Disclaimer: I do not own Sailormoon or Harry Potter.
This is a story that's been sitting around my computer for at least a good five months. Decided to post it due to boredom, hope you enjoy it.
The starry sky hung over the Malfoy manor, if one was to look above they would be amazed at how much they could see without the use of a telescope. The peaceful landscaping was enough to make anyone question if this was really the home of the loyal death eater Lucius Malfoy and his family. One of the advantages of having enough money to move away from the bustling cities of light and irritating towns who harbor more secrets than the mayor's office.
Narcissa sat in front of the fireplace, a glass of brandy in her right hand as she watched the flames flick upon the logs and enjoy the smell of burning wood. It was one of the few muggle things she insisted upon, magical fireplaces take away the entire experience of smoke and smell. She wasn't a muggle lover, far from it, but she'd admit they had some bright moments in their dim history of achievements.
Lucius sat in his study, checking his records and such, counting every item brought and everything sold. A true businessman, he made sure he wasn't cheated of anything and if he was, he always got it remedied , whether by force or not. No one in the Malfoy family spent money frivolously, despite what popular belief said and saw, every purchase was well planned and there was a budget within the household.
Narcissa stood, sitting the glass upon the table before heading to her husband's study to try and persuade him to take her to the train station the next day. His first daughter would be arriving there from her school year, she hadn't seen the precious darling since Christmas day and waiting another two weeks was completely out of the question.
"Lucius," she called entering the redwood study. Her husband glanced up at her and sighed taking off his glasses, this is a routine that had started ever since his first daughter started school, "I've been thinking, Minako and Draco always seems so lonely when they gets home. Wouldn't it be a great surprise if we could have Usagi here to welcome them?"
"You know the first two weeks of her summer vacation Usagi stays with her mother. Minako gets home two days before Draco does, I think she can handle two days without her one of her siblings," Lucius explained.
"But we haven't seen her since the Christmas dinner and she had grew so much I hardly recognized her," Narcissa said softly. She sat in the chair in front of his desk and pouted slightly, "I walked right past her and didn't even recognize her."
"That was because her mother insist on making her wear those dreadful dresses," Lucius muttered shaking his head.
"Its unfair. Why can't we just have full custody of Usagi like we have of Minako?" Narcissa whined.
"We basically have full custody of Usagi, she only visit her mother, every other Christmas break and two weeks during the Summer," Lucius said then smirked, "I thought your favorite was Draco."
"He is! He gets depressed when one of his sisters aren't here, remember last Summer? He just sat in his room and Minako just wandered around the house like a ghost. They aren't the same without each other," Narcissa said.
"Minako and Draco can go with her to visit her mother then, I'll owl her. I'm sure she'd be more than happy to have them all with her," Lucius said grabbing a piece of parchment.
"Fine," Narcissa said, admitting defeat, "But I'm still going to see her and you're coming with."
"I have business to take care of tomorrow," Lucius said as his wife left is study.
He sat back in his chair and rang the bell sitting by his quills summoning a house elf and ordering something to drink before he would retire to his bed. The drink arrived in front of him in a matter of minutes, and no it wasn't firewhiskey, he was a Malfoy and a Malfoy would never get drunk or touch something that was so cheap. It was a task to keep Draco from doing such things, he had complete given up on Usagi and her odd fascination with muggles items, and Minako just seemed to enjoy what muggles used for entertainment.
He blamed their mothers for their problems and rendering his small lessons to lectures. Usagi's mother, Ikkiuo, a potion maker who lived in a muggle neighborhood and had a pureblood husband, she always gave Usagi such muggle devices as gifts and the child rarely saw her mother so of course she would begin to form attachments to the muggle things in her mother's absence.
Minako's mother, popular in both muggle and wizardry world, an actress, she could always be seen at a wizard's play or on the muggle television sets, and Minako devoted herself to her mother's movies. Learning word by word, action by action, she used to(if you walked into her room at certain times of the day you can still catch her doing the childish thing) act out the part while it was playing.
Draco's mother, his wife and who he would consider his soul mate, Narcissa. She spoiled the boy, chocolates every week and a promise of a gift every time the season turned. If it wasn't for Usagi and Minako's constant pestering and curiosity and how he handled them, he would think the boy wasn't worthy of being a Malfoy.
It wasn't that he didn't love his son, he loved him but he wasn't his favorite, his favorite was Usagi. He didn't know why, maybe it was because she was so frequently in and out of his home, going to her mother's then to her orphaned friend's home in Japan or it could be the fact that she wasn't the favorite of her mother, was he picking her because no one else would? Or perhaps it was because out of his three children she seemed to always be the leader of their plans, the one who could talk her way out of anything, the one who had picked her mother's emotional status and looks but through some miracle, adapted his determination and conversational skills.
He decided he had enough with his thoughts and trying to find the reason he favored his oldest daughter. He put the drink down and left for his bedroom, he would have to awake early to avoid Narcissa and going to see Usagi go to her mother, he didn't get along well with her or her husband.
Usagi sat on the train, her feet up and her arms behind her head. Next to her, Makoto Kino, one of her two friends and if one must, yes her favorite bodyguard, smarter than her brother's and thrice as loyal. She would never call Makoto her bodyguard, that term was reserved for the two idiots she made sit in the next compartment, the two that couldn't even tie their own shoes without a spell.
Makoto leaned back in her seat, a sugar quill in her mouth and her hands resting comforting in her father's old army jacket. Her eyes closed as she enjoyed the serenity of the entire moment. She glanced at Usagi to see her staring at the ceiling in deep thought, a slight smile playing upon her lips and a small sparkle in her blue eyes.
A slight knock on the door, the small smile turning into a frown, the sparkle disappearing for the moment, now was the time for business. With a sight Makoto tapped on the wall behind her, calling forth the other two bodyguards of the one Usagi Malfoy.
The door slid open, revealing a shaken second year and her two bodyguards, Kori and Lydia. Kori was one year older than Usagi and in the same year, a smirk on his face as he flopped in the seat Usagi had just removed her feet from. He considered herself a favorite of the powerful blonde bunny sitting in front of her, after all Usagi did often reward him and allowed the boy to visit her home during the summer.
Lydia was just two years older, taller and strongly built but as dumb as a door nail. Often found looking guilty for a task she didn't do correctly or relaying messages between Usagi and Ami Mizuno, the girlfriend of Makoto Kino and Usagi's right hand girl. She didn't consider herself a favorite but that she was favored enough to be with Usagi during most of the school year.
"What's your business?" Usagi asked, the bubbly undertone of her voice eased the poor second year into a comfort zone.
"I'm the second year representative, Teresa Porter, and you wanted to meet with all of us before the end of the school year but I needed to make up for a grade Professor Olive gave me and couldn't attend the meeting," she explained and Usagi smiled.
"Disobedience should be punished," Kori said and Teresa gave an small whimper.
"Completely understandable, I like honesty," Usagi said dismissing Kori's comment to Makoto making the second year smile, "I called the meeting to discuss who will be kept for their next year and who wouldn't. So, Teresa, thanks to your display of honesty, I've decided to keep you as my third year representative as long as you get a tutor to keep up your grade. You know I don't allow anyone with a grading average lower than an E within my presence."
"Thank you Usagi," Teresa said with a bow and left.
"You're getting too soft Malfoy," Kori said, "If it was me, I would've made sure she'd never show her face ever again."
"That's why I'm in charge and you're not. You can't humiliate and degrade everyone that doesn't follow the rules. You have to show them you're bendable, willing to listen to reason, and know where their coming from, if you don't they get angry and hateful then you have a riot against you. If you paid more attention in our history classes you would understand that's the mistake most rulers make," Usagi stated.
"So now you're our ruler?" Kori scoffed.
"What do you mean now? I've been the ruler of this school since the middle of my first year. I have several captains with me and people that spy for me to mke sure nothing goes wrong in my school. I have my court, Ami Mizuno, my right hand of fairness and Makoto Kino, my left hand of protection, I have my two loyal and lovely bodyguards, and I know more than enough to defeat anyone who dare challenge me," Usagi snapped and Makoto smirked as Lydia chuckled.
The train came to a slow halt, the screeching of its wheels causing more than a few to hold their ears in pain. Usagi stood and collected her two bags, one from the top and one from the bottom. Lydia slide the door open and left to get her things with Kori following behind her.
"Kori, I must ask you this question because you've seem to be disgruntled and unhappy as of late, are you unhappy with your position in my court? What can I do to make you happy?" Usagi asked and Kori froze.
He knew, like everyone else that Usagi was kind and willing to please, but unlike everyone else, he knew Usagi could be cruel and unforgiving at times. He had seen what Usagi did to those who opposed her, she either treated them kindly or completely destroyed them. He'd seen some of the school's elite crumble at the feet of the school's Malfoy when they were in their first year, he'd seen the elite side with her. The only thing he couldn't see was the way Usagi was going with the question.
"I would like it if you used more thought on my ideas and if I could be considered more than a bodyguard to you," Kori said deciding it was better to go with the truth.
"I'll take your bags to your step father and tell them you're changing, ok Usa?" Makoto suggested and Usagi nodded.
Makoto left, the door sliding close behind her. Kori became nervous, Makoto had a much better way of reading the seemingly harmless blonde in front of her, the 'What if' questions buzzing through his head.
"Alright, its only fair. I'll consider you approach to things and instead of calling you my bodyguard, I'll promote you to punishment decider," Usagi said and succeeded in shocking Kori.
"Thank you so much Usagi, I promise you won't regret it," he said bowing slightly.
"You're a friend Kori, one of the first five to join me, fourth if I remember. I treat my friends well and only hope they treat me the same, see you in two weeks" Usagi said and left the compartment.