Chapter 9- It's Too Soon For Goodbye
The sun shown on her face. Usagi rolls over and buries her face underneath her pillow. Shingo slams open the door and was about to pounce on her when he saw the black fur ball sitting on the bottom of the bed.
"Wha...what's...a...a...a cat doing in here!" He pointed with his left index finger and held his right hand up to his mouth and began shouting.
"It's just a cat! Get over it; she's not going to hurt you." Usagi grabbed him so her parents wouldn't hear him scream.
"I'm telling Mom and Dad!" He tried to run for the door.
"No, I'll do anything you want." She pleaded.
"Really." He lowered his eyebrows.
"Anything."
Shingo glared at the feline and looked up at her. "Do my chores for a year."
"Come on!" The blonde moaned.
"Deal or no deal." He started to walk out. "Mom! Dad!"
"Okay! Okay! Deal..." She frowned.
"Heh heh." He started to run out, but paused. "But if that…that creature... gets near me I will kill it!"
Usagi snatched the feline from the bed. "You wouldn't!" She glared.
"Do you want to test my statement?" He slowly shut the door and she listened as he walked do the hallway.
"Yay! Looks like I get to keep you after all." She smiled. At least there is one good thing in my life right now.
"Are you ready to try your transformation so you'll know what to do incase you ever need it." Luna rubbed her side against the blonde girl's leg."
"Uhh... sure..." Usagi clutched the broach.
"Say Moon Prism Power Make Up."
"Okay." She took a deep breath. "Moon Prism Power... Make Up!"
A white uniform appeared on her body, and then a blue mini skirt appeared around her. She kicked her leg in the air and red knee-high boots appeared with a crescent moon in the center. A red ribbon on the back of the uniform and a red bow in the front hold her broach. Usagi's Odango's now had reddish spheres holding them on the front. Her arms were no longer bare but covered by gloves that reached her elbows. A tiara sparked on her forehead. "Whoa! This is the cutesiest costume ever!"
She hugged herself and fell back on her bed. "Now what?"
"Do you want to try an attack?"
"I have powers too?" An evil smile spread across her face. HA HA! Watch out Shingo!
"Of course. Try to destroy that stuff animal right there." Luna pointed her paw at a stuffed pig on her dresser.
"NOT MRS. OINKER!" She began to wail.
"You've already started to act more like yourself than ever." She lowered her head. Maybe this is a sign that things will go back to how they used to be before time itself lost control. "Just say pull off you tiara and say Moon Tiara Action."
"I'm sorry Mrs. Oinker." She gulped as she pulled of the tiara. "Moon Tiara Action!"
She tossed it furiously, pretending that it was Setsuna she was attacking. The stuff animal was no longer there, only ashes. "Whoa! That's was actually kind of fun."
"Believe me when I say this isn't all fun and games."
"USAGI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE!" Ikuko shouted from below.
"Nothing! Just getting ready for school." Usagi sighed. "How do I change back?"
"You have a lot to learn before you're ready for anything?" Luna groaned.
She tugged on her golden hair. "Don't be so harsh. It's my first day."
"It's not supposed to be!"
"Is there more behind this story then what you telling me?"
"All I can say is this isn't how things were meant to happen. By now you should be in you final form as Eternal Sailor Moon, not just starting. It's too complicated to explain and you need to get to school."
She de-transformed and slipped on her school uniform, grabbed her breakfast, and ran out the door. Usagi slowed when she lost the excitement of being Sailor Moon and remembering that she lost Mamoru to Setsuna. "I wonder why? I thought he wasn't into her like that anymore."
"You know if you talk to yourself like that often people a start to think you're weird." A familiar voice chimed.
"Minako?"
"Yes." Minako was tying the red ribbon that she always wore while carrying a piece of toast in her mouth. "I need to talk to you."
She explained why she'd been acting strange the previous day.
"Okay... Is that all?" Usagi hugged her showing that she had forgiven her. "I don't think I should get mad at you over that. It wasn't your fault. Setsuna was just getting to you was all."
"No, I know why Mamoru is with Setsuna..." Minako clenched her skirt in her hands.
"What know you mean?"
"Well yesterday, after Michiru and Haruka stood up to her, she decided it was time to replace them. Rei is on her side about this because she dislikes you because I don't really know, but I can tell you that if anyone hates you, then they don't really know you. Makoto helped her with her scheme because she thinks that you stole her boyfriend away from her."
"I wouldn't do that." Usagi stood up. "I consider her my friend and I wouldn't hurt her like that."
"She was going out with Jake. But he fell for you. And anyways, back to the story. Setsuna told Mamoru that you were cheating on him with Jake. Of course he didn't believe her at first, but then she told him to ask Rei, Makoto, and Jake. She had already told them to say the same thing by promising those things. Rei just did it because she doesn't like you. Setsuna told Makoto that she'd get her back together with Jake, but told Jake that she'd get you and him together. Makoto will eventually figure this out, but trust me when I say that she'll figure out a way to lie herself out of it. She always does."
"I know Setsuna like Mamoru, but she didn't have to resort to this. If that's true then he's only going out with her out of anger, right?"
"Yea, but she doesn't care as long as she has him entangled in her scrawny little fingers." Minako made an evil face. "See this is how she looks all the time."
Usagi giggled. "Maybe after all of this is worked out, we can all be friends."
"You way too forgiving." Minako ran ahead.
"How do you know all of this?"
She flashed her number one sign. "When you're the best of the best you have your sources. I'll see you later, Usagi. I have some homework to do before my first class starts."
"Bye!" Usagi ran to the front of the building where Haruka and Michiru were standing.
"Michiru, have I ever told you that you're the only thing in my life that I don't regret?" Haruka kissed the other beauties cheek.
"No, but have I ever told you that all the wishes I've made on shooting stars were about you?" She grasps her lover in her arms and kissed her slowly.
"Ewww!" Setsuna tossed her hands up as she walked in between them. "Mamoru! I'm here!"
Usagi could see the look of disgust on his face. "I'll see you guys later."
He walked slowly running his fingers thorough his deep colored hair. A longing pain filled her heart. "Things were never meant to be like this."
The bell rang and Usagi dashed off to Mr. Kowashima. "I had another one of those visions." She tucked the aqua strands behind her ear.
"Me too." The tom boy took Michiru's soft hand and walked away.
In Math Class
Usagi spun around sharply causing her hair to whack her face. "I love you, hair, but sometimes you annoy me!"
"Now you're talking to your hair. What next? Your shoes." Jake smirked.
"Shut-up! Why did you tell Mamoru that I was cheating on him with you! We're only friends!" She snapped.
"Are we really? Or are you just playing hard-to-get?" He winked at her.
"I'm sorry, but you need to get over yourself." Usagi turned back around.
"Good morning class. I hope we've all had a good morning so far." Mr. Kowashima straightened the papers on his desk. "Everyone please pass your homework to the front row and I'll collect them."
"I'm sorry. I didn't think you really like him that much and I kind of thought that you liked me." Jake whispered.
"I never liked you like that! Everyone but you knew that I liked Mamoru and you had a girlfriend." Usagi crossed her arms. "Why didn't you tell me Makoto was your girlfriend? Now she hates me."
"You never asked." Jake smiled.
"You shouldn't be chasing other girls while you're going out with somebody. It's not fair to either girl."
"Don't lecture me. You're just as guilty as I am. You may not have noticed but you gave off all the signs that you were interested. It's not my fault that you got on Setsuna's bad side. I don't know what she exactly she told Mamoru, I was just supposed to say yea it's true that you're my girlfriend and I had no objections to that."
"Ughhh! You're horrible!" Usagi sat in silence for the rest of the class period.
The bell rung; Usagi dashed out of the room. When she stepped outside she heard a voice calling to her. Her gaze went blank as she walked outside the building. The calling grew louder.
A portal-like object sat in front of her. Usagi reached her hand into it. "Don't be afraid, Mother." The voice could be clearly heard now.
"Who are you?" She pulled her hand back out.
"You can call my Chibi Usa." The high pitched voice chimed.
"What is this thing?" Her hair blew in the wind. "Why'd you call me mother?"
"Come in and I will show you."
"How do I know I can trust you?" She lowered her eyebrows.
"Don't you trust your daughter?" Her sweet voice rang through Usagi's head.
A memory of a pink haired girl flashed through her head. "I... I remember you..."
Usagi let herself be pulled into the portal.
Back At School
Mamoru was walking while holding hands with Setsuna. "Ughhh..."
"What's wrong baby?" She smiled at him with her red lips.
"Nothing... I just don't understand. I never thought she was like that." His heart sunk deeper into his chest. "Where's Usagi?"
"That's something only you would know, or should I say should know?" The strange boy that seemed to pop up out of no where appeared once more.
"WHO ARE YOU?" Setsuna screamed. "You're everywhere yet no where at the same time. And everyone has no clue who you are, so who are you?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" He sipped on his milkshake and walked the opposite direction.
"Annoying loser." She turned to grab Mamoru's arm. "MAMORU! WHERE ARE YOU?"
Mamoru walked up behind Minako and tapped her shoulder. "Huh? Mamoru."
"Yea, have you seen Usagi? I have to apologize for the way I've been acting. I don't care if she did cheat on me with him, I still love her even after she hurt me. I've never felt this way about another girl and I'd be stupid to give her up."
"I don't know. We usually walk to class together but apparently she wanted to take a different route and avoid seeing you and Setsuna all over each other." Minako glared at him. "But since you're actually listening know maybe I should tell you the real story."
Minako went through the whole explanation about Setsuna's devilish plan again. "Okay, that's way more believable than what Setsuna told me. If you see her before I do, tell her that I'm looking for her."
He speeds off to his class hoping that he would make it before the tardy bell. "People do crazy things when there in love." She hugged her books and sighed. "If only I had a guy like him."
Minako looked around for Usagi. "Where is she?" The blonde mumbled to herself, gazing outside the room. "Usagi, he loves you. I hope you can forgive him for making a mistake. What am I talking about; you were never angry with him to start with."
"Is there something you would like to share with the rest of us Ms. Aino?" Mrs. Bakoushi questioned.
"Haha!" Minako put on her happy face. "Nope! Just sitting here trying to memorize the words to a song for my chorus class for my upcoming solo! Lalalalalalala! I hope you can forgive him! I hope you will always love him! Lalalalala!" She broke out into a song she had just made up.
"That's enough Ms. Aino." She rubbed her temples.
"Yes, maim!" Minako just noticed that it was strange that her teacher was actually in the room for once. "What a second! Are you sure you don't have somewhere else to be? You know you're usually never in here, don't you?"
Mrs. Bakoushi looked at the clock. "I do show up for my own class sometimes. I have to at least make an attempt to keep my job, don't I?" She sighed. "You can all go to sleep for all I care. That's what I'm going to do."
She walked to her desk in the front of the room, opened a drawer, and pulled out a pillow. "Goodnight class."
"Goodnight Mrs. Bakoushi." The students replied before separating into their own groups and began socializing.
Minako was asking if anyone had any idea where Usagi could be. No one knew. The bell rang at last. Minako was the last one to leave the room, hoping maybe she would see her friend pass by in the hall. She had no such luck.
Her head began to throb. "Aghh..." When she opened her eyes she was in an unfamiliar place. A single woman stood in the distance, hair entangling around her body as an ominous wind blew harshly. A look of despair was the only expression her face held. "Usagi?"
She moved closer to the strangely familiar woman. "You must help your friend, Usagi; restore the past to the way it once was. I'm afraid I'm using my last remaining energy to tell you this. Sailor Venus, please, your world may seem peaceful at the moment, but trust me when I saw it will take a turn for the worst! Setsuna, Sailor Pluto, has been tempted by evil and is going to cause your world as you know it to come to an end..." She started coughing.
"What am I supposed to do?" Minako questioned.
She pulled her hair out of her eyes as she spoke. "The the pendent resting around her neck is what controls her..." Coughs. "It holds the fate of our future! Please..." She fell to her knees.
Minako dashed to catch her was awakened by a shaking feeling. "Mamoru?"
Screams of girls could be heard just outside the building. Mamoru and Minako darted out to see what the commotion was about. Minako released a shriek as Mamoru merle stood in silence, wide-mouth, and his eyes beginning to water from the most horrific thing he could have ever imagined.
"No..." His silent mummer drifted off with the leaves as the gentle breeze blew.
Well, Chapter 9 is finally here! And I hope you all have enjoyed reading it. I'm sorry I haven't updated in a long time, but I've been cought up in school and I've been having some personal problems. But the good thing about those problems is that is re-inspired me to continue writing and gave me knew ideas! I'm not sure when chapter 10 will be out, but I'll try to get it done as asap. For now, let me know what you think about this chapter. Goodbye for now everyone!
Chibi-Yaten
