English is not my mother tongue but I really like writing stories in English, I hope you guys don't mind if i happen to make grammar mistakes.
Prologue
Do you believe in God? Well, I used to believe in God. God left me alone. Or no, maybe he's never been with me. He made his decision and created my faith and he wanted me to live it. He still does. And I am living the life he wants me to live. I am living his life. His creation. I didn't want this. And no matter how many times I wanted to walk away from this path, I just couldn't.
I was always unusual girl. My mother, Ikuko, tells me that my personality shines bright, just like the Moon.
Well there is something she doesn't know about. I am the Moon.
"Ne, Luna. Do you think things are different?"
"Usagi-chan. What do you mean?"
"You know.. Starlights are gone and-"
"You want them here, don't you?"
"Damedamedame! I just-"
"Usagi-chan, daijoubu.. You spent a lot of time with Seiya and the others, ne?"
"Hai."
"And maybe one day, they can come back.. Who knows? I am sure they miss being here. Fighter, Healer, Maker.. They're our friends. You should believe in your friendship with them. I am sure you will meet them again."
The cat who has a crescent moon in her forehead smiled to the girl who had teary eyes. Suddenly, her eyes filled with happiness. A warm feeling embraced her. She hoped that they would come back.
"Arigatou, Luna!"
The cat, Luna glanced at the beautiful girl. Suddenly, the beautiful girl, Tsukino Usagi, screamed.
"NAAANI? Its 4 o'clock already! I promised Minako-chan that I would join them in the Crown!"
She ran into her closet and chose a sundress. Luna was watching her, oh how funny it was to watch Usagi-chan when she was in a pinch!
"Damedamedame, I am late, I am very late! Rei-chan is going to kill me! Ja' ne!"
"I knew it! She is late as usual!"
"Calm down, Rei-chan, she's just being Usagi-chan."
"Jupiter is right, she's just being Usagi-chan."
As they turned theirs heads to the door, they saw the couple. Beautiful human beings. One of them was carrying the effects of masculinity in a dangerous way as usual. Everyone could fall for her.
"Ara, Haruka-san? Michiru-san?"
Aquamarine haired girl greeted them all with a smile. Taller one didn't even smile, she was really serious. The couple walked for seconds and joined them. Long, raven-haired girl, Hino Rei smiled and said "We haven't seen you girls for three months, its nice to see you again!" Michiru glanced at her, "Its good to be home again. Haruka and I vacationed in America."
Minako and Makoto yelled together, "America?"
Michiru blinked, "Hai."
Minako kept yelling, "Kokoi! You are so lucky.. I wish I could go to America and live my holiday-romance.. Damedamedame I want to be in America!"
Everyone except Haruka shook their heads and Rei murmured in pain, "Minako-chan.."
Michiru laughed at Minako's silliness for a while. And then suddenly, Haruka spoke.
"Enough, minna."
Michiru stopped laughing in a second and glanced at Haruka. She seemed like she knew what was coming.
"Something's approaching. We can feel it. Its about her."
"Ara, Usagi-chan.. Is she in trouble?"
"Not yet. Tell them about the vision you had, Michiru."
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 6, Sailor Stars Part 1 – Hotaru's Prediction
Michiru nodded and took a deep breath, "The future. It is going the change. Setsuna and I, we can feel it. This time, she is not allowed to go to the future. She doesn't know what's going to happen but we both can feel it."
Girls' eyes were full of horror; Minako murmured to herself, "Will our battle ever end?"
"Please, Michiru-san. Keep telling."
Michiru nodded again. Neptune-hearted girl's eyes were trying to meet Rei's eyes. She knew that Rei was good at spiritual stuff and she had visions before. Maybe she could let Rei see that vision.
"Usagi. She will start the fire."
"Usagi-chan?" said Minako, "..Will start?" Ami followed her with the words, and then Makoto went on, "..The fire?"
Michiru nodded, "Setsuna is losing the feeling of King Endymion's presence."
Rei's eyeballs grew, "Masaka?!"
Haruka nodded, "Small Lady is going to fade away too."
Michiru took a breath, "Look, girls. This time, things are different. Things will be different. There is no enemy yet. Because, the enemy is not an enemy. She is one of us."
Minako shook her head, "The enemy is not an enemy? Ano, what do you mean Michiru-san?"
"Tsukino Usagi, iie, Queen Serenity is going to choose another path."
Girls seemed terrified. Makoto stuttered, "M-masaka?"
"Nani, Mako-chan? Tell us!" Minako yelled.
Makoto bit her lip, "Usagi-chan. Usagi-chan will make a dec-"
Suddenly, the waitress, Unazuki-chan, turned on the radio and Crown was filled with music.
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Soundtrack
Three Lights – Nagareboshi He
And then, they felt it. They heard it. This was the prophet. It was the moment when Inner Senshi understood what Michiru meant. They heard the sound. It was the sound of shooting stars. It was still the same song.
A happy voice interrupted the song and started talking happily, "Have a nice day, minna-san! It's an honor for me to announce that Three Lights are back! They will be in Japan tomorrow. Leader of the band, Kou Seiya, told us that they really missed living in Japan and they wanted to spend rest of their lives in Japan. Stay tuned for the news about their new album, minna-san!"
Song kept playing, "Search for your love, search for your love."
"Sonna! Haruka-san, this is, this is-" Rei couldn't talk more.
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 2 – Despair & Evil (Part 3)
"Taihen da." said Haruka.
Makoto took a deep breath, "So, what will we do? Usagi-chan won't let her brain decide for herself this time. She is going to start taking steps into Seiya-kun, ne? And then.."
Rei nodded, "The future will change."
Haruka shook her head, "I can't deny that they are our allies, I will never forget that moment on the top of Ginga TV, demo, if Fighter, iie, Seiya, comes back, the future will change. We shouldn't have left an open door for them. Now they are coming back."
"Choto matte ne," interrupted Ami, "Sorry to interrupt Haruka-san.. Demo, if the future changes, this means that the king will be-"
Haruka nodded, "Kou Seiya will be the king. He is coming for her, I am sure."
Rei bit her lip, "Crystal Tokio won't rise, right?"
Michiru shook her head, "It will. This is the only fact that nobody can change. No matter what happens, Usagi will be the queen and rule the Crystal Tokio but-"
"We don't know who will rule the kingdom with her." Said Haruka.
"Taihen da." Yelled Minako.
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Musix Box Disc 1 – Clumsy By Nature (Part 1)
"GOMEN YO!"
Shiny, blond hair appeared at the door. She was out of breath.
"Minna, gomen ne! I will never be late! I promise! Never never never! I will be here thousand minutes earlie-ara, Haruka-san! Michiru-san!"
Usagi walked happily and embraced Haruka's arm. Haruka changed the serious look in her face in a second and smiled at her Koneko-chan, "Looking beautiful as usual. How's my Koneko-chan today?"
Usagi blushed; everyone was able to see that her cheeks were getting pinker. She nodded and smiled, "Genki desu, Haruka-san. Rei-chan! You knew about this surprise, right?"
"Usagi! Put your tongue in! You're not a god damn baby!" yelled Rei. Usagi was frozen. They used to fight almost everyday but none of them was serious. And this was the first time that Rei went furious for no reason. Minako kicked Rei's leg.
"Ara, Usagi.. Gomen ne. Grandpa drove me crazy today.." Rei put her tongue out, "This is what surprises are for, Usagi-baka!"
Usagi giggled, she knew Rei would calm down in a minute, so she didn't really mind her anger.
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 1 – Girl's Heart In Love (Part 8)
She glanced at Haruka, "Ne, Haruka-san.. You're not going away again, right?"
Michiru nodded, "Mo, don't worry, Usagi. Haruka will be here for a long time, so she's yours!"
Everyone in the table laughed at Michiru's words. Usagi's cheeks were already red. Inner Senshi was used to the way Haruka flirted with Usagi but they also knew that Usagi meant a lot to Haruka. Usagi was Haruka's first priority in any case. Haruka wasn't blind; she can see Usagi's feelings for that Seiya bastard. She knew that Chiba Mamoru wasn't perfect but he was better then Kou Seiya. Fighter was a great Senshi but Kou Seiya was an immature boy. That was a fact. Haruka would do anything to keep him away from her Koneko-chan.
"Yappari!" blinked Haruka to Usagi, "I should go and tell Mamoru-san that I finally got his Odango, ne?"
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 1 – Ordinary Girl (Part 3)
"NANI? DEMO!"
Haruka laughed at her shy face. Making Usagi blush was her favorite hobby. Haruka played with Usagi's odangos and called the waitress, "Maybe I should get a drink for these beautiful ladies, ne?"
Everyone smiled; they seemed to forget about the vision of Michiru for a moment.
"Ne, Michiru-san, how was America?"
"Not as beautiful and funny as you." Michiru heard Haruka speaking while she had a straw in her mouth and then smiled. Usagi was the only one that wouldn't make her feel jealous.
"Shall I leave? Maybe you two would like to spend some time alone?" said Michiru and blinked to other girls, they all nodded, "Hai! We can leave too!"
"Urusai, Rei-chan!" said Usagi, she was even redder than a tomato. Haruka laughed, "Leave my Koneko-chan alone now, kudasai. Enough fun for today, ne?"
Usagi nodded fastly and drank her drink. Her cheeks were still red. Haruka kept playing with her buns.
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Soundtrack
Three Lights – Nagareboshi He (Karaoke Version)
Suddenly, man on the radio talked again, "Oi, minna-san! I assume you are excited! We share your excitement. Every girl in the city is waiting for tomorrow, Three Lights' arrival! Kakkoii, ne? Students of Juban High School must be excited, because we heard that Three Lights would continue their education in their previous school. Kampeki da!"
Girls were quiet. Michiru was shaking her head slowly. Rei, Minako, Makoto and Ami were staring at Usagi. Haruka was quiet; she was staring at her glass. She was looking like she was struggling with herself about the situation.
Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 7, Sailor Stars Part 2 – Seiya's Memories
And Usagi.
Usagi didn't even know how to express her feelings at that moment. Actually, she didn't even want to share her feelings with someone else. There was brightness in her eyes. It was hope and happiness. "Luna was right.." she whispered to herself.
She wanted to go out and thank god for answering her prays.
Seiya, her Seiya was coming back. She was already hearing his voice, "Oi, Odango!" or "Ja' ne, Odango!" and when she was thinking about these, she didn't even realize the smile on her face, which was realized by others. Flashbacks kept coming. She was seeing their softball moment, their funny moment in the amusement part and his words as Sailor Star Fighter in the final battle, "I like your shine, even in the very end." That moment she understood that it wasn't the very end.
She was hearing others too, Taiki-san and Yaten-kun, "Oi oi, Seiya.. Stop messing with that girl, we should go to studio!"
Usagi wanted to go home and choke in her happiness tears. "Bad luck of Mamo-chan.." she thought. Mamoru was in America for two weeks, he had to go there and handle some paper work to cancel his study. Usagi kept whispering to herself, "He will see them later, anyway! This time, he has chance to spend time with them, sugoi!"
Usagi shook her head as she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Oi, Koneko-chan, daijobu ka?" It felt like she woke up from a dream.
Usagi nodded and smiled, it was a big, bright smile, "Hai hai!"
Michiru was staring at Rei. Everyone was able to see that Usagi's feelings cant be just friendship. The thing was, Usagi was aware of her feelings but she was just wrong when it comes to naming them. Everyone knew the difference between her eyes when she stared at Seiya and when she stared at Mamoru.
Usagi checked her watch, "Sonna! I have to go, I promised Ikuko-mama to be home by six. Gomen ne, minna." She stood up and walked to the door.
Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box – Disc 1 – Bad Spirits Approaching At Dusk (Part 1)
Suddenly, she stopped and turned to her friends, "Haruka-san, Michiru-san?"
Haruka and Michiru stared at her; Usagi smiled warmly, "Okaen nasai."
Haruka nodded, "Hai. Matta ne, Odango."
Usagi smiled and left the Crown.
The look in Rei's eyes was sad. "Rei-chan, daijobu?" asked Ami.
Rei smiled, there were tears in her eyes, "Am I the only one who feels selfish right now?"
Everyone raised their eyebrows and stared at Rei.
"I mean.. Look at her.. Its undeniable that she is falling for him.. She just doesn't know that yet.. And we, we are trying to stop that, just because we want to be a queen's servants in the future, ne? We are being selfish.."
Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Disc 7, Sailor Stars Part 2 – Determination
"Urusai!" yelled Haruka, she stood up rapidly.
Michiru held her arm to calm her down but it seemed impossible. Haruka was trembling.
"Do you even know why we are living? Do you even know anything about our mission? Remember what we've been through! Do you think I can let our messiah, our princess or whatever she is, get in trouble? I don't care about being a member of the royal family; we will be a part of it no matter what Usagi does! This is not a stupid high school love story, so you better stop blaming yourself, Hino! Anyone who tries to change the destiny, she or he will taste the poison of evil! This is the main prophet for the future, baka! And this is death! Do you want her to die? Well, I dont want her to die!"
"You said that Usagi would rule the future no matter what happens, so how can you say that she is going to die? She is not going to die! We should give her a chance. God didn't let Usagi choose her own path. Her destiny was written before she was born. Just because he did this to her, we cant force her to live it! When Seiya-kun was here, I did my best to ignore their presence, they had to stay away from each other emotionally, and I did my best to ignore that. I kept reminding of Mamoru-san to her but look, didn't you feel her shine when she heard their song? Maybe God wants destiny to change!"
"URUSAI!"
Everyone in the Crown stared at Rei's table for a second, thanks to Haruka.
"Michiru, we are leaving."
Michiru was looking worried. Rei knew that she would think about her words.
Haruka left Crown without saying good-bye to girls, Michiru glanced at them and smiled with a sad face, "Onegai, keep our princess' heart away from trouble and don't let your heart think about the situation. This is a brain job. For the future, we should decide with our brains. Don't worry about Haruka, she'll be the first one who runs to save you girls if something bad happens. Heiki, heiki. Sayanora, minna."
Soundtrack
Three Lights – Nagareboshi He
Tsukino Usagi was having her happiest moment. Her cassette player was turned on, she was singing loudly, like there was no tomorrow. She was dancing, singing and embracing herself with her own arms. She didn't even realize that Luna was watching her happily.
"KIMI NOO KAORI ZUTTO, BOKU NO KOEE YO TODOKEE!"
She kept singing. Warm feeling was covering her heart. Luna was happy for her. Luna wasn't worrying about her yet, because she was happy too. She was happy because Yaten-kun was coming back. Even though she knew Artemis wouldn't like that. Luna smirked and kept watching Usagi.
Minutes later, Usagi felt tired and tumbled down to her bed. She giggled, "Mo, Minako-chan can finally do her love-love toss with Yaten-kun! I can't believe that they will be there tomorrow!"
"USAGI-BAKA! Your friend is here!"
Usagi's little brother Shingo interrupted Usagi's excitement, she rolled her eyes, "Shingo, you should knock the door, damn! What if I was dressing up?"
"I don't care about your ugly body, Usagi! Your friend Hino-san is here!"
"Ara, Rei-chan? Doko? We were together a couple hours ago.."
"I don't care, Usagi-baka!"
Shingo felt Rei's hand on his head, "Daijoubu, Shingo. Arigatou."
Shingo changed his attitude as Rei showed up, "Hai, Hino-san."
Rei stepped inside and closed the door as Shingo went back to living room. Usagi was confused, she was happy to see Rei though. Rei smiled at Usagi and sat her bed, "Gomen ne, Usagi. I didn't call you and let you know that I was coming here."
Usagi smiled, "Heiki heiki, Rei-chan! I wish you could come earlier, dinner was really delicious!"
Rei smiled back, there was sadness in her eyes but it was like she was trying to hide her sadness. "Daijoubu, another time then."
Usagi looked her in the eyeball, "Rei-chan.. Genki desu ka? You seem strange.."
"Ano, girls don't know that I am here right now."
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 5 – Yureru Kokoro
"Demo, naze da? Is everything okay? Something's wrong with your grandpa? Rei-chan, tell me!"
"Chotto, Usagi. Ano, I want to talk to you about Seiya-kun and the others."
"Seiya? What's with him?"
"You know, they are coming back tomorrow and it doesn't seem like they will go back to Kinmoku again."
"And?"
Rei took a deep breath, "Promise me that you are not going to think I am judging you or something.."
"Heiki, heiki Rei-chan.. Tell me what's wrong.."
"Do you remember when you visited me in my part time fortune telling job?"
"Hai."
"Seiya-kun visited me five minutes earlier than you."
"Hontou da?"
"Hai. Look, Usagi. I really want to believe that you are not blind as we used to think. Please, be honest. You are aware of Seiya-kun's feelings, right?"
"Ano.."
"I know you are.. I saw it in your eyes when he asked you if he was enough. Please be honest, what do you feel when you are next to Seiya-kun?"
Usagi bit her lip, "What I feel doesn't matter in our situation.. I have a mission."
"Usagi, what you have is your life, not a mission! You shouldn't think like that! Don't ever do something just because you feel like you have to do it! You have us, we can guide you about everything!"
Usagi was nearly in tears, "Why are you telling me these? You kept reminding me of Mamo-chan last year.."
"I know but it was mistake! I should have never pushed you! Usagi, I am your friend, I will be by your side no matter what you do. Onegai, Usagi. Let me be there for you."
Usagi didn't respond.
"Usagi, tell me.. Do you love Mamoru-san?"
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Soundtrack
Sailor Moon Memorial Music Box Disc 7, Sailor Stars Part 2 – Seiya's Memories
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Usagi was finally in tears; she put her head onto Rei's lap and burst into tears. Rei caressed Usagi's hair, tried to calm her down. Usagi was crying silently. She was crying like there was no tomorrow. Rei whispered, "You didn't have to keep it to yourself, Usagi.."
Usagi didn't say anything. Rei wanted to know what she was thinking desperately.
"Ano.. I just.. I always wanted them to come back.. And now they are coming back. Sometimes.. I know I have to be just friends with Seiya, I should stay away from him emotionally.. Demo, sometimes, sometimes I just don't want to.. I am finding myself thinking about him, thinking about how it could be if things were different.."
"Usagi.."
"Demo, daijobu.." Usagi smiled in tears, "I have a mission. I love Mamo-chan and I love Chibi-Usa, iie, Small Lady."
"Usagi.."
Usagi's shoulders were trembling. Silent tears kept falling down.
"Demo.. DEMO, honestly I want to say no! I want to tell everyone that my faith is a burden to me! I want to tell them that whenever I see a shooting star, it hurts my chest.. I want to make them know that I don't care about ruling a kingdom.. I just want to be an ordinary girl with an ordinary life with-"
Rei's eyes got bigger, "Uso.." she thought.
"With Seiya."