Tale Of The Planets

10

Neptune had been secretly visiting the Sun in the palace gardens for what felt like an eternity. They would talk for hours about everything from the formation of the solar system to the latest comets and asteroids they had spotted. The other planets knew nothing of their arrangement, and Neptune preferred it that way.

But today, something was different. The Sun was distant and cold to her, and Neptune couldn't figure out what was wrong. She tried to engage him in conversation, but he was unresponsive. Finally, she spoke up.

"Sun, what's wrong? You seem distant today," Neptune asked.

The Sun sighed and turned to face her. "Neptune, we need to talk. I can't keep doing this anymore. I don't want to see you like this."

Neptune's heart sank. "What do you mean? What's going on?"

"I mean that I can't keep pretending that this is something it's not. I can't keep seeing you like this," the Sun replied.

Neptune was taken aback. "I don't understand. What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that I don't want to see you anymore. I don't feel the same way you do, and I can't keep pretending that I do," the Sun said firmly.

Neptune was devastated. She had been secretly in love with the Sun for as long as she could remember, and now he was telling her that he didn't feel the same way.

"Please, Sun, don't do this. I love you," Neptune said, tears streaming down her face.

The Sun looked at her coldly. "I don't care for you expressing your love. You need to leave the palace now."

Neptune couldn't believe it. She had always thought that the Sun felt the same way she did, but now it was clear that she had been wrong. She turned and walked away, heartbroken and alone.

Neptune's heart sank as the sun pushed her away. She knew he didn't mean it, but the pain of his rejection was almost too much to bear. She had fallen in love with him, but now it seemed like he wanted nothing to do with her.

As she left the sun palace gardens, tears streaming down her face, she couldn't help but feel like the rest of the planets were right. She had shown too much sympathy for the sun, and now it seemed like it had backfired on her.

When she returned to the other planets, they noticed how distant she had become. They tried to reach out to her, but Neptune couldn't bring herself to open up to them. Her only solace was in visiting Jupiter and Saturn's child, who brought her a small glimmer of happiness.

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months. Neptune continued to drift away from the rest of the solar system, her heart heavy with the weight of her thoughts of the unrequited love for the sun.

Meanwhile the Sun lived in solitude, feeling a sense of anger and betrayal towards the other planets in the solar system. He blamed them for forcing him to push Neptune away, the one planet that had always been special to him. He couldn't understand why the other planets couldn't see how important she was to him.

As time passed, the Sun began to notice how Neptune was becoming more distant from everyone, including him. She seemed to be avoiding him, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness and longing for her. He missed their conversations and the way she used to light up the garden with her presence.

One day, the Sun decided to reach out to Neptune and try to reconcile with her. He sent out a burst of energy in her direction, hoping to catch her attention but It never did she was already too far.

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PRESENT DAY
19 YEARS LATER

"Neptune and the Sun's secret love affair came to an abrupt end when the Sun caved in to pressure from the other planets. Despite their deep affection for each other, the Sun was forced to break things off with Neptune. The breakup shattered Neptune's heart, causing her to drift further away from the rest of the planets and even further away from the Sun. With each passing moment, Neptune felt her heart grow colder and colder until it turned to ice. Eventually, she faded away into the dark reaches of the galaxy, no longer a part of the solar system. Left with a broken heart, Neptune's story came to a tragic end." Saturn told the story to the 3 little girls of hers that sat amused throughout the whole story.

"So is that why sun is slowly losing its light because his love Neptune left." Dione asked amused.

"Poor Neptune." Cyllene sighed.

"Why did the other planets threaten the sun?" Mimas asked

"Because they were afraid it would turn into a disaster again-" Saturn started but was cut off by her eldest son titan

"Mother, father wants you." Titan told her walking into the nursery room passing them going straight toward the balcony watching the galaxy.

Saturn sighed knowing the two must've gotten into it again. "I'll be back girls." She told them.