Identity Crisis
PROLOGUE
By Minako-chan
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Disclaimer: don't own SM
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'Blue eyes...
Midnight blue, actually...
Ebony, silky hair.
Yeah the kind that falls messily over his eyes.
High cheekbones.
Pointy nose.
And those kissable lips...
Well-defined body, though well-defined is an understatement.
One bad thing about him though.
One major turn off...
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His personality doesn't match his looks!'
Usagi sat at her desk again, wrinkling her nose and playing with her hair
while chewing on her pencil.
"Usagi, do your homework." Luna said, obviously annoyed.
"Luna," Usagi turned around at her feline companion, with a voice so gentle
that surprised Luna, "do you like Artemis very much?"
Luna screeched and hid her face with a paw. Looking away, her eyes carried
a far-away look as she cleared her throat.
"That is something that you shouldn't be thinking about, Usagi, while you're
doing your homework." Luna said, uncomfortable with the topic.
"You never answered my question, Luna." Usagi replied softly, walking over
to the window sill where Luna sat.
"Because it's not important." Luna looked away again.
"How can you say that, Luna? Everything about love is important!" Usagi
gasped at Luna's reply.
"I just don't see why I'd have to carry my heart on my sleeve. Usagi,
we have a mission here. Like it or not, we can't be distracted by
these strange emotions." Luna reasoned with Usagi, and deep down, with
herself.
"So you do like Artemis." Usagi whispered, smiling.
"I never said that." Luna began to feel a little defensive.
"You never said you don't either! AHA!" Usagi grinned, proud of her own
point. Luna sighed and looked down at the floor, suddenly finding the
carpet very interesting.
"Luna," Usagi said gently and lifted Luna's chin with her finger, "I
didn't ask you to tease you about it. I asked you because..."
"Because...?" Luna beckoned.
"Because I'm beginning to feel the same way toward someone. Actually,
two men..."
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Chapter One: Two Men, a Rose, and a Mission
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It was impossible, Usagi thought to herself, how she could
feel attracted to two different men. These situations happen
in soap operas, she thought, but not to me! To make matters
worse, these two men were complete opposites. If they were
similar, perhaps at least Usagi could choose between them.
One man she liked in her life as a normal teenager; the
other she was falling in love with but beyond her reach.
One man made her happy with a simple smile or miserable with
a tease; the other offered words of inspiration when she was
down, but was colder than ice. Somehow, she was falling in
love with the latter. Perhaps it was because of his mysterious
demeanor, but then again, the first was just as unpredictable.
Mamoru and Tuxedo Kamen.
Mamoru and Tuxedo Kamen.
Mamoru and...
"Tuxedo Kamen?" Luna exclaimed, interrupting Usagi's thoughts,
"You are attracted to him? Usagi, he may not even be on our
side, for all we know."
"That doesn't stop me from feeling this way about him." Usagi
trailed off.
"I suggest you stop romanticizing about this 'masked hero' of
yours...just because he comes in the nick of time with a few
sharp roses doesn't exactly make him the perfect man." Luna
snorted bitterly.
"It's nothing about that at all, Luna," Usagi looked outside
the window, her attention fixated on the full moon. The
bright light brought tears to her eyes, but she wasn't so
sure if that was the reason why her eyes were watering.
Luna continued to mutter. "Well I think it is...it seems the
other girls are swooning over him too, except for Ami. I'm
glad at least one of you is sensible enough."
Usagi turned toward her, shocked at the bitterness in her
voice. When Usagi did not recoil, like she normally would,
Luna felt ashamed at her speech.
"Usagi," she sighed, "I am sorry, but that's the way it
seems to me. You have got to understand that we must find
this moon princess. It is obvious that Tuxedo Kamen knows
something about the matter, but he is not giving us any
information that we need. Usagi, are you even listening
to me? Usagi?" Luna hopped into Usagi's lap and gasped
as Usagi shook lightly with sobs. "Oh, Usagi."
"I try to tell myself that, Luna, I really do...then why
do I feel like I've known him all my life? Why do I feel
so confused? And how can he be so cold to me?"
She continued to sob as Luna sat in her lap, unable to
speak without hurting her anymore than she already had.
Somehow, Luna mused, Usagi was attracted to the masked
man on a different level than the silly girls all over
Tokyo, but why, Luna just couldn't tell. With so much
on her mind, Luna had forgotten that Usagi had mentioned
there were two important men in this dilemma. She never
questioned Usagi, and Usagi did not seem to be able to
bring up the topic again after that night.
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TO BE CONTINUED
PROLOGUE
By Minako-chan
----------------
Disclaimer: don't own SM
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'Blue eyes...
Midnight blue, actually...
Ebony, silky hair.
Yeah the kind that falls messily over his eyes.
High cheekbones.
Pointy nose.
And those kissable lips...
Well-defined body, though well-defined is an understatement.
One bad thing about him though.
One major turn off...
.............
............
...........
..........
.........
........
.......
......
.....
....
...
..
.
His personality doesn't match his looks!'
Usagi sat at her desk again, wrinkling her nose and playing with her hair
while chewing on her pencil.
"Usagi, do your homework." Luna said, obviously annoyed.
"Luna," Usagi turned around at her feline companion, with a voice so gentle
that surprised Luna, "do you like Artemis very much?"
Luna screeched and hid her face with a paw. Looking away, her eyes carried
a far-away look as she cleared her throat.
"That is something that you shouldn't be thinking about, Usagi, while you're
doing your homework." Luna said, uncomfortable with the topic.
"You never answered my question, Luna." Usagi replied softly, walking over
to the window sill where Luna sat.
"Because it's not important." Luna looked away again.
"How can you say that, Luna? Everything about love is important!" Usagi
gasped at Luna's reply.
"I just don't see why I'd have to carry my heart on my sleeve. Usagi,
we have a mission here. Like it or not, we can't be distracted by
these strange emotions." Luna reasoned with Usagi, and deep down, with
herself.
"So you do like Artemis." Usagi whispered, smiling.
"I never said that." Luna began to feel a little defensive.
"You never said you don't either! AHA!" Usagi grinned, proud of her own
point. Luna sighed and looked down at the floor, suddenly finding the
carpet very interesting.
"Luna," Usagi said gently and lifted Luna's chin with her finger, "I
didn't ask you to tease you about it. I asked you because..."
"Because...?" Luna beckoned.
"Because I'm beginning to feel the same way toward someone. Actually,
two men..."
-----------------------------
Chapter One: Two Men, a Rose, and a Mission
-------------------------------------------
It was impossible, Usagi thought to herself, how she could
feel attracted to two different men. These situations happen
in soap operas, she thought, but not to me! To make matters
worse, these two men were complete opposites. If they were
similar, perhaps at least Usagi could choose between them.
One man she liked in her life as a normal teenager; the
other she was falling in love with but beyond her reach.
One man made her happy with a simple smile or miserable with
a tease; the other offered words of inspiration when she was
down, but was colder than ice. Somehow, she was falling in
love with the latter. Perhaps it was because of his mysterious
demeanor, but then again, the first was just as unpredictable.
Mamoru and Tuxedo Kamen.
Mamoru and Tuxedo Kamen.
Mamoru and...
"Tuxedo Kamen?" Luna exclaimed, interrupting Usagi's thoughts,
"You are attracted to him? Usagi, he may not even be on our
side, for all we know."
"That doesn't stop me from feeling this way about him." Usagi
trailed off.
"I suggest you stop romanticizing about this 'masked hero' of
yours...just because he comes in the nick of time with a few
sharp roses doesn't exactly make him the perfect man." Luna
snorted bitterly.
"It's nothing about that at all, Luna," Usagi looked outside
the window, her attention fixated on the full moon. The
bright light brought tears to her eyes, but she wasn't so
sure if that was the reason why her eyes were watering.
Luna continued to mutter. "Well I think it is...it seems the
other girls are swooning over him too, except for Ami. I'm
glad at least one of you is sensible enough."
Usagi turned toward her, shocked at the bitterness in her
voice. When Usagi did not recoil, like she normally would,
Luna felt ashamed at her speech.
"Usagi," she sighed, "I am sorry, but that's the way it
seems to me. You have got to understand that we must find
this moon princess. It is obvious that Tuxedo Kamen knows
something about the matter, but he is not giving us any
information that we need. Usagi, are you even listening
to me? Usagi?" Luna hopped into Usagi's lap and gasped
as Usagi shook lightly with sobs. "Oh, Usagi."
"I try to tell myself that, Luna, I really do...then why
do I feel like I've known him all my life? Why do I feel
so confused? And how can he be so cold to me?"
She continued to sob as Luna sat in her lap, unable to
speak without hurting her anymore than she already had.
Somehow, Luna mused, Usagi was attracted to the masked
man on a different level than the silly girls all over
Tokyo, but why, Luna just couldn't tell. With so much
on her mind, Luna had forgotten that Usagi had mentioned
there were two important men in this dilemma. She never
questioned Usagi, and Usagi did not seem to be able to
bring up the topic again after that night.
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TO BE CONTINUED