Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Jamech ❯ chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

It took twenty minutes to groom Bye. And once he had finally eaten, and his food settled; An'nu tacked him up.

"Come on, boy. It's a fine day for riding, it is! It's warm, but not hot; sunny, but not gleaming," An'nu said, lovingly, to her horse. She gently led him out of his stall, through the paddock and on to the large bridle path to the back of her house. An'nu mounted her seventeen hands-gelding, and gave him the signals to walk-on. As they departed from their home, a gentle breeze swept across the path, whipping Bye's mane and tail around like buffalo grass on the plane. =======

Setsuna and Serenity remained on the grand balcony, now gazing over the marble rails at the beautiful green acres bellow them. A breeze swept through the trees, rustling some leaves, as well as Setsuna's long green hair.

"It's a fine day Setsuna; you shouldn't let your troubled thoughts get in the way of that. Que sera sera as they say. At least that's the mentality we can have at this very moment." Serenity gestured at an invisible sight in the air, as she spoke, before turning her back to Setsuna, only to head towards the grand hall set off from the balcony's entrance.

"Your majesty, you are correct indeed, but I can't deny that what I saw last night is beyond disturbing. However, if it suits you for me to be care-free at this moment, like you in the old days, then so be it." Setsuna turned as well, to follow her liege into the castle once more. 'It was just like old times for her majesty', Setsuna thought, 'Not a care in the world, even if it will be falling down around her soon enough.'
They entered the grand hall, which leads to every corridor in the palace. Tapestries hung from the marble walls. Beautiful designs engraved, and painted on the floor tiles. Almost like Egyptian Hieroglyphs, depicting stories from days past. Enormous windows, wide enough to comfortably fit three or even four elephants side by side; graced the hall with golden sunlight. Paintings from Serenity's wedding, and the fellow scouts showed up here and there. The palace 'twas a grand place indeed, a person would be content to leave here for eternity, if they so wished. "Setsuna, honestly now, do you really think there will be a great battle? I've always had my doubts, and have always wondered if the ol' wives tales were true or mere legends. I for one, haven't a care in the world right now, but hasn't it always been that way?" The beautiful queen gave a humble, low laugh, as her blonde hair swayed slightly. The faint tapping of their shoes on the marble floors were all that could be heard, with the exception of the two women's voices. Setsuna was slow to respond to the Queen's remark. She herself, had not a doubt in her mind that the Great Battle would come, but she also knew her long time friend always had a hard time believing such stories; true or not. "Majesty, I believe it's real, no doubt in my mind. But my opinion cannot sway yours. You've never been one to truly believe in all these things, so it's ok to say what you think. But as for myself, I will not give up on finding out more details on this day, for I believe it is real and will happen, perhaps sooner than we may think.
Again, Serenity gave a humble laugh. She was not the naive, young woman she once was. She knew that, if her friend believed it would happen, it would happen. Serenity did not answer Setsuna, as they proceeded to walk down the hall. They went for minutes without talking, until they had come to a room, with a large opening. This opening was dressed with large, burgundy curtains, topped with gold tassels. The archway of the doorway had a beautiful Celtic design carved into it. on either side of the doorway, there was a torch, lighted, which meant it was an important room...

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An'nu urged Bye into an energetic trot, holding him back for he was excited. Bye always loved trail rides, and always wanted to take off, regardless of who was riding him. There was a continuous breeze, and a few loose leaves fell from the trees, as they continued down the trail. Now Bye was never a horse to spook, mind you. He never shied or ran away from anything his whole life, but today would be different...
As they rambled on down the trail, Bye's ears pricked forward, so far forward they almost touched tips. Bye started to get huffy-puffy, and antsy. He pranced about and was looking into the woods, and bushes as if expecting a bear to charge out. " Easy boy! EASY!" Cried out An'nu, as she tugged back on the reins and sat deep in the seat to try and steady him. The calm collected breeze had slowly built up into a strong gust, and made illusions of some strange evil lurking about. An'nu was becoming antsy herself, as she glanced up at the sky and noticed dark, black clouds looming in. An'nu tried to no avail to get her horse to cooperate. And as she cast another nervous glance to the now pitch black sky, a loud thunderclap commenced, sending Bye packing. He took off in a wild gallop, not caring that his rider almost fell off in his nervous fury. A bolt of lightning flashed ahead of them, and others all around them. An'nu's breathing was heavy now, she feeling nervous as never before. And again, another lighting bolt flashed, but this time it struck the ground with such rage, it tore up all the trees around it. "What the HELL is happening here? Are the Gods angry with me?" An'nu exclaimed aloud, as she pulled up the reins and got Bye to finally come to an uneasy halt. "That was close, I've never been so close to lightning that's hit the ground, before in my life!" She went on to say. Bye's ears were erect again, this time swiveling continuously, searching desperately for any signs of normality...