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Dear Isabella
Chapter 3
By Essence

This is the third chapter in the story and this time I promise you that things are starting to get better and more exciting. Please read and review or send all comments to Saphrians_Water_Reflection@hotmail.com.

Dear Isabella
Chapter 3

Serena turned the key in the lock and entered the house, the full range of the fight assailing her.
" But Dad said it was my turn to use the computer!" Alex screamed stomping her foot for extra dramamtics.
" No way you were on it for 3 hours last night, it's my turn to use it. Anyways I have to play Toilet Warriors with Mike, he's waiting for me," Tyler replied a little calmer then Alex.
" Kids can you tell me when your mother gets home? I think I just broke the dish washer!" Andrew called out frantically from the kitchen.

Hearing this all and sensing her nerves overloading from the pressure, Serena slipped up the stairs hopefully unnoticed by her warring family. Into the bedroom she set down her shopping bags, some new pans from the kitchen store and a new blouse for herself.
Her muscles cried out in protest has Serena slipped off her coat and layed down on the bed. It had been a long week and it seemed like her age was finally catching up with her. Serena lifted one hand to brush away some stray bangs when she noticed the wedding band on her third finger, a simple gold band with the words "I love you" engraved on the inside. The day he had put that ring on her finger and uddered those words had been one of the happiest of her life. Now it was just a distant memory of the past, leaving her with chaos and costant complaining.
Downstairs the fight still went on with Alex and Tyler saying who was more important and Andrew screaming blue curses at the dishwasher. Serena knew she must go down there and save everyone but something kept her laying on that bed twisting the wedding band around her finger.
' Maybe this computer training would be fun, maybe she could meet some new and fun people on the internet and discuss her boring life with them...'

Serena got up with a sigh and went downstairs taking the bag of kitchen utensils with her.

* * * * *
It was Tyler who agreed to show her how to use the computer after Andrew laughed and said he was to busy. At 15 Tyler was already maturing into a man and he patiently showed her how to turn on the computer and enter Windows.
When Serena had gotten this down they went onto other things, Tyler showed her how to use certain programs like Word Document which she loved and has a treat wrote a letter to Minako and another to Andrew. Then had Tyler show her how to print them out smooth and crisp on their clean white sheets of paper.

" Here this is for you," Serena said handing Mina a folded white piece of paper.
" For me?" Mina asked taking the sheet and reading it. A smile lit up her face and she burst out laughing.
" Dear Minako," she read aloud. " I just learned to how to use the computer and I'm just writing to you to show you that I can. Serena."' " I have to say that's pretty funny Serena did you learn to use the internet yet?"
" No not yet, Tyler is going to show me today after school," Serena replied getting up to pour herself another cup of coffee.
" What? Andrew didn't want to show you?" Mina shook her head at the offer of more coffee.
" No, he just laughed and went back to his sports show, so Tyler offered to do it," Serena replied sitting back down.
" Sounds good to me." Mina raised her mug in a toast and took another sip.

That afternoon has Tyler promised, he showed her how to use the internet, it was more confusing then she thought. Tyler quickly wore out his patience with her but he stuck with it and finally she figured out how to enter AOL. After that Tyler showed her how to register with her own screenname that she could use to login in with.
" Go on Mom, type in one you want in that box and then in the box under that type in a password you want then click enter." Tyler pointed to the boxes then to the enter button.

This took a little while with Serena trying to think of a good one that wasn't already taken, finally she went with an abbrevation of a charecture she has heard of in a fairy tale.
" I think I'll use " MonPrincess," Serena said typing in the word then clicking down to the next box.

The password was easier, she used her madien name " Tuskino" then clicked on enter. Imeaditly strange screens started popping up offering her free deals and saying congragulations.
" You can just ignore these," Tyler said clicking a few buttons and making them disapper. " There now you're registered," he pointed to the screen now saying Congragulations and telling her name was "MonPrincess" and pointing out her new email address and asking her where she wanted to go.
" What is chat?" Serena asked thinking about the thing Alex and him were always talking about.
" Oh that's where you talk to other people online also," Tyler replied clicking on the home button and going back to the main page. He pointed the arrow to a small icon of a little person waving and saying "Chat".
Instanly the screen disappered and a new one appeared with a list of names. Tyler choose one called " Main Chat" and clicked twice on it. A new screen appeared smaller then the first until Tyler enlarged it to fit the computer. A list of names appered in a smaller box in the corner of the screen and then text from past conversations next to to it.
" What is all this?" Serena asked pointing to the past conversations.
" This is the list of people in the room," Tyler pointed to the list of names. " And these are old conversations." He pointed to the box of old conversations then scrolled down to the bottom where the new conversations were taking place.

PrincessStar176: Hi Minna!!
SnakeNose87797: I think that Warrior of Death was alot better then Bloody Trees.
MonPrincess has entered the room
Bob_the_Angel: Hi Princess! A/S/L?

"That means Age/Sex/Location" Tyler pointed to the abbreviation.
" Okay," Serena mummered watching in fasicination at the conversations.

BigPimpintheCity: Where all them foxy ladies today?
PrincessStar176: Which Princess?
Flashlight_man: I live in Wisconsion! Who likes cheese?
Herbert1564: I live in Michigan and I think Bloody Trees was way better.
Jessica_Simpson847: I'm 19/F/Florida if you want to talk to me press 9999
SnakeNose87797: No way Warrior of Death was way better!
PrincessStar176: 18/F/Illinois
BigPimpintheCity: 9999
Flashlight_Man: Wow you live near Wisconsion! Where in Illinois?
BigpimpintheCity: You have a pic Jessica?
Jessica_Simpson847: How old are you Bigpimp?
Jessica_Simposon847: Yes
Bob_the_Angel: I'm 18/M/Idaho
Bob_the_Angel: You have a pic?
Herbert1564: The best game was Squirrl Hunt in my opinion though, it was so cool to squish those lousy squirrls.
PrincessStar176: Go to http://cajasc.cjb.net/lauren.html to see my pics
Bigpimpinthecity: I'm 25/M/New York

" Tyler go on Mom, type in something."
" Okay." Serena typed in "Hello" and pressed the enter key.

PrincessStar176: I live in St.Charles, Illinois near Chicago.
SnakeNose87797: Oh yea, I've played Squirrl Hunt, I love when the blood splattered on the wind shield.
MonPrincess: Hello
Jessica_Simpson847: Hey Bob, what is it like in Idaho?
Flashlight_man: I live in a town called Baraboo. You ever heard of it?
PrincessStar176: Hi MonPrincess!!
PrincessStar176: Nope, sorry
BigpimpintheCity: Hey Mon A/S/L?

" He wants to know how old you are mom! Go ahead and type it in."

MonPrincess: 33/F/Tokyo, Japan
Herbert1564: Hey Jessica I live in Flordia too
Jonnyboylovestinkies has entered the room
Bob_the_Angel: Wow your really beautiful
Jessica_Simpson847: Where in Florida? I'm in Miami.
PrincessStar176: Thank you!
Bigpimpinthecity: Ohh sounds good what do you say you and I go some place private and do a little cybering.

" Ahhh, we better leave now," Tyler quickly said clicking out of the box, his cheeks burning red.

Serena gave him a look then got up from the chair and headed for the kitchen.
" Right Tyler," she called over her shoulder.
It was time to cook dinner and she wanted her first computer expiereance to sink in.


A few days later Serena ventured onto the computer again while the kids and Andrew were at school and work. She has a little trouble logging in but finally got it and went to chat exploring the rooms.
Over the next few weeks Serena began to spend alot of time on the computer when everyone was out in the daytime. She made some friends and put them on her buddy list, Rei Hino who went under the screenname "FireGoddess87", Lita Kino who went under the screenname " Flower_Gurl23", and Ami Mizuno who was " Mercury_Water" online. They became her group and when ever anyone was on she would sit and talk with them, discussing their lives.
Rei was married and lived in Japan with her husband Chad and daughter Carrie. Rei and her husband kept a shinto shrine passed onto her by her grandfather.
Lita was also married to her high school sweatheart Ken, they didn't have any children but did own a resturant where she was the cook.
Ami was a doctor in a hospital in America, she too had married her high school sweatheart and had a little boy and girl.

Serena would spend hours talking to them until she realized that the kids would be home then would get off for the night.

* * * * *

One night Serena was restless and couldn't sleep, she tossed and turned in her bed but was unable to sleep so she finally got up. Tiptoeing out of the room so not to wake Andrew and slipped downstairs to the computer.
Alex had been on quite late that night raving over the fact the Andrea Yates was mad that John was going with her to the Winter Formal. So the computer was still quite warm when Serena turned it on and sat down wrapping the blanket tighter around her.

None of her friends were online so Serena went to the chats scrolling through some of the user made ones.

Male for hot Female
Strippers Window
Pool Party
Peep Show
Hot and Single
The Cybering Room

All the chats seemed pretty much the same and Serena was about to give up and turn off the computer when she saw the icon to make her own chat. Desciding to go with her whim Serena clicked on it and made up the name " The Moon Palace" then clicked enter.
The screen instanly changed and Serena was taken to her chat, the words flashing on the screen.
***Welcome MonPrincess to " The Moon Place"****

Chatters in the room: MonPrincess

Serena decided to sit back and wait and see if someone would enter the room. It was long wait and at one point Serena got up and made herself a cup of tea, when she reaturned she was just about to quit for the night and go to bed when someone else entered.

PrinceEndymion: Tell me is the beautiful princess Serenity in here?
MonPrincess: If you are asking of her that would be me, but you may call me Serena.
PrinceEndymion: Ahh then it is wonderful to meet you for I am your only love Prince Endymion of the Earth Kingdom.
MonPrincess: You have heard of the legend of the Moon Kingdom?
PrincesEndymion: It is one of my faviorte stories, that is why I took the name of Prince Endymion.
MonPrincess: I love that story so very much, it aways makes me cry in the end when they die though. That is why I am the Moon Princess.
PrinceEndymion: It's okay I always cry at the end too, hoping they might end up togethor recarnated on the Earth. You might say we are destianed to meet like this.

They talked for three hours after that, his name was Darien Chiba and he was married to a womyn named Beryl but they had no kids. He worked has a doctor in a prominet hospital and also lived in Tokyo, something that slightly shocked Serena but it was in a diffrent district. They talked about their intrests in books, music, and food and found they had somethings in common.
It was 4am when Serena said goodnight and logged off her cheeks flushed and stars in her eyes. If it was all possible she had met her soulmate and dream man all in one night.
* * * * *

" So you stayed online for hours talking to this guy only?" Minako asked the next morning.

Between yawns Serena nodded taking a hot sip of her coffee.
" I just lost track of time talking to him, we have alot in common which kind of surprised me and he went to Harvard University in America for two years before coming back to Tokyo and marrying his wife."
" So basically he's this really sweet guy you met online. Did you exchange photos?"
" Well no," Serena admitted sheepishly. " He asked if I had one and I told him no because I didn't and he told me he wanted to find the perfect one to send to me."
" Wow, I wonder if he looks like Brad Pitt or Mel Gibson?" Mina sighed dreamily.
" Or maybe he looks like the 400 pound man we saw on Jerry Springer last week or Bill Clintion and he's a shameful womanizer," Serena giggled.
" Maybe he is Bill Clinton and he's looking for the next Monica! Or he might not be 37 like you said he was, he may be 97!" Mina replied dramatically.

This made Serena laugh, causing some people to stare at them from their tables.
" Yea an old wizined man sitting in front of the computer without his dentures pretending to be young again," Serena gasped out between giggles.

The two womyn laughed over it for awhile then went on to other things but in the thought of him stayed in the back of her mind. When she got home, the kids weren't back from school yet so Serena hung up her coat in the closet and walked into the living room.
She flicked a couple of switches and the computer hummed to life, Serena took a seat and waited for it to boot up before she logged onto AOL.
It seemed like forever that Serena waited for the modem to dial the number, then for another couple hours for everything to appear on the screen.
" You have mail."
Serena let out her breath in a woosh not even aware that she was holding it and clicked on the little mailbox icon. It was from him, the email address flashing at her like a beacon, she double clicked on the link and the letter appeared.
> Dear Serena,
>By all accounts I'm a rational man but last night was one of the greatest I've ever >expiernaced. I've never met a womyn quite like you and this has given me alot to think >about but I want to wait on sending you my photo.
>I want you to get to know me better and me know you better before we see what we >look like. I'll let you know this much though, I'm sitting here in front of my computer in >the same office I'm in everyday yet I don't feel like I'm here.
>All I can think of is you, please say you'll come back online again tonight. I'll be on >around 1am, please for I shall be awaiting.
> Darien

Serena clicked the reply button on the letter and typed her reply quickly.

> Darien,
>I shall be there tonight, wait for me.
> Serena

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" Mom whats for dinner?" Alex called has she walked through the door later that afternoon.
" Chicken and rice with vegtables," Serena called back stirring the rice and checking on the chicken.
" Okay, I'm going to call Jenny, tell me when it's ready!" Alex yelled back in reply.

The sound of Alex's thumping footsteps were heard going up the stairs followed by the slamming of a door.
" Mommy," Brian whined walking into the room holding a headless doll, the head in hs other hand.
" What is it Brian?" Serena asked turning around and bending down to her son's height.
" Mr. Kent's head fell off and I can't get it back on." Brian held up the plastic head with it's painted on smile.
" Oh dear well lets see if we can fix this."

Serena took the doll and popped the head back on, twisting it into place then handed it back to Brian.
" Here you go sweetie it's good has new!" She smiled patting her son on the back has he scurried out.

Standing back up Serena stretched her arms behind her back then went back to stirring the rice so it didn't stick to the pan.
" Serena have you seen my golf clubs? I'm supposed to be playing golf with Mr. Yamugutchi tomarrow at 7am," Andrew asked pointing his head into the kitchen.
" There in the garage where you left them last time," Serena replied adding vegatables to the boiling water on the stove.
" Thank you sweetie." Andrew disappered again.
" MOM MAKE TYLER GET OFF THE INTERNET SO I CAN CALL JENNY!" Alex screamed down the staircase.
" Tyler get off the internet you've been on since this afternoon!" Serena yelled into the living room.
" Ahhh but Mom I just got to the final level of Squirrl Hunt!" Tyler called back.
" Get off right now young man and help me set the table!" Serena shouted back.
" Ahhh mom..." Tyler grumbled has he saved the game and logged off.

The sound of footsteps trudged into the kitchen has Tyler pulled a pile of plates out of the cupboard and walked over to the table all the time mumbaling under his breath.
" I heard that," Serena said when she heard him complain but Alex getting more phone time then him.
* * * * *

Dinner that night was particuarlly busy, Tyler forgot his bad mood from earlier and talked about the football game he had seen on TV with Andrew while Brian blew bubbles in his milk and played with his food. Serena tried to stop him and talk to Alex who wanted to go to the mall that weekend and pick up her dress for the ball.
" Why don't you wear the pink dress you wore last year?" Serena asked pulling the straw out of Brian's milk and moving the cup away from him.
" You have to be kidding! I can't wear a dress that everyone has already seen me in! I need something totally new to look flashy and sexy!" Alex whined.
" I'm not sure about the sexy part but we can go shopping this weekend at the mall, maybe Mina will want to join us. She's always been good with clothes and fashion."
" Yea! Then she can help me find a great dress that will make Andrea Yates green with jelousy," Alex replied happily.
" Has long has the dress WE pick is not flashy and sexy," Serena said putting an emphasis on the "WE."
" Mooommm, I can't be a little girl forever I need something to make people know that I've grown up!" Alex whined.
" Your 14 years old, you don't need to grow up for a few more years," Serena replied cutting up Brian's chicken and handing him the fork.
" Moooommm, you just don't understand what it's like being me. I have to show up that Andrea and show her who's more beautiful and popular and who John likes more," Alex began.

Serena let her daughters complaints drift away has she looked toward the clock. It was 7:40pm, 5 hours until she could talk to Darien again.
* * * * *

Serena walked down the stairs tiredly sliding her hand over the smooth wooden banister. Brian had been wild that night, complaining that he wasn't tired and refusing to take a bath. The front of her shirt was still wet from all the water he had splashed on her, but finally after three long bedtime stories he had fallen asleep and she was able to escape.
Downstairs Andrew watched the news while she had mopped up the bathroom and put away various toys and other such things. The sounds of canned laughter drifted in from the TV room, he was probaly watching some old tv sitcom. Not really intersted in watching it with him, Serena walked into the darking living room. The computer stood on it's wooden desk top the screen glowing in the dim light coming from the street.
Reaching up Serena ran one hand over the top, feeling the dust that had gathered there. It was 11:00pm, two hours until he would be online, her stomach seemed to twist itself into knots has she thought of him. Imagining a guy that looked like Clark Gable, speaking like him with that smooth debonair style.
" Serena what are you doing here in the dark?" Andrew asked breaking into her thoughts.
" Huh? I was just looking out the window at the street and I was noticing how dusty this thing is." She pointed to the computer with an air of disgust.

Andrew just chuckled and stepped forward, folding her into his embrace and gave her a sound kiss on the mouth.
" Andrew what was that for?" Serena asked when they came up for air. Lately their sex life had been mostly a peck on the cheek.
" I just realized how beautiful you looked in the moonlight," he whispered resting his forehead on hers.
" Hmmm, thats something I haven't heard in awhile," Serena purred getting into the mood.
" Then maybe we should take this upstairs and continue this alone in the privacy of my room," Andrew replied smiling down at her.
" Oh, I don't know I just got Brian down an half hour ago and who knows if Tyler or Alex are still up," Serena replied suddenly thinking of the children upstairs.
" Don't worry we can be quiet," Andrew whispered in her ear while he began to drag her towards the stairs his arm around her waist.
" I...I...oh what the heck," Serena faltered then sighed and followed Andrew up the stairs
* * * * *
Andrew snored softly when she looked down on him, the blankets pulled up to the middle of his chest. Serena had already slipped out of the bed and pulled on her robe, the digital clock on the bedside table saying 12:50am. Serena smiled and placed a feather light kiss on her husbands forehead before tip toeing out of the room.
Andrew had tried hard that night but it wasn't like the old times she remebered and afterwards he had fallen alseep while she lay next to him staring up at the ceiling before sighing and turning away to stare at the clock. Finally at 12:50am Serena had slipped out of the bed being careful not to wake Andrew and pulled on her robe before going down the stairs to the computer.
It seemed like forever for AOL to boot up and the dialing of the modem screamed in her ears but finally the screen appeared. She let out a sigh of relief and was headed for the chat icon when a box appered with his name in it.

PrinceEndymion: He looked up at the sounds of footsteps upon the stones, getting up from the fountion Endymion looked into the distant shadows to see the figure coming towards him.

Serena laughed softly so not to wake everyone up and quickly began to type her response before hitting Enter.

MonPrincess: Serenity stepped forward into the light cast down by the stars, her features softened making her even more beautiful to him. "Endymion I have come..."
PrinceEndymion: It seems so fitting for us to quote the story when we meet in this room.
MonPrincess: Is this a room? Or are we in our own little world? Like our own moon kingdom?
PrinceEndymion: Prehaps this is our moon kingdom and you are Serenity while I am Endymion.
MonPrincess: I like that.
PrinceEndymion: I couldn't stop thinking about you today, it's like you have branded yourself into my mind. My assitant Tina says I'm crazy to be so crazy about a person I've only spoken to online. Do you think this is crazy?

Serena was almost breathless has she read those last few words then began typing her response.

MonPrincess: I don't think your crazy at all, I'm in the same way you are. You have been in my mind all the time, I just can't stop thinking of you. My friend Minako thinks this all is romantic even though I keep reminding her were both married.
PrinceEndymion: It sounds like Minako suffers from being single.
MonPrincess: Single and desperate, I keep telling her she's not missing much. My days revolve around rasing 3 kids and a husband that would rather play golf and drink beer then fix the dishwasher.
PrinceEndymion: How about a wife who loves to shop all the time and would rather attend a cocktail party then even think about washing a dish?
MonPrincess: Compared to my husband, if she can fix the dishwasher I'll take her.
PrinceEndymion: What is wrong with the dishwasher?
MonPrincess: Oh nothing much, it's just been taken over by a demon. Now it refuses to work once in awhile or it will spit out foamy white bubbles onto my kitchen floor.
PrinceEndymion: Poor thing, don't worry your prince will fix it!
MonPrincess: Yahoo!!!

The conversation continued to progress like that, they bantered and laughed with each other. Never really talking of anything serious, instead they compared their likes and dislikes. Talking of her children and his want of a few, even though Beryl hated kids.

MonPrincess: She hates children? How can anyone hate children? I admit my children can be sometimes annoying but no matter what I love them with all my heart.
PrinceEndymion: I would love to have some children, this apartment is so quite sometimes when Beryl is out shopping but she absolutly refuses to have any. She says they would get in the way of her lifestyle.

" Then why did you marry her?" Serena muttered typing in her response.

MonPrincess: I'm sorry that she is set in that way, I belive a child is a gift from God and I have been blessed three times.
PrinceEndymion: I wish I could meet you.
MonPrincess: You have met me, that is why we are here talking in this little room we call the Moon Kingdom.
PrinceEndymion: No I mean I want to meet you in public, physically see what you look like and talk to you in person.

" In person?" Serena whispered resting her head in her hand and taking a sip of tea.

PrinceEndymion: I'm sorry I didn't mean to be so forward, we should probaly resign ourselves to this world before we try and break free.
MonPrincess: I was thinking the same thing, I don't even know what you look like so to meet you in public would be like searching for a fountion of youth.
PrinceEndymion: Well how about we exchange our pictures, I have one I can send you through email if you would like.
MonPrincess: I would like that but I don't have one on the computer, I would have to see if my son Tyler can tell me how to put one on.
PrinceEndymion: I would like that, I would like to see your face for what it really is.
MonPrincess: Tired and sleepy, I better be getting off to sleep. It's 3:32am and I have to be up at 6am.
PrinceEndymion: You beat me, I don't need to be at work till 9am. Goodnight Princess Serenity
MonPrincess: Goodnight Prince Endymion.

Serena clicked the box close and signed out of America Online before turning off the computer. The room was shadowed in darkness has the computer screen faded into black.

Okay, the end of this chapter! Stay tuned for more next time to see what happens. In the meantime please read and review or send all comments to Saphrians_Water_Reflection@hotmail.com.