Hello! So this story takes place in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender with the Sailor Moon characters (the senshi and shitennou, with Usa and Mamo). The entire fanfic was completely inspired by the one-shoot "Blue Lines" by Hariboo.

So now we have multi chapter story with the first chapters being mostly one-shoots or drabbles (if I keep advancing on the story the chapters will probably advance in length). Oh and the prompts were taken by the 101-kisses livejournal

Also, Tabula Rasa comes from the Latin and refers to the idea that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception

P.S: Thank you so much for the lovely storyofthedoor for letting me use her art as image cover. She is incredible talented and is doing a fancomic about Venus and Kunzite called Venus Perihelion on tumblr, go and check it out! It has a lot of cute moments and also a lot of sex, so go! :)

Chapter 1

Prompt: Ashes

Title: If you're still bleeding, you're the lucky ones.

Rating: T

Universe: Avatar verse (AU)

Characters: Usagi and Mina with some others in the background.

Author's notes: I want to thank my amazing beta for checking this story, you are amazing!

Please enjoy and feedback/suggestions are always welcome!

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."How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep..."

-J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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The moment it all came down was on a clear summer night. The wind was kind and the stars were high and twinkling in the sky. Milena remembers that night three years ago all too well.

She was watching the younger kids play, listening to the sound of their laugher and thinking that maybe she could join them. After all, no matter how old you are, no age is 'too old' for playing airball. Fifteen-year-old Ula was laughing after her seventh fall in the road when Milena smelled it. It was a distinctive scent, similar to that of a cookout when camping, except this time it was pervasive and that's she saw it.

At first glance she thought it was raining, but the sky was still clear and when it touched her skin the only thing left was a grey stain- and the scent and the not-rain were followed by chaos. Screams and smoke started surrounding her, and everything she could lay her eyes on was on fire.

As fast as she could, she took Ula's hand and started dragging her younger friend to their rooms at a run, ignoring the girl's cries and screams. She tried to block out everything else and concentrate only on clearing a path for them, but everywhere she looked, Milena saw armor she didn't recognize- armor that didn't belong to the Air nomads. She knew her worst fear was happening; still, they kept going, because she knew what she had to do.

Milena had gotten her tattoos only one year before, and was prouder than she wanted to admit, her tattoos had been followed by strong rumors about her high chances of being the next avatar. When, two weeks later, she was summoned to the main temple, Milena thought for a moment that maybe they were right. Then Ula came into view, and one look toward Masters Artemis and Luna told her everything she needed to know.

"I'm so sorry," her petite friend had whispered with fat tears rolling down her face. She looked so sad and broken, and all Milena could do was laugh and hug her soul sister.

"It's okay little bear, don't worry about it. I'm so proud of you!" And it was true, she wasn't angry, sad, or even disappointed; she just felt incredibly proud and happy.

While she rubbed her friend's back, Master Artemis had explained to her that Ula still wasn't ready to get her tattoos, but with the Fire Nation's constant threats and the war that was sure to come, the younger girl would need a protector. That was the role Milena had to play in this: Ula was to do everything she said if the situation called for it. She remembered smiling and feeling immensely proud of herself and her friend, and telling her everything was going to be fine. What a fool she had been.

With all these memories in the front of her mind, she kept them running to their quarters to get what they'd need, ignoring the screams and the fire, ignoring the blood and the killing from around her; she had a job to do.

Once they were out of their room, Ula was still trying to fight her grip while screaming and crying but still too scared to try and use her powers. It wasn't until another voice screamed to her that she actually paused in her crusade.

"Milena, Ula! Wait!" A tall girl with short sandy blonde hair was behind them, her face and clothes black and red.

"Hannia, come on! We have to go now!" Milena screamed without letting go of Ula's hand.

"What the hell are you talking about, Milena? The Fire Nation is here, we have to fight back and try to save as many people as we can!" The look on Hannia's face was full of anger and pain, probably from having experienced the killing firsthand. Milena wasn't brave enough to ask.

"No, Hannia, you don't get it! I have to take Ula out of here!" She knew her look was desperate, and before her friend could protest, she told the truth: "She is The Avatar, they told me to protect her."

That clearly changed everything. The oldest girl looked to Ula with a shocked expression, seeing the younger girl crying and trembling, but it soon disappeared and was followed by determination. "Okay, follow me."

Navigating their way through the corridors and trying to avoid the soldiers, they narrowly escaped no less than three times before arriving at the gateway to their destiny.

It was a dead empty corridor with most of the marble statues broken or burned, a clear sign that this sector had already been attacked; behind the wall was a secret passage that the priest Helios had told them about years ago. It led to the woods outside without the need for flight. But before they could even open it, Milena felt a sudden excruciating pain and screamed; when her head jerked to look she saw a burning arrow embedded in her shoulder.

In front of them stood a shaking girl no older than they were, with a longbow and hair black as coal, a pale face, and eyes the weirdest purple shade they had ever seen. She looked scared, but also as determined as they were. Ignoring the burning pain the now extinguished arrow had produced, Milena made a quick decision.

"Hannia take Ula out of here, I'll follow you soon."

"But you're hurt, and..." Her friend started to protest.

"Now, Hannia. Go," she ordered in a deadly whisper.

"No Mil, NO!" Ula screamed, kicking and crying with her face as white as death, but as Milena, Hannia knew what she had to do. Faster than anyone Milena had ever seen, Hannia knocked Ula out and threw air against the wall, dragging their young friend outside and not granting enough time for the black-haired girl to attack.

Using the distraction of the escape, Milena broke off the arrowhead and yanked out the shaft - it was still a mystery to her how she hadn't pass out from the pain yet - and didn't waste a second before attacking. Although airbenders were supposed to be peaceful, the pain and anger of her home being destroyed got the better of her. The fight was even, and she knew the firebender wasn't planning on killing her, just taking her prisoner - and that was the girl's mistake.

Taking advantage of another opening, Milena used the marbles scattered through the floor, throwing them at the pale girl. The force of the air knocked her to the wall and left the young woman unconscious. Standing there with blood dripping through her shoulder, Milena had a decision to make, but she knew she couldn't give the final blow.

So she left the young girl alive and the ashes behind. That was her mistake.

Milena made her way through the passage and outside before passing out at the edge of the woods.

Now:

Three years later, Milena stood in the same woods, watching the place where only destruction and death remained, wondering why it had all happened. Only she and Ula were left now, never staying more than two weeks in a place, always running when they started attracting too much attention, trying to live and laugh through the pain.

But they both carry their worries and scars, so they never forget.

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A/N: Some info about the characters and the names and all that jazz:

Milena: As you can guess, it's Mina and her name means "affectionate woman", I wanted to name her Mien which means "scout protector/will to protect" but I also wanted for her to have nickname. The nickname is Mil or Milen, but she only lets Ula call her that. She was 17 years old when the fire nation attacks

Ula: It's of course Usagi and her name means "Strong as a little bear", she was 15 years old when the attack happen.

Hannia is Haruka and she was 21 years old when the fire nation attacked

So? What do you think? Please let me know if you like it or whatever your thoughts are!

Thanks,

Flor!