TITLE: Light The Way
AUTHOR: Leni
DISCLAIMER: Nope.
SUMMARY: aka: Everything Goes Challenge. Expect all timelines, all characters and... well, not all pairings. I'm pretty much a canon girl in SM romance. +g+
FEEDBACK: +puppy eyes+ Please?

THANK YOU: to C.Shakespeare (Lazuli) for pointing me in the direction of this challenge. Squee!

Written for the Fairy Tales Themes Drabble Challenge at SMFanfiction dot net
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01. KIDNAPPED

"Usagi, you're being unreasonable."

That, coming from Minako, was a dire warning. But Usagi ignored her.

It fell to Ami to talk some sense into her. "Mamoru could get in trouble at work, Usa."

"No way." Usagi laughed. "They adore him!"

"Look, Odango-brains." Rei wasn't deterred by her princess' glare. "That is not a suitable anniversary present!"

Obstinate silence.

"Usa-chan," Makoto tried her luck. "You're going to ambush Mamoru at lunch-time and drag him home. Tell me how that's not a kidnapping."

Usagi thought about it. Then she shrugged. "I prefer to call it a surprising – but very romantic! – getaway."

08/04/07

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02. RUNAWAY

Rei startled awake, a loud slap still ringing in her ears.

In her dreams she'd been at a Palace Ball, dressed in a gorgeous gown of black-red and golden thread. She'd felt beautiful, and her partner had reinforced that feeling with sweet words.

Until his sharp tongue intervened and she slapped him for it.

"That's fair, milady. I shouldn't play with fire," Jadeite had whispered with a quiet laugh. "Except that my intention isn't playing."

Now Rei sighed; there was no running away from these memories. Instead she treasured her dream, and fell back asleep thinking of his hopeful smile.

08/04/07

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03. ENCHANTMENTS

Nephrite frowned as he read the scroll. "The king insists that we return. Immediately."

"We should start packing our bags." Kunzite's words left a wake of obstinate expressions. Kunzite himself seemed reluctant.

"Impossible." Endymion scowled. "My father has always wanted me to marry, should I disobey him now?"

"I doubt he meant the heiress of our enemy," Zoisite pointed out.

"Tough. I love Serenity. She's the only woman in the universe who wouldn't need a spell to enchant me."

Jadeite groaned. "Isn't there a spell to silence you when you're trying to sound romantic?"

Endymion glowered at the answering laughter.

09/04/07

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04. MASQUERADE

Who is she?

Her voice is that of a kid's, the same as her belief in love and life. And yet her power is anything but childish.

Who is she who defeats the Negaverse but almost dies in every battle?

Predictably, she screams in fright; his call onto scene. This dance, he knows. Throw a rose, a speech, hold her slim body and carry her into safety. He pauses, though, meeting her blue eyes with his. Who are you? he almost asks.

But she reaches for his mask and he backs away, unable to let her discover who he is.

09/04/07

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05. MIDNIGHT

Mamoru parked morosely before the Tsukino household. "Your dad's gonna kill me." Note to self: When you dated Kenji Tsukino's sixteen-year-old daughter and he grudgingly extended her curfew until eleven, you did not return after midnight.

Except when Usagi herself tried her brand-new technique to convince you to watch Casablanca – and kept at it throughout the movie.

"Not again. Ever." He put a finger on her lips. "And don't pout."

She pouted anyway. "You're overreacting, Mamo-chan. Daddy likes you."

A familiar shadow waited at the front window. Mamoru gulped. "Bet he liked me better when I was in the States."

09/04/07