Will You Let Me Be Your Princess, My Darling Prince?
by Artemis
Part Ten
"Usagi! You're back!" Mum shouted and gave me a hug. "Why are
you here though? I thought you were boarding at Sakura Gardens?"
I avoided answering that question.
"Can I go to my room?" I asked.
"It's still there if that's what you're wondering," Mum smiled.
I walked up the stairs. They were the stairs which I used to
rush down because I was late for school. And Shingo had already
left for school. I smiled happily to myself.
"Baka* Usagi?" I heard. I turned around to see Shingo.
"Shingo!" I shouted and hugged him.
He was trying to get out of my arms.
"Stop crying baka Usagi!" he shouted. "And get off me!"
I let go of Shingo. He had grown taller. He wasn't little
any more. Although he still seemed annoying.
"Um Usagi?" Shingo whispered. "To tell you the truth.......I kinda
missed you."
"Thanks Shingo," I smiled. "But I think I'll stay this time.
I might give up skating."
"Why?" Shingo asked. "You're really good!"
"You think? You don't think I'm a fluke?" I asked.
Shingo shook his head. Hey, maybe some people change over a
few years! Shingo was a bit embarrassed in admitting that he
missed me. He ran down the stairs. I walked towards my room.
I opened the door. My room was exactly how I left it. But
something was missing. Someone.
"Luna...." I whispered.
Luna? Who was Luna? I didn't understand what I was saying
myself. I looked at the dressing table. I saw a brooch.
With a crystal in it.
"How pretty," I whispered.
But where did I get it from? How did I forget everything?
The window opened. I turned to see a black cat standing on
the window sill. The cat had a crescent on its forehead.
"So you've come back Usagi?" the cat spoke.
Wait a sec. The cat spoke?
"And who are you?" I asked. "What are you?"
"Seems like you're lost, princess," the cat smiled. "Seems like
you're missing something?"
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Touch the brooch Usagi," the cat told me. "Touch it and
you'll remember everything."
I stepped back to the dressing table. I looked at the brooch,
then to the cat. The cat nodded. I touched the brooch. Then
a bright light flashed. And I remembered. I remembered it all.
*Baka- stupid, idiot....you get the drift
I woke up in my bed, dressed in my pyjamas. I saw Luna sitting
on the window sill.
"So, how does it feel to be back?" she asked.
"I don't know. But it's much better than before," I smiled. "How did
I want to forget all this? Why?"
"I knew you'd come back anyway, Usagi."
"Tell me Luna, tell me what happened that night," I asked. "That's
the one thing I can't remember."
"You'd better call the others then. I made it so you couldn't remember.
It was the most horrible night and even I don't want to think about it."
"Call the others? Now?"
"If you want to know what happened," Luna nodded. I got out of bed
and took the brooch in my hand. In my mind, I called the others.
Soon, everyone came. Ami chan, Rei chan, Mako chan, Minako chan and
Mamoru.....Mamo chan.
"What has been happening?" Mamo chan asked. "Why do I suddenly remember
everything?"
Luna closed the door. Well, she tried. Ami chan helped.
"The reason is, Usagi came back," Luna said. "Well, since she's here
it's pretty obvious."
"Usagi!??" Everyone looked at me.
"What?" I looked at everyone else.
Mamo chan took my hand and he hugged me. Even Rei chan was glad to
see me. Luna coughed to get everyone's attention again.
"Anyway, so that night after Usagi defeated Galaxia......you didn't
want to fight ever again. Not all of you, just Usagi. She was confused
after a while about everything and she probably wasn't thinking straight.
Three years ago, everything changed. Without my permission Usagi, you used
the power of the silver crystal to block everyone's memories."
"I did?" I frowned. Luna nodded.
"And how come you remember Luna?" Ami chan asked.
"Because I wasn't affected."
"But why would I do that?" I frowned again. "Why would I want to block
everyone's memories?"
"Do you remember, Usagi? Do you remember the time when Mamoru san died
and you remembered that you were Princess Serenity?" Luna asked.
I nodded.
"That time, you also didn't want to fight, but after you saw everyone
being defeated, you were strong enough to fight for everyone else. And
that time, Artemis and I, we told you that Queen Serenity made you
destined to be senshi so that after you defeat the enemy, life will
return as normal. So you fought for that life you wanted so badly.
That ordinary life. But the time with Galaxia, you were able to return
to your ordinary life. But it was too late then. I have to admit, your
life can't exactly be ordinary after being Sailormoon for so long."
"I remember now......" I mumbled. "I remember. I wanted a perfectly
ordinary life with no glitches. Just a normal, plain, life. That's why
I blocked everyone's memories. So that I didn't have to think about
becoming a senshi again. Ever."
"But you didn't quite forget completely though did you?" Luna asked.
I shook my head.
"All the time, I knew there was something missing. Then I had a dream
about Endymion. Then I met Mamo chan. And I knew there was something
I had missed in my life."
Luna smiled. "An eternal love is hard to forget Usagi."
"I'm so sorry," I sobbed.
"You don't need to be sorry Usagi. Just appreciate that now, you can
skate as well!" Luna laughed.
I hugged Luna and I hugged everyone else in turn.
"I've missed you guys so much!" I sobbed. "I never want to forget all
these memories ever again!"
Then I turned to Mamo chan. He smiled softly and looked at me with
those eyes.
"Okay, time for us to leave I'm hinting," Rei chan whispered to me.
I giggled. Rei chan herded everyone out of the room.
"Rei's changed," I observed. "Which is a good thing."
"And you've changed too Usako," Mamo chan looked at me and whispered.
"Have I?" I smiled.
"You're more beautiful then I remembered," Mamo chan smiled.
"I take that as a compliment," I laughed. I looked at Mamo chan and
he looked at me. I smiled. Mamo chan smiled. I closed my eyes and
kissed Mamo chan.
"Oh yeah, can you still skate Usagi?" Mamo chan asked.
"Probably not," I shrugged. "I could never skate well."
"That's a pity," Mamo chan sighed. "I was hoping you'd teach me to skate."
"We can learn together Mamo chan," I suggested. "We'll go blading on Sunday."
How could I have ever wanted an ordinary life? This one is just fine
with my Mamo chan and Luna and all my friends, with plenty of memories
good or bad to share.
Can I ask you a question Mamo chan?
What is it Usako?
And you have to answer truthfully.
You know I'll always answer truthfully to you.
Will you let me be your princess?
Only if I can be your prince.
The End
by Artemis
Part Ten
"Usagi! You're back!" Mum shouted and gave me a hug. "Why are
you here though? I thought you were boarding at Sakura Gardens?"
I avoided answering that question.
"Can I go to my room?" I asked.
"It's still there if that's what you're wondering," Mum smiled.
I walked up the stairs. They were the stairs which I used to
rush down because I was late for school. And Shingo had already
left for school. I smiled happily to myself.
"Baka* Usagi?" I heard. I turned around to see Shingo.
"Shingo!" I shouted and hugged him.
He was trying to get out of my arms.
"Stop crying baka Usagi!" he shouted. "And get off me!"
I let go of Shingo. He had grown taller. He wasn't little
any more. Although he still seemed annoying.
"Um Usagi?" Shingo whispered. "To tell you the truth.......I kinda
missed you."
"Thanks Shingo," I smiled. "But I think I'll stay this time.
I might give up skating."
"Why?" Shingo asked. "You're really good!"
"You think? You don't think I'm a fluke?" I asked.
Shingo shook his head. Hey, maybe some people change over a
few years! Shingo was a bit embarrassed in admitting that he
missed me. He ran down the stairs. I walked towards my room.
I opened the door. My room was exactly how I left it. But
something was missing. Someone.
"Luna...." I whispered.
Luna? Who was Luna? I didn't understand what I was saying
myself. I looked at the dressing table. I saw a brooch.
With a crystal in it.
"How pretty," I whispered.
But where did I get it from? How did I forget everything?
The window opened. I turned to see a black cat standing on
the window sill. The cat had a crescent on its forehead.
"So you've come back Usagi?" the cat spoke.
Wait a sec. The cat spoke?
"And who are you?" I asked. "What are you?"
"Seems like you're lost, princess," the cat smiled. "Seems like
you're missing something?"
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Touch the brooch Usagi," the cat told me. "Touch it and
you'll remember everything."
I stepped back to the dressing table. I looked at the brooch,
then to the cat. The cat nodded. I touched the brooch. Then
a bright light flashed. And I remembered. I remembered it all.
*Baka- stupid, idiot....you get the drift
I woke up in my bed, dressed in my pyjamas. I saw Luna sitting
on the window sill.
"So, how does it feel to be back?" she asked.
"I don't know. But it's much better than before," I smiled. "How did
I want to forget all this? Why?"
"I knew you'd come back anyway, Usagi."
"Tell me Luna, tell me what happened that night," I asked. "That's
the one thing I can't remember."
"You'd better call the others then. I made it so you couldn't remember.
It was the most horrible night and even I don't want to think about it."
"Call the others? Now?"
"If you want to know what happened," Luna nodded. I got out of bed
and took the brooch in my hand. In my mind, I called the others.
Soon, everyone came. Ami chan, Rei chan, Mako chan, Minako chan and
Mamoru.....Mamo chan.
"What has been happening?" Mamo chan asked. "Why do I suddenly remember
everything?"
Luna closed the door. Well, she tried. Ami chan helped.
"The reason is, Usagi came back," Luna said. "Well, since she's here
it's pretty obvious."
"Usagi!??" Everyone looked at me.
"What?" I looked at everyone else.
Mamo chan took my hand and he hugged me. Even Rei chan was glad to
see me. Luna coughed to get everyone's attention again.
"Anyway, so that night after Usagi defeated Galaxia......you didn't
want to fight ever again. Not all of you, just Usagi. She was confused
after a while about everything and she probably wasn't thinking straight.
Three years ago, everything changed. Without my permission Usagi, you used
the power of the silver crystal to block everyone's memories."
"I did?" I frowned. Luna nodded.
"And how come you remember Luna?" Ami chan asked.
"Because I wasn't affected."
"But why would I do that?" I frowned again. "Why would I want to block
everyone's memories?"
"Do you remember, Usagi? Do you remember the time when Mamoru san died
and you remembered that you were Princess Serenity?" Luna asked.
I nodded.
"That time, you also didn't want to fight, but after you saw everyone
being defeated, you were strong enough to fight for everyone else. And
that time, Artemis and I, we told you that Queen Serenity made you
destined to be senshi so that after you defeat the enemy, life will
return as normal. So you fought for that life you wanted so badly.
That ordinary life. But the time with Galaxia, you were able to return
to your ordinary life. But it was too late then. I have to admit, your
life can't exactly be ordinary after being Sailormoon for so long."
"I remember now......" I mumbled. "I remember. I wanted a perfectly
ordinary life with no glitches. Just a normal, plain, life. That's why
I blocked everyone's memories. So that I didn't have to think about
becoming a senshi again. Ever."
"But you didn't quite forget completely though did you?" Luna asked.
I shook my head.
"All the time, I knew there was something missing. Then I had a dream
about Endymion. Then I met Mamo chan. And I knew there was something
I had missed in my life."
Luna smiled. "An eternal love is hard to forget Usagi."
"I'm so sorry," I sobbed.
"You don't need to be sorry Usagi. Just appreciate that now, you can
skate as well!" Luna laughed.
I hugged Luna and I hugged everyone else in turn.
"I've missed you guys so much!" I sobbed. "I never want to forget all
these memories ever again!"
Then I turned to Mamo chan. He smiled softly and looked at me with
those eyes.
"Okay, time for us to leave I'm hinting," Rei chan whispered to me.
I giggled. Rei chan herded everyone out of the room.
"Rei's changed," I observed. "Which is a good thing."
"And you've changed too Usako," Mamo chan looked at me and whispered.
"Have I?" I smiled.
"You're more beautiful then I remembered," Mamo chan smiled.
"I take that as a compliment," I laughed. I looked at Mamo chan and
he looked at me. I smiled. Mamo chan smiled. I closed my eyes and
kissed Mamo chan.
"Oh yeah, can you still skate Usagi?" Mamo chan asked.
"Probably not," I shrugged. "I could never skate well."
"That's a pity," Mamo chan sighed. "I was hoping you'd teach me to skate."
"We can learn together Mamo chan," I suggested. "We'll go blading on Sunday."
How could I have ever wanted an ordinary life? This one is just fine
with my Mamo chan and Luna and all my friends, with plenty of memories
good or bad to share.
Can I ask you a question Mamo chan?
What is it Usako?
And you have to answer truthfully.
You know I'll always answer truthfully to you.
Will you let me be your princess?
Only if I can be your prince.
The End