Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. –cough-yet-cough-
Key
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 1
It was a glorious day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there had been no attacks on Tokyo for weeks, since the defeat of Queen Beryl. The Sailor Senshi were enjoying the break from their duties, ecstatic at the chance to live a life of normalcy, if only for a brief amount of time.
Best of all, it was summer vacation, meaning that they got a break from the duties of school as well. What could possibly ruin this vacation?
"Serena, I think it's time you gave Luna a bath."
Serena froze, staring at her mom from across the kitchen table. She had just sat down to a late breakfast, and had been in the process of helping herself to a big bowl of grits when her mother had spoken those two dreaded words in the same sentence.
'Luna' and 'bath'.
"Serena!" Ilene scolded. Serena blinked, coming out of her horrified stupor. A quick glance at the table revealed that she had missed her bowl and had dumped a large spoonful of grits on the table. Ilene handed her a cloth and Serena cleaned up the mess she had made, still horrified by the thought of doing what her mother had just said.
"So, give Luna a bath today, alright dear?" Ilene said after taking the cloth from her daughter to wash.
"But mom, why do I need to give Luna a bath? She's perfectly capable of keeping herself clean on her own," Serena protested. Ilene raised a brow at her blonde-haired daughter.
"You mean you haven't noticed Luna's… Ripe smell?" Ilene asked, crinkling her nose slightly at the mere thought of the odor that the cat had recently acquired.
"No," Serena, who had trained herself to breathe through her mouth when she slept for the past week, lied.
"Well, Luna doesn't smell good, Serena. You need to give her a bath. Today," Ilene said. Serena opened her mouth to protest, but Ilene gave her 'The Look'.
The 'I'm-your-mother-therefore-I-rule-your-life-so-you-have-to-listen-to-me' look.
Serena really hated that look.
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"Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Where aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeee yooooooouuuuuuuu?" Serena called as she quietly crept through the second story hallway of the Tsukino home. Her father was at work, her little brother was at a friend's house, and her mother had just left to go grocery shopping, telling Serena that she wanted a clean cat to greet her when she got home.
But Serena was having some trouble, as Luna had decided to pull a Houdini.
"Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Serena called again. She poked her head through the doorway of her bedroom, sky blue eyes searching for any sign of the black cat.
Nope. Nothin-
Wait. Wait a minute.
Was that a black tail sticking out from under her bed? Serena squinted her eyes, tongue poking out of the corner of her mouth in concentration. It was hard to tell in the dim light of her room. She didn't dare to turn the lights on. Then Luna would know that she had been found, and would further retreat under Serena's bed.
Quietly, Serena crept into her room. She carefully inched across the floor, not making a sound. She suddenly came to a halt, and silently counted down in her hand.
'3…'
Serena tensed.
'2…'
Slowly, she leaned forward.
'1!'
Serena leapt forward, landing on her hands and news. In a flash, she grabbed the tail with both hands and pulled.
Author's Notes
Well, I originally planned to post this a lot sooner, and leave it as a one-shot. But then I got cold feet and I couldn't bring myself to even finish the story. So I decided that I'd post this much, and see if I got any feedback.
If you want more of this story, please review and let me know what you think of it. They don't have to be long or detailed. They could simply read 'good, keep going' or 'bad, take it down'. Just review, please. More reviews means more inspiration to write. Less reviews means less inspiration to write, and a slim chance of another chapter being posted.