Time Frame:
Sailor Moon universe: Two and a half years after Chibi-usa finds
out whom the scouts are, and that Sailor Moon has the silver imperial
crystal.
Ranma ½ universe: Two and a half years later from Vol 36, Story 110
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[SM/Ranma][Crossover Fanfic]
[Destiny's Price]
A Sailor Moon / Ranma 1/2 Crossover
Prologue - My Best Friend
Written by Bambi Star
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It was a beautiful day, the sun was up and shining, and there was not a cloud
visible in the great blue sky. Ikuko was walking home from the shops with
bags in each hand. Today was her, no, it was Usagi's eighteenth birthday. It
was also three years since she had found out that her daughter was Sailor
Moon... Her thoughts was interrupted when she rounded the corner and collided
with a young woman.
"Oh, I'm sorry." said the young woman as she kneeled down and quickly picked
place the items and place it back into the plastic bags. Her long blond hair
was touching the ground.
"It's ok, it was partially my fault." said Ikuko as she too was picking up
the items. She looked up at the other lady as her breath caught in her throat
and she chocked, "U-Usagi?"
The woman froze and looked up meeting her brown eyes, "I'm sorry you must
have mistaken me for somebody else." She said hastily and abruptly looked
back down as she began to speed up her pace. "Um... here." She half-thrust
and half-gave the bag back to her before she stood up, turned around and
sprinted away, her long blond hair flowing behind her.
Ikuko stood up, holding the bags close to her chest as she remembered the
past with a haunted look in her dark blue eyes. The sadness and pain held no
end to her guilt. She closed her eyes and whispered, "Usagi... I'm sorry."
Tears flowing down from her eyes as she recorded what happened about two and
a half years ago.
*** Flashback ***
Ikuko stared at her daughter, no Sailor Moon in shock. "You can't be my
daughter."
Sailor Moon took a step forward and tried to reach out for her, "Mum..."
"No, my daughter is a normal girl." said Ikuko backing away.
"I am your daughter." said Sailor Moon meekly.
Ikuko swallowed and then commanded, "Then you must give up being Sailor Moon
forever."
"Wh - What?" asked Sailor Moon, her voice trembling, "Y... you can't mean
that... I'm still Usagi... your daughter...."
Ikuko folded her arms over her chest trying to show a cool, commanding
posture while visibly shaking, "You... either choose to never be Sailor Moon
again... or... or you'll be disowned... from the T-T-Tsukino f-family..."
//Please don't make me do this. Just give it up.\\ thought Ikuko.
Tears started to form in Sailor Moon's eyes, "B... but... mom... it's my
destiny... I'm the one... I have to...." She looked away.
"W-What about the other Sailor Scouts?" asked Ikuko, "What about them? Why
can't they just do the job themselves? Huh? Why can't they?"
"B... but even if I didn't have my powers... I'll still fight..." stammered
Sailor Moon.
"It's not about that!" screamed Ikuko leaving her cool, "You betrayed me! You
betrayed the trust I placed in you!"
Sailor Moon's lower lips trembled and her whole body to started to shake.
"Mum..." she said meekly once again trying to reach out to her mother.
"NO!" yelled Ikuko, "I am not your mother anymore. You lost me when you
became _Sailor Moon_. From now on you at not my daughter." Sailor Moon's body
shook violently as tears flowed down her cheeks, her eyes wavered with pain
and hurt with endless depth. Ikuko continued, "Leave!" She pointed to the
door and refused to look at her daughter any longer as anger, betrayal and
hurt filled her.
Sailor Moon took once more look and bolted from the house unable to see any
more hated directed towards her. It was only then when Ikuko heard the front
door closed that she realised what she had done. She crumbled to the ground
sobbing.
*** End of Flashback ***
Ikuko wiped her tears away and started to walk home to her new apartment
where she lived alone. Her son and husband had left her after a few days
realising what she had done. She had just decided to move out of her parents
home and move back into Juuban.
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A black hair man sat down waiting impatiently for his friend to come home. It
was her eighteenth birthday and they were planning to have a surprised party
for her over at Minako's place. His blue-grey eyes harden. She had been upset
since her mother had disowned her but he still remained at her side. She had
learnt his secret as he had learnt hers, when they met up again after several
years.
It was then he heard someone crying and keys rattling outside the door.
(Crying?) he thought as he peered through the peep hole and then quickly
unlocked the door, opening it when a blond blur ran into his hard chest. He
quickly closed the door behind him and wrapped his arms protectively around
her. "Usa? What's wrong?"
She continued to cry, her heart wrenching cries. "I... I saw... her..." His
eyes harden as steel and he hugged her tighter.
"Shhh..." he said soothing, "It's alright, just let it all out." Usagi
wrapped her arms around his waist tightly and cried harder. After a few
minutes she fell asleep in his arms. He sighed and placed an hand behind her
knee and the other behind her neck and headed her for bedroom. She grasped
onto his shirt and mumbled in her sleep. He gently laid her down removing her
shoes he placed the blanket over her. "I better cancel the party than."
He sat on the edge of her bed and picked up the phone, dialling a number.
"Hello?" said a cheerful voice at the other end.
He winced, "Hi it's me. We have to cancel the party tonight. Usa-chan saw her
mother today."
Minako paused, "I understand... do you want me to tell the others?"
"No." he said, "Please don't we don't need anymore people upset today." he
then paused and came up with something, "Why don't you pretend to be Usagi?
All you have to do is let your hair down and changed your fringe a little.
That way the others wouldn't find out. And we can tell them later on, in the
next few days. I'm sure they'll understand. After all, you guys did work so
hard on it and it would be a real disappointment for the others."
"I... I don't know..." said Minako.
"Plleeeaaaassssseeeeeee?" he pleaded in the best voice he could. "Usa-chan
wouldn't be angry. But she would be if she found out that you didn't pretend
to be her. Besides you can give her the presents maybe tomorrow."
Minako sighed, "No, but if they get angry. It's all your fault ok?"
He laughed, "Alright Mina-chan. You got yourself a deal."
"And you must give Usagi a cake." said Minako.
"Sure, sure, sure." he said with a wave as a hand, "Piece of cake."
He could _see_ that Minako was smiling a little. "Ok, I'll just pretend that
you're my boss and I have to go and wouldn't be back until tomorrow morning.
Ok boss?"
"Ok," he said, "Just make sure your _real_ boss doesn't call and don't worry,
I'll watch over Usa-chan."
Minako sighed, "Ok, bye..."
"Yeah, bye." he replied as he hung up. He sat there for a while then turned
and looked at the sleeping figure of a young woman. He couldn't believe how
much her body changed since three years ago. She had gone through her growing
spurt and was even taller than him in his old height. Muscles were visible
on her slim figure since he started to train her 'more' martial arts. Her
eyes had darkened and her hair had become silkier. She had long dark lashes
and creamy skin. Overall her body would have been a competition against one
of his previous fiancées.
Usagi turned around in her bed and mumbled, "Ranma..."
He looked at her and his eyes softened as he leaned in and gave her a kiss
on the forehead. He brushed her fringe from her face and whispered, "I'm here
Usa..."
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Mamoru entered his apartment, it had been almost three years since he last
came home and saw _her_. He sat down on a chair in the dark, his apartment
was dusty and dirty. He opened his suitcase and took out a photo frame. He
brushed his thumb over his last girlfriend as a tear fell onto the glass and
he whispered, "Usako... Happy birthday..."
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"Kyaaa!" yelled Akane as she bought her hand down angrily at the bricks.
"This is all that baka's fault! Why did he have to leave?"
Nabiki entered the dojo with dark rings under her eyes, "Akane... I think we
should move to another area where no one who know us." Akane stopped and
looked up at her sister as she continued, "I've talked to daddy and Kasumi
about this already and they agree."
Akane stood up and looked at her sister in the eye, "And where do you suppose
we should move to?"
"Juuban..." started Nabiki, "They have a good university there that we can go
to. And it's not that... expensive."
"Juuban?" asked Akane pondering, "Isn't that where the Sailor Scouts are
mostly at?"
Nabiki nodded her head, "Yeah... but it's better there than here."
Akane looked down at the ground as tears started to flow in her eyes, "It's
all my fault... if I hadn't lost Ranma, then none of this would have
happened. We could have been happy together but... but I was always too
angry. And... and now, everyone is turning away from us..."
Nabiki walked towards her and placed her arms around her younger sister, "It
would get better."
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*** Flashback ***
"You baka! You're hopeless! Always turning up late, and when you do make it
to our meetings you never pay attention anyway! Why do you even bother turn-
ing up the first place? I'll make a far better leader than you would ever
be." yelled Rei.
"Rei! There is no need to be that harsh." said Ami.
"I think I'll be a better leader, after all I've been a Sailor Scout longer
than any one of you." stated Minako folding her arms in front of her chest.
Makoto smirked, "You and Usagi are so alike that it's like we still had the
same leader."
Minako frowned at her friend, "I'll take that as an insult." No one notice as
Usagi sneak out.
"Anyway Usagi, do you still want to be leader?" asked Artemis turning around
where she had been standing.
"Usagi?" asked Luna, "Where is that girl? I thought she was here a second
ago."
"Oh no!" cried Ami in realisation, just remembering that Usagi heard every-
thing they had said. "You must have really hurt her feelings! We have to find
her!"
They ran outside and saw a faint outline of their friend seating on a roof
with her hair blowing. She stood up and looked down at them, her face showing
no emotions. She then turned around and paused for a while before she leaped
onto the next rooftop and towards the horizon. Everyone skit to a stop.
"We lost her..."
*** End of Flashback ***
*** Another Flashback ***
Sailor Moon wasn't angry, she was furious. She stared at the trees and smiled
gleefully, she now had a target. She took her tiara and flung it at the tree
without saying the magic words the tiara turned into a glowing disc. As she
threw the frisbee like tiara she begun to think. (Why do I have to be Sailor
Moon.) She caught her tiara and placed it back on her forehead. She threw out
a forward punch, (Why can't someone else be Sailor Moon.) She sent a round-
house kick, (Why does everyone expect me to always be there?) She leaped up
into the air and spun around as she extended her leg out. She was growing
depressed, (Why do I have a horrible destiny?) She did a leg swipe, (I hate
my life.)
Sailor Moon leaped up again and flipped, extended her leg as she flew through
into the tree branches and landed a few metres away from where she begun at.
She started to glow silver as she closed her eyes the depression started to
really get to her. "Why... can't..." She opened her eyes and screamed, "I
HAVE A NORMAL LIFE!!!" She threw up an uppercut into the air as a huge pillar
of energy surrounded her and flew into the sky.
She felt all her energy drained as the pillar disappeared but she still
needed to remove the anger, hurt and pressure. She started to punch at the
tree, ignoring the pain as her hand started to glow red and it started to
burn the tree. "And they say 'Sailor Moon have everything' or 'Oh Sailor
Moon, I wish I was her.' 'Sailor Moon's so lucky she gets a really cute guy
rescuing her.'" Sailor Moon started to kick at the tree, "If they want to be
Sailor Moon so much then why don't they be her than?"
Her knees started to go weak and she turned around and slid down to the
ground. She sat against a tree and she buried her face in her arms as she
bought her legs closer to her. She started to sob, not one of her normal
wails, but a heart-breaking, body racking but silence cry. It started to rain
to end to her horrible day. "Why can't I be just a normal teenager. With
loving friends and family."
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Ranma-chan sighed, it was one of her bad days. It seemed like things would
never change around her... eh him. He fought with Akane at least four times
in the last hour. Ryoga came into town and attacked him about he's usual
'cause of you I've seen hell.' Then the Kunos both tried to kill and marry/
date him. Shampoo tried to get him to eat ramen with a hidden love potion in
it. Ukyo force feeding him with her okinomiyaki and then later Mousse appears
and starts to attack him about 'stealing his beloved Shampoo.' And then
finally coming home to a demon head Soun and a annoying panda. And here, his
'friends' thought he enjoyed having girls also around him. He's be lucky if
he could it least find one delicate girl that he'll like.
Ranma-chan sighed again as she trotted in the rain going deep into a forest
as mud splashed onto her black pants. She wondered if there was anyone in the
world that understood how he felt and how he just wanted a normal life. No
fiancées, no stupid curse, no crazy people after him and no promise keeping
him away his own mother.
Suddenly she saw a huge silver chi pillar as she ran to the site. She slid to
a halt as she watched Sailor Moon take all her frustration on the tree. And
then Sailor Moon collapsing against the tree crying. Her heart broke, one of
the most known super heroines was crying in front of her. No one unable to
understand her, and be able to give her what she wanted most from the world
and that everyone took for granted.
Ranma hesitantly approached her, suddenly she looked up and their eyes met.
Sapphire blue eyes meeting with sky blue eyes. (Those eyes look familiar.)
Sailor Moon wiped her eyes and stood up, starting to walk towards the red
hair who was only an inch shorter. "Ranma?" asked Sailor Moon.
(How?) thought Ranma-chan when it finally hit her, "Usagi!"
Sailor Moon hugged her, "It's been a while, Ranma-chan."
Ranma awkwardly hugged back as she suddenly pulled out and asked the younger
girl, "When?" She gestured to her Sailor Uniform. Before she knew it, Sailor
Moon grabbed her arm and they both leaped up into a tree seating on a branch
dangling their legs.
"Last year, some talking cat..." Ranma-chan shuddered, "named Luna gave me
this brooch." She pointed to the one of her bow and continued, "And got me
to transform. Found Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and finally Venus came to
us. Found one I was the Moon Princess we were looking for and I fell in love
with my worst enemy who was Tuxedo Mask that always saved me. Went to the
North Pole where I said my friends die. Then defeated Queen Beryl of the
negaverse. Everyone died, then resurrected having no memories. Enemies came
from outer space, Luna reawakens Sailor Moon, later the other scouts as well.
Finally other we won, Tuxedo Mask finally remembers who he is. I fell in love
with him yet again. On our first date some pink hair girl falls out of the
sky, have new enemies called the Black Moon or something like that. Then
later I get dumped by Mamoru, Tuxy for no apparent reason. Pink child claims
to my cousin while really trying to get my crystal, which there is no way
I'm telling anyone where it is. Got four ex-evil sisters on our side and
I lost my home. You?" blabbed Sailor Moon, she didn't want to talk about the
earlier events... with the girls.
"Not much, found that Ucchan is one of my fiancées, Akane and Shampoo also my
fiancées. Have this stupid curse, and I can't see mum in my real form because
of it. People trying to kill or marry me. No one cares how I feel and just
treats me as a prize." said Ranma-chan. "I'm thinking of leaving."
Sailor Moon thought for a while then answered, "I feel the same expect for
feeling like a prize one." Then she asked, "Wanna live together? I've gonna
get my own apartment now."
Ranma-chan thought for a while then smiled softly, "Yeah, I would like that."
Then her usual cocky grin appeared, "That would show them!"
Sailor Moon laughed as they both dangled their feet and looked up as the
rain stopped and the clouds disappeared leaving a beautiful full moon to
shine down on them.
*** End of Flashback ***
*** Another Flashback ***
"Where were you, hentai?" growled Akane as held a mallet in her hand and her
battle flared up. "You got some explaining to do."
He smiled cockily as Akane frowned. "Why should I explain myself to an uncute
tomboy like you for?"
"RANMA NO BAKA!" yelled Akane as swung her mallet to punt him but he grabbed
it out of her hands, angrily.
"Listen you little b***h, I've had with you." growled Ranma with fury in his
eyes as Akane took a step back fearfully, she never really saw him this angry
before as his dark blue battle aura appeared. "First day we met, I saw you
as a nice girl who had a kind heart. Someone who I could befriend, someone I
could have trust. But then you found out I was _boy_." He sneered at the word
'boy'. "And accused me as a pervert. In response I called you as an uncute
tomboy. And you always mallet me, blamed me. This time I'm not going to
stand here and allow you to punt me again."
"Everyday you say I am not your fiancé good, 'cause _I_ don't _want_ to be
your fiancé." he grinned, "I save you all the time and you repay me but
trying to kill me." he then sobered, "Well Akane, congratulations you
managed to push me too far. Ja na." he started to walk away when Akane caught
his arm.
"Please," she pledged with tears flowing in her eyes, "c-can't we talk about?
C-can't you give me a-a second chance, please Ranma?"
Ranma ripped his arms away from her refusing to look at her and Akane fell to
the ground and she crawled to him, "Please Ranma..." her voice was breaking
as tears splashed down onto the hard unfeeling cold ground. "Please don't
go." she begged.
Ranma shook his head, "No Akane, I gave you and everyone else a year already.
It's time to move on. And for once, I'm doing what _I_ want." He walked away
as Akane broke down.
"Ranma, no... I-I love you..." she cried, but it was too late he was already
gone.
*** End of Flashback ***
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Ranma woke up with a start and immediately sat up. What was he doing in Usa's
bed? He could tell it was hers because of the cherry blossom scent on her
pillow. If he was on her bed, than where was she? He peered at the alarm
clock at her bedroom drawer, it was 10:30pm. He stood up and stretched,
better find his best friend.
He exited the room and headed for the kitchen as he watched his friend eating
ice-cream straight from the container. "How are you feeling now, Usa-chan?"
he asked as he sat across from her. Her hair was a mess, he could tell that
she was really upset.
She shrugged and continued to eat slowly, "Don't know. How am I meant to
feel?" She sighed and placed down the spoon and looked up at him. "Want some?
I'm in no mood to finish the rest." She placed her spoon back into the
container and pushed it over to Ranma and stood up. "I think I'm going out
again."
Ranma took the spoon out of the container and closed the lid, "Wait, I'll go
with you." He stood up and went to the sink to place the spoon down and then
to the fridge.
"Ah no..." said Usagi, then she hesitated, "Ah, ok..."
Ranma smiled at her and pushed her into her bedroom, "Now go and look
pretty." Usagi smiled weakly at him then closed her door.
Ranma looked at the time and grinned, (I guess she's going to make it to the
party after all.) He went to the phone and dialled Mina's number, "Halaoo?"
asked the person on the other line. The background was loud and noisy.
"Mina?" asked Ranma confused, "Don't tell me you're drunk. You're not even
eighteen yet."
"Yea, tha others found out." slurped Mina, "They not angry. Goodnight." He
heard a crash and Ranma flinched as the receiver dropped. He then heard some-
one picked up the phone.
"Hello, Ranma?" asked Makoto.
Ranma scratched his head and laughed, "Ah, hi Mako-chan..."
"Hey, it's ok." said Makoto, "Just bring the _real_ birthday girl over."
Ranma sighed with relief, "Hey thanks."
"Sure, see ya here." said Mako as she hung up. Ranma hung up and paused for a
second before turning around, "U-Usagi... I didn't know you were there..."
Usagi was wearing a blue knee-length dress with a large yellow sunflower on
it. She grinned at him, "Relax, I knew about it already. After all, I did it
for you last year."
Ranma sighed and held out his hand, "Ok then, birthday girl. Let's party!"
Usagi grinned even wider as she took his hand and they left the building.
to be continued...
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Sailor Moon universe: Two and a half years after Chibi-usa finds
out whom the scouts are, and that Sailor Moon has the silver imperial
crystal.
Ranma ½ universe: Two and a half years later from Vol 36, Story 110
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[SM/Ranma][Crossover Fanfic]
[Destiny's Price]
A Sailor Moon / Ranma 1/2 Crossover
Prologue - My Best Friend
Written by Bambi Star
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It was a beautiful day, the sun was up and shining, and there was not a cloud
visible in the great blue sky. Ikuko was walking home from the shops with
bags in each hand. Today was her, no, it was Usagi's eighteenth birthday. It
was also three years since she had found out that her daughter was Sailor
Moon... Her thoughts was interrupted when she rounded the corner and collided
with a young woman.
"Oh, I'm sorry." said the young woman as she kneeled down and quickly picked
place the items and place it back into the plastic bags. Her long blond hair
was touching the ground.
"It's ok, it was partially my fault." said Ikuko as she too was picking up
the items. She looked up at the other lady as her breath caught in her throat
and she chocked, "U-Usagi?"
The woman froze and looked up meeting her brown eyes, "I'm sorry you must
have mistaken me for somebody else." She said hastily and abruptly looked
back down as she began to speed up her pace. "Um... here." She half-thrust
and half-gave the bag back to her before she stood up, turned around and
sprinted away, her long blond hair flowing behind her.
Ikuko stood up, holding the bags close to her chest as she remembered the
past with a haunted look in her dark blue eyes. The sadness and pain held no
end to her guilt. She closed her eyes and whispered, "Usagi... I'm sorry."
Tears flowing down from her eyes as she recorded what happened about two and
a half years ago.
*** Flashback ***
Ikuko stared at her daughter, no Sailor Moon in shock. "You can't be my
daughter."
Sailor Moon took a step forward and tried to reach out for her, "Mum..."
"No, my daughter is a normal girl." said Ikuko backing away.
"I am your daughter." said Sailor Moon meekly.
Ikuko swallowed and then commanded, "Then you must give up being Sailor Moon
forever."
"Wh - What?" asked Sailor Moon, her voice trembling, "Y... you can't mean
that... I'm still Usagi... your daughter...."
Ikuko folded her arms over her chest trying to show a cool, commanding
posture while visibly shaking, "You... either choose to never be Sailor Moon
again... or... or you'll be disowned... from the T-T-Tsukino f-family..."
//Please don't make me do this. Just give it up.\\ thought Ikuko.
Tears started to form in Sailor Moon's eyes, "B... but... mom... it's my
destiny... I'm the one... I have to...." She looked away.
"W-What about the other Sailor Scouts?" asked Ikuko, "What about them? Why
can't they just do the job themselves? Huh? Why can't they?"
"B... but even if I didn't have my powers... I'll still fight..." stammered
Sailor Moon.
"It's not about that!" screamed Ikuko leaving her cool, "You betrayed me! You
betrayed the trust I placed in you!"
Sailor Moon's lower lips trembled and her whole body to started to shake.
"Mum..." she said meekly once again trying to reach out to her mother.
"NO!" yelled Ikuko, "I am not your mother anymore. You lost me when you
became _Sailor Moon_. From now on you at not my daughter." Sailor Moon's body
shook violently as tears flowed down her cheeks, her eyes wavered with pain
and hurt with endless depth. Ikuko continued, "Leave!" She pointed to the
door and refused to look at her daughter any longer as anger, betrayal and
hurt filled her.
Sailor Moon took once more look and bolted from the house unable to see any
more hated directed towards her. It was only then when Ikuko heard the front
door closed that she realised what she had done. She crumbled to the ground
sobbing.
*** End of Flashback ***
Ikuko wiped her tears away and started to walk home to her new apartment
where she lived alone. Her son and husband had left her after a few days
realising what she had done. She had just decided to move out of her parents
home and move back into Juuban.
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A black hair man sat down waiting impatiently for his friend to come home. It
was her eighteenth birthday and they were planning to have a surprised party
for her over at Minako's place. His blue-grey eyes harden. She had been upset
since her mother had disowned her but he still remained at her side. She had
learnt his secret as he had learnt hers, when they met up again after several
years.
It was then he heard someone crying and keys rattling outside the door.
(Crying?) he thought as he peered through the peep hole and then quickly
unlocked the door, opening it when a blond blur ran into his hard chest. He
quickly closed the door behind him and wrapped his arms protectively around
her. "Usa? What's wrong?"
She continued to cry, her heart wrenching cries. "I... I saw... her..." His
eyes harden as steel and he hugged her tighter.
"Shhh..." he said soothing, "It's alright, just let it all out." Usagi
wrapped her arms around his waist tightly and cried harder. After a few
minutes she fell asleep in his arms. He sighed and placed an hand behind her
knee and the other behind her neck and headed her for bedroom. She grasped
onto his shirt and mumbled in her sleep. He gently laid her down removing her
shoes he placed the blanket over her. "I better cancel the party than."
He sat on the edge of her bed and picked up the phone, dialling a number.
"Hello?" said a cheerful voice at the other end.
He winced, "Hi it's me. We have to cancel the party tonight. Usa-chan saw her
mother today."
Minako paused, "I understand... do you want me to tell the others?"
"No." he said, "Please don't we don't need anymore people upset today." he
then paused and came up with something, "Why don't you pretend to be Usagi?
All you have to do is let your hair down and changed your fringe a little.
That way the others wouldn't find out. And we can tell them later on, in the
next few days. I'm sure they'll understand. After all, you guys did work so
hard on it and it would be a real disappointment for the others."
"I... I don't know..." said Minako.
"Plleeeaaaassssseeeeeee?" he pleaded in the best voice he could. "Usa-chan
wouldn't be angry. But she would be if she found out that you didn't pretend
to be her. Besides you can give her the presents maybe tomorrow."
Minako sighed, "No, but if they get angry. It's all your fault ok?"
He laughed, "Alright Mina-chan. You got yourself a deal."
"And you must give Usagi a cake." said Minako.
"Sure, sure, sure." he said with a wave as a hand, "Piece of cake."
He could _see_ that Minako was smiling a little. "Ok, I'll just pretend that
you're my boss and I have to go and wouldn't be back until tomorrow morning.
Ok boss?"
"Ok," he said, "Just make sure your _real_ boss doesn't call and don't worry,
I'll watch over Usa-chan."
Minako sighed, "Ok, bye..."
"Yeah, bye." he replied as he hung up. He sat there for a while then turned
and looked at the sleeping figure of a young woman. He couldn't believe how
much her body changed since three years ago. She had gone through her growing
spurt and was even taller than him in his old height. Muscles were visible
on her slim figure since he started to train her 'more' martial arts. Her
eyes had darkened and her hair had become silkier. She had long dark lashes
and creamy skin. Overall her body would have been a competition against one
of his previous fiancées.
Usagi turned around in her bed and mumbled, "Ranma..."
He looked at her and his eyes softened as he leaned in and gave her a kiss
on the forehead. He brushed her fringe from her face and whispered, "I'm here
Usa..."
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Mamoru entered his apartment, it had been almost three years since he last
came home and saw _her_. He sat down on a chair in the dark, his apartment
was dusty and dirty. He opened his suitcase and took out a photo frame. He
brushed his thumb over his last girlfriend as a tear fell onto the glass and
he whispered, "Usako... Happy birthday..."
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"Kyaaa!" yelled Akane as she bought her hand down angrily at the bricks.
"This is all that baka's fault! Why did he have to leave?"
Nabiki entered the dojo with dark rings under her eyes, "Akane... I think we
should move to another area where no one who know us." Akane stopped and
looked up at her sister as she continued, "I've talked to daddy and Kasumi
about this already and they agree."
Akane stood up and looked at her sister in the eye, "And where do you suppose
we should move to?"
"Juuban..." started Nabiki, "They have a good university there that we can go
to. And it's not that... expensive."
"Juuban?" asked Akane pondering, "Isn't that where the Sailor Scouts are
mostly at?"
Nabiki nodded her head, "Yeah... but it's better there than here."
Akane looked down at the ground as tears started to flow in her eyes, "It's
all my fault... if I hadn't lost Ranma, then none of this would have
happened. We could have been happy together but... but I was always too
angry. And... and now, everyone is turning away from us..."
Nabiki walked towards her and placed her arms around her younger sister, "It
would get better."
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*** Flashback ***
"You baka! You're hopeless! Always turning up late, and when you do make it
to our meetings you never pay attention anyway! Why do you even bother turn-
ing up the first place? I'll make a far better leader than you would ever
be." yelled Rei.
"Rei! There is no need to be that harsh." said Ami.
"I think I'll be a better leader, after all I've been a Sailor Scout longer
than any one of you." stated Minako folding her arms in front of her chest.
Makoto smirked, "You and Usagi are so alike that it's like we still had the
same leader."
Minako frowned at her friend, "I'll take that as an insult." No one notice as
Usagi sneak out.
"Anyway Usagi, do you still want to be leader?" asked Artemis turning around
where she had been standing.
"Usagi?" asked Luna, "Where is that girl? I thought she was here a second
ago."
"Oh no!" cried Ami in realisation, just remembering that Usagi heard every-
thing they had said. "You must have really hurt her feelings! We have to find
her!"
They ran outside and saw a faint outline of their friend seating on a roof
with her hair blowing. She stood up and looked down at them, her face showing
no emotions. She then turned around and paused for a while before she leaped
onto the next rooftop and towards the horizon. Everyone skit to a stop.
"We lost her..."
*** End of Flashback ***
*** Another Flashback ***
Sailor Moon wasn't angry, she was furious. She stared at the trees and smiled
gleefully, she now had a target. She took her tiara and flung it at the tree
without saying the magic words the tiara turned into a glowing disc. As she
threw the frisbee like tiara she begun to think. (Why do I have to be Sailor
Moon.) She caught her tiara and placed it back on her forehead. She threw out
a forward punch, (Why can't someone else be Sailor Moon.) She sent a round-
house kick, (Why does everyone expect me to always be there?) She leaped up
into the air and spun around as she extended her leg out. She was growing
depressed, (Why do I have a horrible destiny?) She did a leg swipe, (I hate
my life.)
Sailor Moon leaped up again and flipped, extended her leg as she flew through
into the tree branches and landed a few metres away from where she begun at.
She started to glow silver as she closed her eyes the depression started to
really get to her. "Why... can't..." She opened her eyes and screamed, "I
HAVE A NORMAL LIFE!!!" She threw up an uppercut into the air as a huge pillar
of energy surrounded her and flew into the sky.
She felt all her energy drained as the pillar disappeared but she still
needed to remove the anger, hurt and pressure. She started to punch at the
tree, ignoring the pain as her hand started to glow red and it started to
burn the tree. "And they say 'Sailor Moon have everything' or 'Oh Sailor
Moon, I wish I was her.' 'Sailor Moon's so lucky she gets a really cute guy
rescuing her.'" Sailor Moon started to kick at the tree, "If they want to be
Sailor Moon so much then why don't they be her than?"
Her knees started to go weak and she turned around and slid down to the
ground. She sat against a tree and she buried her face in her arms as she
bought her legs closer to her. She started to sob, not one of her normal
wails, but a heart-breaking, body racking but silence cry. It started to rain
to end to her horrible day. "Why can't I be just a normal teenager. With
loving friends and family."
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Ranma-chan sighed, it was one of her bad days. It seemed like things would
never change around her... eh him. He fought with Akane at least four times
in the last hour. Ryoga came into town and attacked him about he's usual
'cause of you I've seen hell.' Then the Kunos both tried to kill and marry/
date him. Shampoo tried to get him to eat ramen with a hidden love potion in
it. Ukyo force feeding him with her okinomiyaki and then later Mousse appears
and starts to attack him about 'stealing his beloved Shampoo.' And then
finally coming home to a demon head Soun and a annoying panda. And here, his
'friends' thought he enjoyed having girls also around him. He's be lucky if
he could it least find one delicate girl that he'll like.
Ranma-chan sighed again as she trotted in the rain going deep into a forest
as mud splashed onto her black pants. She wondered if there was anyone in the
world that understood how he felt and how he just wanted a normal life. No
fiancées, no stupid curse, no crazy people after him and no promise keeping
him away his own mother.
Suddenly she saw a huge silver chi pillar as she ran to the site. She slid to
a halt as she watched Sailor Moon take all her frustration on the tree. And
then Sailor Moon collapsing against the tree crying. Her heart broke, one of
the most known super heroines was crying in front of her. No one unable to
understand her, and be able to give her what she wanted most from the world
and that everyone took for granted.
Ranma hesitantly approached her, suddenly she looked up and their eyes met.
Sapphire blue eyes meeting with sky blue eyes. (Those eyes look familiar.)
Sailor Moon wiped her eyes and stood up, starting to walk towards the red
hair who was only an inch shorter. "Ranma?" asked Sailor Moon.
(How?) thought Ranma-chan when it finally hit her, "Usagi!"
Sailor Moon hugged her, "It's been a while, Ranma-chan."
Ranma awkwardly hugged back as she suddenly pulled out and asked the younger
girl, "When?" She gestured to her Sailor Uniform. Before she knew it, Sailor
Moon grabbed her arm and they both leaped up into a tree seating on a branch
dangling their legs.
"Last year, some talking cat..." Ranma-chan shuddered, "named Luna gave me
this brooch." She pointed to the one of her bow and continued, "And got me
to transform. Found Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and finally Venus came to
us. Found one I was the Moon Princess we were looking for and I fell in love
with my worst enemy who was Tuxedo Mask that always saved me. Went to the
North Pole where I said my friends die. Then defeated Queen Beryl of the
negaverse. Everyone died, then resurrected having no memories. Enemies came
from outer space, Luna reawakens Sailor Moon, later the other scouts as well.
Finally other we won, Tuxedo Mask finally remembers who he is. I fell in love
with him yet again. On our first date some pink hair girl falls out of the
sky, have new enemies called the Black Moon or something like that. Then
later I get dumped by Mamoru, Tuxy for no apparent reason. Pink child claims
to my cousin while really trying to get my crystal, which there is no way
I'm telling anyone where it is. Got four ex-evil sisters on our side and
I lost my home. You?" blabbed Sailor Moon, she didn't want to talk about the
earlier events... with the girls.
"Not much, found that Ucchan is one of my fiancées, Akane and Shampoo also my
fiancées. Have this stupid curse, and I can't see mum in my real form because
of it. People trying to kill or marry me. No one cares how I feel and just
treats me as a prize." said Ranma-chan. "I'm thinking of leaving."
Sailor Moon thought for a while then answered, "I feel the same expect for
feeling like a prize one." Then she asked, "Wanna live together? I've gonna
get my own apartment now."
Ranma-chan thought for a while then smiled softly, "Yeah, I would like that."
Then her usual cocky grin appeared, "That would show them!"
Sailor Moon laughed as they both dangled their feet and looked up as the
rain stopped and the clouds disappeared leaving a beautiful full moon to
shine down on them.
*** End of Flashback ***
*** Another Flashback ***
"Where were you, hentai?" growled Akane as held a mallet in her hand and her
battle flared up. "You got some explaining to do."
He smiled cockily as Akane frowned. "Why should I explain myself to an uncute
tomboy like you for?"
"RANMA NO BAKA!" yelled Akane as swung her mallet to punt him but he grabbed
it out of her hands, angrily.
"Listen you little b***h, I've had with you." growled Ranma with fury in his
eyes as Akane took a step back fearfully, she never really saw him this angry
before as his dark blue battle aura appeared. "First day we met, I saw you
as a nice girl who had a kind heart. Someone who I could befriend, someone I
could have trust. But then you found out I was _boy_." He sneered at the word
'boy'. "And accused me as a pervert. In response I called you as an uncute
tomboy. And you always mallet me, blamed me. This time I'm not going to
stand here and allow you to punt me again."
"Everyday you say I am not your fiancé good, 'cause _I_ don't _want_ to be
your fiancé." he grinned, "I save you all the time and you repay me but
trying to kill me." he then sobered, "Well Akane, congratulations you
managed to push me too far. Ja na." he started to walk away when Akane caught
his arm.
"Please," she pledged with tears flowing in her eyes, "c-can't we talk about?
C-can't you give me a-a second chance, please Ranma?"
Ranma ripped his arms away from her refusing to look at her and Akane fell to
the ground and she crawled to him, "Please Ranma..." her voice was breaking
as tears splashed down onto the hard unfeeling cold ground. "Please don't
go." she begged.
Ranma shook his head, "No Akane, I gave you and everyone else a year already.
It's time to move on. And for once, I'm doing what _I_ want." He walked away
as Akane broke down.
"Ranma, no... I-I love you..." she cried, but it was too late he was already
gone.
*** End of Flashback ***
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Ranma woke up with a start and immediately sat up. What was he doing in Usa's
bed? He could tell it was hers because of the cherry blossom scent on her
pillow. If he was on her bed, than where was she? He peered at the alarm
clock at her bedroom drawer, it was 10:30pm. He stood up and stretched,
better find his best friend.
He exited the room and headed for the kitchen as he watched his friend eating
ice-cream straight from the container. "How are you feeling now, Usa-chan?"
he asked as he sat across from her. Her hair was a mess, he could tell that
she was really upset.
She shrugged and continued to eat slowly, "Don't know. How am I meant to
feel?" She sighed and placed down the spoon and looked up at him. "Want some?
I'm in no mood to finish the rest." She placed her spoon back into the
container and pushed it over to Ranma and stood up. "I think I'm going out
again."
Ranma took the spoon out of the container and closed the lid, "Wait, I'll go
with you." He stood up and went to the sink to place the spoon down and then
to the fridge.
"Ah no..." said Usagi, then she hesitated, "Ah, ok..."
Ranma smiled at her and pushed her into her bedroom, "Now go and look
pretty." Usagi smiled weakly at him then closed her door.
Ranma looked at the time and grinned, (I guess she's going to make it to the
party after all.) He went to the phone and dialled Mina's number, "Halaoo?"
asked the person on the other line. The background was loud and noisy.
"Mina?" asked Ranma confused, "Don't tell me you're drunk. You're not even
eighteen yet."
"Yea, tha others found out." slurped Mina, "They not angry. Goodnight." He
heard a crash and Ranma flinched as the receiver dropped. He then heard some-
one picked up the phone.
"Hello, Ranma?" asked Makoto.
Ranma scratched his head and laughed, "Ah, hi Mako-chan..."
"Hey, it's ok." said Makoto, "Just bring the _real_ birthday girl over."
Ranma sighed with relief, "Hey thanks."
"Sure, see ya here." said Mako as she hung up. Ranma hung up and paused for a
second before turning around, "U-Usagi... I didn't know you were there..."
Usagi was wearing a blue knee-length dress with a large yellow sunflower on
it. She grinned at him, "Relax, I knew about it already. After all, I did it
for you last year."
Ranma sighed and held out his hand, "Ok then, birthday girl. Let's party!"
Usagi grinned even wider as she took his hand and they left the building.
to be continued...
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