Stand in the Rain ~Sequel to Breakaway

Buy the Stars

Stardust's POV

My eyes fluttered back open as lightening crashed somewhere nearby, making a booming thunder shake the ground. I coughed and pushed myself up. It was pouring rain now, and pitch black. The storm was in full rage and I was on the ground, alone.

"Luna!" I called out, but my voice was lost in the wind and rain. I jumped up to just instantly regret it. My head was pounding. What happened...?

"Mephiles," I growled. It had to have been him. He took Luna and kicked me off to the side as it were. I couldn't have been out for long, maybe they didn't go far. Despite my pounding headache and no sense of direction, I began to blindly run into the rainy night.

I didn't know how I was going to find them -- or for that matter, if I still could-- or even what I would I do if I did. Mephiles is much stronger than I am, and I have the disadvantage with the headache and Luna not being able to help much. I looked up. If only the rain would clear, Luna would be stronger in the moonlight, and I would be stronger with the starlight.

But the rain didn't clear, it only got worst. From drizzle to downpour within seconds, and any chance of being able to somewhat see in front of me dwindled. The situation went from improbable to impossible in a few thousands tears that fell from the sky. I couldn't stop walking though, I kept pushing on.

I never expected any of this to happen. I had so much hate and pent up feelings inside me a week ago from Luna. So many doubts, so much disbelief. Now, here I am, trudging through the pitch black and pouring rain with no stars to guild me, far away from home, in search of her. It's hard to say that she didn't grow on me, because she did. I've secretly missed company, someone to talk to other than stars and spirits. I just never expected that someone to be Luna, a girl who came to find me because she needed my help. I couldn't turn her down, but I didn't think I could help her. She had so much darkness within her, which within a weeks' time began to fade.

The prophecy, it had said that she would hold the power of the night in her hands, the dark of the night and the light of the moon. Maybe all she needed was some guidance to show her the other side was within her.

A lot of that had to be thanks to her. She broke the cycle and stood up to Mephiles. If she hadn't left, I can only imagine the turmoil she would have caused. He wouldn't have been able to contain her like he thinks he can. Luna would have followed directly in the dark side of the prophecy, killing, and not being able to stop. No chance to choose, to see the light.

Lightening flashed overhead giving me only a slight idea of where I was going. There was nothing to see though. Nothing to hear but the rumble of thunder and the pounding rain.

Until I heard it, faint, but I heard it. A scream from my right. I didn't hesitate, I just ran to it. It had to be Luna or maybe even a friend of hers. Whoever it was, they were in trouble.

As I ran, I tried to cast a spell, but the combination from lack of light and the pounding headache I was experiencing blocked the spell. I moaned in irritation but didn't keep my energy wasted trying. I needed to save it for my plan, which wasn't a very good one but seemed to be the only plausible action.

Distract Mephiles so that Luna could get away.

Very bad plan, but I didn't see very many options at the moment.

I stopped suddenly. I don't know why I stopped, but I did. There was something, a feeling of being close to where I needed to be. And the sudden cue came into place. A single flash of light illuminated the sky above me, giving just enough light to see Luna --struggling to keep standing with her back turned to Mephiles. He didn't see me, I was conveniently behind a tree. But he saw Luna, and as soon as the light faded, I saw the flash of purple as he charged to throw an attack.