This story is kind of different because it isn’t an adventure story, but you know the routine. New character incoming! This girl’s name is Esmaray, and, as you may have guessed, this Esmaray is not a good girl. Esmaray is the complete opposite of Arella, but they don’t know each other. Esmaray only knows Astra, and they hate each other. They are cousins, but these girls fight like bloodthirsty cats and dogs who despise each other to the bone. The name Esmaray means “dark moon,” so she bullies whomever she likes. You have probably also guessed that Esmaray is from the Star Kingdom, and she has cracked the main star more than once—just for a prank. Her Zodiac stone is Scorpio; people born under this sign often overreact, and some of them are pretty mean (no offense, Scorpios), and … well, let’s just get started.
“Ugh, why can’t we cancel this?” Esmaray whined in an annoying tone.
“Esmaray, we already went over this. Astra and her mom are coming over today—no matter what. Now stop complaining, and pack.” Esmaray’s mom sighed.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and the doorbell rang. Esmaray’s mom went to open the door as Esmaray reluctantly zipped her luggage, and sucked noisily on a lollipop.
“Aah! Celestica! What a delight to have you two over. Hello, Astra! Are you ready to go?” Esmaray’s mom asked in a welcoming tone.
“Yes, Auntie!” Astra exclaimed.
“Why don’t you go talk with Esmaray while we prepare some drinks?” Astra’s mom suggested.
“Sure … I totally want to hang out with her,” Astra spoke with sarcasm in her voice, as she rolled her eyes and went into the living room.
“Oh, Mom, go talk with your sister, I’m fine as I am and—oh, it’s you.” Esmaray sighed when she saw Astra. She had been lounging on the sofa, and she kept lounging—she did not bother to get up and greet her cousin.
“Well, I was forced to talk to you, and I don’t have anything to say except that you were wearing this same exact outfit yesterday at school. It was the last day of school, y’know. You could have gone with white and pink, or grey and blue,” Astra mentioned.
“Stop being such a beauty-holic. No one cares what I wear, so why are you bringing it up now?” Esmaray said as she rolled her eyes.
“Well, I wouldn’t be such a beauty-holic if you hadn’t ruined my eyesight by wearing grey and black every day.” Astra remarked.
“Well, good thing you’re blind now so you can fall off a cliff,” Esmaray laughed.
Astra looked as though she was going to lunge at Esmaray, but luckily their moms came in before any violence broke out between the girls. Esmaray simply put her headphones on and lay back on a sofa cushion.
“Girls, here are some sodas, salad, and snacks. And Esmaray, no biscuits until you clean the pantry.” Esmaray’s mom commanded.
“Why does Astra get to eat MY biscuits? MY biscuits that I bought?” Esmaray argued as she threw her headphones down.
“Well, you weren’t supposed to buy biscuits and they weren’t on the shopping list I gave you. I also gave you the money. You were supposed to buy spinach, lettuce, and carrots. Besides, when I went to pick up some files I left at your aunt’s house, their pantry was cleaner than fresh water.” Esmaray’s mom argued back.
“Fair point, there was barely any lettuce to make salad left in your pantry,” Astra smirked.
“At least I’m not a princess like you!” Esmaray shouted.
“Now girls, no need to fight. Once we finish the food and clean up, we will teleport to the Star Kingdom.” Astra’s mom mentioned, clearly oblivious to the fact that the girls were enemies.
After finishing the food and drinks, everyone grabbed their luggage and shuffled into the basement where there were no windows. After a bumpy ride through the teleportation system, they finally landed on the stars of the kingdom.
“So, Mom, where’s the 5-star hotel where the two of us will be staying?” Esmaray asked smugly.
“Esmaray, we will be staying with Astra and your aunt in their Star Tower,” Esmaray’s mom reminded her.
Astra was the one to smile smugly this time. Esmaray rolled her eyes and dragged her luggage as she followed behind her mom. As they approached the recently-built bridge connecting the land to the tower, Astra broke out in her melody. A light shone and a magical archway appeared, looking like there was a barrier surrounding the tower.
“Really? Why do you need protection, anyways? Are you too weak to fight off some star-scouts?” Esmaray laughed.
“Shove off, you’re just jealous.” Astra snapped.
“Why would I be jealous of this cylinder?” Esmaray gagged.
Once everyone crossed the bridge and entered the tower, Astra and her mom opened a closet for jackets and shoes.
“Just keeping things sanitary.” Astra smirked.
Esmaray rolled her eyes and put her headphones back on. She threw her coat at Astra, and kicked her shoes off as she strutted down the hall into the living room. Astra glared at Esmaray as she watched her cousin enter the living room.
“Esmaray! Come back here!” Esmaray’s mom shouted.
“What?” Esmaray asked in an I-don’t-care tone.pe
“We need to discuss rooms.” Astra’s mom told everyone.
“Great—I’d like a room all to myself, please.” Esmaray coldly requested.
“No, Esmaray, you’ll share with Astra,” Esmaray’s mom laughed.
“What? You can’t expect me to share with her! You two get separate rooms, why can’t we?” Esmaray complained.
“Because, Esmaray, you need to experience what it is like to have a roommate,” Astra’s mom explained.
“Then why do I have to experience it? I already know what it’s like to have a roommate,” Astra whined.
“Astra, then I want you to teach Esmaray what it is like to have a roommate,” Astra’s mom replied calmly.
Astra huffed and rolled her eyes.
“Well, what if I don’t want to share with her?” Esmaray contended.
“I don’t want your ugly black clothes on MY clean floor.” Astra argued back.
“At least I don’t spend five hours in the morning choosing some perfect little outfit to wear!” Esmaray shouted.
“I don’t spend five hours, and for your information I chose my clothes the day before. It’s called being prepared. Fashion sense is a talent—which is clearly something you don’t have,” Astra scoffed.
“I do too have talent—you’re just too blind to see it!” Esmaray glared.
“I’m not blind, and I suggest that you open a dictionary and read the definition of the word prepared,” Astra argued.
“I will definitely not take that suggestion, and you were the one who said you were becoming blind from looking at my clothes! Maybe I should wear grey and black more often,” Esmaray smirked.
“Maybe you should read up on what respect means, because clearly you don’t know what it mea—”
“ENOUGH!” Esmaray’s mom bellowed.
“You two are going to share a room no matter what—so get used to it!” Astra’s mom commanded.
“Right–great.” Esmaray rolled her eyes, her voice full of sarcasm.
“Everybody calm down. Let’s all go to a nearby café. Leah is there too,” Astra’s mom suggested.
“Ugh, I’m not hanging out with two beauty-holics.” Esmaray argued.
“I’m not a beauty-holic, I’m just better than you are, and you are jealous!” Astra snapped.
“Now, girls, don’t make me punish you,” Esmaray’s mom warned.
Once everyone reached the café, Astra ran straight up to Leah.
“OMG! You don’t know what my life is like right now. Like, this girl is HORRIBLE! I can’t believe I have to be her cousin,” Astra shrieked.
“I can imagine—she’s like a Goth. Anyways, I came here for a nice hot latté. Don’t you want one?” Leah smiled.
“For sure!” Astra exclaimed with the biggest smile on her face.
Well, I guess that was the first time Astra had smiled in a few hours, so yeah.
This ending isn’t as dramatic as in the previous chapters, but let me recap the rest of Astra’s summer. Astra goes to visit King Night, stays in the Star Kingdom for two months, bickers with Esmaray 24/7, and goes back to Earth for a month. Well, thanks for reading!
“Ugh, why can’t we cancel this?” Esmaray whined in an annoying tone.
“Esmaray, we already went over this. Astra and her mom are coming over today—no matter what. Now stop complaining, and pack.” Esmaray’s mom sighed.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and the doorbell rang. Esmaray’s mom went to open the door as Esmaray reluctantly zipped her luggage, and sucked noisily on a lollipop.
“Aah! Celestica! What a delight to have you two over. Hello, Astra! Are you ready to go?” Esmaray’s mom asked in a welcoming tone.
“Yes, Auntie!” Astra exclaimed.
“Why don’t you go talk with Esmaray while we prepare some drinks?” Astra’s mom suggested.
“Sure … I totally want to hang out with her,” Astra spoke with sarcasm in her voice, as she rolled her eyes and went into the living room.
“Oh, Mom, go talk with your sister, I’m fine as I am and—oh, it’s you.” Esmaray sighed when she saw Astra. She had been lounging on the sofa, and she kept lounging—she did not bother to get up and greet her cousin.
“Well, I was forced to talk to you, and I don’t have anything to say except that you were wearing this same exact outfit yesterday at school. It was the last day of school, y’know. You could have gone with white and pink, or grey and blue,” Astra mentioned.
“Stop being such a beauty-holic. No one cares what I wear, so why are you bringing it up now?” Esmaray said as she rolled her eyes.
“Well, I wouldn’t be such a beauty-holic if you hadn’t ruined my eyesight by wearing grey and black every day.” Astra remarked.
“Well, good thing you’re blind now so you can fall off a cliff,” Esmaray laughed.
Astra looked as though she was going to lunge at Esmaray, but luckily their moms came in before any violence broke out between the girls. Esmaray simply put her headphones on and lay back on a sofa cushion.
“Girls, here are some sodas, salad, and snacks. And Esmaray, no biscuits until you clean the pantry.” Esmaray’s mom commanded.
“Why does Astra get to eat MY biscuits? MY biscuits that I bought?” Esmaray argued as she threw her headphones down.
“Well, you weren’t supposed to buy biscuits and they weren’t on the shopping list I gave you. I also gave you the money. You were supposed to buy spinach, lettuce, and carrots. Besides, when I went to pick up some files I left at your aunt’s house, their pantry was cleaner than fresh water.” Esmaray’s mom argued back.
“Fair point, there was barely any lettuce to make salad left in your pantry,” Astra smirked.
“At least I’m not a princess like you!” Esmaray shouted.
“Now girls, no need to fight. Once we finish the food and clean up, we will teleport to the Star Kingdom.” Astra’s mom mentioned, clearly oblivious to the fact that the girls were enemies.
After finishing the food and drinks, everyone grabbed their luggage and shuffled into the basement where there were no windows. After a bumpy ride through the teleportation system, they finally landed on the stars of the kingdom.
“So, Mom, where’s the 5-star hotel where the two of us will be staying?” Esmaray asked smugly.
“Esmaray, we will be staying with Astra and your aunt in their Star Tower,” Esmaray’s mom reminded her.
Astra was the one to smile smugly this time. Esmaray rolled her eyes and dragged her luggage as she followed behind her mom. As they approached the recently-built bridge connecting the land to the tower, Astra broke out in her melody. A light shone and a magical archway appeared, looking like there was a barrier surrounding the tower.
“Really? Why do you need protection, anyways? Are you too weak to fight off some star-scouts?” Esmaray laughed.
“Shove off, you’re just jealous.” Astra snapped.
“Why would I be jealous of this cylinder?” Esmaray gagged.
Once everyone crossed the bridge and entered the tower, Astra and her mom opened a closet for jackets and shoes.
“Just keeping things sanitary.” Astra smirked.
Esmaray rolled her eyes and put her headphones back on. She threw her coat at Astra, and kicked her shoes off as she strutted down the hall into the living room. Astra glared at Esmaray as she watched her cousin enter the living room.
“Esmaray! Come back here!” Esmaray’s mom shouted.
“What?” Esmaray asked in an I-don’t-care tone.pe
“We need to discuss rooms.” Astra’s mom told everyone.
“Great—I’d like a room all to myself, please.” Esmaray coldly requested.
“No, Esmaray, you’ll share with Astra,” Esmaray’s mom laughed.
“What? You can’t expect me to share with her! You two get separate rooms, why can’t we?” Esmaray complained.
“Because, Esmaray, you need to experience what it is like to have a roommate,” Astra’s mom explained.
“Then why do I have to experience it? I already know what it’s like to have a roommate,” Astra whined.
“Astra, then I want you to teach Esmaray what it is like to have a roommate,” Astra’s mom replied calmly.
Astra huffed and rolled her eyes.
“Well, what if I don’t want to share with her?” Esmaray contended.
“I don’t want your ugly black clothes on MY clean floor.” Astra argued back.
“At least I don’t spend five hours in the morning choosing some perfect little outfit to wear!” Esmaray shouted.
“I don’t spend five hours, and for your information I chose my clothes the day before. It’s called being prepared. Fashion sense is a talent—which is clearly something you don’t have,” Astra scoffed.
“I do too have talent—you’re just too blind to see it!” Esmaray glared.
“I’m not blind, and I suggest that you open a dictionary and read the definition of the word prepared,” Astra argued.
“I will definitely not take that suggestion, and you were the one who said you were becoming blind from looking at my clothes! Maybe I should wear grey and black more often,” Esmaray smirked.
“Maybe you should read up on what respect means, because clearly you don’t know what it mea—”
“ENOUGH!” Esmaray’s mom bellowed.
“You two are going to share a room no matter what—so get used to it!” Astra’s mom commanded.
“Right–great.” Esmaray rolled her eyes, her voice full of sarcasm.
“Everybody calm down. Let’s all go to a nearby café. Leah is there too,” Astra’s mom suggested.
“Ugh, I’m not hanging out with two beauty-holics.” Esmaray argued.
“I’m not a beauty-holic, I’m just better than you are, and you are jealous!” Astra snapped.
“Now, girls, don’t make me punish you,” Esmaray’s mom warned.
Once everyone reached the café, Astra ran straight up to Leah.
“OMG! You don’t know what my life is like right now. Like, this girl is HORRIBLE! I can’t believe I have to be her cousin,” Astra shrieked.
“I can imagine—she’s like a Goth. Anyways, I came here for a nice hot latté. Don’t you want one?” Leah smiled.
“For sure!” Astra exclaimed with the biggest smile on her face.
Well, I guess that was the first time Astra had smiled in a few hours, so yeah.
This ending isn’t as dramatic as in the previous chapters, but let me recap the rest of Astra’s summer. Astra goes to visit King Night, stays in the Star Kingdom for two months, bickers with Esmaray 24/7, and goes back to Earth for a month. Well, thanks for reading!
