Usagi
and the Magical Pendant of Venus
Disclaimer: I do not
own Sailor Moon.
A/N: WOW. .. I thought this story was going to DIE man. XD BUT NO, I'M SAVING IT. Kachan has inspired my writing. 3 WOO HOO.
Chapter
One
Usagi shivered and drew her coat tighter against her body. The wind blew fiercely and Usagi's vision was starting to waver because of the heavy snowfall. Her blond hair whipped around her like string. She reached the street corner and sat down on the curb. She wiped at her eyes, which stung from the fierce wind. Her stomach emitted a loud growl and several people turned to look at her. She blushed in embarrassment and looked down at her feet. She could smell the sweet scent of spruce, along with the tantalizing scent of pastries. She smiled, and turned toward the bakery window. She was a little shocked at the Christmas decorations, and realized that she must have lost her sense of days. However, now she needed to get a present for Mamoru. This was going to be a problem.
For the past three years, Usagi had been living on the streets, eating the mere scraps of food she could obtain, and living in a trashcan. Well, except for Thursdays. The trash was taken out on Thursdays. On Thursdays she just slept outside. If she lived in a big city with many people, she might have been worried for her safety. However, she lived in a small town with an extremely low crime rate, so she didn't really care.
Knowing that she had to get Mamoru some sort of present, she decided to look for some money on the ground. Since it was Christmas, people tended to lose money or at least have some spare change drop out of their coat pockets. Usagi stood too quickly though and her head started to swim. Shaking off the feeling of light-headedness, she focused her eyes on the ground. For hours, she searched for anything, wanting any sort of money she could grab. She would never resort to stealing, though. Finally, she gave up, back where she had started, and collapsed against the outer wall of the bakery. She could feel her eyelids slowly drooping and decided to rest for awhile.
Hours after she woke up again. Justwhen she thought all hope was lost, Usagi saw something glittering in the snow. Thinking that it was probably money, she dove to her knees and snatched the object out of the snow. She took the edge of her sleeve and wiped the object clean only to discover that it was only a bottle cap attached to a piece string. Usagi took her spot back against the wall of the bakery and sighed, finally discouraged.
Night descended and Usagi decided to go back home. She thought about how badly she would feel that she wasn't able to get Mamoru any sort of Christmas present. The only thing that could ease her guilt was the fact that frankly, he probably wouldn't be able to get her anything either. Mamoru had lost his house after his law firm went bankrupt. Now, he lived in the same alleyway as Usagi. Usagi and Mamoru had decided that they would save money in hopes that they could get married. Therefore, although Usagi could get Mamoru a present with their wedding money, she knew he would be sad so she didn't touch it at all.
Usagi met Mamoru in the first week that she had lost her home. She had walked down the street and had stopped in front of a butcher's window. The meat sang out to her, crying, 'Eat me! Eat me!'. She could feel drool collecting on the side of her mouth and she rubbed it away vigorously. She shook her head, fully knowing she couldn't afford anything within the store. As she walked past, Mamoru ran out of the store and bumped into Usagi, the contents of his bag spilling. Usagi scrambled from her awkward position on the ground and helped Mamoru gather his things. Their hands connected, and Usagi felt as though she were the heroine of a manga she used to read and adore. Mamoru smiled kindly at her and Usagi felt as though she would melt. The two became friends and it was only about a year into their friendship that Mamoru learned that Usagi had lost her home. For a while, he had let her stay in his house, but after an awkward situation between the two involving alcohol and kissing, Usagi decided it would be best if they didn't see each other anymore.
However, Mamoru had managed to track down Usagi after his law firm went down the toilet. The two became good friends again and had stayed together ever since. They realized that they would probably never be able to meet someone anyway, so they decided to marry each other, though never bring children into this sad and dismal life.
Usagi didn't have time to stroll down memory lane, though. It was getting dark out, and the snow was not letting up. She ran as quickly as she could back to her trashcan, stumbling on ice along the way. As she turned into the alleyway, she could hear Mamoru's soft snoring and smiled. He was going to be fine.
Sometime during the night, Usagi could hear a loud banging noise right outside of her trashcan. Normally, she wasn't the kind of person to be freaked out by this sort of thing. Rats were common, and so were the cats chasing the rats. However, this noise made an uneasy feeling run through Usagi's bones. This noise was too loud to be any rat or cat that she knew of. Stretching her arms out of the top of the trashcan, she pushed herself up and stepped over the rim, her shoes hitting a thick layer of ice. Usagi's eyes were quickly drawn to a swirling vortex of light. Quietly, she walked over to Mamoru's sleeping form and tapped him. He mumbled and sat up, not exactly saying anything coherent. He was, however, jolted awakewhen Usagi showed him the vortex of colors. Mamoru grabbed Usagi's arm and pulled her towards him before the light exploded. As Usagi opened her left eye a little, she could see the bottle cap from before, glowing a bright orange. She entwined her fingers around the cold piece of metal before passing out.
A/N: Wow, this doesn't feel much different from the first version. .. Can I have a cookie? XD And thank you Kachan for betaing this! 3
