Galaxy Gossip #2
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In case you haven't guessed, this month's theme is "Lions."  Rowr. 
*Rei and Celeste come running up the temple steps with Phoebe at their heels*
Celeste
:  Kira!
Rei
: Come back!
*as they reach the top, they see Lita, Amy, Mina, and Artemis sitting on the patio-thingy-hey*

Mina
:  Hi, girls.  What's up?
Rei
(panting):  After the bell rang . . . Kira bolted out of class . . . without even waiting for us.
Celeste
:  Yeah.  She was bummed all day.
Lita
:  Why?
Rei
:  Who knows?
*Serena and Luna come running up the stairs*

Serena
:  Hey, guys!  I'm actually close to being on time for once!
Luna
:  I told you to head to the meeting directly after school, but you thought it was more important to gab with Molly for ten minutes.
Amy
:  Oh, stop it you two.  You'll have plenty of time for that later.  Right now we have to do something about Kira.
Serena
:  Why?  What's wrong?
Artemis
:  She's upset and probably hiding somewhere...
Rei
:  She could be anywhere, though.  You know her...
Lita
: So  let's go!  *runs off in one direction*
Mina
:  Lita, wait!  *Mina and Artemis follow*
Amy
(turning to Serena):  I'll go this way, while you and Luna go that way.
Serena
:  Okay.  Hey Kira!  Come out, come out wherever you are!!! 
*Amy walks in one direction and Serena and Luna walk in another*

Rei
(turning to Celeste):  I'll check around back.  *runs around the temple*
Phoebe
:  Okay, we're finally alone.  Now where is she hiding, why, and how can we console her?
Celeste
:  Since when do you care this much about Kira?
Phoebe
:  Think about it, Celeste.  Do you know how much glory I could get for this?
Celeste
:  I should have known...
                                                
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Mina
:  Now where would she be hiding?  *looks up a tree*
Lita
(climbing to the roof):  I haven't the slightest id-----  Phelan?
Phelan
:  Good afternoon, Lita.
Lita
:  What are you doing up here?!?
Phelan
:  Observing the beautiful view from atop the Cherry Hill Temple.  It's quite nice.  You should come up here more often.
Artemis
(jumping to the roof):  Is Kira up here?
Grandpa
:  Hello young man!  *pops up out of nowhere*
Artemis
:  MEEEOOOOOWWW!!!  *almost falls off the roof*
Phelan
:  *voice cracks*  Uh . . . hi.
Grandpa
:  So you like the view up here too?  I like to sit up here and watch the stars at night.  I fell off the roof once!  My grandaughter, Rei, was really worried about me.  She worries too much.  *Phelan's face is twitching this whole time, folks*  Do you know her?  She's the pretty girl that works here.  Hey!  You two should go on a date!  She hasn't had a date in months!
                                                    
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Serena
:  Kira!  Oh, where are you?  I'm tired, Luna.  *plops down next to a tree*
Luna
:  Get up, Lazy-bones!  You're not going to find Kira by just sitting there.  You have to get up and look!  I can just imagine Phoebe now...
*image of Phoebe pops up*

Phoebe
:  Ha ha ha ha ha!  And you call her the Champion of Justice?  She's so lazy!  Ha!  She's a failure!  Ha ha ha ha!  You failed!  Ha ha ha ha!
*fades away*

Serena
:  Oh, Luna.  You're over-reacting.  She'd never be that mean to you....
Luna
:  Oh, really?
Serena
:  Yeah, really.  Now c'mon.  Let's go find Kira.  Kira!!!  Where are you?
                                                    
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*Amy is looking behind a bush, in the shed, behind the gate...*

Amy
:  It's like playing hide-and-go-seek with a three year old...*sees Rei* Hi Rei!
Rei
*runs up to Amy*:  Hi, Amy.  Find Kira?
Amy
:  Not a trace.  Where could she be?
Rei
:  I don't know.  It seems like we've checked almost all of the temple grounds...
Amy
:  Rei...do you have any idea as to what upset her?  Did anyone insult her?  She may be crazy, but she's not stupid.
Rei
:  I don't think so.  Let's check with Celeste.  She knows Kira better than anyone.
                                                    
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*Celeste quietly walks into Kira's room with Phoebe right next to her*

Phoebe
:  Aha!  So she's her in her room!
A muffled voice coming from the box (that sounds vaguely like Kira)
:  Yeah, Pheebs, I'm a diabolical genius.
Celeste
:  Kira, you have everyone searching the temple grounds for you.
Phoebe
:  And you know how big it is!  And I found you!  In your face Luna!  Ha ha ha!
Kira
:  Ahh!  Big!  *the box beside Kira's bed starts to shake*
                                                    
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Grandpa
:  ...and then she stopped seeing him.  I don't know why.  And then Chad came along and I think those two would really hit it off!  *Atremis yawns, Lita continues twiddling her thumbs, Mina fiddles with some twigs, and Phelan sighs heavily*  But Rei is afraid to start a relationship with him, I think.  But you seem like a nice young man!  So how about it?
Phelan
:  Uh . . . um . . . well . . . you see . . . um . . .  *Chad appears on the ground next to Mina*
Chad
:  Grandpa!  Get off the roof!  You know what will happen if Rei finds out! 
*Rei and Amy appear*

Rei
:  Find out what, Chad.
Chad
:  Rei!  Oh!  Uh, hi.
Rei
*gritting her teeth*:  Spill it, Chad.
Chad
:  Well . . . you see . . . um . . . *Grandpa clambers down off the roof*
Grandpa
:  Hello Rei!  Have you met this nice young man?  *points to Phelan*
Chad
:  Hey, dude!  What's up?
Amy
:  Phelan?  What are you doing on the roof?
Lita
:  He's following Mina around.
Phelan
:  I'm not following her!
Grandpa
:  So Phelan's your name!
Lita
:  Uh, guys?  We're supposed to be looking for Kira, remember?
Chad
:  Kira?  Well, I saw Celeste talking to her box before I came out.
Rei
:  I should have known!  The box!  We had a field day today!  She hates open spaces!
Mina
:  Well, let's go!
*Serena and Luna appear*

Serena
:  We looked all over, and there's no sign of her.
Lita
:  Celeste found her already.
Luna
:  MEEEOOOOOWWW!?!?
Amy
:  Well, let's go see if we can help.
                                                 
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Celeste
:  C'mon, Kira.  Come out.
Kira
:  Why?
Celeste
:  'Cause it's hard taliking to a box.
*Kira throws one of the flaps open*

Kira
:  Better?
Celeste
:  So what's wrong?
Kira
:  You know...field day.
Celeste
:  Oh.
Phoebe
:  So you were in a big area all day.  What's the big deal?
Kira
:  I was in a tiny bubble most of my life and the open spaces scare me!  *head pops out of the box*
Celeste
:  But Kira, I'll always be there for you.
  *a piano chord sounds out of nowhere*

Celeste
:  Yikes!
Phoebe
:  What the heck was that?
What the heck was that?  Find out next time in Galaxy Gossip #2 part 2:  Galaxy Gossip 2.5!
In case you were wondering, we've used a literary device called a cliffhanger!  Lions!