moonchild.

She felt a hand caress her as she lay sleeping. Unwillingly, she let her cursed tears fall.

"My dear moon child, don't cry." A soft, warm voice told her.

She couldn't help it. She's a cursed child of the moon, nothing special.

The earth children make fun of her for being the only child of the moon, because she's unique. She has her cousins, the children of the sun and stars, but she never sees the sun children unless there's an eclipse, and the star children are not allowed to come down unless there's a full moon.

"Sweet heart wake up." The voice said.

She opened her silver eyes, staring at her friend.

Her only friend.

She hastily wiped her tears. "I'm sorry brother."

Despite not having any siblings, she thought of him as her older brother. He takes care of her as if there were family.

He smiled at her.

"Do not apologize little one. It happens."

She laughs hollowly. "I hate it. It makes me weaker than I already am."

He listened attentively.

"They mock me for being the only one, for being different than them. I am the only sky child that lives on earth. Why am I not with the moon? Why am I here?" She said, more tears pooling in her eyes, despite her evident anger.

"My cousins are stronger than I. I, a mere cursed child-"

"You are not cursed my child."

"I am brother." She replied. "I can't stop these tears falling from my eyes. My eyes glow in the dark like the moon itself. My hair blends with the night sky. My skin is as gold and dark as the sun and earth. Despite this, I am cursed."

She stood up, spinning in the middle of the room.

"I am young." She stated plainly. "Yet I have lived as many years as the other children have."

She turned to her friend.

"I am born sad."

He reached out to her. "Come here moon child."

She accepted his embrace without any questions.

"When the moon rises, you'll shine my moon child."

He always told her this. Yet every time the moon rose, she waited for her to 'shine'.

She never did.

The earth children found it amusing. They'll wait by the River of Life, and make fun of her sentiment.

"Hey moon child! Where's your precious moon? Has they ignored you?"

"You don't seem to be shining at all! In fact, you're beginning to dull!"

"The moon casted you here to suffer. You are cursed! No one loves a moon child!"

"Yeah no one loves you!"

"Children of the moon are cursed."

"Look, she's begun to weep! Your precious moon won't care!"

"My brother cares!" She cried. "He cares and he'll yell at you if you don't leave me alone!"

The earth children looked at one another, and began to laugh.

"Your brother? You don't have any siblings!"

"He's my friend, but we are as close as family!" She responded tearily.