Drabble: #37

Theme: Pocketknife

Words: 379


"Ah, crap," Sailor Moon heard someone mutter behind her. Turning in surprise, something silver and red flew past her face, missing her nose by millimetres. Her wide eyes questioned Tuxedo Kamen, but before she could open her mouth, the youma's bloodcurdling shriek distracted her. It exploded in a cloud of dust, like a vacuum suddenly on reverse.

Coughing in the dusty air, she heard the crunching of Tuxedo Kamen's footsteps on the twigs and dry leaves. "Wha...?"

He was reaching for something on the ground, where the youma had just been. Picking it up, he held it out for her to see.

"A... pocketknife?" she whispered, brows knitting together and taking a step back from the dangerous object. "Tuxedo Kamen, you should be really careful with that! It's sharp and dangerous and..." she trailed off, unimpressed when he began laughing at her. "What?"

"Well my roses don't seem to kill, do they? They stun, or distract at most. Just thought I'd lend a helping hand today." He clicked the blade back into the handle.

"No!" Sailor Moon swung an arm out and snatched it from his hand, holding it above her shoulder, and out of reach. "This is a very dangerous toy," she snapped. "It almost got me in the face! Stick with the roses young man, or you'll be hearing it from me!"

Stomping away from the amused man with as much dignity as she could, Sailor Moon left the battle site, ignoring her friends as they'd begun to arrive.


Usagi glanced at her bedroom door, which was safely shut. Sighing, she clicked on her lamp and pulled the pocketknife out of her subspace pocket. Toying with the item, she held it between the tips of her fingers, her distain for such an unsafe object written on her face. In a way, it did look like a rose... It was cherry red, and had the smallest detail of a rose, inked in one of the corners. And once the blade extended, there was the razor sharp stem.

Her eyes widened as she realised what she was doing. Throwing it back in her subspace pocket, she flicked off her lamp and scowled into the darkness.

Who cared if it were pretty? It was still a dangerous weapon.


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Carmen