Title: Advent Calenders
Author/Artist: Jenbunny
Medium: Fanfic
Theme: Advent
Genre: General
Version: Anime/Manga
Rating: G
(Disclaimer - I obviously don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters. I'm just borrowing them for awhile.)
Mamoru didn't really feel at all close to his home at the orphanage, even if he had grown up there. He really didn't have many fond memories of those years, though there were a few that he cherished. He remembered that one Christmas some kind soul had come and tried to do their best to give all of the kids, himself included, something nice to look forward to. They hadn't been able to do much, after all there had been a lot of orphaned children. However, they had taken the time to try to make a lot of lonely and miserable children happy. Tried to make them feel as if they were worth the same as normal children with families. That day Mamoru had felt as if someone cared and it was for that reason that Mamoru took the time to visit at Christmas time, in an attempt to make whatever children were there feel special or at least know that someone cared.
He visited twice, once at the beginning of the Christmas season and once on Christmas day. The first Mamoru brought advent calenders for each and every child living in the orphanage that year. He always contacted the nuns that ran the place before hand to make certain that he wouldn't forget anyone, making certain to bring along extra in case some poor child arrived during the Christmas season.
The calenders contained small candy behind each of the little doors, a larger special piece for the last door. It wasn't much, but it would hopefully be something for the children to look forward to. Something to brighten their days a little bit. It made him feel good, even though he didn't much like returning to his childhood home.
Mamoru always returned on Christmas morning bringing whatever small presents he could gather throughout the year. Again, it wasn't ever much but it allowed the children to feel as if someone cared.
He never told anyone about his visits to the orphanage to bring these things to the children. It had always been something that he kept to himself. Some small piece of himself that he didn't feel comfortable sharing with anyone, not even his friends.
This year though, this year he intended to tell Usagi. She was his family, his lover, his fiancé, his whole world. He didn't want to keep secrets anymore, besides he felt sure that she would understand. Usagi would understand, he was certain of it.
Mamoru made his first visit of the year by himself since he hadn't had time to talk with Usagi. He had enjoyed seeing the smiles on the faces of the children as he passed out their advent calenders and explained them to those that didn't know what they were. Still Mamoru felt certain that he would enjoy these moments even more if Usagi were to share it with him. She would enjoy bringing joy to these abandoned children, perhaps even more then he did. That's just the kind of person she was.