KONNICHIWA, MINNA!!! Welcome to my first EVER SAILOR MOON fic!!!! I'm sooo jazzed about it... loopy grin It's A/U, just so you know...

A BIG thanks to MaraJadeblu and Queen Hotaru for sucking me into Sailor Moon! THANK YOU! -glomps them- THANK YOU THANK YOU for giving me extra info about things when I needed it! So now, on to the story!

Avirilli: -bops Windsong on the head- OY! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE FREAKING DISCLAIMERS!?!?!?!
Windsong: -covers head- ACK! GOMEN! Gomen gomen gomen gomen! I just keep forgetting!
Avirilli: -keeps bopping Windy on the head- WELL REMEMBER NEXT TIME!
Windsong: OW! OKAY! STOP! -eyes glow silver, whips out twin ninja-to and attacks Avirilli- BEGONE, PEST!
Avirilli: -yelps, runs away-
Windsong: -sigh- Okay... I don't own Sailor Moon, never will. I don't own its characters either. But I DO OWN ECLIPSE! HE'S MINE! MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MIIIIINE! -insanely evil laughter- -chokes- DANG POP TART! -cough, wheeze-

Enjoy, Minna!

Moon's Eclipse
By Windsong
Chapter One

An eight year old named Serenity who had silvery blond hair and silver streaked blue eyes ran through the halls of the Moon Kingdom's Palace, laughing. She wore an ankle length midnight blue dress with a loose, elegant silver surcoat over it. On the dress' sleeves were hundreds of intricate designs, embroidered in gold. As she ran, her waist length hair flowed behind her. "Bet'cha can't catch me, 'Clipsie!" she called tauntingly over her shoulder.

Hot on her tail was her seven year old brother, Eclipse. He smiled impishly as he ran after her. His hair was black with silver and gold streaks running through it. His eyes were golden and always full of mirth. He wore loose white pants and a black long-sleeved shirt which had silver and gold designs embroidered all over it. "Bet I can, Ren!" The boy yelled back.

"No, you can't!" Eclipse's older sister disappeared with only a little silver shimmer in the air to show where she had been. Eclipse skidded to a halt. "Hey!" He pouted. "That's not fair! You said no magic!"

Then he grinned as he felt Serenity laugh through their mental bond. Serenity couldn't hide from Eclipse, any more than Eclipse could hide from Serenity; the mental bond they shared made sure of that. (Which is why they gave up on playing hide-and-go-seek after a while — there was no point.) He quickly figured out her location; two rooms down, on the left. He smiled slyly as he slowly began to creep towards Serenity's hide-out.

Serenity felt him coming, and burst out of the room, startling Eclipse. She bowled him over and began tickling him. As soon as the younger boy recovered from his shock he began to tickle her back. The sound of their shrieking laughter soon resonated throughout the entire right wing of the Palace.

"Your highnesses!" Said a shocked female voice from behind them. Eclipse and Serenity abruptly stopped tickling each other and hurriedly got up, brushing their clothes off. The young woman focused her scolding on Serenity. "I would have never expected such unruly behavior from you, Princess Serenity! I mean, for Eclipse it's normal, but you! I expected you to know better! Especially as the heir of the throne, and as Eclipse's older sister!"

Serenity looked down in shame, her hands fidgeting in front of her skirt. "I'm sorry, Luna," Serenity said in a nearly inaudible voice.

Eclipse sidled up to Luna, hugging her waist and looking into her eyes. "Aw, Luna, don't scold Ren. It was my fault. We're really sorry," the young boy said, making a puppy face and trying to win her over.

Luna's eyes softened. They can be so adorable sometimes. But then she remembered her duty and scowled at the Prince and Princess, removing Eclipse's hands from around her waist. "Don't say sorry to me, Eclipse, say them to your tutor! You're late for your class! Artemis is not pleased with the fact that you're almost never on time for your combat sessions. He'll probably report it to your father." Eclipse winced. "And Princess Serenity! This is the third time you've been late for my politics lesson! You know my rule — three times, and I tell your mother!" Serenity paled, and Eclipse latched onto Luna's waist again. "Come on, Luna, don't be so harsh! If you tell Mother, mom will probably eat her alive!" Eclipse begged. Come on Ren, help me out here! Eclipse yelled at her sister through their bond.

Serenity latched on to Luna's waist as well. "Please, Luna? I'll never ever ever be late for another class again! Pleeeeeeeease?" Serenity begged, looking up at Luna pleadingly.

Luna looked at the duo as they looked back at her with puppy faces. Awww, they're so kawaii... she finally gave up. "All right, I won't report you to your mother, Princess..." then she glanced at Eclipse. "But Eclipse, I have no control over Artemis-san. He'll probably tell your father, again."

Eclipse grinned at his sister, who smiled back. "That's all right, Luna," the boy said, turning his grin up to the Royal Adviser. "I can handle another scolding, I think."

Luna looked sternly back at him and disentangled himself from the prince yet again. "Now scat! You're even later now!" The shoved Eclipse towards the parade ground. Then she turned to Serenity. "Now, your highness, if you'll come with me, we'll start our lesson." she said, too patiently.

Serenity sighed. "Luna, can't you just call me Ren? Everybody else does."

Luna glanced at the girl. "'Everyone else' being your brother?"

The princess smiled quickly. "Pretty much. Please?"

Now it was Luna's turn to sigh. "All right, 'Ren'."

As Serenity followed Luna to the Library, she told Eclipse silently,Thanks, Clipsie.

Anything for sister dear. Eclipse teased her back. I'll catch you next time, just you wait.

We'll see about that, The older girl retorted with a sly thought-smirk.

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Serenity couldn't ever remember a time when she and Eclipse had been apart. They went everywhere with each other. They sat next to each other at meals, explored the gardens together, and had even slept in the same bed when they were younger. Their bond was so strong it went deeper than love and even hate. They had never quarreled; whenever it seemed they were about to, one would always back down.

Even when they were apart, running to their different tutors, they were always together, united through the mental bond they shared. Serenity didn't really know how they she and Eclipse had become mind-linked. Eclipse had been born when an eclipse had taken place — hence his name — and rumor had it that the magical properties of the eclipse had connected their minds.

Their bonding had had strange effects. Each child had their own magical strength; Princess Serenity, taking more after her mother, found that her powers were magnified when she worked at night, under the moon's gaze, and she controlled pure-magic, magic untouched by elemental magic. Prince Eclipse was more like his father and controlled elemental magic, as well as being more powerful when he worked in the day. The mental union allowed them to share their strengths, allowing both to have their powers magnified at all times (especially dawn or dusk), and to control both pure- and elemental-magic.

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"Hey, 'Clipsie, how was your day?" Asked Serenity as she changed into a nightgown.

"Fine, I'm all achy though—Artemis gave me a really tough workout, and Father gave me such a scolding! My ears still hurt." They boy wiggled a finger in his ear.

Serenity giggled. "Well, Luna kept me a half-hour over as punishment! And she said that she would do that for an entire week!" Serenity pouted.

Artemis grinned at his sister, trying to cheer up. "Aw, come on, it can't be that bad, and I'll bet that Luna will let you out early the week after that."

"Well...I don't know. Luna's really nice, but she's strict, too." Her brother could hear the uncertainty in her voice.

"Luna—" the boy cut himself off with a huge yawn. "I guess we better go to sleep," Eclipse said, changing the subject. "I'm really tired. Get the lights, will you, Ren?"

"Sure." said Serenity, hopping into her bed at the same time Eclipse jumped into his. Serenity looked at the light-globe that illuminated the room. Her eyes glowed silver for a millisecond, and then the light-globe went out.

'Night, Ren, said Eclipse sleepily.

G'night, Clipsie.

When Queen Serenity walked into their rooms to kiss them goodnight, she found them already asleep, Eclipse snoring softly. She kissed them on their foreheads, and whispered "Good night, my loves," before closing the door softly behind her, leaving the room with only the moon's light to pierce the dark silence.

Well, what do you think? You like? You hate? You want me to write furiously until it's finished? You want me to stop writing immediately and burn the paper that it was written on and bury the ashes and never work on it again? Well, I won't know how you feel until you tell me! So...TELL ME!

Once again, THANK YOU MARAJADEBLU AND QUEEN HOTARU! Read their fics!

Well, ja ne, minna!

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