A/N: Hey everyone! I would like to announce that 1. I am not dead and 2. I have recently started watching Sailor Moon (original) and it's super awesome so far. I totally ship Naru and Nephrite! EEEEP! Okay so enough of my squeals. Please enjoy the story! And Review!

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The Definition of Love

Chapter 1: What's My Purpose?

"Nephrite?! Nephrite! Please don't die! You promised me… YOU PROMISED!" the young red head yelled in despair. She clutched onto her love as his life was slowly slipping away from the lethal thorns lodged in his chest. The tall brown haired man merely smiled, despite of the situation, as a way to soothe her aching heart.

"Please don't cry… my… Naru.." as he spoke his last words, his body began to vanish, bit by bit, until he was only but a memory in the girl's mind. The sailor guardians stood, sobbing quietly, feeling for the girl's loss. Even though Naru had only known the once evil man for only a short time, the love she has for him was strong, so strong that each guardian could feel it deeply.

Especially, Sailor Moon.

"No, you can't leave me here! NEPHRITE!" she screamed as she crouched over the spot he once laid.

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"AAAHH!" Naru opened her bright blue eyes, gasping for air, as she struggled to see in the dark. Once her eyes adjusted, she realized that she was still in her bedroom. She looked to her left to look at her alarm clock.

6 am huh? Well guess I won't be getting anymore sleep..

The tired middle schooler reached over and turned on the small lamp on her nightstand. She then proceeded to roll out of bed and slowly went to sit down at her desk. She opened up a small drawer and rummaged in it until she pulled out a hardcover green book. She flipped it open until she found a blank page.

It was her diary.

Naru was never truly interested in keeping diaries but her mother had taken notice of the drastic change in her behavior. Ms. Osaka urged her young daughter to give it a try and she just couldn't say no. It would only ease a fragment of her pain, but it was better than nothing. After tapping her pen on the desk for a short minute, she then began to write.

Dear Diary,

I had that horrible dream again and it hasn't shown any sign of going away. No matter how many things I distract myself with, he will always be in my mind.. Nephrite I miss you so much…

With that thought a silent tear flowed down her cheek and onto the paper. It was then she decided to put away her diary and pull out her sketching pad and pencils. She recently had started learning how to sew and was driven to design her own fashion. Though she loved the temporary happiness it brought her, she feared it wouldn't be long until she needed another activity to distract her broken heart.

After about another hour of sketching, Naru decided that she should get ready for school. She hasn't been to school in almost a week so she was sure that she was behind in all of her studies. Right when she had her bag packed, her mother knocked on the door.

"Naru dear are you up? I know you haven't been feeling too well but you don't want to get too behind in school. Breakfast will be ready in a bit if you want to join me." Once she was sure her mother was no longer by the door, she carried on with her normal routine. Naru hated hiding things from her mother but what could she tell her?

Hey mom the only man I've ever fallen in love with worked for an evil organization and was killed by one of his own allies! Did I mention that he was at least 25?

The saddened girl shook her head at the thought. Once she was finished combing out her hair, she left it down in its natural state and then headed to the kitchen to have breakfast with her mother.

"Naru honey?" Said girl paused in eating her toast.

"Yea mom? What's up?" she said, making sure to hide how depressed she was.

"Do you remember that time when you were young and you said you wanted to be a veterinarian? You begged me to send you to that little summer program to teach young ones how to care for animals… Remember?" she asked, hope present in her eyes. Naru slowly swallowed her bit of toast.

"Of course I do, Mom. Why do you ask?" she said politely, wanting her mother to get to the point.

"Well I was walking home from the store yesterday when I ran into something interesting…"

~Flashback~

"I wonder if Naru is doing alright? She hasn't been to school in days. I want to give her some space but then I don't want her to fall behind in school." My thoughts came to an abrupt halt when I heard squawking sounds close by the jewelry shop. I quickened my pace a bit in case something happened or would happen to the store, but once I got there it was only three nasty cats messing with a bird.

"Shoo! Shoo! Get away from that birdie!" I yelled, swinging my purse at them. They ran off thankfully and i was able to safely pick up the bird.

"Oh no you have a broken wing! Don't worry little one. Maybe my daughter can take a look at you, hmm?"

~End Flashback~

The young girl stared at her mother in awe as she finally grasped the situation.

"Mom… you mean to tell me that you brought home a stray bird?" she said looking at her. Her mother happily nodded her head and presented a brown box to her daughter.

"And you put it in a box?! Mom it's an animal! They still need to breathe ya know?!" Naru sweatdropped as she realized that her mother didn't care a bit about the details just as long as her daughter would look after the little bird.

Jesus christ my mom is special… she thought. As she reached to grab another piece of toast, she noticed the time on her wrist watch.

"Oh crap if I don't get outta here I'm gonna be late for school!" she said as she struggled to get her bag onto her back. The nearly late girl was about a foot away from the door when she slowly looked back towards her still smiling mother.

If I leave that poor bird here with my mother.. I don't even wanna think about it.

With that thought, Naru swiftly but gently cradled the bird in her arms and ran out the door.

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"Hey Naru… how are you feeling?" asked the normally cheerful blonde. Naru unfortunately was late for class and was now standing out in the hall as punishment. Though she wasn't alone. Her best friend Usagi was right there with her.

"Eh I'm doing okay. Im mostly worried about this little guy here.." She rearranged her bag and zipped it open to reveal the bird she took with her. Once she managed to position the bird to rest on her forearm both girls were able to get a good look at the bird.

"Aw how cute Naru! He matches your hair!" she said noticing its bright red color. Naru giggled at this.

"I know right? But he has a broken wing. The poor thing. I was going to visit the nurse to see if i could find some bandages and a small stick to immobilize his wing." The now happy blonde nodded in understanding.

"What are you going to name him?" Usagi asked. Naru looked at her in disbelief.

"Name him? Oh I'm not keeping him Usagi. This is a wild bird. I'm just gonna look after him until his wing gets better and than I'm releasing him back into his natural habitat." The blonde frowned at that. She was hoping Naru would keep him as a companion.

At least that's what I would do if I was getting over the death of a loved one.. Usagi was saddened by the thought of it. She almost didn't notice her redheaded friend walking down the hall.

"N-Naru? Where are you going?!" The girl looked back slightly at her friend.

"I'm going to the nurse's office remember? I'll meet you during lunch!"

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"On one hand I'm slightly disappointed that you brought an animal to school but on the other I'm very impressed by how much you care for living creatures, Naru." the nurse said, smiling brightly at her. The young girl sent her a smile back and worked with her to help her new friend.

"There all done!" said a now happy Naru. The bright red bird experimentally moved its wing until it made a sudden movement similar to wincing in pain.

"No don't move your wing! You have to wait for it to heal okay?" the girl said, worried about the bird's health. She caressed the bird softly and he moved his head in a way for her to pet him more. When Naru found the spot he wanted her to pet the most she rubbed it, not realizing that she moved a lone feather out the way of his forehead.

Is that a… bald spot? she thought awkwardly. With closer inspection she realized it looked more like a tattoo than a bald spot. With the bald spot now uncovered she stared at the bird eye to eye. Blue staring into bright gold.

Funny.. I don't think I've seen a bird with gold eyes before…

"I wonder if those cats my mom mentioned scratched that bald spot onto your head?" The bird cocked its head to the side as if he was confused by what she just said.

"Well I think it's best that you get going Naru. You don't want to miss lunch do you?" the school nurse encouraged. The redhead nodded happily and ran off with her little bird.

"Usagi!" she shouted as she ran closer to her. The blonde slowed her pace so they could walk to the courtyard together.

"So how did it go? Was the nurse mad at you?"

"Hm a little bit but she got over it quickly and she agreed to help me wrap his wing." she said recalling what happened. They were both laughing and talking until the little red bird hopped out of one of the pockets in Naru's bag.

"Oh it's you! Sorry I didn't let you out." she said, petting him to show how sorry she was.

"You know you should really give him a name. You can't keep calling him bird or thing you know?" Naru groaned at this but knew she was right. There was just too much on her mind to come up with any decent name. It was in that moment that her bird made a small squawk noise and pointed his beak towards the ground.

"Do you want to get down? Well alright. There's nothing weird about that I guess." Once the bird was safely on the ground, he took one of his clawed feet and drug it across the dirt.

"Naru I think he's writing something!"

"That's ridiculous Usagi. Animals can't understand english let alone write it." the girl reasoned. Said animal squawked again, grabbing both girls attention. They were surprised to see a neatly written word on the ground.

"He..li..os… Helios. Is that your name?" The little bird gave an approving squawk. As weird as it was, Naru no longer needed to come up with a name.

"Well Helios I think you and I will become a lot closer while your wing is healing."

Good.. Another distraction to get my mind off… him. Oh Nephrite. Where could you be now I wonder?

"Um Naru? Is that the bald spot you said he had on his forehead?" The girl shook her head of her thoughts.

"Uh yea why?"

"I think I'm imagining it but… doesn't it look like the shape of a star to you?" Naru look closer at the supposed bald spot a part of her agreed with her blonde friend.

"Well he did run into a few mean cats the other day so maybe that's just coincidence." And with that statement the girl stood.

"I'll see you later Usagi!"

"Uh yea… see you later Naru."

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"Im home! Is anyone here?" A blue head popped from behind the corner to the kitchen.

"Oh welcome home Usagi! Dinner will be ready in a few. Why don't you go freshen up?"

"Okay mom I will!" she yelled from the top of the steps. Usagi entered her pink room and threw her things by the side of her bed.

"Welcome home Usagi!"

"Oh hey Luna..." The black cat hopped off the bed next to the sitting girl.

"What's wrong did something happen at school today?" The girl nodded.

"Yea Naru came to school for the first time today. She seems to feel a lot better from what happened. She also brought an animal to school with her." Luna perked up at this.

"An animal like what?"

"It was a little red bird. And it had some weird bald spot on its forehead. But there was something weird about it."

"Oh? Do tell Usagi."

"Well for starters the bird was able to understand and write english. And secondly, the bald spot on his forehead looked strange.." The blonde girl pulled out a piece of paper and pencil to draw what she saw. Once she was done she showed it Luna.

"That looks like a nine sided star! Interesting..."

Either I'm dreaming or Usagi actually did something responsible…

"What is it Luna? Do you recognize it from somewhere?" The small cat hummed in thought.

"Yes I do but at the same time it could be just a coincidence… I think."

Could it be the awakening of… them? Maybe they could help us defeat the dark kingdom?

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A/N: well that's all I have for now! Review pretty please!