Scorpio

I hate Mondays. There is always so much work to do and there’s someone always calling me. At least this time the meeting is in Scorpio. The Sun made this world, Terrarium, as we call it and it consists of twelve huge continents.

The twelve being: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces are related to Water and have the ability to manipulate it.

Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are closely linked with Fire and have the power to control it.

Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are related to Earth and have the capacity to influence Earth or the ground.

Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are associated with Air and have the power to maneuver it.

I’m a Scorpion. But a special one.

“Luna!” my mom calls out.

I go.

“Wassup, Mom?” I ask.

“Princess Sol is asking for you.” She replies while flashing me a pleading smile.

I can never say no to my mom. So, I do my work with a smile and head to Sol’s room.

“Sol?” I call out when I reach her room.

Sol is the Princess and sole heir of Scorpio. I’m two years older than her and when she was younger, she would come and play with me. So, she's like my younger sister.

I find her sitting in front of the mirror and looking at her hair. She looks at me and smiles.

“What are you doing?” I ask.

“I’m getting you out of work,” she says.

“Sol, I need to go and help my mom. I’m sorry but I really can’t play with you right now,” I tell her while turning around to go out of the room.

“If I give you work then will you stay?” she asks.

“Of course, Your Highness,” I say.

I look at her and she smiles widely. Although she may deny it, she likes being called that.

“Don’t call me that,” she squeals with a bright smile and flushed cheeks.

“Your wish is my command… Your Highness,” I wink at her.

She laughs.

“Will you come and do my hair? I don’t like how the others do it,” she whines.

She may be spoilt but she is a Princess. I walk towards her and remove her hair from the fancy bun that Maura must have put on for Sol. I brush her long, wavy, brown hair.

I place my hands on her head, as if massaging her head and close my eyes just as she closes hers to enjoy the feeling.

‘Talk to me.’ I say in my mind.

I can see what she wants me to do with her hair and I do it.

My ability is not supposed to exist as my parents told me.

I can listen and talk to anything I touch. It can be anything: cotton, steel, wood, you name it. As long as I can touch it I can talk to it.

“I love it! It’s exactly what I was thinking about. I don’t know how you do it,” she exclaims, while looking at her half up and half down hairstyle.

“I just do whatever I think you will like,” I say laughing awkwardly.

No other living soul other than my Brother, Mother, Father and Vulcan, my best friend and second heir of Taurus know about my ability.

“I need to go, Your Highness,” I say while looking at her through the mirror.

She’s quite pretty with blue eyes and pale skin. When the light plays on her skin it almost looks like she is an angel.

She nods.

I leave.

***

I go towards my mom to ask her if she needs any help.

“Hey, honey,” She says.

My mom is quite old. You can see the wrinkles in her face but there is prettiness in even her wrinkles. Her smile is the most contagious thing ever and her eyes are hazel. Her smile lines add to her beauty.

“Hey, mom. Do you need any help?” I ask.

“No honey, I’m fine. I think your brother has arrived. Why don’t you go and greet him? She asks.

“Are you sure?” I say excitedly.

She laughs.

“Yes, honey. Go,” She says.

I run.

***

I see the strong build of my brother standing in front of a truck. I can see that he is talking to someone. Then, I see his hand in his black, curly hair.

It's probably Ankitha. He has a huge crush on her and tries to flex his muscles whenever she's nearby.

He is in the army. I get to see him every Monday. Although it's quite frequent. I still miss him.

I slowly go and try to scare him but he suddenly turns around and sees me.

"LUNA!!" He yells and runs to me.