"Hey did you guys hear?"Minako said to Usagi and Makoto as they waited for class to begin. "There's gonna be a new transfer student in our class today!"
"Really?"Makoto looked up at her friend from the manga she'd been reading.
"Yeah, I heard the teachers talking. They say she's a returnee."
"No way!"Usagi exclaimed. "From where?"
"London!"Minako said excitedly. "Maybe I even knew her when I was there!"
"Everyone take your seats!"the teacher exclaimed, entering the room. The students quickly scrambled to follow the order. "As some of you may have already hear, we have a new student today. She's a returnee from London, and I expect all of you to treat her with respect. Her name is..."the teacher checked the sheet on his clipboard. "...Mikazuki Nezumi. You can come in now!"
The new student stepped into the room, fidgeting nervously. Most of the students stood in shocked silence before looking between the new student and Usagi. The two looked identical but for two factors. First, the girl's hairstyle differed from Usagi's only in that the portion Usagi had in pigtails, the new girl's hung loosely down her back. Second, Usagi was a few inches shorter.
"Um... my name is Mikazuki Nezumi."the girl said nervously. "It's nice to meet all of you." She bowed respectfully to the class. The teacher directed Nezumi to take the empty seat beside Usagi. Nezumi sat down, smiling shyly at Usagi.
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"Hey, Nezumi-chan!"Usagi exclaim, rushing to catch up with Nezumi as she left the school grounds. Nezumi stopped, turning to look at the smaller girl.
"You're... Tsukino-san, ne?"
"Hai! But you can call me Usagi-chan!" Usagi smiled brightly.
"All right then, Usagi-chan."
"Nezumi-chan, are you doing anything now?"
"Not really. Why?"
"You should hang out with me and my friends! We're going shopping."
Nezumi looked shocked for a moment before laughing.
"You're awfully nice to the new girl, Usagi-chan."
"Is... that a bad thing?"
"No, I'm just suprised is all. Sure, I'd love to hang out with you guys."
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"You play volleyball, Nezumi-chan?"Minako asked excitedly.
"Yeah,"Nezumi nodded. "Although I'm not that good."
"You should join the volleyball team!"whe wannabe-idol pushed. "We can always use new members!"
"Maybe... I was actually thinking of joining the photography club."
"Oh, you're a photographer?"Rei asked, interested.
"Yeah. I have more confidence in that than my volleyball skills,"she giggled softly.
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"I'm home."Nezumi called, setting her school bag and shopping bag down beside the front door of her apartment. "But of course, no one's here to answer."she added sadly.
Since moving to Japan, Nezumi had lived in this apartment alone. She hadn't told her new friends, but the reason she'd returned from London was because her father had passed away. Her mother had died giving birth to her, so that left her all alone. She still had relatives in Japan who were more than willing to pay for her tuition and and housing until she got on her feet, so she'd felt it was best to return to her home country.
Nezumi retreated into her bedroom , pulling off her school uniform and pulling on a pair of jeans and a blue turtleneck. She plopped down on her bed, turning on her side to gaze at the picture frames on her desk. The golden frames were attached to one another with a pair of hinges. The left frame held a pcture of herself and her father when she was little, holding a strawberry ice cream cone and sitting on a park bench. That picture had been taken not long before they'd left Japan so her father could work in London. The frame on the right showed her father when he was much younger with a young woman-Nezumi's mother.
"Papa..."Nezumi murmured, beginning to drift off to sleep. "I miss you..."
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"I've finally found you..."
Nezumi jerked awake at the sound of a male voice somewhere nearby.
"Who's there?!"
From the shadows outside Nezumi's bedroom door emerged a man with auburn hair and jade green eyes. He wore black slacks and shirt with golden crescent moon shaped cuff links. On his forehead was a golden crescent moon mark, and a cat tail the same color as his hair swayed behind him.
"What are you doing in my house?!"Nezumi ordered, backing away from the man.
"Calm down, my lady...."The man said soothingly, stepping closer to the girl. "My name is Luso. I am one of the messengers of Queen Serenity. I have been searching for you for a long time... Selene."
"Selene...?"
"The memories will return to you in time, my lady. For now, there are more pressing matters at hand." Luso knelt before Nezumi and held out his hand, revealing a golden ring inset with a blue gemstone. Nezumi cautiously took the ring, placing it on her left ring finger. "Now, my lady, that ring gives you a special power. You need simply say the phrase, 'Moon Prism Power. Make Up.'"
Nezumi chewed her lower lip nervously before letting out her breath.
"Moon Prism Power! Make Up!"
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"What the heck is this thing?!"exclaimed Jupiter, dodging an attack from the serpent-like monster she and the others had been fighting.
"Moon Pirouette Pitch!"
A sphere of light struck the creature in the side, sending it flying into a tree. Sailor Moon turned at the sound of the voice to find a Sailor Senshi standing several feet away. Her skirt, collar, hnee-high boots, and the cuffs of her gloves were all black. Her choker, bows, and the trim at the top of her boots were blue. The girl had the same blue eyes and blond hair as Sailor Moon. Her hair was similar in hairstyle, but instead of pigtails, the portion not in buns was hanging loose. The crystal orbs in her buns were the same blue as her bows.
"Who... who's that?"Venus wondered.
"No... murmured Luna. "Could it... really be her?"
The serpect recovered from the attack and lunged toward the girl. She dodged off to the side before extending her arms out at her sides.
"Moonlight..."what appeared to be crimson crescent moon appeared all around the Senshi's body. "...Illusion!" As she brought her hands in from of her, palms facing outward, the moon-shaped blades flung themselves at the creature, cutting into its flesh. She quickly turned to Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon! Quick, before it recovers!"
"Oh, right!"Sailor Moon exclaimed, the Eternal Tier appearing in her hands. "Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!"
As the serpent disintegrated into dust, the group of Senshi turned to look at the new-comer.
"My lady!"a brown cat with green eyes and the same crescent mark as Luna and Artemis rushed over to the Senshi, jumping into her arms. "That was wonderful, especially for a first battle!"
"Thank you, Luso."the blond-haired Senshi smiled.
"Luso?!"exclaimed Luna, jumping up on Sailor Moon's shoulder. The other cat turned to look at her.
"Luna? Is that you?"
"Yes! It is you, Luso! Then... she must be..."
"Yes, this is Selene."said Luso, looking up at the girl who held him.
"So, you're Sailor moon, hm?"the girl said, looking to the Senshi leader. "Well... I am Sailor New Moon. It's a pleasure to meet you. Luso, we should get going."
"Yes, my lady. It was nice seeing you again, Luna. I hope you're taking proper care of Serenity."
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Author Note:Whoo-hoo, first chapter done!
Firstly, I want to explain how I came up with Nezumi's name. Her first name, Nezumi, I chose for two reasons. One, it sounds SLIGHTLY similar to Usagi, while not sounding too much alike. Two, the translation of Nezumi is 'mouse', which is a small animal just like a rabbit (usagi).
Her last name was originally going to be Tsukikage, which translates into 'moon shadow'. In fact, the two pictures I have of her on Deviantart (one with Usagi, the other with Seiya) are titled with that name rather than Mikazuki. But, two days before I started transferring this from paper to computer for upload, I was reading the Naruto manga and found that 'mikazuki' means 'crescent moon'. This seemed to fit well, plus it allowed me to avoid making Usagi and Nezumi's names too similar.
As for Sailor New Moon... this isn't like that 'Neo-Senshi' thing many authors (including myself) do. It's referring to the contrast between the new and full moons. As anyone who watches InuYasha knows, the new moon is actually when the moon is completely overshadowed, and can therefore not be seen in the sky. That's the reason Sailor New Moon's fuku has a dark motif to it.
And, yes, I realize Nezumi trusted Luso a lot quicker than a person in reality would. But we all know what an overly trusting nature Usagi had, and Nezumi has the same nature.
Anyways, that's about it for now. Please review! Flames are allowed, but I REALLY hope no one gives me one of those... T_T And for anyone who'se interested in the previously mentioned pics of Nezumi, (or any of the pics for the Sailor Moon/InuYasha crossover "Crystal Moon" I'm also working on) my username on Deviantart is "elrazhnia".