Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or anything to do with the franchise, I just roll about in it. I do however own my own oc characters. I also do not own the image used.
Hi Everyone,
This is Part Two to Silver and Gold Beginnings, its not a long story and I'm still editing it. Will update soon :-)
Act One
Her day couldn't have started any worse.
First, she got up late, no thanks to her mom, and then she ran out of her house only to meet up with some silly children bullying a cat. After chasing them off the cat didn't take too kindly to her trying to kiss its forehead better after removing its plaster. Actually, that cat had a weird symbol on its head now that she thought about it. She then got shouted at by Ms Haruna who handed her a 30% on her test, epic fail. She was then thrown out of class and it is only then she realises, to her dismay, she forgot her lunch. Yep, today officially sucked big time….
She stared across the empty hallway with a sullen look on her face. Life wouldn't be so bad right now if she had her precious cargo of food with her. But no, she stood there rocking backwards and forwards on the heels of her feet, her hair held in two golden buns swaying with her movements. Well, her best friend, Osaka Naru usually carried extra lunch, hopefully….Her stomach grumbled against the quiet hallway. Placing her right hand on her stomach, she instantly looked left and then right, making sure no-one heard her.
'Honestly, making such a young lady like me stand out here hungry and alone' she thought.
"Stuck outside again Tsukino-san?" she moved her head slightly to the right to see a recently transferred student standing and smiling at her. The two girls mirrored each other exactly, apart from the hair of course. Aino Minako looked pleased to see the girl who had been thrown out of her classroom. Minako had long bright blonde hair and large sparkling blue eyes. She was truly beautiful.
"Please Minako, I told you to call me Usagi, we're friends, right?" Usagi said smiling back at Minako. Minako nodded her head and then held out her own lunch.
"I got thrown out too, do you wanna go out and eat something, I doubt Miss Haruna will let you back in until the bell goes" Minako suggested. Usagi at first was torn but then her stomach rumbled making the decision for her.
They walked stealthily out of the school building and found a quiet spot that allowed easy access back to their classes. Minako checked her watch and then took out a bento box.
"We have just under an hour before the bell goes, I can only give you a little, I need to save some for lunch later. Let me guess, forgot your lunch again?" Minako asked as Usagi dug in to some food.
"I got up late, I really got to stop that" Usagi said after swallowing her first bite. Minako giggled a little as she too started eating.
"Was that the only reason you were late?" Minako asked looking towards another part of the school. Usagi shook her head and sighed.
"No, some punk kids were hurting this little black kitty, so I chased them off. The cat had a plaster on its forehead and it looked really uncomfortable, so I removed it. I then tried to kiss its forehead better but then the little monster freaked out. Such ungrateful creatures, it just stared at me afterwards" Usagi huffed.
"Hmm, that sounds a little familiar to me, I came across this white cat when I was out in London, I kept him and named him Artemis, who knows, maybe that cat will follow you home" Minako said winking at Usagi. Usagi shook her head.
"I doubt it" Usagi said before taking another bite. They sat in silence for a little, listening to some students who were obviously trying to look cool not going to class purposefully.
"What do you think of the new girl, Kino Makoto, I've seen her but I haven't spoken to her yet" Minako asked as she started to put her bento box away.
"She's real nice, I don't know why people treat her the way they do, she shared her lunch with me" Usagi said as she and Minako both got up.
"I would like to meet her then, maybe you could introduce me to Kino-san" Minako perused. Usagi instantly nodded.
"Oh that would be lovely, I think she needs friends. You know what, I'll introduce you to Mizuno Ami, she is great" Usagi enthused.
"She's the smartest girl in our school, wow, you're friends with some interesting people Usagi" Minako said wide-eyed. Usagi smiled her trademark warm smile whilst closing her eyes and looking up towards the sky.
"I still don't call her by her first name so maybe we're just acquaintances, but you know, I really want to be her friend and Kino-san, I feel like we'd make the best of friends, it felt the same when I met you" Usagi said whilst opening her eyes to make sure she didn't bump into anything. Minako blushed a little but smiled as well holding her bento box close to her heart.
"Ah Usagi-chan, that means a lot to me" Minako said. Usagi giggled a little as they approached their building.
"I am glad we're friends Mina-chan, come on if we get back late then we're in real trouble" Usagi said before rushing off with Minako chasing behind her.
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TA Academy for girls was a prestigious school with a strict regime. Here Hino Rei, an aspiring Priestess went to school in her dark school uniform. People rarely spoke to her and to be honest, she didn't really care much. They were all the same really, all focussed on boys and fashion, there was nothing substantial about them. She saw them as fake and knew she didn't want any deep friendships with any of them. She worked hard at school and then the moment the bell went, she would go home to her grandpa and work at the Hikawa shrine.
She was a stoic sort of person and her past had made her that way. Many of the girls at her school had tried to get her to open up to them, but why should she? She didn't know any of them and she didn't trust them either. They didn't know her, not really, they only knew what she showed them.
"Trapped in your deep dark thoughts again Hino-san?" Rei hated the older girl behind that voice. Saito Ayaka was a popular girl at school with four key friends. She had long wavy brown hair and blue eyes. With killer curves and a penetrating gaze, she was considered one of the most beautiful girls in her school. Pity her personality didn't add anything good to the image. Rei knew deep down Ayaka was someone with a lot of emotion but still, Ayaka liked taunting people and that was something Rei didn't like.
"No Saito-san, I was thinking about the work I have to do at home" Rei said looking bored.
"Really, no dates or anything? Oh what a pity" Ayaka said walking around Rei before walking off swaying her hips side to side.
"I am sure you'll find someone as dull and depressing as you are someday Hino-san, Japan is a big place" Ayaka said before letting a little mischievous giggle escape. Rei felt steam pour out of her ears but she took a deep breath. Damn Ayaka, she would get hers one day.
Hino Rei was beautiful with her long black hair and violet eyes. She had many admirers but she ignored all of them. She knew what they really thought; she had heard not only girls but also the boys speak about how weird she was. Huffing to herself, she walked out of school with her case and headed for the bus stop. Her journey home wasn't a long one but it was long enough for her to be alone and think. She liked the peace and quiet she got from simply walking on her own. Yes some high school boys would stare at her and try to get her attention but she easily brushed them off with the flick of her hair. But sometimes, as she would head home she saw groups of girls giggling, talking excitedly about something and everything. Although she felt these kinds of chats were meaningless, she did wonder what it would be like to have friends that wanted to spend time with her. Was she that difficult a person to get along with? Getting on the bus and standing close to the exit she was lost in her thoughts, unware of a set of big blue eyes looking at her.
"That's Hino Rei from the Hikawa Shrine. She wants to be a priestess I think, she's a miko at the moment…well that was what I heard from someone who had gone to her shrine" the blue haired angel that was Mizuno Ami said with Usagi standing next to her on the bus ride home.
"She's so pretty Mizuno-san" Usagi said with love hearts in her eyes. Mizuno Ami giggled a little placing her right hand over her mouth.
"Please, just call me Ami" Ami said in a small voice. Usagi looked at Ami as her eyes cleared and she smiled brightly.
"And you can call me Usagi, we're friends now!" Usagi said wrapping an arm around Ami's shoulders. Ami blushed and nodded. She didn't have many friends really. Because she prided herself on her work and this of course put her on course to being the smartest girl in school and also put her in the horrible position of being one of the most teased girls at school. She was constantly in competition with a boy within the same year, a boy she had an unfortunate crush on but nonetheless; she competed with him constantly beating everyone in the schools marks. It had been a surprise when she met Usagi. Usagi was one of the underperformers in school, just getting by with her marks and yet she had many friends. Usagi instantly started talking to Ami, ignoring the odd stares she was getting. At that point, Ami didn't know how to feel, should she be embarrassed and try and distance herself from the loud girl or should she try and save her the hassle of knowing her. Well Usagi would have none of it and within the week Usagi was always waving at Ami and talking to her like they had been friends forever.
So as their own friendship had started to blossom and grow, Ami was starting to see what it was like to have a friend. Not just someone who was a friend on the outside, no, she could feel that there was a possibility for a deeper friendship so she would cling to Usagi no matter what. It was lovely when she had the chance to be introduced to Kino Makoto who she instantly took a liking too. Ami had seen Makoto about but she was too afraid to approach her as it was rumoured she had been kicked out of her old school for fighting. But of course Usagi had made friends with Makoto and now Ami had made a new friend.
"I want to introduce you to Minako, she is real nice, she's a bit like me but prettier and smarter" Usagi said.
"Oh Usagi, you are pretty and you'll get better at school if you study" Ami said cheerfully. She then laughed when Usagi made a gagging sound over the word 'study'. The bus stopped, and Hino Rei stepped out. Usagi swore to herself that the next time she saw this mysterious girl on the bus again; she would try and follow her. She had a feeling she needed to get to know this enchanting girl. She didn't know why.
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A black haired blue eyed handsome young man stepped outside with his briefcase and stood in his uniform of navy, white and red. He sighed out loud when he thought about the amount of homework he had but he always knew it was going to be a hard road towards becoming a doctor. Pinching the bridge of his nose which in turn lifted his glasses slightly, he didn't notice his friend, Gushiken Katashi, a handsome serious faced silver haired man; approach from behind with Fukuyama Arata, a strong looking man with reddish brown hair and eyes.
"Well, there goes my weekend" Arata said placing his physics book in his bag.
"When was the last time we had a weekend?" Katashi said raising an eyebrow as he looked at his arithmetic book.
"I bet Jun'ichi and Fumio hardly have anything to do but hang out at the arcade" Arata added suddenly feeling a little jealous at being older and having harder exams coming up.
"So, Mamoru-san, why don't we head to the arcade tomorrow afternoon just for a little while, we can't study all weekend can we? It's bad for our health" Arata said. The black haired man was silent for a little while. He really could do with some time away from studying.
"I can't see why not, we'll meet around 12:30pm?" Mamoru asked. Katashi and Arata both nodded.
"Should we invite the twins?" Arata asked, referring to Jun'ichi and Fumio.
"Yeah, I'll text them tonight" Mamoru said as the three young men walked away together.
As the three men continued walking, none of them noticed the five young women staring after them. A certain brown haired girl, Ayaka had a massive crush on Chiba Mamoru and she vowed to win his heart. Once the three young men had turned a corner and were out of view, Ayaka turned to her friends and led them away. She had a tight group of friends and she had told them that by the end of the year, she would have him as her boyfriend. Her friends all agreed with her and giggled along with her, boasting her ego, ultimately hurting her as they didn't know how their encouragement was blackening her heart.
Meanwhile, not too far away from Moto Azabu High school, a new apartment complex had recently opened with the most expensive being the penthouse at the top. This lavish penthouse had been bought by the aspiring race car driver, Tenoh Haruka and her partner, Kaioh Michiru. The two of them stood looking out of their wide ceiling to floor window overlooking the city. Haruka had short sandy brown hair and blue eyes whilst Michiru, the ever regal beauty had teal coloured wavy hair and blue eyes. Michiru held a hand mirror in her right hand and brought it towards her chest.
"Can you feel it Michiru?" Haruka asked in a deep almost breathless voice. Michiru closed her eyes and nodded.
"I can feel her, feel the person we are searching for but there is also darkness, I fear she is in danger" Michiru said. Haruka ran her hand through her hair and sighed.
"How will we know it's her?" Haruka asked. Michiru gave Haruka a small smile.
"I am sure the winds will tell you" Michiru said before walking away from Haruka's hold. Haruka suddenly felt cold from the missing warmth.
"What do you think about that Tomoe Hotaru we saw the other day, and Meioh Setsuna?" Michiru asked as she sat down on her leather white sofa. Haruka placed a finger on her chin as she looked contemplative.
"There is definitely something about those two worth investigating, but could they be Sailor Senshi?" Haruka asked wonderingly.
Michiru looked into her mirror and as she stared into it, a blurry image of a golden haired girl with two buns showed up but the image was never clear enough much to Michiru's despair. Michiru had been the first to wake up to her memories as the guardian of the seas, Sailor Neptune. She then found Haruka and helped her to regain her memories, although that was a tale for another time. Once they both had regained their memories of their past lives, the need to find that one person who was most important to them was critical. They had spent ages sorting out their lives in order to simply move to where they felt they were needed, hence they were here in the Azabu Juuban area. They were famous enough to afford such riches and luxury and they had the freedom to move about now.
"I had us enrolled at that Municipal Junior high school although it won't be long until we're simply in the high school bit" Haruka said sitting next to Michiru.
"I feel like they're all there for some reason, even Tomoe Hotaru will be enrolling there soon" Michiru said.
"We're lucky we're we didn't get caught snooping through all her documents" Haruka said absentmindedly. Michiru giggled.
"It's nice to know Hotaru will be adopted soon after the sudden passing of her father, he was going to be a great professor, she kept his name" Michiru said giving Haruka another small smile.
"Hmmm yes, by that Setsuna woman, and she is getting a job at the same school, how coincidental" Haruka said winking at Michiru.
"I just feel it was all meant to be Haruka, I feel we're going to meet everyone again but there is darkness coming, we will need to get together" Michiru said quietly. Haruka nodded and drew Michiru in for a hug.
"Don't worry, we'll find our hime soon, she's a lot closer than we think, I can feel it" Haruka said determinedly.
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Minako walked silently towards her apartment she had. The day had passed reasonably well and now all she wanted was for tomorrow to come so she could meet up with Usagi at the arcade. She was going to meet Usagi's other friends Ami and Makoto as well so her weekend looked set to be a lot of fun. As she walked up the stairs towards her flat she thought about her parents back in London. She had been so grateful that she had been allowed to live in Japan and go to the school of her choice, her parents had intended to send her to a school in Shiba Koen but she resisted this time. Minako opened her door to her apartment and was greeted by the meowing of Artemis. She picked Artemis up and gave him a little tickle under his chin. Once she put him down she walked towards her living room window. She felt happy, really, even though she lived mostly on her own. Her parents had suggested that they were coming to stay permanently soon so maybe she wouldn't be alone for too long.
"Ehhh Hem" Minako froze. No way, there was no-one in the house….no….. she just thought she heard something. Minako quickly shook her head but heard the noise again. She turned around and looked towards Artemis who was looking up at her expectantly.
"Oh, do you want some food Artemis?" Minako asked, not really expecting an answer.
"Maybe later but right now we need to talk Minako" Artemis said in a human man's voice. Minako stared at him for a while, blinking rapidly.
"Well, don't just stare at me, we need to talk" Artemis said huffing.
"Heh heh, talking cat…." Minako chuckled before blacking out. Artemis approached the now unconscious form of Minako and shook his head.
"Come on Minako, this is no time to be lazy! We need the return of Sailor Venus" Artemis said as he pawed her face to try and wake her up.