Author's Notes (7-02-03): Tiny compared to these recent chapters, but I wanted to have at least a little perspective of Michiru. Either way, I squeezed this revision out before heading home. I hope you enjoy it.. Just two more, but..~sigh~ these "two" are responsible for over a third of the entire story's length so far.. Here's 13..
As with anyone else, I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. All belong to Takeuchi-sama.
Sailor Moon SolarS - Book One: Awakenings
Chapter 13: Silent Words
"Through time and space our journeys lead us. We go by our hearts, and the journey is usually very lonely. If by nothing else, I know out love can hold us together in these tough times. I know I can count on Haruka to be strong with me. Let us hope the upcoming journey will be a safe one."
"Michiru, are you coming?" Haruka asked as she popped her head out from the other side of the wall. Michiru looked up and softly laid down her pen. She had just finished her latest entry to her journal. She began writing her personal thoughts since the initial attack of Naraku's first daimon. She slowly closed the book, mindful of what she had just written.
"Coming."
After taking a short time to ready herself, Michiru joined Haruka in the car. They had planned on meeting the other girls for lunch. It has been 5 weeks since the night that they received their gems, and since them, they had become closer with the others.
"So Setsuna's coming too?" Michiru wondered.
"Yeah, she said she'd meet us at the old building site with the others."
Since the attack 5 weeks earlier, all of the girls visited the attack site each week. In about an hour, all 9 of the girls met and walked down the road towards the old building. It had already been cleared, and the road and sidewalk had been rebuilt. Slowly each girl walked to a small vase near where the building once stood and placed a small flower in it to honor the 121 people who died in the attack.
"So who's up for some pizza?" Usagi asked enthusiastically after a deep rumble came from her stomach. Rei covered her face and let out a deep sigh.
"Usagi, is it possible that being healed with Setsuna's pen has somehow made your stomach larger?"
"For once I agree," Haruka said with an arched eyebrow. "You're even more of a bottomless pit than you were before."
"Maybe we can ask Hikari to fix her," Minako continued, "or better yet, make it a little smaller than it was before."
"No!" Usagi screamed with her arms swinging. "You won't tell her anything!"
The girls slowly broke out into a soft laughter.
"So are you going to jump around and scream, or can we eat?" Michiru asked while her laughter calmed.
"Okay, okay! We can eat!" Usagi responded. "Just no more of that scary talk!"
"As you wish, princess," Setsuna said with a soft laugh.
A few hours later, everyone arrived back at their homes, and Michiru sat down to begin her newest entry into her journal.
"It's been five weeks since we were attacked in the city. The memories still run through my mind. How many people died just because we happened to be there? Even though we visit that place every week to leave flowers for the dead, I still feel empty knowing what happened. Since then, no one had unlocked their powers yet, and there haven't been any attacks either. It's almost like Naraku enjoys doing this to us. Where is Hikari in all this? How can she sit and watch all of this happen and just assure us that our powers will come someday? She has the power to keep everyone safe from these attacks, yet she only watches. What's the purpose of a guardian that only watches?..."
"Michiru, it's getting late. Come to bed."
"Be right there." She slowly closed her journal and sighed. "How many more people will die before this is over, Hikari?.."
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Sailor Moon is copyright © 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation.
English Language Adaptation © 1995 DiC Entertainment
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Written by Tsuki no Hikari
tsukinomeido@hotmail.com
universalcommunity.tripod.com/SolarS/
As with anyone else, I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. All belong to Takeuchi-sama.
Sailor Moon SolarS - Book One: Awakenings
Chapter 13: Silent Words
"Through time and space our journeys lead us. We go by our hearts, and the journey is usually very lonely. If by nothing else, I know out love can hold us together in these tough times. I know I can count on Haruka to be strong with me. Let us hope the upcoming journey will be a safe one."
"Michiru, are you coming?" Haruka asked as she popped her head out from the other side of the wall. Michiru looked up and softly laid down her pen. She had just finished her latest entry to her journal. She began writing her personal thoughts since the initial attack of Naraku's first daimon. She slowly closed the book, mindful of what she had just written.
"Coming."
After taking a short time to ready herself, Michiru joined Haruka in the car. They had planned on meeting the other girls for lunch. It has been 5 weeks since the night that they received their gems, and since them, they had become closer with the others.
"So Setsuna's coming too?" Michiru wondered.
"Yeah, she said she'd meet us at the old building site with the others."
Since the attack 5 weeks earlier, all of the girls visited the attack site each week. In about an hour, all 9 of the girls met and walked down the road towards the old building. It had already been cleared, and the road and sidewalk had been rebuilt. Slowly each girl walked to a small vase near where the building once stood and placed a small flower in it to honor the 121 people who died in the attack.
"So who's up for some pizza?" Usagi asked enthusiastically after a deep rumble came from her stomach. Rei covered her face and let out a deep sigh.
"Usagi, is it possible that being healed with Setsuna's pen has somehow made your stomach larger?"
"For once I agree," Haruka said with an arched eyebrow. "You're even more of a bottomless pit than you were before."
"Maybe we can ask Hikari to fix her," Minako continued, "or better yet, make it a little smaller than it was before."
"No!" Usagi screamed with her arms swinging. "You won't tell her anything!"
The girls slowly broke out into a soft laughter.
"So are you going to jump around and scream, or can we eat?" Michiru asked while her laughter calmed.
"Okay, okay! We can eat!" Usagi responded. "Just no more of that scary talk!"
"As you wish, princess," Setsuna said with a soft laugh.
A few hours later, everyone arrived back at their homes, and Michiru sat down to begin her newest entry into her journal.
"It's been five weeks since we were attacked in the city. The memories still run through my mind. How many people died just because we happened to be there? Even though we visit that place every week to leave flowers for the dead, I still feel empty knowing what happened. Since then, no one had unlocked their powers yet, and there haven't been any attacks either. It's almost like Naraku enjoys doing this to us. Where is Hikari in all this? How can she sit and watch all of this happen and just assure us that our powers will come someday? She has the power to keep everyone safe from these attacks, yet she only watches. What's the purpose of a guardian that only watches?..."
"Michiru, it's getting late. Come to bed."
"Be right there." She slowly closed her journal and sighed. "How many more people will die before this is over, Hikari?.."
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Sailor Moon is copyright © 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation.
English Language Adaptation © 1995 DiC Entertainment
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Written by Tsuki no Hikari
tsukinomeido@hotmail.com
universalcommunity.tripod.com/SolarS/