The Lonely Goddess

The Chandelier

"Mother, do the stars change every night?"

"They do, but they would always return to where they belong. You have to look after them since they often get lost.

"You told me I can talk to them, but when I do they never respond. Do they not like me?"

"Well, stars don't communicate with words like you and me. It's hard for me to explain but all I can say is that they're always listening........

.....ALWAYS.....

Serenity started to read the history of the world she now resides within. Its history had some striking similarities to the old fairy tales she would read back in the old library. The Night Raven College worships and follows Seven known figures in their history and along with those seven figures came seven houses. Crowley also mentioned that a rival school, Royal Sword Acadamy, was on the same island that Night Raven was on.

" You're quite a fast reader Miss Serenity. You've almost finished that book in less than 2 hours."

Serenity looked up at the older man, he had a graceful smile and the yellow in his eyes slightly shined. Serenity started to become rather comfortable with his presence. He's no doubt too eccentric for her timid self but for the short time she was here he was the only one that helped her in this new world.

*CRASH!!*

Both Serenity and Crowley jumped at the sudden crashing sound, it was loud and heavy. Crowley quickly got up from his chair and ran outside his office to where that noise was made. Serenity soon followed suit in hopes that her powers could help somehow. When both of them made it to the source of the crash all they saw was the large intricately designed chandelier shattered on the floor. Its flitting gems are scattered all around, and the gold-plated chains are broken. But what caught Serenity's eyes was what, or should I say who was under the chandelier. It was Grim and Ace. Grim was out cold while Ace was fully awake and was trying his hardest to remove his stuck foot. But what was on Serenity's mind was to get Grim and check if he was alright.

"What in the world is going on here?!"

Crowley's voice carried through the hall. His voice got the attention of Ace and an unfamiliar dark-haired boy with a spade on the left side of his face.

"Geh, it's the headmaster."

Ace grimaced while still stuck under the broken chandelier. Crowley lifted his cane, it started to glow and with that, he was able to lift the chandelier off of Ace and Grim. Serenity didn't hesitate to run to the unconscious Grim and gently lifted him into her arms. She checked if the cat had gotten any injuries but all she saw were bumps and cuts and thankfully nothing too serious. She then turned her attention to Ace, she saw him holding onto his ankle with his face pinched in pain. The hem of his pants was slightly lifted for her to see that bruising on his ankle.

"A-Are you alright?"

"I think I messed up my ankle real good."

Ace groaned in pain. Serenity felt bad for the young boy so she slowly fell to her knees while still holding onto Grim and carefully placed her hand on Ace's ankle. Her hand was cold and in turn, it caused Ace to flinch and quickly lift his head to Serenity.

"What are you doing?"

Serenity decided not to answer and focus on healing Ace. Pale stardust encircled Ace's ankle and when the dust disappeared so did the swelling and the bruising.

"Do you feel much better?"

Serenity shyly looked up to Ace's ruby eyes. Ace grabbed at his ankle once again but this time with a little more force to see if he could feel any pain but he didn't feel anything. It was almost as if he never hurt his ankle.