A/N: Although I used Rini, all the other names are in Japanese. Sailor Moon and the song Can't Cry Hard Enough are not mine! ^^.
Can't Cry Hard Enough
ShinSeiFuji
Rini fixed the ribbons on her hair. She gladly smiled as her reflection revealed a fully-grown teenager, much like she dreamed when she was just little. The mirror told her that she was already fifteen, and her beauty was something the masses demanded to see, something her future parents are proud of. Now here she was, attending her first formal party not as the cute little cousin of Usagi Tsukino, but as Rini, the beautiful lady who had grown to show the world of what she has become.
"Ready?" Usagi peeped through the door, the once teenager now in her mature look in her purple dress.
Rini made a turn, her frilly dress of red and pink shining in glitters made her even more dazzling.
"You look wonderful," Usagi remarked. "But there's something missing."
"Hm?" Rini questioned, wondering if there was something wrong with what she looked like.
"Don't worry you look perfectly fine," Usagi giggled, "but what's a beautiful lady without this?" Usagi wrapped a silver chained necklace with a golden pendant of a sun with curved rays around her neck. "Mamoru and I picked this just for you."
Rini's eyes were filled with delight. "It's beautiful. Thanks, Usagi-chan"
Usagi smiled and motioned to the door. "Reserve everything for the party later. Lots of surprises are waiting for you there." She said while closing the door.
Rini smiled. *She sure have changed a lot. She's becoming more like Mom now.* Rini made a final look on the mirror and then went downstairs.
She took her steps lightly and elegantly, practicing her moves, careful not to make a wrong step. She was going to a promotion party of her future father, and she did not want to fail him.
Rini felt satisfied as she reached the last step and didn't feel a slight mistake. She smiled as she saw Keisuke offer her a hand. A deep shade of red can be seen on his sun-tanned skin, his eyes fixed on Rini's.
Rini smiled back, she was happy to see how she and her friend grew together and are now entering one of the most unforgettable phases they are to overcome. They walked to where Mamoru's car was parked and just before Rini entered, Keisuke whispered in shy words, "I'm so glad to be your escort here."
"So am I," she looked at Keisuke and smiled even more.
"Okay fair ladies and gentlemen, let's go," Mamoru said as he started the engine.
Rini felt happy and content. She somehow knew she would make an impression when she goes there, and her night was starting just right. She had confidence in what she was, her nervousness becoming excitement instead. She knows she can make it. She knows she will make it.
The car's sudden deceleration woke Rini from her dreams. "Okay, we're all set," Mamoru said with a smile.
Keisuke immediately went out and opened the door for Rini. He offered a hand to her and Rini started moving out.
"Uh… Mamoru, didn't you forget something?" Usagi remarked, a worried expression crossed her face.
Mamoru looked blankly at her.
"You know… about the spe…"
Mamoru gasped. "Oh. I almost forgot." Mamoru began to sweat * Please, please, let this not ruin her night. *
Usagi sighed in the background. *Oh no, he should have told her earlier. She could have at least accumulated courage *
"What is it?" Rini stepped out.
"You see, we have a special guest. Uh… Helios is here."
Rini blinked. * Who? * Her mind was in a puzzle. * WHO?! * her recollection of thoughts was accompanied by the rapid beating of her heart.
"Mamoru-san, you mean…"
Usagi and Mamoru chorused, "HELIOS."
Can't Cry Hard Enough
ShinSeiFuji
Rini fixed the ribbons on her hair. She gladly smiled as her reflection revealed a fully-grown teenager, much like she dreamed when she was just little. The mirror told her that she was already fifteen, and her beauty was something the masses demanded to see, something her future parents are proud of. Now here she was, attending her first formal party not as the cute little cousin of Usagi Tsukino, but as Rini, the beautiful lady who had grown to show the world of what she has become.
"Ready?" Usagi peeped through the door, the once teenager now in her mature look in her purple dress.
Rini made a turn, her frilly dress of red and pink shining in glitters made her even more dazzling.
"You look wonderful," Usagi remarked. "But there's something missing."
"Hm?" Rini questioned, wondering if there was something wrong with what she looked like.
"Don't worry you look perfectly fine," Usagi giggled, "but what's a beautiful lady without this?" Usagi wrapped a silver chained necklace with a golden pendant of a sun with curved rays around her neck. "Mamoru and I picked this just for you."
Rini's eyes were filled with delight. "It's beautiful. Thanks, Usagi-chan"
Usagi smiled and motioned to the door. "Reserve everything for the party later. Lots of surprises are waiting for you there." She said while closing the door.
Rini smiled. *She sure have changed a lot. She's becoming more like Mom now.* Rini made a final look on the mirror and then went downstairs.
She took her steps lightly and elegantly, practicing her moves, careful not to make a wrong step. She was going to a promotion party of her future father, and she did not want to fail him.
Rini felt satisfied as she reached the last step and didn't feel a slight mistake. She smiled as she saw Keisuke offer her a hand. A deep shade of red can be seen on his sun-tanned skin, his eyes fixed on Rini's.
Rini smiled back, she was happy to see how she and her friend grew together and are now entering one of the most unforgettable phases they are to overcome. They walked to where Mamoru's car was parked and just before Rini entered, Keisuke whispered in shy words, "I'm so glad to be your escort here."
"So am I," she looked at Keisuke and smiled even more.
"Okay fair ladies and gentlemen, let's go," Mamoru said as he started the engine.
Rini felt happy and content. She somehow knew she would make an impression when she goes there, and her night was starting just right. She had confidence in what she was, her nervousness becoming excitement instead. She knows she can make it. She knows she will make it.
The car's sudden deceleration woke Rini from her dreams. "Okay, we're all set," Mamoru said with a smile.
Keisuke immediately went out and opened the door for Rini. He offered a hand to her and Rini started moving out.
"Uh… Mamoru, didn't you forget something?" Usagi remarked, a worried expression crossed her face.
Mamoru looked blankly at her.
"You know… about the spe…"
Mamoru gasped. "Oh. I almost forgot." Mamoru began to sweat * Please, please, let this not ruin her night. *
Usagi sighed in the background. *Oh no, he should have told her earlier. She could have at least accumulated courage *
"What is it?" Rini stepped out.
"You see, we have a special guest. Uh… Helios is here."
Rini blinked. * Who? * Her mind was in a puzzle. * WHO?! * her recollection of thoughts was accompanied by the rapid beating of her heart.
"Mamoru-san, you mean…"
Usagi and Mamoru chorused, "HELIOS."