Declaration Of Duty

by: Marshmellow

watsonma@netscape.com



I do not own Sailormoon or anything connected to it. Should anyone attempt

to

sue me I have approximately twenty bucks to my name so don't waste your

time.



This is a very short story written in Serena's point of view. It's just her

thoughts on her life. If you like it e-mail me. If you' don't e-mail me and

tell me what you don't like. This is my second time submiting a fan fic but

this is not the first or second one I've written.



Declaration of Duty

by:Marshmellow



The night has always been my favorite time.  It always seemed so mysterious.

Yet with each night comes certain clarity that disappears with the rising

sun.

I guess that's part of the irony. For some the night is a cover of darkness,

a

time to hide, but the night bares the earth to the wide openness of space.

It

makes you aware of the universe, making you, as a singular being, seem small

and insignificant. There is a certain romantic quality to the moon hanging

in

the sky forever revolving around the earth like two lovers in an endless

dance. Fated to love each other, they are forever drawn together incapable

of

escaping each other. Somewhere on the earth the moon is always visible.

And so I close my eyes and bask in the serene white light of the moon.

Warmth

that no one else can feel runs through my veins, I can feel the strong but

gentle power slowly come over me. I am the child of Selene, Diana, or

Artemis,

Luna, or any of the numerous names that have been given to Earth's moon and

it's various goddess representatives. The power that is its alone runs

through

my veins. I am the child of light. I have been chosen to protect those upon

whom my light shines. It is a great burden and I have been long in truly

accepting my duty, but now I know what I must do and I solemnly accept the

duty that is mine alone.

I'm not who I was and I'm not who I will become. Right now, as always in

this

present time, I'm evolving. I grow stronger and wiser with every passing

day.

For a long time now I have denied the process, pushing back the power and

growth that seemed almost scary at times. I pretended to be a child that I

know I'm not, never have been, and never will be.

Those who knew and loved me never really understood why I denied the power

that I was destined to possess and control. They grew impatient with my

shortcomings and sometimes my behavior bothered even me. They never looked

beyond my clumsy, silly, childlike behavior to see how afraid I was inside.

Sometimes I would sit by my window and stare out at the moon that was once

my

home and the longer I stared the more afraid I became. With every battle the

power inside me grew stronger and I felt less and less human. I suppressed

some of the abilities that should have come naturally to me and wished on

every star for a normal life. I feared the power of the silver crystal and

thus for a long time never understood how to control its power.

I've hidden things about myself from my friends, the true extent of my

abilities, my hopes, and my fears. I don't want them to see me the way I am

now: hovering over the ground, naked in the moonlight with my wings as my

only

cover. It all seems so inhuman. I never wanted to be anything but a normal

human, but here I am, my nude form basking in the power of the moon reveling

in it's pure power.

If only my friends knew the thoughts that run through my mind.

There is only one other who understands the depths of my fears and the

nature

of the power that I hold back. He is the second half of my soul, the earth

to

my moon. Our hearts and souls are one. He is Darien Mamoru Endymion Chiba,

the

love of my life.

His belief and acceptance of me allowed me to accept who I am and who I will

become. I have not lost my humanity as I supposed would have been

inevitable.

I have simply accepted the power inside me and learned to become a greater

human being than would have otherwise been impossible. My acceptance of

myself

allowed me to become the woman that I have placed on hold for so long. I am

no

less human than I was before. I have simply been made stronger and more

powerful that I may guide my fellow humans to peace and happiness.