. Ken is over, over, over protective of Sammy but I think he made me an acceptation. We went into Serena's room. It was very dusty. I don't think anyone had been in there for a long time. It was neat aside from the dust. I was beginning to wonder if I should have asked Sammy to bring me here. "Well feel free to look around." He told me then smiled. " I think I'll join you. This will be the first time I get to go through her stuff and she can't say anything." "OK." I went over to her closet and opened it. There was a bunch of really nice clothes. I looked through them but didn't find the Luna pen or the Moon talisman. Sammy went over to her vanity and started looking though her things and examining everything her found. "Hey. This drawer is locked." "Huh. Let me see." I went over to look at the lock. There wasn't one. The drawer was supposed to open but it wouldn't budge. Suddenly a picture came to me in my mind. A switch was on the wall of the vanity on the inside beside the drawer. I bent down and found the switch. I flicked it and the Drawer popped out a little. "How did you know?" Sammy asked. "I don't know. I just did." We opened the drawer and found what I was looking for and a whole lot more. The Moon Talisman, and Luna pen were both there along with old scout talismans, an old communicator, a photo album and a sheet of paper. "Wow. I didn't know Serena had stuff like this." Sammy said in awe. I took out the drawer and dumped everything on the floor. I singled out the talisman and the Luna pen and moved them to the side a little. Sammy started looking at the various power sticks and the communicator. I took the piece of paper. It said: Central control Sailor V video Challenge. Password Starlight, star bright, I watch the moon princess day and night. I absent mindedly put it in my pocket and picked up the items I was looking for. The pen didn't write it just looked like a pen with a large red crystal on the end. The talisman was gold. The shape was a crescent Moon under a heart. We heard a car pull up. While Sammy went to see who it was I quickly put the stuff in my purse. "It's Mom and Dad." We quickly put the stuff away and Sammy pulled me into his room. "What are we doing in here?" I asked him. "It won't look suspicious in here." He quickly turned on the video game. We played for about 90 minutes and then I had to go. "I spent the rest of the day doing everyone's hair. Finally I got home. Darien was gone and Lita was in the kitchen. I went into Serena's room and found the Stare Locket and Serena's ashes. I carefully hid everything in my room and got the containers for the Water of mercury and the fire of mars. "Hi Serene." Rei said when she saw me. "Hey Rei. How's it going?" "Fine. What are you doing here again?" "Nothing Really. Just wanted some quiet time." "Hmm. OK. Oh, thanks for the hair cut Serene. I love it." "Sure." I started on an undercut route to the fire room. When I got there I made sure the cost was clear and went in closing the door behind me. The fire was burning high and bright. I spied the door to the room with the water of Mercury. I quickly went in and found it in a large bowl on a table. The bowl was silver. I pulled a sealing container out of my bag and opened it. After I dipped it in the water, filling it, I sealed it so non-could get out. Then I put it in another larger sealing container for insurance. I went back into the fire room and walked as close to the fire as I dared. Again I placed the bag on the floor and removed Tow items. A candle and an oil lamp. I stuck the top end of the candle in the fire until it was lit, then I lit the lamp with it. I blew the candle out and stuck it back into my bag. I left the temple as fast as I could in order to get home and hide these and to have enough time to find this chapel. Thats it. Come back soo to find out what this ceromony is for and who this spirit is. Ja ne.