This being one of my first stories I knew it needed to be redone by a beta, so Thank you to my betachimichurri for going over this story for me! You are the best! Thank you to all of you who have reviewed this story, it really makes me happy to hear that so many of you are enjoying this story. I thank all of you truely from the bottom of my heart. Hopefully the changes help.
I do not own sailor moon or its characters
They sat quietly in the rain, surrounded by nothing but black, he sat numb as he held his precious daughter in his hands, as the black umbrellas covered them, protecting them from the wet sky.
Around him he could hear their tears, their mummers of sadness, their soulful prayers, as the golden casket topped with fresh red and white roses were lowered into the ground.
His own tears stinging his face, as he looked down at his precious child, the last of his love, the only one left in his life worth living for. Because his soul mate was dead and gone, how can fate be so cruel as to take her away from earth?...away from him? Still young and full of life, just months before their wedding day...yes life was cruel.
As everyone left he felt a soft hand on his shoulder as he sat alone on a chair watching the men throw dirt on his beloved, he was grateful that Minako was kind enough to take his child from him so he may sit and stare at his one true loves final resting place. As he sat in silence the hand still rest gently on his shoulder.
"You'll catch a cold" the voice said quietly, but the man still sat silently staring.
He looked to the silver and gold tombstone
' Princess of our hopes and dreams may the moon always shine brightly with your heavenly spirit, we love and will miss you Mother, friend and soul mate Usagi Serenity Tsukino-Chiba always and forever 1983-2002'
He read the words over and over again till they became nothing more than burry letters seen threw watery eyes.
The hand was still there, never moving and never leaving.
"I can't leave" he finally said nothing more than a whisper the hand squeezed his shoulder letting him know that it understood.
"How can I raise her? Alone" he asked desperately hoping the owner of the hand would have an answer for his heart retching question, but it still remained silent.
"this wasn't suppose to happen...we had a future" he whispered once more, his voice filling with raw emotion "she was my soul mate, best friend, lover and...Would have been my wife..." his voice now sounded angry almost regretful "is it horrible for me to say that if it wasn't for our child, she would be alive right now..."
The hand moved its self "I can't help but feel angry at my poor innocent daughter...I can't help but hate her...GOD what am I saying" he began to sob uncontrollably falling to the wet cold ground, covering his hands in his face. The hand returned its self with a slight squeeze, but the owner still remained silent
It was sad but true Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity...was dead.
Chapter 1
Chiba Mamoru sat quietly reading his news paper, as he waited for his daughter to make her appearance. It had been eight years since the death of his beloved wife. Still finding it hard to look at his precious princess every now and then, she had grown to look so much like her mother, wearing her hair the same as her mother once did, in the traditional odango, that he loved to make fun of all those years ago.
Her eyes were as blue and beautiful as her mother's as well, when he looked at her it was as if he was looking back into the face of Usagi, his Usako. Everything was the same all except the very pink hair.
He loved his Chibiusa with all of his heart, Mamoru wanted nothing but the best for her; and there for, sent her to the best schools. She had the best toys, and the finest clothes. She was his world his life and his everything, you might think a child that had the best that money could buy would be spoiled, but she was quite the opposite. Chibiusa loved helping others, and giving to those less fortunate then herself, she defiantly had her mother's heart and her mother's spirit, always looking to the bright side of things, never letting anything bad get her down.
Mamoru was proud of his little girl. The two lived in a home down the street from her grandparents Kenji and Ikuko, Usagi's parents. It was a five bedroom home, with three bathrooms, and a huge back yard, it had been Usagi's dream home.
The two had looked at it a couple of times before Chibiusa was born, he saw the joy in his lovers eyes as she walked through the home describing how she would decorate it. After her death Mamoru bought the house, and did everything his Usako said she wanted to do to it. He didn't care how big the house was, all that mattered was that he knew that this was his loves dream, and he wanted to live in that dream no matter how painful it was.
"Dad" came the sweet voice of his child, breaking Mamoru out of his trance "Dad" she said once more
"Uh? Oh sorry pumpkin" he said smiling down at her
"Are you alright?" she asked sweetly
"I'm fine butterfly" Chibiusa giggled at the cute nick names her father calls her "are you ready?" he asked looking his daughter over, she nodded excitedly. "Chibiusa?" the small girl smiled up at her father "what's that around your neck?" he asked pointing at a gold chain that ran into her shirt
Chibiusa pulled out the chain to reveal a heart locket, on it was a moon and a rose "Luna gave it to me; she said it belonged to Mother" Chibiusa held the locket close wishing her mother was standing beside her.
Mamoru turned to the small black car glaring at her "that isn't what I think it is...Is it?"
Luna let out a breath "it is time she has it Mamoru-san, when a child of the moon, a princess, turns of age, she is to inherit the crystal...if the Mother of the Princess is no longer...living" Luna bowed her head. She too was still coping with the fact that her charge, her princess was gone.
Mamoru growled at the cat "I don't care Luna! I don't want her to have that thing!I thought I told you to give it to one of the girls!"
"NO" Chibiusa screamed holding it close to her protecting it "you can't, Daddy please! When I wear it I feel her! I feel her with me! Please!"
Mamoru saw the tears from his baby girl's eyes fall down her soft white skin, his heart broke instantly "come here princess" he said pulling the sobbing child into his arms "shh" he said rubbing her back to sooth her.
He whispered into her ear "if it means that much to you sweetheart you may keep it, but if it is to EVER glow or reacts to you in any way, I want you to tell me understand?"
Chibiusa nodded as her father whipped away her tears "now, how about we go look for the best birthday cake we can find?"
"Yes!" Chibiusa smiled "I can't wait; Luna showed me pictures of mama back on the moon, during her big ball"
Mamoru sighed "yes, I remember that ball like it was yesterday" he said sadly
Chibiusa pulled on her father's arms "daddy" he looked down at her "Mother wouldn't want you to be sad, I'm sure right now she is looking down on us incredibly angry with you, so smile okay? For me?"
Mamoru kissed his daughters forehead and nodded "for you"
The two walked down the street until Chibiusa stopped, Mamoru turned to see his daughter staring into a bakery window, and she looked bewildered and surprised
"Honey, what is it?" he asked as he followed her gaze, Mamoru froze, was he seeing things? How can this be? This couldn't be possible...there in the window on a high silver platform was a cake, but not any cake a cake shaped and constructed to resemble the moon kingdom from long ago, sitting below it was another cake shaped exactly like the Earth's castle...Endymion castle...his castle
The two stood there for what seemed like hours until they heard a soft voice "beautiful isn't it?" the two turned startled
"Wow sorry didn't mean to jolt you" the woman said placing her hand up in defense "so you like the cakes?"
The two stared at her still surprised, the woman laughed nervously not knowing what to say or do "oookay..." she said walking to the bakery door "well if you need anything my name is Kari just come on in and ask" she unlocked the door and turned the CLOSED sight over to OPEN.
Kari was a tall slender woman, she looked to be in her mid twenties, and she had short black hair that was held back by a tie dyed bandanna, so it didn't cover her bright purple eyes. She wore a yellow button down shirt that was open reviling a purple tie-dye tank top; she wore dark wash jeans and black fingerless gloves over her hands. She very much resembled a Hippy.
Walking into the Bakery Chibiusa and Mamoru heard loud music coming from the back of the sweet smelling shop, which was decorated in bright cheerful colors.
Mamoru stopped at the sound of the music causing his daughter to look at his strange "daddy, what's wrong?" she asked concerned
Mamoru shook his head "nothing sweet pea, nothing" he forced a smile onto his face as he tried desperately to block the song from his head, after all if was her favorite song "Someday we'll know" from the walk to remember soundtrack. He remembers his beloved Usako singing beautifully to it every chance she got.
Kari smiled at the two "so decided to pay us a visit?" she yelled over the music
"Yea" Mamoru said Kari shook her head and raised her finger to him, letting him know she would just be a minute
"SELENE! WE HAVE CUSTOMERS TURN THAT OFF!" she screamed
Soon the music was indeed off as the dark haired woman made her way back out into the bakery "sorry about that, it's her favorite song, she listens to it every morning" she said smiling
"So what can I do for ya?" she asked smiling standing behind the cash register
"Um...we're out looking for a cake for my daughter's eighth birthday celebration" Mamoru said looking around
Kari smiled brightly "well you came to the right place, as you can see by the display in the window, our Selene is a extraordinary pastry Chef and can make anything your heart desires, sweetheart" she said looking at the little pink haired girl.
"She made that?" Mamoru asked pointing to the displays.
Kari nodded excitedly "and these" she said walking them over to a glass case in the corner of the bakery. if it wasn't for his daughter being beside him he would of fainted, there in the glass case stood what looked like glass figures of all nine Sailor Scouts and Sailor Moon, they were beautiful but what caught his attention was the glass statue of none other than Princess Serenity, a perfect replica.
"I know they look like glass, but I assure you they are all made form pure sugar, amazing huh?" Kari smiled at the surprised faced the two had "do you like the Sailor Scouts?" she asked Chibiusa who nodded still in shock "sad that Sailor Moon isn't around anymore, I've always wondered what happened to her" she said not noticing the wince Mamoru made as he looked down at his shocked daughter.
"my favorite is this one" she gently picked up the sugar figure of Princess Serenity "I have no idea where she comes up with these beautiful characters, she said her name is Serenity, she is said to be the princess of the moon, and the castles there, the one on the top, is her castle and the one on the bottle is his"
"His?" mamoru asked already knowing the answer
"The prince of earth" she said placing the sugar figure back in its case and locking it, "she just dreams these things up and makes it, pretty amazing huh? You should hear the stories she tells me, I told her she should be a writer, but she's too reticent"
Mamoru felt Chibiusa grab his hand, he looked down at her seeing silver tears fall from her cobalt eyes "I need to sit down" she said quietly
Mamoru pulled out a chair for her as Kari walked over and grabbed a tissue "are you alright peanut?" Mamoru asked
"I'll go get the chef so you can tell her what you're looking for" Kari said quietly as she walked back into the kitchen
"It's her daddy...it's really her" Chibiusa said in a whisper "the statue, it's of mama isn't it?"
Mamoru nodded
"Luna showed me images of mama when she was younger on the moon" she said quietly, "daddy I want to have her there for my party"
"I know sweetheart me too, but..."
Chibiusa shook her head "I know she's gone dad, I mean the statue and the castle...all my friends think this is a planet princess party, they already know I'm going as the Moon princess...can't we have the castles there? And the statue of mama and the rest of the scouts as princesses, Please?"
Before Mamoru could answer he was interrupted by a familiar voice
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt but did you wish to see me?"
Mamoru froze hearing the voice behind him, it sounded so much like his Usako, but it couldn't be...he turned around slowly only to be face to face with a very pretty young woman who wasn't his Usako.
"Hello, my name is Chef Selene, please excuse my appearance...I was back there baking" she said with a smile as she shook Mamoru hand.
'She has her smile...'Mamoru thought
Selene was a tall petite woman, with the perfect amount of curves. Her hair was a Reddish auburn, pulled back into a messy pony tail as a couple of thin pink head bands pushed her bands out of her face away from her bright sapphire eyes. She had no need for makeup, she didn't need it, she was naturally beautiful. She wore a white double breasted woman's chef's coat with checkered chef pants and black non-slip shoes.
"Hello, my name is Mamoru Chiba, and this is my Daughter Serenity Usagi Chiba...Chibiusa for short" Mamoru noticed the woman's eyes grow as she heard the name Serenity. Selena knelt down so she was eye level to the child
"You know you have quite the beautiful name Serenity" Chibiusa blushed and nodded "it suites you" she said reaching into her side pocket and pulling out a pen.
"I was named after my mother" she said smiling brightly
"I bet your mother is as beautiful as her name" she said as she noticed Mamoru wince,
"My mother died after I was born" Chibiusa said still not letting her smile fall
"But you know she's never gone right?" Selene said smiling at Chibiusa, Mamoru was surprised at this woman, she didn't seem taken back or regretful for mentioning or hearing about their situation. Everyone else, including the girls, would apologize and feel sorry for the small child and for him, but this woman, this Selene, was still smiling.
Chibiusa smiled again nodded
"She's always with you standing beside you watching over you"
"Like my angel" chibiusa said cheerfully
Selene nodded "yep, now let's sit down and think of the best birthday cake we can think of that would make your mommy proud"
Chibiusa jumped up and down with excitement
"Kari, can you get my sketch book please and my pens?"
Kari arrived in record time with everything she needed in hand.
"So small lady" Selena looked up at the small girl who blinked "tell me what you want?"
"How did you know her nick name was small lady?" Mamoru asked raising an eyebrow; he was still taken back by the moon castle, Endymion castle and then the sugar figure of his late lover
Selene shrugged "well Serenity was a princess of the moon, it is said that if she was to have a daughter she would have been named Serenity as well, and there for given the nick name of small lady" Selene acted as if this was common knowledge.
Mamoru was about to ask another question when Chibiusa interrupted him "can I tell you about my party now?"
Selene nodded with a smile
"well its going to be a princess planet party!" she said excitedly "each of my friend get to dress up as whatever princess or prince they want to be from whatever planet all except the Moon, that's mine"
Selene was completely and utterly into the party idea, she was brought out of her trance when she heard her friend and partner Kari laughing behind her
"Didn't you have a party like that once Selene?" Chibiusa stared at the chef eyes wide open Selene smiled brightly "yep"