Pls note: Sadly, due to being broke and other factors, I don't own Sailor Moon

I sat on my grey and silver bed – mum was washing out my bed covers – my bunny teddy hugged up to my chest. I had shut and locked the door and locked the window, so that Luna couldn't come in and patronise me with one of her "suck it up" speeches. That was one thing I didn't need. My bleary eyes fell on my mobile. I reached over and flicked through my contacts until I found Naru's. I pressed, "call".

' Hello?' she answered.

' Hi Naru-chan.' I sighed with a hiccup and a sniff.

' Hey Usagi-chan! What's wrong?' she asked me, concern dripping from her accented voice.

' Can I come over to your house for tonight?' I asked her, my chin trembling.

Just then I heard a door and some mumbling. Naru hesitated.

' Weren't you hanging out with Ami-chan and Mako-chan?' She asked me. I could tell she was preoccupied.

' No. Not anymore. Not ever.' I muttered with malice.

Where had this cold come from? Why were my words wrapped in ice? I shook my head.

' Sorry, Usagi-chan, but I've got someone over. Feel better. Bye.' She said, hanging up.

I took the battery out of my phone after I hung up and threw it on my bed. I needed quiet for a while, I thought as I dragged out a suitcase in a pretty pink and black flower pattern. With the silence as a surprisingly good companion, I started to pack for north Japan.

I picked up my landline and pressed the numbers of Chad's phone number. While I waited, I started putting warm clothes into the rather roomy suitcase as well as clean up my room. In my mind I thought I heard a loud, persistent meowing outside on the windowsill.

' Yeah, what's up?' Chad greeted (AN: I can't remember his Japanese name, and even if I did, I probably wouldn't spell it right.) me in his classic hippy voice drawling.

' Hey Chad-chan, can I speak with Rei-san's grandfather please?' I asked him as I felt the moon surface in my bones.

Chad hesitated. ' Are you sure you don't want Rei-chan?'

I nodded. ' Yes, I am. Can you please hurry?' I softly tapped my foot.

There was a pause and then a husky, but chipper voice greeted me whole-heartedly.

' Hello! How are you?' Rei's grandfather said.

' Good, thanks. I was wondering… is that house up in the forests still free?' I said to him.

' Yes, yes, of course! Why are you planning to take Rei and the girls up?' he asked happily.

' No, not at all, sorry. I need to take some time out, I need to get away. If I give you some money – actually, make that all my money – will you let me stay there?' I squeezed the phone between my shoulder and my ear as I zipped up my suitcase.

The grandfather of the hostile, serious girl I used to call a friend didn't hesitate with his answer. ' Of course you can! Bring the money to the temple whenever you want.'

Just before he hung up, I told him this, ' wait! Please don't tell them where I'm going. None of them, at all. Ever. I don't want them to know.'

There was a pause. ' Uh, yes, if you say so. Everyone has his or her right to privacy. Well, goodbye, Usagi-chan.'

I smiled, savouring the name I knew I wouldn't hear in along time. My finger inched over to the button that would cut the line.

' Yes, goodbye. And thankyou.' I pressed the button to hang up on the old, kind man and heard more of my new friend silence rise from the unknown.

I still have no life - this seems to happen often - so I'm putting some more chappys up.

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