A/N: OK, this is my new Sailor Moon story. After some thinking I've decided AU Sailor Moon would just be the same plot line with just different youma and minor events. Also I lost my muse in it. So I decided to start a new story that has everybody older and where I have more ideas to add twists. It is a senshi fic it isn't an au fic where everyone just have normal civilian lives. However, it will probably be around ten chapters until there is actually an awakening. I am super busy with life right now so I can't promise any quick updates. I also can't promise I will update very often, doing that I almost always go back on my word for when an update is going to be up. So I will say this, I will update when I finish a chapter. It may be a couple days for some, or a couple weeks to months for another. I won't promise anything. With that being said here is the first chapter of Hikari no Ai.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon and never intend to.

A young college student joyfully went down the street, a bounce in her step. Oh yes, she was happy. She actually passed her exam, not with flying colors, but she passed it. For her that was plenty. Two long pigtails danced gently in the wind as she quickened her pace and pulled out her phone. She expertly tapped in the number before putting the small object to her ear. Eyes sparkled as she waited for her mother to pick up. It was strange for a college student to call her mother and tell her about good grades like a child reporting their first 100%. That was not the case, but just the fact that she did well on an exam was a good reason to celebrate.

After a couple more beats, she heard her mother's voice on the other line. "Usagi?"

"Hey, I know I said I wasn't coming over but I passed the most recent exam and changed my mind," her voice came as a cheerful vibrating sound on the other end. The twenty year old was practically skipping down the street. This was the happiest she had been in a while. Not saying that she was not a cheerful person, Tsukino Usagi was one of the most cheerful people you can meet. This time she had reason to be cheerful and was going to show it to the world.

"That's great Usagi I'll make sure to prepare an extra serving for you."

"Make it two please!" at the mention of food, the young woman's stomach let out a small growl and she grinned sheepishly into the phone, sure that her mother could hear it.

She imagined her mother giving a huge warm smile as a laugh came through the other end. "Two it is, I'll see you in a bit, Usagi." There was a small beep and the line went dead.

Usagi stored her phone in her bag, walking back to her apartment. It was hard living on her own, a social butterfly- that was one of the prime words that described Usagi. A small sigh escaped her lips but the thought of her mother's cooking brought her out of her lonely solitude. Her eyes remained bright as she arrived at her apartment and placed the key in her lock. She would have to get ready before she went to go see her family. After she started college, which was a shock for everyone, she only managed to see her family on the weekends and after a while that lengthened to every two weeks. Usagi wanted to see them- just being a busy student kept her from that. She delayed most of her papers and other assignments to the end of the week and had to cut short her home visits. It seemed actually doing some school work paid off and now she could proudly show that off.

Walking into her bedroom she went through her clothes trying to decide what she would wear. A few minutes of shuffling she decided on a light blue sweater and navy mini skirt. The next stop was the bathroom, where she took a quick shower. Bright eyes stared into the mirror for a second, looking at her petite body. She looked like a delicate doll. Her skin was lighter than most Japanese and bright cheerful chestnut eyes stared back at her. She raised her hand and undid her odango-styled pigtails. Straight light brown hair cascaded down her shoulders and down her back. A slim hand reached for her brush, lost in thought as it travelled through her locks.

She was a college student now, out of high school and working for a degree. She moved out of the house, which was both painful and relieving at the same time. She had a large group of friends and a slightly smaller tighter knit group that she could really call friends. She had a part time job at a day-care place and paid bills on time. Her life was decent, nothing extremely messed up or out of place in her life. Except…

She reached a snarl in her hair and a rough sigh escaped her delicate lips. She tugged on it a few times until the brush smoothly made its way through and continued its brushing.

She had no love. At twenty years of age she had not found the person that was right for her. She was boy-crazy as many of her friends but besides innocent flirting she hadn't been in a serious relationship since a mess up in high school. It was rough. Her dream was to be a bride, get married and raise a happy family. Out of her relative success in life, she had come no closer to her major goal.

Usagi finished getting ready in the bathroom and started once more to the door, grabbing her bag on the way out. "I'm sure to meet my prince charming soon… life with love can be a real fairy tale."

X_X

Usagi stared at her family, sitting across from them on the coach. Her mother's lemon pie was in front of her, a fork in hand. She grinned as she silently dug into the tasty desert, listening to her parents but most of her concentration went to devouring the pie in front of her.

"So anything else major happen in your life, Usagi?" her father, Kenji, asked.

"Yeah, hook up with any new guys?" her brother Shingo interrupted before she could reply.

"Shingo!" Usagi said loudly, a blush rising quickly in her cheeks.

"Well?" Kenji asked, curious to know what the answer will be. He still imagined his daughter as his little girl and wasn't ready to hand her off to some guy.

"No. I haven't," was the only reply. Disappointment etched in her voice and she wished even if it was an embarrassing blunt question that she could answer it with a 'yes'. Not yet it seemed. Her prince charming had not crossed into her life. She had to believe he will, or she would live life in sadness. A life of sadness was not a life that suited Tsukino Usagi at all.

"Is there anything special going on in your life besides your success on the exam?" Ikuko asked.

Usagi propped her chin on her palm, thinking "Yes, actually." She said after a moment. "The day-care I work at is participating in a charity drive in a week, so I'm going to go to that." Her eyes brightened and added, "I hear that the people hosting it are trying to get a lot of celebrities to go, so it should be exciting if I get to see any of them." She smiled wistfully as she thought of the fact, how cool would that be? A friend at her work said that Aino Minako already said she was going. Usagi had no proof of that but it would be a once in a life time event to see the idol in person.

"That's good, Usagi. Are you helping with any of the preparations?" Kenji asked, knowing his daughter could be lazy.

"Hai," Usagi answered. "I'm helping with getting people to come and help out and sending out invitations." She made a small face before continuing, "None of the celebrities or idols though, what famous person would come being asked by ditzy Usagi?" She laughed, covering her mouth, a smile on her face. It was good to come out and talk to her family about her life. A part of her wanted to stay here, even if it meant being teased by Shingo. She loved her family, including her brother. She had to move on though, she could still see her family and it was best to learn how to live on her own in her own place. The only fact was being alone. That was the hardest thing for Usagi.

She finished her pie, asking quickly for second servings. She received it and gave a sheepish smile of thanks to her mother as she started on the next slice.

"Pig," Shingo muttered under his breath. Usagi glared at him.

"Well Usagi, if you are going to get a boyfriend soon you better know to introduce him to us." Kenji said affirmatively. He was not yet ready to drop the conversation on Usagi falling in love. He wanted her to know what his standards for her and the future man was.

"I know you won't have to worry about that." Usagi replied. "I love you and will introduce someone I learn to love as soon as I can." She flicked a strand of light brown hair behind her shoulder, a small frown forming on her face. "Hopefully it would be soon though. I know how I will always be your little girl but I want my prince charming. I want to get married and feel loved by a soul mate." She hugged her small form, looking up at the ceiling. Her voice grew somewhat desperate but she hoped it wouldn't be obvious to her family. Was it wrong to ask for love? She knew it was wrong she didn't even find a temporary boyfriend, even if he was not the one. Maybe she should lower her standards. She sighed.

Later on that night she said goodbye to her parents and annoying little brother. "It was nice to see you again Usagi, make sure you call us and tell us how the charity went."

"Right!" A cheerful Usagi replied. She had gotten over her mood she was in after the mention of her nonexistent boyfriend. Kenji got the hint on his daughter's thoughts and changed the subject. They talked about how Usagi should continue her good grades on the exams and how she could help out more at the upcoming charity event. Now Usagi was leaving the house in a good mood, her eyes bright as they reflected the porch light.

"Make sure to be careful, I hear there have been some strange attacks going around town."

Usagi scrunched her eyebrows before grinning. She made a random threatening pose, "Don't worry, I can handle myself." She said jokingly. OK, she hardly knew any defense moves but she could still get home safely without being mugged. If anything could deter people away it was her Usagi screech, a painful sound to anybody's ears.

She waved goodbye and started walking back to her apartment in good spirits. The fact that there were attacks in Tokyo scared her more than she liked to admit. She would like to think that it was all a big joke or hoax, nothing serious going on. It was a peaceful city nothing more than a few random crimes and no supernatural events. That is how naïve cheerful Usagi liked to think of it. She was wrong but as long as she could keep that illusion up she will be happy.

As the twenty year old went down the street she failed to notice that she was being followed. A black cat with a crescent moon on its forehead stared after the care-free girl in front of her, eyes narrowed. A minute of thinking the cat followed a decent pace behind not wanting to be seen, not yet. The cat had been searching desperately the last few weeks ever since the attacks increased. She had met a dead end after dead end. It started to frustrate the cat beyond belief. She had to get somewhere. She had to get somewhere soon.

Now staring after the young woman in front of her she wondered if she finally reached the proper path. She did not want to think of it as another dead end. So she would follow the woman and continue too until she was sure of the aura that surrounded her. She had watched the woman leave the house and felt a small spark. It could have been out of recognition, of power or something completely random and unimportant. Still, the cat thought it was best to follow the small lead. She may just have found one of them, one of the chosen ones to protect the princess. An image flashed for a split second behind the cat's eyes. Could the girl be? No. She was desperate but wouldn't believe she found the princess so quickly. Not after countless failures of finding the others. The cat stopped and let out a sigh, watching the girl enter her apartment. She would keep an eye on her see where this lead took her. When the time came and a youma attacked she would awaken the girl she learned was named Usagi, if she was indeed her. She would awaken the college student in the name of the moon.

X_X

Usagi stared blankly at her ceiling. It was quiet now that she was in a room by herself. She rolled over, now her eyes facing the window with a bright moon shining outside. She let the moonlight calm her and she let out a small happy sigh. Chestnut eyes closed as her mind wandered to her family, the upcoming charity event and her exam. What she was thinking about before she fell asleep, however, was her being a princess in a shrouded kingdom where her prince charming came to visit her in the moon's light.

A/N: That is the first chapter. I will do several character points of views before the charity event, one character per chapter, the event itself and then the chapter after that would be Moon's awakening. It won't go to Usagi's point of view again until the event and there I'm going to share the chapter with several different characters. I don't know the next time when I'll be able to update but I can promise I am going to finish this story. It is just going to take a while.

A note on Usagi's fair skin/light colored hair. Her grandfather on her mother's side is Caucasian. I don't know if I would have brought the fact up anywhere in the story so that is why I am stating it now. The story is going by more PGSM standards on the fact being represented as real characters and not by the anime. So Usagi has light brown hair instead of brown, because very few Japanese people have blond hair unless it is dyed.