This is something that I decided to write for Moon-Daisuki. She's been a great friend and been wonderful with her input on the last two parts of my Starlight Trilogy, so this is a Thank-You Gift. She's a big fan of the Seiya and Usagi relationship. Plus, she gave me the idea last night when we where discussing the twenty-sixth chapter of Starlight Memories. I hope she likes this! Because I really enjoyed writing this story and I know quite a few people are happy that I got away from my usual Starlight box. ; But, this is one of the few things I've written that doesn't directly involve another Starlight as the main character, I'm proud!
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Usagi Tsukino sighed and sat at her desk in her home. Here she was, about to graduate High School, with a man that didn't love her, and going to create a future she knew no one wanted. Pushing her pencil around her paper, she sighed again. She didn't want to have this future. She didn't want to be with Mamoru anymore. She knew that Chibi-Usa's life might be at stake, but there was someone she loved more. Someone she hadn't seen for many years, and it made her heart ache in pain. The azure blue eyes turned to stare out the window. Tears built in her eyes, but she struggled not to cry. She wanted to end her relationship with Mamoru, she didn't love him anymore, and her heart belonged to someone else. She couldn't lie to herself or anyone else anymore.
Her hand trembling, Usagi picked up the phone. She carefully dialed the all too familiar number that belonged to her boyfriend. She put the phone to her ear and listened to it ring.
"Hello?" A male's voice asked from the other line.
"Mamoru, it's Usagi, we need to talk…" The blonde took a deep breath and shut her eyes, trying to gain her composure. She couldn't be ballistic during this conversation; she had to be rational and calm.
"About what Usagi?" the man on the other line got the feeling that this conversation wasn't going to end well.
"Mamoru, I really don't know how to say this…"
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"She what?"
The black haired man nodded and sighed. "Yeah, she broke up with me."
"What about Chibi-Usa? The future?" a black haired girl with violet eyes asked angrily shooting to her feet.
"She said she didn't love me anymore and needed to follow her hear."
"Mamoru, you're not going to sit at take this are you? You love Usagi!"
"Rei, I don't love her the way I should love her. I want her to be happy, and I got the feeling that she wasn't exactly happy with me." Mamoru replied.
The girl sighed and sat back down. "What are you going to do about the future?"
"Follow my heart I guess." Mamoru smiled.
"Is Usagi still at home?" Rei asked staring into the cup of tea that she had poured before Mamoru got here.
"I guess so." Mamoru took a sip of his tea.
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Usagi looked up towards the darkening blue sky, her eyes distant. "Oh Seiya, how I miss you." She sighed and heard his words in her head.
"I've fallen in love with you without realizing it…"
Holding back the tears, the blonde haired girl wrapped her hands around the brooch that had caused her so much pain when she was younger. But, now it would help her get to the one person she loved.
"Moon Eternal Make up…" A soft pink light surrounded her and bathed the area around her in its glow.
The light died down and Eternal Sailor Moon stood in the place where Usagi Tsukino had stood a few moments ago. She raised her head up and looked at the sky.
"Silver Crystal, please, take me to the one my heart longs for…" she pleaded softly.
A gentle light shone from the brooch nestled between her breasts. It blinked and the light grew stronger. It grew until it surrounded her. Then, with a flash, Eternal Sailor Moon was gone.
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"Where has she gone Ami?" a tall blonde asked putting her hands on her hips, a worried look on her face.
A girl with short blue hair looked up at the tall blonde. "Haruka-san, please be patient. It's rather difficult to locate her energy when you're badgering me every five minutes." She hissed through her teeth.
"Haruka, calm down. If anyone can find her, it's Ami." A woman with shoulder length, wavy teal hair said softly.
"Michiru, if she's going where I think she's going. I'm going to raise serious hell!"
"Haruka Ten'ou! Calm down!" the teal haired woman snapped.
"Fine…" The blonde muttered.
"I've got it!"
"You found her?" Haruka asked hopefully.
"A rough estimate. It appears that she's heading towards the planet known as Kinmoku, in the Andromeda galaxy." Ami said proudly.
"Kinmoku…? Why is that name so familiar?" Michiru asked.
"No idea." Replied Haruka.
"When can we leave to go get her?" A girl about Michiru's height asked.
"It's not that easy Makoto. It'll take a lot of our power since we don't have Usagi with us." Ami said.
"What?"
"Usagi has an incredible amount of power. When we teleported somewhere, it was much easier because of Usagi's power. Now that she's gone, it'll be more difficult on us, and take much more of our own power. If Chibi-Usa where here, it wouldn't be as difficult, but it will be difficult." Ami explained; she stashed her mini-computer in the pocket of her jacket.
"If only Usagi hadn't run off like that we could have gotten some answers from her." A girl much resembling Usagi sighed.
"Well, there's really nothing we can do about it right now Minako. We have to deal with it and go find her." Ami smiled.
"When can we leave?" the same blonde asked.
"I'd say tomorrow evening." Ami answered
The other seven people in the room nodded in agreement.
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Star Fighter sighed and stared up at the sky, trying to find Earth among the clusters of stars she saw every night.
"Mamo-chan, I want to see you…"
The midnight haired woman shook her head and wiped the tears from her eyes. She stood up and turned to go back into the palace.
"Star Fighter…"
Turning around, her sapphire blue eyes widened, she quickly fell to one knee. "Princess…"
"You miss her, don't you?"
"How did you know?" Star Fighter asked looked up at the red haired Princess.
"Star Fighter, I am your Princess, I know quite a bit about everything." She smiled.
Before Star Fighter could reply, a silver bubble appeared in between them. The warrior watched as the silver bubble grew into a person. Her eyes widened as the unconscious form of Eternal Sailor Moon fell to the ground.
"I trust you'll see to her care…"
"I will Princess." Star Fighter knelt down next to Eternal Sailor Moon. She brushed the strands of blonde hair away from her face and smiled. Gently, the other woman picked up the unconscious Senshi of the Moon and carried her into the palace.
The red haired Princess smiled and looked at the sky. "Maybe now she'll stop her sulking about." And with that, the petite woman followed her warrior into the large palace.
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Star Fighter bit on her gloved thumb, worry built up inside her. Staring down at her warrior form, she sighed. She couldn't be near Usagi like this, but it wasn't proper to be Seiya Kou in the palace. Sighing for the second time, Star Fighter slumped into the chair next to Sailor Moon's bed. She watched the blonde and smiled. It was good to see Usagi again, but… Star Fighter shook her head and buried her face in her hands, trying to figure things out.
"You love her, don't you?"
"I do, but she doesn't love me. The thing I don't understand is, why is she here? She had a wonderful life on Earth. A future, a boyfriend that loved her so."
"Maybe she fell in love with someone else."
"Who? Me? I'm a warrior through and through. My mission is to protect Princess Kakyuu for her entire life, even if it costs me my own life. I could never be close to someone, I wouldn't want to risk anyone getting hurt."
"And you've done a splendid job of it. That's why I'm releasing Sailor Star Maker, Sailor Star Healer, and yourself from the duties you endlessly work at day after day. It's high time that I got some fresh blood into the palace."
Star Fighter turned, her eyes widened. "Princess! You can't!" she protested.
"Star Fighter, I've watched you grow up. I've seen you become the person you are today. Ever since we've returned from Earth those years ago, you're different. Something changed you, and now I know the truth." Kakyuu smiled.
"Thank you."
Kakyuu nodded and watched as Sailor Star Fighter allowed the form she had spent many years of her life in, melt away. "You've chosen that form have you?"
"This is what Usagi knows me as." Seiya smiled.
"I see." Kakyuu turned to leave.
"Princess…"
Kakyuu turned around and saw Seiya on his feet. "Yes?"
"I will always protect you. I am eternally your guardian, in my heart and in my soul. Nothing will ever change that. If you're in need of help, I will be there to help you." Seiya bowed deeply to the other woman.
Blinking back tears, Kakyuu smiled. "I understand." She was then gone, out the door.