AN: *sweat drop* Yeah, yeah, I know, another FY/SM fic when I still have three unfinished. But I just can't resist this idea, and after my little brain dead session with writing Haunted, this is giving me some relief ^^;; This is going to be another square, you just have to guess who the people are. But if you know me, you already know two of the bishies ^_~ And I hope that people like Seiya ^_^ FY comes in towards the end of the chapter.
Thanks to: Aidenn-chan for listening to me blab about this idea. And Mingming-chan for encouraging me to write it ^^;; Love you guys ^_^
Disclaimer: Don't own anything.
Prologue
She missed her old life.
Never in a million years did she think that she would miss being Sailormoon. She hated the responsibility and pressure of having a whole planet depending on her, a klutzy fourteen years old girl. How many times did she wish for the life of a normal girl every time she was pulled out of the bed by a youma, or when she was too tired to get up in the mornings to go to school.
She didn't miss those parts, but without the fighting, she would've never met any of them. Even now, when she knew the truth behind everything, she couldn't help but long for her friends, even if they were just illusions. She missed Ami's shy smile, Makoto's cooking, Minako's flirting, Rei's bickering, hell she even missed Mamoru-baka's stupid speeches.
After the final battle with Chaos, after she was able to rescue her friends' star seeds, they did not come back to life like the rest of Earth. It was then that her mother, Queen Serenity finally told her the truth after two full years of living in a lie.
There was never any sailor scouts besides Sailormoon. Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Tuxedo Kamen, they were all just illusions created by Moon magic to help her to become stronger. All those memories of the times they spent together, it was never real.
Usagi looked up bitterly at the moon, the gentle face of her home planet shinned down softly at her. How could her own mother trick her like this? She knew that it was for her own good to become stronger, but didn't the Queen think of her feelings before she created Ami, Rei, Minako, Makoto and Mamoru, and put them into her life? Did Queen Serenity think of the consequences of how much she was hurting now knowing that her best friends were never real at all?
The stars twinkled at her. Thank god he was there for her. If it wasn't for Seiya's support during those days after the battle, she wouldn't be here at all. The stars only served to remind her of the singer. She had rejected Seiya once before, when the Three Lights were on Earth searching for their princess, because she didn't want to hurt the scouts by betraying Mamoru. But she rejected Seiya again when the singer left Earth. This time, it wasn't because of Mamoru, she knew by then that Endymion never existed. She rejected Seiya because she knew how much it hurts to loose a friend, and she didn't want Princess Kakyuu to suffer like she did, if Fighter chose to stay on Earth. And as much as she wanted to go to Kinmoku with them, her duties as the only Sailor of this solar system bounded her to Earth.
The sadness in Fighter's eyes was enough for her to scream out her love. But that would make it even harder for them to part.
There were so many stars! They were so bright, just like Fighter. A small smile appeared on Usagi's face. It wouldn't hurt to make one little wish right?
Closing her eyes, hands clasped tightly in front of her, she prayed with her heart and soul.
~*~*~*~
On a red planet light years away, another figure was also looking at the stars. Beside him, a golden star locket sang to him quietly. Seiya knew. Even though Usagi didn't say it out loud, he could see her whole heart shining in her beautiful sapphire eyes as she handed him her locket.
"Fighter? Are you in there?" Outside, he could hear Yaten's voice asking.
He didn't bother answering. They knew he was in here. After all, this was where he stays now, the place where he could look towards Earth's direction.
"Don't bother him right now Yaten. You know Seiya wants to be left alone," Taiki stopped the silver haired sailor before he could pound down the door.
"But Taiki! Ever since we came back, all Seiya does is stare into space and write those lyrics! It's not health for him to be locked up!"
"I know that, but imagine how he feels, being separated from the one he loves," Maker sighed. "Let's just give him a little more time alone."
Seiya thanked Taiki silently as the foot steps left his door. He knew that his friends and princess were worried sick about him. But he just wanted to be left alone right now.
It was impossible, but how he wished…
~*~*~*~
Two wishes, two hearts intertwined, two souls merging into one. It was all heard by one person. On the moon, the lonely form of the regal Queen of the Moon looked sadly at Earth.
She was the one who caused her daughter's grief. All she wanted was for Serenity… no Usagi to be happy, but she only managed to do the opposite.
Now, maybe she would have a chance to correct her mistakes. The love between Seiya and Usagi, would it be strong enough to break their duties given to them at birth by Fate?"
"What are you up to now Serenity?" a voice croaked, interrupting the silver haired queen.
"I was just thinking about you," Queen Serenity smiled at the newcomer.
"And that never comes to any good. What do you want from me this time?" the mysterious figure snorted.
"Well… it's about Usagi. IwanttogiveheranotherchancewithSeiya." the beautiful queen said in one breath, resembling her daughter quite a bit.
The newcomer blinked in confusion for a few seconds, trying to decipher Serenity's words. "You want to give Usagi and Seiya another chance?" a chuckle escaped the hood. "You're joking right?"
A serious expression appeared on the Queen's face. "No. It was my fault that my daughter is suffering right now. I want to grant her at least one wish."
The newcomer stopped laughing, even though the amusement didn't disappear from her voice. "You know that you can not change fate. But for your sake, I'll give them a chance. On one condition though. I will allow them to be together, only if they can prove to me how strong and true their love for each other is."
"But… it's so obvious that they are deeply in love with each other!" Queen Serenity complained.
"Yes, but will that love last? This is my only offer Serenity. Take it or leave it."
The ruler of the Moon pouted. "Fine, I'll take it, but how will you test them?"
"That's up to me Serenity. Now you just sit back and enjoy the show." the cloaked figure ordered.
"Yes Taitsukun."
~*~*~*~
"Where am I?" a confused Usagi looked around in the dark. The heavy mist prevented her from seeing anything. Carefully taking a step forward, the bunny stretched out her arms and groped wildly in the dark.
"Ouch!"
There, she finally found someone, a happy and relieved smile appeared on the bunny's face, even though she felt a little bad for pinching that person.
"Odango?!"
A pair of strong arms suddenly pressed Usagi against a hard chest. The blonde girl blinked in shock. It couldn't be! But there was only one person who called her with that nickname. "S… Seiya?"
The thick mist cleared a little, until Usagi could stare into the mysterious ocean eyes again.
But before the two teenagers could say anything, a person coughed behind them. The two young people swirled around to meet face to face with a little old hag.
"I see that you have found each other very quickly. Let me explain why you are here," Taitsukun cleared her throat before continuing. "I'm welling to give you two a chance to break away from fate so you can be together. The thing is, you have to prove to me how strong you care for each other. Do you want to accept my offer?" the old lady said, cutting to the point.
Seiya and Usagi looked at her in disbelief. The offer sounded almost too good to be true, there must be a catch. "Why are you helping us?"
"An old friend asked me to. Now stop wasting my time! Are you going to accept my offer?"
"Usagi, I…" Fighter began, but the blonde girl quickly stopped his words by pressing her lips to his.
"I know Seiya. And I love you too," Usagi smiled before turning to Taitsukun. "We accept your offer."
~*~*~*~
Two shooting stars were seen across the night sky of the Universe of the Four Gods. Lovers made their wishes under the bright trails in the night. It wasn't often when these heavenly signs appear.
The two beautiful stars danced together side by side, until one of them suddenly split into three smaller comets, disappearing over the horizon…
~*~*~*~ 5 years later ~*~*~*~
Loud sounds of cursing and screaming brought the boy Emperor of Konan out of his morning lessons.
"What's going on here?" a young Saihitei Seishuku demanded, walking across the courtyard.
All the soldiers immediately dropped to their knees. "Your Majesty. We found this little thief in the royal kitchens this morning. She was trying to steal Your Majesty's lunch, when she was discovered and caught."
"Thief?" the boy Emperor wondered out loud as his eyes fell upon the small kneeling body, tied up in thick ropes. "But she's only a child!"
Angry sapphire eyes shot up to glare at the Emperor. "I'm not a child! I'm five years old!"
One of the near by soldiers immediately slapped the young girl. "Watch your mouth girl! You are speaking to the Emperor!"
"Who ordered you to hit her?" Seishuku asked coldly as the young girl began to cry.
Ignoring his advisors and soldiers, Seishuku kneeled down beside the dirty girl and wiped away her tears with his royal robes. "What is your name child?"
"Usagi," came the quiet whisper.
The Emperor stood up. "From this day forth, this girl Usagi shall become our royal companion!"
"But Your Highness! We don't even know where she came from! She could be an assassin!"
"Nonsense! How can she be an assassin when she's only five years old? I have made up my mind, nothing you say will change it," the boy Emperor, who was barely older than Usagi herself commanded, holding a hand to the girl.
Usagi looked up in awe at the boy who was only a little older than her. At first, she thought that he was going to make those mean soldiers punish her again for stealing his food, but he only saved her instead. A gurgling sound came from her stomach, making her blush, she hasn't had any food in three days. That was why when she smelled all the yummy food from outside the palace, she couldn't resist slipping in.
A soft laughter made Usagi look up at the Emperor.
"Are you hungry?"
The bunny nodded.
"I'll let them make some food for you then. But first, let's get you a bath," the young emperor grabbed the little girl's hands and pulled her along into a hallway.
"Um Emperor?" Usagi asked a little scared, making the slightly older boy laugh.
"You can call me Hotohori."
"Your neck is glowing red Hotohori," the little girl pointed out. In the dark hallway, a soft red glow could be seen from the emperor's neck.
"This?" the boy asked in surprise pulling down the collar of his robe. "It's just my seishi symbol."
"What does it mean?" Usagi asked curiously, tracing the glowing character gently. Living on the streets, she never received any schooling, but she knew enough to know that the symbol on Hotohori's neck was a character.
"Star."
AN: I just discovered that I love writing prologues, but I hate updating ^^;; Anyone confused? ^_^ Hehe, from this chapter, you should be able to figure out one of the bishies of the square ^_^ I leave the other two for you to figure out ^_^ And if someone can guess the last two bishies, then as a reward, I'll email the next chapter to that person before I post it on FF.net. Hehe, if you know a little Chinese, it might be a little easier for you ^_~ So if you want to participate, leave your email in the review ^_~