Lily
Notes: Hey you guys! Welcome to the *new* and improved version of Lily! I kinda went too fast with it, and didn't take enough things into consideration, so, I'm redoing it!
Thanks SOOO much to Lady Rinehart for giving me a little idea that triggered TONS of inspiration! I shouldn't have just gone ahead and changed the name right away like that.
This story goes out to my good buddy, Lily. I wrote this story specially for her. *smiles* Hope you like it! :)
Don't worry, the GW boys show up in the next chapter. ~_^
BTW: All the senshi are 19, and live in their own apartments, with the exception of Rei, who still lives at the Hikawa Ginga.
~Prologue~
Usagi sprinted down the street as fast as her legs could take her. She didn't waste any time stopping to admire the beautiful day. (AN: PV likes to start ALL her stories with beautiful days. *sigh*) The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Usagi was running like mad. "Oh man!" she yelled to herself. "Rei is gonna KILL me!" She had gotten detention again. It was now just around 4:00, she was supposed to meet the other senshi at 2:30.
Things were not going well between her and the others. Especially Rei. It seems that they've been growing apart. She couldn't blame them for being mad at her though. She had been late for EVERY single senshi meeting in the last 6 months! While they were fighting youma, she usually hid behind the others, and let them weaken the youma enough for her to finish it off. The other girls were a bit ticked that they did most of the work, but she got all the credit. Even Ami was being rude to her! The only one that hadn't been totally rude to her was Minako.....
*Ooph* Usagi bumped into someone as she turned the corner. 'Oh crap.' she thought, 'Just what I need.' "Gomen!" she yelled. When she opened her eyes, everything seemed to stop. She had run into a girl who looked to be about college age. She had short, red hair, and piercing black eyes. It wasn't the girl that startled her though, it was the man that was helping the girl up. "Hi, Mamo-chan." she said quetly, as she wondered what he was doing with this new girl. She had never even met her! "You know this girl, Mamo-chan?" the girl asked. 'WHAT?!?!' Usagi screamed in her mind. 'Did she just call him....MAMO-CHAN?!?! ONLY I CAN CALL HIM THAT!!!' Mamoru turned around and started walking away, "She's just my ex." he said. Usagi couldn't believe her ears. 'EX?!' she thought to herself. "EX?!?!" it finally escaped her mouth. Mamoru didn't even turn around. The girl did, a confused look on her face. It was obvious that Mamoru had never told her about Usagi. A single tear fell from her eye, followed by a river of others. She picked herself up, and started walking towards Rei's temple. On the way there, she almost got hit by three cars, and two busses. She wasn't paying attention to anything, only how sorry she felt for herself.
Once she reached Rei's house, she began to ascend the mountain of steps that led up to the temple. She was usually exhausted a third of the way up, but this time, she didn't notice the pain in her legs, only the pain in her broken heart. She opened the door to the sitting room, and walked in.
"It's about time!!!!!!" she heard an angry Rei shout. "Where have you been?!?! It's five o'clock?!?!" Usagi didn't answer her, she just sat down and stared at the wall. "ANSWER ME!!!" Rei yelled. The other girls looked at her, knowing that something was wrong, but annoyed that she wouldn't answer Rei. "Listen," Makoto started, "We're not gonna feel sorry for you until you tell us what's wrong! We don't have all day!" Usagi was hurt by this comment, but she knew that Makoto was right. "Mamoru has a new girlfriend." No one said anything. They didn't look at all surprised. Usagi gasped as she realized the unthinkable. "YOU KNEW?!?!" "We're sorry," Ami began, "We just weren't sure if Mamoru had planned on telling you or not." Usagi could hardly hide her sadness. Even though she could tell that Ami felt bad, there was still a hint of coldness in her voice. Usagi broke down and wept. "Listen, Usagi," Rei said, "There's nothing you can do about it. You can cry, or you can get on with life." Usagi didn't listen, she just kept on crying. Rei, pacing back and forth, finally got sick of this. She stopped in front of Usagi and yelled, "You know, maybe Mamoru's right!" The others gasped. "Just look at you! All you ever do is cry! You have to dwell on every little thing, and expect us to feel sorry for you! Well you know what, I don't feel sorry!" The other girls didn't say anything, they just stared. "I don't know if you're cut out to be Sailor Moon." she said in almost a whisper. Those words cut through Usagi's soul just as badly as Mamoru's did. "What?" Usagi asked in a quivering voice. "You heard me!' Rei shouted, "We're the ones who do most of the work! All you do is run and hide, then when we bust out butts off fighting the youma, you just sprinkle your moon scepter dust over it, and you get the credit for defeating the enemy! It's not right!" Usagi looked at the other girls for support, but all she got was an 'I don't know what to do' look from Minako. "What do you say?" she asked the other girls. "Any objections?" none of the girls moved. Usagi could see that Minako was about to say something, but stopped at once. "Fine then, Usagi, congratulations. You're a normal teenager." Rei said. Usagi's soul was numb, and she had used up all her tears. All she could do was stand up, and walk away.
She took her time walking back to her apartment that night, wondering how all of this could have happened in one day. She unlocked her door, and stepped inside. Luna had been staying with rei for the past few weeks. She said that it was just to visit, but it was obvious that she didn't want to be with Usagi. Usagi shut the door behind her, and walked over to her bed. She curled up in a ball as thoughts raced through her head. She was trying to figure out what to do. She finally decided that she was going to start over. Move, switch colleges, change her name. "What should I change my name to?" she asked herself. She felt a draft coming in through the window, and got up to shut it. As she did, a huge gust of wind came in almost knocking her over. With it carried the name she would choose.
She shut the window and went back to her bed. Not bothering to change, she pulled the covers up. Settling into her pillow, she whispered the name given to her by the wind. "Lily" was the last thing she said before crying herself to sleep.
Notes: Like it? Hate it? Was it any better? Sorry for the really bad one last time. *shudders* Guess I learned the hard way that haste makes waste, huh? Well, hope you liked it, Lily! Everyone PLEASE review!
~PrincessVenus
Notes: Hey you guys! Welcome to the *new* and improved version of Lily! I kinda went too fast with it, and didn't take enough things into consideration, so, I'm redoing it!
Thanks SOOO much to Lady Rinehart for giving me a little idea that triggered TONS of inspiration! I shouldn't have just gone ahead and changed the name right away like that.
This story goes out to my good buddy, Lily. I wrote this story specially for her. *smiles* Hope you like it! :)
Don't worry, the GW boys show up in the next chapter. ~_^
BTW: All the senshi are 19, and live in their own apartments, with the exception of Rei, who still lives at the Hikawa Ginga.
~Prologue~
Usagi sprinted down the street as fast as her legs could take her. She didn't waste any time stopping to admire the beautiful day. (AN: PV likes to start ALL her stories with beautiful days. *sigh*) The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Usagi was running like mad. "Oh man!" she yelled to herself. "Rei is gonna KILL me!" She had gotten detention again. It was now just around 4:00, she was supposed to meet the other senshi at 2:30.
Things were not going well between her and the others. Especially Rei. It seems that they've been growing apart. She couldn't blame them for being mad at her though. She had been late for EVERY single senshi meeting in the last 6 months! While they were fighting youma, she usually hid behind the others, and let them weaken the youma enough for her to finish it off. The other girls were a bit ticked that they did most of the work, but she got all the credit. Even Ami was being rude to her! The only one that hadn't been totally rude to her was Minako.....
*Ooph* Usagi bumped into someone as she turned the corner. 'Oh crap.' she thought, 'Just what I need.' "Gomen!" she yelled. When she opened her eyes, everything seemed to stop. She had run into a girl who looked to be about college age. She had short, red hair, and piercing black eyes. It wasn't the girl that startled her though, it was the man that was helping the girl up. "Hi, Mamo-chan." she said quetly, as she wondered what he was doing with this new girl. She had never even met her! "You know this girl, Mamo-chan?" the girl asked. 'WHAT?!?!' Usagi screamed in her mind. 'Did she just call him....MAMO-CHAN?!?! ONLY I CAN CALL HIM THAT!!!' Mamoru turned around and started walking away, "She's just my ex." he said. Usagi couldn't believe her ears. 'EX?!' she thought to herself. "EX?!?!" it finally escaped her mouth. Mamoru didn't even turn around. The girl did, a confused look on her face. It was obvious that Mamoru had never told her about Usagi. A single tear fell from her eye, followed by a river of others. She picked herself up, and started walking towards Rei's temple. On the way there, she almost got hit by three cars, and two busses. She wasn't paying attention to anything, only how sorry she felt for herself.
Once she reached Rei's house, she began to ascend the mountain of steps that led up to the temple. She was usually exhausted a third of the way up, but this time, she didn't notice the pain in her legs, only the pain in her broken heart. She opened the door to the sitting room, and walked in.
"It's about time!!!!!!" she heard an angry Rei shout. "Where have you been?!?! It's five o'clock?!?!" Usagi didn't answer her, she just sat down and stared at the wall. "ANSWER ME!!!" Rei yelled. The other girls looked at her, knowing that something was wrong, but annoyed that she wouldn't answer Rei. "Listen," Makoto started, "We're not gonna feel sorry for you until you tell us what's wrong! We don't have all day!" Usagi was hurt by this comment, but she knew that Makoto was right. "Mamoru has a new girlfriend." No one said anything. They didn't look at all surprised. Usagi gasped as she realized the unthinkable. "YOU KNEW?!?!" "We're sorry," Ami began, "We just weren't sure if Mamoru had planned on telling you or not." Usagi could hardly hide her sadness. Even though she could tell that Ami felt bad, there was still a hint of coldness in her voice. Usagi broke down and wept. "Listen, Usagi," Rei said, "There's nothing you can do about it. You can cry, or you can get on with life." Usagi didn't listen, she just kept on crying. Rei, pacing back and forth, finally got sick of this. She stopped in front of Usagi and yelled, "You know, maybe Mamoru's right!" The others gasped. "Just look at you! All you ever do is cry! You have to dwell on every little thing, and expect us to feel sorry for you! Well you know what, I don't feel sorry!" The other girls didn't say anything, they just stared. "I don't know if you're cut out to be Sailor Moon." she said in almost a whisper. Those words cut through Usagi's soul just as badly as Mamoru's did. "What?" Usagi asked in a quivering voice. "You heard me!' Rei shouted, "We're the ones who do most of the work! All you do is run and hide, then when we bust out butts off fighting the youma, you just sprinkle your moon scepter dust over it, and you get the credit for defeating the enemy! It's not right!" Usagi looked at the other girls for support, but all she got was an 'I don't know what to do' look from Minako. "What do you say?" she asked the other girls. "Any objections?" none of the girls moved. Usagi could see that Minako was about to say something, but stopped at once. "Fine then, Usagi, congratulations. You're a normal teenager." Rei said. Usagi's soul was numb, and she had used up all her tears. All she could do was stand up, and walk away.
She took her time walking back to her apartment that night, wondering how all of this could have happened in one day. She unlocked her door, and stepped inside. Luna had been staying with rei for the past few weeks. She said that it was just to visit, but it was obvious that she didn't want to be with Usagi. Usagi shut the door behind her, and walked over to her bed. She curled up in a ball as thoughts raced through her head. She was trying to figure out what to do. She finally decided that she was going to start over. Move, switch colleges, change her name. "What should I change my name to?" she asked herself. She felt a draft coming in through the window, and got up to shut it. As she did, a huge gust of wind came in almost knocking her over. With it carried the name she would choose.
She shut the window and went back to her bed. Not bothering to change, she pulled the covers up. Settling into her pillow, she whispered the name given to her by the wind. "Lily" was the last thing she said before crying herself to sleep.
Notes: Like it? Hate it? Was it any better? Sorry for the really bad one last time. *shudders* Guess I learned the hard way that haste makes waste, huh? Well, hope you liked it, Lily! Everyone PLEASE review!
~PrincessVenus
