Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon...none of it...none at all!! I only use the characters for my own devious storylines heh :D ;)
AN: This is kind of a drabble written from the theme 'Red String of Destiny', for LiveJournal's Usa/Mamo- A Love like no Other. I couldn't resist...the plot bunnies called... :)- oh and btw. the actual idea of the 'Red String' maybe a bit inaccurate but i used artistic license.
Red String of Destiny
Chapter One.
The night was cool and calm, a breeze ticking the trees playfully tugged at the strands of her blond hair. Usagi sighed, as she looked out on the starry night, from under her lashes; the bright off white sphere of the moon winking prettily down at her. Inside, her friends reclined, relaxed in a tangle of limbs and hair; Ami and Rei had already fallen asleep and leaving Makoto and Mina to watch the edgy romantic and the infamous pyro had pulled out of her collection.
It had been a study night at the temple, by Ami's request, but by at least ten, Pyjamas and pillows overrun, all pretence of study and she had gladly relinquished her books and pens in favour of popcorn. Not even a youma could spoil this sense of peace, emanating from that room. She started as a tall, slight figure stepped up beside her, long brown hair, loose about her shoulders set off green eyes, now darkened with worry.
"You okay girl?" the smaller girl nodded back.
"Yeah, I'm fine Makoto…honestly" she said at the brown haired Senshi's incredulous look. She felt someone brush her side and saw the identical corn gold of her own hair reflected in the light.
"you can tell us you know?" she said simply "dreams are nothing if you don't at least follow them", the heroine stared at one of her best friends for a few moments before following her gaze outside.
"I know Mina…thank you" she whispered. At her silent stare her two friends shared a look and instinctively wrapped both their arms around their leader and friend. Usagi started, taken by surprise, but smiled, and wrapped her arms around her friends. Presently they left her, joining the other two on the floor. Within minutes they were asleep.
It must have been an hour at most, when she felt rather than saw the presence at her side.
"Rei…do you believe in true love?" she asked almost fearfully. The dark haired senshi's eyes widened in surprise momentarily, caught off-guard by the question she blushed deeply before answering.
"No…" wide blue eyes met her own. "…not, always" she amended "But then…I don't know…I guess, everyone's got someone out there for them, what else can it be. We've only got to wait for the right time" she said meaningfully.
"But…what If that time never comes?" Rei looked at her inquisitively " it may be now, it may be in fifty years…but there is someone out there for you Usagi, I can feel it" The blond girl looked at her gratefully before looking away and out into the night, she felt an arm clasp her gently round the shoulders before withdrawing; leaving her alone.
'But what about those dreams? The voices that always taunted her- always telling her she would forever be aloe? And what if… What if she never found someone? What if-' she blinked back tears and tried to swallow a lump that suddenly appeared in her throat –'What if she spent her whole life alone?'
"You'll never be alone Usagi" came a voice suddenly as if reading her thoughts. Usagi turned to find a tousled haired Ami watching her earnestly. The others were already fast asleep, the video had stopped and a fuzzy grey and white screen reflected back at them.
"Ami?" she asked confused.
"Usagi…you'll never be alone. You have us, you have your family. You have the ability to make, anyone smile even on their darkest days, even when they feel alone. Just your presence is enough to make someone instantly want to- " the blue haired genius blushed lightly " -love you whole heartedly, to want to protect you with their very lives…like Rei said, someone is out there for you…just you wait"
"Oh Ami" Usagi said before wrapping the other girl in a warm hug. "You had better get some sleep though, tomorrow's going to be a long day" Usagi nodded emphatically, a bright smile slowly developing on her face. She suddenly remembered that tomorrow she and the girls had planned a long day out at the newly opened theme park. A whole day of rides, laughter, fun, food and simply being with her friends, what more could she asked for. "Just, give me a minute okay?" she asked, Ami nodded and went over to the group, pulling out her sleeping bag she snuggled down inside and went to sleep. Usagi sighed, watching her friends sleep peacefully for a few moments before looking back out the sky; she sighed.
"Maybe they're right" she whispered to herself looking up at the moon. "but-" she stopped, something red flashed in the corner of her eye. She blinked and looked, but nothing was there. She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully she was about to brush it off before it twinkled directly in her line of vision. She watched it. A red string, glinting in the light, she blinked again, thinking it just a trick of the light. But as she looked closer she saw it was real. She reached out to touch it and nearly recoiled as she suddenly felt a tingling sensation emanating from her chest.
She looked down, and sure enough, the red string was there, dancing in the light – straight from her heart. She frowned reaching out to tug on it when it suddenly jerked lightly forwards sending a shiver through her. On the back of that came a feeling of immense sadness and longing. Usagi felt tears come to her eyes almost immediately, like the sense of loneliness that she felt so deeply before- this feeling echoed it, only stronger – as if there was nothing there at all. The string tugged again, and Usagi nearly fell from the feeling, by now struggling to keep tears at bay from the feelings that were soon overwhelming, it felt as if there was a great pressure on her heart and she struggled to breathe.
Suddenly something seemed to shift slightly, the pressure eased off her heart and she found she coule breath easier, taking deep gulps of air she soon looked round making sure the others were still asleep before leaping neatly out of the window and taking off into the night, following the now fading string.
