Spiral - Epilogue

Title: Spiral
Chapter: Epilogue: Spiral
Rating: PG
Author: Melody Brooke
Warnings: Manga Names used.. some changes.. see chart in the Author's Notes
(previous part)
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Today is Thursday, November 1, 2001. I am sitting in my chair
during band rehearsal. Practice has been canceled for today. We are playing
my favorite song, Greensleeves. I don't see the music, all I see is Her.

I can hear the music going on around me, and I know when to back
out and when to come back in. I feel as if I'm trying to tell a story about
the past few months. I get very emotional when we play the chorus. I see
only Her.

By now I realize that I am in another state of being, just like I
always get when I play my music. I've only realized it recently, though.
Around us is darkness, but it is a comforting dull black. The music swells
as we hit the climax of the piece, my favorite melody. I reach out a hand
while I am in this place, knowing what I am to do. She smiles.

She mimics me, and we touch, palm to palm, just as the music hits a
long high note. Put in a little vibrato. I close my eyes, like I do when we
get to this part. I feel the wind blow my bangs. I open my eyes. She looks
into my soul.

I ask her a question with my eyes, to take care of everybody for
me. She replies with a mental, 'I will.' She is me.

I am no longer Serena Tsukino. I am still Sailor Moon. She is now
Serena.

I am now Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium. She is dressed
how I was, and I am now in a flowing white satin dress with silver
embroidery. I smile and send a, 'Thank you,' and start to fall.

I close my eyes one more time, and a lone tear falls. "Please take
care of Andy for me. I shall return.." I say, as I continue on my decent.

I open my eyes and giggle. Sailor Pluto is not going to like this.

I reach the space where I know there is no turning back, the music
hits the last few bars. I start to get scared, but I know that nothing can
hurt me.

Just as I hear my flute hit the last note, She disappears, and I
hear her last thought. 'What am I going to do?'

I smile once more, then shut my eyes. Everything swirls into a long
tunnel, and I am at the mouth of it. I am pulled backwards, towards my
destiny.

"Andy. ." I said aloud, "I will always love you. ." The whole world
crumbles beneath me, and I am sent in a long spiral.
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