Moonlight

Chapter 2.

A vigorous shaking woke me up in the middle of the night. The person shaking me started swatting at me and was mumbling unintelligibly, as I was still half asleep, so I don't know what she was saying. I heard a voice saying, "Lun wake up! Wake up! Wake

up!" The voice said, not recognizing it immediately and not wanting to do so at the same time. After staying up all night the night before because I couldn't control my excitement, I felt like I just needed to sleep, I had been up too late the night before. There

was now a happy song being sung by the person who was now celebrating their birthday. Upon realizing that today was the first day of my eighteenth year the last thing I wanted to do was to sit down and brush my hair off of my face. After I rubbed

my eyes and blink multiple times, I was able to see something for a brief moment before the brightness of the room forced me to rub my eyes again. Looking toward my mother left, I saw Aspen standing beside my bed, smiling down at me in the middle of my

thoughts. A soft voice from Aspen said, "Happy birthday Luna," at the end of the sentence. I flipped the covers off of my legs and sat up, stretching away from the tightness of my muscles as I said, "Thank you, Aspen!" I smiled brightly at him,

"Thank you!" I said as I flipped the covers off of my legs. As I approached the stairs, I asked, "Are you allowing me to go downstairs yet?" As much as I wanted to get out of my room, I did not want to be stuck there forever. I remember when I was a

child, I used to get punished by my parents every time I was naughty. When I was a child, I was sent to my room to get punished. Honestly, it was the worst punishment because I felt so lonely there. I was fortunate enough to have Aspen coming

over and spending the entire day with me yesterday, but since he was male, he had to leave soon after he arrived. Aspen and I were neither in love with each other in the way that my parents knew I would wait for God's timing and that neither of us felt the

same way about each other as my parents knew I would wait. Aspen was looking at me with amusement when I finally pulled myself back to reality and snapped out of my reverie. In my blush, I knew he had said something, but I wasn't sure what it was

because I had lost focus because I hadn't realized what he was saying. When Aspen looked down at his watch, he smiled, "I told you that when your parents come for you, you will be able to go downstairs. That will happen in an hour," he said as he laughed.

It's time to go get dressed. I don't know what you're going to do with that nest on your head." He mumbled thoughtfully, "I do not know what you're going to do with that nest." Immediately my eye's widened and I reached for the top of my head by touching

it and nothing happened. I grinned a bit and pushed Aspen away, laughing. "Y-you should have seen the look on your face!" He screamed while laughing his ass off while he dashed out of the little room. I shook my head. I mumbled into my closet, trying to

decide what to wear, not knowing what I would wear. I hadn't been told anything by my father. There were multiple gowns for different events that I had to wear, as well as different dresses that I had to wear for different occasions. I knew that I had to

dress up formal for this party, so I went through my dress collection, but I couldn't locate anything that I thought was appropriate for this event. Then I cried in my closet, knowing that Aspen was going to hear me scream from outside, but that I had

nothing decent to wear. Although I had a few clothes in my closet, I had nothing to wear. My heart was racing as I heard a sudden laugh, so I turned around to see Aspen watching me from the opening of my closet; she was watching me with a curious

look on her face. Aspen, who was nervously extending an invitation to Lun, said that he had a gift for her for you, which he thought you might like. After a few seconds, he walked away and I walked right out of my closet. He seemed concerned as he walked

over to me and said, 'I have a gift for her that I'd like you to take home.'' I stepped out of my closet and he moved out of my way so that I could exit. Seeing that I was looking expectantly at him, he turned his attention to my bed. My attention was caught by his

gaze, and I saw a dress cover and a box on the bed beside me. Before he nodded, I shot him a questioning glance, and he replied in a positive manner. He whispered to me, "Open it." I obeyed what he said and opened the door. When I reached the dress cover, I

picked up the zipper and started trying to zip it up. Taking a slow and steady approach, I pulled it down. Upon seeing the dress, I gasped in astonishment. There was nothing I could say to describe how beautiful it was. With a belt adorned with

silver diamonds around the waist, this outfit has a royal blue color. As far as I was concerned, this was the most beautiful dress I had ever seen out of all the dresses I had seen. The whole experience was just absolutely perfect from beginning to end. In

awe of the silk, I ran my fingers over it, enraptured by its textures. Aspen's voice echoed behind me, and I jumped a little when I heard her saying, "Open the box." I believe I nodded, not quite able to speak at this moment since I am still reeling from the

shock. It was time for me to open the box, so I grabbed it and opened it up. I was surprised to see that the dress was complemented perfectly by the silver high heel shoes that were revealed by it. It was a very overwhelming experience for me. It

wasn't long before Aspen started to feel nervous because of my silence. It was very important to me that both your father and mother approved of it because they were planning this particular theme for your party and I just hoped that you liked it. I

think the color of the blue would really enhance the color of your baby blue eyes, and the color of your blond hair would complement the color as well. In Aspen's ramblings at the time, I was able to tell that the time was right for me to speak at that

moment, since he was rambling at the time. It was with a smile that she looked at me and said to me, "Aspen, I love what you did." In regards to the dress, I said, "It's beautiful, the most beautiful dress I have ever seen." My emotions were heightened by that

statement. It wasn't just about the dress. It was about Aspen being the best friend anyone could ever wish for, as well as going above and beyond to choose my dress for me, which I found quite touching. I think Aspen has always been the best friend to

me, and I am grateful to know that. Angered by what he said, I turned away from the dress and shoes, and hugged him tightly, not knowing how to describe my feelings for him. I turned away from the dress and shoes, and hugged him tightly.q We stood

there hugging until we were forced to pull apart quickly because someone knocked on my door as soon as he walked into my house. As soon as he walked in, he immediately wrapped his arms around me. As he hugged me he embraced me tightly.

My mother, Candice, and her personal hairdresser stood beside Aspen as she got ready for Luna's big day. It was a great joy to see them there, and I felt it almost compelled me to laugh. "Aspen, if you will excuse us, it is time for Luna to get ready."

My mother said softly. After giving my arm one last squeeze, Aspen gave me a nod before silently walking out of the room. The moment he walked out of the room, my mother turned to me with a bright smile on her face. The distance between us was

quickly closed by her before she grabbed me by the shoulders tightly and dragged me close to her. Having just turned eighteen, my baby girl is now nearly eighteen years old. Slow down for me little girl. You're growing way too fast." My mother said

emotionally into the fringe of my hair. Before I knew it, my eyes were stinging with tears as I blinked rapidly in an effort to clear them. Daddy's baby, I will always be yours and your father's and when your father left, your mother embraced you with

a smile and turned to look at me. As soon as we both realized how far apart we were, she hugged me tightly and closed the distance between us. It's already eighteen years old now. You're growing way too quickly, baby girl. If you love me, please slow down." My

mother sighed emotionally into my hair as she spoke. After I blinked rapidly, I felt tears stinging the corners of my eyes and felt my eyes water. My voice was strained with unshed tears as I whispered, "I'll always be yours and your father's baby girl mother,"

as I embraced you in my arms. After sniffing the air and pulling away, my mother placed her hands on my shoulders as she pulled away from me. It was obvious that she was looking at me with love in her eyes. Seeing that Luna was slightly taller than I, I smiled

to her, "You are my queen," she nodded, and turned to Mandy, "I love you as well." I smiled back at her. I looked up to see the bright smile of Mandy, almost in a creepy way, and I, too, became a little startled by her expression. My mother gave me a slight

push and I glanced at Mandy. It soon became apparent to me that they had something in mind for me that I was not prepared for.