Right... This is like the first Yami no Matsuei/SM fanfic like, ever. Unless it isn't. And if that's true... well, then. Tell me so I can read the other one!

Oh, and I don't own SM or YnM.

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The first thing she noticed about the room was all of the colors. The walls and bedding were peach, normal for the hospital room it seemed to be; however, the small bed table and all of the walls were decorated with pictures, cards, and indoor plants of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Second thing she noticed was the wide window to the left of her bed, a plain wooden frame with a clean glass plate. Of course, it wasn't the window itself that she noticed, but what she could see of the outside...

"Sunlight and cherry blossoms," she mused quietly to her mother, winding a long blonde curl around her index finger. Her hair was gathered over her shoulders and thrown over the comforter, most of it slipping over the edge. The thick golden strands shone from the light coming through the open window. Serenity was seated on the side of the bed opposite the window, facing her daughter solemnly and wordlessly. She looked out of place in the cheerful room with her pale dress and faded lavender hair.

"Sakura trees aren't in season..." Usagi noted quietly.

"You're right," her mother acknowledged in the same tone. Usagi stared out the window resolutely, determined not to let her brilliant sapphire eyes meet her mother's sad faded blue gaze.

"I've died again, haven't I?" The blonde kept her sights locked on the window, gesturing to the blood that had stained through the peach blanket around her midsection. She couldn't feel the pain from her battle. Death was the only reason for her numbness. Serenity's chin lowered slightly, but she didn't move from her regal position in the plain wooden hospital chair.

"Yes," the dead queen whispered tiredly, "you have." Both of them stared out the window.

"This room... it's my hospital room. But it's not in the hospital anymore."

"No, it's not." Usagi sighed, and her mother mirrored the motion.

"What do you want from me now, Serenity?" The question came out slightly angered, but Usagi wasn't sorry. She knew that she wouldn't be allowed to rest yet... it was her own damned fault for letting Chaos hurt her enough to kill her before being locked away. At least, that's what she was expecting... She received a similar admonition every time she died.

"You're going to stay dead, now." Usagi turned her wide-eyed gaze upon the faded woman, wondering if she had heard her correctly. She flew upwards in her bed, the peach covering falling to reveal the blood-soaked midsection of her hospital gown. Her bangs flopped down over her forehead over her crescent moon, and she propped herself up with her arms as her bitterness faded and left a slight trace of hope on her face.

"I finally get to rest?" Sapphire eyes were wide and hopeful as she stared at Serenity. As much as she loved life, she was tired, and she really wanted a break before the next time she was reincarnated to save the world.

"Not exactly," the elder woman told her, causing her to deflate slightly. The girl's face turned to exasperation, and she exhaled loudly, falling back onto her pillow with a bounce.

"Of course not." Usagi's statement was bland. Serenity sighed again and shifted in her seat. "So, what now?"

"Enma-Daioh has conferred with Destiny and agreed to allow you to become a Shinigami." Usagi stared at her mother for a moment then pursed her lips tightly turning her head to the window.

"As you wish, Mother." Serenity's head tilted downwards and her bangs shadowed her eyes.

"I didn't ask for this, you know!" The once-great Queen exclaimed suddenly, tears gathering at the corners of her eyes. Usagi didn't reply, merely reached out one arm to toy with the edge of a plant given to her by some nameless friend or family member before she died. Sunlight played over the silent scene as the Senshi turned her back on the Princess' mother.

A Week Later

"We're getting a new recruit soon." Tatsumi's glasses glinted in the light as he looked down at the papers he was shifting around on the top of his desk. Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Watari were lined up in front of his desk, the aforementioned stretched upward as he yawned.

Hisoka shifted to the side and crossed his arms over his chest with a light brush, trying to ignore his oblivious partner as he unknowingly made a show of himself. He ignored the way Tsuzuki's fist rested lightly on his lower lip as he lowered his arms, and ignored the way his own face heated up any time he got within five feet of the amethyst-eyed man.

"That's great, Tatsumi-san," Hisoka said unenthusiastically, "when will he be coming in?" Tatsumi looked down, his voice turning with an unreadable emotion as he answered.

"Actually, it's a she," he told them, "and she should be coming in tomorrow." Watari's gaze snapped up from where he had been staring at his clipboard.

"A girl?" The curly blond haired scientist asked energetically. Tsuzuki scowled. It was inhuman for anyone to be that bouncy that early in the morning. Even he didn't have that particular trait, and he wasn't exactly what you would call human himself.

"It's unusual for the department to have so many female workers at one time," Tsuzuki mumbled to himself, running a hand through his hair.

It was true. Although female workers were just as good as male workers (stronger sometimes in fact) in Meifu, it was less often that females died with all the requirements needed to become Shinigami. Having almost as many females in the department as males was rare.

"Whose partner is she going to be?" Hisoka asked, jade green eyes glittering under his sandy bangs.

"She was going to be replacing Saya and Yuma by herself until we could get her a partner, but they decided at the last moment not to move on. So for now she'll be working as an extra until someone decides to move on." Hisoka's eyes widened.

"Saya and Yuma were going to move on!?!" Tsuzuki exclaimed, eyes wide and hands held immobile in front of him. Hisoka and Watari shared his surprise, but Tatsumi seemed unaffected.

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This is just a prologue, but I'm disappointed... Only three pages, and Watari only said two words the entire time!!! The next chapter will be longer. Grrrr... In any case, tell me what you think. If no one thinks enough of this for me to continue, I won't bother. And, if there's anyone that wants to do it, I need a beta. I get most things on my own, but I'd like someone to read over my stuff before I post it to make sure it all makes sense.